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"¥ «3 LJ a REINER RRPPYIIN J On Saturday evening, October 23rd, Installation was held at the Oddfellows Hall for new officers of the Maybelle Rebekah Lodge No. 348. Pictured from left to right (back row) are: Elsie Pogue, Lorraine Geer, Lucille Gray, Reta Boe, Roxana Webster, Mavis Bell, Shirley Nottingham: (2nd row) Helen Redman, Louella Graham, Marion Weston, Beryl Pearce, Audrey Geer, Kay Morrison, Dorothy Pascoe; (1st row) Velma Reynolds, Annie Wakeford, Alice Ross Noble Grand, Marion Webster Vice Grand, May Whybrow, Aileen Dawson. Couples Club hold Hallowe'en early By Ed Daigle Witches screeched and goblins howled-a week early -as 17 couples gathered for the second time. Cec, Larry and Sharane laid out an intricate course for the car rally, and Prince 4 Albert couples were scatter- * ed all over the countryside for several hours. Beth and Chuck, with seasonal psychic power, found their comical and Lloyd and Beth way home first. Phantom Apparitions greeted the weary returning travellers who were. them- selves costumed. Although costumes were optional, of course, most people bedeck- ed themselves. Catherine and Tom had the most imaginative apparel. Doug and. June were the most ATTENTION FARMERS!!! WHY PAY MORE? DX OIL Immediate Delivery Save On o Diesel Fuel e Motor Oil e Gasoline PREMIUM QUALITY + FARM TANKS AND PUMPS AVAILABLE OUT OF TOWN CALLS CALL COLLECT WHITBY 668-3381 showed what a fine thing can be created with a mini- mum of props. One might think that with all this the evening would be complete, but it wasn't, until Gale, Catherine Midgley, Eileen and their spouses laid out a highly unusual coffee hour. They worked very hard and ended the evening on a high note. The most encouraging thing about our budding club is the close co-operation of the members. The local church is assist- ing our growth with public- ity and. the loan of dishes etc. For these we are most grateful. The Port Perry bowling alleys have been reserved for Nov. 20th at 8 p.m. Our Christmas party will take place on Dec. '11th at the Centre. One of Santa Claus' better imitators will be there to entertain members and their children. Ed and Lloyd have not agreed to be his elves. For further information phone June at 3804, Cather- ine at 8013, or Beth at 7032. EE CR rr es [Alcan Building Products Authorized Dealer | CHRIS ALLEN ALUMINUM "YOUR LOCAL ALCAN DEALER Siding - Soffit - Facia - Eavestrough : : No Painting - Guaranteed 20 years : aE il FREE ESTIMATES CALL | 985-3747 Linn TT TEE CT EE EE TT TR RN Pein gL. 4 . . APA ahi pai PETIA RSENS ee BR Ee LN PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1976 -- 9 Scugog building boom? Scugog Township comes, well ahead of both Uxbridge and Brock Townships in the ~-value- of building permits... issued for the first half of 1976, doing its share in a Region-wide building boom that saw a 60 per cent increase over the same period last year. + According to a report com- piled by the planning and development department of Durham Region, a total of $116.6 million of building - permits were issued by all municipalities during this period. The value of construction during the second quarter of 1976 also proved -develop- ment is on the rise in this region, with $65 million worth of building permits issued - a 27 per cent in- crease over the first quarter of 1976, the report states. In the residential area, the value increased to more than $94 million for the first six months, from $65 million in 1975. The figure for residen- tial development in the region during quarters of 1976 and 1975 were similar, at $48 million and $47 million respectively. A breakdown into munici- palities shows that Oshawa led in the building permit department with a value of $42,976,640. Of this figure residential permits account- ed for $36,169,955. Pickering followed closely with a permit value of June, 1976, of $39,257,000 and again residential permits account- ed for the majority, with a value of $33,008,945. The town of Whitby placed Haman (NIEYTHAY ah] the first . third with a permit value reaching $9,728,899, followed by Newcastle at $8,123,791; --Ajax at $7,500,175; Scugog at $3,838,593; Brock at $3,495,000; and Uxbridge at $1,648,062, The report also notes that Durham region has accomo- dated more than 41,800 potential residents since January 1974 - more than 10,000 of these during the first half of 1976. This brings the estimated population of Durham to 250,000. The City of Oshawa, with 1,644 new dwelling units, accounted for more than half the major residential devel- opment that took place in Durham region. : Pickering accounted for 25 per cent, the report states. Oshawa's total included building permits for the 275 unit McLaughlin Square con- dominium project in the downtown area, a 165 unit apartment on King Street 'East; a 98 unit apartment on Adelaide, a 78 townhouse development in the Taunton- Ritson area, 45 unit apart- ment on Elgin Street West, 50 townhouses on Mary Street North and 650 single and semi-detached dwellings throughout the city. ol (rae Jo St. Clair PAINT & WALLPAPER The Paint & Paper People MIDTOWN MALL OSHAWA, ONTARIO 576-2431 iid se EEE EE ET TT TTT STs CHROMACOLOR - gt - fz: f = UXBRIDGE ELECTRONICS 75 Brock Street W. Uxbridge Ontano Phone 852-3481 ee hh EEE TT TTY TESTS TT Lakeview Plaza SMART-LOUKING WHRM-UPS On The up and up. The most handsome, comfortably warm outerwear for the coming cold. 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