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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1976. WHITBY FREE PRESS WIN ONE, WEEK IN THE 'SUN FOR TWO - AT THE FABULOUS FREEPORT INN Government Ministryof- Health supports 2 mental health programs IN THE BAHAMAS *DRAW Wl LL BE HELD ON MON DAY, FEBRIJARY 28/77 *DROP IN TODAY TO FILL IN VOUR BALLOT -NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! NO PAYMENT FOR 45 DAYS NO DOWN PAYMENT (if you qualify) Interest 1 31/2 % 1 Hr. Credit Approval JIM MAITLAND 74 DATSUN B21 0 automatic. Terrif ic little car! Lic. JOR 485 $1599. 72 FORD CUSTOM 500 8 cyl., automatic, PIS, P/B, 2 year warranty. Lic. KMZ 049 $1295. 72 VOLVO 142 automatie, 2 year warranty. Lic. APT 192 $2095. Y? YOUR CHOICE 0F SNOW TIRES or 8 TRACK FREE (WITH THIS AD AT TIME 0F PURCHASE) with any purchase of a new or used car. 73 CHEV IMPALA 4 door hardtop. Super sharp! 8 cyl., automatic, pis, p/b, white walls wld, vinyl top. Lic. KKF 714 S2295. 74 JAVELIN AMX 360 V-8 automatic, p/s, p/b, factory air, AIWFM stereo, 24,000 miles. Lic. LEE 451 S3595. 74 MAVERICK 2 door, 6 cyl., automatic, radio, whitewalls,absolutely perfect. Lic. JLJ 805 $2595. PRI CES GOOO UNTIL DECEMBER 29, 1976 683-5840 683-5540 683-5541 1 KINGSTON RD. L. PICKERING Ontario Health Minister Frank Miller announced last week grants totalling $27 ,650 for two Durham Community Mental Health programns. The pro-rams will be sup- ported for thenext two fiscal years with annual budgets totalling $62,400. "Community Involvement and Volunteer Projet",l operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association ini Durham, through, the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, is award- ed $21,250, in the current fiscal year, with an annual budget of $40,300 for the next two years. Serving the Durham area, the project will offer volunteer services to provide after-care for former hospital patients on a une-to-une basis. The program will furtherassist people Linder severeemotional stress to cope in their home surruundings and avoid the necessity of hospital care. Self-help, unsupervised home and social rehabilita tion prograins operated by the Canadian Mental flIeal th Association in Durham are awvarded S6,400 in the current fiscal year with an annual budget of S22,100 for the next two years. The Self-lielp segment of this prograin includes estab- lishment of une or more mental patien t associations, "Recovery Incorporated". and "Friends and Relatives" groups for the Durham Region. The second comiponient or tins pervised home wîll provide con tinuing care and adlecuaie housing for six to eighit persons particularly former patients without larnilies. The social rehabilitation programr will offer group activities to assist pe i sons with identifiable psychiatric problemis to attain social confidence and ernploymnent opportunit ies. Ongoing evaluations of all comrnunity mental health prograins will assist future decisions for continued fund- inig bey'ond the initial two-year period. "New approaches to the treatm-ent of the psychiatri- cally ilI". -said Mr. MillIr. -have resulted in a major increase in the number of former mental patients being treated in the community, rather than in institutions. "In the past 10 years there lias been a reduction of over 8,000 patients in hospital psychiatric beds. Recently we have closed two out of 15 provincialipsychiatric ho spitals. "Now by supporting ser- vices througli community mental health programs", says Mr. Miller, "th,-, ministry The flow of funds from the Canadian chartered bariks into the country's housing market continues to grow in aIl provinces, the Canadian Bankers' Association (CBA) says. Total bank mortgage boans outstanding passed the $8.6 billion mark at October3l1. This was an increase of more than 16 per cent dur- ing the 12 rnonths to the end of October. Figures for the banks' home lending in Ontario have been available only since the end of 1971 but these show that outstand- ing mortgage loans in the province have risen from $918 million to $3.04 billion-a gain of 231 per cent. In 1975 the banks ap- proved more than $957 million in new housing boans in Ontario. 0f this amount $585 million or 61 per cent was for new homes in the province. The average size of boans' for new dwelling units was at Station A special Theatre presenta- tion by the Durham Shoe- string Players will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m. and Legisiative Assembly Select Committee on Highway Transportation of Goods The Committee presented to the Legislature an interim report dated September 3th, 1976, which dealt with certain aspects of the trans- portation of goods on Ontario highways. Matters relating to the dump truck industry are yet to be dealt wîth. Hearings to consider these matters will be held in Toronto during the latter part of January. 1977. Individuals and groups wishing to make pre- sentations to the Cornmittee are asked to con- tact Brian B. Caldwell, the Committee off ice l4th, 1977. Select Committee on Highway Transportation of Goods Rm 440, Main Paiament Building, Queen's Park Toronto MiA 1A2, Director of Research, at not later than January Bud Gregory. M.PP Chaf'man 0f fthe Cooemillae David Calilas cfe(k ai the CommMiee 416-965-1060 is reflecting present day psychiatrie thinking. Empha- sis is now on the therapeutic benefit of maintaining people in their -own commvînity. Hospitalization is recommend- ed only where there is no0 other appropriate method of treatment". 1Mr. Miller announced province-wide grants totalling $282,407 for the current fiscal year to 25 community- based mental health services prograrns throughout Ontario. $38,261 in 1975. Nationally, the banks were the largest single source of funds for new Loans to home buyers from the Canadian char- tered banks are well on their way to $9 billion outstanding. residential construction in 1975-accounting for al- most 34 per cent of all housing money from ap- proved lending institu- tions. And this has been the case in four of the last flive years. Thursday 3 p.m. at the Whitby Arts Station Gallery. The Shoestring Players wfil be presenting "The Stolen Tarts", based on the old nursery rhyme, The Queen of Hearts. The action takes place in the Royal kitchen of the Kingdom of Hearts, where the Queen must bake the tarts for the King's birthday. With the help of two royal pages, Sp,, and Spry, the audience is invited to partici- pate in the action and the singing. Then along cornes the Knave of Hearts to steal the tarts, but this time the motive for the theftmakes the deed a heroic one. In addition to the Stolen Tarts, there wvil1 be Festive Fun, a presentation by Bihl Fitches and his puppets. Ail children an.d theit parents are invited to attend this theatre presen ration. JyRN ONS Banks' home boans.triple' in Ontario in five-years 72 SATELLITE SALE PRICE SEBRING-I $50.90 $1495.00 2 door hardtop, 8 cyl., mhy automatic. Power steering, mhy INTEREST 13'/z% power brakes, white walls COST S 33L.40 w/d, vinyl tr)p. ABE 621 BASED ON 36 MONTHS $1499. Theatre presentation . .........