Whit by FREE HOME DEtIVEIW 1 .^imcoonaiciý FAMILY IV W wRESTAURANT hilby MON Volume 2, Number 19 Counciô - ChaIIenged I Deres by Study Group Taxgpeayers! A challi1enge is- s ue d at a public council meeting for the taxpayers to "go out and get us (council) at the poils if you don't like the decisions we're making", h a s already been taken up by the Wh itby Citizens Study Group. "The Study Group is prepar- ing a slate for the u p coming munici- pal election," group member Jim Cane told the Free Press on Monday. "We intend to find a suitable candidate for ev- ery position on council that needs, filling; we're just a i t t I e discour- ag e d w ith these guys. " "Not ail of them are d o i n g a poor job, "he a d d ed, "t h o s e who have to be taken off are the ones who are m ak i ng immature decisions, or dec- i s ions w ithout s u f f i c ient back- gr ou nd knowled- ge. Il "And the study group slate should not come as a sur- prise to council," he explained. We were invited to get them at the poli1s by Counci I lor Mac- Carl and others. " in taki n g up the p r o f erred chall- enge, Cane says the group wilI "run its own candid- ates, support them themselves, and whip up public support for them, which he says shouldn't be too difficult con- sidering the poor job some coun- c i 1 o r s doing. " ILIvely nets glistening vlth silver smelt were a common sight down at Whitby Harbour Monday night, where according to the Toronto fishermen, "the smel t run heaviest. Il Your impressions on the municipal building at the Rossland road site are still needed See back page. Minor Hockey Rates to double? The annual meeting o f the Brook- lin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association i s to b e held Sunday, May 14 at 1:00 p. m. in the co un cil chambers of the Town Hall. Election of officers for the 1972-73 seasonwill beheldandall citizens are eligible for office. Last season was the first year of am a l gam a t i on between Whi tby and Brookl in, and many problems had to be ove rcome, mainly financial. It is q u i te possible that registration fees c o ul d r i s e to between $30 - $35 a y e a r p er boy for next season as al1 money-raising projects last year fell f a r s h o r t of what was anti cipated, and the association is far below its financial standings of one year back. Ail members of Town Council, the Recreation Department and Arena Commission are especially requested to attend. Purse snatcher- -Canadeawide search ends in Brooklin Police Have Footsteps in the dark led to an un- nerving experience for Mrs. Rossalyn Thomson of 209 Rosedale Drive Whitby Monday night. Mrs. Thomson had lef ta BIair Park grocery store and was proceeding south on L u p i n Drive, when she be- came aware of being followed. She turned around to investigate and was robbed of her handbag. An unidentified passerby described the purse s na t cher as about 5'10" in heightwith long, dark, frizzy hair and as wearing blue jeans and a jacket. The passerby saw this person enter'a c a r and r e c orded the vehicle's l1ic- ence number. Besides $27. 15 in cash, Mrs. Thom son lost house keys, car keys and personal papers. Police are in- vestigating the incident. Police also report that as a follow up on information received, they were able to apprehend a man against whom the RCMP had issued a Canada-wide warrant. Michael John Gardner was arrested 10 p. m. S u n d ay night at a Brookl in h o m e and w a s s u bsequently turned over to the RCMP. Gardner, the sub- je c t of a dominion wide search, had violated parole. To.'n police were also able to aid OshawaPolice when Whitby Constable Busy Week J a r v i s discovered a car and one of two drivers linked with the abduction of two Oshawa girl s. A b r e ak, enter a n d theft at1029 Centre Street North and at 911 Centre S t r e e t North w e r e also reported. Two suspects are being questioned. Better late than never "introducing the Electorate", an editorial on page 2. Just a little red barn 'lit Couldn't Happen Here - Or could It... * Thei once page 7. new Family Allow- Scheme will create a bureaucratic nightmare says Oshawa-Whitby M.P. Ed Broadbent. See page 8 are I