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FROM A BIRD'S EYE Town could havecolourful Bavarian Beer Garden The Whitby Navy League is going all out in a concentrated effort to raise the $50, 000 needed to build harbour head- quarters for their naval base. One such effort is a gigantic 24-hour CountryMMusic Marathon to be staged at t h e d o w n t own Whitby Brock Theatre April 14 and15. The marathon will officially get un- d e r w a y 6 p. m. Friday night and run non-stop to 6 p. m. Saturday, and it is h o p e d during the 24 hour span, wh ich wi I l b e ent1 ivened by personal visi ts b y country music stars, that the the phones will be kept ringing with pledges from the public. "We are not setting a goal on money to be pledged", said George Hodgson, C h a i r m a n o f the Navy League Cadet Committee. "We'll take anything we can get and pledges in any amount wil i be ap- preciated. "The w or d has gone out to profes- si on al entertainers for miles around; local entertainers are being invited as wel.l, so there should be quite a variety VIEW JIM ûUAIL Spring has finally made it! I know, 'v e seen a good m a n y o f the signs. Walking down the streetl1 saw a kid with six inch high rubbers looking for a nine inch deep puddle to test them out. Kids a I w ays do that in the spring. It seems t h e i r f e et get alt dried up during the I o ng winter and come spring they have tolet their feet soak in somepuddle water. Another good sign i s when the neigh- b our s head for the ditches. When the f i rst warm day comes it looks like ev- erybody is digging foxholes, but they're not. The y are just digging out an ac- cumulationof snow and mud so they can gleefully releasetheir small lake down- stream to their neighbour's driveway. And of course, with spring comes t h e b i c ycle brigade. All the bicycles come out of the basements and garages and after a little oiling up, sometimes the riders get oiled up too, they're off f o r a n o t h e r year. The only problem w i th riding a bike early in the spring, is you have to stick to paved surfaces. Once you get to an unpaved side-street youlrerightup to the hubs in mud in no time. It is at this point the riders take sm al1 snorts from that little bottle you see ci ipped to the frame. One rider triedtotell me itcontainedwater. Sure! ...Il betitwasdistilledwater to boot! M e t t i n g snow in the spring always revealslittle treasures and surprises. L i ke finding the rake in the driveway. Finding the rake al so explains that mys- terious flat tire you got in the middle of winter. After the snow is gone you dis- cover why that cute little fat rabbit was h a n g i ng around al1 winter. Sure he's fat, he ate half the bark off your trees and shrubs. Spring also means it's time to get out t h a t bargain fertili zer you bought Iast fa 1 and spread it on the lawn. It is ra the r disillusioning to discover the w h o 1le b ag of fer tilizer has gone hard as cerment, but a little hammering will fix t h a t. So in goes the fertilizer and off you go w i t h the spreader until1 you make that first turn on the'lawn and the spreader dumps ten pounds on one spot. It seems the s p r e ader got just a little rusty over the winter. B u t spring is wel come. What other t i m e o f the year can you get your car s tu ck to the axles in mud and right in your own driveway ? And it's handy too! You don't have to walk far to the phone for a tow-truck. As s oon as the snow is on its way out, it's also time to line up at the gar- age toget the snow tires removed and a spring tuneup. The money for the tune- up came from al t the gas money you sav- ed when the car was bur ied in the dr ive- way in mud for over a vveek. Dogs and cats love spring. They 1ike to get out in the fresh air, and they're t h e f i r s t to bring back 1tittle samples of s pr i ng on their feet and leave them on the iving room carpet so you'll know spring is really here. As for me I always know it's spring w hen I discover lm t he only one left wearing a heavy woolen scarf. So just like lastyear, l'il discard all my heavy winter clothing in favour of t-shirts and 1 i g h t j ackets and running shoes. And probably j us tlike last year t will falt victim to the worst cold i have ever had and I w i Ili vovv at that time to wear my w inter c lothes a little longer next spr ing. Yes, it'salt coming back! It must be spring. in store, " says M. C. Don Osborne. Pol i tical peopl e have ai so been asked to drop in. AI though marathon organi zers antici- p a t e a s t ea dy flow of visits from the g e n e r al public during al 1 hours, they an ticipate that the first two hours fol- 1 ow i ng the closing of local hotels will be the busiest. A po r t io n of the 24 hour marathon wil1 be broadcast over Radio CHOO in a r e mote with the colourful "Uncle Ben- ny"i. Anyone wishing to participate in the entertainment is aksed to calI Don Os- borne at 668-2159. Phone in Tel1 e phone number s to be used for dialingpledges will be publishedon the f r on t page of the Whitby Free Press, next issue. 40e S."This kind of politicking Went out with Diefenbaker" AI Ward, N. D. P. candidate in Ont- ario Riding, expressed dismay and dis- a p p o i n tment over the personal attack made upon hi mself and Mr. Cafik by F r a n k McGee, the Conservative nom- inee in Ontario Riding. Speaking to a New Democratic Party Organization Meeting held in Port Perry on M o n d a y, Mr. Ward referred toan article in one of the local papers which q u o t e d the insul ting remarks made by Mr. McGee. Mr. Ward said: "This type o f p e r s o nal attack shows Mr. McGee to be much less of a man thanl1 had t h o ught he was. Some of Mr. McGee's T,o r y s u p p o r ters should remind him that thiskind of politiking went out with John Diefenbaker. " Mr. Wardsaid: "Thismay be the way Mr. McGee conducted his election cam- paign in Scarborough back in the 50's, but he wilIl find it unacceptable to the vot- ers of OntarioRiding. They are hot ac- customed to hearing the candidates in- su I t one ano ther; they prefer ta see them deal with the issues." 728-4623 SEAtirT SALON O.w...o... Op.Tuvaday. Wàýedda. T6uendes 4 FrdayE iesag OSHAWA MEAT PRODUCTS & DEL.CATESSEN Makers of European Brand Meat Specialties Pastries & Imported Delicacies STEVEN KRECHOWICZ 1818 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY, ONT 725-5821 Page 5 Phone inYour Pledge A Bavar i an-style Beer Garden at Centennial Park could add a fresh note to County Town Carnival festivities, if the proposed project receives a clean bilI of health from the local fire de- partment. The project approved by councilt sub- jectto afavourable report from the fire chief, would be operated by the Whitby Lion's Club. A 40 by 120' fire proof tent, closed in by a snow fence or similar type, would be erected at the north end of the park. The tent with surrounding outside tab- les, would be open in the afternoons and evenings in conjunction with the County Town Carnival on August 4, 5, 6 and 7. In t h i s h ol1 id ay atmosphere, beer w o u 1 d be sold in steins and also light snacks. Every evening the public would be enter tained by a Bavarian band at the beer garden. Permission for operation of the pro, posed beer garden rests with Fire Chief Ed Crouch.