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ft thi stogtfyiul tpiruhf twy wuy ww mr j curtis returned home mriay morning allf p-nd- 1z an cnjovabie vacation in scoiiaiki she arrived in maiin by air local buinesnei nave ex- pifsvwl vme concern over trie number of empty boile that iiiter ihir prmi- every sal- urday and sunday moininr a number have twen broken and pose a real hazard to ear tires atd children hockey club a limiied number tickets aip siill available for the claie- mont hockey club banquet and dance lhat will be held on sat urday evening may 28th the admission is 1 75 each persons wishing to attend me dance only will be charted ic the banquet tickets must be pur chased before a deadline oi may 3st a very pretty wedding was conducted in the tnited church on saturday afternoon when krma irene mmullen daughter of mr and mis krie mcmullen claremont became the bride of mr david allied mecomb of castleton out the newlyweds will take up residence in the ken ward apartments the local telephone circuit formerly under the ownership of the stouffyillebethesda co wa officially turned over to the bell company on thursday hie dial system will likely be intro duced to this area in 1962 mr murray mcmullen lias been accepted on the summer staff of an animal hospital in detroit michigan in september he will return to ovc guelph to commence his fifth and final yrar the lawn bowlers will open their summer season on mon day afternoon wilh a mixed trebles tournament invitations have been sent to stouffville uxbridge maikham and port potty mr and mrs wm browning and mr wm voss spent the weekend at the brownings cot tage near orillia a large number of local alley bowlers attended a year end banquet at the town and coun try restaurant in toronto on saturday nigh following the dinner lltey rounded out the evening by taking m a down town movie mrs arthur proline was ad- mitved to the uxbridge cottage hospital on sunday for obser- j valion mr kdche oritx is spendtng a j few days vacation this week in montreal mr and mrs got don taylor hid family spent the weekend at their cottage at halls lake tire tegular monthly meeting of the ladies auxiliary to the legion was held on thursday may 12 with pres com e mur- ray presiding the annual zone rally u to be held in whitby legion on wednesday may 25 a bus will leave the four corn ers at g pm all members are asked to attend the annual community kire- works display is postponed to i lime 4 owing to lite wet con dition of the park tickets will be available from school chil dren and the stores this is to be a very enjoyable evening for young and old come out and bring the family there will be lucky draws and prizes the refreshment booth will be open dont forget the opening of the i960 community softball league tuesday may 24 at 730 pm the league is enlarged this year with eight teams ent ered mr a samaiillo led by plane to barbados british west ind ies for a tenday business trip the sympathy of the com munity is extended to the fam ily of the late mr john bcelhy master jlmmie mrouire cole btated his birthday with twenty of his school friends attending a party at his home mr and mrs j ronnie and family spent sunday in toronto visiting relatives and friends mr and mrs b thutlethwaite and family from west hill were saturday visitors at the home o mi and mrs 1 mcgitlre and on sunday mr and mrs g miconnol and family from to ronto visited the mcguires mr hill gliddon left to attend the assessors convention being held in sudbury the good fellowship class was held in the sunday school mom of the lulled church on tues day may hi miss ichi linton n missionary from africa who is at home on furlough showed home very interesting pictures of africa the gill guides and brownies along vith their leadei s attend ed the morning service at the baptist church on sunday at iiomk mr and mrs donald mccul- lough will welcome their friends- and relatives at the home of their daughter and son inlaw mr and mrs graeme mason bogajttnvn on saturday may 2s i960 in the evening from 7 to 9 on the ocfsion of their 25th wedding anniversary no gifts please reeve scott criticizes unruly ratepayers this is no circus w kltltoks notk the tiou by 1ickeriiiii township keee slitrmail scott on mon day evening was taken after a tribune editorial on the subject had already none to press it appears on page i of this issue a recurrence of last weeks hectic verbal debate in the brou gham chambers of pickering township failed to maieiialize on monday evening when reeve sheiman scott issued a stem warning to all ratepayers pres- j enl lhat such- conduct would no longer be tolerated some twentylive persons were in at- j tendance only live epiesed ai desire to address the council reeve scott informed the j meeting that all delegations would be heard but no interrup tions would be permitted from trie floor during councils dis cussion of the agenda we can- not have a recurrence of the sit- nation that developed last week i when a ratepayer- got up and j addressed the public he warn- ed 1 will not allow anyone to go into a tirade and criticize members of council he contin ued everyone will be heard j with respect and i hope the i council will be treated in the same way the reeve charged thai a council had a right to expect heir office should he treated with some dignity and not turn ed into a circus performance i will hear everyone now hut not later he concluded the entire business session was completed in an orderly manner the majority of rate payers left the meeting early and not a single person remain ed al the conclusion deputy- reeve ross hawthorne replaced reeve scott in the chair mid- j way through the evening when i the latter was required to keep j another appointment heads pasture committee the first pasuue compeii- lion in ontario county was org anized in 1959 and va quite successful tweruvfour farmers took part in this companion the pasture tommiuee met reeenuy for th puvpo- of ie organizing the competition or i9f and revising the rule and regulations the object of the competition is to promote a better under- standing and appreciation of the value uf good pasture and good pasture management the pasture competition is open to any farmer in ontario county with livestock grazing in the field mr joe lanthier farm man ager master feeds farm at thornhill has been appointed judge he will score the pas tures in june and again in aug- list the winner of the ontario county pasture competition will be eligible to compete in the zone competition and if suc cessful there will have a chance at the provincial championship kntries for this competition close on june 1st 1960 any farmers wishing to join the on tario county pasture competi tion this year should get in touch with the department of agriculture uxbridge says boards i cooperating i the lack of cooperation on ihe part of some school boards drew the ire of kalman vizely a claremont representative on i hie pickering township recrea- i lion committee at a regular i meeting at brougham on wed- nosday night mr vizely criti cized the members of the pick- ering dist high school board i for allowing the schools gym- nasium lo go unused by charg- 1 ing exorbitant rental rates he charged lhat such schools wero being supported by pickering 1 taxpayers and yet these same residents were being denied its facilities its ridiculous he said the spokesman suggested that the ratepayers should org anize a plebiscite and force the board members to cooperate i he contended that other levels of government including pro vincial and federal were also guilly of a lack of cooperation toward athletic promotion its little wonder that our canadian i athletes are falling behind in world and olympic competi- lions lie said our entries j cannot be properly trained in t twe weeks mr vizely expressed his re marks after mr geo hall of dunbarlon stated that his 52- member gym school could not use the auditorium at the pick ering high school because the i rates were loo high he slated that his classes were forcer to use the school at dunbarlon inn i the structure lacked sufficient room were not a ihbynight outfit he said weve been op era ing for three years mr ross hawthorne agreed with mr vizely that it was re grettable that the school hoards didnt show more cooperation in such a worthwhile venture i know that 99 percent of the people feci the same way but ihe boards are independent bod- ie he said mr hawthorne agreed to meet with the board members in an effort to work out a satisfactory arrangement the fine pickering district high school auditorium anil equipment is sitting there idle its pretty hard to take pointed out mr hall he in formed the committee that un less more suitable accommoda tion could be located his entire gymnastic program would be forced to dissolve recreation member donald beer of brougham suggested thit bus transportation tould possibly be provided from dun- baiton to ajax for 500 per night shot dog that attacked daughter a rosebank man was fined 35 for discharging a firearm in a prohibited area but was given a suspended sentence for shoot ing his neighbors dog a charge of potty trespass was dismissed the charges were heard in pick ering police court last week by magistrate crawford guest norman martin rosebank road pickering admitted he had shot the dog which belonged to his neighbor leonard vaughan in his defence he pleaded great provocation the dog which was claimed lo be half collie half wolf had attacked his two-year- old daughter on three occasions martin said his child went in error of the dog and would not play outside unless someone was with her on april 24 lie had been oul- side with ihe child and had gone into the house when he heard the little girl scream he saw the dog cross his property and he got his shotgun and brought il down with two shots martin told the court tha he had complained lo the police on each occasion the dog had at tacked his child and was refer red lo the dog catcher the dog had been impounded once for 14 days and its owner had paid a fine for allowing h to run at large magistrate guest said ihe livestock act says anyone may shool a dog running al large on premises where livestock cattle sheep or poutry are kepi but it does not say anything about people i cant condone this shooting although there has been a lot of provalion sentence will he suspended employees miss meeting i tv pickerhir tow nhip oftite employee who submit ted their rsinatums more than two wevks aui faiutl to attend a pial committee meeting of council on wvd- liesday evening at brougham mr krnit baker and mrv mildred span had rfduxl t air thir grievances before an open meeting on monday may 9th but in a telephone conversation it was agreed that they would be present on wednesday may ii prior the special committee ses sion the member were in formed that the two employ ees would not attend on monday evening of this week council unanimously agreed to inert with mr ba ker and mrs spang on tues day may 24th if both em ployees are unwilling lo be present heit resignations will be accepted at the next regular meeting anticipates volume sales officials of t ho consolidated building corporation have indi cated in a recent press state ment that the real reason lie- hind the low initial purchase price of their proposed homes in the bay ridge development at frenchmans ray is through the anticipation of volume sales included in the 12000 price tag will be many extras that can not he found in other similar projects according to the com pany spokesman mr ralph zeldin stated this week that there has been a def inite switch from a sellers mar ket to a buyers market he contends that the sites border ing on the shores of lake on tario will afford enjoyable year- round living the development i will include sewerage and water systems paved roads shopping centres parks etc competition in the building field has definitely benefitted the buyer of todays home he said people are no longer engaged in a scramble to find a roof over their heads they are shop ping and thats the reason we are assured of excellent results on house and lot sales in bay ridges may dismantle school tt may be necessary to dis mantle the old green river pub lic school in order that it can be moved from its present site to brougham the structure will form part of the museum building project on the south side of no 7 highway picker ing twp building inspector mr frank j prouse suggested at a recent meeting of the his torical society that the moving operation in the buildings pres ent form might cause some in lerference with hydro lines a complete report on this matter will be aired at an executive meeting on thursday evening it has been recommended that the green river school should not retain its present character since one school was already located on the grounds brougham winners ai the weekly euchre j held in the halt on tuesday eve- ning wese mrs crawford mrs malcolm mrs a j gray mrs j goodwin who played as a j man mr mclilmtnay and mr j mulligan mrs d a keer called on m i w sheppard of iondale his one evening last week master bohhie rogers sjenl the weekend with mrs george perry mr and mrs stoiey also mis nevvson and children visited with mr and mrs 1 salmon of j cannington on sunday after- noon mis donald gibson and fam ily visited with friends in lon don dining the weekend miss alayre elliott of osh- awa spent ihe week end with j her aunt mrs beer remember the bake sale on the church lawn on saturday j may 21 at 200 pm sponsored by ihe friendly bible class come and do voih- weekend shopping the regular meeting of the womens institute was held in the hall on tuesday afternoon with the president mrs annis in charge plans were made for the fiftieth anniversary to be held on may 31 guests are ex pected from aliona myrtle pickering whitby hoiteydale brooklin kinsale and ajax an invitation was received from brooklin lo attend their anni- i versary on june 15 a discus sion was held on what short j course to choose two were sc- i lected catering lo crowds and something to wear it was also decided to buy new cards for the euchre plans were also made for a visit to the district annual to he held on may 19 mrs c burrows then gave ihe card report meet ing closed with lunch served by mrs goodwin and mrs m elli- cotl sorry to hear lhat master lance johnston son of mr and mrs grant johnston has been in ihe hospital best wishes for a speedy recovery lance the wms are holding their next meeting at the home of mrs h malcolm on thursday may 19 at 2 pm guesl speaker will ire rev a e cresswell who will speak on our mission work in canada roll call seed program convener mrs j mitchell there was a large crowd at he sale of ihe eslate of the late dougal remmer on saturday and prices were good mr and mrs wm knox vis- ited their son harry and family at solina on saturday after noon the wms are holding a bake sale on the church lawn on saturday may 28 at 630 mr and mrs k bent and family of oshawa also mr and mrs j c hamilton visited their mother mrs w hamilton on sunday the sale of ihe goods of the laic mrs w gray which was held on saturday afternoon drew a good crowd and prices were quite satisfactory queen scout presentations three members of the claie- j keillor mackay lieiugov- dist high school ift mom scout troop were pre- ernor of ontario at a recent right the seoul members are seined with queen scout cer- impressive ceiemonv in ihe troop loader don sanderson tificatcs hv the honourable auditorium of lle pickering bi ke ronm ivah anfl ray aid office management practices questioned by pickering tp ratpayer do the job if council did not- wish to become involved he ad mitted that the cost of such a venture might be between sim0 and stoh l have my doubts if the position of office manager is a necessity he aid reevr scotl pointed out thai the posi tion had only been filled for a short period of six months lfs hardly a fair trial he said finalize layout plans for museu to marv of n the create mvhv ahom tv nntrix p hr v hv o mn penp watch them persons who leave hroup 1 whre they have paid ontario hospital insurer e p sht iid ehtait inuranec form jul ard fallow the in rti lions on the back- a comprehensive report sub mitted by k t petitjcan who with wm rankin and t w beddaf architects studied the pickering township museum site in brougham last week was accepter by the executive of the pickering townsntp his- j torieal society at their meeting on may 12th attached 10 the re port was a blueprint made by mr rankfn showing the lieen river school building at the rear of the old rnmgham schoolboy facing wer with a plan to ultimately connect the two huildings with a breeewv type mi uciure the log house now on the site will be placed in the south west corner at the ieit among the trees the general layout was described by mr petit jean in his report as hised on differ ent factors philoophy and aims of the historical society genera i a ppea ra nee visitor romemences provxdom foi fu ture buildings and limited funds the report reommendd that greer river s hoo be leuejed lo the hae of ihe tali window v so that ifcey woum appear a french doors and that a veran dah be added it was suggested that its character as a school he not preserved is there was one school already on the grounds to beautify the actual grounds it was recommended that a fence be placed alongside the road with one means of enter ing- through a gate which lock ed placing giavel along the front part of the lot and flower beds so as to give a colourful aspect from the toad providing a giavel loop of approximately it feet wide in the rear part of the lot leaving the centre pot with giasn and possibly locat ing an old well to be placed in the centre a fenced civice yard will be located a the eam of brougham school in which large articles can be stored and ihe parking spa e will be re stricted to 25 to 3o cars follow ing the report dim-us- sion arose about th moving of the green river building nrvi its interference with hydro and telephone lircv it va ag ed that the hydro be immediately contaried and an estimate o the cost provided- finn steam engine display six different types of steam engines may enhance the dis play of antique machinery in ihe proposed pickering tvvp museum al brougham the mailer was discussed briefly al a recent meeting of the histori cal society last week messrs win wood of uxbridge and mac middlelon of claremont will embark on an investigation lour of the area in an attempt lo secure ihe models bolh men are confident that a number of ihese engines are still in ex istence donate articles a rvrnber of historical ilems were donated lo the museum from ihe estate of douglas remmer an auction sale was conducted on the properly on saturday included in ihe gifts was butlermaking equipment an iron boot jack and numerous other articles book now hare past years in pickering a hook containing historical sket ches of early life in pickering township has been donated 10 the museum by rev wood the book is now out of print and be coming quite rare a similni copy was purchased for s700 at the remmer auction set deadline for complaints two members of the picker ing township tax department will be permitted to attend a special committee meeting of council on tuesday evening may 24th to preent their rea sons for submitting individual rcsignation earlier this month mr ernet baker and mrs mild red spang left the cierteal staff at hrougham and their walkout has touched off a heated contro versy among both the council and some ratepayer if the wo employees refuse to attend their resignation will ne accepted on may 30th reeve sherman scott ques tioned the desire of either enrv- pjovre to he present we held a meeting here last wednesday mr s osterhout a south pic- kering ratepayer attended a special meeting of township council or monday evening to question t lie operation and prac tices presently employed by the office management his thirty minute questionnaire ranged from the duties of the dogcon trol officer to the reasons behind the resignation of the township engineer mr t o jefferson equipment tenders the ratepayer enquired into the general practices of parch- asing equipment what is the general policy he asked reeve sherman scott stated hat where possible three quo tations were obtained and in most cases the lowest tender was accepted the reeve point ed out however that in deal ing with specific trade names such quotations were not al ways possible tax bill illegal mr osterhout suggested that the formation of the township tax bill could possibly be illegal he contended that it was not properly itemized is any one person particularly responsible for ihem he asked reeve scott stated thai the tax bills this year had been in charge of the office manager council ag reed to obtain legal advice on the matter from their solicitors in different light concerning the resignation of ihe township engineer mr t 0 jefferson reeve scott stated that it was impossible for the township to bid for an employ ees services against private in dustry he said that the firm had offered him a salary of 9000 after the council had ag reed on a stipend of s000 plus fringe benefits that puts a different light on it said the spokesman he informed the council that it had becnruirorcd that the engi neer had been told to take it or leave it we cant he de pendent on rumor and if its wrong it should be stopped he agreed who opens mail mr osterhout asked i lie reeve who was responsible for the opening of mail in the town ship office keeve scott replied that unless it was marked pri vate it was opened by the office manager after all the mail is the property of the municipal ity and not the individual pointed out the reeve the rate payer suggested that it was il legal for one person to open mail that war addressed to an other party its a legal mat ter replied reeve scott he agreed that an opinion on the practice could lie obtained from the township solicitor analyze position mr osterhout suggeied that the position of office manage should be carefully analyzed by the council he advised the ac quiring of efficiency experts to night primarily for that purpose and they would not appear he said i feel we are giving them every opportunity to be pres ent he continued on a ques tion of whether the discussion would be held in private or in public reeve scott said he would not be opposed to the public being present if they wish it prier to the motion mi s o- terhout had requested that the matter should be tlioroughlj disused h5rre any action was jaken on the re-inato- they have already oecn giv en two opportunities o discuss the iwic with council pointed out reeve sherman scott i dont se what acticn we should take if ihe- sre not interested in birg prerii the paitir- submitted their veigni u they havent een fit to with draw ihcnv he concluded v55 1g bylaw number 2501 no tlojrs shall run al larjre in pickering township running at larjre a doe shall he deemed to he runinjr at large when not on a leash and found on a highway or other public or private place olher than lhat of the owner dog licenses are now due and all dogs regardless of sex or age must be licensed by the owner or harhorer contravention of ihe above may cost up lo 5100 and costs bylaw enforcement department township of pickering renewal of all 1960 licenses service station garage edlar etc is now overdue get your license immediately lo avoid prosecution bylaw enforcement department township of pickering i township of pickering the weed control act states 1 every occupant of land or if ihe land is unoccu pied ihe owner shall destroy all noxious weeds thereon as often in every year as is necessary lo prevent the ripening of heir seeds 2 where ihe land abuts a river stream or lake or olher body of water the occupant or owner as ihe case may he shall destroy all noxious weeds as required under subsection 1 thai arc grow ing between the limit of his land and ihe low walcr mark of the river stream lake or olher body of waler is no person shall deposit or permit lo be de posited any noxious weeds or weed seeds in any place if lo do so is likely to cause he weeds or weed seeds to grow or spread every person who contravenes any of ihe provisions of this act or of he regulations or refuses lo obey any lawful order of any inspector or who interferes or obstructs any inspector in ihe performance of his duties shall be liable lo a penally up in 5000 bylaw enforcement department township of pickering notic poliomyelitis vaccinal ion clinics for adull- will be held at the following centres brougham- township hall monday may wmh g0 lo 830 p dunbarton- inilcd church hall tuesday ma 31s 600 lo 800 pm thee clinics are open lo the public and are free of charge any person who received he first iwo in jections last summer should complete he course of injections now ontario county health unit