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Newmarket Era and Express, 21 Mar 1957, p. 15

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Face IS The and Expect Thursday March 1957 Residents Return Visiting Mrs North last week were for mer residents of King City Mrs Wood Is reduced to pulp either by chemical action or by a mech anical grinding process The wood fibres left when the water of the pulp has drained off are pressed and dried to become Harper Wells Toronto her daughter Mrs Tom Duffy Ruth and Tom and Teddy Duffy The youngsters had never travelled by railroad and were excited to ride on the train like their grandpa used to Mr Wells has been employed by CNR for many years and had a run but in later years has been with the baggage department at the Union station Mrs Wells called on Mrs Duncan Ross when here GSAND OPENING KING COT CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY 28 ST- SOUTH KING CITY In Jensen Block FRIDAY MARCH ZZ STARTING AT 9 AM OFFICIAL at to by Reeve William Hodgson Valuable coupon prizes given away Ken and Ron Carter proprietors PHONE KING King City and District Mrs Laura Correspondent King LAWN MOWERS Expert Repairs and Most Modern Sharpening PRE SEASON RATES PICK UP SERVICE We Sell and Service Howard Rotavators Motors Boats Trailers Sodeutters Pumps WE RENT MOST ANYTHING SIMMONS MARINE 6285 St RICHMOND HILL LIONS GO March 25 GOLDEN LINE NUMBERS CALLED ONS HALL 8 PM ALL CASH PRIZES JACKPOT 350 Numbers Called ENTIRE PROCEEDS FOR WELFARE WORK Will Visit Kin On Thursday April Dr Long general secretary of the United church of Canada will visit King City He will give an illustrated lecture on his visit to Russia last year where he was sent by the United church It will be an evening meeting in the King City church which men and women of the commun ity and district are being invited to attend Groups form neigh boring churches are receiving invitations from the auxiliary of the WM6 of the King City church to mark the annual spring meeting Boys Wood Farm Aubrey King RR lias sold his acre farm to General Churchill Mann who holds hundreds of acres in that section of King township Mr and Mrs Wood are holding an auction sale in a short time Buys Property It is reported that Pete Laurel has purchased the Curran pro perty on King St which was or iginally built by John Thomas The property was owned by Mrs Brown Loveless Schomberg and has been empty for some time Jack was the real estate agent March Anniversaries March is a special month for the family of Mrs John Phillips King City A surprise party on March was given for her daughter Dorothy and her hus band Leslie Glass at their Rich mond Hill home in honor of their wedding anniversary on March Among those attending were Mrs Phillips her daughter Mrs Bob Julian and husband married years on March Mr and Mrs John Julian a daugh ter of Mr Phillips and her daughter Marion and husband Bob Ball and their daughter of Aurora Petition In King City stores are drafts of a petition sponsored by King City Chamber of Commerce for protesting the proposed closing of King City CNR station Persons signing the petition agreed that We the undersigned residents of King City and dis trict do hereby strongly protest the proposed closing of the King City CNR station on the grounds that this action is unwarranted and will seriously affect the fu ture development of the area Merchants say there is an ex cellent response and people are becoming fully acquainted with the problem and arc anxious to express their feeling through their signatures Drafts of the petition will be circulated under the Chamber of Commerce to all residents of the southern part of King township Klngcrafters Mrs A Kingcrafts will give a talk and will demon strate art craft at the general meeting of Kingcrafters at King craft House on Wednesday after noon March 27 called for 215 She will be assisted in the dem- by other members of the art group This feature is one of a series this year when members of the different crafts will give first hand information on how the craft is carried on in different stages Unless a crafter is doing more than one of the crafts the groups so far have not been too well acquainted with all the highways and byways it takes to produce the various types Guides Win Tests Tests for badge work under York Central Division Girl Guides were taken at Richmond Hill on Saturday March From the First King Company June Knight was successful in world knowledge citizenship and emergency helper Sandra Cane Joanne Shepherd and Joanne Harrison won citizenship and emergency helper tests Bake Sate Parents See Pupils Work While King City School Observes Education Week Modern- teaching methods and versatile etementary school cur riculum enhance the potential po wer and ability of todays stud ents This was demonstrated at open house at King City school during observance of Education Week in Ontario on March The displays of colorful pro jects and classroom work books made one feel there was nothing lacking in the scope of education al advantages given to the child ren by the teaching staff Miss E Dennis Carson Bice Doris Pat- tori Phyllis Addison and George Gould and the parttime teacher Mrs Colin Stewart Raymond Burt school board secretary treasurer and Mrs Ste wart attended to the visitors book There were parents and fri ends who examined the work and held short conferences with the On Saturday March 23 at teachers children and vVyri SEE Thats where you can get the necessary to buy seed if you can repay out of farm income Farmers from coast to coast finance their at the Bank of Montreal Many find the going a bit hard at this time of year what with lots of money going and litcle coming in and they look on a of M seed loan as an aid essential success They like its low cost too Sec your Bank of Montreal manager today for a confidential chit Bank or Montreal Newmarket Branch CAMERON Matugcr Aurora Branch KENNETH Manager pm the local association of Guides and Brownies will hold a bake sale in the Sunday school rooms of King City United church Proceeds are used for guiding Association president is Mrs J Davie Monday March 25 is an im portant day for Judy Gamble King City school and David Scott New Scotland school The boy and girl team will compete in the spelling bee zone finals at Teachers College Toronto against 30 others Judy and David won the in spectorate finals held at Rich mond Hill comprising winners from King township Whitchurch township and Richmond Hill school Judy is a grade pupil of Carson Bice and David in grade seven is a pupil of Mrs Ruth Finch Join Presbyterian Church Mae and Joanne Shepherd daughters of Rev J E Shep herd and Mrs Shepherd Presby terian Manse King City be came members of the Presby terian communion at St An drews church Strange on Sun day March Rev Mr Shepherd dispensed the Sacrament assisted by ciders Finch and Donald Mc- Callum A few weeks ago Janet and Margaret Finch became members of St Andrews church They are the teenage daughters of Mr and Mrs Finch progress The parentteacher re lationship was quite evident as people wandered through the rooms There are children at tending in grades one to The displays were a credit to teachers and pupils and the ad ults could learn something from the social studies exhibits the ex cellent displays of writing arts and crafts in the different grades Principal Dennis had vases of spring and winter buds the chil dren had gathered Miss Addison had a husky chin chilla in a plastic covered cage which is her pupils pet There was a real Chinese dress in the social study exhibit on China Mr Bice had carried out a unique col lection by his pupils entitled Machines some in the simple classification as a pencil and nail file to inclined planes such as a screw nail And did you know that an egg beater and a nut cracker are ma chines His daughter Karen had discovered an Australian flag for the classroom study on that coun try Parents from Strange and peranceville school sections whose children are enrolled at King City were on hand King City Womens Institute served refreshments and coffee Daffodils provided by the school board decorated the tea table Serving were Mrs Verdun Gord on Blair Burrows Mrs J Mrs McKendry and Mrs Bert New Rector Appointed To Anglican Parish In King WI News The Right Reverend Wil kinson Toronto has an nounced the appointment of the Very Reverend Bruce Jen nings as the first rector of the newly established parish of King and Maple All Saints church at King and St Ste phens at Maple Dean Jennings will assume the newly appointed position on May The Very Rev p Jennings Burrows Mrs Ratcliff Mrs Crui- ckshank Mrs Doner and Mrs Wycr at the morning session Af ternoon workers are Mrs Archie Campbell Mrs Miss L Anderson Mrs Greg Paul and Mrs W McKendry On Grandmothers Day March the grandmothers were a scarce commodity at the monthly meeting of branch Four were present taking part in the program Mrs Percy Forester Mrs J Glass Mrs Charles and Mrs Fned OBrien who convened the program Mrs Clyde Cairns the secretary was hostess at Laskay WI hall Mrs Glass took the motto which referred to kindness to the aged for they have come a long way and help the young who have a long way to go Mrs Forester had current events Mrs and Mrs gave St Pat ricks readings The Lords Prayer was recited in memory of the late Mrs Will iam Boys charter and life mem ber of the branch who passed way on March It was fun naming the titles of songs from something worn by members illustrating song them es Miss Boys wore a sprig of heather Mrs Cairns car ried a teapot as Tea for Two Mrs an imitation bird for Red Wing and so on The branch outlined plans to ca ter to an testimonial banqu et in hall on March when two long time members of lodge King township John Henry White and Jacob Gould were honored has been for the past six years Dean of St Lukes Cathedral Sault Ste Marie in the diocese of He was born in Pene- Ont and attended Trinity College Toronto graduat ing in arts and theology in He married Margaret Dick daughter of Crown Attorney W I Dick Milton Ont the same year Appointed to the British Col umbia coast as superintendent of Prince Rupert Coast Mission he remained there for five years From British Columbia he went CANADIANS IN OP I Si NCI A resolution has been approved by members of the King branch vigorously protesting the propos ed closing of King City CNR stat ion The branch supported the re solutions of protest drafted by King Township Council and King City Chamber of Commerce Members felt such an action would be contrary to WI policy for community betterment and would be highly detrimental to the future development of King City Area The resolution will be sent to the superintendent of Can adian National Railways to the board of transport commissioners and to J Smith member of the Federal Parliament The problem was discussed at a general meeting of the branch at the home of Mrs March The parade of spring hats de signed from kitchen utensils and gadgets was held at the King branch meeting at the home of Mrs March Winners of the creations were Mrs and Mrs Warren Heritage Park Judges were Mrs Gregory Paul and Mrs Bill Allan also Heritage Park Miss Anderson second vice- president presided and president Mrs A E Peter who designed the posters for the formal Spring Hat Show on March in the Masonic Hall was present Over 30 attend ed the meeting Mrs Ratcliff gave the motto ex plaining how much better it is to lend a sympathetic ear to those who sorrow than tell them how to master their grief Sharing is more important than telling Mrs gave a reading entitled They want to learn a story written from the Federated in Kngland Mrs Ross Walker and Mrs Ver dun Gordon were appointed branch representatives to a fact finding committee under the cha mber of commerece to discuss King City village incorporation Mrs Howard Neil program con vener dealt with the project Miss Doris Miss An derson and Mrs V Gordon were named the nominating committee to draw up a slate of branch offic ers for the election in April Mrs Austin Rumble WI repre sentative to the library board re ported the board has paid off from the mortgage principal on the building leaving a balance of Trustee Ron Bolton T for the lions and Mrs Gage Love for Kingcrafts are new members of the board this year Several ladies volunteered to assist with the polio clinic April in King City Masonic hall morning and afternoon under York County Health Unit Pre school children will be given pre ventive shots There was quick response by several to make the baby layette which is the project for this year and will be judged on district level first Mrs Ross Wal ker volunteered to convene the work for the branch The Red Cross is tho reverse of Those who will assist the York the flag of Switzerland It is Cointy Health nurse at the polio to the Swiss founder of the clinic on April are Miss Blair Red Cross Henri GLANCE OUT WINDOW SPOTS BLAZING CAR SAVES BARN CATTLE Had Joan not spotted a blaze close to a large farm barn during a heavy windstorm last Friday night her father a St farmer might have lost his buildings The family was watching tele vision at the lime when Joan hap pened to glance out the window of their home About 10 feet from tho frame barn housing nearly head of cattle and other livestock a park ed car belonging to Bill the son was in flames Near by was a 150gallon tank of gaso line in the driving shed Risking the blaze of the redhot model car Mr Riddell and his son crawled the car and threw a hooked chain around the bump er The father towed the vehicle by tractor which bogged down when it hit a post Another tractor standing near by was hitched to the first one and the car was towed into a field It was demolished No in surance was held on the vehicle Fire was already creeping to ward the barn sparks were on the roof and had blown through a broken by the time King City fire department arriv ed The car had not been used for several days Bill Riddell told Fire Chief Glass who conjectured that moisture and faulty wiring or probably loose wires had caus ed a short circuit car was too badly burned he said to actually determine the cause VERY REV II to Port Hope as rector at St Marks church for six years and then to the parish of Port Credit for two more years During the war Dean Jennings was with the RCAF serving as chaplain overseas for two years with the Sixth Bomber Group in Yorkshire Upon his re turn to Canada he was appointed deputy director of chaplains with the rank of wing commander and travelled across Canada visiting stations From to the Dean was rector of St Marks Toronto The following year he was appointed of St Pauls church Fort William where he remained until when he was made Dean of St Lukes Cathed ral Marl by Arch bishop Wright diocese of Algoma While at Marie he was made chaplain of the Medium AntiAircraft Regiment Ste Marie and held the post of president of the Ministeri al Association He was also a member of Ste Marie His torical Society Fishing and gar dening arc the Deans favorite outdoor occupations The completion of the rebuild ing of St Lukes Cathedral after the fire in has been one of the Deans biggest projects one which received the highest praise from his parishioners Dean Jennings assumes his new appointment as a result of the di vision of the former parish of King recently divided due to the pressure of expansion The Page Col COOPERATION Your Physician and your Pharmacist working together safeguard your health MAY WE BE YOUR PRESCRIPTION PHARMACISTS Harvey Lanes Pharmacy For Prescriptions MAIN ST NEWMARKET PHONE YORK COUNTY POLIO VACCINATION The York County Health Unit will give polio vaccin ation to all children over six months of age who arc brought by a parent or guardian to one of the following clinics In order to avoid waiting you are requested to bring the children at the time suggested according to the first letter of your name eg Allan Black Clark etc There will be no preregistration of these chil dren j NEWMARKET AND AREA West side and nearby Rural area Fire Hall Upstairs Monday 1st April A to am to 1030 am L to pm to Z pm East side and nearby Rural area Legion Hall Tuesday 2nd April A to E am to am to 130 pm to Z pm SUTTON AND AREA Sutton Public School Thursday April A to am to 1030 am L to P pm to 300 pm HOLLAND MARSH AND AREA Christian Reform Church Hall Friday April A to am 1 to 1030am RIVERDRIVE PARK AND AREA Community Hall Friday April A to K pm I to pm AURORA AND AREA Salvation Army Hall Thursday 11th April A to 900 to 1030am I to pm to 300 pm PEFFERLAW AND AREA Community Hall Friday April A to am to Z 1030 SCHOMBERG AND AREA Community Hall Friday April A to am to 1030 am to pm to Z pm KING CITY AND AREA Masonic Hall Tucsdav April A am to KESWICK AND AREA United Church Wednesday April to 1030 am 1 to 300 pm OAK RIDGES AND AREA Brethren in Christ Church Thursday April A to to pm to Z 300 pm BALLANTRAE AND AREA Restaurant Bowling Alley Friday April A to 900 am I j THE SECOND DOSE WILL BE GIVEN AT THE SAME TIME SAME PLACE EXACTLY FOUR WEEKS LATER A to am 130 pm to Z DAIRY FARMERS OP CANADA Huron 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