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by | a fb ese ao da ougdh 45 4 - High School welcome How embarrassing. Fourteen year old Daryl Prosser was forced to do push-ups, sit- ups and jumping jacks (as he demonstrates above) in order to increase his value to bid- ders at the Grade Nine slave auction last Fri- "day at Cartwright High School. For more In- itiation Day photos, see inside. No cabinet post for Lawrence Durham Northumber- land M.P. Allan Lawrence was passed over Monday afternoon as Prime Minister Brian Mulroney selected 39 Conservatives to fill his new cabinet. The failure by Mr. Lawrence to get a post in the Mulroney cabinet came as something of a surprise as he had been Justice critic in the previous government, and held a double Mr. and Mrs. B.F. (Pat) Morrow of Port Perry received a handsome plaque at the an- nual Police Awards night in Uxbridge last Friday. Thirty citizens of Durham received these citations for assistance they gave fo police during the last year. With Mr. and Mrs. Morrow in this photo are Chief Jon Jenkins, police commission chairman Bob Attersley and Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, also a member of the Police Commission. Vol. 118 --_---- --_ ----_-- No. 42 Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1984 36 pages May take their cause to the OMB jl Residents fight homes he stated. Residents of Stephen- sons Point Road on Scugog Island say they will appeal to the Ont- ario Municipal Board if Scugog Township coun- cil votes in favour of a zoning change for 21 new homes on "back lots" along the east side 8 of the road. Brad Heintzman, a resident of the beach road and a for 18 other pro owners in the area made the comments following a public meeting in the council chambers Sept- ember 10. Mr. Heintzman pre- sented council with a 14-page statement out- lining in detail why the Stephenson Point resi- dents feel the proposed subdivision re-zoning should be turned down. The council chambers cabinet portfolio-solici- tor-general and consum- er affairs - in the Joe Clark government. Mr. Lawrence who has represented this riding since 1972, also has extensive cabinet were packed with spect- ators for the public meeting which was call- ed to hear concerns and objections to the pro- posed development. Council is expected to hold a vote on the re-zoning some time in the next couple of weeks. Reading from the brief, Mr. Heintzman told council that the residents of the area feel very strongly that the development of 21 new homes is pre- mature, as there are some 240 lots in the Township already approved for homes. He said there are an add- itional 500 lots in Scugog designated in holding zones for futi re deve- lopment. "We contend 'here is a necessity in the public experience from his days as an MPP in Ontario when he held such posts as attorney general, justice and northern affairs. He was not available for comment Monday Mr. and Mrs. Morrow noticed a man last December leaving an Oshawa shopping cen- tre with three fur coats over his arm. Believ- ing this to be suspicious, the Morrows noted a description of the man and a taxi licence plate which they reported to the police. The coats turned out to be stolen. The man was eventually charged with theft and the fur coats recovered. interest to re-zone any of the land to permit further residential development', he said. The property is known as the Crozier Farm. A portion of the property along the existing road is to be re-zoned for nine new lots, while 11 more lots would be developed on an extension of the road to the south. .Stating that the pro- posal has "completely ignored the welfare or nature of the existing residential community" Mr. Heintzman went on . to say the development "would dramatically -changée*#iff"area which has taken years of time, work and expense on the part of the residents to create'. "It would be nothing more than an urban housing development', afternoon as the cabinet announcements were being made, but a spokesman in His Ottawa office told the' Star Mr. Lawrence "would not be human if he wasn't a bit dis- appointed' in not being named to the new cabinet. There had been some speculation that Mr. Lawrence might be in line for the Justice portfolio, but that post went to Newfoundland MP John Crosbie, whose leadership bid against Mr. Mulroney was supported by Mr. Lawrence. Some of the other significant cabinet posts announced Monday afternoon include Joe Clark in external affairs; Michael Wilson in finance, Jake Epp in health and welfare; Ms. Pat Carney, one of four women in the cabinet in energy; Robert Coates in national defense; Sin- clair Stevens in Region- al and industrial development; Eric Neilson as deputy prime minister, George Hees in veterans affairs, Flora MacDonald in employment and immigration, and David Crombie in Indian affairs. The residents who are opposing the develop- ment live on the lake side of the road. Step- hensons Point is located on the west side of Scugog Island, on Con- cession 9. The public meeting was chaired by Region- al councillor Lawrence Malcolm, as Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor declared a conflict of interest in the matter and did not -attend the meeting. At the outset of the (Turn to page 2) ALLAN LAWRENCE Trip to see Pope worth the hardship About 40 members of Immaculate Conception Church in Port Perry travelled by bus to Midland on Saturday to see and hear Pope John Paul II on part of his historic visit to Canada. It was a difficult trip as the bus left Port Perry at 10 p.m. Friday evening and arrived in Midland well after mid- night. After walking more than a mile, most of the group spent a cold, rain-soaked night in a muddy field waiting for the Pope's scheduled arrival at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Contacted by the Star after their return to Port Perry, several members of the group. said that despite the rain and the cold, the long wait and the crowds of people, this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the spirit- ual leader of their Church was more than worth any hardship. "How can [1 ever describe a dream come true", said Mrs. Cathy Ayotte who made the trip with her seven year old daughter, Candace. Obviously moved by the entire experience, Mrs. Ayotte said that even though everyone was tired, totally soaked and cold, people were not miserable. "There was a lot of laughing (Turn to page 3) | J