WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1976, PAGE 7 Historieai Whitby j INVERLYNN Watch Olympic gymnasts in action 'THE WINSTONETTES'1 6 special exhibition appearances Performances held at the MacDonald Ford Booth Sat. and Sun. afternoons 00. Demonstrations by ýDurham Regioial Police Be baf fled by the mnagicof MR. TED CURL Enjoy the harmony of, THE COUNTY TOWN SINGERS Fri, and Sat. 7p.m. fl AUDITORIUM Fi. - Sat. - Sun. APRIL 23*24*25 Over 100 Exhibits Home Improvement, Decorating, Enterta inment ,Crafts Demon st rat ion s Films THE LITTLE EX IS THE BIG EXPERIENCE Your chance to win.. r A specially decora, A new board of directors for Witby Arts hic. was elected last week andl is preparing for a busy year. Nigel Schilling succceds Wayne Currier as president; vice-presidenit is Pat Monag- han; treasurer, Tini O'Neill and secretary Pat Dennis. Directors are Peers Davidsonf, Grace Pritchard, Allie Morison, Leona Andrews, Dan Reid, Pauil Williams, Marje Burgess, and Carole DeVeau. Town Representative is Councillor Joy Thornpson. by Norm Mealinq Last week, we gave you the namnes of the Icague chamnpions, the YoYo's, of the West Lynde Mixed Bowling Lecague. This week, we offer you the leaders in the individual categories. IVAN BOOTHI led ail the mceii in the lligh Average ca tegory. conipil ing an excellent 240 over the season, wvhile the ladies winner was JEAN BOOTHI with 208. Evans Court's uon 1[ION THIORBURN hiad- the -I ligli Single, Fiat. a sparkliing 353, anid the ladies wvere led by BETTY HILL \Vho h)o\led a 'I15. In the 1ligli Single, with Handicap, NIARLNE 51IORT carted a 324, while the inîen's tpvas GERRZY SCIIENIPP's 381. BARB HOLWEG had the ladies' I ligli Triple, Fiat. 80-3, and the nîcn's winncr ini the saine category \vas LEN LOGAN tl 811 . The Higli Triple. with fiandicap. winners werc UAN BENTLEY, 822. and N4lKIi l'BIBLE. 844. The playoffs are weil underway witli the Allcycats, I otsiiots, Gutter Crawlers, and Fatcats coîîîpeting for the Clîanipionslîip t rophy, and the Consolation round featuring the YoYo's,_ Dyîîarnos, Sweathogs, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Two weeks fronî today, wc'Il feature the winning Ken l-lobbs, Councillor for the West Ward, wrotc me concerniiig the police station issue. Apparently, a public inîeting to discuss the issue of closing the Whitby Police Station is to be hield on Tlursday, April 29t1î, beginning at 8 p.mi. in Denis O'Connor Highi Schooî. 1 thïink that, as residents of Wlitby, it behooves as mnany of us as possible to attend this meeting. In the first place, at issue is the kind of police presence our town wiîl have. Whether we wiîI have a fully nîanned, fully operational police station or a 9 to 5 storefront operation is at stake. 1 favour tlîe fornmer, but I think we should ail make our views known. Secondly, at issue is Whitby's place within Durharn Region. The original suggestion was that our police services could be provided by a police station in Oshawa. I see tlîis as yet another instance of Oshawa's do,îîiration of the Region at the expense of Whitby. The nîmeeting, tiien, is ho be held at Denis O'Connor Higli Sclîooî at 8 p.rn. on Thursday, April 29t1î, and we join Dr. Hobbs in urging you to attend if at ail possible. Weil, tlîat'.s it for this week faithful reader(s). Sec you againi, next week. Don't forget ho phone the Free Press if you tire not receivinig your l)aper. One of the last of the grand old estates of Whitby is "Inverlynn", a large brick home situated at the corner of Raglan and Giffard Streets. lnverlynn has played an important part in the historyof Whitby since it was built in I1860 for William Laing, one of the town's most prosperous mierchants. Mr. Laing car-ne to Whitby in 1841 and established the largest mercantile and grain business in Ontario County. In 1859 he ran for Parliament, but was defeated by Oliver Mowat, a future Prerriier of Ontario. He was also involved in the municipal life of Whitby and served as mayor in 1863 and 1864. A legend states that Mr. Laing's wife was afraid of the noise of the wind in the pine trecs at night, and as a resoît, lie hiad to mnove out of linverlynn after a few years. 'In 1870 the estate was purchasd by George-lVcGillivray, a noted Scottish gentlemen who was born at St. FE-rgtis, Aberdeenshire on Oct. 5, 1813. In 1I833 lie enmigrated to Caniada, intcnding to settie at Prince Edward Island. Howcver, lie clianged his mind and went to Montreal aind Vermiont before recceiving a letter froîîî Williami Dow, another Scottishi gentleman who hiad settled at Whitby. Mr. NcGillivray sailed by schooner to Little York (Toronto) and journieyed on foot to "Glen Dhu" on the 3rd concession of Whîtby. where Mr. D)ow lived. After staying a short tinie wîthi Mr. Dow, lie set uip his own farmn, "ClJovenidale", near Audley, where lie stayed unitil m-oving into lnverlynn. Mr. McGillivray iiarried Caroline, the eldest daughter of the great Canaidian natairal ist Charles Fotlie rgill , inii 848, and raised al fainily of 1 4 childreni. Mr. McGillivray, like his friend Mr. Dow , was a stauncli Ioyalist during flhe Rebelin of'I18-37, and a strong supporter of the Presby teriani Church. î-le wvas one of tlic leaders in the inoveinent to estahlishi a St. Andrew's Societv ini Whitby and Picke ring in 1I843, Durham Region's EXPOSITION of GREAT LIVING IDEAS L3 BIG DAYSJ Grand Prize AIL EXPENSE ADVENTURE TOURS TRIP FOR TWO To the GRAND BAHAMA HOTEL and COUNTRY CLUB, BAHAMAS Includes airfare, hotel and meals Travel arrangements made through Halcyon Days Travel, Oshawa. Trip to be taken anytime before Dec. 15,1976 Door Crasher Special Friday, April 23rd 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Admission 75c (Discount coupons flot valid) ated Olympic FORD MUSTANG FORD (for one month) -IUCourtesy of MacDonald Ford Cars wiII be on display at Booth Numbers 84 and 95 Show Hours: FRIDAY APRIL 23 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 24 il a.m. to 10 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 25 1 p.m. to10 p.m. ADMISSION $1.50 Chlldron under 12 accompanied by adulh, free of charge and* as the officiai bard of the society, read an ode at the St. Andrew's Day celebrations.' After his death, Whitby's other Scottish bard, Ross Johnston, published a tribute to him in the local newspaper. Mr. McGillivray served for one year on- the town council, and for several years on the Whit'by board of education before his death at the age of 80 on January 29, 1 894. A number of George McGillivray's children made names for themnselves in their chosen fields. The most noted of these was Florence Helcna McGillivray (] 864-1938) who was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, Society of Women Painters and Scuiptors, Associate of the Royal Canadian Acadamy, President of the International Art Union, Paris, and a rnernber of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colors. A number of her paintings hang in the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa. Theodore McGillivray was a successful lawyer in Whitby who went on to become a county judge for Ontario County, and another son, Rev. Norman H. McGillivray was a nioted Presbytcrian minister. Dr. Charles F. McGillivra-ýy, another son, was a medical doctor in Whitby from 1891 tili his death in 1944, a director of the Ontario Ladies' Coîlege, and later president of the board; and a member of the Whitby Board of ,iducaition for nearly 50 ycars. Stili owned by descendents of George McGillivray, lnverlynn recently gaitied fame as the house used by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as the family home in tlhe "Whiiteo;ks of Jalna" television series filmed in 1971-72. Whitby Arts president is Nigel Schilling %% -- ........................ -- the 0 - - - - - - j - - - - - -