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Re-elected to positions Marsha Winning of Orono was re-elected secretary of the Clarke-Newcastle Progressive by Brian Groot Clarke Co-operative Student Garbage power Canadian General Electric and General Foods may be the possible users of a steam producing garbage incinerator incinerator from Eldorado Resources Ltd. in Port Hope. The incinerator would burn 50 tons of garbage a day but if would cost between $30,000 and $60,000. Roger Wilson, Chairman of the Hope Township Domestic Waste Management Committee said the province would fund 50% of the cost of the study, the municipalities would give 25%, and the industries would share 25% of the cost. According to Wilson a 50 ton a day incinerator would cost less io construct today than a new "landfill site would have in 1979. Jobs for hard to employ A new program by the Cobourg Canada Employment Employment Centre to help people find their first full-time job .touching the physically and mentally handicapped, and the socially disadvantaged has been unveiled. The federal government will supply up to 85% of the employees wages depending on the employability of the person. The project is to help train these people and give them a full-time job according to Joe Celestini, co-ordinator of the program. Job training Kenneth Hunter, assistant deputy minister for the Ministry of Colleges and Universities told Northumberland's Northumberland's first batch of 'industrial training program graduates that the Western World must keep up its'ad- Vantage in skilled Workers. Conservative association last Friday evening at tl&ir annual annual meeting. Bill Lover, Hunter spoke to 28 employees in 15 firms who have finished 4 years of learning learning new industrial skills. The program started 4 years ago when local firms picked their own employees or hired others to enrol in the 8,000 hour program. 320 hours out of the 2,000 a year are spent in the classroom and the rest at work. Hunter says the biggest biggest challenge is convincing employers that training is good sense. A new group starts every year. Plainville's parents happy Plainville parents are happy happy now that the board will keep Plainville School open. The government had considered considered applying for $1 million to expand the nearby Camborne School and to move the students from Plainville to Camborne. Trustees from the board voted strongly not to apply for the $1 million and'they* said Camborne shouldn't be expanded jf it means closing Plainville. Independent candidate supports Irwin An independent candidate 1 in the election of a new president president for United Auto Workers Local 222, John Caines, has placed his support behind Harry Irwin of Orono. Caines 2ias distributed pamphlets throughout GM declaring his support for Irwin. Elections were held recently but due to the close vote between Irwin and John Sinclair they were held again with John Sinclair elected as new president. At a recent Whitby council meeting Irwin acting as Local 222 president, added his name to the', list of local labour leaders who are Newcastle, was re-elected treasurer. critical of council's failure to support the federal task force on the Canadian auto industry, industry, He said he can't understand why council can't support something backed by UAW Bob White, and GM president, Donald Hackworth. School raises $2,100 Bowmanville High School has raised $2,100 for the United Way. The money was raised through a staff-student football game, a dance, a slave auction, and selling chocolate kisses. Nursing Home to expand cramped kitchen Doug Johns, Durham Region's Social Services # Commissioner, said that Hillsdale Manor, the nursing nursing home which recently had 92 cases of salmonella poisoning will expand its kitchen kitchen facilities. Johns said the outbreak was caused by the cramped kitchen conditions and that it was doing twice as much as what it was built for, 'City's oldest man dies John Humphreys, the oldest man in Oshawa and one of the last veterans of the Boer War died last week at the age of 104. Humphreys worked at GM for 33 years and retired in 1958. He worked worked at Northminster United Church after that being custodian pntil he was 87, and working 5 Vi days aweek. Plaza unveiled A south end Oshawa shopping shopping plaza will be started after two years of legal battles. battles. The plaza's owner is the Dofasco. Employee Saving and Profit Sharing Fund and they have been fighting Valian Property Management Ltd. The plaza covers 7.6 acres and * has plans for 1 a 60,000 foot K-Mart Store and 15 smaller' businesses. The project will cost $5 million. Whitby housing boom Mayor Bob Attersley of Whitby said after a slow year of housing construction it is now on the rebound. Attersley Attersley pointed out that over the last eight years there is an upswing in the housing market. As of September 30, 604 residential permits were issued for a total of $21.4 million. Last year only 443 were issued. In 1978 there were i .025 permits issued, valued at $35.3 million. He says massive housing developments in Whitby will, bring this years number of residential permits up. Enrolment down North umber! and/Newcastle and/Newcastle elementary and secondary secondary School enrolments are down from last years 11,629 to 11,501 for elementary schools and from last years 7,120 to 6,981 this year' in secondary schools. 3 youths struck on Halloween An accident which happened happened on Halloween in Millbrook nearly took the lives of three youths. Judy Robins, 15, her best friend, Linda Coulter and Dianne Dunlop, 9, were trick or, treating at about 7 o'clock; The three stopped at Mr. and Mrs. Thertell's home, the cousins of Coulter. When they came down the path beside the house a speeding car failed to make a turn and drove across the lawn, hitting the three girls. Robins went through the front window of the house, Dunlop was flipped flipped onto a metal awning and Coulter was knocked on to the porch. Mr. Thertell said he saw . the driver trying to start his car after the accident and Thertell called police. Robins and Dunlop are listed to be in serious condition, and Coulter is stable. The driver from Port Hope has been charged with criminal negligence and' failure to remain remain at the scene of an accident. accident. Renovations delayed Due to a provincial cabinet shuffle and recent residential developments it looks as if Bowmanville Hospital's renovations will not take place next spring. Last January, Larry Grossman, Health Minister at- Queens Park gave interim approval for planned renovations. The hospital has now modified its proposal and it is waiting for approval to obtain new drawings. drawings. The major concern at the hospital is the lack of space, right now two floors are fully occupied. They don't believe in gallons In Oshawa it is expected that selling gas by the gallon will not make a big comeback. comeback. City service station operators say the decision to sell gas ,by the gallon will not stand. Other proprietors say it is up to the gas company. One owner,, however, says that .people don't want the litre and that he could triple sales if he went to the gallon. UAW LOCAL 222 ELECT - NEW OFFICER , John Sinclair has been çlected president of Local 222 of the UAW representing From Around the Region Ornno Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 9th, 1983-5 17,000 workers in'Oshawa. Sinclair gained 5286 votes compared to Harry Irwin of R.R. 2, Orono who gained 4,049 votes in the elections held last week. : > '84 AUTO SALES ON THE INCREASE The Big Three auto companies companies have all registered spectacular sales for their 1984 models. Cars and trucks sales increased increased by 67 percent during October over that of October last year.' A. strong recovery started in the auto industry in June and continues to climb. GM led the way with a ,62 percent increase in truck and car saies. Ford of Canada almost doubled their figure of October 1982 and a similar figure was mounted by Chrysler. 37 DAYS LEFT FOR' XMAS SHOPPING How time flies. There are • but 37 days left for Christmas shopping believe it or not. An improvement in the economy has bolstered general sales and this is expected expected to carry over into the annual Christmas spree this year. SCHOOL ENROLMENT DROP BY 273 STUDENTS There are fewer students on the rolls of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. The decline of 273 represents a slight 1.4 percent decrease. TO START OSHAWA UNEMPLOYED UNION Trade Union leaders are expected to organize a drive shortly in the Oshawa area aimed at forming a union for thé' unemployed. It has been stated that response is uncertain. The move is being sponsored sponsored by the Ontario Federation Federation of Labor which has a membership of 800,000 in Ontario. • STATES CUTS ARE NEEDED Bgllycliffe Nursing Honte in Ajax are proposing to lay off 33 full-time and part-time workers ahd to replace them by contracting out the work to a private firm. Ballycliffe expects to save at least $5.00 an hour in the move. It has been stated that the Nursing Home either takes this action or close its doors. (continued page 6) Ages6~J8 Pin an award on a kid who deserves it. Ontario's community newspapers and CP Air, co-ordinator and patron of the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year"Awards Program, are seeking entries for 1983. ■ i . Recipients will receive a Junior Citizen .lapel pin, plàque, $200 and a family giçture with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. ' t Nomination forms are available at this newspaper. newspaper. Contact: Orono Weekly Times Deadline for nominations: Npvember 30,1983. (jraaVt ■ . ' A Community Project of ■CSJffl CP Air and this newspaper. OP Air H