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pitt n the stouhyiue tb1suxe vanity ha 22 1962 happenings at unionville f bui walker phone 248w an enjoyable evening was spent at the kennedy clinic last thursday patients and friends gathered to hear and see pic tures of the elder kennedys forthcoming world trip mr w j walker is attending jury in toronto for the next two weeks we are sorry to hear that mr eric mcfadyen fell last week and broke a bone in his foot we wish him a speedy recovery- mr carmen boadway is 111 and was taken to hospital last week students at markham district high school are indeed busy this week they begin easter examinations this thursday young canada night was held at unionville arena last friday evening it was very well at tended by the parents of the boys and the arena was full to jcapacity the winning team and the second place team were pre sented with crests for the boys who sold the most tickets their award was a hockey stick auto graphed by all members of the maple leafs a priceless keep sake for the lucky boys mrs dianne corcoran of east drive is recuperating following a tumble recently while skating resulting in a broken arm at the library unionville library is display ing a real touch of spring the f north window is full of daffodils and on the table inside is an array of books and pamphlets on gardening the new request service at the local library is be ing well patronized the newest book in the library is graham greenes new novel a burnt- out case library is open on s thursday evenings and satur- t day afternoons sister grace jones ddgm made her official visit to mark- ham chapter oes last week and degrees were conferred on two new members many ladies of the village and surrounding community took ad vantage of the lovely weather to 1 attend the tea for the unionville public library it was held in the home of mrs w j russell on saturday afternoon march 17 mrs g g maynard and mrs a e milner poured and delicious sandwiches and cookies were served by the ladies of the lib- rary board t the general meeting of the united church women was held sin the church hall tuesday eve ning with an attendance of 25 jmrs f patterson conducted the devotional the main feature of fthe programme was an interest ing panel discussion on chris- mian education mrs h butt was the moderator and those taking 3part were mrs m shaw mrs 5w heigh way mrs s dowse jand mrs a russell a short jcancer film was shown preced- ing the serving of refreshments you can buy the tribune each week at findlays hotel billingsleys drug store and markham shopping centre honoured memorial this memorial to pioneer life in markham township is located on the farm of albert carr lot 22 cone 6 markham two miles north of unionville it is the burial place of jacob pingle his wfe anna and his daughter elizabeth the pin gle famly were berzy settlers who came to the area in the late 1700s written into the property deed is the request that the land around the plot should not be cultivated and the carr family has honoured this agreement the inscrip tion on the monument is still plainly visible staff photo first temperance weekly launched in unionville in 1877 it was just eightyfive years ago this month that york coun ty had launched its first temper ance weekly newspaper and the site of this publication was un ionville the name of this early newspaper was the unionville progress and the owner and edi tor was james wideman however with hotels on every corner the progress appeared to make little inroad into the readership circle in this mark ham township village boasting oboi markham mmwmlm markham phone 357 phone 357 thurs frr sat march 22 23 24 bob hopelanatjfcner ihoic iarhos stay of a cnrtckfiet in vie su6nas six pages the paper was proudly labelled the countys only tem perance journal it lasted little more than a year mr wideman had high hopes for pushing the temperance cause through the weekly press and started a similar paper in stouffville in july of the same year known as the stouffville alert like its unionville bro ther it lasted only one year at the time unionville had its brief part in the local publish ing business the village had about 250 inhabitants historical records tell us that the business section housed seven shoemak ers 3 carriage works and black smiths 3 hotels six general stores a butcher a tailor two cabinet makers three coopers a harness maker cheese factory and flour mill janlsfwge jimhdtjon added featurette jfe color cartoon 2 shows each evening at 7 pju and 910 pm special childrens matinee sat mar 24 2 im three 3 stooges comedy featurerres 3 big color cartoons special featurette speedway ull monday tuesday march 26 27 tunes of glory tw adult entertainment technicolor alex guinness john mills in the opinion of the management this is one of the years finest pictures dont miss it added color cartoon 2 shows 7 pm 9 pm wed thurs fri mar 28 29 30 voyage to the bottom of the sea also april love starring pat boone pinocchio starts wed april 4 ioe30e tonoc ioe30e 30x30 bon voyage for roundtheworld travellers more than 200 friends gather ed at the kennedy chiropractic clinic thursday evening to bid adieu to a c and mrs kennedy the unionville couple leave on march 23 for several months as they tour the world the t eaton co travel serv ice showed films and their mr c l lamb describe high spots of the kennedy tour which he has himself taken asked the cost of a trip around the world mr lamb said the basic cost was 1400 for air travel and the amount it oost above this depended on the length of stay and the number and extent of side trips he counselled against trying to do the world in a couple of weeks even though this was possible with todays jets it takes a day to get orient ed to a new country and at least a couple of days to see enough so it stays in your mind if you do it too fast you dont remem ber anything he told of people doing rome in half a day without getting out of their bus a canadian passport he said is a wonderful help to getting a good reception throughout the world mr a e dutfield of union ville won the bingo prize an autumn in haliburton scene painted by a c kennedy mrs k b kennedy and dau ghter viki provided organ and piano music k b kennedy was master of ceremonies hostesses were mrs a c ken nedy mrs fern macdonald mrs june labbctt mrs norma kennedy mrs glad kennedy mrs helen kennedy mrs ber- nlce lawton and mrs trasna pankhurst i roberts gets most of big gravel contract f h roberts and sons of un ionville submitted the success ful tenders for the biggest share of the markham township gra vel contracts for 1962 tenders from five local firms were open ed one week ago and the decis ions were announced at a regu lar meeting of council on mon day night bids were received from girmley sand and gravel markham sand and grael sctouffville sand and gravel lee sand and gravel and f h roberts and sons the low ten der was accepted in each case bids were submitted on crush ed gravel pit run and earth fill the roberts firm will supply crushed gravel to all areas of the township for the period ex tending from may to december his price ranged from 90c to 153 mr roberts has now tend ered for markham township gravel business for the past 32 years and has been a successful bidder on 31 occasions markham joyrider given suspended sentence an 18 year old markham vill age youth was given a suspend ed sentence when he appeared in magistrates court on tues day charged with joyriding ronald smalley a resident at the tremont hotel took a car belonging to john nicholson rr 2 stouffville which was parked near the unionville ar ena the owner was attending a dance at the time the youth later returned the bob lawrie repeats win unionvilles bob lawrie re tained the mccarji trophy in richmond hill clubs third an nual bssspiel defeating club- mate murray roberts 109 in the final bill mabett of newmarket scored an 1110 extra end win ove garnet campbell of avon- lea to take the second event da- vey trophy another bob lawrie this one from boulevard club won the mills trophy over don emery of barrie 104 other winning skips in consolation events were floyd perkins and tom mann both of richmond hill and lou ross ct heather club auto to the parking lot the joy riding charge was laid by pc dan denby of markham twp police invest in beauty with shrubs plants beautiful grounds dont just happen they result from plans thoughtfully made and from strong healthy shrubs evergreens and plants care fully selected from our stock come see select buy at savings unionville nurseries ltd the big garden wonderland on highway 7 one mile east of highway 48 phone unionville 95w tice of vital importance to you again in the spring of 1962 your gas company asks your assistance the severe winter weather experienced this past year has created a deeper frost level than normal when the frost comes out as milder temperatures prevail ground movement will be greater than in other years the works departments of many municipalities have warned of the damage that has already occurred to streets and paving and that more damage will take place repairs to broken roads water mains etc cost thousands of dollars each year and the estimates this year are greater than ever the many miles of gas mains buried in the ground as well as sewer networks hydro conduits and telephone cables have been installed and maintained for years in accordance with the best known engineering and operating practices all of these facilities will be subjected to pressures and movement as the ground begins to thaw where our new gas mains and services have been installed refilled trenches will likely settle any resulting damage to lawns walks roads and driveways will be adjusted as quickly as weather permits t under these abnormal conditions the possibility of natural gas leakage is increased the gas company therefore requests the assistance of all the citizens in the community in guarding against gas leaks that might otherwise go unnoticed gas leak detecting crews constantly patrol the area checking streets utility manholes sewers and buildings in addition to this safeguard we ask your cooperation by reporting any unfamiliar odour to us promptly la addition any of the following circumstances should be reported without delays 1 any noticeable bubbling in pools of water on the ground and streets 2 any odour which has no readily apparent cause either in buildings or out of doors 3 any indication that your furnace regardless of fuel does not appear to be operating as it should basement floor drains should be checked to ensure that they contain water sewer gases natural gas and other combustible fumes can enter homes through 1 xsement drains if they are dry pour a pail of water into dry cellar floor drains to fill the water traps and prevent the entry of gases iyot participation in this safety program is appreciated please assist us to render the best possible service by reporting any strange odour to us quickly at any time of 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