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WHITBY FREE PRESS, Thursday, December 16th, 1971, Page 3 essence of a county tOWn-BYBOBB GIBBS Robbie 1 & 2 For the past ten years, Ilve witnessed two boys named "Robbiel" grow up. Rob- b i e I s my n e p hew, 15, and Robbie 2 lives two houses aw ay on Willow Park Drive. The two of them have developed in s i m i lar ways, playing as children, fighting as boys, andprogressing through the different levels of hockey and lacrosse together. Robbie one was a skinny kid, making up for his size with desire and hustle in s p o r ts. Twice he was among the first finishing the 30-mile Miles For Millions Walk. Robbie Two, a year younger, is of a v e r a g e s iz e, more aggressive and qu i ck to mix in when necessary. As a referee, lIve handed each of them more t han their share of penalties, and they were both in my scout troup a few years a go. They are good friends, and both a t t e n d gr ad enine at Anderson High Sc ho o . You'll read more about them on the sports in years to come. Anyway, Friday night I was return- i n g f r o m Oshawa at about 9:30 p. m. , d r 1 v in g c a refully because the roads were very slippery. As I came over the hil on King Street West, I noticed that traffic was snar led at the Thornton Road i n tersection. A new car was sideways acrossboth westbound lanes and it was evident that there had been a serious ac- cident. Making my way around the stal led traffic, I parked in an empty lot across fromMacDonald Ford and got out to as- sist. Hit & Run I was told that a southbound car had s t r u c k a westbound car, then left the scene of the accident, leaving one of the other passengers înjured. A car heading for Oshawawas asked to notify the pol- i-ce andan ambulance, so I began to dir- ect the long line of traffic through the empty lot around the accident. Ail-points Bulletin The police arrived shor tl1y and broad- cast an ail-points bulletin for the wan- ted car, based on information they re- c e i v e d from two young witnesses who GOLDEN GATE SRESTAURANT It's the year of good ,)eatingl Corne to our res- ha d been standing at the intersection. When the c ar sped away, the boys had al e r tly noted the licence number, make, year a n d colour of the car, and a sk e tchy description of the car's oc- cupants. After an ambulance removed the in- j ur e d girl to hospital, and a towtruck began the salvage operation, a police officer relieved me in the middle of the i n t ersection. On the way to my station wagon, I noticed that as each car pas- sed by the parked police car, everyone looked i n and saw the two witnesses in the back seat. Itis conceivable that they m ay have b e e n recognized by some of those familles returning to their Whitby homes, and the resulting conversations can be imagined. W e Il, you've got it partly figured. One of the b o y s was Robbie 2. 1 stop- ped for aminute when I recognized him, and learned that the boys had been walking home from their part-time jobs as u sh e rs at- the wrestl ing matches at t h e C iv ic Au d itorium. Looking in at Robbie 2, I thought about the years gone b y as 1 h a v e watched him grow up. In thatcold darkness, with car headlights and revolving redemergency lights ref- lecting off a billion icy surfaces, I real- ized that therewasone youngman, doing apretty good job of growing up in a time that makes it pretty difficult for young m e n. I w on dered about the two young f e I lows who were now being sought by every police officer in the county. And Robbiel1 ? Well, he was attending a dance at his high school, but then, he is ayear older. Not too long ago, neither of them would look twice at a girl. I drove sl1 ow ly over to the Whitby Arena, where my two children had gone topublic skating, thinking that my son, Robert Jayde, woulddovery well indeed to be a Robbie 3. THE FRIENDLY "We're young, but FLEA MARKET growing fast. " We 23 PRINCE ST. buy and sel1 any- OSHAWA thing. 725-9783 BEL SANTA CLAUS Visit Santa Monday thru Friday 2:30P.M. - 4:30 P.M 7:OP.M. - 9:00 P. M Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.Me 7: 00 P. M.- 9: 00 P.M, Area Lawyers Approved For Legal Aid The Law Society of Upper Canada in Convocation has approved the following to be m em bers of the Ontario Courity Area Committee under the Legal Aid Plan: E. Paul Coath, Norman H. Edmond- son, JohnM. Greer, Q.C., Thomas H. Greer, John D. Humphreys, Terrence V. K el ly, Q. C. , Russell J. Murphy, Stephèn W. Pointon, Henry S. Polak, Q. C., was elected Vice-Chairman. Among the duties of the Area Com- mi ttee is the hearing of appeals from the Area D irector, Mr. George K. Drynan, Q. C. , with respect to the ref- usal of certificates, deciding whether an application for Legal Aid for an appeal shal 1 be granted, and advi sing the Area Director on all matters relating to the Legal Aid Plan. Mr. Humphreys has been Chairman of theArea Committee since the introduc- tion of the Plan in 1967, and Mr. Polak has been a member of the Committee since its inception. WHITBY-HARRISON FUELS LIMITED "Your T Dealer" 211 Brock St. S. Phone:668-3610 AJAX %jg, 31 Grgt Stores Aid Servees Enolsed ma Uuliiited Free Parking- AB'S MOTORCYCLE SHOP LTD. your local YAMAHA dealer invites you to attend a FREE SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CLINIC Thurs. Dec.16 at 8pm in Durham College -snowmobile safety films- -lectures on provincial and municipal laws- -racing films-machine maintenance - BRING A FRIEND (v taurant if you want the finest in exotic Chinese dishes. For home delivery in Ajax, Whitby, Oshwa and Brookin Coli 4 S 4,.107 Iro St. S., * Store Hours 10:00 a.m. to 9:0 pn.. * I UMM $,MIL