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famfftriue tetawc volxlvii no 31 stouffville ontario thursday october 20th 1938 a v nolan jp publisher tremendous crowd at ralph baker sale local field day champions late ralph baker was the 4th generation to have worked the place operated this sum mer by mrs baker on the 8th of whitchurch liberal advertising combined with wonderful weather las saturday brought one of tr largest crowds seen at a pu auction for a long time to the farm of the late ralph baker on the eighth of whitchurch there was live interest shown in this sale which is probably the fn ever held on the place for it has been in the family for four generations of bakers mr sylvanus baker now in his 78th year was born on the place and was stepping about sale da greeting old friends whom ik had not seen in a long time fu ill health has prevented him from leading his accustomed active life he recalled that as a boy he had worked oxen on these very fields ken prentice and his uncle john were on the auction block and for a time conducted two rings one at the barns selling implements and stock and the other was at the house where furniture was being offered incidentally it was interesting to note that john prentice the veteran salesman was selling a public auction in this vei town ship on the same day 45 years ago saturdays auction ran beyond expectations for the total sale the international tractor 11 years old brought 330 going to h r burkholder markham township the tractor plow sola for 70 cultivator 49 most implements were old but found ready sale a beautiful 2yearold filly went for 125 and a sucking colt brought 70 the best cow went at 61 another 58 buy ers were demanding fresh cows which probably held back many wouldbe bidders swine sold at high prices 60 pound hogs bringing 850 a feature of the sale was the price bid for grain oats sold in the bin at 41c per bus which is 6 or 8c over the market barley bid to 42c the hundred acre farm on which the sale was held sits back well in the centre of the concession between the 7th and 8th and when once at the build ings there is a grand view to the south for the place is situated well up with a nice roll of land the farm must have been in the family now for 130 years it is estimated jonathan baker grandfather of the late ralph baker was born there in 1829 he is well remembered by many of our readers he died in 1911 at the age of 82 years and is buried in the little cemetery on the farm where so many of the bakers have found their last resting place jonathans father came here right after the american inde pendence was signed since the death of her husband the farm has been operated by mrs ralph baker who may carry on the place if other arangements are not made however nothing is settled in this respect so far remanded on four charges percy henley markham was remanded for another week when he appeared in county court on monday morning following a raid on his home on october 2 henley now faces four charges two violations of the liquor act assault and being in possession of an unregistered revolver markham rural church holds special services watch ye stand fast in the faith was the theme of the anniversary message brought to a packed congregation in peachs united church last sunday evening speaking from this corinthian passage rev w h woodhouse of markham stressed the need for todays christians to show the same steadfastness and alertness in the frontline of christianity as they recently displayed in fac ing the tense national crisis it is too late for action after the attack has been made said mr woodhouse people today are too ready to compromise with evil the speaker went on to say that during the recent european crisis we felt that our only hope rested in the preservation of our democratic freedom and we were ready to lay down our lives for that cause how much more so then should we be ready to risk in the cause of christ on whom rests the hope of the world belief in their own power has brought the peoples of the world to the brink of disaster today he said even our sabbath day is doomed if more people who profess christianity are not ready to sacrifice at least two hours of this seventh day in worship mr woodhouse was assisted in the service by the markham quartette composed of mrs l brown mrs jermain a j woods and stanley pipher with miss innis williamson at the organ iji the morning rev d h bur gess former lemonville pastor brought the message and was assisted with special musical numbers by the ratcliff male quartette peachs church which is on the 7th of markham has probably been in operation 80 years above are the champions and runnersup in last weeks local high school fied day front rowcameron aldred junior boy champion francis forfar beth kellington junior girl cham pion fred williams 2nd rowisobel fleming intermediate girl champion ted cadieux intermediate boy champion harold boadway gladys stover top rowgordon kerswell dor othy moyer senior girl champion jean murchison and robt abell senior boy champion photo by w r sunders man killed in barn is laid to rest stouffville will play in spa series tie with markham stanley theatre to assist band fund stouffville high school were deadlocked 66 at the end of seven innings of softball with the stanle theatre have markham high on monday macle arrangements with the night it is expected the stouff- committee of the junior band ville team will play off the tie at to present a special program on markham on wednesday bible school is dedicated bigger entry list despite wet day storeys special cough mixture an excellent remedy for coughs cold bron chitis and all inflamed or irritated conditions of the throat and bron chial tubes j m storey tho druggist home of qnallty drag notwithstanding the weeks of fine warm sunshine wednesday saw the spell broken just on the eve of the annual powing match of the north york association held on farms of elmer wells and john gibbons lemonville des pite the foggy wet weather there were sixtysix teams and tractors in competition at 11 oclock every class was filled with exception of two and eleven in the three tractor classes there were fourteen machines humming away the interest in these classes seemed very keen however the most com petitive cass was no seven boys 18 and under the entry was eleven it is a noticeable fact that despite rain falling more or less all morning nearly every class had a fuller entry list than the previous year the stouffville sr institute had a nice booth set up prepar ed for a big crowd special to the tribune fort erie oct 17the ont ario bible school formerly lo cated at gormley was greeted with the largest crowd in her history on sunday for the dedi catory ceremony approximate ly one thousand people were present the large auditorium with seating capacity for four hundred was filled to overflow ing there must have been a hundred standing in the main room while approximately three hundred were seated or stand ing in the adjoining reception room beside this a large group stood outside the side doors all being opened for the occas ion mr bert cllmenhaga of stevensville provided for the convenience of the audience a microphone and two amplifiers this made it possible for the whole group to hear the pro gram the five bishops of the ont ario brethren in christ church were all present viz bert sherk of stevensville and chairman of the board of trustees alvin winger gormley l shoats of wellandport e j swalm dun- troon and jonathan lyons of welland after the invocation by bishop l shoats the pro gram was rendered which con sisted of special numbers in song by the wainfleet male quartette the henderson sis ters trio from gormley and a mens quartette from gormley orla heise and j r steckley both sang on the latter as sub stitutes the bishops present gave expression to their emot ions in relation to the bible school project the dedicatory address was given by bishop swalm in his very forceful way after which bishop sherk read the ceremony and bishop wing er offered the dedicatory pray er an offering of more than 300 was lifted for the benefit of the new school project after which bishop s f cauffman of the mennonite church who was pre sent expressed a few words of appreciation for the bible school the benediction was pronoun ced by bishop lyons the large crowd present at this service is an indication of a warm spirit of friendliness on the part of the brethren in christ church as well as of the immediate community this is heartily appreciated by the off icials thursday november 3 the entire proceeds will be added to the subscription list which has received such a fairly hearty re sponse from our citizens mem bers of the band will appeal to j you by the sale of tickets to support this worthwhile project i a lucky number draw will take place at the stanley theatre on thursday night nov 3 the prize is being don ated by maple leaf dairy when purchasing your ticket please specify first or second performance in order to secure a seat the management syd g schmidt roby e schmidt fourteen recruits for this years junior hockey squad turn ed out for the first preseason workout in the arena on mon day night at a reorganization meeting held last week coach eddie crouch appeared very optomistic over the prospects of a good season it is not known as yet if it will be necessary to bolster the local club with the services of any outside talent however under the oha reg ulations two imports are allow ed providing they obtain the necessary release stouffville will enter a team this year in the spa series carlton baker buried tuesday a former farmer of this local ity and one time resident of stouffville carlton baker died at his home 100 summerhill avenue toronto on saturday last the funeral on tuesday afternoon took place to stouff ville cemetery carlton baker farmed the property now owned by oliver harding at baker hill but later in life he retired to stouffville where he resided for some years in the westend of the village he is survived by his wife emma brillinger who was a sister of the late henry brillinger and by one son bud baker two brothers john and lemon baker predeceased him a number of old friends of the family and also numerous rela tives gathered at the cemetery for the last sad rites on arrival of the funeral from toronto there was an immenst crowd in attendance at the funeral of the late wesley dix on monday afternoon fwhich left his late home on the 8th of markham south of widemans to mark ham cemeterv for interment rev w h woodhouse of mark ham village conducted the ser vice and the pall bearers were messrs gordon lunau reuben moyer arthur snowball andy mcfrederick james robb and thos libby mr dix was well- known in his locality for about 15 years having prior to that lived in scarboro township the incident in connection with his tragic death last thurs day is shrowded in sadness mr dix had been hauling in corn with the assistance of others he was standing on the wagon in the barn when some 500 pounds of corn just lifted by the carrier dropped on top of him in some manner the carrier had been tripped the unfortunate man was so seriously injured that he passed away a few hours later he was in his 65th year only last spring mr dix re ceived a broken ankle and was just recovering from its effect the late mr dix whose wife predeceased him 12 years is survived by one son john at home and five daughters mrs wilfred coathup of sask mrs percy wilson locust hill mrs leonard cox armadale mrs gordon reesor locust hill and mrs robt snowball stouffville shothits plowmans horse from 1877 to 1937 stouffville had changed reeves twentyfive times occasionally going back to pick up a man who had served in the office before still that is the record 25 changes in sixty years and nineteen new faces the present incumbent of the office is arthur e weldon who succeeded h w sanders in january 1937 mr weldon had served six years as a council- manand it was realized soon af ter he stepped into public office that here was a man who would shape up for the highest gift in possession of the ratepayers he was accorded an acclamation for the second time last january and is not saying what his future plans are arthur e weldon was born in lindsay and joined the toronto police force wheie he served for three yeais he also lived in western canada but like others he became attached to stouff ville through driving this way and becoming enamoured over the attractive appearance of our village consequently back in 1924 he opened a business here dealing in mens wear boots and shoes at that time he house but business demanded he come down street farther and he purchased premises next bert wilkinsons superior store from mrs shankel and built a modern store with living quarters he has enjoyed a splendid trado ever since mr weldon is a family man besides his wife he has one son and one daughter both of whom were born in stouffville mrs weldon like her husband comes from lindsay district as reeve mr weldon is care ful in all he undertakes arthur e weldon photo by w r sanders as the dollars and in all trans acts the towns business as if it were his very own his first council consisted of ira rusnell walter briilinger r e brown and arthur swift last year mr swift and mr brillinger dropped out and now mr wel don has jack silverthorn martin tait ross e brown and ira d was west of the mansion r the municipal hall has been improved under mr weldon with a much needed vault hot water heating and public lava tories while a request from the school board for power to borrow 12500 for an extension to the school was accepted by this council without reference to the ratepayers mr weldon has carried out the splendid tradition of his predecessors in office which has brought the village through the sixty years with an enviable tax he rate as compared with that of looks after the pennies as well the average municipality hunters shooting inburnetts bush at bloomingtori on satur day were responsible for a stray bullet skimming the face of one of lou tihdalis geldings work ing in a field just west of the bush mr tindall was plowing and heard the guns cracking away over in the bush but was not alarmed until suddenly one animal reared and plunged about pawing the ground in a freightened manner the bullet had struck the horse between the nose and eye but glanced off without serious damage it cut the hide and drew blood however when tindall yelled at the hunters they fled and left the place it is not known yet whe ther they were township boys or outside hunters although it is believed their identity will be learned mr tindall thinks they should have come forward and faced any damage they might have caused which under the circumstances proved trivial concert and supper at anniversary at the united church anni versary supper on monday november 7 in stouffvile there will be a concert of more than passing interest the bethesda concert party from east of uxbridge will present a drama enttitled the last rehearsal and later a play in may with june these special numbers will leave a lasting memory of a great time we are told in the concert caste is noreen crox- all soprano and other outstand ing talent aside from the supper serv ed by the ladies of the church this concert should draw a capacity attendance the drama and the play have been given as repeat performances in port perry without the added attrac tion of a supper needless to say this event of the fall season will be awaited with more than ordinary eagerness