Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 21, 1972, p. 8

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paxe a the tbibcne thursday december 21 1s3 janet mcbride tells of life in uganda mrs janet mcbride church street stouffville was the guest speaker at the university womens club york county branch nov 27 mr and mrs mc bride and family were sent by the canadian international deve- fjouy greing snd think yxm dear friendi for your patronage we wiih jrod good health good cheer ana hope that our good fortune snowballs beyond your fondest expectations thank you for your patronage aim clemibs lopment agency to uganda where mr mcbride taught at a school of commerce uganda was isolated until about the 1840s when arab traders moved in then during the 1850s european explorers arrived and britain developed an interest in the country making it a protec torate of england in 1894 to transport goods inland it was necessary to construct a railway and ex perienced workers from india were brought to build it following the com pletion of the railway the asians were allowed to remain thus traders from india arrived to supply goods from home as the asians became wealthy because of their trading and manual skills they were able to send their children abroad to become doctors lawyers etc many of these people then returned to uganda to occupy important positions in the professional and business fields from 1962 when uganda gained her in dependence anti asian feeling was gaining momentun until in 1972 they were ordered to leave mrs mcbride concluded her address by presenting slides of family trips in eastern africa there were lunar module in front yard landing while the front yard property of bill irishmans residence cone 7 pickering twp holds little in common with the moon the lunar module crafted by the owner bears z startling resemblance to the real thing the huge metal monster has attracted visitors from a wide area jim thomas aw against snowmobile races nirfnrps n thfi- or qrahges and pineapple p 10fl gs oz 1 sunlight mfg prepriced 79c liquid detergent 55 wild animal life and even though the equator runs through uganda the tem peratures range between 60 80 degrees year round mrs mcbride also had on display native ar tifacts such as batik and wood carvingsone carving of figures entwined symbolized the extended family unit with each responsible for the welfare of every member no matter how distantly related there is no free education until the student has reached the post secondary level markham bluegrass turf farms may still hold snowmobile races at the markham fairgrounds this winter because there are no bylaws preventing the races on private property gerald mann markham fair board president told markham town council tuesday that he has had correspondence from warren burger of bluegrass turf farms to the effect that he intends to hold the races as planned according to mr mann he had spoken to councillors bud kleenex assorted colors gi dinner napkins m 3 bakery specials dempsters kolly plum pudding 1 iga family size j mincemeat pie t 4s iga rolls drown n serve 3 dempsters pkg of 1 2 m old world rolls 2 75 may live among ws that thej i blessings of peace be ours the peace to 2 build and grow to live in harmony and sympathy with others and to pl3n for the future with confidence frrrrrrjjjrrrytttttmrrrrrrrrmrr i pxgs of 12 barker roofing and siding repairs rercofjng our specialty fro estimates 6404966 rrririiririrttiittinniim bonner and murray henderson concerning the issue and they said there were no existing bylaws to prevent snowmobile races on the site mr burger told council that he had sent about 130 letters to residents around the fairgrounds to inform them of his intention no one objected directly he said but mayor anthony roman said our intention is to get in touch with you about the objections council has received mr mann pointed out that snowmobile races might be to everyones advantage but he went on to say that the races would be called off if enough people objected to the noise caused by the machines the town clerk stated that council had received 12 letters of objection and a 28 name petition according to mr burger most suc cessful snowmobile races are held on sundays but councillor bob adams reacted by saying there are places for snowmobiles and snowmobile races but certainly not in the middle of town and definitely not on a sunday afternoon mr mann replied that people that have backyards looking on to the fairgrounds are tearing down their fences in order to take their snowmobiles onto the grounds mr burger reiterated by saying that from an economic and a participatory standpoint races should be held on sunday afternoons referring to other areas rather than the fairgrounds he said ive explored other possibilities such as gravel pits but i couldnt get the owners approval he pointed out that present snowmobile tracks are dangerous and drivers are con stantly involved in accidents council decided to present all objections to the fair board and bluegrass turf farm- s an agreement is still being drawn up bet ween the promoter and the markham fair executive tuesday ladies lg stouffville joan albert rolled a 231 single and barb morley a 639 triple to lead all scorers in the tuesday afternoon ladies bowling league dec 12 over 200 were joan albert 231 barb morley 227 220 doris dunstall 225 205 barb melhuish 218 donna smurthwaite 217 marion barry 212 204 jackie slack 203 karen faulkner 202 rene rennie 202 team standings are holey rollers 56 team canada 53 ding a lings 48 music mania rehearsal stouffville the call is out again to all members of the community who wish to participate in music mania 73 the first general meeting and chorus rehearsal will be held jan 10 for the april show to participate all persons interested must either have a 640 telephone exchange be members of the united church couples club or have been active in a previous production work on format and script is already un derway and production arrangements are off to a good start mrs lenore cronin is the director of the 73 show and dr bill murphy will produce it christmas pantomime plan to attend the pre christmas childrens show mother goose in latcham hall stouffville friday at 7 pm and saturday at 2 and 7 pm the pantomime is being sponsored by the stouffville players admission is free t3comtech f electric l iplumbing and fejl heating ltd romitiw waits cuctmc electric plumbing heating contractors retail electrical supplies appliance sales and service 10 main st north mathani 2944642 town of markham official plan amendment no 38 take notice that the town has submitted official plan amendment no 38 to the ministry of treasury economics and inter governmental affairs on may 2 1972 for approval as a condition of approval the town has now been requested to advertise this amendment which was adopted by council on april 25 1972 the intent of amendment no 38 is to permit the town to place transitional zoning bylaws on certain areas of the municipality currently unzoned prior to this amendment the official plan would only permit lands to be zoned agricultural until secondary plans were prepared the unionville zoning bylaw number 12272 was adopted by council on novem ber 29 1972 after being reviewed at a public hearing on november 1 1972 and several subsequent public meetings j p jongeneel chairman planning committee w j power planning director w kamps u upholstery gift shop for last minute shopping 10 off -yy- oil paintings beautifully framed yv delfts blue china y mirrors y copperware fa handmade pottery y eskimo soapstone carvings y plaques of dried flowers on burlap or velvet -y- wood carvings from quebec kamps upholstery and gft shop 3 main st fc stouffville 6403563 a i i tttt the staff at cards dominion hardware appliances takes this opportunity to wish you and yours a very merry christmas a happy new year the irmm quartet one of the groups that will be narticipating in our annual watchnight service at lletse hill brethren in christ church pee 31 other singers will include the selt oodv harm anal res and the ifeppy tooin everyone is welcome

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