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p14 weekender august 15 1987 saturday august 15th of our second location hairstylists for men women opening special killh9 70 now cut extra exp sent 3087 frank and ella reesor farmed on markhams 10th line for several decades and left the farm when the federal government started expropriating land for the pickering airport alex newman skaq your hair is as individual 1 y as gchdwvelx 16th ave plaza on 48 4717650 qj w hair salons introductory offer reg 70 cuts blow dry joe anthony by junior stylist joe anthony perms si coo reg 23 special jl j limited time only not valid in combination with any other special markham store only markvflle shopping centre 4776522 upper level near ctbc does grand opening large variety of verticals venetians great selections of embroideries great specials on russian balloons or valances austrian sheers all custom made goods sold at discount prices m 1 1 1 50 off llllu venetians custom made top quality custom made large assortment 2sw mar 3rx4y 40ws j3800 j3700 4500 5200 2jv4t 00 35 verticals custom fabric top quality custom made large assortment heay duty track mff s5400 36w 6072 7200 anaa 72xsi 9100 j j 85x8i 8sm6 10400 s11300 38 wholesale try us now for commercial enquiries call 7527530 scarborough 1333 kennedy rd south of btesmere 7527530 wwfv ttftts mississauga downsview new store 1030 dundas st e 1021 rnch aye hwy 7 unit5 next to ponderosa west of dufferin unionvibo mews shopping centre 8482181 6654730 4701311 jp h rxxsic thurs ctomdsat cp tt- msattsmxtbs3a i i- 1 i 1 cramped says iofv liked it after livii sundays m i there wasless to retired farmers have few regrets by alex newman farming is a way of life not a way to get rich according to two farm couples who are currently retired and living in stouffvilles parkview village a seniors apartment complex in interviews with the weeken der frank and ella reesor and allan and reta meyer told about the hard work long hours but real joys of farming as a business and a way of life frank reesor born in 1908 moved to his farm on the 10th line in 1925 and started farming with his brother in 1934when frank married ella his childhood sweetheart his brother gave up farming and moved to milverton to drive a bread truck in thosedays says frank a family could make a living on a 100acre farm we grew wheat oats hay and corn mostly crops to feed the livestock family used milk milk from 16 holsteins was used by the family and any heifer calves bornwere kept to refurbish the herd one cowd wear out and be replaced by a heifer says frank in his laconic tone approximately 150 chickens j provided the reesors with enough eggs for their own use and to sell cash brought into the household by sale of eggs and wheat was used for household expenses j although the first tractor was purchased in 1920 a pair of grey percheron horses were used for sowing grain cutting hay draw- ing the hay wagon and taking the f grain to the threshing machine until the reesors purchased a big- i ger ford tractor in 1945 the percherons were sold to eli j shank as meat for his mink ranch i the tractor though made no real difference in the size of crops j but sure cut down on time and labor admits frank land expropriated when the governments of cana- j da and ontario purchased land in north pickering for an airport in 1 1973 many markham farmers started selling the reesors next t door neighbors also farmers i sold their farm we used to trade labor so when our neighbor sold and left the work got too much for just us t says frank without a hired man or the resources to hire one the i reesors felt it best to sell and j move into town in 1975 the reesors sold their farm and moved to markham j- farm life isnt viewed through f rosecolored glasses by the in- habitants the way it is by outsid- ers life in town was kind of j ella but we living on the farm js to worry about