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paget th stotffrvflls tmbuhi fnvy peteaoer 28 1962 county council turns down pickering plea for assessment help ontario county council by a 2115 recorded vote last week turned down a recommendation that assessment of pickering township come under the direc tion of county assessor gordon hepditch pickering townships reeve sherman scott asked that ths townships assessment depart ment come under the direct supervision of mr hepditch council was informed that pickering townships assess ment had increased by 1600100 last year to 27955380 this year mr hepditch said in the main the increase was caused by raising the assessment on farm lands in the township council was told farms in pickering township south of highway 401 are being assessed at an aver age of 150 an acre county council also turned down a recommendation by its assessment committee that pick ering township assessment commissioner delbert goslin bo hired as mr hepditchs assist ant mr scott said four or five of hold annual party for bus drivers a very enjoyable evening was spent on thursday when the annual dinner party was held for the employees of rural bus lines and their wives the town ship hall and tables were taste fully decorated for the festive season his sevenmember council voted mrs harvey bath of ashbum not to hire mr goslin entertained at the piano about reeve cyril morley of pick- fifty guests sat down to a tur- erine village said these farm- key dinner served by the mem- ers think their land is worth 60000 when it is up for sale but not when they are working it he added mr hepditch has a tough job and assessment in the urban sprawl in the south ern part of the county needed the judgment of solomon he said county council should exempt certain municipalities from the proposed merger of county and municipal assess ment departments pickering townships deputy- reeve mrs jean mcpherson said by going into this we pickering township not the county will be putting our heads into a noose and going down a oneway street of no return she said she wanted to sec township assessor goslin taken from the township because she charged he was overzealous and public opinion is against him bers of joy rcbekah lodge the guests were entertained after the dinner by a varied musical program this included local talent as well as tho mombo singers of cedarbrae high school the kitchen band of scarborough senior citizens group also was most entertaining a presentation of an illumin ated painting was made to mr and mrs beer hundreds of farmers at crop improvement annual meeting the annual meeting of the ontario county soil and crop improvement association was held in uxbridge with approx imately 100 farmers in attend ance the report on the various pro jects carried out in 1962 was discussed by lynn fair and harvey wright soils specialist for this area and the various co- operators who took part in the different tests and demonstra tions during the year a very interesting program was carried out during the year 264 differ ent fanners took an activepart on one or more crop improve ment projects this year tests and demonstrations were carried out on a total of 105 acres mr doug parks director of the soils and crops branch on tario department of agriculture in his address emphasized the importance of corn as a silage and grain crop he pointed out that an acre of corn as a grain crop will produce double the total digestible nutrients of an acre of oats and that this fact is important when farmers are deciding what crops to grow mrken fallis soils specialist for the soils and crops branch gave an interesting talk on- new developments in weed control by the use of chemicals he said that- we are now able to control aj wider range of weed species bydiffefent sprays and mixtures of spray materials he also the results of the ontario county pasture competition were announced and the prizes were presented to the winners by the various donors who were present it was decided to hold the annual seed fair and hay show again this year the de tails regarding the place date and the program was turned over to the 1 1963 officers and directors the delegates to the annual soil and crop improvement con vention to be held in the coli seum exhibition park toronto on january 2326 are muir dack brechin and harvey meek sandford the election of officers and directors resulted as follows hon pres russell morrison beaverton rr2 pres muir dack brechin rr1 1st vice harvey meek sandford 2nd vice walter beath oshawa rr2 sectreas lynn fair uxbridge- auditors clarence armstrong uxbridge rr4 and ted croxall uxbridge rr3 township directors east whitby elmer powell oshawa rr1 whitby john batty brooklin rr1 pickering cecil disney brooklin rr1 ux bridge albert hockley clare mont rr1 scott harvey meek sandford scugog clifford red man port- perry rr3 reach lloyd smith port perry rr2 spray materials he also i thorah clarence hewitt bea- stated that there is a trend to verton rr3 mara john-spee- the use of more water per acre die brechin rr1 rama law- in our sprays i rence cooper washago rr1 wallace mclean returned president fed of agric the 1963 officers of ontario county federation of agricul ture were elected at the direc tors meeting which was held at cedar point restaurant beaverton wallace maclean udney rr1 will continue to hold the office of president with lloyd wilson ashbum rr1 and gordon ward uxbridge rr3 holding the respective offices of 1st and 2nd vicepresident past president is morrison colville sunderland rr2 mrs leslie meyers goodwood was appointed as secretary- managerdirector and leslie meyers was reappointed field- man for the organization committees were set up to look after the various aspects of the work finance anson gerrow port perry rr3 laurence doble uxbridge rr3 morrison col ville sunderland rr2 lome tindall goodwood insurance donald hadden blackwater rr1 ralph jones claremont rr2 anson ger row poit perry rr3 earl windatt beaverton rr3 gor don ward uxbridge rr3 laurence doble uxbridge rr 3 lome tindall goodwood education and publicity mrs ross shier sunderland rr1 mrs edgar evans claremont rr2 donna johnson ux bridge rr4 norman smith uxbridge rr3 norman leh man claremont rr2 land acquisition and assess ment allan crosier blackwater rr edgar waid claremont ray ingleton brooklin rr1 clarence werry oshawa rr2i tom harrison beaverton rr 2 russell morrison beaverton rr2 ralph jones claremont rr2 chesley oldham zephyr rr1 norman hogg uxbridge rr1 keith rynard sunder land rr1 chas healy orillia rr6 gordon hepditch whit by advisor womens mrs ronald stiver uxbridge rr2 mrs edgar evans claremont rr2 resolutions morrison colville sunderland rr2 lloyd wil son ashbum rr1 alex claremont switchboard operators are honoured i iff i i the claremont community has shown its appreciation to members of the local telephone switchboard staff for their faithful service installation of the dial system in the area on sunday afternoon mr chas cooper presented each lady with an engraved leather wallet pictured here with their gifts are left to right louella robertson maude middleton hazel sanderson hazel carruthers doris dolphin margaret wilker prior to the recent and change purse minnie evans and staff photo open first outdoor all electric despite winter cold believed to be the first com pletely outdoor theatre in cana da the odeon bay ridges drive- in movie opened on the first of ficial day of winter friday december 21st even though stiff icy winds frequently blow at this time of year patrons of this new ultra- modem outdoor theatre off no 2 highway just east of liver pool road north in pickering township felt no discomfort they enjoy warm pleasant conditions in the privacy of their own cars because of the flexibility and advantages of electric heat there is no need to run car engines wasting gasoline nor is there any risk of dangerous johns port perry rr4 beef tom harrison- beaver ton rr 2 clarence hewitt beaverton rr3 eayl windatt beaverton rr3 gordon hun ter brooklin rr1 edgar ward claremont poultry laurence doble ux bridge rr3 douglas ashton ashbum rr melbourne smith sandford keith rynard sunderland rr1 wallace mac- lean jr udney rr1 tiie chairman of all the above committees will be appointed by the committee at its first meeting uxbridge pickering tp claremont news the guide and brownie moth ers la held their annual christmas party at the home of marge samarillo on tuesday dec 18 with fifteen members present after some fun games irene lcvick acted as santa the claremont community bowling league held their christmas roll on friday night twentyeight people received f money prizes mr and mrs j rennle valerie and marilyn went to toronto on sunday and visited with mr and mrs h watts mr and mrs b hobday and later had dinner with twentyone members of the rennie family held at the home of mr and mrs george rennie in scarborough mr and mrs wayne redshaw mr and mrs steve wideman and son were dinner guests at the home of their parents mr and mrs ross redshaw on wednesday mr and mrs keith steckley and kim of stouffvillc visited en sunday with mr and mrs al robertson mr and mrs r loyst and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs william manion at islington visitors with mr and mrs grant taylor on sunday were mr and mrs w pyatt and fam ily of willowdale and mr and mrs arthur loyst and janice of whitby mr and mrs thomas gregg are presently confined to ux bridge cottage hospital mrs gregg suffered a broken hip we all wish them a speedy re covery the annual meeting of the united church women was held on thursday dec 20 at the church the new officers are president mrs robert barton vlce president mrs clifford reynolds secretary mrs ray- mond stickwood treasurer mrs- earl cook and mrswm i hin supply secretary j i mrs jack tullyand stephen af toronto visited last week f with her sister and husband mr and mrs jack ward miss june dcvinc of tor visited over the christmas holiday visited over christmas holiday f iwlth mr and mrs robert barton mr and mrs robert barton robert jr mrs gall pickering and miss alice maclcnnan vis- ited at weston on sunday with mrs bartons brother mr charles smith mr and mrs jack ward shel ley and nancy visited with mr irving mcavoy and kathleen of mount zion on sunday greenwood the sunday school christmas tree and concert of last friday night was well attended mr and mrs w trolley and gloria aie spending christmas holidays at simcoo ont rev t fleetham delivered the christmas message to a large congregation last sunday morning and the choir sang two very fine anthems sorry to report that mrs ross schriver is on the sick list mr and mrs geo pegg visited last sunday afternoon with mr and mrs milton pegg mr jack colwell danny and sandra were visitors at the mil ton pegg home last sunday mrs fred byers returned home from the hospital last sunday afternoon sorry to hear that mrs jas thomas is in the hospital her two children are with their grandparents mr and mrs e pascoe r malcolm and mrs j tweedie lunch was servel by mrs white and mrs h malcolm jr the sunday school christ mas concert was held in the township hall on friday eve ning with a good attendance much credit is due mr chalice and miss gregg also the sun day school teachers for their effort in training the children mr and mrs cliff hubbard and mr milford hamilton called on mrs matthews on sunday brougham ucw will hold their annual meeting and elec tion of officers on thursday december 2 at 2 pm in st johns church mr and mrs r ford and daughter had dinner on sunday with her mother mrs ellicott sr brougham mr and mrs harry knox of sollna visited mr and mrs k c pascoe one day recently mr and mrs h rowe visited mrs matthews one evening last week mrs english spent a day last week with her daughter mrs miller at whitby mr lome annls of port per ry is spending his holidays at his home here mr and mrs a j gray and sons russell and gordon are spending christmas day with mr and mrs geo gray and family mr and mrs j c hamilton entertained v her father and mother mr and mrs schwalm for christmas unit no 3 of the ucw held their december meeting at the home ofmrs john white tne rou call gifts was answered by fourteen members there were also four visitors the two quilts which have been worked on recently were on display names- were taken to send boxes to the shutlnsmrs h malcolm sr had charge of pro gram and was assisted by mrs balsam mt zion mrs j briggs of oshawa spent the weekend at the home cf mr and mrs b jamieson those who celebrated christ mas on sunday at the thos jordan home were mr and mrs bill jordan and family mr and mrs jim mugford and daugher of torono mr and mrs harold van sile of toronto and mrs ie mills of malvern mr and mrs tommy crist of washington dc spent the christmas holiday at the home of her patents mr and mrs lewis jones mr irving mcavoy and kath leen held christmas on sunday for mr and mrs norvai mcavoy and family of layton mr and mrs jack wardand family of claremont mr and mrs jack tully and son of toronto and mr and mrs frank mcavoy and family and mrs errol car son mr and mrs lewis jones mr and mrs t christ mr and mrs glen mandcrson mr and mrs b jamieson and mary jean mr and mrs donald jamieson and karen attended a christmas gathering sunday night for the farrott family at the home of mr and mrs dick ward at claremont mr and mrs murray jones had supper with mr and mrs cecil jones goodwood mrs r may goodwood school children were treated to a skating party at uxbridge arena on wednes day a short program and lunch served by the home and school association made a happy pre- christmas party mr and mrs clarence jones of peterboro had dinner on saturday with his brother gor don and family christmas sunday was ob served at the baptist church with a christmas ser mon and special music blaine kenneth hockley infant son of mr and mrs ken hockley and elizabeth ann infant daughter of mr and mrs arnold maye were dedicated to the lord dur ing the service it was mention ed that mrs wm may great grandmother of the baby had attended sunday school fifty- two sundays of our past school year explorers group will meet at the church at seventhirty on friday saturday evening the bypu will go to skate at uxbridge arena and back to the church for refreshments rev and mrs tetley will give their farewell message on sun day jan 30 they were pre sented with a clock at the con cert on saturday evening mrs stevens and mr and mrs art goddard and girls were vis itors with mr and mrs art williamson on saturday mr and mrs art william son attended the funeral of her grandfather in toronto on fri day lock home 1s home for christmas holidays after being at haileybury taking a course in studying mining mr and mrs ronald james and girls called on her parents mr and mrs dan wagg on saturday mrs elsie stewart and camp bell were weekend visitors with mr and mrs harry woodland miss olive may is home from a nursing position at oshawa forthe holiday ann- paul and carol wood susan baldwin and dianne may are all shutin with chick en pox mrs john sheehcy has gone to pcjcrboor to be with rela tives for the holiday season webb school section are plan ning an opening day for their new school system anyone knowing the whereabouts of any former teachers is asked to pet in touch with mrs reuben may rr1 goodwood or our principal mr john paxton rr l locust hiil j fumes safe clean small port able 750 watt electric heaters are brought into the car interior with the sound amplifier the electric heater circulates warm air evenly by means of a tiny builtin fan which provides plenty of heat and proper air circulation for all occupants of the car electric power is utilized in every section of the new out door drivein theatre being used not only for heating car interi ors but also for heating the large 6700 squarcfeet conces sion building with its movie pro jection area offices and indoor substation electric power is brought in to the outdoor movie lot by underground cables at 8300 volts and the power sup ply of 750 kva is sufficient to take care of the requirements of some 400 average homes elec tricity is used for all cooking lighting film projection and sound and as wilf smith super visor of engineering for odeon theatres in eastern canada points out the bayi ridges drivein is completely depend ent on hydro power there are many modern fea tures that make this outdoor drivein theatre outstanding it has the largest motion picture screen in canada measuring 120 feet by 58 feet and the screen tower is equal in height to a nine storey building the odeon bay ridges outdoor thea tre screen is approximately five times larger than the odeon carlton theatre screen in tor onto which is canadas largest t6e seta stuaea ptay indoor theatre screen the bay ridges area outdoor theatre screen picture can be seen clear ly for more than half a mile even beyond no 2 highway edward pearl president of allscope electric limited en gineers and contractors the firm that installed the electric equipment at the odeon bay ridgeg outdoor theatre said that three types of electric heat are being used in the theatres main building with radiant heat panels in the ceilings in some parts of the big building ceilingmounted electric blower type unit heaters in places where doors are constantly opened and baseboard convec- tor heaters in other parts of the building in addition cable heating is used under sidewalks at the approaches to the build ing for snow melting the indoor substation that houses the transformers and switching equipment has the newest and most modern elec trical equipment that is fully automatic the nearby movie projection room has the newest 35 mm twin projectors with sound equipment and is so de signed that 70 mm equipment could readily be installed in future al hewitt odeons bay ridges outdoor movie manager stated that the large paved theatre lot can handle a total of 1000 cars in summer and in winter there is provision for 550 cars with this number of postmounted 750 watt electric heaters available to keep patrons warm and car wind shields free of ice he also said that the concession building was large enough to cater to the refreshment needs of 2000 persons each half hour the odeon theatre chain is confident mr hewitt pointed cut that outdoor movies will become as popular in winter months as in summer with movie patrons because of the heating advantages of electrici ty he said that the whole fam ily is able to go as a group which enables them to dress as they like and eliminates the need for baby sitters the popu larity of summer outdoor theatregoing simply is being widened to include winter months thanks to the flexibili ty and many benefits of elec tric heating he said labor minister suggests science engineering for grade 13 graduates the young man or woman who has entered the 13th grade and is still wondering what to do next would do well to con sider science or engineering as a profession according to a report issued by hon michael starr federal minister of la bor industrial requirements for engineers will increase between 1962 and 1964 at an average rate of 6 annually and for natural scientists at a rate of 5 annual ly the long term estimate over five years showf an expected total increase for both engineers and scientists of slightly over 30 young men in particular are seldom anxious to listen to their parents but if the father in your family has any persuasive pow ers he would do well to sit junior downand have a man to man discussion about the future at the beginning of this year vacancies in engineering and science positions were 62 and 6 respectively statements on research con ducted by government ministries like the ministry of labor is part of the progressive conser vative forward look that- lays a solid foundation for the future of this country a dearth of trained men and women would seriously impair canadas expec tation of expanding economy and continued development of natur- al resources cedar grove skating had a head start on natural rinks in the village be fore cedarena was officially under way the willis reesors pond is full thanks to the lata fall rains and skating there has been very good with no shovelling yet there has even been some skaters on the river saturday night cedarena open ed with good ine and a good crowd this year the path has been widened and new lights installed the handrail is re inforced and power taken to the end of the lane as well as board repairs and the usual maintenance ashburn district couple married fifty years claremont christmas day dinner visi tors at the home of mr and mrs earl mcmullen included dr and mrs murray mcmullen mr and mrs howard davis and girls mr and mrs david mc- comb and miss sheila mcmul len even the weatherman smiled and the day was perfectly beau- tiful on saturday december first for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of mr and mrs walter cleveland lynde rr1 ashburn wonderful neighbors and guests from oshawa brooklin whitby goodwood stouffvillc waterford la salette port perry greenbank claremont and toronto visited the couplo at their farm home which was decked with roses and pom pom mums added immeasurably to the warmth and happiness of the celebration to recei guests the couple were assisted by their brides maid and best man of 50 years ago mrs wesley slack of brougham the brides sister and mr frank lynde of ashbum the grooms brother receiving also were the couples daughters mrs f a procunier water- ford mrs angus c reid scar boro mrs d h pindar whitby and mrs ronald gillespie la salette mrs clifford a lynde stouffville and mrs ralph lynde myrtle mrs stanley lynde was unable to take part in the reception due to illness pouring tea were mrs carl james oshawa miss mattio petrie cshavs mrs herb ash ton ashburn and mrs a d christie epsom assisting were mrs win gardner ashburn miss darleno christie epsom and mrs winni- fred reed scarboro s the catering was splendidly handled by the united church women of myrtle united church who also served a turkey dinner to the wedding party and immed iate family at the church in tha evening in the afternoon rev h jj buntain of port perry and ash burn presbyterian churches read greetings from his ex cellency the governor general and lady vanior rt hon john deifenbaker and mrs deifon- baker the hon l b pearson and mrs pearson the hon michael starr and mrs starr ontario premier john robarts and mrs robarts and doctor m b dymond and mrs dymond and the brides brother and his wife mr and mrs t taylor creelman sask they also re ccived a certificate from the secretary of the province of on tario john yaremko during dinner mr and mrs lynde were toasted by mr g day minister of myrtle united church and mr frank lynde dr f a procunier expressed thanks to the united church women for their excellent food and assistance little children think only of today they play outside if the sun shines they dont plan what they will do to morrow if it rains today is enough for children to think about but you have to think of their tomorrow to plan and protect it for them you can protect your childrens tomorrow witha sun life junior adjustable insurance plan specially designed for children the insurance under this plan increases at age 21 to five times its original amount with no increase in premium let mc tell you about this worth while policy at your convenience jim abell phone 6403712 sun life assurance company of canada on saturday dec 1st and mrs walter c lynde ashburn rr1 were honour ed by neighbours- friends and relatives on the occasion ofl their 50th wedding annivers- 1 ary shown herein a family photograph ore left to right front- row mrs ronald gillisple mr and mrs lynde mrs donald pindcr- rcar row left to right mrs fred procunier stanley lynde ralph lynde clifford lynde and mrs agnus reid scott-studio-