WHITBY FR EE PRESS, WEDNESDAY DECEM0ER 21, 1983 PAGE 11 HIGH SCHOOL NEWS WEEK - I These students were selected to have their creative writing printed in the book, Pandora's Box. Back row: Mrs. Denison, Melissa Williams, Mike Smith, Sandra Reynolds, and Mr. Parrott. Front row: Helene Schloen, Sandy Lyons and Joanne Orland. Photo by Mr. Uranowski Christmas at Anderson by RANDY KAPUSCINSKI, CHERRI MADILL, JENNIFER CLARE, QAVE NOBLE, HELENE SCHLOEN & BRENDA LAWSON, EDITOR This is a special time during the winter season. People are found bustling in shopping centres, for presents. Also, children are lined up to see their hero! Who is this person? Of course, it's Santa Claus! This jolly; white beared man appears around this time annually. Children become restless during the night when the Christmas Eve draws closer. Even the A.C.V.I. Concert Band thought their Christmas Concert wouldn't have been the same without Santa. The band wrote him a letter to see if he would fly down from the North Pole to be at their concert. He showed up with some of his busy elves too! The performance of the band was exceptionally successful as usual. A party was held after the con- cert for ail music students to exchange gifts and to sit on Santa's knee. They whispered in his ear, for their requests of Christmas presents. Still in the Christmas theme, another important event last week at Anderson involved the collection of canned fooci for the needy.- The students in Mr. Hutchinson's homeroom in a spirit of high Christ- mas spirit, donated over 30 cans. Another Christ- mas event that took place was the Christmas assembly. The auditorium was packed with studen- ts just waiting for the skits to begin. The Grade 13 had their usual skit which "featured" many of their "favourite" teachers. Many Grade 9 homerooms did not understand what was expected at the Between You and Me By RUTII COLES The Present is a Point just passed. David Russell Enough rain has fallen to hold us through March, now we need the snow. Snow at Christmas time really boosts the retail trade and one would wonder why. Somehow it raises the Christmas spirit and in- tensifies the need, "to get things done." These days with so many commuters on the roads we feel concern because we know they have deadlines to beat and the urgency of the moment is speed. However, if people choose to live a distance from their place of business this is something which must be considered. Christmas and snow bring back memories of assembly. Maybe next talent assembly these frosh students can show us their talent! A stuffed animal was bought by each homeroom (who did not par- ticipate in a skit) to be donated to the less privileged children. Have you heard of Pandora's Box? It is not a box which belongs to Pandora but actually it is a book which is published by the Durham Board of Education. The book contains creative students' ar- ticles of poetry and stories which have been selected from many schools in the Durham Region. We would like to congratulate six students from Ander- son who had their writing selected to be published in the book. These outstanding, creative students who are still attending Anderson are Melissa Williams, Mike Smith, Sandra Reynolds, Helene Scholoen, Sandy Lyons and Joanne Orland. This year at Anderson, school exams are being written in January. The exams last nine dreary, long days. Many students do not want to think about exams until next year, but others are beginning to study. Students have the choice of studying now or later. Vice Principal, Mr. Wortman stated his opinion last week. He feels that exams should be written half way through the year, thus, in January. However. most students at Anderson would rather write them before the holiday. When asked for her opinion, Sandy Stokes responded, "I prefer the exams before the break. That wayyou do not have to worry about the exams over the Christmas break." Remember to have a terrific Christmas and try not to study too hard. times past and one of ours comes back to make us laugh. Being Canadians we are used to snow and sometimes great amounts of ice but think of people who have never seen the white stuff and wonder what their reaction would be, their emotions, and their well being. We were caught about 20 or so years ago in Ibiza, a Spanish Island in the Mediterranean because of snow! Usually warm and balmy, they had snow for the first time in 200 years and because of an inch or so they all panicked - even the dogs! We had expected to fly off in time to reach Valen- cia and then drive down the coast to our apartment in Benedorme and our friends in time for Christ- mas. It was not to be because life and time stood stil. Can you imagine a city or town devoid of people within seconds of the first few snow flakes? It hap- pened, and it was quite an experience for all of us. Without my diary I cannot remember all the details, but I do remember the cost of our wonderful Christmas dinner in a lovely hotelwhere we stayed for the night! We had met three Alaskan pilots the day before Christmas and spent Christmas eve with them. We probably went to church after dinner and then retired to a bar were we had tea and food. Tea was our mainstay from one country to another. Bar hop- ping had never been a habit of ours and as tea gran- nies we were always comforted and satisfied, ever ready for new experiences. The day before Christmas - rain and more rain, cold and windy. Then the snow began to fall, not much but enough flakes to cover the cars' hoods as they stood parked on the main street. There was no one in sight as we emerged from the hotel, no taxi cabs - nothing, just a deserted street. So this meant a three-block walk to the bus terminal over slip- pery, wet cobblestones with our heavy luggage in our hands. We made it and were joined by our pilot friends also heavily burdened with their assorted bags. Would the bus come to take us to the airport? No one knew. HoW could a bus drive over an inch of snow on the roads? In time it came - a broken down, decrepit bus with little or no braking system in operation. We crowded into the bus with people from across the seas and around the world, at least we felt the others would cushion us from falls and from being thrown around. Our journey began - a terrible ex- perience. Slithering and sliding badly hampered by little braking ability, we finally made it. We couldn't complain. We were in a vehicle and moving on to the air terminal. A cold damp place to be. No heat, little food and dozens of anxious, upset people many of whom had little discipline. Hungry and cold, we ate buns, drank tea and cherry brandy. News reports over the public ad- dress system and all bad, some rather scary. A plane circled to come in but couldn't make it. Another almostwent into the sea and as a stewar- dess told us later in the day, "the water is full of sharks and that is the danger." Our friends, the pilots, assured us that all would be well and if it was necessary they would take over the plane and take us to safety. We boarded, strap- ped in and listened to the stewardess tell us about sharkes. I felt the engines were not up to par but the boys reassured us. As we were about to board we watched them take a man off the plane on a stretcher who had just had a bad heart attack. Blue lips, an ashen appearance - he was a sad sight to see. Did he recover? We will never know. A safe landing at Valencia airport and on to a very nice hotel where we stayed and had Christmas din- ner the following day. Then the following day, safely in our darling "bug" we drove to our apartment. Valencia, we loved, a city with wonderful shops. This was where I banked at the head office and the service was extraordinary. On our first visit to the bank one of the headmen said he would take us to the best department store, introduce us and find an interpreter to take us around the store after he had treated us to tea. He also gave us the names and ap- pearance of three young men who were staying in Benidorme. We spent many happy hours with these people because we had mutual friends back home and they had gone to Western which meant more mutual friends. What a happy experience that was. An introduc- tion to the store manager and an interpreter to ease the way as we shopped. This was where we bought the crinkly amber bottles we had seen being made in a glass factory and other purchases of amber glass. Back to Christmas dinner. About seven courses, all delicious and a bottle of champagne given to us by the hotel manager. The cost $1.40 each which meant I paid $4.20 and no gratuities - they were in- cluded! The boys paid the same. Not one of us com- plained about the cost of our meal! We enjoyed it to the full and felt well satisfied. Red Cross Youth C.F. MESHER JEWELLER Seniors & Students I 15% off I with this coupon I 668-2872 I I 109 Dundas St. W. Whitby Ajax firm fined again for tax evasion An Ajax truck rental company and an officer of the firm were found guilty of tax evasion for the second time in 10 years and fined a total of $64,052.34 in Oshawa Provincial Court on Dec. 12. J. and F. Trucking Company Limited, 610 Finley Ave., Ajax, and Alfred J. Campitelli, 45, of 26 Janellan Terrace, West ,Hill, were convic- ted of evading $22,324.61 in taxes by falsely claiming Capital Cost Allowance from 1978 to 1981. An investigation by Revenue Canada established that J. and F. Trucking, which ren- ts tractor-trailers and other large trucks for long distance hauls, claimed depreciation deductions on trucks, trailers, and Heavy Equipment through its officer Campitelli. It had neither title nor possession of such assets at the end of each respective fiscal year. The fine imposed on J. and F. Trucking, was $21,350.78, which is 100 percent of the taxes evaded; while Cam- pitelli was fined $42,701.56 or six months in jail, which is 200 per- cent of the taxes evaded. Penalties for Income Tax Evasion range from a fine of 25 percent to 200 percent; or a- fine and a prison term of up to two years. J. and F. Trucking Company Limited and Campitellie had been prosecuted in 1977 for tax evasion during the period from 1969 to 1973. At that time the firm had been fined $2,400, while Campitelli had been fined $6,579. r. r_ý -ID E TEL EP HC),.E