h PAGE 2, WEDNESIJAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1974, WHITBY FREE PRESS Thanks To Our Loyal Readers'... Our sales staff' tell us that some downitown nimerchants feel that they don't have t0 advertise because they1 have more business t/ian t/îey cati hand/e! That 's a new one t0 us because ive don't know very many businesses fortunate enough to be in t/laI position. Even the ones that are (iîke Simpson's) STILL advertise! Ironically, thinking backabout a ycar or so ago, we rernber three or four businesses ivho said t/he same thfing THEN ..and theyp'e ALL gone out of businîess since. We know of another local business mari (wvho also wont' adver- tise) who is finding business so bad that he 's trying 10 rentt his premises and get out of town. There 's no quiestion about it. In today 's age of prîvare transportation it s tough for downtown retail businesses t0 comnpete wiîh the plazas and shopping cen tres, especially when the clown îown merchants don't boîher trying 10 attract customers by collective (or individual) advertising. Just to prove our point, a local drycleaîîer and a private individuial each spent two dollars placing small ads ini the Free Press - each received over thirty calis. Now ivwou/dn 't you say their two dol/ars nws well spent? (We '1 supply their names if you wanî verification *- and others 10.) O.THER towns with HALF the population of' Whiîby, like Lindsav (about 13,000), advertise enough 10 support îlot on1e, BUT TWO newspapers. The advertising being done by W4hitby merchants won' support ONE. And bejôre somnebody accuses us of '"sour grapes " let us point out whaî then happens (and is happening now). The Free Press, despite the faci thati ii is trying t0 fi/i the need Jô)r a W/itbv neivspaper, must never-îhe-less operate as a business tryîing 10 stay in business. In o ther words, we have to produce enough income (advertising) t0 meet our expenses..because we p/an on being around for quite aiw/ile. HEPIGE FOR TH, if loc-al businesses don't make use of' their local media (and our cheaper rates) 10 reach the local people, OTH7R rnerchanîs wlI and obviously wl/i take' Whitby business out of town. One wou/d have thought that the amount of business being lost by Whitby merchants would have become obvious especially /ast winter when special buses were brouglî into Whiîby'to bus Whiîby peop/e (and their mon- ey) out of zown, but many merchants sat back and let it happen. So wvhen you gel clown to the Initty-gritty', although the size of t/e Eree Press hasn't i,îcreased over the last few years, our loyal readership attests to the faci that the quaI- ity of our newspaper and our honest reportîng of local issues has won many readers. (The Free Press has no poli- tical obligations or ambitions, nor are we starting any new football leagues.) The number of readers who are vo/un- tari/y sending us ten do/lar bis and purchasing subscrip- lions is increasing weekly. Hence, we feel that although we have a long way t0 go, we must be on the right îrack. SOMETHING ELSE we're'proud of is our classified page. If you wan t 10 know where a newspaper's strongest readership is, /ust look at it s c/assified (private) ad section. The Oshawa newspapers con tain nearly ail Oshawa ads, the Ajax newspapers (although claimîing 10 a/so be Whitby newspapers) carry mostly Ajax adg, but NO OTHER newspaper, regardless of size, runs as many lVhitby private advertisements as the Free Press. Again, we think this says something for our loyal read- ershîp. STAR TING with t/ils issue, the Free Press has purchased a weekly 'Andy Capp cartoon', a weekly crossword puzzL, PLUS other cartoons and features of interest which we hope will add t0 the en/oymen t of Free Press readers. To our many loyal readers and advertisers who have make this possible, we cant t hank you enough. To the skepîcs, what can we say but maybe in ANOTHFJR five years we '1 win you over..IF you 'te sîil around. Our 'ops' are Tp The menîbers of t/he Police Force ofteîî receive thie rough end of the stick. The" are b/anied for t/lis anîd that when somnething a/legedly goes wrong. 'But does aiîyouîe ever stop 10 î/îiîîk 1/at a police officer is a iluman being with feelings the same as the ciizen /îe tries «10o protect He uightly and daily takes lus courage anid sometimes /îis life in 10 his hands as he euiters premises after an un iktîowni in truder hias ciitcred the property, in an unlaw/ûl mninner. An alert member of t/ele Vhitbv Div'ision of t/he Regioti of Durham Police Force, Goîîsîable ('atouil, ivas inîstrumnent- ai in Juîie for t/he qîck recoveri' of înoney vsto/cu froîn a Whitby firni.7Tize olicer wvas înakingZ regu/ar propertY check rounids durîng t/le îig/îî îvleni /e noticcd t/ual somne damage liad beeti done 10 a car sales properti' lucated on Dutîdas street East. Nlot kioiing w/laI lie î%ou/d be fijcîig, Gonstable atoul nmade a furîher chieck of t/he buildinig. Ie iwas ini tiîe car sales shiic>ro<>nîwiîere scieraI c'ars are oni disp/av wshe,î lic licard a sound. T/is attracîed lus attention to tilt location of tîe unau diorized person ini tie building. Die B rooklin HorticuItural Socle ty The Breeklu Helrticuitur- al Society held their regular înonthly meeting on Wednes- day evening AuguIst 28th, lu the Brookl United Church Hall. Mr. R. Tilt of the Ontario NatUralists was the guest speaker. lie gave an illustrated talk on the birds and wild tlowers which he has seen and pjîotographied lu On tarie Provincial parks. A wide range of Annuais were eîîtered iii the fllwer show which cernprised the largest show lu Broeklin this year. Mrs. Doris Mariow won the silver tray for her entry chosen the best deccrative arrangemnent cf the show. Mrs. Noreen Blair won the gift donated by Mrs. Hazel McCulloch to the novice with the best decorative arrange- ment. Miss Alice Dodd was pre- sented with a gift donated by Cherney's Furniture World for the best specimen of the show. Mrs. Doris Malow ne- ceived a flower bowl donated by Vaughan Nurseries for her entry of a mauve giad chosen the Best cf Show. Congratu- lations te al the special winners. The Brooklu Horticuitur- ai Society have a "growing" library. This nonths addi- tion is "The Home Gardeners Guide to Buib Fieweris" by Ronald Varice. The înerhersliip luis new reaclied the îmagie geai ci 100 people and guests are always weicorne to the meetings whichi are lieid the fourthi Wednesday cvening cf' cacti mrin th. Editoî's Quote Book He who thinks an inch but taiks a yard needs a kick of the foot. --Ciiinese Proverb BIBLE SCHOOL -.9:45 a.m. BUS SERVICE PROVIDED manî was walking out of the Manager's Office carrying two bags of înoneyý. The total of $436. 72 had been taken from the office bulding afîer the intruder had rifled desks and offices in t/he building Due to t/he officer's qujick i'hinking and fear/ess action the thief was arrested and t/he înoney recovered before the burglar cou/l leave the car sales showroomn. A s a result of Officer Catou/ s quick action ini protecl- ing the property o.,f a Whitb v businessmnan, a burglar wvho lias served more t/ian five' vears i t/he peniten .iarv for armed rohberv, was brough t 10 trial in t/ele Vhitby G ourt. T/îe robber ivas sentc'îced Io a tivo Ivear ferni in t/te King- ston1 Peîiteîitiary by nte presiding Provincial Gourt Judge ivho staîed that tic burglari, along ivi/ît/lte otier crinmes wccail wel/ p/annced premieitaîed crimes. The alerîness of C'onstable ('atout a/so uîîcovcred t/le faci t/la; a total <)j$1750 /zad becîz stolen b «'vt/le sainie mnu Whîo /îad bru keni iinto tree firnîs iu Perth. Thze po/ice re- covered S539 of licmitie v sottie of w/lc mas 'c'oncealt'd fil one ol is ~boots ', hie tnnev ias ciscoî'erc'd i' flic Whitby Li*brary For Pre-Schoolers Regîstcr new fi, l e - ic dren amd vwiiir l.plice I roi schol si cry heurs uind nuîî Scpephnibei.r Q20. ( iii c i y thers' cole re ak .a i the Whli îbv public Library. Thle very' pepular stery heuirs fer presclîcelers,.3. yeiars and over. at he ii'Whithy Puiblic Lihrary, will hegin agalu en Tuesday, October 1. Registratien fer these pro- granîs is Iîitiied te (-0 chil- aild rcgistc'r yen child lfer ci tlier Tuesday or 1h ursday inurnings. M ilic yeuLir prescheoler ciljeys the siory heour, corne ln and nîcet with i rnids ever a cep of' cel'ce. sec a fi*lini, Icarii a craf't. discuss a book or browse ln the iibrary. ATTENTION FARMERSH! WHV PA Y MORE? SAVE ON PREMIU5M QUALITY GA;Sel DIESEL FUEL IMOTOR Oit I Prompt Delivery i ir~&Oui cl ?own please calt coilect OIL WHITBY 668-3381 SUNDA" SERVICES WORSHIP SERVICt: - il a.m. EVENING SERVICE - 6:52 pm. NURSERY PROVIDED FOR ALL SERVICES TUESDAV: Pioneer Girls and 6.,15 p.m. Christian Service Brigade to 7:45 p.m Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 8:00 p.m MINISTER 0F OUTREACH REV. RA LPH DUNN DXN> police îvheu the 32 year old break, enter and theft artist was searched at the W4hitby Police Division Offices. Whîby, as a community, should be proud of the work done by the members of the Police Force. Their moto is to protect and 10 serve. Let us in z'uru say "than kyou, we ap- preciate wvhat you are coing for the people of this Gom- munity as you go about your dailv and nightly duties" This wvriter is certain that the faiflies of these men will appreciate a little bit of gratitude showvn toward their men- /Ã"I1Lk Truc there is always some one wvho would like 10 spoil sonieîhiîîg but we ail kniow that one bad apple in a barrel spoils a barre! of good apples. It is the wrong coing 0f an officer or so-ca/led officeC that hits t/îe new headlines but wlîien somet/iing good is clone..be grateful and don 't hide public appreciation uîider a bushel Let the /igh t of grati- tuîde s/une fort/i as ive, thie community, say "thank j'ou " tu a group of1 brave meni and a special t/ian k -ou to a brave officer; Cae'ouL NOTICE To Our Customers Our New Hours Are: Monday mClosed Tues. to Fri. 8a..to 9 p.m Sut 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.e TONY'S HAIRSTYLING Blair Park Plaza 668-5441 î HE, WHITBY FREE PRESS (Voice of the Cotunty Town) Hometown paper of Whitby, Brooklin, Myrtie and Ashburn also serving Ajax and Pickering. Serving over 26,000 readers Published every Wednesday by Whitby Free Press Inc. Bruno Hanilaid, President. Lorateà at the Free Press Building 121 Brock St. Norti' Whitby. SUBSCRIPTION (8V MAIL) $10.00OVEARLV MAIL: Box 206, Whitby MAI LING PHONE: 668-111 PERMIT NO. 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