'AGE 30, MONDAY, DECEMB3ER 24, 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS More operators hired for busy Christmas season Christmas Day is the busiest day of the year for long distance calling. This year, Bell t Fti d t a te, bui cor m i leai P il DC gam AT r LO Canada expects close to one million long distan- ce calls will be placed from telephones in On- tario going to other locations in the provin- ce, across Canada and around the world. Nation-wide, the total number of long distance calls could reach six million including both operator-assisted and direct-dialed calls. Most caîlswill be dialed direct by customers since that's the cheapest and fastest way to call long distan- ce. In Durham Region, Christmas Day should see about 26,000 operator-assisted calls, some 69 per cent more than on a regular business day. To handle those calls, there'll be a 58 per cent increase in operators staffing the office. On Christmas Eve, Bell expects long distance calling to in- crease after 5 p.m. and continue through the night. From early morning through to 7 a.m. on Christmas Day, there'll be a busy period NEW YEAR'S EVE 207 DUN DAS ST. W. TICKETS WHITBY NOW ON SALE 668-2337 $ N EW Y EA R'S PARTY BREAKAW AY4on" e Carel Tur Draw for 1 week trip to Jamica for two. Party Favours & Other Prizes - Safe trip home on the bus From 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Ali this for $12.00 cover charge. need in advance. Director assistance operators at "1", plus the area code if required, plus 555-1212, can provide out-of-town telephone numbers for all of North America. For overseas directory assistance, callers need only dial "0" and ask the operator to get the number. NEW YEARS DAY FAMILY BRUNCH MATINEE $7E95 STUDENTS %/2PRICE "It's also a good idea to check the front pages of the phone book ahead of time for discount rates and the times when they apply. "So, if you plan your calls and keep in mind the time differences, you should have an easy time getting through to say 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy New Year', says Lyttle. Again, this year, Bell is selling Long Distance Gift Certificates as Christmas gifts. They're sold in $20 packages containing four $5 certificates in a greeting card. The cer- tificates can also be used for paying telephone bills. There are four ways to buy the certificates which are redeemable throughout Canada only: call free-of-charge to 1-800-268-9191; visit a Bell Phonecentre; call the local Bell business office; or, visit the local Bell public office. For the first three mqnths, Visa and Mastercard credit cards may be used. because of a large amount of overseas calls into different time zones. "We expect calling to pick up again around 10 a.m. and continue through Christmas Day and evening," says Or- ma Lyttle, Bell's local manager. New Year's Eve is busier thari New Year's Day, so Bell expects the heaviest calling period will be from midnight, New .Year's Eve, until about 3 a.m. Lyttle advisesacallers they may have a better chance of getting their calls through by placing them in non-peak hours. Some circuits may be overloaded (a busy signal or no dial tone) at busy times because of the heavy demand on particular lines. Callers should try again later. Lyttle offers the following advice for placing Christmas calls: A bit of planning before the holidays will help calls go through smoothly. Callers can save time by getting the telephone numbers they director of social council The Social Planning Council of Oshawa- Whitby announces the appointment of Susan Fletcher as Executive Director. Fletcher comes to the job with a considerable educational and em- ployment background in community services. Most recently, she worked as ad- ministrative assistant for the Ministry of Community and Social Services where she ac- ted as a staff aide to the Grey-Bruce and Waterloo - Wellington Mental Retardation Services Advisory Committees. From August 1980 to June 1982, Fletcher worked as student ad- visor/assistant ad- ministrator at St. Columba College. From July 1979 to June 1980, she was em- ployed as a cbild care worker at Amity Residential Treatment in Kitchener. -'* Fletcher received her post secondary education at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo where she was president of the Social Work Students Association from 1982 to 1984. She has an advan- ced diploma in social administration and she is .currently completing her thesis for her Master of Social Work Degree. Her placements during her education were at the Ministry of Community and Social Services with the men- tal retardation co- ordinator in the Waterloo Area Office and with the Guelph UnitedU Way Social Planning Council. Fletcher has also worked as a volunteer at Telephone Distress Cen- tres in Hamilton, Waterloo and Toronto. For two years she ser- ved as Cubmaster for the Boy Scouts of Canada in Toronto. Fletcher bas been a member f the Ontario Association of Professional Social Workers, the Ontario Community ,Deve lop- ment Society and the Kitchener - Waterloo Status of Women Group. A new resident in the Oshawa-Whitby area, she says she is "... im- pressed with the range of services available here." As executive director of the Social Planning Couneil of Oshawa-Whitby, the 28- year-old Fletcher brings with her a commitment to social issues and ser- vices for individuals and la sense of humour to help cope when things GOLDEN GATE, 107 Brock Street South, Whitby 668.8321. ýThis popular Chinese restaurant has been in Whitby for 30 years. The specialty of the house is bar-be-qued spare-ribs. A new dish is being in- troduced. It's a special combination ef" ight hor d'oevres called Bo Bo get crazy." The Social Planning Council of Oshawa- Whitby was established in 1974 and serves to December no longer the worst for drunk drivers December is no longer the worst time of the year for drinking and driving according to On- tario Provincial Police officials who credit the reduction to the public's increased awareness of the problem during the party season. OPP Commissioner Archie Ferguson said, "We owe a debt gratitude to all tbe private 1>groups, businesses and the media for helping the police to reduce the number of drinking drivers. For our part, we want to get as many of these motoring criminals off the road as possible." The OPP will be pur- suing its year-round spot-check program in order to catch drinking drivers and discourage others from returning to past habits. The OPP checked 127,000 vehicles during last Christmas and New Year's holidays. One driver in 100 checked platter. Eat in the delightfully decorated Bamboo Room at one of their cir- cular booths. open Monday to Thur- sday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Friday and Satur- day f rom il a.m. to 3 a.m. and Sunday till 11 p.m. Fuly .lcensed and home dellvery. study community needs and to act to help provide services and referrals for these needs. out as impaired, and 1.6 per cent of the drivers received 12-hour licence suspensions. Average levels through the year are 1.6 per cent impaired drivers and 2.3 per cent 12-hour licence suspen- sions. In June 1983, the day- to-day provincial police campaign against drinking . drivers was« changed drastically with the inception of a pilot program of spot checks in the London OPP district. The London OPP in- creased tbeir enfor- cement of the drinking and driving laws, and the positive results were given a lot of publicity. The pilot project was extended province-wide in January, 1984. Over the past two years, the OPP has joined other interested groups in trying to change the attitude of people to the drinking driver. Tbe OPP's slogan "Prove You Care"_ tries to put con- cern wbere it should be, and that is with, every member of tbe public. Ferguson said police will be stopping drivers frequently 'over the holidays, and he asked for support from the public by accepting this procedure as being in the interests of everyone using Ontario ,highways. WHERE EVER YOU ARE WHAT EVER YOU6DO, HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS1 AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR *4TOO':: MSW candidate named executive Elect $40.1C Two One :j poles Phoný FOR T leathô $150 8159 FUNNIEST FUN NIGHT OUT "THE NORMAN CONQUESTS" PART&& TWO LIVING TOGETHER" A GREAT COMEDY PRODUCTION WITH A STA R CAST OF 6 PLUS-TANTALIZING FOUR COURSE DINNER MARI OL Diîner s Playhouse 419 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY 668-9000 1