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Whitby Free Press, 17 Aug 1972, p. 6

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Page 6, Thursday, August 17, 1972, WHITE3Y FREE PRESS BIRD 'S EVE VIEW -JM QI/Ail I Just Couldn'ft HeIp Myseif I tried but 1 broke aut Iaughing just thesame. It didn't seem fair ta laugh at samebody else's misery but 1 guess I'm just a sadist at heant. The kids wene 1lined up at the foot af thel1adder waiting their tunn at the nope Iadden. The nope Iadder was'paraIlel ta the ground and ran from one upnight 1ladden to another one 12 feet away. The nope Iadden was about eight feet off the ground and unden i t was a pool of waten. Just like the setup you see fan anmed fonces train ing. Once you get Up there and go hand aven hand for about thnee nungs of the ladden itts too late ta turn back sa you have anly twa choices left; make it ta thefinishor drap into the water belaw. And once yau get stanted the athen side looks miles away and the wvaten beîow must resemble a bottomless ocean 15 WORDS FOR $1 AT 301 BYRON ST. S AND WE WILL RUN VOUR WANT-AD tUNTIL SOLD' or maximum of 5 weeks. WORD t1D (2.) 43.) (7.))I. no comrrwrcia/ adv.eriur MAIL TO;0 BROOKLIN HARDWARE w4 PHONE 655-3831 Paint Dealer Complete Line of. Hardwvare and Paints 58 BaRIWifl St., Broobci Open8:30 - 6 Prdays tiII, i n One little guy climbed up and from the look on his face you knew he was going tomake it. Unfortunately that look of determination started ta show cracks of doubt about haîf way across and the crowd sensed what was happening. Out carne the tangue and it started wiggling from side to side in the mouth. The eye- b ro ,Wswere literally jumping up and down because of the intense concen- tration. Andthenonehandslipped off a rung. The crowd let out a groan and the littie guy kicked his feet like the dickens ta right himself and regain his handhold. After a couple of fierce kicks and lots of tangue wagging he made it and the crawd gave him a cheer sprinkled with appl ause. ltwas ail he needed ta go and with a final burst of strength he made it ta the ather side and staggened down the ladder ta his dadts waiting arms. Next up was a little girl in a light blue dress with a white fringe on the bottom. She was pretty confident be- cause she didn't even take off her long whitestockings. Sheonly made it ta the third nung. Thatts when i laughed. Yes, 1lknow it was aw f u1 ta 1augh a t th at poor 1ittMe girl but 1 just couldn't help myself. There she was completely soaked after her fal 1 in the pond and her mathen wvas just furious. 1 suppose 1 was laughing at the mother as much as I was laughing at the daughter. hi leI1 was thene watching ail1 these antics 1 watched at least haîf a dozen Mids hit the waten. Same lau -hed, some <St-led and some were mad.. more at flot fi!nishing than at being wet. 3,ut the C HINESE FOOD CAL THE$fJNfJGftT S668-702m1 ~ "And Let Your Taste Se The iudge"P 10% OFF on FREE Home Delivery Pick Up orders Fast Take Out Service SUNLIGHT RESTAURANT 116 DUNOAS ST. W. AMPLE PARKING AT REAR whole thîng was in good fun and the kids seemed to love it. Everi after watchiflg somebody take a dunking they were caon- vincedthey could get across the lad'der without getting wet. Therewere lots of ather games toal Things like tubes to crawl or slde through and rope bridges to cross and a slippery hiIl that was great for King of the Castie. Actually there was sa much that my lady friend had ta considerably restrain me fram getting right in there wi th the kids and whooping it up. It didntt seem fair to me that they should have it ail. When 1 was a kid the only decent thing to play in was awrecked car on a vacant lot. If youlve got kids aven three years ald and youtre looking for a spot'ta take them that will cost you only the price of admission then go ta Ontaria Place. It happens every day and the ki ds wil11 have a baîl1. Whil1e the kids are having a good time at the Chil drents VIll1age the parents can see the rest of Ontario Place which i s w ell1 worth the $." .50 admissian ticket. Whenyaudecide ta, go don't for- get to take aspare set of clothes for the kids. You neyer know, one of them just might not be the Tarzan he thinks he is. And about that little girl. l'm sorry dean but I just couîdn't help laughing. Vlhat the heck! you kids got your ne- venge anyway when you laughed at my dunking during the carnival last week. THE FRIENDLY. FLEA MARKET "We buy and selI anythlngil 23 PRIINCE ST 725-9183 OSHAWAI HAVE YOU ECOOKED YOUR MCDONALÉ,IDIS BIRTHDAY PARTY? Please feel free ta take advantage of our. f ul1 Catering Services OPEN 10 a.m. - 7 DAYS-A-WEEK Mc Donald's FAMILY RESTAURANTS McDonald Locations Oshawa - Simcoe St. N. & Taunton Rd 579-2751 Whîtby - Whitby Mail, Thickson Rd. & Hwv 2 728-630& a. Try It .6 You'IILike u ARLIE SALES WH!ITBY - 668-9397 209 DUNDAS ST. W. it ! -9 -.. ce

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