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Kd LD Additional financial burden for Fair board The Blackstock Agricul tural Society will have to carry more of the financial burden of operating and maintaining Fair facilities. That was the overtone at the Monday council meeting as. councillors' grumbled over a request by the'society that the township increase the insurance coverage of the Blackstock grandstand, The structure is covered up to $1,300. 'unrealistically low in today's inflated val- ues,' states a letter to coun- cil from the society. Council. complained that other organizations in the township "support their own buildings and facilities, including insurance, and that the township is asked to contribute only when maior expenditures are needed." Coun. Don Frew said the Blackstock group should "start to help out" financial- - "ly with the buildings, since they are the ones who rhake money off, them annually, "Some of the money should be put back into the build- ings," he said. Bat Coun. Jerry Taylor asked if paying insurance shouldn't be the responsibil- ity of the township, since the - facilities are owned bythe: township. (The Blackstock grandstand is leased to the society during the running of the fair.) responsible for insurance? he asked. Coun. Reg Rose pointed out that such buildings may be worth a lot less to the township than to the society. Scugog speed reduced - Scugog Township Council Monday night voted in fav- our of a reduction of the speed limit along a section of Scugog Street (Highway 7A) from 35 to 30 mph. The move was proposed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which requires council's concurr- ence in the form of a resolu- tion before the ministry can' proceed with their recom- mendation. : There has been concern regarding the speed' zone along the highway between Queen Street and Water Street, and the ministry be- lieves that a 30 mph zone would be realistic within the section due to the local. de- velopment . and increasing - volumes in recent years. "Shouldn't we be "The grandstand may not. be worth more than $1,300. to us, while it may be worth a lot more to the agricultural society," he said. It was suggested that the township pay for up to $1,300 insurance coverage, 'and PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1976 -- 5 that the fair board pay for any additional coverage they feel they need. Council will ask for a meeting with Blackstock Agricultural Society repre- sentatives to discuss the Animal crackers Item listed in the animal control officer's Canine Report at the Sept. 13th meeting of Scugog Township Council, about half-way down an itemized list of entries for the month: Other Animals Picked Up.......... A Snake, (released). N\, financial arrangements. { Contestants from all over Durham and as well as such places as Peterborough took part in a Plowing at the farm of Davis Brothers on Scugog Island. Perhaps the most romantic segment of these matches Match, hosted by Region of Durham, Rama and Mara, is the horse-drawn plough events. "I'HATE YOU, Bill Smiley! Ihate you!" This line was not from a disgruntled student, an irate parent, or an ungentle reader. It was my wife talking. ' The occasion was our parting for our annual separate holiday, and she was a bit irate, ungentle and disgruntled. She had been up at seven, ironing my shirts and packing my bag. I was up at the stroke of 10, well-rested and ready for breakfast. : Quite a bit of planning had gone into our holiday. I was to fly to Halifax for a weekly editors' convention. She was to climb into the rusty old Dodge and head west to see her Dad for a few days. My daughter and husband were to come and stay at our place for a couple of days, with the grandsons. It all seemed perfectly logical and simple to me. But nothing is ever simple to my wife, except on those fairly frequent occasions when I am completely baffled by something that must be fixed around the. house, and she finally does it with an exasperated kick or a triumphant crow. We keep a lot of triumphant crows in the basement for such instances. At any rate, on this occasion, it finally hit her, an hour before we split, that there was something rotten in Denmark. She had been shopping and house-cleaning for two days to leave everything spotless and well-stocked for the kids. She had been planning the meals and the scrubbing and cleaning she - was going to do at her father's. And she had been working like somebody in Upstairs, Downstairs to get me off on my jaunt clean and respectable. She got a bit grim around the lips on that * last morning, but didn't crack up until I v iL 2 \ & Hl Fk 512 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 16, 1926 Twp. brought a big puff- ball to town Saturday evening, being 50 inches in circumference and weighing about 15 pounds. Mr. Frank Sheperd, Port Perry, motored to Detroit and back last week. He says that next year it will be possible to go from Brooklin to De- troit without leaving cement road--wonderful achievement in road making. Mr. A.E. Rogerson has had eighteen cottages built at Lakeside Beach since he took over the property. Some 4000 trees have also been planted. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, Sept. 13, 1951 On Thursday evening last, a very enjoyable time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wanamaker, near Seagrave for the reunion i of the Mark family. Mr. John Medd, Reach- Remember When..? Port Perry Fair hit an all time high this year when the Gate Receipts amounted to "$2,069.75 from 3,650 adult admis- sions and a thousand autos. There were an estimated 6,000 people and children in atten- dance. Members of Prince Albert and Port Perry United Churches gather- ed together Monday even- ing to say farewell to Rev. Clifford and Mrs. Smith who are leaving Port Perry to go to Grand Bend. : 15 YEARS AGO Thurs., Sept. 14, 1961 J.C. Read of Port Perry will be one of 77 High School students who will attend a Science Seminar at the Ontario Agricult- ural College in October. Dial telephone service will be introduced in - Blackstock this week. New all figure numbers will consist of the ex- change prefix 986 and four other figures. 'Retail Store for the past "Schools opened last week in Scugog with the same teachers in charge; Mr. Aldred at the Head with the intermediates, Mrs. Beckett at the Centre with the Juniors and Miss Sleep at the Foot with the Seniors. 10 YEARS AGO , Thursday, Sept. 15, 1966 The Port Perry Mer- chants girls softball team coached by Jim Rider and Ken Moore won the Dr. Dymond Trophy by de- feating the Scugog Ram- ettes in three straight games, Demolition started Tuesday on the building occupied by the Brewer's 10 years. It is being replaced by a new, modern structure located directly behind it. A quartettte comprised of former Ontario County Junior Farmers, Ken Skerratt, Bruce McMillan Ralph Honey and Ron King has been formed in Port Perry. Coached by Mrs. Grace Hastings, the group will perform under the name, "Hastings Four." came down, fresh from my bath and shave, and inquired urbanely: 'Is my bag packed? The limousine will be here any moment to take me to the airport." That's when she emitted the opening line of this column. I knew what it was immediately. I patted her back and said: "There, there, dear. You don't have to start scrubbing at Grandad's the minute you arrive. Take a half hour break after the drive and have a nice cup of tea." As it turned out, everything worked fine. After pounding me a few on the chest, she had a good cry and we both felt better. She got the floor scrubbed at her dad's the very afternoon I was out on the Bluenose 11 in Halifax harbor. And she had cooked a good dinner and had the dishes washed at her father's just about the time I was slurping into my third lobster and listening to a good Dixieland band in Halifax. And it took her only two hours to get the car started for her return trip, just about the time I climbed aboard to be coddled by stewardesses on my return trip. I think separate holidays like that are good for any marriage. And it seems even better for the woman in the partnership. She got home rested, refreshed and looking wonderful. 1 got home exhausted and looking like a skeleton with white hair. It must have been that sea air that tired me out. Another thing. Splitting like that is about the only way we can get to see our old friends. She had a grand visit and some good talks and even went for a couple of drives with some of her longtime friends, and caught up on all the sensational dirt on everybody. And I went for a sail on the Bluenose, walked around Citadel Hill and sank the odd refreshment with some other old grumps as we reminisced about the days when selling a $10 ad was the highlight of your week, and getting out a 12-page paper was about the equivalent of cleaning the Augean stables. My old friends in the business are in pretty good shape, considering that most of us are grandfathers. Quite a few are semi-retired, turning over the papers to sons and daughters, and themselves working a day or two a week. : That's the way I'd like to ease into the twilight years. But I don't have a paper any more, my son is in Paraguay, and my daughter is busy having babies. I wonder if they'd sell me a piece of the high school where I teach, so I'd have a good racket going to pass along to my grandsons? There were some poignant moments and some funny ones at the convention. There was a tear in most eyes and a lump in most throats when Cecil Day, one of the grand old publishers of the Maritimes, was given a standing ovation and chocked up completely with emotion when he tried to respond. There was sheer delight in listening-in as one editor tried to talk to a pretty and charming young French lady in pure Ottawa Valley French. There was great fun, and not a little confusion as Don McCuaig of Renfrew, Per Hvidsten of Port Perry and Bill Smiley of Midland planned, well into the wee hours, the Grand Post-Convention Tour to Para- guay, starting on Nov. 12 from Pickering Airport in a Sopwith Camel. And there was a very warm and unexpect- ed experience for yours truly. No, it wasn't sitting next to Joe Clarke and Maureen McTeer and Robert Stanfield in the coffee shop. It wasn't listening to a speech by Howie Meeker, though both these things happened. It was the announcement of a new award for Canadian community newspapers: Outstanding Columnist. It was a well-kept secret until this humble columnist was called to the podium and presented with a handsome plaque and an even handsomer cheque. I was so flustered I didn't know whether I was receiving a Standing Ovation or just a Warm Clap. Whichever, thank you, chaps and girls. There are some excellent columnists writing for your papers, and I'm glad you said it before you had to say it with flowers. The Argyle Syndicate Ltd. (PORT PERRY STAR Company Limited Phone 985 738) -_, Gn 3 (um) : "-_-- Serving Por! Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright Townships J. PETER HVIDSTEN, Publisher Advertising Manager John Gast, Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associal.on and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. 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