WHITBY FR.EE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST le, 1976, PAGE 7- CARNEGIE LIBRARY For 59 years this ed brick and sandsîone building aI the corner of Dundas and Byron Streets served as Whitby's public library, until the library moved in the town hall in January 1974. The building, now occupied by the Canada Manpowem office, was one of many constructed throughout Ontario in the early part Of Ihis century wiîh funds supplied by the Hiestorioeai hitby by jarlan Wintel Ainerican steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie. Whitby's first library was established by the Mechanics' Institule in 1 852,, but it was open only to members of the Institute. The Carnegie library was the\ firÃt public library open 10 ail residents of the town. The new building got ils start in 1911 when Mayor J. H. Downey approached the Carnegie Foundation for a donation for lte lbrary. To back up Mayor Downey's efforts, 60 ratepayers signed a petition asking for a library bylaw 10 be subiniîled to the electors. On June 5, 19 11, the libmary bylaw was voted upon by the electors, and carried by a majority of 125 votes. Three hundred and twelve electors voted for the bylaw andi 187 aga 1051. On July I1O the town council appointed a library board with a local Iawyer, Lymnan T. Barclay as chairman and Joseph White, the lown clerk, as secetary-Ireasumer. The Board of Education appoinled Mr. Barclay, E. R. Blow and W. Adams as miembers and the Separale Sehool Board appointed T. McCanni and J. A. O'Connor. The site at the corner of Byron and Dundas Streels, was purchased froin Fred L. Green, of Geenwood, for $500 by the Whitby Old Girls' Association, a community service group made up of womnen of tlhe town. In 1912, the Libary 1' oard eceived $5,750 fom ithe Carnegie Corporation, but befome the building was corn- pleted itl had 10, ask for a further grant of $4,250. James Bogue of Peterborough was hired as the contmac- tom for the iibrary, and a Mm. Malhoney of Guelph was the architect. On June 9, 1913, James Rutledge, Chairman of the Whitby Board of Education, laid the corner stone for the library with a silver trowel. This lmowel w8s presented to the present library board honI1975 ly Albert Walker, whose Have you a problem iin trying to kick tlhe cigarette habit? It's easy -- because l've done it and your problemi is similar to what mine once was. Just quit "cold turkey". Now don't say "Ha" before you consider the facts. [t took nie almost three years toninake the final decision to stop' smoking. 'If you' are seriously interested in stopping, then hang in -- because il is possible for you to do il. For what it's worth (and 1 think it's wvorth more than ail the oil owned by the Arab shieks), 1'11 share some, but flot ail, of the ways which will assîst'you. Like most things in life worthwhile, taking the first step is the way to start: and the first step is the 'desire' to stop. Once you recognize, feel and know desire within yourself, then most everything else is merely fanning the flame, as it were, of desire -- 10 quit. If you wish, by al means, investigate accupunture. A close friend of mine for over a decade, who has the willpower t0 quit, preferred to take what 1 caîl the uncertain way and took accupuncture treatment. This is usually three 10 six treatments during which "needles", which are more or less small pins, are inserted in the external ear. My friend, Ted, told me it was quite painless and afterwards he was told by the (loctor 10 ".6stroke or stimulate the needle end morning and evening". I arn sure you'll find, as I have, reports that the accupuncture treatment has helped people enormously -- but think about the cost, which is somewhere in the region of $50 and I doubt if there is any guarantce. Another plan is something simila *r to Alcoholics Anonymous which is organîzed by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Again, there appears to be good su pporting evidence taI, by following the plan and FORE STRAIGHT 'A"S IN FASHION, GET YUUR -WARDROBE AT FASHIONS -126. OUR GIRLS GO BAG-K TO SCHOJOL LOOKING SIE *BETTE-R THAN ANYONE, FASHIONS 126 126 Brock St. S. Whitby 668-1266 MON-SAT 9 -61 fR1 9 9 attending the meetings on a regular basis, it's possible 10 at tain success and the cost is uisMally reasonalile . about s i . Of'nmore r-ecen t nu te. a commercial organization known as "Snîokend(ers" s nmaking headwvay in Canada. I t \vas founided by a wvonîa n froîn Pcîinsyl vanid in fthc Un ited Sta tes, \w) clained Io have kicked the ?2-vear-old habit hierseli'. and a pp-tren tly tuned i t ntio a su ccessfutl business --lor apprioxim aý.tcly a S 150 l'ce. Mie prograin apparenitly is clainie d Io bc highily successfutl both in Canada and the U.S. Now wvJll cone back to s )ne oiU my alp roac lies. First. the desire. I f you find yoiu have nic. desi e, thon create it. 1 low? Obtain as mutclh fmee lite ratuire (which abounds) and read just wvlat smioking ill do to yon r body, mmiid and bank balance. Readers Digest lias a smiall brochure-type booklet xvhich 1 believe cosi 25 cents. Thiis type of information literatitre is educational and any medical information you can get fmomi yotir doctor's off-ice should' be scrutinized. 1 seriously reconimiend a browse thmough your local bookstore and obtaini available literature outlining miedical fl'ndings of the C.M.A. on nicotine, whichi is generally accepted today as being the prime culprit in cigarette smoking. lt's important to find an individual 'vho has a simiilar problem as yourself. If you are fortunate enoughi to have that person in your own home, then you should team Up, as it were, and. accentuate the positive as to how you will both help one another along. First, create the desire and then quit eventually, which may be within one week, one year or, like myself three years. 1 do flot belie',e in discarding ail cigarettes from one's person, preceding the full withdrawal. 1 believe cigarettes should be carried both on the person, in the home and wherevem one is employed. Let's face it, should you throw thieni away literally, chances are you are going to have an intense desire to smioke again and after 1nunming cigarettes fromi friends ýand associates you'll finish up buying more any,way. Now, seek out mneetings wh--re the subject matter is directly coiîcerned with quittiïjg cigarette smoking. lncidentally, the sanie thing applies to cigar and pipe smoking. 1 made no distinction between any type of <> BaTWOO4 P REFINisHED TEXTU.RED OAK PARQUET smoking, il ail cornes under the same heading.' Each is a danger to the health and 10 the mind of the individual. 1 \veot through ut least 10 major attempîs t10 quit. One attenil)t Iastedý for thiree weeks, another lasîed for only onie boum! The major point is that i had deep within nîyself the desire tu quit and 1 founi- that 1 was being draw, more and more towards people who did not smioke and towards literature outlhning and emphasizing the dangers of smoking and how 10 quit. 1 guess I was fortunate 100 ho seeing what I consider an ontstandiog docunmentary film, "A, Chance to Quit", produced by the CBC. l'ni so confident that people can be lieIped t0 quit smoking, l'ni sure, if I stamîed a schooî or acadcmny, 1 could hieip maoy people of aIl ages and boîh ,sexes quit. Certainly one of the first things 1 would do is ask the CBC if they wo,'Md consider showing "A Chance To Quit" at Ieast once a mooth thoughout the year, for the next three yeams. Let mie give you som-e idea of what's involved with cigarette smoking. Dhd you know the inside of a smoker's Iungs is coated with black tar and nicotine? What about costs? Based on smoking a pack of 20 per day in one year you would consume 7300 cigarettes. At 68 cents a packet, Ibis anîounîts 10 $248.20, and over a period of 25 years, you would spend $6,205.00, so, if you are a two-pack a day person, uou would Se burning $12,410.00. Let's consider Ihe'$12,410.00 spent or saved on cigarettes, whichever the case may be, will flot help you quit unless you have the desire 10 do so. An interesting point is cigarette smoking goes hand in hand with drinking alcohiol: s0 does burn holes from cigarette ash in one's cioîhing (suits, lies, dresses, blouses, etc.) and, of course, noîwithstanding rugs, chesterfields, car seats and last, but nol leasî, the enormous pollution 10 air which is added 10 the discomforî of nion-smokers. Have you noticed the increasing number of public places where non-smoking is encouraged? k recommend that you frequenî Ihese plac ees in restaurants (yes, theme are some restaurants that have areas for non-smokers). Aircraft have non-smoking sections far more Ihan there continued on"page 8 Reg. 89C sq. ft. THIS WEEK ONLY 79o sq.ftl. MITCHELL BROTHERSLt Building Supplies Ld BrootcIif. 655-4991 faà ther worked for Mr. Rutledge. The mayor, J. E. Willis, presidèd at the ceremony, and Arthur H. Alun, a member of the Library Board, placed coins and copies of local newspapers under the stone. This was fotlowed by speeches by W.E.N. Sinclair MPP, and Counly Judge G. Y. Smith. The corner stone ceremony was attended by members of the Bay of Quinte Conference of the Methodist Church which was meeting in Whitby thal year, and many of the crowd wore silk hats and Prince Albert coats. On May 1, 1914, aI 8 p.rn., Col. J. E. Farewell,Counîy Clerk, and Whitby's to 'wn historian, officially opened the Camnegie Libmary before 100 invited guesîs. Mayor Willis was presenited with the keys to the library by the Library Board Chairman J. B. Mitchell, and Col. Farewell read a paper on the history of library service in Whitby. The new library in 1914 contained reading roorns for men, women and children, and eight book stacks contain- ing 5-;'000 volumes. In order 10 take out books a resident had to obtain a ibrary card for five cents, signed by a responsible person who could identify him. Library hours were 2 p.m. 10 4 p.m. and 7 r? -. 10 9 p.m. The libî a . t'Ihe time the Carnegie Library opened was Miss Ilattie Fraser, daughter of Hugh Fraser, who founided the Mechancs' Institute Library in 1 852. Regulalions established in 1914 remained in effect for many years. Books could be taken out for 14 days, excepl for new books, which had a seven-day limit. Fines for overdue books were two cents per day. The new library served the town well for 59 years, closing only once, during the coal sho>-tage of 1917, when there was no fuel 10 heat the building.