Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 31, 1967, p. 13

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a salute to a senior citizen stouffville a person who certainly qualifies for recognition as a senior citizen in this centennial year is william rcesor william rcesor was born on his par ents farm on april 28 1875 in the vil lage of altona and here he spent his life his education was attained at the village schoolhousc and he can recall two of the teachers who were on the a staff at the time a mr stark and mr forfar i had just an average educa tion said mr rcesor one thing i really loved was sports at school we found out a little bit about wil liam rccsors sporting activities and might have called him senior sporting citi7cn mr rcesor loved the game whether it was football baseball hoc key curling or lawn bowling he has participated in them all he can recall when he was at school and later as a young man playing on teams for altona against others from villages in the township at the age of 50 he could be found on the pond playing hockey farming was his life william rcesor has been a farmer most of his life in the early days of his youth he would help his father elias rcesor on the home farm and later when he married ethel millard of vglasgow he bought his own farm in mongolia the reesors moved to glasgow to his fatherinlaws farm where they farmed for a number of years later in life mr rcesor purchased a farm from mr monkhouse in altona raising clyde sdale horses and registered shropshire sheep he moved to stouffville in 1953 the reesors had three children kate mrs waller carter deceased evelyn mrs fred mcnair and millard who now owns the rcesor farm at altona warden of county perhaps william reesor will be known best for the 5 years he spent as reeve of pickering township where he worked hard to make the township a better place to live in and for the hon our he received when he was made warden of ontario county he spent many years as a member of the council he was always an active member of the altona united missionary church and each sunday can still be seen at tending the evening service mr rce sor also served 25 years as treasurer of the altona school board many hunting trophies william rcesor has many hunting trophies signs of what a great marks man he was a few years ago nothing pleased him more than to go on a hunt ing trip with a few of his friends many of them will tell you how great he was with a rifle deer moose bear he has the first bear he shot we were up north and were out in the bush when one of the dogs flushed out a big black bear it ran right past me i took aim and wham down it went the bear was quite a trophy 200 lbs and when the hunting parly returned to stouffville the head was displayed in ratcliffs store for everyone to sec mr reesor still has to this day the bear skin he has had to to give up hunting now but the last time he was out at the age of 84 he shot a deer with his first shot william reesor now resides in stouff ville in the house he bought many years ago mrs rcesor passed away a few years ago i have had a good life he said farming is a good life i am just sorry to see the younger genera tion are not staying on the farms still perhaps thats what you get for getting a good education the stouffville centennial committee and community salutes william rcesor our senior citizen of the week school supplies tribune office supplies dicksons hill school nears completion continued from front struction because of strikes through the summer and the board has rented mount joy school from tsa 2 to help out until their own ac commodation is ready before school closed in june children were given new bus routes for the fall term at their august 8th meet ing board members agreed that bus routes could not be completely finalized until after the beginning of school because of new school population the bus routes could change said the adminis trator i am getting calls conststly from new people moving into the area regarding the price of busing mr morley said it is expected the price per bus would remain the same as last year he said tran sporters ave worked on a mileage basis but cost may have to work on a per pupil hasis architect speared continued from front one and he the other in dif ferent directions mr ferguson said that when he returned he found mr kapsi lying on the ground wounded and blee ding from the mouth but still alive he called friends to help but mr kapsi was dead by the time they had got him to newmarket county hospital detective sergeant dav id fellows and sergeant fred crawford of whit church township police found the sharpened sap ling on a trail leading from the cottage it ap peared to have been drop ped earlier possibly by road construction workers they also found a 22- calibre rifle with a broken stock in the volkswagen which they said mr kapsi had found in the car and had broken it after the youths fled the first time chief mason said that af ter being chased tolchard and sparks had flagged down a provincial police cruiser on the gormley road mr kapsi of lascelles boulevard was an assistant professor of architecture at the university of tor onto for the past four years in 1960 after he had graduated he had worked in finland with viljo uew- cll assisting in the design of torontos new city hall uphold bylaw continued from front it was doing anyone any harm especially as those residing nearby did not object h o w ever mr logan did second the mo tion for refusal the committees reasons were set out as follows it was not a minor variance the builder should have discovered the error the builder can purchase suf ficient land to correct the mistake the builder may apply to the ontario municipal board if he feels the deci sion is not warranted sfk ul mm v- rotisitrlebrollor cooking het is opn hearth toasting and bioilinq up lop in in open combined with surface level cooking and regular oven broiling baking or toasting below heat in lhe rotisseria broiler is from above itit radiant heat cooking no spatter no mess 4 4 ragular surfac laval cooking infinite heat twitches and timed appliance outlet liftout surface elements for easy cleaning new lowered cooking surface is at the new more convenient height with edges raised to 36 flush with counter tops to prevent spillovers lower ovan roasting and broiling lower oven controlled by automatic clock its a kitchen clock a minute minder and a timer all in one keeps food at just- cooked temperature limes oven cook ing in your absence turns down oven control automatically removable oven sides for easy cleaning removable door with huge picture window alto iviiltbk in antique copper finish as 10w as you pndo sqiwueh more- sifoqftttt gourmet moffat 3oj260w gourmet 00 hendricks hardware electric 29 main west stouffville 6403622 auction two schools the auction sale of two schools in township school area xo 2 markham has been definitely set for sat urday sept 9 no 12 school on the 5th concession of the township south of the gormley town- line will be sold at 130 pm and no 19 school on the 9th concession near 19th avenue will be sold at 3 pm there is a reserve bid on each property the board preferred a date later in the month but could not make arrange ments with the auctioneer wilfred morley tsa no 2 business administrator said he has a long list of persons who have ex pressed interest in the schools anyone wishing to inspect the premises should contact the school board of fice on the 6th concession at 17th avenue or telephone the trjkne tucrj6y aogail 31 1567 p9 1j chief umtuk performs an indian dance he will he appearing at brougham in history in action lady dispatcher vandorf owing lo the shortage of staff on the whitchurch township po lice mrs laundry has been engaged on a temporary basis as a dispatcher with the force pending the ob taining of a satisfactory po lice officer roadside stands must move rv mrs ada slccklcv r1ngwood the depl of highways has ordered all signs and roadside veg etable stands on provincial highways properly to be moved farmers and gard eners must not have them beyond their property line on sunday night the last of this summers drive- in services was rained out the meeting was held in the stouffville christian church mr gaston singh of youth for christ in india was the speaker mr and mrs carl thron- berg and family of moose law saskatchewan have been visiting her sister mrs dave fockler and family mrs f atkinson is spending several days at the home of her daughter and husband mr and mrs bill cockwell agincourt mrs e brownsberger left on thursday for idaho where she is visiting their son bruce and family and lamiiy invitation you are cordially invited to attend the official opening of the whitchurch centennial project saturday sept 16 at rallantrae watch for future announcements the famous laura secord candies always available at houstons 1 main west stouffville 6402222 vandorf whitchurch township council members have expressed the view that the municipal police force is not large enough lo patrol all the special speed zones being requested therefore they will take no action on setting up more and more such areas the latest request came from valley rd mussel- mans lake where council would not permit a sign for less than 35 miles an hour theres no use passing these bylaws if we cant en force them said reeve farquharson constable promoted vandorf second class constable david k n o w 1 e s of whitchurch township police has been promoted to first class he has been on the force for the past year altona cider mill custom pressed sat september 16th 8 am to 6 pm rr 3 stouffville 6402589 scenic property wanted stouffville claremont uxbridge area we have many clients some with all cash urgent ly seeking all sizes of vacant land call in confidence harry road gio2082 6101336 2071180 v limited realtors get everything you need supplies binders note books pens texts refills let us help you get a good start christian supply center 170 main slrert vt sloulivlllo phon 6i0i1h indian dances by elsa storry -stouffville- the canadian indian dancers have been dancing their way across the coun try for the past five years on saturday sept 16 c o m p 1 et e with flaming feathered headdress moc- casined feet and deerskin apparel they will dance for history in action at the museum grounds in brougham ceremonial dances such as the fire dance and snake dance the eagle dan partridge dance and war dances will be to the beat of the tomtom the story of the north american indians our first citizens can best be told by the dance chief umtuk a quamish from british co lumbia will interpret the dances which all tell sto ries handed down from in dian father to indian son chief umtuk made films in hollywood for a number of years and his accompa nying dancers have been trained to perform theyve appeared on television on toronto channels during this month of august they will be dancing in balti more maryland children who come to see steam and tractors running butter making log sawing and all the things theyve heard about but never seen will like the indians parti- c u i a r 1 y chief running thunder whose grandfa ther before him was a chief too for 35 years at deseronto he will tell them all sorts of indian legends if they would like to hear them or write his name in their books next year in february chief running thunder is going to cologne germany and amsterdam holland to speak about indian folk lore and legends the canadian indian dancers will participate in the history in action pa rade on saturday sept 16 which leaves brougham park at 130 in the after noon and marches along highway 7 to the museum grounds at the western ex tremity of brougham advance tickets are on sale now for history in ac tion days sept 16 and 17 at the museum or from any of the museum board members robert miller brougham harry cook bay ridges milton parkin brooklin mrs win earle squires beach and f h bill fox locust hut the cost now is 50c for adults and 25c for children they will cost more at the gates brand new only 17 1967 cars left in stock make ynttr selection now where price quality meet dick coffey motors ltd main west stouffville 6402600 i i i

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