PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28,1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS LA VINA WHITELAW Lavina (Vina) Whitelaw, the last member of one of Witby's oldest families, died June 22 at the age, of 93 at the Ina Grafton Gage Nursing Home in Toronto. A resident of the Town of Whltby since glrlbood, Miss Wbitelaw was bornâ t Prince Albert, Ontario, Feb. 5, 1885, the youngest daugbter of the late Alex and Margaret Whitelaw. She moved to Whitby in 188~9 with ber parents who took over the Ontario Hotel at the corner of Brock and Elm Streets (now Sun Gold Fruit Market). She was educated in ~, Wbitby sebools and was a member of AUl Saint's Anglican Chureb, the Benevolent Rebekah Lodge No. 132, and a charter member of, Sunbea'm Chapter No. 73, Order of the Eastern Star, Osbawa. She was very active in cburch and lodge work until moving to Toronto in 1966. A neice, Mrs. C.H. Pettit, Toronto, survives ber. A nephew, Lewis H.Hall died in 1974. She was also pre- deceased, by a sister, Mrs. Agnes Hall, and two brotbers Brock St. and 401.If voure the M and I lie updating look at this 2 bet home. Great condition for the aw George and John. The funeral service was beld in Whitby, June 24 conducted by Rev. J.A. Roney of Ail Saints'Anglican Church, followed by inter- ment in Union Cemetery, Oshawa. ED NA HOLLIDAY Edna Betty Holliday, a resident 0f Woodviile, Ontario, and a native 0f Wbitby, died June 22, at tbe age of 77, at the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay. A daugbter of the late Edward and Mary Harilock, wbe was borni Aug. 5, 1900 at Whitby. A member of the United Cburcb of Canada, she is survived by ber husband, Marcus James Holliday, whom she rnarried at Whitby in October, 1919. She is also survived by four sons, Donald of Argyle, Ralpb of Oshawa, Vernon of Woodville, and Murray of Wbitby; one daughter, Mrs. William Rutherford (Betty) of Oshawa; one sister, Mrs. Roy Bonnetta (Kathleen) of, Whitby, 19 grandcbildren and 12 grèat grandchildren. Mrs. Holliday was pre- deceased by "one daughter, Joan and one son, Douglas-, itype twin sbtn two sisters, Mrs. Heber Down (Bertha) and Mrs. Lewis Johnston (Editb); and two brothers, Joseph and Alfred l{arlock, The funeral was held June 24 at the W.C. Town Funeral Chapel, Rev. John M. Smith of St. Marks United Church officîating. Interment fol- 1oed at ol lrrrnffirlg Cemetery, Brooklin. Km smenl fxpool Preparations are well underway for the opening of Kinsmen Park Pool. On June 10 the Whitby Kinsmen Club, along with the summer staff of Kinsmen Park Pool, got together a work party and started cleaning the pool at 9 a.m. The 49party" continued on until 3 p.m. The work was not, al completed after tbe six bours, but the niajority of it was accomplisbed. The Durham Region Y.M.C.A. would, like to extend their tbanks andj appreciation to tbe Kinsmen Club for the Urne and effort that tbey voluntarily extend- ed to help open the pool. Rose'show tonigh The Brooklin Horticultural Society will hold a Rose Show on Wednesday, June 28 at 8 p.m. at the United Cburch Hall, Brooklin. Sklar returns to 5-day week .2 Six hundre4l production workers at Sk r Furniture returned to a fivedy work week this month, after work- ing four days a week in May. The company reduced its working tlxne te, a four-day week for a full month to avoid layoffs because of slump in the furniture trade. A spokesman for the Uphoisters' International Union, wbicb represents the Sklar workers, said under the terms of a new contract there will be no more f our- day weeks at thecompany. ]If further cifficulties arise, the company will lay off junior workers, he said. Deputy clerk is leavmIg Gary BoSeblade, Whitby's deputy clerk since January 1977, is leaving town on July 21 te become clerk 0f the Town of Markbam. Mr. Roseblade succeeded Brian Switzer, who left Wbitby late in 1976 to become deputy clerk of Oshawa. The Royal Hotel, and' the former Nutriproducts building, now owned by the hotel, got a special facelifting during the past week. Sandblasting erews were hard at work removing years of paint from these two buildings to show their original brick, work for the first time in many years. The Royal Hotel was bujît in 1873, designed by Henry Langley, one of Ontario's most noted 19th century architeets. The old Nutriproducts building was bwilt in 1862 as the office for the Whitby.Chronicle, the town's newspaper. The sandblasting of tbese.,two old buildings helps to improve the image of downtown Wbitby considerably. Free Press Photo Ileber Down area gets,$ 30,000 grant The Central Lake Ontario Adural Resources for 'wn area was one of 10 .onservation Authority. bas f inued development of nservation areas to re- received a $30,000 grant from Heber Down Conser- îve such grants. 11 . Ontario Ministrv of -on Area. The Heber .Vem bers 'exhi*btion -opens atWha byArts Thursoday The Whitby Arts Incorp- orated 'Annual -Members' Juried and General Exhibition will be officially opened June 29 at 8:30 p.m. at the Station, Victoria and Henry Streets. The exhibition, featuring work by menibers during the past year, will be open to the public from June 30 to Sept. 3, Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 5p.m. and 6p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Basebali series July 2-m 9 The Ontario Open Senior Basebail Championships will be bosted by the Whitby Senior Basebail Club July 2 te 9. Tearns from Niagara Fails, Oakville, Scarbor- ough, St. Catharines, Orilhia, LEaside, Cambridge, Welland, Oshawa, Whitby, Thorold, Etobicoke, Windsor, and Ottawa wil be participating in gaines beld at Iroquois and Fairman parks in Whitby and at Oshawa and Ajax. LTD. -The Qi Enftiskdwia, Ontano LO 1HI Hfrfl A Good D.av OPEN WEEICEtD$ men BILL HENOEKSON (410 263.8072 Ott 'awa Report by Norm Cafik M.Pe w-- mm SMALL BUSINESS The Federal Government recently announced a major series of measures designed to gi ve a boost te, mediumi and smal business across Canada. 1 wil outline some of the major changes in thîs report and will shortly be sending further details of the Governiments announcement te local business- men. men. The sales threshold over wbicb small manufacturers must pay the 12% manufacturing sales tax will be raised te $50,000 froni $10,000 and this wil relieve about 11,000 small companiles from paying the tax. This represents an estimated $30,000,000 foregone in revenue for the Federal Governinent. About 8,500 small businesses with irregùlar federal sales and excise tax remittances will be able to file returns semi- annually rather than monthly, 0f the 13,000 fiins paying $200 per montb or less in Federal sales and excise taxes, the majority wih be required te file quarterly instead of monthly as the law now provides. Other manufacturers whose business is largely seasonal will be allowed to file only durmng peak periods of operation. These initiatives indicate the Federal Governments commitment to lessen the paper work imposed -on small business. The Federal Council of Paperburden will hold a sMies 0f public meetings where small businessmen can make their compaînts about the federal paerwork requirements. Statisties Canada intends to take f urther measures w. streamline its reporting requirements. Presently there is an annual fulI-scale census of about 325,000 Canadian merchan- dising firms. The merchandising survey method will be arnended by the use of saxnple surveys so that about 265,OO busÎ,nesses wil be releived from reporting by 1981. A small business intern prograni will be estabiished. MI,. Federal Government will spend $5.4 million by paying M0% 0f the wages, up to a maximum 0f $675 a mooth for 12 months, of selected university and community college graduates te serve as interns in businesses with 300 or fewer employees. In addition a national computerized sourcing list wil hoe prepared and maintained by the Department of lndustry, Trade and commerce te help small and meiun size companies market <hein prodwz s and identify marketing opportunities. The Ministry of fýtate for Sinali Business will Circulate information bulletins on marketing opportumities and technological developments of intereat to smali buiae. he above are Just a few o(t he mensures that the Pme*i Governnt are camryng out to assalat he business «unmualty 8.16 JUL'78 obwec -, 8.&17 JMJ178 Just do some prospecting anid you'11 find a gem of a buy. WHITBY FREE PRESS Classified and Emporium 668-6111 .576-3J33 OPEN HOUSE Saturday, July Ist & SundayJ)uly 2nd.L um 5 a m Umm ...Oda