PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS whitby Voice of the County Town Michael Ian Burgess, Publisher. Managing Editor Ihe only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. by M.B.M. Publishing and Photography Inc. Phone 668-6111 t Wtritby Ch~mber ai Commerce Published every Wednesday Ie Free Press Building, 131 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. Community Editor Contributing EdItor Production Manager -Marj Burgess PrntagePromotional -Robin Lyor. Classified Ad -Carole Bertin Mailing Permit No. 460 Member of the Better Business Bureau of Toronto whitby Chamber of Commerce -Brian Winter -Jirn Quail Police need your help. The'citizens of the normally peaceful and quiet town of Whitby were shocked and stunned last week by the brutal murder of Kathleen. Wels in a secluded wooded area less than a mile f rom her home. We tend to think because we live in a small community that things like this could never happen here. The Kathleen Wels murder only goes to prove that no place, however tranquil, is free from danger and violence in the all-too frightening world of ours. The last murder in Whitby was a stabbing in a West Lynde home in 1975, the result of a domestic dispute. This was bad enough, but the murder of Kathleen Wels takes on a much more sinister form. It would take someone with the sickest possible mind to brutally bash In a harmless young girl's head, and then disappear, apparently without a trace. The motive for this crime escapes us, it seems to make nosenseatall. It has caused a law abiding family untold grief and it has frightened many residents of Whitby. Every means possible must be taken to apprehend the murderer and bring him to justice. A tragedy as great as the murder itself would be the inability of the police to find the person who did it. We ask aIl residents of Whitby and surrounding area to contact the police if they have any infornation that might assist them in capturing Kathleen's murderer. Detective Sergeant Doug Aird is in charge-of the Investigation, and he can be reached by calling the Durham Regional Police at 579-1520. Public assistance can often make the difference in unsolved crimes such as this, for the public's revulsion at such acts prompts people to come, forward with Information. Ail information received by the police will be handled with discretion and confidentiality. The Free Press urges everyone to "get involved" and help the police solve this case. In our society where non-inyolvement seems to predominate, we owe it to the Wels famly and to our community to bring the murderer to justice. Let us not see the murder of Kathleen Wels become another one of the unsolved crimes on the police blotter. Look at ail o Whitby, not just Brooklin Dear Sir: I view with some con- cern, what seems to be, a well orchestrated and expensive lobby, by con- solidated building corp and others, to bring for- ward the development of, their land~ banks in Brooklin. My appretension in this regard, stems from the developer's indifference to the fact that, Brooklin is nowljust a part of the town of Whitby and as such, their plans for growth should be integra- ted with the existing poli- cy guidelines and plan- ning that has already been done for the munici- pality as a whole. It is unfortunate that Pickering Airport did not materialize on shecule for these land speculators and provide them with the prime economie base that was originally antici- pated for the develop- ment of their Brooklin properties. As a result, the town of Whitby is now being pressured persua- sively to approve a deve- lopment plan that sees Brooklin over again, as a small self contained resi- dential centre, with a population of 10,000 in the future, all in a package, that includes the "gift" of sewer and water servi- ces. May I suggest to Free Press readers that the administrafive commi- ttee, would be serving council and the people of Whitby well, if they can evaluate the CBC deve- lopment proposais and place them fairly, within the list of development priorities deemed appro- priate for the orderly growth of Whitby, in its totality over the next ten yea rs. Surely there would be wide-spread acceptance to the view, that the redevelopment or revita- lization of the central business district, should béat, or closeto the top of a priorities list for the development of this town. If such is the case, too early or exessive residen- tia I development in Broo- klin would make it diffi- cuit to increase the popu lation density of centre town, and as far south as the old port Whitby com- munity around Whitby Harbor. In a similiar way, new commercial facilities in Brooklin, of any 'kind, would reduce the deve- lopment potential for the core area of Whitby. Where the downtown merchants are even now combating a decline there. What Whitby must Î1ave is orderly growth via sound long term plan- ning for the municipality as a whole, with Brooklin emerging for its appro- priate role within the overall development con- cept for the town. Eugene M. Henry 1600 Cha rles Street Whitby, Ont. Ask restof Whitby about Broolin expansion says reader Dear Sir: Having attended some of the meetings regarding the expansion of Brooklin f rom a population of 1300 to 10,000 people, my per- sonal opinion is that the plan is premature. Certainly there are some advantages to the residents of Brooklin such as hard services being paid for by the developer, 'but he only adds the cost to the price of the homes he builds. Some cou ncillors are also pushing this growth, however some are only luke wa rm and councillor Joe Drumm has defini- tely voiced his displea- sure with the scheme. As the w hole Town of Whitby and Provincial grants in the amount of some $110,000 has been spent on consultants fees and two years of meet- ings with Brooklin with pressures coming only f rom the developer and a few residents of the vil- lage it is time now to maybe spend a similar amount to f ind out if 30,000 residents of Whitby and the corridor wa nt the expansion. Quoting Mr. Drumm, there are 500 homes unsold in Whitby, with paid for underground hard services for huge growth south of Taunton Road. Why then should we ex tend the services to Brooklin and duplicateall' facilities such as public and high schools, swim- ming pool, library, paid f ire department, more police personnel, parks, bus service etc., because a developer wants to build manager type homes in Brooklin. The least he should have to do is provide some industrial assess- ment concurrent with the growth. In conclusion, bigger is not always better and neither should we gamble Dear Sir: Through the Free Press, I wish to offer the thanks of the Whitby Historical Society to Cap- tain Jim VanderEnde and the Whitby Sea Cadets' Band for providing the music at the society's Strawberry Festival, a lot for a few to bulid a bedroom for Toronto. P.J. Neal 130 Reynolds St., Whitby, Ontario held June 23at the Lynde House museum. The music was very much enjoyed by all who attended. Yours sincerely, Margaret Kennedy, President, Whitby Historicai Society Sea cadets are thanked r À L