KINSMEN WANT ARENA PROPERTY The Kinsmlen Club of' Witby is attemptinlg 10 acqu ire the former Whiitby arena property fromilite town to convert il mb oa conilunlitY centre. Vol. 5 No. 12 At present, the pruperty is being u sed for works depaitmient storage andi this use will cease in the near future. Everet.t De hiart, prcsidcnt of the club, I)resenltedl preffim- mnary drawings prepared by ani architect tlu Whitby Counil. Tie drawings show one~ possible layout of hiow thie oxterior could bd con- verted to presenitt a "pleasinig a p pe'rance." The club feels thiat "thiis location is ideal for this pur- pose witlî ample oli street pairkîing also available". TEN CENTS F:REE PRES Mr. Dc Hart îold 'council tuat "thie Kinsmien mnotto is to serve the commnunities greatest needs. A Whiitby Kinsmen coniutnity centre is a mleans th roughi we feel our club would be bettci able to serve thiis coiimitiiiity." "1-aving received informa- tion from othcr Kinsm-en clubs who hiave such.fadilities th ey advise that pride of ownershiip attracts additional membership, and that the operating 'of such facilities is not without problems; the fellowship creatod in working togother retains its mcmbers' he added. Mr. De Hart feels, that «"4with a larger club our pro- jects for the Whitby corn- munity would be more effec- tive. We could provide our senior citizens entertainmient on a regular basis rather thian only one ovening of tho year. lu would also be our intont to make the building avail- able to other non-profit ser- vice organizations within our commiitlnity" ai reasowable, rates. "By law our club is a non- profit organization. There- fore, any mionies realized through projocts is returned to our community. Naturally Arts Grant Ref used Whitby Arts lncorporated had its request for a grant turned down by regional council. 'Regional Councillor Gerry Emm of Whitby argued to no avail that since Oshawa's Ro- bert McLaughlin Gallery received s$10,000 grant, Whitby Arts should also receive one. bumps and bruises hurt.. until the end Lisa Cascanette closed lier eyes in dejection as she realized she had just been defeated by Whitby's Kim Watson, 12, for the middle weight title at the Eastern Ontario Junior Judo Championships held Saturday at Anderson Collegiate in Whitby. The day-long tournament attracted nearly 400 compe- titors. The only other local winner was Cindy Formosa, 12, who claimed the light weight title. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess. No Further Su bsidies For Whitby Says Ministry of Transportations The Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications has told Whitby Council that the ministry can not make any furthor subsidy alloca- tions lu tho town. The town lias asked for the subsidy lu heîp offset th e largo overexpendittîre whiich il incurred in 1974. The MTC turned down the request because subsidy funds are nul available. Charles Mcllveni, Parhia- montary Assistant 0to lie Minister of Transportation and Communications told couincîl thiat "a few lhundred municipalities are Overspent fo r 1974 and thiat ove rex- penditures of' S100,000 or more aire no~t unconimrlo. Ile also spoke on ilie mali- ter of needs studies and fUnd- ing levels whichi was raisod by couincil at a mieeting witlî his predecessor iii 1974. "XVi île needs studies are considcred in the allocation of foLnds. we are nul ab loIo fully mccle the needs su iden tified witli the funds availabIe tluLus without î)Iac- ing an undue hiardshiip on the large numiber of municipal- ities who have iîot hiad needs studios", Dr. Mcllveen said. 1le told council that "un- like th e arra.igemoent fo r counlies and regions whio have ail conploted studios which are regularly updated and cari thus be. îreated on a uniformn and equitablo basis, there are only a limited iiinmber of' studios comiploted for mutnicipalities int helower tior and mnany of tlhose have not bet kept uipdated. For thiese rcasons il is not foasible for uis Io arrange funding for. thcesc municipalities emiploy- ing a miethod similar Io that uised to r countiies and regioris." Until all subsidy rocluesus have been received and cvaluated the ministry can îîot give a firmn answeo 0thie town's supplonîentaiy ro- quost. Council has until March 31 Ito submiit su ch. a request. lu will take until thie end of April for thec ministry Io evaluate fthe supplemientary requests and determine its position on themi. Cindy Formosa (left), 12, of 99 Hutchinson Avenue and Kim Watson, 12, of 31 Parkview Blvd. were the only two to win thcir classes Saturday in the Eastern Ontario Junior Judo Championship held at Anderson Collegiate. Cindy won the 'light weight* class and Kim took the 'middle weight'. Free Press Photo B3arbara Bradley, 19. of 24 Hiall's Road in îtby, was found not guiity of starting a fire at People's Clothing and two ai the Bond Towers and guilty of starting a King Street East fire, aIl in Oshawa. Sho was also found guilty of dangerous driving and fait- ing bo appear ini court hy iudge D. B. Dobbs lui Oshawa provincial court hast weck. Twuothller charges were with drawn. The fire at Peophe's Cîoîh- ing, which Miss Bradley had proviously beon charged with seting, sent three poople to hIospital. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1975 BararaBradley Guilty One Charge Acqitted on Two bccause of this, we have very litilc funds. However, with these facilit les we would have projects to provide funds for ils maintenance and operat- ing cost. Should this building ever becorne a profit making proposition, th ese profits would also go back 10 the cormntiity, ho said. The Kinsmen Club esti- mates that the required renovations would cost $20,000 to $30,000, with labour being about 75-per cent of this amount. Mr. De Hart told counicil that "we, a t present, have 30 sincere young men who are willing and more than capable to do this labour.' Council's operations corn- mittee will consider the request. Police Need $6. Million The Durharn police force will neod $6,844,523 for 1975. The police commission submitted its budget to ro- gional council last week. Th e commission's fivo- year budget forecast, also submnitted to rogional council last week, cornes to SI1,140,000. The commission will lFire 24 new policemen and Il citizons over the noxt year to offset a 28 percent increase in theý crime rate in 1974. A new communications systemn will cost a total of $500,000 to be paid oe three years - '$100»00 in 1975 and $200,000 in each ofl1976 and 1977. The commission has also forecast a total expenditure of $600,000 in five years for land, construction and furn- ishings in the Ajax-Pickering area. . 1