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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 22, 1976-13 The above scene was part of the Nativity presented at St. Saviours church Sunday being being the presentation of Baby Jesus from Mary (Mrs.-. Doreen Swan) to Simeon (Mr. Charles Gray) while one of the shepherds looked on (Mr. Warren Tait) Region development recommendations ' A provincial task force is expected to make recom- More people injured in assault this year mendations to cabinet members members next month about the industrial development of the region of Durham. The recommendations are expected to be the first of numerous suggestions made by the task force on the future of the region. -, The task force, through its chairman, Wojciech Wronski, . is expected to send its recommendations to Housing Minister John Rhodes. The 11-man task force was established in the summer to study the Durham Sub-Region Sub-Region Report. The report, released by the ministry of the • treasury, economics and- intergovernmental intergovernmental affairs, repeated the provincial government's intention intention to encourage industrial development east of'.Metro Toronto. . The report specifically suggested suggested that the province help ' share the cost- of servicing 2,300 acres of industrial land in the region. The province recently offered offered the region a $1.7 million loan to help provide services to industry. David McHugh, the task force's secretary, said Wed-. ' nesday the task force at present is studying "very thoroughly" the question of the industrial development in • Durham. Although crimes against; persons in Durham Region have gone up only by about six per cent, the region's police department reports an increase of nearly 50 per cent in assaults causing injury. According to figures just released there were 314 assaults causing bodily harm during the first 11 months of this year, compared with 214 for all of 1975. Common assaults in 1975 totalled 636, exactly 100 less than the number registered by the end of November, 1976. Overall figures indicate- that to date in 1976, 1,815 crimes against persons were investigated by police, up 246 ■ from last year. The region had 16 rapes last year, but to the end of November this year police have investigated 20. Sexual offences in 1975 totalled 87, While 78 have occurred so far this year. 1 There were three murder charges laid in Durham Region in 1975, the report shows, but only one to the end of last month. Shoplifting is up for the year, with 1,201 cases prosecuted prosecuted to the end of November, nearly 50 per cent more than the 843 reported in 1975. You know when someone someone tells you to take a walk? Maybe they've got the right idea. pænct/tàcmn tW. Walk a Wock.Tmlay. Season's Greetings Wishing everyone the merriest , Christmas and Happiest . New Year. Joyce, Russ, Michele Duane and Jason Major ' • 0 BOWMANVILLE BROADLOOM Our New Location 170 CHURCH STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-5054 Cushion Floor from $3.95 sq. Yard Roll Ends and Remnants now • available Christmas is a tranquil snowy scene and brightly-wrapped gifts... it is a time of hope and rejoicing for the many things it is our privilege to possess. We wish you an "old-fashioned" Christmas, filled with love and good cheer, and the deep satisfaction of friendships renewed. Happy Holidays ! •3 Eileen, Jerry and Michael NOON E / S Hotel & Restaurant r « Hwy.1115 Phone 983-5536 A MERRY,CHRISTMAS Thfe sounds and scenes of Christmas fill t'he air With joy and merriment. May your -Day be filled with jhese pleasures. • ' i VENEZIA RESTAURANT Fred and Maddalena Ca ncel Here