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PAGE 14o WEDNESDAYr NOVEMBER 19'- 19369 WHITDY FREE PRESS Longtime Whi*tby business oefamil gosfrum f iy to famiy The new owners of the Mercantile Departnient Store aren't planning too maay changes ta what was a longtlme clothlng retail business Involvlng the Smth familygf Whltby. At the openlng last week of the "New" Mercantile at the same 321 Brock St. S. location, AI Kent said he and wlfe wil generally.kffl tbb store as la offerlag mediumpriced name brand, mostiy Canadian-made clotb- ing wear. They plan ta add more active, casual wear, such -as MORLEY SMITH (r), former owner of the Mercantile Department Store, bauds over the keys to new owner AI Kent mest week. Parking il1 be free It's officiai. Free parking will be permit- ted in downtown from Saturday, Dec. 6 to Saturday, Dec. 27. Whitby council ap- proved free parking at its meeting last week. sweatshirts and jogging wear, downstairs. "Our plan la to maintaIn the name,"1 says Kent, 38,ý who has 18 years of, clothlng retail experience behind him. The Kents also plan to involve their two daughters and son lai the store, a family touch not; unlike that of the prevlous owners. "It's kind of nice for a change," said Morley Smith, 54, of retirement so far. "1I'm going to have a holiday for a while." His father, Cecil Smith, and Steve Keown originaily started the business in 1933, as the Log Front Department Store, where the Bank of Commerce is now located at the four corners in Whitby (Dundas and Brock Sta.) After World Wai II, Hudson Marshall joined Cecil Smith as store owners. Morley Smith succeeded his father as a partner with Marshal (deceased 1971) in 1959. He had previously worked for A. Bradshaw & Sons, clothing wholesalers, first in Toronto at a warehouse for five years and then travelling for the cosnpany la Northern Ontario, in an area that stretched from Sault Ste Marie to Quebec. "I saw Eiliott Lake carved out of the bush,"1 he recalls of those two years on the road. Smith says that while AN NAN DALE .,DODGE ýýR'HAVE A LOOK AT OUR TOP (ualitg USED CARS, OVER 50 TO CHOOSE FROM. Air Canditianing, 5 passenger, 2.6 litre egins, autamatio power sts.ring, power brakes, radio, Ail Saison Tires, Balance of Factory Werranty, stock no. P746. Wes $16,900 Now $15, 287 1986 CIIPYSLEI< iVNEWV i(RKFkR 4*Door, Automatic, Power Stesring, Power Brakes, Radio, Eiectric Detrost, Balance of Factory Warrenty. Stock no. P736 NOJV $8,5817 Our Service is Second to None, he enjoys retlrement' he knows he wlll misa the old store. 1"You missalal the people, ail the associations, frie nds comlng and golng," he says. Wlfe Eva was, involved wlth the business for the past 15 years, while daughter Tammy was Involved for eight years. They looked after the ladies wear buying. Tammy la now an employee of the Durham Regional Police. AI Kent first got into clothing retail when he joined Sears la Oshawa in 1969. He worked there seven years and then at the Toronto buying office for six years. He credits that Sears' training. for having made bis takeover of the Mercantile a "smooth transition." Alter Sears, Kent worked at Levi-Strauss in Toronto as merchandise manager and then became vice president of the Better T-Shirt Co., a post he held for three years. He was glad when the opportunlty came for he and Val, a former nurse at Whtby Psychiatric Hospital, to get into business. Val will work in the store wbile stl working in Community Care for Durham Region. hometown kind of store," says AI Kent. «"My wife ssys we're the Oisons (Little House on the Prairie)." ENERGY TIP To increase your hot water heater's efficien- cy, drain off a pail of hot water every six months, says Home and Family Management Specialist Jean Riddell of the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's rural organisations and services branch. The drained water contais many of the sediments that clog beating colla. Drain the bot water heater more often if your water bas a high minerai content __ Br~k1in Byines By BE'ITY-JEAN BLYTU ~Cail 655-3679 wlth«Items for tbis columa Items for thia column can be left ln the drop box to the left of the door in the IGA. ItIla emptled every Saturday mornlng and ail items thereln are 1fiÏcluded ln the foilowlng week's columa. NURSERY BAZAAR Brooklin Day Nursery at 14 Church St. la holding its firat annual Christmas Bazaar this Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10a.m. to 4p.m. There wll be crafta, candy, home baking and a white elephant table. For the little ones there wil be face painting and other fund activities. HUNTER AND HILLBILLY HOEDOWN Brooklin United Church Sociables are holding a dance thia Friday, Nov. 21 in the Christian Ed. building. Tickets, at $12 per couple can be obtained from any of the following couples - Harry and Tani Agar, AI and Eunice Stocks, Rlck and Cathy Ferguson, or Jake and Shirley Morrow. RECEPTION SERVICE A special service to receive new members being transferred from*other churches will be held this Sunday, Nov. 23 la Brooklla United Church. Anyone wisbing to take part should cail the Church office at65-4141. FASHION SHOW ist Ashburn Scouting Group Committee is presenting a show and sale of Weekender Ladies Wear at Burns Presbyterian Church in Ashburn on Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. These are verstlle wash and wear garments for the lady on the go. Tickets are $4 and can be picked up at Ashburn General Store or by calng 655- 4101 or 655-884. Proceeda go to Ashburn Scouting. 50'S DANCE This Saturday, Nov. 22 2nd Brooklin Scouts Group Committee la holding a dance in the Community Centre la Brookll. 'Tickets are $9 each and include a lunch. You can pick them up at the Video Image. Proceeds from, this go to Brooklln Scouting. MAGICIAN On Saturday, Nov. 22, Glen Ottaway, the paeapW lllper at Ashburýa Community cetet10:30 a.m. This Outreach program is funded by the Ministry of Citizensbip and Culture so there is no charge. Ail are" children are invited to attend. Note: Members of the -BLCC club, there will be no meeting this Sat. so instead, take your friends up to Ashburn to see the fantastic magic tricks performed by Glen. BAPTISMAL SERVICE On Sun. Dec. 7, Brooklin United Cburch wil hoid a service of Baptismn. Anyone wishing to participate should cail the Cburch Office at 655-4141. CHRISTMAS PARTY Myrtie Communlty wiil hold its annual Pot Luck supper and Christmas concert on Dec. 13 la the church hall. Ail community members, old and new are urged to participate. D'ELEGA.NT EL STAVROS This Sunday and every Sunday by popular N demand. D'Elegant El Stravros Is presentlrg. Elegant Brunch 14 DIFFERENT HOT & COLD*" MEATS, SALADS & CAVIAR' 11:00 a.m. tili 3:00 p.m. as weiI asfo D'Elegant El Stravrosfo M5 IgS.E.,Osaw M5 igS.EUOiaw 576-6999 _ CUT N' DRY NEW- LOCATION II6,ATHOL ST., WHITBY. 1986 CI-JR YSLER 5 TIMA VENU1ý' Air Conditioning, Sterea, Cruise Contrai, TIlt Stsering, Power Seets, Power Windows, Power Door Locke. Balancs of Fsctory Warrenty. Stock no. P741 N II1,8 f 93>RLNT SE; Ar Conditioning, Sterso, Tlt Stssring, Power Windows, Power Door Loke, Power Mirrors, Cmise Control, Balance af Factory Wrranty. Stockr no P718 NOW$15,750