by Norm Mealing Hiere, we are agaîn! Coming b o'0Lî straighit frorn beautiful, downtown West Lynde! And, as wve do, whio wvouid have thought that we wouid stii'be so tighitly in the grip of this coid speli. T'4at poor "b!ass mionkey". He's coînpleteiy frozen now. You know, the only Advantage to weather like this is that it is perfect for nalurai ice skating rinks. Now, if only thiat picce of knowledge was hield by our Recreation Departmnent. We couid be skating in Central Park. Final nolice! Final notice! Tomorrow night, January 29th, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the West Lynde Public, School, a general meeting of- the West Lynde Comimunity W hit by hýv Brian Winter ARTHUR ALLIN HOUSE This large brick house on the north east corner of Green and Coîborne Streets is today the, office of an interior decorator, but not so many years ago it was the home of a bachelor druggist who gave Whitby ils town hall. The house is beieved 10 have been built in 1902- by Thomas Deverell, and was remodelied considerabiy in the 1930Os. Until the date of his death on March 11, 1945, il was the home of Arthur Henry Allun. Arthur Allin was born in Whitby in 1869, the son of Lewis Allin, who kept a book and stationery story on Brock Street in the latter part of the i 9th century. He attended the Whitby Collegiate Institute, and after graduation, took a course at the Ontario College of Pharmacy 10 become a droggist. Afler working six years as clerk in Toronto he returned 10 Whitby in 1 896 and opened a drug store in the building now occopied by John Reiger's real estate office at the Four Corners. Mr. Aluin was in business for 49 years, ontil lie retired in Jan -uary 1945. His store was a landmnark in the town, where in the eariy 1900s Mr. Allin issued marriage licences without requiring witnesses, as weil as dispensing prescipions. Mr. Allin joined the Whitby Public Utilities Commission when il was formed in 1 915, and sérved on the PUC until his deaîh. He was also ils chairman for a number of years. Mr. Aluin was a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Ontario Ladies' College for a numiber of years, and was aiso invoived in the Masonic Lodge. In 1931 Mr. Aluin decided 10 retire, and sold his store, but after three months he was so bored with retirement that he bought the store back for considerably more than the selling price. Mt. Aluin was a- caretul investor who amassed a consider- able fortune and a fine art collection which he added lu whenever he went on a trip around the world for a holiday. But il was something right at home that brought Mr. Aluin imb prominence in Whitby, particularly afler his death. -For years he looked out the windows of his home, across the street to the works yard behind the old town hall. 4 The constant spectacle of cernent mixers, wheelbarrows and piles of lumber and hydro poles so annoyed him Ihal' he fel t the old, b uil di ng was a disgrace t o th e tcown. When he made his w;il on Dec. 30, 1944, Mr. Alun, afler taking care of relatives and organizations 10 which he belonged, left the residue of his $290,000 estate for the construction of a,ew town hall. Atter the death of his sister in 1950, the money left for tbe îown hall was valued aI $1 13,366.54. The town counicil invested the money, and by the limethe town hall was buili in 1960, the Allun fund had grown to $146,000. ,The îown has nol forgotten Mr. Allin's bequest, which was certainly one of the few of ils kind ever made in Ibis a re a. A plaque in the main foyer of the town hall on Dlindas Strcet dedicates the building 10 the memory of Mr. Allîni. and Arthur Street, souili of Centennial Park, is na înied alier ini. 1 WHITBY Assue la IlinwilIl he I ii d . 1k1e e, aliîd gel i nvolved ili your coliiuuni(y! Toîîiglit is one of'iilose nigls wilîn you wishi you could be in more than one p!:îce aIthlc sanie lune. There arc three meetings be itg lheld tonlighit, ail ai rouglily the sanie limie, and ail of very real concern 10 us ail. At Henry SI. llighi School, in the cafetoriunm, froin 6:30 p.mT. 10 9:30 p.m«., an Information Centre, sponsored by the Ministry of Transportationi and Communications, wiii be hield concerning the plann.ed widening of the 401 frorn four to six lanes. At 7:30 p.ni., in the Councii Chambers, there will be a public meeting Qfl the officiai plan for the Region, an officiai plan which. envisions a growth in Whitby's urban population south of Taunton Rd. fromn 21,000 to 100,000 people over the next 25 years. Fina'1y, ai 8:00 p.m. at the Heydenshore Pavillion, the Miniistry cyf Culture and Recreatioîî is sponsoring a meeting on how to get grants fromi the Wintario fund, and ail înterested conmunity, cultural, and recreational gr -ps are invied to attend. We hope that Whitby's citizens turn out in fu force for al these meetings because of the importance for ail three subjeets 10 us ail. A couple of weeks. ago- 1 commented on the subject of public transportation in Whitby. This generated a response frorn Counciiior Gerry Enm. The Councillor, aiways cognizant of the need for restraint in spending public funds, hias rejected the idea of a new transportation system for our town, and hias opted in favor of the idea of extending Oshawa's King St. and Rossiand Rd. bus lines intoWhitby. He dlaimis Ihat this extension would serve public need and control expenditures ail aI the sanie lime. We agree Gerry, but we wouid urge fulsludy, and full disciosure of cost before any public transportation systern is inlroduced. Taxed as we are 10, our ears, we should have a say on any new service which couid possibiy increase our taxes. In the capacity of roving reporter, i atten'ied a W.L.C.A. Street Rep meeting the other night at the West Lynde Public School. One of the guesîs at this particular meeting was Jack Woodward, the generai factotum of the Counity Town Carnivai. Mr. Woodward spoke to the group , for about 40 minutes, and 1 know* he won't object if 1 paraphrase his cominients and pass them along 10 you. The Couinty Town Carnivai, whicli draws ils namie frorn the county town status of Whitby, began in 1966 as an attempt 10 give Whitby an annuai event on the Qrder of the Quebec City Carniival.I. h ad rallier humble origins, the first year's Carnival did nol have a fuît schedule of events, and ran oniy thiree davs. and lias grown from year 10 year. For examnple, the annual pancake breaklùast attracted only 300 people ini is first year, 1967. grew 10 800 in 1968, 1,500 in 1969, and soîne ycars since lias been attended by as maîv as 2,500 people. The first few years' pubiicity efforts were carried on by means of hiandlbiils passed out aI supermarkels, whereas in recent years. like 1975, 28 page programs were mailed out 10 15,000 househoids in the county town. Mr. Woodward was preaching invoivement in this community's biggest oindertaking and, by lracing the Carnival's history, lie denionstrated how that invoivenient hias grown. It is an event that italizes and unifies our town and his presence was an open invitation of ail to participate. Our Association sponsored a floal in last year's parade and will probabiy do the samie tl-ng again this year. That's great, but 1 think that the message for os al was that you and 1 can parlicipate, can contribute and can gel invoived in the Carnival. So, iet's do it! Let's attend the next Carnival commitlee meeting on Wedniesday, Febraary 4th, ai 7:30 p.m. ini the G-ntennial Building. LasI week, our Warriors edged the Cambridge Hornels 4-3 in an exciling hockey gante. Il was t00 bad that oniy I50 or so, people saw the gamie. Tomlorrow, the ' isitors are the Napance Cornets wlio are battiing the Wa'fiors for Offer lips for' safe eaing Health and -Welfare Canada warns that there is a growing problem of food- borne Salmonella infection and suggests that the public take steps lu protect against the bacleria. Foods of ail sorts carry bacteria. Most are harmless. However, poultry somnetimes carries Salmonellosis which is a côminon bacterial food- borne disease that affects both humans and animais. Usual syrnptoms irn humans are vomiting, diarrhea and fever. The department bas issued a pamphlet. calied "Bird Watching" which gives a number oflips on proper prqparation and storing of raw and cooked poultry in order lu avoid the growth of the bactenial. Cooking kilîs imost bac- teria and storing at ref rigerator temperatures prevents mosl of them from growing, the deparîment says. For a copy of the pamphlet write to Publicý,, Relations Officer, Health and Welfare Canada, 9th Floor, 789 Don Milîs Road, Don Milîs, Ontario, M3C 1T5, IREEPlRESS, WEI>NESI)AY, JANUARY 28, 1976, PAGE 7 the l'our, h md firial plziy oI* horii. ( amnc 1 e k 8:310 p.m. aIroquois Park. WeII, once more we are donc for anotlier week. Sec you rigli t here in ai week's time. Bye l'or , now. JeSUS IS BAPTIZED Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.1 But John Jorbad him, saying, L have need to be bap- tized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suifer it to be so now: for thus it becomneth us to fuif iiiail righteousness. Then he suf ered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straight- uwiy out'of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto himn, and he saw the Spirit of God descenciing like aj dove, and lighting upon him. St. Matthew 3: 13-16J THE CORPORATION 0F THE DOCTOR JOSEPH O. RUDDY GENERAL HOSPITAL ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Coeporation of The Doctor Joseph 0. Ruddy General Hospital witI be held on Wednesday, March 24, 19 76 commencing at 8 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Section 1 (2) (ii) of the Hospital By-Laws states ""A melmber who pays his or its fees annually shallflot be entitled to vote nor to participate at any meeting of the Corporation unless, his or its membership was paid in full at least thirty days prior to the date of the meeting". Fees may be paid at the Admninistrator's office of the hospital Monday through Friday, during normal business hours or may be remitted by mail to: The Secretary Board of Governors The Dr. Joseph 0. Ruddy General Hospital Gordon*Street Whitby, Ontario Date of post mark will determine eligibility of mai led'applications. Membership Fee: Individual - $2.00 Organization - $5.00 I . I ONE HOUR MARTINIZING WHITBY THE MOST UN DRY CLEANUNG offers up to 50% SAVINGs ON DRY CLEANING I COUPONI I~ 2for 1SALEI IAny TWO alike articles Dry Cleaned for tl'-e price of One. Example IBring two suits for cleaning and pay for oniy ONE.I ALL LEATHERS EXCLUDED This offer good when this coupon is presentwih incomiflg order only. 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