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Newmarket Era and Express, 21 Jan 1954, p. 11

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EFTS L King City And 1 Mb City Wills was the subject of an by resi dent lawyer to King City at the home of Mrs Jackson Wills said Mr were recorded by the early Egyptians and years ago were mostly deathbed gifts Then came the concept of the family and pass ing on an inheritance which Is the expression of how a person wants his dispositions to be handed oh They should be composed in simple ordinary language to produce the results they are intended to accomplish They must be signed by three persons all of whom must wit ness the signatures- Since the theme of the program was Canadian in aspect Mrs James Rock took the mot to Im proud of Canada Is UN Canada proud of To help new Canadians responded by saying we should make them welcome teach them our customs fey being kind and thoughtful help them to adjust themselves to com munity life and give Canada a national flag arid a national an them Mrs Dan took cur rent events one of which was the inauguration of the legiti mate theatre by the Davis Bros formerly of Newmarket Mrs J P Morris explained the new scale of rates in the Blue Cross hospitalization plan She has been voluntarily collecting the group insurance dues for the plan on behalf of the WI since the system was first adopted by several members Her duties will expire under the new sys tem set up by the Blue Cross organization George had the render and his car badly damaged Saturday afternoon when his car struck a tree after skidding on ah icy hill on the sixth con cession There were pe- injuries Constable John investi gated 7 Mrs Donald Is convalescing at her home On Fisher St after a minor opera at Grace hospital Toronto last week Mr and Mrs I Scott and son Douglas J Scott attended Ihe funeral of the late Daniel Chambers Toronto held on Monday Miss Hilda left on Monday Jan for Phoenix Arizona where she will spend several months in southern sun shine Recently and Mrs Fred Curtis entertained neighbors relatives and friends at a euchre parly in their home with present Miss of Brechin has been visiting her cousin Mrs Gordon She also visited her cousins Mrs Fred Curtis and Ferguson and her aunt Mrs Norman Ferguson A group of local boys are anxi ous to take up basketball in the Lake Marie pavilion in the park The Lions club which would sponsor this activity has ap proached the Lake Mario elation which cannot moke an immediate decision until plans to recondition the flooring have been established Mrs Ed Roddick Centre York WI district president has con sented to officially open the home baking sale and afternoon tea which will be given by King City on Friday Jan at King City United at pm Colored Pictures Every January Kingcrafts Guild features ah open meeting in the evening at King United church when members husbands or a friend are invited to be present for a picture Morrisons sale continues to off all seasonable merch andise Newmarket and Aurora followed by a social half hour Tills will take place on Jan 25 at when Sir Ellsworth will show colored views he has taken of the Charleston Mid- and Cyprus Gardens in South Carolina and other pic tures At sharp the mem bers will take part in an Import ant business discussion held in church Sunday school rooms Rugs At Montreal- Exhibit Of special interest to is a showing of hooked rugs and chair seats of the rug ging group in Montreal on Jan to Feb The exhibition and competition is sponsored by the Quebec branch of the Canadian Handicraft Guild which invited Kingcrafts to take part To Boost Hal Fund The proceeds accruing from a hot oyster supper and euchre sponsored by branch on Monday Jan at Institute hall Will be applied to the hall building fund The branch now owns the nail which it has used and maintained for several years Successful Year George Brown was acclaim ed president of the Lake Marie and King Athletic Association for a fifth term at the an nual meeting on Jan Ray Burt secretary- treasurer for three years declined to resume the office which is filled by Ronald James David son was moved up to the first vicepresidency replacing Barker who has teen a mem ber of the executive for several years The new second vice- president is John and the new directors are and Howard Cairns Andrew and Harry Cunningham were reelected auditors as was Boric as the representative horary board The Marie In 1953 was the erection of no pavilion in park a project that cost 4000 With in the treas ury to improve the pavilion floor and make other advances the association hopes to promote coming season of On Dominion Day Thursdays July a sports day carnival and dance will be fear The continued its sponsorship of the Lake Marie baseball and hockey clubs The league trophy was won by the ball club bringing honors to King City The girls ball team created a big interest also The Dominion Day celebration last July was ah enlarged feature of sports tournaments and en tertainment There ore about 40 members irop Dental Grant King City Womens Institute will discontinue the 20 percent grant on denial service for pu pils of The dental clinic was set up on Oct after the Institute had consulted the school board oh of the service Trustees were agreeable finding that the town ship of King would give a percent grant The remaining percent has paid by the ratepayers of the section through school taxes- While the project was the or iginal idea of the WI as a com munity servkcy members feel it has outgrown the level of branch support In the In stitute share amounted to 3080 According to the financial state ment of S3 on December the branch had contributed The school tax rate for the service is approximately one mill The situation will be reviewed by the school board at its meet ing this month While the dental service is good practice an or ganization with membership out ride the local school section would find it difficult to con tinue with Its grant program said a member of the board Another trustee has pointed out thai is developing proportions that the j- fixed percentage basis needs a readjustment Mementoes itom Mrs Norman Kennedy head of the Scottish delegation to the ACWAY brought with her small bows of tartan silk ribbon which are being given to each Womens Institute branch in Canada as a token of friendship from our Scottish sisters The King City branch was proud to receive its gift as a link with the conference held for the first time on Canadian soil in August Cabbage Butterfly A harbinger of spring appear ed in King City post office on Friday Jan in the form of a butterfly The postmistress Mrs McDonald saw it fluttering in the warm building The tiny creature had developed from the cocoon state during the unusu ally fine autumn whereas nor mally it would have remained in the cocoon stage until spring It appears to be smaller than the common cabbage butterfly Q Mr Fred Dew entertained the children of ihe community at a skating party at the arena on Friday night Mrs Win Falls has visiting her aunt Mrs Gordon for the past few weeks Mrs Silas spent Thursday with Mis Fred r Sharon Mrs Arnold and Mr ana airs Robert Arnold were entertained at the Mrs Silas Sennet on Tuesday evening Era and Express Thursday Jan Page PLEASANTVlttE SCHOOL TO BE CONVERTED into pwyliHpM The school property King township has been pur chased by Mr Cutting for his daughter and her Mr and Mrs Art Lloyd who intend to convert the school house into a dwelling The property comprises one acre of land on the Springdale Morgan Baker of King made the negotiations on behalf of the trustee board of King township public school area No which up the amalgamated sections of Glenville Blackburn and It is the second property- in the area which has been sold school became private property early this year Before section No and Blackburn No were united and the children were taught in a log building on the property a new site was chosen when the section was divided and the section built a school on the Springdale the highway was constructed the school was moved to the east in 1040 to give highway a Wesley Walls secretary of S S for years club meeting be held on Thursday Jan Those wishing to Skate go to and those at home go to the sichpol for after will gather at and lunch will te provided On Friday afternoon of last week the school pu pils enjoyed a slate at ville rink Guests on Saturday for dirt net I with Mr and Cody eluded the Hams Joyce Mohlman Vera Betty and Bar bara Couch all of Toronto and former pupils of Mr Cody Mrs J of Cedar- Valley had Thursday Starr the occasion being a quilting for the la dies present In the were Mrs Cody and Mrs ill- V At the home of Mrs for Sunday tea were Mr and Mrs Mpore and Robert friend of To also Mrs A Tucker at present bf Orchard Mr and Mrs- Harry West en on Saturday for tea Mr Mrs and MrsCarson Robinson of Newmarket also Mr arid Mrs McDowell of Aurora Mr and Mrs A Donna alsoMrs W Hancock and Sharon of visited at the Toole home on Sunday During the weekend school was entered by vandals doing damage to locks A small amount of money was Mr Francis Starr and three children of Alton spent a couple of days last week at Star Elms Mrs Steele Toronto who was a sister of Miller and Robert Stiles was buried at Queensville last Friday Miss Donna Toronto is home convalescing afteran kVivr Sorry to Wright is in York County The IitstUtite be held at home of Monday and the and of January Mr our barber isjnbw recovering pneumonia We is soon well Glad to report that Misses Ann Mellon are well Miss Yvonne nurse- at Toronto Hasbeen home of her parents few Mrs and visited his fop several nays week Mis has been her GoitlonAVilmorfor several weeks J We Mrs shervoofj from Newmarket to- our villageV She has bought the of the late Robert The Evening Auxiliary are holding a family party at Sharon Hall at pm on January The enter will con sist of earels games and singing refreshments will be sciV at Committee in charge are Mrs Rex Smith Mrs Salmon Mrs Mrs Mrs Class and Miss Elsie Huntley The Park is holding its Annual community night and car nival at Queensville arena on pm On Sunday morning the Trail pros oh he church Sunday school with an electric clock HALF OF TUNELUNG COMPLETED IN NIAGARA I J in the huge SlT generating 1s no a for tourists Its can see this vie of the gigantic penstocks erected along the face of the Niagara can day water diverted from above Niagara Fails will pour the penstocks to turn the at their base This view shows the through which the diverted water will reach the penstocks and the subsidiary Into the original Sir Adam Beck power system right built in The cliff Is feet high and twelve penstocks be built to utilize all the water A MOUNT ALBERT The Boy Scouts held their first meeting at the United church on Thursday last week viutb scoutmaster Dike arils Lloyd and Scouts are John Ron nie Ted Tom Kurtz Gary Keith El wood Kirtbn Snyclec and Edward- Hopkins The Cubs meet Wednesday evening with leader Ernie assistants David Crone and Jack Pearson Cubs are Glen prise Tom Gary son Gary Bruce and these groups start working other members will be taken in but thought best to start with small numbers The library is holding a bake sale on Saturday Jan 3 at Mainpnzes store at Mrs Harry who was taken ill on Friday night was moved to the rest home Colecn and Ronnie Peters who have been confined to bed with scarlet fever are arid no other cases have been reported ranged as low as 15 degrees zero over the weekend David Jones Funeral service for David Jones Buffalo held from Wright and Taylor funeral home Richmond Hill oh Mon day morning Jan with in- attended public and high schools here He was employed by the Office Specialty for a number of years He moved to where he was superin tendent at the Furni ture Co He went to The services Saunders Sunday Mrs Walter Hirst is- stUlJ the sick list following a attack Mr arid Mrs Raymond ley were Sundayguests and Mrs Freeman Pollock- Mr Joe Cameron spent weekend in Toronto a y v frl M I I J i vi S- J ii a v i in Prospect cemetery land of the Toronto The Anglican Tames Coles Co of Thomhill conducted the he was C A Cow- vice Mr Jones was in his ley Ply woods Co year The pallbearers wore a cousin E Cook Oak Ridges the Richard and Robert Dunn Buffalo Ralph Warren Lloyd Cook Toronto and Stanley Hart Lake Wilcox Mr Jones died on Saturday Jan after an illness of less than a week He was at the home of his Mr Cook Oak Ridges with whom he had spent Christmas He had made his home with his nephew John Dunn Buffalo who Is his near est survivor Mr Jones was a native of Prince Edward County J Ben Wilson J Ben Wilson Thames St died at his home after a short illness on Thursday Dec Born in Toronto he was a son of the loto Mr and Mrs J Wilson- He moved to when a child and Ho was a member of St James Anglican church and a member of New Hope lodgo j and and of the Scottish Rite Guelph is survived by his widow the former Jean and two daughters and Anne both at home three sisters Mrs N Staples Toronto J Bennett and Mrs A both of Newmarket A service was held at the Walker Funeral- Home soil oh the following Saturday afternoon at pm with the Rev J Queen officiating At Newmarket a Masonic ser vice was held Sunday p ml under the auspices Tus can and AM market Funeral service was held on Monday See The Lower Longer Lovelier Livelier O DM II or See The by Rhodes of St Pauls Anglican church In terment Newmarket Mrs James Come and EAT ENJOY WIN KING CITY ONTARIO and A lifelong resident township Mrs James in her year at Jan She had been in failing health for twp years She was former Annie all of tli late ward born On the I fourth coiicessiom on is now the Thomas Harrison farm Of the six children of the Bali family her brother Robert Ball Aurora remains- Mis is survived by- a SteWsirt and- a daughter Isabel- Mrs Forrester Sir A ward are eight grandchildren surviving After marriage Mrs Pax- tori and her husband settled at AG years ago She was with the United church IhcreanU Cor sev eral president at the service was held at the Thompson funeral liome Aurora on Monday Jati conducted fey Meddle minister of the church The service tended by a wide circle of relatives rind friciuts The were Cur tis Wesley Bob Bali Ralph and u ffi MZ families spend mora than to an against an peak of Canadian travellers In other com pa WMJuL net and f tvvojefc a up tutu Wo off ted at tin AFTER AIR FORCE f J w mo- wuWz 5 i s y n -s- i KiKKPAtftiCK There are VS immediate openings now for more men to train and fly as Air Crow Officers in i Of VorXOWt id if aub in tat loK HH Ha TARGET FREEDOM Unit St Ave- postal Phone Princess or WWI Mt jo NAME Mini I Jwnsm Nomn I c STRUT ADDRESS EDUCATION by See the Counsellor addros in coupon or mail coupon re IT toi I CttificH hoot THE O R U If I N Offices located 27 ST Complete facilities are available foSpnfidontial JUST OFF YONGE i A v

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