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Bill Davis hax_his mandate. And some » mandate it is. As a result of the recent - election, the Tories will occupy 78 seats in - the new_ Legislature, the' Liberals 20 seats, and the New Democrats 19. It can be assumed that nobody not even the staunchest Tory supporter believed that the Con- a servative majority would be. so over- whelming. Mr. Davis hifuself said before the election that he figured his party would win 60 to 70 seats and of course, both Liberal leader Stephen: Lewis believed their respective parties would show considerable e Bains. Buf election day proved them all wrong, and now political pundits are trying to tory, and of course tHe reason for such & complete collapse of the other two parties. Some analysis will show-that this reason is and fairly straight-forward matters, So straight-forward in fact that one can almost "leader Robert Nixon, and New Democrat: determine the ini" such a Tory vic--» eo: actually a combination of several related' ¥ REP UY wet "ELECTION ANALYSIS By John B. McClelland assume that. winning 78 seats came as no surprise to those people: behind the operations of the Tory machine. For the Tory campaign was the slickest, the best organized; and the most costly in the history of Ontario politics. And the campaign anticipated and recognized perfectly public feeling' and sentiment across the province. There are numerous historical examples to illustrate that in times. of peril, the masses will seek strength in leadership. . Now Ontario isn't exactly on perilous times, but. there are feelings of discontent that were not evident even four years ago. And Tory organizers, possibly taking note of recent political changes elsewhere in Canada, recognized certain drifts in public opinion. Thus, seeing the need for strong leadership, the whole campaign was built around Bill Davis. An image was created; _an image that projected in an almost father- like manner the need for ration, reason, strength and calmness in the face 'of uremployment, economic problems and a deteriorating environment. The people indicated that they as well are not ready to push any panic buttons. They | indicated t the efficient, unspectacular Tory regime that has governed through the "good" years has the "capabilities to see. the province through the present problems. The public wanted reassurance that the old ways that worked successfully in the past will work now, and in the future. Davis gave them, these reassurances. He calmly called for prudence in government and public spen- ding. There, would be no theatrics, and certainly no drastic mceasures-like nationalization, or the withholding of iresourcess, or autopact-words that send shivers up and down the spines of many. Sure, he said, we'll make some necessary changes. But not without careful con- sideration, planning and thought: But he needed more. ; - So, with masterful timing, Davis threw in some real headline grabbers designed to offset just enough the aura of calmness and serenity. His decision not to Support grants to separate schools no doubt cost him some votes in certain circles. But the number of votes gained from. this decision far out- numbered those lost. Likewise, the halting of the Spadina Expressway cost sonfe votes, probably even the seat won by Liberal Phil Givins who campaigned wholly on the ex- pressway issue. But more votes were gained overall by people not affected either way by the Expressway who viewed the decision as an indication of the black and white power Continued on page 14 John Franssen of 365 Bigelow Street, holding his three- year old daughter Natalie, looks into the eight-foot deep $ ditch in his property. The ditch has been there for over two weeks, as attempts.to make Mr. Franssen's sewer. 'hook-up have not been successful. Resident has problems "doing sewer hook-up Like most of us these days, - John Franssen of 365 Bigelow Street likes to save a few dollars if he can. So, after receiving a con- tractor's estimate of $420 to putin his sewer pipes, he figured he could save $240 by doing the job himself. He had recently helped a friend put -his pipes in without any -~ tractor for $100, and bought the necessary materials for $80. He started to dig on the 16th of October, and now more than two weeks later his sewer hook-up still isn't: made, and he's had more "Swhat-to do with" The problems started when he discovered that the lateral pipe from the main sewer line is-too high to allow for the proper pipe fall from his house to where the hook- A few days later, he got definite confirmation. that the lateral pipe was indeed too high, by two feet. The . made. More than a week Police report quiet Halloween - no arrests passed, and with Halloween approaching, Mr. and Mrs. Franssen started to get- co.cerned that a child might fall into the large open ditch that dind't even have a fence around it. "problems. So, he hired a problems _ than he knows up is. made at-the main pipe. lateral was lowered, but the 'hook-up coud "not be PORT (( PERRY Both the official and the unofficial Halloween evenings passed quietly in Port Perry according to the Whitby Detachment of the OPP. This year the police were well prepared for any pofential outbredks of a major nature. From 6:00 p.m. Saturday until 12:00 midnight Sunday there were 12 regular and auxiliary officers assigned to Port Perry. There were also a couple of police cruisers, and a paddy wagon was available. The police report that in ® the Village of Port Perry there were no liquor of- fences, no disturbances, and no arrests madé€. Two cases of malicious damage were reported. Damage in one of i these cases amounted to about $50 when the stabilizer of an.airplane was punctured with a sharp object. The police report four = complaints from Port Perry residents for soaping of windows and egg throwing. On Queen Street, groups of -® youths stood on the street corners, and walked up and down the sidewalks. They broke some eggs, smashed a couple of pumpkins, and there was some typical youthful horseplay. The police kept things very much under control, and the young people were generally well " behaved. The Fire Department in Port Perry answered 28 calls. Several of these were to shut, off water hydrants. There were also a couple' of cases of burning debris placed on the streets. The OPP deserves credit for their handling- of the situation, and aside: from a - couple of individual troublemakers, the young people in Port Perry showed some common sense. Hospital Report Week Ending Thurs., Oct. 28 Admissions , .......... 40 Births vy is 2 Deaths .............. Nil Emergencies .......... 73 Operations. .......... 19 Discharges. ........... 33 Remaining ............ 41 Visiting Hours 3 = 8 p.m. On Tuesday, October 16, Mr. Franssen asked Council « if it could do something so that the hook-up: could 'be " made and the dangerous hole filled in. He was told that if a . sewer lateral is too high for, any home, lowered without question by the contractor. He was also told that protective fence would be placed around the ditch. Nothing was done the next day, the, fence was not even put up. Then for two days, work was done to lower the lateral, b without success. On Saturday, Halloween Day, with the ditch deeper and bigger than -ever and partially filled with water, Mr. Franssen contacted Councillor Howard Hall who saw to it that fence was put A - So far the cost, to Mr. Fifissen over and above it 'should be' Photo by John B. McClelland Trevor Solomon, who will celebrate his first birthday on Friday may be too young to know. what Halloween means. But he sure knows that lolipop tastes mighty good. Sub-division Village Council to get tough. over unpaid 'water bills agreement satisfactory Mr. Ted Griffen met with Council last Tuesday night to discuss the agreement between the Village df Port Perry and the Kent Sub- at it would have cost to 'division Development. Some put.in the pipes without any of the problems has been about $280. He also had the worry that some child could fall in the ditch, and he could Continued on page 12° minor revisions were made, and the signing |s "expected in the near future as the agreement. appéars now to be satisfactory to both parties. 4 If you are one of those ; persons who persists in being tardy in the payment of your water bill; watch out. The Village is going to get tough. At Tuesday's meeting it was - brought to Council's attention .that there are several persons with out- standing water bills and all had béen given a final notice on October 1. members made it very clear that from now on the Village Council - will strictly enforce the policy of shutting off the water if a' bill is not paid within ten days of the final notice. Final nofice of payment is issued hy after the date a unpaid bill was due. So be aware that if you receive a final notice on your water bill, you have ten days to pay it. or your water will be shut off until the bill is paid.