Fiùre crews respond to 17 alarm cails Hallowe'en night The Whitby Fire Department respondec to 17 alarma iast Wed- nesday which was, of course, Hailowe'eri Night. According to Deputy Chief Tonyý Van- Doleweerd, at one time in the night ail part-time volunteers had been ac- tivated. In fact, the iast' of them was released from duty at 9:30 a.m. last Thursday. VanDoieweerd noted that weeks often go by with. fewer responses than those experienced last Wednesday. In fact, ail 3,000 gallons in the reservoir at the Myrtie fire station were used, prompting the need for ail three pumpers to f111 up in Brooklin. S The department responded to two alar- ms at the White Qaks apartment complex during the evening as well as to a minor aIarm at Trafalgar Castie School. A smoke detector went off in a home on Ribblesdaie Dr. ancf a mior fire was x- f Jled boUtlésý' lead to arrest A Brooklin resident has been arrested after police stopped a man carrying three Mootov Cockta" during the early hours of last Thursday mor- ning. According to a spokesman for, the Durham Regionai Police Force* officers on patrol spotted a man riding a bicycle near the intersection of Baldwin S. and Colston Rd. After stopping the mari, the officers discovered three botties containing gasoline on bis persori. Charged with possession of an ex- plosive devise and being intoxicated in a public place is Robert Edward Hill, 20, of 123 Baldwin St., Brooklin. For more information cail David Pugh at 576- 1405. e perienced at an apar J tmaent building on Dun das St. E. f However, fire. crewç i spent most of thE evenîng in the rural area of Whitby. VanDoleweerd said that Wbitby crews responded to a structure line at the Townline and Hwy. 12. Crews froni Thickson Rd., Brookljn and Myrtie eventuaily turned that fire over to the Scugog Township Fire Department. They also responded to minor alarma at St. Leo's Church on Bald. win St. and to a grass and rubbish fire on the fairgrounds on Win- chester Rd. E. Another rubbish fire occured on Queen St. and a tire fire was lit on the Way St. bridge. There was another mninor fire on the south end of Way St. However, the major response of the evening came at 1: 15 a.m. Thur- sday morning when an old frame house belonging to the Thun- derbird Golf and Coun- trY Club was totally destroyed. The bouse was weli invoived by the timefire crews reached the scene VanDoleweerd said ad- ding that minor damage was also done to a near-. bybarn.. This fire wasn't ac- cidentai. 7- "We believe it to be 1-arson ," the deputy chief said, "There were two s fires at the same time in e two different locations. " ýl Damage was estimated at $31,00o. 1 Arson is also suspec- 5ted ini other fires in the Brooklin area. 1 A barn owned by tBrooklin Development Ltd. at the corner 0f An- derson St. and Win- chester Rd. was totaily destroyed while a near- by one was saved. VanDoieweerd said that crews from the Brock St. station responded to this alarm after answering a calin the main part of towri at about 12:30 a.m. Arson is aiso suspec- ted in another barn fire, this one on Columbus Rd. E. that occured sometime around 2 a.m. VanDoleweerd said that this fire was sighted by a volunteer returning home froni work. While crews arrived in time to prevent any substantiai damage some 17 cows had to be iead from the barri. VanDoleweerd said that only the on-shift full time crews were on duty Wednesday night but they were supported by the part-time volun- teers. .After a night of such intense activity, he ad- ded that the firefigliters TOOL'Sfor trade TOOLS Corne and visit aur showroomn Large selection of har-d tools, Npmechan"ical woodwork tool boxes, machinery etc. CURDS 'N WHEY ITO WE FEATURE: ELDORADO CHEESE PRODUCTS CLAXTON FRUIT CAKE GREAVES PRESERVES WHITE FEATHER EGGS STIRLING REG & WH EY BUTTER CHEESE TRAYS OUR SPECIALTY NEW HOU RS: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. .6 p.m. The empioyees of Whitby's Andrew Antenna went ail out in support of the United Way campaign. This year, the employees of the Beech St. plant raised $5,974, 43 per cent more than in 1983. Last year, they raised 49 per cent more than they did in 1982, which makes this year's gift even more significant. Andrew Antenna contributed an additional $3,000 to the employees' efforts. In the photo above, Arnold Bock, chairman of the key accourit sector of' the Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastle United Way accepts the cheques from Chris Ostertag and Bob Carmichael, chairman of the piant's fun- draising.drive. Free Press Staff Photo 28 DUNDAS STREET WEST WHITBY, ONTARIO 668-1621 1~ Il ALL Gibbard Diningroom Furniture Less 15% -ALL Gibbard Bedroom Furniture Less 15% r- ALL Stiffel Lamps L Less 10-30% m