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Cartwright Council Blackstock, July 4, 1955 Council met on the above date in Community Hall at 8,30 p.m, Mem- bers all present, Reeve in chair, © Minutes read and adopted, Communication from Planning and - Development Board re new sub-divi- gion on Sam Bruce Estate read. Communication from Workmen's Compensation Board advising that ap- plication from Township had been ac- cepted and all Township employees were fully covered with compensation from June 23rd, 1956. : I'rom Bell Telephone Co. with esti- mate of moving poles, ete., at road 1 mile south of Cadmus, Cost to Com- . pany $4956.90, Township share 50% cost of labor, $187.96, On motion the Township will assume its share of cost. A large delegation of Ratepayers, probably between 76 and 100 were pre- sent as it had become generally known that the Road Supt, Mr. Thomas Stewart, had resigned. Wilfred Jackson, the first speaker, summed up the purpose of delegation in a few words stating that it had been reported that the Road Supt. had re- signed and the Ratepayers would like _to know what was the cause of his resignation and if anything could be done to have Supt. re-consider his resignation. The Clerk read the re- pignation which stated no reasons. Mr, Stewart stated he had a chance of advancement at a muth higher salary - and he wouldn't have to drive his own car at his own expense. A numberof the ratepayers present spoke, all expressing their belief that there had been a great improvement "in roads and it would be a mistake to let him go if anything could be done to prevent it. The delegation retired and took the Supt. with them while the Council proceeded with other busi- ness, The following had sheep killed: Chas. Walker, 6 sheep #nd one lamb killed and one sheep damaged. Owen Stacey, 1 lamb killed. Arthur Leighton, 1 lamb killed. Oscar' McQuade, 1 sheep killed. Fred Cowling, 1 lamb killed. At this time the delegation return- ed to the Hall and Wilford Jackson asked all present that wanted Mr. Stewart to stay on to stand and prac- - tically all stood up. = Mr, Stewart stated that if his salary was raised to $3600.00, Township purchase a small truck and pay Mrs, Stewart $16.00 per month for Clerical assistance (book- keeping) he would stay. Ex-Reeve- George Black then ad- dressed the meeting and reviewed several incidents that had happened in the past four years; but as the Clerk - is not competent in shorthand he could not keep up to all that was said, but it was a very exciting address, The delegation then retired outside. On motion the Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for a % ton truck. On motion Mrs, Stewart to be paid $16 per month for clerical assistance. On motion Road Supt. salary to be raised to $3600 and Clerk to get the necessary by-law for same, Mr, Stewart of Stewart Construction Co,, of Orillia, that is doing the work Tat corner one mile south of Cadmus, was present and stated they had been longer at corner than expected but had run into a lot of bad luck, breakdowns, ete. He discussed with the Council about doing- some work on Develop- ment Road at McQuade's Hill and of- fered to do the work there at 30c. per yard. On motion offer accepted. On motion the Road is to be com- pleted from the east end of Williams' Point, Plan 137 to Jack (Rabbit Run, Plan G07, By-law 998. A By-law to strike the rates youd a first time, Rates decided in as fol- lows:County Rate 11.1 mills (up one mill); Road Rate 9 mills (up 8/10 of a mill); Municipal grant to shoals 3.6 mills (down 1/10 of a mill); Town- ship Genernl rate to be decided next meeting and By-law to be read 2nd and 3rd time then, By-law No. 999, a By-law to set school rates left over till next. meeting as .Devitt's (S.8. No. 3) estimate was not in, By-law No, 1000, a By-law to borrow money from The Canadian Bank. of Commerce, to finance the-development road until returns come back from the Department of Highways. Passed in usual manner, Clerk instructed by motion to ad- vertise for three successive weeks in Canadian Statesman, Council's inten- tion to consider a By-law under the Tile Drainage Act, at a special meet- ing in Community Hall, on Monday, August 15, at 8.30 p.m. Accounts passed as follows: Maple Leaf Ins. Co., Prem. on Community Hall .............. ....$63.00 C. Heayn, Ins. Prem., on Grand Stand ........... RETR TR .. 10.00 C. Heayn, Ins. Prem. on Tractor and "Sprayer i... 26.00 C. E. Hickey & Sons, 200' fire hose and hose cart ............. . 366.20 Goodison Industries, repairs, service, mileage on sprayer Registry Office, documents .... McCrea Machine Shop, bolts for Tractors... 1.46 Chas, Walker, sheep damage.../ 148.00 Owen Stacey, sheep damage .... 25.00 Oscar McQuade, sheep damage 25.00 Arthur Leighton, sheep damage 20. 00 28.02 4.30 Fred Cowling, sheep damage 25.00 Richard Wall, sheep valuator.... 12.50 Reg. Nesbitt, spraying and- trip to Lindsay for repairs... 29.18 Wnt, Taylor, repairs to tractor 45.08 Keith VanCamp, labor cco 1.40 Saywell's, supplies for spraying stables nnn. . 1.18 Marlow Co, Ltd, lime for Spraying oii 34.80 Marlow Co. Ltd, cartage on hose and cart oii 4.54 Board of Education, Municipal grant to schools ...... Biiisiss . 2400.00 Caesarea Regatta Assoc., grant 150.00 H.. Thompson, Clerk-Treas. ...... 125.00 E. Sues, assessor ........ sons 147.92 Municipal World, Population - Register ....ccoonniiinan ais 6.03 Harry Harran, cutting weeds 7.00 WOHRYE .iiicoiinnnmisivniimiiong 32.00 Mrs. H. Shortridge, janitor ..» 100.00 Road and Bridges, voucher 6 7,960.54 TOTAL viii $11,794.92 Council adjourned to Tuesday, Aug. 2nd, at 8.30 p.m, Henry Thompson; Clerk-Treas, s Music = Examinations At the recent examinations-held by 'the Royal Conservatory of- Music of Toronto, in Port Perry, the following pupils of Mrs. McClintock, A.T.C.M,, R.M.T., were successful. Grade X Piano--TFirst Class Honors --Donna G. Samells. Grade VIII--Honors -- Gloria Ann IPralick. Pass Diane Wilson (Brook- Tin). Grade V ---- Honors -- Carol Grace Fralick. -Pass-- Jeantie: Carol Wil- liams; Kenneth Davy IFralick. Grade IV -- [irst Class Honors -- Eleanor Jane Wescott (Brooklin). Grade TII--Tonors---Carolyn Joyce Batty (Brooklin) Music Examinations At the recent examinations of the Royal Conservatory of Musie held in Port: Perry and the Theory examina- tions held at Whitby Ladies' College, the following pupils of Jean Samells, AR.C.T., were successful, Grade 1 Piano -- Ronald Kennedy, Honors. - Grade V -- Counterpoint -- Donna Samells, Pass. Film Council News This year there is to be a short course at Queen's University for four days from July 18 to 21 in¢lusive on "How to Use Films." It is sponsored by the Eastern Ontario Federation of- Fim Couneils, in co-operation with the Ontario Association of Film Coun- cils, of which we are members, Any of our representatives wishing to at- tend may do so, and are eligible to claim part of their expe nses, Summer Bookings ; Projectors may he booked through Mr. Fred Wicks, Markham; Ernie Sulnran, Port Perry; Mrs, Wm. Carter, Brock Road, Pickering; or Mr. Stuart Watts, - Claremont, R.R., (telephone, Uxbridge 9514) during the summer months. Mr, Watts is taking book- ings for the Claremont projector and equipment during July and August. Summer Firm Programmes " » Every Sunday evening during July and August, there will be a film show- ing in Port Perry Memorial Park, sponsored by the Port Perry Film Lib- rary, under the direction of Mr, Ermie| Sulman, We are also trying to ar- range fim Showings each week a The Map}ei/Ranch (No. 47 highway at the Claftmont or Brock Road). standing Service There are a number of members of the film council who are continually doing an outstanding service to their community, but this month we wish to mention two of its newer members, Mr. Bill Baker, Port Perry, film in- spector; and Mrs, Geo. Perry, Brock Road, who takes care that each film ha¢ a few words of explanation inside the lid of the film can, 'this matter was discussed in full, To the Port Perry Star a hs Port Perry, June 30, 19565 Dear W. A. Member,-- You will recall at our. last monthly meeting the topic of an Auction Sale was brought forward as a.néans of raising money for our Woman's Asso: ciation, An executive meeting was called and The idea proves to be a very promising one if we all give it some real thought and possibly have the Auction Sale in the Fall. In order to give our Executive an honest opinion as' to furthering the idea, we ask you NOW to make a memo of any articles you so desire to give to the "Auction", then callyour Group Leader and give her The list. Possibly it is a pair of discarded skates or other sporting equipment, pieces of odd furniture and anything up to old stoves that you wish to give for a good cause, We are depending on all W. A, -mem- bers to enter 'into this idea whole heartedly and make your list imme- diately and call your Group Leader by August 1st, so we may determine if this project is feasible, - Thanking you for your immediate action in order that 'we may have this "future" Auction Sale, Yours sincerely, DORA OLDFIELD, Group Leader. Local Bowlers Hold Open Night Last Tuesday evening the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Green was filled to overflowing with some 64 Bowlers. It was the largest congregation of local bowlers on the green for many a year. Some were old hands at the game, and some were trying it out for the first time. It was a special night arranged by Pat Mulligan and |. John Murray'to try and create more interest in the game and also possibly gain a few new members _jo_bolster the Club and share in 2h€ fellowship and good sport of Bowling in this Community. After a few words of wilco by President Ge#rge Holmes and also by Merlin Letcher," Past President of the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association, two 10-end games were bowled, follow- ed by refreshments provided by the Ladies Club, All in All a very enjoyable evening was spent and it is hoped another such night might again be planned some- time in the near future, Band Concert at the Park If you enjoy band music you are in- vited to be at the Lake Front (Palmer Memorial Park) at 8 p.m. on n Sunday evening. The park is an ideal setting for an open air concert and the Little Brl- tain Band have prepared an interest- ing program for your enjoyment. This band has been organized for 20 years and during all that time they have enjoyed the same Bandmaster, Mr. E. A. Linton. The Band have re- cently acquired new uniforms and have arranged a seyies of concerts to raise funds for this purpose. For this rea- son a silver collection will be taken at the concert. ** Come out Sunday evening and en- joy the music and a restful evening at the Park. Music Examinations At the recent examinations of Theory of the Conservatory of Music the following pupils of Mrs. Helen M. Stouffer were successful: Mrs. Flloise Hoggard, Theory 11, First ' Class Honours, 95, Norma Levinson, Counterpart, V, Honours, 73. Joanne Mosgienko, Harmony, Grade V, Pass, 67. Grade '| Greenbank Community Park. . "| closest guess, _ both" modern and 'old tyme, the bride-to-be opened her gifts and $2.00 per year. Greenbank Sports Day 'On Saturday, Jane 26 the Second annual Field Day was held in the Al- though if was such a nige sunny day and a lot of farmers were home hay- ing a good crowd attended. There was a ball tournament held the public schools and one for the older men, ) In the first public school game, Greenbank played against Seagrave, with the latter winning in the next game, Bethesda played Saintfield with Saintfield being the victors: To decide a final winner, Seagrave play- cd Saintfield and after a lot of hard playing from both teams and a lot of cheering fron) the numerous fans, Sea- grave came out on top te win the top prize, 5 In the men's first game, Uxbridge Comeo played Brooklin Juniors with Comeo the winners and the second game was between Uxbridge town and Greenbank with the later being the winner, In the final game between Uxbridge Comeo aiid Greenbank it was a well played game all through with the winning team being our own boys. During the afternoon Keith Phoenix sold rides to the children on his pony and the older people guessed the weight of it with the winner being Carl Cornell, of Uxbridge who had the In the afternoon races were held for the children: } rs Girls 6-8---Lynn [oster, Boys 6-8--Barry Beare, Eddie Me- Caig. Girls 8-10-Sharon Beare, Beatriee Lee: Boys 8-10 Billy Thomson, Barry Beare. i. : Girls 10-12 ---- Nancy Foster, Ruth Couvse, * Boys 10-12 -- John Thomson, Fred Beare. Shoe Kicking --John: Thomson and Carol Beare. 3-Legged Race--Wallace Foster and Carol Beare, Ronny Gibson and Conny Hancock. On thhe grounds was a fish pond, a Candy Floss booth and the ladies had a booth where you could buy nearly anything in the line of refreshments. After supper a dance was held 'in the Community Hall with the Sunder- land Orchestra supplying the music, ~and this brought the end to a fairly successful I'ield Day. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lice who recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Open House was held at their residenge with a number of relatives and friends call- ing on them to extend their best wishes to them. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Stone and fam- ily spent last week-end at a folate near Haliburton, - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ron Aldred (nee Faye Bay ville on the birth of their second son. A shower was held on June 22nd at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Leask in honour of their daughter Margaret. About thirty-five women and children were present to wish the bride best wishes and shower her with many lovely gifts. After a short program then thanked everyone. Mrs, Leask then served a dainty lunch and a love- ly afternoon was brought to close, Service Club The June meeting of the Service Club was a social evening, [It held at Pine Point with Mrs. -A. Ba- was re) of Bowman- | W. M. S. . : . 1 The United Church Afternoon Auxi- liary had a most enjoyable afternoon, Tuesday, when Mis. 0. Croxall-open- ed her home and lovely grounds for their picnic meeting. .. y Mrs. Thompson conducted the de- votional period. The lesson thought was well expressed in a reading en- titled "Interruptions". Hymn 118 was sung in memory of Mrs. Swan, who passed away last week. Mrs. Hastings favored with the beautiful solo "The Stranger of Gali- lee", The ladies were most fortunate in having Mrs. Croxall's Aunt, Miss I. Timbers present. She told of 'her ex- perience in Missionary work Mexican Indian Mission. Miss Tim- bers is home on furlough. She hrought with her work done by Indian prison- ers that was most interesting to see. = The meeting closed with the Miz- pah benediction, After the meeting the ladies en- lovely lawn, A vote of thanks was tendered Mrs, Croxall by the President and all pre- sent for a delightful afternoon. Greenbank Ww. A The regular meeting of Greenbank W.A. was held on Tuesday, June 28h. Mrs. A. Couves presided and opened the meeting "with a Hymn followed by the Seripture, John 1601-17, read by Mrs. Jas. Lee. Mrs. Mina McMaster then gave a very interesting talk on the Topic "The Vine". Mrs. Toren Blakely then offered Prayer and a Hymn brought the Devotional Period to a close. The President Mrs. Tanson then took 3 ~-- Tne ffare See'y's report by Mrs. R. Leask was read and approved. Treasurer's report by Mrs. I. Gib- son was given: Mrs, F. lee ave a partial report of the parsonage penses re cupboards, been installed. eX- ete. which have Owing to there being no meetings during July and August, volunteers were asked for to put Flowers in the Church. each Sunday.~ . Mrs. Henry Thomas and Mrs, I. Clements kindly offered to take care of this for part time. Mrs. H. Hook, cor. sec'y read several cards. Discussion as to chartering a bus to the Ex., also an invitation to he sent to the Star yesh Air Concert to be given in Oct. if possible, Meeting closed with 'Theme Song and Benediction, Lillian Couves then rendered a very lovely piano solo and the group in charge served a hounti- ful lunch to about 25 members. in the joyed a delicious picnic supper on the enthusiastic about 4-H Club Trip Successful Event On Wednesday, July 6th, 112 Club Members had. a most successful bus trip to the OAC, Guelph, They were accompanied on the trip by Club lead- ers: Mrs. Russell Morrison, Beaverton; Miss Margaret Maiquis, Sundérland; Murs, David Crosier, Stouffv He; and Mr. Don Hadden, a) The trip was organized by the Oftavio De- partment of Agriculture staff at Ux- bridge. Me. HLL. Fair, Agricultural Representative, assisted by the Club Leaders, supervised the trip. The group arrived at 'Guelph at 11 am, and weresdimmediately taken on a bus tour of the campus. A compli- mentary the 0, nL lunch was at noon, served hy The first part of the afternoon pro- iwram consisted of a Tractor and Safe- ty demonstration, Safety in the op- eration of the farm tractor and other farm machines was emphasized. It wis also. emphasized to this teen-age that and good common were needed in our highway driving to help reduce the very high toll of lives and property damage in highway accidents. At the conclusion of this safety demon- stration the club boys and girls divided in groups according to their meniber- ship in the various club projeets. group care, courtesy Sense The Homemaking Club girls were MacDonald -Institute. The ntembers of the various field crop groups were shown around the demonstration and experimental plots. The members of the 4-H Dairy Calf Clubs were shown the dairy herds and "were given talks on the feeding and numagement of dairy cattle. A simi- lar program was conducted for the members of the Beef Calf ( 'Tubs and the Swine Clubs. lg "The County These group arrived back in Ontario between 6 pam. and 7 pan, 1 Club members were quite the trip and felt that it had been fun as well as edu- cational, «It is hoped that a similar trip can be arpanged for the members' of "LT Clubs again next vear, . . "gE ly . Standing for Iner- County Baselidl Ag of y 12, 195] thie, Mrs. Wm. Beare, Mrs. M. Luke and Mrs. R. Birkett entertaining. | Twenty-Six members attended this! meeting and all enjoyed the colored slidés of Florida and the wiener and marshmallow barbecue. Camp songs were sung. It was decided at this meeting to discontinue the nursery for the month of August. SUMMER DRAMA A full week of dramatic entertain- ment on CBC-TV and radio network lies ahead for viewers and listeners this summer. Among the in July. and August are, top drama programs Coming Soon! 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