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Pagec 10, Tbursday, February i7th, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS Coninued from Page 0 Cape Breton 1Isi1and on the East Coast of C a n a d a . Comiîng to WVh i tby ba s mean t b e tter pay and worki ng condi ti1ons but that isnt wby John is a cop. He enjoys police work because it gives bim a cbance tomeet peopleeandi asbe says, "If 1 can assist tbem or beip tbem in any way, it yives me a good feeling. Il As for ieav- ingWbitby, John basn'teven considered, i t, andi1ikeSi11 and Gary, he 1iooks for- wvardtoailongstay w\,itb the Wbitby Pol- ice Department. J ob n, a 34-year-oici f ather of two boys, admits it botbers him to sec chul- drenburt. -He expiained, "lWben I see a iittlecbiidkilied or beaten, it takes me a wbiile to forget it. 1 don't lii<e to sec cbiidren get hurt in any way, shape ori form. IlInbisyearson theforceJohn bac7 seen a lot of-accidents involing cbild- ren burt or kiiied, and he says, "'They d 1 d n 1 t even get tbe chance to do what tbhey wanted in life. Il One of tbebardest tasks for any pol- iceman is informingnext of kin. "lIt's one of tbe bardest tbings to do to tell par- e n ts tbheir cbiid bas been burt or in- jured, especiaily for me because 1 bave cbildren of my own. Il Wbat does John tbink about V\'itby ? He smiled and said, "Our citizens are a prettygoodbuncb of people. The mai- ority of people in town treat the police p r e tty fairly and as far as I know tbe police treat tbem well." Just trying to do a lob Anyway you look at it, a cop is just -ano t her guy trying to do bis job. Tbe d i f f e r ence i s that most cops are sin- c e r e 1 y dedicated and take a keen int- erest in their wvork. Enforcing tbe iaw is a cbalienging job at best, and every day a cop i s on duty, be is risking bis 1 i f e for about the same pay a lot of factory workers make. NEX"T WEEK: The job. ..The kind of duties a uniformed police officer bas to do in any eight hour shift and how be goes about those duties. from Page 2 The Lasco Steel Pee Wees did mucb better as far as crowvds vere con- cerned because theywvere w inner s r igbt from the start of tbe season. (parents exci uded). The Ban tams, Mi1dg9e ts, Juven- iies, and Mites didn't do too badiy _but for the si ze of our towvn, 1 tbink a few more people couldlcomeout and show tbe boys that wýve do care about MINOR HOCKEY. It must be pretty d i sbheartening to see 50-75 fans on the vi si tors s id e of tbhe rink and then count. about 25-30 on your side, after al 1the yare our boy s. 'vey 1 k no w fee body LOVES a winner"l, but even LOSERS need your support. Yours Truiy; Douglas J. Weales, Vvbitby Sports Fan. Keeping git cdean 'vilh 3ill Dodds Litterbug mak<es good.. Haif the free worid has heard of you. lt's a pity you didn't leave your name, so we Id know wvho you are. An d lil1 bet at the time, you didn't even notice what you were doing. Rem ember ? You were enjoy ing the sun in Toronto's High Park, wvaiking ali ong Grenadier Pond with a cold soft drink can in your hand. You puiled the easy-off tab to take the first sip. Then you fiipped the tab into the pond -- there is.a carpet of tabs on the bottom there. L a t e r, a duck dove for food on the bot tom and bit the ring of your tab. It stuck on ber beak. Tbatts how you be- came thbe worldts best known I itterbug -- infamous. Be cause people love birds and ani- mais. Tbey called ber Ringo. And people ail over the wvorld wvat- c h edcitbe 1rnew spapet-s and tel1evi s ion sets as Humane Society and Lands and Forestsmen tried to capture Ringo and free ber beak. Eventuaily, af ter the attention of the w o r1d focused on you for days on end, the duck freed herse If. Ontar io' s Department of the Envi ron- ment did its best to persuade you not to litter. So didi our Ottawa counterparts. Now everybody 1lessbhab its.1it sure look good. 1lt'1s a p ity yo name... P. S. Ther'e is hock ey a t the Wbitby Arena ev- ery Sunday start- i ng a t 1 2:30 and going until ap- pr o ximatei1y 9:30 - 9:45. The admi1s- sionprice isnever more than $1.00, knows of your cane- makes the rest of us u didn't leave your NOW OPEN IN WHITBY 5(<S fK<-9 $7LPPERY Ail Breêds StylingbyKaye FHayes - aBritish- fralred groomer vvith 12 years Canadian and Arneri can experT ence. ($7. 50 & Up) 124 Dundas St. W. Whîtby 668-2721 PLACE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING «RENAWLI V SALES (New & Usad) SERVICE PARTS & ACCESSORIES 1________ COMFORT IS OUR THING MAKE IT 'YOURS ANNOU NCEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICE SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING WHITBY DISTRICT FAMILY Y.M.C.A. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 29TH 1972 6:30 P.M. REGAL ROOM WHITBY CENTENNIAL BUILDING (PRESIDIENT BURLINGTON Y.M.C.A.) SNOW REMOVAL SNOWNPOWING Per Hour or Season 24 hr. 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