Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 18, 1967, p. 3

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the tk1sune vuuiy iky is 1967 tut 3 history recalled by students of orchard park school display amazes parents stouffville a centennial pioneer project on display in the auditorium of stouff- villes orchard park public school captured the imagination of the pupils and their parents when guided tours were conducted during afternoon and evening hours last week the entire program was so realistic that mot orists passing through town stared in wideeyed amazement at the longgowned girls and highhat ted boys even staff members joined in the pioneer spirit of the occasion the display was divided into four classes the school the home the farm and the store senior students served as guides items includcdan 1887 elementary arithme tic book a 1908 school grammar and a handoper ated jubilee washer the instructions on the all- wood unit readafter using machine leave 1 quart of water inside to prevent shrinkage there was a pre- 1900 childs sleigh a white sewing machine and warranty dated 1883 a flintlock rifle and bay onet several rocking chairs a wooden cradle a crank telephone a spinning wheel lamps and many more priceless articles would you like to go back to 1867 a little grade 1 girl was asked oh it would be alright i guess she replied but it sure would be hard to skip rope in a dress that goes down to the ground yes little girls had their problems in pioneer times too william yake 7 of grade 1 finds this ancient pistol a heavy weapon to handle staff lhoto mx joellen smith 11 of grade 6 discovers what it waslike to attend school during grandmothers day staff photo ttsfiit- m mg skepssfcvw i iprji kindergarten classmates stephen spang left and harvey schcll both 5 gix year old shellv smith thinks this wooden rocker is fine for her doll but are all dressed up for pioneer days staff photo f a real live baby shes not quite so sure staff photo mmm -v-r- mmmm ii raikrahfl family service by mildred puckrin audley bert guth rie superintendent of the sunday school led the christian family day ser vice on sunday assisted by arthur puckrin who read the scripture and glen squire who gave the pray er a quartet barbara be verley dorothy smith and peggy squire sang the lord is my shepherd lyn da puckrin was the organ ist mr and mrs keith puckrin presented their daughter quinderia lee ouindy for baptism the hic held a work bee on saturday morning to plant ten evergreen trees in front of the church twelve year old marsha gregnroff of grade 7 washer once a valuable item in most homes iries out an oldfashioned staff photo the farm lantern held here- by hlair clarkson 13 of grade 7 still comes in handy during a power failure slaff photo omb supports uxbridge bylaw goodwood the on tario municipal board has approved an uxbridgc township bylaw to tighten control on residential de velopment in the town ship the bylaw is aimed at the practice of dividing farm land into long nar row 10acre parcels which in the opinion of the town ship council is a waste of land that would cause ser ious problems in the fut ure the omb agreed fhc objectors argued that their properties should be exempt from the width provision of the by law because they had bought in good faith and would suffer hardship if they were unable to ob tain building permits counsel for the town ship argued in rebuttal that the bylaw should be approved as submitted and the objectors had re course to the committee of adjustment again the omb agreed it s not desirable gen erally to append to a by law lengthy descriptions for what might become a iargci number of proper ties as long as other means of obtaining satisfaction have not been exhausted the board said applica tion for variances can be made to the committee of adjustment where each could be determined on its merits trotters pacers markham fair grounds highway 7 and 48 sat june 10 june 17 post time 200 pm parimutual wagering admission 100 free parking

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