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WHITBY FREE PRESS, Thursday, December 9th, 1971, Page 3 RE A, ES WRT 1 T i s the season tobe jolly... fa la la la!' i r e a I ly \vonder w h at m ak es this Christmas less celebrated than prev iou s ones. When 1 say less celebrated, 1 don't mean fewer Santas in the shopping centre or one less clown in the parade. i mean the growing absenceof Christ- mas iights. Take our best travelled Street "Brook St."i for example. There are only a few house s that have any decorations at aIl. -A n ou t -o f- towner in passing, might very weIl get the impression that here i s a town unaware t h at Christmas is com- ing this year which went into hi bernat- ion a fulI month early. There are logical and pl1aus ibl e reas- ons, I suppose for the absence of dec- o r at ions in some areas of town this year. For example one could say that many of the people 1 i v ing on B roc k Street are elderly and it real ly would befoolish for them t o r i sk injury by s tr ing ing lîghts from a stepladder, and 1 have noticed that areas such as EB I air Park where one finds greater Ch ild population, there are very impressive color- fui lightson aimost every house. SoMerry Christ- mas for this is the season to be jolly! B. Watson, Whitby. Dear Sir; We, thecarriers of the Wh itby Free Press, would like to express our deep gratitude and sincere thanks for the party held in our- honour Decem- ber 4. The tour of the presses proved to be most interest- ing. i k now that i arn speaking for ev- e ry o ne thatwvas present whenl1 say t h at t he h am - bu rge r s, s oft- d ri nks and apple turnovers were weli appreciated. Your paper h a s t a ken care of its ca r r iers up and beyond that of i ar- g er n e wspapers where carriers are only referred to as numbers. 1 t ' s nice to know that someone con- sidersyou human. Thanks again for thewonderful time and the troub le you took i n preparing th is event. Business Stimulators ,1/a* o4adee«449 Public Relations L.J. 'Lou' Dickson 1Tailor Mode Features 111E WHIST FR - PRESS J Volce -of eh. County Town) Hometown paper of Whitbyl Brooklin, Myrtie and Ashburn. Published every Thursday in and for the people of Whitby. ..Offices - '3OlByron St. S. Whitby Mail- Box 206. Whitby Phonie -668-6111 Publisher -W.."Bill'*Durkee Editor - JudyDurkee Editorial Staff - J.Quail Display Advertising - Tony Oomen -Chuck Marshall Classified Advertîsing - Phyllis Millar Circulation - Barry Schroeder P.Q. Box #250, Ajox, Ontario, Canada It used tobe that traffic ln town would be unbearable only on Fridays and Sun- days in the summer months. So why is it s t i 1 I u n b earable even after the major street reconstruction project? Poor Planning! It seems ridiculous to me to dump thousands of cars in.the core of a charming and quaint town and to subsequently create a major traffic tie up. l'il bet that 95% of those holiday tour- s st cars pass right through Whi tby with no desire to stop or with no inclination whatsoever to patronize the town. First- y because of the inadequate parking and secondly, this town is no different than any other. But there is a gi immer of hope. Hope t h at an i n tell1igent change in planning takes place. Let's make a traff ic circle around the eight blocks of the core of the town. Just i n s ide the circle, let's mâke a band of parking directly inside, right round the a r c. Th i s way we coul d maintain the visiting traffic in Whitby and still make it more convenient for them to stay and shop. Also, by removing the traffic from the immediate core of the town, we cou Id redevelopthe core so that once again it would serve the communityts needs. Some would say that this suggestion of the "traffic circle"l is too expensive. Wel1 to those, I ask thi s question, "How 1 o n g c an we go through the motions of t r y i ng to i m p r ove the downtown core Yours sincerely, Heather Bradley, A much pl1eased carrier. E=DITOR'S NOTE: Dear Heather, the Free Press i s for- ~-The m jsa.dventu.res ( tkae Gr-eek) F6Wr (~//. f VéjY ,P(M PI TA TE P41£ 70 .061EqP V ,9NAIY t un a te indeed to have carriers of your cal ibre - y ou r1Ie t ter has made the Christ- mas partywell1 worth it! dC w !th out reallv doinq it?" You smply can1 t sol ve a major problem like this w ith out go ing t hrough the expense. 1 really think that we're past the point of believing that putting bags on the park- ing meters 18 going to give the core the transfusion this dear town needs. AI Kirby, Whi tby. I Food For Thought "" ~ EAT FISH& CHIPS [TeBrain Foodi i68-867 BLI PAKILZ WHITBi Mor thl 4 HL ARK Photo- foonves rslsié--freasit location CALL 725-0182 ATTENTION: FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPH- ERS - You m-ay deal direct - special prices develoingaend printing- to your satisfaction .oshamv'sOn Iy Photo Finisher. 1Ilmark PhotoLt.OHW ED MOTHERSILL Qualty Photo Finishers Pr«ident *4 NP*<A~ S/orsi h,': ~ 6~n$am rHA UL RENTAL 7RA IL ENS 24 hrs. 7 days a wk. DEARBORN SHELI 1603 Dundas St. E. 728-1849 L- - . . «- . ý - _Meeet