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Newmarket Era and Express, 4 Oct 1956, p. 15

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and Pel iM King City and District Mont King Ross was over years of age King township Council Expenditure Authorised King council has been notified of the Ontario Municip al Boards authorization of a cap ital expenditure of for the construction of Water works system The debenture commencing September and assumed by rate payers will run for years A ratepayers vote of over per cent in favor of the project was held July Engineer Rod- fern is prepared to take grades and call tenders for contracts It is expected construction can be started this fall It had been hop ed by village trustees that trench excavation on highway might have been utilized when the de partment of highways was laying drainage pipes These arc closed however Flawing Match The annual match of King and Plowmens Association will on Tuesday Oct on the farm of Harold Hoar Brier Farm half a mile west of St on the side- road Jack Macklin King 3 is the association president Alex McNeil 1st Stokes Chamberlain 2nd Andrew treasurer and Ray Jennings King ttR secretary Davis King City is honor ary president St Andrews Presbyterian an niversary Strange will be held Sunday Oct with Rev J Jack preaching The to tal young peoples choir will pro vide the at the morning service at am and at the ev ening service Test on United church choir will sing New Agreement The Second King Brownie Pack has agreed to sign the has been organized under Brown j protection agreement Patten and Tawny wjth lown J wWch Owl Connie Dixon The group a annua retainer fee 111 j J- A A 1 u 111 will meet after school every Wed The First King pack will meet as usual at 7 pm Both meet in the United church The pack with 24 members was divided to facilitate leaders Dies of retroactive to first of this year with paid for the first two hours and for each continuing hour Similar agree ments will be made with Schom- and King City Reeve Hod- has the approval of township to give a cheque for on behalf of King City to the loc al Firemens Association Village trustee Barker will receive the cheque as one of those responsible for handling the money for the association In connection with the building iwd which will bene fit by Sale Of The sale of 21 building in Traits flood lands on Sept 22 brought King township Expenditures were to the engineer and an honorarium of to Rose for acting as clerk of thc sale Conservation Ken secretarytreasurer of Valley Conservation Authority said it is ready to take over umber Trails a conservat ion project Under agreement township must clear up brush on site One cottage is still un sold by October I The den family has been notified to vacate the Kceso collage by Oct ober 31 Thc conservation authority has asked the department of planning and development for approval of scheme of acquiring and devel oping flood plain lands in the watershed These are be ing transferred from King to the Authority For Licence A hunting licence for nonresi dents of King township will cost 300 this season and the resident Persons Attending Kingcrafts Sale Of Art Help Make It A Success Thursday Sept 27 was six th birthday of Kingcrafts Guild The occasion bore special signifi cance since It was ushered In fresh- from the tremendous suc cess of Kingcrafts third Country Sale of Arts and Crafts held the previous day Sept 26 in Maple Community Hall Profits For Profits from the sale of handi crafts and their complements were not far from repaying the loans obtained to build King crafts House in King City which has a spacious workshop and a beautiful auditorium as a meet ing place This anniversary could therefore be termed a Thanksgiv ing occasion of great importance in life of the still young or ganization We have come a long way in six years since Kingcrafts was born stales Lady the founder but we will not slack en our efforts to improve per fect and enlarge our craft work Our aim will continue to foster and promote handicrafts in community and spread their use- fee will be 100 Those me valid fulness to many people and into only in the township The clerk stated Mrs Ross King town- Council has authorized a grant ship passed away suddenly allot lo King City firemens breakfast time on Monday morn- Association toward a Respirator Funeral service was held on system Wednesday Oct She and her I Authorized by King City vill- were married years age trustees the township clerk has been authorized to get which allows a holdback of about 50 for those who may apply near many homes she added Not Bazaar Kingcrafts has at least 125 act ive members and associate the tag end of season members Mrs Barrett Partridge ant hunting is from October 27 to November 3 WE LEOs HAVE MOVED BARBER SHOP is now located at 29 MAIM STREET On The Corner Of Street lout FAIR October 5 JUNIOR Activities DAY Friday October 5th pm Parade start at Morgan Park with Markham Girls Bant and Little Bri tain Band in attendance pm Opening by Mr- Frederick Gardiner Metro Chairman with other notables pm Square Dance Competition also Bicycle Race Greased Pig Catching etc GOLDEN GUERNSEY SHOW FULL CARD of HARNESS RACING PONY RAGING CLUBS Black and White Show Sheep Show Exhibits of Writing Art Murals Bird Houses Scarecrows Con servation FRIDAY EVENING ENTERTAINMENT BY STAN ST JOHN AND ORCHESTRA RACE OPEN TO SCHOOL CHILDREN SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 harness morses arabians ioxiks Clydesdales Full card of racing in the ring NEWMARKET BAND AND GIRLS BAND IN ATTENDANCE Red White Show Poultry Show BEEF CATTLE Shorthorn Hereford SWINE SHOW Berkshire Yorkshire TURKEY SALE at 400 pm Saturday Oct DANCE IN SATURDAY NIGHT Officers Alex Davidson President Nick 1st Vice I Yes Harry Paisley Spring Secretary 2nd Vice Pros Treasurer has Livestock GOD SAVE THE QUEEN King Council is Proud Of Harold Roses Work An announcement made by Reeve William Hodgson at close of King township council session on Monday Oct was accepted with pride and I lion Last week said the reeve an official of the department of highways Miller visile the municipal office bringing with him three men who were being trained in auditing hoy were brought to Mr Harold township clerktreasurer to see his books which are perfect ex amples of perfect work accord inn to Mr Miller Another laurel has been added to the efficiency of Mr Rose accounting and records have been recognized for many years as ranking among the est in the province born Harold Hose has been treasurer for the past years having succeeded Herb of We are very proud of him and his efficiency is reflected over the whole town ship was Hodgsons com ment president welcomed large gathering on behalf of Lady velle the honorary president and convener of the sale and all members of the association She was proud lo announce the pur- process of work of practical use and fine workmanship were ar ranged attractively in the booths Many who had attended the pre vious sale noted the marked im provement In the and variety The president Lady and conveners were highly complimented on whole production Preparation for it started two years ago Clearing Mouse Mrs announced that Kingcrafts House will be open every Thursday afternoon to new ideas to express their talent The convener Mrs A Peter instructor of the group made a tooled leather Bible or hymn book cover inset with a gold lea cross The ceramic counter fascinated people In pottery for less than three years this group taught by Mrs Robert Crawford displayed excellent taste and good work manship in their craft The color ful costume jewellery was a high light Mrs Chccscbrotigh was the convener Large Collection There was a huge collection of antiques and attic bygones of ev ery kind and vintage from an cient food grinders to fine glass decanters for the dressing tables on to a large ancient looking sil ver cover for hot fowl This booth did a land office business and committee members under Mrs were glad of pm starling October where a cup of tea so busy was their orders can be taken from the dis plays The centre will act as a clearing house for the Afternoon tea will be served Once again the Robert Simpson trade The raffle booth where eight handicraft prizes were displayed Mrs convener assisted by Mrs Case handed out raffle books to Co provided the lime green peg the helpers who were selling on boards green counter covers the daffodil yellow garden cart for potted plants and imitat ion Christmas trees to space off the tearoom The arc group designed and painted posters for the booths Paintings The hall stage edged by flow ering potted chrysanthemums caught eye with oil paint ings hung on walls the work of the art group Several canvas ses were sold The gaily decorat ed market and hamper baskets flower pots and other novelties made a pretty picture and sold well Mrs Peacock was art convener The garden booth excelled in the dried flower arrangements pose of sate was to a s Made by Mrs James Baxter and funds to reimburse those who Mrs Denton and a given loans She reminded of associate members all he- visitors it was not ji bazaar It is longing to the Toronto Garden a sale of handicrafts she said Club these creative weaving hooking smock ing leather art ceramics and knitting have been crafted by i members while lower and many of the plants as welt as the home bak ing and fancy breads or the af ternoon tea arc the products of hands antiques and bygones created long before Kingcrafts was formed were not classified as the work of the or ganization nevertheless they were all made by somebody so in effect they shared in the work of hands The sight beheld by nearly people assembled in Maple hall was one of exciting beauty and activity Overnight the audi torium had been transformed by Kingcraft committees aided by several husbands into a flashing vivid scene Hundreds of pieces of craft work representing a Jong meats were works of art Potted flower arrangements also sold well knitting booth a new floor When Mrs Partridge announced first winner would have first choice and so on down to raffle prize no there was a rush for tickets This booth be ing in the centre of the hall gave a vantage viewpoint of the priz es Lady drew the winn ing tickets from the large red and white farm churn twirled by Mrs James Baxter Winners The leather tote bag was won by Miss Annie Stamford Toron to the hand hooked rug by Mrs Walter Murray Richmond tha childs blue smocked dress by Katie Glenn Ave Toronto Donald Crawford King City won the lovely handwoven table mats Mrs Haas Toron to the antique table Mrs Hamilton Aurora the oil paint ing by Mrs A Mrs Harriet Osier Toronto the tiled table and Mrs A Cameron Woodbridge the dried flor al arrangement Outside was an ornithological exhibit called Conservation this year drew a large by Richard James Willow- of buyers Here Mrs Cage dale who showed and took the convener with her com mittee had no trouble selling the beautiful baby knitted wearables The blueeyed dolls modelling for many kinds of bird feed ing stations and bird food From this Kingcrafts gets percent commission In the parking lot knitted outfits made a big hit j were Sir Ellsworth Wm All other craft booths seemed Maple and Bruce to in new ways of applying Parker the craft For example one could Kiddles Nursery buy a handwoven half apron At King City in Kingcrafts found in the beautiful selection House children whose King- woven articles convened by crofter mothers were at Maple Mrs Charles Johnston A childs were supervised in nursery style smocked sunsuit with was by Miss Gladys and a novel piece in the lovely smock- Mrs John Pile The kiddies articles under Miss Helen llunterThc found joyed games icecream chocolate milk and Municipal Board Approves New King Township Office King township will have a new municipal office building said the Ontario Municipal Board at for mal hearing before ratepayers Friday Sept in King City Masonic hall The board consisting of It Kennedy chairman and Speaking for Ihc Chamber of Commerce Mr Find lay gave the support of the body No Objections No objections to the project were raised by any ratepayers in the audience Reeve Hodgson deputy Board Hears Comment On King Zoning Bylaw Yates sanctioned a capital reeve and UiiJ AtlM tilt When the Ontario Municipal Board gave a hearing on King townships application for its King City Area zoning bylaw in restricted use of land and erect ion of buildings the board re served its decision to permit council to make minor amend ments in the text of bylaw and in descriptions of boundaries also to reconsider the classificat ion of the properties of 11 J Da vie George Scott and Mrs Laura of and the issue j HI tors Kay Jennings and Doug- of debentures not exceeding 10- las and township clerk j Davis The board also waived Rose heard the decision vote by ratepayers With a fooling of satisfaction and law be amended to reclassify a Representing the township was belief that King township rate- small triangular piece of land solicitor J Lucas and i payers will have good reason to running south feet on speaking for the village of King be proud of improved from the main corner on the I City I it modal ion the new municipal village from to com- past member of the village hoard building will provide in their trustees Need Apparent Addressing the Hoard Mr Lucas said the need for a new municipal hall is apparent The present office is a single rent- room at where the business of council and the work of municipal employees must carry on in spile of inade quate accommodation When rep resentations ore made to council there isnt even standing room lie said acknowledges rests ANSNORVELDT Miss Ten Georgetown spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs K Van Mr Vandeti Board Introduced the hearing He explained how the township planning board the council vill age trustees and other responsi ble bodies had worked closely together on the zoning bylaw had made several amendments three public meetings had been held and township had gone to the department of planning and development for advice and gui dance Results from the long stu dy had produced the bylaw as before Board Some technical The board directed that the by- wording and some minor chang es in descriptions would need to be altered Zoning Li mi Is Roughly urban zoning radi ates from the centre of the age plus an extension cast St The light industrial zon ing follows the railway track from south over to St Commercial area is bylaw was not opposed except in a few specific instanc es where owners wanted their properties reclassified or mea surements changed Want Changes Mr Davie and Mr Scott object- that a larger hall is long overdue Land for a building site on an eastwest highway has been pur chased a firm tender bid has been received in accordance with an architects design The expenditure is all that will be required or asked or The con tractor has agreed to build at the price arrived at and township will j accept providing the Municipal brother industrial zone as from Owen Sound spent Sunday interfering with the present Mr and Mrs ft Vandev use l Mrs Davis Kingdom asked for irw Mrs Do Ho has fi ai j suntmr ted returned to take up residence from rural I by- law Reeve William Hie community dential residential suburban tfrt from Station ltd to King Blvd on King St Sitting in on the hearing were Bruce Davis King township plan ning board chairman planning consultant Gordon solici tor J Lucas Mr and Mrs P audi Johnston with friends spent in west part of lot con- day with Mr and Mrs Loll- Mr Joe Van injured his hand in a harvesting combine and was allowed to return homo after spending a few days in York County hospital Newmark et cession and Mr Keens with acres in lot concession St wanted residential rural zoning in place of suburban which would require acre lots and closer homing than the acre rural zoning No Tank Farms A limit of gallons was Hoard approves The township In 1901 there were about five oil storage in the he said knows of no objection rural to three urban dwellers in Industrial zone J It its Canada In per cent of Vmglmn township planning Hole j lite imputation resided in rural inquired if King intended Mr thought Mr Luca districts and per cent in f storage The ban in 1051 the proportion was was putting It mildly when he j described the existing municipal office inadequate It is able for the volume of business handled by council and for hard working staff It Is like The Black Hole of Calcutta he us districts and the per cent rural and 1116 per cent urban In the three years I053Ifl Canadians consigned automobiles to scrap heap al most as many am they junked in Town Plan- representing Mr Findlay thought the 19401052 location is the weighted centre of the township a to built up population approaches to other I 0 flwrti IT township and to Tor- yvm Is of the to onto Decidedly the project i long overdue he said Smith chairman of King City village board mid Hay Hurt secretary of King school board said their support ed tin- measure It McLeod past chairman of King City supported the pro ject and hoped building operat ors would proceed at once NEWMARKET Social News Mr and Mrs Charles liar- man and Mr and Mrs Godson motored Algonquin Park and district over weekend answer was no More Mr from Consultants Village Developments Ltd about lot concession proposed that Zoning allow feel of frontage on the half acre lots where there Is municipal water in place of Lit feet He said feet by a depth of is a more economical use of hind and gives a better for houses It Smith agreed with foot front age as more advantageous to the water supply Hodgson said council had set feet hoard said the could his Idea with the town ship when the subdjvsion plan is prepared J Lucas spoke on behalf of township when Municipal son and council Those who complained about zoning of the properties will be heard by township council in cooperation with planning board Results will be sent to the Mun icipal Hoard Continued from Page I exposed shoreline of only miles The lakes average depth has boon calculated at feet maximum of feet and some six per cent over feet Lake and about tributary rivers and streams drain a watershed of about square miles Simcoe forms a part of the Trent Canal system which joins eastern Lake Ontario and Hay by linking thc Kn- system with Lake and the Severn Riv er PROVINCE TO Continued from Page year Canada exported tt691 head of bred and grade cattle for breeding purposes most percent of which origin ated in Ontario The majority went to United States a market which can only be retained if we have animals that are free from disease and particularly Brucel losis i I PROCLAMATION I hereby proclaim Thursday October as Salvation Army Day on which day the Cadets from the Salvation Army Training College will be in Newmarket for a Field Day Greetings are extended Brigadier Rich Members Staff and the Cadets I hereby request nil to observe same Mayor OI SAVE TUB QUEEN Dated at Newmarket this day of October Due to costs of materials and labor the Newmarket Barbers Association to notify their patrons that services will be at a higher tariff EFFECTIVE OCT 1 ASSOCIATION HARNESS RAGES WASAGA BEACH ANNUAL RACE MEET Thanksgiving Day MONDAY OCTOBER Warring rands I and Refreshment Lunches Snacks Refreshments Lunch PRESTONS SERVICE STATION Don Mills Rd Miles South of Town entering for small dinners For and reservation phone 765 WOODBRIDGE FAIR October 5 6 8 1956 SECOND DAY Saturday October pm Western Horse Show Cattle ami Childrens Events Auto Polo Trick Roping THIRD DAY Thanksgiving Day October 1 pm Scots Band Harness Rate Hone Show Champion Berkshire Poultry Dairy Six Pony Hitches THE BIGGEST RURAL FAIR IN THE DOMINION in prizes Fun for all JUFFS MEAT MARKET Market Square Police Station THANKSGIVING SPECIALS Freshkilted Ontario TURKEYS 59c lb Homemade SAUSAGE MEAT Ideal for dressings 39c lb Young freshkilled ROASTING CHICKENS Sugarcured sliced SIDE BACON 65c lb FREE DELIVERY PH Fr THANKSGIVING BUY THE QUALITY LINE OF Frigidaire Refrigerators FOR AS LOW AS 22995 Also range etc FOR QUALITY VALUE SERVICE Newmarket Motors Ltd Botsford St Town Hall 1400

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