cal?, DEVERELL'S BLOCK The five stores on the west side of Brock Street South, (pictured above) have an interesting and.unusual history. BinWinter's H istorig In last week's column, 1 led off witi an item dealing with the construction in the parking lot between the Buildaîl store and the Becker's store on Brock Street Northi. In that columo, I said it appeared as if the intent was tt) prevent people fromn parking ini the lot andl shopping at Becker's. This, it now appears, is net the sitmitîien ut aIl. According to a spokesmian f'or llenry Btildal, the wvork underway, which includes landscaping, iowering cf lighits, and curbing, is being required by the Town of Whitby, antd was a condition of the approval of the establishment of the store. This information %vas verified by this mviter in conversation xith the Planning Departrnent. The net effect of this work wiil reduce the amouint et' parking available in the lot. Given this fact, it is understLand- able that Buildall's first concern is xith its ewn custemlers. ,They will continue to permit somie-parking for custoiîîers of both the adjoining businesses, L.e. the batik andI the milk store, provided, of' couirse, that it doesni't adverseiy affect their own ciientele. So, for those of us who one-stop at both Becker's and Buildali, nothing Vus changed. Parking xiii be harder to find, but thlis is flot, anti here! repeat not, because of Buildail. They are simpiy compiying with the dictates of the town. In ligit of this more com piete information, 1 arn more than pieased te xitlhdrawx my cariier commients concerning this situation. andi, in doing St, elfiminate anmy mistaken impressions as to thc reasons for the construction. 1\We, iin the lurlhaîn Region . andI the Town cf'Witby, are-going to the polils. ini a few weeks, f0 elect our municipal leaders. i t is the secoti. general, municipal cectîti since i1973, andI, for Whitby, the second mnayoralty antI councillor electien iii, twt years. A cotuple of' veeks ago, i pointed out \vlhy 1 considered municipal ciections to be very' importanit. At flhc risk of repeating nîyseif. municipal electiens are important becauise the impac t ef municipal gt)verrnment can be feit inin any ways. The st ate of our reads, parks, anid sclioois is the direct responsibitv elof'or local iy-eiected cotîncils ati boards. For t his reasen.ii, 1 îtendti t tevt>te nîost oet my coluimns betwveen îîio\vantd lectien day te wha t 1 think xve should be leoking for ii oui NI ayer, Cetincillors, andI Tris tees. The office of Nlayor shouid be cenitral te our Itinking. [le is the moust promfinenit pelitician inii Whit hv, anid sets the tone for the work of town council. He must have denonstraied the ability to lead, to resolve conflicting views, to compromise, when necessary, and to effectively work with six independent councillors. As a representative, the Mayor represents ail of the people in Whitby, and not the West Ward or the East Ward or the North Ward. He can't advance the interests of one segment at the expense of another. As a member of Regional Council, the Mayor must function as the leading spokesmian for Whitby. Given the Region 's tendency for bureaucratic growth, and apparent leaning to municipalities other than Whitby, protecting Whitby's interests is no easy task, and- our Mayor miust be capable of performing such a These are- some of the attributes we should be looking for in our Mayor. Undoubtedly there are many more. H-opefully, mny conmments will provoke some thought on your part as to what you would like to see in your Mayor. Caiendar: November 19: Sth Whitby Cub Packs' Sitathon - West Lynde Public School Novern ber 23: W.L.C.A. & Whitby Chamber of Commerce Election Forum - for West Ward Residents - Municipal Building - 7:30 p.m. November 24:. Ladies' Sports Night Registration- West Ly nde Public School, 8:30 p.m. Corridor Capers It would appear that the Regional Works Departmnent or whoever, were- busy lîttle beavers iast xeek. The mutclh Wall moulding around perimeter. Hang main Tees at4' intervals. 4' cross tee every 2feet. Set panels in grid. SUSPENDED CEILINGS Consists of plain white 2' x 4' panels, grid- system and suspension wires. Ideal for rec-rooms. CEI1LING TI LE& SUSPENDED TRACK IN STOCK MITCHELL BROTHERS Building Supplies Ltd. Brookfin. 655-4991 needed repaîrs 0on 5111C e i.sicdents' drivcxVays have lheen started and, in one instance at leasi, comipietcdl. I t isijust election tinie --or .- did our Regionai Couincillors persuade the Works Departmien t to cdean up thecir unfinishied jobs'? Whatever the recason, our car s .îppreciate the sinootil ride A i MORTGAG ES ist & 2nd Arrongod; Bought end Sold at Prime Rates cou Peter Kade 668-1556 ANUBUS UNVESTMENTS Ltd. 149 rock st. w.. Whltby i Take the short cut 'IC tor fait Wear your hair in the latest style with a short geometric cut that giyes your. hair hody and bounce. Hair fails into-place easily and looks great ail day. LA CONTESSA BEAUTY LOUNGE 119 Green St. 668-9262 into the garage. Lasi Saturday was a mnernorable occassion. We attended the weddi ng of a long time corridor resident Edna McGhee. Cont'd on P. 12 THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY NOTICE 0F ADVANCE POLL, REGULAR POLL AND APPOINTMENT 0F A VOTING PROXY Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Town of Whitby in the Regional Municipality of Durham, that in compliance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1972, as amended, Chapter 95, an Advance Poli will be held on Saturday November 27th, 1976, at the Municipal Building, 405 Dundas Street, West, Whitby, between the hours of 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon and 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Notice is also--given that Regular Polis wili be held on Monday December th, 1976, between the hours of 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon and 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Also, pursuant to Section 65 (4)* and (5) of the- Municipal Elections Act 1972, Chapter 95, as amended, application toý appoint a Voting Proxy will be' received by the Clerk, in, the Office of the Clerk, 405 Dundas Street, West, Whitby, during the period November 16th, to November 30th 1976, between the hours of 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o'clo.ck in the afternoon and the deadline for filing lapplications te appoint a Voting Proxy is 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon on November 30th, 1976. lJated 1976. at the Town of Whittby this lOth day of. November, A.D., Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C. RETURNING IJFFICER and CLERK The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 405 D und'as Street, West, Whitb, 0ntiric WHITBY Bufit in 1878, they were originally called Deverell's Block, after the man who built thern, Thomas Devereli, a local contractor. For nearly 100 years the lower floor of Deverell's Block has been divided into stores, but for 17 years, the upper floor was used as a hotel. In 1900, Van Woodruff moved out of his old hotel on the corner where the Bank of Montreal now stands, and set up a hot el in Deverell's Block. It was subsequently known as Woodruff's Hotel, the New Armstrong House, and the Windsor Hotel, before it was sold at a' public.- auction in 1917.. Some monogramed china ýplates from the Windsor H-otel are in the Lynde House Museum. The first store in Deverell's Block (now Donald Travel) was originally operated by the dry goods firrn of Laing and Stewart, the partners being William Laing and Charles F. Stewart. Mr. Stewart later occupied the store from the early 1 880s until the mid 1 890s. He advertised "staple and fancy dry goods, milinery, gents' furnishings and clothing made to order". In 1911i .Jacob Mclntyre mnoved his hardware store f'rorn across the street, into this store, and about seven years later nîoved into the second store of Deverell's Block. He sold hardware, stoves, paints, cils, glass and furnaces, and specialized in plumbing and tinsmnithing. Ilis son Francis Mclntyre continued the businessin the the second store of Devereli's Block until 1956. Froni 1954 to 1960, the first store in the block was the Bank of Montreal and before that tirne it- was 'occupied by the Royal Bank. Frorn 1878 to 1886 the second (or possibly the third) store in the block was occupied by J. S. Robertson and Brothers, a publishing and book selling comipany. J. S. Robertson carne to Whi tby fromn Toronto in' 1874) FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBE1,ý17, 1976, PAGE 7 and eventually returned to Toronto. The Robertýons published*theWhltby Chronicie froýn 1883 to 1886 and also,,produced. weekly papers calle'd The Whitby Saturd'ay Night, and Our Own Fireside. Another firmr of booksellers and stationers, called Stafford and Cormack, succeededby one of the partners, R. S. Cormnack, occupièd the fou.rth store before 1900. The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened its first Whitby brandi in the third store of Deverell's Block in 1919. For at least 35 years, this store has been a ladies' wear store, occupied by Bell's Dry Goods, Hilda B. Steeman, and Agnes Disney. The fourth store, as already mention.ed, was occupied before 1900 by R. S. Cormnack, and also by Matthew B. Collins, 'the founder of Collins' shoe store which 'is in business to tlîis day. From about 1932 to 1969, the store was a barber shop, operated by Hilliard Milland, and later by Noel Cormier, who moved to Dundas Street East in 1969. The south store of Deverell's Block from the early 1 880s to about 1900 was occupied by E. J. Johnston, a cabinetmnaker, uphoîsterer and undertaker. 'He advertised himself as a cabinet and chair inaker, with "painted window blinds a specialty". He also advertised "undertaking in ail its departrnents", and had "caskets and coffins kept on hand; also a hearse". For mnany years after 1900 the store was a bakery, until Russell Travel moved in nearly two years ago. Deverell's Block was once very rnuch ornamented, with wooden scroll wôrk over the windows of the upper floor, and along the roof line. Much of this fine decoration has disappeared in recent years. Along with Watson's Block, also bulît in 1878, it was once one of the finest- examples of mid l9th century commercial architecture in Whitby. mio