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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1977, WHITBY FREE PRESS w hitby SERVING Voice of the Cou nty Town Michael I The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and ope an Burgess, P OVER 28,000 READERS Publisher-Managing Editor rated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. Community Editor Published every Wednesday Contributing Editor Production Manager Print & Promotiona' by M.B.M. Publishingl Manager and Photography Inc. Classified Ad Manager Phone 668-6111 Circulation Manager Mailing Permi The Free Press Building, Member 121 Brock Street North, Better Business Bu P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. Whitby Chamber o -Brian Winter -Brian Winter -Jim Quail -Marie Burgess -Robin Lyon -S. van Deelen' -Sharon Lyon t No. 460 r of the: ureau of Toronto ofComerce Canadi*an workers need to have t heirjo.bs protected Dear Sir: The decline of the Canadian dollar to 13 cents below last years high is a clear reflection of what other nations feel about the sagging Canadian economy. While more than 3,000 Canadian jobs are sacrificed at Inco, the foreign-owned company vice-president says it pre- fers to fire Canadians be- cause countries like Indo- nesia and Guatemala would take retaliatory action while Ottawa does nothing. It means the ministers in Ottawa are so busy playing musical chiairs-some ministers have been replaced 8 to 10 times -and playing politics withi Quebec, bil- ingualism and the unity charade, they fail to pro- tect Canadians against the loss of their jobs by foreign companies oper- ating in Canada. Another prime ex. ample is the huge auto- motive industry, virtually 100 per cent foreign owned. Canada faces a $: billion deficit on parts trade this year and ac. cording to Ed. Broadben the loss of 20,000 jobs Canadians would enjoy if the auto pact lived up to its intent of equa share of industry growth As an example, re cently I spent endles: hours looking at all the new cars with a view o getting a compact tha would give good gas mile age and low maintenance After deciding on what thought was a Canadian made car found it wa made in the U.S. I i quested the dealer fo full particulars and ie through the code of fac tories, confirmed it we in fact made in the U.S This is the second larges' selling car in Canada Why not a totally de signed and Canadiar made car? Countries al over the world mulc smaller than Canada hav< their own automotive plants and complete cor trol over them. As the trade gar grows wider Canadiar are being denied jol that should be ours b cause the decisions ai made in Detroit, not i Canada. Mexico lhas fi years made il law that least 51 per cent of industry must be co trolled by natives. TI car plants here could 1 the next to lay o thousands of workers the parent companies de- cide to shift jobs to the U. S., Asia or Europe... arnther Inco. If ever there was a case for control of our own economy it is the field of mining, auto mo- tive, petroleum, rubber, forest products etc., now virtually 90 per cent con- trolled by foreign com- panies. Another example of foreign ownership bilking Canadians is Guilf Minêrals windfall profit of 40 million on the sale of uranium to Ontario Hydro... a cartel opera- tion approved by the Trudeau government con- trary to the combines laws of this country. Meanwhile the government is so busy defending itself from charges of scandal and corruption including the once respected R.C.M.P., they fail to protect the jobs of Canadian workers bothi now and in the future. Respectfully, Dean J. Kelly Association of Dedicated Canadians Box 1000 Port Perry, Ont. LOB 1NO Dear Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Durham Region Child- ren's Aid Society(Fanily and Children's Services), I feel obliged, at this time, to present our con- cerns to the citizens of this area. As we all are aware. we are in a period of serious financial re- straints. The day of un- limited government funding is at an end and we, as concerned indivi- duals, must look more and more to the resourc- 2s within our own com- munity. With this knowledge in mind, we are pursuing a campaign for recruit- ment of volunteers and foster parents for the teenage adolescent child in the coming nonths. Many people do not realize that families with working mothers, the single parent, or a widow can now become foster parents. There is no need to own a home or necessarily to be living in a house - apartmen dwellers are eligible to become foster parents. Some of our teen needing placement are already scarred by life and their need is simplý to have a friend and a basic sense of security There lias been a i5"7 rise in the number of teenagers coming into care for the Children's Aid Society since 1972. Unfortunately foster homes for theni have not risen by the same percen- tage. Volunteers are need- ed in various areas of our work. These very neces- sary people drive child- ren to medical and dental appointnments, beconie friendly visitors to a family needing moral or physical support, help clients to shop for food or clothing or perhaps assist on a one to one basis, along with a social worker, a child or family to work out their pro- bleims. Our Agency lias very good support staff of trained social workers. New foster parents are given an orientation prograni to aid them in their important endea- vours. Our Volunteer Co-Ordinator is on staff to organize those people , interested in assisting. If there are concern- ed people who would r like to become foster t parents or participate in our volunteer activities, I hope they would con- s tact Family andi Child- ren's Services at any of the following numbers 723-5211, 683-9720 or Zenith 90650. Yours sincerely, Vernon Asselstine, President Dear Sir: Would you please mention in your news- paper that I am collect- ing used eye glasses for the Christian Medical Mission and Haitian Out- reach. The glasses are sorted, repaircd, and tested before being sent to Dominican Republic, Haiti and other poor countries. Then volun- teer professionals and their volunteer helpers hold eye clinics. I collect the eye glasses, sort and pack thiem and give them to two local Optome- trists, one goes to Haiti, the other Dr. goes to Donminica. All glasses and parts of glasses are appreciated. A letter of thanks will be sent to each donor and a progress ,report from Eye glasses are collected for Haiti time to time. Yours, for Others, Mrs. Geraldine Schell Charing Cross (near Chat ham). NOP IGO (Dial 1-519-352-3286). Book has17 poets Dear Sir: Thank you very much for your article in the October 26 edition of the Free Press on the forthcoming poetry anthology Countytown Poets. May 1 point out, however, that rather than the anthology containing_ 17 poems, it will com- prise the published works of 17 poets ina book of 64 pages. Yours, John A. Roberts Pluni llollow Books 135 Brock St. S. Whitby, Ont. Chi*ldrens Ai"d Society needs volunteer help for its work Send letters to Box 206 Whitby, Ont. 1 . - i momaup,