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Orono Park Lights Now in Operation A new lighting system for the Orono bail park is now in operation. The lights were turned on for the first time two weeks ago and they illuminate both the ball diamond and the tennis courts in the Orono Park. They are also consider- ed adequate for soccer. OER OIL IS JuSr i SUPER GREA T AND WILL SAVE YOUFRON THAT FREEZING FATE q9,n Francis Tennant Fuels R.R.1 Orono, Ont. 983-5693 $1.98' Cash and Carry Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 4, 1976 7 Carnival Raises $84.48 For Muscular Distrophy Doug Pinder, of Pinder Construction, was in the village for the formal inaug- uration of,the new lights. He said systems such as the one in Orono are used successfully in Sunderland and in other areas. Members of the Orono and District Chamber of Com- merce were also on hand for the occasion.1 The Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the project and contributed funds. The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club was also been a major contributor of money. Funds to pay for the lights are also being raised by a draw for a Morgan horse and a beef barbeque. Blood is needed EVERY DAY S M TIW T F S Cash and Carry FENCI NG Chain Link Vinyl Wire 48" high 11/2" Green Vinyl 60" high 1½2 Green Vinyl Complete with galvanized rail, une posts and fittings, corner, gate and end posts extra. Gates extra Savings on Other Styles WHITE'S FENCING 576-5606 mesh N A backyard carnival on 117 Duke St.-in Bowmanville on Friday, July 22nd netted $84.48 to go towards the fight against Muscular Dystrophy. Featured at the carnival were fortune telling, guinea pig selling, ring toss, penny toss, and a book stall. Taking part in the carnival were (front row, left to right): George Evans, Chad Evans, John Mutton, Steven Hayes, Melanie Beauprie and Greg Dodds. Back row (right to left) includes: Kevin Hayes, Lydia Dodds, Kevin Rines, Lynn Marr, Scott Thertell and John Rines. Major Disaster Brings Out the Best in People It's kind of a sad com- mentary on humanity that it usually takes a large scale disaster to bring out the best in us. However, in spite of the motivation, it's refreshing to know that when the need is there, we do respond and often quickly. Just six months ago, on February 4, at 3:04 a.m., a major earthquake struck Guatemala and as a result of that 35 second violent up- heaval of the earth's crust, 22,700 people died, 250,000 homes were totally destroyed and over one million people were left homeless. And in answer to that need, you, the people of Canada, responded quickly. Within days, you generously gave over one million dollars ($1,300,000) through the Can- adian Red Cross in aid of Guatemalan relief. Se what happened to your dollars? Do they really help? Is the need still there? Haven't you wondered what ever happened to all those people who needed your help? Well, for Red Cross there is still much work to be done. With your support some 2,000 homes will be constructed in eight Guatemala communities by the end of the year. Some are already com- pleted. Your help is very real for 27 year old Villna Alegria of El Progresso, a town where many thousands of people died and nearly 90 per cent of ail standing structures were to- tally destroyed. "The earthquake killed my husband and 12 year old son and our home was totally destroyed. Because of the Red Cross and the people of Canada, I have a new house. I am very happy with my Red Cross house. Without it, I would have no place to live and no place for my three children." El Progresso now has over 1,000 Red Cross homes already built with your funds and soon there will be many more because you cared. As Senora Alegria so simply states "Gracias amigos" - "Thank you Canada". AIB Chairman Claims Media Reaction to 0.8% Price Rise Was Unjustified Criticism Anti-Inflation Board Chair- man Jean-Luc Pepin today said that news media reaction to the 0.8 per cent increase in the Consumer Price Index in May was unjustified. Noting that the increase was mainly due to a 1.5 per cent rise in food prices, attribu- table chiefly to a 12.4 per cent increase in beef prices, Mr. Pepin said that the anti- inflation program cannot be judged on a month-to-month fluctuations in food prices. Food prices are still lower than in the last quarter of 1975. Since the ronitoring for the latest CPI figures was com- pleted by Statistics Canada early in May, the more current AIB index of retail beef prices has shown an 10 Regional Projects Get Grants Grants totalling $8,112 for 10 projects in the Regional Muni- cipality of Durham have been approved from the proceeds of the Ontario Lottery. Amounts range from $1,296 to $250. The West Shore Softball Association in Pickering and the Georgina Minor Softball Association in Keswick will receive grants of $1,296 and $1,258 respectively to buy softball equipment. A $1,000 grant to the Ontario Women's Judo Team based in Uxbridge will help pay travel costs to a judo championship in England. The Ajax Aquatic Club will receive $1,000 to buy lane markers and starter guns. The Willowdale Park Soft- ball Association and the Glen Stewart Park Neighbourhood Association, both in Oshawa, will receive grants of $874 and $828 respectively, to buy softball and baseball equip- ment. An $804 grant to the Ajax Lacrosse Association will be used to buy lacrosse sticks. The North Oshawa Lions Soccer Club will use a $532 grant to expand the league, and the Willowdale Park Association in Oshawa will receive $270 for soccer equip- ment. A grant of $250 to the Pickering Bay Dolphin Foot- ball Club in Pickering will be used to expand the league. Culture and Recreation Minister Robert Welch said today's grants are part of the ongoing Share Wintario pro- gramme for the support of cultural and recreational activities. To date, the ministry bas allocated $45.9 million to more than 2,475 groups and projects across the province. increase of only 0.1 per cent and the index is running at three per cent below last year. Cattle prices are averaging four to five cents per pound, live weight, below last year and the Anti-Inflation Board's view is that for the next month consumers will be able to buy beef at prices below last year. Mr. Pepin pointed out that the AIB did not take credit for the decline in food prices in the five months preceding May and, in fact, it was the Board itself which gave the public advance warning that an upturn in food prices was expected in May. "Only in the longer term, when the month-to-month fluctuations in food prices are less important, is it appropri- ate to judge the effectiveness of the anti-inflation program by changes in the overall Consumer Price Index," Mr. Pepin said. The Anti-Inflation Board bas jurisdiction over only one half of the items that make up the CPI. The program does not cover farmgate food prices for valid reasons. For the most part, farmers operate in very competitive markets and have deserve to pay less- for car and fire insuranœ They do at Abstainers'. Because our experience has shown that abstainers have fewer accidents, fewer home fires. That's why we can in- sure for less. If you're a non-drinker, can you afford not to look into Abstainers' insurance for your home and your car? Osborne & Shank Ins. Agency Ltd. 108 Liberty St. N. Bowmanville - 623-2527 ABSTAINERS' INSURANCE COMPANY The only Canadian Company providing automobile and fire insurance exclusively to abstainers these prices is wholly attribu- table to increases in provin- cial indirect taxes. In the remaining non-food items in the index, the May price increase was only 0.3 per cent. "In October, 1975, the gov- ernment rejected a wage and price freeze as an inappropri- ate measure for the Canadan economy," Mr. Pepinsaid. "It was, and is still, felt, that a program of gradual reduction in the rate of inflation will not only accommodate shifts in relative prices, but also mini- mize the cost pressures in the decontrol period. "With this in mird, the AIB has tried to persuade the public not to expect an abrupt end to all price increases, but rather to anticipate a gradual winding down in the rate of inflation. It ishoped that the public will realize that the success of the wage and price controls should be judged by the moderation of the inflation rate. "The Board is confident that the public will look at the real advances in income represent- ed by the present moderation in inflation," Mr. Pepin said. "In actual fact, the present Consumer Price Index is within the target of the anti-flation program". Mr. Pepin noted that the Financial Post reported this week that in "real" terms earnings in March were up by four per .cent over the reai advance of aboùt three per cent recorded between March 1974 and March, 1975, when earnings were up by almost 14.5 per cent and the CPI by 11.3 per cent. Newcastle Hall Repairs Approved A request for the approval of $1,550 for making improve- ments to the Village of Newcastle's town hall will come before the Newcastle Council next week. A motion made by the Committee of the Whole on July 26th calls for the approval of repair work on the chimney and exterior walls of the town hall. REM Construction Ltd., a Whitby company, was recom- mended by the town's consult- no influence on the price they receive for their goods. How- ever. the program does regu- late transactions from the farm gate to the consumer. Looking at the non-food sector of the CPI, prices advanced in May at the same rate as in April. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, this rate is equal to the lowest rate of increase of any month since the introduction of wage and price guidelines. It is important to look more closely at the different ele- ments ofIhis sector, specifi- cally at the increase in the prices of tobacco and alcohol. The 2.8 per cent change in e s - ants, Totten Sims Hubicki Assoc. Ltd. over three other firms which sent in estimates to do the repair work. The construction firm plans to spend $1,350 to repaint bricks on the north, south and west walls and $200 to replace about 200 bricks on the walls and chimneys of the hall. Although no exact date was set on completion of the repair work, REM Construction manager, E.D. Colli said the project would be finished beforewinter. MONEY ON QUALITY DX PREMIUM FUEL OIL and STOVE OIL BOWMANVILLE CUSTOMERS CALL COLLECT Ask Operator for 668-3381 or Dial 1-668-3381 CALL UsDX FUEL OIL TODAYFU L FOR PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE mesh $ .5Per Ft. i$Cash and Carry utherlandi eEService Roy Nichols Motors Charterways LT D. Chevrolet - Oldsmobile Chevy Trucks STORES LTD. Complete Bus Service Bowmanville Courtice King and Simpson 623-2556, 728-6206 Bowmanville