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PL 4704 & Sea-Bee five seater plane resting in Utica field after crash-landing Thursday afternoon. Photo Joe Jordan Plane Misses Farm Home, Crashes Tn Utica Field Distinct skid marks from the crash-landing are shown in the bottom of the picture, only 50 feet away from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Geer, Utica, shown in the background. Protests Amalgamation Taxes in East Whitby Town- ship will jump 75 per cent if -amalgamation with Oshawa goes through says Deputy Reeve Doug Marlow. The deputy reeve says the majority of residents are op- posed to the regional govern- ment third discussion paper proposal to form a new mun- icipality of Oshawa-East Whitby. He plans to move that a brief be prepared by the township and presented to the Oshawa Area Planning and Development Study dur- ing its public hearings in the fall. Deputy Reeve Marlow maintains a $28,000 house in the township is taxes at $336.,' compared to about $650. for a comparable city house. He admits East Whitby "has nothing near what Osh- awa has" in services, but feels this is acceptable to the town- ship's 3,600 residents as long as taxes remain low. Elmer Summer Safety Contest The names of all winners in Elmer Summer Safety Con- test have been announced by Ontario Safety League, sponsor of the annual contest. The only lucky winger from this aréa was Darlene Blain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blain, R.R. 2, Port Perry who won accessories for her bicycle. As far as Mrs. Blain is concerned, the contest has done exactly what it was Found Negligent In Sewer Tragedy A coroner's jury found Clairson Construction and Adri's Trenching Ltd. both negligent in the death of Gordon Van Egmond, 25 when he was killed July 17 in a construction accid- enton North Street in Port Perry. Charges have been laid against Clairson Construct- ion Co. Ltd. and the person in charge of sewage con- struction. The inquest was held in Whitby OPP build- ing and coroner was Dr. John Diamond, Port Perry. meant to do, making Darlene more safety conscious. . appear to be The clearance of only 10 to 15 feet saved the farm home of Mr. Bruce Geer, Utica from complete destruct- ion when a five seater Sea-Bee plane roared across the house and crash landed in a field only 50 ft. from the dwelling. The accident occurred about 3 p.m. Thursday, and "the only occupant of the plane was the pilot, Eric Hemmer, 47, Cockburne Drive, West Hill, Ont. He was taken to Port Perry Commun- ity Memorial Hospital by Brignall's Ambulance and later transferred to Scarborough Centennary Hospital. When the Star reporter visited the Geer farm Tuesday morning, the plane was still left in the field and did not too badly damaged, at least from a distance. However, inspecting the plane closer the fuselage was broken in two and the engine was damaged by fire. "I'm sure glad I wasn't home when it happened," Mrs. Geer told the Star, 'and it was fortunate my husband and the children were in a north field combining at the time." A pony was left in the field where the plane crashed, but the incident did not seem to bother the animal too much. The first to arrive on the scene were Arnold Kerry and Bill Fockler both of Utica Farm Equipment. The two were going about with their work when they heard the plane roar across the build- ing. Arnold dashed outside in time to see the plane disappear behind the Geer farm build- ings. He yelled to Bill Fockler to grab an extinguisher and the two jumped into a truck and raced to the scene of the accident. They arrived in time to see the pilot climb out of the plane struggling to ext- inguish the engine on fire. Mr. Hemmer now complet- ely exhausted fell to the ground and Mr. Kenry brought the fire under control with his own extinguisher. The accident was .invest- igated by OPP Harold Hockins. Constable WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15 Admissions , ,....... 39 Births. . ,.. 000s. 8 Deaths ........ 0 Emergency Treatment , . 123 Operations ,,...... ., 13 Discharges ,........ 48 JRemaining ,........ 28 APT] ; PARE Sas in RA VEN ILAR PRE TRIAS FAN MLAPRAIETEN Che TRE SPEEA PORT Uf A TAR ad Taare LE. a | LE A RAL CY " t EY y . " o! 5 ' 4 abv oustni dhs A URANO AF IN Sh a L " FE SEAN LE EJ Aa Vol, 105 -- Port Perry, Ont., Thurs, Aug. 20, 1970 -- No. 42 German Exchange Student To Spend 3 Weeks Here For the next couple of weeks, Klaus Brosche, 17 year old student from Augs- burg, West Germany is a guest of Mary Nelson at her parents' home, Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Nelson, Perry Street. He is one of 30 students on an exchange wis Ont- ario from West rmany, made possible by Bayerischer Jugendring, a German Youth Organization. Mary Nelson and four other students from Port Perry, Joanne Jackson, ° Beverley Carnegie, Larry Mark and Larry McNenly, on a similar exchange plan last year, spent five weeks in Germany along with 92 other students, select- ed from 1,800 from various points throughout Ontario. The tour was arranged by Trans-Canada Alliance of Ger- man Canadians. Since his arrival in" Port Perry Wednesday, August 12, Klaus has already enjoyed a number of trips in the area including camping at Kilarney Provincial Park over last week- end. An interesting and busy schedule of activities is plan- ned for him, including a visit to Niagara Falls, and a full day at the Canadian National Exhibition. He has made a specific request to see the famous Toronto City Hall, a structure he learned about in Germany. Klaus, a soccer player in his native country will also have the opportunity toattend and compare a Canadian football game with soccer, a game so popular throughout Europe. Other sports he takes part in are tennis and swim- ming. He is a licensed '"ham' radio operator, and this is his favourite hobby. While in this area, Klaus will also visit with Mr. F. Bal- ling and his family at R.R. 2, Seagrave. Mr. Balling arrived from Wuerzburg, Germany 12 years ago and first settled in the Brampton area. About five years ago he moved to his present home at. Seagrave. There should be no lack 'of company for Klaus because the Ballings have four sons and three daughters living at home. The English language, which he speaks well is one of his main subjects in school, Hop- ing to improve by mingling with English speaking people, he chose Canada for a place of further learning. A warm welcome is extend- ed Klaus Brosche and when he returns to his native Germany first part of Sept- ember, may he only take back fond memories from his stay in this area. Local Firemen Answer Two Calls The local fire department was called to two 'minor fires over the week-end. On Saturday afternoon they were called to Conway Gard- ens to check out a fire which had started in the screens above the grill and on Mon- day afternoon they were called to the farm of Jerome Taylor on Scugog Island to extinguish afire which dest- royed some rail fencing and trees. § 1] ie ve, si. Aan German guest Klaus Brosche with hostess Mary Nelson. -- photo Peter Hvidsten Jr. Sole wl a b Ea nor ST g - > SA A Soe