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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976, WHItBY FREE PR] Whitby artists' show at Kenda*l Hils centre Whitby artists Beverley and Paul Williamns will be exhibiting and dernonstrating their work in leather and textiles at -the Kendal His Arts Crafts and Antiques centre July 24 and 2-5, fromn Gordon -Richards. Former factory -manager at DuPont dies uin Quebec Il a.m. to 5 par,. The centre is reachied by driving east on Highiway 401 to Highiways 115 and 35, north on Highiway 1 15 to Kirby, aîïd east fromn Kirby 2.8 miles. g I. a. w . ~ -.4/ 'v Ida Simpson and Gertrude Drew reeeived first aid certificates froni Peter Etinanskie, division superintendent frSt. John Ambulance ini Whitby. Mr. Etmanskie presented certificates to Il senior citizens, memiber of the Good Companions Club at Fairview LaQ)çý%?. Senior.s pass first aid course Don't forget the PETER PERRY AWARD DINNER & DANCE ut Heydenshore Pavlu*on Fruday July 23, 6 p.m. Phone, the Chamber of Commerce office at 6'68-4506 Ticket -- $10.00 Sponsored by the Whitby Chomber of Commerce l:ticlid sit'cet. 'Fl ose ICceivimw \\cre Ida Simpson,. 1,110W lîs arlonl, ~~X',/ '~' i'~'»' cen ri ic'aies l:.va N4oble. GOe ýtude [)rcw. Susan luckrin, Phiyllis l3llochi. lii abeth i 1lammiiond. D)oris Junkin, Mary Farrell. lditi hLockyer and l3essic Actori. 'l'lie Couruse of i nstructlion w~as lie id fromn February to April ai :îrcv Lodge. The You i Iest incm er ta king t lhe conuse was 61 an d the ol desi 73. Gordon Richard, works manager at the DuPont of Canada plant in Whitby from 1958 to 1974, and une of the foundcrs of the Dr. J. 0. Ruddy General Hospital, died suddenly at, Senneville Quebec, JuIy I10, of a suspect- cd heart attack. Ile was 56 years old. During his 1 6 years in Whitby, Mr. Richards was weIl-known as a community -minded individual. *lie worked with the late Dr. J. O. RUddy to establish .a geîieral hospital for Whitby, and served for a imne as chair- man of the huspital's board of governors. H-e was also a member of the Whitby Planning Board, Whitby Chamber of Com- merce, and Oshawa Golf Club. In 1961 Mr. Richards wvas presiden t of the Charn ber of Comminerce. Mr. Richards was born in Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree ini engineering. In the Second World War lic scrved overseas with the Toronto Scottish Reffimcnt, and wvas wvounded by shrapnel at the battle for Dieppe. [lie also served for a ime as an intelligence of 1lice r. Af'tcrîliewarii,Mr. Richards, workecl as an engineer l'or l)UPouî. an1d in 1958 hie as transf-crrcd fromn the cello- phane laIn t at Shawiniganl Falls, QuIIeec. 10 Whitby lu *'2'~~~ '>7 y ~J»"I '~i~ j~'./ ~ Y 4% k ~ I 1A special offer from the supervise-the construction of the new DuPont plant here. For 16 years he was works manager of the Whitby plant, uittil he was transferred to Montreal in 1974 tobecome manager of energy utilization ah the company's he adqua rtc rs. Mr. Richards waspresented with the Mayor's Medal for his services to Whitby, at a fiarewell dinner at the Whitby Curling Club in 1974. lie is survived by his mother, Margaret Richards, his wife 1[filda, son Philip, datighter Wendy, and three sisters. Thickson Road interchange flot ca priority The Region of Durham is concerned about improving the Highway 401 interchange at Thickson Road, but the provincial government does flot consider the project a priority item. In a letter to the region last week, L. R. Eadie, assistant deputy minister for the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications said that in relation to pro vincial priorities, reconstruc- tion of the Thickson Road, interchange caninot b)e justi- fied ai this lime. M'r. Ladie reported that the cost. of reconstructing the interchange is estiniated at about S4 million to S5 million, and many projects have had tw be restaged over long periods t0 carry 'out curren t construction programns wihin cuirrenit budget limita- til ns. The iniislry ,lhowever,said il \vill continue lu moniter traffic conditions in the area to ensure a reasonlable level of service is provided. Mr. Eadie's letter states Iliat the widening ofTh'lickson Road and relocation of the northi service road (Champlain Ave.) should improve traffic, flow nlorth of tlhe highiway. The region's public works comlmittee hias approved a re cormeh>da lion from Lthe work s departnîent that Champlain Ave. to be relocated fr-om- about 1,000. feet ýast of Thickson Road ho the wesl irnit of the Onîario Hydro right of way west of Thickson Road. Colonel to f if feeds 5 tçL7 inf lation - 'IgIÂyPE le. -Whitby Arts gets grant Whiitby Arts Ine. has received a S 1 3,500.grant from the Ontario Arts Council, under the catejary of visý,î1, arts. Thieves.grab $400 un cash totts eiek en' OVER 100 LOCATIONS IN ONTARIO-SEE VOUR PHONE BOOK FOR Thieves made a thiorougli search last Wednesday of the premises of Wilde Rentai Services and Sales, 1415 Dundas St. E. and nmade off with $400 in cash. The money was found in a box maïrked "parts", poli 'ce said. The doc'r to the 'O building had been pried U- open with a nietal bar said U. police. Lleven senior citizens. niemubers of' the Good ('orpanions (iîîb a t Fairview Lodge, wvere prescentcd witlh St. Johni Ambulance tirst aid cetut ificac s a i a g'arde n lea hield ac'> l tthe îcsidence of Geri rude Di c'ow. 41I7 / ....... . . . 44s1~j ri, lýx