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j to awl Oct W e King City And District congregation of All Saints church organized a clothing depot at the parish rooms on Sunday Monday and Tuesday afternoons were reserv es for receiving bundles of used for those suffering loss ill the flood These were distrib uted by the Salvation Army Au rora On Sunday Oct a special relief collection will be taken at this church to aid the cause Give Kettleby headed by presi dent Mrs Albert Farren mus tered forces to assist the Holland Marsh flood victims early Satur day morning With the assist ance of the church groups they prepared to serve meals But it wasnt necessary as the Marsh ft a- people were sheltered and fed in Bradford Sunday the Wo mens Institute had gathered and delivered two carloads of cloth ing to Bradford A third car load was collected on Monday Flood Damage At King City flood damage was minor There were flooded cellars some to a depth of four feet King City fire department emptied several basements with the suction hose- Some gardens were flooded and branches were torn from trees After detouring several miles when the Concord underpass was flooded the Gray Coach bus to King City was driven off the roadway into the ditch south of King City There were seven passengers but none was injured They arrived at the village badly soaked At Oak Ridges the Myers had a difficult time Their beauty parlor was flooded and unfit for use The adjoining variety store was flooded At Lake Wil cox Fergus Ave was flooded on Friday morning Two families were evacuated by boat Friday night matters grew worse The north Lake Wilcox road was flooded and more families were rescued by boat At Kinghorn the river flooded the Davis flats to a depth of feet It rose within 10 feet of the Campbell bam Bridges were washed away Fire Damages Factory At the height of the hurricane on Friday night Stanley Wat sons potato chip factory To ronto was damaged by fire Damage has been set at The fire originated in the base ment and most of the damage was from water and smoke to the building and stock The mechanical equipment was not damaged Mr Watson reported Some of this machin ery is being brought to the King City factory rt LASTING SHIM READERS WRITE Continued from Page effective farm weeklies half- monthlies and monthlies saying their say to increasingly alert hundreds of thousands of farm ers Vhat is needed however in my humble opinion is a tech nique through which rural thought and objectives can be beamed at millions of urban folk J in and choose your new Tip Top Tailor suit from up and be measured the new ok r a Morri sons FARM FAMILY HELPS THIRTY EVACUEES FROM MARSH AREA Thirty evacuees from the Hol land Marsh received shelter at the home of Mr and Mrs Gene when they opened their nineroom farm home on the north townline The Dutch far mers had left the Marsh after King township road superintend ent Black had advised them to get out as fast as you can Five families with children were housed and fed by Mr and Mrs Polkinghorne The men slept on the straw in the barn The young ones were put to bed and the mothers slept on chester fields and couches in the home Early the next morning a sixth couple chilled and wet arrived there seeking shelter One couple in Canada for six months had lost everything for the second time In Holland they had lost all their material pos sessions by the flood last year Unable to reach the stores for additional food the bridge be tween the fifth and the sixth con cessions had been washed out Mrs managed to find enough food in her home to feed her unexpected guests They had been able to save only what they wore Floods Cause Damage To Bridges And Roads Of King Township Repairs to bridges culverts and roads in King township caused by the weekend floods have been estimated at This figure includes the Marsh area which is under the Holland Drainage commission A special meeting of township council was held on Monday af ternoon Chum Black was auth orized to proceed with the work He know how many bridges and culverts required repairs But things were in a terrible state he said There are few if any places that have- not been extensively damaged There were three bridges on the concession one a very large culvert that needed atten tion Lloyd town had three large bridges a culvert and possibly a fourth in bad condition There was no way of getting out of Lloydtown and cars were left the fields Frys sideroad culvert near the line by 20 feet in sue was replaced on Monday On the north the foot culvert was washed out Extra trucks and bulldozers been volunteered by town FLOOD DAMAGES Evacuate Families By Boats As River Overflows Banks The water rose steadily in the east branch of the river on Friday afternoon in the steady downpour of rain By supper time the river was over flowing It had risen feet above normal Houses in the low areasof Trails King Creek were surrounded by wa ter These people have seen flood ing many times before In the spring several families had to evacuated by boat This was the worst ever known said Or- ton Day manager of King Creek farm The Mill Road was a sea of mud By the river was out of bounds The area was inundat ed and help was needed who has poor health waved a flashlight from his house to signify that help was needed Water rose higher and higher It came up in the homes and then hydro was out of com mission Men returning from work didnt know if their fami lies were together and safe- ship residents to carry out the program It will Ik difficult to obtain sufficient culverts and materia speedily Mr Black said The department of high ways engineer was in the town ship all day Sunday After meet with the township council Mr Black met him on Tuesday morning The department ab sorbs percent of the cost so the engineer looked over the situ ation to know how the money will be used he added Beaver Hill bridge on the and repairs to the highway will be under the juris diction of the county Work for the new Kinghorn bridge had been begun before the flood The detour route was washed cut by the flood making access to highway impossible over the weekend The route south on the fifth concession to the south was closed after the storm There were two small land slides on the fifth concession and the embankment at the fifth line bridge north of Kinghorn was partly washed away This section of roadway was impas sible on Saturday The high way was dangerous two miles west of at the turn The roadsides at the creek Here so gouge that there was only one lane of traffic Hamil ton road foreman and his men had the highway safeguarded tor travel Where necessary they were to higher places Twentyfive came to Days The home of Harry Stone was carried feet from its site The Brady home floated off Mrs Percy Lewis opened her home to several peo ple When Mr Day failed to reach the police by telephone he asked the Era and Express correspond ent Mrs Rolling to put in an emergency call Mrs Rolling did this Bring a boat ropes and anything else that will get these people out was her mes sage There was no way of reaching the cottages The water was too swift for the local men to at tempt crossing in a boat Dis trict Game Overseer George Ar- mitage King City and Frank Moore Vandorf ar rived at Armitage was driven to King City by Mr Wal ker for his own boat He knew how his own boat would per form in the treacherous waters The two men tried to push the boat ahead of them in the cur rent It was useless Before that time Mr had waded out to call to the people but the current was too power ful It drove him back The rescuers had to return to the Day house and wait until day break Two more police came and ftie struggle started again From their watersoaked homes the families who had tried unsuccessfully to sleep on wet mattresses and in wet bed ding were removed Mr and Mrs Art and their four children Mr and Mrs Rob inson Mr and Mrs and Vera Jack Cox and four children Mr and Mrs Allan Adair and four young children and his brother and children were rescued during the fore noon Clothing had been soaked Shoes had been lost in the dark ness By Monday morning clothing and food were needed The neighbors shared what they had but it wasnt enough Mr Day telephoned the Era corres pondent again Some citizens in King City collected clothing Brampton Salvation Army brought in a on Mon day and the Red Cross gave aid King City was gathering more clothing this week in case it was needed It was a grim story of hardship during the long night Many were worried about Mr who had a heart ail ment Others who their families included the the and many more BELIEF COMMITTEE CLEANUP PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED A relief committee headed by Ronald Wilson was organized at Monday night a a public meeting chaired by village commissioner Robert Moody Fin ancial assistance through public canvass will be given to the flood victims for rehabilitation purpos es Ernest Smith manager of the Imperial bank is treasurer The other members of the committee include Rev Lee Rev Rev Francis McGoey and Chief Constable Arthur Moody Robert Moody is chairman of an organized cleanup committee DeputyReeve William Hodgson is the secretary Reeve Elton Armstrong said Financial aid to the flood vic tims will be available from the government The repair of brid ges and roads will be made through the township with pro vincial assistance CREAM PRODUCERS I ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY OCT Agricultural Boird Rooms ST NEWMARKET at pm County Cream Committer Important Notice to Holder of Government of Canada Victory Bonds Holder of Canada Victory Bonds can more by selling them at the current premium and proceeds in Canada Saving Bonds Series Nice The investor receives increase in income of J250 per year And the proceed from the sale of Canada V5c Bonds not only cover the cost of the same of Canada Savings Bonds but also leave cash in the hand Canada Savings Bonds Series Nine are always worth 10Q cents on the dollar They can converted cash at amy time at their full face value accrued 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