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MERCHANTS IN FAVOR - Renewal Project Starts In Downtown Whitby WHITBY (Staff) -- Revitali- zation r,. the feionn ) ere shopping area of an interested group of citizens who » feel that the downtown Whitby is virtually dying. . Realtor Rae Jones said that due to a lack of modern commodation, business in the * central core of the town has increased only 10 per cent in the past 10 years when 'the * town's population doubled. * Mr. Jones said that owners of downtown real estate have { been receiving a return on their money equal or less than if they had their funds invested in mortgages. "The only way they can realize a better re- turn on their investment is to revitalize their properties and al to the aggressive mer- chants." said Mr, Jones. _ Mr. Jones said that, in his » Opinion, about 50 per cent of the present downtown stores are in dire need of a complete overhaul and that if store own- - ers did not take action now when times are prosperous, ace) they might not get the oppor- tunity to do so later. At a recent meeting of the Whitby Retail Merchants, Mr. Jones suggested a syndicate be formed to purchase old down- town properties and refit them completely. Mr. Jones, a Whitby Realtor for 12 years, said a private in- vestment syndicate for which he is acting has so far pur- chased five downtown stores and have recently completed renovating three of them, The next project is the property at 109 and 111 Dundas Street West. "If stores don't move to modern premises the decay of the downtown Whitby area will continue,"' said Mr. Jones. The chairman of the Whitby Merchants Association, Joe Ottenbrite, said he sereed with the renewal program. He said there is a need for it in certain areas, He said the town would derive extra tax dollars from the renovated properties and suggested that a park- ing authority be set up by coun- cil to look into the downtown parking problems. Mr, Ottenbrite said a num- ber of Whitby merchants were in' need of larger and more modern stores and the Mer- chants' Association should show a united front to town council on the renewal and parking questions. Siamese Twins Fail To Live STURGEON FALLS, Ont. (CP) -- Siamese twins, both boys, were born Saturday to Mrs, Alice Carre, $8, of nearby River Valley. The twins, joined at the chest, did not survive. The two boys, weighing a total of five nounds. four ounces. were delivered by caesarian section, Mrs. Carre, whose husband, Joseph; 35, is a trucking con- tractor, is also the mother of six boys and a girl aged from three to 14. Whitby Dog Champion WHITBY (Staff) -- Twelve year - old Lynne Paterson, of 113 Allan Street, Whitby, prov- ided stiff competition for adult exhibitors when she showed her purebred Siberian husky Nicky at the Kitchener-Water- loo Kennel Club show at the weekend. "So stiff that the pair walked off with the championship. Ni- cky (full name Arctic - Pac Nikolena), won the trophy for the best in her breed both Sat- urday and Sunday. Owned and handled by Lynne, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Paterson, Nicky is only eight months old and has been shown only for a couple of months, She made her de- but at the C.N.E. in Toronto, Nicky beat nine other dogs of her breed at Kitchener. Her championship is subject ot con- firmation by the Canadian Ken- nel Club, The red - and - white husky has certainiy justified her young owner's faith in her, Mrs, Pat- erson said Monday: "Lynne is very hapry. She said all week that Nicky would take the championship and she proved herself right. THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, November 14, 1966 7 Londoner Puts Drawbridge On Westminster Abbey LONDON, Ont, (CP)--Anyone bothered by unwanted callers will envy. A. E. Knowles--he's building a hydraulic drawbridge to connect his front door and the sidewalk 15 feet away, What's more, the front door is at the second-storey level and the only access is over the bridge. ' The span is already installed but the hydraulic system that will raise and lower an 11-foot section won't be fully opera- tional until spring. ie pump unit to operate it will be in the basement, Actually, Mr. Knowles, a 61- year-old machine shop worker, isn't installing the bridge to keep out door-to-door salesmen and the like. He's not sure why he's building it, "You tell me and I'll tell you," he says, adding 'you've got to do something with your ule, Another thought: "It's sort of a personal centennial project." Mr. Knowles' home is a former hotel that was called} Westminster Abbey. His father ought it in 1894, ELECTRICAL WORK satis BOOK STORE DENIS STUDIO SEABOARD FINANCE It was a two-storey building but the family filled earth in around the original first storey and added a new gy The result is that- while the draw- bridge appears to run from the street to the second storey it's really the third. The house, which has been affected from time to time b; flooding from the south branc! of the Thames River, is sur- rounded by a kind of moat, The top-storey front door is thus -- a few feet above street level, Done by McTEAGUE ELECTRIC LTD, ELECTRIC CONTRACTOR @ Electric tieating @ Generai Wiring S Ligatiag, @ Alterations and Repairs @ Call Anytime. 415 COCHRANE ST., WHITBY CUP THAT CHEERS LONDON (CP)---A group of South American dancers at a West End theatre threatened to go on strike because they weren't allowed to drink tea. They came from Colombia and were partly sponsored by Co- lombian coffee growers who in- sistea the cast det hame. grown coffee, The dispute was settled over a cup of tea and it was agreed coffee would b« served during breaks and the dancers could have tea away cee ee ee ee from the theatre, Meet THE "On-The-Go" REALTOR 668-8841 728-6661 -RAE R. JONES @ RESIDENTIAL @ COMMERCIAL @ LAND "RAE R. JONES -- REALTOR RAE. R. JONES IS BEGINNING TO REVITALIZE THE BUSINESS SECTION OF DOWNTOWN WHITBY Nf Alterations will start other new store and modern office su BEFORE em' ORR iS cco atescnasiin anathema ay bog gree and Lecsed by eo R. Jones -- Realtor and when complete will offer an- hes on second floor, RAE R. JONES - REALTOR WHITBY 668-8841 AFTER Sold, Remodelied and Leased by Ree R. Jones -- Realtor Rae R., Jones sold this prope: 1966, following which, the purchaser remodelled and then leased through Ree R. Jones. 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