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(From page 1) the local level," he said. McPhail said his meeting with Pilkey this week will be an important one in his oh. decision, as he wants to try to determine what Pilkey's ,motives are for seeking the chairman's job. McPhail also wants to know how Pilkey perceives the three northern municipalities within the Durham concept, and whether Pilkey has accepted the fact that _ing for support, "meetings with Taylor, and A fire Monday afternoon completely destroyed this house of Robert Grierson and family. The two-storey house was located on the east side of Regional Road Two, about one mile south of Seagrave. The exact cause of the blaze was not known on Monday;-hut firefighters from Port Perry suspect it may have started with a faulty wood stove. Mr. and Mrs. Grierson have two children, Brad, 4 and Barry, 2 There were no injuries in the fire. A few household belongings were saved and the remainder is reported to be covered by insurance. + Hous Fire LADIES' WEAR HOUSECOATS GOWNS Cotton - Flannelette - Brushed Arnel SLIPPERS POSLUM COATS UTEX SKI JACKETS KAYSER SLIPS KAYSER PANTIES KAYSER HOSE & PANTY HOSE Durham is here to stay and is willing to make it work. Scugog's new mayor Jerry Taylor admitted that making up his mind as to whom he would vote for was not an: easy decision for him. . TOUGH DECISION Both Pilkey and Beath, who are actively campaign- asked for both came out to see him at his Scugog farm. Mr. Taylor told the Star that he is impressed with Pilkey's municipal ex- perience in Oshawa and at the Regional level, and also by the fact that Pilkey has led the aldermanic race in Oshawa for the last couple of elections. -However, he said his decision to go with Beath was based on the fact that Beath appears to have done a reasonable job as chair- man over the past five years. And like the other council- lors from Scugog, Uxbridge, and Brock Townships, Mr. Taylor noted that Pilkey has taken an anti-Durham stance in the past. Councillor Reg Rose has also indicated that he will be supporting Beath when the vote is taken December 6. He was a strong supporter of Mr. Beath in the last election for Regional chair- man two years ago. Gary Herrema, the newly elected mayor of Uxbridge who has completed one term - as regional councillor, also had a tough time making up his mind over who he would vote for. He admitted he PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., November 27, 1978 -- 3 'Vote for chairman may be close would not mind voting for somebody other than Beath this time around, but said he is not convinced that Pilkey would be the right chairman for all of Durham Region. Herrema's fellow regional councillor for Uxbridge, newcomer Maustyn Mec- Knight declined to comment last week on who he would be supporting. He said he will "make up his own mind" when the time comes, and would not necessarily vote the same way as other council members from the North. Mr. McKnight sug- gested that while the three northern municipalities should not get any special treatment from Durham Region or the chairman, he would hope that the chair- man would '*have an under- standing of all the areas within Durham'. The successful candidate for the $34,500 a year chair- man's job will have to win 16 of the 30 votes on Regional council. Incumbent chair- man Walter Beath was "v "3 i eke eS oa Te Nigh A ho £ IT when Durham officially became a regional munici- pality in 1974, and two years later he defeated Oshawa alderman Allan Dewar on the second ballot to retain the position. Allan McPhail was knocked out of that race on the first ballot. Pilkey, who is 33, has 'ten years of municipal govern- ment experience in the city of Oshawa, and has been a regional councillor since the formation of Durham five years ago. He is described as intelligent, articulate and one who does his homework on the issues. A survey by an Oshawa newspaper last week in- dicates that Pilkey is as- sured of eight votes out of the 11 from the city of Oshawa. One Oshawa councillor, John Howden indicated he will support Beath, and two others have not yet made up their minds. If Pilkey is to unseat Beath on December 6, he will have to get support from another eight councillors outside the i SNA ¥ ) ~ \. appointed to the position by . city of Oshawa. the provincial government pom [an [on (an (ap [ap [ap [an [an] {ks [ds [ade Tad [te [te [ale [ke Te | ICICICIC he he | ce | ws | whe he | I would like to thank all those who supported me in the last election. John Williams le] 2 [ae op [om Lope aps [ao [am Lops | po Lape [op | 5252525252525 252525d50525 254505 SCC Toke Tete | SESS ICICICACICICICICICC ho Lake [he | whe | he | he |e |e | ie | [Rae Te Te Tc Ten Te ee Le Lh |e | |e ke he | MEN'S A GOOD SELECTION OF § * GW.G. & LEVIS JEANS 4 * GREB FOOTWEAR \y S * RITCHIE SHOES * SPORT JACKETS * RIVIERA SLACKS * ARROW SHIRTS * STANFIELD LARGE TOY SELECTION Children's Wear by LADYBIRD