PAGE 10, WEDNESI)AY. MAY 6, 1981, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Call 725-8967 with news items for the column. Corridor Capers w.u By MARY McEACHERN PAPER DRIVES Otter Creek - The Otter Creek area will be canvassed this Saturday by the Scouts and Cubs collecting newspapers. Have papers bundled and placed by the street by 9:30 a.m. Corridor Area - The Corridor Paper Drive will also be this Saturday. Please have papers tied and in a conspicuous spot at the roadside by 9 a.m. CORRIDOR AREA RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION - ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting and election of officers will be held at Dr. Robt. Thornton Public School on Thursday, May 28 at 8 p.m. Corridor bus transportation will be discussed and a route map will be on display for your suggestions. Plan to attend. Whitby Festival of Arts & Crafts Support Canadian Craftsmen dam SAT. MAY 9 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. IROQUOIS PARK ARENA OVER 100 CRAFT TABLES, MANY DEMONSTRATING HANDCRAFTED MOTHERS DAY GIFTS REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE PLENTY OF FREE PARKING ADMISSION: ADULTS $1.00 SENIORS 50C CHILDREN UNDER 13 FREE Ceramics, Leather, Pottery, Macramé, Quilting, Soft Toys, Jewellery, Knitwear, Batik, Paintings, Flower Arrange- ments Stained Glass, Woodcrafts, COFFEE POT Just a reminder that your ratepayers association has a 100 cup coffee pot available for your use. The urn has been loaned to several community groups, and it is our hope that anyone requiring the use of a large coffee pot will not hesitate to call. WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCII Choir practice - Thursday, 7:30 p.m. is the usual date and time, but will be cancelled for this week. Members will be notified of another day. Next Sunday - is Mother's Day. The sacrament of infant baptism will be observed as a part of this service. There will be special music by the junior choir and a fellowship time af- ter the service. So that all can join in this fellowship time, the service will end at 11:50 a.m. KIWANAS MUSIC FESTIVAL Stephanie Mayko of Powell Road is to be congratulated for her excellent performance at the recent Kiwanas Music Festival. Stephanie played two selections, the Rondo and Courante. In the 13 year and under class, she received a first and second standing. Keep up the good work Stephanie. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIANNE Happy birthday greetings to Marianne Lofthouse who celebrated her ? birthday last Sunday. Marianne, I won't tell anyone that you are no longer a teenager - Happy Birthday. QUEBEC TRIP A number of Anderson Collegiate students will travel to Quebec City this Thursday. A very educational program has been planned by their teachers, Ms. Ough and Mr. and Mrs. Abrey. The students will visit Musee du Fort where a sound and light show re-creates the six sieges of Quebec City. A guided tour of Quebec's Parliament Buildings which house the National Assembly - Guided tour of La Citadelle, a star- shaped fortification overlooking the battlefields - A walking tour of Upper and Lower Town - Tour of P.E.P.S., one of the most modern sports complexes in North America. Guided Saving or Borrowing? If you're looking for a better way to save, come talk to us. We have a number of ways we can help. On the other hand, if you need a loan to buy a new car, or make some improvements on your home, just ask. We can approve a loan usually within 24 hours. Whether you're saving or borrowing, we'd like to say "Can do!" to ail your banking needs. When you succeed ...we succeed. j ROYAL BANK tour of LeGrand Theatre, visit Cartier-Brebeuf Park, Mon- tmorency Falls. A scenic tour on Route 15B through typical French-Canadian villages, and the countryside where the in- fluence of the early settlers is still apparent. A stop will be made at the outdoor bake ovens before continuing on to the world famous shrine at Ste. Anne-de-Beaupre, and a guided tour of the Olympic site including the stadium, swimming complex and velodrome. It sounds like quite a weekend. Our thanks to Ms. Ough and Mr. and Mrs. Abrey for making all this possible for the students. GET WELL WISHES To Tom Henstock - who is undergoing a series of exhausting tests at the Toronto General Hospital - we all wish you a speedy recovery. DR. ROBT. THORNTON SCHOOL P.T.A. Last Saturday a primary playground was constructed at Dr. Robert Thornton Public School. The playground, finan- ced and built by the P.T.A. members, consists of four swings, two culverts, trapeze, tune-up bar, lean-to walk up, four walking beams and stepping stones. The school has numerous facilities for older children and now has a fairytale playground for the smaller tykes. . Mrs. Thompson, president of the P.T.A., would like to thank the students, parents and teachers who came out Saturday to help erect the playground. She particularly wishes to thank Mr. Gardner, Mr. Crosby, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Church, staff members of Dr. Robt. Thornton, for their moral and especially their physical support on Saturday. The playground has already been christened - a number of children were spotted on Sunday, enjoying the Dr. Robt. Thornton Disneyworld. Toastmistress By PAULINE TORRESAN Whitby Toastmistress What an achievement! Lee Hewitt, Club Treasurer for Whitby Toastmistress and this year's speech con- test winner, was first run- ner-up at the recently-held Council 2 competition in North Bay. Representatives from all 12 clubs in this council were entered. Hewitt will prepare a new speech for the regional con- test, coming up on Friday, June 12, at the Prince Hotel in Toronto, in case the first place finisher is unable to at- tend. President Jeanette Etler congratulated Hewitt at the successful April 21 meeting, which highlighted top quality performances by featured speakers Shirley MacDonald, Ilene Bulloch, and Nancy Spencer. The expected workshop on Speedreading was post- poned until the May 19 meeting as Shelagh Blenkarn was too ill to at- tend. Tuesday, May 19, will be the last time guests will be able to attend a meeting before the summer adjour- nment. As usual, this meeting will be conducted at Cedrick's Banquet Hall on Brock St. North'in Whitby, beginning at 6 p.m. The only cost is $4.50 a person for the buffet dinner. To make dinner reser- vations, please call Gail Harrison at 683-6067 or Pauline Torresan at 668-8760 before Saturday. Dupont sales gain Du Pont Canada reported a first quarter gains in both earnings and sales, last week. For the three months en- ded March 31 earnings were $14,738,000, or $1.86 a com- mon share. This was an in- crease of 16 per cent over the $12,660,000, or $1.60 a com- mon share, for the com- parable period a year ago. First quarter sales at $283,148,000 were 21 per cent higher than the $234,629,000 for the first three months of 1980. The company reported significant year-to-year gains in sales of nylon ap- parel and carpet yarns and nylon carpet fibre. However, demand for packaging materials and woven polyolefin fabrics was lower than last year. Export sales of manufac- tured products were up 24 per cent compared with fir- st-quarter 1980. IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENTI 1. COl the Police. (Don't admit liability; let the police decide). 2. Call your Insurance agent. (Explain the problem.) 3. Call Home. (You'il be at least one hour late.) 4. Coll OSHAWA CAR CARE LTD. (It's your choice where your car is repaired.) We have the most up to date equipment to repair any car on the road today. 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