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SECT PLOVER HN SR SG STA RRR EAE WALA: When firemen arrived at the'scene the breeder.house with room for ap 10 6,500 breeder chickens was fortunat- | was completely engulfed, Fire Destroys Peel's Br Last week was Fire Prevent- ion Week and although sad, it is ironic that one of the worst and most costly fires in many years should occur inPort Perry during that part- icular week. ; The breeder house of Peel's Poultry Farm was totally destroyed by fire Friday morning. The building, about 15,000 sq. ft. housing as many as 5,500 birds at times fort- unately was empty when the fire started. Workers had just cleaned and disinfected the building for 'the arrival of a new flock of breeders when: for some unknown reason the fire started and spread rapidly through the two-storey struct- ure, When firemen from Port "Perry arrived the fire was » advanced to the point where nothing could be saved of the burning building. Uxbridge firemen were also called and on their arrival most of the water hoses were directed to Important CofC Meetin An important meeting of the Port Perry Chamber of Commerce will be held in the offices of Lake Scugog Lum- ber Co. Limited Tuesday, Oct- ober 21 at 8 p.m. The meeting is_.for the benefit of the local merchants and the main topic is the planning of a successful Christ- mas promotion and Santa Claus Parade. ; It is essential that as many of the local merchants take an active part in order.to make the day a success. The parade is 'scheduled for Saturday, December 13. : by flames. The building 'the nearby buildings to save them from catching fire. There is only a roadway between the breeder house. and the other buildings containing a workshop, etc. and the ffices. Some damage was caused to men managed to save. the buildings from the threaten- ing flames. the structure but the fire- ely empty at the time. ZEGAR SE The heat was so intense that the dome light and the paint on the side of the fire 'truck blistered. Except for Charlie Lown who suffered a stall "burn to his hand, no injuries occurred. According to reports, burning embers were carried as far as Kenny's Mink Farm at the north end On Wednesday, October 8, all elementary and secondary school personnel from Epsom Greenbank, Prince Albert, R. H. Cornish and Port Perry met to view the Ontario De- partment of Education's film- ed summary of the Hall-Dénis Report "Living & Learning", Following this viewing small discussion groups dealt with 'reactions to the report' and 'Ideas for. Innovation", After lunch, Department g Heads of the High School met * Tues., Oct. 21 with teachers interested in their subject areas in an ef- fort to promote further un- Teachers Discuss Film On Hall-Dennis Report derstanding between the ele- mentary & secondary school programmes. 3 At 3 p.m. all teachers re- assembled to discuss recom- mendations to be sent by the group to the Ontario Teach- ers' Federation. This spirit. ed meeting concluded at 5 p.m. - Details of the recom- mendations will be reported in this newspaper at a future date and it is hoped that they will stimulate a continu- ing dialogue between the parents and teachers of the Port Perry area. Postmaster Bruce Hull urges residents of the Port Perry district to do their Christmas mailing early to ensure its delivery prior to the holiday season. x The deadline dates for surface letters to other count: ries are: Britain, Nov. 26; Europe,Nov. 14;South Africa, Oct. 29; India and Pakistan, Christmas Mail Deadlines Oct. 14; West Indies, Nov. 18; Australia and New Zealand, Nov. 3; Japan and Hong Kong, Oct. 31. The deadlines for air mail letters are: Britain, Dec. 12; Europe, Dec.11; South Africa, Dee, 11; West Indies, Dec. 12; Central © and. South America, Australia and New Zealand, Dec, 12; Japan and Hong Kong, Dec, 11. i} --Photo Joe Jordan ( 4 of the town by the strong south wind. Although no exact figure is available at 'the time, damage is estimated in the neighbourhood of $100,000. \ PORT PERRY Vol. 104--Port Perry Ont., Thurs. Oct, 13, 1969--Number 50 LAKE SCUGOG HISTORICAL SOCIETY October 29th Meeting Interesting And Colourful The first general meeting of the season of Lake Scugog Historical Society will take place at Grace Church, Scugog on Wednesday evening, Oct- ober 29 at 8:00 p.m. The first half of the meet- ing will be devoted to a report on the society's activity to date, followed by a question period. It is hoped that defin- ite plans for the opening of the museum in Scugog Town- ship in 1970 can be discussed at this meeting. - The second half of the meeting entitled "In a Vict- orian Parlour" will feature a fiddler, quartets, recitations and a sing-song in old fash- ioned decor. An old fashioned lunch will be served by the U.C.W. of Grace Church. Admission to the meeting will be 50c for non-members while members are admitted free. Memberships and Hasti- Notes will be available at the door. Adult Educational Classes Started Tuesday With 201 Night School Classes in Port Perry- High School be. gan at. 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Twelve courses were scheduled to begin with eight classes for Tuesday night and four classes for Thursday night. While the total registration was over 270 only 201 péo- ple could be placed into classes. This was because in many courses, the enrolment was below the 15 students required to begin a class. Some of these registrants were referred to other schools where the course of their choice was to be oper- ated. There is still room in many courses for late registrations. Bank Manager Transferred Mr. A.G. Pacey, bank manager for the last five \vears in the Royal Bank of Canada Branch in Port Perry has been transferred to the Royal Bank, Harriston branch| He will leave Port Perry Tuesday, October 21 and c¢ mences duties immediately. Mr. Pacey came to Port Perry from the Yonge and Bloor Streets branch in Toronto. Mr. Pacey and his family made a great deal of friends in Port Perry during their stay here. On behalf of all of them the Star takes the liberty of wishing the family a bright and happy future in their new environment. Succeeding Mr. Pacey is Mr. G.H. Porter from the Cookstown branch. ~Photo P. Hvidsten Jr. Only the Sewing, Small En- - gines and Upholstery classes are filled to capacity. The school would be happy to receive further registra- tions for any of the other courses listed. A group of citizens is 'still determined to start a "gour- met foods" course. This course could begin if suffi- cient registrants were to signify their interest. Below is a list of the cour- ses offered in this year's Adult Education Classes in (Continued on Page 15) 1,500 Attend Bids Brisk At Auction Sale "I don't think I have seen a larger crowd of people at any- auction sale before,' said Ted Jackson in the Star office Tuesday morning. Auctioneer for 50 years, Mr. Jackson est- imated the total attendance at the Frank MacGregor sale at Utica was close to 1,500 during the day. The sale started at 10:30 a.m. and utilizing two rings .|and two additional auction- eers, Ted Spenceley and Ross Bailey, bidding went on to ~ 7 p.m. Well over 1,000 items were sold, among them ponies, show buggies, show harness and large quantities of ant- | ique furniture, car parts and numerous other items. Bidding was brisk during the eight and half hour sale and the clerks Gary Jackson and Roy Scott as well as the cashiers Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wanamaker and their daughter - Nancy were kept busy during the day. Mr. Frank MacGregor established his general store in 1922. At one time the building used to be one of the many hotels in the drea. Hospital Report | Week Ending October 11th Admissions . co. 32 Operations . . . . . 14 'Emergencies . 99 Births -. . . . . . 3 Deaths -. . . . .-. 0 Discharges . 28 Remaining . 32 {