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4%) * 1 What's this! Catherine Millar, as My Fair Lady's infamous Eliza Doolittle, checks to see if a coin is "the real thing" during rehearsals for the Scugog Choral Society's My Fair Lady, debuting Wednesday, November 5, at Town Hall 1873. Directed by Nina Foxall, the show promises to be a rousing success. Scugog Hydro Commission says they will need another sub-station in the downtown Port Perry area to stop the continuous draining of elec- tricity presently hindering the usefulness of hydro lines in the town. Hydro Commissioner Bill Van Camp and manager Larry Mabley told Scugog Council the present sta- tions on Crandel and Bigelow Streets are insufficient for the pre- sent, and anticipated growth in population of the Port Perry area. They said an ideal site for the new station would be on the railway easement from North to Lilla Streets, opposite the boat launching facility, although they concluded they would be satisfied with permis- .sion to build anywhere north of the boat launching ramp. They indicated the amount of land Vol. 120 No. 48 Commission says sub-station needed required would be 40 by 65 feet, the same as the one at the fairgrounds on Bigelow Street, and that they were not concerned if they were forced to buy or lease the property. Mabley stated the two stations currently used were now at capaci- ty, and in winter months peaked. He said projects underway for 18 con- dominiums and 15 townhouses alone demanded the electricity provided by one fifth of a sub-station, and ad- mitted the commission was faced with a problem. 'A third sub-station would see the needs of Port Perry for years to come," said Mabley. He added he could foresee the new station would be built in 1988. The commission will be putting graphs rameters) on their present service during winter in orde: to analyze exactly what the present situation is, although Mabley stated he knew the stations were operating over the five megs they were designed for. "A new station at the location in- dicated would pick up all the load from the downtown area and also allow for the condominium con- struction," he said. He alluded that geographoc distribution was the main problem at the present time. He also said there was land for a sub-station already reserved in the Apple Valley area, but concluded a new station there would not alleviate the problems in the downtown Port Perry area. A new station would weigh eight tons and sit on a concrete pad. The land requested by hydro does not re- quire a zoning change. in Cartwright area Reports of confirmed rabid animals received from the Health of Animals Branch of the Federal Department of Agriculture indicate that an abnormal number of rabid animals have been found in the Caesarea, Blackstock, Nestleton and Janetville areas in the past month. To date, six skunks and three foxes have been reported. As a result, Dr. Jean Gray, Medical Officer of Health for Durham Region, has decided to take several steps to increase public awareness about this rabies threat to area residents. In consultation with the Health of Animals Branch and local veterinarians a special " Rabies Vaccination Clinic will be held on November 8, 1986 at the Caesarea Fire Hall between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dr. Keith Elliott will provide the veterinary services at the clinic and the nominal fee of $5.00 will be charged for each dog or cat vaccinated. : Residents of the area between Blackstock and north to Caesarea, Viewlake and Janetville and south to Nestleton and Blackstock are urg- ed to insure that their pets are vaccinated. In addition, the Region Health Services Department will be offer- everyone involved. Scugog man, 21, not guilty of charge A second Scugog Township man has been acquitted in the tragic death of a 10 year old boy who died from injuries when a tractor rolled over at a farm near Uxbridge last year. Blane Paton, 21, was found not guilty of criminal negligence in causing the death of Daniel Powell in Whitby court last week. This follows in the heals of a judgement made a week earlier acquitting Shawn Pearsell, 20, of the same charges. The two men had borrowed a tractor from Powell's family to pull out Paton's truck which was stuck near the farm. The young boy, who was a passenger on the tractor, died when it rolled over in the ditch pinning him and Paton. Paton received serious injuries as a result of the accident, and Pearsell was thrown clear. Judge Patrick LeSage described the accident as a tragedy for ing assistance to all local schools to insure that all children are aware of the potential threat. The following five basic rules for the protection of - people and pets will be promoted. -- Avoid wild animals; -- Avoid dead or sick animals; -- Report sick animals; -- Report bites & scratches; -- Have all pets vaccinated. Residents of Durham Region - should be aware that although this area seems to be particularly active insofar as rabies is concerned, all of (Turn to page 9, Police look for owners Durham Region Police are trying to find the owners of a large metal safe that was dumped in a ditch last | week on Concession 14 west of the Marsh Hill Road in Scugog Township. A police spokesman said the safe looks like it may have come from a store or business. Police have con- tacted other forces in an effort to find out where the safe may have come from According to police, a witness spotted two men dumping the safe from a car last Friday afternoon. Tuesday, October 28, 1986 More cases of rabies After nearly 12 years of service for the Canadian Cancer Socie- ty, Ralph Wilbur has retired. The man who was responsible for driving many, many cancer patients and their families to Toronto hospitals for treatment won't be driving any longer. He was honoured for his dedicated service by the local Cancer Society at a surprise dinner at Emiel's Place last Wednesday evening. ' u x