McDonald'a FAMILY RESTAURANTS WHITBY & OSHAWA Vol. 3, No. 28 10 CENTS THURSDAY JULY 12,1973 HOMECOMINOEVENT With the upcoming Carnival Festivities and the return of past Whitby residents, we thought it appropriate to publish this old photo of the Whitby Hotel we guestimate was taken in the 1940's. With only two weeks to go, all Whitby is preparing for Homecoming '73, the biggest celebration the town has seen in the 18 years since the 1955 Centennial Old Home Week. The celebrations, in connection with the eighth ann- ual County Town Carnival, will last 11 days, from July 27th to August 6th. Provincial approval has been obtained to close a port- ion of Brock Street South (Highway 12) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. August 4th for an outdoor shopping mall, and merchants are planning historical displays for their windows. A giant parade, the largest ever held for a county town carnival, will wind its way through the streets of Whitby that day, and will be followed by a Homecoming reception at the Town Hall where photograph displays will depict Whitby, past, present and future. The carnival is kicked off July 25th with the selection of a Carnival Queen at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, with $500. in prize money and a free trip to the Bahamas being offered to the contestants. Saturday July 28th, the famous County Town Singers, fresh from their appearance at the Lions International Convention in Miami, Florida, will team up with the Whitby Brass Band to present an open - air concert at Henry Street High School. Entitled "Whitby Town Showcase," the concert will feature a cast of 120 in a 90 - minute show ending with the "Homecoming Waltz" specially written for the occas- ion by two members of an old Whitby family. Another Saturday event will be a dance and Pyjama Parade at the Brooklin Arena sponsored by the Fire- fighters' Association, Local 2036, the first event of its kind in Whitby since the Firefighters' Convention of 1969. Sund*y, July 29th, the British Empire Motor Club will conduct their annual motorcycle scrambles at the Industrial Park on Hopkins Street. This event, brought back to the carnival last year, drew more than 1,000 spectators. July 31st, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the official opening dinner for the carnival at Heydenshore Pavilion, and present the Peter Perry Award to Whitby's outstanding citizen of 1972. Minor soccer, baseball and lacrosse tournaments are scheduled for the carnival, along with open house at Whitby schools and churches. The Lions Club will have their Bavarian Beer Garden under the big top tent in Centennial Park and their train about town. The Kiwanis Club will have their annual beef barbeque August 3rd and soap box derby, and the Rotary Club is expecting to serve pancakes to more than 2,000 people at their annual breakfast in Heydenshore Park August 5th. Operation Identification will be the theme of the Whitby Police Department's display in Centennial Park, where residents may be fingerprinted and get their valuab- les marked for protection against burglary. Visitors from Whitby's twin city Longueuil, Quebec will be in town on the final weekend of the carnival to (Continued on Page 3) SHOWCASE Whitby's County Town Carnival Homecoming cele- brations will get off to a rousing start July 28th with a special open - air concert by the County Town Singers and the Whitby Brass Band. A cast of 120 persons will perform popular numbers, under the heading of "Whitby Town Showcase" at the Henry Street High School parking lot, starting at 8:30 p.m. The showcase, first suggested by Gord Hanna, vice- president of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, is pro- duced and directed by Bert Heaver, former president of the Whitby Theatre Guild, and master of ceremonies for the County Town Singers and Whitby Brass Band. Master of Ceremonies for the showcase evening will be Charles Rycroft. Mr. Heaver selected the cast, which includes several individual performers, and has already spent more than three months co - ordinating what it is expected to be the largest concert ever held in the County Town. With 70 members of the County Town Singers and 40 members of the band taking part, Mr. Heaver has arranged to build a 50 - foot portable stage and band shell, using. the north west corner of the high school building as a backdrop. The Whitby Town Showcase will offer something for everybody, young and old. Solo vocalists include Marina Puffer who will sing 'I Don't Know How to Love Him,' from Jesus Christ Continued on page 3