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A kd TiO ss ar 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- October 4, 1983 ROBERT J. ESPEY ssc us LAW OFFICES OF RISEN ESPEY & MCNEELY LORD SIMCOE PLACE Suite 1C - 57 Simcoe St. S., P.O. Box 278 OSHAWA, L1H 703-571-3942 (After Hours: 985-9012) Preferred Area of Practice -- CRIMINAL LAW -- THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM D) DURHAM HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The SCUGOG WASTE DISPOSAL SITE will be closed Monday, October 10, 1983 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal operations will continue on Tues- day, October 11, 1983. W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER OF WORKS 2 ~ (1) a , Rote er . & mle al 5 RT TRI: tog Ad AN VaAatas p wale BAT MEAL RI rN OR AEAATARASDX ABREU FIP Ea PUREE FAT A ECA CA OLEAN ARR SOF HL Rural teenagers don't aim as high as their city counterparts when it comes to education or jobs, says a professor of extension education at the University of Guelph. A survey of 750 high school students, con- ducted in Fergus, On- tario, revealed that those aged 15 and 16 seemed to have lower aspirations than any other group, says Professor Douglas Pletsch. In general, aspirations were higher for fema'e students and studen:s whose parents had high aspiration occupations. The terms high ard low aspirations are bas- ed on a scale developed by American sociologist Archibald Haller of Michigan State Universi- ty, in the 1960s. Essen- tially, the distinction is between white collar and blue collar positions, says Prof. Pletsch. 22 Se Beginning Farmer Assistance Program A New Ontario Program to Help Farmers Get Started in Their Own Operation Over the next five years, the Ontario government will be investing up to $135 million to encourage competent new farmers to enter the farming business. h This will be done -- for qualified applicants -- by 2 making it easier for beginning farmers to meet the present-day high costs of farm loans. How the program works: ® The Ontario government will pay a direct cash hil rebate for 5 years on the amount of loan interest in excess of 8%, up to a maximum of 5 percentage j points. This interest rebate will apply on loan fs amounts up to a limit of $350,000 per person. ® The loans will be administered by the FCC (Farm : Credit Corporation) and other authorized lending i institutions including the Bank of Montreal, 3 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Toronto Dominion Bank. / ® The program applies to qualified loans granted on or after May 10, 1983. Lf) ® Applicants must never have been a farmer before 4 (either for a majority of their time or for a majority i of their income) and never owned a viable farm, 4 but must have agricultural experience and/or 7) agricultural education. ai 7 FULL DETAILS Ministry of i ARE AVAILABLE Acyl 'y from local OMAF count Qricullire i | y and Food offices or from lending institutions. Ontario Dennis Timbrell. Minister Witham Davis. Premier ve WORN The ages of 15 and 16 seemed to be critical for rural youth -- those from farms and those living in town -- according to the study. Most in this group have low aspirations becaue they are frustrated and don't know where they're go- ing, Prof. Pletsch speculates. Before 15 and 16, their goals appear more clearly defined. This may be because of the emotional turmoil of gaining independence, getting their driver's license and giving priori- ty to activities that are more fun than scholastics, he says. Another possibility is that their aspirations may have been influenc- ed by the poor economic outlook when the study was conducted. While parent's occupa- tions and education in- fluence a child, schooling and extra-curricular ac- tivities are also impor- tant in shaping goals. Students entering high school with unproven capabilities and less precise goals are often put into the four-year stream, says Prof. Pletsch, resulting in subsequent lower aspira- tions than those in the five-year program. Children growing up in large rural families ap- pear to benefit most from organized extra- curricular activities, but are often prevented by money and time. "The outside exposure gained through com- munity activities is im- portant in leadership development." explains Prof. Pletsch. 'The young person learns to feel at east with other people --_ a characteristic which is important in further education or in aspiring to a higher occupational level." While church ac- tivities and community sports are positive ex- periences, many rural youth spend their spare time "cruising" up and down streets in cars. "The link between 'cruis- ing' and low aspirations is a vicious circle," says Prof. Pletsch. It's hard to say which comes first." Prof. Pletsch says ur- ban children often have negative attitudes about rural children and their Rural teens not as ambitious in their goals as city teenagers capabilities. These at- titudes are out-of-date, he says because oppor- tunities for development and eduction skills are equally available and the skills needed to operate a modern commercial farm are comparable to those needed to operate a small business in town. He admits that he is concerned about the aspiration scale. "Because rural person's aspirations are somewhat lower than his urban counterparts, he's not any less of an in- dividual or contributor to society," says Prof. Pletsch. 'Because high suggests better, the aspiration scale implies that a low aspiration is less desirable, but this is not necessarily so. Peo- ple who dig ditches, farm or become lawyers are all essential to the func- tioning of a society and one is not necessarily more or less valuable than the other." Prof. Pletsch feels there is definitely a need for more counselling for 15 and 16 year old students in rural high schools, and more mean- ingful community ac- tivities for students with low. aspirations. MTC issues one-time snowmobile permits The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications an- nounced recently new, one-time snowmobile validation decals are now on sale. The effec- tive date for the new decals was October 1. Under the new system, snowmobile owners will pay a one- time permit fee of $25.00 and that fee will be valid for the lifetime of the machine. On payment, the ministry will provide validation tags which are to be placed on the vehicle as follows: -- for presently registered vehicles, the two valid- ation tags are to be placed on either side of the cowling in the same location as previous tags -- for new vehicles registered after October 1, MTC will issue two identical decals (approximately motor- cycle plate-size) to be placed on either side of the cowling. The valid- ation tags are to. be placed in the upper right-hand corner of the decal, as on a regular licence plate. Snowmobile owners may validate their vehicles at any ministry or local motor vehicle licensing office. The new system will eliminate an annual fee and result in a more accurate up-to-date vehicle registration file. Two vehicles damaged Two Blackstock resi- dents were involved in an accident October 2 in which two vehicles sustained substantial damage. The accident occurred at 11:55 a.m. on Region- al Road 57 at Concession 2 when a 1974 Chevrolet driven by Evan Mander- son, R.R.1 Blackstock, was travelling north- bound on 57 and swerved in front of a Thanksgiving Special ROAST TURKEY SUBS Your Choice of Fixings: *STUFFING *CRANBERRIES *CHEESE *LETTUCE *TOMATOES *ONIONS *SALAD DRESSING rs STIRS IBIAS SARI IND TERING EIS 4 5 SHRED TLIL IPED DLPISIIPBIIIIIAIIIS southbound GMC van driven by Ruth Assel- stine of R.R.2 Black- stock. The van was struck on the front fender, causing a roll- over. Damage to the car was $2,000; damage to the van was $5,000. Ms. Asselstine received minor injuries. Mr. Manderson was charged with failure to remain and public mis- chief. °2.50 BEGINNING: Oct. 5th 2 SUBMARINE LAKEVIEW PLAZA Corner 7A & Water St. Call 985-713 PAS RAR RAR SAR RRMA NAL TNT OIE S 8G --- PON PO A Pat % PN pe ee ee NY hae: Aha am me AE mE. iii a