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plot 14 the ilouhvait ihsifltt iway uy r shades of dabkest akkica on saturday night i entered the realm of another con tinent no i didnt embark on an oceanic voyage or even leave the confines of markham township i made a personal visit to the muchpublicized farmers market dance pavilion on yonge street south of thornhill the hall had been pre viously closed down last year when the conduct of the pat rons became almost uncontrollable it has since been re opened under new management 1 decided to get a firsthand report on the centres activities on entering the main door one is confronted by a noted toronto pugilist who sizes up the individual customers with a quick onceover glance immediately inside the hall stands a markham twp police officer an almost perfect replica of rocky marciano another officer is stationed at an opposite location no jeans or leather jackets are permitted although i do not profess to be any fred astaire or arthur murray the dance routine of the patrons is differ ent from anything i have ever witnessed although more than 300 teenage customers were on the floor they took up little or no excess room the majority hardly moved off a ten foot square all night with eyes partially closed in a semiconscious manner couples merely circled around and around as the tempo of the records increased their actlons also speeded up in spite of reports i saw no rowdy ism for the most part the girls and their escorts were well dressed the boys wore opennrcked sport s pome wore suits white dress shirts and ties some of the girls looked like aspirants for the miss canada crown the dimlylit room was heavy with cigarette smoke with the exception of blaring taperecorded tunes there was no noise or disturbance the patrons appeared to be completely wrapped up in hardswinging ritual at ten minutes before midnight the lights were flashed on and couples filed out singly or in pairs they sped away in con vertibles hardtops and customized hotrods unfair competition it always irks this writer to hear an athletic oldtimer openly criticize todays professional sportsman such com parisons are usually aired during playoff competitions or at sport celebrity banquets such comments as the following are common jack dempsey would cut floyd patterson to ribbons doug harvey couldnt cany eddie shores skates mickey mantle couldnt lift babe ruths bat how are these men so sure of their statements conditions under which professional games are played today have varied considerably since the days of dempsey shore and ruth since their beliefs can never be proven it is merely idle talk mens town league ringers 78 red caps 72 sunco blends gl cardinals 6x big boppers 57 wild cats 45 rockets 42 edgevale monarchs 32 high average for season d hare 204 high single for season m redshaw 357 high triple for season d dunkeld 930 high triple for week alex wilkins 747 high single for week harold wood 327 mr roy heaton park drive stouffville an enthusiastic hun ter and angler is reported to have caught one of the largest trouts to be hauled in to date a number of local fishermen tried their luck but without much success the season op ened officially on friday may 1 nine year old douglas john ston of carlisle ont grandson of mr and mrs r m johnston of stouffville and mr and mrs richard foote 9th cone north caught a two lb brown trout it measured 17 inches in length stouffville phone stouffville 91 thurs fri sat may 789 walt disneys salute to canada mm hitfuhdenfo rschnlcolor wmrsimbbiiffir monday tuesday may 11 12 sob guamare norman panama and meuvin frank norman panama nd melv1n frank t a i- diamond w1ujam aitman wednesday thursday may 13 14 waikolwjauparaehafthckmkj umauxtmivameam open golf and country club at mongolia the new markham golf and country club 10th cone of markham near mongolia was officially opened to the public on saturday three stouff ville men are caught by the tribune camera displaying their skill on the greens they are left to right hal gib son dr don smith and jerry waite the winter wraps were taken off the new markham golf and i country club two miles south i of stouffville near mongolia thursday afternoon dignitar ies from the newspaper tele vision and radio world were in attendance including steve dou glas ed fitkin geo dulmage and wally crowder pro golf stars al balding and tommy woodall were also present the local course and club house were constructed by mr arthur latcham it was then purchased by 3 toronto men messrs mei henderson bert scarf and jack ryan on saturday the course fa cilities weie thrown open to the public the wellknown tv per sonality billy oconnor and his troupe were in attendance in the evening among the local golf enthus iasts who were on hand sunday morning to try out the new course were glenn hunter ken laushway ted topping ralph corner dr r smith gerry waite wm parsons ernie ab raham and chas nolan the new course is quite long so far as actual yardage is concerned but the holes which present for midable obstacles to even the most ardent duffer are the many nestled here and there among the trees and near the meandering creek at the rear of the property while fairways are inclined to be a little rough and soft the greens are in excellent condition and did not suffer from the win terkill which wrecked many greens on courses throughout this part of ontario will be closed club while the new club will be for members only a few weeks are being left open right now for the payasyouplay golfers and those who may like to try out the layout before joining in addition to the lshole course a 9hole par three course is also underway and will be ready in june the club house is pleasantly i equipped with the finest in j lounge furniture and spacious fireplaces the furniture inci dentally was imported from holland and arrived just in time on the first freighter to use the new seaway and arrive in toronto harbour the club also provides a swimming pool spacious lock er rooms showers and snack bar all tastefully appointed membership in the new club for men will be 475 with annual dues of 175 for ladies 375 and annual dues of 125 a man and wife combination will be 700 for membership and 300 for playing fees al balding is the golf direc tor and playing professional and frank vyse is the club pro fessional who will provide the lessons the club is located just north of mongolia on the 10th con cession of markham and only two miles south of stouffville announce igha chomps with the windup of aurora isarnia b playoff final all hoe- key activity for the 195s59 sea son came to an end after a lengthy season the champions j were as follows senior a whitby dunlops senior b istrathroy intermediate a jnapanee intermediate b georgetown intermediate c bracebridge junior a peter boro junior b sarnia jr c newmarket junior d warsaw in or1ia ranks bol- ton won the senior honours and bond head were b champs out of the north york district there was a junior b finalist a junior c winner an inter mediate a winner an inter- mediate c finalist and three minor titles the productivity of canadian forests can be maintained for ever girls team holds j first practise the stouffville girls softbal i team held their initial workout of the season in the unionville park on thursday evening of last week peg oneill has i consented to coach the club for j another year the team will be without the i services of two key performers through a major portion of the i summer joan raymer their strong righthander is currently in montreal and ace shortstop given kennedy has acquired a summer job away from the dis- i trict first sacker joan lennox i is not expected back the ma- jority of other last year re- cruits will return the next i practice session is scheduled for unionville on thursday evening of this week a motion by councillors ross hawthorne and violet swan that pickering townships rec reation committee be granted a budget of 3550 was withdrawn following a lengthy discussion at a regular meeting of council on monday night the recrea tion committee had asked for 4000 it was later cut to 2000 reeve sherman scott termed the requested figure an alarm ing increase the 58 budget was only 500 councillor edgar james con tended that the townships bud get had already been established and it would be difficult to ad vance the additional funds councillor hawthorne agreed equest for budget that the recreation committee might possibly receive a grant of 1000 he noted that the boys and girls softball the lit tle theatre swimming instruc tion and the claremont park were four of the most import ant projects it was pointed out that the claremont floodlights were un der the jurisdiction of the cla remont business mens asso ciation and should not be in cluded in the years programme both councillors miss swan and mr hawthorne agreed to withdraw their motions it will be discussed further by the i recreation committee at their next regular meeting north york league had this has been the north york minor hockey leagues greatest year having started six years ago with 10 teams the league entry list hit a record 29 teams during the 195859 season the 195859 entry list covered 12 midget 10 bantam and seven juvenile teams the beeton vs aurora game at aurora april 23 concluded a season that was jampacked with action during the season that started in midnovember there were 340 league games and 180 playoff contests the league affiliated with the ontario minor hockey associa tion boasted a total player strength of approximately 600 added to this are the various coaches managers trainers sponsors and helpers on the var ious teams all amounting to well over 700 persons two north york league teams were able to capture highest ontario omha laurels and a third beeton juveniues reached the c finals the ontario title winners were newmarket op timists and beeton the optim ists won aminor bantam and beeton d series honors at least one player from a north york league club has been drafted for a junior a try- out he is bob wall of aurora several beeton players have been asked to attend fall train ing camps one of them wayne carleton was probably the leagues highest scoring ace with a total of over 100 goals and assists to his credit other contenders for high scoring honors were bob wall aurora mike walton newmar ket bruce walker and dean wainwright richmond hill maurice clifford paul sinclair charles crawley beeton mc mullen twins lynn and larry stouffville bill dallimore unionville fred gauthier markham paul tomlinsonsutton frank ball grant west woodbridge jack foran dave kaake schom- berg jerry hand alliston den is marchildon camp borden john chyz bradford john mc- naughton king city champions have now been declared in all north york league series aurora tigers under coach bill mundell and manager jack beorge defeated ken kellys beeton athletics 1312 on the round to capture the juvenile title and stew pat rick trophy aurora glengolds led by coach paul mcguire and har old mcmain manager defeated unionville lions in the finals to annex the midget crown and ted ohearn trophy newmarket optimist under coach ross goddard and man- 1 ager nels garrett won the j bantam title and lex mcken- zie trophy the optimists went on to for- 1 cign ice to capture the crown as they defeated beeton 62 and ernie brennans richmond hill bluelirers 61 in a sudden- death semifinal and final series play north york league officials have instigated several innova tions that are now being copied in other areas in the first place for regu lar league play ratings are for gotten this provides the teams with regular close to home competition secondly a post season series for the north york titles for teams knocked out early has been inaugurated as teams are eliminated in omha playdowns they have the privilege of coming back to compete for the north york championships over the years this system has proved its merits since the league started with 10 teams each year finds more teams playing under the north york banner were interested more in numbers than in quality the more teams playing the better it is for the league the league doesnt stand for rough play so a number of players received suspensions over the past sea son for rough play and bad lan guage there wasnt an official pro test during the season the coaches managers and team sponsors cooperated 100 per cent during the season to make this the leagues greatest year thank you gentlemen for your cooperation reports league governor george haskett local star on championship team stouffvilles bob hassard lops became the first canad- of their final series the tro- wliltbys colourful manager extreme left jumped right ian hockey team to win two phy was presented to team has termed bob hassard as from earlyseason retirement allan cups and a world title captain harry sinden by mr the best new addition his to the ranks of an allan cup in three years they humbled geo dudley sectreasurer of club had acquired champion the whitby dun- vernon 93 in the fifth game the c aha wren blair cards may not defend junior title it has been reported that the cardinals may not defend their junior championship the mat ter was discussed at a meeting of the club last week due to a change in the oba age limit three players will not be elig ible don haynes ross madill and eric barber an intermed iate entry has been considered houstons the rexall drug store save half of what you usually spend for drug store items wait for the rexall original one cent sale six big days over 325 bargains and two for the price of one plus one cent monday tuesday wed nesday thursday fri day and saturday may 456789 at houstons the rexall drug store over 150000 trout dumped in lake simcoe to form community baseball league a community baseball league comprising boys of bantam mi dget juvenile and intermediate age will be organized here this summer the first practice ses sion has been called for monday evening at 730 if lads of bantam and midget class show enough interest sep arate entries may be filed in the north york league at the pres ent time there is a serious need for coaches and managers to hold hockey banquet saturday night the champion claremont hoc key club will hold a banquet on saturday night each member of the club will receive a new jacket following the dinner a public dance will be held in the community hall the admission price is 100 per couple look after these boys anyone wishing to assist should attend the workout in the park on mon day night to hold peewee house lg workout saturday morning the first practice session of stouffvilles peewee house league will be held on saturday morning at ten oclock all boys born after may 1st 1946 are eligible the group will be split into separate teams and a sched ule will be drawn up the league will be a baseball organization it is understood that a separate softball circuit will be formed at the two public schools meet the one that makes driving fun one hundred and sixtyfive thousand lake trout and 26000 maskinonge were planted in lake simcoe by the department of lands and forests during 1958 the dept of lands and forests with district offices lo cated at maple under the super vision of a district forester con trols the conservation of fish and wild life over a large por tion of southern ontario the local conservation officer harold van wyck stationed at keswick has a patrol area cov ering all of north gwillimbury township east gwillimbury georgina the north half of scott township and all of lake simcoe mr van wyck has been in the department for 11 years on completion of his training per iod in 1919 he was posted to his present location in 1952 he at tended an advanced course at the ont forest ranger school at dorset not only must he un- demand fish and wild life he must also be familiar with for estry power driven water craft snowmobiles and planes as all of the fish planting is done from the air in explaining this opera tion mr van wyck says the plane is surfaced and the small fish gently released from spe cially constructed carriers the conservation officer is charged with the conservation of fish wild life and law en forcement and is also respons ible for the restocking of lake simcoe mr van wyck reports that 165000 lake trout 26000 mas kinonge and 10000 small mouth bass were planted in the lake the district officer at maple also supervises the operation of a fish laboratory and research station sending out up to date information to all districts un der their supervision as the ice fishing on lake simcoe comes to a close mr van wyck requests that own ers of ice huts still on the lake remove them before they be come a hazard a number of these huts are abandoned every year when the ice breaks up the huts become a real danger to water craft and swimmers the pulp and paper industry is continually making a better use of the forests it manages heres 14 feet or pure pleasure parks proudly and easily in the poshest places has a personality 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