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Ten Year Service A wards This week Joe Klasner of Plydesigns, right, presented two gold watches to two employees at Plydesigns who have complete ten years of service to the firm. Irene Whitney, Bowman- ville, has been the shipper at Plydesigns over the past ten years while Wesley Knapp, Orono has worked, with the maintenance department over the same period of time. The presentations of the gold watches were made on Monday with words of appreciation appreciation and congratulations. congratulations. dropped 18 percent during the year while Chrysler posted a drop of 5.1 percent. This compares with a 32.4 percent drop for GM of Canada. Ford and Chrysler did show an increase in sales during during December which was not the case with General Motors. Wants Detachment Office This Year Durham Regional Police have set as a priority for 1983 the construction of a new detachment office just west of Bowman ville on Highway No. 2. The building is proposed for a two-acre site purchased early last year. The building is estimated to cost $500,000. At the present time the Bowman ville Detachment office office is located in the Town building on Church Street in the Town of Bowmanville. Joel Aldred seeks PC Presidency Around the Region Hospital Set To Raise $450,000 The Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital is almost ready to launch a campaign to raise some $450,000 for its 32 bed chronic pare ward. The hospital will be provided provided with $200,000 from the province for the project which is estimated to cost in total $850,000. End of the Line for Proposed Commuter Train A group of Toronto buinsessmen who were intent on establishing a rail service from Peterborough to Toronto following the closeout closeout of the VIA service have now called "the end of the line" for the proposal. It has been stated that the decision to cancel the proposal proposal came when it was determined determined that costs and other factors was just too much to overcome. It is estimated that the line would have lost some $300,000 in the first year of operation. Much controversary arose when VIA announced the closing of the line in Septémber of 1981. VIA had stated they were losing money in keeping the service in operation. A Possible Darlington Protest Chairman; Bob Rutherford, Rutherford, of the 35 member group of the Durham Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility is hopeful that an anti-nuclear demonstration will be held at Darlington Hydro this July. Rutherford hopes to get many groups involved and that it can be the largest antinuclear antinuclear demonstration ever held in Canada. It is his intention to release balloons from thç site carrying carrying notes stating that if an accident accident did happen at Darlington Darlington contamination would have spread to where the balloons landed. House Prices Going Down A Royal Trust, real estate division survey, shows single detached bungalows draping in price by five percent over the past year in the Region of Durham with a national average drop of 6.3 percent. The average price went from $70,000 down to $66,500. .The report also noted detached two-storey homes dropping by 5.1 percent from $97,500 to $92,500. Condominium Condominium town houses also dropped by 5.2 percent. Condominium apartments were listed to rise during the 'past yeaif by 3.3 percent from . $90,000 to $31,000. - Preparing for a Job Search A seven week course, Starting Starting in January, will be held by the Mental Health Durham > organization to prepare and help people to search for a job. The course is to start on January 12 and further information information is available by phoning phoning Brian Smith at 728-9931. < , : * , Marsh may be open to Naturalists in 1983 The Oshawa Harbour commission commission may allow naturalists to visit the second marsh, east of the city, if such a proposal is approved by city council. The Second Marsh has been closed to the public and over the years much con- troversery between naturalists and the harbour commission and Oshawa council has arisen as tp the future use of the area. GM Sales drop One-Third in 1982 General Motors of Canada registered the largest drop in car and truck sales of the big three car companies. In a recent report GM Sales drop by 33 percent in 1982 compare;! to sales in 1981. The Ford Motor car sales Sixty-two year old Joel Aldred of Scugog Island, a veteran broadcaster and a life-long Conservative is seeking seeking the presidency of the Progressive Progressive Conservative association association of Canada. Aldred will seek the position position at the Winnipeg Convention Convention this month and feels he is the front runner in the race for the position. Welfare, a Record High in Durham Welfare recipients in the Region of Durham reached an all-time high in December of 1982 when the number reached close to 7200. Welfare offices were crowded during the holiday season as never before. With the increase welfare officials are seeking additional additional staff asking for ten additional additional workers this February and projecting the need for a further fifteen this summer. ' The cost of additional staff as proposed could reach $430,000. Durham now has 35 caseworkers and welfare officials. officials. Darlington Hydro Survey In a recent survey made in July of '82 on Darlington hydro employees, shows that out of 1,374 responses, 86 workers have moved into the Town of Newcastle. Also, out of these responses, 250 are residents of the Town of Newcastle. Man Injured In Combine Accident Thirty-seven ■ year old Donald Rickard of R.R, 4, Bowmanville suffered injuries injuries in a farm accident on New Years Eve. , Donald, the son of Mayor Garnet Rickard, was listed in satisfactory condition after loosing 2 toes on his right foot when his leg was caught in à rented combine. Donald managed to release his foot from the combine, then turn it off. He drove his truck to the home on the farm he was working at, where the resit i Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 12, 1983, 7 dent took him to Bowmanville Bowmanville hospital. Later Donald was transfered to Oshawa General and is expected to be released in 2 weeks. 97% Children Now Protected Public nurses ' for the Ministry of Health in Durham have found that 97 percent of all Kindergarten children have been immunized immunized against six diseases the Ministry wants to eliminate. The 97 percent of children are protected against tetanus, diptheria, measles, polio, mumps and rubella. The new program which started in September 1982 only only allows children into school for the first time if they have had their protective shots. Medical and religious reasons are the only two exemptions exemptions allowed not being vaccinated. Trial Set For Stabbing Youth A trial date has been set on February 18 for a former Toronto man, accused of stabbing a 10 year old boy who had been riding by on a" bicycle through Qshawa's South Park last fall. Reginald Billington, 19, haà been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon and wounding. The young boy, a resident of Bloor Street, was rushed to hospital on Nov. 2 suffering from from several wounds. Police report that the boy was riding his bicycle-through the south Park by a foot bridge where he wry abducted and stabbed in the neck. A doctors report prepared for the court case described Billington as a "young man < who was very, ill and suicidal." * Pinewood Centre Display, JAN. 19TH Pinewood Centre of Oshawa General Hospital will be holding a display at the Oshawa Shopping Centre January 19 - 21, 1983 from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Near Consumers). Come out and meet the staff and find out more information information about alcohol and drug issues relating to adults and youth. Big Brothers Assoc. BOWL FOR MILLIONS WEEK The Big Brother Association Association of Newcastle will be. holding their annual Bowl for Millions campaign February 5 to 12. Support your local Association by sponsoring a bowler or join us on Celebrity Day on February 5 at 4:00 p.m. at the Liberty Bowl, Base Line Road East, Bowmanville. Newcastle will receive a provincial grant of $3,500 under the Municipal Action '85 Program to automate the tax receivables and billings system, it was announced to- , day by Sam Cureatz, MPP for Durham East. * -The new system will reduce paperwork and time spent on the current manual system and lead to more efficient decision-making. , Cureatz said it is expected that Newcastle will appreciate investment increases With tax receivables improvements as Prop, grant fbr Queen's Royal Park The town of Niagara-On- The-Lake will use an $18,000 Ontario grant to further develop Queen's Royal Park, located at the mouth of the Niagara River, Natural Resources Minister Alan Pope announced today. The 2.83 hectare, municipally-owned park provides provides facilities for many day use activities to improving the parking area. The provincial grant is made available under the parks Assistance Act and will be matched by the municipality. well as experience rcauced auditor's fees in the future. Making the announcement on behalf of Municipal Affairs Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett, Cureatz said the funds represent 50 per cent of the cost of software for the project. Municipal Action '85 is a major three-year ministry program supporting municipal initiatives that develop management systems, administrative tools and staff skills. GREAT PINE RIDGE KINETTES PUB NIGHT Sat., January 22nd At ORONO ARENA Entertainment 7:30 Dancing 9:00 Tickets $12.00 Per Couple Call 983-6140. , Town receives $3500 to automate system GERI PÀULINE MAUREEN ■ Alan Mote, A.I.I.C., C.IB (Ont.) is ptease'd to announce the appointment of PAULINE MOTE, * as MANAGER of the ORONO OFFICE.' Pauline has extensive experience in all lines of Insurance - ' and will be responsible for the overall operation of the office. Pauline, Geri Bailey and Maufeen Mum ford, all look forward to providing Professional Insurapôe advice and products to our ' exisfing,and future.clientç in 1983. • A. Thank yog for your continued patronage. (A ' : Alan Mote. P.O. Box 340, Orono, Ontario 983-5032.