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Poor weather 2 factor in high accident toll Poor weather and road conditions on Saturday resulted in a rash of acci- dents that kept area Provin- cial Police detachments going most of the day. In the Port Perry area, a three-vehicle rear end acci- , dent on Highway 7A at the entrance of the Port Perry Plaza resulted in about $1200 damage. According to .police, a westbound car driven by Anne Marie Sleep, 24, of R.R.3, Port Perry, had stop- ped and was attempting to turn into the plaza lot when it collided with a car driven by Kurt Haymann, 35 of R,R.3, Port Perry, resulting in $200 damage to the rear of the Sleep car and $800 to the Haymann vehicle. . A third westbound car, driven by Russell Boustrad of London, Ontario, became involved in the collision, resulting-in- $200 damage to the front end. Road conditions were icey at the time, according to police. ACCIDENTS No injuries were recorded by Provincial Paolice in a - Saturday afternoon two-car collision on Durham Road 2, just north of the Shirley Side Road. ' Damage totalled $1,800 in the accident, involving cars driven by Edward Apsega, 35 of Prince Albert and Craig Lockheed, 24, of Toronto. According to police, the Apsega car had slowed on the highway for oncoming traffic when it skidded into the opposite lane and struck the Lockheed car. Police report visibility poor and road conditions hazardous at the time. ACCIDENT Icy road conditions and poor visibility are given as - contributing factors in a single-car accident on High- way 7A at Crandle Street in Port Perry, 8 p.m. Saturday. According to . Whitby detachment Ontario provin- cial Police, a car driven by Larry Hartin, 18, of 348 Sexton St., Port Perry, was westbound on the highway when the car slid out of control and struck a stop sign. \ Only minor injuries result- ed report police. olice expect assault case. arrest soon Police expect to make an arrest - soon - in connection with an assault incident on Highway 7A. Sunday, after- noon. ] Donald Ingram, 18, of R.R.2, Orono, was hitch- hiking along the eastbound lane of the highway at about I 4:10 p.m. when a 1975 Mer- cury passed him, almost striking his outstretched arm. The car came to a halt, reversed to where Ingram stood, and the driver got out of the car and grabbed him by the.coat. He then threw Ingram against the side of the car and then onto the ground. -- . When the driver got back into the car, he noticed Ingram writing down the licence number of the car. The driver got out of the car again, grabbed him, and warned him not to call the police. ™~N Local man charged A Port Perry man has been charged in connection with an assault and a public "disturbance on Queen Street in Port Perry Friday night. Police were first notified of trouble when it was reported that a plate glass window in a downtown women's cloth- . ing store was kicked in resulting in about damage. At about the same time, Robert Francis, 17, of R.R.4, $200 Port Perry, was assaulted. Mr. Francis was wearing glasses at the time, and a blow in his face resulted in cuts over his eye. Police were then notified 'of a disturbance at Emiel's Place. Someone banging on the front door yelling threats. William Arthur Blow of Port Perry was charged with assault, mischief, distur- bance and consuming alcohol underage. Regional govm't missed the boat "Regional Government could have been a good thing. if it had decertralized power," provincial Liberal leader Stuart Smith told Carleton riding Liberals last week. "It would have been successful and exciting if Queen's Park had given some money and some power to the regions and let them run themselves." He said that Queen's Park gave no power and no money, leaving regional governments to become fin- anced by the small commun- ities that make them up. "Instead of cutting out some of the bureaucracy that was driving a wedge between government and the people, regional govern- ment worsened the rift. The Queen's Park bureaucracy was not cut back. To make matters worse, the regions created their own bureau- cracy when there was no equivalent cut in municipal staff," said the Liberal leader. Regional government can only be a success if it is wanted by the people in the area, he thinks, and people will never support excessive spending or another level of bureaucracy to buffer them from controlling their own destiny. "Municipalities have be- come the children of the province. Surely it is time to turn the tables and give back more of the decision- making to local govern- ments. "Most officials and politi- cians who make up local governments are capable people who understand the needs of their area. In the name of good government, they should be respected, be informed, and most import- ant, be given the active role in decision-making they deserve," he concluded. Favs (Continued) signs. There will also be adequate and attractive litter boxes installed, as well as other cosmetic and decor- ative features. The commit- tee will also approach Coun- cil about widening down- town sidewalks. First phase, thinks Mr. Hvidsten, would be Queen Street, and the second phase would be the Water Street 'area. Perry Street from Mary to North Street would complete the project. While the community's 'merchants would clearly benefit from such a beautifi- cation, the chamber feels that such a project would be a boon to the entire com- munity. That's "been the exper- ience where other such street beautifications have been undertaken. For that reason, the Chamber hopes for the sup- port and co-operation of council...financially...as well as in other ways. The extension of the sidewalks about three feet out on either side, for example, would cost the Township a _considerable sum. Yet the additional space for such things as tree planting and flower boxes would be well worth the expenditure, the committee feels. TAP LOCAL TALENT The project will benefit some in the township, even in the planning stages, Among those asked to pro- vide ideas for the project will be local high school art students. They'll be ap- proached about oviding sketches with beaylification ideas. oT The idea now is to "sell" the idea to the local mer- chants, who will have to" bear the brunt of the costs of the scheme. A two-third vote of the local business- men is what is needed to bring the volunteer tax sclieme legally into effect. The Chamber doesn't even have a ball park idea about what it will cost. "But I think we have to get on the ball," said Mr. Hvidsten. "Uxbridge is well on their way in their beautification project, and we understand Oshawa is doing a similar project in their downtown areas. The Chamber thinks - this community is a natural for this kind of development, with such natural features as the lakefront and lake- front park. The physical size of the community makes it possible for most anyone to walk "up town" as an afternoon's outing. Although the project is going ahead full steam in planning and investigation, there will probably be no actual work done until the Spring of next year. MEN'S SHOES Oxfords & Loafers Leather Soles - Black or Brown MEN'S OXFORDS Foam Rubber Soles A.W. BROCK D3 D1 928 SA AL 8 OFA ARCH K 0) 29) r 29% 515% . 518% North Star Joggers Men's *14% Boys' *12% An earlier but very expen- sive suggestion of downtown restoration has been drop- ped, temporarily, in the PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Mar. 17, 1976 -- 3 Chamber downtown area plans hopes that such a beautifi- cation will inspire local businesses to move in this direction individually. Music exams held Piano Examinations given by Western Ontario Conser- vatory of Music Winter Session. a. 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