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Vol. 112 No. 38 Wednesday, July 26, 1978 32 Pages Businesses Township are being warned by police to be on the look-out for bogus U.S. money after a phoney $100 bill turned up in Port Perry last Thursday. A_spokesman for the Whitby detachment of the OPP said the fake is '"'pretty Western Weekend is just two weeks away, and organ- izers are putting the finish- ing touches on the three-day affair which has been an annual summer attraction in Port Perry for the last eight years. Port Porky's s new water well stood up well during the recent dry spell... Art Leitch of Durham Regions Public Works Department examines the stations over- indicates that there should flow pipe which runs Sontinuossly. [Story on page 8.] in Scugog A run-down of the program be something for just about = September ope ning | ~ for industrial plaza Ideal weather and an absence of labour difficulties have kept construction of 'Carlan Homes plaza right on schedule this summer. .-. In fact," Carlan general manager Bob Naish told the . Star last week that the first tenants should be moved in to the 20,000 square foot building on Regional Road 8 ber Toronto 'youths «facing charges Five Toronto area teen- agers are facing 20 charges in connection with a series of break and enters at cottages in the View Lake area on the south-east shore of Lake Scugog. The charges of break and enter with intent, break, enter -and theft," and wilfull damage were laid last week after an ongoing investiga- tion by officers of the New- castle OPP detachment. Due to appear in Lindsay court later this summer to face the charges are: Sheri Ann Herbert, 16, Toronto; Kay Wickens, 16, East York; Joséph K. Ward,17, Scar- borough; Kevin J. Kelly, 17, Thornhill; and Richard Fernandez, 17, of Richmond Hill. industrial - by the first week in Septem- Mr. Naish added that so Tar, lease' agreements have been concluded for three of the eight separate units, and a fourth is close to 'being signed. Pd 'Two units will be occupied by Municipal Traffic Signs Ltd., which is moving its _ business from the present location in Markham. A third unit has been taken by a company that services vending machines. Work on the $300,000 build- ing, which is located on the northwest corner of Regional Road 8 and Simcoe Street in - Port Perry, began May 29, and by this week all the major services such as - hydro, water, sewer and gas had been installed. ' The mechanical and electrical work to the interior. is ex- pected to get underway in the near future: The two acre site is pact of an 11-acre parcel owned by Carlan Homes, and Mr. Naish said that negotiations presently underway - for a Continued on page 12 Near Epsom everybody - from the mid- way, several different dan- ces, athletic events inchiding the home run contest, the "ever-popular "'dunk-em for a quarter", the gigantic side- walk sale, and the Junior Farmers Mini Tractor pull. The whole thing kicks off Thursday evening August 10 with the Midway in Palmer Park, and the Kinette Club Gong Show at the new arena. Last year this Gong Show proved to be.immensely pop- ular attracting numerous contestants, and all kinds of spectators who came to join in the fun. Another crowd pleasing event is the Super-Star show, where some of Scugoeg's public figures and officials get involved in some rather funny hijinks such as spitting - watermellon pits, frog rac- ing and picking marbles out of cream pie with their teeth. The "'Super-Stars" will be in action of Friday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m. in front of the post office. For the very young, the Kiddies Parade will start at 10:00 AM Friday, August 11 , and that should keep the youngsters busy with. the fancy costumes and decor- ations (not to mention their parents). Even the dogs can get into the act on August 12, with the ¢ Young cyclist killed A 12-year old Epsom boy was killed July 18 when he was struck by a car while driving his bicycle on Re- gional Road 8, about two miles west of Epsom. An OPP spokesman said that Anthony Goslin was riding westbound on the right side of the road when struck by a westbound car driven by Myrtle Gormley, 79, of Uxbridge Township. The accident occured shortly before 3:00 p.m. The youngster was taken by ambulance to Uxbridge Hospital where he was pro- nounced dead from head injuries. good quality" but printed on paper a bit thicker than the real thing. Police believe that the fake bill was made by photo-stating on a new " kind of copier machine that "has recently come on the market. The picture on the bill is slightly blurred, and Ready for Western popular Mutt Show, the post office. For anyone who has -- } very tough. g E0000 0 and that's at 100 PM in front of the blue fibre in the paper has been marked with a ball-point pen. Police say that so far this is the only bad bill to turn up in Durham, but they are warning merchants to be highly suspicious of large denomination U.S. currency. Weekend dreamed of playing Babe Ruth, the Minor Softball Home Run Derby might be Continued on page 7 Horseshoes, anyone? | "A champion horse shoe pitcher for almost half a century, Roy £ McLaughlin of R.R. 1 Nestleton is setting his sights on the Canadian finals to ES be held at the CNE next month. Roy knows the competition is going to be g [Story, more pictures on page 20]. - ¥ i. Bogus money surfaces again ~The $100 bill was passed in a Queen Street store after the banks had closed. The male suspect is described as about 30, short, with dark hair and complexion. He was accompanied by a taller blonde woman, described also as being about 30 years of age. 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