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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1978, PAGE 7 Hello Neighbours! Just one more day titi the big event of the year. That's right; tomorrow la the start, of the Brooklin Spring Fair. Startîng us Off will be the Miss Brooklin Beauty Pagent, accompanied by the Country Town singers. Mayor Gartshore wilI officially open the fair on Thursday, June 1 as well The Kinsmen Beer Tent wiIl open as well as the.midway. Friday5 evening, we will be treated to' the Midway, Kinsm en BeerTet Harnes* Horse Races> (now beginning at 6 p.m. instead of 6:30) Pan" 'mut.ual Betting privileges, dog obedience show. and an olde time street1 dance'in the parking lot. Don't forget that exhibits are to be placed in the arena between 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday June 3 brings us a day filled with fun and excitement. The arena.is open to visit ors from 9 a.m. Then a 10 a.m. the APHA (paint horse) Horse Show. Then at 10: 30 the better than e ver parade. In the fairgrounds immediately following the parade the judging of the parade prizes will be presented. Also judging of halter classes (Iight & heavýy horses). The Kinsmen Beer Tent re-opens, cattie judging harness classes (light & heavy horses), square dancing, judo. demonstration, horse draw, nail driving contest, and to top off the day a dance in the arena starting at 8:30 p.m. The log sawing contest, originally scheduled for Saturday has been changed to.Sunday at 2 p.m. To finish the weekend on Sunday June 4, the AQHA (quarter horse) horse show, starts at 9 a.m., at noon a bed and bath tub race, sheep judging, tug-of-war between Durham's finest and Metro Toronto finest. Then an old time fiddlers contest at 7 p.mf. Also in the morning is C.O.R.B. Club, which is Central Ontario Rabbit ]Breeders. A Pancake Breakfast will be served Up hot and tasty on Sunday morning fromn 8:30 a.m. to il ar. This will be served by the Brooklin Scout Comrnittee. Youngsters coming to the 'fair' will be able to enjoy a great deal. The Ken Jen Peeting Zoo along with the midway wilI be open ail day Saturday. If the weather is as nice as it was last weekend ail will be well. I know I arn getting excited about the fair, and I'm sure everyone else is too. Memberships for the fair will be available at Shorts Pharrnacy, Pro-Hardware and the Ernporiurn. Prices are Aduits $300 and Youth (12-18) $2.00. This entitles you to admission to the grounds as often as you like. As a special to the Miss Brooklin winner, Fantasyland Park ,wil donate an annual trophy. Bach year the winner's namnwill ~be added toithe trophy. Just thing-your name wiil go down in, history! The winners of the Kinsmen Lottery Draw for May were, Douglas V. Wagg,of Brooklin, picking up the trip of the month, and Elain Snodden of Whitby and Robert Smith of Brooklin winning the two weekends for two. Congratulations winners! The Kiwanis Club is holding a Ladies or Alrnost Ladies Bike-a-thon on Saturday June 3. The bike-a-thon is held to colelct money for cancer. Brooklin Kinsmen' s entrant wilI be Gerry Emm. Gerry will be the 'Alrnost Lady' rider, hoping to finish the journey of 20 kilorneters. Gerry wil also be sponsered by the Kinsmen. Go ahead Gerry! we're ail behind you! Good Luck! - Watch for the library bookworm in the Brooklin Spring Fair Parade! Visit the library booth in the arena where a 'book fair' sale of older books will be heldahl day Saturday. Because of fair day the library will be closed. There will be two pre-school study sessions in June; Tuesday the 6th and 13th from 1 to 2 p.m. On June 6 the Afternoon Group programns will feature a film entitled la 400 mile nature hike.' The l3th we'll see Joan Sheffield from the Community Conservation Centre speak abut energy Conservation. The group meets from 1-2 p.m. and new members are welcomne. The regular Saturday morning story hour is fnom 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For visiting libnary service to those living in the north end of Whitby please' call 655-3191. The exec.ative of the Brooklin Women's insitute met at the home 0f he vice-president'Mrs. Levi Arksey, on Thursday 25, in the afternoon', to plan the meeting for the Institute year. The regular meetings of the Women's Institute are on the third .Wednesday of the month at 2 p.min the Brooklin Community Contre. New members will be welcomed! Meadowcrest Parents Group wiil hold a meeting on Wednesday June 7 at 8 p.m. in the school library. The speaker will be Miss Lynne Dennis, Psychological Services Depart- ment, Durham Board of Education. Her topic will be discipline. There will be a film, entitled 'Your Chiid's Behaviour Equals You.' .There will aiso be elections fornew officer$ for the 1978-79 âchool year. Your presence and support would be appreciated. I don't think I have to remfind you of ail the information abut the parade, such as prizeg and catagories, -but I wiil review the route the.parade wil take this,year. At' 10:30 a.m. SHARP the parade mWIl leave St. Leo's. Separate Schooi. Which means floats and. entrants, should be there and ready by 10 a.m. This enables the people organizing BnianWinter's Hiïstorical 9Wýhitby CHARLES McCLELLAN This week the e(bjeçt of our column is Charles Arthur McClellan, a banit mý*ager in Whitby and Brooklin for 40 years. The McClellan farnily was closely associated with the development,6f Whitby, particularly the harbor. Charles Mc.Clellan's father James McClellan and his brother John were originally fnom Bowmanville, but came to Whitby because of a business opportunity of considerable importance. In 1876, Chester Draper, the owner of Whitby Harbor died, and his executors decided to dispose of the harbor. An offer was made to the Town Council of Whitby to purchase the harb&r for $32,500, with govennment assistance, but the council and taxpayers were wary of spending so much money and the town, lost an opportunity to control the harbor and the considerable grain trade which passed through it. On april .29, 1879, Whitby Harbor was, put up for public auction, and purchased for. $40,100 by a group of business people from Bowmanville: David Galbraith and Mrs. Daniel Galbraith, and James and John McClellan. James McClellan had been working at Liverpool Market, a port in Pickering Township, where Bay Ridges is presentiy located.* In April 1880, he, as a partner in the new Port Whitby Harbor Company, became harbormaster at Port Whitby. The Galbraiths and the McClellans owned and operated Whitby Harbor until 1905 when they sold it to the Keystone Sugar Company. In 1910 the harbor was acquired by the federal government. Chartes-Arthur McClellan, a son of James McClellan, was born near Bowmanville on Oct. 15, 1872 and moved to Whitby as a'boy when his father became one of the owners of the harbor.1* In Septemben 1889 he began a 40-year career in banking at the age of neanly 17 in the Western Bank of Canada, which had its office in the building now occupied by the Whitby Free Press. The original bank vault stiil remains in the Free Press office on Brock Street North. to get the parade arraning and roiiing on trne. Piease ne on time. From St. Leo's the parade will make its way down Highway 12 to Cassels Road, East on Cassels to Simcoe and south along Sinicoe to Winchester, Froin here east on Winchester to Anderson and southwand on Anderson to the entranice to the race track. Corne out and see a parade of your life. One of the best parades around. Good dlean fun for the entire farnily. Frorn baby to Granma!! A reminder about the Spring Dance. It stants at 8 p.m. in the Arena and goes through tili 1 a.m. D.J. Otto Kameka Winl provide us with the music. Bar priviledges, door prizes and a buffet dinner ard ail inciuded in -the one admission price of $8.50 per couple. To get your tickets please caîl Maureen Martins at 655-4635 or'Dian Berkets at 655-4536. A speciai note on the Victoria Day Fireworks Display. It was superb. An enjoyable evening. Since this was my first dispiay in Brooklin, I was awe-struck by the fantastic finale, A great work of art, time and effort; Through the grape-vine I understand that the donations that were contnibuted to the event were not very substantiai. Remneber, this is for.your, the more you help, the botter it will be. S0 give a little! 111 I gues.there is no needto have, a 'Happenings' report. We al know -the events for the fair, a nd that's the main thing this week! -See you at the fair, Marie 655-3061 Brown's Drop-off (before 2 p.m. Sat.) In 19M9the Western Bank, which was foundéd in 1882 with its head office in Oshawa, amalgamated with the Standard Bank. Mfter the mnerger, the Standard Bank opened a branch in Brookiin and Mn. McClellan was appointed manager of both the Whitby and Brooklin branches. In 1914 the Whîtby- branch of the Standard Bank moved to the north-east corner of Brock and Dundas Streets, where the new Bank of Commerce building is located now. In 1929 the Standard Bank amaigamated with the Bank of Commerce, and Mr. McClelian retired. Mn. McClelian was rnarnied in'1908 to 'Middle Lick, a member of the family which lived in the stone house between the Whitby Mail and the K Mart on Dundas Street. The house is presently a nursing home. Mr. McClehlan was a member of St. Andnew's Presbyterian Church, and after church union in 1925, became a memben of the Whitby (St. Mark's) United'Chunch. He served for many years as an eider on each church board and in later years was an honorary eider of the' United Church. He took part in the laying of the corner stone for. the United Church Sunday Schooi hall in September 1955. Mn. McClellan died Jan. 12, 1958, at the age of 85. He led a useful and active life and was a member of one of the key business familles in Whitby. Voluntleers sought The Durhàm Centre for the Developmeâally Handicap- ped is looking for volunteers aged 14 and over to assist at summer day camps for ap- proximately 160 retarded adults and children. The camps will be at Camp Samac and Camp Pretoria, beth in Oshawa, duning Juiy and August. The adult day camps dur- ing July will enable 25 resi- dents of- the centre eaeh week to enjoy a summer vacation and take part in such activities as camping, swimrning, hiking, singing and cooking. The day camps for the ,hldren will be in July and August, with about 40 to 60 attending each week. Those wishing to be volun- teers must make application to the volunteer services department of the Durham Centre before June 15. On June 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.rn. there wiil be a registration night at the Durham Centre, iocated on the grounds 0f the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital. Those accepted as volun- teers must attend wonkshops frorn June 21 to 28 which wil acquaint them with how to handie work With retanded chiidren and adults. More information may be obt.ained by caliing 668-7745 extension 435 betWeen 8:30 a.rn. and 4:30 p.m. ~SOFFIT ALUMINUM PANEL SIDING Continously vented. Fits Reduces maintenance & any soffit width. Apply repainting costs. rectly t0 frarning Or m Lghtweight. Cuts with oki qoffit. -Iiand saw. CAius fo MIE STMATIS c*dstie M.-M buiffling cen&e 1 MITaiEIL R -si~ SPECIAL PRE-SUMMER OFFER Prescription Suniglasses At $1000 Off Rogukir Prico Prescription Eyeglasses Together witIi Prescription Sunglasses At $2000 Off RepUler Price Non-Prescription Sunglasses At$300 Off Rogulor Priée Corisuit vour eye doctor and if eyeglasses are requ ired, corne t. .. . 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