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PAýGE 6, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1974, WHITBY FREE PRESS Alex Kain*ins W*ins Top Photo Award Reporter-photographer Alex Kainins has won the 1973 Toronto Firefighters Association's BEST PICTURE 0F THE YEAR award. It cardes a $300 prize and a citation from the firefighters association. The Whitby Free Press columnist received his award duing a civic brunch- on Sunday at the Royal York Hotel. 120RoomNHotel Cornes to Whiltby Acting Mayor, Coun. Ger- ze< Emm, tums the sod for Ui.ncw Howard Johnson -Wotor Hotel at Thickson Rd. 'S. tnd Ifwy. 40 1, in Whîtby. Dick King, left, lhcenslng director for 'the Howard * lohnson chain, and Eric Hansink, Ir., son -of thec licensec watch enthusîastically, The resàauranl is due Io opniilate fail with com- plto f the hotel expected by zpring of 1975. - Free Presi Photo A symbolic bright orange ribbon-trimced spade was used by Whitby Councilllor Gerry Emm at 2 p.m. ycster- day when he turned the sod for the newesî Floward'John- son's Motor Lodge., The hotel is being bu iii on an.- 8.26 acre site at Thickson Rbad and Highway 40 1. Th is I 20-room hotel is an- other of the Canadian How- ard Johnson's hotels being developed by Orangeroof Canada Limiled. Eric Han- sink. un Oshawa buiilder is thc licensce for the propcrty. In addition Io the 120, bcdroorns. the hiotel will fea- ,ure z 50-seai Hüward John- son s îcNtauuanl, anl 80-seut lounge, a. 150-seat lounge. banquet and conférence fac. ilities for I150 people and an itidçoor pool. The architect is Noirman A. Wright of Oshawa. The restaurant is due 10 open in late Faîl of this year, with the hotel opcning eanly in. the Sprîng of 1975. Total cost of thec pr<ject is an es- tîmnated 52.5 million. When asked why he wanted 10 build a H-oward iohn5on's Motor Lodge, Eric Hansink commented,. "I got involved with the idea from Ail my travelling in tlhe United States. 1 always stayed ai IHoward JoIhiison*s and 1 liked it. Ta' nîy reastoii. as!simpile as tlîit'. The Latvlan-born journalist won this major newspaper award for a picture he took last Decemnber in Toronto. The award-winning photo shows'Toronto'fixemen bat- tllng a three-alarni blaze on Mutual Street whlch left two people dead. Kaînins' picture was judged against entries from the To-, ronto Star, The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Sun. One of the better-known judges was CFRB news, direct- or Arthur Cole, who formerly was City Editor of the T'or- onto Telegrarn. After receiving his award, Alex rcmarked:"It was indeed a pleasant surprise. You know, freelancers don't et much attention these days in Toronto." 2 Arméd Robbers Captured Quickly Two armed men who rohb- cd the Beckcr's Milk Store, Brock Street N., Whitby, of S399. last Wednesday' night were 'captured by Whitby dWý- ision 1 8 police minutes after. Apparently two men. dis- guised i stocking masks enter- cd the store carrying a 12- gauge sawed-off shotgun short. ly before closing time. They forced -the cashier and a wom- an customer to stand behind the coun'ter* while they rifled thc cash register and cult he telephone wires. A m1ian who eîîtered tIle store« v'as a5ord- ered belýind Illc Cotler. The money was found under the front. seat of the car Occ- iapied by three nen. Arrested. and charged'with two counts of ammed robbery are DougI8s James Howard, 25, of. 58 Hiley Ave., Picker- ing, John Barry. Porter, 3 1, of 285 Albert St.,' Oshawa, and' Richard William Smith, 289 of KCing's Court, Ajax. Provinciaol Judge Jermyn To Retire From The Bench "There are those of us who are flot awarý of the fact,. this person iq Ieaving this auspicious chair and 1 want 40o leave things int a well ordered state for Uie next man comiîng ini," Provin- cial Court Judge H.W, Jermyn of Whitby, said. During the Ajax Court'proceedings His Honour made Uhc above stat- ment as he wamned Uic law- yers niot to request lengthy remands for their clients. Somne of thc cases ýppearing before Judge* Jermnyn are to be comnplcted by His Honour; as anoth«et. presidinlg Judge has a difficuit time taking over a Juisdiction whcre cases are already in progress before a presiding Judge. In fact about thec only time it oçcurs is when a presiding Judge dies while in office, thon a trial begins al over again. There have been thre presiding judges die while in office in the Whitby-Pickering -Oshawa jurisdiction during the past 25 years. Dunlop Firestone Takeover Serious discussions are presently underway between Firestone and Dunlop of Canada Ltd., Whitby, con- cerning a possible takeover They are Judge John Prit- chiard, of Whitby, who succ- ceded Uic Laie Judge Cole- man also of Whitby. Judgc Alex Hall of Oshawa, who was known to many as Mayor Alex Hall of Oshawa; was appointed Crown Attomney by Firestone. Ed Broadbent M.P. Oshawa-Whitby, told the Free Press that according to law (and to receive govern. ment approval) "the takeover must provide significant ben- efit to Canada".* He con- tinued "one of the most impbrtant aspects is provid- ing good employment poss- ibilities, so 1 would think that if it's approved (if, and when an application is made) it should mean that there is no reduction in the labour force." WY for the County of Ontario and in 1961 was appointed and iducted as Judge Hall for Ontario County which has become known as the Judicial'Region of Durham, These two laie Judges wert presiding over the County Court in Whitby ai the time of their deaihs. Magisîrate 'F.L. Ebbs of Oshawa, prcsided over thc Provincial Courts i Oshawa. and Whitby before tic work load became too hcavy for one Magisîrate, now known by the title of Provincial Judge. He dicd following a heart aîtack. Both Magistrate Ebbs and Judge Hall1 died from heart attacks while Judge Pritchard succumbed, t0 a lengthy illness, prior to thc retirement age for Judges. Members of the Crown Attorney's Office,siated that Provincial Court Judge Jer- myn is retining some time in June -as he is "ncaring the retiremeritage lirnit for the Hu mad ne Societ Ra*ids Farrn A Wednesday afiernoon raid by the Onianio Humane Society (Whitby) uncovered 21 dogs and 13 cals at an Anderci St. farmn. Twenty-two of the an- mals wcre found in the farmt âiouse where excremenl in ;orne places on the floor was i foot and a half high. The raid came as ýa resuit ýf an earlicr complaint. The awner, apparenlly a woman, was not present at the fime :f the raid. The animais wcrcail taken to the Society's Whitby loc- ilion whcre two dogs and rive' kitiens had to be i lOY .Jv n'Il. Iroquols Arena ýOpensl Iroquois Park Arena off- ter Ehb'erîce, of Totten Sinis A large crowd turned out icially opened Sunday evening Ilubicki; Walter Beath, chair- for the ceremonies despite with aIl the pomp. and cere- mati of Durhain Region; the sweltening heat. mony befitting a facility of Mayor Des Newman, Jini From the Whitby Recrea- this stature. Garîshore': Gerry Gelci te. di- lion Department weget these Coun. Jim Gartshore. rector oif recreation; Norin inieresting statistics about our chairmnan of recreation, acted (Catik M.P., Dr. Charlie Me- new arena: Cost - over as master of ceremonies for Ilveen M.P.P.; and Rev. Johin $1 million; seating capacity the evenng. The platfor oc.E rodeî~&P 1,538 and 1,000 standing; ce ,îsiste fof t'roni left tii a late and is missing from ice surface 85' by 195'; right: Vinice Platti, pres. of this photo. banquet hall capacity - 140; Newtown Construction; PC- six dressing room, Council Shuts- Doors On Senior Hockey» Whitby Counicil speni three hours Monday night hearing deputations and try- ing 10 decide w'hether-or-not t0 allow, a propo 'sed Senior 'A' hockey ieam, four hours of ice time each-week. The coundcil meeting, al- though usually poorly attend- cd, waspacked with différent groups, Junior A Hockey Club, Whitby Figure Skating Club, Brooklin Whitby Minor, Hockey Assoc., and the Sen- ior A group. The Senior 'A' group was trying to be squeezed mbt the already* tight ice trne schedule for four hoursweekly to gel the îeam stanîed. The other groups were there te stop themt for fear of giving up any of their own lime, or in the case of the Jr. A. club notwantingcompetitîon. In the present schedules for Brooklin M emorial Ar- ena and Iroquois Park, Min- or Hockey lias about 68 hours of ice lime; each week, the figure skating club about 23V2, Jr. *A about 6!½, about 16 hours weekly for publice skating (children, family, ad- ults) and the rest of the time is split up amongsî other groups such as Ringette, In- dustrial Leagues, and 'Private Counicil kicked the matter back and forth, Mayor New- -man left the chair and offer- cd a solution by juggling the, schedule 10 allow Senior 'A' but this was not well reccived, ,ând a break wa's, alied t ailow council to hold a con- fidential meeting. The outcome was council 'boting in favour of accepîing mie Recreation Director's re- conimendation to flot ailow the Senior 'A' club ice turne. 1 JUNE 1