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PAGE 2, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987 4pau..mmmmmm ummmm M mmmmm .1one stop partysuppîy5iop I MY IIois * dChristmas * <i )Party u.$.pplies , I Colour t 0 m Co-ordinated I Plate e NapkiI a Anniversaries BirthdlaysI * / : Kendalwood Park Plazarae i 1801 DUN DAS ST. E.Fcoy WHITBI -0- m m - mmmmmm mmmm M Um One-hou r hydro breakdown affects a third of Whitby Three major power outages in Whitby Iast Tuesday, Dec. 15 were due to bad weather conditions, ac- cording to Whitby hydro general manager Tom May. The first power outage occurred arourid 8 arn. when a trce feil on a major feeder line from Ontario Hydro t'O Whitby. "About one-third of the town was without power which was restored about 9 a. m.," says May. But around 10 a.m. a breaker failed nthe snmk- line qh,,ttino 'nf power to the same area for 30 minutes, says May. Then, just before 1 p.m., a build- up of ice caused a feeder swith to burn, leaving subdivisions in the Anderson and Rossland area without power-for 30 minutes. May also reports sporadic power losses in the northern part of Wfiit- by which he again attributed to the high winds and icy temperatures that passed through Whitby on Tuesday. Oldman continues with direct dialing petition After a "few dozen" people at- tended last week's meeting to petition for Whitby-Toronto direct telephone dialing service, Tom Oldman plans another meeting for Jan. 14 to further organize support. "Lt was pretty good," says the Whitby resident about discussion last Tuesday to.get petitions, with 9,000 Whitby names, to have the Canadian. Radio-Television and Télecommunications Commission (CRTC) rule in favor of Bell Canada's application to introduce the direct dial service in place of long distance. Bell Canada actually made the application in November of 1985 but it was later deferred. Oldman says hearings could again begin in the early spring and he would like time. He hopes the Jan. 14 meeting, al~ 7:30 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Centennial building, will see the petition "really get going. " Lear Siegler eontraet seen as 4'good deal' The 380 workers at Lear Siegler voted 65 per cent in favor of a three- year contract last Sunday, Dec. 13.. "That is not a high percentage but it was due to a confusion on the part of some people," said local 222 president John Sinclair. The contract bas workers recei- ving $1 an hour raise in the first year of the deal, another 75 cents an hour in the second and 59 cents an hour in the third. .A cost of living increase will also see salaries raise by $1.78 during the three years. Ten trade workers at the chair manufacturing plant will also receive a $1.25-raise in the second year and a 25-cent raise in the third. Workers also secured a major medical plan including OHIP, den- tal and drug plans, free legal ser- vice as of July 1, 1989, short work week benefits and a $500 signing bonus. "Lt was a good deal, " commented Sinclair on only the second contract the company and the union have negotiated. At the end of the three years, a worker will be making $13.15 an hour while trade workers will makeý $19.63 an hour. WANTLEID Anyone wtnessing an accident on Thickson Rd. S. adjacent to the DX gas station on Fr1. Oct 30/87 approx. 9:15 am Involvlng a red fiero and a green CheVrolet. Please contact Ed Corcoran at Citadel Insurance. 479-6688 CALL COLLECT RALTY CORPORATION realty firmn off ering excellent personal exposure for you.has an opening for one experienced sales representative. Cali In confidence.