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Whitby Fme Press, Wednesday, May 18, 1994, tVage 7 H Play by play We interrupt this column t. bring you a news flash from the executive offices of the Canadian Broadcorst- ing Castration. VOICE OVER: Thanks, Bill. This just in. CBC wil return the Prime Time News to the MOp.m. slot. This is in response ... Well, heck. Bill here again. That's old news. The big question was, why did it take so long? And how many high-salary exedutive levels jumped froin the roof of the new broadcast headquarters? Now in addition to decent Urne slot, what the CBC needs is a new revenue-generating idea. But enough. Speaking of revenue-generating ideas, we interrupt this colurun again t. join the latest NHL playoff game in progress. ANNONCER: ... so here we are late in the third period, the Rangers lead 3-2, the Devil s lead a rush. . but first, these messages. NEW VOICE: Watch these pictures. We are selling y ua truck. This truck goes fast. It looks real good, btter than a scantly clad miss in your sexist morning tabloid newspaper. You don't believe us? Be among the firat hundred t. buy this nifty vehicle and you'll get a free bra for it. Protect that ail-important grill, headlights, and uplifting experience... ANOTHER NEW VOICE: Don't forget t. drink lots of this beer we're putting a picture of on the acreen, but please geýt, 4xink responsibly. ANOTHER NEW VOICE: Here's a whole lot of pictures from the Hockey Wall of Fame. Lots of people used t. play hockey. Some of them even got pensions. And remember: help us now. Send your douilars and donuts t. lobby for the Hockey Hall of Fame nomination for Bruce MeNall. ANNOUNCER: We return t. the ice as regulation time expires. FIRST ANNONCR:. ..- so the action continues, now that the Devils have tied the score, it looks as thotigh we're heading for overtime. NEW VOICE AGÀ:IN: Overtime? Can we make some dumb pun about that? SECOND VOICE: You can cail me Sour Grapes if you want, but how about those sissy European players, eh? Hey, what did 1 tell you, put those type of sw.ishy wrist players on during playoffs and what'dya getf? Eh, passing, real fast skating stick-handlig enough to, ruin the game lil tell ya. Mant take a good, dlean elbow. OTHER VOICE: la it anybody's mother's birthday? We'll announce that to, underseore the familyr values associated with this multinational big business of professional hockey. Nice touch. SOUR GRAPES: Thanke, 1 needed that. ANNOUNCER: Now back t. the overtime action... but first, we bring you just one more interruption. Take it away, Goldie. GOLDIE: Some of y ou are going to, think I'm on the wrong channel. But that's not it not it at aIl. rrn here as a new fund-raising effort by tle CBC. So. Our operators are all waiting for your cails. Phone us your pledge riçht away. W. get one hundred calîs or at least a million dollars, and you get your silly Uhckey game back. Remember: you've got your chare card, we've got your hockey game. Cail now while there's still time t. make a deal. SOUR GRAPES: Hey! What is this business? C'an wernta gin LWyu GOLDIE: Some of you... SOUR: A littie further on. GOLDIE:. . a million dollars, and you get your silly hockey game back .. . SOUR GRAPES: Now that's the good old fashioned kind of corner elbows a guy can appreciate. It may flot be pretty, but boy itIl get the job don.. Is she from Kingston, or what? COMPANION VOICE: 1 thought you'd get a charge out of that. - r - -- - i 8.- - 3 K WLLIAM EL CLENDENAN RESIDENCE, DUNDAS ffTRERT WE2', 1907, At about 1923, this fine Victorian farinhouse, bufit in the 18709, wau converted to a tourist home called the Spruce Villa Inn. The present Spruce Villa Hoètel was built around the original farmhouse in 1948. William H. Clendenan, a noted Whitby fariner, died in 1906 at age 80. ,Whtby AnMuv phco 10 YEABS AGO froin the Wednsd Ma 16 1984 edition of the " Ontario Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird turned the end for a new wing at Trafalgar Castie School on May 12. " Ontario Premier William Davis opened <Bicentennial in Bloom' at Cullen Gardens on May 10. " Forty-two Grade 7 atudents froin Whitby Senior Public School were touring the Quebec legisative building when a guninan burst in and kidled three people. The. students were unhurt. " A memorial weekend will be held in Brooklin to honour the late Pet. Rioe, with proceeds going to, the Heart Fund. 35 YEARS AGO froin the Th May 14, 1959 edition of the W WEEKLNEWS " Additions to the Roception Building at the Ontarjo Hospital will b. ready for use mmo. " lhe new Ontario Provincial Police station at Henry Street and Highway 401 will be ready to open in August. " The first proposais for the Town of Whitby to annex Part of Whitby Township are the subject of a Weekly News editorial. " A sod-turni'ng ceremony for the new Faith Baptist Church on Brock Street North will b. held on May 17. 125 YEAIRS A(X) from the Thurdy May 13, 1869 edition of the WHrIY CHRONICLE " The musical famnily of T.P. Freeman, residents of Whitby for many years, is moving t., Dundas, Ont. " James Holden of Whitby is one of the directors seeking a charter for the New Dominion Bank. " James R. Mathewson is paid $ 102.25 as Whitby Township assessor. 0 Whitby Board of Education will ot dispense with the services of its music teacher. r ~~1tJ1 Mur- --- -- m .1