The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

thursday jun 12 1969 the tribune page 3 claremont lions elect new president harold mcconkey is the new president of the claremont and district lions club the installation of officers was conducted june 3 the club is now in its second year following receipt of its charter staff photo family life centre marathon walk june 14 markham a 20 mile marathon walk sponsored by the markham junior chamber of commerce with proceeds in support of the family life centre of markham unionville and stouffville will be held this saturday june 14 the walkathon will com mence from the markham fair grounds and conclude at this same location the starting time is 830 am the route extends west on hwy 7 to unionville north to the markham- whitchurch townline east to stouffville south on cone- 9 to church street markham west to main street and south to the arena seven checkpoints have been set up along the way and each entry must have his passport punched as he or she passes these lo cations the idea of the walk is to obtain as many sponsors as possible at so much money per mile for ex ample if a sponsor pledges 10c per mile and his entry completes the distance his donation is 200 entry forms will be available at the starting point but all persons under the age of 21 years must have their applications countersigned by a parent or guardian children un der 9 years must be ac companied by an adult tips for walkers include dont overdress take sufficient money to pay for refreshments eat lightly and frequently rather than a lot at once wear heavy socks and comfortable shoes accept rides only in cars marked official keep moving around after walk is completed girls are ad vised not to carry a purse wear light colored clothing if you become exhausted quit the walk is not meant to be an endurance test further information may be obtained from the markham javcees at 294- 1999 or 2941040 get tough policy whitchurch twp whitchurch twp council lor norman barnard feels that ignorance of the law with regard to the pur chase of building permits should not be accepted as an excuse councillor barnard took the stand in reply to a question on the subject from clerk thomas kerr mr kerr wanted to know if charges should be laid immediately or if the property owner should be given an opportunity to obtain a permit councillor barnard was supported by councillor bob lewis i the problem will be dealt with in a formal manner this week councillor bob lewis has recommended that charges be laid against a gravel firm on cone 6 for alleged encroachment on property owned by charles manchee mr lewis said that the company had been given until may 23 to correct the situation reeve stewart burnett agreed that the issue be considered further in committee ninq fill up with our fine oil you get sayisfacjioh your furnace becomes your homes main attraction radio stereo service if its sound equipment well fix it right don shank fuels us main n markham 2941600 we guarantee it greenwood tv electkonics b8 slain west stouflvillc phone 6402440 conduct assessment study pickering twp the appointment of milton mowbray brooklin area farmer as a member of an eightman committee to recommend a formula by which working farms can be fairly assessed under the new provincewide scheme of assessment has been announced by the ontario government municipal affairs minis ter darcy mckeough said he had asked the commit tee to report its recom mendations for amend ments to the assessment act by oct 1 so they may be dealt with by the cur rent session of the legis lature the committee will be headed by a n mackay of the assessment branch of the department of munici pal affairs e a haslett of the department of agricul ture will be vicechairman other members are donald middleton of the ontario federation of ag riculture peter lindley a burlington farmer carl bateman clerk of hastings county jack fraser a peel county farmer and m r sather guelph city trea surer mr mckeough said the government would attempt to cushion the impact of the new form of assess ment on working farms which comes into effect on jan 1 1970 when he pre sents his budget in march the committee will con sider how a working farm should be defined in the assessment legislation end of an indian trail new route for hwy 47 in uxbridge twp project covers seven miles uxbridge twp the treacherous sec tion of hwy 47 which winds like a snake through the hills and hollows of uxbridge twp is in the process of reconstruction for motorists who have travelled this in dian trail for many vears the improvement cant come too soon the sevenmile dis tance cast of good wood has been the scene of many acci dents particularly dur ing the winter months when the pavement is icy the cost of the proj ect is s745 12300 an- tici construction com pany of st catharines has the contract work is expected to be com pleted by december 1969 job superintendent nick toth said that the company had made good progress with no major problems the rerouting of traffic is not contemplated until after the new road is open interesting statistics involved in the con tract include the remo val of 354000 cubic yards of earth and 16 heavy constructon machinery at work on a proposed new section of hwy 47 between concessions 4 and 5 uxbridge twp staff photo acres of shrubs trees and roots six thous and feet of culvert will be installed and 3100 rods of new fencing will be erected gran ular material required totals 331000 tons dont etttefob less- i gulf ou- can united f hours mon thru fri 8 am to 5 pm sat 8 am to 12 noon gulf oil canada ltd stouffville 6404601 sutton 7225102 15 pool pool packages from 343 for family fun have a summer long 4 display lots open 7 days a week to vacation in your own backyard scarborough 4125 kingston rd 1 mile east of eglinton phone 2848091 cooksville 1721 dunoas hwy e 2 miles west of 27 hwy phone 6252992 oakville no 2 hwy 12 mile west of bronte rd phone va 74959 hamilton greater hamilton shopping centre phone 5444838 1549 decks extra 18 x 32 up to 8 deep optional you name it we have it for your favorite man suits shirts by forsyth socks slacks in the fabulous new koratron materials sports jackets coordinates ties tie clips cuff links hats turtle necks sweaters and so much more to please him our favourite pup has something for dad too hush puppies the shoes dad will favour all summer ion com fortable light hardwearing with styles to please every one shop today come see em now is weve got wonderful new hush ilippics for tiie young lad lass and ladles too open fri until 9 pja weldons mens wear foot wear 39 main west stouffville 6403614