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PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Il high échooIs in tournament Anderson hosts wrestlers---and wins Anderson Collegiate hosted i third annual Christmas 'restling tournament Dec. -,and ended up in first ace. Abouît 230 wrestlers fromi t e Durham- Region and * arborough, representing Il h gh schools participated. Anderson came first with 107, points, foilowed by Dunbarton High School, 57; West il Secondary Schlool, 50; Vanier Higli School, Oshawa, 38; G. L. Robeirts High Schlool, Oshiawa 22; HIarwood Secondary School, Ajax,, 17;- and Oakwood Secondary School, Scarbor- ough and O'Neill Collegiate, Oshawa, tied with I12 points. First place winners for Anderson were Paul Hurnph- reys in the 84 pound category, Join us at the Georgian Motor Hotel for an informai New Vears Eve party in the Rebel Pub food & noise makers available. Glenin Nolan in the 98 pound category, Rob Frendo-Cumbo in the 115 pound category, Brian Roberts in thecI157 potind category, Fred Prizen in the 194 pound category, and Perry Adebar in the heavy weighit category. 1Russ Berry carne third' in 90 pounds, Jim Gregg second in 106 pouinds, Richard Allard second in 123 pounds. Scott Vallance second in 130 pounds, Don Cox third in 136 pounds, Mark Watson second in 141 pounds, Heneberry third in pounds, and David second in 178 pounds. Chris 148 Rose Gala New Year's party celebrates 150 -years A gala New Year's Eve farnily party ini the church hall will mark 'the end, of St. Mark's United Church's ISOth anniversary year. The party wilI commence at 9 p.m. Dec. 3 1, with dancing, gaines, movies and a buffet. This year the congregatiun CHEF ADAMS New Year's Eve Next Week: MATT LUCAS of St. Mark's held a number of special events to commemnorate its 1 SOth anniversary, includ- ing a homecoming weekend in June, and the dedication of rnemorial windows and a visit by the Moderator of the Unittd Church of Canada in November. -Stu lenkins of Stu ienkins Sports Centre, 106 Coibomne st. E., Whitby., looks on as Robin Lyon, sales manager of the Whitby Free Press, draws the winning ticket for a Raleigh 3 speed bike. The bike was given away as an in-store Christmas promotion for those who shop at the Sports Centre. The winner was Bilan Shaw, Ayr Cii., Oshawa. Free Press Photo Mayor J im Gartsbore drew the names of the winners of cash prizes in the Whitby Downtown Business and Professional Association's Christmas money tree draw Dec. 20. Mrs. Lillian Livingstone, of 257 Lupin Drive won $100 from a ticket filled out at Middleton's Book Store; Joyce MacKay, 1190 Dundas St. W. and Irwin Reazin, 421 Kent St. eacb won S50 from tickets filled out at Mercantile Department Store. Watching Mayor Gartsbore make the draw are Linda Russell, Marie Dube, Bob Catton, and Reg Stewart, members of the downtown association. Free Piress Photo TORONTO- Snowmo- bi le acciden ts, i njuries and dcaths for the 1975-76 scason wcrc the lowest in five ycars, Minister of Transportation and Com- munications James Snow said today. Comparcd to the 1974-75 season, there was a 5.1 per cent drop in the total numnber of collisions. "There has been a 28.6 per cent decrease in fatal snowmobile collisions," said Mr. Snow, "plus a 13.5 per cent decrease in personal injury collisions; a 31.6 per cent drop in the number of persons killed and 15 per cent fewer per- sons injured. "This is encouraging, and 1 hope it's indicative of the greater attention snowmobilers are giving to the safe operation of their machines." Mr. Snow reported that collisions involving pro- perty-damage-only rose 18.6 per cent, 'but he stressed that the increase was due mainly to a change in legislation that lowered reporting of pro- perty-damage-only colli- sions from $200 to $100. 0f aIl reported acci- dents, 415 (55 per cent) occurred on highways; 345 (45 per cent) off the highways. 486 (63.9 per. cent) of the accidents oc- curred on weekends. During the 75-76 sea- son, of the 760 snowmo- bile collisions, 25 were fa- tal, 467 caused personal injury, 268 involved pro- perty damage only. In the 415 on-highway accidents, 30 drivers were under 16 and driving i11e- gally. Fifty-two operators, 16 and over, did not have valid drivers licences. "While fatalities and injuries are lower, what we should be aiming for are no fatalities and no in- juries," said Mr. Snow. "And one big" step I see in cutting doWn the statistics even further is the estab- Iishing of snow vehicle op- erator' s courses by the Ontario Federation of Snowmnobile Clubs and the Ontario Safety League in conjunction with my Ministry. "They will train young people from the age of 121> as well as older learners without a driver's licence. Those interested in taking this course should get in touch with their local 0.F.S.C. snowmobile club now, or the Ontario Safety League. "This is the kind of ex- pert instruction we need right now if we're going to keep lowerîng snowmo- bile accident figures," the Minister said. Can't Hear One candidate running for reelection was giving a speech on a college campus. "Mr. Chairman," he corn- plained, 've been on my feet nearly ten minutes, bt there is so much' ribaldry and interruption, I can hardly hear myself speak." "It's alright," shouted a stu- dent from the rear, "lybu aln't missin' much." OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT THAPAR DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC Complete Denture Service 163 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa 579-8752 Heurs Mon - sat Evenings liy Appointment Keep snowmobile accidents down, MTC Minister urges NEW'!!1 Whitby Community Bingo 2- $50000 JACKPOTS Please join us in the New Year Jan. 3 when pur second $500 jackpot wiII be at 55 numbers. A TOTAL PURSE 0F $1 ,675 UP FOR GRABS Every Monday Night Early Bird games stczrt cit 7:e15 pa. No childron under 16 admitt.d HEYDENSHORE PAVILLON (corner Water St. and Dunlop Dr., Whitb) GEORGIAN MOTOR HOTEL Tý-,ORNIT0'ý A,'ýD CHAIMPLAIN OSHAVJA