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The largest single depart- ment, public works, now has 433 employees, 16 under its compliment of 449. The second largest depart- ment is social services with 406 on staff, now 38 under its authorized compliment of 444. The social services depart- ment also retains 305 part- time, temporary and on-call employees, most of them in the three large nursing homes operated by the Region. The 976 full time employees now working for the nine in- ternal departments of the Region do not include the Durham Police force or the Board of Health. Figures show the Police department currently has 388 officers and 68 civilian employees, and the Health Unit has 135 employees. In the case of the Police department, the number of of- ficers is two over the authoriz- ed compliment as is the number of civilian workers. The Health Unit is five employees under its authoriz- ed compliment. The legal department is the smallest within the Region of six employees. Island youth A 16 year old Scugog Island youth was killed Sat- urday evening when his car hit a second vehicle at the intersection of Church Street and Durham Road 57 in Blackstock. Ae Karl Herde Construction Ltd. *Prefab Fireplaces *Renovations *Construction *Cottage Raising 985-3885 dies in crash John J. Kane, eldest son of Allene and Jack Kane of Concession 10, Scugog Island, was driving east- bound on Church St. when the accident occurred about 8:00 P.M. A Durham Police spokes- man said a passenger in the Kane vehicle, 17 year old Steven Atchison of Scugog Street, Port Perry, was taken to Community Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the second car, Barry Irving, 44 of Uxbridge and his wife Helen, also suffered minor injuries in the crash. Irving was southbound on Durham Road 57, and struck the other vehicle broadside. No charges have been laid. Star colouring contest winners With a large number of entries of excellent quality in the Star Colouring Contest for Kids, our judges had a tough job selecting three winners. They are from left: Lovisa Van Ravenswaay, 4 from Prince Albert; Korbie Castle, 9 of Blackstock; and six year old Michelle Lavereau of Seagrave. Our congratulations to the winners and all the youngsters who entered the Star colouring contest for their fine work. Durham Education official pleads guilty to tax evasion charges A manager with the Durham Board of Education was fined $30,900 after plead- ing guilty last week in Pro- vincial Court to charges of tax evasion. George Stanford, 62, of Oshawa, was given 90 days to pay the fine or face one year in jail. Mr. Stanford is manager of maintenance and construction with the Durham Education Board. Court was told that over a four year period from 1977 to June 1980, Mr. Stanford rec- eived "payments from con- tractors totalling $139,000 in return for services in respect to contracts with the Board of Education." These payments were made to a company, Muriel Gray Interiors, owned by Mr. Stanford's wife and the marginal tax rate for this company was much lower than Mr. Stanford's personal rate would have been had he declared the payments as income. The $30,900 fine was equal to the amount of extra tax that should have been paid by Mr. Stanford on the $139, 000. This amount in back taxes has been re-paid. Mr. Stanford's court appearance and guilty plea last week came as a com- plete surprise to officials with the Board of Education who apparently had not been notified the man was up on" charges of tax evasion. Stanford was immediately suspended from his duties with the Board and Scugog's trustee Stuart McEntyre told the Star on Friday that the Board will be launching a complete and thorough internal investigation into what services Stanford gave to contractors in return from the $140,000 he received over four years. Durham Regional Paqlice have been called in to the investigation. Holiday Greetings and Warmest Wishes for the Coming Year Elaine and Ross Stevenson, MPP Dawn, Lisa and Darryl The charge of tax evasion was laid by Revenue Canada after a routine audit of Stan- ford's tax returns and those of his wife's company. The only business income reported to the tax depart- ment by his wife's company over the four years was the amount of money received from the contractors. 095 LET US OIL YOUR 3993 CAR OR TRUCK! This winter, salt will cause at least $500. damage to your vehicle. Oil mixed with WD40, sprayed under 1500 Ibs. pressure, into all panels of your car or truck will help prevent this! D.X. GAS STATION ~~ iwimice: HWY. 7A - PORT PERRY 985-8757 CALL NOW FOR Mo ying Cw OF Holiday happiness comes in all shapes and sizes. May yours be filled with lots of surprises! Have fun! RAY COOK 171 UNION AVE., BOX 266 PORT PERRY, ONT. LOB 1NO Warm wishes for a wonderful Christmas. To All My Friends, Vera Knott rT a NE