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WHITBY FREE PRESS (Voicle of the County Town) N ~~Box 206.. WHITBY, ONT.9a Volume 2> FREE HOME No. 24 Thursday, June 15, 1972 DE.IVERY Deputy Reeve -says many residential roads need paving Levels Down On $60,000 Industrial Drive Keeping an eye on the town pursestrings is Deputy Reeve John Goodwin. Deputy Reeve John Goodwin, who is w i n n i n g t h e 1abel, 'watchdog of the Whitby tax dollar', has levelled down on council1 for passing a bylaw which could permit construction of a $60, 000 industrial drive. "We already have industrial land which is serviced and which we haven't even been able to sel1, "the deputy reeve told the Free Press on Wednesday. She wore ankle-length skirts, the chem i se and thought it was 'devilish' tofollow the Irene Castle trend of bob- bed hair. She wore large br immed hats to pre- serve her creamy pallor, hid coyly be- hind her fan, came down with the 'vap- ours1 at her convenience, and even in Whitby probably grew tired of the col- our be ige, a vogue forced on young women through a scarcity of dyes dur- ing the Ist World War days. These things are hardly remember- ed anymore but those who do remember, reflect back in fondness. One person who remembers with a srnile is "Miss Whitby 1918" whose name is m y s teriously being kept a secret to those who don't know or don't remem- ber, until she makes her identity known a t t h e 'D o w n Memory's Lane Dance' tobe held at the Centennial Building on June 23rd. "Besides that, there are still roads in residential areas of the town which have needed paving for some time. " The bylaw in question, passed in the second reading, with only the deputy reeve's opposition, is pending an answer from the Ontario Municipal Boar d on a town request to dispense with a vote of the electors. Once approved, the bylaw would au thorize debentures to be issued for a 1 o an to pay for construction of Ind- us t rial Drive at $60, 000 repayable in t e n yearly i n s t alments to be charged against aî11 r ateable property in the Town o f Whitby. Industrial Drive will se r v ice the Hopkins Street Industrial Mal 11, an d it is Goodwin's contention t h a t the sum would be better allocated to th e p av îng of roads in residential areas. One week ago the deputy reeve op- posed dollars being spent for renovat- SENIOR CITIZENS i on s to the offices of Social Services Director George Thwaites at the offices hewill take up at the Brock Street fire ha I 1I. Included in the renovation costs i s $l1 , 4 0 0 for broadloom and $l1,000 for air conditioning. "I know that the airconditioning and broadloom was ordered first, and then t h e s o c i a l s e r vices director asked council permission toorder it. I'm afraid I find this difficult to acceptA' said Goodwin. "This m o n e y is being spent for an estimated 2-year use for temporary of- fices for our own staff. We could rent i t far cheaper than we are finishing it. " The deputy reeve who has repeatedly cri ticized enpenditures by the office of the industrial development department, has oni y occasional ly succeeded in find- ing a seconder from his fellow council- lors inhiswould-be tightening up of the town's purse strings TO BE TREATED ROYALLY BY TOWN Whitby-The red carpet is being un- f url1 ed here to make 'Senior Citizens Week 19721 the most remarkable to date for senior citi zens of the County Town. Co-ordinated by Mrs. Mandy Craw- ford and sponsored by the Town of W h i t b y R e c r eation Department, the p r o g r am, even before the dawning of officiai opening day, has already sur- p a s s e d last year's by an enthusiastic responseofpublic participation, and at press time special highlights were still b e i n g called in by private citizens to the program co-ordinator and the rec- reation department. Senior Citizens Week 1972 will get underway this Sunday, June 18 with an Open House a t the Centennial Building between the hour s of 2 and 5 p. m. Sen- i or citizens w i Il1 be refreshed with a t e a, entertained by films and will be able to sign up for activities which ap- peal to them from a comprehensive list of the special week-long festivities being held in their honour. The lineupof events is versatile and includes boat rides at Toronto Harbour and Centre Island, train rides, a visit to Ontario Place, where activities will be geared to the i r honour, special I u n c h e ons, a theatre night, bowling, b i n g o, p i c n ics, a strawberry tea, a picnic, barbecue, and band concert and' a special dance. Local h a i r dressers will offer free w a s h a n d sets, and special discount pr ices. The Spruce Villa Hotel will f e a t ure special senior citizens nights wi th talent contests and Le Chalet Res- taurant will offer special discount pri- ces. W h i t b y Is newly opened downtowr B r o c k Theatre will run the colourful m u s i c a 1 , "Finian's Rainbow " with Fr e d Astaire and Petula Clarke at no charge. By gon e days and dear old friends will topoff the week at the dance, 'D o w n Memory's Lane', which is open to all citizens of the town. For a complete listing of the week's d a y - by-day events from June 18 - 24, turn to page 7.. Se n i o r Citizens of the Town of Whitby - this is your week! mike burgess repor ts on the Can-Am. . . page 6. a man afraid of a mouse? See Birdseye, page 4. best whitby real estate buys of the week. Turn to page 16. senior citizens for a detailed account of the day-to- day events for Senior Citizens Week 1972, see schedule,page 7