ccm bicycles with the lifelong guarantee priced from 3995 all 64 models in stock free 30day inspection free kick jand with purchase of a new bicycle markham cycle and sports 85 main st markham phone 2943412 activities at buttonville neighbourhood notes mr and mrs a w miller attended the christening of their youngest grandson philip ilingay at grace church mark- cam sunday later mr and mrs paul mlngay entertained at a family party mrs s j english spent sun day with mr and mrs k c gray in toronto last week miss margaret gray graduated from mcgill university in hos pital administration she will work in the hospital for sick children where she took her nurses training mrs morrison sellar of brantford is visiting her sister and brother at the rodick farm this week the john storey family has had plenty of excitement late ly while they attended their son arthurs graduation at ml allison university new brun swick daughter roberta had an emergency appendectomy at home and later contracted the measles now her older sister marcelle has measles mr and sirs douglas clark of hughsoni drive are execu tive board members for st matthews lodge a senior citi zens home on broadview ave last saturday the lodge held open house and mr and mrs clark were both active in the event mrs shenfield and alf were guests of lloyd and gloria grove at their mongolia farm home last sunday among those attending the fashion show presented by the ghvs branch of the york cen tral hospital auxiliary last here is the brief that council wouldnt hear on may 5 1964 ed maynard chairman of the union at amalgamated electric corp wrote markham council asking permission to present a statement of community concern acknowledgement of receipt of the letter was made to the union by the village clerk a delegation of 25 women and men from amalco appeared at council meeting on may 19 we were kept sitting in council chambers until 955 pm at which time council refused to hear our statement grounds for refusal that the matter was to be heard by a government conciliation board which made the question a judicial one are entirely unfounded the situation at amalco is completely public and of public concern the outcome will deeply effect everyone in the community although reeve walker as quoted in the public press said she would not promise to read the union statement we feel many other citizens will want to read discuss and understand the basic issue at stake in the dispute at amalco the union statement is reproduced here very serious situation we are a delegation representing employees at amalgamated electric corporation we are citizens of the town and communities in this im mediate area we take this ster of seeking an audience with you because of the very serious situation at amalgamated right now we are on the eve of the final round in trying to peacefully win a reasonable and just agreement with the company on wage rates and conditions of work we refer to concil iation proceedings which have been ordered by the ontario labor relations board we are ad vised that the hearing will commence on tuesday june 2 1964 it is our tionest hope that this corporation will find it within its heart to put forward a rea sonable basis of settling our dispute however unless the company has a major change of heart and acts in an honorable way towards citizens from markham and area there can be no basis of settlement two wage standards boiled down to hard facts amalgamated elec tric seeks to impose two standards on employees at the plant one standard is for the 60odd work ers brought from the previous plant location the second standard a secondclass one is re served for employees hired locally what the company offers is 105 an hour for women 130 an hour for men as hiring rates with maximum rates of 115 for women and 155 for women and 155 for men in startling contrast to this offer by amalco is the most recent tabulation of average wages in ontario at january 1964 the average wage paid to men and women working in industry was 8693 per week amalco offers a top gross wage to men hired from this community of 6200 a week for skilled work scaling down to 5200 gross pay a week for men and as low as 4200 for women thus it is readily seen that ontarios average weekly pay rate is 2473 higher than the maximum offered by amalgamated and more than double that offered to women it should be realized that amalgamated elec tric corporation is the whollyowned canadian subsidiary of the multimillion dollar general electric company of great britain although the canadian company does not make its balance sheet available the parent company reported net profit in the last fiscal year more than 60 per cent higher than 1962 competitors pay more also to be considered is the fact that amal gamated competes with companies which pay wages far in excess of amalgamated electric square d company toronto for instance has a minimum rate for women of 185 an hour and a labor rate for men of over 200 an hour other competitive firms pay rates comparable to square ds it must also be underlined that in the market place amalco workers pay the same prices as workers who receive these higher rates the super market the drug store the gas station the appliance store the tax assessor have no lower price for us and prices in markham are generally as high as toronto or oshawa what amalgamated electric corporation seeks to achieve is a lowwage island in markham between toronto and oshawa where people from the community and area can be the victims of super exploitation the company concept is a colonial one which victimizes both our citizens and the community the workers at amalco who are paid higher rates do not live in markham they spend their pay packets outside of the community so do company officials low wages effect community those of us who live in markham spend our wages here we are the ones who suffer local merchants and professional people suffer too community cash registers are not overworked on wages paid at amalgamated markham has a proud tradition dating back to the early settlement here by the reesor family down through history we have always held our heads high in our own community and elsewhere today amalgamated electric wage policy humiliates and degrades our citizens and our com munity many of us work along side older service workers brought here from toronto when the company moved we operate similar equipment we have mastered the skills required yet we are paid about half of what the company pays to these other workers women from this community have mastered the required skills too but the company pays our women citizens 105 to 115 an hour for the same work they paid substantially more for at toronto amalgamated electric corporations attitude towards citizens of this community is a shame and a disgrace controller herbert orliffe of toronto city council charged last year that this company sought to turn the hands of history back to the dark ages what they want to do in markham is precisely this at a time in history when coun tries throughout the entire world are shaking off colonial rule the britishowned amalgamated electric is trying to impose a colonial status on citizens of this community we are determined that this company treat us fairly and justly as firstclass citizens of a firstclass community we will seek within the next short period of time to impress the company with this determination do not want strike we are anxious io get a peaceful settlement ave have no wish whatsoever to be forced to take strike action but we do want council to under stand we will not continue to be humiliated and degraded by the secondclass status this company seeks to impose on us we can assure you we will be patient reasonable and conciliatory in pressing our demands for fair play this advertisement is placed as a community service by local 512 to acquaint citizens of this area with the facts in the labor dispute at amalgamated electric corp we solicit community support in our determined program to win a living wage from this british owned corporation united electrical radio machine workers ue markham plaza markham friday evening were mrs joe sobinson mrs george kelly mrs john donaldson mrs charles hooper mrs george hooper mrs howard brum- well mrs sammy snider mrs g fritz miss mary rodick mrs g frany and mrs f leaf mrs howara brumwell won a door prize and among the prize donors iere b m motors don miiis bd south of no 1 hwy green circle hard ware and perkins hardware unionville tronsseau tea tea was served in the garden when mrs waiter brumwell entertained for her daughter darlene whose marriage to ro bert grimmer of scarborough takes place in browns corners united church next saturday june 6 at 4 pjn assisting in the trousseau rooms and serv ing tea were the bride sisters- inlaw who will be her atten dants mrs dean brumwell mrs neal brumwell and mrs howard brumwell three cous- sins of the bride mrs john brendel mrs don muirhead and mrs fred denby and mrs douglas mcmaster mrs don ald mcmaster and mrs marilyn francis ycha meeting mrs a w miller will be hos tess at a coffe pally friday morning of this week for the meeting of buttonville branch ycha variety concert fun the young peoples union from the victoria square charge sponsored a variety night saturday and everybody had a ball particularly the au dience the program opened with song sequences from the 1930s through to the 60s and ended with a well acted one- act play john crawford was a masterly mc and there was able assistance from solists marguerite jones joan hooper readings by maude wiikins and bessie gardiner larry lent tommy arnold mervin gohn and a friend pinchhitting for marcelle storey who had the measles entertained in the guise of the beattles later tommy arnolds version of patti page singing how much is that doggy brought the house down support from se nior members of the commun ity came with presentation of a mock wedding tne dainty bride was none other than mr milt sherman his blushing at tendant was garnet stewart dressed to kill at 40 paces was one account mrs aubrey ste phenson was the quaking groom and the best man wss douglas hood the brides father was edgar fuller and mr aubrey stephenson pei formed the cer emony music for the occasion was supplied by mrs j eng lish bewigged and rearing a pink flowered hat the soloist was mrs alick gardner in best voice the junior choir led by mrs george hooper sang three delightful songs the cast of the oneact play rooting for ruth included sylvia kerna- han larry lent mervin gohn janet craig caroline copp reg crawford tommy arnold and bruce macdonald mrs john wiikins directed joy fuller was stage manager and general factotum mrs clara magee and marilyn magee did makeup and mrs english as sisted with music the audience loved every minute of it and showed their appreciation at the conclusion of the evening gifts were pre sented to mrs wiikins mrs english mrs magee and john crawford gssga8ss3ssg3s3s8gggggg weekend specials c0ng0leum 2 and 3 yards bee 120 square yard now square yard 109 floor tiles clearing lines reg to 15c ea now 8 each cups saucers values to 150 now v2 pice terry tea towels sub standards now 63 each glass tumblers values to 13c ea now 5 each ladies summer gowns shorty and long now 29c ea childrens sun suits 23x 98c ea childrens swim suits 26x 198 ea thurston stores ltd main st stouffville phone 6402423 j3333s3ss3s3s33ss38s23s 38s8ss83sssssss8sssss3s3sssss3ss3s3338ssssssss township of markham notice to destroy weeds notice is hereby given to all persons in posses sion of land that in accordance with the weed control act 1960 ontario sections 3 9 10 11 12 13 and 19 unless weeds growing on their lands within the township of markham are cut or de stroyed by wednesday june 10th 1964 and throughout the season the weed inspector of the township of markham may enter upon said lands and have the weeds cut charging the cost against the lands as set out in the act the cooperation of all concerned is earnestly requested please note thai dandelion and gnldenrod are not considered to be noxious weeds under the terms of weed act clarke prentice weed inspector township of markham 333333383333s38s3s3ss28s8s3s33s33g38s3333si3 sssxxsss3ssss30txxsxssxsssx dairymen keep up your milk production supplement your pasture with marmill 14 pasture ration economy with quality more milk from cows more money for you reesor s marmill ltd box 20 markham ont 2942323 ikrsy june i 1964 the stouffville tribune pige h business directory accountants john c wyl1e fla licensed public accountant auditor office residence wylle acres musselniana lake road bkjj stouflville phone 6403144 funeral directors leonard r rosenberg bcom chartered accountant bank ot nova scotia building aurora telephone ta 79451 murray s ferguson chartered accountant 299 spring garden ave willow dale oni ba 21834 auctioneers w d atkinson phone stouffville 6403813 licensed auctioneer and sale manager sales conducted anywhere specializing in the preparation and selling of purebred consign ments and dispersals farm auc tions furniture and real estate sales bills prepared and posted at no extra cost this specialized ser vice really pays off and means money in your docket thono stouffville 6103813 oneill funeral home stouffville continuous telephone service day or night phone stouffville 6402855 ken clarke prentice auctioneers licensed and authorized for the counties of york and ontario markham po ph 2943161 or 6403686 prentices have been established auctioneers since 1890 a s farmer licensed auctioneer counties of york ontario farm stock furniture sales a specialty telephone gormley 8865311 address gormley po 6335 walkers auction service w f walker and k m rogcrson auctioneers up to date methods livestock a specialty ph 2971558 or 2941230 box 159 unionville ontario chiropractors wm s baird dc doctor of chiropractic xray by appointment 327 slain st n markham ont telephone 2940701 j s delaurier dc 201 main street west stouffville ontario tues thurs fit 10 am 9 pm wed sat 10 am 5 pm telephone 6403562 friekdw ymonwin6 most men cajid08ttezjmahtol etselrad 7he1r0m 1 writinc a farmer wax caching his imall daughter to tell time these are the hours these are the minutes and these are the seconds he said pointing them out the small girl looked puzzled where are the jiffies she in quired insurance thos birkett and son ltd general insurance agency stouffville ontario insurance in reliable companies at reasonable rates prompt service telephone 6402000 evenings gordon r birkett 6403715 les clarke 6402144 bob hassard 6403585 willis taylor 6401976 legal paul w j mingay ba barrister solicitor 61 main street markham ont thono markham 2911123 2936461 william g parsons llb barrister solicitor 157 main st w ro box 820 dione 6402211 stouitville button coon barristers solicitors notaries s3 main st v siouffvule phono 6403530 solicitors canadian imperial bank of commerce h reg button qc 103 obrien ave th 6401975 bavi1 a coon ba 47 church st north rhono 6102103 kenneth v young ba llb markham ontario rhono 2940457 kennedy kennedy 67 richmond st w toronto barristers solicitors notaries ross kennedy prov hwy 7 locust hill markham 2941632 ross l kennedy prov hwy 7 locust hill markham 2941556 cattanach hindson barristers solicitors stouffville by appointment anytime phone markham 25 main street markham phone 2910666 robert w mcvey barrister solicitor suite 110 221 vlcloria street toronto markham toronto phone 2942371 phone 3630389 optometrists v garnet v gray od optometrist stouffville medical centre phone 6103722 for appointment hours 1000 am to 800 pm every tuesday surveyors d h black ontario land surveyor 310 painted post dr corner of markham rd scarborough ont rhone atlantlo 25283 res 2824508 beauty salons the powder puff beauty salon joy ross days tues thru sat nights wed and fit for appointment call 6402472 dental neil c smith ld5 dds office over canadian bank of commerce telephone 6103083 stouflville graduate of university of toronto