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is AR a fe iti £ = 5: EAE Nal BOS WY IAA 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Jan 17th, 1973 Real Community effort needed to save Scout and Guide Hall (conunued "And it's getting older all the time. So the present money problems are just a begin- ning. Where will the cash come from in future years to pay for the continual main- tenance and upkeep of this old building? Where is the money going to come from? This is the reason the meeting was held tonight." Answering his own question, he replied; "I can see two ways of raising the money. We can go to the public and conduct a canvass or we can apply for a provincial or federal grant, which I understand could be available." Immediately, a guide mother rose, saying that '"'under no conditions are Brownies or Guides allowed to solicit funds from the public. They are forbid- den to do so." It was added trom another quarter that Scouts and Cubs were like- wise forbidden. Howard Hall interposed, suggesting that a committee composed of in- terested and benevolent citi- zens could and probably would undertake such a venture. A young women in a guide uniform spoke up from the back corner. "There are a number of service clubs and committees in town whose function it is to help out worthy causes like this. Surely to heaven, some of these groups could come to our aid now. The Lions, the Kinsmen, the Oddfellows; where are they? We need" them. Will they come to our assistance?" Murmurs of approval rippled through the audience. - At this stage in the proceedings, Bill Brock, a PUBLIC MEETING to discuss formation of a RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION for the present municipalities of Cartwright -- Port Perry Reach -- Scugog All are invited and urged to attend a PUBLIC MEETING for this purpose at the ey ANGLICAN CHURCH PARISH HALL, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1973 at 8:00 p.m. p-- For further information call 985-3658 or 985-2866 local high school teacher and former fledgling of the Scout Master, rose to offer a suggestion. "I have two or three, not yet Brownies, but 'on the way'. Here is my idea for saving the building. We should start a fund-raising campaign in the village and attempt to raise $10,000. If we don't quite reach that objective the first year, we can always 'top it off' the following year. Then, with this fund as a security, we can invest it at 7.5 percent and collect $750 a year interest. The $750 will provide a good broad finan- cial base each year and ease the burden greatly. The young people will be able to spend more time on Scout and Guide activities, rather than living under the contin- ual threat of having to raise funds or have their building closed." This idea met with a good deal of audience appro- val. One lady objected that, in this money-conscious age, the area citizenry would be loathe to cough up the necessary $10,000. Mr. Brock countered, they had no trouble finding funds when the building was originally constructed. "Yes", the lady replied. "But that was in a time of war. Everyone was patriotic enough to pay when they knew this was going to provide training and disci- pline for little Johnnie and Susan." Another interesting point was raised; that the building itself, which was largely donated, is not the real cost. The major 'money' problem is run into when, year after year, mounting maintenance costs must be met. Port Perry Scouts may have their own building, but Port Perry Scouts also have their own hefty maintenance bill every year. Maybe there is some- thing to a draughty old church basement, after all. A gentleman suggested some renovation expenses could be met by tapping Cubs or major corporations building supplies. Mr. Hall admitted such a course of action had not been looked into. Certain big companies do provide building mat- erials free of charge for organizations like the Scouts and Guides. For example, shingles for last year's roof work might posibly have been donated. In order to get a licence, a 'certain amount of work must be done on the building. The windows must be modified so as to open from top hinges. Lights must be installed at all doors. A fire-proof wall must be erected around the furnace. Doors must be fitted with pneumatic levers. A host of other details must be attended to. Finally, one Port Perry mother singled out a gentle- man sitting along the wall, a District Commissioner of for Scouts fr om Orillia. A hush ~came over the room as the--retain latter took his feet and stated firmly that; 1 may be a Boy Scout official, madam, but I'll have you know that I am attending tonight. at the explicit request of the Girl Guides!" (There had been some suggestion earlier in the evening of a rivalry between 'Scout People' and 'Guide People.') this gentle- man went on to explan that both the Scouting and Guid- ing movements had been instituted by that ancient worthy, Lord Baden Powell. Now, it is well known that both Lord and Lady Powell fastidiously observed the proprieties and, keeping this in mind, it would be highly irregular, not to say im- proper, to allow courting activities in the same building as camping act- ivities. audience the gentleman's remarks. authoritative ment pretty well scotched semed to gist of -this His pronounce- The 'the dance hall dilemna'. What to do now? Last week's meeting was only a beginning. Community un- rest and dissent has begun to swirl around this topic. A storm is in the offing, its eye a small building located at the corner of Lilla and Paxton Streets. Do people care enough about the fate of their offspring to take effec- tive action? Are the children of Port Perry to lose their Scout and Guide activities? These questions will be answered in the upcoming weeks. 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