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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Flower show s alutes Whitby's 125 Swim A draw for free swimming lessons was held Monday August 11 at 11 a.m. at Iroquois Park. The three winners of free fall swimming lessons are Andre Daniels (pre-beginner and down), Matthew Daniels (senior and down) and Vera Callaghan (adult). A former County Town Carnival Queen and member of the WISC aquatic staff, Patti Turner, made the draws. Christian tea hour All ladies are invited to meet for coffee with the Ajax- Pickering Club Thursday morning, August 28th at 9:30 a.m. at the Annandale Golf and Curling Club, Bayly & Church streets, Pickering. Mary Hannah will be demonstrating how versatile the art of decoupage is and the BOOKER family will sing. The speaker will be Evelyn Michell, a delightful housewife and mother, and also a Retreat speaker. She comes from Claremont and is a member of our club. A reservation must be made before August 25th by calling 683-5397 or 839-3478. There is no membership nor dues and child care is available for pre-schoolers. $2.25 admission at the door. The theme was "Happy Anniversary" and on August 2 and 3, the Brooklin Hor- ticultural Society was proud to present the County Town Carnival Flower Show as its salute to Whitby's 125th An- niversary. This particular show has always been a great success and this year was no excep- tion, with over 250 entries being presented with a noticeable increase in decoratives. It was held in the Whitby Municipal Building whose interior design and exterior lan- dscaping do a great deal to enhance the show, as well. Judges for the occasion were Marion Carnaghan, Allison Little and Marjorie Harrington and it was in- deed a monumental task to choose winners in the various classes presented. As this show was open to the whole of Durham Region, the Brooklin society received competition from many outside communities. Best Specimen prize, a silver tray donated by the Brooklin Horticultural Society, was won by Lloyd Johnson ofOshawa who en- tered a beautiful Cactus Dahlia. Best Decorative prize, a silver tray given by the Brooklin society, was won by Doris Marlow of Brooklin. The Brooklin Hor- ticultural Society wishes to say a special thanks at this time to Jack Allan, Con- venor of the show and his assistants, Lyla Allan and Valerie Hundert, and also to extend our appreciation to all those who, by their en- thusiasm, participation and just "plain hard work", helped to make this show one of the highlights of the horticultural year. Holiday vs economy Holiday adventure is one thing, but to package it eco- nomically is the key to the challenge. According to Bruce Hodge, president of Goway Travel Limited of Toronto, which specializes in off-beat travel opportunities for people in their 20s and 30s, the demand for unusual camping holidays throughout the world has nev- er been greater. 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Hodge also notes a definite swing from the young student traveller of the early 70s to a slightly older group made up of nurses, secretaries, young professionals and university CONT'D ON PG. 23 ,Carrying gas dangerous habit Not many of us would ever toss a bundle of dyna- mite into an old tin box and carry it around in the trunk of a car - we know that would be asking for trouble. But some people do treat gasoline with this casualness, unaware that it has the same explosive potential. Because we corne into constant contact with this fuel we tend to forget that it's a highly volatile product and that it could be danger- ous if handled .carelessly or stored improperly. For this reason, certain standards have been created to provide safer containers for petro- leum products' All contain- ers undergo rigorous testing by the Underwriters' Labo- ratories of Canada (ULC) or by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Since January 1, 1976 only ap- proved containers can be filled at service stations, marinas and other gasoline outlets. Acceptable containers Before you take your container to a gasoline out- let to have it filled niake sure you have the approved type, that it's in reasonable condition and that it has all caps in place. There are five acceptable types: • Metal or plastic containers, one to five gallons in size, bearing the ULC or CSA label. • Metal or plastic portable fuel tanks, holding up to seven gallons of gasoline. Those sold after August I 1975 will also bear the ULC or CSA label. • Transportation containers metal drums 10 to 45 gal- lons in size bearing an embossed mark on the bot- toni of the can. New. ap- proved cans have the mark CTC or DOT on them, older types may be embossed with the letters BTC or ICC - .they are still acceptable. The mark on both types will be followed with the desig- nation 5, 5A, 5B, 5C or 5M. a World War Two-style jerry cans, though not in general use, are still around. They may be filled provided they are in reasonable condition, have the required gasket and closure in place and are em- bossed with the same mark- ings as metal drums. The mark on jerry cans will be followed by the designation 5L. a Safety cans, recognized by the Industrial Safety Act, may also be filled for indus- trial users. Owners should be warned, however, that there's a potential hazard if such cans are carried in a vehicle or automobile trunk. Containers in use around the home The three types of con- tainers in normal domestic use fall into the first two categories listed above. "All of the portable plastic and metal containers on the mar- ket today should have the CSA or ULC label on them," says Peter James, informa- tion officer for the CSA. "But you should make sure a container is certified in this way before you buy it." Under Ontario Regula- tion 941/74, plastic or metal portable containers must bear the approved label be- fore they can be filled with gasoline. So don't blame your service station atten- dant if he refuses to fill a can which isn't marked in this way. It's not only dan- gerous for him to do so - it's CONT'D ON PG. 23 Toastmistresses Summer is rapidly dwaring to a close, and the Whitby Toastmistress Club is all geared up for an exciting and productive year. Many people have heard the name, International Toast- mistress and were intrigued by a general awareness of what the club represents in terms of self improvement however they were never too sure how to go about finding out more in- formation. Whitby is very proud to have their own Toast- mistress Club chartered last spring. This organization offers a world of interesting and educational opportunities for the women of this area. 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