New and old faces win seats on Whitby Couneil For a political newcomer, Bob Carson;- Monday's elec- tion was a runaway victory in the North Ward. Mr. Carson, 34, more than doubled the votes of his near- est opponent Jack Woodward, to take the North Ward council seat by 446 ballots. Unofficial vote totals placed Mr. Carson first with 743 votes, to 297 for Mr. Wood- ward, 177 for Edward Mac- Donald, and 51 for Rene Thiebaud. Mr. Carson, a funeral direc- tor who has lived in Brooklin for three years, won every poil in the ward with the exception of 37A in the area soaiheast of Brooklin. Here Mr. Woodward took 28 votes BOB CARSON to Mr. Carson's 25. In Brooklin Mr. Carson's votes were double those of Mr. Woodward in both sec- tions of poll 39, and in poll 38B he had 70 votes to 30 for Mr. Woodward. In poll 38A Mr. MacDonald came second to Mr. Carson's 90 votes with 17, and Mr. Wood- ward had 14 votes. "The votes look pretty good," said Mr. Carson, as he called upon to speak, minutes after entering the crowded council chambers. "They are the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of good friends of mine". Mr. Carson said during the campaign that despite amalga- mation, the old part of Whitby had been favored over Brook- lin when it came time for council to sit down and decide who gets what. "Nineteen seventy-six is going to be the year for the North Ward", he predicted Monday night. "We're really going to make ourselves known down here". Mr. Carson is the vice-pres- ident of the Brooklin Spring Fair Board, vice-president of the Brooklin Kinsmen Club, member of the advisory board of St. Thomas Anglican Church, and a member of the Oddfellows Lodge. Mr. MacDonald, the only other North Ward candidate present at the council cham- bers on election night, said it was a "pretty good race never- theless the people took what they wanted. Maybe the next time", he said rather wistfully as lie conceded defeat. The familiar figure of Dr. Ken Hobbs is back again on council after a two-year absence, following his victory in the West Ward Monday. Dr. Hobbs defeated his nearest opponent, Ralph Stratford, by 222 votes taking all but four of the polis in the ward. Unofficial totals placed Dr. Hobbs with 831 votes to 609 for Mr. Stratford and 257 for Brian Evoy. Mr. Stratford won poli one, west of the psychiatric hospital and south of High- way 401; poil 1OA, south of Burns Street and west of Henry; and poil 6A around Fairview Lodge. Mr. Evoy took only one poli, 2A in the West Lynde subdivision. West Lynde was the bastion of strength for Mr. Evoy, the first president of the West Lynde Community Associa- tbn, where he defeated Dr. Hobbs in the one poli by 17 votes. In the other West Lynde polls, he trailed Dr. Hobbs by a range of only one to five votes. Dr. Hobbs was greeted with loud applause when lie de- clared, "I hope the local pol- iticking in this council in the last few months ends tonight, and let's get on with the job". "I will not stand locally or in the region for higher taxes next year," he said in his election night address to a packed council chambers. Dr. Hobbs, who lias been in municipal politics since joining the local school board old Witby District High in .1960, said Monday night Sehool Board, and was that his home phone number councillor for the West Ward will be listed from riw on, from 1968, the year of and has already been listed in amalgamation, 10 1973. He his campaign literature and is a medical doctor and owns the press. the Whitby Medical Centre. "If anybody in this town Mr. Stratford thanked bis has any problems, I will be- supporters for tbeir work and come a politician at last," he stated: "I thougbt it was a said. good cause and we pursued Dr. Hobbs informed the it, and if it wasn't a godd ratepayers that ail his signs cause we don't pursue il had been removed by 6:30 enough. We will go back ta p.m. on election day, and the watcbing ranks and see stated that he felt personally how it goes from there". ashamed of the vandalism "1'm pleased and proud ta caused to signs during the have mn in this election,' recent campaign. said Mr. Evoy. 1 did not run He also stated that he had first or second but I did run,' knocked on doors for the first he said, as he passed on time in an election campaign congratulations to Dr. Hobbs. in 15 years when he visited West Lynde, and had high praise for the ciLizens of this new subdivision. "They are new citizens and citizens we can be proud of," he said. Dr. Hobbs is a past chair- man of the Whitby School Board, past IiSecBber of the KEN HOBBS Vol. 5 No. 48 Wednesday, December 3, 1975 Ten Cents Jim Gartshore elected mayor From the earliest returns until the end of election night it was a neck-and-neck race between Jim Gartshore and John Goodwin, with Mr. Gartshore coming out on top as Mayor of Whitby for 1976. Unofficial totals show Mr. Gartshore with 2,555 votes, 547 ahead of Mr. Goodwin with 2,008. The other candi- dates were left far behind; Warren Mowat coming third with 711, Gord Hanna fourth with 544, Bruno Hari- laid fifth with 270, and Graydon Colville sxth with 115. The turnout was very light with only 34.6 percent of the town's 18,000 eligible voters casting their ballots, said Deputy Clerk Brian Switzer. Mr. Gartshore swept the majority of the town, with the exception of the Corridor and the North Ward, where Mr. Goodwin had his strengthi. Mr. Goodwin took every North Ward poli with the exception of polI 43 in the Ashburn area, and most of the corridor, with the excep- tion of portions of the East Ward close to the old town,in the area between Garden and Anderson Streets. He also took portions of poli six in the area of Fair- view Lodge. Mr. Gartshore's highest total was 93 votes in poli 43 in the Ashburn area, and Mr. Goodwin's highest total was 76 in poil 33A near his Park- view Blvd. home. Mr. Mowat's highest total was 43 votes in poil 22 in the area east of Brock Street bet- ween Ontario and Burns Street; Mr. Hanna's highest total was 18 votes in poil 38B in Brooklin; Mr. Hari- laid's highest total was 12 in poil 40B in the area north of Brooklin; and Mr. Colville's highest total was six votes in poli 12B in Port Whitby. "This is the first time I have been at a loss for words", said Mr. Gartshore, as he stepped up to the podium to address a packed hall in the council chambers, onà ce the results were known. "This is something i never expected to come to fruition. It's excellent to run, but when you've won the race, you recognize the great responsi- bility you've taken on". "I would like to thank al] the people of ail parts of the community who worked for me," he said. "I understand and respect the position of mayor and will try to hold it above all else". The election returns came in quickly starting at 8:09p.m. with poil 33A in te corridor, which Mr. Goodwin took by 69 votes. The rest of the polis came in, in a steady stream from then until 9p.m. with the trend quickly show- ing that Mr. Gartshare held the edge. It was al over by 9:30p.m. with only about two or three late poils not yet tabulated. By 9 p.m. it was conclusive enough that acting Mayor Don Lovelock began calling on the candidates to make their re- marks on the outcome. John Goodwin who has, gone down to political defeat after a career in municipal politics dating back to 1958, received loud prolonged applause for his speech. "I really want to say that I've been iîvolved in the town and the township over a num- ber of years," he said. "I've been involved in a number of elections and enjoyed every one of them. Elections cause municipal politicians to go to the people and-put the record on the line". Mr. Goodwin spoke of the advantages of meeting many people and making many per- sonal friendships through municipal politics, and wished Mr. Gartshore well on his win. "The one thing that both- ered me in this campaign was the suggestion of the town's debt being compared to New York City," he told the pack- ed hall. "I suggest it is not. The town has done a lot to- attract developers and indus- tries, and the benefits are just coming out now". Mr. Mowat, who came third in the election for mayor, said he was "still pleased and proud to be in a democracy that gives each and every one of us equal opportunity". He congratulated Mr. Gartshore on his campaign, and pointed out that he was still willing to serve "in any way, shape or form". "It's been a good election in the Town of Whitby, as witnessed by the number of people here this evening," said fourth-runner Gord Hanna. "I wish the new council best of luck for 1976". Mr. Harilaid commented that he had expected to do somewhat better than he did in the ieilection, "but· that's the breaks", he said. Mr. Colville also made a very brief speech apologizing for not wearing his new suit, and suggesting that next time he w..uld try for a council seat instead of the mayor's office. The cnuncil chambers were packed to the walls by 9a.m. as the climax of evening ar- rived. At 8:20 p.m. it was the other way around, and as the evening wore on, Mr. Gartshore's lead increased. Pine Ridge Cable TV brought on-the-spot coverage and interviews with the win- ning candidates into the homes of many Whitby resi- dents, with the Free Press staff acting as commentarors. Coffee and donuts were served, but the crowd was so the:k that there was not much room to get at the food, and there was an overflow of people in the hallway. Members of the town staff marked the totals of the vari- ous polling stations on large tally boards in the centre of the council chambers, which were watched with great inter- est by the spectators. One man evenstood on a chair to get a better view. A small podium and mi- crophone wëre set up for the winners and losers to use for their speeches. By 10:30 p.m. it was all over, and the council chambers were almost deserted, as the citizens of Whitby went home to ponder the election's outcome. Jim Gartshore addresses a capacity audience in the Whitby municipal building after being elected mayor on Monday. Free Press Photo by Brian Winter 'a a SANTA CLAUS PARADE SATURDAY............................PAGE 2 BIRD'S EYE VIEW, KALNINS ON .....PAGE 5 BROOKLIN BYLINES...........PAGE 6 HISTORICAL WHITBY, WORDS FROM WEST LYNDE ........PAGE 7 WARRIORS IN OVERTIME THILLENS.......... .....PAGE 11 I3,-ONSPEL- FINALS SAT7URDAY....PAGE 11