and a First World War,1 tinie shots were1 England's shome since the Conqueror lar 1066, and the first plane shot down over in the Second Wo craslied near Aislabý Wlitby. Now Whi strategic point ina defense warning net Europe. We paid a quicI Captain Cook's1 privately owned bri ing xvhicli dates1 l7th century. N already pepaing to 200th anniversary c Cook's deatti and1 anniversary of his 1978-79, we wvere t( Captain Cook is England wlhat Peter \Vhitby Ontario. À Captain Cook star West -Cliff overlo( harbor. Aftem visiting Cook's lîouse we privilege of ineetini 2th century Capi Capt. Cordon( deputy harbor-masi Captain Cook ai mnaster Capt. David took me out on th< to guide a steelc Whitby liarbor. It was a grey, trot good for tak of the harbor as 1 to do, but the tri worth it. Theme swell on the sea, to cause me to ,vnkt faxI off the twinning visi the'. tirst England ias over Whitby flired at Ontario is an active harbor eWilliain developrneflt program inded in already in progress. Plans tGerman cali for the construction of a r England marina, while we at home are orld War stili waiting for thie federal ,y outside share of money to do the itby is a sanie thing. a modemn Our next visit was to the ýtwork for Whitby Gazette, within sight of the swing bridge, located k visit to on the second floor of a smnall house, a corner building. ick build- Here we mnet Bill Siater, from the the editor of the paper for Whitby is many years, who is soon toi o celebrate retire. Mr. Siater on Aug. 8 of Captain iade a transatiantie teleplione the 250th call on England's new direct ;birth, inl dial systein to the Free Press ,old. office to Publisiier Mike to Wlitby Burgess, and featured thiis rPerry is to historic event with an article &. statue Of and picture on the front page ýids onl the of the Gazette of Aug. 12. oking the Mr. Siater asked mnany questions about Whitby Captain Ontario and he and hiis deputy hiad the editor Normian Giddins posed g Whitby's for pictures. ain Cook-- 1 gave Mr. Siater two Cook, the articles 1 îiad written on the ter. history of Whitby Ontario nd Harbor- and Wlitby as it is today, 1 Stevenson whiclî he said he would epilot boat publish in the Gazette, in carrier into, September. 1 also presented Mr. Siater with a sniali Whitby misty day, flag. ing pictures Leslie Forster, wlîo is in 1had hoped charge of the Gazette's lino- ip was well type department, gave nie a was a light tour of the premnises where 1 but enough photographed men at work on wonder if 1 the linotype machines and h oat. 1 was saw how the paper was inade told trot to worry, for the boat crew was well experi- enced in making marine rescues. A fog horri sounded from the harbor, which could be heard as far away as Aislaby. capt. Cook climbed aboard the Jemnrix, a boat which is owned by the Humber Company from Kingston upon Hull, and carnies strip steel, tiriplate and einforcing bars fromn jmuiden in Holland to Whitby. While Capt. Cook assisted the ship's captain, Capt. Stevenson on the pilot boat guided the Jemrix into the hafibor, through the swing bridge, and safely to the pier where it tied up. A considerable amnount of dedging was evident at the harbor and Ernie Hutchinsoli told us the one thing Whitby The Whitby Gazette, founded in 1 854, is a snall town local paper, langer than the Free Press. We have been exchianging papens since the twinning in Marchi, but this day mnarked the finst time that any nmrber of the Fnee Press staff had visited the Gazette. One more meeting of' special interest to the twu Wlitbys occurred bcforc our depature. Through arrangements set up by Ernie Ilutchinson 1 paid a visit to St. l-lilda's Schiool at Sneaton Castle, a girls' private school 'near Whitby which liad close links with our Ontario Ladies' College 35 years ago. The school is Anglican and of the high church style, operated by the Onder of the Holy Paraclete. The sistens in charge wean habits like the WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1977,t PAGE il it to the offo fthe Whitbv. Gazette WIUTBY GAZETT7E OFFICE nuns of the Roinan Catholic Chumch. 1 was given a tour by Sister Mary Nina, who is in charge of puiblic relations, and was told that the school was founded in 1915 in Sneaton Castie, a former private rcsidence, just as the Ontario Ladies' College had been fotinded in Trafalgar Castie, also a private esidence. The interior design of' [le sclîool is similar to the ladies' college and both have modern chapels built about 20 years ago. During the Second World War, the girls of St. llilda's were evacuated to Canada and soi-ne stayed at thecOntario Ladies' College. ____ would like to mnake contact with the Ontario Ladies' College again, and possibly arrange exchange visits. A histomy of the Ontario Ladies' College which 1 presented to Ernie Hutchinson on his visit in March is ithe libmary at at St. IIlilda's School. On 'Tuesday, Aug. 16 we paid a brief visit to the Stcliffe Gallery wheme copies of l9th and early 2Oth century phiotographis of Wliitby by Frank Sutcliffe are sold. These pictures are some of the finest examples of early 1hotography in England. After bidding our farewells, we dcpamted in H arry Best's silver grey Rolls Royce for York, wvhere we were to catch wHITY GAZETTE EDITORS And so we ended Our eventful visit to Whitby, riding through Scaborough, chips out of a rolled-up newspaper. WIHTBY FLAG PRESENTATION t t EFNSON