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"x RASA Pi ARLE adv Fifa ne 0 a Abs al ih. yi ER Ji Gein. wh ¢ HEH Gaia = This is the boa that got into the record player and simply refused to come out. ~-- Finally ,owner Jack Owen had to take the record player-apart. .By the way, that's Jack handling the snake, which he says is completely harmless, + Seven - foot Boa likes good msi "Last Thuréday morning started in a routine enough manner for Ross McLean at his TV service and ¢ repair shop. However, shortly before noon, Ross was up to his elbows in record repairs ~ and a seven-foot boa con- . strictor-live! Ross' routine morning was broken when Jack Owen "came into the shop with a slight problem. A seven-faot. --boa- owned by Jack had crawled under the turntable of a record: player and refused to come out. Jack, who teaches biology at O'Neill Collegiate in - Oshawa uses the snake for teaching purposes, and keeps it at his farm near Little Britain. Some students were out to Jack's farm a couple of days before, and had the snake out of the pen. It was at this time that the snake crawled into 'the record player. For two days Jack waited for the snake to come out. He "said he began to get con-. cerned, because the 'snake has just eaten," and could conceivably stay in the dry, warm record player for a "month or longer. «When. he . brought . the record" player (complete with snake) into McLean's shop, he and Ross worked for about half an hour, and eventually had to take the whole thing apart to get the snake out. What amazes Jack is that the boa, which measure§ 7 feet and weights 15 pounds - could be so comfortable in a space under the record Fire Chief discusses hazards, leaf burning _ At the request of Council, Jack Cook, Chief of the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Fire Department attended the regular meeting of November 9. Council had requested Mr. Cook to attend as a result of discussion the previous week as_to just how. authority a fire chief has to enforce the Department's demands that a building be made safe from borsmial fire hazards. Mr. Cook said that it the Department makes an in- spection of a building, and finds potential fire dangers. the owner is notified and given time to clean up the Appointed. J.P. The department of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General has an- nounced the appointment of Mr. Cleve C. Kight as Justice of 'the Peace. in and for the county of Ontario. Mr. Kight, who lives at 198 Rosa Street succeeds Mr. Timleck who resigned the commission when he moved from Port Perry. much hazards, If the owner does not do this, said Mr. Cook, the Fire Marshall's office will back any demands made by the Department. At the same meeting, Mr. Cook suggested to Council that a By-Law be passed outlawing the burning of leaves in the Village. He asked that leaves should be bagged and carted away. Mr. "Cook stated that several smoke complaints were received by the Department, and added that the burning. of leaves represents a potential fire hazard. Council agreed with Mr. Cook, but Reeve Robert Kenny said that a problem could arise as to whether-the public could be asked to bag leaves that fall from trees on public property. It was suggested that residents might simply rake leaves from their property onto the streets. and then the village would be responsible. The present Village By- Law forbids the burning of rubbish, but. says nothing about burning leaves. \ turntable only 21 by 2 inches deep. 'The boa appeared none the worse for the experience; and Jack also said that the snake is" "completely har- mless." By the way, Jack, Boa a Jazz fan? is the { Hospital Report ~ Week Endi N 13h i og light damage as a neighbour "Admissions Births ..... dir i iedianiid Emergencies ... Operations ....... Discharges ...........cccoc.o..... Remaining .. Ek Visiting: Hours--3 - 8 P m. on P2RT PERRY i ere Yolume 106 ~ Port Perry, Ontario, Wednesday, November 17, 1971 --- No. 4 "parently started Principal defends strict- at High : li ° : The policy of strictly en- forcing certain rules at the Port Perry High School has been defended by principal Grant MacDonald.. Criticism of the school's policy has been voiced recently by some senior students, who claim that they are being treated 'like a bunch of children." The main criticism is that contrary to previous year, students this year are "required -to sign into each Iclgss, including free study Fire . destroys diesel tractor - A shed fire at the farm of « Don Taylor, R. R. No. 5, Sunderland destroyed a diesel tractor Tuesday morning. The Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Depart- ment answered the call. A member of the Depart- ment said that the fire ap- in the battery cable of the tractor itself. The shed suffered only of Mr, Taylor managed. to pull the burning tractor out the building before the flames could spread. Damage to the tractor was described as "extensive." periods. And the cafeteria, which last year was open the entire day, and used by the students as a meeting and conversation area, is open only during the noon hour this year. Mr. MacDonald says that the reason the cafeteria is closed this year, is because last year outsiders and nonstudents were coming in, Mr. MacDonald added that "this was a cavity we felt should be plugged." Referring to the policy of keeping students in the study periods, Mr. MacDonald said that "had some students been forced to study last year, they would have made their year." He said that this year students are allowed to leave the study periods if they have individual per- mission, and indicate a good reason. Mr. MacDonald said that the policy last year of . allowing students to come and go as they please, and not. even attend regular "classes did not work out. "It's a question of ad- ministration,"" he said. "With the students running around, it's" difficult "to operate a school". He added that students being seen on .the streets at all hours of the school day is not acceptable" for public relations. The students claim that 'Crawford says School attempts to air - their grievances this year have fallen on deaf ears. Mr. MacDonald says that he has listened to those who have come to him, and adds that "I'd like todo what I can, but . I have a responsibility to see that they graduate." Some of the sfydents feel that a smoking. area in the school is : oy 'seeing that some of us can now (continued on page 11) Village is ready for long winter The Village of Port Perry is preparing for winter in one way at least. : Works foreman Pete that the Village has 700 yards of sand, and 57 tons of salt for use on icy sidewalks this winter. This is about the same amount as last year. The sand and salt is mixed before going on the roads. Mr. Crawiord says that this amount of sand and salt will "normally last all winter, but one year in February, we had to order " more. « Bee EE hat Mrs, Violet Skerratt in the gift shop room at her home near Utica. She is holding a miniature pin. cushion chair which is made from an American beer See article on page 13 AR i. . can, This is just one of the many fascinating hand. craft items that Mrs. Skerratt makes. She has been doing hand-crafts for more than 20 years, Photo by John B. 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