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Exaded Ilibrary opens on Se. 13 PETER PERRY'S PLACE Reference Librarian Linda Evans and Local History Librarian Carole Oeppen, show off a portrait of Peter Perry which will hang in the Whitby Public Library's new local history department. Known as the "Peter Perry Room," it is located on the upper floor of the library and marked wi th a cloth hanging sign (above) designed by Uxbridge textile artists Jane Buckles. The expanded library officîally opens Sept. 13, and there will be an "open house" for the public from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. September 16. Free Press Photo Staff injuries concern un ion The Ontgrio Public Service Employets Union is con- cerned that governmnent staf- fing oiitbacks have led to an increase in injuries to psychiatrie hospital staff, but Whitby Psychiatric Hospital Administrator Michael O'Keefe does not agree. The union recently sub- mitted a brief to the Ontario Legisiature committee studying healtb care finane- îng, stating that the number of assuaits on staff, and scuffles among patients bas increased since cutbacks in staff and funding were intro- duced in 1976. A response is expected b YOctober. A recent incident at the. Whltbv hospital, in which the union to express its con- cern about government cut- backs being a danger to staff. A spokesman for the Whitby union local lias said that many incidents are not reported, but they occurr about once a month. The union wants more staff, espeeially males, but Mr. O'Keefe says it is difficuit to find maie staff because the trend bas been to move away fromn untrained people, and men are not going into the nursing field. The union is concerned that somnetimes there are only three female nurses for an entire ward, and if one or more are answerlng phones or asstiged toemcntant behavior problemns which may occur among the patients. Staff members have been given a course in how to deal with disturbed patients, but there is concern that nobody can get cloe enough to a violent patient to deal with him. Mr O'Keefe says the hospital is flot understaffed, and since the government f reeze of last November has been lifted, "&we are now back up to our fuil comple- ment." The union is seeking coverage for ail îts meinbers under the Industriai Safety Act, which presently does net apply te employees ef On Wednesday- evening, Sept. 13, about 150 invited guests wîll witness the officiai opening of Whitby's expanded public library. The officiai opening wili be performed by* Bruce McCaffrey, MPP,, Parlia- mentary Assistant to .,Robert Welch, Minister of Culture and Recreation. David Watson, Chairman' of the Whitby Public Library Board since January 1977, will be chairman for the evening. Raymond Moriyama, the architect for the library renovations, who was also architect of Whitby'ls new municipal building, will present the keys to the new library to Mrs. Anne Hope- Brown, Director of Library Services. Mayor Jim Gartshore will bring greetings from the town, and Mr. McCaffrey will officially open the library. Rev. John Smith *of St. Markl$5 't Church will give thel Mt)a ibn alnd Rev. Father Joh"Harrington of St. John the. Evangelist Roman Catholic Church will perform the benediction. The officiai opening, in the auditorium, will be followed by a tour 0f the library facilities and a reception. Saturday Sept. 16 will be "'onen house" at the library Jail work The community work program at the Whitby, Jail is continuing, despite the escape of two prisoners fromn a work detail at Iroquois Park, Aug. 24. The prisoners, subsequent- ly were charged with break enter and theft, in connection with the disappearance of some money and liquor from Heydenshore Pavilion. Jail Superintendent Frank Gi discontinued the program for one day following the incident, so it could be re-evaluated with senior personnel and the off icer resr;onsible for the Temporary Absence Program, but after the review, the programn resumed. Town off iciais were contacted before the program resumned, said Mr. Gui, and the Ministry of Correctional Services bas been advised of the incident and is awaiting a full report fromn the jail. Frank Drea, Minister of Correcional Services, whose ministry is in charge of jails from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., to which ail residents of Whitby and district are invited. Library staff and' students will be available to give tours 'of the library, and there wili be a number' of special displays set up for the open house. Throughout the month of September there will be an exhibition of paintings by Whitby artist William Smith in the auditorium. Mr. Smith, who studied and worked with members of the Group of Seven, has about 40 of his iandscape oul paintings in the library exhibition. The Whitby Historical Sèciety is offering a display of documents related to the history of 'the library, including the original deed to the old library property in 1911, annual 'reports of the 1890's and early 1900s, and a catiogue, issued by the Whitby Library in 1902. The Photographic Club of Whitby will have a display of pictures of the new iibrary facilites In the maini hall, and the regular library dlisplays will also be set up for the public. Refreshments will be served during the open house. There wiil also be entertainment for the children in the form of films in the auditorium, a puppet show in. the program room, p rograîn their attendance by calling the Whitby Chamber of Commerce office at 668-4506. The Whitby Jail has been participating in the community work program since January, although it officially began July i. Under this- program, prisoners can earn up to one-third off their sentences by volunteering for work in the community. Mr. Gîll called the incident of Aug. 24 "an unfortunate thing," and pointed out that since January, 15 to 20 inmates have been working in the community every day without any trouble. The two youths who The Ontario Fire Marshal's office has "strong suspicians"' that arson was involved in the burning of a cabin cruiser at the Whitby Yacht Club the night of Aug. 22. Officiais of the Fire Marshal's Off ice and Durham Regional Poice are looking for two men who were seen near the boa t minutes before the f ire broke out. A spokesmnan for the Fire Marshal's office said the two nprmons a* nnarently and a guitr player in the children's picture book area. Upstairs there will be a slide show of old photo- graphs of -Whitby. A number of new features are worth noting- for visitors' to the library's open house. Throughout the library there arefine cloth hangings designating the locations of the various departments. These were created, Jane Buckles, an artist from Uxbridge who specializes in textiles. Mrs. Buckles also designed three large birds made of fabrics, which hang from. the ceiling of the children's> department, and are quite an attraction to the young people. 1The cloth hangings. were provided with funds from the Grobb Estate and -Wintario. Another new feature of the library is the Peter Perry Room, which is devoted to the library's Canadiana and local history collections. Among the items available here are out-of-print books on fCinadian history, re- prints of old county atlases, microfilm of Whitbynews- papers, back to 1850, and biographies of famous Whitby citizens. A special display features relics from the library's Cont'd on P. 2 continues. escaped from a six-man work detail at Iroquois Park, were each serving 92 days on charges of break, enter and theft, and were due to be released at the end of Septeinber. On the weekend of Aug. 19, another prisoner failed to return frorn a weekend leave, and was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of break, enter and thef t, two of possession over' $200, one of possession under $200, one of obstructing police and one of being unlawfully at large. He was arreéted following break-ins in Bowmanville, Blackstock and Janetville. yacht club and asked where the boat was moored, daim- ing they wanted to wait there for sommoe. They stayed near the boat for half an hour before leaving, and shortly after, the tire was spotted, the. spokesman said. It is net known if the boat, which was 150 feet off shore, was burning before or after it wag cut loose, the sp*kes- man said. Damage to the cruiser, owned by Lou Chiusolo of Glenwood Crescent. Arson susàpected a m cruiser ffre