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_-- The holiday Thanksgiving weekend was a busy one for the Whitby detachment of the OPP which investigated 20 motor vehicle accidents throughout its territory. Five people were injured, as a result of the accidents and there was $70,000 dam- age to the vehicles involved. All occurred between 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon and 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Whitby police also charged five persons with impaired driving and made two drug seizures during the same period, \ .. SCUGOG TOWNSHIP The heavy -holiday traffic and poor driving conditions Saturday resulted in several traffic accidents throughout Scugog . Township. Most were of a minor nature and police report that none of those involved was injured seriously. : A rear end collision Oct- ober 8 on Highway 7A just east of Lilla Street caused an estimated $1700 damage to two vehicles. Police report that David Butland of Blackstock was westbound about 4:30 p.m. in a 1974 Javelin. The driver stopped for traffic and was struck from behind by a car driven by John Hamilton of Blackstock. The - Butland car suffered $1000. damage, Two recent robberies . Police report rash . of minor accidents CARELESS DRIVING -Robert Sprague, 17, of Windsor, Ontario has been charged with careless driv- ing as a result of an acci- dent October 8 on Queen (continued on page 25) Beckers installs cameras The Becker Milk Company has taken steps to beef up security at its convenience store in the plaza at the corner of Water Street and Highway 7A. The store has been robbed three times in the past 18 months, and after the latest incident occurred September 19, manager Ken Irvine ask- ed that the company install closed circuit cameras. This was done almost im- mediately and there are now two of the cameras in con- tinuous operation. They are equipped with wide angle lenses designed to photo- graph any hold-up attempts and also scan areas of the store to detect shop-lifting. Mr. Fred Walker, who is supervisor of security with the Becker Company said it is policy of the company to install this kind of equipment in stores in areas which he described as 'vulnerable?' to possible crime. For security Thursday, October 13,1977 reasons he would not reveal the exact operation of the cameras. Earlier this summer three thieves made off with an undisclosed sum of money, and just before closing time on September 19, a lone thief got away with about $80. A warning sign on the door indicates that the store has been equipped with the Tele- com camera equipment, and this in itself should act as a deterrent against crime: 32 Pages Are Mosport Victory Labatt's Grand Prix winner Jody Scheckter following his victory in a Walter Wolf Ford at Mosport Sunday afternoon. [More pictures and - story on pages 19 and 20]. + Vol. 111 No. 48 ka de i Pern TV Puppetree The magic of TV. Puppetree delighted youngsters at Town Hall 1873 last Friday afternoon. Brian Kerry, completely captivated by the a grade 1 student at Epsom School was show put on by puppeteer Tom Vandenberg of Newmarket. For more pictures of Brian and the joys that a puppet show can bring to the face of a youngster, see page 7. Lot levy decision reversed by council After a debate that has gone on for nearly three months, Mr. Claire Miller of Port Perry was successful Tuesday night in persuading Scugog Township Council to exempt his property from the $1,000. municipal lot L levy. The resolution to exempt the Miller property from the levy was passed by a vote of five to one, with councillors Richard Drew, Reg Rose, Don Crosier, Neil McLaugh- lin and Jerry Taylor in favour, and councillor Vern Asselstine opposed. This was the same resolution that was defeated by council at the regular meeting of September 26. The issue goes back to July 25 of this year when council imposed the $1,000 levy on an application by Mr. Miller to sever one of two adjoining lots he owns on the corner of Bigelow and MacDonald Streets in Port Perry. THREE TIMES Since that time, Mr, Miller has made three appearances before council to argue against the levy on the grounds that the lots had been separate for at least 75 years, and have always con- tained two individual houses. At the regular meeting two - weeks ago a resblution to exempt similar situations in future from the levy was approved, however, a second resolution dealing spécific- ally with the Miller property was defeated. In arguing his case again last Tuesday night, Mr. Miller suggested that he would be prepared to take the issue to a higher author- ity. Councillor Richard Drew, who introduced the motion to exempt the property from the levy, told council that he had consulted with the Town- ship solicitor who agreed that the lots were indeed separate and there was no reason for the Township to impose the levy. At one point during the debate Councillor Richard Drew stated flatly that Mr. Miller's case "would stand a very good chance in a court of law, and I think the lawyer (Township solicitor Tom Jermyn) agrees." Councillor Vern Asselstine maintained his opposition to the exemption, stating that "the levy on severances must apply to all, without any exemptions, He added that the Township has little access to tax dollars, with levies being one of the few areas where a municipality can collect revenue. Councillor Asselstine re- jected the argument that an older house on a lot has made an ongoing contribution for municipal services and should therefore be exempt Continued on page 16 .. Bilingualism and capital punishment Unlike Scugog Township, not all municipal councils in the province are content to confine their activities to the somewhat mundane munici- pal busi of lot levies, subdivisions and dog control. It seems that the council of Charlottenburgh Township in Glengarry County is not exactly happy with the way things are being run at the national level, and they are trying to do something about it Included in the agenda for the Tuesday night meeting of Scugog Council were a couple of items from Char- lottenburgh reeve Adrian Gadbois. Reeve Gadbois indicated that his council is not happy with the recently announced $800 bonus for federal civil servants, especially during a time when all governments should be concerned with fiscal restraint. Charlottenburgh council's objections are outlined in a letter to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and a copy of the letter was also for- warded to Scugog Council. Not content to step just into the bilingual fray, the Continued on page 16