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TO Wer ST : Ajax, and Clem Ottenbrite % These three views photo shows Larkin Bridge which will be replaced by a modern concrete bridge. Larkin Bridge was built over 50 years of the | ago at a cost of $8,000. It was Base-line are all in Ajax. Top | BRIDGE | LOAD LIMIT 3TON oo a AJAX (Times-Gazette, Staff Re- porter) -- The provincial Depart- ment of Highways will spend $800,000 to develop the Base-line road between Frenchman's Bay and Whitby. : Hon. James N, Allan, Minister of Highways has approved the ex- penditure following lengthy dis- cussions between his department the Ontario County Road Board. W. J. Fulton, Director of Plan- ning and Design, for the Depart- ment of Highways has had a major part in the negotiations with the County Road Board. It is estimated it will take three years to complete the project, which will be a tremendous fac- tor in the development of a huge acreage of lakefront lands. Four new bridges will be built, and the road reconstructed to carry a paved surface equal to provincial highway standards. One of the chief advantages from the Department of Highways point of view will be the preserva- tion of life through the closing of the many entrances to Highway 401, all with the added hazards of main line CNR rail crossings on the south side of the highway. This section of Highway 401 has recorded a ghastly list of fatali- ties and unestimated property damage. This writer has over the| past few years covered many ac-| cidents at each side road. One ac-| cident last September took four| lives. : | It may be argued that residents] accustomed to using these| entrances will be inconvenienced in getting on to 401 Highway, but| it must be remembered that the| base-line will be a paved road with easy access to the nearest clover leaf east or west. The same applies to Highway No. 2 which parallels on the north. The actual inconvenience will amount only to 2 or 3 minutes and eternity is a long time. | The County Road Board has been assured that when develop- Alcoholics ny Said To Need adequate for rural traffic. Bat- tered by ice for half a century it is now unsafe and loads are limited to 3 tons. Middle photo is another view of the road bed |4 view look- the west Bottom, a general ing east-ward from boundary of Ajax. Photos by John Mills. Hospital Auxiliary Hear Talk On Flower Growing . MILLS, Correspondent AJAX -- There was a small attendance at the Hospital Aux- fliary meeting on Tuesday eve- ning, but there was a lot of busi- ness attended to. The main item was the Fall Masquerade Dance to be held on October 19 in Ro- tary Hall, Ajax. The iast three been held in the dances have Pickering Dis- + trict High School, where the at- tendance is always extremely good, but the school is not avail- able on Friday evenings, due to student activities. This year the dance returns to and his seven-piece orchestra will pro- vide the music. Mr. Charles Jol- liffe, Pickering High School, will be the master of ceremonies, un- der the convenership of Mrs. Geo. Lawrence and her commit tee. There will be good prizes and a special door prize. Costumes wit be judged and prizes award- accessories, donations for these will be most acceptable. The purchase of distinctive smocks to be worn by Auxiliary members while doing volunteer {work at the hospital, was dis- cussed and inquiries are to be Refreshments in keeping with made by the executive. the season will be served. Tickets are now on sale, and it is hoped) Mrs. R. Ruddy, Mrs. Geo. Law- that as many as possible will rence and Mrs. W. Griffith at- bean hand o enjoy the sysning's tended the Regional meeting held entertaiment. e proceeds wi i i be used in the upkeep of facili-|°" September 27 in Oshawa. ties for the patients in the hospi- tal {Mrs. Owen Ashley introduced Mrs. J. Hope- Brown reported Mr. Paul Koenderman, manager for the linen committee, and ask- of Reed's Florists in Ajax, who ed for more volunteers for sewing i and mending on Tuesday after- 8ave a most interesting talk on noons. the planting of bulbs, both out- Mrs. Geo. Simpson, handcraft doo: and for forcing, illustrated convenor, had a nice display of with colored plates. Much valu- gifts on hand for the Christmas able information was received on gift table for the December meet- the subject. Mr. Koenderman is a ing. Seve 'al beautifully dressed native of Holland, and had a flor- dolls have been brought in for |ist business of his own before the draw, Mrs. Fenton would like coming to Canada, so is able to to have them all in for display at speak with authority on the sub- the dance, on the 19th. ject. Several members brought do- An interesting part of his talk, nations of preserves for the pan-| explained how the Holland Bulb try shelf. Growers' Association came into At the December meeting peing, and how it works, and also there will be a table of Christ- how, "what is now known as the | mas cakes and cookies, for sale. "pytch Auction" originated. This and also one of dolls' clothes and |glectric clock system has been | ROOM AND BOARD tried out in Canada this year at seed auction sales, and speeded | {up the selling to a fantastic rate. | Sales that used to take three to NT JUST MY IMAGINATION, AS OLD CORKHEAD PUFFLE INSISTS! four weeks time can now be exe- cuted in one to two hours. Mrs. W. Bosch thanked the speaker for coming, and sharing his information with the group. Refreshments were served in the lounge and a social half hour | enjoyed. | HE'S TRYING TO VARNISH IT OVER SO YOU'LL STAY, MCBEEFER!. THAT SPOOKY NOISE STARTS EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME AND KEEPS ON UNTIL SPRING! «..HAVE YOU HEARD THE SOUND OF CLANKING CHAINS YET? / FOR MISSED PAPERS IN AJAX Phone AJAX 333 If you have.not received your Times-Gozette by 7 P.M., Call AJAX TAXI All cols. must be placed before 7:30 P.M. | or guesses." . | which will be raised above the | | flood level of Duffin"s Creek. | Following the business meeting, | Long Treatment TORONTO (CP)--The skid road alcoholic cannot be cured by short- term treatment, a full program of| therapy is needed, Edward | Morris of the Chicago commis- [sion or alcoholism said in an ad- | dress here. | Before the annual meeting of the | National States Committee on Al-| coholism, he defined skid road al-| (coholics as the homeless, jobless | population of the city, ill-educated,| unmarried or divorced and un- repentant about their drinking. "Among the homeless popula- tion drinking even supplies a form status,"'h e said. Rell; organizations such as the Salvation Army, have done "yeoman service among these men," but a complete therapeu- is d for IC Prog! "and it can't be done on wishes | ESLIE FOR NATURAL GAS | AutomaTiC | HOT | WATER HEATERS | { | | ment reaches a point where other entrances are required that all due consideration will be given, meanwhile the affected muni- cipalities will be asked to take the necessary steps to close the roads when the Base line is completed. Pickering Township's portion of the Base line west of Ajax, bisects a tract of industrial land so desig- nated on the official plan to be approved shortly. The value of paved road of the standard now approved with ready access to Frenchman's Bay | and Pickering interchanges to this| particular area is beyond estima-| tion at this time. | The town of Ajax will receive! an east and west through road which will give ready access from | Highway 401 into its industrial area, relieving the traffic bottle- neck on Harwood avenue, the only | entrance into South Ajax. | NEW BRIDGE | The construction of a new, bridge over Duffin's Creek will be one of the first parts of the pro-| ject. Paving will extend from the| Base line north to the Pickering clover leaf. East of Ajax, through Pickering and Whitby Township the road will increase land values mater- ially and development is bound to follow. Much of the land in Whitby Town bordering on the road is government. owned. Benefits here are not so apparent. Al} will have ready access to Whitby Harbor if the St. Lawrence Seaway project brings an upsurge of water borne freight to the harbor. The whole area has access to an unlimited water supply from Lake Ontario and ample facilities for sewage disposal without creat- ing pollution problems. An additional advantage is the gas main from Toronto to Oshawa which follows this road. Surveys have already been made to establish grades. This was done before the gas main was laid to eliminate any con- struction troubles when work| started. The contracts will be let by On- tario County and the Department of Highways will foot the bill. Meetings between heads of municipalities and the County Road Board will be held and points of difference ironed out. The mechanics of the project will] CULPRIT CAUGHT BUT UNPUNISHED TORONTO (CP)--Five fire trucks squealed to a halt out- side Toronto's East General Hospital today and firemen rushed inside. It was a false alarm, "Who did it?" they asked. "He's down the hall," some- one said. They found the culprit chuckling and waving his arms, making no attempts to escape. Firemen let him go. They had to. He was the youngest "false alarmist" in the city's history--a baby who reached from his mother's arms to pull the little handle on the wall. be dealt with as quickly as pos-| sible and first contracts will be let next spring. AJAX AND PICKERING GENERAL HOSPITAL Annual Fall DANCE Friday, October 19 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ROTARY HALL, AJAX Dress Optional - Costume Preferred Refreshments - Prizes $1.50 per person - Students $1.00 FOR MISSED PAPERS IN BOWMANVILLE Phone MA 3-5561 If you have not received your Times - Gazette by 7 p.m., call KING TAXI All calls must be placed before 7:30 p.m. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, October 12, 1956 © \ 4 A wo pay b Pil I NG Up ' CITIZENS. FINANCE We like to say "Your loan is OK" When bills pile up--and they always do around this time of year--the easiest way to take care of them may be to total them up, and pay them all off with a cash loan from Citizens. 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