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a . a ar We know how you feel, Vic. Snow, everybody down, and the expression on itall. Buttake heart, winter doesn to be exact. American $50 bills a > TRESS ' AL 2 widoddtenginidrcsainisnidbybbat esas, snow and more snow is getting just about the face of Vic Walker of Port Perry says 't officially start until next Weel, December 21 Counterfeit money passed Police are warning Port Perry and area merchants to be on the look-out for bogus American money, especially large denominations. Two phoney $50 bills have already turned up and both were passed early in Novem- ber at different restaurants on Queen Street. Police feel that other bills may have been passed about the same time, and are urging busi- ness people to check any bills they may have in their poss- ession. Need Your Blood There is much more joy in giving, than. receiving, and at this time of the year what better gift could you give but the "gift of life"? Blood is much needed at this time of the - year, and the Kinsmen Club 'of Port Perry are holding their annual Christmas Blood Blitz today (Wednesday) at the Catholic Church Hall, Port Perry. Due to a disappointing turnout at their blood clinic last summer, with only 80 pints being collected, the Kinsmen would like to double that amount." They can only do this with your help. Clinics will be open from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m, and in the evening from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. It only takes a few minutes....and it could. save a. life. Make it your most precious Christmas gift this year. The two bogus bills both have the same serial number B256445297A and are de- scribed as being faded in colour with frayed edges. They have no red and blue fibres which run through real American bills. Police fear that merchants may have received bad bills and put them away, with the intent of using them for the own personal spending dur- ing winter holidays in the States. i Old Man Winter struck with a vengeance last week as two storms in less than four days dumped more than 20 inches of snow on Scugog Township: The area had scarcely . finished digging out from under the first storm which arrived December 5 when a second snowfall whipped by high winds hit last Thursday night. Although area schools were open for classes Fri- day. attendance was down as all school bus service was cancelled. Road crews were kept busy Friday and Satur- day with snow clearing and sanding operations. The OPP Whitby detach- ment reported that from 4:30 Thursday afternoon until 9:00 Friday morning, there wetr'e nine traffic accidents in the area patrolled by the police. All were of a minor $350 Lrg aa ea a I TI yb nature caused by the poor driving conditions and there were no personal injuries reported. THE TOWNSHIP Scugog Township's winter maintenance program for snow removal and sanding is a costly one, with the 1978 estimate running at about $220,000. The budget for 1977 was $200,000 and until November 30 of this year about $165,000 og Winter storms batter Townshi P had been spent, leaving $35,000 for the month of December. Although thé two early December storms took a cut out of that amount, the $35,000 should be enough to get through this month. When a winter storm hits, the Township Works depart- ment swings into action with four graders and six heavy trucks equipped with front and wing plows. All are (continued on page 12) Child threatened Police are looking for a man described as being in his early forties, who tried to lure a young girl into a car in Port Perry Tast week. The incident took place in the early evening of Decem- ber 7 when a man stopped his - car on Lilla SfFeet and offer- ed a ride home to a young' girl. She refused and ran off. The police were contacted. The car is described as being brown with white interior. The man is descri- bed as bearded and with a deep voice. He was wearing blue jeans and dark blue parka with the hood pulled tightly over his head. Vol. 112 No. 6 Wednesday, December 14, 1977 28 Pages Big Brothers: Every boy needs a friend Thanks to the efforts of a local organization that has been working in the Scugog area for more than a year, several young boys without fathers are enjoying the companionship of an older man. The Big Brothels is a nation-wide organization whose purpose is to find suitable adult males who will spend time each week with boys between the ages of six and sixteen, who for any number of reasons, are fatherless. The Big Brothers Associa- tion of Scugog District was formed in May, 1976 after a study by the Social Planning Council of the Region deter- mined that there were more than 30 young boys in this area who could qualify as Little Brothers. According to Dr. John Stewart, president of the local assdciation, setting the wheels in motion for the actual formation of the Scugog Big Brothers was a long and involved process that lasted several months. A local steering committee met with directors of the national organization, and in May 1976, got the approval for the go-ahead of the local organization. At present there are four 'Matches' of Big and Little Brothers. Dr. Stewart said in an interview last week that the local organization has set a goal of ten such "matches" by the end of February, 1978. The organi- zation should be close to reaching that goal as Dr. Stewart pointed out that there are presently three Big Brothers and one Little Brother waiting to be matched. In_addition there are two youngsters presently being screened as Little Brothers. The screening process for both the young boy and the Big Brother is crucial to the success of the organization. Great pains are taken to insure that the boy and the Big Brother share common interests and that their personalities are alike enough to allow the relation- ship to continue over a long period of time. The local organization has a screening and matching committee made up of our men. A youngster is first interviewed to determine if he qualifies as a Little Brother. he must be between the ages of six and sixteen, and theré must be no other adult. male in his immediate environment. Through inter- views the committee also attempts to determine the boy's personality, his likes and dislikes, and his socio- economic background. The potential Big Brother is also interviewed to déter- mine personality, likes, dis- likes, etc. The organization also asks for a police report, "Continued on page 10 District plan sought for Greenbank Scugog Township council agreed Monday night to start the wheels turning for pre- paration of a district plan in the hamlet of Greenbank. The motion, which came after' a lengthy discussion - with a lawyer who repre- sents clients owning land in the community, asks that the Regional Planning depart- ment only start work on the plan after district plans flow underway in Caesarea and Blackstock are completed. Basically, a district plan defines the urban boundaries of a community and suggests what areas should be devel- oped and at what rate this should take place. Mr. M. H. Rusonik told council that he represents 12 clients who own mortgaged land in the northeast quad- ron of Greenbank. 'Because of financial -problems, the group, none of whom lives in Scugog Township, wants to proceed with developrifent of a 20 acre parcel fronting the 10th concession. presently zoned R-2 and coupled with an adjoining 95 acres zoned agriculture makes up the group's holdings. Council- was told that development of the front 20 acres would involve the restoration of the old Lee house on the property and This land is construction of about 30 estate-type homes on individual well and septic systems. Mr. Rusonik's request for the preparation of a district plan for the entire commun- ity stemmed from the fact that this would be a pre requisite of any further sub- division development in the community. There are pre- sently two subdivisions in the (continued on page 11)