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CIRCLE TAXI 128 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY, ONT. 668-6666 24 HRS. rol. 4, No. 35 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 cJony 's ~Jairsty/tn g BLAIR PARK PLAZA WHIITBY 668-5441 10 CENTS PROVINCE ADMITS LANDBANKING id lt's not that these fellows to keep their hands behind Radio Service Club of Osha- (and 97 trailers), ail citizen didn't have forks .... they were their backs. wa as part of 'camp with band radio operators, somne taking part in a pie eating Tbis was one- of many Lakeshorje in '74' The coming from as far away as contest Sunday afternoon at weekend activities organized weekend at l-eydenshore at- Michigan and Kirkland Lake. Heydenshore and they had by the Lakeshore General tractèd about 500 people Free Press Photo Junior "Hockey Launches Training The Whitby Junior 'A' Knobi Hill Farnis hockey club opened thecir training camîp yesterday (Tuesday>. with an expecied turnout to exceed 6,0 tryig to make the tearu. The training camp %vill conltinuie tonigfit and touîor- row uighit Ironi 7 Io () pi. at the Art ifioupsoiî arena iin Bay Ridges. John Kowal, puiliciiy direcior of»tfe club. told the Free Press ifiat the teani's opening gaine ai I roquois Park arena slaîed for Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. will fie ain exhibition (,gaule against t lie Westorm Iodgers. Thle regi- lar scliedufle opens Sept.-21), at 7.30 p.m. ait Iroqîuois Park whien the Whitfiy club takes on thîe Toronto1 Natioun- aIs. Tweu ty-lO r houme ganîes are schieduled for Iroqjuois Pa rk miostly on Suuidav uii(iths, with tlhree stars to fie chiosen ai each gaule. T li e Kntob I liii Farmîs cilb is iii ithe 1Provinicial JunIiom A' League. is affilia ted wîîh tfie, Oshta wa Gene raIs, a n d fias a J nimor -'B' sister club called tIi ýWlîiîfy YoLIng 1Bruius', opt i îtg ini Sca rfiorough ie- cause. accordiug 1lu Kosval. -ol 11 local ice tMilîe'. flic presideîît of the Kniob 11111 Farnis clubf is Vince Plati: vice-presîdeitt Morris Atamianchuk;, General Mana- ger Steve Miller. secretary Johin Brady; directors Tom Wells, Bill Ferguson. Steve Stavro, Larry Windover, Dr. Ken I lobbs; Coach Jack Armstrong; îeam manager Toin An tfong; trainers. Mark Brown, Bob Lindsay, limne keeper Bill Stinet goal judge Johin Derocher:* treasurer Norni I lancock; recordiug secretary Bob Grier; and pro- grain sales Dave Godfrey. In Whitby North And in Oakville lu a le tter 10 Duirfani Regioual Coutîcil, aicting Min- isterof lt Hoslng IDonal d R. Irvine made puiblic tha t the Province liad acquired ap- proxinîalely -1300 acres of land iin Whitby's Northi and iii Oaikvilles's Northi. "Part of our stra îegy wvas tO, Cool oui the spcuLIlative laud ic tivity ai these two locations." Mr. lrviuc said. "The successful assemibly of' over 2,300 acres at each site by Ontario HOuIsing Corpora- tion, combiued with the goverumt2nts' speculation tax ineasures, produced the de- sired effect." Whitby Northi and Oak- ville North have been ideuti- fied as poteutial growth loca- tions in the Torouto Ceutred Region. "I hasten to emphasize tIhat, provincial acquisition of the Oakville aud Whitby land should îlot be interpreted as a prelude to developient at these locations in the near future," Mr. Irvine saîd. "The sites were acqulired for land banking purposes aud we have no îimmediate plans for- their developmen t." "There liad been consider. able land activity at botli locations and our prinicipail conicern was ifiat we aicquire lanid in su fficien t quantities to siabilize prices and t0 as- sîst us iii makinig a nieaniug- luI] contribution to the quaI- ity of developmnent lu these areas. "Que mighit describe these acquisitions as a provincial investirnent lu the future," hie said. "Whieu the tîme for development is appropriate, that development wiIl be carried out ini concert with broad provincial land use objectives aud the alis of the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Regional Municipality of Halton." The Ministrys' Whitby North assembly lies uorth of Highway 7, just west of Brooklin. Vhîtby council fias îasscd a by-law to proflibil heavy traffic on Rosedale and Dove- dale Drives. 'Heavy traffic' is defiued as anythîug in exccss of five tons excepting emnergency vehicles, delivery vehicles, or privately-owned vehicles dri- yen to or troîn the owuers' residence. Thîis by-law. subjeci 10 Miîîistry of Transportationi an d Communications and Regioual Couîîcil approval, will provide a fine of $100 to violators under ithe Suimmary Conîvictions Act. Town couricil approval lias been giveu 10 grantîug the Ontario Humane Society Sl.60 (one dollar and sixty cents) per capita as deter- iimcid by the population of Wfitby ou the first day of January preceeding thîe year lu respect of wliichi the pay. ruent is made. Estimriug Whlitbys' popu- lation at 26,000 this would mnean au annual payment to the society of S41,600.00. IN RETURN the society will agree R) provide animal control services between the hours of 7 amr. to 1l p.m. daily. with emiergency ser- vices .11 dll other tirnes. Swu'm Team Wins Four Straight The Whitby swim team chalked up ils foLirth straight victory recently againsi teais I roni Canmp Samac, Civic, Sonierset, Lake Vista Ajax anîd Pickeringý Whitby anîasscd 220 points 1*ollowed by Samac \vîtlî 2 10. and Ajax xvilli 180. Thie open girls nîedley re- lay seemied t0 scw up tlhe incet tor W'hitI k as îlîey beat ou t the sanîlac girilIs îeamn for second place. The Wliitby gi ris rel ay, ea m COu sisted o f Katlîy Igel . Janet J acofis, Sha ron Bl ack and 1an et Gray. INSIDE Editoruials ....P.2 The Law&you ......P.3 Autofest '74 ..........P. 4 Women's Page ... ....... P. 5 Bird's Eye View ......-. P. 7 West Lynde............. .i Sports ... ...............P 8 Crossword ..............P Horscpe.. ...... P -1 Ë, p rum l ....... ,P Grant f or O.H.S. Council By-Law WiII Forbid Heavy Traffic This roîl-over, Saturday charges were laid iin this sin- personal injury accidents in- afternoon (12:05 p.m.) on gle car accident investigated jured somne 30 people and highway 401 at Thickson by Const. Scott of' the Whit- one accident on highway 401 caused an estimated S850 da- by O.P.P. This accident was near Ajax Saturday morning mage to this vehicle driven just one of the 51 that were claimed the life of a Sudbury by Ottorino Longo (44) of handled by the Whitby O.P.P. wornan, Rene Alice Lemay. 46 Mill St., Oshawa. No over the long week-end. Nine Fe rs ht