PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29,1982, WITBY FREE PRESS Repneve for The old Queen's Hotel houses four building at Brock and and four a Colborne Streèts in was found t Whitby has been given a lation of th 10 month lease on life by Standards the Property Standards spring, and Comnifttee of the Town were request of Whitby. But repairs repairs. Wh will have to be extensive not, the builc if it can be expected to ficiailyispe live beyond July 1983. order to comi The committee act was issue waived a demolition or- When it der at a hearing last known that Thursday, and gave demolish th owners John and Joan- aMiserosaf Toronto 10 tioc month to make repairs ep to the 150-year-ond build- ing.« Deteriorated plumb- Whitby - ing, inadequate heating, Bîock Parm a hazardous electrical visiting loc system, a* leakY founda- and recruitinI tion and rotting support ticipanits d beams are just a few of Parent Week, the problemk that the to 7. Mieros have promised e weeks to fix by next summer. cludes an a t The building, which- y the grou WELCOME NIGHT Parents of student who are attending An derson C.V.I. for the fir st time this fall are in vited to the school on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. Highlights of the b ap le A th ,tec ,en din ct pl d. an e oldbuild usinesses hadbeen lssued, letters artments, of proteat by the Whltby be in vio- Historical Society and Property -the Local Architectural hct last Conservation Advlsory e owners committee were sent to d to make the Property Standards they did Committee. ng was of- Both organizations ed and an felt the old building was ýy with the historically important, and with the proper re- became pairs, could enhance the order to historic character 0f building hitby. k Parent Week Brooklin ts will be al schools g riew par- ring Block October 1 events in- ppearance i's mascot school's academic and extra-curricular pro-, Ti grams will be present- Fiel ed. Policies about disci- pline will be explained. hol A tour of the building h will conclude the even- r ing. Parent questions a.m will be answered on any items of interest. 9 DAY "Officer Dan" to Mc- Donald's on Thickson Road on-October 2. In- formation about the Block Parents Program can be obtained at that time. There will be a draw for a prize of $500 Oc- tober 7 at 8p.m. WATERFOW he Durham Re Ld Naturalists wi ding an ou erfowl at local r s, on Sunday, er 3 beginning atk . CLEARANCE SALE ON RECONDITIONED SEWING MACHINES SINGER, KENMORE, ELMA, BERNINA OMEGA, WHITE, BROTHER, HUSQUARNA Straight stitch, zigzag, automatics free arm, portable, and cabinet models FULLY GUARANTEED (Plus 1 yr. price guarantee) * NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUI JANOME MEMORY 7 World's Firstn Programmable Computer Sewing Machine SEWIN.0 KEN'S CENTR 7907 Midtown Mail, Oshawa (Westlane) SED* '42 Corridor Capers By MARYM >M Cali 725-8967 with it PAUL VISSER GOES TO QUEEN'S PARK Paul Visser, son of Ann and John Visser of Stew- art Street in Whitby, has been chosen to act as a page at the current session of thé Ontario Legisla- ture. Each year, prior to each session in the house, pages are selected from the many students through- out the province, who apply-for the position. The use of pages at Queen's Park is an old tradition, and inany of the rules and procedures for the pages have been in existance for centuries. The sessions, lasting from six to eight weeks, require at least 20 pages. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, plus one night each week. Basic require- ments are an 80 per cent or better average for stu- dents in grade 7 or 8, and the blessing of the school principal. Tutors are provided by the govermnent to ensure that the pages do not fall behind in their regular school work. [CEACHERN ems for this column. Duties that will be performed by Paul while in the legislature will be mainly carrying messages for the house members, delivering mail throughout the offices, etc. Our best to Paul. We know he will find the exper- ience rewarding. Although the session was not tó begin until October 6, Paul will start his duties when the session opens on Monday, September 27. Good luck, Paul! LEGION DANCE The Whitby Legion will hold a building fund-rais- ing dance this Saturday, October 2 at the Legion Hall in Whitby beginning at'8:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 per couple and may be purchased at Bailey Pharmacy, 362 Brock Street South, Ted's Fish and Chips or by calling Dolly Goddard at 668-2855. HOLY FAMILY PARISH The Holy Family Parish second annual card par- ty will1 be held at St. Mary of the People Parish Hall, Stevenson Road, Oshawa, on October 18. Reserve L the date, tickets will be available soon. gion ll be WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH ting, Tuesday at 4 p.m. - junior choir-everyone mar- welcome. Oc- Thursday at 7:30 p.m. - choir - new members 8:30 welcome. CORRIDOR AREA RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION There will be an executive meeting f the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association on WVednes- day, October 6 at 8 p.m. in Co1.mittee Room 20f the Whitby Municipal Building. This will be the first meeting f the fal term, and ail executive members are asked to be present. CORRIDOR CAPERS DANCE The Corridor Capers faîl dance will be held at the Masonic Hall, Cohrane Street, Whitby, on Satur- day, November 20. More details iter. Please cal with new items for this column. APPOINTMENT LESLIE BUTLER Editor The Whitby Free Press Michael I. Burgess, president of M.B.M. Publishing and Photography Inc., and publisher of the Whitby Free Press is pleased to announce the appointment of Leslie Butler as Editor of the Whitby Free Press. Ms. Butler was previously òh the editorial staff of the daily newspaper, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Her editorial experience includes fea- ture reporting for CFPL-TV in London, and free- lance sreporting for the Elmira Independent, Elmira. She has also worked as a photographer for the Ontario Camping Association and as public rela- tions officer for the Total Life Program for han- dicapped adults in Banff, Alberta. Ms. Butler has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Waterloo, and a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of West- ern Ontario. Discount your mortgage By JAMES JOHNSTON To combat the current level of high interest rates for new mortgages home sellers should con- sider the discounting of a new mortgage. What is a mortgage discount? Basically the owner or seller pre-pays a certain amount of interest on the mortgage. By doing this, the effective inter- est rate and hence the monthly mortgage pay- ment is reduced to the buyer which makes the house more attractive and hopefully will result in a sale. This option should be considered by peôple who have recently refinanced their home with a mortgage that is higher than mortgage financing currently available on other homes for sale. Also people who own their home outright or with a small first mort- gage may wish to put on, a new mortgage and then discount it rather than accepting a vendor take back mortgage. The following example demonstrates the situa- tion. One house has a $50,000 mortgage at 14 per cent and a monthly mortgage payment of $587. A similar house with a $50,000 mortgage at 17 per cent has pay- ments of $696. Which house would you buy? Now the owner of the second house has two choices: either reduce the sale price or pay down the mortgage to make the houses com- parable. Paying down the mortgage may well be the cheaper option. A qualified broker can make the calculation for you. Another advantage with a paid down or dis- counted mortgage inter- est rate is that buyers require a lower income to qualify for the mort- gage. And this can mean more potential buyers for your proper- ty. A lower interest mort- gage rate is 'an attract- ive feature when it comes to selling your home. Consider it. (Author James L. John- ston is national mana- ger, real estate ser- vices, for The Per- manent Real Estate, Toronto.) Bridge Results The following are the results of last week's play at the Whitby Curl- ing Duplicate Bridge Club as reported by Mrs. Harvey Winter. North and South: Perry Laurence and AI Leslie, 135; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 127%; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson, 116; and, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Baker, 114½. East and West: Mrs. Art Conrad and Mrs. Harold Smuck, 122; Mr. Harold Bonnetta and Mrs. Charles Rycroft, 121; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oliver, 119%; and, Miss Georgie Bovay and Mrs. George Steffler, 119. The results of each week's play will be reported in the following edition of the Whitby Free Press.