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r4t th sto ui8we twtety ftbnwy 6 m pickering tp recreation committee budget of 25000 for this year school chums act as pallbearers at saturday funeral for ten- year old claremont district boy drowned in abandoned well at the first 1961 meeting of the pickering township parks and recreation committee held on january 29 members were introduced to the council rep resentatives who were appoint ed for this year to sit on the committee councillors john campbell and don waring the committee is comprised of don beer don hopkins terry ryan gordon shaver and the two councillors it remains lor coun cil to appoint one further mem ber from ward 1 to replace mr kalman vizely who left the township last jear donald beer of brougham was reappointed chairman for 1964 and mrs klsa storry ap pointed secretary harry ashton parks administrator explained th function of parks and recre ation in the township and the grants which are ava lable from the department of agriculture and the community planning branch of the department of education in reviewing the past years members agreed that more or ganization was needed for the various parks and recreation groups throughout the large township they felt that in viewing facilities observers might conclude that not too much constructive success had been achieved and yet the limit ed budget the township pro vides had been allocated with much care for the pursuit of im provement in the parks and a recreation programme it was concluded that perhaps a programme over the years of capital works for parks and re- creation improvements should be instigated rather than the provision of equipment and minor allocations hockey and baseball equipment had been purchased and distributed from the township centre to the ap- fiicants with the request that t be returned much of it deteri orates during the season is lost or worn or not returned and new had to be purchased each year donald hopkins recommended a policy and put it in for a resolution which was unani mously passed that the commit tee consider allotting sufficient money from the 1964 budget to finance the lighting of east woodlands and bay ridges parks for the purpose of soft- ball and hockey as an immediate project since two ball parks in the northend had lighting and there was a need for lights in the south part following this that funds be set aside for the grading of the biougliam and claremont parks and still furth er that the remaining parks in the township receive the bulk of the monies to be used for repair and maintenance this programme mr hopkins con tended could cover a three year period and could eliminate the minor allocations to which vari ous parks and recreation com mittees might contribute them selves or adopt sponsors for same this way members agre- gd there would be something permanent to show for the ef forts of the parks and recrea tion committee members agreed that they could not commit future coun cils and committees financially but felt that consideration should be given to the policy of such planning they will give the motion further study at budget time and seek the en dorsement of council and of the several parks and recreation committees thioughout the township this programme would not necessarily affect other recrea tion programmes in the town ship which the committee has assisted such as swimming boating physical fitness and others seek larger budget the committee by resolution will apply for a budget of s2500000 for this year from council to be divided between paiks and recreation this same amount was requested last year but cut by council to about 1400000 or a quarter mill levy on the taxpayers in 1963 the requests from lo cal parks and recreation boauls amounted to approximately 7200000 so the committee had to cut drastically in all direc tions to distribute equably lit tle more than onefifth of this amount the meetings of the picker ing township parks and recre ation committee ate public and aie held on the fourth wednes day of eacirnsiuh t the muni cipal building in brougham no charge laid in fatal accident officers of the ontario pro vincial police have attached no blame to the driver of a west bound claremont car that hit a pedestrian on the manchester county road on saturday har old dean was bringing mem bers of the claremont girls 4h club back from a meeting at the tragic drowning death of a 10 year old claremont boy in an unused well not far from his home last week has shocked and saddened this village com munity douglas goden twin son of mr and mrs sandy god- en is believed to have fallen through the rotted earthcover- ed platform into about ten feet of water on thursday at noon- hour while taking a shortcut back to school his body was re covered from the excavation following an extensive four- hour search of the area by an estimated 300 person the claremont baptist church could not accommodate the manv friends of the deceased and his family although facili ties in both the auditorium and sunday school were used doz ens mbie remained outside the entire staff and the majority of pcs to honour parliamentary representatives ontario county conservatives are planning a major dinner for the end of february it was an nounced this week the various pc associations of the area are getting together to pay tribute to our parliamentary represent atives at the present time ontario county is unique in ontario in having complete conservative representation in each of the canadian senate the house of commons and the provincial legislature llonallisler grosart senator from pickering hon michael starr mp for ontario riding hon matt dymond mpp for ontario riding and al walker mpp for oshawa riding will be the four guests of honour other wellknown political fig ures will also be on hand the testimonial dinner will be held in the ajax community centre on saturday evening february 29 invitations are going forward this week throughout the area and those who wish to attend are encouraged to get their tickets early since attendance must be limited students of the claremont pub lic school attended douglas was a grade 3 pupil his teacher vvas miss glendynne gordon of stouffville the pall bearers all close companions of the deceas ed included alvin lehman billy thorpe freddie peddie johnnv vanderligt robt ros- zell and jimmy mcguire dr h s hillver conducted the service with interment in the clare mont union cemetery search started when the victim did not ar rive at school following the lunchhour period and did not return home later in the after noon officers of the ontario provincial police were notified and a massive search was start ed officials of the dept of lands and forests working in the area joined with police and residents in combing fields and lots mrs betty vanderligt a resi dent onlv a few hundred feet from the well site told police of hearing cries for help ealier in the day with this informa tion the search was concentrat ed in that area mrs vanderligt said that she was out in the vard to bring in some washing and heard what she thought was a child eiying both she and a boarder peter koliee went outside and looked around but not knowing that any well was located in the adjacent property they did not go there later in the evening bill keevil spotted the lads cap at the edge of the cavein police and fire men using poles and hooks pul led the body to the surface cor oner dr wm tomlinson of pickering was summoned to the scene no inquest will be held longtime residents in the vil lage told the tribune that they can recall that a windmill was once located over the well the excavation was later filled in and covered but in the interval the fill has been absorbed leav ing a hidden hole in the ground it is located at the rear of the earl beare lot rally to aid claremont folk known for their generosity in times of tra- gedv in the past have rallied to the aid of the goden family beautiful flowers banked the in terior of the church and finan cial assistanct has come in from both organizations and individuals the parents were at a loss for words to express their appreciation three childien sur vive dwight 10 denise s and daryl 3 port perry when the accident occurred douglas gordon hig- gins 69 of toronto died later in the uxbridge cottage hos pital both the deceased and his wife were walking along the road and visibility was report ed not good mrs higgins was not injured member of claremont band over 60 years facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored on thursday jan 30th mr edwin walter evans a faithful member of the claremont cit izens band since 1893 passed away in the uxbridge cottage hospital he was in his 90th year the late mr evans was born in uxbridge twp the son of the late james and rachael evans in 1901 he married anna stewart who predeceased him in 1953 he had been a farmer all his life until his retirement 18 years ago for the past six months he lived at the home of his daughter gladys mrs stanley slack of goodwood he was confined to hospital for on ly a few days both he and the late james coates of claremont played baritone in the claremont band and mr evans had attended se veral outings with the group last summer surviving are four sons tal- bert and elmer of uxbridge twp grant and james in to ronto and two daughters sa die mrs jack johnson and gladys mrs stanley slack also of the twp of uxbridge there are sixteen grandchild ren and nine great grandchild ren a brother ross evans re sides in toronto and three sis ters mrs margaret jones of brooklin ethel mrs james briscoe and mabel mrs jake taylor both of claremont mr archie stewart of stouffville is a brotherinlaw of the decea sed the funeral service was con ducted by rev m dolan of the uxbridge baptist church from the chapel of mcguire and low a general motors value economy without compromise from general motors here are looks performance and comfort that make viva different from any c 1 7qq car youve ever seen beauty that at last gives thrift 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wesley evans rev donald evans edwin ev ans and lloyd johnsun flower bearers were ronald evans ronald mclntyre and rae john son to select queen of hearts at pickering prom the auditorium of the pick ering dist high school will be the scene of r colourful valentines dance on friday evening feb 14th the social event is one of the highlights of the school year the prom has been appro priately named the sweet hearts ball and during the night some pretty girl will be selected to reign as queen of hearts the excellent dance band of art hallman and his orches tra has been signed for the occasion students of ajax dunbar- ton and pickering along with their parents are invited to attend don kennedy 64 chairman uxbridge planning board at the inaugural meeting of uxbridge township planning board this week mr don ken nedy was elected to chair the board for 1964 the secretary is mr ralph faulkner board meetings are held the first monday of each month in the township office at 8 pm major items of business at the first meeting was a recommendation to the township council that the fee for giving consent in the di viding of land be increased from 500 to 1000 total board budget last year amoun ted to 17100 and more than half of this was recovered in consent fees editors mail v fairport po frenchmans bay fcbrujry 1 1964 dear sir mr lehmans condemnation of pickering township council is most puzzling and entirely unwarranted the question pla ced before council was to ap prove a recommendation of the planning board to rezone land from agricultural to commer cial to permit the building of a motel apparently mr leh man wishes to fight the battle of the liquor plebiscite all over again this battle was won fairly and as is the case in all levels of government the ma jority rules and we must sub mit to the ruling of the maj ority whether we like it or not i assume mr lehman is a conscientious christian gentle man however he is also a member of the planning board a member of this toard is sometimes called upon to make decisions similar to a jury member and should at all tim es have an open mind and be completely fair and unbiased in his vote either in the affirm ative or negative the ratepayers of pickering township are in despawe need of commercial assessment at a possible mill rate of about 98 in the south portion of the township industry and com mercial assessment is our only hope of lower taxation our police and bylaw officers are capable of attending to their duties as guardians ol any es tablishment mr lehmans attitude l working at cross purposes with the efforts of the industrial committee who have put forth every possible load of the alrea dy overburdened taxpayer in summarizing mr leh mans letter it leaves the im pression that he feels he can not serve two masters and serve them both equally let his conscience be his guide as to whether he can render dedi cated service as a member of the planning board and give fair decision free from preju dice sincerely gladys bcckitead mrs p wilson sunday school superintendent mrs perry wilson is the new superintendent of the green wood united church sunday school the annual meeting was held recently and the officers and teachers for 1964 were ap pointed mr david pegg held the position in 1963 other of ficers are held by the following secretary bonnie gardiner asst secretary bob clarke treasurer mrs e pascoe and kenneth gardiner cradle roll mrs a robertson m and m mrs pascoe and beatrice mc lean temperance mrs f webb and mrs robertson tea chersnursery mrs r disney asst mrs l wilson primary girls mrs c mctaggart asst mrs pascoe primary boys mrs trolley asst judy moore junior girls shirley gardin er asst rosemary scriver junior boys mrs d morden intermediate mrs culford youpc peoples mrs s pugh asst mrs m pegg adult mrs m pegg asst mrs g hen- ning i mr and mrs percy clarke visited on sunday with relativ es at colborne sympathy o the community is extended to mrs i mclean in the loss of her sister at ma- doc the world day of prayer will be conducted in the church on friday afternoon feb 14th the oshawa presbyterial meeting will be held in st marks united church whitby on thursday feb 13th unit no 2 will hold their feb meeting at the home of mrs doug morden on wednes day evening feb 12th mrs herb middleton is in charge of the program the funeral of the late mr blake was conducted on wed nesday jan 29th at the ward parlours in weston mr ward passed away on monday jan 27th he is survived by five sisters and two brothers his wife predeceased him several years ago mrs p wilson was honoured on saturday evening at her home on the occasion of her were present and presented her with a new english version of birthday about twenty friends the bible and other gifts the enrollment of the 1st greenwood guides was held on tuesday evening of last week guides present included judy moore norah lloyd sylvia scriver kathy pegg linda thomas betty lee and lieut marion lee the mothers at tended this meeting also dist commissioner mrs kearney who presented pins to the gui des glen did you ever see a woman suffer in silence ben certainly whenever her telephone was out of order claremont news debbie pilkey of brougham will be held on thursday feb spent the weekend at the home of her cousin lynn sanderson local mercury dealer gold taylor visited the boat show at the cne grounds on monday chas cooper ltd had a dis play of equipment at the farm show at the colosseum in tor onto last week it was the larg- show at the coliseum in tor- orfeda organization mr robt torrance lias re turned home from the uxbridge cottage hospital following a recent operation mrs f loyst has returned home following a 3week visit with her daughter mrs pyatt of willowdale mr and mrs allan tomlinson and david of hamilton visited over the weekend with dr tom linson and mr and mrs r f cooper there were 19 tallies at the euchre on wednesday evening of last week sponsored by the group committee of the boy scouts the following were win ners ladies 1 mrs ross red- shaw 2 mrs w evans men 1 mrs jack lehman 2 clin ton couperthwaite consolation mrs peter while and mr geo postill another euchre is plan ned for wednesday feb 26th cathy loyst has been absent from school for the past week with the flu mr and mrs peter white and family and mr and mrs cecil redman visited on sunday with mr and mrs wm hill of saint- field on friday evening thirtysix members of the girl guides and their three leaders enjoyed a social outing by bus to maple leaf gardens to see the lec follies the sympathy of the commu nity is extended to mr and mrs goden in the tragic death of their son douglas to date the teen dances in the community hall have not been well attended if the young people wish this program to be continued every friday evening they should show more interest the regular monthly meeting of the legion ladies auxiliary 14th agnes ferguson posted the high single flat in the commu nity bowling league last week with a 320 thirteen 4h girls and their leaders took part in the achieve ment day at port perry high school on saturday the course working with wool was veiy successful the girls modelled their complete outfits the moth- cis and girls are appreciative of the leadership received from mrs h dean and mrs m an derson in this project larry brown has joined the sarco staff as a toolmaker mr and mrs earl donnerell of kleinberg and mr and mrs arthur bates of woodbridge visited with mr and mrs don hedges on sunday mis earl beare visited at the home of mr and mrs eric wal lace in toronto on the weekend mr and mrs malcolm lewis and family of bradford visited on sunday with her parents mr and mrs clare keevil the baptist church will hold a science film on sunday eve ning feb 16th entitled dust or destiny at 730 pm the public is invited audley mrs fred puckrln the united church women will hold the world day of prayer service during the reg ular service on sunday feb 16 at 230 the community club had an evening of bowilng and dancing last friday evening at the eed wing recreational hall this friday feb 7 the club is sponsoring a conducird tour of frigidaire cats will leave the church at 715 pm mr and mrs harold schuyler and family paris ont spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs bert guthrie mr and mrs fred puckrin attended the funeral on wednes day afternoon of mrs puckrins uncle mr wm tweddlp who passed away at his residpnee cherrywood on monday jan 27 thorah reeve new county warden v- trw reeve of thornh township kiiwll francis i nrw warden r ontario cmtmf h rinrrt iht with margin of thrvc votes over iteve wilfre1 gould of uxbridge town warden frlnh trislk ih county clerk wm manning he mccecls sherman scolt for- mer reee ol the twp ol rickcrlng