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PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 12, 1986 -- 15 Published every Tuesday by Port Perry Star Company Limited P.O. Box 567, Brooklin, Ont. LOB 1C0O Brooklin Profile Serving Brooklin ong Area since 1983 ROXANNE REV ELER News. & Features Editor Phone 655-3637 or 985-7383 Lynde House may empty ~ when it moves 'North' When historic Lynde House makes its move to the North Ward later this month, it might arrive a great deal lighter than it now stands. According to Whitby Historical Society vice president Rod Angevaare, the house itself might now belong to the town, but the ar- tifacts inside it belong to the socie- ty and he is determined they do not travel north with the museum. But Society president Bill Oyagi says no decision has been made yet. And Angevaare adds that the socie- ty will not make a decision on what artifacts go and what stay until they come to a decision on whether or not they will operate the museum after its move to the north ward. The ownership of Lynde House, the second cldest home in Whitby, and operated as a historical museum, was turned over to the Town of Whitby recently after the developer owning the property on which it stands, at Dundas and D'hillier Streets, demanded the building be moved. When the pro- perty was purchased some fifty years ago, the developer gave the Society two years to move it from its location. They had not done so. Angevaare has been quite critical of the town publicly, stating the society has not been involved with the move of the house as council had promised, adding he has received telephone calls from residents who are concerned about the move. On the other hand, Mayor At- tersley told the Profile that Ad- ministrator Bill Wallace had written four letters to the Historical Socie- ty asking for their input. "They (the Society) still haven't made any decision as to what they want to do and we just can't wait forever...the house is going to be moved to Cullen Gardens with or without their help," he said. Attersley also stated he had received telephone calls from four people who had donated artifacts presently at Lynds House. "Their message was loud and clear...they want their donations to go where the house goes...they want their things to remain as part of the history and traditions of the museum."" Attersley stated both he and coun- cil members were tiring of the squabble over Lynde House. "We have tried like hell to co- operate with them (the Historical Society). We even hired their con- sultant on the move and they still aren't safisfied. We've bent over backwards to make sure they know what is going on...I don't know what more we can do," said the mayor, showing his frustration. He admitted he was not aware of what legal implications might be in- volved with the ownership of the ar- tifacts but issued a word of warning. "If they won't allow the artifacts to go with the move of Lynde House, they had better not come crying to council at a later date asking for a place to store all their stuff or wan- ting us to build them a new place to store it, because they will be out of luck. We're fed up with the whole thing," said Attersley in closing. Hotel construction delayed by MTC Construction of a multi-millior dollar luxury hotel in Whitby has been put on hold while town officials and the Ministry of Transport anc Communications sort out exactly where the facility can be built. According to Whitby Mayor Bok Attersley, the problem stems from a decision by MTC regarding how much land will be required for the extension of Consumers Drive link- ing it with Brock Street. The exten- sion is needed to handle the an- ticipated amount of traffic generated by the Whitby Go Station scheduled to open in 1988. Attersley told the Profile meetings were held with MTC last week and he hopes they will make their decision sometime during this week. "Things are going smoothly and I should have everything in hand and ready to present at the first council meeting in September," said Trio to stand trial in Brooklin murder case Three men have been committed to stand trial in connection with the 1982 murder of Clark Major, a resident of Ashburn Road in rural Brooklin. The trio, Frederick Fisher, Ralph Fisher and Donald McCoy, were arrested by Durham Regional Police in June and charged with second degree murder, robbery, possession of stolen goods over $200, and con- spiracy to commit theft. Elizabeth Fisher and Janet Fisher, were ar- rested at the same time, however, crown attorney John Scott requested that charges be dropped against the two during the first day of the preliminary hearing. A fourth man, Danny Huntington, of Thornton Road North has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder and will appear at a separate preliminary hearing on Oc- tober 31. A ban on publication of any testimony was ordered by Judge Dodds at the request of defense council for one of the accused. Major died on August 7, 1982 after being dragged some 400 feet along Ashburn Road when he attempted to stop a van trying to flee the scene after stealing tires from his home. The preliminary hearing was held to see if there was enough evidence from the crown attorney's office to warrent a trial. As the next sitting of the Superior Court in Whitby is not until September 8, it is presumed a trial date for the three men will be at that time. set | the mayor. He explained it would not be known if the hotel would proceed along the lines of the original con- ceptual drawings until it was deter- mined where the building would sit on the property. The $6-7 million hotel will be built by developers on the north-east cor- ner of Brock Street and Highway 401 and will be leased back to a hotel operator. According to the mayor, the developers are presently speaking with hotel chains concerning opera- tion of the hotel, but admitted he did not concern himself with this area of the project. If built as originally designed, the full service, eight storey hotel will be comprised of 120 rooms, dining and banquet facilities and will in- clude a swimming pool and other recreational facilities. Whitby heading for a record breaker Whitby Mayor, Bob Attersley is confidently predicting the town will surpass last year's record $68.1 million worth of building permits issued. This confidence comes on the heels of the latest statistics releas- ed by the town's works department. The figures, as of July 31, show the department had issued $63,093,717 in building permits during the first seven months of the year, compared with $43,112,934 for the same time frame in 1985. Once again, it was residential con- struction that led the way with $5,690,570. Industrial construction placed second with $417,000 follow- ed by $363,000 in commercial and $297,470 in institutional. The residential sector included permits for 52 single family dwell- ings, bringing the 1986 total to an amazing 580. The number of permits issued to Corn, corn, and more corn ..... that's what Tina Van Meurs (left) and Clare Radford deal with every day. Both are employed by Ron Lusted of Mud Lake Road, Myrtle, perhaps the largest retail seller of fresh corn in the area. This might be Clare's first year with all those cobs, but she is learning from a pro ..... Tina has been in the business for five years now. Brooklin Redmen are on a roll date now stands at 818, compared with 681 issued during the first seven months of last year. Only $5 million short of last year's record year in the construction business, Attersley told the Profile there would be "no problem" going over the bumper year. "We have been doing a lot of negotiating and there should be dnother $3 million in permits issued this month (August) in the in- dustrial and commercial sector," said Attersley. He also said he expected another 120 units in rental accommodations to show up shortly. "In the industrial area we're three times what we were a year ago and as far as the apartment situation goes...there should be more than 100 units on the board next month,' said Attersley, adding he was "very pleased," with the growth of the municipality. see pg 18 for details ------------.