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contest for deputyreeveship cortlrued from page 12 n cone 8 and on the uxbridge- plckerinjj tonlne he said he hoped this work could be ex tended next year he also hoped that some work could be done on cone 5 this road has been overloked for a long time he greed prefer an election both ward 1 councillor har ney spang and ward 2 council lor edgar james thanked the ratepayers for returning them by acclamation but both stated they would have preferred an election councillor james has held the ward 2 post for the past three years he praised the reeve for his efforts in arrang ing the agreement with the cru sader development company at frenchmans bay he has come up with a hard bargain he said mr james noted that the pop ulation in the township had doubled within the past 10 years he pointed out however that as the population increased so the cost of services and adminis tration had also increased he voiced regret that more road work had not been done in ward 2 during the past term on 9 committees ward 3 councillor harry ash- ton told his audience that dur ing the past year he had served on seven separate committees and had been the chairman of two others he noted that the township welfare dept had been reorganized and was oper ating smoothly he contended that the ratepayers in his ward had received more road con struction and maintenance for their tax dollars than in any- previous term every section of ward 3 has had work done oi it he said axploslve expansion pickering twp business is i big business stated ward 4 councillor poss hawthorne mr hawthorne will contest the dep- utyreeveship against the pres ent incuatbant mrs jean mc- phersoneverythlng points to explosive expansion he sug- i gested he contended that the future of the township hinged on sound business planning this year will probably be the most important year to date he continued he pointed out that only by acquiring in dustry would the township grow in proper balance need technical school councillor miss violet swan seeking reelection in ward 5 pointed out that the township was in need of a technical school where various trades could be taught the sooner we get it the better she said she also urged the formation of a board of education touching on fire protection in the township she said she had kept in close con tact with each fire department and its members she noted that a new fire hall had been built in claremont she praised the work of the historical society its formation is one of the best things that could have happened in the township she said she said that township employees had been most cooperative and helpful during the past year she praised the work of reeve scott and dep reeve mrs mc- glen major miss mabel baker water- down spent the weekend with mrs wm fiss and edgar mr and mrs allan holrnan brooklin and linda johnson along with mr and mrs ralph faulkner goodwood spent fri day evening at the jones mr and mrs allan jones and children of newmarket spent sunday with relatives here mr and mrs joe jones spent one day last week with mrs wm hopkins and family mr marvin jones ajax spent thursday last with mr and mrs george pickett mr and mrs charles fiss and fred visited sunday evening with the jones mr and mrs george xokes visited sunday with mrs delma nokes and boys pherson lifelong resident mr harry boyes an aspirant to a council seat in ward 3 has been a lifelong resident of the township a twoway fight for the nowvacant ward 4 po sition will include mr ross dea- kin and mr win falrgrieve mr deakin urged a continued effort to obtain industry he charged that many nonresi dents dont even know where pickering twp is located we shouldnt sit back and wait for industry to knock on the coun cil doors he concluded mr clifford laycock a candidate in ward 5 was not present in phblic school area no 1 three persons are seeking to open seats the candidates are olive collins esther cowan and clar ence crawford in area no 2 fred hunt eileen edmonds and edward harley received accla mations officers installed i at goodwood lodge at the meeting of mystic j rbp number 302 at goodwood j ontario on november is rw sir kr harold watson of lon- don ontario grand master of ontario west made a special visit and took part in the pro gramme in the way of installing the officers for the coming year he also gave a very inspiration al address which was very much appreciated there was a group of visitors from blackstock rbp present and were most welcome the new officers installed are as follows wp sir kt stanley slack dp sir kt norton symes chap sir kt stewart wallace reg sir kt lloyd capstick treas sir kt harold elson 1st lect sir kt harold brown 2nd lee sir kt russell john son purs sir kt morley davidson to sell farm the s2 acre farm owned by mr john middleton lot 13 cone 7 pickering twp will be offered for sale on saturday dec 12th the owner is giving up farming due to ill health the auctioneer is mr a s far mer of gormley in addition to the sale of the property farm stock imple ments hay grain and household furniture will pass under the auctioneers hammer the sale will start at twelve oclock noon the farm house is a solid brick structure adjacent to a bank bam the fall plowing has been completed nine acres of wheat has been sown and 17 acres has been seeded for hay the farm has been the middle- ton family homestead for over 100 years the complete sale list appears in this weeks issue j carl p meyers zephyr wins 500 bushel potato club mr carl p meyers zephyr was the winner of the ontario county 500 bushel potato club this year he used foundation sebago seed potatoes his es timated yield in bushels per acre was 6s9 he was also high on the score for quality the presentations this year were made on a score combining both yield and qual ity mr ross harrison mount al bert was in second place with a yield of 664 bushels he used the huron variety mr horner walker zephyr was in third position he also used the hurorl variety there were 20 potato growers who took part in this high yield competition this year the av erage yield for the 20 growers was 5086 bushels the 500 bushel potato club competition was brought to a conclusion with a banquet in zephyr community hall on fri day november 27th mr bob meek sandford chairman of the 500 bushel potato club chaired the banquet mr r e goodin field crops branch addressed the meeting he gave a review of the potato situation at the present time mr clifford ross president of the ontario county soil and crop improvement association and mr owen sweetman little britain congratulated the 500 bushel potato club on their suc cess this year mr ross pre sented high production certifi cates to the 12 potato growers who exceeded the 500 bushel objective this year mr h l fair agricultural representative announced the prize winners and asked the var ious donors of cash and mer chandise to present their prizes mr bob timbers mount al bert presented a very splendid set of color slides covering his two trips to great britain as a contestant in the world plowing match mr ches oldham zephyr expressed the appreciation of the potato growers to the ladies for their splendid banquet and to the donors of cash and merchan dise for their cooperation in supporting the 500 bushel po tato club each year iis stoufryule trisuni tbnby decent 3 1959 fog 13 special value pyrex 9 pie plates still available check your local iga store for this sensa rional offer fanqy grade ontarios finest mclntosh apples golden ripe bananas 2 lbs 25 6qt bskt green river congratulations to mr and mrs d mcphaden on the arriv al of a baby daughter also to mr and mrs r cauandine on the gift of a son for dependable honest and fearless administration in pickering township reelect jean l mcpherson deputyreeve polls open sat dec 5 1100 am to 700 pjn please vote for information and cars phone temple s1466 or claremont 37 sorry to hear that mr w besse suffered a nasty fall while crossing the highway although his injuries were not serious they were very painful we hope he will soon be feeling much better pleased to hear that mrs wm duncan is able to be up again we trust she will soon be able to be out with us again the ladies aid will meet in the sunday school room of the church on wednesday evening dec 9th at 8 oclock as this is our christmas party the ex change of gifts will take place also bring a gift for the bever ly street mission as well recent callers at the home of mr and mrs w chafen were mr and mrs wm wright and family of the brock road mr and mrs w chafen had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs smyth of toronto cedar creek mr and mrs alf woodland from toronto and mr and mrs ross wideman and family of altona visited with mr and mrs alex schneider on sunday mr and mrs amos brubacher from minden were visitors at the wm pegg home sunday evening student teachers mrs rutley and miss scott from toronto have been staying at the schnei der home this past week and practiseteaching at cedar creek school mr and mrs longford pegg of sharon visited with mr and mrs raymond stickwood re cently congratulations to teachers and pupils of cedar creek school on winning first prize for their float snow white and the seven dwarfs at the clare mont parade saturday mr and mrs raymond stick- wood were dinner guests with mr and mrs norman linton on sunday mr and mrs e pringle and mr clarke johnston visited at the paul wellman home one day last week am mr and mrs david tran and mr and mrs jos tran attended a banquet of the holstein-frie- sian assoc held at greenbank last wednesday evening mr and mrs norman lehman and family were supper guests on thursday evening with mrs tompkins at rcseville visitors with mrs j spang last week were mrs cora for- sythe of stouffville mrs george sale of markham and mrs robt scott of toronto mr and mrs murray dunkeld miss nelda and james loree jr had sunday dinner in toronto with mr and mrs james loree sr mrs alex bell entertained her mother mrs j spang and her sisters to an afternoon tea on sunday those present were mrs wm breeds of brougham mrs bruce harper mrs jack valleau and mrs george wil son all of stouffville mr and mrs ellas melton and family had supper with his parents mr and mrs james melton in burkton on sunday mr and mrs clifford dunkeld and baby susan had dinner with mr and mrs fred byer and family stouffville on sunday sorry to report that mr loss hill of claremont is ill in ajax hospital one nuisance in betting at the race track is always tearing up your tickets after the race is over reeve j sherman scott was returned to the head of pick ering townships council by acclamation on friday night it will be his second term in the office reeve scott has been credited with completing tha agreement with the crusader development corp at french mans bay the project in cludes 670 acres of land it will be fully serviced at no cost to the municipality feature we reserve the right to limit quantities del monte fancy save 6c lean mild cured 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