Whitby Free Press, 4 May 1983, p. 3

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The recent boom -in home computer systems bas brought to Whitby a store, Creative Com- puter Systema, whlch wlll cater to everythingl from casual use through business management. The store, located at 106 Byron St. South, will stock a complete lime of home video games and computera, as weil as computer related maga- zines and literature. Co-owner Allen Bragg believes that Whitby Fire causes $459OOO da mage. A fire early last Fni- day morming caused an estimated *45000 e4amage to a home at 115 Johnson Avenue, Whit- by. Wblle Mr. and Mrs. William McCarthy escaped from the home unscathed, firemen res- cued son Paul, 19. He suffered eye damage, and third degree burns but .was reported in satlafactory condition in Toronto General Hospit- ai. Durham Regional Police say the suspected cause of the fire la care- iess smoking. wlIi supply the demand for bis product. "It's really mmid bog-; giing- the number of computera tbat are being soid," he said. The store, officaily openedý this past Satur- day, wili stock video game cartridges as soon as tbey're reieaaed in the United States accor- ding to Bragg. "They are usuallyre- leased six to eight weeks earlier in the States than Canada but I make freqÏuent trips down and bring the newest ones back with me," be said. Bragg also notes that the store will offer ren- tais by the day, week- end, week or month. "lWe find that a lot of people wouid like te try before tbey buy so we put the rentai cost ap- plicable towards the seuling price of'the pro- duet if they decide to buv." he aaid.> Computer systems stocked . include the Commnodore Vic 20, Texas Instruments, Ap- pie and Golden. «'If someone wantsaa special order, we'll get, it for tbem, " added Bragg. If the business la suc- cesaful, Bragg hopes to, expand witbin the area. "We hope to franchise within six te eight mon- tha in 'the Durham area, 1 he said. WHIMFRE RES* WDNSDA MY 4 1,83PA 3 Final play of year, H ALPPRCNR Whltby Theatre Com- B YO E nuinom pany's final production of the 1902-M season la a ac«.GE ON hilarlous farce entltled "Nurse Jane Gees to, Hawafi". F E . R E The play, wrltten by Allan Stratton and-S L dlrected by Paul Spen- cer, la a story of mis- taken identities, personw ai conflicts and, most Importantly, it de,,S-V P T cribes what to do if your illegitimate children corne home to rocet. The seven-member 5 / cast la kept busy hop- ping from past to pre- sent and lover to hua- .band. The play runs May 5, 6, 7 and 12, .13, 14 at the N ' Rl Centennial Building, 416 O EATFLINSOS ELETO' CentreS.SWhitby. _GsefEE T'ickets are on sale now at Mlddleton' Station- ery, 113 Dundas St. W. in TH A L PERC N E WbI,668-2492. BAZAAR Audley U.C.W. are OS WA CRBR AJAX holding a bazaar, bakte lOiceS 51arka 313 HarwoodN. sale and white elephant <JtS.0JhnS.<JtS.oawec (usN.o I.4 on May 7e il a.m., at 6601 Audiey United Church. ~ WHITBY FENCE COMPAN-Y SIANEDANJD LNZIALI SPRUCE WOOD FENCE 5' HIGH $11 tPer linear foot 10 0 5 0depending on terrain) INCLUDED. IN THIS SPECIAL: custom bulit-on site choice of fonce designs *2 x 6 cross rails are used main poats are secured in cernient creosote ls used on the main posts stain colour, your choice top quaiity QIL base stain used workmanship guaranteed for 1 year this speciai good until May311, 1983 -iwyo-pes I ________________________________________________________ Home co mputer store open'ms I T he7oeam oqe,,Custom Cover. During this time, choose from any handcrafted, Barrymore sofa, Ioveseat or chair. Have it custom buils and.covered in any Barymr fabric and save 20%. MCAMWSTEI ! W1,re discemm'g peOPi. "Mt* an ,w.simnl*1,bomdty 70 ROSSLAND RD.,W., OSHAWA 576-665 Mon., Tues., Wed. - 10-8 Thurs., Fr. - 10-9 Sat. 10-51 il mi 1 .M

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