CIRCLE TAXI 128 BROCK ST. N WHITBY, ONT. 668-6666 24 HRS. whftby. ( oi ( --'the Countyr Town) Vol. 4, No. 28 . 'WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1974'e It's pretty hard to tell the little fellows on the other Whitby Junior Fîre Dept site end wins Actuaiiy if winners from the losers with end who are pointing in ev Whiit the b byggerJ fire fi you look cosepi Atthe all the water that's being ery direction but the rigt- gters at Centennial Park photo you ilosee that BOTH sprayed around. But some- one, and are having too good Thtursday teams are mîssng the bal how we thing the big fellows a time to really care. The bda on the chan is Free Press Photo in the organized line on the This exercise in hose con T on rolers and the team swho right got the better of the rol pitted members of the nrl the bail to the oppo Urban Study The Town of Whitby has hired an urban planning com- pany, Ian MacPherson Assoc- iates, to study the downtown core, and the Rossland/Gar- den St. area, and prepare secondary plans for these areas. The $50,000 cost of this project will be paid by a provincial housing develop- ment grant. The study, which will in- clude growth, population, transportation, and physical features will be completed in approximately six months with December 31, 1974 as a completion date. Thieves Steal Car Parts Fussy thieves . at the Gus Brown Motors car lot on Dundas E., Thursday night, apparently- didn't like any of the cars, instead wound up steakng four quite expensive tires and wheels, apparently valued at $125. each, and a transmission apparentlyworth $500. The matter is under in- vestigation by Durham Reg- ional Police. Mayor Des Newman Walks Out Upsetl Des Newman, Whitby Mayor and regional coun- cillor, got a little upset about improper parliamentary pro- cedure Wednesday afternoon at regional council and walk- ed out. Mayor Newman disagreed with chairman Walter Beath's ruling that a motion author- izing Durham region's part- icipation in the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority Workers at Accept Nei About 180 workers at the Croven Ltd. plant in Whitby have accepted a new contract calling for a .75 cent an hour increase over a two year period, fifty cents the first year and twenty-five in the second. Local 222 of the United Auto Workers, the bargain- ing union for the workers, also obtained a cost of living could be discussed again when the same motion had failed at the last council meeting. Beath disagreed with New- man pointing out that the previous motion was made before TATOA had become a reality. The motion was later changed to a notice of mo- tion and will appear at the July 24 meeting for discussion. Croven w Contract 225 Bathurst Workers clause adding one cent per hour for every .5 change in the consumerindex with a minimum guarantee of 45 cents. The workers will also re- ceive a pension plan in 1976, a dental plan in August, two extra holidays per year, three weeks vacation for six years' service, and four weeks vaca- tion for 15 years service. Have Returned to Work The 225 strikers at the Consolidated Bathurst plant in Whitby returned to work Tuesday after ratifying a new contract. The members of Local 2-242 of the International Wood Workers of America accepted the contract at a ratification meeting Friday. The new contract includes a 33 cent cost of living clause wage increases of $1.47 to $1.62 per hour, and an in- crease in holidays to 12 per year. Estimates are that this package will cost Consolid- ated-Bathurst over 3/4 mill- ion dollars yearly in addition to the present payroll. Mayor Des Newman, left, presented the Mayor's Medal to Provincial Treasurer John White at a civic reception at Heydenshore Pavilion Thurs- day night. The reception was held in honour of some 100 delegates attending the Municipal Liaison Committee conference held Friday in Oshawa. Durham Regional Chairman Walter Beath, Osh- awa Mayor Jim Potticary, Mrs. Margaret Scrivner, par- liamentary assistant to the minister of housing, Donald Irvine, minister without port- folio, and Scugog Mayor Lawrence Malcolm were also in attendance. - Free Press Photo 10 CENTS INSIDE THE GREAT CABLE RIP-OFF ........................... PAGE 2 CARNIVAL PREVIEW ........................................ PAGE 2 BIRD'S EYE VIEW ............................................ PAGE 3 TRAVELFEATURE ........................................... PAGE 4 BILL NEWMAN M.P.P. COMMENTS..........PAGE 5 KALNINS ·............. --...... .............................. PAGE 7 SPO RTS ............................................................... PAGE 8 STARSCOPE .................................................PAGE 10 FREE PRESS EMPORIUM..................... PAGE Il