PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY., JULY 23, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Between You andMe ~-4 & By RUTH CHAMBERS For quite some trne I have been anxious to meet Mrs. Lily Pascoe, Oie widow of Cecil Pascoe. She is Oie mother of four sons and three daughters and because two of her sons are favourites of mine I feit they must have a speclal so rt of mother. And, 8o they have, a dear soul born in 1892 out registered in 189. These errors often happened in Oioee days; records were not as important Oien as they are now. I remember my mother who was Oie youngest in her family telling me that she had neyer been reglstered. Aspecial sort of mother Mrs. Pacoe, nee'Lily Parsons was born in Whitby, one of the five girlâ and two boys. The Parsons lived on the town line down by the lake, on a farm where they grew grain, raised cows, horses, lambs, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Taking hay and grain to seil in Toronto was quite a venture in those days. Rer fater had to stay overnight, in an inn or "halfway house" to rest and bed down and water the horses af- ter their thirty mile trek. Mrs. Pascoe remembe a jaunt to Toronto on the Grand Cen- tral Railroad wlth member of her church, Almonds and St. Marks in Whitby to Riverdale Zoo where they had a picmic. J ustimnagine the excitement of those children who s0 seldom ventured s0 far fromn home. Their whole existence was spent in a very small area. A shopping trip by horse and buggy or by democrat, the lat- ter wi4th two seats covered with cushions was made to Art Lollers, the grocer whose place of business was on the south Associate: Ben Poirier )SSLAND RD. EAST unday Sehool Fitness fits in. en Poirier Stiuart Stiith )WSHIP' I71I 1220 DUNDAS ST. _ WHITBY 66801 065 AT MIDAS MUFFLERWE OFFER YOU SHOPS Fast & Friendly Ser With The Finest Pro &ne guarantee MUFFLERS SOK OI -GUARANTEED GUARANTEED U AS LONG AS YOU AS LONCGGAS YOU AS WN( OW H A.OWN THE CAR. 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A wonderful invention and used to this day in cottage beds and maybe on some farms. I have seen one, made of dark blue china with brown trini and a leather handle to be used on special occassions such as Chur- ch or a party. The Parson's farm ran down to Ohe water's edge and Mrs. Pascoe while watering Oie cows often saw Oie cruise ships going by, not far from shore. One, cailed Oie Arglye was close enough to land that she could see Oie lighLq zRnd hear Oie music. These boats stoppéd at Whitby down atthcharbour to pick up their passengers for the trip to Toronto or-across Oie lake. Mrs. *Pascoe knows nothing of Oie "rum" runners who plied their trade at Oie foot of the town line. This road was used by suppliers to keep their rendevous' wiOi Ohe runners. Some day a book will be written about this, a fascinating, wild story of Oie past and a very lucrative one too. It wasn't rum Oiat was smuggled but other spirits such as gin or so I have been told. The social life at this time was simple; house parties where games were played, music and sometimes but not often dan- cing. Church on Sundays, Sunday School picnics and Oie like. Barn raisings were special events. Ail the neighbours came fromn near and far to be fed and cared for by Oie farm wives. Chivareers were another form of entertaininent. Af ter Oie honeymoon was over ail the neighbours gaOiered together, armed wiOi pots, pans, and other noise makers to greet the newly weds and in turn be treated to a feast of food and drink. Today Mrs. Pascoe lives wiOi her memories of times long gone'but maintains an interest in the present. She has seven- t e e n grandchildren, some of them very close by. She has a great collection of pictures of family and friends of long ago. She grows African Violets with two green thumbs and has a budgie who seems to be super intelligent. A busy, happy per- son, alert and bright whom I'm sure finds most days a good day. Now I Oink I understand why the sons are what they are. YMCA Olympie Day to be held at KmsenPark On Tuesday, July 29, the Durham Region Famnily YMCA will be presenting "Olympic Day" at Kinsmen Park in Whitby from 1 - 4 p.m. This event is operated in conjunction with the Durham YMCA's Summer Playcamp Program in Whitby and Oshawa and is designed for children bet- ween 6 and 12 years of agea. The "mini-Olympics" will offer a wide variety of organized outdoor sports and games. Prizes will be offered as well. This is followed by a swim in Kin- smen 's supervised outdoor pool, and refreshments. The cost for this event is $1 payable at Oie park, and the whole afternoon promises to be a super way to relieve some of the boredom and "hum-drum" of mid- summer. rivestment percent Annual Interest for Féve Years ~fiAND GREY IRUSF Since 1844 Contact us in Whitby at: 308 Dundas St. W. 668-9324 Membet: Canada Deposit InsuTance Corporation C C uc r rGuaranteed I'r errtificates NOW Oum" ,w4A HO - 4:00