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Page 16, Wednesday, July 20th, 1971, WHITIBY FREE PRESS 'BLINKY' at the Carnival Whitby will be ghost town predicts leaving merchant 'SI inky the Talking Police Car, crea- ted by the Metro- pol itan Toronto Police Department for teaching safety to children, w il1l visit the Whitby County Town Car- nival , where he will be on display at three locations throughout the weekend. Blinky and the Whitby police saf- ety van will ap- pear in thegiant County Town par- ade at 10 a. m. , July Whitby, Ont. 668-5878 31 , and be Whitby MaIl, das Street T h i ck s o n from 2:30 p.i 5 p. m. the day. at the Dun- t and R oad m. to same August 1, Blinky will be at Heyden- shore Park from 9 a. m. to noon, and August 2nd, at C e n t e nnial Park from noon to 6 p. m. BSI ink y w ill be accompanied by a sa fety display by the Whitby Police Department, where brochures on home and traffic safety will be handed out by two girls from the Whitby Recre- ation Department. 3linky the Talk- ing Police Car was created about five years ago by Ser- geant Roy Hamil- ton ofthe Metro Pol ice Department to communicate safety to children. The c a r , which has a face and roi- lingeyes, talks to the children and answers questions about safety. It has been dis- playedat the Can- adian National Ex- hibition, theRoyal Winter Fair, Can- adian Home Show, andrecentlyat the retarded child- ren's olympic games in Toronto. W h i t b y S afety Officer Bev Gra- ham and Constable John Patterson of the M e t r o Police ar e i n charge of the safety display for the County Town Carnival. DART CHAMPIONSHIPS A CARNIVAL For the first time amixed dart tour- nament will be in- cluded in the W h i tby Coun ty Carnival, w h i c h will be co-ordin- ated by the Royal Canadian Legion. The tournament will consist of a Round Robin Tour- nament of teams consisting of t w o ladies and two men , playing for the annual carni- val trophy and championship. A smal1 entry fee will be charged to cover the cost of pr i zes for such FIRST a c h i e vements as h i g h e s t s c ore, etc. Eight teams have a I r e a d y entered and more are ex- pected before the carnival begins. The contest will be held in the Leg- ion Hall, Byron Street South, at 6 p. m. JULY 29, AND NOT AUG. 2 asîisted in the progr am. Entrants are aske d to sign up w i th the sports of- ficer, Branch 112, Royal Canadian Legion, to enter a team. Major department store needed After fifteen long years in the elec- t r o n i cs r e p a ir-service business, Buzz Jackson of Ace Electronics is throwing in the proverbial sponge. "The present core area of Whitby w i I be a g h o s t t o w n 1, saysEBuzz Jack son , more commonly known as "Uncle Buzz". 'Iit's the same old story of modern economics", explains Mr. Jackson. The independen t shop of todayljust can 't compe te with the department giants like K-Mart and Woolco. " "You are handicapped in the game when the major department stores can sell a product cheaper than the in- d e p e n d ent merchant can buy it him- self", is one piece of his logic. "And you can't blame the shopper if he can mak e his pur chase for five dollars c h e a p e r a t the nearest department store either", he adds. The much discussed parking meter is only part of the Whitby merchant's problem says Mr. Jackson, who feels theonly salvation lies in the introduc- tion of one of the larger department stores in Whitby's core area. "You'd h a v e to be bl ind to main- tain that the stores aren't slowly clos- i n g o u t in t h e downtown area. live been in the business for fifteen years, and 1've never seen it so bad. I After his closing out sale, "Uncle Ciuzz i will take up new residence in the Peterborough area. 20%/o OFF- Time xI Cigarette Lighters & Wallets SHORTIES VARIETY 121 Brock St. N. Whitby SAVE Noney on DI Premium GuaOly Fuel Dil *DI OIL8 S|S6683341 1/3 OFF TROUSERS I End of une Clearance. I reg. $18.95 - $11.95 wth this Pcoupon Ottenbrite's Men's W ear 103A Dundas St. W. Whitby your hydro Whitby Public Utilities Commission 128 Brock St. South, 17 NOTION RD, PICKERING Du ring July And 1 August F.r.ee,. Shampoo, with Eyery Haý-ircLit for aippOintmeâlt PheUe 94Z-3018ý