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lew_ÉA tVA W V MAMMB A -W M% "W~WV~AeDV# PAGI TWO - TEE ANAD.~2L« TAT £LA OI.fl.lg iJvYfA1 vAj.LWJiqAI £&bu THURSDAY, DEC. l7tb, US I-r - h r! Orono Chamber of Commerce Proposed Race Car Development .OutIined by Mosport Officers. Mernbers ci the Orono Charn- ber of Commerçé on Thursday, December 3rd, were addressed by thie Vice-President, George Hil and a director, Alex Duff of Mosport Ltd. These two men outline the work to date on the development of a car racing venture in the northwest of the Township of Clarke and fur- tbered the view into the future. The addreses proved very in- teresting -for the fifteen present and the two speakers were in- troduoed by the president of the Chaxnber, Donald Staples. Mr. HM'I stated that at present they were using an abandoned air strip for sports car racing whicb was not adequate. This, hie said spaticed the seeking o! a new course and elso the form- ation of MInspért Ltd. The development now being planned for the northwest cor- ner of Clarke Township is to be o! a European style road circuit NqONEY * AVAILAIBLIE FOR NG 0RTG ACES RALPH S. JONES Barrister and Solicltor 130 King St. E. Oshawa RA 8-6246 andi, will be o! bigh calibre. The land, he said bas been obtainedi and the new comPany forrned. sAares, it was stiated, bave been sold enly te those interested iu the sport. Thie racing and the Company will be governedi by the Canaclian Sports Car Club and tbe Motor Cycle Associa- tion. in speaking of the property, Mr. FEUi statedi that it consisted o! 450 acres and o! a type of soil suitable for applying a goodi surfaced, road for racing. Fur- ther, tIc land is billy and roll- irug w'icb, wi'il previde many advantage points for spectators to view the events in cornplete safety and with an excellent view of the track. In many cases a great deal o! the track can be seen from. the hills. Thc location cf the site is very good, although net as close te Toronto as lad been wished. It bas good highway service and located te le accessible to Montreal, and the two Ports Of entry for Americans. Further it is net tee close to a populat- ed centre and the scores o! thousandis who will travel te thc circuit each year will have easy access frorn thc Highways in thc arca. There are te be six entrances into the property te carry the large crowdjs expected. lu speaking on attendance it was pointed eut tlot the average crowd of spectators this ycar numberedi 10,000 witb the larg- est single event attracting 16,- 000. The ncw location north of DEPEND ON A.H.Sturrock &Sons Lim ted PHONE MA 3-5516 BOWMANVILLE1 for dependable, timely del ivery of £Fsso HEATING 011 the safe, dlependable fuel thiat is refined and provec for your heating uit. Q ~ IPERIAL! frail your ( s o petroleum needs SERVICE Orono is expected te see crowds~ of 25,000 for the main eveuts during the first few years. 11is amnount will rise to 50,000 or 60,000 people as the course de- velops. In the United States this sports has snow-balled since the war and upwards of 200,000 are attending the meets. The big problern facing Mosport at the present time, stated the speak- er is finances to provide the faciities. H-owever, many big names in Canadian business are interesteca in the development and are expected to enter into the project. Mr&. Dii!! outlined the pro- jects now under development for the course and stated that there is to be a 2.4 mile paved track for sports car racing and motorcycle racing. This track winds -through and over the hills on the property. The paved sur- face is te be 28 feet wide with 25 foot shoulders and ail en- closed by a strong fence, en- closing the track. There are to be a number of tunnels unc1ier the track to allow cars to park in the enclosure. Also included in the plan 'are proper wash rooms, hot dog -stands, restau- rants, a swimnning pool, a camp- ing area, novice ski runs, sup- ervised playgrounds and Club House. T1here will be six main events held each year with sinaller weekly events. The new track is expected to be ready for 1960 a.nd at the latest 1961. Over a five year period it is expect- ed to spend $250,000 on the course. Mr. lYuff pointed out that this wil be one of the best traeks in North America when com- pleted on wlhich a maximum speed of 140 miles wil be ob- tained on the one straight away. Ile average speed for the en- tire course is expected te range from 95 te 100 miles an heur. The track wifl. be supervisedi by a fuil-tinie manager using two or three caretakers. On the day o! events employment will jump te areund sixty cf wihich ah, will be local labour, it was stated. The racing season wîll run frorn May te October. It was aIse noted that the pavedi track would have a series o! stop ligbts ail electrically con- trolled from a control toer. This permits the race to be stopped in case o! an accident. Up te fifty cars can be racing on thc 2.4 mile track at one tiine. Mr. Duff emphasized that the property was idýeaI witb its many spectator advantagc points wherc nearly thie wihole track will be in plain vlcw. He also stated that there was a de- cided difference betwcen bot rod races and sports car races. Those owning àports cars have up te $25,000 invested in their car and equipment. The racing regulations, be said, were quite stif f. NMr. Duf! tbanked thc Chamn- ber for tbe invitation te attend their meeting and that they would aise keep the Chamber informedi on the progress being madý. Mr. N. F. Porter thankedi the speakers and stated that the Chamber could sec somethi'ig being added te the area with the development of the circuit north o! Orono. He pledgcd any assistance thnt the Chamnber migbt give iu behuing with the project.-.Orono Tmes.___ AChristmas Tree Speaks There 1 stood li woodland lot, Wben children's voices rang with glee, Andi in my great endi fondest hopes, I became their Christmas tree! With gaiety and witb laughter And sceming love and care, Nýy bougbs were trirnxed with brightncss And Christmnas joy was every- where. it was the eve of Christiu. And proudly there I stood- The season's sUlent symbol O! ail things bright and good. How 1 liked tuis festive show Bedecked my boughe with prctty tbiugs! I watcled with joy the warmtb and glow TInt onlv Christmas season braugs. Their giftz they placed aroumd nie Wth lots o! love and gladnesm Andi ài neyer came te me That seon I'd come te sadnees. MY little liguts bearnedi bright- or, As enly they oould tel How little hearts grew keteir, And ali was going well. 1 liked their fun and glanouw, As my branches held their treasure; There was love and gaiety Jr ail, .Andl lots ef gfta Sot use and pleasure Look ahead with M C to next Christmas! By joining our Christmas Club now, at any Torouto-Dominion Bank, yeu can have enough te have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Look ahead te ucit Christmas now . .. with The Bank tiat ocks ahcad! COME UN AND ASIC ABOUT JOININ OUOIR CHRISTMAS CLUSI IDpouit thi much mocye«ch wcek 50 8 1.00 S 2.00 S 5.00 S 10.00 Reccive thii mur.h in 50 weeks 825.00 $50.00 1100.00 $250.00 $500.00 Join or ChrWumoS Club now ; a ;& i's uohppy hdi - TORONTO -DOM IN ION THE BANK TMAT LOOK* AKKAD IB. L BURKÇ, Manager, Bowmanviie Brandi Tlhey gathered 'round me in my bonour- 1 had to nod m~y branches . igbtly, For I was gayer than tlcrn ail, With this gay host so, sprigihtly. The Season's greetings over, Bereft o! all I bad te spare; How could they soon forget me Ini alilcir bappinesse, I waase glad te share? Seon they'll cast me Oof doors To grieve hi niy despair:' No more te glow in brigtness- No more to feel their love end care. Then tlieylii drag me by my boughs To some unbonoured place. They had their fun andi laugli- ter, While I had festive grace! I left the treer, in greatesit pride, But deuuded uow o! tinsel bright, Tthey rejeice wîtit gifla Iuey bave And leave nme te xn plight This littie thought I have Io keep, That 'uis the Masters wlll, That trees like maxi, rejoice and live, Hle Christinae Greetiiesite fui IL. -Alice Huilowefl. BETHANY Celebrate 65th A=Imry~1 On Sundiay, Mr. axid Mrs. Edward Mitchell, R-R. 2 Betb- any, quietly celebrated tIuer sixty-fifVh wedding ancilvers- ary. Botil are Iife-long zesi- dents in tRie diîtic. Until sevoen years ago when Mms. Mitchell suif!eredi a frac- tured hip lu a fah at home, tRiey were living on ti owxi tarin on the 10th concession o! Mani- vers township, jai essi of biglu- way 35, about twelve miles seuth o!fLindsay. When tAis 'hlghway was reconatruc t e di tbree yeurs ago, part e! lt was builit througih titis property, now owned iby Earl Shea. In this locality and two former homes ueariby, thei couple were within walking distaince o! tiheir dkikood 'homes and were only outside thie communé- iiy for a period o! nine years wben -Mr. Mitchell took c1arge o! Newtonville public sdiool. In spàte o! adv'anced years, Mrs. Mitchell madie a quick and complete recovery frein ber injury aud was soon out o! bospital. Very reluctantly she agreedJ to leave ber own iSme anid tegether tbey went te e- aide at tAhebhrne o! Mr. Mit- chell'a boyhood, with their ontly son Edison and bis faemily. Mr'v. Mitdiill w'as bora Es- ther Emnia Wilson, eldeot daix- ghter lu. a fauily o! ten childi- ren, hem te George andi Eliza- beth <Staples> Wilson, on Oc- tober l3tfi, 1867, the year o! ConfediRtLon 'Me Wil so n Ranly was wefl known and higbly regardied in thie district. Mr. Mitdiell is thie youngest son o! thie late William Mithel and bis wife, thie uDr-er Mar- garet MicNeil and îs the sole surviviq* member o! their famiy o! moyen sons and t>wo daughters. He was bora lI Ca- van towsi*p oni April 2OtAi, 1868, but movedi te Mailpresent honie at thie age o!f fve. He aiteided Fleetiwood publ1i c âchool, Linday Médiel edunol and Colingwo'od Collegite In- stituts be<ar. nltering mi graduating fr-on Ottawa Nor- mal school. He taught in bis home ocbol at Fleetwood fer four years; at Lifford school for a record-bresking perio! o! twenlty-ex yeam and prior te bis retirement, at Newlkxwvlle, for rine years. Mfter thirty-j nie years spent inithie teach- iug profession he resunied thie à= 1111%s, wbidi hoe kesiever entkrely toraaken and busied. bis scbool inspecter lor bis- himsel! in ranching his several successful methods. farm p ipeties = i. tunetely, the ieaary of With the exception of one vacationi spenit in a trip to En>g- the publice cheel beadier in thie iand and aanother in a vi.sit toi late 80's and first quarter ofi relatives in 0nitoba, Edward this cenltury was neyer very Mitcheil.preferred to spend bisi ample; tibat was the reason forI school vacationseietiber work- his continuecl farming activity mig on his Imm or on an ex- and it proved successful f ian- the awatha oea tedon coat ly. Mitchell has always was owned by the late Dr. Mc-1 shared ber husband's interests, Camus and operated by a bro- a careful, thrilty bousekeeper tRier, Thomas McOamus. and happy in ber wl! ely dut- Mr. Mitchell was neyer at- les, even i advanced. yeers. tracted to sockii or faternal She took pride in, preducing societies and except for a minor quality butter, baking bread, interest i basebail and a pas tendling a garden and raising sionate fondness for the circus, fowl, at an age when most wo- d)evoted his Urne and energy men are no longer inidependent to teaching and farming. He of help for lighter duties. Ex- seldorn missed a circus and oept for this foniess for gar- boas that be bas attended 89 den onid fowl, she was not an Big Shows. New that tbe ad- out-of -doors worker. She defin- vent o! television into his bomne itely disapproves the trend of brdngs such programmes regu- many women te work with larly, he is able te contânue, bis tractors at their husband's work favorite pastime at borne, but bas herseif worked equal- In hs yungr dysMr.mitly bard and long at the ligNter J l bi yongr dysMr.Mi- chores and thie sewing and chell was interested li the mending tbat carne alter hours. work o! St. Mary's Anglican Mrs TvtcheUlshared. fully her Church at Liffor D. m. Mit- hbad's ambition te succeed cheil wes equally valuable in finncially and thcy bave seen her service as cRiurch organdst. their ambition reahLzed& While living at Ncwtonvillc, Vhey idenitified themselves with Mr. Mîtchell's maxdm. in 11f e the United Church. Both have 'bas been to be teniperate in becu keen students of the Bible. ail thinlgs and lie bas preferred Arnong their guests for dinner the quiet rural life. It is his on Sunday we-re Rev. G. E. habit te get up vcry early, keep Meades, the present minister busy, avoid worry and tension of St. Mary's Chureh, and Mrs. and never keep late bours. Meades.The couple had a daughter Mr. Mitchell bas seen many who dicd in infancy and one changes i the churches, schools son, Edison John Edward Mit- and homes o! thie district aind cheil, wbo gradua*ed froin Pet- luhs exceptional memnory for erborough Normal School, but narnes and events mnake bim. as his f ather before lvin, bas outstandling as a source of re- settled for farm life. He and ference for past personnel o! bis wife the former Edtth the district. In his day, fiftY Blackwood bave two sons, Earl was the average attendiance at Donald Edwarai and Gordon the local scbool and few were Edilson, wbo are thie déligbt of 9brought by sleigh or buggy. As their griandpairents. The veter- 11a young lad, he walked the aan teacher bas recaptured tdistance (as did bis wife) ail peak interest In sc'hool cuirri- rthe long way te Lifford School culuni and methods as be bnp- rwitihout being manyr days ab- pily helps to instrucit the grand- Lsent or laite. Mr. Mitchell ap- sons in theis diaily lessons. proves tihe easy transportation BxthMr and Mms. Mitchell metIhods for school pupils of! hs hsclad mna today and envisionis a move tehoschysreexles nt-,metaln more conisolidated, schools. He youhul energy. During thie is much less inclined te favorweM.Mtcelasnth r tAe move tewards srnoothing stoes B.eMthelly win the on the paiths of learnig witihinstrsi emywthi on sthe scbool and less rigid dis- te db sonie shopping. cipline. Mr. Mitchell was re- Many letters, and telegrams 1lerutless in the clischiarge o! bis were receiveci me commemorate duties es a teacher. He won the lihis happy occasion, their six- approvuil ad admiration cf ty-fifth wedddng anniversary. Life Oh! life is such a thrilling thing Not knowing how, or why, or when, Some great adventure may corne by And rosy clouds filail your sky. But even when the days are long When every hope seems almost gone, And every door has closed oqr you One more swings wide, wflh promise true., And while I pass the dark might through Each day I wake, the world is new. Sometimes I'm sad, sometimes I sing, But still, - life's such a thrillinà thing. -Marjorie Cunningham.' GIFT SUGGESTIONS For Moi and Boys Heavy Durable WORK BOOTS AND SHOES Black and Brown Some with Safety Toe Cap ALL SIZES ALL ONE PRICE $69 WPR. USED SKATES Hockey Skates for Men and Boys Figure Skates for the Ladies FOR THE BEST IN SHGE REPAIR COME TO BOWMANVI LLE SHOE REPAIR 80 Ring Si. Weut Peter Curtis, Prop. This Christmas.. give modemr electric appliances Modern electrie apprianees gfre lasng service and pleasure because they'rp a o eay to use, s0 inexpensive ta operate. 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