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Damage is estimated at mote than $80,000 in this dairy barn fire at the property of Peter Hoogeveen in Blackstock. The Monday afternoon fire spread wimeusiklimistodanatdoiwa Can oR | Ente aitny { - quickly and the whole barn was engulfed in flames before firemen arrived. About twenty men and five pieces of equipment battled the blaze. 24 Pages Volume 109 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1974 -- No. 2 15¢c per copy ol Work begins on motel With work started on the first phase of a motel-hotel complex near the corner of Water Street and Highway - 7A, the developers came to council Monday night to clear the way for the second phase. Committee wants rebate If the Durham Public Works committee has its way, residents of Port Perry who have been paying for water on a metered rate will get a refund. The Committee will recommend that Durham council approve a motion asking that residents who have been paying too much get a refund. The metered rate are- sometimes two to three times" as much as the flat rate most residents are pay- ing. Committee chairman Alan Dewar of Oshawa moved the motion that will give rebates on the first billing after regional water charge is "established. That should be mid-December. Hospital Report | Week Ending November 7th Admissions ...........c.cc....... 30 Births. nna mmm 2 Deas ous cine vines sssvrinind 0 Emergencies. ....131 Operations .... ..10 Discharges... ...40 Remaining ....................... 35 Mike Wade, a general contractor from Stouffville and Fred Cook, a realtor from Markham, appeared before council asking that 17,000 square feet of their 2.9 acre site be rezoned. The 17,000 square feet are The motion was passed despite objections from Coun. Margaret Shaw of Oshawa who wanted any decision postponed until a report on water rates is completed. But Mr. Dewar said the +eport wouldn't 'answer any questions about rebate. The committee endorsed rebates for any Durham resident in the same position as those in Port Perry. The matter was dlso brought up before the regional Finance Committee which took no action on Works Commissioner Bob Richardson's request for support of the motion. During the debate Scugog Mayor Lawrence Malcolm insisted that if there was to he a rebate, it must go to all residents who have beep paying on a water meter an not just residents of the Kent Estates subdivision. The motion passed by the Works Committee is ambiguous, the mayor feels and he said he would intro- duce an amendment when it is brought before council for final approval. now zoned residential and must be rezoned commercial for development to proceed on the second phase. Late last week, work was started on a 16-unit, $250,000 motel, which will be the first phase of the project. Mr. Wade said he hoped construction would be finish- ed on the motel in the spring. If. all goes well with the motel part, the two men plan to build a three-storey hotel that will be attached to the motel. A hearing was held by council regarding a official plan ammendment neces- sary for the second phase as well. The proposed hotel will only be two-storeys high when viewed from Perry Street, Mr. Wade said. The name being consider- ed for the Hotel is the Railroad House since it is located on the railway line near the site of Port Perry's first hotel. Residents will have four- teen days to object to the "rezoning and any objections received will be passed onto the: O.M.B. which must approve the rezoning. Letter filed A letter from the Scugog Ratepayers' Association expressing concern over the proposed Lilla Street widen- ing was received and filed by township council Monday night. pT -------- ETE as oh 3 IE a Flamingo Binds sini d adi adidas sos onto. AUTH ) i Blackstock blaze ea Yel ' os NAF bh py | CATE oh yi SAR al at Hed hbo bdr tits Selita iia edi 5 [4 vi Fire destroys barn Damage is estimated at $80,000 to $85,000 in a specta- cular Blackstock dairy-barn fire that completely destroy- en an L-shaped barn owned by Peter Hoogeveen on Mon- day afternoon. The Hoogeveen farm is located on the east side of Scugog street in the south end of Blackstock. No injuries were reported in the fire although a pel chicken, some kittens and a quantity of hay and straw were destroyed. Quick action by Mr. Hoog- eveen and some people pass- ing by saved five or six calves thal were in the barn when the fire started. No cause of the fire had been established at press time, although the barn con- tained a large quantity of hay. The barn had been refitted with new equipment within the last three years. Mr. Hoogeveen was work- ing on a manure spreader on the south side of the barn when he first saw the fire in the south front corner of the barn. answer workers complaint Production workers at Flamingo Pastries will be recalled according to senior- ity. according to company president Ken Jackson. "We will not hire anybody clse until all of the product- ion employees have been recalled." Mr. Jackson told the STAR. Mr. Jackson said that this included both employees who were on strike and employees who worked dur- ing the recent strike. During the past week, two women who were hired and worked during the strike complained tothe STAR that they had been promised jobs when the strike was over. But they said that when the strike was over, all of the women who had been work- ing during the strike were laid off. Jill Hamer of Brooklin said that she and another woman went to the Ontario Labour Relations Board with a com- plaint that they were pro- mised jobs but don't have them now. Mrs. Hamer said the Neil Brodie resigns as clerk A shocked Scugog Town- ship council accepted the resignation of Township Clerk Neil Brodie on Monday night. Council accepted the resignation, which is to take effect immediately, with regret. This leaves only Doreen Van Camp in the clerk's department of Scugog Township. In a brief letter read to council, Mr. Brodie said he was resigning for personal reasons. Mayor Lawrence Malcolr said council should take / before considereing replacement for Mr. Bre PEELE FIN LES Board officials told them that if they did not have anything in writing, there was very little that could be done about it. Another R.R.1, Port Perry woman who did not wish to be identified told the STAR basically the same story as Mrs. Hamer. Both Mrs. Hamer and the other woman said that a meeting was held on Tues- day, October 15 at which Mr.Jackson told the people who worked during the strike that they had 'shown their true colours during the strike' and would have a job (continued on page 9) Witnesses said that within five minutes of the fire becoming visible, the entire barn was engulfed in flames. The Caesarea fire depart- ment arrived on the scene first and were just setting up when the Port Perry Depart- ment arrived. About twenty men and five pieces of equipment were on the scene for about two houts and firemen worked into the night watching the fire burn itself out. There was some confusion when the fire was telephoned to the Fire Departments. Port Perry Chief Jack Cook said so many people were trying to telephone the departments that the lines were jammed. Port Perry gol the call before the Caes- arca fire department; Mr. Cook said. The fire could be seen from Port Perry as huge clouds of sqnoke billowed from, the barn. A feed shed and a silo behind the main barn was saved although two silos on the north side of the barn were badly damaged. Mr. Hoogeveen had just paid $16.000 to have one of the silos installed and plan- ned to fill it for the first time on Tuesday. But the sides of the silo were warped by the fire. "I usually get my insur- ance updated every three vears," Mr. Hoogeveen said. "It has been about three years now, since I did. And my new silo wasn't covered by insurance at all." While firemen were still fighting the fire. neighbours of Mr. Hoogeveen came to his aid with trucks to take away some of his livestock to their barns for feeding and milking. Mrs. William Van Camp, who lives almost in front of the barn said she had just finished watching "'Concen- (continued on page 9) June Symes lays a wreath at the Cenotaph outside e Legion Hall on Sunday as part of the Remembr- ance Day service. Ed Mulholland and Rev. Reg Rose watch the wreath laying. A service was held Monday in Blackstock as well to remember those of this area who died for their country. rn ara Ee | 4 WAS RASA akin'!