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LA v oT S . ! {Fire destroys UU Serving Scugog Township WEP A LOC RR EN ROP MTA ie) SS UEIRIAETY FID EAR Trey ~~. Wednesday, May 19; 1976 Vol. 110 No. 28 40 Pages Large increase in' shoplifting, forgery Scugog Merchants and their employees are urged to attend an information meet- ing. .about such things as _shoplifting, forgery, break tent, contents Scugog firemen were call- ed out to the town line road at the ridges Thursday just -- after 11 p,m. to put out a fire that completely destroyed a tent and some sleeping bags. No one was at the site when firemen showed up, according - to - Scugog Number 1 Fire Chief Jack Cook. Mr. Cook said the tent had been sét up on land used by the government for reforest- ation. - ; ; The. fire was extinguished 3 Continued on n Page 3 3 Tn va and enter and related sub-. "jects, sponsored by the . Ontario Provincial Police and-the Scugog Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, "May 26th. REN ~The meeting comes as the result of a warning issued recently by the 'Whitby -detachment of the provincial police about an increase in occurrances. in the area. Break-in nets 56,000 Recent Ontarig,Provincial Police warnings about -increases in thefts, break- ins, fraudulent cheques and other such occurrances came into sharp focus this weekend when almost $6000 in cash and merchandise was stolen from two plaza businesses. Entry was made by forc- i Meeting sponsored by 0.P.P. Police warned that Port Perry and area is no longer, the_ "small, rural village" that some still think it to be, adding that merchants and .their__ employees. shouldbe -- aware of increased incidents of such things as forged cheques, thefts and break- ins. The meeting will be held: at the, Oddfellows Hall on ing a steel door on an electri- .cal room at the rear of the "Scugog Street plaza. From here, entry to the Dowson's Red and White grocery store was made by smashing a hole through a concrete block wall between the: elec- trical' room and grocery store stock room. Police believe cold chisels ho {5 Toa J J A - bs Cartwright High School in Blackstock held their annual At Home Dance, and the event enjoyed full attendance not only by students, but also by former students-and the community in general. Big event of the night, of course, was the _crowning of the queen. Last year's queen Mary-Lou-Malcolm crowns new queen ~ Wilma Wolters, while second princess Debbie McLaughlin (left) and first princess Katie Schmidt, look on. | -council, May 26 starting at 7:30 p.m. Included will be two films on related subjects, and discus- sions on a wide range of local concerns. «AN officer from the. Downsview detachment of the OPP will be on hand to speak on forgery, and a question-and-answer period will be included in the two- hour program, and sledge hammers were used. Once inside Dowson's, a second hole was smashed from the grocery stofe stock- room to the stockroom at the rear of the adjacent Sted- man's Store, It has been estimated that about $5,800 in cash and mer- Continued on Page 2 A break and enter at Dove' s Red and White and Stedman's at the Port Perry Plaza over the weekend netted thieves about $6,000 in goods and cash. Entry was made by forcing a steel door at the rear of the building, then knocking a hole through the wall into the food store. Once inside, the burglars smashed this hole, from the Red and White stockroom to the adjacent Stedman's store. Bi New arena cornerstone "to be placed Saturday Community involvement will be emphasized at the cornerstone ceremony on the site of the new Scugog Com- munity Memorial Arena. May 22nd has been resche- duled as the big day for the township, and the public is cordially invited to turn out for the ceremony as well as a reception and information centre set up at the township offites the rest of the day. The ceremony, to start at 2 p.m., will involve a number of officials such as township the new arena Show nears Perhaps one of the widest range of exhibits, demon- strations and intérests ever will be covered this year in the Scugog Chamber of Commerce's Recreation and Home Show on June 3, 4, and 5. The Chamber's commun- ity service project will take place at the Port Perry ' Arena and will begin Thurs- day night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday from 4 to 10 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Chamber officials are en- thusiastic about this year's show, the first time recre- ational and home shows have been combined. Preparations for the show began over a month ago, and a wide range of exhibitors are taking part. On display will be furniture and carpet, television, stereo, appli- ances, boats, bikes, sports equipment, recreational vehicles and camping equip- ment, and other displays covering a wide range of committee and others, but organizers hope to keep the event local. "Idea is to keep this thing with the community where it belongs," said one official. The arena committee ~~ hopes for good participation on behalf of the many groups who make use of the area, the majority of them young people such as hockey groups and figure skaters. In fact, points out a commit- tee member, special invit- ations have gone out to these groups. completion interests from gardening to installing a new pool. Something new at the event this year will be an exhibit by Compton Cable Television. The new Port Perry firm will set up a - mini-studio at the show and Continued on Page 2 The identity of the person doing the actual cornerstone laying has not been released. "All we can say is that he's a strong supporter and an active community-minded person for all of his life. We 'want to keep an element of surprise in this affair," said the spokesman. While the public will have a chance to take part in the building's kick-off", 'infor- mation will also be available from architects, arena board members and township officials. It is hoped that an up-to-date figure of funds raised in the public cam- paign will be compiled by that date and will be releas- ed during the ceremony. But the campaign-isn't over yet. In fact, organizers hope don- ations will pick up even 1. ore when people see the project get underway. The three-quarter million dollar project is scheduled to be completed this fall. ations. available to them. 6th. Free Copies This week the Port Perry Star has printed an extra 2,000 complimentary copies of the paper, which are being distributed to cottage and home owners on and around Scugog Island. The idea is a joint undertaking by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with the STAR and local. boy scout and cub organiz- - Within this issue is an invitation to the cottage "owners to come and see our village and take advantage of the many facilities and goods In addition, a supplement is included inviting them to attend the Recreation and Home Show being held in the arena on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 4th, 5th, and