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for B. Ce murderers The Whltby Free Press has been asked to participate in'a national appeal for informa tion about the August mur- ders of two famifies near Clearwater, Bri- tish Columbia. Toronto RCMP offi- ciais say ail communi- ties in Ontario have now been asked to publish a description of a camper pick-up truck and two men *anted for ques- tioning in the murder of six persons inà the John- son and Bentley fami- lies last August. A $35,000 reward for information, on the per- sons responsible for the murders has been offer- ed, and there is a $2,50W reward for, information that will lead' to the recovery of the Bentley camper. * RCMP offic2iais say the camper and the two. men could now be any- where ila North America, and may have been sighted in rural areas. The Joihnson and. Bentiey familles went camping in the Wells Gray Park area near Clearwater in August, 1982. The charred re- mains of six niembers of the Johnson/Bentley famiies were found later la the fire-gutted vehicle belonging to the Johnsons. The Bentley's owned a 1981 Ford F250 Campe r Special pick-up truck with a mounted spaore tire on the front. The ýbody- was - silver in colour witha candy.-ap- plered roof, cab and 20- inch red insert down the length of the vehicle. The, British' Columbia licence plate number is 48-36-FY. The vehicle also car- ried a 1971 Vanguard Camper, made of fibre glass and gold and white mn colour. The serial number of the *truck is 2FTFF25G1BCA88756. Anyone .' coming' across a truck simlar to the Bentley's is asked to record the licence late number, regardless' of the province of- issue, and. report- it immÉe- diately to the RCMP or the nearest police authority. RCMP say' it is possible- the murders were transients, and may have traveiled through smaller- rural areas to avoid detection. A special appeal Ito al hunters has been made to look for an abandoned truck or camper, burn-' ed or otherwise. 11 Anyone who-may have seen the camper or the two men 'pictured above, are asked to cail the RCMP immediately. This youngster doesn't appear to have any doubts about the Canadian postal system as he entrusts hîs letter to San- ta to a local postal worker. Chil.dren clutched their letters as postal workers, became Santa's workers for the day.. -Free Press Staff Photo A morch on City Hall shouldn't be -the o.nly time you get PAFR TIIPaI Ron F *00 z. * O eye rtr6 - 0 fr3mnh TODDLER DROP-IN Whiie you are busy completlag those final preparations for Christ- mas, doing. last-minute' baklag, or finishing'off your Christmas shopp- ing, the. 'Y' is offering supervised play activi- ties and babysittlag for children ages 10 months to 5 years, by their quallfied staff. Child -care locations and dates are as follows. Centennial Building in Whitby on Monday, Dec. 20 and Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon or from 1 to 4 p.m., both days. Lake Vista Club- house on Emerald Ave. in Oshawa on Wednes- day, Dec. 22 from9 a.m. to 12 noon or from 1 to 4 P.m. PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY DECeMBER 8e,1982, WHITBY FREE PRES RCMP launc'h national search'J l By SCOTT FENNELLO, M.P. ý(PC-,Ontarlo) A, year and a'haif agio, Ottawa trled to betray 30,000 small mvestors ini the" Canada Development Corporation (CDC), a $3i4 billion company with diversified investments. The CDC was originally set up-to foster Canadian business ownership. It was a joint venture with gov- -ernment- and private money, but. with the private sector having 51 per cent control. The company was a success because of this control. The 30,000 share- holders invested because they were promised by the DC president that it "wouldnfot become asaviour, of sick companies, employment agency or regional disparity -çelimhinating machine". .Then Ottawa'tried to make Maurice Strong, a defeated Liberal candidate and key player in. the National E nergy Prograi, "the CDC chairman. With Strong running the show, Ottawa's interven- tionist plans fo r Canada's private sector would be made much easier. T he shareholders screamed murder and simply the thought of Strong as chairmhan* sent the- CDC's share price down $1.25. The government backed down and settled for appomnting Strong to the board of directors. I predicted at the time that Ottawa would not give up so easily and was- proved right last week when Prime Minister Trudeau announced that Strong would head the newest government monster: the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDIC). The CDIC now controls 49 per cent of the CDC and the governnient's interests in Massey-Ferguson, Canadair, de Havilland Airceraft, Teleglobe Canada, Eldorado Nuclear and - probably very soon - Dome Petroleum.' 1 This reshuffling gives, Strong twice the power which Trudeau sought for him last year. In adinini- stering what amounts to Canada's air, communica- tions, nuclear and farm implements industries, Strong will be assisted by CDIC president Joel Bell. To get an idea of what's in store for what's left of the free enterprise system in Canada, you need only look at Bell's track record. He invented FIRA. He .-inventedthe NEP. He.invented the gasoline tax to. afor ýPetro-Canadaàs purchase of Petro-Fina. In summary, he's done more to destroy jobs in this country than almost any other braca in Ot- tawa. Strong and Bell should get along well as they at- tempt to control more and more of the economy on <Ottawa's behalf. A company Strong. worked for two years ago was paid $1 million to help sel Petro-Fina to Petro-Canada., Until last. week-, Bell was Petro- Canada's executive Vice-President. Small business. is, very big' business By W. ROGER WORTH Syndicated Columnist How- big, you may ask, is smali business.' -The answer, of ~course, is that, in a national con- text, the impact of the' country's smail and me.dium-sized 'enter- prises is very large in- The numbers are staggering. .In. 1979, for exampie, Canada boasted 443,000 business proprietor- ships (entrepreneurs operating as indepen- dents), with, another 307,000 incorporated small businesses hand- ling less than $2 million in sales, There were another 89,000 self-employed professionals such as doctors, iawyers and accountants, 246,000 farmers, 27,000 fisher- men, 32,000 saiesmen and 13,000 self-employ- ed entertainers. The total in the small business category: 1.2 million firms. It's true, 225,000 of these are tiny opera- tionis, chalking up an- nual sales of less than $10,000, but even exclud- ing these, the number of smafler businesses stili tops 932,000. SIt's also interesting to note that firms wîth fewer than 26 employees (93 per cent of the total number of businesses lai the country), were're- sponsibie for a whop- ping 30 per cent of Cana- dian employment.. 1And finms employing between 26 and 250 peo- pie were responsible for another 30 per cent of total employment. In addition to provid- ing more than 60 per cent 'of the country'S jobs, these smaller com- panies are adding eni- pioyees, while many of the large multinationals are in fact shedding eni- ployees. Ottawa and the pro- vinces, should note what's happening in the sector. While govern- ments have been sup- porting large,-- high- profile companies such as Chrysier and Massey - Ferguson, smaller, operators have been living by free- enterprise rules'and, in some cases, falling by the wayside. -Perhaps it is tume our crucial smail- and medium-sized business- es received the kind of goverrnent attention they deserve. i Sp eakin toý You These two men are wanted by RCMP Investigators for questloning ln the August murder of six members of the Johnson and Bentley familles.. Anyone, who may have seen these men are asked to contact the RCMP or their local poice. 5 Year Gu.arate InvestmntCerdificates Ann'Ual Interest Rate subject to change ViCIORl AND GREY S Tne14 TRS Tf Whitby: 308 Dundas St. W.-668-9324. Toronto LUne 683-7189 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance corporation ATTENTION -SN OWM OBI LERS An Important Message From The Port Psrry Snowmobiie Club,, TRAIL PERMITS wtli be requlred begtnning this year to ride the private property traits main- tained by snowmoblie clubs affillated wlth the Ontario Fpderation of Snowmoblte Clubs. You will be trespasstng If you proceed on these traits without a Trait Permit. The Permit-costs $20.00 if you are flot a'Club member. As a Club member you can purchase the Trait Permit at the reduced price of $10.00. This "user pay" money is administered by the Federation and is used to pay for the creation and maintainance of traits that are no longer govern- ment f unded. The Port Perry Snowmobiie Club maintains an extensive system of traits ln the Lake Scugog area that connects wilth those of our aff liiated clubs. We Invite you to purchase a Traîl Permit and to become a member If you wish and have access to these tratîs throughout Ontario.-, You are Invted to attend a General Meeting of our Club at our Clubhouse this Sunday,_t5c-mber 12a :009R.m. and hear more details. Refresh- riièrts wil[ be served. Or, for further Information cati 985ý2888- Ctubhouse Directions: Off Durham Rd. 2 south of Port Perry, take Durham Rd. 19 (Shirley Rd.> eastward'to the log. Turn south ½h mi. to Club- house.