Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 4, 1973, p. 11

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public skating stouffville arena st 0t6 wrthum apple butter festival at cedar grove oct 6 and 8 whitchurch stouffville markham uxbridge thursday oct 4 1973 markham building booms markham the building boom shows no sign of a slow down in markham in fact every month when new figures are introduced it prompts comment from members of council the august report showed a total value of new construction at 11670750 as compared to 6957950 in july fred fudge markhams building director has forecast an influx of 80 million in residential commercial and industrial buildup by the end of 1973 a breakdown of the august report showed the construction of condominium apartments to be highest on the list at 675000 the total figure for 1972 was 60 million mr fudge said threehorse pileup markham collisions are uncommon in horse races at least uncommon at markham fair however a spectacular pileup occurred saturday at the far end of the track and out of view of most spectators while reports vary one witness said three sulkies were involved including drivers david fuller aurora laurence gisel windsor and retta harrington of peterboro although an ambulance was summoned none of the drivers was badly hart two or the rigs were smasroj one horse is said to have stumbled and fell and two following piled over top one entry crossed the finish line without a driver the others were led back by their owners the winner of the heat was john mcclure of norval tops class markham seventeen year old shirley morgason rk2markhamcollected a total of 24 points from eleven entries to win the eighteen and under class in baking and sewing at markham fair shirley is the daughter of mr and mrs lome morgason and a grade 12 student at stouffville dist secondary school she was presented with the k j beamish construction co trophy saturday by j m ross of thornhill olive shadlock headed up the committee winners in previous years have beenwendy lock 1968 jeannie hamiu 1969 dorell britton 1970 marion britton 1971 and judy taylor 1972 m martha mulholland 19 centre of rr 1 unionville is the new queen of markham fair she was crowned by president ellis britton at a ceremony friday night her attendants are jane yusko 18 left also of rr 1 unionville and sylvia dejong 17 of alanadale avenue makrham jim thomas queen of markham fair choose seneca college student markham blonde 19 year old martha mulhouand rr 1 unionville is the new queen of markham fair the first since 1955 the pretty sdss grad and seneca college student was selected from ten entries and crowned by president ellis britton friday night the judges were mrs alan wall newmarket don daynard unionville and jim thomas stouffville the first and second run- nersup were jane yusko 18 also of r r 1 unionville and sylvia dejong 17 alandale avenue markham gerri seeley of unionville headed up the committee the queen will participate in the canadian national exhibitions sweetheart of the fairs contest next fall she and her attendants rode in the mile- long parade sunday and were formally introduced to audiences at the track by director bill walker martha mulholland is the daughter of dr and mrs f j mulholland and has one brother david 15 shes an enthusiastic equestrienne with four horses all her own she was urged to enter the competition by her boyfriend following graduation from seneca she hopes to acquire a managers position in depart ment sales jane yusko a student in grade 13 at stouffville dist secondary school is the- daughter of mr and mrs w j yusko almira hereford farms she is the vicepresident of the great lakes pinto horse association and president of the markham 4h beef club following graduation she plans to enter university and study business administration sylvia dejong is a grade 12 student at markham dist high school moving to markham with her parents 11 years ago when not employed at the markham a and p she spends her time sewing cooking and cheering on her favorite hockey team shes also an ac complished pianist sylvia is taking a secretatial course at mdhs and plans to make use of this training following graduation next summer however shes off on a trip to europe s ontario humane societ bans greased pig contest markham competition involving boys and greased pigs or goats had to be scratched from markham fairs friday night program when officials of the ontario humane society threatened to lay charges the two ohs inspectors arrived on the track just as the animals were about to be released their order agreed to following heated controversy was roundly booed by disap pointed spectators the calf scramble was also cancelled the raid came as no real t parade spectators laud beautiful sixhorse team donamerr farms of r k 2 markham had their 6horse earn in the markham fair parade sunday the jetblack percherons are owned by merrill johnson and don fribbling the entry has won awards in competition across canada and the united states jim thomas surprise the committee had anticipated the societys presence after a warning was issued last year harvey brown a fair director was incensed he likened the societys actions in 72 to gestappo tactics he charged that one pig had been seized slaughtered and sold they should have been charged with theft he said mr brown said that following last years trouble the society had promised to meet with the committee and work out some solution he said members were never ap proached the director said he wanted to know just where the humane society stands on the issue and that was one reason why the committee went ahead with its plans when an inspector was asked to announce the cancellation publically he refused he did agree however to arrange a meeting with the board to settle the issue that concluded mr brown is the societys first indication of goodwill steer donated to union villa markham the grand champion steer at markham fair purchased by knob hill farms limited has been donated to union villa unionville owned by harold thompson of guelph it weighed in at 865 pounds it sold for 86500 markham fair establishes record gate attendance receipts over 36000 markham more than 80000 people passed through the turnstiles at markham fair sept 2730 rolling up record gross receipts of over 36800 this years success story may never be equalled at least not at the present site the property has been sold and the directors are now looking for a new location president ellis britton and manager gerald mann were pleased with all aspects of the show after 23 years on the board jts great to have four days like this said mr britton then casting a sly glance in the direction of his wife dorothy he commented of course keeping company with a queen helped a little too his reference was to the crowning of pretty 19 year old martha mulholland winner of the miss markham fair contest gerald mann said ad mission receipts were up 1500 over the fairs previous high in 1971 in commenting on the many attractions he noted the en thusiastic response from exhibitors and spectators to the twilight holstein show thursday he said the general exhibits building and the arena contained more than 4000 in dividual entries he commented on the excellence of school displays with r h crosby of markham wresting the top award from claremont after many years of dominance as for the muchpublicized greyhound races he said at traction drew a large crowd but obviously some of the dogs didnt know what it was all about there were several false starts he praised the efforts of york regional police whenever they were needed they were there he said the firemen did a wonderful job as tickettakers inside the gates mr mann admitted that parking again presented a problem with many walking close to a mile to reach the grounds im sure by now everyone is convinced the present site is inadequate he said he observed however that no one seemed to mind the distance they had to walk or the lineups at the booths when you get that many people going through the gates and so few complaints it makes a person feel preety good the annual markham fair awards banquet is set for friday nov 30 in the arena auditorium apple butter festival ceder grove the community of cedar grove has its own version of markham fair its the annual apple butter festival this weekend saturday and monday not sunday at woodland park steeles avenue and cone 10 while quantities of butter are stocked up in advance to meet demands of early customers jhe eroduct will be brewed oth days in huge copper pots over open fires the claremont citizens band as much a part of activities as the event itself will entertain patrons with oldtime toe- tapping tunes ap pie cham eleven year old john wideman is a rea winner when it comes to baking apple pies his entry in the 18 year old and under class at markham fair won the judges approval and a red ribbon john is the son of mr and mrs steve wideman claremont j j m thomas swpsrbsbwwimh v wr

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