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t 8 the stouftyiue trisuni thanitj jm 27 t96j establish sanctuary on c e pegg farm editors mail rr 1 claremont june is 1963 editor the tribune stouffvillc ont dear sir with refercnc to the article in the tribune dated june 13 1963 tinder the heading many assessments i would like to point out to mr james that we have no right to pay a busi ness tax nor do wa uso our telephone for business the on ly business we do have is our own and we make a point of minding it as to tha condition of our property this is used lumber which i salvaged when i wreck ed the four houses on the west ride of tha brock road in the villaga of claremont i receiv ed no salary or commission for this job but i had a time eon- tract to remove said buildings i overran this contract and this accounts for the way in which the lumber is piled thera was not enough time this situation will be remedied when i have my holidays in september i do not intend this letter to be an excuse i am stating facts there is room for improvement in this commu nity which as yet has not been named there is no local imme- diata fire protection no school bus no speed limits etc etc these are the items that are far more important than the temporary condition of one residents property ronald c paterson in the early days of ironmak ing mollen iron was poured in to a sand bed where it ran thru a long groove or trough and thence into many other grooves fit right angles the bed there- lore looked like a litter of pigs nursing at the side of the moth er sow hence the name pig iron pig beds are becoming ohsolete hut pig iron is still the commercial and technical name given to crude iron the 100 aera farm premise tf mr c e edgie pegg claremont rr2 has been es tablished as a bird sanctuary and many varieties of all sizes and colours frequent the pro perty the portion fronting on the road is well signed and the owner has been troubled with few trespassers develop glen major wildlife area tha metro toronto and re- pion conservation authority has given its approval to a scheme that would acquire and develop a new forest and wild life area at glen major in ux- bridge township one of simi lar plan is already in operation at palgrave about 375 acres is involved in the proposed project its principal use will be as a fores try agriculture and recreation facility with provisions for fish ing and other outdoors sport mr pegg lias erected moie than forty bird houses and shelters on his own farm and fiva others in the district the majority are built dur ing the winter months and erected in the spring shown here is a nest of baby tree swallows five in number this house is located on a fence post in the middle of a hay field this rural setting is a common sight on the pegg farm note the bird housa containing a nest of young tree swallows behind the two grazing cows the adult birds are unusually tame and show no concern for uninvited visitors unless they mean danger to their brood the majority of birds are more quickly attracted to houses that are left unpaitited mr pegg has two nests of bluebirds and one is raising its second family this season a scarcity of fence posts on most farms is making the variety less plentiful this mother tree swallow was caught by tlia tribune camera as it came in lor a landing at the entrance of its home with a morsel of dinner for her hungry youngsters this variety of swallow are aerial acrobats like their cousins the barn and cliff swallows but they prefei the wideopen spaces rather than buildings and enclosures claremont district farm is paradise for birds a manmade sanctuary on the farm premises of mr c e edgie pegg rr 2 clare mont has become the summer home of hundreds of birds of many varieties everywhere the entire one hundred acres of property is alive with swallows blue birds doves robins wrens orioles grackles redwinged blackbirds meadowlarks and song sparrows near the road a pond and marsh attracts many types of water fowl including a blue heron and the almost extinct wood duck mr pegg has the front portion of his farm well signed and to date has en countered little trouble with irresponsible hunters with the influx of birds into the area in the spring they find nesting places ready and waiting in trees on fence posts and inside buildings mr pegg has constructed more than forty houses and shelters the majority located on his own farm and others situated on ad jacent properties in the district each house is made to fit the requirements of a particular species of bird one of these is a twostorey apartment size en closure that stands about thirty feet high on an elevated pole in the middle of a field one bluebird couple is raising its second family this summer mr pegg is concentrating his efforts on attracting bluebirds to his premises since with each passing season their numbers appear to become less iive dangerously the most precarious nesting place of all birds on the pegg farm is built by the cliff swal lows their ovalshaped home is glued to the side of the barn under the eaves the cor rect mixture of mud and water ingredients must be welded to gether to make the nest stick and it has not been un common for the home to crum- ble and fall forty feet to the ground if this is not enough concern for mom and dad cliff swallow the family is continu ally plagued by sparrows who find the readymade nest to their liking and often move in welcomed or not last summer there were thirty of these nests on the side of the pegg barn but less than a dozen now re main barn swallows who ap parently place more value on the lives of their young are satisfied to build indoors one nest was used for fifteen con secutive years tree swallows hying acrobats like their cous ins take advantage of home made houses erected on fence posts in the field mrs pegg betty finds the birds and their habits equally interesting with her cameras both movie and slide she has taken many fine photographs both mr and mrs pegg ate members of the oshawa naturalist club their meeting in may was held at the pegg farm site rare visitor mr pegg is confident that he had a rare bird visitor on his premises recently the descrip tion fits that of a cattle egret and only three of its kind have been seen in the entire prov ince mr alt bunker of dun- barton a noted authority is still checking out the report robins doves and grackles are the most common species last year a wild goose landed near the barn and nonchalantly strode right up to the pegg home it was kept in custody for a few days and then taken to the secord sanctuary near goodwood in uxbridge twp its a real education says mr pegg one can learn something new every day through the provision of homes in the summer and food in the winter the pegg family can in return enjoy the songs of their feathered friends every day from dawn to dark glen major mr edgar fiss visited on sunday with mr and mrs ed jones newmarket mrs wm hopkins sr and hilda visited saturday evening with mr and mrs joe jones mr and mrs mike trakas of toronto spent the weekend with mr t risebrough mr george gibson enter tained guests at his cottage over the weekend mr bob pugh spent saturday evening with mr and mrs ralph faulkner mr and mrs allan holnian of brooklin visited on sunday with mr and mrs edgar john son miss hazel jones visited on summer specials have your furniture recovered when you are on your holidays save money save time save big savings on draperies and rugs for free estimates call 2942581 s toromark furniture house main st markham sunday with mr and mrs al lan jones and family of new market mr and mrs wm le briton of toronto visited on sunday with mr and mrs ernest gates mr and mrs john richard son and mr and mrs paul baster of scarboro spent the weekend with mr and mrs jim jones several from here attended the memorial services at the uxbridge cemetery on sunday green river congratulations to mr and mrs christenson on the arrival of their infant daughter mr and mrs j a nighswan- der mr m gray and miss i gray attended the 80th birth day party for their brother mr albert gray ot brougham last sunday mr and mrs wm duncan at tended a family picnic at the home of their son gordon and mrs duncan of willowdale on sunday mrs j davies entertained her cousin miss heather boyd- monk of southern rhodesia over the weekend visitors at the home of mr and mrs r seebeck over the weekend were mr and mrs g creelman and terry of burling ton mrs w mitchell has tinder- gone an operation at the scar boro general hospital at the time of writing she is doing as well as can be expected the ladies aid met at the home of mrs g anthony of markham on wednesday of last week the guest speaker was mrs r gardy of toronto her message gave those in at tendance a real challenge of the need of others in our midst today mrs heal assisted mrs ant lion v with refreshments the daily vacation bible school will be held again this year commencing monday july sth full particulars will be given next week the memorial day service at the brunswick hill cemetery will be held in the church next sunday at 3 pm owing to this service there will be no eve nincr wonhid for thii week claremont news visitors at the home of mr mrs bob madill and mrs robt barton on the i there will be no meetings of weekend were miss alice mc- j the guides and brownies durin lennan and mr jack snider of toronto and miss christine mc- lauchlan of tony stornway scotland a local entry in the ladies trebles tournament at agin- court were the winners on wednesday of last week the threesome included mrs lou beare skip mrs agnes wal lace and mrs laura reynolds they defeated a stouffville trio comprising mrs crossen mrs wagg and mrs laushway who finished with two wins a markham entry was third six members of the clare mont legion attended a drum head service on sunday at mar mora they included the presi dent mr jim curtis seotty murray ralph norton bill voss doug weir and pete har- bron the annual routley re union will be held at sunvalley park pickering twp on sun day afternoon july 14th seventeen year old greta vanstone has enrolled in the red cross training course held at the stouffville commu nity swimming pool this week on weekends during the sum mer vacation period greta is a lifeguard at greenwood park an estimated 160 adults and children attended the annual sunday school picnic of the united church in the stouff ville park on sunday after noon this is the largest gather ing ever recorded both the superintendent mr vanstone and the pastor rev cresswell were present the sunday school has a total enrollment of 119 children with an average of 95 mr and mrs tom hammond were in brantford last week to visit with mr and mrs bill mckinnon mr and mrs lome craig and family of oshawa visited on sunday with mr and mrs keith drake dr leland gregory was the guest speaker at the baptist church on sunday in the eve ning he showed slides of his recent trip to russia the annual decoration day service of the claremont union cemetery will be con ducted on sunday july 7th mr and mrs jack mansell and family were in huntsville on the weekend an agincourt rink captured the walker trophy in a mens trebles bowling tournament held on the claremont greens on wednesday afternoon of last week elmer farthings rink of stouffville was second and mr barnhardts trio from uxbridge placed third on wed nesday of this week jimmy briscoe and bob burton bowled at stouffville the afternoon unit of the united church women will meet on thursday june 27th today at 2 pm at the home of mrs frank carson the roll call make or wear a corsage the guest speaker will be mrs spofford of stouffville mr and mrs bob hockley attended a school reunion in uxbridge on saturday when a former teacher miss dorothy andersen was honoured on her retirement after 41 years ot service mrs kay hayward mrs rene rennie and mrs norma benson enjoyed uneh at the home of mrs jean rcdshaw on monday on the occasion of mrs bensons birthday mr and mrs j kennedy of toronto were weekend visitors at the home of mr and mrs jim mcguire there is an opening for a girl guide leader in clare mont anyone interested in tak ing on this post is asked to contact commissioner kay hayward as soon as possible at 6492049 mrs n sanderson spent the weekend here at the home of her daughter mrs bob hock ley she attended the decora- lion day service in uxbridge and the sunday school picnic in stouffville members of the baptist the months of july and august on friday evening the guides and their leaders enjoyed an outing of bowling at markham to conclude their activities for the season mr and mrs c skene of edmonton enjoyed the weekend at the summer home of mr and mrs t neale mrs skene is mrs neales daughter mrs samarillo valerie leo and mrs wills attended a birthdav party at the home of mr and mrs f wills green river for their daughter fran ces a weekend guest at the sam arillo home was miss caroline marche formerly of kingston and now living in toronto marilyn rennie celebrated her birthday on saturday and entertained a number of her school friends the community centre board is promoting a donkey baseball game in the park on tuesday evening july 2nd one team will comprise members of the board and the other will be players with the community league softball team local donkeyriders who have agreed to take part in the ordeal in clude jim mcguire bob ma dill geo pearsall rene ren nie jessie mcguire tlielma hockley reg sanderson lil macgregor bev wilson grace cooper and others the contest is scheduled for 8 pm a talent show will form part of the saturday evening pro gram of the annual field day persons willing to enter should contact mrs rennie at 649 2312 the guide and brownie moth ers l a ended their season with a social outing on tues day evening june 18th at the home of mrs samarillo mr wills of scarboro mrs samar- illos father told fortunes and the remainder of the night was spent playing cards the annual picnic will be held on aug 13th at lynbrook park a bus trip has also been planned to at tend the official opening of camp adelaide in the halibur- lon district on sunday july 28th it will leave the four corners at 9 pm cedar grove cedar grove summer season is in full swing and the only thing busier than cedar grove in the winter is cedar grove in the summer volleyball shufileboard baseball horse shoes and croquet are all avail able on tuesday and thursday nights at the corner lot so no matter what the age or mus cular condition there is a sport for everyone the first picnic of the season will be held on saturday july 6th there will be a pot luck supper and the usual good time for everyone now that the gravel has been deposited on steeles the truck traffic on the tenth has become less but weekend traf fic has increased tremendously as torontobound motorists use the tenth as a shortcut around markham unfortunately the homeward bound cottagers dont watch their speed very carefully nor do they mind how much dust they raise the hot spell drew huge crowds to woodland park over the weekend and the swim ming pool was well populated dave ritchie bruce arm strong and seotty crichton took the tyros on an over night camping trip to sihbalds point on saturday and returned a group of very happy but very tired boys the following day meantime some of the grade eighlers celebrated the end of exams by camping out right in cedar grove dr and mrs richard john ston and their children will be spending the summer in mrs lapps house we hope it will be a pleasant stay congratulations to joe vird- iramo who was elected presi dent of the student council at mdiis last week the ucw family picnic will keith norton 7th vice pres ontario pc association keith norton 22 son of mr and mrs jack norton clare- keith norton mom has heen elected to the position of 7th vice president of the ontario progressive conservative association a graduate of pickering dist high school he received his b a degree at queens uni versity kingston in 1961 he is presently an english teacher on the staff of anderson high school vhity hut plans to en roll in medicine at queens in the fall keith has held the post of president of the ontario riding provincial young progressive conservative assoc and was 1st vice president of the onta rio riding federal of the y p c association he was active in p c work at queens and was class president in 1939- 60 he has worked for the hon michael starr in two federal elections and is assisting the hon m b dymonri in the com ing provincial election one of the finest bird housej built by mr pegg is this apart ment sized model erected on an elevated pole it was painted and constructed especially to attract martin birds it is locat ed far from any buildings and sways to and fro in the wind the birds seem to sense that they are in a protected area i uxbridge rejects hunting on cons lands by a close vote of 1413 a plan that would have permitted limited hunting on metro tor onto and region conservation authority lands within the twp of uxbridge was rejected at a meeting held last week only 27 out of the total 55- member authority representa tives were in attendance the motion called for an estimated 1s00 acres of land to be set aside for hunting in the townships of uxbridge albion calcdon and adjala beverley hold re- cedar stone park greenbank ontario was the scene of the beverley family reunion on sat june 22nd miss olive beverley of uxbridge the eldest living member of the family was pre sented with a lovely bouquet of flowers fifteen month old wendy pugh daughter of mr and mrs don pugh was the youngest member of the family mrs lawrence morden of to ronto and mrs ruby merrick of uxbridge planned the festivities for the afternoon which includ ed races for the children and games for the adults a picnic lunch was served which concluded a very enjoy able afternoon members of the family came from pcterboro is oshawa claremont toronto weston cresswell manvers and uxbridge sympathy of the community is extended to mr frank mi- chell of colborne whose wife ruby passed away so suddenly mrs michell was an ardent worker in the church and the beautiful floral tributes and the large number who attended the funeral service showed the high esteem in which she was held burial was in st johns cemetery norway toronto she was the former ruby mi chell sister ot mrs mait ryan cedar grove alt michell of green river and henry michell of markham broughmm news young people enjoyed an outj t t t ing and picnic on saturday atj juiy 2nd at 7 pm v a lake mmcoe program in the church at 8 mr and mrs jim mcguire t1e famj s vited to attend this annual par ty which will be a pot luck supper with beverages provid- attended a farewell party at the home of mr and mrs b cable of richmond hill a brother wing commander k wark of the airforce left for the united states where he will be station ed in kansas city mr and mrs roy stover and family of exeter were weekend visitorj at the home of mr and ed when parents are able to an swer the childrens questions its a sign that the kids arc growing up a very enjoyable occasion look place on sunday afternoon at the home of mr albert gray when 37 of his brothers sisters nephews and nieces all tendered him a surprise party on his 80th birthday a lovely picnic lunch was enjoyed by ail guests were present from but- tonville toronto agincourt kinsale green river and clare mont mr and mrs wallace eiii- cott of toronto visited with the formers mother mrs wm el- licott sr on sunday mrs honey of port perry is spending a few days with her daughter mrs annis unit 3 of the ucw met on wednesday afternoon last week at the home of mrs randal el licott with 16 members and two visitors answering the roll call resident of the unit mrs j white opened the meeting and conducted the business period mrs e lindo led the devotion al period and read the scripture and also chose her program from this chapter pertaining to creation the members were asked to quilt another quilt top during the summer committee in charge are mrs n buron and mrs hugh miller birthday greetings were extended to mrs emily johnston who observed her 88th birthday on june 9th and to mrs white who also cel ebrated a birthday in june meeting closed by singing a fa vourite hymn of mrs johnston the hostesses mrs ellicott and mrs bayles served lunch mrs rj ford of west hill visited her mother mrs wm ellicott sr last thursday cubs and their leaders also scout leader slater and scouts of first brock spent last week end camping at mrs mcguck- ins at goodwood mr and mrs george willson also dorothy and bruce attend ed the coakwell family picnic which was held on saturday at lakeview park unit xo 1 of brougham ucw aic holding a bake sale on the church lawn on friday june 28 at 330 pm brougham sunday school are holding their picnic on thurs day july 1th at greenwood con servation park congratulations to miss jan et ellicott daughter of mr and mrs ray ellicott who passed her grade 3 examinations on the piano at the toronto con servatory of music mr and mrs earl campbell attended the oddfellows and rebekah banquet on wednes day evening at the royal york hotel toronto the first brock boys com mittee are holding a paper drive on saturday july 13th glad to hear that mr ken neth beer was able to leave the hospital and is now recuperat ing at his home here mrs burrows returned home after spending the past week with her son albert and family at hampton mr and mrs ah rowe visi ted with friends in toronto on sunday mi earl campbell represen tative of the oddfellows lodge of whitevale and mr david phillips were at the royal york thursday and friday for the session congratulations to miss pat sy gray on passing her exam inations with honours in her first year at the university of toronto audley the annual sunday school and congregational picnic will be heid this friday at taulynne park supper will be at 6 pm the community club will hold its picnic at lynbrook park on friday july 5 i the rev keith hawkes was in charge of the church serv ice here on sunday morning followed by the sacrament of the lords supper next sun day the rev m bultars will be in charge sympathy is extended to mr and mr c k pratt and fam ily in the sudden passing on wednesday last of mrs pratts sister miss laura thompson of toronto interment look place on saturday in quecns- ville cemetery mrs l walsh is in ajax hospital under observation kenny hendren who has been in oshawa hospital for a few weeks is undergoing treat ment there jackie iambie has been in ajax hospital under observa tion i salsam ml zion the active service class met last tuesday night at the home of mrs mac allhright with her group in charge ot the meeting mrs donald jam- icson gave a paper on north ern indians the proceeds from the waste paper was si 680 everyone enjoyed a so cial hour mr allen carson attended the ioof convention last thursday and friday at tha royal york hotel toronto sandra carson spent a few days last week with her grand mother mrs geo feltas in toronto last wednesday night tha mt zion school section had a farewell party and presenta tion for mrs cecil jones who is retiring as teacher of mt zion school last friday night the mt zion community had a present ation for mr and mrs walter carson as they are now living in brooklin the walter carson family and mrs errol carson attended a gathering on sun day at the home of mr and mrs jas halliday at oshawa misses gloria jones and gail disney were camping with tha girl guides on the weekend at haliburton mrs wm harhron and mr and mrs leslie harhron and lloyd attended the mowat re union at the graenwond con servation park on sunday mr and mrs allen carson and family had sunday dinner with mr and mrs fred wil son at uxbridge mrs morgan evans of claremont suffered a fall on sunday at her home and is with her daughter mrs lorn jones for a few days the grain guard will keep your new grain free of weevil in your bins 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