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4 BBP L od 2h Ih Sig SAS Se TN EH EE ST TA Vol. 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, 'Thursday, August 7, 1975 -- No. 39 28 Pages "Oshawa man dead Lake Scugog drownin g An Oshawa man drowned in Lake Scugog Saturday after- noon after he went for a swim from a home-made cabin. cruiser that had stopped to refuel about 500 yards north-: west of Platten's Island. According to several attempts to .save 38-year-old David Alexander Haynes were made by companion Douglas Miller, also of Oshawa. The craft had moved north Lukewarm reception for - er police, from Goreski's Marina when it apparently ran out of gas. While friends, Douglas Miller and Russell Harvey ,of ~Oshawarefilled the tank, Mr. Haynes went into the water for a swim. The police report states that the -man began to struggle in the water almost immediately. Mr. Miller jumped into the water in an attempted rescue. times, he had a hold of the Several victim, only to lose him .again. Mr. Harvey, a non- swimmer, attempted - to assist as best he could from- the boat. . } The body was discovered some 'five hours "after the incident, in the immediate area of the drowning. No inquest was called for by coroner Dr. R, C. Allin of Port Perry, who made the pronouncement of death. penitentiary committee idea Most of those people con- tacted last week by the STAR see at least some good in the proposal to establish a committee to study the peni- tentiary service's reception centre proposal here, but a suggestion of a referendum met almost unanimous oppo- sition. = Only Helen . makes no bones about oppo- sing the location here, said she favoured a referendum as "a final way to settle the issue." "We'll do the best we can to make it work, and al- though I'm still as much against it (the penitentiary) as before, I hope it can be made to work," she said. "We must appoint our best people for it." ' She: thinks elements such as the STAR and others have painted a rosy picture of the penitentiary, showing only the good points and none, of the bad. "This will give us a chance to point out the dis- advantage," she said. Howard Hall, equally out- . spoken of the opposite view, A Redman, has some reservations about 'the workability of such a committee. "I hate to come up with a negative view when some see it as an answer to the question, but I simply cannot see it as a _ solution." But while Mr. Hall' is only hesitant about the committee aspect, he openly opposes any suggestion that a plebiscite be held. "It is up to. council to decide," he said. "In the long run, it is' ~ best that that's how the decision be made." Although the lukewarm response, Mr. Hall feels the . 'pro'. group must take an active part in the committee. "I feel that in the end, it will just end up back here again, so if there is to be any change in council's decision, those who are for the peni- tentary have got their hands full getting the facts out and undoing the hysteria, misin- formation and rumour 'that has been circulated in the community." " Althangh 'there is mount- -ing evidence that more and more people in favour.of the institution here are speaking up, he thinks a major effort (continued on page 20) To raise arena * After nine months of constructio Scugogd Street was officially opened in a brief ceremony, Thursday. The $350,000 project will feature 38 rooms, 18 of them to be opened immediately and finishing TRE a Bs Wd Er ta PTI : -- ELAR EE ay RRR n, th id bane e Railroad House Motor Hotel on work on the upstairs rooms will be completed soon. The motel was ready for customers Friday. The name comes from the original hotel of Port Perry in the -1800's and is located onthe site of the old Whitby-Port Perry Railroad. The weather has been just about perfect for the work- men at the site of the future shopping plaza on Scugog * Street at the east entrance to the village, and developers, Harding Gate Developments Lts.; are reporting the pro- -ject-on schedule: Thesix-acre property is the scene of much activity fay the past three weeks, with bull- dozing and preliminary work well under way. So far, leases have been signed for three tenants, including 12,500 square feet funds of space to Canadian Tire, 10,000 feet for National Grocers, and 6,500 to Sted- man's Department Store. Developer Bill Fraleigh said last week that negoti- ations are well underway "with potential customers for --the rest "of 'the spdce in the 50,000 square foot, single- storey plaza....everything from a theatre to a restaur- ant. Negotiations are underway with a restaurant - a steak- house and tavern - as well as a drug chain, bank, variety and furniture store. oe Developers are also inter- ested in such an outlet, but said that at the moment, studies are underway to find out if a cinema here would be feasable. The $1,500,000. plaza will provide parking for some 300 automobiles, a figure, Mr. Fraleigh, feels takes into account community growth for at least 10 years. Unlike the other two new plazas on Water and Scugog Streets, upstairs apartments here. Army of volunteers are needed The Scugog Arena Com- mittee is searching for 200 volunteers to carry out the door-to-door canvass this fall, the start of efforts to raise $200,000. for -the new arena': . "There seems to be a lot of : very public-minded people in this community in view of petitions and other things we've been hearing about lately," smiled committee chairman Howard Hall, 'so' we shouldn't have any pyob- lems picking up 200 or so volunteers." A total of $200,000. to be raised in under two years has been committed to the pro- ject from a general commun- ity fund-raising effort, with the remainder of -the esti- mated $750,000. project id It couldn't have been a better weekend for the Lake Scugog Annual Regatta and Field Day at Caesarea this past holiday. Warm temperatures and sunshine made activities - particularly the water competitions - inviting. None of the contestants in the el H AEE TY SN covered by the municipality. The campaign will be kick- ed off September 20 with a $25.00 a couple dance (restricted to 125 couples) including dinner and a draw ona colour television donated by a -lecal furniture merchant. The dance will be the first in a series of dances to.raise money for the arena, and. kicks off the overall fund- raising campaign. The sign at the site went up recently, and negotiations are underway that will solve water and sewage service : problems at the site. Mr. Hall said the region has already stated it will install water services to the corner of Simcoe Street and the 7th concession. From there to > I ed canoe race seemed to mind too much as their canoes tipped.over. The race was just one of many events held at the three-day regatta, from beauty contests to three-legged sack races. (See page 17 for more information and pictures). \ TRAE, wy > A A507 A a A the arena site, the cost would have to absorbed by the arena project, said Mr. Hall. The cost of this work has/not been finalized. : Negotiations are already underway that will solve the sewage problem. The com: - mittee wants to avoid the costly procedure of hooking into the community's system Service to when the sewage lagoons are nearby. Tenders, according to Mr. Hall, could be called as early as September, couldstartin November. Mr. Hall said the committee should know by then if requested-LIP funds will be 'made available to help in the project. 'hold on' for Scugog decision The Penitentiary Service of Canada is willing and prepared to wait '"'a reason- able length of time" for Scugog Township to make up its mind about accepting or rejecting the federal govern- ment's offer of building a $10 million penitentiary recep- tion centre in the township. In a telephone conver- sation with the STAR late last week, John L. Bennett, deputy director of the peni- tentiary service said that as long as there is a definite indication that the munici- pality is actively seeking a decision, the service will "Hold on". He warned, however, that although the penitentiary service is willing to accept a period of time for the decision making process, he is not prepared to say just how long that period will-be. "We cannot delay this question very much longer." ' Mr. Bennett said his department's contact with Scugog Council has been almost nil, he said he knows only that council moved first to stop the peni- tentiary from being located in the township, ana wen council's decision to rescind the earliér motion. Mr. Bennett acknowledged approaches by Uxbridge Township, but said he has taken no initiative as yet in 'that direction. "We (King- ston Head offices) are in a holiday period right now any- ways," he said. "There has not been a formal request to Uxbridge as there has been presented to Scugog Town- ship." Nothing has changed in the service's proposals. "We still want to locate in that general area. We are still hopeful that we will see a favourable outcome of our representations." . Until the matter has been disposed of in Scugog. the service isnot actively looking elsewhere, said Mr. Bennett Hospital Report Week Ending July 31, Admissions .............. pee 18 Births.............................. l Deaths ........ a | Emergencies "Operations... 1 Discharges... 36 Remaining , IE} AN 2 xs Ya AREA, RARELY 4) Ea 5 Plaza work on schedule i there will bé no - h ' os 2% B 2) 5 | 3d and work' es 1935 SP Ere xt) venga ee a Se, RES heed ee -- or) o oA ry ert 0 oe ow Rs a