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lje etttwwe volxlvii no 25 stouffville ontario thursday september 8 1938 a v nolan jp publisher locals stay in lead by defeating bethany first blood was drawn by stouffville in their oba series with bethany here on saturday when they defeated that team 102 it was a field day for the locals again who pounded out twelve hits and dropped only one error behind the brainy pitch ing of tip anderson who struck out no less than twelve men in the nine innings the biggest bright spot in the stouffville field was ross wide- man who besides doing a fine fielding job crashed two homers each with a man on bethany went into an early lead of one run in their half of the second but this success was shortlivect when wideman let go his first smashing blow into deep left scoring pennock ahead of him bethany have the services of two veteran players in the per sons of mcgill catcher and phil ips third base mcgill was formerly with sunderland when they won the championship last season on these two men beth any counted for batting strength but they found anderson just as hard a nut to crack as did their teammates getting only three hits between them while they each struck out twice stouffville were without the services of their snappy short stop lou lehman who met with an unfortunate accident re ported elsewhere in this issue however bill clark was moved up to the infield position and did an al job the second game of the series is being played this afternoon wednesday the game taking place at blackstock home field of the bethany club stouff ville are certainly in a winning stride and deserve far better support from the home fans than they have received in the last few games so how about a bumper crowd for the next game here hits runs errs stouffville 12 10 1 bethany 10 2 1 record attendance at school reopening an alltime attendance record was set for the stouffville con tinuation school when a total of 138 students filed in for regis tration on tuesday morning last year the term ended with 97 on the roll showing an in crease this year of nearly forty applications have been received from several other students out side of stouffville which is ex pected to bring the number up to well over 140 the registration by forms is as follows form i 47 form ii 36 forms iii and iv 38 and form v 17 ten upper school subjects are being taught while between fifty and sixty have stated their desire to take the new courses of home economics and shop work students registered on tues day from a number of other outstanding educational insti tutions and point to stouffville becoming a real centre of learn ing public school attendance re mains about the same being around the 175 mark the regis tration by rooms was as follows room i 29 room ii 39 room iii 36 room iv 27 room v 41 the continuation school staff this year includes miss ethel hogg ba miss ruth miller ba a new addition to the staff coming from hagersville mr gordon bailey ba and princip al l c murphy ba o- engagement the engagement is announced of thelma dorothy daughter of mr r austin wagg and the late mrs wagg of toronto to mr cyril smith son of mr frank smith and the late mrs smith toronto the wedding to take place on sept 26th villas e tax returns best in years ratepayers paid their taxes well in stoufville this year that is for the first instalment due on aug 31 while only 11000 was immediately payable collec tor quibell reports that 14000 was received which is even ahead of the good record set last year while more than 50 per cent of taxes due were received this does not mean that all ratepayers came forward with their con tribution there were some who did not meet the payment due but these were far offset by others who paid the second in stalment due next dec with the the present one and this acc ounts for the amount of money received those who paid their second instalment due in dec received a discount of 2 pc on the advance payment tribune idvertislng pays faulty digestion causes gas formation dizziness palpation and general distress get a bottle of storeys digestive toxic and get prompt and effective re lief soon restores the digest ive organs to normal scores of people have benefited by this wonderful tonic j m storey the druggist home of quality drugs i ballantrae son weds at claremont kidd bacon the marriage was solemnized saturday afternoon in clare mont united church by rev j glover of bertha blanche bacon daughter of mr and mrs thomas bacon of claremont to edgar herman kidd son of mr and mrs herman kidd of ballantrae baskets of fern and pastel gladioli decorated the altar and the ceremony was per formed beneath an arch of cedar and summer flowers mrs j glover sang during the signing of the register the bride enter ed the church on the arm of her brother donald bacon to the strains of the wedding march played by mrs w evans she was attractively gowned in candilla chiffon over taffeta with matching bolero she wore a fingertip veil of blush pink which was held in place by a wreath of blush pink roses and carried a bouquet of roses mrs j peddie of ottawa was the matron of honor and was gown ed in turquoise net over taffeta with matching bolero and shoul derlength veil caught with sum mer flowers she earned a nose gay of matching blooms the bridesmaids were tsobel gregg attired in dusty pink suede lace over satin and hazel bacon sister of the bride in alice blue silk embroidered net over taffeta they wore should er veils to match their dress and carried nosegays of summer flowers stanley c mitchell of toronto was the best man the ushers were douglas bacon brother of the bride and delmer kidd brother of the groom at a reception at springbank farm the brides mother received wearing navy blue sheer with a corsage of roses the grooms mother who also received wore raspberry sheer with a corsage of yellow roses the couple then left on a trip to the united states for travelling the bride donned an olive green and brown wool dress with matching hat on their return mr and mrs kidd will reside at richmond hill exofficial of firm dies suddenly stricken with a heart attack last thursday while spending a holiday at elgin house mus- koka james a urquhart of daytona beach florida former- manager of the national biscuit company died monday in the wellesley hospital he was brought to toronto by ambul ance following the seizure he was in his eightysecond year mr urquhart was born in stouffville and was a shoe mer chant here some fifty years ago he was a brother of john and george when a young man he moved to michigan later he went to st louis mo where for many years he was connected with the national biscuit com pany for the past fifteen years he had been a resident of day tona beach fla and had habit ually spent the summers in mus- koka mr urquhart retired from business some years ago he was an active member of day tona beach presbyterian church surviving are two sons clar ence and merle urquhart and two daughters mrs gertrude punsky of south bend indiana and mrs w g davidson of tor onto interment was in st louis mo evening wedding at goodwood the united church parson age goodwood was the scene of a most interesting but quiet wedding ceremony on wednes day evening august 31 at 8 oclock when gladys mildred wagg daughter of mr and mrs j e wagg goodwood became the bride of john badgero son of mr and mrs charles badgero rev j w holmes tied the nup tial knot mr and mrs norman wagg acted as attendants the bride was married in her travel ling suit and following the cere mony the happy couple left on a motor trip to champaign ny they will reside in toronto veteran celebration huge success a labour day celebration crowd of over two thousand nearly swamped memorial park in stouffville for the veterans big show to set a record for attendance since the reunion some years ago the trek to the park began as early as 1100 am when a good ly number were on hand to see the opening softball games and by four oclock the multitude of holidayseekers was at its height promptly at 130 the stirring strains of the band music could be heard from one end of the town to the other as the parade proceeded from the park and commenced its trek through the main street headed by a decor ated bicycle ridden by gary lewis in a drummer boy cos tume and the aurora boys band in their smart blue and white uniforms the procession moved west to the ninth and re turned to the park one of the highlights of the afternoon was the band music supplied by stouffvilles junior band aurora boys band and stouffville brass band keeping up an almost con tinuous program from the bandstand in the south of the park local girls win softball stouffville ladies softball team came through with flying colors to take the first prize in their softball tournament with unionville second in the mens class starks service station team of toronto split the first prize with unionville each hav ing two wins while claremont took second place the hard ball game between stouffville and the miracles was won by the toronto team 63 grimreaper busy homes are saddened mrs euphemia stots in ill health for quite a num ber of years mergen widow of the late william stots of cashel passed away peacefully at the ontario hospital whitby on friday september 2 1938 in her 59th year the funeral on monday afternoon took place from the family home at cashel to melville cemetery being at tended by quite a number of in timate friends from all over the neighborhood mrs stots was born at cashel and her aged father matthew mergen over 80 years of age still lives in the old home there she married the late mr stots 35 years ago but he has been dead three years an only son kenneth is a soninlaw of mrs william topham of stouffville there are three daughters living being miss kathleen at union ville mrs popham and mrs norman lotton of markham township died on farm where he was born messrs oscar baker bert baker morgan baker mpp and eugene another brother herbert passed away twentysix years ago resident here 40 years many attend funeral of david stoddart david stoddart 65 superin tendent of the york county in dustrial home for the aged for 17 years was buried tuesday from his lome avenue residence at newmarket the service conducted by rev dr d mclntyre was attended by a large number of relatives and friends mr stoddard served overseas with the 74th battalion surviving are two daughters mrs s w otton newmarket and mrs j r greer toronto one sister and two brothers a lifelong resident of this district for 75 years oliver johnson died at his home just north of stouffville on the first sideroad on saturday sept 3 following a lingering illness he was a man of quiet dispos ition and inherited the farm on which he died from his father the late robert johnson but for some years he lived in new market where he was employed in a factory it was there that his wife the former emma gower of whitchurch passed away thirteen years ago mr johnson is survived by one son robert on the homestead and one daughter alma who is the wife of rev norman mcleod a former baptist minister the funeral was held on mon day afternoon interment be ing made at newmarket ceme tery where his deceased wife is laid the service was in charge of rev w e smalley the late mr johnson was a member of the congregationalchristian church at bloomingtoh seneca baker family is bereaved shorter route to lakeisimcoe area an improved extension of don mills road from toronto to newmarket and sharon was opened last week providing a short cut to lake simcoe resorts which toronto and york road officials hope will relieve holiday traffic jams in the yonge st bottleneck south of richmond hill gangs of men with heavy machinery were putting the fin ishing touches on pavement at victoria square providing a smooth surface for traffic right through to danforth ave a dis tance of 18 miles the cut off at gormley is now opened eliminating two sharp turns on the wide gravel road extending north of victoria square new ditches and cuts are practically completed and a short stretch of deep heavy gravel is all that hinders high speeds over the entire route from i toronto to whitchurch horseshoe pitching first money in the horse shoe contest went to messrs liston and stampton with dave stouffer and harry noble second and bill grove and harvey clendening third there were eight teams entered baby show has 15 entries something itew and novel for stouffville celebrations was the baby show staged in the arena besides drawing no less than fifteen entrants each un der the twelve month mark some three hundred spectators also gathered to witness the final judging and announce ment of the prize infant be- xt v longing to mrs byer of altona notwithstanding the fact that second went to mrs jack she suffer tembl barkeys young son george from a f f and a special prize to m which she could not recover miss gordon lehmans entry which ama ba thu eldes tipped the scales a little too hte of seneca baker and far to come in the regulation ayeariyridafsnint ft r n 7 the home of her father on the wnl i z i 8th concession of whitchurch who can claim the fine silver she was in her 58th year coffee percolator being given the funer on monday after- as first prize m the lucky draw noon from the late home was the lucky ticket drawn was no widely attended and rev c e 403 and as yet no one has come mcleod preached a most fitting forth to claim the trophy the sermon he was assisted in the second winner was iorman serv by rev dr mitchell and mairs of ballantrae with ticket re w e smalley the pall no 1242 and he carried off a bearers were all nephews name- handsome silver grill y herb simpson seneca cook at the races bruce baker marlen baker girls 6 to 8 m burkholder clarion baker jack baker h c curcum boys donald floral tributes were beauti- walker lome emerson girls ful and were a silent testimony 8 to 10 b rattle betty miller of love andhrespect to the family boys g madill b simpson and the departed girls 10 to 12 g ratcliff the late alma baker was simpson boys g mcgowan born on the farm where she billy nicholson girls 12 to 15 passed away all her life was marie rattle dot rattle boys spent there and her services in d aldred c aldred fat mans the neighborhood particularly to race r sacmond fb mcclean the baker hill baptist church service women mrs hamilton were generously given she poss- miss carroll 3legged race j essed a beautiful voice and rattle mrs r risebrough and back in the days when the k bailey and a warrick community spirit ran higher married ledies race mrs r than it does today the baker risebrough mrs e wagg shoe hill church boasted a choir of race c aldred mary simpson considerable ability and miss exservice men jim rattle a baker was a valuable member of cole wheelbarrow f badgero that organization it is five years w claughton also d aldred s her mother died and be- and g forsyth boys race jim side the bereaved father who rattle d aldred feels this loss keenly there sur- all in all the big day was one v five sisters and four grand success it was most ably brothers they are mrs h directed and there was certainly barnes mrs emmanual miller no lack of entertainment even sutton west mrs thos simp- to the fireworks which some one son ballantrae mrs milton said should almost put the cne cook of newmarket mrs harry demonstration to shame gilbert stouffvillethe boys are declining health for some time culminated in the death of mrs frank gordon at her home in stouffville on friday sept 2 bringing a wave of sorrow and regret over a wide circle of homes in the com munity mrs gordon was a great lover of her home and her hospitality made the place a popular and welcome retreat for many acquaintances born in vaughan township almost 80 years ago now her maiden name was sarah mc clean daughter of duncan mc clean and mary anne mcclean she was twice married her first husband being the late henry burkitt to this union two children survive one son altum burkitt of oakville and one daughter miss jane at home thirtyfour years ago mrs birkett united in marriage with frank gordon and the couple have lived in town continuously since their mariage mrs burkitt had been in stouffville more than 40 years mr gordon who is em ployed in the local bakery has the sympathy of the whole community in his irreparable loss also sympathy goes out to the son and daughter and three grandchildren two of whom have always made their home with their grandmother being misses mildred and edra burkitt the funeral on labor day afternoon took place from the- late residence to stouffville cemetery rev l e atkinson the family pastor conducted the service the pall bearers being messrs lloyd turner w e morden ambrose stover milton storey clayt baker and martin tait wrong type chicken fancier anthony type a lad of 21 years is under arrest on a charge of stealing chickens from the pens of jas maynard union ville about 40 birds are alleged to have been taken last thurs day night constables barra- clough and gayman are on the case type was arrested in tor onto on monday evening report on markham water in a letter sent out from the department of public health at markham village council on tuesday evening it was stated that the town water shows signs of contamination and it was was suggested that a hypo-chlor- inator be used council are awaiting further details from the department before attempt ing any improvements blaze destroys su co sutton sept 2 fire which is believed to have started in the attic completely destroyed a large summer cottage at filey beach three miles west of here the building belonging to mr bruce clark principal of runny- mede collegiate york township and formerly of whitchurch was a mass of flames when friends and neighbors rushed to clarks assistance although they were helpless to save the cottage they poured water on both sides to prevent the fire from spreading some of the contents were also salvaged there was no one in the building when the fire broke out the loss is partially covered by insurance