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v. PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1974, WHITBY FREE PRESS SEVENS REALTY LTD. 668-7777 For Information on the above call Earl Harris, Doug Taylor, .or Jim Wilson. Patty Simpkiss Jim Wilson WE ARE NOW MEMBERS OF THE OSHAWA & DISTRICT REAL ESTATE BOARD MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO EVEliYONE TO COME AND VISIT US AT OUR XN00 NEW OFFICES AT 121 BROCK STREET NORTH Earl Harris NDP Leader Lewis Says Govt. Gouging Individuals And Sparing Corporations Whitby - Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis says the government is "gouging the individual" and sparing the corporations. Mr. Lewis gave an example of mining companies paying only five or six percent tax rate while private individuals are paying 30 or 40%. Speaking to an assembly of approximately 200 Whitby Henry Stree High School stu- dents Monday morning, Mr. Lewis pointed out that the government does not draw sufficient revenue from the corporate sector. He said "you're talking about half a billion dollars a year in taxes that we don't get", and added-"what we're doing is gouging the individ- ual and sparing the corpor- ations." Mr. Lewis said that the corporate taxes should be raised and legislature should be passed to make it illegal for the corporations to pass it on to the consumer. "In one area you have to increase the tax rates, and in the other area you have to close off the loop holes," he said. "Millions of dollars in un- forgiveable loans are given to corporations but a small str- uggling businessman has to go to a bank and borrow the money." Mr. Lewis said that "I would much prefer to take my chances with a small independant Canadian bus- iness." But pointed out that "if you're a Tory you believe in the corporate sec- tor", and added "the money that is made available is made available to the very large corporate enterprises." He said that the 7% On- tario Sales tax "is a regressive tax" and shows that "the government would rather tax the private individual instead of the corporate sector. The man who is making $5,000 a year pays the same sales tax as the man who is making $50,000 a year and there's no equity." Mr. Lewis also said "we can only find SSO to give to senior citizens at Christmas time, but cani spend 25 mill- ion dollars for an aircushion magnetic ride at the CNE next year". Family Fiee Fire Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cr- uikshank and a family who lived in the basement apart- ment fled from their home at 501 Harris St., Friday night when flames broke out in their bedroom. The Whitby Fire Depart- ment was on the scene at 9:30 p.m. and quickly ex- tinguished the flames but the families were still unable to return to their home because of heavy smoke damage. They stayed overnight with family and friends. The cause of the fire is suspected to be children play- ing with matches. The estim- ate of the damage has not been determined. Bavarian Beer Garden The Whitby Lion's Club will be operating their Bav- arian Beer Garden at the County Town Carnival, Aug. 2, 3 and 5. The beer garden, in its third year of operation, will be held in a 40 x 160 ft. tent in Centennial Patk. For Information on the above call Earl Harris, Doug Taylor, or Jim Wilson. Doug Taylor Benny Stacewicz . Whitby Girls' Sports Assoc. Hockey Scores Game played: February 17th, 1974 in Brooklin WHITBY WINVALLEY BLADES vs. LITTLE BRITTAIN JET-SETS First Period -------- NO SCORE----------- Second Period First goal scored for Whitby by No. 11, Lois Pitre at 13:03. Unassisted. Third Period Second goal scored for Whitby by No. 8, Karen Mol- oney at 6:57. Assisted by No. 11, Lois Pitre and No. 4, Julie Randall. Third goal scored for Little Brittain by No. 12, Connie Thayer at 10:48. Assisted by No. 9, Lynette Wylie. SHOTS ON GOAL Little Brittain Whitby 8 - Il - 9 = 28 12 - 14 - Il = 37 GOALTENDERS Little Brittain: Whitby Marilyn Gilles Pat Underwood FINAL SCORE LITTLE BRITTAIN - 1 WHITBY - 2 Archie Taylor Guest Editorial BARRED? by Vi Mitchell For the combined popu- lation of Oshawa and Whitby, over 115,000 residents, not to mention the surrounding smaller towns there are only two decent bars to go to, either stag or with a date. These being the Georgian and the Holiday Inn. If you get to either of these places before 9:30 on a Thurs., Fri. or Sat., you may be lucky enough to get a seat without waiting in a line-up. And that's not guaranteeing where the seat may be (behind .a post?). If your timing is off and you miss out on those, you may be constrained to having your hearing level brought down by the intensity of bands at the Spruce, Harry's Hideaway, or the Central. The vulgar language and the brawls are also common pla- ce here and not too good if you're trying to impress a date. I won't even mention bars such as the Queens, Cadillac and Lancaster for obvious reasons: business- men find out the whys, there's a fortune in those line-ups! 4