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To. Tain )y 4 LO SHA 8 AVERT P LRT le y A088 AT LEAN RE Er ELAS I PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, August 5, 1976 -- 3 WLS YY 4. ' ly FEIT AT) ' «11 S75 } LT AS Hn) BA : 4 Sid L 5 " I EL i SSS. bldatioad ions - Search bus after bomb threat Welfare drops by over 15% (continued) the Lindsay office of Travel- ways at about 6:30 p.m. telling him of the bomb threat. Whén the bus arrived at the Port Perry depot on Perry Street, the two women passengers got off the bus and bus driver Jerry Smith drove the vehicle out of Port Perry to the east end of the causeway. Members of the Toronto-- based bomb squad arrived at about 7:50 p.m. and began a search of compartments and the interior of the bus, in- cluding parcels and luggage. The search continued until about 9 p.m. at which time the bus picked up the pas<en- gers and continued on to Lindsay. In all, Travelways officials report, about 120 passengers were delayed as a result of the scare. All busess that left Toronto at 4 p.m. or later where checked. Welfare caseloads, across the province, have dropped again by an average of 15.1 percent since the first of the year. "This continuing de- crease isa positive indic- ation that more realistic eligibility has been effec- tive," the Minister of Comm- unity and Social Services, James Taylor pointed out. Based on the ten-city re- port on caseloads, which represents 60 percent of the total provincial caseload, there were 34,972" people re- ceiving General Welfare Assistance in June as com- pared with 35,697 in May this year and 37,233 in June 1975. '"Caseloads have declined significantly since the first of this year when the ten-city report showed a caseload of said. "In the employable category,j 5,549 people left the welfare rolls between January "and June, a de- crease of 34 percent' the Minister emphasized. This has resulted in lower expenditures for General Welfare Assistance than budgeted for by most municipalities. Many more people are finding employ- ment on their own, especial- ly during the summer Sar BE 41,185 people," "Mr. Taylor season, ™ ® HIGHLIGHTS TO REMEMBER FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH - 9 P.M. GRAFFITI DANCE Music of the 50's and 60's. ' SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH - 10 A.M. "SCUGOG HO" Canoe Race - Enter Yourself! FRI., & SAT., AUGUST 6 & 7 MERCHANT'S SIDEWALK SALE Stroll the street and see the bargains. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH - 10 A.M. MUTT SHOW ® See the local kids' pets compete. JE Te en Ui Re ER Sn Er Officers from Whitby detachment OPP_blocked received a bomb threat to one of their buses. Traffic traffic on 7A Highway at the east end of the causeway was backed up for over two hours as this bus was last Tuesday night after Travelways Bus Lines checked for a bomb. e - ; 7 "WW 0 & (4 Gingham Checked / BLOUSES *12.00 Red & Nay ¢ by Style-Rite Polka Dot ¢ hn Hankies ¥ BLOUSES 14.9 5 by G.W.G. § / DISCOUNT J oy & Denim Patch Work PAPI A [J yg SMOCKS *15.00 § 7 by Shirt Tale T North Star on san | 4 Den DENIM CANVAS SHOES *7* - *8% ¢ _ m , / Chidrans Sete el Hush Puppy Oxfords *19.99 ' ) DENIM PANTS 5% - 510% | Hats North Star Joggers Men's 14.99 Boys' Jeans by G.W.G. 909 - 33.8) ¢ Boys' 12.95 ' 4 | Boys' Denim Jackets 12% - 514% / WwW (04 ,¢ \ 4 &\ Boys' Cowboy Hats *1.39 A. . BRO , IA DEPARTMENT STORE _- SOT COS SS DOCS "SA A EE EE ET BT Hh, Wi, a, FRE TR A A NE ERE 184 ! x . Vis . riod RR aS Sy Spi er Ee Lr BT a SO ye Cy 3 - ER ACHRS . rT ad Sha apa, NY 1 ne < MET 2 a re o he ET, ~ - '¢ - a a Rd FARE Tt TOR 8 Slt wale --- A "ORS. ~~ » Ey A, ---- A a Wr I. "