Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 9, 1967, p. 17

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I En Oat Wed eni Plans Annual Picnic mm Whitchurch Township tod to me fire to destroy the animal owned by after it was injured in the crash 1 track operator prepares to remove the uhsal from the highway two miles sooth of Photo by Drew A 17yearold Lake girl was injured last week when a car in which she was a passenger crashed headon with a cow running loose on Don Mills Road Linda Moore was taken to York County Hospital when she was hit by flying glass The car was severely damaged Photo by Drew Burglars Hit Plaza Store Thieves broke into Coward Clothes Store at the Newmarket over the weekend and took a quantity of mens wear The culprits entered by the lock on the front door but left from the rear of the premises Constables Jack Williams and Bob Wil son discovered the open rear door during routine checks early Monday morning Police are investigating the theory at the robbery was the work of a gang who broke into a mens wear store and stole 20000 worth of clothes Newmarket Police Chief said he has not been able to contact Cowards manager to determine the amount of the loss This is the second breakin at the New market Plaza in the last three weeks The Newmarket was the scene of an unsuccessful safecracking attempt recently Brother Sister Re United NEWMARKET Mrs Ellen of 3 Bolton Ave was reunited last week with brother from Ayrshire Scotland whom she had not seen in 56 years The last time ber brother John Young bad seen her was in 1911 when she left Scotland for Canada to be married Mrs Milligan and Mr Young are the oldest and only surviving members of the four chil- In their family They have corresponded for the 56 years which they have been separated and Mr Young said that it has been bis lifes ambi tion to come to Canada and see his sister Mr Young and bis wife Mary flew over from Scotland He said knew ray sister right away when I saw her at the airport The two had exchanged pictures periodical ly during the years Now in Canada Mr Young comments love the country and the people Im my stay so much that I dont know when Ill leave Mr Young is a retired blacksmith He says that this trip has indeed been one of the highlights of his life He and his wife are staying with his sister and her husband on Bolton Ave Mrs Ellen Milligan of Newmar ket and her brother John Young from Scotland were reunited recent ly in Newmarket after years Mr Young last saw his sister in 1911 when she left for Canada to be mar ried Photo by Shaw Seek Department Approval For King Grade Construction KING CITY The con struction of the Canadian National grade separation at King City has moved one step closer King Township Council was advised by Toronto and York York Roads Com Km 00 chief engineer A J Rettie that the agreement signed by the Township of King inclu ding the of the village had been forwarded to the Ontario Department of High ways for approval The greatest impact of con struction work will be in King City embracing two rail overpasses on King Road and Kede North ex propriation of several build ings by the railway company two York County roads widened Keele south and County suburban road No 11 Safety Contest I Winners Named TORONTO Following the list of winners in the El mer Newspaper Contest which was supported by The Era and sponsored by the On tario Safety League BICYCLE WINNERS Harry Adams AJax Celia Kay Spouncer Thornhill KIT WINNERS Carmella Avanlo Thorold Doug Craig Mono Road Ron nie Davis Maple Debbie El lis Richard Giles Christopher Grose Patricia Herbert Fort William Margaret Kovocs Rodney Joanne McGuire Ot tawa Michael Meager Nia gara Falls Linda Mosseau Cornwall Kathryn Paris Larry Munn Paris Cindy Newton Cooksville Glenn Guy Jlocbeleau Cochrane Rynberk Welland Junc tion Karen Saarimaki Ger- Ian Schneider Stratford Smith Kecne Michelle Thompson Port Cre dit Elizabeth Turner Don Mills Russel Toron to Amanda Walley Deep River Yvonne Weber ra or King King City police village trustees added an extra mills to the local tax bills this year to levy out of a total estimated considered the village portion of grade separation The Save King Conservation committee opposed road widening projections advo cating realignment of the railroad around King City but authorities rejected the proposal In I960 there was a con certed effort by township and village groups to eliminate the level railway crossing in the community Up to now two fatalities have occurred at this crossing Full Program For Pool On Anniversary NEWMARKET The Peter Gorman Swimming Pool will celebrate its birthday in fitting fashion August The entire day will honor the pool committee chaired by Peter Gorman The program of events will get under way at pm Spe cial guests to visit the pool during the day will be Bobby Orr Boston Bruins allstar Newmarkets own Mike Walton of the Tor onto Maple Leafs Another Newmarket resident Dick The Bulldog will be present as well Several professional divers and a number of clowns to keep the young fry happy will be present A fast paced water show that promises to provide lots of excitement is planned A 40inch birthday cake to serve people will be cut for the occasion The date to remember is August There Is no admis sion fee Plans for a NewmarketAu rora Dual track meet to be held August 2 at Pickering College have been finalized If you wish to compete regis ter at the Newmarket arena August at am The meet Is for boys and girls Bruce Kidd will be a special guest The meet will be divided Into three categories tykes 10 and bantams 12 and 13 midgets and pizzeria Serving Delicious PIZZA PIE and SUBMARINE SANDWICHES Store Hours Tues Wed Thur pm to I am ft Sat Noon to am Closed Sunday Holland St At Bradford Bradford Customers Call 77S6482 For Delivery Jaycees Mark Ladies Night E GWILL1MBURY The Newmarket Junior of Com merce held its annual Ladies Night Barbque at the home of the past president on Fri day July 28 Fourteen wives enjoyed a bar-h- chicken dinner prepared- by several of the Following the dinner the ladies held a social evening Mr and Mrs Taylor Maurice Court took a trailer trip for their vacation and were accompanied by their children Donna and Bob and Mrs Taylors mother Mrs Bennett They spent most of their time at the Lakeview Camping grounds at Myrtle Beach South Carolina While in South Carolina they took a sight seeing cruise aboard the Ocean Queen and took tours of plantations and an Indian village An interesting pastime was the gathering of sharks teeth on the ocean shore when the tide was out and these they had made into souvenir items Mr and Mrs T Lucas Maurice Court have as their guests Mrs Lucas parents Mr and Mrs J of Belfast Ireland Mr and Mrs Norman Scott and family recently returned from a three week vacation trip in the United States They spent two weeks at a cottage on the ocean at Vir ginia Beach and spent two days each sightseeing at Get tysburg Washington DC and in North Carolina Mr and Mrs K had as their guests last week Mr Horrells parents Mr and Mrs Lynch and his sister Irene all of Perry Ohio MOUNT ALBERT Mount Albert United Church Congre gational picnic will be held at the Sibbald Point Provin cial Park on Tuesday August Families are asked to bring a picnic basket for sup per at 630 pm All food will be pooled and those having Coleman stoves please bring along The is responsible for supper arrangements and members of the Couples Club will take charge of an evening sports program In case of rain the picnic will be held one week later August m There were 300 attendants at the Couples Club chicken barbecue in the Community Park on Thursday August 3 Area residents are remind ed of the Amateur Competi tion and corn roast sponsored by the Community Club in the park at pm on Wed nesday August Bingo and a ball game are also on the agenda for the evening Ah abundance of the seasons early sweet corn will be avail able 9 August is the date of the Childrens Flower Show in the Community Hall with entries received from 9 am until 1 pm The adult show will be held on August with en tries received at the same time Both shows will be open to the public from to 9 pm each evening winning entries from the Childrens Show will be on display at the adult show 9 9 Mr and Mrs Angus Har rison were guests of honor at a birthday party held at the borne of their soninlaw and daughter Mr and Mrs Doug Jackson Bradford on Sunday July Held in honor of their fiotlh birthday in late July and early August Mr and Mrs Harrison were Joined by some 30 members of their family for a birthday dinner Mr and Mrs B Rolling have returned home from a trip through the States bor dering the Great Lakes re turning via the and the northern route of the TransCanada Highway DIWEWAYS PAIRING LOTS Experience FREE ESTIMATES ASPHALT PAVING- SPRAYINGCONCRETE pm Jim Day Wins Grand Prix At PanAm Games KING CITY Jim Day a resident of King Township brought a strong climax to the PanAmerican Games in Winnipeg when he nosed out Brazils Nelson to capture the Grand Prix des Nations for Can ada The event went right down to the wire with Day win ning the jumpoff by sec onds on his seven year old gelding Canadian Club Both and Day finished without faults dur ing the morning and after noon rounds and with penal ties assessed to both riders judges had to decide the winner by the time clock Canadian Club Is owned by Samuels and Murray both of Toronto The powerful hunter was bought for the use of Mr Malkins daughter but was found difficult to handle in this capacity Jim Day started showing the paces of Canadian Club last year Canadian Legion Notes Milton Wesley Branch By LLOYD On Tuesday August the come of this game the Le gion side will still remain league champions Although there is only one league game left to play the Legion team must still play the cup games the first of which will be played at the Fairgrounds against an Aurora Centennial team near the end of August They will also be taking part in a Labour Day Soccer to be held in New market The Band have been quite busy of late going here and there Saturday they visit ed to help residents there in their Cen tennial program July 31 they went to Tottenham to help celebrate Centennial as well Members of the Branch and their wives that went along appreciated the hospi tality according them Legion soccer team played an Aurora team at Fairgrounds Park The Aurora side is second in the league The game play ed under ideal conditions was worthy of the two best teams in the league both of them playing first class soccer At half time the score was two goals to one in favor of the Legion The Aurora side tied the shortly after the half but were unable to prevent the Legion from going on to a four goal to two victory The Newmarket Legion Soccer Team are now the unofficial Central Ontario League Champions The team has one more league left to play against Aurora Model Builders at Newmar ket Fairground on August 21 Regardless of the out- is the average Growth of VICTORIA AND TRUST Provide Access To River Leading To Trent Canal Accumulate Guaranteed Certificates Earn Interest NEWMARKET Fisher men and small boat owners travelling north on Highway will find new facilities available for access to Lake Simcoe near Gamebridge For several months in con nection with its access points program Department of Lands and Forests staff in the Simcoo District have boon constructing im provements on property ac quired on the west side of Highway directly north of the Trent Canal near Gamebridge which fronts on the Talbot River A road has been constructed across the property leading to the river where boat launching and car parking facilities have been provided Boaters will find the faci lities very convenient at the river which enters the Trent Canal a short distance fur ther on leading to Lake Simcoe itself A few picnic tables refuse containers and toilet facilities have been provided for conveni ence and family lunches It should be noted how ever that no overnight use or camping is permitted and the public is asked 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