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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1981,.WHITÝi FREÉ PRESS ç>whitby r Voice of the County Town Michael Ian Burgess, Publisher . Managing Editor Ibe only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. Published ev ery Wednesday by M.B.N. Publishing and Ihotography Inc. Phone 66X-611 I The Free Press Building, 13:1 Brock Street North, P.O. Box 206. Whitby. Ont. MICHAEL J. KNELL Community Editor MARJORIE A. BURGESS Advertising Manager Mailing Permit No 480 Member of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce You deserve the thanksfor our ten year success story Bob AttersLey Congratulations from mayor Dear Michael: I would like to take this oppor- tunity to personally congratulate you on the 10th Anniver- sary of the Whitby Free Press. We, In Whitby, are very proud to have a weekly paper of such high calibre. Keep up the good work. With kindest per- sonal regards and best wishes for continued success, I remain, Sincerely, R.A. Attersley, MAYOR Over the last couple of weeks, we at the Whitby Free Press have been overwhelmed by the niessages of congratulations on our tenth anniversary of publication which we celebrated on June-30. These messages have come from many sources in- cluding the Premier of Ontario, William G. Davis; our local MPP and Ontario Minister of Revenue, George Ashe and from Whitby Mayor Robert Attersley. Congratulations have also been received from many of our subscribers, both readers and advertisers. The management and staff of the Whitby Free Press would like to take this opportunity to thank all of thôse people for their kind words of encouragement and to assure al of our readership that we will continue to en- deavour to be a vital part of this commun ity. Over the last ten years we have been fortunate enough to have had the support of the people of the Town of Whitby. This support has come from many sources including our advertisers, regular columnists and contributors and from the readership at large. It is these people who have made the Whitby Free Press what it is today and give us hope for the future. During the next decade It is our intention to maintain an ever strengthening relationship with these people in the knowledge that their support Is vital to our survival. It is also our intention over the next ten years to not only grow, but to grow with the purpose of serving this community in a better, more efficient manner. The Whitby Free Press will grow as the Town of Whitby grows. This growth will mean a bigger demand for news services and we will attempt to keep up with this demand. Growth will mean the emergence of many new Im- portant and complex issues. We will give these issues fair and comprehensive coverage as we have in the past and will take editorial positions that we believe to be in the best interests of the resi.dents of this com- munity. The Whitby Free Press Is proud to be the only newspaper that Is resident in the Town of Whitby. We are the only publication that pays taxes in the town and are the only newspaperthat Is owned and operated by Whitby residents for Whitby residents. The Free Press is also the only newspaper that is cir- culated in every part of the town - both urban and rural. In fact, a recent survey conducted by this newspaper shows that there are a great many people who read no newspaper other than the Free Press. This is a record in which we have a great deal of pride. No other publication can boast the circulation that we have in the Town of Whitby - again a fact in which we take a great deal of pride. However, this situation only came about because of the generous and kind support that we have received from the community. Unlike most members of our competition we do not belong to any of the glant media corporations that are dominating the fourth estate throughout this nation. Because of this, we are free to determine our own editorial policy and are able to present the Issues in a manner that we believe will be of greatest assistance to our readership. This independence also means that we are the for- mulators of our own opinions and that we can take those stands on the issues that we, once'again, believe to be in the best interests of our readership. During the years that are to come it is our hope to continue these editorial policies and to continue to be an independent voice in the community. However, we can only accomplish this with the sup- port of the community - the support we have received for these last ten years. And for this support, we are truly grateful. Reader daims O.H.S.'s Hughes sanctions sale of deac Dear Sir: In reference to the letter written by T.I. Hughes, and published by the Whitby Free Press, June 24, 1981. Concerning the "stupidity" of radiation tests; conducted by Canada's Depar- tment of National Defence (DND). Animal Ex- perimentations has recently been a hot Issue In the media. Which seems a timely topic for "Mr. Hughes" to establish the need for a new watch dog committee. i find it lronic, that he himself has cats conducted ex- periment-test, on dogs to promote, the use of a gun, to kill baby harp seals. Hughes also sanctions the sale through the Ontario Humane Society of fresh frozen cats to some Laboratories. I too abhor the use of animais in experiments, par- ticularly due to the fact that 90 per cent are unnecessary, and do not benefit mankind. Perhaps M r. Hughes should practise his own rhetoric, in sin- cerity. B.A. Zidner, Whitby. omm"Muum