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^rom around the Region ADDING 150 NEW COMPUTERS The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education is doubling its supply of computers in their schools this coming school term with- the addition 150 new com-' puters along with accessary equipment. The total cost amounts to $179,309 with $35,000 of the amount being provided through local groups. OSHAWA PIPE BAND NUMBER ONE The Oshawa Pipe Band has captured the Grade 2 North American Pipe Band championship championship in a competition held in Maxville, Ontario. The band with 30 members is now in its tenth year. The Oshawa band .competed .competed in its grade with others from Canada and the United States. Lead drummer, Wayne Jarvis, Jarvis, 44, was the champion solo-drummer at the competition. competition. HOPE DEFIES PORT HOPE In its preparation of its official official plan the Township of Hope maintains a ten acre shoppping plaza designation at the south-west corner of the intersection of Highways 2 and 401 in the Welcome area. Port Hope has objected to the designation of the community community shopping centre and have endeavoured to convince convince Hope Township to remove the designation. ASKS FOR TOUGHER CAT LAWS Domesticated cats, like pet dogs, should be vaccinated against rabies as a conditioning conditioning of licensing, a leading Whitby veterinarian states. Dr. Clayton MacKay explains explains that cats can be a higher rabies risk than dogs, which now are subject to prelicencing prelicencing compulsory vaccination vaccination in Whitby. Dr, MacKay supports compulsory compulsory vaccination and licencing of all pets. GM SALES INCREASE BY 62.9 PERCENT GM sales of passenger cars increased by 62.9 percent this past July compared totales in the same period of 1982. Over the past seven months GM car and truck sales have increased by 22.9 percent. HEART CAMPAIGN SURPASSES GOAL In the Durham Region the Heart Foundation volunteers raised $132,693.95 a mark one of Canada's AJfGHORMAW "FOB. GLOBAL NEWS well over its goal of $126,000. The Heart Foundation in Ontario also surpassed its objective objective with a total donation of $8,478,611.00. Durham also received $96,431.65 more from In Memoriam donations during . the past year. OSHAWA HARBOUR HAS BAD YEAR Oshawa Harbour suffered from a drop in shipping during during 1982. Profits dropped, from $170,872 in 1981 to $85,947 in 1982. It is not expected that shipping shipping through the harbour will increase to any great degree during 1983 or in the next few years. VIDEO GAMES REDUCE CRIMINAL OFFENSES Del. Sgt. Charles Gallogley of Durham Regional Police states that the advent of home video games has been instrumental in the decrease of pinball and video-related criminal offences among Oshawa juveniles. He said the home video games are helping to keep kids off the streets and out of the arcades. CONTESTS FOR TRIVIA BUFFS A Trivia Pursuit contest was held at the Oshawa Centre Centre the first three days of the this week. Durham College continuing education Durham College Fall Extension Extension courses will be advertised advertised as a special newspaper supplement, being distributed throughout the Durham Region on August 17th. The Durham College Extension Extension courses begin the week of September 26th. The College will offer over 300 courses in the areas of arts and crafts, general interest subjects, Applied Arts, Business, technology and Health Sciences: Registration begins on Saturday, August 27th. Durham College is also offering offering six courses conducted in the French language for the enjoyment of our French speaking community. For those who have an interest interest in a special subject area, each of the College's Divisions has put together a package of related subjects which can qualify for special extension certificates. This Fall there are eleven extension courses offered at Harwood Secondary School in Ajax, to provide special . service to residents of Pickering Pickering as well as Ajax! Residents can attend Special Registration sessions at the College on Saturday, August 27, from 8:00 to 12:00 noon; August 30 and September 1 from 6:30 to ' 9:00 p.m. Faculty advisors will be present at the two evening registrations. Registration can also be made at the College weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning beginning August 29. How to spot an ailing car by Paul Jacot To some extent, I suppose, much of our fate is determined determined from birth. We are stuck with thq looks we are given, although some of us go as far es to have noses or bosoms rebuilt. At least until we become adult, and haVe freedom of movement and some self- detdrmfnation, we are stuck with the environment our parents give us. We tend to be stuck with a lot of their prejudices and interests as well. We are also stuck with their race, or races, of course, but that is not a liability, unless we're a part of a visible minority in a society that discriminates. What brought this to mind is the horror story which has been., seeping out of South Africa recently. A South African police scientist has ruled that an infant who was found abandoned two weeks ago in Pretoria was of mixed blood.'To jgse the South African phrase, she is coloured. The police scientist based based his finding on the microscopic examination of a single hair from the infant's innocent head. Any ass looking at the child would have concluded that she was of mixed origin, but in South Africa, where.race is held to be important, it has to be established legally and scientifically. Under the law, the child had to be given a racial category, because one's racial classification affects affects one's entire life in South Africa. And so, on the basis of a microscopic examination of a single hair from a tiny head, the foundling, who has been named Lise Ventner, has had her life mapped out for her. As a coloured coloured person, legally, she will be entitled to a certain quality of education, she will be circumscribed where she can live, whom she can marry, and she will be told which public toilets she can use. It is at this point that the apartheid system -- the law which demands segregation of the races -- comes to pieces in my view. When an accident of birth determines so much, the system is indefensible. I think it is true the other way around as well. Inherited wealth, rank, and privilege are just as appalling, because they too are unearned, undeserved. No society is entirely free from the injustice injustice of either ingrained establishments or** racial discrimination. But at least in Canada, they are not built into the legal system; they are not inevitable; they can be overcome. And for that much at least, we can be Y iful. & - I Car repairs these days ican be expensive. We have all had the shock of being presented with a repair bill that represents a good chunk of a weekly salary. It makes good sense then to keep an eye on trouble areas of your car and monitor them before * they turn into expensive repair bills. Shell Canada Energy Sense car care experts and the Canada Safety Council 'have a few helpful hints which can save you a lot of money in the long run. Motor oil -- low levels can mean that oil and filter changes may have been put off. It can also mean a leak, which is more serious. Alignment -- if the car pulls to one side wheh stopping it could mean that your wheel alignment is off. Tires -- tread wear indicators indicators showing across two or more of the grooves mean the tire should be replaced. Steering -- excessive play in the steering wheel can mean a worn or faulty steering box, or worn or faulty steering ball joints. Battery -- if the battery levels are maintained, you will get longer life from your battery. Car vibrations -- if your vehicle shakes at 80--100 kilometres per hour, then you probably have defective defective tires or your wheel balance is off. Exhaust system -- leaks in the exhaust system are dangerous. Carbon monoxide poisoning happens happens too frequently. Signals -- signal lights which don't' work usually mean à burned oufbulb or a defective flasher. Paul Jacot • is with 'the Public Affairs• Department Department of Shell Canada Limited. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 10, 1983-7 The contest was limited to 120 participants for the first night run-off due to the fact the Centre was not sure just how many may enrôle SUPPORT INTENTION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME The Town of Newcastle supports a proposal to extend daylight saving time to a period from the first Sunday in March to the first" Sunday in November. The City of Tpronto is asking asking support for such a proposal proposal from all municipalities in southern Ontario. It is Claimed a householder would save upwards of $1.50 per month in hydro costs. CELEBRATES 100 YEARS IN' CANADA St.. John Ambulance is celebrating its 100 anniversary anniversary in Canada this year. Its history in Canada dates back to 1883 when in the City of Quebec the first first-aid class was held by the organization. The Whitby Branch of St. John ambulance was formed on June 28th, 1963. Orono Nursery School * Half Day Enrichment Program For Pre-Schoolërs Qualified Staff Licensed Premises Registrations now being taken for September start Call 983-5402 a.m. - 987-4012 p.m . The Art Loft DIKADEL FARMS, ORONO, ONT. (Turn east off Hwy. 115 at New Dutch Oven Restaurant) presents A showing of paintings, prints, drawings, drawings, sculpture, pottery and weaving * by local artists ARTISTS: Amy Morton, R.D. Morton, Don Staples, Douglas G". Tait, Michael Clay, Ronald T. Barber, Bill • .. Rowland and The Country Weavers The works will be exhibited and available for purchase FRIDAY, AUGUST 12th - 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th ■ 10 a.m. -10 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th -10 a.m. -10 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE RED CROSS/ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY l^ATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR COURSE AT tHE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE FITNESS CENTRE SEPTEMBER 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, & 10, 1983 PREREQUISITES: Leaders, current bronze, 16 years of .age ' FEE: $60.00 includes materials and exam fee COURSE CONDUCTORS: * Bob Mclponnell and Jane Lunn REGISTRATION: August 8-12, 1983 (Town "of Newcastle Residents Residents only). * Open to everyope from August 15th*on. First come, first serve basis at Community Services, 152 Church Stfeet, BowmanVille 8:30 - 4:30. (Limited to' 24 participants). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL JANE LUNN, 623-3392,, Ext. 61. ' Date of Publication: August 10,1983