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ho Peaceful Mns Exhaustd, Sikhs Ma y Re ort toViolence - r. .iagi îngnunaunan, President of the international Council of Sikhs, visited Bowmanville last Monday after meeting Sikh leaders in Toronto bver the weekend. While discussing the current emergency measures unilaterally invoked by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Dr. Chauhan ïointed out that India has endured one-family rule or over two centuries. He expects that within a year the crisis will come to a head, and Mrs. Gandhpis dictatorial rule will be severely challenged, with Sikhs at the forefront of the protest. TWO more good resons for nt driking 1 * Lo e Cst Our experience shows that ab- -tainers have fewer car accidents, Ner home fires. So we can -aford to insure for less. If you're a non-drinker, can you affordnortolIook into Abstainers' insurance for your home and your car? 2. Lo eot Osborne & Shank Insurance Agency Ltd. 108 Liberty St. N. 623-2527 TOWN 0f NEWCASTL E O V C e3 lic Concept Plans of the Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle Areas have been prepared and will be displayed in the Bowmanville Town Hall for the next two weeks. Plans of the Courtice Area and the former Village 0f Newcastle Area will also be displayed in the Library at the Courtice High School and the Newcastle Cornmunity Hall, respec- tively. The Public is invited to make written comments on their reaction to these Concept Plans over the next two weeks. Correspondence should be ad- dressed to: J. M. McILROYA M.C.T. Town Cierk, 40 Temperance Street, BowmnvileOntario. LIC 3A By Liz Armstrong Since Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India 18 months ago, the most adamant resis- ters to her stringent policies have been the nation's 12 million Sikhs, according to Dr. Jagjit Chauhan, a former finance minister in the Indian state of Punjab and the current president of the Inter- national Council of Sikhs. An exile from his native India for the past five years, Dr. Chauhan visited Bowman- ville' recently following a meeting with Sikh leaders in Toronto. He explained that although Sikhs represent only about two per cent of the Indian popula- tion, they account for 90 per cent of the resistence efforts aimed at overturning Mrs. Gandhi's dictatorial policies. During the state of emer- gency, more than 30,000 Sikhs have been arrested and impri- soned without recourse to trail for a period of up to two years, according to the exiled Sikh leader, whose passport was revoked five years ago during a visit to Britain. The Sikhs, members of a religious sect distinguishable from other Indian, groups by their turbans and beards, are aiming to achieve the return to full democracy peacefully, although violence may ensure if all other means are exhaust- ed, Dr. Chauhan stated. On the international front, Dr. Chauhan has travelled extensively on behaîf of the Sikhs to drum up support for the cause. With the co-operation of free world nations, the Internation- al Council of Sikhs propose that foreign aid to India be completely curtailed until democratic rights are restor- ed. Including financial assis- tance from the World Bank and the International Mone- tary Fund, the total dollar value of aid to India amounts to $1200 million per annum. Dr. Chauhan's mission also includes appealing to 'free- dom loving' people in Canada, the United States and else- where for radio equipment to broadcast information to the masses in India. Both proposals have receiv- ed some measure of support, Dr. Chauhan said, and he will continue Iob lbby for mnore . The long term goal of the Sikh movement is to press for the reorganization of India along natural boundaries, giv- ing separate cultural groups their sovereignty while retain- ing the current boundaries for purposes of trade and defense. Dr. Chauhan explained that the present Indian govern- ment is slowly trying to weaken the Sikh minority, though it has avoided out and out execution of sect members since much of the agricultural production, small industry, trade, transport and armed service is controlled by the Sikhs. There are an estimated 35,000 Sikhs living in Canada, and several million scattered throughodt the world. NewtonvIlle- S.trkcvill Team Standings- Andrews 19, Supremes 18, Gold Diggers 13, Lennons 10. High single- Cindy Millson 272, high triple- Pat Millson 713. 200 games- Cindy Millson 272, Peggy Millson 264, 248, Pat Millson 252, 244, 217, Bernice Henderson 251, 244, Olive Henderson 249, 210, Joyce Stacey 246, Doris Chrys- ler 236, Blanche Jones 229, 219, Donna Morris 212, Marlene Stacey 209, Mary Topple 208, Gail Millson 207, Jean Arnold 207, Jean O'Neill 200. blood transfusion service RNA BY THE DAY-WE EK OR MONTH AS LOW AS Per day 219 KING ST. EAST BOWMANVI LLE Hwy. No. 2 East of Liberty Phone 623-4481 "The Friendly People" Real Estate Agents Form New Trust Company Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 17, 1976 1 Attempt to Locate Eldorado Refinery Near Lake Huron Attempts are being hade to have Eldorado Nuclear Limit- ed locate its $75 million refinery hundreds of miles from a proposed Port Granby site, according to a report last week from the Thomson news service. The report, which originat- ed in Ottawa, stated that' Eldorado is being urged to locate its new refinery on the north shore of Lake Huron, in the Sprague area. It added that the liberal MP who represents that area is interested in having Eldorado build the plant within his riding. Eldorado, however, would prefer to build its plant on about 600 acres near the hamlet of Port Granby, ac- cording to last week's report, and the crown corporation will have to convince the cabinet that Port Granby is the best site by Christmas this year. Port Granby is one of three sites being considered by Eldorado, from an original list of 14. The report last week noted that Eldorado is already behind schedule in its at- Last week's Statesman announced the formation of a new trust company by Real Estate agents Tom and Bob Shea, called the Family Trust Corporation. Its head office will be based in Markham and eventually represented wherever their real estate offices are located. Taking part in the opening ceremonies were, sitting left to right, Robert M. Davies, Thos. N. Shea, J. William Jackson, Robert A. Shea; standing Henry Wolf. Re d rM By Liz Armstrong Two weeks ago, a top honors graduate from the Eastern High School of Commerce in Toronto stood up atecom mencement ceremonies to present a valedictory address on behalf of his classmates. Instead of tossing the usual roses to his aima mater, he delivered a scathing criticism of the inferior quality of education he received during four years of high school. Apparently, he had graduat- ed with few of the basic English skills needed to carry hlmý through community Col- lege, dismally failing a basic literacy test. As a last ditch effort, the 'top honors' student is now enrolled in remedial classes at college to help him wake up for lost time. While few other students have been outspoken enough to condemn the system publie- ly, tests and surveys have shown that functional illiter- acy has become fairly com- monplace in high schools and unversities during the past several years. Under pres- sure, the Ministry of Educa- tion recently moved to plug gaps in the curriculum that allow substandard effort to be rewarded with a graduation diploma. The rallying cry has been 'back to the basics', even though it may be too late to help thousands of students who sailed through the system without a solid background in English skills. Usually Fell by'Wayside In years gone by, high school teachers taught aca- demic subjects on the assump- tion that all students who passed elementary school could grasp and comprehend advanced written material. Those who couldn't cope usually fell by the wayside and eventually dropped out. During the past decade, many students who lacked the basics perservered anyway, though few high schools res- ponded by providing catch-up programs to correct the defici- encies. Too often, instead of attacking the problem at its root, weak readers, like the Eastern Commerce grad, were unwittingly permitted to stumble through--only to fall flat at the post secondary level. Night Hawks High Single- Alice Lorusso 286, high triple- Alice Lorusso 764. Team Standings- Barb Wil bur 2,729 pins, 2512 points, Isobel Wright 2,617, 25; Mabel Trimble 2,506, 21; Alice Lor- usso 2,633, 182; Peggy Whal en 2,600, 181/2; Gloria Vanson 2,360, 14½. Games over 200- A. Lorusso 286, 284; M. MeMullen 255; B. Smith 247; B. Wilbur 241; N. Heighton 239; J. Rowe 225, 206; K. Ralston 224; B. Nimigon 224; I. Wright 223, 214, 209; P. Whalen 220; D. Bonner 218; G. Vanson 218, 201. Over 45,000 dedicated volun- teers supplement the regular staff of The Canadian National Institute for the Blind in adding new dimensions to the more than 80 services and programs which are available to Canada's 30,000 blind resi- dents. Meet Problem Head-o For the past three ye Clarke High School in O has recognized the factt unless students have as background, in English sk they're handicapped in academic subjects. Mee the problem head-on, a co called 'Development Reaci has been designed to students tackle theirc weaknesses in reading writing, under the directio a specialist in English. So far this year, 45 stud have joined the program, teacher Linda ,reeniwoci pects more to sign up in weeks to come. The clas are small--no more thar during each period--sot each student will be abl receive help on an indivi< basis. Some have enro because they fully recog their need to improve b skills; others are refeî when teachers diagnose root of a learning difficult a reading deficiency. F quently, students give spares' to attend the l uage class. At the outset, Mrs. Gre Ap n ears, rono that solid kills, all eting urse ing' help own and în of ents and the sses n 10 that e to dual lIed nize asic rred the ,as wood asks the students to give her their impressions of 'where they're at', and then uses an oral reading test to determine what the specific problems are; she avoids written tests because they merely peg a student's ability at a grade level and don't reveal where actual difficult- ies occur. Generally speaking, Mrs. Greenwood finds that below average readers are the ones who don't know how to 'go after' the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence. -I work with them to try to get them to think of another word that would make sense in the context," Mrs. Greenwood explains. "Some are just too passive as readers; they have to be encouraged to think about the meaning as a whole. When a student can oara- phrase the sentence or. para- graph in his own words, I know that he comprehends it. ' 1 yc , tinnidi plim , tr ,l . Fre- It follows that student who has come to stop passing the J. F. DESCENT, A.M.C.T. up can't read well, find that buck where literacy is con- Treasurer. ang- writing is a chore too. Conse- cerned. With 'Developmental quently, Mrs. Greenwood tries Reading', Clarke seems to be een- to create writing exercises a step ahead of the trend. trnics i raîi prep ares people to enter skilled trades and ,. erna better livig Thils iswhatOntario that will make the experience more enjoyable. One idea she used recently was to have the students draw up scripts for comic strips in which the dialogue had been clipped out. They found the challenge quite absorbing, with some good results. Comes with Practice As in most other pursuits, success in reading cornes with practice, and time is set aside in the class for students to read books they have selected themselves. Materials that are light on syntax are readily available in Mrs. Greenwood's classroom, so that there is a wide choice for readers who might otherwise bog down in compound complex sentences. Once the lower hurdles can be negotiated without frustra- tion, more difficult books become easier to handle. Listening and discussion are also integrated into the pro- gram, because as Mrs. Green- wood points out, language can't be taught in separate blocks-. At this juncture, it's too early in the year to assess how effective 'Developmental Reading' will be for the students who are involved in the program at Clarke. At the very least, however, it recognizes a serious prob- lem in the system, and takes direct steps to overcome it. And judging by the present educational climate. the time tempts to get the refinery underway. It quoted an unnamed El- dorado, spokesman as saying that if the refinery were not in operation by 1980, Eldorado could lose one million- dollars per month in export sales of uranium hexaflouride (UF- 6) Advertising.. helps 'you judge good firom bad CANADIAN ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOARD PONTYPOOL GENERAL REPAIR GLASS ANDMIRROR Ail Home Improvements Aluminum Doors and Windows, Wood Windows and Sash Replacements FREE ESTIMATES Telephone (416)983-5846 (705)277-2178 Serving Oshawa to Peterborough CORPORATION of theTOWN of NEWCASTLE NOTICE TO COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS The Council of the Town of Newcastle requests any Organiza- tion intending .apply for a Grant froi the Town of Newcastle for the Year 1977 to please subrnit an application in writing to the under- signed, not later than JANUARY31, 1977 stating the reason for the request and enclosing a copy of their 1977 Budget. An application for a Grant does not necessarily nean that a Grant will be given. Pr Ontarios growing economy has created a continuing need for qualified individuals in all fields, and especially in the skilled trades. To meet this demand, the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities Apprenticeship Program offers systematic on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in many trades. Dependîng on the trade, an apprenticeship varies in length from 2 to 5 years, and apprentices are paid an increasing percentage of the going rate for fully-qualified tradespeople. At the conclusion of the training period, an apprentice will qualify for a Certificate of Apprenticeship and, where applicable, a Certificate of Qualification. Your Ontario Government has prepared a special booklet, "Training for th*e Skilled Trades', which describes the apprenticeship program, lists the frades which it coversrand explains how to get into the program. is doing to help )Vide that traning. For your free copy, write to: Information Resources Branch Ministry of Colleges and Universities Mowat Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1B9 Or telephone: Barrie 728-1951 Guelph 821-3770 Hamilton 527-9105 Kitchener-Waterloo 884-5460 Please indicate whether you wish to receive the English or French edition of the Apprenticeshjp Booklet. Oshawa 576-0171 Stoney Creek 664-5116 Toronto965 4211 Ministry of Colleges and Universities Harry C. Parrott, DDS, Minister William G. Davis, Premier Province of Ontario