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Port Perry Star, 9 Mar 1977, p. 1

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Scugog Township Council . took action on a number of estate residential-hamlet area. subdivision proposals, giving the -green- light to- only the eight-unit Sadler subdivision near Williams Council considered the proposal as infilling, and voted to accept the applicat- ion of subdivision. The sub- divider will now come be- long process of approval fore 'council as the first of a Serving Scugog Township that will take him through regional levels. For the other eight pros- pective developers, it was bad news, their proposals rejected" as premature or outright denied. Rejected was _a proposal for over 20 lots in the Bruce development near Robin Glade in the northwestern tip of the township. The Shaw subdivision of some 75 units along the Cawker and provincial PORT § PERRY' an - Estate residential decis Creek area just south of Port Perry area was also denied. Considered premature by council were six subdivision proposals, The Bosco proposal just south of Mast Road, former Reach township was ruled premature, as was a Ridge- land proposal in the Chalk' Lake area. The Systma pro- posal adjacent the hamlet of Manchester was also consid- "ered premature, as was a Wednesday, March 9, 1977 |] 10 Werry subdivision proposal on the outskirts of Caesarea. Monday. night's decisions came-after much prepara- tion by township council in the area of estate residént ial, Meetings have been held with Durham Regional plan- ners to discuss criterion for the approval and rejection of . such developments. On hand at the Monday meeting was John McDer- (continued on page 15) 20° Io Vol. 1.10 No. 18 28 Pages Dr. Robert B. McClure, .a missionary doctor for more than 50 years who has among other things survived bandits and guerrilla wars, learned to pilot airplanes, run a wartime trucking fleet and much more, will: be ----speaking --at- Port Perry United Church on Sunday, "This isn't a denomin- primitive conditions. He spent three years in Formosa treating lepers, and when the Japanese invaded . China, he was as- signed to work with the Red Cross in Central China. He had dealings with Mao Tse-Tung and Chow En-ai much. It was his belief that Christian love, in the form of medicine, is for all who need it. When he discovered he'd been nominated to become moderator of the United Church of Canada, he turned it down, saying, "I'm a and other communist lead-~ foxhole Christian, not a desk tenders put before council, was approved last week. - According 'to Mayor Lawrence Malcolm, however, the company has since than indicated it might back out. Seems they made a miscalculation. [f- the company does pull out, it will have to forfelt a $10,000. v "tender deposit. Tenders ranged from a high $215,707. $136,890. tender for the job. The fender, among seven ational thing," said Rev. R. Brawn of Port Perry United | 2 Point. « € A w March 13 at.10 am. Wark on the 16-Inch pipeline that will bring water from the new well to Port Perry. is going ahead on Church schedule, but. the Region may have hit. a. s0agun.; who is fitere N. the 'well pumping station aioe RI yay at i . sig London was the company that got the nod on thelr Cure, C regardless" of 'what church they belong to." "At age 76, this self- described "foxhole Chris- tian" has had more of life's experiences than--he "can recount, everything from: taking part- in airborne -rescue-missions-to- running from - the Japanese as a suspect spy. He has worked in some of the most -corners of the world, per- -forming an average of 1,000 'We want. anyone : people. 3 ty 10 see Dro M of _planes to locate downed air- impoverished ers, who he considered to be Christian". "single-tracked zealots", Three years later he was interested in medical treat- elected moderator, however, ment only for their own or h im as a SUSD ected Spy, hie "nevertheless "orgafiized rescue teams using light craft. 'He made more than Judging by the perform- -50 parachute jumps himself - ance of .about 30 local and took part in many contestants in the annual rescues. = Public Speaking Contest Since the war, he worked held by the Royal Canadian. in the Gaza Strip, then in Legion, chances are better India where his program of than ever that young people family planning has come to from the Scugog area will involve all mission hospitals advance well up the ladder in India. in the competition. Not an evangelist in the = Members of Branch 419 popular sense, Mr. McClure were very pleased with the Dr. Robert McClure to visit Port Perry and served for over two years in that capacity. In the last ten years, he's worked in Borneo, Peru, and the island of St. Vincent. Now he's back in Toronto ...presumably retired. Dr. McClure says that his life as a missionary has had a profound effect on him. For McClure, its been as much a learning éxperience as a teaching one. meme Legion contest for student speakers competition, "There's some real talent in this group," said Ross Weir, who organizes and runs: the local segment of the event, "I think we've got a good chance when these kids compete at the zone level and beyond." The local legion has done well in past years in both literary and' public speaking 'Dr, Stewart re-elected 4 r. dtewart re-elected head of Big Brothers Neo ® President Dr. John Stew-' enthusiastic support for the art, vice-president Eric new tion. . Fletcher and treasurer Don Eileen Breen: won: the pi} - Ayotte will head up the most sponsors category and |i local Big Brother organiza- will get a dinner for two at = tion. : the CN Tower. She had 149 Elections were conducted sponsors. Winning $30.00 IY as part of the annual meet- and $20.00 gift certificates ing held recently in the are Joan Lyon with 115 spon- | board room at Community . s A Memorial Hospital. Th t i Other officers are Bob' ieves | e Strickert, secretary; Jim . n = Burnett, publicity chair- wheel discs PY man; Membership; Recruit- _ ment chairman William Four 15-inch chrome wire Ringham; and Screening Wheel discs with black back- and matching chairman ground were reported stolen Mike Wilson, from a 1975 van owned by Dorothy Forder, Jack Cot- Ralph Woods of Lot 13, trell and Janice Durham Conc. 6 in Scugog Township, ' were all elected directors at wae ven Was Jarked hithe > large. ay at the time With the presentation of Of the theft, sometime annual reports, members during theright of February learned that th April to Dec- 7 Bi Robert Foley ember 1976 operating time, . o oley five Little Brothers and four . The Whithy Setachmént, Big Brothers were a v= vincial Police do er with thecs mathe oom. Sontinuing Juvestigations eted. . scs are ah for the new year Valued at about $150.00. will include increasing the Also, on February 27, a number. of matches and to ©¢ar owned by Thomas Bell | § ensure there are enough Big of 145 Alva St., Port Perry Brothers to go around. was stolen from the garage Final tabulations have adjacent to the house. The ¢ - been made for the Big Vehicle was found abandon- J Jrothes Bow] for Millions ol on Highway 4o1, " shot raising event, ar e y according to results show active and Provincial police. HD operations a year under didn't quote the-Bible very- Branch 4¥, Royal Canadian Leglon Is again in the midst of conducting Its annual public speaking program, and local branch level competitions were well attended on Sunday at the Legion. Winners in the four categories were, from left; Louise VanCamp Sua ESE TEL -turn-out--at-the Sunday -- of Cartwright, grades 11-13 group; Ann Tapscott of R:H. Cornish, grades 7-8 group; Karen McElvey of Raglan, grades 4-6 and Claudia Liebscher of Port Perry High School, grades 9 and 10. PIVEN TIEN ESR RCD ORE foto IY , o ant OA, > ENC SE Bre ay a Ee ET RS ST SESS Dm Ze

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