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Page 12, Thursday, March 23, 1972, WHITBY FREE PRESS SPRING TRAINING Jody Turner, 1 ef t andçCam Murkar, right discover that it may be warm en- ough in Florida for spring training, but here i n Whitby it's so cold the bat has s h r'unk. Sign at Centennial Park ann- o un ces "Opening Day" which has been prociaimed "Minor Baseball Day in the Town of Whitby." THE LURE OF ANTIQUES by Noe lenayam Ladder Back Chairs (181O-1860) M- P P ToInvestigate Status of Whitby Girrs Correctional School M. P. P. for Ontario South, William Newman will approach the Minister of C o r r e ctional Affairs in order to det- ermine the status of the proposed Girls' C o r r e c tional School for Whi tby, and s u b s e que n t ly arrange for a meeting between the minister and the town. The institution, which was proposed in M a y of 19 7 0, woul d be constructed n o r t h o f the Doc tor Joseph O. Ruddy General Hospital. A publ ic meeting held in Whitby t w o y e a r s a go, indicated that many Wh i tby residents fel t the correctional centre should be placed a littie further a w a y f r om the si te being proposed at Victoria Street Whitby, and preferably several miles away. The correctional school as planned, wouldhouse approximately one hundred twenty girls under a minimum security environment in a cottage-type setting. M i n 1is ter for Reforms Institutions, the former Honourable Allan Grossman explained at the May 20th public meet- ing in the Spring of 1970 that the female c or re ct ion al centre would likely be com i ng to Whitby, withor without the back ing of theilocalpeople, although the ex a c t locationof the project could be negotiated. No new action has taken place on the gave rnment proposal since the public meetingof 1970. The stall can be attri- buted to the ministry shuffle following the October provincial election. MarkedIncrease in activity at Ruddy General for 71 in every area of the Doctor Joseph O. Ruddy General Hospital, there w a s a marked in- crease in activity for the year 1971, itwas indicated at the hospital's March annual meeting. Reports from s t a ff showed that 3, 3 37 p a t i e n t s were admitted o v e r the 171 per- iod. ,780 opera- tions were perfor- med and 9, 857 em- ergency visits were handled. Average length of stay per patient was recorded at 8. 3 days. Mr. G.E. Loft- h o u s e as Presi- dent, Dr. K.C. Hobbs, Vice Pres- ident andMr. C. L. Jenkins, Trea- surer were retur- ned to theboard by acclamation. These interesting chairs have an ex- tensive history, they are found in many parts of the country, and their ances- t ors are part of an old and honourable lineage. It is still possible to find them in Ontario, in the remoter areas. On e of t h e remarkable features of this chair is its sturdiness, after a cen- tury of u s e , they are still likely to be st r ucturally sound, though show i ng signs of wear. Replacing seats Seats frequently have to be rep1 aced, but that is a fairly simple procedure. T h e s e are well-proportioned chairs, ai though they are low, and not very comfortable for our modern, long-leg- gedframes. Thewood of which they are made is that which is found in ail early furniture, with the addition of ash. Cleaning the finish W h e n cleaning the finish off, rem- ember that the first coat of paint that it re ce i ved may have been a buttermilk p a i n t , so w o r k very carefully. The m e m b e r s a r-e pegged into place w ith w o o den pegs. If the wood has shrunk, the pegs w ill1 jut out slightly, in any c a se, you will be able to see them and they are one of the means of identifica- tion for which you will be looking. The seats are woven, sometimes of rush or again of bark. It is frequentl.y necessary to replace the seat, and this canbedone. Craft shops sell rush, and you can purchase enough to do one seat for a very reasonable sum. They also carry instructions for doing rush weav- ing. The "weave" process Theprocess involves finding a slip- p e r y el1 m or b a s s wood, early in the spring, and stripping it of its bark while it is loose. Needless to say, this pro- ce ss kills the tree, so it wili be nec- essary to arrange to purchase the tree fr om its owner. It is the tough, leath- e r y inner bark that you are after, and th i s i s cut into strips and woven into the seat. When it dries it will be very firm. However, this is a difficult messy me a ns of re s t oration and will appeal only to the purist who enjoys as I said, a challenge. Thank-You Or der of the W. Robe rtson of Eas tern Star, the Brooklin M a rkham Chapter Squares for a most l55extend athank- d e I ightful eve - you ta Mr. & Mr s, ning. M r . 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