Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 7, 1950, p. 10

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forvalue eskimos are first to be tabulated in 1951 census elk season an open season for elk has been authorized for 1950 during the regular open season for deer in those parts of ontario north and west of the french and mattawa rivers only one thousand special elk licenses will be issued from the district offices of the department of lands and forests which are located north of the french and mattawa rivers these licenses will be issued only to those persons who already hold deer licenses canadas population increased most rapidly at the times of the american revolution the irish famine the building of the can adian railways and the opening of the canadian west the only way to keep from rubb ing some persons the wrong way is not to rub them the eskimos our most north erly citizens will be the first can adians to be tabulated in the decennial 1951 census hon robert h winters minister of resources and development said last week mr winters referred to the census in announcing plans for the 1950 eastern arctic patrol which will visit the settlements of j canadas eastern arctic at the 1 various ports of call there are rcmp detachments medical centres government schools trad ing posts weather and radio stations and mission establish ments this years cruise the twenty- eighth expedition will cover 10000 miles it will be the maiden voyage of the c d howe new department of transport vessel the first large j ship built for service in the east- era arctic since the loss of the nascopie in 1917 and the latest of several vessels which have carried the patrol since its inception in 1922 the c d howe sailing in midjuly will call at twentyfour ports in southern canada tabulation of the census will commence in june 1951 but in the arctic the work must be started in january this year the members of the east ern arctic patrol will organize plans for the task which will be- carried out under the immediate direction of the rcmp and which must be completed by ship- time next year j the eastern arctic patrol pre sents a fine example of combined operations by government depart ments mr winters observed six departments of the government of canada are taking part in the effort either by supplying equip ment or by- sending representa tives on duty such as hydrographic surveys aerial photography med ical services and postal services alex stevenson arctic division of the resources and development department who speaks eskimo will be officerincharge of the expedition as senior administra tive officer he will be responsible for government inspections and his duties will include those of a justice of the peace game officer and officer for citizenship matters assisting the administrative chief will be g johnston arctic division his duties will be largely statistical and will have to do with family allowances relief and old age allowances to the eskimos the patrol will be particularly concerned with canadas conserva tion plans in the arctic figures will be collected on kills of whales walrus seals foxes caribou wolves wildlife comprising the eskimo economy mail for delivery in the eastern arctic will be despatched with the patrol the volume of mail handled during the expedition is usually about 500 bags and the ser vice is available to the eskimos who like to communicate with one another in syllabic script the c d howe is equipped with a surgery dental office a sick bay and xray apparatus the drive in at the sigif of the big ba for 88 and 98 gasoline lubrication oil changes car washing tire repairs battery charging under the capable supervision of bill sanders easts1de motors phone 64wl department of health and welfare a is sending a doctor a dentist and an xray technician during the voyage it is intended to make their services available to as many native and white residents as possible in accord with establish ed practice all personnel of the expedition will be checked up medically before starting to offset poooi unity llf mm w i l all across canada in increasing thousands every year more and more people are stating their preference for pontiac in the one way that really proves they mean it with their newcar orders bigcar buyers are swinging to the large luxurious ponliac stream liner and chieftain models buy ers in the lowestprice field arc finding how much more value they get in a pontiac fleetlcader thats priced right down with the lowest yes pontiac gives you utmoit value ask your pontiac dealer for the proof chieftain8 deluxe 4doorsedan general motors value people plteeeit pontiac foii- appearance low price excellent dealers service dependability high tradein value high reputation of its dealers high reputation of the car high reputation of its manufacturer stouffvill mole motor sales ontario ease being carried to the eskimos because they lack immunity eskimos are very susceptible ta white mans diseases somg eskimo families may be moved to areas where they can find a better livelihood and special facilities have been provided on the c d howe for this purpose it is intended to reopen the rcmp detachment at craig harbour on ellensmere island which has been closed since 1940 this will probably be the farthest north call of the c d howe green river thursday aug 31 mr and mrs g freshwater and family spent their vacation in coe hill district last week mr and mrs j nighswander and the girls had a holiday with mr and mrs r nighswander of lockport us mrs r defoe attended the funeral of her niece mrs lane nee margaret king of weston on saturday last mrs f england attended the funeral of her aunt who lived in detroit last week mr and mrs tom robinson have returned from the west and are visiting with her daughter mrs r hamilton there was a large number at the shower given by the us in honour of mr ami mrs don dun can nee buelah hamilton at the duncan home on friday evening the young couple will make their home in brooklin mrs wright of georgetown is visiting with mrs geo gray wanda and wayne carter of whitevale are holidaying with their grandparents mr and mrs roy carter mr bob patterson of windsor is visiting with geo duncan miss m leatherdale of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs f england joint choir practice will be held in whitevale united church on thursday evening balsam and mount zion thursday aug 31 mr and mrs harry stuart and mrs thompson of orangeville visited last week at the geo wil son home misses myrna jones erla jones marjoric appleby and ethel coates returned sunday night from a weeks vacation at wasaga beach friends will be glad to know that mrs j gregg was able to leave the oshawa hospital on saturday and is now wth her brother mr irving mcavoy also mrs robt carson came home on sunday from the hospital where she has been for the past three weeks mr and mrs thomas galbraith of toronto spent sunday with theic daughter mrs lloyd wilson mr geo crummer of ninga manitoba called last week on mr and mrs geo wilson and mr and mrs w p jones mr and mrs b jamieson and family and mr vic jamieson visit ed sunday with mr w dearborne and mr and mrs archie briton at oshawa miss marion disney has accepted a position as teacher at one of the oshawa schools mayfair restaurant monday thru friday 8 am 11 pm saturday 8 am 12 pm

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