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< t Shoplifters Beware! Shoplifters beware. That chocolate bar, package of cigarettes or article of cloth- ing which you "forget" to pay for could result in a heavy fine or jail sentence. And convictionona charge of shoplifting means a crim- inal record. With the busy Christmas shopping season approach- ing, the OPP is strongly recommending that merch- ants and business people prosecute all shoplifters, and that includes juveniles. Shoplifting isa problem all year, the incidents seem to increase during the holiday season. The courts are taking a hard approach against offenders. Fines for the first offense are usually more than $100. and repeat PORT @ PERRY - Vol.112 No.4 ~e AEA SLE TE offenders are sent to jail. These are pretty stiff penalties to pay for an item which may be worth only a couplé of dollars. In Port Perry, most of the merchants surveyed by the Star last week said they would prosecute all shoplift- ers without hesitation. A couple of merchants said they would not 'hesitate to Wednesday, November 30,1977 prosecute adults, but de- pending on circumstances might let the parents mete out justice to very young offenders. Remember, before you de- "cide to "Forget" to pay for something, think of the con- sequences. It's just not worth it. 7 20° bd , Serving Scugog Township 32 Pages _ Parents Request Sidewalks, Guards 'Unsafe for kids on 7A A group of parents feels that the present condition of things as armed robbery, . help students cross the road. EK) The requests were con- ' Highway '7A through Port tained in a letter to Scugog Perry is dangerous to school Township signed by R. H. children. Cornish principal John To reduce this dangerous Hogg, and although it con- situation they have asked for tained no timetable for com- ! two things: construction of a pletion of these requests, the sidewalk on the south side of letter did state "that pres- Highway 7A from Carnegie sure be put on those with Street on the east to a point authority to act in this opposite the junction of matter". Queen Street and Highway At the regular meeting 7A; and that an adult cross- Monday evening, Scugog ing guard be placed at High- Council agreed that the con- way 7A and Ottawa Street to struction of sidewalks along Merchants, OPP meet v Members of the Scugog store. security and bogus business, commercial com- cheques." munity will meet November The 8:00 p.m. meeting will 30 with officers of the OPP to be held at the Port Perry ] learn how to deal with such High School, and will include question and answer period. sed with the provincial Min-="at Simcoe Street, one. block "west of the school. istry of Transportation, which is planning a general reconstruction of the high- way next year. In his letter to Council, Mr. Hogg said that-a group of parents met October 27 and the major topic of discussion ,was "the safety of our young students", and the fact that about 200 elementary stu- dents must cross the high- way to get to and from school. The letter pointed out that the posted speed limit is 50 km. per hr., and that the highway is used extensively by through traffic by-passing Port Perry. At present there are two adult crossing guards on duty; one at Arrow Street, some three blocks east of the The Port Perry Curling Club was a busy place Saturday with 16 rinks competing in a Ladies Inter-Club bonspiel. Noreen Malcolm gets ready to deliver a stone. For more pictures, see page 18. public school, and the other Adult crossing guards are paid by the Township. The letter - suggested that the two re- commendations would allow students to proceed on side- walks on the south side of the highway to a crossing area close to the school. Copies of the letter have been sent to Regional Coun- cil, Durham Board of Edu- cation, M.P.P. William Newman, and the Ontario 2:00 P.M. Provincial Police. $10,000 Single Car Accident Snowfall causes hazardous Scugog driving conditions The first snowstorm of the season struck Scugog Town- ship over the weekend and the hazardous driving condi- . tions contributed to a couple of traffic accidents in this area. : In all there was a total of 11 accidents over the weekend in the region patrolled by the Whitby OPP and police re- ported that road conditions Monday morning were slippery. $10,000 DAMAGE Asingle car accident early Saturday morning on High- way 47 just west of highway 12 caused an estimated $10,000 damage when a 1977 Corvette driven by Neil Cruickshank, 18, of Iskington, skidded on a slippery surface and rolled over twice. Ownegr of the vehicle, Will- iam Harding, also 18, of Weston, was a passenger at the time of the accident. He was treated at Port Perry Hospital for minor injuries and released. Police have charged Cruickshank with careless driving. yl er A STAR CHRISTMAS COLOURING CONTEST z Hey Kids! Get your crayons out and enter £ = the Port Perry Star Christmas colouring contest. 5 On page 6 of this weeks paper, you'll find the = = contest drawings which should be mailed back to 2 = the Star no later than December 14. E There are two age groups, one for kids five and younger, and the other for children aged 6 - = 10 years. E : So, sharpen your crayons and have some 2 fun. HR OT he & a 2 NAT JHE AAA TWO CHARGES A two car accident Sunday: afternoon just north of Regional Road 8 resulted in two separate charges against the drivers of the vehicles. Police report that a north- "bound car driven by Marion Griffen of Whitby was slow- ing to make a left turn. A .second car driven by Roy Needham of Scarborough allegedly attempted to pass on the left'and struck the side of the Griffen car. Needham has been charged with im- proper passing and Griffen with failing to yield. There were no injuries in the mis- hap. SINGLE CAR . A single car accident last Wednesday afternoon on Highway 12 just south of Saintfield caused $2000 damage when a 1976 Dodge driven by Patricia Donevan of Toronto went out of con- trol and rolled over in the ditch. The driver suffered minor injuries. A second accident the same day on Marsh Hill "Road caused an estimated $1600 damage when a car driven by Evelyn Oby of (continued on page 10) NG M CIR a Am EE) Re 7%