Arts Station Gets Box Car soon to be converted to studio The long-awaited box-car arrived at -the Whitby Arts Station 9:15 Monday morn- ing. The forty-foot-long, 23 ton steel box-car was placed to rest on two rails pointing north and south at the east end of the station. The 1929 car will be con- verted for use as a print stu- dio. Free Press Photo Mr. Turkey Delicatessen . WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1975 10 CENTS Whitby's 1975 budget passed on Monday, should be good news to taxpayers. There is no increase in mill rate over last year with the residential and farm levy at 44 mills and the commercial and industrial at 51.8. Council expenditures for 1975 will be $3,509,225.50 with $2,425,475.50 of that to be offset by taxes. Councillor Jim Gartshore, chairman of the finance comnmittee which drew up the budget, said that February 3, is the earliest that Whitby Council lias ever passed a budget. He added that the success of his committee in holding the line on taxes was due to the tremendous input of the staff. All of the councillors congratulated Gartshore and the finance committee for a job well done. Councillor Gerry Emm, said that, unlike Pickering Tea and Crumpets Show Character At CSAO Civil servants who are opposed to Bill 105, the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, will voice their disapproval of the legis- lation in a meeting on Mon- day. The Civil Servants Assoc- iation of Ontario meeting at the CArousel Inn is one of a series to be held in the pro- vince in the near future. In addition to the civil servants who will attend, members of parliament and a representative of Mayor Des Newman will also be on hand. Mayor Newman would have attended but a council meeting on that nigfht pre- vents him from doing so. Several of the 580 civil servants who are employed Meeting at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital will show up to protest Bill 105 which forces collective bargaining to settle contract disputes. Each speaker to a maximum of nine speakers will be allotted five minutes each. Tea and crumpets will be served on one side and coffee and donuts on the other after the meeting. The union has been re- ferred to as a "tea and crum- pets union" in the past and Tom Coulthard, a member of the anti-CECBA committee, feels it will be interesting to see "how many head for the tea and crumpets and how many are militant". Ihe meeting begins at 8 p.m. Town Council which drew up its budget in three-and-one-half hours, Whitby Council needed several meetings. He pointed out that coun- cil met its aim of not increas- ing the mill rate but expressed concern that the same would likely be im- possible next year. Councillor Joy Thompson said the staff could not be congratulated enough .for the excellent job they did. Councillor Tom Edwards said that he supported the budget "with mixed feelings". He feels that the budget is an attempt to cone to grips with the economic problems facing us. He pointed, however, that this tightfisted budget means that services won't be able to Taxes expand to the extent they have in thepast. "That's the price we must pay" for coun- cil holding the line, he said. Edwards said that he is conscious of the lack of rec- reational facilities in the town and that this budget does not allow for extensive expansion in this area. He too congratulated the staff and said that he knows the staff never left a budget meeting waving their arms in glee. Edwards said that there is no assurance that the region and the schopl board will be as successful in passing their budgets but hopes that the town set an example for the tw. ' Mayor Des Newman indi- cated that the town has $200,000 in its reserve account to soften the antici- pated regional levy increase. He said he wanted to point this out because many people feel the increase in the regional levy will be very severe, possibly up to 20 per cent. Newman said that council "wanted to respond to the economic situation and I'm glad we could do so." He said "this is not a year that council can be extremely generous" and that's why council came down with this tigh tfisted budget. With the councillors' addresses completed and the regulating bylaw formally passed, Jim Gartshore leaned back in his chair and breathed a long and satisfied sigh. More Staff Needed Psychiatric Hospital A recently completed Grand Jury Report recom- mends the acquisition of ad- ditional staff at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and the Durham Region Centre, also in Whitby. The report also recom- mended the installation of more toilet facilities in the dormitories at the Psychiatric Hospital. Because of a complaint by one of the patients that he couldn't purchase cigarettes at the cheapest price on the hospital grounds, the grand jury recommended that every effort be made to allow pat- ients to buy goods at the lowest price. Turning its attention to the Durham Region Centre, the grand jury recommended that the patients, when smok- ing, be well supervised to eliminate any possible fire hazard. The grand jury had observed extensive use of lighters and matches and many burn marks on the carpets. The report also recom- mended that the cottages be made self sufficient by April and water fountains be in- stalled throughout the centre. The grand jury made two recommendations on the Durham Regional Jail in Whitby. It suggested im- proved ventilation facili ,ies to eliminate cooking odours and also to hold bible studies on Wednesday nights. Vol. 5 No. 5 No Change in Arson Barbara Bradley, 19, o Whitby, lias been charged with arson in connectio with three fires in downtow Oshawa, one of which injured three people and caused $250,000 damage. AIl fires were set o January 14. The major fire was at the corner of Bond and Simcoe Streets in People's Clothing The Royal Submarine and apartments above the two stores. Linda Donnelly Michelle. Donnelly and Jo Anne McBeth were injured when they jumped from the apartments. The other two fires which Miss Bradley is alleged t have started were in the Bon Towers parking garage. Theft A female employee of the Town of Whitby has been charged with theft over $200 in connection with missing funds from the town treasury. Dangoua Vadakojyte, 39, a clerk in charge of issuing licences, was arrested by po- lice. A shortage of about $1,900 between March and October of 1974 was report- edly discovered during a year- end audit. When contacted by the Free Press, she said "it's not true. The charges are com- pletely unjustified." She explained that the vault is always left open dur- ing the day and anyone in the office lias access to it. She is scheduled to appear in Whitby court on March 14. Town Committees Page 7 Slýv ÀÀ Ài