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WHmlITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7,1978, PAGE 7 "6SCOTTY" ORMISTON One of the most colorful characters in Whitby's history during the first 50 years of this century was James H. "Scotty" Ormiston. A short, lively littie man, he was born in Scotla'nd in i890 and came to Canada in 1905, where he started a 52-year newspaper career as a printer's devil in the office of the Star Enterprise at Eganville, in Renfrew County.- " Mr. Ormiston worked at newspapers in Pembroke, Parry Hello Again! Now, with the 'fair' at an end for another year, results -of somde of the activities are in order. The winners of FancyDress Frolic for ages 3-5 are: funniest -Chris Brady, lst prize Kristen Vaughn, 2nd Sbelly Strzllezyk and Srd Nicole Catherwood. For 6-8 yrs, funniest; Bob Frazer lst, Michael Lacombe, 2nd Alison Fleming and 3rd Geeg Dunn. Ages 9-12; funniest - Susan Dimitroff 1sf Jennifer Aima 2nd Rhonda Bogart. For the Best Decorated Baby Transportation: lst, Connie Heron and 2nd Susan Stuart. Best Decorateçi Bike: gils the winners were ist Marion O'Neill, 2nd Denise Phillips and 3rd July Reazin. Winners for the Best Decorated Bike and Rider for'th e Boys were: lst Paul Cormack, 2nd Glen Ewing and 3rd Steven: Haineï, And Girls best decorated Bike and Rider - lst Bobbi Jo Schillings 2nd Caroline Schillings and 3rd Melinda Catherwood. The resuits of the floats, and others, have not yet come in. Not being present èverywhere for the parade, 1 was unable to get them ail. But one I Know for sure is the tug of war'. Our Durham Boys,, didn't have a chance. Whe Metro's were just too much for them. 1 don't think the Metrol boys were really even trying. But, Alas, it was a good war! Congratulations f0 both tearns for a good show!! The other results will probably f ollow in the next couple of weeks. Now we will pass on te the more serious side of the news. The Annuai Decoration Day is being observed af Groveside Cemetery Suflday, Junie Il at 2:30 p.m. The service will be Beethoven Lodge. A welcome is exfended f0 everyone. During the weekend of May 26, 400 Scouts from areas in Ontario and the United -States attended a Composite Camp'at Camp Samac in Oshawa. Our own 2nd Brooklin Scouts took part and were awarded plaques for being Tep Patrol in the Cronkiji Sub Camp, consisting of twenty patrols. They were third over ail, eut of ail the patrols attending- the camp. Members of the groupwere, Allen Rainer, patrol leader, Jeff Gardiner assistant patrol leader, Gerry Gregg, Danny Forbes, Paul Van Sehyndel and Michael Sçiliano. Brooklin Horticulfural Society is holding it's Annual Iris Show Monday, June 12 at 8 p.m. at Burn's Church, Ashburn.. Please check your show book for entries. Entries wil be received from 6:30 p.m. f0 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Barbara Dobbin of DECKING AND FENCE STAINS FOR WOODEN FLOOUS , PORCHES, PATIOS AND FENCES $18.99Gallon SMITcIELL OTHEUt 6654W1 Mr. Ormiston retired-in 1954, but continued to take on special assignmentsfor the Times-Gazette; two of the most popular being bis columna on personalities in the Whitby-Oshawa area, Sound,' Ingersoll, Port Dover, Richmnond Hill1, Goderich, Brockville.and Sudbury and came to Whitby in 1908 to work for C.A. Goodfel low the owner of the town's two newspapers, the Gazette and the Chronicle-. He spent one year working in the printing department, setting type in the days when ail type was set in lead by hand. He went on to other newspapers and returned to Whitby in 1925 to stay. In 1925, M r. Ormiston became a feporterfor the Gazette and, Chronicle in Whitby, which was then owned by C.a Good- fellow's son, Graydon Goodfellow. Ini 1929, Mr. Ormistontook on additional duties of acting as Whitby 'reporter for the Oshawa Daily Times. *Eccept for five years, 1944 to 1949,-when hie was editor of thé Courier Advocate in Trenton, mr., Ormiston spent the rest of, his newspaper career in Whitby. In 1942 when the Gazette and Chronicle amalgamnated with the OshawaDaily Times to, become the Times-Gazette, Mr. Orrniston became the whitby news editor. the Aginceourt Horticultural Society, the Civic Garden Centre, Toronto, and. a recent'graduate 0of the Royal Botanical Gardens, wil be judging. Judging ýand arranging school, in Hamilton, will demonstrate a variety of flower arrange-ments., -Visiters are weicome, and refresments will be served.. Don't know ,wbat to do with those unwanted newspapers? Why not bundle up securely and place them out by the curb no later than 9 a.m. on Saturdayý June 10. This is the last drive tili September. The areas covered by the truýcks will be as follows; Ashburn Community Centre, Way' Rond, Ca mpbell, Price, Vipond, Ferguson, Garside, Mitchell, Torian Montgomery, Heber Down, Cassels East and West, Highway 12 (Baldwin St) fromi North Street to Winchester, North Street, Centre, James, George, Coston, Charles, Albert, Bagot, Slmcoe, Queeén, Winchester Road East (from highway 12 te Thickson) Duke Street, Durham Pearl and Robmar Streets. Anyone who bas a lot of paper and 'wishes to donate it to the Scouts, please caîl 655-4378 and they will ,be glad to pick tbem up. *The Scouts would like to say thank you to aIl those who have supported themn over the past'months. Please watch for the trucks and boys (in uniform) this Saturday morning. Special drop off center, Croxal1's at Winchester Rond and Anderson fromn 10: 15 to 11: 30 a.m. HAPPENINGS! Saturday June 10 - 9 a.m. - paper drive Sunday June' il - Annula Decoration Day 2:30 p.m. Monday June 12 - Group '74 dinner meeting. Monday June 12 - Brooklin Horticultural Society Annual Iris Show- Burn's Church, Ashburn. Change 0f weather is the discourse of fools Marie and Early Days in Whitby, based on bis gleanings from old town newspapers. Mr" Ormiston was a public-spirited mnan and was involved in almost every aspect of life in Whitby. For five years hie was chairman of the, Whitby Publice Library Board, and spentseven yeàrs on the town council. He served as a town councillor from 1928 to 1931 and 1933 to 1934, and in, 1943-44, was deputy reeve of Whitby. As deputy' reeve, Mr. Ormiston served ont hie Ontarlo County Council, as chairman of the committee for education and as a member of the committee for legisiation and memorials. It was an unusual situation for a man of the press to also be a member of the town council. In 1925 when Fred Burns was mayor, lie decided to cail one of those -secret meetings which reported do not like. Scotty Ormiston refused to leave, so Mayor Burns ordered the police chef to open the door 5<> he. could throw him out. I Sinc e Scotty was such a small man, the mhayor picked hinm up by the scruff of the neck and the seat of the pants, and Iiterally threw himfi out, the door. Mr. Ormîston, however got even by runningfor andgaining 'a seat on the town coundil'. Mr. Ormiston,,had mainy other positions of importance in the town council. He was a member of the Board of Management of St. -Andrew 's'Presbyterian Church, president 0of the first Whitby Lions Club, formed in 1935,, secretary of the Whitby War Effort Committee in the Second World'War, publicity chairman of the Whitby Citizens Rehabilitation Committee for returned soldiers, member of the Oddfellows Lodge, member of the Whitby Athletic Club, and treasurer of the Whitby Christmas Cheer and Welfare Fund. He was also sècretary of the Board of Trade in the. 1920's, and was secretary of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, which succeeded the Board of Trade. Mr. Ormiston Was in bis later years a rnember of the Rotary Club, and, the Canadian Legion, and ' filed reports -for his newspaper on~ the activities of these groups. In the First- World War, Mr. OrmistMn served -with the 97th Algonquin Rifles of Sudbury and Sault- Ste. -Marie. For a, short time in the 1920s hie left the newspaper business to work in the -freight, depa rtment of the Algoma Eastern Railway, but like a true newspaper man, hie "had printer's ink in bis veins," and returned to the reporting business. Mr. Ormiston, in -bis later years, presented the Graydon Goodfellow Memorial Prize at tbe Whitby High School commencements. No one knew that hie had neyer gone to high school himself, for lie bad a vast knowledge of many subjeets. 1Mr. Ormiston died.at the, age, of 68 on April 2, 1957, and was deeply mourned by a community hie had served for 27 years as a reporter of its new s.. 655-3061 Brown's Foodmaster (before 2 p.m. Sat.) Bike rodeo is Julne 1 The -Optimist Club of Wyhitby wilLconduct ifs third Annuad Big~e Safefy Week from jûne 1ý to 18 this year, Don Hopkins, GêneraI Bike Safety Week Chairman an- nounced Monday. this year, as an additional part of the Bike Safety Week, ail boys and girls from 6 te 14 may enter in a Poster Com- petit.ion. The theme will be "BIKE SAFETY" and al entrants will have their work displayed at Whifby Mac- Donald's - Whitby Mail, from June 7 to 17. Winners will be announced at the Bike Rodeo, held June 18 at Henry Street High School parking -lot. Ail sehool children will-be given further information on the Poster Competition as well as the Bike Rodeo, from their schools. 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