Ontario Community Newspapers

Newmarket Era and Express (Newmarket, ON), November 25, 1954, p. 16

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MM King City And District ton On Nov an accidental rn occurred north of in thickly wooded area Two Toronto men were when one of them Fred had his legs and back sprayed with pellets from a 12- shot gun It was fired by his companion John Bishop Mr Leslie was treated at the Toronto Western hospital for superficial flesh wounds Warren Vandorf investigated On Thursday Dec Mrs El ton Armstrong vice chairman of Central Ontario area Womens Institutes will conduct a oneday extension course on behalf of King City It will be held in the United church from am to Since the topic How to be a good officer is applicable to all the extends an invitation to other groups to attend Mrs Armstrong has been conducting abort courses since September Those wishing to attend are requested to bring box lunches for the noon hour Tea will be supplied by the feing Fair Mrs J was hostess to the All Saints Anglican church Nor Mrs A Gill ham presided An apron shower was held for the Christmas fair which will be held on Wednes day Dec at pan in the parish room The program consisted of a talk By Miss Mary Janes Wal ker She described the Domin ion conference at Camp this fall Hiss Suz anne Grew described the trip which she her mother and Mitt Anne Borden had taken to Eng land and Scotland during the summer Wale Off During the installation of a new hydrant on King City residents were without tap water for four or five hours on Sunday The section of the main could not be cut off so the wa terworks pump was shut by the waterworks commissioner Alex Campbell Receives Silver Spoon Mrs Leonard Shropshire Queensville was presented with a Stirling silver engraved spoon from King City WI at the No vember meeting Mrs Cora made the presentation remarking on the valued service given by Mrs Shropshire while she was a member of the Insti tute Mrs Stanley Hunter Ni agara Falls will also be a recipi ent of a similar gift in recogni tion of her work with the local branch Bit Ivy M King City conducted the funeral ser vice for Mrs Ivy Mills wife oi Roy township held on Saturday Nov at the Ward Funeral home Weston In her year Mrs died at the home of her mother Mrs J Mills Wes ton on the previous Thursday following an illness which to her last spring She had been in her mothers home for some time Mrs was a member of United church and was active in the missionary society Interment was in Sanctuary Park cemetery at Weston Sur viving are her husband her mother her sister Mrs Art and a brother Alfred Mills Mr and Mrs King City and Mrs Arthur Green Is lington spent the weekend at Niagara Falls at the home of the tatters daughter Mrs Rob ert Kemp Lake Marie Athletic Associa tion will take on alternative Thursday night for euchres in the club room in Memorial Park starting Thursday Dec at pm Mrs Ridges Division Commissioner of Girl Guide Association at the home of Mrs Roy recently Mrs Alex Knight was made Brown Owl as leader of the Brownie Pack and Mrs was appointed Tawny Owl Mrs Marion is starting a in Guide leadership work miss 1Mb mm Statenn 183 FROST PAID- ami Other led Mtmikt km i iir Icfc i v imvc ii fei i too MEW Sri t i3 MARK Ova Scotias lows mark for the first because Cai ng year in Canada The Bank ol I Statement shows it so a proud new record ida is just one more reflection contribution The Banl towards Canadiai ogress both la j ikcanhe more ext everhigh and i and an it in oi annual you can ic sank has been called upon to build businesses expand or drill for oil mine Tor metals lay roadways set up new airwa thousand and one enterprises tnat strengthen and enrich our Ca way partner in helping and tomorrow free copy of The from your nearest A- Ami Porter rvrTv WVI l the wealth of Canadas in bank Helping Cauda NOVA SCOTIA Vi AM1BVK which can fit her for the advanc ed work in preference to her Brownie leadership The associa tion has plans for a Brownie Christmas party on Wednesday evening Dec At Notrcton Tomorrow Afternoon For King Township Nominations for King Town ship council wCl be held at tomorrow afternoon Nov 2 for the offices of reeve deputy reeve and three councillors The elections will be on December Elton Armstrong has teen on the council for years He served four terms as council- lor in the late Mr Arm strong has been council con tinuously since and reeve for five consecutive terms Deputy Reeve William Hodg son has had five years service on this council He served as councillor three years and dep uty two years The councillors are Wilfred two years William who serv ed for a few years in the and for the past two years and Douglas two years Ail King Township members arc farmers POLICE VILLAGES Nominations for the three trustees for each of the three vil- in King Township will be held on Friday evening within each village Present members are King City Donald Alex Campbell and Robert Robert Moo ny Clarence Wood and William Crane Ross Kenncy Melville Sampson and Want Red Cross Branch Mrs Cameron chairman of branch pro grams of Central Ontario of the Canadian Red Cross and vice- chairman of the Ontario Divi sion with Mrs Allan Cody Newmarket representative of the Newmarket branch to the Ontario Divisional executive were making inquiries in King City last week on the possibility of forming a Red Cross branch in the King City district Mrs has nine coun ties under her supervision in cluding York She is making a survey of branches of branches which discontinued af ter the last World War also of new centres where Red Cross activity might be established For Students King township will present four cosh prises of each to Hie King township students who Mount Albert News On Saturday Dec Santa will visit Mount Albert and the Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a bigger and better parade All who would like to help with this worth while fun for the kiddies of the community is asked to get in touch with those in charge Andrea Melntyre Richmond Hill spent the weekend with Maris Miss Vema Hayes Toronto spent the weekend with her aunt Miss Hayes The of the United church held its November meet ing at the home of Mrs S King at Holt on Wednesday evening The ladies decided to improve the parsonage by adding storm CHADWICK IS GUEST ARTIST AT a past presi dent of the Newmarket Art Club did a demonstration of landscape in knife painting at the Orillia Art club on Monday Nov 15 The Newmarket Art club presented an exhibition of oils the work of Mr Chad William Parsons Dorothy Parsons and Douglas earlier in the evening Others from the Newmarket group were present A social evening was enjoyed by the members of the two art clubs achieved the highest standing in their grades in Aurora District high school in the year ending in June Reeve Elton Arm strong will make the presenta tion at the annual commence ment exercises at the school on Friday evening Nov The are Helen and Bill Davis grade Robert and Eva of grade Robert Schomberg also receives a bursary for being the highest grade stu dent from King township His scholarship is known as the King township scholarship which provided by a group of persons who reside in the township Contract Stephen Dick of Bolton has been awarded doors The program in charge of Mrs consisted of read ings and lunch served Mrs has been visiting her sisters Mrs and Mrs Harmon- Mrs J and Tommy spent the weekend in Toronto at the home of Mr and Mrs Draper Mrs- Ethel spent sev eral days this week visiting friends at Zephyr Those who own property and anyone interested In the village should attend the nomination meeting Friday evening in the town hall This is the lime to find out how the police tees run the business of the vil lage and constructive criticism is always welcome Miss Daisy Watts spent the weekend at her home in town The annual Cheerio club ba zaar will be held on Nov at in the basement of the United church The members arc asked to bring their dona tions for the parcel post wrap ped ready for sale The annual election of officers will be held at the church following the ba zaar Recent visitors of Mr and Mrs Fyke were Mrs brother Mr Ernest and Mrs Ash from St John Newfoundland whom she had not seen for years also their five daughters and families from Toronto Weekend visitors of the Fykes were Mr and Mrs George Ash Mr and Mrs Ash Mr and Mrs Charles Ash and Mrs Lehman and son all of Toronto MAPLE HILL A bus load of school children and their parents went to the Royal Winter Fair and visited he museum last Friday Miss Valerie Boyd spent the weekend at The attendance at Sunday school is growing each week Next Sunday Sunday school meets 10 oclock and church service will bo at The team will be in charge of the service while Mrs contract of township for Collins supplies at through The met at Mrs home last week Mrs Knights returned mission ary from Africa showed pictures told of their work in Africa The box of clothing lor mis sions will be packed week The ladles are asked to bring their sewing the coming season Terms of the agreement ore that Dick supply the truck and wing at ti per day standby time and an hour actual working hours to supply crawler tractor and at 6 per day standby time and per hour for actual working time Reeve Elton Armstrong presents photos Of men from King town ship who served us wardens of York County to the township clerk Harold Rose Photo by Presents Photos Of Former Wardens From King Twp Framed photographs of seven King township reeves who be came wardens of York county between and will hung on the of the municipal of fice at The photograps were given to the township by Reeve Elton J Armstrong and were presented on Saturday Nov 20 at a spe cial meeting of council The pictures were received by Har old Rose township clerk on behalf of the municipality The gift is a reminder of the service performed by the reeves as county wardens when York county composed all the munici palities outside Toronto Present beside the council members Reeve Armstrong William Hodgson Councillors William Kehoe Douglas and W P Aitcheson were members of the council DeputyReeve A and Councillors Ray Jennings Russell Snider and William Hodgson Also present were clerk Ruse building inspector Ross roads superintendent Chum Black and assessor S Roddick Lome the reeve of King township and warden of York County in 1949 was also a guest The photographs arc those of Joseph Stokes warden in J Davis warden In who later became a member of the provincial cabinet J Stokes King City Alexander Strange warden in 1933 and Lome 1949 Mr is the only surviving warden He served the municipal council for 15 years seven as deputyreeve four as reeve and four as a councillor He from municipal In the fall of and lowed by Reeve Elton Arm strong who has held the office of reeve since that time use A i I vHt

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