Page 2, Thursday, January 13th, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS JUST FOR THE RECORD! 1 In h i s address to the newly elected C h am b e r of Commerce execut ive last w e e k , Mayor Desmond Newman stated that t h e Whi tby Chamber of Commerce "should emerge as a body that can ex- pr ess a concensus of the views of the town's business and industrial commun- ity. " With all due respect, your worship, this ha s been the aim - or at least the attempted aim - of the chamber all along. The mayor also stated that he would 1 1 k e t o see the chamber interpret the c o n c e n sus of the business community to council on such items as parking. As a point of information to the newly el ec ted cham ber president, Fred Brown, the first andilast time the cham- be r pre sident approached council on behalf of the town businessmen for on- s t r e e t p a r king, he was turned down f 1 a tly and s i m p ly told by council that despite the resentment he was worried their negative reply would arouse among the m e r c hants, that there was just no polite way to say no. The mayor endor- sed his council in this action and a rep- ort of this was carried in ail the local papers. An offer of acknowledgement is ex- t en ded to the past chamber president, J i m C an e f o r some of the admirable th ings performed under his leadership in the frustrating year of '71. The above word of caution and the best of luck to the wisely appointed new president Fred Brown and his members. Wine & Cheese Party A wine and cheese party, featuring a display of worid-famous autographs, historical pictures of Whitby, and mil- i tary arms from around the worid will be held at the Whitby Centennial Buil- ding January 14 from 7 p. m. to Il p. m. Ai l proceeds will go to the Whitby Storm Damage Relief Fund to aid per- s on s w ho lost property in the severe s torm Iast August which flooded 300 basements in Whitby. Adm i s s i on is $1. 50 and door pri- zes will be offered by local merchants. ..... .... . . . .. . . .. . FROM A BIRD'S EYE VIEW a sans dm-by Ji Quail Where's al1 the snow ? And more than that, where's w inter ? Ice age? This is one of the strangest winters I can ever remember. One thought keeps ,plauging me. If we're just getting the snow now does this mean we'il stil1 have snow in May? And the irony of it all is the scientists keep telling us we are enter ing another ice age. If this mild weather we are having so far is an ex- ample o f a coming ice age - 1im ail for it! Lack of snow disastrous for some The 1ack of snow may seem nice to a lot of people but it is disastrous for a gr e at many others. 1'm'thinking of the owners of ski resorts. Most ski resort ownerscount on the Christmas and New Year hoi idays for a major chunk of their profits and this year those profits just didn't happen. Skiing is big business, and the season is short enough without having a mild winter. in Southern Ont- ario the winter has been so mild that a good many resorts aren't even getting co Id enough weather to make artificial snow. Itseemsto try toget cold and for two or three days we get some bitter weather and then we g e t fog and warm weather again. isuppose thisis just like the guy who washes his car and then it rains. After remarking howmild it is - sure as the dickens - it will probably go down to ten below zero tomorrow and stay there for a mon th. Of course that would make the gar- a g e s h a p py. They too depend on col d w e a t her for business. There's some- thing funny about people that no matter A ho w many times they are warned, they s t i 1i1 put off the fal1 tuneup. When the c o l d weat h e r hits, suddenly they get caught and t h e garage has to come out and either boost the battery or tow the car back. Dump truck drivers look forward to earning money in the winter hauling snow after the plows have done their work. The way things are going they might as well put their trucks in storage for the rest of the winter. With the popul arity of the snowmobile greatly on the rise, the lack of snow is dis couraging because it means a long drive north for those who enjoy getting out and taking a fi ing around the country- side. Advantages But the lack of snow has advantages as well. The accident rate is bound to be less than last year at this time, al- though the body shops might be suffer- i n g. L e s s snow al so means we won't have as many people dying from heart attack s while trving to shovel drive- ways or sidewalks. Ai though the sanders seem to be t h r o w ing the salt on the roads with a vengeance this year, less snow should mean less sait and maybe the old family bus might make it for another year. Maybe. i was remark ing about the mild weat- her to the man who del ivers my furnace oil and hed idn't seem too happy. Of course not! He wasn't selling much oil b u t I was happy because m y fuel bill1s have been much less this winter. Seasons changing Maybe itts just my imagination but I feel the winters are getting milder and it seems to me the summers are cooler than the ones I remember as a kid. So w h a t 1s happening ? Why are the seasons changing ? Maybe it reaily isall those bombs! WHITBY-HARRISON FUELS LIMITED "Your EXACO Dealer" 211 Brock St. S.Phone: 668-3610