AiCoi-born and Athol Streetsr 2construction work ers electr.ocuted Councillor Gerry Emm got right into the spirit of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce 5th anniversary last Wednesday by driving to thedinner at Heydenshore Pavilion in his 1928 Ford. Dressed appropriatelv in 1928 style garb. Councillor Emm Cham ber of Three events in one were celebrated at Heydenshore Pavilion last Wednesday- the official opening of the 1978 County Town Carnival, the 5th anniversary of the Whitby Chamber of Com- merce, and the presentation of the Peter Perry Award to the town's outstanding citizen of 1977. The Chamber of Com- merce received the congra- tulations of Mayor Jim Gart- shore, who called the organi- zation "a very important and integral part of this com- munity." Former Whitby Clerk- Treasurer and Administrat- or, John Frost, who was the charter treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce in posed with his car, whicli happens to be exactly as old as the Chamber of Commerce Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Comme rce'honored on golden jubilei 1928, spoke to the 160 guests at the dinner about how the Chamber started. He spoke of "a few dedicated citizens" who started the Chamber of Commerce when Whitby-had only 3,000 people and three factories, the blanket factory buckle factory and tannery. In those days, as today, the Ontario Hospital (now Whitby Psychiatric Hospi- tal) was the town's largest employer, he said. "We had our own post office, customs officer and police department," said Mr. Frost, whose comment was greeted with loud applause. Mr. Frost brought forth some delight with his com- "4Gertie" -Drew inms the '77 Peter Perry Award By BRIAN WINTER officiai opening of the 1978 Staff Writer County Town CArnival last Wednesday. Whitby's Peter Perry Mrs. Drew, or "Gertie" as award wimner as outstanding she is known by her many citizen of 1977. is a friends, was born on a farm humanitarian, a woman who on Palace Street, a daughter bas spent more than 40 years of Francis and Lillian of ber life helping others. Rogers. lier father was a Gertrude Drew, a resident bailif in Whiby during the of Euclid Street, who was First World War and the born in Whitby 72 years ago 190S and bas lived bore adl ber Mrs. URew attended the Ilite, was named the Peter old Henry Street.Scbool andi Perry Award winner at the Con'd on P. 2 ments about how busy Whitby harbor was during the prohibition era "when boats left for South America at nine o'clock in the morn- ing and'were back again at nine o'lock at night." Mr. Frost urged those present to back their Chamber of Commerce, which is made up of men and women who are trying to build the community. Clare Hewson, chairman for the evening, read letters of congratulations to the Chamber from Ted Chenier, President of the Oshawa Chamber, and AI Reed, secretary of ACCORD (Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Region of durham). chamber President Gord Hanna introduced mr. Chenier and Gord Garrison, the first president of ACCORD and a director of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. He also intro- duced three past presidents of the Whitby Chamber, John Frost, Jim Cane and jack Woodward, and presented flowers to Mrs. Frost. Mayor Gartshore officially opened the 1978 County town Carnival and presented the 1976 winner of the Peter Perry Award, Altamae Eberlee wlth a plaque. In this speech, the mayor referred to the Peter Perrv Awardas "the mostý signifi- cant award, in the community. " A special guest' at the dinner was Mrs. Norma Orgill, of Bobcaygeon, a great, great granddaughter of Peter Perry and a friend 0f nirs. Eberlee. * A Whitby. crane operator and a Toronto construction worker were electrocuted at a storm sewer construction project site at Athol and Coiborne Streets Thursday eveninig. Dead are Robert Harry King, 9,4, of 206 Palace Street, Whitby, a crane operator for King Crane Service, and Guiseppe Dolce, 44, 447 Clinton Street, Toronto, a construction worker. Whitby Fire Chief Ed Crouch reported that an inspector from Marshall, Macklin and Monaghan Construction, came to the lire hall at 6:18 p.m. to report that two men had been electrocuted at the construction site when a crane boom touched a 2,300 volt Hydro line. The f ire department despatched itsi-rescue, truck, and ambulance, police and public utilities personnel .were .contaceted. Chief'Crouch said the two victims were found lying on their.backs at the stie of the accident, but ambulance altendants could not approach them because the ground within 20 feet of the crane was electrically charged'. It was raining lightly at the time of the accident and the ground was wet. Fire fighters, Danny McCarroll, Don Ferguson and Bill Jordan, wearing rubber boots and insulated gloves, were able to pull the victimes out of the electri- zone with fibreglass poles the chief said. The men were taken to the Dr. J.O. i 1uddy Hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival. Chief Crouch reported that Mr. Dolce was holding a steel cable attached to a concrete sewer pipe, when the crane boom touched the Hydro'line, and the electric shock passed to him through wet ground. Wben he saw Mr. 'Dolce fait, Mr. King grasped the metal door frame of the crane to jump to his aid and was thrown from the crane by the electric shock, said Chief Crouch. Fellow con- struction workers on the site had shouted at him to stay inkide thé crane cab, but he did not heed their warning. Following the accident, the Public Utilities Commission shut off the Hydro so the crane could be dislodged from the wire, and a fence was erected around the site while ministry Ã"f labor and construction safety experts conducted an investigation. Chief Crouch said'this was the first such electrocution accident he had heard of in Whithv. Dredgin 1g resumes bredging at Whitby harbor resumed this week after a week's suspension of operations. Over a week ago, a break occurred in the dyke enclos- ing the water and fill being pumped out of the harbor, and much of the water in the enclosed area spiiled back' into the harbor. The federal public works department reports the break occurred where a 30- inch diameter storrn sewer outfall was enveloped by the retaining well. An earthen dam has been built over the pipe, and the dredging has resumed, SPJENNING THE WHEl0F FORTUNE Jean Epstein and Jim Cane spun the wheel of fortune for customners at the Whitby Arts Las Vegas Night at the Station Saturday. A large crowd turned out for this annual event of fun as the 1978 County Town CArnival got under way. Pre Press Photo THE SPIRIT 0F '28