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Power break caused by burned out hydro line The power break and - blackout of the area Tuesday night, last week was caused by a burned out hydro line carrying 44,000 volts. It took Hydro personnel wel over two hours to locate the line on the 7th concession of Reach Township. All lines from the Wilson transmi- ssion were checked before the break was found. To avoid damage to mo- .. tors, etc. Larry Mambley, Port Perry Hydro-Electric Commission manager ordered the complete power supply in Port Perry shut off about 7 p.m. After residents had suf- fered in dark, chilly apart- ments for almost five hours, the damage. was repaired and the power restored about 10:45 p.m. in the Village and" at 12:30 a.m. in the area. About 1,150 customers in Port Perry and 2,000 cust- omers in the area were affected by the break. O.P.P. Reports The Whitby Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po- lice, patrol the southern half of Ontario County with the exception of those munici- palities with their own Police. Departments. For this area during the week of Novem- ber 20 - 26, there were 32 .. motor vehicle collisions re- "sulting in a total vehicle damage of $11,000. These accidents left 2 dead and 18 persons injured. So far this year, there have been 22 fatalities compared with a total of 11 killed in the same period last year. There were 110 geneal occurrences re- .. ported which include 7 liquor offences, 5 thefts, 2 counts of break and entry, 2 counts of malicious damage, ! Hospital Report Week Ending Nov. 23rd. Admissions .............. 45 Births .................... 2 Deaths .................. Nil Emergencies ............ 97 Operations .............. i1 Discharges .............. 33 Remaining .............. 39 Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Fire Department were called to their second major fire in two weeks when they were summoned to the farm of Murray Hooper, R. R. No. 5, Sunderland on the Reach-Brock townline. A'large two storey barn 44' by 99" was engulfed in flames when firemen arrived. The barn used to house chickens was empty at the Aatvienndomidusnat whos P2RTQ{ PERRY = ff Volume 107 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1972 -- No. 7 Township of Reach Council, School Board candidates express opinions, present intentions Last Friday evening, a public meeting 'was held in Manchester Hall to intro- duce council -and - school board candidates to ratepayers of Reach town- ship. Mrs. Lucille Gray, running for Reeve, briefly mentioned some council projects for the past year. A Roads' Superin- tendant was hired and she admitted, "we are trying to promote more industry in Reach township." Her opp- onent, Art Catton, was not present. BUYING PROPERTY Allan Bertrand, farmer, and councillor Armour Mec- Millan, clerk, are teeing off the match for deputy-Reeve. Armour McMillan has had many years' experience but Allan Bertrand is- no stran- ger to municipal politics either. Mr. McMillan noted that many affluent citizens are buying up property in Reach township. The suc- cessful merger with Port Perry on the sanitary land li was also niefitioned. The six gentlemen contes- ting three positions for councillor were all present. These include 1972 council- lors Fred Christie and Neil" Hunter, plus Ronald Deeth, Reg Foster, Nick Rensink and Bill Wozney ; all farmers except the latter-who is a machinist. Neil Hunter offered his services for the upcoming council Mr. Christie sum- marized Reach council do- the ings for 1972. The theme of the year was development. Christie suggested, "we've had some problems, but we hope to iron them out. A new factory has been constructed near Road 1A which employs 60 or 70 people." Apparently, there will be less subsidies to the township in future years. Budget-wise, Reach appears to suffer a deficit; $560,000 in taxes were collected but over $700,000 was spent. ANOTHER CHANCE Ronald Deeth hopes * for election to council. He has had experience in- his own - business and working with developers in the Whitby area. - Reg Foster stated; "Peo- ple who make mistakes should always be allowed to » Citizens of Port Perry' y and area will have they: opportunity to meet can- didates seeking council seats in the Village and the Townships of Reach and Scugog Wednesday, Nov. 29 (tonight). A Pre-election Meeting will be held in the 4 SGSGGS Oddfellows Hall starting at 8 p.m. and will take the form of a question and answer period. Come out, see and hear your candi- dates. <A SOOCSSSSSS correct them. I ran for Reach council last year and was defeated. I would like to give Reach township another chance to elect me and correct the mistake they made last year." Mr. Foster is concerned about the evi- dent decay in our area school system. He noted, "edu- cation, in former days, contained a spirit of co-op- eration. There was comm- unication between teachers and school board, everyone knew what was happening. This is no longer the case. Now, once a school board member is elected, we never hear a word from him." A powerful speaker, Foster thinks council proceedings should be published so peo- ple know what is going on. He concluded; "If I am elected, you can be assured all council business will be dealt with in a fair an impartial manner." Area farmer Nick Ren- sink, a newcomer to the political arena, thinks he can' be of service to Reach township. Machinist Bill Wozney considers his business ex- perience an asset. He thinks council meetings should be held in the evening. An advocate of council 'by Reach for Reach', Wozney says Port Perry has 'pretty well told Reach council what to do." wever, he is "happy to see the water situation cleared up." There are five hopefuls running for the two available (continued on page 26) ao - 2 time of the blaze. A new shipment of chickens was expected the next day. The building was completely destroyed. The blaze which caused an estimated $25,000.00 damage was Dr. Dymond, Ontario Science Centre Ontario Premier William Davis announced last week, Dr. Matthew B. Dymond has been appointed chairman of the Ontario Science Centre. He assumes his position' immediately. This is another great and well deserved honour be- stowed on Dr. Dymond. During his political career which started in 1955, when he entered Queen's Park representing Ontario Riding as an MPP, he has served this area well. Prior to this he occupied a seat on Port Perry Council for five years and on the School Board for ° three years. He has held three cabinet posts in the Con- cervative government, the longest being Minister of Health from 1958 to 1969. As Health Minister his depart- ment was responsible for the Hospital Insurance Plan, Physicians Services Plan, OMSIP and OHSIP. Last year, Dr. Dymond retired as a medical prac- nissan ttn Rly chairman of tioner, to the regrets of his friends and patients of many years. He resides in Port Perry and no doubt will continue to do so, despite the important appointment he, received. Make it a duty to vote 2,166 persons are eligible to vote in Port Perry at the municipal election, on Dec. 4. In Reach Township the amount of voters are 3,070, in Scugog Township, 1,376 and Cartwright Township, 2,724, making a total of 9,336 for this area. These figures are - con- siderably higher than at the last municipal electiogs and the main reason is two major changes in the Ontario Election Act. A person now doesn't have to be a land owner and the age require- ment has been lowered from 21 to 18. Other requirements -are that a person voting must be a Canadian citizen or British subject and has lived in or owned propety in one of the municipalities mentioned from September 5 to October 10, the enumeration period. I WP Fa ~ believed to have started from a spark from a motor that had been used shortly before to blow shavings into the building. Sunderland Fire Department was also called to assist Dec. 4 Anyone expecting to be unable to vote on December 4 can vote in advance. One polling day was held on Monday, November 27 and for those who still haven't been able to vote, a second 'advance poll is held on Saturday, December 2, same time as the regular poll, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are three polling locations in Port Perry, and a map is in the municipal office showing polling areas. Polling Sub. 010, Municipal Council Chambers - No. 020, Masonic Hall, "820 Queen Street, No. 030, Church of Ascension, 266 North Street. Churches exempt from new tax regulations Members of the Ontario County council voted last week to endorse, in part, a recommendation from the Association of Counties and Regions to broaden the tax base by taxing all properties. The county council did not endorse the part of the proposal which called for church properties and ceme- taries to be subject to taxation. The association also rec- ommended that councils have the authority to make annual grants to any classi- fication of property which is now exempt from taxes. A report from the finance and assessment committee of council said: "The adop- tion of this principal would assure to public knowledge, who in the municipality was receiving special allowances and considerations. It would provide the local council with discretionary rights to make grants to formerly exempt properties based on local considerations."