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PAGE 2, WEDNESOAY, MAY 8th, 1974, WHITBY FR EE PRESS A.Staigge'ring, Ratio There hias been a lot of talk about the energy crisis but îlot înuch in the way of statistics as to how aur usage stacks up with the rcst of the world. Startlingly, the figures reveal that North Arnericauîs are responsible f'or about 6c/, of the world's population but we are using 30%l of the world's natu rai resources. Our scientists are among the best in thie world but it appears they have flot yet discovered an alternative. source of power as cheap and easy to use as petroleum 50 wc are therefore strongly tied to the Arab oit producing nittions. From Quebýec west we have not felt the pinchi as harshly Shrine Circus, The Oshawa Shiriiie Club. whiich covers froîn- Scarbor- augh ta Port Hope, is holding their annual Shrine Club 3 Ring Circus this Saturday, May 11I at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. The first of threc shows starts at 9 a.m., the second at 2 p.rn. and theg last show at 8 p.m. The "Shriners" of the Oshawa Shrine Club have un- dertaken the entire work of making this year's "Shrine Circus" a succcssful under- taking with. no outside pro- maotors. The proceeds will go towards Crippled Child- rens' Hospitals and Burns Institutes. Gord Brittain. president of the Club and chaîiman of the circus, thanks ail Osh- awa and District people and businesses for "the wonderful support." The Shriners finance and M.edes Dear Sir: I would like t(. enlist your co-operation again this year in assisting us ta carry out a researchi programn on Ruffed Grouse supported by the Ministry of Natural Resour- ces. If you could bring the following information to the attention of your readers, we would be mast apprecia- tive. As part of a continuing research programn on Ruffed Grouse at the University of Guelph, wc are attempting Dear Sir: The land speculation tax recently tabled at Quecn's Park is cruel legislation which heavily penalizes thousand5 of rural land awning Ontario residents whom 1 suspect have no idea that they are being acted against. When the Iaw is passed, these pe.- pie wilI find they are subject ta, a tax of 50%o on their lands when sald. The tax will be in addition ta any capital gains tax they have ta pay the Federai Government. AIl of tItis amnounts ta ex- propriation of lands with little compensation. The foiiowing is a partial ist of praperties which are taxable: 4) AIl lands owne4, by rural residents':.unlcss the property-issmaller than ten acres and is lived, on. If it ls lived k' - on and'greater than ten operate 22 hospitals for the treatment of the crippling orthopedic ailiments ofyoung sters. and are now building three Shiriners Burns Institu- tes for treatmient. research- and teaching ini the arca of children's burns. Mien the Burns institutes are in opera- tion. the Shrine's annual bud- get for children's welfare will be about S27 million. The 1974 Oshawa Shrine Circus is said ta be the bcst yet featuring a trampoline act, Lions/Tigers Act, jugg- lers, worîd famaous six AI- bion Horse Act, Elephants, Trapeze Acts, Clowns and rnany mare. Garden PIoFi as the Eastern coast of Canada but sooner or later the crunch will corne. If we continue to spced on our highiways at rates well over the 70 m.p.h. limit, iind guzzling gasoline at a rnluch quieker rate than we would at 50 r.p.h., the crunlch will corne a lot sooner. If our scicntists havcn't found an alternative fuel by then we can look forward to somne pretty drastic changes in our life style whîich is now fashioned on the centraliza- tion concept. We will be quickiy forced to decentralize and that wili mean less commuting and more walkine. WIN $50o1 THE WHITBY FREE PRESS IS NOW PAYING $5.00 EACH WEEK FOR THE BESI NEWS T1P 0F THE WEEK. PHONE: IF YOU KNOW 0F SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY, CALL NOW ...... YOU MAY EARN $5.0U! HE* -~~ Y -0 --p 668-6111 - days 668-6700 - nights, week-ends ADS PAY!! CALL 668-6111l hbi1,i For Rent Variaus sizes avaîlable from 700 ta 1400 square feet. Very reasonable costs. Whitby/Pickering Town Line. Cal 668-3123 after 4:30 p.m. and ail week-end. - - M- - MM - - - - - ta collect a sample of eggs from the wild. The eggs are required to provide grouse for use in the research p rojec ts. Because of tie great diff- iculty in locating nests. it îs nccessary ta hiave tie co- operation of as miany people as possible. Anyone lacating a nest withiin onc hiundred and twenty-five miles of Guelph i s asked ta mark the location, but not to disturb the îîcst. They should con- tact us by phoning collect ta: Betty Campbell (519) 824-4120 Ext. 2756 during office liours At otiier tinies, caîl collect A.L.A. Middleton (529) 822-38-32 Craig Grcenwood (519) 823-1976 acres then it becomes taxable. (2) With a few exceptions ail rural incarnie produc- ing properties which are not a place of' re si dciice. The tax is unfair ta farmi- er,s lumbermen and other rural people who have work- ed ail their lives on thieir lands and have their life savings ticd up in this asset. Yau really have ta stretch the imagination far ta class- ify thcm as land speculators, as the title of the bill suggests. The gavernment has stat- cd that they intend on driv- ing the price of real estatoe dawn by passing thie land speculation tax and another tax of20 if a rural resident selis any of his praperty ta a, foreigner. This, of course,. wiIl enable the governrnent to buy rural Ilands. utcheap prices. They have alsa con-, Don Price (519) 824-2276 We will caine and pick up the eggs as soofl as possible and will pay the lacator one dollar per egg for his trouble. The number of eggs coîl- ected in an area wilI nat be sufIlicien t io harn the local grouse population. AIl cap- tive birds arc. of' course, given the best possible care. Your co-operatiail last year wvas most apprecia ted. The birds raised fromi eggs we collected have allowcd us to make a number of sig- nificant findings. Thank yau for your co- ope ratio n. Yours slncerely, A.L.A. Middleton Associate Professor University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario veniently wordcd the legis- lation ta rcad tiiat if land is sold ta the Crown instead of private persans. the tax wiIl not -bc payable. The govcrnmcnt will naw bce in a position ta force the fariner or lumberman ta selI his land to thern. Land speculation and sky- rocketing house prices is stric- tly a city problemn. This being 'thc case, why should the farmer and the rural resi- dent have ta suffer because of the situation in the big cities and surrounding areas? It.is unfair ta harness coun- try, people with the legisla- tioni. these laws shouîd only caver certain cities and tawns anid nat the whole, province. Yours truly, Marvin Le 140 Erskine Avenue Apt. 2818 Toton ta, Ontario Turties Chocolates 14 oz. $1.77 à Desort Flower Cologne 2 oz. $1.47 Nina Panty Hose One Size .57c a pair We'IJ lose our drive-in restaurants and banks and chur- ches and we won't be trekking 100 miles ta the cottage every weekend. Travel trailers and skidoos will disappear along with pleasure boats and planes and if we're to fly at ail the jet planes will probably have to be replaced by less energy using prop planes. The plus toalal this is the reduetion of gas burning engines which add to pollution. If something doesn't happen quickiy we may be walking to work in 20 years or so but rnaybe we'll be breathing clean air again, and drinking clean water., THE WUTBY FREE PRESS (Voice of the County& Town) Hometown paper of Whitby, Brocklin, Myrtie and Ashburn; also servlrtg Ajax and Pîckeri ng. Servin g total of approxlmatly 25,000 readers: Publlshed everyWednesdav by Whitty FreePries mc. Bruno Harlaid, Preeldent Located at: Fr00 Prou Building 121 Brock Struet North, Whitby MAIL: Box 206, Vhtby PHONE: 668,600 or 668611il TORONTO LINE: 282-1004 MAUM PERMIT NO. 2941 Editor/Gen. Manager - %Mike Burges Assistant Editor - Jim Qutail Classif ied Ads. - Kathy MartinI Graphie Arts- Marie Rutter jI 1 r Quantity on ail items from May 7-12, 19741 "The Beauty Maker" Make- Up Mirror $4.97 Moirs Pot of Bubhle Umbrellas $1.77 DRAW TO BE MADE MAY il AT 3 O'CLOCK Wide Variety of Chocolates, Bows, Wrapping Paper, Cards and Gift Suggestions for Mother(J Hilroy Boxed Stationery 1/2 Price Sale $1.13 to $2.38- Mother's Day speciaL..dcraw Anywhere in the World' to the winner's mother A z.zz Bouquet of Flowers if winners mother is a local resident Nothing to Buy Just Drop In nd fi out an entry for ORAW 7TOail MI bY 11I11.h Edîtorina