Vandalism and Fire Destroy Cadet Headquarters What started out as a grass fire on Sunday turned out to be a disaster for the Sea Cad- ets of Whitby and t h e Navy League Cadets of Brook- 1in. For the past four weeks the Sea Ca- dets have been dismantling a large b u i t ding at Camp XÀ which the y bought from the Town f o r one dollar. The build- ing was to be er- ected on a site north of the yacht club near the Whitby Harbour. Navy League Secretary, Bill Ho l ding said, "A lot of parents, c o m m i t tee mem- bers, officers and cadets donated their time taking down the build- ing. "The building was a T-shape and about 4000 square feet in size. On Sunday a grass fire, which the Fire Depart- ment suspects was startedby chil- dren, destroyed the walisof the building that w as to have been er- ecte'd on t h e new site. The walls ha d been piled iri three areas at the new site along wIth the roof rafters and a ship 's wheel house. The walls were compl1 etely des- troyed by the fire and B i il Holding suspects foul play and explained, "I t seems a lot of these wall panels were moved to the area of the fire. CONTINUES P AOE 2 1 B s Vol 2 Un mi ~ lrBIIRZDAY AuCust 3,1972 FREE HOME DEUVERV e "What is Wh i tby ?I" "What epito- m i z e s the County Town to you? ", we asked a cross section of Whitbyites on the eve of the Co un t y Town Carnival Weekend. From Mayor Newman t o 9-year-ol d John Rahme on Centre Street - who you c an bet is living moment t o moment in anticipation of the 'carny' - foilow some of-theîir answers: MAYOR D. NEWMAN "I think the kinds of things which ap- peal most topeople in thetown is its sens e of communication.There is a certain traditional aspect which people - even in the context of growth - want to preserve. I have always tried to be sen- sitive to this and I have also been able t o d e t e c t in Whitby a certain strong sense th a t relates to history. This is the town's greatest hal lmark, and in my opinion not even the ci ty of Oshawa for instance can quite compete with the town in that aspect. " "My very first recol lection of Whitby w a s t h e trees. We have been having some problem wi th Dutch Elm disease, but we stillI have an abundance of trees, especially in the faîl when the leaves a n d f ol1 i a ge cover the ground almost to the st-reet allowance. That sight leaves one with a very fresh feeling.ï" Dr. MichaeIS "The town of Whitby is a nice place inwhich to live and work. It possesses an air of congeniality and a unique po- tential which if well explored, can re- suit in one of the most pleasant com- munities and environments in Soythern Ontario. In my eyes the town includes the values of peace and friendi iness. 01d and beautiful trees are its most apparent feature. " Reeve Tom Ecdwarcis "Whitby is people. When my family a r r i v e d in 1955 the town was small enough that when we went shopping we were recognized as newcomers and made welcome. I regret the fact that we appear STORY CONTINUES PAGE17 Trees... 19-year-old Pamela Rondeau chosen miss CountyTown Carnival 1972 lomw a ung qo Imm m