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Page 2, Wednesday, August Illth, 1971, WHITBY FREE PRESS "Old Tymer" Peal of bells charming marker of the past GONE ARE THE BELLS l u n c h t ime at twel ve noon or one p. m. , and at the end of the work day, the bell tolled at 6 p. m. On Sunday church bells rang indi- cating the service hours, both morning and evening. AIl "iold timers " throughout the en- t i r e world, upon reaching t h e first stage of "iold age" begin to reminisce in conversation about the "good old daysI"bydrawingupon that greatest of ail tape recorders, the human mind, a n'd the greatest of gif ts, "memory1", which is endowed by nature to every man. Every waking hour of our lives, we all live with our thoughts, and of- ten, even in our dreams. Beginning from the age of reason (generally s e v e n ) through childhood andon throughout our lives, all of the most important events through each of our lives are well remembered. But strange as it seems, the events of our earliest years, our most impression- ableyearsthrough childhood linger in our minds longer and more clearly than al others, indel ibly recorded. Whitby Town Bells In this article I have chosen just one thing outof the countless things I well r e m e m b e r throughout my childhood years. The subject is those great old Whitby Town Bells. My impressions go back to the year 1900 when I had reached the age of seven. BelIs throughout past centurles became essential to life in every in- habited community throughout the en- tire world. People'- daily 1ives were regulated by bells long before clocks andwatches were invented. Sun dials were there but worked in silence. BelIs rang out loud and clear from their central locations In each community and sounded out to the far limits of towns and villages. Each day work and ail daily activ- ity in every community began general ly with the first morning bell at six or s i x t h i r ty a. m. The bell punctuated The WHITBY FREE PRESS Box 206, Whitby Publisher William A. Durkee Editor, Judith A. Durkee Circulation Barry Schroeder Display Advertising C. Marshall .Tony Oomen Classifled.Elizabeth George Town Fire Bell, front of Municipal Building Cobwebs Blown Off Action Comm ittee E3ack off the shelf is the one-time e n t h u s i a stic downtown action com- mi ttee. The commi ttee, which has been relatively inactive since the vacancy left by former chairman Hugh O'Con- n e 1 1 , w i1l1once again get under way headed by ne w chairman, Mayor Des Newm an in the form of a meeting next week. Bell1s served so many purposes here in Whitby in those days, and among ail our belIs, first and foremost were the beautiful Anglican (AIlI Saints) Church chimes. Next came our old historical Town B e ll , centrally located a t the rear of o u'r most excellent Old Town Hall, gone and sadly missed. There were bells, bells and bells through this town and county. . . fire~ bells, school bells, railway locomo- tivebells, bob-sleigh and cutter bells, auction sale hand bells - and yes, in earl ier days, before fences when cows wandered grazing freely, there vere- cow bells on a leather strap around the cow's neck, to indicate to their o w n e r s w here they were when they were led back home at milking time. Of alI the b el1î1 s described here, the only remaining belIs are the chimes of All Saint's Church. All of the ot- her's have disappeared through obso- lesence. If there is one thing in this wide world that we can be certain will never in future history ever become obsolete, itmustsurely be church and cathedral chimes. Church chimes com- prise a group of four stationery bell s, each with a different half-tone. A set of these chime bells is called a "car- rillion. " The player is called a car- ri lonneur. Relax while your savings keep working Holidays are happy days when you know your savings at Victoria and Grey Trust are going right on working for you, earning interest while you enjoy your well-earned rest. So put your money where it earns high interest - quickly - safely. Do it today at Victoria and Grey. The senidr Trust Company devoted entirely to sering the people of Ontario. VITORA andGREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 W. Curry. Mianger. Oundos St. W.~ Whitby, 668-5897 Best SPARERIBS in Whitby Town 24668n880.7 204 BROCK ST. S. WHITBY -WE DELIVER q. - Dundos St. W, whit4y 668.,589i