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Vol. 121 No. 40 Tuesday, September 1, 1987 Copy 50¢ 40 Pages Six year old Katie White of Pefferlaw was busy at the Blackstock Fair last Saturday prepar- ing her Charolais calf "Cynthia" for one of the shows. One of the largest crowds in recent years OPEN sounds warning for Ontario "Schools need more money The quality of the public educa- tion system in Ontario will decline unless there is a substantial in- crease in the amount of money from Queens Park to cover operating costs, build new schools and replace aging and obsolete equipment. That was the essential message delivered last Friday morning at a press conference called by OPEN, the Ontario Public Education Net- work, which is attempting to focus public attention on education as an issue in the current provincial elec- tion campaign. The press conference was held at the Durham Board of Education of- fices in Oshawa and those in atten- dance included trustees, reps from teachers groups, the chairman of } ¥ £7 gathered at the annual Fair in Blackstock to see the many attractions and events, and thanks to the great weather, the day went off without a hitch. See more photos inside. | the Board and the director of educa- tion for Durham Region. They unveiled a litany of financial woes facing public school boards all across Ontario, but especially boards like Durham which have ex- perienced a rapid growth in the number of students over the past (Turn to page 2) Fair time in Port Perry The OPP Golden Helmets Motor- cycle show will be one of the many attractions as the annual Port Perry Fair kicks off three days of fun for the whole family September 5, 6, and 7. The Golden Helmets will put on two demonstrations of precision riding on Saturday, the first at 2:00 PM and the second about 5:00 PM in front of the grandstand. Also coming up on Saturday even- ing is the truck and tractor pull at 7:00 PM, featuring vintage tractors, 4X4's and modified trucks. The coloured dairy breed show will be held Saturday afternoon and the midway will be open that day. On Sunday, some of the main at- tractions include horse racing with pari-mutual betting, an old- fashioned fiddle contest at 2:00 PM, the beef show later in the afternoon and the popular ATV pull getting underway at 6:00 PM. On Monday (Labour Day) the horse pull at 3:00 PM is always a crowd pleasing event. And the Hols- tein Show will celebrate its 50th an- niversary at the Port Perry Fair. Other features at this year's Fair include 'Bossy Bingo,' an antique and classic car show, horseshoe pit- ching, bale throwing and team bale rolling competitions. Gates open this Saturday morning at 9:00 AM; Sunday at 11:00 AM and Monday at 8:00 AM. The Port Perry Fairgrounds are located at the intersection of Simcoe | u urn to page 7) Funeral services were held Tues- day afternoon (September 1) in Ux- bridge for a well known Utica resi- dent killed in a car accident near Lindsay on Friday evening. Mrs. Mildred Thompson, 69, and her friend Phyllis Clark of Uxbridge died when their car was involved in a head-on crash on Highway 35, just south of the hamlet of Cameron. A spokesman for the Lindsay OPP detachment said the accident took place about 8:30 PM Friday on a slight curve in the highway. The driver of the second car, 17-year old Steven Dewell of Coboconk, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Peterborough Hospital. The Police spokesman said Mon- day morning the cause of the acci- dent is still under investigation. Mrs. Thompson, whose husband Dennis. passed away ten years ago, Scugog woman dies in crash had been a resident of Utica for more than 30 years and took an ac- tive part in community life. She organized the euchres held at the Utica Community Hall. Residents of the community were shocked and saddened to hear of her death. As recently as last Tuesday, Mrs. Thompson had taken the minutes at a Hall Board meeting in the absence of the secretary. Members of the Hall Board are making plans to have the minutes framed for display in the hall in her memory. A 2:00 PM service was held September 1 at the Low and Low Funeral Home in Uxbridge. Burial will be in Mt. Albert Cemetery. It is believed that Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Clark were on their way to the Clark cottage when the accident took place. i§ Seagrave group home for autistic proposed An organization seeking a rezon- ing in Seagrave to operate a group home for autistic adults received nothing but praise and good wishes from local residents during a public hearing in council chambers Mon- day evening. Speaking for the applicant, Kerry's Place, lawyer Michael Cascone said the rezoning is for the house known as Ocean View on the north west corner of King and River Streets in Seagrave, from its pre- sent residential status, to specifical- Hospital gets ly permit the use as a group home. The property would be used to house a maximum of five autistic adults and staff. Autism is a rare disorder, affec- ting approximately the same percentage of the population as peo- ple born blind. The Kerry's Place program has existed as an organization for the past 13 years and offers programs for autistic children and adults in (Turn to page 10) approval for 22 bed chronic wing Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry will be undergoing a ma- jor expansion in 1990 with the an- nouncement last week that the pro- vincial government will provide the money for 22 chronic (long term) care beds. Health Minister Murray Elston disclosed the details at a press con- ference held in Ajax last week. The 22 chronic care beds for Communi- ty Memorial Hospital are part of $36.8 million package unveiled by the Minister which will add 201 chronic care beds and 105 acute care beds to five hospitals in Durham Region. Officials with the hospital in Port Perry were delighted with the an- nouncement. Administrator David Brown told the Star the hospital has heen seeking approval for the 22 beds for some time and the Durham Region Health council identified Port Perry as needing the additional beds for long term patients. Howard Hall, chairman of the planning committee for the Hospital Board of Governors said the con- struction costs for a new chronic care wing at the hospital are estimated at $2.175 million (in 1987 figures). By the time the project gets underway in 1990, the price tag likely will be higher and the hospital will be undertaking a major public fund-raising drive to come up with its one-third share of the cost. The provincial government will pick up the tab for the other Le The timetable for the new wing (Turn to page 8) Youth killed An 18-year old Oakwood youth was killed in a two car accident ear- ly Friday morning on Durham Road 21, just east of Coppins Corners. Durham Police say the accident took place just before 7:30 AM. Brian Edward Budden was pro- nounced dead at Uxbridge Cottage Hospital about an hour after the accident. Police say he was eastbound when his car went out of control, slid across the centre line of the highway and was hit on the driver's side by a car driven by Mrs. Marlo Smith of 210 Queen Street, Port Perry. She was rushed to hospital with cuts and lacerations, broken ribs and fractures to her wrists and ankles.