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i i \ Welfare mothers are being forced to rob money from the food and clothing budget to pay the rent, a special meeting of Regional Council wads told. -- Ron Dancey, Field Ser- "vices Director of the Dur- ham Social Services Depart- ment, said that welfare pay- across the province despite the fact rents are higher in Durham than in many other areas. Most people try to avoid going on welfare and once they are on it, are anxious to get back off, Mr. Dancey said. "Friday night at four is our busiest time," he said. "People spend all their time trying alternatives to wel- fare and only come to us at the last minute when it becomes obvious they won't make it through the weekend". Mr. Dancey said that for every one person on welfare, there are four working full time for amounts less than ments are the same right 28 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1974 Welfare mothers take food money to pay rent they would bring home on welfare. People with these low pay- ing jobs cannot save any money so if unemployment strikes, they can not last even one week. People who come (o the welfare deparment, want to work, and feel defeated, he said. Women family heads tend to become cranky with child- ren and let their appearance go after a while on welfare, because there isi't- enough money, he said. Region may lose Ajax condominiums If Durham doesn't grant a development company an exemption from its develop- ment charge, the region may lose 1,142 condominium units in Ajax. Murray Goldman, vice- president of Duffins Creek Estates, said his company's profit would be very low on the development, if the deve- lopmnent charge isn't lifted. The company might not go ahead then, he said. The units would be two and three bedroom and cost bet- ween $32,000 and $34,000 with a five per cent down payment. Mr. Goldman is seeking an exemption from a policy passed by Regional Council in July which states all development which has not been fully signed by July 24, would have to pay an addit- ional development fee of $1,200 plus local charges. But many developers have already paid local charges for sewers and water and don't want to pay twice for the same service. The region has decided to hold a special meeting on the matter this week. Night School holds open house Anybody who didn't enrol in the fall term of night classes at the High School will get a chance to see what they are missing next Tuesday. An open house will be held at the High School so that the general public can see the night school courses in operation. There will also be a chance to enrol in night classes that will start on Tuesday, January 7. Courses offered for this term included Basic Photo- graphy, Landscaping and Combined efforts N by Townships The sale of dog licences .in Scugog has been suspended ; until a report on combining the Uxbridge and Scugog Don Control service is pre- sented. Coun. Reg Rose and Coun. Neil Hunter met with Ux- bridge councillors recently, on the subject and another meeting iS scheduled. Mr. Rose said there was a good possibility that they would recommend some- combined effort with Ux- bridge regarding dog control, RR ENG A a "IF YOU HATE SHOVELING SNOW FOR HOURS... HERESHOWTO HATEITFOR ONLY MINUTES} The Ariens Sno-Throl When winter's at its worst, this rugged, powerful SNO-THRO will muscle its way through the heaviest snowfalls and knee-deep drifts with ease. Frankly, it makes snow removal almost fun. 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The school's girl ensemble will also be practicing in the music room and invites people to watch, Interior Decorating and Up- The Gourmet Foods course holstery will be Tuesday night. Those two courses Will be serving Hors D'oeuv- will be offered Thursday Yes, canapes, and fruit night. punch. Of Facts and Fantasy ONE MORE TIME To suddenly become blind must be one of the most panic-producing experiences of the human body; triggering all of the least desirable 'emotions, anger, frustruation and self-pity. It happened on a sunny mid-summer evening and was to fill some weeks with doctors, nurses and a sojourn in a strange city-hospital. But we've emerged, a bit battered but not beaten. Though we learn that yet some months must elapse to acess the final scar. When sanity and normal surroundings were restored we found that Summer had detoured around us and was gone. Autumn had taken over and already, Winter was grinning, and beckoning with long icy fingers. How easy it is to become involved with one's self and learn of what little significance this person really is. Nothing changes. The 'world' goes on. But no experience is ever all bad. We find a few more blessings to count, old ones to reaffirm..a family is priceless; old friends rally 'round and new ones appear. And there's always a few lovely surprises tucked in the corners. Like one little message that only one person could sent...though just a bit of whimsy loaded with yesterdays. Thanks, 'little' brother. It might be a someone we meet fleetingly in the corridor, a few words exchanged and an image lingers. Or, that sweet little lady who confessed so freely that 83 years were on her head, but not in her heart. We'd believe they'd never even rested there. Also, with a couple from separate far-away places we found the beginnings of friendship. All this, while -the nurses dealing with many in every kind of condition could still make each patient feel important as, her Special Charge. Never, just one of a herd. But as the English of old would have said "It wasn't all beer and skittles." As, apart from our necessity for being there, we'll remember too, two females who persisted in non-stop chatter while we wondered anew, why do people talk so much who have so little to say? And momentarily, we wished that their problem could have been of the speech instead of the sight. Night, however, brought a change of pace. After lights-out, the second minute of silence was the starting signal for their snoring marathon. . Meanwhile, we know th: } our homekeeping shows signs of neglect; as windowed washing, and there's probably some streaks of dult on the stereo. Excused, we hope, by our faulty vision. Though perhaps it's good for some of us to slip from our rut of complacency at times. At least for anyone with an urge to be critical should come a better understanding of the less able. 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