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Newmarket Era and Express, 25 Apr 1957, p. 19

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To Sdf Debentures For TewperancevBle Snowball Schools A representative of Equitable Securities Ltd Jim Pratt was authorized by King township council to negotiate on behalf of King township to sell school de bentures totalling requir ed to build a new tworoom school at Snowball SS and proposed for an addition al classroom and changes in the present building for Temperance- school SS Additional accommodation for rfinghorn school 23 requir ing debentures would be included in the sale also but this section has not yet decided on the poss ible cost Mr Pratt told township council he believed he could get a job lot in debentures at 5 interest rate by selling privately Through the Ontario Municipal Improvement Corporation the rate would be percent on a 20year issue he explained Marsh Petition If the property owners on Graham Road Holland Marsh will agree to pay cash for gate way culverts the township will install them was the advice of Reeve William Hodgson to a de putation seeking aid on a drain age problem If the ditches were cleaned and all the culverts brought to one level which is not now the case under private installations the problem be solved a Marsh spokesman explained The petit ion of 29 asking for help agree to townships proposal he said Mrs Laura Rolling Correspondent Phone King Over 300 Take Polio Shots Over 300 children and a few older ones who had missed out at school were given polio vaccinations by Dr Hardy on Tuesday forenoon April in the Masonic hall King City Under York County Health Unit five registered nurses assisted the doctor Reg istering the children and attend ing to other tasks were members of King Womens Institute Mrs Austin Rumble Mrs Bert Wyre Mrs H Mrs Paul Gregory Mrs Warren dry Mrs Victor Doner and Mrs G On Tuesday May 14 the sec ond vaccination will be done by Dr Hardy in the same The youngest child was baby Mc- Grath months old whose parents are Mr and Mrs Joe McGrath King City Military Wedding Germany Mr and Mrs A E Jarvis King City are planning a trip to Germany in September to attend the wedding of their eldest son Lieut Peter stationed in Germany with the Canadian army who will marry Mary Louise Long Toronto on Sep tember 28 The military wed ding will take place in a church at near Hanover where the soldier is stationed His brother Stephen of Germany will be groomsman The brideelect plans to fly to Germany in advance of the wed ding Lieut Jarvis is planning to fly to the Island of Majorca off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea for the honeymoon The young officer other instance of willingness of the brigade to save community expenditures wherever possible A new tank would have cost or more whereas the home built equipment cost in the neighbor hood of 75 The amount of free labor given by firemen in putting the roof on the was a great saving Chief Dave Glass points out Mr and Mrs Ernest Smith King City have a son born at York County Memorial hospital Newmarket on Tuesday April Mrs Smith was the former Rogers Armitage Mrs Elizabeth who has been indoors for a LEONARD R ROSENBERG CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT i AURORA ONTARIO has been stationed in Germany since November and will remain there until The parents Mr and Mrs A E will sail on the Italia from New York harbor and will be gone for six weeks Mrs of Barrie a sister of Mrs Jarvis will be in the red ding group aboard ship Father and Son Banquet Maple community hall will be the setting of the father and son Scout and Cub annual banquet when the Womens Scout Aux iliary will serve a turkey dinner About are expected to at tend York Summit district commissioner- Mr May be a guest and will be in vited to give a few remarks The feaulre element of the program are colored movie films from the Department of Lands and Forests which District Game overseer George Armitage will conduct District cubmis- Mrs Hood King City and local assistant cubmis- tress Miss Ethel Thomas will be guests The banquet is under the man- parents returned recently from agement of the scout group com- three weeks at Fort Pierce with Alex Knight chair- man There are about 20 scouts in the First King troop and cubs The size of the scouting organization made it impossible to hold the banquet in King City On June in Memorial park pavilion talent night will be given under the group commit tee with a view to assisting the local scout who will attend the World Jamboree June is the centennial of scouting Wins Theology Diploma Following a twoyear study course at Knox College Univer sity of Toronto Rev J C Shepherd has completed the regular theology training and will be presented with a diploma at graduation exercises on May 2 in Convocation Hall Toronto Mr Shepherd told his Presby- Residents Of King Communities Throng Churches Easter Sunday Page 19 The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday April Residents Of Excellent weather and the spir it of church going drew large congregations to district churches on Easter Sunday At King City United church rows of extra seats were needed with several sitting on the choir steps and an overflow seated in the lobby lilies decorated long time due to poor health at- tho Communion Table and the tended Eversley Presbyterian church on Easter Sunday for the first time in a year She was wel comed back by her minister Rev J E C Shepherd and her many friends Mr Howard who has been in poor health for a month or so was in Toronto General hospital for a checkup during the weekend His mother Mrs Charles Neill and his wife visited him on Sunday Mr and Mrs Irving Scott visit ed their son Douglas Scott and his wife on Easter Sunday The iIcd C a choir sang Wc Two Shal Live and God So Loved the World At his church Mr Jenk- found a capacity congregat ion and special music was sung by the choir White lilies decorat ed the lovely auditorium The congregation turned out well pink and white snapdragons were the floral decorations Sing Ye Alleluia was the anthem Rev Jcnkinson delivered inspir ed sermons to the congregations All Saints Anglican church was Miss Doris elementary teacher at King City spent East er in New York City Miss Eleanor Sawdon Wood- bridge spent Easter weekend at the home of her sister Mrs Wal ter Thompson Schomberg Frie nds of her father Mr Herb Saw- sang an Eastertide solo am under Rev C Michel who conducted his last official Easter sermon to this congregat ion Beautiful Easter lilies in brass Altar vases potted lilies on side wall brackets white snapdragons on the font and golden daffodils at the back of the church filled the air with fragrance Roger don principal of pub lic school are glad to learn he re turned to his teaching post last week after an absence of nearly six months Mr Sawdon suffered a heart attack on New Years Eve and was in hospital He was prin cipal of school sever al years ago Sunday visitors at the homo of Arnold Peter were Mr Peters sisters Mrs Wesley Truman and husband and Miss Anne Peter Toronto A grass fire on the Sand terian congregation at King township south of Whatever youre saving or better of NOVA SCOTIA and Strange on Sunday he would be free now to devote a large share of time to pastoral duties After General Assembly In June Mr Shepherd who is an ordained minister will be en titled to conduct all official duties in Presbyterian church in Canada His wife and two el der daughters Mae and Joanne vill attend Convocation exer cises Addresses Presbyterians Mrs J Douglas Ciarkson first vicepresident of Toronto West was the at Presbyterian Easter thankoffering meeting at the home Mrs George Wilson third conces sion Mrs Douglas was intro duced by Mrs Williams Toronto past president of auxiliary and a member of the executive Pre siding was the local head Mrs Fred Curtis Mrs Douglas introduced talk with an Easter message building her address on prayer commun ing with God and the value of the altar in the home The Glad Tidings prayer was given by Mrs Watson Ferguson and Mrs J Shepherd first vicepres ident took Truck Tank King City volunteer firemen have built a new water tank for the fire truck The original tank which came with the truck had been repaired about a year ago hut finally gave out This is an- Aurora on Saturday forenoon spread into a bush damaging sev eral trees The blaze was on the Bunn and Enwright properties Aurora tiro department brought it under control in an hours time King City fire department cov ered a grass fire of less than ten acres on the Community sideroad It started on the rear end of the King Ridge on Sunday afternoon property next door to Ro bert Crook Several neighbors and motorists fought the blaze with shovels and brooms Mrs Audrey Simpson Weston has taken over Joys Beauty Sal on Keele St King City and has rented the quarters from Mr and Mrs Bill Jensen She will live in the Jensen apartment when her children have concluded their school term at Weston Mr and Mrs Rill Jensen are buying a home on Niagara St Newmarket Mr Jensen will com mute daily to King City to con tinue his plastering and building business Miss Styles Toronto spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Dob Announcement has been made that Victor Wood pastor of Temperanceville Mount Pisgah and Wesley United churches will vacate the pulpit this June lie is taking a charge in township and has been in the King circuit for two years The choral service by the choir interspersed with scriptural nar ration by John Whalloy describ ed the Death and Resurrection of Our Lord in a very beautiful form Mrs Rawlings was choir leader Duets and solos by the young people were combined with the choruses effectively Presbyterian congregations un der Rev J Shepherd at Strange and Nobleton were unusually large The young choir at directed by the organist Miss Jessie Gcllatly sang two Easter Day twopart hymns In the choir arc Mary Heather Crooks Judy Armstrong Mae Shepherd Jo anne Shepherd Jeanette Ronald Crooks and Bill Shepherd White lilies featured the Easter theme United church was filled and Easter lilies lined the front of the auditorium several potted plants being memorial flowers The choir under Mrs Harold Russell sang The Mag dalene a beautiful choral des cription of the sorrow and joy of the Mother of Jesus Duets were sung by Mrs Cecil Henry and Dr Jack Webster Mrs Mervin Dale and Mr Bill Ham- Mrs Rhea Smart and Bramwell Lister and the fourth was included in the anthem by Mrs Walter Mc Lean The baritone solo part was sung by Mervin Dale The second portion of the fest ival of song was a soprano solo I Walked Where Jesus Walked by Betty Edwards The Stone was rolled Away was followed by the choir singing the Hallelujah Chor us from a portion of the Messiah At United 67 of the Sunday school members under Harry Gould superintendent heard an Easter Message by Mr Harold Russell superintendent of the Sunday school He is not here He is risen was his text words that made Christ ian religion possible throughout the world Rev Orville Daniel an execu tive of the Canadian Baptist Mis sions preached in the Baptist field as a supply on Easter Sunday He had formerly beer pastor at the Pottageville church and several came to King City in the after noon to hear him preach a second time that day SCHOMBERG Two black Wyndotte hens the only survivors of Hurricane Hazel in a flock of are to have 25 companions on the property of Mr and- Mrs Harold Russell Main St The biddies flew the hen house on the night of the awful flood October 1954 and lit terrified in a nearby cherry tree The next church King City on Su day April 28 at 3 pm Rector All Saints since Rev Miche will vacate the pulpit to continu with the parish of St Johns Jefferson and St Marks at Oa Ridges With the division of the pari the new incoming incumben Rev B Jennings will take King City and Maple churchi I Tf Be At King A farewell reception will held for Rev D C Michell the parish room of All Saints Ar morning when Mr Russell sur veyed the damage to his home and property he rescued the two birds He solemnly promised them that their heads would never come off and they would have a home for as long as they lived The floor of the henhouse was carpeted with drowned bodies of the other hens the morning after the flood Mitchell arranged by the cons With good housing the best of feed and lots of affection the two birds have thrived and are good layers For over two years the dottcs have had the run of things and the Russells expect they will be a bit bossy when the new fowl join them in their new quarters They are like spoiled children by now and will have to adapt their ways to a new soc ial life Mrs Russell thinks rranged cong is open to all who known and worked with him the community He has made friends among various local denominations an has played an important part community life The Afternoo and Evening WA groups will ve refreshments Rev Mr Jcnn ings will occupy his pulpits o Sunday May Era and Express Classifieds Bring Results Ralph Conner was the pen name of the Rev Charles W Gordon a Presbyterian minister who was perhaps Canadas 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