WHITBY FREE PRESS.'WEDNESDAY, MAY 26,1976. PAGE 7 Historicai Whitby by Birian Winter GOODFELLOW HOUSE This large brick house at the corner of Athol and Trent Streets was built in 1914 as a wedding present for one of Whitby's most outstanding citizens of the 20th century, Graydon Goodfellow. When Mr. Goodfellow married Olive Wilkins, his maternal grandfather, Thomas Wilkinson built this house for the young couple, but they lived in it for only 14 years. by Norm Mealinq Tonight, May 26th, from 6:30 to 8:30, at the West Lynde Public School, the 5th Whitby 'B' Cub Pack Bazaar is being held. It's in support of a good cause, so, if you are able to make it, why not head over to the school? That's from 6:30 to 8:30. About 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow moved to a house on Dundas Street presently located beside the Mac's Milk store across from the library and town hall. Throughout his life, Graydon Goodfellow was associated with the printing and publishing business in Whitby. His father, Charles Albert Goodfellow had learned the printing trade in Bradford and Toronto, and was in charge of printing 20 different publications for Bryant Press before he and his brother J. F. Goodfellow purchased the Midland Free Press in June 1898. In May 1903, Mr. Goodfellow noved to Whitby and established the Keystone as a weekly newspaper in the town. By 1906, Mr. Goodfellow«was able to purchase his rivais, the Gazette and the Chro'nicle, fron S. M. Newton and amalgamated them as one paper in 1912. His son Graydon was born in Toronto on Jan. 9, 1891, and learned the printing trade from his father after school and during summner holidays. lie graduated froni the Whitby Collegiate Institute in 1908 and in 1909 lie entered McMaster University in Hamilton to study Mathematics and Political Economy. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster in May 1913, and on July I of the same year joined his father as a partner in his business. C. A. Goodfellow and Son, as the new business was called, published the Gazette and Chronicle as Whitby's weekly paper until December 1941, after which it wa analgamated with the Oshawa Daily Times to become the Times-Gazette. The company also did a large arnount of book and job printing for the Toronto market. Mr. Goodfellow's father died in 1919, and Graydon became the head of the company. In September 1929 C. A. Goodfellow and Son arnalgamated with the Mundy Printing Co. Ltd. of Oshawa to become the Mundy- Goodfellow Printing Co. Ltd., with Mr. Goodfellow as Third, and final reminder of' the W.L.C.A. Family Fun Day to be held on Saturday, June l2th in Central Park. Mark it in your calendar, and plan on being there. It's good fun for all the family. The "Spring Fling", the final association dance of the season, is being held on Saturday, June 26th, at the Heydenshore Pavilion. Tickets are $9.00 a couple, and are available froni the Exeenî tive. A second reminder of the next general meeting of the W.L.C.A. June 17th is the date. It's an important meeting, so give it your best effort to attend. Usually reliable source passes on sorne information on the highrises. A rental sign is posted outside the construc- tion site, and old usuallv reliable source gave them a call. vice-president and managing director. In April 1948, the name was changed to the Goodfellow Printing Co. Ltd. and Mr. Goodfellow became a director of the Oshawa Times Ltd. In addition to his business interests in Whitby, Mr. Goodfellow took part in community affairs on a large scale. From 1929 to 1948 he was a member of the Whitby Board of Education, and served for a while as its chairman. He was also a member of the board of governors of the Ontario Ladies' College for more than 25 years, and reached the position of vice-president. Mr. Goodfellow was a prominent member of the Composite Lodge, being Master of the lodge in 1923 and Deputy District Grand Master for Ontario District in 1928. He was also historian of the Composite Lodge and a member of the Conmittee on Masonic Education. , Mr. GoodfellIw was a charter member of the Whitby Rotary Club when it was founded in 1933, and was president in 1936-37. In politics he was a Liberal and in 1948, was elected President of the Liberal Association of Ontario Riding. For one year, 1917, he was a member of the Whitby Town Council. Mr. Goodfellow's interest in community affairs also extended to the Boy Scouts, the Whitby Citizens Band, and the Whitby United Church, and on a provincial level; he was a director of the Printing Trades Division of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. While on holiday in Mobile, Alabama, Mr. Goodfellow suffered a ruptured appendix, and died at the age of 59 on Feb. 7, 1950. He was one of Whitby's most respected citizens and his loss was keenly felt in the community at the timre. It seemus the rentai for a two-bedroom place is in the order of $275 per month, and for a three-bedroom, $315. To qualify for the former, income must be around $12 -- $ 14,000, and the latter $14 - $16,000. This prompts a couple of obvious questions. For example, aren't the rents a little steep considering the location? You can rent for less in Metro. Or, aren't the rents a little steep considering the income qualifications? It strikes me that $275 a month is high for someone earning $ 12,000. Just a couple of questions. I don't really expect any answers. I wonder when the Ontario Housing Action Program sign will go up, along with the rental sign, so that prospective tenants will know of the O.H.C. involvement. Well, yet another week passes. See you in a week's time. LASCOthankedfor It's not often when industry receives heaps of praise and thanks from the community in which it is located. Such was the case at the official opening of the Hutchison Park tennis courts Thursday when town officials, on behalf of the residents, expressed their appreciation Kinsmen off icers elected Officers for 1976-77, elected May 10, are Past President, Don Vipond; President, Ron Death; Vice Presidents, John Thiebaud and Art Matthews; Secretary Ross Batten; Treasurer Ron Death, 32 an apple and strawberry farmer on the Whitby-Pickering town line, has been elected President of the Brooklin and District à - Canada's Spect West Fly/Di April 15 - Jun Sept 11 - Nov. $155 per pe (two to a room) includes: - 6 nights accommoda t - TILDEN car 7 days - Provincial taxes - planning & operation h1ra- Kinsmen Club. Mr. Death succeeds Don Vipond, the charter president, and is a charter member of the club himself. Murray Robertson; Registraro Ray Wagg; and Directors, Robert Burt, Fred Taber and Doug Akers. The bulletin editor is Peter Schloen and assistant bulle- tin editor Wayne Sorichetti. acular rive e 6 15 rson ion D. vhitby iii 9 qess"' à under 59988 c arges Call AI & Linda Russe at RUSSELL TRAVEL LT! 116 Brock St. S., w 668-5000 Mon. - Sat. 9-5 Fri. T " our Travel Is Our Busin For your protection registere Ontario GovernpVi.No.i2 ifs donation to Hutchison tennis courts courts which cost a total of S34,310. A provincial grant of S8,577 reduced the cost to the taxpayers to S732. LASCO's involvenient in the project began when Whitby Councillor J(y Thompson, Chairman of the Recreation Departnent, toured the plant. During lier tour, she was thanking Jack for the major part which Lake On1ario Steel Company played in the project. LASCO donated S25,000 to the construction of the Blucher, Vice-President of I Sales, for LASCO's support of minor sports in the area and jokingly asked when the company was going to do something for adults, like tennis courts maybe. It wasn't long after when the company came through with its generous donation. Mr. Blucher was at the official opening to receive thanks from Mayor Jim Gartshore, Councillor Tlhom- pson and Dircctor of Recrea- tion Wayne DeVeau. Also in attendance were Councillor Bob Carson, Coun- cillor Ken Hobbs, Bob Caspell SPRING FENCING IDEAS 1 x 6 CLEAR REDWOOD 18c LIN FT DURALS LATEX PAINT $499 gal. DURALS DECKING STAINS REDWOOD WALNUT $539 gl. MITCHELL BROTH RS Building Suppis Ltd. Brooklin. 655-4991 CEDAR of the recreation department and Carman Sarles, principal of R. A. Hutchison School where the tennis courts are located. The Whitby Brass Band provided entertainment. The 1976 Olympics will be the theme of Anderson Collegiate's annual athletic banquet Tuesday. The banquet, to be held in the cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m., will feature Christie Blatchford from the Toronto Globe and Mail as guest speaker. There will also be presen- tations of intra-mural and interschool trophies and bars, culminating with the presen- tation of the outstanding athlete trophies for the past year. "To See and To Be Seen ln" McMANUS & STRONACH OPTICAL WHITBY MALL 576-4431 Olympics wilI be the theme of Anderson sports banquet i .. m a titLU L ,,1