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UD aE es Ares . 1% PerRT PERRY Second Section Volume 108 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Monday, Dec. 23, 1974 -- No. 8 Gerald Nelson enjoys Cuba Cubans are friendly and eager to learn By Gerald Nelson It was my good 'fortune recently to have been select- ed by the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, to travel to Cuba on a short term (two weeks) assign- ment. The invitation was issued by the appropriate Cuban authorities and once confirmed, all necessary travel, documentation and Saturday morning the Star photographer spoke with a number of children on Queen Street in Port Perry to see what they would like for Christmas. Some of the children were extremely shy, and yet others more than willing to have their picture taken, and answer the question asked of them. Below are the five child- ren interviewed and what they. would like to see under their tree, on Kelly Smith, 2 Port Perry Kelly doesn't talk to strangers, but did man- age a "Bye Bye" as the photographer left. Robert Maebrae, 3 Scugog Island Robert said he would like a train and a bike, but then decided since he already had a bike, a train would be enough. All | want for Christmas is... else that she can think of. Port Perry Martha would like a flute to play on, but nothing E os L Elizabeth Shaw, 2 R. R. 4, Port Perry Elizabeth's brother ans- wered for her and said that she wants a 'Baby tied and a 'Baby Saucy' oll. Alicia Maebrae, 2 Scugog Island This shy little girl came out with a quick reply "Chocolate Bars". visa arrangements were made by C.U.S.0. (Canadian University Services Over- seas). In placements of this nature, C.U.S.0. pays all travel and intransit expen- ses, the Cubans pay all lodging, food and transport cost while in Cuba. In my case the National Institute for Agrarian Reform (INR) was the sponsoring organ- ization. Travel to Cuba for other than tourist tours is usually via Mexico City. My route took me via Air Canada to Barbados and Cubana Air- lines to Havana, because of inability to confirm passage from Mexico. While this was a much longer trip in terms of time and mileage, it was nevertheless a welcome diversion to enjoy the friend- ly atmosphere, the sand and the sun for a few hours at least. A commission of three men plus a chauffeur were assigned to take care of me "while"in Cuba, "one" of these Hugo Moreno, - being the interpreter. A 1957 Ford was our mode of travel and despite running out of gas a couple of times and one flat tire, it served us well. Excellent air-conditioned accomodation was provided in the Hotel Riviera on the seashore in Havana. Food was excellent and in abund- ant supply, the hospitality warm and courteous and the Cuban people are very friendly. The purpose of my visit was to give technical assist- ance in the Organization of Fairs and Exhibitions. Seminars were conducted at the Work Centre in Rancho Boyeros, a suburb of Havana and there were 20 men enrolled in the Course: They represented various Depart- ments of the National Centre, and were a very intelligent group. Every work spoken was recorded for translation later. Con- siderable emphasis is being devoted to agriculture and education and in 1975, there will be over 100 short-term technical assistance visits to Cuba and more than 50 Cubans will do some training in Canada. There is a massive program in Cuba to develop a large national dairy herd that will satisfy the needs of the population and eventually provide an export item for cheese, ice cream etc. Incidentally ice-cream in Cuba is the tastiest that I have ever "eaten. Somewhat in excess of 30,000 head of registered Canadian Holsteins have been exported to Cuba in the past few years and these in the main are being cross bred with the native Cebu to (continued on page 18) I BEg New AN '. gt 4 2% 1% 4% 247 /, fA 2s %¢. in % 7, 2% rx 3725; 2 ¥ rz oy < 7,5 rhe $2552 LYON FJ > 15,4 ", 2 hos ¢ \ N s \, WN W A Measmel "Ds HAavA NA This caricature of Gerald Nelson and the interpréter was drawn by one of his steady companions during his visit to Cuba. Despite some false starts, the organizational structure of Durham Region is finally beginning to jell, according to William Manning, chief administrative officer for the region. } In a report which outlined some current and past prob- lems of organization, Mr. Manning was critical of the time period between the inaugural meeting of region- al council October, 1973 and the implementation of regional government, Jan. 1, 1974. It "was too short to ade- quately prepare for the assumption of the functions that had been assigned to the Region," he commented, in, the report released Wednes- -day. One of the consequences is an enormous amount of over- time which has been worked, by middle and upper level management at the region. Management of public works department, for "instance, who don't receive New lay-offs January 13 As many as 9,000 United Auto Workers Local = 222- "members could face lay-offs when General Motors of Canada shuts down product- ion at its car and truck plants for a week beginning Jan. 13. News of the production halt was announced to UAW officials Tuesday afternoon, but the company doesn't expect to be able to supply accurate figures on the num- ber of workers affected until it makes an official announ- cement at the end of the week, said a GM spokesman. compensation for the over- time, worked an average of about 300 hours overtime for each of the 23 employees because of working through lunch, or cancelled coffee breaks, said Bob Richard- son, commissioner of works. Similar overtime has been chalked up by management personnel of most other departments. Mr. Richard- son has worked 617 hours overtime, S. K. Jain, region- al solicitor, 209 hours, Will- iam McAdams, commission- er of planning and develop- Presents report to Region ment, 563 hours, Jack Gart- ley, commissioner of finance, 980 hours, Terry Stevens, director of person- nel, 540 hours, and Cec Lundy, regional clerk, 585 hours. 'Mr. Manning suggested the personnel department is understaffed and coundil should expand the number of employees under Personnel director Terry Stevens. At the regional council meeting Wednesday, Mr. Stevens was appointed commissioner of personnel. - the holiday season. Port Perry Star. Carnegie class to begin soon "Because of the high degree of interest in the Dale Carnegie course here, the Port Perry class will be starting ahead of schedule," Lyle Smith, course director, told the Port Perry Star. '"Many people have already enrolled and we have had many more requests for information," he said. The Star learned that Lyle Smith and Dave Mather, who are organizing the class here, will be in Chicago January 4th. to receive an award from Dale Carnegie and Associates. "Ontario is the fastest growing area in Carnegie today. More people enroll here then in many other areas of the world. People here are very aware of their need to improve and sharpen their abilities," he said. "We are very pleased to be able to contribute to the growth of Ontario by making this training available." Due to the holiday season, those interested in - learning more about the Dale Carnegie course should phone the Star as soon as possible. Mr. Smith and Mr. Mather will be back in Port Perry January 6th. to address the Chamber of Commerce meeting. At that time they will be contacting those who have called-over The Port Perry class is being sponsored by the Those wishing more information should call the Star office during business hours at 985-7383. Those wanting call during the evening, should call Lyle Smith at 579-0889. Mr. Mather told the Star,