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PAGE 101 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Town employee is honored for 25 years of service Wlîitby Couicil recently paid tribute te Verna Sandford, an ernployee of the Town for the past 25 years. Mayor Jini Gartshore pre- sented a plaque te Mrs. Sandford "in recognition of 25 years of faithful service to the coninunity as an employ- ee cf tlîe Town". He told Mrs. Sandford 'lit is people like yourself and your dedication and love for this town tlîat makes this comxnunity what it is". Town Treasurer ýand Director cf Developnient Ferbes NcEwen, with wliom Mrs. Sandford has worked for 22-and-one-lialf years, aise spoke liighly cf lier. "Verna lias been i ny right arm as we have worked as a teain for 22-and-a-half years", lie said. Mrs. Sandford accepted the plaque graciously, saying "I hope te stay for a couple of more years if 1 niight". Mayor Jim Gartshore studies a print entitled "Northern Patrol", cômm the centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The print was presented to the town by former police chief Bill Pilkington. Free Press Photo Another new car dealer p uts~ up the sig n 0f the timnes. Everv tirne vou sec the A.\C sitzn. vouIl ind good guvs te do business with. N\o\v' meet the newest of the good "11\S te put up the sign: The Economv Iixpcrt.. your new AM\C l)ealer. Thev'll bc hrincing vou wvhat ne other new car dealer can -the exclusive A.\C Buyer Protection Plan. the contract betwcen \-ou and American Motors that makes our cars and Dealers unique todav -a full selection of* A.mc economy cars.- And the most innovative new car te corne along in \-ears, the 1acer. Good guivs te do business with. Who doin't just put up a sign. They bclieve in vvhat it stands for. '76 .\MC Ilacer. The %vide small car. ( G(trmh 'l he ,ntillcar No oh the k ng-distance gas tank. '76 A,\IC Sportalxour. The compact wagon %vith four doors. '76 .\MC Hornet. IW Cornes in 1Ifatchback, 2 and -4-door sedan too. '76 AMC Matador.W Long, sleck lines. 2-door coupe, .1-doorwsdan and wagon too. Certain items illustratcd arc optional at extra cost. Grant enzies Motors Limited 1250 Dundas Street East, Whitby (416) 668-6843 Oshawa (416) 728-2822 ru AMO Pilkington presents print Bill Pilkington, chief of police of Whitby from 1968 te I1973, recently presented a priceless gift to this com- muinity "'as a token of esteem for the people of the tow n". Mr. -Pilkington, who recent- Iy rnoved to Toronto, present- ed, through counicil to the townsfolk, number 48 in a 50-print series entitled "Northern Pàtrel", commem- orating the centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Mayor Jim Gartshore accepted the print on behaîf of the council and people of Whitby and said to Mr. Pilkington "We wish you had flot gone. We wish you were still with us. This print will have an honoured spot witliin this cornmunity". Honors for Roybrook Farm Roybrook Farm, south of Brooklin, teck top honors in several classes of the Ontarie Holstein Show at' the recent Port Perry Fair. Roybrook Giant wa's an easy winner in the senior bull caif class, and Roybrook Farm showed the first prize Breeder's Herd and the winning aged cew. One Parent cont'd from P. 9 The chapter's annual dues are $ 1. and fail due in January cf each year. However, if one joins the erganization from July te December the dues are $6 for that year. From October on, S$1 is added for each nonth te the annual dues and a card is issued which is valid te the end of the following year. Those who would like te become members are invited te visit the chapter any Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. at Sydenham Post, 1173 Cedar Street, Oshawa. General meetings are hield on the first and third Tuesdays with a more casual approach taken the second and fourth weeks. *All new applicants will be asked te give a pre- fessional reference. According to the chapter, "The Oshawa chapter of One Parent Famnilies Associa- tien of Canada is a self- supperting, non-profit, non- sectarian organization devot- ed te, the interests of single parents and their children". "'We provide a broad aiîd comprehensive programi for children and adults. Our chapter's activities consist cf educational, recreational anid social flijctions". "As a group of one-parent fainiies, we can offer you an oppertunity te make newv friends, an epportunity te becemne active in a volunteer ergani"ation that eiîdeavors te enricli the lives o' its menibers. I-opefully, we can help you gain perspective for yourself as you discover you are net alone, and that others have triumphed over the sanie type cf difficulties that you may now be facing". 0 f Y À 4 À 4~v ~