tj 8 the stouffvlue w8we jhunii q9t major construction project on town line afters island lake landscape hcavv machinery is i nrreiillv at work on the whiicliurcl th the contract s been lot by the toronto ami york roads uxbridge townline north of island lake this scone is looking this scene is tonkins- sontli towards island lake the project rovers a hi mile section steep hills are being removed and commission staff lhoto the valleys levelled off with till the project will he completed this fall stalt photo church is pastors home during renovation of manse when rev t if fleetham of greenwood returned home from his midsummer vacation trip to the east coast he discovered that major renovations to the manse had not been completed he soon solved his own accom modation problem he moved bag and baggage into the base ment of the greenwood united church rev t ii fleetham ft was strictly my own idea he said 1 wanted to he free to come and go he said that he received many offers from resi dents in the community he is now living at the home of mr and mrs phil harrison while they are on holidays by i the time they return the work on the parsonage should be fin ished all facilities with reference to his church home the pastor said that he wanted for nothing there was hot and cold water a stove re frigerator and an improvised bed located in a curtainedoff portion of the sunday school room about the only thing missing was a telephone said the minister this might be considered as both a handicap and a convenience rev fleetham noted that while most members of his con gregation were sweltering in a midsummer heat wave he was living in comfortable quarters airconditioned by mother na ture it was the coolest place in town he said the pastor noted that mid week activities in the church are at a minimum at this time of year and aside from a meet ing of the ucw his privacy in the sanctuary was not inter rupted own breakfast still enjoying all the privil eges of single blessedness pas tor fleetham has become quite proficient at the culinary art of frying eggs and boiling pota toes he admitted however that while he prepared his own breakfast he was always an in vited guest at someones home for dinner and supper one thing about living in the church he said the congrega tion could always be sure that i would arrive at the service on time goodwood a group of neighbours of mrs jack shcehey when she lived in the slack apartment took her by surprise last thurs day evening at her home in the jack todd apartment in the west end of the village she was presented with a beautiful rug all enjoyed a friendly visit and a delicious lunch was served mr and mrs glen nutter were recipients of many lovely rifts on tuesday evening when new friends and acquaintances in the goodwood area gathered at their home and showered them in recognition of their recent marriage mr and mrs charles symes were among many family rela tives who gathered at the home of mr and mrs joe symes on saturday evening to help cele brate joe and florences thirt ieth wedding anniversary mrs baldwin spent a day last week with mrs gribble of stouffville dianne may spent a few days with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs dean percy of mark- ham it was decided at the quarter ly meeting of goodwood baptist sunday school to have the annual meeting on sept 15 the gospel light graded lessons begin their year with the octo ber quarter so new teachers need to begin with the lesson year mr and mrs gordon jones and girls spent the weekend in buffalo county athletes compete at guelph meet the first provincial junior farmer field day was held at the university of guelph on saturday august 14 ontario county athletes who had been successful at the quinte district junior farmer field day were eligible to com pete at this provincial day the following is a list of the events in which ontario county juniors placed girls 75 vard dash 3rd betty medd rr 1 port perry girls high jump 2nd linda graham balsam girls broad jump 1st linda graham balsam girls relay 2nd janice workman can- nington rr 2 june par liament cannington rr 2 dianne graham bal sam betty medd port perry rr 1 roys relay 2nd morley davidson black- water rr 2 don evans claremont rr 2 wallace pugh claremont rr 2 rifle shoot 3rd ralph honev seagrave rr 2 bob robertson pt perry allan jones clare mont rr 2 david haw thorne claremont rr 2 tug of war 4th bill barlow blackwater rr2 neil mcleod black- water rr 2 bob robert son port perry murray jones ashburn rr 1 ralph honey seagrave rr 2 neil raines black- water rr 2 bill tavlor pefferlaw rr 1 john leas seagrave rr 2 ontario county placed 4th on the days events with a total of 43 points wedding martin iamieson a pretty wedding was solem nized in alt zion church bal sam ontario when mary jean wellknown pickering couple wed 50 years fei bossfeery french canadian andre lavoie from montreal was sentenced to two years less a day and three months indefinite when he appeared before magis trate harry jermyn for sentenc ing on a robbery charge the robbery which took place in the late may occurred at a sunderland service station lavoie was one of a montreal group involved in the hold up mary trotticr the mother of six children also appeared for sentence on the same charge she was given up to 12 mos reformatory by magistrate jer myn both have been in custodv at the whitby county jail since june 3 awaiting the completion of their trial time spent in jail was taken into consideration by magistrate jermyn in giving their sen tences u mr and mrs chas fuller married 0 years carlton photo on saturday july 31st the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary mr and mrs chas fuller of the village of pickering were at home to their many friends and rela tives from 2 to 4 pm and from 7 to 9 pm a steady stream of wellwishers called at the jamieson younger daughter of brou ham hall to chat with the air and mrs burnett jamieson i h and take of of balsam became the wife of roi iw even the starts with ground tallest building i hole in the pickering township k village rki cross blood donors clinic on monday august 30th 1965 at the c e centre pickering 2 130 pm and fi30 oofl pm free transportation and babyslttlng available call mrs ii t cook 8301778 or mrs g k allnian 6l930sft tob53 public notice public notice for parents in pickering twp school area no 1 as certain grades will be bussed to other local schools this board requests that the senior grades of the following schools assemble by s30 am on tuesday sept 7h 1965 at their local schools 1 audlcy 2 whitevalc 3 brougham 1 atha 5 altona fi cedar creek 7 balsam s ml zion 9 almonds 10 clover lane 11 hilltop dated at firwiratml on tl it 21th day of august dbs 1 c glhson chairman of the board map of proposed grades ami bus rout will he at schools 1 to ft on sent 1st schools 9 to 11 will remain the same as imt year duncan slater martin oldest son of mr and mrs sydney martin of pickering rev t fleetham was the officiating clergyman mrs elmer wilson of balsam was the soloist and was accompanied at the organ by miss sharyn jones the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of chantilly lace and pure silk tulle the lace bodice was fitted with scallopped neckline and lilypoint sleeves the full skirt was silk tulle with accents of lace on the front panel the hack was highlighted with a chapel train of lace and tulle falling from the waist with two self bows the headpiece was a floral cluster holding a tiered veil of pure silk illusion which was scallopped and pearl trim med she carried a bouquet of red sweetheart roses the matron of honour was mrs richard ward of clare mont sister of the bride wear ing a yellow dress of organza over taffeta with a jacket of lace the bridesmaids were mrs donald jamieson of balsam sisterinlaw of the bride and mrs donald stahl of oshawa a sister of the groom they wore matching dresses of spring green miss karen jamieson a niece of the bride was the flower girl dressed in yellow she car ried tangerine carnations with yellow rosebuds the hest man was mr donald martin of ajav brother of the groom the ushers were mr donald jamieson of balsam brother of the bride and donald slahl of 0haw brotherinlaw of the groom the reception was held in the basement of the church the hrides mother receiving ill powderblue crepe dress trim med with lace and matching accessories the grooms mother wore a dress of beige silk jersey with white accessories for a honeymoon to points cut the hride wore a jade green sheath dress of rayon crepe with a bodice of white lace and matching accessories the newlywods will reside on coborne st in whitby upon their return guests were present from orillia orangcville toronto brooklin uxbridge oshawa claremont ashburn rowman- ville pickering whitby and myrtle the refreshments provided by the brougham ucw pouring tea were mrs nor man maye and mrs frances hobbs sisters of mrs fuller and mrs lome white mrs bud crawford mrs ivan ful ler mrs bill mclean mrs jim hunter all nieces of mr and mrs fuller serving were mrs paul bentlcy mrs michel kashel mrs harold phillip and mrs david lennox the couple received tele grams of best wishes from pre mier robarts opposition leader john deifenbakor and john yoxemko provincial secretary music for dancing in the evening was provided by ivan fuller nephew of mr fuller signing the guest book were friends and relatives from var ious ontario centres including severn bridge beavcrton tor onto newmarket islington and sudbury mr and mrs fuller have one daughter mrs john bentley of oshawa and three grandsons paul robin and russell ipprow the trustees of public school area no 1 in pickering twp has agreed that corporal pun ishment should be retained in the school system this decision was included in a recent memorandum to the principals it recommended that the teacher keep a record of the date of the strapping as well as the number of strokes adminis tered the board also recom mended that a witness be pres ent and that if possible the childs parents be notified about the punishment ice kinks the board has decided to re linquish all responsibility for natural ice rinks previously maintained at three of the schools in the area they are- paradise school in pickering beach chorrywood and clare mont it was felt that il wasnt fair to keep three rinks in operation while thirteen other schools had no skating facilities at all the board agreed tiiat orga nization in the three communi ties should be ccrticted to see if they would carry on with this project representatives will be made welcome at tho boards next meeting on monday sept 13th to discuss the matter retirement at g5 tlie board has decided that tho retirement age for their teachers should be 15 and that every teacher who becomes 65 during the school term he re quired to resign at the end of that term the trustees agreed that retired teachers roum be hired on a yeartoyear basis after retirement green river congratulations to mr and mrs wm duncan on the gift of a grandson a son for mr and mrs geo duncan of willow- dale the duncan familv held a re union at the home of mr and mrs g duncan of brougham on sunday tlie ladies aid enjoyed a very pleasant evening at the home of mrs jenkins the hostess was in charge of the program and at the conclusion movie slides were shown taken at the recent bible school we are sorry to hear that mrs j davies had the misfor tune to fall at her home and break a hone in her shoulder congratulations to patsy ire- son who successfully passed all her grade 13 subjects and will now enter some field of higher learning s history 01 the cmmor nail by harry si spang prog chairman pickering twp historical society history is an allembracing subject willi the advent of to morrow today with all the many and varied activities be comes history even something as ordinary as a nail has a his tory there are biblical references to the use of iron nails as far back as 1100 bc british artisans made nails for their roman masters by hammering a piece of iron on an anvil in north america pio neer families would spend their winter evenings hand forgirg iron nails on a small one be side the fireplace the first ma chine to make nail rod was in vented in 1777 in the united states wire nails did not put in their appearance until 1833 when a machine for their pro duction was invented in france this was the first machine for producing nails at a low cost and in quantity and was there fore responsible for wire nails becoming the most popular fastener as wire production techniques were improved nail surfaces became smoother re ducing the nails gripping abil ity in wood fibre this fact re sulted in efforts improve the nails holding power special coatings deliberate deforming of nail shanks barbing thread ing etc until today we have brougham congratulations to garry day who won an ontario scholarship 80 or over in grade 13 exam inations at pickering district high school garry plans to en ter university of toronto and study mathematics and science margaret miller enjoyed the weekend in lambton county on a junior farmers exchange program mr and mrs lloyd johnston have returned from a holiday trip to prince edward island mr and mrs leonard rob erts have returned home follow ing their automobile accident in the sudbury area mr don gibson and bruce spent he weekend with his par ents at sharhol lake bruce re mained for a short holiday anita and david day are spending a holiday with their aunt mrs jim philip in utica gayle and wendy wagg of stouffville spent a few days with their grandparents mr and mrs fred hamilton mr and mrs stewart me- guckin spent the weekend in new york slate just a reminder that history in action day will take place september lsth at the pickering township museum in brough am september mth s the date set aside for the womens in stitute mystery tour for infor mation call mrs harden or mrs george gray mrs m annis sheila and rickie spent the weekend at port perry with her mother mrs honev mr and mrs bill miller have returned from the haliburton district friends trustees bd members on the board of trustees who care for the church and cemetery grounds of friends church ixhridge include gordon fens john ball and howard longhursf mrs k i ionev ph b195fl05 at the gala day bowling tour nament held by the ladies of the claremont bowling club teams from oshawa whhhy stouff ville markham and balmy beach participated the three win and the win prizes were won by teams from oshawa balmy beach was high with one win tea was served during the games- mr and mrs george de rus- ha with son haig and his friend gordon hodgson have re turned from a motor trip to wasaga beach collingwood and midiand master roger petty of victo ria square is staying with his grandparents mr and mrs howard hockley while his par ents mr and mrs ken petty are on a boating trip at fenelon falls mr and mrs h t green have returned from a holiday at alcona beach lake simcoe mr and mrs lloyd macgro- gor and mr and mrs mel nor- rish of uxbridge were weekend visitors at the home of mr and mrs elmer reamen in niagara fails mrs john neal rr 3 joined daughter sharon for a short visit in ottawa before sharons return from a fiveweeks visit with her sister and brolher-in- law mr and mrs ken mccrim- mon in that city last friday evening mrs earle wilson entertained at a baby shower in her homo to wel come beverley ida eight mos old chosen daughter of mr and mrs william hill the guests were mrs george post ill mrs wren llovst mrs lloyd pascoe mrs jack ward mrs peter white mrs randy carruthers mrs frank barclay mrs charl es surphlis mrs earle pilkey mrs mel norrish mrs tim bur nett mrs george hill and mrs del ma noakes those unable to attend the shower but who sent gifts were mrs dirk ward mrs carl nor ton mrs robert hockley mrs ed redshaw mrs cecil red man mrs ivan booth mrs ross hill mrs ken ward and mrs steve wideman gary hill son of mr and mrs grant hill had a few friends in j to help celebrate his fourth birthday on tuesday aug 17 miss marian taylor and miss donna graham of oshawa are visiting their grandmother mrs e j lewis mr and mrs fred morley are home after keeping house for their son wilfrid and his fam ily in stouffville while their daughterinlaw was in orlando florida mrs margaret wilker has re turned after spending several weeks in toronto mrs howard pugh has left for a holiday on the west coast andy neal is bark from his wedding trip to the thousand islands and has resumed his position with chas cooper ltd andy and donna godfrey daughter of mr and mrs w b godfrey of oshawa were marri ed in melville united church on saturday august 14 their at tendants were mr and mrs bill lawson of audlcy at the wed ding and later at the reception held at the home of the brides parents were andys aunt mrs john neal of claremont and mr and mrs george smith of stouffville other guests attend- ed from smiihvillc bobcaygeon whitby aiax and oshawa mr and mrs neal will live at chalk lake mr ian mccullough of lis- burn northern ireland who has been staying at the home of his brother since tune is return ing shortly to further his studies at queens university in belfast last week mr and mrs joe mccullough and joy and step hen took their relative on a mo tor trip to tiie thousand islands anil the eastern united states on their return they stayed over night in montreal and went on to ottawa to see the changing of the guard mr and mrs bart mittert- reiner and family of new ham burg visited at the home of mr gordon hodgson sri in brough am and with mrs e d lnney last wednesday mr hodgson was a kind and helpful neigh bour of the young dutch coupla when they came to the loney farm from holland 17 years ago his farm is now the cher ry downs golf club mrs agnes west who lives at the home of mrs c a over land celebrated her 05th birth day on tuesday august 17 with friends from stouffville agincourt hagermans corners and claremont calling to pre sent their good wishes mrs west is in good health and loves company she walks around the house without aid ihas a fine memory and writes her own let ters in a clear legible hand an avid reader she gets through at least two library books a week visitors at the summer cot tage of mr and mrs earl me- mullen at cohoconk on sunday were mr and mrs a e boake of vivian mr and mrs albert brown and linda wallers of mongolia and mr and mrs stan mcmullen and ronnie of claremont mr and mrs w r evanj and christina and betty mr and mrs blair evans mr and mrs lome jones mr and mrs grant jones mr and mrs ed gar evans and family and mr walter ward attended the at home of mr and mrs carl dopking in dundas on sunday afternoon aug 22 on the occa sion of mr and mrs dopkingi silver wedding anniversary mr and mrs mail anderson attended the at home gather ing on saturday at the residence of mr and mrs garnet courtire pickering village when the well- known couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary mr and mrs don hedges are spending a few days this week at bancroft mrs murray line of maple and mrs john harvey of toron to are visiting for a few days this week at the home of mr and mrs robt beelby hold survkk friends church sunday the annual service at friends church uxbridge twp will be conducted on sunday afternoon aug 20th at 230 pm the guest speaker will be sir leslie saunders former mayor of toronto there will be special music the public is cordially in vited to attend the spiral nail to fill present day requirements why not walk with us in an aura of yesteryears on our history in action day at brougham museum on satur day the lsth of september when we will take you hark to the days of our forebearers as we display the tools and relics and operate the machinery as they did in those good old days model at cne slkgsj among the new features of ontario hydros iofts display b the cnf is a model of the pickering nuclear power station now under construction loan payne of scarhoro shown here is one of hydros 18 hostesses at the exhibition she is a student at winston churchill collegiate