Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), May 23, 1968, p. 3

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the tbibune thursday may 23 1968 pace s trucks come to grief on 3rd concession uxbridge township shown above is the large 18wheel outfit of ariss haulage which toppled on unsafe ground and was completely immersed on one side right bill copping struggles from the cab of a mawson haulage truck after one side dropped out of sight on the spongy shoulder these are just two of the several vehicles that came to grief on the third concession of uxbridge township no injuries were sustained in any of the mishaps staff photo truck drivers nightmare markham studies township hydro uxbridge twp the closing of the brock road and the rerouting of traffic along the third concession has started to take its toll two days after the rerouting was put into effect the road north of the townline looked like a truck graveyard gravel trucks lay strewn on the side of the road victims of the poor road conditions truck drivers bill coping pickering and bill stewart bowmanville told the tribune that travel ling along the third concession is a nightmare if another vehicle approaches you your heart is in your mouth said bill coping bill stewart pointed out the fact that only 16 feet of the road is safe enough to use the rest is built up of black loam and to ride on it means ending up on your side if the road conditions remain as they are said bill coping i can see the county getting whopping great claims against them at the recent meeting of uxbridge township council strong protests were made by councillors clark muirhead and frank hendy to county engin eer bill twelvetrees against using the third con cession for rerouting the brock road traffic bridal shower only one man without a vote buttonville on a motion of councillor allan sumner markham town ship council agreed to in vestigate the setting up of a municipal hydro system the clerk was instructed to seeka meeting with of ficials of ontario hydro to discuss costs of a survey and the setting up of a township service rural hydro rates be cause of miles of wire and poles required to serve a small population are gen erally higher than those in built up areas however it is felt that with the in creasing urbanization of markham township and considerable building go ing on even throughout the rural areas some re- mrs jim jones glen major mrs edgar johnson was the hostess at a shower for mrs ivan sykes the for mer wendy amos mar ried april 1 miss mabel baker wat- erdown spent a weekend recently at the edgar fiss home mr and mrs alec hing- ston brian and carol spent the weekend at the farm mrs a c simmonds mr herbert simmonds miss madeline simmonds toronto spent saturday at braeside mr and mrs howard colby uxbridge visited with mr and mrs george pickett mr and mrs ken ross and family toronto visit ed with mrs clinton nel- ville mr and mrs ralph faulkner spent one even ing with mr and mrs nor man faulkner mongolia mrs r taylor toronto visited with dr and mrs t statten recently take three firsts cancelled stouffville players announce the cancellation of their drama pre sentations scheduled for thursday and friday of this week may 23 and 24 the move was made in respect so the death of one of groups dedicated performers john mumford mr w mcwhinnie pres stouffville feath- crest farms highway 48 just north of mount al bert entered four entries in canadas largest egg show held in brandon manitoba and came away with 3 first prizes and a second from a possible 100 points the judges scored their entries with 97 points 962 95 and 94 all eggs were judged on the basis of shell texture shell cleanliness unifor mity of size and colour and interior egg quality feathercrest farms have over 60000 laying hens and supply eggs to many local stores in this area duction in rates might be possible throughout the township under a munici pally owned system a survey will be requir ed to enumerate the assets of the present system which will then have to be purchased from ontario hydro following a vote of the ratepayers well done stouffville stouffville at a recent meeting of the national save the seals fund in toronto execu tive secretary of the new brunswick spca brian davis praised the res ponse of the citizens of stouffville and area to the cause mr davis went on to praise particularly the stouffville and uxbridge secondary schools where staff and pupils were un animous in signing the petitions that were circu lated it is the sincere sup port of people like these which heartens and en courages us to carry on the fight he said we be lieve the seals should be saved from extinction through sanctuary mrs pat shaw secre tary for the toronto of fice reported that over 10000 protesting letters have been received since the 1968 hunt it is the hope of the society that they will suc ceed in their appeal to the government to declare the magdalen islands in the gulf of st lawrence a sanctuary for seals there is only one man in the riding of york- simcoe who will not have a vote in the federal elec tion on june 25 he is rex smith of queensville the returning officer he will have a vote only if there is a tie in the results this event is highly unlikely but it did occur in the 1963 election in the riding of pontiac county quebec the new york simcoe riding is composed of the townships of whitchurch east gwillimbury king and the portions of vaug- han township lying west of bathurst st north of the maple road and north oi the gamble sideroad between bathurst and yonge st the police vil lage of maple the village of stouffville and the towns of newmarket and aurora in york county and the townships of west gwillimbury tecumseth and innisfil the police village of cookstown and the village of bradford in simcoe county in total there are 196 polling divisions 101 are urban each voter must be 21 a canadian citizen or a british subject resident in canada for a year and whether he or she resided in the constituency april 23 each enumerator will receive 32 plus 10c a name the average pay check amounts to about 55 those who will be away on election day may vote at an advance poll on june 15 and june 17 six of these advance polls will be open in the riding the final date for the nomination of candidates is june 10 and the deposit whitchurch township 78th annual sunday school convention thursday may 30 1968 at bloomington associated g6spel church markham mi 2943355 row markham mi 2943355 4tttt f amammtfuftmammlft ft mmhi notice to i destroy weeds notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land that in accordance with the weed control act 1960 ontario sections 3 9 10 11 13 13 and 19 unless weeds crowing on their lands within the township of markham are cut or destroyed by saturday june 1st 1968 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 that dandelion and goldenrod are not considered to be noxious weeds under the terms of the weed act anonymous complaints regarding same cannot be accepted s c merchant weed inspector township of markham mtmmmwn mm thurs fbi sat may 232425 the management is pleased to present walt disneys absent minded professor fred macmurray nancy olson keenan wynn together with walt disneys the shaggy dog fred macmurray tommy kirk annette lots have the whole family out to enjoy this wholesome double laff riot matinee saturday 200 pm door open 130 showing both the above walt disney features mon txjes wed may 272829 paul newman cool hand luke in wide screen technicolor with george kennedy in his academy award winning role 2 shows 700 pm and 915 pan recommended as adult entertainment we distill and mature our rye whiskies as carefully as if we alone were going to drink them and thats something youll discover first time you try one ort syal foanadianhhithf look for four seasons port royal and signature carefullytended rye from acadian distillers bridgetown nova scotia for a candidate is 200 if a candidate fails to regist er half as many votes as the winning candidate this deposit is forfeited men in their middle years 4564 die of heart attacks almost three times more often than women in the same age group ac cording to the ontario heart foundation at age 50 men are five times likeiy than women of the same age to suffer a heart attack most look lor you a new hairdo could make a new you our expert beauticians style hair to suit the personality theyll create the look you for appointment call 2971899 want sebastian 9 creative design main st unionville meet your candidate progressive conservative wallace mccutcheon wallace mccutcheon is a man of yorksimcoe he lives here more than 20 years ago he decided to make his home in this constituency since then he has owned his farm in whitchurch township it is his fulltime permanent residence two sons and a daughter also have their homes on the farm he and his family are members of wesley united church the costprice squeeze in farming is high on his list of priorities for action in ottawa he raises aberdeen angus cattle which are wellknown for their quality in the yorksimcoe community he is active in area conservation projects and has planted thousands of trees on his own farm he was nominated as the progressive conservative candidate in this constituency on june 14th a year ago his door has always been open to give help as needed in ottawa and else where to his neighbours in yorksimcoe regardless of their political affiliations he played a prominent part in the campaign for the fine new york county hospital in newmarket and the york central hospital in richmond hill he resigned from the senate as the senator from gormley in order to further serve this community as its elected member of parliament committee rooms aurora3 wellington street west 72742856 bradfordtelephone 7753379 newmarket461 botsford road 89586612 a yorksimcoe man for yorksimcoe

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