CERCLE TAXI 128 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY, ONT. 668-666 24 HRS. Vol. 3, No. 50 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1973 1' Sign bearing pickets boycotted food outlets in Whitby last Saturday includingthe Dominion Store at the Whithv Plaza on Brock Street South. From left to , - ----- -- n.j rrnft of Oshawa. Woodcroft;- Marlene Foran; Tony Solomon; Wendy J ud- ge; and Jim Foy ail of Wbitby excepting Father Wood- PICKETS PRGTEST GALIFORNIA GORAPE SALES Boycotting of area food outiets selling California- grown grapes resumed Sat- .urday morning with the brunt of the boycott aim-' ed at Dominion Stores. The Witby Plaza Do- minion Store on Brock Street South, and the Do- minion Store on Hwy. 2 at Kendalwood Road were the two main Whitby loc- ations being picketed. This peaceful pieket is an attempt by local resi- dents to show their sup- Advusory Council Election The parents' advisory council for Ienry Street 11gb Sehool elected its new executive last week. port for the United Farm Workers' Union in Califor- nia headed by Cesar Cha- vez. Mr. Chavez started in 1965 boycotting the ann- ual California $330. mill- ion dollar grape harvest to try to improve the work- ing conditions and wages of the farmn workers. California farmn workers earn an average family in- come of $2,800. per year and have a life expectancy of 49 years. Chairman for 1974 is Fred Andrews. Secretary is Mrs. Joan Attersley; Mrs. Heidi Dewey, services ch- airwoman; and Mrs. Sandy cial events. of vice-chai lieity .chair filled. Eight hundred thous- and of these farm workers' children also work in the fields, and it is claimed, with no protection from dangerous pesticides. In April of this year, Cesar Chavez called a strike and boycott, but because two Chicano faim work- ers were murdered, hund- reds hospitalized, and tho- usands arrested the picket was called off. Nearly 600 workers le- ft their bornes for the Nrth merica tourall suport for the boycott. Tuport otheaboyMotea arerspetivendy teair are fepiftlgethsum ers ofaifolrnia table gra- es in theworldandabDomr- e inneStor reapantlyom theo Stargesaret foareU.S thraprest andetcerinUCan gaeand. tu nCn Tad lcaaomite heading up the boycott in this area are: Father Paul Woodcroft (Youtb_ Separate Sehool Teachers Res'igi The positions Ontario County Separ irman and pub- ate school teachers havt rman were nlot submitted 358 resignatior effective January 1, 1974 ,eOply 22 teachers in the is 29 sehools affected have 4 refusd to go along wîth )t the mass resignation. (St. Andrews United Chu- rch, Oshawa); Father John Mahoney (Oshawa Priest); Tomn Simmons(Pres.of the Oshawa and District Lab- our Council); and Bill Pie- rcy. Oshawa city coulicil vo- ted in November to sup- port the boycott principle and even Mayor Jim Pott- icary walked a picket line. It is hoped that "togeth- er we can change Domin- ion's arrogant attitudes" The Ontario County May. English Catholic Teachers' Association bas, been neg- Sotiating with the Ontario County Separate Sebool Board for wage increases in keeping with "the cost of living". The only offer made by the board ranging from 2,8 to 6 percent was re- by Miko Burgess kasersniteature.Thy o- ntinue "show Dominion that you care about decent wages, pesticide controls, and an end to cbild labour in the fields -- Refuse to buy the blood-stained gra- pes and lettuce sold by Dominion -_ shop at those stores which support the boycott". Sehools affected in Wh- itby are: Dennis O'Connor High Sehool; St. Bernard's Sehool; St. John The Ev- angelist School; St. Ther- esa 's Sebool; and St.- Leo's Separate Sehool ini Brook- fin. F AMI LY R ESTAURANTS LWHITBVY & OSHAWAý '4;.' Pli É Free Press rnoio dfn