PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1982, WHITBY FREE PjRESS For one week.... Sklar, One of Whitby's three largest emnployers an- nounced lastweek that it will shut down its plant for one week beginning Monday. About 550 workers at Sklar Furniture Limit- ed's Victoria Street plant will be affected. For the company, one of Canada's biggest fur- niture makers, this will be the seventh time in seven months that it bas been forced to lay off workers. According to Skiar's director, of human re- sources, Bob Donald, not only are high inter- shutting est rates detrimentally affecting business but showrooms are trying to move merchandise already in stock. However,. company- officiais are hoplng that a two-week furmiture show tobe beld in Mon- treal next montb will bring in sales. This show is a tradi- tional sale-getter featur- ing new styles and fabrics. If the show bas any success for the com- pany, officiais say that it will not be until some- time in July before pro- duction begins. According to Donald, dow-n the company is exper- iencing its worst situation since the mid- dle of the lait decade. However, it bas been able to. recall some of the 100 workers that were laid off indefinitely iast November. Bridgeè The foiiowing are the resuits of Iast week's play at the Whitby'Curl- ing Duplicate Bridge Club -as. reported by Mrs. Harvey Winter. North and South: Mrs. A.W. Armstrong and Mrs. W.C.. Rîstow, 81; Mr. -and Mrs. Hugb Baker, 801h; Mis. Willfiam Austen and Mrs. Robert Broadbent, 76; and, AI and Don Les- lie, 751h. ,East an d West: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Win- ter,' 70; Mrs. Florence Love and Miss Nancy Ann Love, 65½; Jim Mc- 1Ellistrum> and Bill Fraser, 63; and, Mrs. Zeta Cunnington and Mrs. Johanna Fianigan, 61. 31Te.U". WeLoase Everythlng Wo Seil. Serving the Durham eo for over >5 Y"as 14 BOND ST. W 72*60 OSH4AWA Optimist exec for 1982-83 The Whitby Optimist Club bas elected its'executive committee for 1982-83. Seen here are (from left to right):. Doug Ciare, second vice-president;- Jim Gamsby, past-president; Gerry Aaibers, president; AI Siddal, first vice-president; and, Bob Kennedy, secretary. Missing from the photograph are:. Tom Cox, treasurer; and, directors Don Hopkins, Bill McGibbon and Mike Murray. The new executive will officially take office in September. -Free Press Staff Photo CT.C*to"get $ 3,A00- town grant The Town of Wbitby wili give a $3,000 grant to the' County Town Carnivai Committee to help defray the costs 0f running this year's event. That amount had been aliocated in the town's 1982 budget but had sot been given tQ. the com- mittee until a financiai statement was received. It cost the committee $139506.82 to run the 1981 County Town Carnivai. LA CONTESSA SALON MONDAYS ½/2PRICE. PERM$ FOR ALLTHE FAMILY MON DAYS & WEDN ESDAYSI INTRODUCING SUSAN BOLDUC OUR NEW HAIRSTYLIST ½/2PRICE ON EVERY HAIR SERVICE AVAILABLE INCLUDING PERMS 119,GREEN'ST.,WHITBY - 668-9262 in a budget subm ,itted to the town, the commit- tee plans to spend $10,M4 on this year's carnival. The two iargest ex- penses will be for the fireworks dispiay to be held on the August Civic Holiday ,'Monday ($3,500) and tbe parade wbich will be organized by the Witby Jaycees on Saturday, July 24 ($2,500). The largest revenue source the committee bas is the town with their contribution of $3,000. The carnival gets un- der way on July 21 with the selection of the County Town Carnivai Queen and ber two prin- cesses. In bis report to cous- cil,' treasurer AI Clar- ingboid said that the committee is stili in need of the tows's finan- ciai assistance. 11t wouid appear tbat the County Town Carni- val Committee, does require the town's grant, " be said. * "The 1982 operating year should permit tbe new committee to attain a more solid base, which, in future, should allow a more accurate budget forecast." No meetmg yet on Ruddy.,plans The Dr. JO . Ruddy Geseral Hospital is in no more of a position to re- open its second floor than it was a few weeks ago. An anticipated meet- ing between the hospi- tai's board of directors and Ontario Ministry of Heaith staff bas yet to take place. According to hospital administrator John Kunetsky, the reéent- dispute between' the ministry and the On- ART DEPARTMEINT ON PRE MISES tario Medicai Associa- tion. caused a meeting scheduled for eariy in May to be postponed. The meeting was sub- sequently, re-scheduled for later in the month. Tbe topic for dis- cussion is a ministry of- fer of $200,000 to belp tbe hospital renovate tbe now empty second floor for use as a chronic care unit. However, hospital of- ficiais are concerned because the provincial governent tradition-, ally pays two-tbirds 0f the cost of sucb pro- jects. According to cost esti- mates prepared by the bospital early in1981, the project- would cost $385,000. Kunetsky said recently that inflation wl bave drives that figureup substantially. The construction of the chronic care ward bas been a top priority of the Durham Regios District Health Council since it released its bos- pitai role study last year. At that time, bealth council dfficials said that cbronic care was the region's most pressing medical ser- vice need. Ted ARNTS LOAM SUPPLY LTD. BROCK RD. N., PICKERING (1 ½ miles north of Hghway 2) TOP SOIL Sand Limestone Treated 'Timber Stone Plnemulch Patio Siaba Curbe ýFlrewood Peat-Loamn INTERLOCKING PAVINGWSONES (DELIVERED a OR INSTALLED) 683-0887 ONTRIOMOIORAE CM_____ Simoos - I