WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1980, PAGE 5 Vandalism is "out of hand" Committee room open Whitby Mayor Jim Gartshore (right) officially opened Progressive Conservative can- didate Scott Fennell's (left) committee room recently. Fennell, the incumbent MP for Ontario Riding, will face Liberal Doug Dickerson, the NDP's Geoff Rison, Libertarian Rolf Posma and Marxist-Leninist Dawn Carrell in the February 18 election. The committee room is located on Brock Street North, just north of the Four Corners in downtown Whitby. Free Press Photo by Michael Knell Milk metric move bad one local candidate is unhappy with a recent On- tario Dairy Council decision to change the size of the one- quart carton of milk to a one- litre container. Doug Dickerson, the. Liberal party candidate in the next federal election said, "On January 9, 1980, it was announced by the On- tario Dairy Council that the imperial quart milk con- tainer size will be cut down to a litre in the future - but the price will stay ap- proximately the same. They argue that container and distribution costs will not go down even though the value of the goods will." Dickerson said that if the council wants to go to metric packaging they should try another approach. "Surely the container can move to a one and a half litre size, slightly larger than a quart, with the price in- creasing only the ap- propriate multiple of the present quart price," he said. Dickerson said that this would not mean any finan- cial lost to the producer. "The dairy producer will still get his proper payment and may even sell more milk," Dickerson said. "The unit costs of distribution and containers will go down and the saving can be passed on the public. There could be a three and five litre option if they wish. Dickerson said that eh is concerned with the "non- chalant" way the announ- cement was made and that the council did not seem "to consider some of the har- dships caused for most families in these inflationery times. "They can surely do better than this and I will be asking in the appropriate places for better answers during the next few days, with the view of getting them back to the drawing board." Dickerson supports ACT CONT'D FROM PG. 3 should also be asked to share in the matching grant but in the case that they don't, he said that the region should not stop from acting on its own. "I believe that when a proposal of such magnitude threatens the very social fabric of a community, the lack of complete financial backing should not be a severe handicap to those concerned citizens, properly organized, in seeking an- swers," he said. Dickerson added that ACT "at some point, they have a legitimate right to request their elected represen- tatives to return of their tax dollars in order that they may be properly ad- dressed." He announced that he will present a notice of motion at today's regional council meeting concerning the above proposal and another requesting that the public hearings into the matter be postponed for at least a mon- th to allow ACT and other in- terested parties sufficient time to make their preparations. Vandalism is getting out of hand in Whitby claims East Ward Coun. Joe Drumin and he wants the town to take a tougher stand against the culprits. Drumm, chairman of the town's finance committee, said that budget figures from the Hydro-Electrie Commission show an allot- ment of $10,000 for street light repairs in 1980 alone. He said that in the past month 13 street lights were broken in the Pringle Drive, Fulwood Crescent and Trinity Crescent area, just north of Anderson Collegiate. "Public property seems to be the domain for a small minority to vandalize," Drumm said. "And it seems the culpritsare rarely caught." Drumm said that he will "press this council to prosecute to the fullest any person caught vandalizing town property," and that if the council doesn't think the sentence severe enough, he said he will urge "council immediately appeal the penalty." "It would appear that we have all kinds of law, but or- der is fast going by the wayside," Drumm said. During our January Sale Save $100.00 on this chair Reg.$339$229 THE PERFECT CHAIR FOR ANYWHERE. Quality and styling that fits in beautifully with your lifestyle, be it in the living room, den or to fill an awkward corner. Come in and see for yourself and while you are here look at all our storewide savings of 20% and more! Save even more Buy a pair and save on additional 5% I THINKING OF BUYING A HOUSE? THINKING OF RENOVATING A HOME? THINKING OF ENLARGING YOUR PRESENT HOME? INTRODUCING INDEPENDENT HOME ADVICE A New Service to guide you and help assess one of the largest single investments you will probably ever make. For economical advice offered by a Custom House Designer and Builder with 10 years experience'in Home Building and Renovation Please Calt 668-2382