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Province asks municipaitiies for money savi'ng ideas, Toronto- The Ontario government lias asked municipalities to forward ideas to Queens Park on innovative methods of .cutting costs without cutting services to citizens, The request was included in the most recent edition of Background, a regular publication sent to al municipalities. The publication cites as' an example the' way the Regional Munîcipality of Durham bas incorporated a new systema of having employable recipients of Genèral Welfare Assis- tance report to îlieir offices to personally pick Up, their assistance cheques. Durham Commissioner Doug Johins lias reported that the, trialproject is saving the municipality up to $2,000 every two weeks. Mr. Johns said Durham, like most other municîp- alities, previously fmailed out cheques on the first and sixteenth of eacli month. Now recipients are required to report in person to obtain their cheques. 1Five days after 'welfare cheques were available under the new require- ments, 52 recipients had still flot called to pick up their money "nor had they complained or made further enquiry front our offices or personnel," said Mr. Johns. "Bearing in mind that General Welfare Assis- tance cati neyer be described as 'generous' and that any person, whose Ontario Hydro is advising householders to check identifi- cation of persons claiming to be electrical inspectors before admiting, them to their homes. Several cases of im- personation of Hydro inspec- tors recently have resulted in burglary and theft. "Ontario Hydro elettrieal inspectors do not wear uni- forma but they carry carda identifying them as electrical inspectors, with name, signa- ture, employee number and picture so that identification cannot be mistaken," said Leslie Stoch, Inspection Su- perintendent of Hydro's Cen- tral Region. Ontario Hydro is reaponsi- ble for inspection of al l new electric wiring and electrical appliance installations throughout Ontario, including municipalities served by local Hydro aystems, like Toronto Hydro, Mississauga Hydro and others. "1inspectors seldon appear unannounceed," Mr. Stoch added. "When they visit a home they do so for the purpose of inspecting a apeci- fic piece of electrical wîring or equipment. They always an- nounce their purpose'and in -qost cases the householder la expecting them., The excep- tion is when the Electrical Inspection department la asked to make an inspection by the local fire department, the Fire Marshal's office or other municipal department be cause wiring is thôught to be unsafe. " Mr. Stoch advises house- holders to check identification of the inspector and learn the purpose of the visit before admitting himn to their homes. Dancing was just one of the activities going on at the Greaser's Day held by the Newcastle Recreation Department recently. Giving a demonstration of one of the dances that was popular in the 1950's, above, were Wendy Werry and Tommy Holmes. Dancing ta a By-Gone Beat sole income' is welfare, could flot possibly exist for five additional days without money, Durham concluced tbat the 'need'hlas not been demonstrated and General Welfare Assistance was instantly terminated," said Mr. Johins. Mr. Johins said the project will continue since lie is convinced it is an economizing method witli- out restricting assistance to those who need it. Tlie Provincial-Municipal Secretariat of the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and lntergovernmental Affaira lias asked other municipal- ities to forward suggested changes for the possible study by other towns, cities and regions in the province. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Auguat 4, 19763 Go 4un. HIobbs Says qGift, Too ExpensiveanItem What's $30 or $40 between friends? It's too much, according to Councillor Ivan Hobbs, espe- cially when the money isn't in the budget. A meeting of the committee of the whole spent part of Monday afternoon, July 26, considering an appropriate gif t to present to the Mayor of Rochester. This followed a visit by about 23 American Jaycees who came to Bowmanville July 24. They gave the town a 13 star flag, a acroîl and the keys to the City of Rochester during the Bowmanville Week celebrations. In return for the American gifts, the committee of the whole considered sending the mayor of Rochester the book, Between Friends. The book contains photo- graphs-produced by Cana- dians to commemorate the Red Croàss Clinicýp_ Includes About 100 Volunteers Durham East Red Cross president, Pat Griffin said last week that the blond donor clinic being held in Bowman- ville today isn't just a one day operation. A succeaful clinic takes planning and advertîaing and other behind the scenes jobs that begin even before the cota are set up at the Lions Centre of Beecli Ave. Mrs. 'Griffin estimated around 100 volunteers are connected witli the clinîc. This includes people who do tele- phone canvasaing, people who. put up posters, people who serve cookies and tea to the blood donors, and other'volun- teers. Volunteers Cut Costs In fact, the volunteer work- ers lower the coat of obtaining blood in this area. The cost, according to last year's statis- tics, is only 21 cents per unit. It'a one of the lowest figures in Ontario, Mrs. Griffin said. The Durham East Red Cross members are among the volunteers. But, 50 are a large number of. other community groupa.i The Kinsmen look after placing advetétisements in newapapers, usually, two weeks before a clinic is held, Mrs. Grif fin said. In addition, the Bowman- ville Lions club donates their building and the Newcastle Lions Club helps look after advertisin'g in churches and industry. Reminders The Business e~d Prof es- sional Women's Club does telephone canvassing two or three days before the clinie in order to remind people who have given blood before of the American bicentennial. The retail cost of the book is between $29.50 and $42.50 and Councillor Hobbs said the gift would be more extravagant than gîfts the city of Toronto gives to its visitors. -Despite objections, the com- mittee agreed to the gift. Newcastle Councillor, Ken Lyall suggested the town should give its viaitors an old shoe with a liole in it to represent the taxpayers. coming clinic. On the day of the clinic, some of the boys from the Pine Ridge School help unload equipment. Kinettes and Kay- ettes do somne of the clerical work at the clinic. Tea, coffee and cookies are aerved by the hoapital auxilliary and by some of the local lodges. 1And after the volunteers have done their work, ail that is needed are. the donors. Mrs. Griffin said last week that she thinks psychological reasons keep most people froin giving blood. Some people just don't like the idea of the'needle. 1Won't Hurt But, Mrs. Griffin aaid that once someone comes to a clinic and sees what goes on, he or ahe'usually isn't shy about giving blood. The pain is no worse than a pin-prick.' She added that some people even tell her they feel better after they give blood, although she admitted that this feeling could be in themind of the donor. Today's clinic runs through the supper hour and ends at 8:30 p.m. The quota for the clinic is 350 units., Hydro Inspectors Carry Fool-Proof Identification