PAGI 8,WEDNIiSDAY, JUNE 5, 1985, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Train whistles may become a thing of the The loud and often annoying sound of the train whistle may soon be a thing of the past, if Whitby Town Council bas its way. At its meetingclast week, council authorized public works director Dick Kuwahara to study the feasibility of passing a bylaw to prohibit the sounding of train whistles. In a preliminary report to council, Kuwahara noted that federal law requires the sounding of the whistle at railway crossinlg. "These whistles have been specifically required assasafety measure at crossing and at a set distance before the actual crossing," he said. The director told council that he has in- High speed chase ends in man's arrest A high speed chase in the early hours ·of last Wednesday morning has resulted in the arrest of a 27-year old Whitby man on eight traffic and minor criminal charges. According to a spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force, a patrolling cruiser was on Thickson Rd. S. in the Whitby Mall area when the officers spotted a vehicle travelling southbound at a high rate of speed. The officers attem- pted to get the driver to pull over to the side of the road. When he wouldn't do so, the of- ficers activated the cruiser's roof lights and gave chase. The suspect vehicle, a 1973 black Plymouth, then turned into the ramp leading onto the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401. The driver swerved and changed lanes several times - almost striking an OPP cruiser standing on the side of the highway near Har- mony Rd. The OPP cruiser then assisted in the chase. The driver of the suspect vehicle con- tinued on the Hwy. 401 until he reached Holt's Rd. Turning south, he was finally apprehen- ded at the gates to the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. John Robert Hogg, 27, of 534 Mary St. E., has been charged with: im- paired driving; dangerous diiving; failing to stop for police; A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN On August 31st, 1984 Victoria and Grey Trust merged with National Trust to forn "The National Victoria and Grey Trust Company". Because of the length of the name, we realized that it would have to be shortened as soon as possible. Therefore as of lune 3rd we have changed our narne to "National Trust", a truly na- tional name that is easy to say, easy to read, easy to remember, and easy to advertise. The marriage of Victoria and Grey Trust with National Trust has created the third largest Trust Company in Canada, with assets of over 8 billion dollars and Trusts of over 17 billion dollars. It has created a solid financial base to drive our business activities in this decade and beyond. We now have the net worth - driving without in- surance; driving while under suspension; refusing to take a breath test; altering the validation sticker on the license plate; driving with open liquor in a vehicle; and, breach or probation. He was released on a promise to appear in Whitby provincial court on June 7. $400 million, the trained people and the experience that is necessary to provide total finan- cial services toail of our customers through our 140 branch network. The decision to change our name reflects this coimrnitmient to be a strong diversified national company. Our advertised name will be ( NATIONAL-TRUST, showing the cominlg together of the two formier corripanies. I personally would like to thank you for your continued support of a great company. Sincerely, Willian H. Sornerville Chairnan and Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL TRUST past in formed by federal tran- sit officials that there is a lengthy procedure to be followed before any anti-whistling bylaw can be passed. This procedure in- cludes a formal meeting between council and the Railway Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission. Kuwahara noted that other safety measures may have to be put in place before whistling is Whitby banned, although he did add this warning: "If the merits are not great enough, then there may be no safety measures in lieu of whistles." Furthermore, the municipality may have to pay for all or part of any construction and maintenance costs con- nected with these alter- native safety measures. Kuwahara's report on the bylaw is expected to be before council later this year. Speaking to You By SCOTT FENNELL, MP (PC- Ontario) Budget praised One of the greatest measures introduced in the May 23 budget is the personal capital gains tax exemption of a half a million dollars. This tax bas never been a big source of revenue to the gover- nment (less than three-quarters of a billion dollars per year), and it bas been demonstrated in the United States that reductions in the capital gains tax have led to significant increases in the pool of venture capital available for investing in that coun- try's businesses. This measure is intended to encourage more Canadians to invest in small and large businesses. Not only would this improve the balance sheets and financial health of Canadian companies, it will assist smaller businesses that would like to grow in raising the capital which has traditionally been dif- ficult to come by, it will provide a tax environment that is more conducive to high technology com- panies raising capital, and it will encourage in- dividual Canadians to start new businesses. The idea that the exemption is simply a tax break for the middle and upper income earners is just not so. It is through capital investment that new ideas are implemented, new activities are generated and new jobs are created. The number of individuals benefiting from the exemption will depend on the response of individual Canadians. Now is the ideal time to invest in the businesses that create the jobs in this country. As interest rates come down, people must consider that stocks can offer better rates of return than bonds and savings accounts. It is time for Canadians to stop depending on the government for make-work projects which only help in the short run and get us into trouble in the long run, and give the business sector the en- couragement it needs to create the kinds of jobs that last. The personal capital gains tax exemption is a step in the right direction. Three arrested for theft The sharp eye of a passing citizen led to the arrest of three men af- ter over $3,000 worth of windows and frames were stolen from a storage shed at the Costain Ltd. subdivision site on Anderson St. N. According to a spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force, the citizen alerted police who arrived on the scene to find a van and three suspects had returned to the scene. Police also discovered that the lock to the storage shed had been broken. Charged with theft over $200 are: Daniel Peter Hebert, 32, 85 Hall St., Oshawa; Karl A. Kesper, 21; of no fixed address; and, John A. MacKellar, 32, of 1525 Ritson Rd. S., Oshawa. All were held for a bail hearing. Hebert was also charged with impaiîred driving and exceedtng .08. Typevwriter RENTALS a: also SALES & SERVICE