Whitby Free Press, 27 Feb 1974, p. 2

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY,-FEBRUARY 27,,1974, WHITBY FREE PRESS Guest Editorial Vulgaitylon t.he Spruc In foilowing up my last week's editorial, BARRED, I would like to take you to a sceite at the Spruce Villa last week at around 6 p.m. Tuesday night. Mr. Burgess (editor), Mrs. Burgess, anid myseif sat ini Kelly's Keg for a nice quiet drink after a liard day's work. Three young fellows sat two tables away from us and had apparently been there since noon (or so they said). They seemed to have an extrernely limited vocabulary, as every sentence that came out of these babes rnouths was vile, crude, and unneccessary. Mr. Burgess asked very politely if, seeing there were ladies present, they would tone down their vulgarity. In reply, one fuzzyhiaired freak piped out "'Ladies! I think I had onie in bed the other night!"-) Follow laughter and more vulgarity, these children, in their unimpressive display led me to fedJ that they hiave really missed out somnewhere along the line. These kids should have been in school, flot in a bar, because they were certainly flot mature enough to handie liquor. But the unfortunate part is that they must ruin things for the other people - customers and management. We were planning to stay for a few hours but instead we by Vi Mitchell drank, Up and left to take our business elsewhere. l'Il neyer return and I'm sure that most people would feel the same way. Why does management tolerate these slobs? Very good sources relate that most of the» kids are stoned when they enter, hover over one drink for two hours and don't tip the waitresses - just harass themn. In my' opinion the worse move that theý Provincial Government has done in a long time is lowering the drinking age. I can't generalize and say A kids are the same, but these creeps sure give the others. a mark against themn for being young. r-;.or So Much for Yankee Kuiow-How It wasn't too many years ago that Americans were famnous for inventing or improving just about everything. Yankee know-how invented -some of the most devastat- ing war machines known to man and Yankee know-how put a man on the moon, and he just happened to be an American. We Canadians haven't done too bad either, but we have always lived in sheltered life beneath the greatness of one of the biggest countries in the world. Americanl Strategic bombers guard our borders and Yankee know-how put a hot line between the two rnost powerful nations in the world so a war would flot be set off accidentally. But Yankee know-how doesn't seemn to be doing too well at making gasoline or a decent substitute. If we are faced with a real energy crisis then the good old U.S. of A. is selling us and the rest of the free world down the river. We have always corne to think of power as greatness and a measure of intelligence but the greatness of the United States has been reduced to rationing gasoline, murdering of service station attendents and rioting because of a fuel shortage. And while the United States is quickly dwindlig away what is left of her natural resources without finding an alternate, the country called Great Britain is going bankrupt. For once let's do something better than our southern neighbours. Le t's solve our own energy problemn, our pollution problern and let's get a government in power thaï~ will act quickly instead of following the Amnerican example of talk, talk, talk - but no action. - k*. [ers wIMI t. ear Editor: On January 25th, 1974, your photographer, Mr. Mike Burgess, of the Whitby Free Press, who was photograph- ing at the wedding of Mrs. Barbara Lambert and Mr. William Jordlan, was held at the Ontario Gounty's Fairvievm Lodge, Whitby. The picture and write about of the event was.published in your home- town paper, also "Sunday Sun". I arn Mrs.- Lamberts niece and, very sorry to say, I wasn't able to attend their Wedding. Mrs. Lambert and Mr. lordon gave me permission, and if it is stil possible, could 1 purchase 6 copies of clip- pings ojf the event. iust that one picture page, not the whole paper please. I sure would appreciate it very rnuch Not knowing what the cost would be for handling and mailing to me, would you kindly let me know, or you couîd trust me and send it now and "bill" me 14ter. Thank you kindly, Mrs. Kay Bedford 26 Grove Ave. St. Catherines, Ont. -Dear Sir: For a project in school, we are to send away for a weekîy newspaper from a small town. I would apprec- iate it if you would send me a copy of the newspaper in your town. My sincerest thanks, Christine Voth 62 Beamer Ave. St. Catherines, Ont. DONE! We need some Cahadian know how and we need intelligent people to carry through the plans laid down by the individuals who have the right answers to our current financial and energy problems. It's tinie we took a lesson from down south and it's time we stopped procrastinating and started doing. For once let us be a different race of people. Let's develop our nuclear power, dlean Up our water and our air and stop selling our resources out of the country. We have ail the facilities anid resources within our borders to survive on our own. CARE is people heipiing people 'r l)ear Mr. Burgess: Thank you for last week's coverage of the Art Gallery of Ontario's "Art Trip '74" at the Sheridan Mail in Pick. ering. We plan an interesting series of exhibitions - includ- ing eskimo art - in the months ahead. The shows will change every few weeks and we will keep you posted. With thanks and good wishes. Yours truly, Hugh Pryce-Jones Art Gallery of Ontario THE WHITBY FREE PRESS (Voice of the County Town) Hometown paper of Whitby, Brooklin, Myrtie and Ashburn; also serving Ajax and Pickering. îerving total of aooroximately 2ý,,000 readers. Published every Wedncsdav by Whitby Free Press mnc. Bruno Harilaid, President Located at: Free Press Building 121,Brock Street North, Whitby MAIL: Box 206, Whitby PHONE: 668,6000 or 668-61 EMITNO. TORONTO LIN E: 282-1004 2941 Editor/Gen. Manager - Mike Burgess Assistant Editor - Jim Quail Advertising Manager - Graphie Arts - Marle Rutter Rememnber how everybody used to smile and say, "It's a great world, isn't it!!" It may not be a great world any longer but it can stili be a great Canada. At Ieast we think so. a * B *gt le. es o te ds NORTH BRO.CK MOTOR SALES [td. New Locatio n 2069 Simcoe St. North Oshawa (opposite Durhamff College) - Hou rs: Mon. - Fridav 9 tilI 9 - Sat. 9 till 6 BANK RATES ON FINANCING Offering the. Finest in travel tradlers by G L ENDETTE -GL ENELLE PRO WLERmSCAhIPER ALL 74 MODELS NOW IN STOCK Trravel trailers - Campers - 5th Wheels We carry a fulll une ofMercury snowmobiles - If..17 Gee 1'17 ft. 1973 Glenelle Tacillern Axie $2995-00 Ma 205 Scamper i 20.5 ft.-fully ecluipped $3895.00 NORTH BRO'C*K'MOTOR, SALES Ltd.o 2069 Simcoe, St. N 576-1512 Oshmwa Hwy. No. 12 1 Mile N, f Manest 985-3372. Manch9ster 507-51 6 Brock St. N.- 668-9172 1 Md 1

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy