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- ' 3 13 eb A wy Ni vi NOR 74 ol PER 4 ily og HERP td ONE IEE Four new businesses open Owners Harry Imperial and Gerry Stone of the Mini Cinema Theatre which opened in Port 'More People Than Jobs Rall Rose defends welfare system Durham social services chairman Reg Rose defend- ed the welfare system at a committee - meeting last Thursday noting that while there are people ripping off the system," more people are searching for work than there are available jobs, The committee was dis- cussing a general assistance report which showed that in May, 284 single and employ- able males in the Region received welfare benefits, And a total of 2,332 people received assistance pay- ments during that month. The figures did come under criticism from Oshawa councillor John De Hart who, said that no single, able-bodied males in the region should be collect- ing welfare. "I know there is work around," he said, "maybe not the best jobs." However, social services commissioner said it is tough for single employable males to collect welfare, and if they do qualify, the benefit périod is usually only for two weeks. The average monthly assist- Seniors get *1360 grant Health and Welfare Min- ister" Marc Lalonde recently announced a New Horizons grant for $1,360 to a group of retired le in Port Perry. Port Perry Senior Citizens Choral Group, Queen Street, will use the grant to pur- chase musical equipment for the members. The award jis part of $1,206,825 given to 181 groups of retired people across Canada, Since the introduction program, the federal government has funded 7,711 projects for a total of $45,874, 294, 'that the number of 'welf "loafers and. Johns PORT @ PERRY ance for a single male in the region is $191. indicate "3 _ Figures released ' Serving Scugog Township recipients in 1976 rose fractionally over the Perry Wednesday, July 20, 1977 ] Owners confident of future growth Friday-night. - vareity of If last week can be taken as an indication, the commercial sector of Port Perry is strong and flourish- ing as four new businesses opened their doors to offer a goods and services to the citizens of the Scugog area. And the owners of all four ventures expressed confi- dence that the outlook for business in the community is bright. MINI THEATRE For the first time in about 20 years Scugog film fans had the chance Friday night to see regular films in a theatre in Port Perry. Mini Cinema opened its doors with the Bill Cosby comedy "Mother Jugs and Speed," and manager and co-owner Harry Imperial reports that he was pleased with the crowd turn-out over the week-end. Mr. Imperial, who lives in Port Perry and will manage the theatre, is in partner- ship with Gerry Stone in the (continued on page 9) 20° A Vol. 111 No. 37 32 Pages number in 1975. The per- centage rose by. .3 per cent, and was slightly higher than the provincial average. The regional average was 1.7 per cent, (about 4,000 people) while the provincial average was 1,4 per cent of total population. Durham Region announc- campaign to ed several weeks ago it will sell industrial be undertaking a two-year region. SERRE . Sty promote and land in the : 'The hot weather the past week has presented no problem for 4-year-old Jodie Malcolm, who is enrolled in the Moms & Tots classes held daily at Poplar Park. He and many other children quite enjoy their mid-day dip in the refreshing waters of the big pool. Jodie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark .Malcolm, Janetville. More photos page 23. The plan, approved by the region's planning and development committee through a suggestion from director of development Bob Nicol, would cost about $234,000 over two years, with a request being made now to the province of Ontario to pick up $167,000 of this total. In seeking the commit- tee's approval to request this money from Queens Park, Mr. Nicol suggested that the region suffers from an identity problem in that few people outside know where and what Durham is. While details of the promotional scheme have not yet been established, Mr. Nicol suggested that the promotion could take the form of radio commercials, newspaper ads, Durham days at trade fairs, and promotional kits giving information about regional industrial sites, LOTS OF LAND There appears to be no shortage of land available south of the ridges for potential industrial develop- ment. About, 3,000 acres are presently in various stages of readiness for industrial development, while Whitby has 400 acres ready for sale and Oshawa about 50 acres. A good portion of that 3,000 acres, however, is being held up for a vareity of reasons' such as the possible expan- sion of Oshawa Harbour, lack of servicing, and Scugog pushes for more industry necessary road re-routing for better access. NO POOR SISTERS While it is obvious that the emphasis on the de- velopment of industrial land and attracting new indus- tries will be directed at filling at least some of those 3,000 vacant acres, Mr. Nicol told the Port Perry Star in an interview last week that the northern areas of the region are not destined to become the 'poor sisters" as far as industrial development is concerned. He suggested, rather, that (continued on page 13) Double fatality Charges are pending against a Whiltshire, Eng- land resident following a two car collision Saturday night on Regional Road 57 which killed two men. Newcastle OPP report that a car driven by Richard Ridout, 22, was northbound shortly before midnight when it collided head on with another vehicle about a mile south of Burketon. \ Killed in the accident were Everett M. Stewart, 48, of RR 5 Sunderland, driver of the southbound car, and a passenger, John R. Kulshare, also 48, of RR 1 Orono, Stewart was killed (continued on page 12)