WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1977, PAGE 5 As former Mayor of the Town of Pickering and, recently M.P.P. for Durham West, I can safely say that one of the toughest jobs I face daily is keeping the lines of communica- tion open between myself and my constituents. In this respect I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the editors of the WHITBY FREE PRESS for giving me the opportunity to report to you on my and the government's activities in this weekly column. I am very happy to announce that I have recently BOOK REVIEW By JOHN ROBERTS Wilie the Squowse, by Ted Allan (McClelland and Stewart, $5.95) What is a squowse? It doesn't happen of ten, but once in a while a creature like Willy the Squowse comes along. His father was a squirrel, his mother was a mouse. This combination made Willy wildly talented: humming Alouette and dancing a jig was just the beginning of what he could do: "A little brown creature with brown fur and brown eyes was doing tricks on a trapeze. He did double flips. He swung back and forth with each paw. He stood on the trapeze with one leg. He got off the trapeze and walked up and back like a soldier". opened my riding office at 37 Station Plaza in Ajax. Perhaps most of you will know the locationas it's at the north end of the old Plaza, south of Highway .401 beside the Esso Service Station. I have been extremely fortunate in obtaining the services of two competent and pleasant ladies to staff this office. Either Mrs. Ann Fitz-Gerald of Pickering or Mrs. Judy Moskaluk of Whitby will be available to assist you. The number is 683-6707. Hours are from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except Wednesday when the office will stay open until 9:00 p.m. Should any of you wish to meet with me personally, I plan to be in the Riding Office most Wednesday evenings; if this is not convenient you can always make an appoint- ment through the office for an alternative time. If you're planning on coming to Toronto, my office is located in Room 447A in the Legislative Building. Give my Secretary-Assistant, Sheila Wilson, a call at 985-3588 so we won't miss each other. Right now the legislature is in recess and probably won't be recalled until rnid-October. But this doesn't mean that my responsibilities as your representative have lessened. But Pete, the theatrical agent, said hie just wasn't box office, so Willie was forced to settle dow>n to a simnple life away from the footlights in a wall between two houses. "He's gone", Joe, the trainer said to himself. "But it's probably for the best. Maybe he'll be happier that way. Pete was right. There's no future in a squowse. ll train an elephant for a seal. l'il miss the little fellow, but if he wasn't box office, what's the use?" le signed a deep sign, waved goodbye and went away. Dark as it looked, however, this wasn't the end for Willy by any means. He took up residence between two homes owned by the Smiths and the Pickerings. If Willie had only known what tricks he continued to perform as he blocked the hole in the Smith's kitchen wall with crisp pieces of paper, looking strangely like dollar bills, that he found near the Pickerings' stove. lie knew nothing of banks and savings - onty that the strong smell of cheese from the Committees are stili going on, and as a menimber of the Resources Development Committee, I have been doing a lot of travelling across the- province to sit in on hearings the Committee is conducting regarding bargaining patterns within the construction industry. I have found these hearings to be very encouraging as both labour and management have been demonstrating their willingness to work together in order to solve some of the labour relations problems within the industry. l'Il keep you posted from time to time on the progress and any recom- mendations the Committee might be making. This summer recess has also given me the time to meet with old and new friends and to touch base with a few of the Ministers and their staff regarding upcoming legislature. So as you can see, I've been pretty busy every sincen' was elected just three months ago but I really wouldn't 'have it any other way. So, if you've got a problem or would just like to voice an opinion, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me as my first priority is to my constituents. * Smith's was too tempting, and he had to stop il somehow. And that is how the wall Willie lived in became a sort of bank, and Willie a sort of banker. So Willie the Squowse became a businessman, and as the' weeks passed into eventful months, eventful months into significant years until some five epic-filled years had passed, Willie became settled into his new life. But more adventures lay in store for him. To give the rest of the plot away, however, would be to reveal the ending, even though from this point on it's rather easy to guess. This book is a treat. Nicely illustrated with a hardcover and dustjacket, it would appeal to the 6 to 14 year old reader. This book and other children's and juvenile books are available at Plum Hollow Books, 135 Brock St. South, Whitby. New womens' cultural and service club begins in Witby A new service organization will be joining the list of clubs and community groups in Whitby this fall. It is the Iota Alpha Chapter of Beta SigmaPhi, a non-academic cultural, service and social organization for women. Beta Sigma Phi (which stands for the first letters of the Greek words for Life, Learning and Friendship) is an international women's sorority, with headquarters in Kansas City Missouri. There are 336 chapters in Ontario, and in the local area, there are 11 in Oshawa, three in Ajax and 12 in Scarborough. The first chapter in Whitby is being started by Cheryl Irvine, 1002 Athol Street, who was a member of Beta Sigma Phi in Ajax and recently moved to Whitby. Beta Sigma Phi provides a social evening out for the membets, who meet at each others' homes and present cultural programs based on the arts, family, education, health and other topics. Sometimes guest speakers are invited to meetings. Membership is by invita- tion only, but anyone inter- ested in Beta Sigma Phi may call Marianne Handson at 668-0424. The Iota Alpha chapter1 was formed on May 10, andj held its first meeting at Mrs.î Handson's home on Sept. 12. The chapter expects to receive its charter at the end of October. Meetings are held twice a month, and are friendship- oriented. Community service is also a part of the work of Beta Sigma Phi. The members are collecting clothes for patients at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and plan to collect magazines for the patients' library, which was started last year by one of the Ajax chapters of Beta Sigma Phi. Other proposed projects include providing food, toys, and clothing to a needy Whitby family at Christmas, and selling daffodils for the Canadian Cancer Society next Easter. Whitby's chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has 13 members, four of whom belonged to other chapters, and hopes to reach a membership of 25 by next spring. Members range in age from 25 to 32. The members of the executive are: President, Cheryl Irvine; Vice President, Marianne Handson; Second Vice President, Claudia CORPORATION OF THE TOWI¼ OF WHITBY NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Meeting of the Operations Committee of the Council will be held on Thursday, September 22nd, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ashburn Communty Centre to discuss the matter of selecting a park and to receive comments from the public in connection therewith. Ali interested citizens are invited to attend. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C., Clerk-Administrator, The Corpqration of the Town of Whitby, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. lHusted; Recording Secretary, Antje Faulkner; Correspond- ing Secretary, Ma-garet-Anne Stone; Treasurer, Roxana Nelson; and City Council Rep, Sandra Jeanne Frise. The city council is a council of various local chapters of the Students hold DOC-a-thon Sept. 29 For the third year the staff and students of Denis O'Connor High School will be holding a "DOC-a-thon" to raise monpy for the operating expenses of their school. On September 29, 380 students and 20 staff will walk 30 kilometres (20 miles). If the weather is bad, they will walk on Sept. 30. Last year the DOC-a-thon raised $20,000, and the school hopes to equal or surpass that figure this year. The route starts at the school, on Giffard Street, follows the base line through Ajax to Church Street in Pickering Village, and returns to the school by way of the third concession. This week students are going door-to-door in Whitby, Ajax and Pickering with pledge forms to collect spon- sorships for the walkathon. The DOC-a-thon is the school's major fundraising project of the year. Since Grades I1 to 13 dare not financially supported by the Separate School Board or the provincial governient. the schlool has to rely on student's fees and the DOC-a-thon to pay the operating expenses. The provincial government supports Grades 9 and 10 only. - The DOC-a-thon is operat- ed by a committee of teachers and parents. under the chair- manship of Agnes Sandrelli. Other members of the comn- mittee are teachers Jim Foy and Amrit Lal. Parents of the students man the checkpoints during the walkathon and provide food. The DOC-a-thon is a 100 per cent participation project for the school, says Vice- Principal Tom Fitzsimmons. Options on Burns St. are kept open Couni skepn t Counicil is keeping its options open regarding the future use of Burns Street through Centenial Park. Following a stormy public meeting recently with Burns Street residents, council decided to reserve all options for an east-west road through and around Centennial Park ad that the Rotary Club be asked to define its develop- sent plan so that the park is developed north of the present road allowance as well as preserving the road allowance of BurnsStreet. The residents wanted to road allowance through the nark closed so that Burms Street would not become a thoroughfare linking the eastern and western portions of Whitby. Donald Stock, a resident of Burns Street spoke on behalf of the residents, urging that the street not be developed. t j- l-~ Three Islands of Hawai from$719 Departures every Saturday oeaber 29 to ApdU 22nd Your first week is spent in Honolulu at the Beachcomber Hotel, followed by three nights on Kauai at the Beachboy Hotel and four nights on Mau at the Kaanapali Beach Ho- tel. Inter-Island airfare is also included. Two week holidays n Waikiki are available from just $5039. AI & Linda RusseIl RUSSELL TRAVEL 116 BROCK ST. S., WHITBY 6650 Summor Hours Mon-Fri -1; Saturda 912 nor 1 1«71 -ýl - sorority, and hot the Whitby town councii.