PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, FE13RUARY Il. 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS whitby Voice of the County Town Mike SERVING OVER 28,,000 READERSr Publislicd cvcry Wednesday by MI.B.M. Publishing and Photography Ine. The Froe Prss Building Burgess, Publisher-Managung Editor Whlb ntroth 7Às is t an t Ed it or --Bl1ak e lP-rdy .Sommunity Editor .-Bdian Winiter Contributing Editor - Jim Quail Production Manager - Marie Burgess Dîsplay Advertising Manager - Robin Lyon Classif ied Ad Manager - Marlene Byroni Circulation Manager -- Sharon Lyon Box 206, WhiIbY. mailing Permit No. 2941 Phorno 668-6111: Toronto Lino 282-1004 Here's hoping that region & sehool, board follow lead of council in passing budgets ... We ean only hope that the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Durham Board of Education follow, to some extent, the lead of Whitby Council when the aforementioned bodies bring in their budgets for 1976.WETNR Whitby Council, for the second y CNA consecutive year, has brought in a no-mili increase budget for local, purposes, giving taxpayers a break, something few municipalities can brag about in these inflationary times. We hope that the region and 7~ M TO I /A V/ 8 sehool board take note of Whitby's 1EIV TO WAV; / 8 administrators. They may nlot have the power of the region and school board but they are doing their jobs. Brooklin resident: Counclforgot wage & price guide ines when Dear Sir; The Mayor and Coun- cillors of the Town of Whitby have apparently decided that the Federal 'Thanks say the Jayce es Dear Sir; Thank you for your donation and involve- nient in the' Whitby Jaycee Santa House. This year the Santa House was a tremendous success. Over' 500 Wlitby children went throughi our ho-use this year. This could not have been accomplished without your lielp. Again., thank youi for yoLIr help). YoLurs trtily, Brianl Tatchieli, Wliîby J'ayces se tting, Pieand Wage guidelines are not for them. In 1975 my dog license eost $1 0.00. Whitby 5 110w pubiely advertising the availabil- Sity of i1976 licences at $1 5.00. Surely, this ou tra- geous 50%ý( increase must be ini total contravention of the Federal Anti- Inflation rudles. Or, are municipalities, unlike their taxpayers, exempt? If, for example, Gencral Mo tors attemptcd to infliet a 50% price' hike on car buyers, we ail know the Anti-Infla- tion Board would be more than interested. Similarly, if any employ- ce group dernanded a 50% wage increase, we are toid Mr. Pepin's Board would respond with a resounding veto. What, then, lias con- vinced Whitby Council that dog-owners are suitable victimis for gouging despite the national battie against inflation? Are 'our eleced r,presenta tives 1976 t, under the impression that mnost Whitby wage earniers wilbc getting a 50%ý( pay raise this ycar and will therefore not be coneerned by tie mîon- strous dog-licence ini- 'ees for crease? A sinificanit feature of this amiazing attack on the purses of Wliitby dog-owners is the lack of aniv publishied extlilnation or apology by oLir Couineil. Onîe OHS mem bers grate fu for cdon atio Dear Sir: The I)ircctors aid nienîbers of the Onitario Couuîty Branch . of the Ontario H-unîaiie Societv wi-th ho express tiieir thainks to ail tliose persons, who attendecl and donated to 'our "Safari Night" on i an- uary 29th. Thie monley ns by public raiseci will be LisCt for animal welfiarc a( the Thickson Rd. shelter. Any further donatlions of iiuney or pet food eau nbe nmade at fthc Shelter or at the offices of the Whitby Free Press. Bill Pilkington, President Send letters to Box 206, Whitby do9f canl onily suspect thar the reason for tliis lack of courtesy is becautse'there is not rea-sonable explana- tion. The dispariît' beween WhlitlbN's taiiiiotuiced SI 5.00 fee zand thiat of our Osha.-wa ,neighibours is t(ilv astonishing. For examiiple a spayed bitclh or netitercd unale cos ts ouîlv S5.00 ini OshiaNa. How Cani Wlitbv demnand 200'7r highier than Osliava's. thien Wl-Y? I scemis Whiitbv shiouici sub-con- tract its dog licence pro- grain to Oshawa ai-d thus ]et Whitby dog owners enjoy the benefit of Osha va 's apparentiy sullerior efficiency and/ or cost conciousness. To Whiitby dog, own- ers 1I make the following proposais: -' (1) Take a few minu tes and an 8-cent stamip to write a complaint to the Federal Anti-Inflationl Board. The. addrcss is.. cences Aniti-Inflatîin Board 1750 Station 'B' Ottawa KIP 6B1 (2) Take another couple of minu tes to phione your Ward Couneillor about the 1 976 dog licence RIP-OFF. Tell your~ Councillor about Oslhavas Iower fees and mention that Whitby 'is nearlv double the rate beîng, eharged by all six of the Metro municipal- ities. Respectftillv, B. Collins, Brooklin Agreeing with Pat Dear Sir; SWe lieartiiy agree wii-h Mr. Dooley. A fool proof way of recording the miinu tes needs to be impiernented. Concerned Residents, > Byron & Elizabeth Grace,