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NESDAY, MARCH 10, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS rCarniva1theme salutes ever alert firefighters Planning for the 1976 County Town Carnival is well under way, with a theme being chosen last week, and many of the eventstentatively scheduled. The theme of this year's carnival will be: Whitby Salutes Fire Fighters--"Ever Alert". The reference is to the Ontario Fire Fighters con- vention to be held in Brook- lin during the final carnival weekend, -and the "Eve.r Alert" slogan has been the môtto of the Whitby Fire Departnent as long as anyone can rernember. A few changes are planned NDP faces election debts Being in debt seems to be a growing fact of life in these inflationary times. So it is, too, with the Provincial New Democratic Party. Recently, the NDP admit- ted its financial embarrass- ment - by launching a fund- raising campaign called "Oper- ation Tomorrow". It is design .d, says spokesperson for the Durham West Riding Association Velma Cornish, to pay the $100,000 debt the party incurred in the September 18 election last year. As well, Ms. Cornish con- tinues, tomorrow must also provide another S100,000 as an operating budget for the next election - thought by some political pundits to be just around the corner. Ms. Cornish, who mans the NDP Action Centre in Picker- ing Village, says that members are being canvassed, but private donations will also be accepted. "Under the new Elections Act for Ontario, people who give money to the party may get a tax break", she says. Cornish explains that -for the first $100 donation, 75 percent is deductible from provincial income tax. Over $100 is 50 percent deductible. According to the NDP worker, each riding associa- tion is responsible for at least $2,000 of the total sum. "Our problem is we have no reserves", Cornish adds. "We fight every election from hand-to-mouth, while the for this year's carnival, but many of the events will be at the same times and locations. A tentative schedule drawn up Thursday has the carnival queen contest at Heydenshore 'Pavillion Wed- nesday July 21, to start off the proceedings. Last year the carnival queen was selected at the variety show. July 22 is still one big question mark for the County Town Carnival Committee. They have put in a bid for a Wintario draw at the Iroquois Park arena that day, and have been told they should get an answer in two to three weeks. If the draw is approved, Conservatives campaigns on they get from run their the interest the money in the County Town Singers have offered to put on a free concert that night. Friday July 23 there will be a junior lacrosse game in the arena, and on Saturday July 24 Bert Heaver will pre- sent his variety show, also at the arena. On July 25 there will be a driving skill test at the Iroquois Park parking lot and possibly an indoor soccer game in the arena. July 26 to 28 are the days of the Chamber of Commerce trade fair and July 29 there will be roller skating in the arena. Friday July 30, there will their coffers".f. The campaign, Operation Tomorrow, is similar to a be another lacrosse game in the arena and the Kiwanis beef barbeque and dance at -leydenshore Pavillion. Reoreation Director Wayne DeVeau said he will arrange a big band dance in the arena that night, with music supplied by either Woody Herman, the Jimmy Dorsey Band, or Les and Larry Elgart. Sunday Aug. 1, the Whitby Ministerial Associa- tion is planning an ecuminical service in the arena, and there will be the fireworks display on Aug. 2. The Lions Club has been experiencing some difficulties successful noney-gatherer set up after the 1972 provincial election. Police arrest two suspects in Ajax milk store robbery Durham Regional police last week arrested two men in Whitby who are believed to have been involved in the armed robbery of an Ajax milk store. Police stopped a van on Highway 12 north of Taunton Road Tuesday, and charged Jeffery James Finnegan, 17, of RR 1 Oshawa and Neil R. Brown, 21 of 2 Elizabeth St., Ajax with armed robbery, after a search of the vehicle revealed a .22 calibre pistol and a small amount of money. Shortly before the arrest, police said, two males had held up the Becker's milk store on Kingston Road in Ajax. MORE MAGAZINES MORE COMIC BOOKS AT BRIAN'S FOR BOOKS 135 Brock St. S. Whitby 668-1221 Horsepower Horsepower is the -power needed to lift 33,000 pounds a distance of one foot in one minute-about one and one- half times the power an average horse can exert. Pyramids Quetzalcoatl is the world's largest pyramid. Located some 60 miles southeast of Mexico City, it's the largest monument ever constructed. It is 177 feet tall with a base area of nearly 45 acres. Its total volume has been es- timated at 4.3 million cubic yards. Most of the world's pyramids were built be- tween the 6th and 12th cen- turies. in making arrangments for its Bavarian beer garden, but hopes to proceed as usual. The Optimist Club will again be dunking celebrities,andthe Malta Social Club will have a pavillion in Whitney Hall at the arena for the final week end. The downtown merchants are thinking of changing the date of their shopping mall, and the Canadian Scottish Club has asked to provide a pavilion. The Kinsmen Club will be printing the 12,000 programs to be distributed around town, and have set May 1 as the final date for all adver- tising to be in. The Brooklin :iorticultural Society would like to move its flower show to the arena this year, but some difficul- ties are being experienced with scheduling for this event. The next meeting of the County Town Carnival Com- mittee will be held at the Centennial Building April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Whitby Minor Soccer Association ALL STAR TRYOUTS MOSQUITO 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 19 at West Lynde School PEEWEES Division- 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 at West Lynde School BANTAM Division- 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March,18 at Anderson Collegiate For further information contact lan Miller 668-5793 or Don Mizen 668-8506 Ihlk with our FBDB Management Services Officer who helps small businesses help themselves. If you're wondering whether there's a féderal government program that can assist your business, contact our Management Services Officer who will tell you what federal programs may suit your needs and put you in touch with the appropriate offices. In Whitby call Peter Cash at 576-6800 or write to: Federal Business Development Bank 22 King St. West, Oshawa V FFDERA L rBU$AESS DEVELPAvENT RAI« Sheila Todd, 17, a Grade 13 student of the Ontario Ladies' College, enj,,ys a royal ride around the Iroquois Park Arena ice surface after she was named the high school queen Thursday during the Whitby Carnival. Miss Todd, a native of Buckingham, Quebec, was chosen from about a dozen, contenders. Lori Butler and Jeanette Beck were runnersup. The carnival, the first in Whitby in three years, was organized by the fire and recreation departments in commemoration of the fire department's 125th anniversary this year. Frec Press Photo