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4 The Canadian Statesman. Bnwmniiville. Novpmber 4. 1087 Section Two ®be Canadian Statesman 623-3303 Durham County's Greet FemMv Journal Established 133 years ago in 1B54. Also incorporating The BowmenvWe News The Newcastle kidepeodenl The Orooo News Second dees me# registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUeUSHWG COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King SL W., BowmenvWe, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M. JAMES Editor--Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. RICHARD A. JAMES Assistant Publisher BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. PETER PARROTT Associate Editor DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. 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United Way Needs Your Help Approximately $700,000 stands between between the United Way fund-raising effort to date and its goal of $2.6 million. million. And, although the official fundraising fundraising campaign is over, the United Way has vowed that it will continue with the effort until the objective is reached. The shortfall should serve as a reminder reminder to everyone who has not yet made a United Way contribution. There are a number of United Way fund-raising success stories each year and fund-raisers have already worked hard on a variety of projects to capture the dollars they have received received to date. '■ But, evidently there is more work to be done. ; The benefits of the United Way bear repetition. i - Don't forget that your United Way contribution raises funds for over 40 agencies serving the Whitby, Oshawa and Newcastle areas. And thanks to United Way, these agencies are free to devote more time Headquarters The Durham Region has apparently apparently ruled out a specific downtown Oshawa site as the headquarters for a new regional government building. But, as we understand the situation, situation, virtually all other possibilities ,are still on the table although elected 'officials don't expect the headquarters headquarters issue to surface again until after the 1988 municipal elections. T We wonder if Durham's councillors Should even bother worrying about 'the regional headquarters issue over the next few years. The longer we look at the subject, the more we tend to think that major municipal buildings such as this one are an anachronism. Let's look at the evidence. One of the reasons for creating large municipal halls was the need for a public meeting place. Clearly, such a point of assembly isn't needed in most moderri municipalities including including the Durham Region. Any urban centre of any stature at all has dozens of auditoriums which are far better than a council chamber for meeting purposes. In addition, the average average council session seldom attracts ain audience of any size. In most council council meetings, the members of the public public in attendance could convene comfortably comfortably in a phone booth. The argument that there's greater efficiency by having all municipal employees under one roof holds some weight. But is that extra efficiency worth the $20 to $25 million price tag which is attached to a regional headquarters headquarters building? Keep in mind the fact that today's computerization has eliminated some of the need for office office staff to be housed in close proximity. proximity. Government agencies just don't need the corridors full of filing cabinets any more. In theory, an individual individual municipal employee could work at home, entirely separate from an office building, through the use of Does Anyone The conflicting opinions on the stock market debacle can best be seen in two articles which appeared, in the same daily newspaper on the same day last week. One report suggested that the stock market shake-up, correction, crash, nosedive, or whatever else you might care to call it had not made any impact impact whatsoever on consumer spending. spending. I A second article stated that the crash had already produced a slowdown slowdown in consumer spending. In other words, the jury is still out. And, like most historical trends, it's only, by hindsight that we'll realize the full impact of the stock market plunge last month. It seems to us that the market activity activity will have some impact on the economy economy and, therefore, upon the lives of individual Canadians. Statistics say that only one in five of us actually owns stock, but you can rest assured that everyone's future is in some way associated with the general economy. We should he wary of suspecting that the crash will bring about an "end of the world" scenario. While the market theoretically represents represents the value of various companies companies whose stocks are traded on the exchange, it has in recent years taken on a life of its own. And in the opinion of some analysts, stock values were to their own areas of expertise rather than raising funds for their survival. A single United Way effort also means individual agencies avoid the high costs of running their own campaigns. campaigns. It should also be pointed out that the agencies' survival and success depend depend to a large degree on the United Way funding. If they don't receive sufficient sufficient revenue from this source in the upcoming year, then we presume that they would either curtail their services or try to find another means of income. Your United Way contribution is a donation to all of the participating agencies. A single donation would be impossible if individual fund-raising took place. The United Way concept is a good one. But it only works if everyone does his or her part. While this year's total is somewhat less than organizers may have hoped for, the fund-raising isn't over yet. Rather, an extra effort is needed to secure those pledges and donations which will enable us to hit the target\ Put to Rest a computer and telephone hook-up. At the fact that certain branches of government are located in separate office buildings should not be a major obstacle. There are some who will argue that an imposing Durham Regional municipal headquarters creates a good image and therefore attracts investment. investment. This seems to us to be a rather weak argument because industrialists industrialists are more likely to be swayed by cheap utility fees or low taxes than an attractive municipal building. One should also stop and think that municipal buildings of today are really really not used that often by the general, general, tax-paying public. Try to remember remember the last time you had to conduct conduct business at the Durham Regional Regional headquarters and you will know what we mean. Most ratepayers probably don't even know where the regional headquarters is located. At least, in the case of the local town hall, there is public traffic resulting resulting from purchasing dog licences, paying parking fines, paying tax bills, etc. But a regional government building building doesn't have this sort of contact with the public. Finally, consider the other needs of the Durham Region. Think about the requirements of better roads and improved water systems to name but two. The Durham Region is experiencing experiencing rapid growth and it's questionable as to whether now is the time to give a green light to any sort of headquarters scheme unless a headquarters can be built more cheaply than the costs of maintaining the status quo. We suspect that the regional headquarters headquarters debate has been put to rest for a short time. Let's hope that the issue remains buried and that councillors councillors will direct their attention to other matters. Really Know? inflated according to greed and the eagerness to buy. Which brings us to the observation that the economy depends more on mass psychology than it does on certain certain measurable quantities. Stock market crash or not, the sun will continue to rise, there will still be 24 hours in a day, and all of the other unchangeable things will remain. remain. If we, as a society, choose to believe that the market's free-fall is a harbinger harbinger of doom, we will probably slide into the recession that is predicted predicted by the pessimists. If we see the market action as merely a minor incident on the stage of history, then we may look forward to better days ahead. Indeed, there are some folks -- the types who could remain optimistic on the deck of the sinking.Titanic -- who actually see some merit in the stock market decline. decline. They argue that the plunge will halt inflationary pressure while making making investors less greedy and more appreciative of the finer things in life. Unfortunately, no one can tell whether the next swing of the pendulum pendulum will favor the optimists or the pessimists, the bulls or the hears. And that's a pity. Because if one could know for certain, just think of what fortunes could be made on the stock market... R.R.# 4 Picton K0K2T0 Dear John: Last November I gave my father a cut-out "Santa" for his front flower bed. Because we were concerned about someone removing it my brother had it fastened to the railing. On Father's Day this past spring I got him a cut-out "Bent-over lady". This was really comical and gave all who passed by a smile and what more does the world need than a laugh or two. Father had many comments on his "Lady" and as those who purchase for parents, sometimes it is difficult. Price is not the problem - but what! Anyhow - to the creep who removed this - I feel sorry for you. I hope someone takes you by the hand and guides you because you need To the young lady who returned returned "her" from the Liberty Liberty Street area - my thanks. And to my father - don't worry - we can get another, and another. It was worth it to see the smiles on the people people going by. We shall put Santa out later and he will be fastened to the rail. It will be father's 81st birthday birthday in November - wonder New President Visits Darlington Plant The new president of the Atomic Energy Control Board paid a visit to the Darlington Generating Station to have a tour of one of North America's largest energy projects last week. Suzanne Stickley, Community Relations Officer at Darlington, greeted Mr. Rene Levesque upon his arrival for the tour. . by Gretchen Ballantyne The public is concerned about nuclear nuclear energy, but they must realize that if it wasn't safe it wouldn't be permitted, said the new president of the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) during his first official visit to the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, last week., Dr. Rene J.A. Levesque was appointed appointed as President of the AECB on Aug 12, by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Marcel Masse. He is responsible for the AECB's regulatory regulatory control of nuclear industries across Canada Mr. Levesque hopes to increase the public visibility of AECB's practices and procedures. "The public is afraid of nuclear facilities, facilities, and the hazards linked to them. But it is our job to make sure the public is safe, and that the nuclear nuclear industries are following our strict guidelines," Mr. Levesque told the Statesman. The AECB is a licencing bureau, which has the final authority on the construction of nuclear facilities in Canada . The board controls where the plants will be located, and what regulations must be followed during construction and operation. Public perception is often incomplete incomplete and inaccurate witli regard to the regulatory control of the nuclear industry, said Dr. Levesque. He believes believes greater emphasis should be placed on the role of the AECB as the protector of the public and workers' health and safety. "Atomic energy is a good source of energy, and inexpensive," said Mr. Levesque. "It is safer than coal. People are afraid afraid of cancer but you are more likely to get cancer from all the garbage poured into the environment from coal plants than from nuclear energy facilities," the AECB president said At the present time no nuclear stations stations are planned for construction in Canada. Darlington is the most recent project, although Mr. Levesque said New Brunswick is being studied as a future location. Dr. Levesque preferred to withhold any observations on the Darlington site, until he completed the tour, but he was confident about its operation. "Darlington is a new plant, so it has the latest and best technology and safety features available to us. We never have had any great problems with nuclear power, in part due to all the security regulations, and we arc always trying to improve," explained Dr. Levesque. The AECB president has had extensive extensive of experience in nuclear research research and has been a member of numerous university and government committees. A native of Saint-Alexis, Quebec, Mr. Levesque will now be working out of Ottawa for the AECB. what can I get this year? Thanks John. Yours truly, Ruth Hooper Calver Peter Parrott, Associate Editor, Editor, Canadian Statesman 62 King Street West BOWMANVILLE, Ontrio L1C1R4 -I : Dear Peter: On behalf of the Big Brother Brother Association of Newcastle, I wish to thank you for the abundant coverage given to us during Big Brother Month - September. You helped us make the community community aware of the service we provide. I especially thank Carol Hepburn for the terrific article article she did on our Big Brother Brother and his two Little Brothers. Brothers. It is coverage such as this that helps us recruit volunteers volunteers and make our service service available to boys in the community. We have had a successful Big Brother month with 11 Big Brother and 6 Little Brother applications. We are continually in need of volunteers volunteers so please give it a thought. Board members are also heeded and we welcome interested people in the community. community. I would also like to express my thanks to the many businesses, businesses, churches and individuals individuals in the community that allowed us to advertise through them in September. Many are keeping our public relations information in view which will continue to give us a high profile for the months to come. Again I thank you as Associate Associate Editor for being so helpful to us during Recruitment Recruitment Month. You provide a unique service to the community community - providing informa-; tion about the community services available - and you do it so well! Thanks, Nancy Scott Executive Director Big Brother Association of Newcastle. Aquatic Club Members Take Part in Whitby The Newcastle Aquatic Club (NEWAC) swimmers met with stiff competition at the Whitby Optimist Club Invitational Invitational Swim Meet on Sunday, October 25th. The three other teams present were Whitby Iroquois Swim Club; Port Hope Aquatic Club and Uxbridge Swim Club. In the final tally of scores for the day, NEWAC 10-and- unders results were particularly particularly impressive. For the girls, Stephanie Maxwell took one first, one second and two thirdplaces; Tracy Arnott had 2 fourths ana Stacey Rout 1 fifth place. In boys, 10 and under, Jason Shephard ended the day with 1 second, 3 fourth places places and 1 fifth. Luke Sagur was close behind with 3 fourths and 1 fifth. NEWAC Coach Cord Maxwell Maxwell stated that he was well pleased with the performance performance of the team in all of the age groups. "For a small new club, we're doing just great," he said. The next competition will not be before mid- November. In the meantime members will be working out 5 or 6 days a week to better better their future scores. Go team GO! Les Jones, October 29th, 623- 9565. I took Kate for an oil change late last week and it seemed that it was none too soon. At the same time I had her antifreeze antifreeze checked for the colder winter months. She passed the test with Hying colours, and I would recommend that it is time to get automobiles automobiles checked out for the coming season. Now that Old Man Winter seems to be amongst us for good there are various changes that we must make to accommodate the winter months. It is no longer good enough to run out to work with wet hair and pray that the sunny morning breezes will blow it dry in no time. Trying to get away without a jacket is now out of the question, unless unless of course you have some Viking blood inyou somewhere. The hunt is on for hats, scarves and mitts that match in colour and size and don't have more finger holes than the national national average. Ski suits, long hidden for the bathing suit clad summer months, are slowly making a comeback comeback and heading to cleaners or tailors (again because of the good summer summer living). The mad dash is on to sales of skis, skates, coats and boots and all the paraphernalia that goes along with the winter season. Some lucky people are already booking holidays holidays to warmer climates in anticipation of the Hurries. The folks that really irk me are the ones that have a summer place "up here" and a winter place "down there". Some people have their nerve heading southward while the rest of us try to shovel our. way through winter. The familiar phrase "I think I'm catching a cold" is starting to grace many people's lips. Of course, no one really catches a cold, It is more a matter of the body's inner system catching up with weeks of fall activities activities and the changeover to winter. Also on people's minds is either the horror or elation of the first snowfall. snowfall. Children anticipate it like Christmas (some years the two even happen happen together). It is hard to find a person person who is middle of the road when it comes to winter. Many seem to either love the season, or wish it would go to another hemisphere. I'm of the former category. category. Although winter is not my favourite season (it is my least favourite in fact) it does have its good points. Just think of all the exercise that can be gained from snow shovelling. Or the wonders wonders to be discovered from a mid-winter hike through the local conservation conservation area. How about the joys of fireplaces crackling late into the evening, or the first footsteps in the freshly fallen snow. Ifyouthinkthatwinter ■ is going to pass by the Town of Newcastle, you : had better think again. ; Seeing your breath in , the morning, and having to scrape car windows - are becoming habits for all of us. Don't dread the winter months, get out and : enjoy them.