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725-25261 44 Bond St., W. Bond Towers Mall, Oshawa Jong s Ek(airsty/ing BLAIR PARK PLAZA WHITBY 668-5441 10 CENTS WEDNESDAY, SEPIEMBER 25, 1974 Charge Is A Whitby man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the shooting death of an Oshawa woman, and the wounding of a Haliburton man. Dead is Constance Stormes, 41, of 1057 Cedar Street, Oshawa who died Sunday night as a result of a gunshot woµnd in the head. Superintendent Young of the Durham Regional Police said the shootings occurred Sunday morning about 7 a.m. at 1057 Cedar Street. Also shot in the head was Laverne Woolley, 27 of R.R. number 2 Haliburton, who is considered to be in good con- dition in a Toronto hospital. be we in M urder 11:30 p.rn. Sunday night. Murder Chad:rde n attempted murder is William A .22 caliber revolver, Joseph Elliott, 56, of 137 lieved to be the murder Pine Street, Whitby who was apon, was found in a field arrested at his home about Whitby's south end about 8 p.m. Sunday night. Macs Sign Goalie The Whitby Senior 'A' Hockey club, the Whitby Mc- Donalds, has announced the signing of Bruce Durno as goalie. Mr. Durno lives in Scar- borough and is an articling student for a Toronto Law firm. He is married wiîth one baby boy. Durno has an impressive record of hockey experience: 1 year Orillia Terriors (Sr. A); 2 years University of Toronto (Canadian College Champs); 4 years Harvard University; won the Memorial Cup with the Niagara Falls Flyers un- der Hap Emms; was Ist All- Star goalie for the Ontario Union Athletic Association; Ist All New England goal tender for 2 years; 2nd All Ivy League for 2 years; won the Cooney Weiland award at Harvard for the most valuable player and won most valuable player award at Madison Square Gardens Tournament in 1970. WHITBY MAYOR DES NEWMAN may seek the Liberal nomination in the next provincial election. ALTHOUGH the Mayor told the Free Press in an exclusive interview "I'm not anxious to make any com- ments at the moment on the question", he did express his concern for the "lack of sensitivity and understand- ing" and need for change at the provincial level. "I feel that at this point in tine we have a fabulous opportunity in this country to preserve a particular way or style of living, be it urban or whatever, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not possible to do this with- out some change in the pro- vince." The Mayor pointed out that there has been "a lack of sensitiviîty" and difficulty explaining the rationale of government policies to the people. He expressed con- cern that this comes from lack of analysis of the life- style of the people. "A lot of the problein we're having at the region is because a lot of the simple things hae fnot been done," said Newman. He said "It's not the concepts, but the lack of rationalization of the con- cepts that creates many pro- blems. "I'm personally convinced that if you explain what you're planning to do, the people will give you an op- portunity to work the things out," he said. Mayor Newman pointed out that because of his work with the province, such as on the Provincial-Municipal Liai- son Committee, he has gained a vast amount of experience and insight into the workings of the province and its dealings with the municipalities and would probably be most effective at the provincial level. Newman doesn't draw hard and fast lines between levels of government because lie feels the three levels of government are "so inter- twined." He feels regional government IS local govern- ment and should be "the forum where federal, provin- cial, and local governments Seniors Rate Hikes 'Indecent' - Newman The Ministry of Commun- ity and Social Services has advised Homes for the Aged that all residents, including those capable of paying their own way, will be hit by rate increases of 10 - 40% retro- active to April 1, 1974. Mayor Des Newman told the Free Press "I think it's vastly unfair to the point of being dammed indecent." He pointed ou that about 30%o of the résidents of these homes in Durham Region do pay their own way, and hence this provincial man- date will have "a tremendous impact on this region." "The problem in my opin- ion is very serious," Mayor Newman said. He indicated that some residents could wind up owing seven, or eight hundred dollars in back re n t. vince indicated that if the region doesn't raise the rates as the province wants, it could prejudice the region's chances of obtaining provin- cial grants already being re- lied upon. Apparently the method used for establishing the new rates is to anticipate operat- ing costs instead of basing the rates on the past year's cost as.has been done in the past. Mayor Newman question- ed the legality of the retro- active increases and said "I Norm Cafik Secretary Norman Cafik, Liberal MP for Ontario Riding, has been officially named parlia- Newman said that the pro- mnaysceayt nr Ouellet, Minister of Consum- W hitby Shop er and corporate affairs. The one year appointment Broken 0nto will be the second year Sportsman's Corner, 103 Byron Street South, Whitby was broken *into Thursday night and a crossbow was stolen. The crossbow was appar- ently in the display window and access was gained by pulling apart a boarded up section. served by Mr. Cafik as a parl- iamentary secretary. Last year Mr. Cafik was parlia- mentary secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare, Marc LaLonde. intertwine". He added that the three levels of government should sit down as three partners and construct National pol- icies instead of the present "father-son relationship". "The Federal government has to be sensitized in that regard", he said. "I didn't elect in the last federal election to try to do that, but the job has to be done at all three levels", Mayor Newman said. SHOULD Mayor Newman seek the Liberal nomination, as he just might, he would have to step down as Whit- by's mayor if he was sub- sequently elected. Provincial legislation, unlike federal, prohibits anyone from hold- ing a provincial and munici- pal office at the same time. Regardless of his decision Mayor Newman will have to move soon *as the Liberal nomination meeting miglit be held in November pending speculation of a spring or fall '75 provincial election. Remember, you heard it FIRST in the FREE PRESS! think we should raise the rates only after giving decent notice and the increases should be consistent with yearly operating cost in- creases," instead of applying two years' increases in one. Should the region have to pay the retroactive amount for the residents, this a- mount alone could run as high as nearly half a million dollars, PLUS the increased subsidization that would be necessary due to the in- creased rates. Newman told the Free Press that he has raised the issue at regional council and at Friday's meeting of the Provincial-Municipal Liaison Committee and is "hoping the province will back off." INSIDE Editorials .................... P. 2 Readers Write..........P. 2 The Law& You ..........P. 3 Today's Health............P. 3 For Women............. P. 4 Bird's Eye View ..........P. 7 Sports ......................... P. 8 Brooklin............... P. 9 West Lynde........P. 10 Cartoons.........P. 10 Horoscope........P. il Emporium .................. P. 12 whitby (Voice of the County Town) Vol. 4 No. 38 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE TWO DAY BLAZE This blaze at Central A uto Parts, Concession 3, Pickering between Salem and Audley Roads, Monday inorning. sent a column of black smoke so high it could easily be seen from Whitby. Ajax fire department had three tankers and three pumpers, two from Pickering, and a total of 30 firefighters working for six hours to control the blaze that flared up again Tuesday riorning. The fire was apparently started accidentally by sparks from a cutting torch. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess