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Whitby Free Press, 12 Nov 1975, p. 2

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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1975, WHITBY FREE PRESS Five-will seek At least five people liave anniounced thecir intention to seek thre îwo Whitby Council vacancies - in lire wcst and nortir wards. Ken Hobbs, Vernon Mac- Carl and Ralpli Stratford will contest thre west ward vacancy and Bob Carsonî and Jack Woodward die north ward opening. Dr. Hobbs, whio represent-» ed the west ward frorn.1968 to 73, said he has been con- sidering contesting the vacan- cy for sometime. "I wish to get back into municipal ~~Ho potitics-, lic said. "'I feel 1 hazzve cnough to conitribute to counicil. Vernon MacCarl, a.resident of Whitby for 50 years, repre- scnted tic centre ward fromi 1968 to 72. He dccided to seek the west ward vacancy despite the fact that counicik's decision to fUIlthre vacancies by election rather than ap- pointrnent was "idiotic". Mr. MacCari feels that the present council iras pretty well pavcd the way for what happens to thre toWn in tire near future and, therefore, two new faces HO Ho0! Yes, Christmas is coming BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS f0 avoid DISAPPOUNTMENT ORDER NOW OR LAY THEM. AWAY AT BRIAN'S FOR 135 Brock St. S on counicil cari not do much to al ter if. Mr. MacCari manages the VWhîtby branch oU the Royal Canadian legion. Ralph Stratford, who un- successfully contcsted the west waij counicil seat iin 1972, lias been a keen critic of the actions of Wliitby Council for several years. A resident of Whitby since 1951 and of thre west ward since 1960, Mr. Stratford is an advocate of modest grow- th, stabiizing community trends and responsible finan- cial management. The major plank in his platform wil be "lcss haste on the hill"', for as lie points out "thé Moriyama Report of the Rossiand Road area made no dlaim to bcing a plan, but was a much more basic study of ideas and con- cepts. Yet within a matter of weeks of its subrnission, counicil contracrcd l'or the new towii hall elenient in isolation fromn adjacent devel- opment and in disrcgard of the reports advicc that the first stage should bc of greatcr scope". Mr. $tratford, a pro- fessional engineer tor de Hiavil- land Aircraft, lias sat on thc hiigh school advisory board, lias sewed as church warden. lias sewed as curling club director and is currently on die Whitby Libiary hoard. 1A candidatc for cou 1,--illor ini the north svard is Bob Carson, a funcral director who lias been a resident of Brook- lin for two ycars. Mr. Carson is active ini commrunity affairs, being a niember of îthc Odd- fellows Lodge, a founidcr aind vice-president of' the Brooklin Kinistiený Club, vice-president of the Brooklij Spring Fair, and a mnember of thie advisory board oU ISt. Thomnas Anglican Church. lic is conccrned about the future of' Brooklin, and the "critical period" it is going throuolî undcr recent pres- sures for developruclit. .Jack 'Woodward, a Ib(.rmcr winner of' the Peter I>crry Award and thc chairrnan of* thec Coun ty Town Carniival c(>immittec sincc its Ifounding in 1966, lccls that, with al] tlhc dcvelopnent-proposed foi Brooklin, the north ward J: in nccd of good representa tion. Mr. Woodward, a pas- president of the Whitbý (h aimber of Commerce, isî traffic manager at Daytoî Tire. This tractor trailer cab took a header into"a ditch at Taunton andThickson Roads early last Thursday morning, but the driver, Bernard Martin, of 330 Laclie St. N., Orillia, escaped uninjured. The truck knocked over a light standard, causing about $9,000 damage, police said. Police said th.- driver told.themn he had been eut off by another vdiicle. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess "'ýOSHAWAS ONLY FORD DEALER" MacDonald Ford Sales Ltd. Oshawa OSHW~.CAR CENTRE Here are some of the fine selection of previously owned vehicles. Mereds9Bn7 28 1974 Gremlin 1974 Volkswagon 4 door, Europes luxury cai 3 speed transmission, green, Low mileage, 1 owner, blue. Lic. HFM 514 green interior, radio, 8,000 miles. blue interior, radio. Lic. JAS 078 Lic. HPY 928 $9,000 $2,600 $2,650 1974 Nova 1974 Gran Torino 1974 Pinto Runabout 2 door, automatic V9, one Squire Wagon - V8 automatie, owner, red with biack laterior. power steeriflg, power brakes, Lic. HPU 096 radio, wood panellîng, steel belted 4 speed, elpctric rear defogger, Michelins, racing mirrors, 17,00 radio, green on green. $3,500miles, 1 owner, red, black interior. Lic. HRC 188 Lic. HRB 419 $3#995 $2,285 1975 Grenada 1975 Pinto 1975 Maverick 2 door, automnatic, power Power steering, power brakes, Automatic, radio, rear defogger, steering, six cylinder, radio, steel radio, 8 cylinder, seit belted tires bumper, guards, orange, black bclted tires, pin ýtriping, rear red on red with white quarter interior. defogger. vinyl roof. Lic. JJB 075 Lic.. J LA 181 Lic. MJA 891 $,0 OSHAWA CAR CENTRE W. do try harder - W. do liste. better ..,tiuuf is why Our customers briug their friends t., MacDonald FORD 85King Street West at Thornton Roud ":.Oshawa., Ontario - 576-1800 e The tired and blistered feet, and weeks of bard work paid off handsomely Iast Wednes- day, as the students council of Denis O'Connor High Sehool presented the school's private board with a $15,000 cheque as proceeds from its October 16 "Docathon". Student Council President Richard Sheppard presents the cheque to Lorne McIntrye, chafrman of the private board. At left is the school's principal, Sister Mildred Moyle, and at right is Mrs. Agnes Sandrelli, organizer of the walkathon. Twenty-three teachers and 352 students participated, and those who raised the most money to cover the school's operating expenses, were given prizes at an assembly. On the wall behind the the school representativeS is a Snoopy posterj- promotiflg the Docathon. Free Press Photo election GOODWIN FOR MAYOR It'sg the experience that counts

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