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AI ia 35 TA Jak 24 18 a of L Vol. 110 No. 24 The board floor in the spectators' area at the Port p 0 Bes Perry Memorial Community Arena are just about the most uncomfortable mattress one can think of, but An addition to Prince Albert Public" School in ugog was one of a number projects that fell under the axe 'as the Durham Region Board of Education grappled with the prospect ~ after playing non-stop hockey for almost 24 hours, * Robert Kroonenberg doesn't even notice. Robert is Local school expansion cedd as- board of education cuts spending of an 18.12 budget hike over the 1975 figure...an increase that reflects an average homeowner's mill rate increase of 22 per cent. The approving of the $65,907,400 '"'austerity bud- Need volunteers seen here grabbing a few winks during the five minutes office allowed every hour. For more pix and story on the new arena fund-raising event, see Page 18. get" was just part of the school board action last week. Other board action showed program cuts as well as the school addition cancellations would be victim of a provincial freeze on education funds. Both junior Kindergarten and Early Childhood Edu- cation programs were chop- ped from the program as well. Sudenishimberep for au uto contest find high school studen ts Gary Gimblett and Ernie * Cawker under the hood of a "car, up to their' armpits in grease and oil. Both boys will be Port Perry High School's repre-- _sentatives in the annual Chrysler Trouble Shooting Contest, whieh begins in Toronto this year on April 26. Hundreds of secondary school "auto mechanics' students from coast to coast have entered in competition. "The objective of this unique competitior,awhich is sponsored by Chrysler Canada Ltd. ang its dealers, is to encourage technically- minded secondary school students to pursue careers in automotive service," C. 0. Hurly, president, said in announcing the 1976 Chrys- ler Trouble Shooting Contest. the "This exciting event is a unique, yet practical, ap- proach to the continuing - problem of a shortage of qualified automotive service technicians. We have been highly gratified at the enthusiastic response this contest has elicited from" educators a students alike," Mr. Hurly said. The first of 21 regional contests to be held in 15 major centres across Canada will be held at Chrysler Canada's National Parts Depot 'at Mississauga, near Toronto, on. Monday, April 26. The last will be held in Edmonton, Alta., on May 14 The National Finals of the 1976 Chrysler Trouble Shooting Contest will be held :in Toronto June 21-23. Since its inception in 1970 as a regional contest which drew entries fro Wind- - sor area schogl§, the Chrys- ler Trouble SHooting Contest (continued|on page 3) New roof for church The Head Memorial Church on Scugog Island, a part of Scugog Shores Museum since. 1970 needs a new roof. The need became: obvious last summer, but a delay in receiving - the museum's provincial grant in 1975 prevented needed repairs from being done. This spring roof leakage has ~damaged the interior wall- paper and possibly some plaster. The Museum itself will need a new roof soon, so the -two: projects will. be undertaken this year with the "aid of a special grant available once only from the Approve The familiar wail of the fire siren in Port Perry will soon become a thing of the past, as men from Scugog Fire Department No. 1 will be carrying 'beepers' in their pockets shortly. Council, unanimously, authorized the purchase of the communication system at a Tuesday morning meet- ing, at a cost of $9,264.87 for the 22 beeping units required. Although the siren will not be turned on anymore, ac- cording to Fire Chief Jack - Cook, it will not be taken down. It will be left at the hall to be used in a case of emergency, such as if the "beeping" system broke down. In the past not only were Provincial Museum's Ad- viser's office. :This-is the recommendation that will be made to the Museum Board by the Property Committee. under the chairmanship of Helen Redman. At its recent meeting, the Lake Scugog Historical Society authorized its executive to donate up to $2,000 toward the project. It is also expected that the U.C.W. of the Head Church will contribute toward the needed repajrs of the church. Totak cost of the repairs could run as high as $8,000 if cedar shingles are used for the church. the firemen notified of a fire by the sound of the siren, but also anyone around town who enjoyed following the dire engine. The new system will let only the firemen (continued on page 2) Contract Signed Mayor Lawrence Malcolm signed the contract for construct- ion of Scugog Town- ship's new arena, at a Tuesday morning meeting of council.- Construction is to begin immediately, and it is anticipated it will be completed by mid October. Big Brothers organization for Scugog Big Brothers, a tow profile but highly successful com- munity action group in many communities, is now ready to receive applicat- ions for boys and volunteer Big.Brothers in the Scugog 'area. Dr. John Stewart was con- sequently appointed to form a committee to set up the initial organization, and planning sessions have been held for over two months. Rather than becoming a sub-group of the Oshawa It's been about six monthg"™ organization, the local group and many hours of volunteer work by program organizers since last fall, when the Big Brothers Association of Oshawa and District approached Scugog Social Planning Council President Betty Deeth about looking into the feasibility of form- ing a local organization. has chosen to becothe a separate association. Ap- proval by the National Exe- cufive of Big Brothers has already been received. If national averages are used, calculations show that more than 50 boys in this area could be served by the Big Brothers organization. She time and companion- (Big Brothers with their ship are the main ingred- ients of a Big Brother-Little Brother relationship, the organization faces no major expenses. "There's enough to get us going," said Dr. Stewart. Some funds are being sup- plied by an area club. Dr. Stewart said although there are no Little Brothers in this area, a number of local Big Brothers have volunteered in the Oshawa association. Key to Big Brothers suc- cess is the careful matching and screening of applicant RE EMEP MAG junior counterpart. Big Brothers often last for many years, and have even result- ed in lifetime friendships. Big. Brothers can...and usually do...come from all walks sof life. University students, doctors, truck drivers, salesmen and most anyone willing to share a 'ew hours every week can become a Big Brother. Big Brothers is an agency that uses volunteer men in regular friendship assign- ments with fatherless boys on a one-to-one basis. The agency's chief purpose is to - any if TN help these boys wholesomely develop character and per- sonality so that they may become responsible product- ive men. Throughout Canada there are more than half a million fatherless boys between the ages, of six and sixteen who potentially need and would like an influential man in their life for counselling, guidance and proper per- sonality development. When a fatherless boy who lacks a father substitute is referred to Big Brothers, he is interviewed by a member of the staff to determine his : bBAL ART interests as well as his needs and concerns. The boy's mother is also interviewed regarding the - interests and personality of her son. . A "Big Brother" is a volunteer who can be cither single or married, but usual ly doesn't have children of his own, or one who has daughters only, or one whose children are under- five or over fifteen. Individual activities are planned by the volunteer Big Brother and his _Little Brother on at least a weekly (continued on page 21)