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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24,1982, PAGE 7 Bet we en Mayor Attersley helped kick off Big Brothers Week ti Whitby with a flag- raising at the town hall. With the mayor are (Ieft) Big Brother's Presiderit Jeff Dickinson and Executive Director Jean Walker. The Big Brothers are hoping.to "recruit".men to help fatherless boys ti the cornmunity. -Free Press Staff Photo 50 boys-need Big Brothers The Big Brothers of Oshawa-Whitby are hoping to fînd a frtend for eacb of fifty father- less boys ti the area who need the support and guidance of a Big Brother. This week, Nov. 20 to 28, has beeri declared Big Brother Week ti Oshawa and -Whitby. The organization hopes to "recruit" reliable meri who are interested i becoming Big Broth- ers. To kick off the week, Mayors Bob Attersley and Allan Pilkey raised the Big Brother flag at Oshawa and Whitby municipal buildings. The organization held an information booth at Oshawa Centre Satur- day to inforrn irterested people, and a Big Brother float joined the Oshawa Santa Claus Parade Sunday. Tonight a wine and cheese reception is being held at the Holi- day Inn i Oshawa for ail men who are inter- ested i becoming Big Brothers. Forrner Canadian Boxing Chamipion Clyde Gray will be the guest speak- er, and ail wives and girlfrierids are welcome to attend. If you are unable to attend tonight, Big Bro- tbers would appreciate a cail any tirne. For more information on Big Brothers, contac t Executive Director Jean Walker at 579-2551. You and Me By RUTH COLES Twice i the past few weeks we have driven ever westward to Elora, one of our favourite haunts. Per- fect weather, mild, clear, air but sometimes ti the distance a haze created no doubt by the warrnth. We are so blessed with the change of seasons, each one' as beautiful i-its own way as the others. There is sornething very special about late autumn. The colours are magnificent, the shades and tories of browns are'exceptiorial ând so too are the varied beiges of many mixeài to the soft greens of the coni- ferous trees. Many of the weeds are striking and proud as they stand. tl until the first heavy frost strikes them down.' <Other than the odd field of autumil wheat which at this time is a brilliant greeri, rost 0f our greens are rather duil and lifeless. But when the snow cornes they too wil stand out. Soil content causes the vivid colours in ariy parts of the world including Aber- ta, due, I arn told, to more potassium i the earth. What has happened to ail the crops we used to grow? Wheat, buckwheat, rye and oats al of varied hues and shades which made the landscape so beau- tiful. Now other than the very odd field of autumn wheat the corri has taken over, acres and acres of it. North of Toronto there seem to be hundreds of ar-' tesian weils and rnany properties have ponds and how attractive they are. None seem ito be fenced in and this makes thernmore desirable as part of the landscape. They telrne there are problems associated with maintaining ponds and sometirnes they have to be drained. I was visiting friends just outside of Owen Sound not long ago and their pond was going through a face lift. How ugly it looked, a hole i the ground*ful of slippery dlay and rnud ernptted of al that beautiful water., Our delight with our friends' 145 year old home i Elora has no bounds. The bouse is undergoing ex- tensive repairs after quite a few years of neglect. Buildings, like people, deteriorate very quickly when not cared for. However this one is blossoming with tender loving care. Even the workmen whistle while they work as they are taking great pride in their accomplish-' ME»NTION TF AUSTN TO9'ERHave Your1 ~MENTI YES$ It'9s Time To- Haive FRPA YourChamey SeptWH' Yo r Ch m ey S e 0,. Don't let ac "THE AUSTIN TOPPER WAY" ifWy cY<mr ignition ter "COAT T COAT'9(an oily liqt "COAT T COST"oi1) an d..YO PUNCTUALITY THOROUGHNESS' EXPERTISE 686-0226 or 281-8,513 CANADA'S LEADING NAME IN THE INIDUSTRY lIS AD Chimney Swept By Dec. 01182 USTIN TOPPER WAY"1j ION THIS AD AND PAY ONLY 34. Reg. 145.00 PE OR, WOODSTOVE CLEANUNG Y risk a chimney t ire?, iirty chimney ruin the safety and of your fireplace or woodstove. neys are a f ire hazard. The right nperature and enough creosote uid distilled from wood, coal or )UWILL HAVE A FIRE CLEANLI NESS DATED at Whitby, Ontario, ti 4hdyo November, 1982. R. A. Attersley Mayor Town of Whitby ments. When goirig through this expeerice, onie of the happiest times are the beginnings wheri everythlng is i a terrible muddle; heaps of wood and tools layig about anid theri cornes order out of chaos. Orie cari sit on old garden chairs with a bottle of wirie and a ptcnic set out on an old box or carton. While you listen to the banging and harnrering you can look anid look while you visualize the end resuit. One bas to look beyond today to understand what the outcorne of your creative mmnd and hours of labour wiil produce. This is being done wtth limited funds which makes it ail the rnore interesting. This is reaily a test of your irigenuity. Not mariy days pass that 1 do riot think. of th<e words of Robert F. Kennedy: "Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that'neyer were anid say why not?" This is what drearns are made 0f. That quote cari be applied to rnany things arid like, the sayings of Winston Churchill cari inspire and uplift. We al need dreams to lift us beyorid the, c ommoriplace every riow anid theri. To the troubled ones, your dreams cari be srnall' and despair for'the rnomënt wiIl disappear. Life is effervescent; there are always bubbles of joy along the road. On to a sombre note. I dor't think any of us should expect to see bubbles of joy because 0f the latest ap- pointrnent i the Soviet Union. Hope beats eternal- ti the human breast but ti this case rnany must feel terror at the very thought of this and ail the implica- tioris The head 0f the KBG with its assorted numbers around the. world, iriclucing probably 2,500 mern- bers i the States and God knows how rnany i Canada. We should advance'with care and not let our guard dowri. ~ THE CORPORATION 0F Z ~ 1THETOWNOFWHITBY BIG BROTHER WEEK TAKE NOTICE THAT November 20 to November 27, 1982, Is hereby proclaimed as "BIG BROTHER WEEK" In and for the Town of Whitby. Citizens of Whitby are remninded of the significant contribution of the Big Brothers Association 0f. Oshawa-Whitby to our c ommun ity. this 24th day of 1 sireàk