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the tribune stoutfville ont thursday february 2 1953 tenders called for new markham high school tells of overseas catastrophes drawings have been completed an tenders are now helm called shore mjllt architects toronto for the new markham district hsxh school planned to provide for the hiitls -ard-rfi- demanded of ontario secondary schools the new low- cost hish schooj will accommodate li pupils and is designed for future expansion located on the south side of church street at the eastern out skirts of markham the school will have a oqcar parkins lot pro vision ha- been made for two baseball diamonds track and field events the building is composed of three major functional compon ents the classroom and adminis tration wins separated from the active sjymnasium and cttanse room area by the cafeteria and utility block in this way the com plete functions of the modern school plant are ideally coordinat ed and maximum consideration nas been given to noise isolation multiple usage and student circula tion provision has been made econ omically to allow for eventual development and expansion the classroom winy now containing four classrooms library asricul- uiralscieike and general science rooms homeeconomics room shot and commercial room may be extended easterly to provide additional space for shop and com mercial areas and westerly to in clude eight future classrooms to serve a student population of j10 the gymnasium has been de signed to allow for the future development of a double gymnas ium which will be used for separ ate boy and girl activities upon completion the two gymnasiums can be used as one large auditor ium for extracurriculum activities and also to serve the surrounding community gates will completely close oil the classroom and admin istration wing and this area will then function as a completely independent community centre the cafeteria which is con tained in the utility block is fully equipped at present capable of seating so students this unit fs also designed for future expansion fluorescent lighting is the gen eral scheme throughout produc ing comfort and high intensity for all classroom tasks a unique feature is the overajl ceiling used to light the lobby teachers room and administration areas this method of lighting which combines utility of low operating costs and high efficiency also creates a very beautiful ceil ing oi diffused light heated by oilfired boilers the building is doubleglazed lor great er comfort and economy and all exterior walls and roof areas are insulated a public address system with speakers in all main rooms serves the school throughout and also the playing tield a master clock system is provided along with program bells which sound auto matically at preset times by geoigr abrll of sloullvlue the news ha made grim read- rg all winter but the last two weeks has been the worst yet it started with the burning of the empress of canada in her refitting docks at liverpool she wa- a tine ship and in her twentyodd years of ruttn- ing between canada and england had built up a hrst class repuaj tion for comfort and safety the loss to this country of thei dollar the great ship earn- ij i what really hurts she was booked solid for the whole year and irsc jcpr will now have the almost imikssibe task of finding m other way for the people whoj were to travel on her getting over 1 here this summer the cause f the fire is unknown as yet but before the hull of the empress i canada had cooled off the head lines vere telling of another tire in another ship this one was on the queen elis abeth in southampton this tlnw the firemen were luckier and afc a few hours had it under control although there was considerable vvatei damage next day another of these mysterious fire outbreaks wa- discovered in a stateroom cui board and put out at once it was then disclosed that these fin had been set by means if peace or war out of action every liner that comes into harbour iu this country now is surrounded with guards long as it aeti cedar grove thursday feb 1 in every school room there is always a picture or two of the reigning monarch sometimes they are not a very good likeness or so badly reproduced they could be anybody cedar grove is luck ier that most schools mr and mrs petrie gave two beautiful photographs both taken when the royal couple visited canada to our school these have been framed and are now hanging on the walls they both show the queen dressed in formal clothes as every child expects the queen should be there were three small books on display in the school at the last social evening which seemed to have gained popularity in the village they were birds in the big woods birds and plant and animal partnership these books are available from the mus eum and although we are not quite sure of the price we know they are not more than ooc each there have been a few requests for the books which are very good for young children and if anyone would care to have one or all of them we would be glad to get them please let us known as soon as passible ph 262wll in the quiet of the early morn ing last saturday the dares were disturbed by the three children filing into the bedroom one at a time to say theres a man in our kitchen after the third announce ment bob and marie decided it could not be a dream they invest igated and found a man sound asleep on the couch in the kitchen with their alert watch dog curled cosily up beside him how long he had taken advantage of the hospitality no one knew how ever they gave him cotree and brought him to life he departed without volunteering any more information that his name was lucky and he thought he was in sutton marie has not decided whether to lock the doors or just hold open house for all the stray dogs and wayfarers who find their way id their back door monday nights euchre was very successful with 17 tables the win ners were helen little marg hollinger mrs howard plaxton brock road mr plaxton cecil crosier box grove and dennis pilkey canada is the third greatest trading nation in the world a person too lazy to strike matches is too lazy to keep a cigarette lighter in working condi tion hidden chemical igniters and h it there had been three such aiteiapts to destroy the qucc mao the previous month when she was refitting in the same dock the question is who or what ii trying to put the big ships wide mean so much to the country in but a lar as the public know th- authorities are no closer to solv ing the mytery lets hope the guilty parties tre caught before long or the atlantic passenger traffic may be carried in little rowboats with outboard motors then we had the black weekend when the wind howled from tile north east and the air was full oi flying bits of chimney pots and pieces of wood a velocity of 120 miles an hour was recorded whiii is the highest tnat has ever been known in england the ocean was completely out of hand and the radio new bulle tins were soon telling of troub- all around the coast trawkis were missing herring drifters sunk or driven ashore and then on the saturday afternoon at 5 pm a cautious little statement was made that the irish ferry on the stranraer belfast run was in trouble the 10 pm news pulled no punches the ship had sunk with the greatest loss of life in british coastal waters since steam ships took over from sail the princess victoria was a new- ship but she was no match for the irish sea that day there is a vicious cross chop there in a dead calm and it must have been terrible in a hundred mile north east gale twelve years ago i made that crossing on the old ferry and it did everything but dive for pennies in an ordinary breeze but the news vf the hi floo i the same night took first place over the tragic story of the irish ferry the extent of this disaster wont be known for a while vet but there can be no doubt it is the worst thing here since the war for one i am glad that we are no longer v at the- foot of the canvev island dyke which was our first home here drover dies unexpectedly at sunderland a sunderland resident has drop ped dead at his home while going about his daily work lester feel er aged about 17 a drover and trucker in the sunderland district for many years died very sudden ly at his home last week he had lived all his life in the sunderland- manilla district a report from sunderland stated that mr feeler was preparing his bank deposit for the day when he died very suddenly at his home surviving him are his widow the former lean harris of oakwood and two children fave ii and bobby 11 several from stouffville attended the funeral on friday new 1953 featured new dx53choiis with elec- tronic supercharger admirals new ox range finder adjusts for iineit picture quality and perform ance in any area extra value and extra quality ore built into this new openfaced console model new silentglide castors provide safe easy maneuv erability guaranteed uhf reception positive assurance for the future admirals super turret tuner needs no 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