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i , Mayorand depuy chie f disagree on effc Whitby's police Whitby's 18 division, Deputy Chief Chambers, " The unifo lice station on Rossland however, assured that Whitby police patrolli oad will be closed perman- will continue to receive the remain the san tly on June 30, if same level of police service. to the poli gional council approves a The men of 18 division will dispatching. w commendation presented work out of the headquarters come through the finance committee building in Oshawa, be said. ters buildingi hursday by the Board of "It won't affect the level the deputy ch olice Commissioners. of service", he added "The Deputy C The region asked the people won't notice the said he did n olice commission to reduce difference". will be done its spending in 1976 by $250,000, said Deputy Chief Thomas Chambers, and thé commission decided that spending could be reduced by closing the division stations in Whitby and Ajax. The closing of the Whitby station will save $65,884 for the six-month period of June 30 to Dec. 31, said Deputy Chief Chambers. The three non-commis- sioned officers who keep the station open round the clock will be transferred to other duties, said the deputy chief. The safety officers who work out of 18 Division, he added, will have to work ouit of the other divisions in the region if the Whitby station is closed. Division buil regional buil "It would be of the regiot with it". The decisi Whitby polic been under cc more than a y On Nov. Free Press re Durham Re rm force of ng Whitby will me, and all calls ce and radio uill continue to the headquar- in Oshawa, said ief. bief Chambers lot know what with the 18 ding. "It's a ding", he said. the perogative n what to do ion to close the e station has onsideration for ear. 13, 1974, the ported that the pional Polic were contemplating closing the station and operating the division out of Oshawa, and pointed out that the matter was not a decision of the local council, but of the police commission. The Rossland Road police station wa.s opened in the sumgiçr of 1973 wen Whitby had its own police force, with only six months to do before regional government took over policing the region. The building cost the town $300,000, and the town has already made two deben- ture payments on it. When the announcenent was made by the police commission, Whitby's regional councillor Gerry Enm ex- pressed concern about the future of police protection in the town. Police Commission Chair- man Thomas Jermyn assured Councillor Emrn that response by police to calls, and patrolling of the area will remain the same as at present, and the same number of unif. ormed men will remain on duty in Whitby. Mr. Jermyn also pointed out that on the average only five people per day visit the Whitby detachment during its 24-hour operation. Mayor Jim Gartshore, although he was "never in favour" of the location of the building, feels "It is a mistake to completely close down all police facilities in the town of Whitbv". "It's just not equitable", he said. "Since the region took over, we haven't had the appearance of police in Whitby that we used to. To take the appearance of police completely away is not acceptable". "There has to be an alter native police facility in thc town", Mayor Gartshore said. Speaking to the argument that the move will save money, he said "It's not a completely true picture of the dollars". Mayor Gartshore pointed out that the amount sup. posedly cropped from the police budget will be transferred to another depart- ment. $10,000 reward Police believe murder suspects may be in area PINEWOOD DERBY WINNERS HAPPY BUNCH "They're off and running" at the Whitby Boy Scouts' Pinewood Derby, held Saturday at Anderson Collegiate. From left to rightSare the winners of the speed portion of the contest: Scott Nicholls (5th), Daryl Papoushek (2nd), Kevin Ritz (4th), Larry Maarse (3rd),Tom Scheefer (lst) and Darren Burger (6th). At right is Whitby Dis- trict Commissioner Marcel Brunelle, who acted as officiai starter f:r the races. Winners of the desigr contest in order of standing were., Kelly Kane (Ist), Tony Scheufler (2nd), Mark Watt (3rd), Tom Stead (4th), Grant Harding (5th) and John Curry (6th). The Pinewood Derby is one of the biggest evènts of the year' in Scouting, as far as Whitby District is concerned. About 300 Cubs are given a block of wood, four wheels, and two axles and with the help >f their fathers, make racing cars to be run off in competition on a long wooden track. The Pinewood Derby got underway March 1 at Gus Brown Motors, and later moved to Seawy Motors, with races every night for two weeks. On Saturday, the finals were held at Anderson Collegiate. Many hours of work go into building the cars, which are judged in two categories, speedand design. The cars run onta gravity track, with the fastest car to the finish line being the winner of each heat. The Derby proceeds by elimination until there are six finalists. Judges for the finals were Councillor Gerry Emm and Scout leader Karl Hobbs. The Pinewood Derby has been atpopular attraction for Whitby Cubs for several years, after the idea was borrowed fromn Oshawa. Pinewood Derbies are held by Scouts now in many parts of Canada. The winners in each of the categories each receive trophies like in a real Formula One race. (For further details on Boy Scout activities in Whitby, see Page 2). A $ 10,000 'reward is being offered by the Metropolitan Toronto Police for informa- tion leading to the arrest and conviction of two murder suspects who nay have been from the Whitby-Oshawa area. On Feb. 11 the body of James Douglas Taylor, 41, was found beaten to death in his residence at Elmhurst Ave. Willowdale. Police have determined that the victim spent the evening of Feb. 7 and the early morning hours of Feb. 8 with two unknown men at his home. Police believe these men could possibly have been from the Whitby-Oshawa area or transient workers, possibly French Canadian, who were to help the victim with his painting business on Feb. 8. Thie first suspect is described as male, white, 22 to 26 years old, five feet 10 inches tall, 135 to 140 pounds, thin to medium build, black hair, curly to the bottom of the ears. Police say he has a round face with deep set dark eyes which blink continually. His voice has no accent, be lias medium complexion, and was wearing a casual shirt and pants, possibly jeans, police said. The second , suspect. police said is male, white, 19 to 20 years, six feet one to. two inches, 140 to 155 pounds, very slim build, with long stràight light brown or blonde hair to shoulder length. He is described as wearing casual slacks and dress shirt, and has no accent in his.voice. Police are looking for a 1969 or 1970 Chevrolet van model 108, light blue, seen in the area Ã"f 147 Elmhurst Ave. in the early morning hours of Feb. 8 driving from beside the victim's home with the lights out. The identity of any person or persons supplying informa- tion to the Metropolitan Toronto Police will be treated as strictly confidential Anyone who lias information pertaining to this murder may call 967-2222 or Durhamu po ice. .4 , '.-,.. Po en re re to Th PC Po station may be closed