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Scugog Township may devise a numbering system for homes and properties in rural areas as early as next spring, according to Township Mayor Jerry Taylor. The numbering system is design- ed to prevent confusion in giving directions to police, fire and am- bulances responding to an emergen- cy in rural areas of the comn.unity. Mayor Taylor told the Star he would like to see the Township begin work on such a system by next spring. He made the comments following last Wednesday's meeting of the Regional council where a decision was made to ask Bell Canada to come up with a cost estimate for a Region-wide 911 Emergency Dialing system. If 911 emergency dialing becomes reality in the Region, it would func- tion on a numbered grid system in rural areas of all the municipalities in Durham. Mayor Taylor said it appears as if the Region is moving towards the Surprise Christmas present for teacher Christmas arrived early for Port Perry High School teacher John Crocker. Mr. Crocker was on his way to work one morning last week when he stopped his car at Flieler's Petro Can service station on Lilla Street to buy a newspaper. Looking through his pockets for a quarter, Mr. Crocker put his wallet down on top of the newspaper box. And, you guessed it. After getting the paper, he drove off leaving the wallet on top of the news box. When he got to work, he discovered the wallet missing and immediately drove back to the news box. But the wallet with all his credit cards, personal identification and about $50 cash was gone. Sadly, he returned to the school to begin his day of teaching, knowing he would likely never see the wallet again. To his surprise and delight, about an hour later, a Durham Police of- ficer arrived at the school and returned the wallet, complete with credit cards, ID and the cash. Brian Kirk of Seagrave had found the wallet on top of the news box and took it immediately to the Regional Police Office in Port Perry. "'I think this absolutely amazing," Mr. Crocker told the Star. "This is a reflection on the community and the kind of people who live here,' he stated. Mr. Crocker thanked Mr. Kirk for his honesty and he plans to present him a '"'small gift" as a token of his sincere appreciation. "I just can't believe it. I thought my wallet was gone forever," he told the Star. Vol. 120 No. 52 48 Pages Rural areas may get numbering system 911 system, so Scugog will have to come up with a numbering grid for the rural areas here. He said he would like to see such a system here, in any event, because it would help to eliminate confusion in directions when emergency personnel respond to a call. Uxbridge Township has recently completed a numbering system for its rural areas and it is expected to be implemented in the near future. Basically, all properties and homes in rural areas are assigned a number. When a person phones for emergency assistance (fire, police or ambulance) the number is given and personnel know from the grid the exact location of the emergency. At present, police, fire and am- bulance personnel must rely on peo- ple giving verbal instructions by phone to direct them to the emergency. In some cases, this leads to confused or incorrect directions. Meanwhile, it appears as if the Region will be moving ahead with the 911 dialing system. Durham Council wants Bell Canada to come up with the cost estimates by the end of January. Such a system for Durham has the support of emergency departments like the police and fire. But Regional fire co-ordinator Ed Crouch of the Whitby Department, told the coun- cil meeting last week that all rural areas will have to be on a numbered grid system if the 911 is to work effectively. If, as expected, Durham council agrees to implement the Region- (Turn to page 3) Tuesday, November 25, 1986 . Copy 35¢ Santa's coming fo Port Perry Need something to get you in the Christmas spirit? How about the Santa Claus . Parade? The jolly old elf in the bright red suit will make his appearance in Port Perry this coming Saturday afternoon (November 29) as the Scugog Chamber of Commerce holds the annual Santa Claus Parade. The parade with marching bands, floats, clowns and Saint Nick himself will get underway at 2:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. It will move along Lilla St. to Queen and wind up at the Latcham Centre. Once the parade is over, Santa will settle into a big, comfortable chair at the Latcham Centre to greet all the youngsters and hand out bags of Christmas goodies. : So get yourself in the mood for Christmas. Enjoy the Santa Claus Parade this Saturday afternoon, starting at 2:00 p.m. ~ B ' # / Fourteen year old Troy Rivers of Port Perry has good reason to look a little glum. He was riding his ten-speed bike home from school recently, when a car hit him at the corner of Rosa and Pax- ton Streets. Troy managed to jump clear of his bike before the impact and was not injured. But his bike, a gift from his Dad this summer, was badly damaged. The driver of the car stopped, ask- ed if Troy was O.K., then drove away. Troy said he was too shaken up by the incident to get much of a description of the car or the driver. He's lucky he wasn't hurt, but is disappointed the driver "didn't even offer to help fix the badly damaged bike.