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Port Perry Star (1907-2001), 22 Sep 1971, p. 1

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PORT (PERRY 20) | | Volume 105 - Port Perry, Ontario, Wednesday, September 22, 1971 - No. 47 Dr. M. B. Dymond Acclaimed By Local Tory Nomination Meeting Dr. Matt Dymond a.id Premier William Davis in a jubilant mood shortly after Dr. Dymond received the nomination to represent Conservative Party in upcoming election. As nearly 500 persons gave him a standing ovation, Dr Matt Dymond received and accepted the uncontested nomination to represent the Progressive Conservative Party in Ontario riding in the October 21 provincial elec- tions. The Honourable William Davis, leader of the Con- servatives, and Prime Minister of Ontario was the Special guest.speaker at the Nominating Convention held Monday evening at the Port Perry High School In accepting the nomination, Dr. Dymond thanked all his supporters "from the bottom of my heart." He said that although! he does not often find himself at a loss for words, "moments like these are both touching and exciting."' "For 16 years,"' Dr. Dymond went on to say, 'I have had the honour to represent you at Queen's Park, and I hope to have that honour again."' Referring to the fact that 18- year olds now have the vote for the first time, Dr. Dymond said that as he looks out over the audience he can see some of the babies that he brought into the world, and expressed hope that these young people would now vote for him, As he closed his. acceptance spé%h, Dr. Dymond praised Premier Davis, whom he said! leads a government that is concerned about people above all else. And he asked those present to help give Mr. Davis the mandate he wants Before opening the nominations, meeting Chairman D'arcy Higgens read the nomination rules, and introduced the executive members of the Ontario Riding Conservative Association. Dr. Dymond's nomination in a sealed envelope dated September 21, 1971, was signed by Peter Forbes, anc seconded by Mrs. Y. Christie As special guest speaker, Premier William Davis stated that although the official election campaigning starts Continued on page 6 ' Ratepayers Must Obtain t covers the installation of sewer pipe and hooking up to the system, he said. If the permits are issued separately then someone hook-up without the will council and the plannin board. : Village foreman Peter Crawford was asked to appear at the last council '| meeting to explain why the municipality is faced with a whopping $19,000 bill this year' for road maintenance. Mr. council one of the main reasons for the sudden jump in maintenance is that the works department took advantage of the sewer construction to} Cyirson 'Road Maintenance make repairs. Of the $19,000 total abou' $12,000 was spent on labo costs, he said The remainder has been fo: material connected with repairs which included wor on the water system. several occasions to mak emergency and other repai in connection with sewer in- stallation work being done by| Remaining Construction Ltd $19,000. A lot of this work was done at overtime rate, he said, and accounted for about $2,000 of the maintenance bill. Week ending Thur. Sept. 16 Admission 3% Births 4 Deaths Nil Emergencies 86 Operations 14 Discharges 32 32 Visiting Hours 3-8 p.m. municipality knowing, he gk . Howard Hall went a further and ventured that many of those who have been issued trenching permits are already hooked up to the system. ; "We've no way to tell," he By Bob McDougall Where James '"Jimmie" Frise was born nobody seems |to know for sure. | Half a dozen communities in ated Sameus Canadien Cortecniet OO Attend Plaque Unveiling ) nection permits since the trenching work had been Village-appointed inspector ° But to date none of the sewer and plumbing inspectors has turned in reports of their in spections. To remedy this on gy AG FF council has ordered them to fine display in the hail. As turn im copies of connection matter of fact some permits to the clerk "im- * could not resist the mediately upon completion tion but removed the and approval of the con- without permission nection." 'The persons involved, The Village will have to pay cording to Mrs. Wood the Ontario Water Resources known, and no charge Commission -- the Govern- be iid aw long ment body which ownsthe @ standards are returned to system -- for use of the sewers and around Port Perry lay claim to his birthplace and a few more are fairly certain he came into the world in their town. But one thing is a fact. Jimmy Frise was a pupil at the Head School on Scugog Island from 1896 to 1902. So fittingly enough, it was there on Sunday that a former premier of Ontario, historians, parliamentarians, civic officials and about 300 'just plain folk' gathered to pay tribute to his memory and contribution to our Canadian _ | culture And when all the speeches were over, and guests had seurried for shelter from a | chilly, dank drizzle, a per- petual reminder to one of Canada's leading cartoonists Continued on page 14 Mr. G. Jackman, nt- ing Council and Dr. . Co hoon, Chamber of Commerce will meet with Senior Citizens Monday, Sept. 27 at #p.m. in cuss the Ontario Housing Corporations Housing project for Senior Citizens. After officially unveiling plaque, John Frise, son of cartoonist Jimmie Frise reads the inscription, Mr. Frise, his mother and sister were on hand for the ceremony Sunday at the Scugog Shores Museum. Mr. Frise told the audience he the Senior Citizens Hall to dis-| was proud of his father and that he was being honored in this way. He said that he knew how much his father,s long-time friend Greg Clork "would hove like to have been here today." but could not come because of illness.

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