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volxlvii no50 stouffville ontario thursday march 3rd 1938 a v nolan jj publisher councillor bereaved in whitchurch mrs herbert wells passes in the prime of life deep sympathy evidenced for the family the untimely death of mrs wells wife of councilor herbert wells who passed beyond last thursday just in the prime of life saddened the hearts of a wide circle of friends throughout whitchurch township mrs wells fought a long and stubborn illness through which every possible thing was done by an iiululgel husband to restore her to health again the funeral on smurday after noon from the late home was con ducted to aurora cemetery reeve c e toole and his entire council of whitchurch also all other officials attended in a body to pay reaped and sympathy to their colleague rev w a wescott conducted the service and sympathetically referred to the lonely home where two children have lost a friend that can never be replaced the pall bearers were messrs lambert wilson lylu peterson walter taylor f ball leonard robinson and charles bowser floral tibutes were very beauti ful bespeaking sympathy and love from many the late mrs wells was born in the township her maiden name be- in mary ltmdy she was married from her parent home north of vandorf and as a bride located at lemonville about ten years ago mr and mrs wells moved to their present farm on the third concession besides the father two children are left being edna aged 15 and iundy aged 13 students delight capacity crowds two taken within five days ratcliffs hail was crammed both thursday and friday nights for tn commencement exercises of stouff ville continuation school and it may be correctly said that never has much a function proved more popu lar and been better presented throughout the history of the iocs school a feature of the program each evening was the play a parody on the imerchant of venice under the direction of mr g h bailey b a which revealed mucn talent among the students those taking part were harold boadway joe underwood cordon bolender bud sanderson leona forsyth olive johnston the costume folk dances were under the direction of miss ethel hogg ba and the pyramid nud tumbling work of the boys undr direction of principal l c murphy ba who was congratulated on every hand for the fine effort put forth by himself and the other members of the staff as well as by the students elizabeth mcewen daughter of rev e mcewen or the melville circuit delivered an outstanding valedictory address following the presentation of diplomas by chair man dr freel and members of the school board to the following stu dents gordon bolender harry brown elizabeth murchison james thomas elmer winn wallace byer grace lehman molly mcewen margaret smith vera topham gertrude winn two fires are narrowly averted married daughter followed grave by aged father to just five days after the death of a daughter on february 20 john risebrongh passed away at his late home near agincourt on febiuar 25 and was laid to rest at the hart- man cemetery near mount albert en monday of this week the late mr risebrongh was in his 79th year the double bereavement is a great shock to the family mrs e o grace moore daughter was a resident of scott township until the time of her death which was follow ed so closely by that of her father john risebrongh was born in scott where he was well known and highly respected twentyone years aso he located in scarboro where he re mained until the time of his death he is survived by his wife whose maiden name was florence nea- and by one daughter mrs jame whitney of scarboro also four sons john and william of markham stephen of aurora and ernest at home a shor service was held at the late home and public service in the hartman church followed by inter ment in the cemetery close by many old friends of the family still in scott twp attended the funeral in mcmorituu fn loving memory of our dear grandmother hattie saunders who passed away march 2 1937 there is a link death cannot sever love and remembrance las forever granddaughter and grandson mrs george swift and jim pearson in memoriam in loving memory of my mother who died march 2 1937 deep in the heart lies a picture of a loved one laid to rest in memorys frame we shall keep it because she was one of the best ray saunders births mcmullcn at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on february 27 193s to mr and imrs lome mcmullon a son for stubborn deep seated coughs bronchitis and asthmatic conditions take creophos owing to its antiseptic nature creophos is most valuable in combating disease germs ased in the relief of distressing night cough j m storey tb druggist hcbm of quality loses three fingers while employed in a bush near mount albert edwin ferguson eldest son of mr and mrs peter ferguson 9th con whitchurch lost the three centre fingers off his right hand as well as part of the thumb when his hand came into contact with the big saw which he was work ing around he was oiling at the time rushed to the xewmarket hospit al it was found necessary to ampu tate the knuckles where the teeth of the saw had mangled them leaving only the small finger and part of the thumb the end of the thumb was completely severed edwin is making good recovery and it is confidently hoped that no complications will set in he was employed by alfred pattenden of vandorf at the time of the accident rev keane honoured at the morning service at st marys roman catholic churcn richmond hill last sunday rv- edward keane was honored by the members of his parish on the occasion of the twentyfifth anniversary of his ordination as a priest a purse of gold was present ed to him by mr j a greene and mr w j mcquillen on behalf p the parish rev keane has been in richmond hill since 1931 and prior to that was parish priest at ux- bridge he is an enthusiastic bowler and- has played on occasions on the stouffville greens on sunday afternoon just when the wind was blowing a hurricane and a blinding storm raged so that one could scarcely see a house across the road the fire flarm sounded and the brigade answered a call to the home of mrs pipher who occupies the east half of the double house opposite the presby terian church fortunately it wa3 only a chimney blaze and was readily put out by chief jennings and a tew of his aides who were able to apply a chemical from a bedroom into the chimney place it would have been almost perilous to have to climb to the top of the chimney dur ing that storm aud in a wind liat sent the thermometer below zero its a strange thing that this is the third time the fire brigade has beu called to this same chimney in a couple of years only recently the chimney was supposed to have been repaired but there must still be something lacking by the way it per forms on two occasions when dent law lived in the house the brigade put out fires in this chimney and the fire chief is convinced that the smoke conductor is at fault rather than the tenants another blaze was snuffed out be fore it made any headway at 130 on sunday morning our mill street citizen mr howard malioy was awakened by the crying of his cat and getting up to investigate he discovered a small blaze or smudge of smoke eminating from the sheds at the rear of ratcliffs store he notified mr ratcliff by telephone who in turn sent the fir chief to investigate it is presumed that someone threw a cigarette butt in to the old packing boxes and straw in the sheds which ultimately was fanned to a blaze and might have caused one of the worst fires in tne history of the village had it got a little more start gormiey bible school will build a new structure long life spent in this district sacred program the lidies chorus of the ontario bible school will render a program of sacred song on sunday afternoon march 6 at 3 oclock in the mennonite church at xew gormley in the evening the class will move to bethesda where the program will be given at 730 the following week they will appear on monday evening march 7 at 730 in the stouffville mennonite church and the follow ing night march s at s pm in the wideman imennonite church an offering will be lifted yonge street farm sold ringwood walter vague was a sunday visitor at robert filyers everett baker of baker hill has purchased a new ford mrs d v wilson was a toron to visitor on tuesday imr and mrs arthur bassett visit ed with relatives in uxbridge on sunday mr and imrs rpy grove and mr and mrs j w taun and mrs lottie snider of stouffville spent sunday with d croiser altona wm bassett and daughter mrs a maskell also granddaughter jean all of brougham were visitors with his son art on saturday all those present enjoyed the excellent program given by the junior endeavour of the stouffvilie christian church on monday even ing we are sorry to report that miss alma baker senior who has bei under the doctors c3re for some time is not improving like her many friends would wish to see misses blanche mortson and gladys harmon are attending the institute short course held a stouffville this month also miss mover of dixon hill the remains of miss lilly mcdonald formerly of goodwood and sister of james mcdonald there arrived at stoufftiile station on mon day morning for interment in the goodwood cemetery the remains were taken charge of by l e oxeill on arrital here miss mcdonald died la boston the shaw farm of 92 acres locat ed on yonge street at mulocks corners in the township of whit church has been sold to another toronto owner the property possesses some of the finest and most modern buildings to be found on any farm indeed it has been said that the accommodation for live stock is superior to that en joyed by many human beings in the same municipality the farm is ine of the higbec revenue producers for the township as it draws taxes cf 4 00 widow of the late col sam sharpe dead well known in stouffville and throughout uxbridge township mrs sam sharpe wife of the late col sharpe died at her home in uxbridge on friday she had only arrived home from california by ambulance a week prior to her death having taken ill in the south the late mrs sharpe was a daughter of harmon crosby and ber mother was a sister of the late i j gould for years liberal member of parliament col sharpe husband of the de ceased organized the 116th battal ion in war time and went overseas and to his death as a result mr sharpe is survived by three sisters mrs stella green of ballingham wash mrs horace bascom of whitby mrs e d mcgrattan of uxbridge and whose husband con ducted a tinsmithing and plumbing business in stouffville a few years ago there is one brother fred crosby in california marketing course opens sixteen youag ladies were en rolled up to tuesday for the coarse in marketing of home baked foods being carried on in the kitchen of the united church mrs thomas fulton and sen alvin of stratford mr and mrs v woodrow and son gary of tor onto called on mr sad mrs k g tarr saturday afteracon the owner of the large spacious dwelling in gormley ontario which has for the past five years been the home of the ontario bible school will immediately upon the termina tion of the present semister take steps to convert this dwelling into a benevolent rest home the lord willing a short time will be re quired for redecorating also for a few necessary changes which will have to be made my interests have for a number of years been equally divided between these two enterprises but my con victions are such that i have reason to believe the time has arrived to make this change and i am fully convinced god makes no mistake in his leadings it only remains for us to will to do his will i am well aware friends that our govern ment has provided an institution for the unfortunate citizens of our land but this gormley undertaking is due to a revelation given me with regard to the need of a church home certainly we appreciate these efforts put forth by those in authority but as i view the situa tion we as christians who consti tute the true church of god regardless of what denominational name we may be known by have a double obligation luke 2025 commands that we render unto caesar the things that be caesars and unto god the things which be gods we are not authorized to demand of the government that which the lord hath enjoined upon the church therefore we do well to consider such scriptures as matt 253146 psa 4113 luke 638 2nd cor 96 and 7 and many more might be mentioned it has been a blessed privilege friends for me to have been associated in a small measure at least with the work of the bible school and i feel the efforts put forth by me have been small in comparison to the blessings received in a spiritual way i listen to the testimonies of many others who like wise have derived great benefits i am made to feel eternity alone will reveal the result we are looking forward with joy ful anticipation to having a more modern and adequate building erected before the next school semis ter now friends i deem it just as great a blessing to minister to ths needy and infirm while not all are deprived of material blessings of life we believe there are those who will apprecfate the comforts of a quiet restful home at any raw suffice to say it will be undenomin ational open to any one who will have respect to the rules and regu lations adopted persons wishing to associate themselves with the same if you should desire fuller in formation you may call personally or write to the proprietress who will be pleased to answer any inquiry i am launching this work friends through faith in the unfailing promises of gods word it is not my purpose to beg but merely to say should any one feel you would like to share the blessings of such an undertaking your contributions will be sincerely appreciated mrs clara wideman gormley ontario resident of stouffville for twenty- five years and prior to that a resi dent of whitchurch twnship all her long life mrs john oxendale pass ed away at the brlerbush hospital here on thursday february 24 she would have celebrated her s2nd birthday had she lived until july next the late mrs oxendale whoso maiden name was manilla dennle was born in newmarket her parents being farmers after her marriage to john oxendale in 1895 the couple farmed for many years in the town ship spending most of their time on the emprmgham farm at bethesda the hutchinson place near stouff ville and for some years they retir ed on the major thompson place on the 5th just north of the markham townline it was while living here that their only child john r oxen dale was born the father died a couple of years after retiring in stouffville where they had bought a house on rupert avenue from mrs latohford mr oxendales death is quite well re membered he having died as a re sult of a fall in the yard of his premises since that time the widow and her only son lived alone all that human kindness could do wis provided in the home by a thought ful son but when it became evident that special nursing was required sirs oxendale was removed to the hospital the funeral on sunday was at tended by many old friends and neighbors burial being made at the heise hill cemetery rev l e atkinson whom the mother had known from his boyhood preached the service the pall- bearers were messrs jos h hoover lou lowns- borough robert mckinnon james slack frank williamson james brodie solicitor charged in city court widely known throughout north york mr harry naughton was taken into custody last thursday at his home in elgin mills and appeared in court in the city charged with misappropriation of funds belonging to a client and totalling ls0o ball was arranged at 5000 and mr naughton will appear this thurs day harry naughton was solicitor for whitchurch markham and king townships for many years in addi tion to his large private practise with the churches aurora takes championship weekend blizzard drives mercury down to receive prizes at markham three stouffville students will receive prize awards at markham high school commencement on fri day night and 7 will be presented with graduation diplomas edith gru- bin wins the award for general pto- ficiency in form v ruby moyr general proficiency form 11 and ruth marshall takes the prize for languages those receiving diplomas are alan baker clarion baker edith borinsky margaret forsyth lambert malioy elinore marshall ross wideman miss shirley brown of unionville will deliver the valedictory address childrens nite at stouffville arena friday urch 4th 1938 skating from 730 until 930 with brass band in attendance this is strictly a childrens night being sponsored by the arena manage ment who are throwing out an in vitation to all the town yoaag folk and those of the surrounding om- murlty parents are especially ask ed to accompany them oa this cccasioa caildreas admission 10c parents admission 15c the suddenness with which the cold swooped down on this section last sunday almost demoralized the thermometers and consequently they couldnt tell the same story at altona it registered 10 below zero early monday morning at blooming- ton truman baxter reports 16 below and over in markham at archie flemings the big thermometor said it was 20 below however a d bruce has a conservative little register under a veranda and it told a story of only 6 below anyone will agree that it felt 20 below with that terrific wind twentyfcur hours before it was nice and spring like the blizzard which camo with the cold blocked a few roads in places and travellers who came out from the city early sunday anticipating a fine day were caught unawares plumbers had the busiest time this winter rushing hither and thither monday morning thawing pipes for householders for a few hours the weather certainly must have felt just like it would at the north or south pole and some folk thought it was even colder here in stouffville however the poles are not the coldest places on earth a town in siberia known as werchojansk holds the record here the temperature often falls as low as so below zero and has gone as low as 956 the natives of this town live in crude wooden huts with windows of thin ice cemented in place by pouring on water which freezes quickly around the edges walking in such cold air causes the breath to freeze falling to the ground in a white powder losing only one game in the en tire season aurora jubilee juniors romped home with the championship on monday night defeating east york 85 for the second game of the finals taking the round 1610 aurora really piled up a creditable record winning thirteen games and losing but one although the jubilees showed a greater margin over east york then they did over stouffville the toronto club put up a game fight in the two playoff games and displayed some mighty fine hockey in the first of the finals penalties were a jinx for the yorkers aurora taking a three goal lead against them when they were two men short while in the second contest the yonge street team showed a clear- cut edge on the play aurora will now meet lindsay if that team are successful in putting out east tor onto harper farm sold g00dw00d retain the cup taking two straight falls out of uxbridge 62 and 21 goodwood have captured the intercommunity league mug once more the red- shirts have yet to lose a game in two years which is certainly quite a record they took the ten scheduled games this year without so much as a close call and then landed the four playoff tilts running up a total of 24 goals and having only 3 scored against them herbie simpson who topped the league in points is a member of this starry aggregation william harper has exchanged his 85 acre farm at the south end of obrien avenue stouffville for a creamery and dairy business in the bustling town of fergus a commun ity of 3000 made famous as the home of the beatty company milton goode proprietor of the fergus business gets the harper farm stock implements etc while mr harper assumes the creamery and dairy as a fully equipped and going concern the transaction arranged by george baker realtor of stouffville involves a transfer of 16000 mr goode is a port perry boy and brother of our mrs le oneill mr and imrs goode will locate on the farm with their two small children they intend to add such modern equipment as will bring the place completely uptodate it is about eighteen years since the late wm harper father of wm jr purchased this farm from ellas hoover the place is ideally located and a very desirable home crowds likened to exhibition throng five hours selling realizes almost 3500 receipts card of thanks i wish to take this opportunity to thaak the neighbors and friend for their words of sympathy and for their kiad assistance daring the ill ness and subsequeat passing of my mother joha r oxeadale true to predictions the farm stock sale of stock and implements at cashel markham township be longing to the estate of the late william topham surpassed any thing seen in the locality for a year in point of total receipts and in the number of people attending unless it was the late edwin forsyths auction last fall advertising fur both these big sales was lelt entirely with the tribune and the results were even more than could be hoped for the topham sale showed otal receipts of around 3500 the sale opened at 12 noon and the last article went over the block at 520 five hours and twenty minutes which was a real achievement for auctioneer farmer who sold the huge bill of goods weather con ditions on friday were ideal the cows in the sale were not just the kind the buyers are looking for only one was fresh the iop animal bid to 72 with some s or s years old selling around 60 the best horse on the place brought 178 and its mate 150 implement prices ruled high on the average a binder good as new realized 225 the fertilizer drill 99 and a land roller 40 grain prices were ruled by mark et quotations but mixed grain went at 151 per hundred pounds bayers were on hand from scar boro to north whitchurch and from west of yonge street the topham farm as previously reported has been sold to joha timbers of scarboro who will move there right away mrs topham u locating la stoaffville stouffville mennonite church rev i brubacher pastor sunday march 6th 1938 1100 am the pastor in charge 700 pm yps will take this service come all monday special musical service in the church by the gormley bible school singers christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday march 6th 1938 200 pm evening prayer everybody welcome lemonville bloomington and ballantrae united churches rev chns b jeffery pastor sunday march 6th 1938 1045 am ballantrae 230 bloomington 700 pm lemonville bloomington and ringwood christian church rev b morton preacher a man acts like a christian it he is one he is a christian first then he does the things that are christian services sunday march 6th 1938 1100 am bloomington 230 pm iringwood 700 pm altona we are all liable to trifle with that which is most precious let us be sure that we are wise sixth line baptist church rev av e smaller pastor phone 2203 sunday march 6th 1938 1000 am sunday school 700 pm church service subject what is the portion of those who earnestly seek the lord remember the womens day of prayer friday march 4th at 230 at ringwood christian church stouffville baptist church d macgregor pastor friday 700 pm the happy hour for boys and girls lantern sli s friday 800 pm young peoples class sunday march 6th 1938 1000 am bible school classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship subject kept in perfect pease 700 pm gospel service subject the prayer of a hardened criminal wednesday march 9 th prayer service we believe in the inspira tion of the old and new testaments come and receive a blessing stouffville united church l b atkinson minister sunday march 6th 1938 1100 am worship subject the meaning and purpose of lent 230 pm sunday school and bible clas3 700 pm evening worship subject the christ this is the first in a series of art sermons to be delivered during the lenten season monday 8 pm weekly ypj for all young people wednesday 8 pm prayer and discussion meeting t you are cordially invited to worship with us at all time3 j stouffville congregational christian church arthur greer pastor sunday march 6th 1938 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship subject fishing 700 pm gospel service subject modernism the great apostasy young peoples choir in attendance request solo by pastor when ther ring those golden bells church hill 200 pm sunday school 300 pm worship friday 8 pm senior endeavour fireside service after the evening service in stonffrille there will be a fireside service in the church basement lor informal hinging and fellowship the stonffrille orchestra will add to the enjoyment and rev mr atkinson will bring a ten minute message for young people this is an interdenominational effort primarily for young and young feeling people time 8jso send the trfbaae to absent frlead