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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1978, PAGE 3 Blood clinics are fui, A LUCKY LADY! The lucky lady in the centre is Mrs. June Hey, 225 Wellington Street,, whowon a $1 ,000 Dream Vacation for Two at the Whitby ArtsP orts of Cail night Dec. 9. Holding the winning ticket are Draw Chairman Tom Fitzsimmons, Mrs.-Hey, and AI Russell of Russell Travel which madethe travel arrangements fo thetrip. Mrs. H.ey had a.choice of trips to take, but has not decided on which one yet. Seller of the winning ticket, was Mrs. Allie Morrison. IDEATHSI BERTHA A. ENGLSH At the Oshawa General Hospital, on, Monday, December 11, 1978, Bertha A. Crowder (of Whitby), beloved wife of the late Thomas English, dear mother of Mrs. James Rowe (Marjorie) of Bracebridge, Mrs. Grant Miller (Lila) of Whitby, a nd Ley . of trooklin. Dear sister of George, of Minette. Loved by il grandehildren- and il great-grandchildren, in ber 79th year. Rested at the W.C. T-own Funeral Chapel, Whitby, for service in the, chapel on December 13. Interment Groves'ide Cemetery, Whitby. Minister Rev. J.M. Smith. JOHN MIEKUS At the St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, on Monday, December 11, 1978, John Miekus ý(Of Sarnia, f ormerly of Toronto),, beloved husband 'of Jean Guzik, dear son of Mr. Paul Miekus of Toronto and the late Helen Miekus. Dear brother of Mrs. L. Swiderski (Lilly) and Stanley of Toronto,' Mrs. J. Chalpua (Regina) of LaSalle, Que., and Henry 'of Bristol, Engîand, in bis 44th year. Rested at the W.C. Town Funeral Chapel, Wbitby, for requiem mass in St. Hedwig's, Roman Catbolic Cburch, Oshawa. on Tbursday, Decembýer 14. Interment Resurrection Cemnetery, Wbitby. I0CANADA l Sa wg du ou en tu ROYAL $159,015 PREMIER $189? '. supRflEE 249?5 AU. MAIN T WORK GUAMANIEfO Handcapped A' transportation system for handica pped residents of Whitby will be discus sed in the, 1979 budget. delibera- tions. Counil's operations committee recently received a proposal for such a system from the Whitby Rtotary Club and. Handi-Transit of Oshawa. Rotarians Li]Lonnetta and Pave Harries told the committee the club is willing to supply a van equipped wi th a hydralic' lift for wheeîchairs and other special gea r to servehandi- capped users of the service. In 1977 the Rotary Club donated unue van to Oshawa Handi-Transit,- which very often answers caîls from Whitby residents. The town provided'a grant of .$2,500 that year for the Handi- Transit service in Wbitby, but both organizations are seeking ongoing financial support fromWhitby. The Rotary Club is seeking a grant of $22,50Q to keep the van on the road for- the next year. Free Press Photo transport goes to Last year a proposai from the Whitby Lions Cl;b fo;t' Ille town to subsidize a vani tor senior citizens was turned down. If the plan proposed by the Rotary Club is approved by the town, the club would provide a fourth Handi-, Transit van to go into service in Whitby. Poug Manuel,- general manager of Handi-Tra nsit, says the province is planning a study in two years to deterrnine how 'many handicap ped people live in Oshawa and Whitby. At the presmnt time, the demand is so grea.t for the use of the three existi-ng % mis that some 'requests have to be, turned down, §aid Mr. Manuel. In 1974 the service started with 150 trips a month, he said. Now the average is 1,000 trips a month. Users of Handi-Transit are charged a dollar a ride, but the total operating costs ini Whitby for one year are estimated at $26,00. The City of Oshawa funds 75 per cent of'the H landi- Transit budget.. Stvm *my u i l e uagi AcSami aOtw Mt. W atlal msa O q -C osarass a m . brSaWi maS 4h1u sma.hs wpm m o r e i de pylut u wi e t FUN" PtUIUe o ew aTImAsovn 579»4000 _ 710 WILSN RI). S 7IOW'! SuNRD.S. OSHIAWA, ONT. Il.. la.~ T'le Whithy branch of the Canadian tied Cross Society' lias had its lnost successful yvar for ;lood Ponor Clinies, says Clinic Chairman, Joyce Cox. The four clinics held at the Whitby Legion Hall this year collected 1,223 units of blood, compared to the former top. figure 0f'1976 which was 1,086 A JVccernber clinic was helci f'or tflifrst timfe this yvi 'r, at the L4egion Hall last Wednesday. Mrs. Cox rel)orte(l that 344 donors a ilended a nd 307 donations were accpted. Thirty seven würe rejected. Four Whitby citizens I'(eived certificates for ma ki ng 35 donations of Iblood during flic past' few years. Thecy wcre: Ian' Shaw, Rick Rtacz7kowski,.,Evelyn Miller, and 'Martin Martens.- The dates for the 1979 clinics have already been set says Mrs. Cox. They will be March 14, June 13, Sept. 12 and Dec. 12. budget talks i t rema îns to be seen if the Whitby council wilI commiti any rnoney to this projeci. 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