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New radios for Works Dept. Scugog Township Roads Superintendent Ron Mac- Donald is looking into the purchase of a new radio communications system for the Township roads depart- ment. Mr. MacDonald told the regular meeting of council on December 28 that the present radio system rental fee has increased to $862 per month: and in his opin- Chamber insurance Continued come, hospital (semi- private), major medical (drugs etc.; and dental in- surance. This coverage will be available to any person of a member firm of the C of C and will cover their dependents. The C of C hope that the policy will go into effect by February 1978, but will de- pend on a sufficient number of firms enrolling in the plan. ion this amount is-too high for equipment that is 15 years old. He added that the frequency in use now is becoming crowded, making communications difficult at times. The Roads Superintendent has asked for and received two bids for the supply of new mobiles for the 19 township vehicles along with three base stations and repeaters. The tenders from CGE and Motorola were opened at the meeting of council December 28, and after a review of the bids Council asked Mr. Mac- Donald to meet with repre- sentatives of the two com- panies for more information and clarification of some of the details of the tenders. There was some confusion as one of the companies offered VHF equipment and the other UHF, and it was not clear whether there are frequencies available. The CGE bid offered UHF equipment at an outright purchase price of $26,788 plus tax with an installation ADULT ENTERTAINMENT = UNIVERSAL PICTURES Presenls SN JANUARY 5-6 - 7 Thursday - Friday - Saturday Thurs. & Sat. Show at 8 p.m. only Friday Shows at7 &9 p.m. IS IT A PHANTOM, A DEMON, OR THE DEVIL HIMSELF: There' nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide, 1O Way tO Stop... CAR © THE CAR staring JAMES BROLIN, KATHLEEN LLov) Si JACKSON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 ONLY Showtime at 8 p.m. BE TTR mini CINEMA | Queen & Perry Streets ; PORT PERRY 985-8535 Closed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. POA Aki LEN Ves Hs Ag bE his fee of $965. They also offer- ed a five year lease-to-pur- chase plan at $590 per month with maintenance not included. The Motorola bid for VHF single channel 30-watt equipment would cost $28,149. installed and includ- ing all accessories. A three year lease-to-purchase plan would run at $931 per month and a five year plan at $680 per month. Maintenance charges would be $7.50 per month per unit and $38.50 per month for the repeaters. Members of council hint- ed that it would be more advantageous to go with the outright purchase plan, as News from By Mrs. Pat Fletcher Christmas dinner was enjoyed at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa, for the family of Mrs. Roy Taylor. Later in the evening, they all met at the home of Mrs. Taylor where a happy time was spent. Mrs. Kathleen Murray and Mr. and Mrs. John Devins, Iroquois' Falls spent a few days with Mrs. Roy Taylor during the Christmas 'holidays. - On Thursday at noon, the family that were able, atten- ded the celebration of Mrs. Roy Taylor's 80th birthday "at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Anson Taylor, Mrs. Kathleen Murray, Mrs. John Devins, Mr. Arnold Taylor and Betty Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McLaughlin and Mrs. Edgar Horne. Con- _ gratulations Mrs. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Assel- stine, Tania, Michael and Mark, Guelph, Mr. and Mrs. Les Asselstine, Gayle and Robbie, Kitchener, spent the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Asselstine and Teresa. Colin Asselstine was also home for the holi- days. New Years day dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelly and girls were Mrs. Jack Staples, Mr. Jethro Staples, Rickey, David and Julie, Mrs. John Tiers, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith and Andrea, Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly, all of the Bobcaygeon area, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hargrave, Robert - and - Cindy, -Wood- ville, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mc- Memey, Oshawa, Mrs. Reg Boundey and Mrs. C. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Mel DeVries, David and Debbie arrived home Monday morning fol- lowing a beautiful warm week -in Cuba. Mrs. C. Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Toms atten- ded a family gathering on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Slemon, Haydon. The Ferguson clan held their annual gathering at the Rec Centre on New Years day. Those enjoying the day were Mrs. Hazel Belyea, -Oakville, Mr. and Mrs. Mur- ray Byers, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mountjoy, Gary and Paul Mountjoy, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McShane and girls, Mrs. Bonnie Hudson and boys, Mr. Wayne Foug- ere, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mountjoy and family, Stouff ville, Mr. Ivan Mountjoy, this would be several thou- sand dollars cheaper than the five year lease deals which have interest carry- ing charges of 18 percent. It was also suggested by councillor Vern Asselstine that the Township investi- gate the possibility of amal- gamating the communica- tions systems of both units of the Scugog Fire Depart- ment with the new equip- ment of the Roads Depart- ment. After meeting with repre- sentatives of CGE and Motorola, Mr. MacDonald will report back to the council. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kyte, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Dorrell, Janis and Heather Dorrell, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dickson, Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Willis, North Bay, Mr. Grant McLaughlin, Mr..and Mrs. Keith Johnston, Belle- ville, Mr. Harry Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoskin, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Graham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fletcher and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hoskin and fantily. Mrs. Hazel Belyea, Oak- ville, is spending a few days with relatives in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Don Larmer and family were Sunday guests. with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Larmer. Man jailed over stabbing incident A Port Perry man has been sentenced to three months in jail for stabbing a Nestleton man during an altercation last April at a tavern in Port Perry. James Otto McInnis, 39, of 180 Casimir was sentenc- ed last week in Whitby by County Court judge J.P. Kelly. The accused entered a guilty plea to the reduced charge of assault causing bodily harm. He had plead- ed not guilty to an original charge of wounding laid after a 20-year old victim had been stabbed in the arm during a scuffle. Court was told the victim required a number of stitches to close the relative- ly minor wound, but was not otherwise injured. 4 Hospital Report Week Ending December 29th Admissions ...................... 33 Births.....ooooooooiin, 2 Deaths ........cccccccvvevevvinnnn... 1 Emergencies .................. 187 Operations ...............c....... 1 Discharges....................... 31 Remaining ....................... 28 Blackstock Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kemp and Mr. and Mrs. Don Swain on the arrival of their baby boys. New Year's day guests with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wright and family were: Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ferguson and family and friends, Tor- onto, Dianne Vanderhuel, Brian DeJong, Mr. and Mrs. George Dunbar and boys, Scarborough, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferguson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Morton and family, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schry- burt and family spent an enjoyable week in Michigan. New Year's day guests with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sale Starts January 5th - Ends January 31st, 1978 Larmer and family were: Mr. and Mrs. Glen Larmer and boys, Robin Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Yellowlees, Janice, Dennis and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Metcalfe, Sara and Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ashton and Mr. and Mrs. Eber Snowden. "The Senior Citizen's held their Christmas party on Tuesday evening with num- 'erous draws and a lovely lunch with Christmas cake donated by the I.G.A. store, Port Perry, and also Frank's Real Estate for the pens &@nd, also Don Forder's Insurance for the matches. FREE SILVER DOLLAR With Every Square Yard of Carpet _. Purchased on Specially Tagged Rolls! DURHAM CARPET 1 ICHARGE. a. ooo Sales & Service - Cleaning - Ceramic Tiles i 60 WATER STREET - PORT PERRY - 985-3773 HOURS: Mon. prin to Thurs. 10 a.m. HS) Ka? AA iy $44 1 to 5:30 p.m. Friday 10a. -m. to8p.m. Saturday 9 a. m. to5p.m. Accepted