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FAVOURITE STORY of a SENIOR CITIZEN Narrow This week's anecdotes feature was subnitted by Mr. Alfred Bruce of Durilop Street, Whitby. Although born in Yorkshire, England, Mr. Bruce has been in Whit- by since March, 1913 and remembers much of the County Town in those days. Mr. Bruce and his wife, Charlotte have three sons, Joshua, Her- bert and Robert. In his 76th year he enjoys puttering about in his garden and walking. He served over- seas during the First World War from 1915 to Armistice, and his anecdote below dates back to that period of his life. "I owe over fifty years of my life to a battery runner named Neil. During the first world war the Canadians suf- fered many casualties, so in 1915 many troops were rushed overseas to fill in for those casu- alties. I was one of them and just ten weeks after enlisting I found myself overseas. The very first siell that I heard was on the ship carrying us. Upon arriving, two ot- lier chaps and rmyself were sent up to the battery on the mission front. One of these fellows was a cliap froin my own hometown of Whitby who had been with the Canadian renioLints and the other was an old Boer War veteran. We Games afternoon Now Available Senior Citiiens A group of area Sen- ior Citizens, organized by Mr. Loyal Pogue, met last week at the Audi- torium af Fairview Lodge ta plan a weekly ganmes afternoon -cards, shuffieboard, croquano, etc. Senior citizens throughout the To\wn are invited ta enjoy the afternoons along with residents of Fairview Lodge. Refreshments will be served. The meetings will be every Thursday, 2-4 p.m. in Fairview's large audi- torium. People are asked to use the Cochrane Street entrance which is totally separate from the main entrance. As the group organ- izes they hope to have a Transportation Chair- man who will make sure that there will be rides available for anyone needing transportation. All interested Senior Citizens are invited to join the group next Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at the Fairview Lodge Auditorium. escape during shèlling registered on the build- ing that morning. We had no sooner cleared the building when a direct hit was made on it. All our equipment was blqwn to pieces. Our blankets and greatcoats were ren- dered like sieves. I have never seen the runner since I left the battery. Being young I never thought about my narrow escape at the time-but I sure have in later years.' The Whitby Free Press will pay $10 for the publication of every "Anecdotes" feature. Private Alfred Bruce. were billetted in an out- building adjoining a far'm house and had no sooner bunked down for the night when we heard the firing of shells. An argument started between my Whithy companion and the vet- eran: the Whitby fellow saying it was our shells going over and the other debating they were Ger- man shells going over. i was laying there lis- tening when the runner came in and told us to clear out as they had TOWN WHITBY FREE PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1972, PAGE7 Transportation for senior ci, Transportation is of- ten a problem for Senior Citizens - especially when the winter closes in and icy sidewalks make walking hazardous. Because of this need, there is transportation available for all Whitby Recreation Dept. Senior Citizen programs. Volun- teer drivers are being organized through Mrs. Crawford who is pres- ently coordinating these programs for the Recrea- tion Dept. She can be reached at 668-5803, ext. 64, any Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between 9:30 - 11:30 a.n. Anyone needing a ride is asked to call Mrs. Crawford at these tirnes. There are presently cars picking up people for the Monday after- noon pottery classes, the Tuesday Golden Age tizens Bowling League, and the Thursday Games After- noons at Fairview. Per- haps there are people who would enjoy square dancing on Thursday evenings at the Centen- nial Bldg.-or people who would just like to come and watch- the fun if they had a ride. If so, please call Mrs. Crawford. Drivers will be glad to make as many stops as -necessary to pick up all interested persons. "There is always a need for more volun- teer drivers" says Mrs. Crawford, "transporta- tion is such an impor- tant part of the overall program.". Anyone t could help out in direction is urged to Mrs. Crawford at number listed above. that this call the Of WHITBY 1972 PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS Last Date for Filing an Appeal - November 7th, 1972 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have complied with the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act, 1972 and that I have posted up at my office in the Town Hall, 405 Dundas Street West, on the 26th day of October, 1972, the list of all persons entitled to vote in the said municipality at Municipal Elections and Elections to School Boards, and that such list re- mains there for inspection. AND I hereby call upon ail voters to take immediate proceedings to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law, the last day for appeal being the 7th day of November, 1972. Wm. H. Wallace, Clerk, Town of Whitby NOTE: Copies of the Preliminary List of Electors may be examined at the Town Hall, 405 Dundas Street West; the Post Offices, Community Centres and the Fire Halls. A copy of the list for each polling subdivision is posted in a conspicuous place in the polling subdivision for which it is prepared. IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE since Septem- ber 5th, you should telephone the Clerk's Office, 668-5803, on or before Tuesday, November 7th and the Preliminary List will be checked. To qualify to vote at Municipal Elections and Elections to School Boards, you must be 18 years of age or over; a British Subject or Canadian Citizen; and be a resident of the Town of Whitby or the owner or tenant of land in the Town, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant during the period September 5th, 1972 to October 10th, 1972. NOMINATIONS Nominations for the offices of Mayor, Reeve, Deputy-Reeve and Councillors, Public Utilities Commissioners, 2 trustees of the Ontario County School Division Board of Education to be elected by the Public School Supporters of the Town of Whitby, 1 trustee of the Ontario County School Division Board of Education to be elected by the Separate School Supporters of the County of Ontario, and 2 trustees of the Ontario County-Combined Separate School Board to be elected by the Separate School Supporters of the Town of Whitby and the Township of East Whitby, for the years 1973 and 1974 will commence on Thursday November 9th, 1972 at 9:00 a.m. and end on Monday, November 13th, 1972 at 5:00 p.m., excluding Saturday and Sunday. The nomination papers shall be obtained at the Clerk's Office, com- mencing October 31st, 1972. NOTE: There will not be a Nomination Meeting as in previous years. The onus is on the person nominated for election to an office to file a bona fide nomination paper so do not wait until the last minute to file a nomination paper as it may not be valid and would have to be rejected. E LECTIONS The Municipal Elections and Election of the members to School Boards will take place on Monday, December 4th, 1972. PolIs will open at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon and close at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon. ADVANCE POLLS Advance Polis will be held on Monday, November 27th, 1972 and on Satur- day, December 2nd, 1972 in the Council Chambers, 405 Dundas Street West. The Poli will open at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon and close at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Persons wishing to vote at the Advance PolIs shall be required ta make de- claration that he or she expects to be absent from the Town on December 4th, 1972. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., Clerk and Returning Officer Buy a 10RO You can't buy better. 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