Whitby Free Press, 27 Jan 1972, p. 2

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Page 2, Thursday, January 27th, 1972, WHITB3Y FREE PRESS FREEDOM 0'F-THE PRESS Because of possible embarrassment on t h,e i r part, we have been soli ci ted by ce rta in Whi tby pol iticians to refrain fr orm publ ishing information which our readers have a'right to know. We woul d rem ind these political people that this newspaper has a res- p o ns ib1iity ta i ts readers, which wil11 not al low interference of any kind. F u r t h e r approaches of thi s nature wvill resuit in trie publishing of names. WE NEED YOUR HELP Af ter seriaus reconsideration and ad- verse political pressure, the publisher and edi tor of the WHI TBY FREE PRESS have deci ded not toresign frornthe campaign commi ttee of the Whi tby Storm Damage Relief Fund. It would be futile to deny rumours of other resignations and the alledged ap- athy of the town council where the fund is concerned, but we sincerely believe that with your help, considerable res- t i tution can be made ta the victims, or at least ta some of the victims of last sum merls storm. Our next fund raising endeavour will be in the form of a 'Mardi Gras' evening in conjunction wi th the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. It is for this reason that we appeal toall1 supporters of the WHI TBY FREE P RE SS ta help support the dedicated e ffo rts of the Ch-am ber of Commerce and the campaign committee of the Rel- ief Fund in this cause. Please help us prove that the people of t he Town of Wh itby c a re about the cause by buyinga ticket ta the Februray 5th Mardi Gras. Pick up y o ur ti cket at the WHI TBY FREE PRESS office, 301 Byron Street South or-caîll668-6111 or 668-9600 and wve witl1 del iver i t ta yOU-

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