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While we are at it, we would also like to acknowledge something said by Liz in iast week's Brooklin Bylines. On the subject of election promises, and specifically, the promises issuing forth from certain of the mayoralty candi- dates on the subject of public transportation, Liz said, "Please, Mr. Candidate,.no wild promises of Utopia,.....Just show us how you could cut the frills, get down to basics, and help us save a few dollars for a change". A very worthy sentiment, deserving to be heeded by our elected and appointed civic officials. Speaking of our elected officials, by the time you read this script the December lst elections will be over, and the Town Council will have three new members including our new Mayor. The spotlight-will be squarely on them and we, the voters, will be maonitoring their every action against their promises. Their's will be a difficult time because within the time frame of a single year, they will be forced to go to the polls. Voters memory is notoriously short, but not short enough to forget that we were told spending wouldbe curtailed and the line held on tax increases. So, go in it boys and we will meet again in December of 1976. We see where W.L.C.A. president Bill Hoffman was quoted as having said that West Lynde highrises were "A in 1879, and followed him to England, where she married Leopold Amery, a member of the British government, and Secretary of State for India and Burma during the Second World War. Mrs. Amery, who was well-known for her assistance to prisoners of war in India, died early this year at the age of >W h itby Another member of the family who had a successful career was William Hamar Greenwood, the brather-whose by Brian Winter name Viscount Greenwood adopted. He was a prominent journalist and at one time was publisher of the Toronto World. He died in his fifties in 1923. Few homes in Whitby can compare with this frame house on Henry Street near Dunlop when it cornes to being the residence of prominent people. It was built in the early 1850's by John Hamer Green- wood, who came to Whitby from Radnorshire, Wales and started out his career as a school teacher and mason's helper during the building of the old Court House (now the Whitby Centennial Building). For many years, Mr. Greenwood was a lawyer, and served as mayor of Whitby from 1872 to 1875 and in 1883. He died in 1902 at the age of 73. On February 7, 1870, one of bis sons was born in this bouse, who was to become that most famous person to be born in Whitby. He was Christened Thomas Hubbard Greenwood, but at an early age, he adopted his brother's name of Hamar "because he liked it". Tom Greenwood was president of the literary society and second vice-president of the debating society at the Whitby Collegiate Institute, and in 1887 he was elected leader of the boys at the school. He attended the University of Toronto in 1895 where along with William Lyon Mackenzie King, a future prime minister of Canada, he was a leader of a student strike. After graduation, he travelled to England in a cattle boat, with three ambitions, to be married in Westminster Abbey, obtain a cabinet post in the British government, and gain a peerage. He achieved all three. To ra:se money to become a lawyer, he hired himself out as a temperanlec lecturer, and by 1906 he was a member of Parliament, and Parliamentary private secretary to Winston Churchill. In 1913 Hamar Greenwood published a book entitled Canada as an Imperial Factor, which served as an introduc- tion to Canada for British readers. In the First World War, he served in the recruiting office, and commanded the 10th Battalion of South Wales Borderets in the battlefields of France. In 1915 he received a baronetcy for bis services to the Liberal Party, and in 1919, he was appointed under secretary of state for home affairs and secretary of the Overseas Trade Department. Bec=rse he was a Canadian, Greenwood was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1920, which gained him a cabinet post in the Lloyd George government. He served in that office until Irish independence was graited in 1922. Greenwood joined the Conservation Party as its treasurer in the 1920's and in 1937 received the title of Viscount Greenwood. He died on September 10, 1948, and bis funeral service was held in Westminster Abbey, where he was married in 1911. Viscount Greenwood made several visits to his home town of Whitþy, the last being in 1938 when he unveiled a memorial window :o his parents at All Saints' Church. The Greenwood home is also the birthplace of two other prominent members of this family. Viscount Greenwood's sister, Florence was born there Council has second thoughts on another street sweeper The members of Whitby Council are having second thoughts about purchasing an additional street sweeper for the town. Council, not long ago, passed a resolution to pur- chase a second street sweeper. However, Town Treasurer Forbes McEwen later caution- ed the administrative commit- tee against approving capital expenditures like the purchase of the sweeper which will have the possible effect of increasing the Town's opera- ting expenses for this muni- cipal service. "I therefore urge that no capital expen- ditures be authorized that Art exhibition opens Friday The 17th annual East Central Ontario Art Associa- tion exhibit will open Friday at 8 p.m. at the Whitby Arts Station. This art group has repre- sentation from Scarborough to Belleville and north to Barrie and has for the last few years circulated its annual show to many centres within these boundaries. Several area artists are represented in this show, which continues till Jan. 4. Anderson band concert Monday The Anderson Collegiate Band, under the direction of G.xerge Quick, will present a concert at the school Monday at 8 p.m. Proceeds of the concert will go toward pro- viding the band with new uniforms and equipment. . Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children, and records 'by the school band will be on sale. The concert is organized by school members of the Oshawa Civic Band. Guitar concert Classical folk guitarist Andy Donaldson and Matthew Clark. will present a concert at the Whitby Arts Station Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. free of charge. Mr. Donaldson has been a teacher at the Station since last year. have the effect of increasing our operating expenses until such time as the 1976 current budget has been established". The administrative com- mittee then recommended to council that the purchase of the sweeper be delayed until a complete operating budget for 1976 for this service is present and approved by council, together with a com- plete municipal 1976 current budget. BY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1975, PAGE 7 dead issue". We agree that the first two are a dead issue, for the time being. Sooner or later, there will have to be an accounting on the part of the provini.e for the costs involved. We will ail remember well the comment to the effect that the province would not honour any extra costs in the project. Perhaps our new M.P.P. should enquire as to the amount approved by the province, the amount spent to date, and the estimated cçsL We would be interested to see il the estimate had changed at ail. Given the delay in starting and the apparent amount of night work going on, one wonders how the costs could not go up. The highrises surfaced as an election issue, and for good reason. Those of us in West Lynde remember that what is under construction is onlyhalf of what was approved. Those who do not live in West Lynde remember that we didn't stop the highrises, and are anxious lest ugly high towers go up in their part of town. Our new Mayor and Councillors should take heed and stop any additional highrise apartment towers in this town. by Norm Mealing Hi! Here we are again. Once more, the latest news and views from West Lynde are presented for your information and edification. Rut, before we get at it, allow us to offer our somewhat belated words of welcome to this paper's our somewhat belated words of welcome to this paper's latest comrnunity column, the Corridor Grapevine. This brings to three, the number of community interest sheets that are offered in the Free Press. By making their pages availabb to Words from West Lynde, Brooklin Bylines, and the Corridor Grapevine, the people here at the Free Press are clearly in the forefront of community involvement, and richly deserve to have their weekly known as the Voice of the County Town. Shop Now for - Christmas! Canadian Price $7.95 SPECIAL $6 .95 The lessons shared are personal and humbling, as Cash tells his life story' "Man In Black." deeply Johnny in A Large Selection of: Christmas Cards.- Bibles - Christian Book5 - Records - Tapes - Gift Items for the Whole Family. SHOP AT BOOK SHOPS (Scripture Press Building) 104 CONSUMERS DRIVE OFF HOPKINS DRIVE WHITBY 668-7112 Christmas Store Hours: Daily 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Except Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. SHORT SCRIBBLES: The next dance to be held by the West Lynde Community Asssociation will take place on January 16th, 1976. The place is the usual Heydenshore Pavillion and the price of admission is the usual $8.50 per couple. Tickets went on sale on November 20th, and, if you are planning on going, give one of the executives a call. Their numbers are: Bill Hoffman, 7170; Tony Bate, 6130; Marg Boyce, 9691; Bob Hopson, 6088, John Giles, 7485; Diane Noble, 8155, Karen Kerr, 2244; and Ed Dawson, 9856. The West Lynde Community Association is having a Christmas "Lights" Contest, Beginning December 14th, a panel of judges will begin touring the subdivision to find the most 'tastefully decorated' home. There will be first, second aad third prizes awarded as.well as a prize for the best decoated court. So, West Lynde, join with your neighbours in the festive season. Santa Claus has accepted an invitation to come and visit with the kids of West Lynde. He will be here on December 14th, sometàne in the afternoon. So, keep your eye peeled for him kids because he is definitely coming to town. Tomorrow night, our Warriors are at home to the Orillia Terriers. The Whitby six has undergone some per- sonnel chagges, has a new coach, and a new general manager, West Lynde's own AI Armstrong. Last week, before about 1,000 people, they tied the C'ambridge Hornets 3-3. It was their best effort of the season, and a thoroughly entertaining and exciting game. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at Iroquois Park. Why not take the family on down and enjoy some fast, exciting, Senior "A" hockey, eh, Dad? That is all for this week, folk(s). See you in a week's time with more wise and witty Words from West Lynde. -