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FUN AND GAMES AT WHITBY CARNIVAL Such motorcycle races as the above will be the order of the day when the Whitby County Town Carnival gets into full swing. The motor- cycle race will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at deHillier Park (cor- ner of deHiller and Dundas west, immediately west of the Coach House Restau- rant. (CMA Photo) James Rowe First Mayor At Whitby Incorporation Did you know that James Rowe was the first mayor of Whitby and that the town was incorporated in 1855? : In those long-forgotten early days, general stores were oper- ated by William Laing, Thomas Dow, James Wallace, William Herman, L. UH. _ Schofield, George Greene, Robert E. Perry, Carleton Lynde, Abra- ham Bryan and George T. Mc- Millan. Almost everything need- ;ed in the early settlement (in-| tic cuts into the shipping busi- | cluding wines and liquors) were | ness, there were many public sold in these stores. The town's only saloon was |operated by a man _ named |Connor".on the side of the Watson block, but this place had no public accommodation. He called his place a "Desider- aturn." There were also nine hotels, a brewery and a_ distillery. After the railways made dras- houses in the district. Business was extra brisk during the grain delivery season as a pro- cession of teams (extending from the harbor back to the centre of the town) awaited their turn to deliver grain. Records show that as many as 30 vessels sometimes used the harbor at one time. St. John's Episcopal Church THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, July 29, 1966 QA enclaeas eu at Port Whitby is one of the oldest churches in the district-- | it is a stone building construct- ied by the late J. C. Sterling, later a prominent hotelkeeper jand auctioneer of Greenwood. | | Rev. John Pentland was one of | | the first clergymen in charge. | lives tnere now. APES INHABIT ROCK A tradition says Britain will hold the Rock of Gibraltar only as long as the Barbary apes res main .on the rock; a band of about 30 of the tailless monkeys | ! | BE SURE TO | DANCES DURING THE CARNIVAL... FOLLOWING DANCES... "4 IN A ROW" SAT., JULY 30 -- 8:30 to 12 P.M. At The Whitby Arena -- Ground Floor ATTEND THE "PETE MOON & HIS ORCHESTRA" SAT., JULY 30 -- 8:30 to 12 P.M. Bollroom Dencing -- Upstairs Whitby Arena Square Dancing ot the "ERNIE STOMAN BAND" FRI., JULY 29-- 8:30 to 12 P.M. Byron Street South Canadian Legion Holl ALSO OTHER BANDS FEATURED IN TOWN DURING THE CARNIVAL 159 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY MUSIC CENTRE WHITBY PROUD TO TAKE PART IN THE COUNTY TOWN CARNIVAL THE WORLD'S FINEST TIRES FROM THE WORLD'S MOST bi MODERN TIRE FACTORY & Costing more than 12 million dollars, the factory is located on 56 acres approximately 30 miles east of Toronto. An ideal location placing it close to the new St. Lawrence Seaway, electric power also highway and rail transportation. All of the tire building equipment used in this new plant is of a completely new design; built and engineered for Dunlop so that our customers may be assured of the highest quality, most up-to-date products that future transportation demands. @D UNLO @ Dunlop International Bicycle Race -- Mon., Aug. Ist. P New dimensions in quality . . . through imaginative research Trophies - Sponsored by Dunlop @ Dunlop Trophy for the Whitby Motorcycle Scramble -- Sat., July 30 BE SURE TO ATTEND -- JULY 30, 31 & Aug. Ist. DUNLOP CANADA LIMITED TER TASCA AE PSA TITAS TSC AGATA SEDO R AAAS TA ETAT ERR REA KNB e ee