Newmarket Era and Express, 21 Oct 1954, p. 5

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Oct rage Mount Albert News anniversary had to he postponed on Sunday because of the floods and bad roads It will be held on Sunday Oct Mr and Mrs John Leek Sand- ford were visitors on Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs J F- A number of the mem- of the United church invited to as guests at their Thank Offering meeting on Thursday afternoon Two hundred and ninety took advantage of the clinic held last week and had free chest iXnays Mrs Eva Walls Is making her home with Miss Mildred Dike Mr Gillian Is moving He will share the house Mr Stan held a bridal shower on Friday evening for Miss Ruth Simpson The Womens Institute will hold their annua Halloween community party In the town hall on Friday evening Oct There will be the usual prizes for costumes Mr will have pictures suitable for the pro gram The ladies will provide the lunch Mr and Mrs- Harold attended the Funeral Directors convention held in Ottawa last week Recent visiters with Miss Hayes were Mrs Slack Mr and Mrs Peter Ellas and family Lansing Mr and Mrs Hayes Mr and Mrs Harry Denton and Jan Toronto and Mr and Mrs Hayes Fort Ferry Mr Robinson has rented the shop and has a shoe repair The shop will be open each evening from to oclock and all day Saturday We will never forget the storm that struck our community on Friday evening Hurricane Hazel was certainly no lady when she arrived here The rain and wind caused many to have leaking roofs and windows water in the cellars and over flowing cisterns When the floods hit pond the people Jiving on the eighth on the market gardens Come in and choose your new Tip Top Tailor suit from up and be measured the new photographic y Morrisons Newmarket bad to be evacuated Some were by boats A car of young people from the west went into a wash out past the sixth concession on the Sharon road They are lucky to be alive Margaret Green Mrs Geo Green received attention Cliff Auckland the driver escaped with a few bruises Bridges were impass able as approaches to them were washed away At one time Nor man Wilson thought his house would go Water surrounded it almost to the doors But the rain stopped the water reced ed leaving the cellar partly fill ed Hydro wen off Many people who were out when the storm struck couldnt return until the next day Telephone lines were down and there was no mall and no trains as the tracks were washed out in many places PINE ORCHARD Miss Blossom Portingall has been a recent guest of Mr and Mrs William Willing Workers of Union church held the October meeting at the home of Mrs John- ton Mrs Roy Cody was in charge of the devotional Mrs James Hope presided Mrs Johnston read a paper on Thanksgiving which had been prepared by Mrs Harper The next meeting will be held on Tuesday November at the church 10 am with lunch at noon Come prepared to quilt and pack boxes for Unitarian Relief Mr and Mrs Arnold and family recently visited Hall burton Sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Randall Chapman on the death of Mr Chapmans sis ter Mrs Agnes ville Mr and Mrs Ron and son Wayne re turned to their at Hope- after spending a home of Mr and Mrs J Sytema Considerable damage was done around this community during the heavy wind and rain storm last week Service at Union church on Sunday October will be at am the pastor Rev St Johns Bingo IN THE NEWMARKET TOWN HALL SATURDAY OCT 23 AT PM JACKPOT 225 ADMISSION 25c Our sympathy is extended to Mr Herbert Oliver and relatives in the death of his cousin Mr Roy Oliver who was one of the firemen who drowned with four other firemen in the river during the terrible storm He leaves his wife and three children ages ranging from seven years to six weeks With the exception of culverts and small bridges and roads washed away trees blown down some barn roofs blown off hydro and telephone lines broken we are a very fortunate people that there were no lives lost in this district Our sympathy goes out to the great number of families in other districts who have lost their homes and loved ones Hur ricane Hazel will long be remem bered We are sorry to report that Mrs Jack Irwin has been con fined to her bed and home for a couple of weeks We wish her a speedy recovery Mr and Mrs A White wish to announce the birth of a grand son born to Mr and Mrs John White formerly of and now of Parry Sound Miss Barber spent a few days last week with relatives in Brantford Wesley United church is holding its annual Halloween party at the church basement on Friday evening Oct Every one is requested to come in cos tume Everyone will be welcome We extend best wishes for a complete recovery to Mr George Preston who is in York County hospital Wesley Womens association is holding its bazaar on November in Vandorf Community hall Everyone is invited to attend PLEASANTVILLE The will meet on Tuesday Oct at the home of Mrs Carl Greenwood- Mrs Dr will be the guest speaker Pine Orchard Union church service will be on Sunday Oct 24 Sunday school at am and church at am Rev Dix Newmarket will be the minister Miss Verna Wire enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday with friends at Mr and Mrs Earl Toole Stuart and Elgin Toole also Mrs Toole motored to on Sunday to the home of and Mrs A Forbes Mrs and Mr E Madill were recent tea guests at the home of Mrs A Richardson Auroral Sorry to report that Nancy and Helen Ridley arc ill with the mumps in charge Sunday school will be at am Pino Orchard will be guests of on Thursday Oct at the home of Mrs Max Rati Pine Orchard pro vide the program Members will meet at Pine Orchard corner at I HO pm Rev J Newmar ket was guest pastor at Union church on Sunday Mrs Howard I faints entertain ed young friends of Haines in honor her birthday recently i i i Era and Express bring results I It- J Keswick News Work has been started on a new and badly needed sidewalk on Keswick Lake street Hurricane Hazel brought flooded cellars and roads around Keswick Many had water as high as three and a half to four feet- Pumps to keep oil furnaces free of water were needed Keswick Christian church is holding the anniversary services on Sunday Oct 24 Mr Fred Road Bap tist church Toronto will speak at am and pm Music in the evening will be by the men of male trio Mrs New Brunswick and Mr and Mrs George David son Toronto visited Mr and Mrs Lloyd on Sunday Mr and Mrs- Huntley returned Saturday after a weeks visit with friends in Rochester They reported a hectic trip north from Toronto on Saturday night owing to the havoc caused by the storm Mr and Mrs spent a few days last week in Toronto Keswick United church anni versary services will be held on October Rev J MA Sutton will be the guest speaker Special music will be provided by the choir assisted by the Keswick in the evening Peggy Carr Norma King Fat Porter Margaret Alder Bruce and Dennis Winch attended a conference in Owen Sound over the weekend Mr John Willowdale spent Sunday at the home Several bridges in this area were washedout Friday nigh during the storings Mrs Hopkins has gone to Toronto to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs Hensley Mr and Mrs Perry Winch spent last Wednesday visiting their son Rev Gordon Winch They journeyed to Chesley to the home of their son Perry On Thursday accompan ied by Mrs Winch Jr and child ren they went to the Internation al Plowing match where their son Perry had a large dis play Brownhill News Hurricane Hazel stopped over at Brown Hill Many people were evacuated from their homes but everyone is safe as far as we know Even Peter Cotton Tail was rescued from a tree stump at Brown Hill river bridge and given a happy home on the hill in Mr Alex Yorks cornfield A mechanic proved his know ledge Mr Joe awoke to find water up to the beds of his children After awakening Mrs he tried In vain to build a raft but the current being so swift he was unable to reach the clothes lines with which he intended to wire his raft together He then retrieved a battery and old car horn con nected them and blew the horn until rescuers were able to evacuate them Norman Mitchell and Comer were busy evacuating the folks The Chinese market gardeners were up to their necks in water The Mount Albert fire department had to be called to rescue them Mr and Mrs Stuart new resi dents from were un able to get out of their home They began to think they would never be saved Mrs Stuart had been in the attic of their small home for nearly 14 hours when they were rescued by Billy Se- and a few neighbors Mr the new restaurant owner on the eighth has suf fered heavy losses Mrs Wil liamson had to be evacuated The home of Mr and Mrs Corps is flooded Many culverts and dams were washed out Victor and Clifford Roberts and eight other men built a raft and ran a ferry boat to Brown Hill Mr and Mrs lost a number of chickens and like many others hod to move their cattle across the road Thank Offering Meeting Of World Council Of Churches There Is great life and tre mendous vitality in the Christian church said Miss Anne Ward general secretary of the United i of Canada when she women King City United on October 14 She spoke on her impres sions as a delegate to the con ference of the World Council of Churches which was held at III In August Tensions during the 17- day conference but they were a sign of life There were sharp differences of opinion among the delegates in an attempt to ex press what was meant by the theme Christ the Hope of the World said Miss Ward But there never any doubt in the minds of the 1298 represent atives from countries that Christ is the only hope of the world Miss Ward was guest speaker at the annual thank- offering meeting City Several visitlnif socie ties were present was find Mrs Hodgson Kcttlwyjr S rural vicepresident of Centre took the de votions The speaker was thanked Rev Mrs ten Richmond Hill was guest pianist Mrs John York Maple sang accompanied by Mrs Kinnce At close the tally women were served refreshments wmarket a MAI OUR NUI ROI St At Goodmans Motors on Davis Drive East Newmarket the flood waters last Friday night swept through the building carried away records parts papers and filled the machine shop in the base ment with five feet of silt Above the front of the building is shown with a truck sitting in a hole ripped out by the flood Lathes other expensive equipment tires and automotive parts were buried m sand in the basement It was reported that Mr Harry Goodman estimated damage at Photo by Bruce Studios OTHER NEWMARKET FLOODS AND Last weekend saw the third great flood Newmarkets history The old photo at left shows the Water St bridge smashed in when the dam broke in the spring Right the second was smashed in In that year the dam itself held hut the flood waters tore away the banks around it and swept through Residents who were in Newmarket in say that the flood Friday night was that damage was greater this time although both the bridge and dam held Water swept over the Water St park Saturday and roared through the centre of town ATTEND Some the young people who attended the Toronto conference which was held at Owen Sound over the weekend included Misses Jean Lewis Marion Kves Hilda Cox and John The WMS meet ing will be hold on Wednesday Oct at the home of Mrs Leu Glover at li pm Mrs King will conduct study book At Dikes Pond between Sharon and Mount Albert the ancient mill almost was washed away Dam and bridge went out the stream banks were lowered and huge trees were carried away This open cut looks far different from the former picturesque see which was often visited by sightseers Photo by A v Keep trick road a I where a small bridge In the summer there is only south on the Don Mill and Harrison of the Ontario Provincial Police Vandorf detachment was Injured seriously when hit the washout He was hurrying to one of the flood JMeMped He suffered a broken jaw and other injuries Cancer dressings Will local cancer dressing group on Thursday Oct in the Agricul tural Board rooms St Newmarket Additional help is and anyone interested in assist ing in work is Invited to I cotton and attend of suitable quired Athletic Society will held in public hoot at 8 on be Is urged this important TELEPHONE or our Office oiftttfffi

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