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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY JULY 15,1l981, WH-ITBY FREE PRESS Peter Perry winner anno unced next week Trouble brew ing CONT'D FROM PG. 1 organizer of the blood donor clinics held by the Red Cross. Having donated blood 17 times, she is a, firm believer in it. Cox has been a resident of the town since 1947 and is, by profession, a teacher. During ber career she taught at what is now known as R.A. Sennett Public School as well as at King Street and E.A. Fairman public scbools. Sbe retired in 1973 but she stili volunteers ber time to play piano for the music classes at Sennett. Benoit LaHaye is affectionately known as "Uncle e.-.0 CASE 0F i12-30 oz BOUTLES $499 & dep. CASE 0F 24- 10 oz. BOUTLES 44.49 & dep. ASSORTED FLAVORS Benny" and is known not only throughout Whitby but through many parts of Ontario and Quebec as well. LaHaye is responsible for the highly successful twinning association between Whitby and Longueuil, Quebec. He bas also been involved in many minor sports over the last three decades, including hockey, lacrosse, basebaîl and football in many different roles includirig referee, convenor, manager and coach. The last of the four finalists is Henry Perry, and although he is of no relation to the man who founded Whitby, he is generally accorded with being just as active in the affairs of the community. Perry, 60, bas been a resident of the town since 1936. He bas been involved in many local organizations includling the old Whitby Public School Board and St. John's Anglican Churcb. However, he is probably best known for bis in- volvement with Branch 112 of the Royal Canadianl Legion. No one but the members of the committee know which of these people will be the next recipient of the Peter Perry Award. on ITT pickét BROWN'S- FOODMASTER BROOKLIN f655-4521 8:30 arn to 6 pm Except Thurs. & Fri. Nights til 9 pm liee, Tbe strike at Whitby's ITT Canon Electric plant is beating up wltb union officiais accusing management of "trying to stir up trouble. " Tbe strike, by the 170 employees who are members of Local 1090 of the United Auto Workers, is now ln it second week and shows no sign of an end. Gary Liiley, president of Local 1090, said Mon- day that the company was sendlng "love let- ters" to, about 120 em- ployees that laid the fault for the strike on' the union. "The love letters state they (ITT Canon) want to know why the union refused to let employees vote on their latest of- fer," Lilley said. Another union spokesman said that the offer was nowhere near what the union had demanded so the decision was made to carry out the strike vote that was held prior to tbe final offer. Lilley said that a meeting of the em- ployees is being held tomorrow at the UAW Hall in Ajax where the strikers will pick Up tbeir firat $65 strike pay cheque. He added that the company's offer in- cluded an il per cet cluded an il per cent wage increase. However, hie noted tbat for those employees making $5.39 an bour " il per cent doesn't give. tbem $6. " 1"They're starving," hiesaid.' At tomorrow 's meeting, Lilley said "4we' re going to lay it ail out." Under tbe old tbree- year contract that ex- pired in April, ITT em- ployees earned between $4.46 and $9.73 an bour. The last contract provîded a six per cent a year raise. In other developments last week, the union ac- cused tbe company of shipping goods through the picket line in the trunks of management personnel's cars. Last Wednesday, Lilley was quoted as saying that, "We have