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Page 4, Thursday, September 23rd, 1971, WHITBY FREE PRESS ttOId Tymer" C ontinu ed from page 3 parking accommodation. Thîis situat- ion had to corne with the great expan- sion which has already taken place, an d wl 1 I surel y continue due to our enviable geographical location. This does not mean that there is no room f or the small1 in d ependent retail1or. Thousands of them are thriving t hr o ug9h out Toronto and Montreal, where the same changes we experi- encehere, are taking place annuallye A T OAST TO THE SMALL MERCHANT That personal contact between the own- ers and emp loyees and their loyal., regular patrons is the one irreplace- a bl1e factor wh i chdoes not exist in the large chain and department stores. T he small1 independent merchant wil11 nat long survive without it. R e t u r n ing again to "lthat genuine s p iri1t of local ism"; where it exists, it will immediately be recognized. Few places in this changing world may in this age, be truly cal led "lutop- hia". This young newspaper is making a courageous attempt to give back to this h i s torical County Town of Whitby, a wor thy succe ssor ta our "Whitby Chronicle"l, which served this town for 56 years beginning ten years before Confederation. It soon became the of- ficiaI voice of our town, reaching out to regular subscribers in Brooklin, Ashburn, Claremont, Myrtle, Man- chester, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Beav- erton, Atherley etc. REVIVAL 0FF'LOCALISIM' Since the demnise of the Chronicle in. 1912, se v e r a attempts have been made without success due entirely to thediminishing support of advertising revenue, principally lackingfrom local municipal and caunty government ann- u a space contracts. Let us alII hope that the 'Free Press' will be able ta Tele - Quick Service 131 Bloor St. E. Oshawa. We service every make Color - B & W T.VS, Stereo's & Radio's. 1 For Better Service 723-0192 continue for many years as a new voice of this County of Ontario and Uts County Seat of Government, llfflitbyIl, thus reviving a littie of that genuine spirit ofI c 1s l soi1mpor tant to the peop- le of al1 small1 but growing communities. WHITBY LIBRARY New Fali Hours The Whitby Pub- Sic 1Library re- par ts-that in order to accommodate th e ir many adul t patrons who would 1like to choose books for their children, theChil- drens' Departmnent. wil 11remain open on Monday nights tilI 9 P. M. "The T h u r sday night opening has proved very pop- ul ar es pecially with students wor- king on projects, a nd o ut -of-town IlWe wvil have to hurry brockway furniture is only open until 10 p. m.1 bIockway members, and we certainly hope the two nights will be of more service to our ever increas- ing members,"I s ay s Lib r arian Mrs. A. Hope- Brown. The library alsa r e min ds parents that l'The Man Who Vanted ta Fly"l, & "EJ3ear Country", a W.alt Disney film, wvill1 be shown at the 1library thi sSatur- day, September 25 at 10:30 a. m. NO GRANT FOR OSHAWA SYMPHONY An appeal from the Oshawa Sym- p haony Orchestra Association for a specific $500.00 grant returned t o the town by the Whi tby Concert Association which i s terminating its a c ti vitiîes, vwas turned down by a council1 vote Mon- SpecÎalÎzing iD Chinese Food 10%o OFF on £ paed y th fiestPick Up orders CEFavaiablte fne FREE Home Delivery j HF vial FaSt Take Oui Orders 116 Dundas W. 668-ý7021 day night. "If we meet with this request we w il 1b e setting a precedent diffi- c uI1t ta l1ive up ta i n future", warn- ed Councillor G. Cox<, moving that the request for the g r ant be denied. "As it is now we_ can't even live up ta the requests we rece ive f r om aur own people."I The Oshawý,a Sym- phony Association is sol ici ting grants from municipal ities autside Oshawva ta hel1p pay off a $15, 000 deficit. ~~ATTENTION! * NEW HOURS For our customor convenlence IMonday to Friday - 10O a.m. ta 9 p.m. Saturday I1O ajm. ta 6 p.m. free parking at rear - now available - Polyester Wrap Koîts 54" $4.98 yd, Striped Jersey 60" $3.49 yd Surah Silks 45"1$11.00 yd Printed Criinp 60" $4.98 & $5.98 yd PS - Drapery - Upholstery - Leatherette. SWHITY FACTORY ODILET 215 Dunds S.E 6 6 8»4821 w- ur Iqp -qw- -w -w -w -w - w -w W w S -q Proving that politicians dont always talkatgreatlength, MPP Si11 Newman OntarioSouth Riding, took the micro- phone for 27 seconds to congratulate hisYoung Progressive Conservatives for organizing a successful dance, to thank l68members and guests for l'of- ficiallyopening"l his new barn, and to i nvi te the "Nucl eus"Ilta resume pi ayi1ng. Heard's Taxi Radio Equipped & Direct Lino at Arnoi's Market 115 Brock St. N. Fer e Y.m Cellsm» PS PRRY îf. WHITBY r -w- -w- -W-. -w- -v- -w- -w- -w- -w- -W- --W- -,w- -w- -w- - - - --L- -T-, -r -,Ir -1- '181 «il z Z, ýý ý.Zl di, - i, e w- qq