*1 Biln flnterli Hito ric Wh itby ai CHAMBER 0F COMMERCE (Part Two) Tonight the Whitby Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 5th anniverary with a gala dinner at Heydenshore Pavillon. Fif ty years ago this summer the Chamber of Commerce was formed on the initiative of a number of local businessmen who wanted to revive the old Board of Trade in the town. The encouragement of the president and secretary of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce led the Whitby group to take steps to Ã"&,tain a charter not as a Board of Trade but as a Chambër of Commerce. On Aug. 13, 1928 the Whitby Board of Trade executive voted unanimously 't0 apply for a charter as a Chamber of Commerce from the Minister of Trade and Commerce in Ottawa. The president, R.A. Hutchison, superintendent of schools for South Ontario Counity; Vice-President Theodore King, owner of the King Bros. Tannery; Dr. G.L. MacDougall, a local physician; and J.H. Ormiston, reporter for the Whitby Gazette Good Day! A special birthday wish goes out to Mrs. Kate Parkin, known to many as Aunt Kate Parkin, who is celebrating her 90th birthday. Her big day will be celebrated at Fairview Lodge, where Mrs. Parkin now resides, on Friday July 28 between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Parking is well known to Brooklin and Kinsale residents. AUl friends are welcome to wish her a very happy birthday. Many happy Mrs. Parkin! Don't forget kids, that Friday July 28 is another special day. It's when the Travelling Puppet Show comes to town. The show will be held at the Brooklin Community Centre between 10:45 and il1:45 a.m. Two plays will be of interest to aIl ages. They aski that pre-schoolers be accompanied by an adult. The program is courtesy of C.O.R.L. (Central Ontario Regional Libraary system), of which our own library is a member. A reminder that the library is closed on Saturdays throughout the summer. This week's word is Empathy - a noun Intellectual or imaginative apprehension of another condition or state of mind. Roy has the capacity to show empathy towards anothers. Those who are going on vacation or those who aren't remember our little ones are out of school. Drive with care, and remember it's better to lose an hour than a lifetime. Slow Down! Hae a good summer!! SWrite down the advise of him who loves you, Though you like it not at present. Marie 655-3061 Brown's. (before .2 Sat.) Whil'tbyteacher s harpens her skillIs Consumer ed ucati on course is alsôopen to~ management of personal topics such as the use and courýses have become an persons in personal financial bavings are among topics to importance' of personal increasingly important part counselling.fo be covered. Course format credit, real estate, of the curricula at Ontario Instructorsfo the "'Your inceludes lectures supplp- mortgages, savings and secondary schools and Money Matters" seminar mented by panel discussions pensions. Margaret Granger of Whitby are, Professor John N. by practising ý experts, on Consumer Education and Office Procedures teacher at Henry Street High School, is sharpening her skills this summer -at a five-day seminar at the University of Guelph. The seminar, "Your Money Matters", is co- sponsored by the University of Guelph's Office 0f Continuîng Education and The Royal Bank of Canada. It was developed in 1976 by the Royal Bank, in conjunc- tion with the University, as a menas 0 f promoting ,a great er understanding 0f sound money management practices. Through the course, Ontario's secondary, school teachers involved in the important fields 0f famnily finances,- money manage- ment, business. and/or consumer education, have the opportunity to sharpen their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge 0f practical economics. he B.arbeque tickets on sale Advance tickets are on sale at four locations for the Whitby Rotary Club's chicken barbeque dinner at Heydenshore Pavillon Aug. 5. The barbeque, the first held by the Rotary Club as a County Town Carnival event, will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Advance ticketà are available at $2.75 from the Kitchen Cupboard, the Toronto Dominion Bank, the Bank of Commerce and Middleton's Book Store. Tickets at the door wil be $3 each. The Rotary club is also holding its pancake break- fast as in past years, Sunday Aug. 6 from 8 a.m. to i a.m. at Heydenshore Pavilion. There are no advance ticket sales for this event, for admission is at the door only. Prices are $2 for adults. $1 for children 12 years and under and $6 for familles. This event will proceed, rain orsitine. Benson of the Department of Economics, College of Social Science, and members of the College of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Guelph. The course offers- a general perspective on the economic environment within which most Canadian households will operate over a lifetime and explores the skills required to make personal financial 'decisions. Consumer credit and VrLVErT OUCîn Furiture Stripping *No dip 0*Unlqu tanks or flo0W over caustics > process REPAIRED- REFINISHED et MaNleilI' Antiques & Upholstery Older furniture& antiques bougtýt & sold 1T PAYS TO HAVE YOU R FURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTEREÙ' 413 DunIas St, E. WHITBY Bus.668-5481 Res. 608-6626 LNOLN MERCURYS ýALES LiMITED. 1975 LTD BROUGHAM 4 DR* Maroon, automatic, P/S,- P/B, vinyl roof, defroster, W/W, W/C and AM radio. Lic. 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The Chamber formed a committee to inspgct the harbor property, which was said to'be in a dpoa e condition 'and needed some immediate attention. The harbor had become a dumping point for refuse, and the Chamber of Commerce in 128cordisidredïlt couk[ be'iniproved asa plac e of recreîtîon. On Sept. 14, the Chamber of Commerce urged the Town -Council to purchase for not less than $3,000 the property north of Centennial Park which would bring the boundary 0f the park to Trent Street. The Chamber was unanimous in its support 0f the projet, but the council was not as enthusiastic. It put the matter to a vote of the ratepayers, and the ratepayers turned it down. The Whitby Chamber of Commerce was defeated in its move to improve the park facilities of the town, but succeeded during the Depressioni years to get some improvements at the harbor, and attracted a few industrial developments to the town. Throughout the 1930s the Whitby Chamber of Commerce provided a Christmas Cheer Fund for needy familles, and by 1939, was providing cots for transients in the basement of the town hall. Metcalf Foods, the forerunner of Stokely Van Camp wasý brought to Whitby by the Chamber in the 1930s, and a sinalli dredging company was set up at the harbor. The Second World War intervened in -the 1940s and the Whitby Chamber of Commerce ceased to hold mneetings in WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26>,1978, PAGE 7 1942, most of its members having gone overseas. In the fail of 1945 William Davidson reorganized the <Chamber and served as its president for a number of years. >The post-war industrial boom saw the arrivai of such industries as the William J. Anderson Company, Natlie Knitting Milîs, Empire Pant. and Boys Wear and others- through the promotion of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. In 1953 the Chamber underwent another reorganization and acquired Charles H. Chaytor as manager., Under Mr. Chaytor's direction, the town celebrated its centennial in 1955, the Chamber organized an annual Santa Claus parade, and sponsored the attendance of the Whitby Brass Band at the 1956 International Plowing Match on the Heber Down Farm at Brooklin. In 1956 the Chamber originated the Peter Perry Award and has been in charge of its presentation since thon. In 1959 the chamber co-ordinated the official ceremonies welcoming the HMS Whitby on its visit to the community. In 1961 and 1962 William Davidson organized chamber of Commerce trade fairs in the old arena, and in 1964 when Whitby found itself without an ambulance service, the Chamber stepped in to take over its operation until agreements could be settled with the town. In the early 1960s the Chamber also sponsored St. John Ambulance First Aid courses. In 1966 the Chamber originated the County Town Carnival which became such a success that is operated now by, a special committee of its own. The Whitby Chamber of Commerce has served the town well over the past 50 years and well deserves to be featured as the theme of this years County Town Carnival. M r - t ik le buildong Icenboe 1