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PAGE 4. WEDNISI)AY , APRIL1 29. 11%8l1, WHITBY FREE PRE{SS whitby Voice of the County Town Michael lan Burgess, Publisher- Managing Editor The only whitby newspaper independenth owned and operated by whitby residents for Whitby residents. b 1M..M ublishîing Sand IPhotographN Imu. lhone 66M<-lU111 Ili- réé- rp..1iiî .in t. 131 Brock Street North. P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. Michael J. Knell Community Editor Marjorie A. Burgess Production Manager Karen Thompson Advertising Manager Mailing Permit No 460 Member of the Whtby Chamber Cofcmmerce True meaning of Free Press does not refer to the cost There have been some grumblings from a few of our readers about the fact that the Whitby Free Press now charges 50 cents a month, on a volun- tary basis, to deliver the paper to their door. We apologize for the economic necessities that force us to do this. The reason that this publication finds itself charging for distribution is firstly the.high cost of circulation, and secondly the affect inflation has had on our overall cost of production picture. Many people have been of the opinion that the name Whitby Free Press implies that there should be no charge for receiving the newspaper. However, the name "Free Press" is a reference to the fact that this publication is free to print those events that are held to be newsworthy and is free to voice its own opinion. Our name is a heralding of what the Americans refer to as their "First Amendment Rights," freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and ail of the other rights that in- dividual citizens both in Canada and the United States enjoy. There are many other publications called the Free Press: Most notable among these are the London Free Press, the Winnipeg Free Press and the Detroit Free Press. All of these publications charge a fee for home delivery and for purchase at the newsstand. ANCHORMAN FOR GLOBAL NEWSL 13ST OP. PETER THUEMWAN A weekly news conmentary from one of Canada's outstanding news personalities The governor of Colorado got a very interesting question the other day from one of his constituents. The question was simply: "What is a dollar?" The Colorado governor, Richard Lamm, went to the World Book Encyclopaedia, the Oxford Dictîonary, the Encyclopaedia Britannica and his own state treasurer. The answers were not entirely satisfactory. He learned that the "S" in the dollar sign is a broken eight, which appeared on the old Spanish pieces of eight, meaning eight reals. The word dollar itself comes from the German "Thaler", a coin current in the 14th century. The governor's favourite answer though, came from his treasurer, who said that, "a dollar is one hundred pennies." The governor noted: "In inflationary times, that mav be the definition with the most value." I'm not sure he's entirely right about that, because pennies are also affected by inflation. I think my basic problem with dollars apart from the fact that I never seem to have enough of them.. has to do with the fact that I remember too vividly what they used to be. In the old Belle Claire Hotel in Ottawa, thirty vears ago, a dollar used to be a package of Export A, six draft beers for me, and two for the waiters - Johnny and Ralph. Now a dollar is what it takes ten thou- sand of to buy a medium-sized north american car. Even in the forties. ten thousand dollars would buy vou a very nice house. So the dic4ionaries and the encyclopaedia can tell vou where the word dollar comes from, and even what one looks like. But they can't tell vou the only important thing about it, and that is its value. That makes the word dollar what it is today ... the most misleading collection of letters in the English language. That's not news, but that too is reality. While it is admitted that these publications are much larger than ourselves they have something akin to us - a believe that a free press is a vital part in any f ree society. Because this publication is not owned by any government agency, we are free to publish the news in a, hopefully, unbiased manner giving our readership the full story and complete infor- mation. Being a member of the free press we are able to determine our own editorial opinion on any sub- ject. Our editorial opinion is written so that we may make a meaningful contribution to the com- munity in which we live. At the end of each month, one of 100 or so carriers will come to your door and ask for your 50 cents., This 50 cents, while not a great deal of money, does not all go to the publication. The carrier receives half of it in addition to a basic fee that he is paid by this newspaper each week to deliver it to your door. The Whitby Free Press has introduced a number of incentives to both the carrier and the sub- scriber to collect and pay the delivery charge. Among these are monthly prizes for the carriers, and a grand prize of a trip to Disneyworld in Florida. As well, one of our subscribers will also win such a trip as our way of saying thank-you for sup- porting this publication. The Whitby Free Press is Whitby's only home- grown, locally situated and locally owned newspaper and it is our desire to remain an active participant in the life of this municipality. To this day, the Whitby Free Press remains the ONLY newspaper contributing financially by paying taxes in Whitby. To do that, we must find a secure financial base to operate on. We admit that this circulation charge is not nearly enough money to keep us going, but it is a step in the right direction helping us to offset one of the biggest costs in the newspaper industry. We would also like to reassure our readership that this is not a "rip-off" and would like to point out that this fee still makes us the cheapest newspaper in this part of Durham Region. At 50 cents a month, the Whitby Free Press costs about 112 cents an Issue which is either half or less than half the price of any of our com- petition. It's a good deal and it is our hope that the readership will be understanding of our position and be supportive of their Whitby Free Press. local newspaper - the Jaycettes thanks Dear Sir: The Whitby Jaycet- tes wish to thank everyone' who helped them run a very suc- cessful Spring Baby Photo Contest. Special thanks go to all the chartered banks and credit union of- fices in Whitby and Brooklin, CHOO and CKAR Radio Stations, Pineridge Cable T.V., The News Advertiser, Whitby Free Press, Oshawa Times, Whitby Mall Florist, Brock Stop Store and The Wooden Toy Company in Oshawa for donating a pine doll cradle to our first place winner. Yours truly, Donna Richardson Sue Anderson Co-Chairmen Spring Baby Photo Contest - - - 7IE5xAn)F / 'CAýEe/?IAI -,Er i/1A È. 'q