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ENR ie Bd i Ri ay SYLVIA DIAMOND, new Secretary-treasurer of the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Liberal association (left) discusses plans for the proposed new post office building with the associations new President Georgia Brenden and M.P. Norman Cafik. The new executive was elected at the Liberal Associations innaugoral meeting in the Scout Hall Friday night. PORT PERRY Volume 107 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday. Jan. 31. 1973 -- No. 15 C. of C. will present $15,000 to council for lakefront projects The retiring - president of Port Perry Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Wm: Cohoon, in his speech during the annual meeting of the organ- ization told about 100 at- tending, 1972 had been a year of great success. He gave the credit to the members of the Board and said it had been a great pleasure for him working with men possessing am- bition and initiative. It had been a busy year and the organization had been hand- ling a great deal of money not "Stop Work" issued on Post Office Bilingualism, L.I.P. grants for Port Perry, riding redistribution and a com- promise plan that could save the old Port Perry Post Office highlighted a speech by Ontario" M.P. Norman Cafik over the weekend. Mr. Cafik was addressing about _ 60'people at the inauguration of a Port Perry - Reach - Scugog Liberal Association in Scout Hall Friday night. Our M.P. said that the government will conduct a comparative cost study to determine if the old building could be renovated as cheaply as "erecting a new one. The government has its view that the old building is too small, but on the other hand it has a petition from well over one thousand people asking that the build- ing be saved. As a com- primise the government has asked for the study to see if some way can be found to enlarge the present Post Office at reasonable cost and a 'stop work has been issued", Mr. Cafik said, until the question can be settled. The meeting elected Mrs. Georgia Brendon as its first President and Sylvia Dia- mond Secretary-treasurer. Province cuts village road grants by 75% "I can understand the Government wanting to keep costs down' conceded Port Perry Reeve Robert Kenny when he announced to coun- cil that Queens Park intends to cut its maximum grant for new road construction in the village to $5,000 from $20,000. "If they are cutting everyone by 75 percent, well alright. But" he added, "if they are just doing it to Port Perry and a few other places that can't say too much about it that's different." Under a.. cost sharing program between the Pro- vince of Ontario and mun- icipalities, which Port Perry Council discussed at its January 23 session, Queens Park and the village each pay half the cost of road construction and mainten- ance. The province announces the amount it intends to spend every Jan- uary. The' village is pretty well limited to matching the provincial grant unless it wants to go into debt to finance entire projects on its own. In the past few years Port Perry has had about $10,000 from the province plus its own half, or $20,000 dollars a year to work with. Last year, because of sewer consturct- ion, the amounts were raised to $20,000 each, for a total of $40,000. The province would like to reduce that amount to $5,000 each - a total of $10,000 - for 1973. Reeve Kenny said that, in view of the increase last year, he had expected a cut back, "but not this much." Council decided to write to Queens Park to ask the reasons for such a large cut and to ask that the amount be raised to $15,000. Its just not fair - Kenny Port Perry council advised its elected members to "just hang up" on telephone cal- lers who phone 'with com- plaints but refuse to give their names. i The issue arose at the end of last weeks council meet- ing when Reeve Kenny told council of an incident in which someone called to give him what for over a pot hole on Simcoe Street. The caller refused to identify himself. "I don't mind anyone calling me up" Mr. Kenny said. "But I don't like it when they call and won't give their name. It's very annoying', he added, "and I don't think its fair." Council agreed. Area directors elected in- cluded Mr. Ted Griffen of Port Perry, Mr..Paul Saul- nier of Reach Township and Mr. Cecil Fralick of Scugog.. In introducing the guest of honour Norman Cafik, Ont- ario Liberal Riding Associ- FIRE causing and estimated $800 damage started on ations President, Mr. Ron Sproule praised the work done by Mrs. Brendon both as a Liberal Party worker and as the organizer of the Port Perry meeting. He stressed the fact that our (continued on page 18) the undercarriage of this 1966 Meteor owned by Ron Turcotte, RR 2, Port Perry at Beare Motors on Friday. Fortunately employees were able to push the car clear of the building before the gas tank exploded causing it to be engulfed by flames. The only the last year, but also the year before (Centennial Year). - The Port Perry Chamber of Commerce is not out to become a wealthy organi- zation, the president ex- plained and most of the money made is earmarked for the benefit of the com- munity. $15,000 will be presented to Port Perry Council on Jan- uary 31, the original cheque of more than 14,000. pre- sented to the C of C by the Centennial Committee a year ago, plus interest. This money has already been committed for the develop- ment of the extended recrea- tion area on the lakefront. The net return from the 1972 proceeds have also been designated for the benefit of various projects in the Vil- lage. Budget estimates for the four major functions to be held during 1973 was pre- sented by Richard Drew, vice president. The first event is the Winter Carnival Feb- ruary 16, 17 and 18; followed by the Home Show in June; Summer Carnival in August and the Santa Claus Parade in December. Estimates up' slightly over last year were (continued on page 16) 3 break-ins over weekend Police are investigating a series of break ins in Port Perry which occurred last weekend, all on Water Street. Money and a quantity of liquor is believed to have been taken from the Port Tavern-Centennial Restau- rant in one weekend burg- lery. Evidence of break and enter were also. found at the New Latchem Centre and at the arena. local fire department arrived moments after the call, but it was already too late to save the Meteor. They were able to minimize the amount of damage to two other nearby cars, which were scorched by the tremendous heat and prevented the fire from spreading. Zan ge Xx cd "