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"--r ve he IV SA WT SIENA eR Ee Th NE NE ey Ses Soe \! DR ob WR Lv % A Shia VEE SEN AL AL EF 4 22-PORT PERRY STAR-Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1972 Will present $1,000 award Creative writing at the high school level gets a shot in the arm this Fall when one of Canada's major trust companies .wil] award a prize of- $1,000 to the student producing the best, open subject, short story. This is believed to be the highest cash prize available to students for creative writing and is on a par with amounts earned by many professional writers. Over $6,000 will be awarded to the top three submissions from each pro- vince specially designed a- ward certificates will be given to all other outstanding entries, Rules and regulations have sent tothe Heads of English Departments of all Canadian high schools and copies are also available from- branch offices of the sponsoring company, Cana- da Permanent Trust. ~ ART'S PLUMBING - HEATING Sewer Connections QUALITY WORKMANSHIP PHONE 985-258 ART PETROZZI "Young people today tend to think of financial companies as being pretty unemotional places," says Den Sinclair, Canada Permanent's Public Relations Manager, 'and a trust company is the last place they'd think would be interested in encouraging them to express their feel- ings through. writing. Our company has made thou- sands of new young friends across Canada in the six years we have been sponsor- ing these awards, Well over 2,000 stories are received each year and some first rate material has come to light." ' The company publishes the provincial first prize winners in book form. This is made available to high school libraries and is also used by teachers for class room instruction. Deadline for submission of entries is December 31, 1972. Walk-outs no effect on grants Student walk-outs, cur- rently underway in Ontario Couinty and in other parts of the province, will not affect provincial attendance grants to boards of education, a spokesman for the ministry of education told Oshawa Times. The spokesman said the attendance grant system changed over a year ago. He said previously grants were awarded to boards according to the average daily at-. tendance at - the board schools. Now, he said, the grants are awarded according to an enrolment level taken 'at three points during the year, September, December and March, and that daily at- tendance - between these times would not affect the grants, Get aStrauss FOR ONLY y Gulf offers local motorists this handy Strauss Solid State transistor radio complete with battery and earphone for the unbelievably low price of only $2.99 with each gasoline purchase of $3.00. Visit any participating Gulf Station where you see the "Strauss Radio" sign. Offer expires midnight Saturday, September 30, or when quantities are exhausted. Buy one for only $2.99. Now. Fast friendly service. SOLID STATE STRAUSS lid State Radio while theylast Design not exaclly as illustrated. Getone now.Only '2.99 Look for the"StraussRadio" Signs. #4 29) x VR Fo SH 3 NURSING HOME NEWS There were two new ad- mittance to the Home during the week. Mr. Shaw, Hamil- ton was transferred from the Port Perry Hospital and Mr. Ernest Bradbury from the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital. Two fransfers took place: Mrs. Pearl Archer to: the Oshawa General and Mrs, Mary Taylor to the Port Perry Hospital. - Pastor Payne and the members of the Port Perry Baptist Church provided a lovely evening on Tuesday when they conducted a service in the Home. Several favourite hymns were sung with Mrs. Payne at the piano. Pastor Payne took the opening and Mr, Smith led in prayer. Patsy and Sharon Smith sang a duet "Yester- day" and Mr. Elford Sr. gave his testimony. Mr. Hooke gave a musical selec- tion on his concertino "Be- hold me standing at the door" and Brian Payne read the scripture reading, Matt 25, 1 - 10. Kelly and Shawn Hurbert gave a duet "Trust and Obey" followed by a duet by Pastor and Mrs. Payne 'Years I spent in Vanity and Pride." Pastor Payne then gave a brief message on the subject "Doors" based on Scripture Readings of John, Matthew. Mr. Lloyd King closed the meeting with prayer. Congratulations to Mr. Stanley Slack and Mr, Ernest Bradbury who cele- brated birthdays during the week, John Doupe spent the weekend with his parents in Norwood. Glen Hood visited his family over the weekend as also did Mr. Stanley Slack. Mrs. Letcher had visitors during the week. They were her neice and nephew from Los Angeles. Others who had visitors were Grant Christie, Jim Wyatt, Shaw Hamilton, Mrs. Howard, John Lake, and Mrs. Edna Pearcey. The family of the late Mr. Henry Smith, - Sunderland donated two lawn chairs with umbrellas and' four lawn chairs for the residents of the Nursing Home. Many thanks for this most useful and appreciated gift. Many thanks also to Mr. Butson for a generous donat- ion of fresh vegetables. Hank's Excavating SEWER INSTALLATION COMPRESSOR RENTALS Dig Depths up to 182 feet. Phone 985-2333 or BACK HOE 7 Box 489 PORT PERRY | THURSDAY OCTOBER | 5, 1:30 to 4:30 pi 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. PORT PERRY UNITED CHURCH HALL "HELP SAVE A LIFE" This ad sponsored by of Oddfellows - Warriner Lodge No. 75 dependent Order LJ]