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32 FOCUS - JUNE 2016 The name Arthur Brunton may not be familiar to many Port Perry and Scugog Township residents but this mild-mannered soft spoken man was once considered one of Canadas top poultry breeding experts. Mr. Brunton during the late 1940s and 1950s raised and nurtured Rhode Island Reds chickens achieving world fame for his breeding expertise. One of his many laying hens Red Lady pro- duced a record 346 eggs in 365 days. In 1950 he was honoured by the Pakistan government for his generos- ity in providing five dozen hatching eggs of his famous worlds record egg- producing strain of Rhode Island Reds to that country half of them free of charge. At a special gathering of 500 guests in Ottawa including the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Canada he was presented with a ex- quisitely hand-wrought silver tray and cups for his generosity. In June 1952 a fire which started from a seized motor swept through- out Mr. Bruntons hatchery building on Concession 6 destroying one of his buildings. Fortunately Port Perry fire- fighters were able to save a larger barn that was standing nearby. Undaunted Mr. Brunton rebuilt a new hatchery at the corner of Hwy. 7A and Queen St. and began working out of the new facility. By this time the hatchery was shipping 250000 chicks annually throughout Canada and the world. After only four years in the new fa- cility Mr. Brunton retired and sold his building to the Brewers Retail who renovated the building and opened it as an outlet for beer in 1958. By Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog Arthur Brunton The new Brunton Farms Hatchery building located at the corner of Hwy. 7A and Queen St. was opened in October 1952 to great fanfare. A large crowd attended a special opening on Saturday October 25 to see the modern new 72 x 36 building with its state-of-the-art hatching equipment. Arthur Brunton operated successfully here until June 1956. This Brunton Hatchery building on the 6th Concession was saved from being destroyed in the 1952 fire. Bruntons Hatchery becomes first Brewers Retail