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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY,-FEBRUARY 3, 1982, WHITBY fREE PRESS Activities -a .re rapidly expanding, treasurer says.... Whiby istricl ociety seekig 150% grant hi*ke h@ by H sto i.c. LS .i Tho Whitby Historical Society ia seeklng a 150 per cent increase in their grant from the Town of Whltby for 1982. Last year, the society received town grants totalling $4,000 (al- though thoy asked for $7,000) to help maintain both the Lynde House Museum and the Whitby, Archives.' This year they are seeking $10,000.. Society treasurer Doug Anderson brought the request to Whitby Town Coundil's ad hoc budget committee last week. Anderson told the committee that the in- creased gra nt request reflects the growth in programs, and activities undertaken by the soclety. "The activities of the Whitby Historica.l Sonclety are in a period of rapid expansion," Anderson said in a letter to coundil. "'These programs will, in the future, become more self- supporting for as the public becomes more involved, they will generate more revenue through donations, sales, Memberships, etc.,"he added. Anderson described the society's budget in- crease as "1substantial but realistic." He glso pointed. out that in order to recelve grants-from the provin- cial and federal govern- monts, the society must obtain support from the local council. "The musoum roceives an operating. grant from the Ontario governmont of 50 per cent of the previous year's eligible expenses (which, because of our growth, represents only about a quarter of each year's operatlng ex- penses)," Anderson said. "Ail senior govern- mept grant programs assume a, substantial levol of local govern- ment support and we feel that the benefits that the society brings to the town justifies the level of support that we have requested," ho continued. During 1981, the society hired two part- time employees. Marga- ret May was hirod as the curator of the museum at an annual part-time salary of $8,000. Brian Winter, who has served as the town ar- chivist for several years' is now being paid a weekly salary of $72, Anderson said, once again on a part-time basis. The society is also seeking grants to hire three additional part- time or temporary staff this year. .Two will be students hired under the Ontario Experijence '82 program to work in-the museum and the archives. The society will seelc a Wintario grant to hire a researcher to prepare a history of Lynde House. Anderson told the committee that aside from the fact that the house was built around 182,fot much else is known about it. if this is the case, he added, this would make, it the oldest standing building between Toron- to and Kingston. The purpose of the re- search is to enable the society to seek or justify further and future gran- tai from both the provin- cial and federal govern- ments, and to resolve the many unanswered questions. "We know it was build in 1812 and we'd like to prove it," Anderson told the committee. "We don't know enough about Lynde House, " ho admitted. Aside from increased grants, Anderson said that a greater emphasis will be placed on fund raising. In 1981, fund raising accounted for about $700 of the society's $16,628 budget. This year, the society's proposed budget will jump to $35,900 and revenues from fund raising activi- ties will increase to $3,000. "Fund ralsing is a top priority," Anderson said adding that in the past it has cost the soclety as much as 60 per cent of the funds raised to raise the money., The town* has aiso been requested to pro- vide $2,500 for the ar- chives over and above cal society. A, decision wIll be made on whether or not to give the grants durlng council's budget ýdli- berations whlch will be held throughout this week. The final recom- mendations will then go to council at its meeting, Monday night. Variety store held up at kn ife point, An unknown man held up a lone clerk in a Checkers Variety Store at knife point last week and escaped wfth about' $150. According te a spokes- man for Durham Regional Police Force, the suspect was in the store for about 20 minutes prior to pulling a large bread-type knife on the lone female clork. The suspect, who was wearing a red ski jacket, had the knife hidden Up bis sleevo and forced her to remain at the rear of the store while he loft through the front door. Police had originallY thought the suspect escaped on a snow- mobile. There wero two snowmobiles in the area when the offence oc- cured at 1 p.m. last wednesday. Police approhended. oneW0 the vehicles and roleased it. 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