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8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, Mar. 19, 1975 Scugog township will for- ward a resolution to the Durham Region land divis- ion committee informing them that the township is willing to prepare a bylaw to exempt semi-detached dwel- lings within the municipal- ~ity, from part lot control, eliminating the necessity of consent. In a letter requesting town- ship input as to how it wished to act concerning semi- detached units, the commit- tee stated that 'since the Land division Committee of the region of Durham was formed, it has become increasingly apparent that new Semi-Detached Homes already constructed and under an agreement of sale have to be severed through application to the Land Division Committee process, when in fact such an applic- ation is always approved and the committee serves as a Rubber Stamp. The new "Semi-Detached dwellings have already received proper scrutiny by the Local Building Depart- ment prior to issuance of a Building Permit with regard to Zoning By-laws, applic- able servicing fees paid, and is the Semi-Detached home constructed. The builder must Committee of Adjustment or Land Division Committee for severance to legally have two separated dwellings. (Usual fee, $50.00). Upon receipt of an application, the committee's Secretary cir- culates and received com- ments on the application from public bodies such as Local Planning Department, Regional Planning Depart- ment, Public Health Depart- ment, Local Public works Department and Regional RADIAL TIRES| - NEW FACTORY - SECONDS - FR78-14; GR78-14-15: HR78-15 -WHITEWALLS Sale Price SCALA BROS. AUTO PARTS and WRECKING Reg. 64.80 each RR4 PORT PERRY PHONE 985-3132 '34.95.. Limited. Quant. i then' make an application to the' Public works Department. This process becomes very expensive to the public body and is a non-recoverable expense as well as being redundant as the Semi- Detached buildings has been constructed and is a legal fact except for the techni- cality of being split into two 'separate ownerships. Applicants in many cases, engage legal counsel to- represent their interest before the Land division committee even though none is necessary. Therefore, the Region of: Durham Land Division committee recommends that the Planning Act (Section 29 (4)) be amended to exempt new Semi-Detached dwelling' units from Part Lot control." Theta Delta chapter Exempt semi-detached houses Sorority News The Theta Delta chapter, on January®8, 1975, enjoyed the program "Conversation, Voice and Vocabulary, Reflect the Inner You," pre- sented by Jan Towns and Pat Phypers. The meeting was held at the home of Gail Williamson. January 22nd meeting; "It's only....Medium' and You and Your Audience" presented by. Gail -William- son and Barb Siebarth. Thanks to Dick Doyle from CKLB radio station in Oshawa. His information made this program very interesting. A pot luck supper at the- home of Pat Phyper was enjoyed by all on February 5th. The program "Express Yourself" presented by Donna Donnelly and Tessa Emmings, was an interest- ing ending to the evening. February 19, 1975, '"'Rea- sonable Answers' presented by Lois Bushell and Alma Speir. The meeting was held & * at the home of Bunny Rowland. The March 5th meeting was held at the home of Shirley Baster. Dianna Findlay and Glenda Hutch- eon introduced their guest speaker for the program. Mr. Lyle Smith from the Dale Carnegie Course pre- sented several points to reflect upon. Mr. Smith' accepted a small gift as thanks for sharing his precious time with us. After completing the Beta Sigma Phi ritual, we wel- comed Joan Lee as our new member. Ashburn area news The regular monthly meeting of the ladies Bible Class was held at the home of Mrs. E. Heron on Wed. night March 12th, The president Mrs. W. Hopkins conducted the meet. ing and her meditation was based on "The 23rd psalm". Mrs. W. Routley read the scripture and everyone re- peated the 23rd psalm in unison. Mrs. R. Batten led in prayer, then the 23rd psalm was sung. Mrs. W. Gardner was in charge of the program. Mrs. R. Ervine read two beautiful poems. Miss Chrissie Simp- son sang "If I have wounded Stevenson Rd.S. & King St. W. Oshawa, Ont. Hours: Mon. Tues. & Sat. 9:30a.m. - 6p.m. Weg, Thurs. & Fri.9:30a.m. = 9p.m. Fashion Preview March 10-22 Parking for over 4,000 cars any soul to-day" and Mrs. E. Humphrey gave a very interesting review on the book. "The Hiding Place". It might be interesting to mention here that the class supports a little boy in Korea whose name is 'Bancroft' the litle girl Lois, that they supported for quite a number of years has grown up and is now on her own living with relatives. There were about 25 child- ren, young people and adults turned out for the first craft class in the community centre where basic knitting, crocheting, macrame and other things are being taught these classes will continue every other Tues. evening. If you would like to spend an evening learning and enjoy- ing a friendly time together come along. Mr. Jim Handley of Toronto also Mr. and Mrs. George Ormiston of Raglan visited with Misses Mary and Hilda Hopkins and Mr. W. Hopkins recently. © Mrs. H. Doble is spending sometime in Toronto visiting her sons Jim and Lawrence Doble and their families. Mrs. W. Gardner is enjoy- ing a bus trip to Florida. It was good to see some of our members who have been shut in for quite awhile, back at church on Sun. morning. The scripture lesson was 1 Cor. 5:11 to 6:13 and Rev. McEntyres message was "the three crosses". The choir sang 'One Day". Please keep in mind the . Good Friday service on Mar. 28th at 7:30 p.m. The new group in the church held a-very success- full skating party at Emms pond and all reported a good --time.;---- -- It was a sure sign of spring NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR WINTER FUEL last Friday night when the prizes for the euchre were spring garden seeds and tools. The next euchre will be March 27th, Thursday in- stead of Friday that week. There will be a spring dance held in the Community Centre on April 5th. Some robins have been seen in the area. Another sure sign of spring. Our though for today - Opportunity knocks but once but temptation keeps ringing that bell. INVEST NOW! - Victoria & Grey Trust Guaranteed 'Investments % 5 Years INTEREST is payable half yearly or may be left to compound EMMERSON INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED 191 Queen St. Port Perry -- Telephone 985-7306 a, i 4 SAVE Money on DX Premium Quality Fuel Qil Call Collect 668-3381 DX FUEL OIL +, Call us today for PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE » 2 © =) @ 2 ° , .. eS