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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1977, WHITBY FREE PRESS Whitby Kinsmen Club celebrates 35 By BRIAN WINTER Staff Writer On Tuesday night at the Legion Hall, Whitby's second oldest service club will be celebratingits35thanniversary. Past and present members of the Whitby Kinsmen Club will be gathering for a night of fellowship and reunion, with special guests, National Vice-President Don Masterson of Bowmanville, and Walter Sweet, of Oshawa, Governor of District Eight. Other guests include members of the Oshawa and Brooklin and District Kinsnen Clubs. Since its founding in 1942, the Whitby Kinsmen Club has been an integral part of the community. ine founder of the club was Cliff Gartshore, father of Whitby's current mayor Jim Gartshore. Mr. Gartshore had been a member of Kinsmen Clubs in Owen Sound and Windsor before joining the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa. In 1939 he was a national director of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs THIS WEEK'S 1973 DATSUN 240Z RUSTPROOFED, AM FM,4SPEED SPORTS CAR RADIAL TIRES, FACTORY MAGS. SPORT CARAXW 650 $269500 "MORE GAS SAVERS" 1973 DATSUN 510 42,000 MILES AXR 549 $1695." 1973 TOYOTA CELUCA AM FM,4SPEED AOR 658 $1595." g 1971 TOYOTA AUTOMATIC, 35,000MILES DYX200 $1195." 84IDundas StW w :RARLEY MOTORS 668-1542 e.... ...e.@ee***@e*@**s*oe, in Canada. When he moved to Whitby, he got together with a nurmber of local men and formed the Kinsmen Club of Whitby with 20 charter members. Among the charter mernbers still living in Whitby or Oshawa are Fred Twist, Harold Rickets, Ron Agg, Gord Osborne, Earle Bond. and ArtPatterson. Bill Sala, another charter member, left Whitby only a few months ago. The Oshawa Kinsmen Club sponsored the Whitby Club and set up its charter night dinner in the Genosha Hotel. For many years after its founding the Whitby Club met in the Royal Hotel. Gord Hawes, one of the early members of the club, was working in the Royal Hotel about 20 years ago when some construction workers found the original charter and were going to throw it out. He rescued it, and onlyrecentlyrediscovered it at his home. The Kinsmen Club is an all-Canadian Club, founded in 1920 by Hal Rogers, of Hamilton. It is open to all men under the age of 40, but one can still be a member after 40 but not hold elected office. Mayor Gartshore estimates there were 200 clubs in Canada in 1942 when the Whitby club was formed. There are now about 600 clubs, with 16,000 to 20,000 members, he says. Recently the four life members of the Whitby Club got together in Mayor Gartshore's office to talk about old times and the con- tributions the club has made to Whitby in 35 years of service. The life members are Gord Hawes, who joined in 1943, Charlie Snelgrove who joined in 1945, and Clare Hewson and Jim Gartshore who joine d on the same night in 1958. Mr. Hawes was president of the club in 1946-47, Mayor Gartshore in 1962-63, and Mr. Hewson in 1964-65. Mayor Gartshore went on to become the first Governor of District Eight from the Whitby club, and Mr. Hewson was the second. District Eight extends from Milton to Brighton and north to the far reaches of northen Ontaro. Whitby Kinsmen have gone on to make names for themselves in various fields, particularly politics. Three Kinsmen have been mayor of Whitby, Bill Davidson, Stan Martin and Jim Gartshore, and MayorGartshore estimates * s'.,: *.* s'.. .: ~ .. *..."~ . People problems can be serious problems. Recently arrangements were mad children to attend the public schc town. The principal of the school that Indian children sometimes h hands of other students, and to tr of situation, he called in a Human counsellor to talk to the other chi asked the children if any of them1 school, and what theythought it% the strangers. In this way he helpi the Indian children would be feeli the integration proceeded relativ Community counselling is one, Ontario Human Rights Commissi and discussions with police in ar communication barriers between groups, to help relieve tension an understanding. We attend meetin native-born minority groups to e rights under the legislation and tI citizens of this Province. We also help bring people into agencies like home-and-school g government agencies, and churc to help but which many people d< Wherever there's a dîfficulty base colour or creed, the Human Righ to generate discussion and moti understanding and respect for th r9.-..A.00ým A i w auýL %.6muu % okbd giuL is doing to help solve themin advance. Je for a group of Indian Our job is to heîp bring people together and encourage >ol in a northern Ontario heaîthier reîationships among aIl groups. in the town was aware in te twn ws aareIf you wouîd like more information or assistance, contact ad a rough time at the ad aroug tie atthethe Human Rights Commission at any of the following 'y to forestall thîs kind addresses: i Rights Commission ildren. The counsellor HAMILTON KENORA PETERBOROUGH hadeve mvedtoa nw 1 West Avenue South 808 Robertson Street 267 Stewart St. had ever moved to a new Postal Zone: L8N 2R9 Postal Zone: P9N 1X9 Postal Zone: K9J 3MB Noud fellik ifthy wre Telephone: 527-25 eehne: 468-31à8 Telephone: 743-0361 woulId feel l ike if they were-25 eph ed them understand how ng when they arrived, andOTTAWA SAuLTSrE. MARIE in he he rrvdad 560 Wellington St. 2197 Riverside Drive 125 Brock Street ely smoothly. Postal Zone: N6A 3R4 Postal Zone: Ki H 7X3 Postal Zone: P6A 316 of hemajr ols 0 yur Telephone: 438-6141 Telephone: 731-2415 Telephone: 949-3331 of the major roles of your on. We hold seminars SUDBURY THUNDERBAY TORONTO eas where there are 1538 LaSalle Boulevard 435 James St. S. 400 University Avenue Postal Zone: P3A 1 Z7 Postal Zone: P7E 6E3 Postal Zone: M7A 1 T7 i them and minority Telephone: 566-3071 Telephone: 475-1693 Telephone: 965-6841 id promote mutual igs of immigrants and WINDSOR KITCHENER 500 Ouellette Avenue 824 King Street West xplain to them both their Postal Zone: N9A 1B3 Postal Zone: N2G iGi heir responsibilities as Telephone: 256-3611 Telephone: 744-7308 contct wth lcalOntario Human Rights contact with local ;roups, community and Commission hes, which are available Ministry of Labour on't even know exist. Bette Stephenson, MD. William Davis, >d on race, language, Minister Premier ts Commission is available vate people to develop te otherhs point of view. Province of Ontar o Col borne Streets. There were also Kinsmen rodeos in the old arena. Service projects included the donation of two television sets to Fairview Lodge, Christmas baskets for the needy, and special evenings Cont'd on P. 9 that at least 25 Kinsmen have served on the town council since the club was formed. Mr. Hawés was president of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, the largest sports organization in the world, in 1968-70 and represented Canada at a hockey meet in Switzerland last year. The Whitby Kinsmen Club has always been active in the community, and a number of facilities in the town today are the result of the club's work. In the war years, the Whitby Club took part in the national Kinsmen project of supplying powdered milk to Britain, and magazines to sailors in the navy. During and after the war, fund-raising projects included street fairs, carnivals, com- munity auctions, and car raffles. The club even raffled off a house on Palace Street, built by Alex Scott, one of the m-mbers. In 1945 the Club purchased for about $1,000, a vacant block of property in the north end of town, which became Kinsmen Park. In 1948 the club donated a portion of the land to the Public Utilities Commission for the water tower, and in the late 1940s, the Kinsmen and other clubs worked together to provide an outdoor swimming pool in the park. Over the years, • the Kinsmen Club has provided a wading pool and rebuilt the change rooms, as well as pro- viding playground equipment in the park. In 1946, the Kinsmen Boys' Band was formed, with Ragnar Steen as the first bandmaster. He was succeed- ed by Cam Marchant, and later Eric Clarke. This band was the forerunner of today's Whitby Brass Band. One of the most ambi- tious projects the Kinsmen undertook was the purchase of the old Taylor Arena in 1949. This old wooden building was located where the liquor store stands now on Brock Street. The town was not interested in buying it, so the Kinsmen purchased it from Ernie Taylor for $5,500. It took months to put the old building into proper shape, recalls Gord Hawes, who was the manager of the arena. Thp club operated it until 1952 when a citizens' arena committee was formed to build a new arena, which stood on the site from 1953 to 1972. The arena was the site of many sports activities, in- cluding broomball games with the Rotary Club "when the ice was soft and made it an interesting game", recalls Mr. Hewson. Clare Hewson, Jim and Ken Corner and Harold and Ted Brown were the "rink rats" who operated the place in those days. The old Taylor arena was dismantled in 1953 and re-erected at Tara, Ontario. For many years the Kinsrnen Club held a Halloween party for the children of Whitby in the old town hall at Brock and 140