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Whitby Free Press, 21 Mar 1984, p. 6

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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS Br~k1in Byines by BETTY-JEAN BLYTH ffli 055479 wltb Items for tdiiicolumn. Along with wild fluctuations in the temperature like we've had of late seem to corne even wilder strains of virus to sneak upon large numbers 0f the Population and lay them low. If you are one 0f these unlucky ones you've no-doubt noticed that ail those Who are not so afflicted seem to have more "good advice" tban sympathy. If You're foolish enough to cali the doctor he tells :SAVE QUALITY PICTURE I FRAMES s s *Custom framing 1 * **Over 5W0popular styles * * j W*Noodlepolnt & stretching * *Matboard & glass For prompt frlendly, I service cali today I WITH THIS COUPON - ii on - - - -- one 6 - 45- 21- you to "take two a8plrins and make an appoin- tment". By the time your appolntment roils around you've either recoveredor tbey'1ve burled you and in either case you no longer need his 'minstrations. Mothers tend to feel your head and bring youl chicken soup while well-meaninig friends prescribe, somewhat stronger libations. These may not cure you but they do seem to belp you forget your $uf- fering, atleast until the effects wear off. Married sufferers soon realize that the "in sickness andhealth" bit doesn't include anythingý short of the deathbed. When hubby is ilI, bis wîfe will solitiously close the bedroom door tolet him sleep and them promptly forgeth that he's home when he's usually working. Lef t to bis own devices, he starts counting ail the time she spends on the phone, watching soaps etc. to confirm to himself bis suspicions that sbeë neyer does anytbing else. Wben the little woman is ill, the family assure ber that everytbing is under control tben wake ber every five minutes to inquire where she keeps the ban- daids or how to bleach the underwear that got in with the jeans. By the time the unmistakeable smell 0f something burming wafts under the bedroom door accompanied by the sounds of breaking crockery, ber natural instincts propeli ber out of ber sickbed to the rescue. By some strange phenomina, the. same famîly who couldn't bear ber cries.0f anquish over the boom of the stereo can now bear the first, sound of a barefoot hitting the floor.' It is the signal for everyone to, cease and desist their "'labors". Mom is up! SPRING FASHION SHOW, To get you in the mood for the nice weather to corne, we hope, Brooklin United Churcb Women 's Association is boldinga fashion show on April 17 at 8 p.m. in the church hall. It will be showing the latest fashions being featured at the Brooklin Village Shoppe. Tickets are $3 which includes'refreshmen-- ts. Pick up yours from the Shoppe. or by calling, Ethel Miller 655-442 or Ruth Cameron 655-4470. HORTICULTURAL MEETING The next meeting 0of Brooklin Horticultural Association will be held on March 28 at 8 p.m. in thé Christian Education Hall 0f Brooklin United Churi c.The theme for this meeting is Home Lan- dscaping. Also featured will be a nother fun with Flora quià. If you are tired of winter and anxious to get busy on your yard or if you have a new home and don't know where to start, corne out and get some great tips from the experts. JUNIOR GARDENERS The regular monthiy meeting of the Junior Gar- d.eners 'wlll be held on Saturday, March 31 in St.. Thomas'Church haill at 10 arn. Ail young people who enjoy growing thlngs or doing crafts are invited to corne out and take part. for further information caîl Mary Housego at 655-4003. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION St. Leo's is holding registration for both junior and senior kindergarten on Tuesday, April 3 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Juniors mustý be 4-years old on or before Dec. 31, 1984 and seniors must be 5 by the same date. Bring proof of age - either in the form of a birth certificate or baptismal certificate for each child. LIBRARY DO'S AND DON'TS Do remember the last session 0f the preschool story hour begins on April 3 from 12:30 ýo 1: 30 p. m. and runs for eight weeks to May 22. Be sure to bring your little ones out for this fun-fiiled hours. Do remember the Saturday story hour from 10: 30 to 11: 30 a.m. for the schoolage crowd. Don't forget to return your overdue books. The fine is now up to 5* per day and can really mount up in a hurry. Even if you don't mmnd almost singlehandedly financing the library, there are probably other readers waiting anxiously for those books you have stashed away gathering dust. ELIMINATION DRAW If you.haven't already got your ticket for a chance at the $500 draw which also entitles you to a ful 12 hours of fun at the gaming wheels, bar and dance at the Community Centre on March 31, don't miss, out. Thée Kinsmen are counting on you to help them raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis. Any of the Kinsmen will be glad to selI you a ticket or you can pick one up at Brooklin Esso or Wagg's garage. SOFTBALL DANCE - Brooklin Legion Softball Club's Season' Opener Dance is on April 28 in Brooklin Community Centre. Music will be provided by disc jockey Larry Morden whicb should ensure a great evening. Tickets are $6 each which includes refresbments. Tickets are available at -the Legion or by -calling Wendy. Sorichetti at 655-4265. For those -of you who may-have missed last week's column, there is now a drop box for news items just' inside the door of the IGA store. It will »e, emptied, every Thursday night for the following week, 50 'please be sure to get themn in on time. The followlng are the results,, of last week's play at, the Wbitby Duplicate Bridge Club as reported by Mrs. Jim Whorrie. North'-and South: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson, 74; Mrs. Hugli Baker and Mrs. Jack Frost, a tie witb Bert VanNoord and Henk Hellendéorn, 69; and, Mrs. Doug Maundrell and Mrs. Jim Wborrie, 55½. East and West: Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ket- chell, 79; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wlnter, 61; Mrs. Betty Harlander and Mrs. Trudi Ruest, 58%; and, Mr. and Mrs., George, Gauslin, 55. The results of each week's play are repor- ted in the foilowing issue of the Wbitby Free Press. Lent lecture-: AIl 1Saint's- Anglican Church wii continue its lecture series: "Lent - A Sacred Journey" 1ne xt ,Wednesday (Mar. 28)-,at 12 noon. The speaker will be- Harry Inkpen. -The- service will ýbe foilowed by a ligbt lun- cheon at a cost of ..50. The series is also sponsored by the Whitby Ministerial Association. For'more information cail Mary Shepeda' 668-3547. Thomlas hous declare'd local he rit'age*home Proeeedings to have the -Stephen Thomas House I declared a Heritage Structure are underway by! Wbitby Town Council, based on the recommendation of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (L.A.C.- A. C.) s s s - u - The bouse, located on 90 Coîston Ave. in Brooklin, dates back to 1859 when it was built by Stephen Mede Thomas witb $1,880 mortgaged fromn John Ham* Perry, son of Wbitby's founder Peter Perry. Thomas built and ran a general store on N24 ' fui IBM St , E.'19432n4 85 ea 667797 79-8752 AVAIABL ONHEESM31% Baldwin Street, not far from bis home, which was constructed in 1857. The store later served as both a cheese factory and a garage and was demolished in 1936. The Thomas home was ,purchased .by Richard Moore in 1881. Moore, a Brooklin fruit farmer, named the home "Cedar Cliff" af- ter a row of cedars lining either side of the front walk. Af ter changing banda tbree more times, the borne came under the ownership 0f Ruth Ogle Secord. Oh one oc- casion, famous Scottish entertainer Sir Harry Lawder sang at one of Secord's garden parties to raise money for the Brooklin United Church. The bouse changed banda a further four times before being pur- cbased by James Fleming Carnwith in 1948. Carnwith managed tbe T.G. Gale lumber company in Osbawa un- til bis 1retirernent in 1967. He died ten years later, foilowed by bis *ife in 1978. Just over a year afterward, the Carnwith estate assumed ownership of the home. The Stephen Thoma4t House is one of the most impressive examples «I architecture fromi the period, and featureA wooden pergolA covering a walkway between Baldwin Street and the front porcb of tbe bouse. "~ - . -'i -. A Evergreen Farmers & Flea Market < SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 9 a.-5 p.m. Hwy. No. 2 at Harwood Ave., Ajax This Weekend'se Speclals IFresh sllced brsad Q9 White or Brown 3 for 9 I hef master Parchment 3 b ~~~ped m rg.Lifmît 2 per customer. Wl ARE NO 'W NIA TED SNOP IN COMFORT YEN DORS WANTED 686-443'l '1 -68351 221 THE CORPORATION 0F' THETOWNOFWHITBy NOTICE 0F INTENTION MUNICIP& A N Iru-MLPCONJTROL NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to pass an animal controly by-law to,---------- (1) extend the boundaries of those areas in the Municipality where the keeping of farm animais such as horses, swine, cattie, chiokens, etc. is currently prohibited; and, (2) prohibit the keeping of certain classes of exotic animais such as ferrets, monkeys, venomous and constricting anakes, leopards, alligators, hawks, etc. In the Municipaiity. The need to consider the passing of such a by-law arises from the Increasing urbanization of the Municipality and a desire to safeguard the In- terests and welfare of the general public and animais alike. A copy o0'f the proposed by-law set- ting out the areas of the Town and the classes of animais to which the provisions of the by-law ap- ply may be obtained by conftacting theClerk's Department during regular business hours. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any'person wishing to support oroppose the animal control by-Iaw may do so by f iling with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby flot later than Friday, March 3th, 1984, a written notice setting out the reasons for supporting or opposing the by- law. DATED at Whitby, Ontario, this 2lst day of March, A.D.,,1984. Donald G. McKay Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario Li N 2MV8 Phone: (416) 668-5803 m -- - ----------- a

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