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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 12 1940 page sevex glaremont by staff correspondent pte v1- robinson was at his home ere over the weekend mr leu pilkey of the jack xor- m garage has been laid up with the lu this week mr and mrs walter bushby of olumbus visited with the latters lother mrs j bushby on sunday miss s e evans is confined to her ed through illness mrs wm lili an is assisting to wait on her the united church sunday school as announced the date of their nnual christmas entertainment as loiiday dec 23rd mrs p lee is still confined to er bed through illness and under he doctors care the local drama which has been ut on twice in the claremont hall rats scheduled to be played in nor wood on monday evening of this ieek miss florence beelby is waiting on lady from oshawa who is confined her bed dr tomlinson we inderstand is attending her mr fred lee of uxbridge was at lis home here visiting his mother irs p lee recently jchn beelby was called into ser ine with his horse to assist oscar jarber on the mail route a little arlier than usual this winter owing o the suddenblockade mrs meighton and mrs fred tvans two ladies of our village who ave been confined to the hospital or the past while are now both re turned home much improved in lealth mr gordon taylor of th 5th loncession and now in training at he newmarket military camp has iaken a position on the charles iargeant farm situated on the north downline have you seen the new victor adio models being advertised his issue by charles cooper they re just the thing for christmas and heres a good assortment of models oee the cooper adv on pae 3 mr and mrs thomas condy have he sincere sympathy of this com jiiunity in the death of the formers ister miss elizabeth condy which ccurred at the home of her niece tear stouffville last week december meeting of the w i ivas held on wednesday at the home f mrs m f tomlinson the topic jvas christmas and the program was in charge of mrs beare mrs bir- tett mrs d a pugh imrs hudson ind mrs iroy ward the wms of the united church jvill hold their regular meeting this irhursday afternoon december 12 jn the basement of the church mrs scotts group will be in charge of he program and the election of fficers will also be held at this l farrs elevators claremont ont phone 3sj or 38w dealers in high grade poultry and pig feeds 1 fencing and fence posts 20c and up roofing materials we pay best prices for grains meeting congratulations are due mr will birkett wellknown citizen who celebrated a birthday on saturday the ladies who are busy turning out war refugee work arranged a supper in his honor and a pleasant time is reported for all mr birkett has leen lending a hand to the ladies with their work and they in turn took this opportunity and means ot expressing their gratitude will have made 181 quilts it is understood that the war workers who have been doing such splendid work in the bowling green club house will not continue their work aftsr their present orders have been filled the ladies will have completed iso quilts since june 4th fatality victim buried funeral services were held in salem church last wednesday for the late frank walls who passed away suddenly on monday following an accident on sunday preceding when he was struck by a motor car on no 7 highway south of here the late imr walls was employed for some time by will carson of the 7th concession he is survived by his wife the former pearl ormerod and several small children news from overseas mrs john murray ethel gaaslin had a letter from her husband who is with the troops in england telling that several parcels shipped over to them from claremont had a rived safely it might be interesting to reople who have been sending butter to friends and relatives overseas to know that the ration system pre vents anyone receiving such parcels from lieie from receiving their usual ration of butter the only bright spot appears to be that although their regular butter ration is cut off if they receive the same from here what they receive from this side of the water is free wagjj horse wins at chicago we congratulate nelson wagg of claremont ontario in bringing the honour to the province of ontario for winning the grand champion ship on his famous clydesdale stal lion strathore guard at the inter national exposition chicago this horse has also been grand champion at some of the leading shows in canada this year and has met the keenest of opposition never been defeated mr wagg deserves a lot of credit for what he has done for the clydesdale horse in this country 1041 road work recommendations for road work for 1941 adopted by ontario county council last week and which will be submitted to the new council in january includes several pieces of work in both pickering and uxbridge townships ill pickering the ths of a mile between brougham and claremont lots is 19 concession fi and 7 to be retreaded in uxbridge the corner at quaker hill lot 31 con g to be cut and grading to be done opposite lot 7 to 15 and sur facing with gravel on road no 1 is your walk shovelled several citizens called the atten tion of this reporter to the fact that the owner of a number of local premises including some vacant lots coal feed cement order your next winters coal before prices advance further we deliver anywhere salt for curring and feeding land tile 3 4 and 6 inch sizes cement at warehouse or delivered poultry feeds and concentrates s w hastings phone 169 stouffville two creamery services you can send your cream by our truck which calls at your place twice a week in the summer and every week in the winter your cream is picked up in any quantity for which you get cash and your butter if desired at a special price to our shippers you can make your own deliveries to the creamery for which you get a higher price and also butter at special prices stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evening have failed to remove the snow from their sidewalks both endangering and inconveniencing their neigh bours according to a bylaw cf the village this snow can be removed by the village authorities and the cost of same added to the taxes of the owners who failed to do the job for themselves this authority has never been exercised but can be enforced if complaints become to numerous xv plow due to ojierato this wwk although the new snow plow recently purchased by pickering township was to go into operation on the concession lines last satur day delivery of the big new snow- remover tailed to materialize owing to some holdup at the adams factory at paris ontario however it is believed that everything will be straightened out satisfactorily this week and the local operator ken ward along with jack norton journeyed to the plant on monday to bring back the outfit the major ity of the roads in the municipality were practically impassable last week although the county plow kept the brock road open the 9th con cession and the 8th con sale season wound up in this district despite the disagreeable condition of the roads a good crowd turned out last week when the farm stock and implements belonging to floyd coates just east of the village went under the hammer of auctioneer a s farmer milch cows which were especially sought by farmers hi ought a top price of 70 while young cattle sold at 2150 and calves brought 750 and 775 pigs which have taken such a market slump recently found chunks going from 720 up to 7s5 while a sow brought 22 implements were slightly under the average price range although a good set of bob sleighs brought 3g mixed grain leached 30c oats 35c and wheat 6sc one mow of hay was sold for 45 brougham mr ross jladill spent sunday with friends in toronto mr charles aldridge has secured a position in toronto we wish charlie every success in his new venture mr wm knox and daughter barbara of st george spent a few cays with friends here mrs ford and little daughter ot highland creek are visiting at the iome of her parents mr and mrs wm ellicott mr james powell isited with friends in thorntons corners on sunday clrs frank ham visited with mr and lmrs d mccullough one day last week mr and mrs d mairs had a business trip to toronto recently we extend our best wislies to mr and mrs w e holtby who were married 57 years on dec 5th sorry to hear mr wm duncan is confined to hospital a very pleasant evening was spent at the home of mr frank carter on wednesday last when the firemen entertained their wives to a social evening mr and mrs h c gannon newlyweds have returned to their home here after spending a pleas ant honey moon trip through eastern ontario we welcome mrs gannon to our midst a number of friends from around here were in toronto on saturday afternoon attending the mccaus- land hayward wedding the 18th annual meeting of brougham firemen was held on monday dec 2nd when the follow ing officers were elected for the coming year president m ellicott vicepresident f carter secre tary l johnston treasurer thos philip jr fire chief e annis asst chief l imatthcws executive committee m harlock dean mairs wm ellicott d a beer a j gray r d miller and milton burk holiday feast needs your christmas meal preparations will be much simpler if you are adequately prepared with utensils our large stock of pots pans and other kitchenware has been especially priced for pre- christmas selling come in and inspect it today riches hardware stouffville ontario direct to downtown you go direct to downtown in every town enroute when you travel by motor coach when planning your next trip consult your local agent for all travel information stouffville christmas fair prize list poultry and eggs young spring turkeys thursday december 19th class no 1 14 to is lb toms 2 over 18 lb toms 3 up to 14 lb hens 4 over 14 lb hens 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 5 8 to 10 lbs 6 10 to 12 lbs 7 12 to 14 lbs s over 14 lbs geese 150 1 50 150 1 50 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 00 75 1 00 75 1 00 75 1 00 75 9 10 11 12 13 14 ducks single 1 00 pairs 1 50 muscova 1 50 chickens pair cockerels 1 75 pair pullets 1 75 pair fowl 1 75 eggs 75 50 1 00 75 1 00 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 75 1 00 715 50 25 1 00 75 50 25 plain white rolls half dozen lst prize 100 2nd prize 50c donated by the stouffville senior womens institute apple pie lst prize 100 2nd prize 50c donated by the stouffville senior womens institute maple cream candy about 1 pound lst prize 100 2nd prize 75c 3rd prize 50c donated by the stouffville jr womens institute special prize oldest couple attending the faui prize lb package mother parkers tea white label donated by higgins burke person coming 1xngest distance with horse drawn vehicle prize 1 lb package imother parkers tea white label donated by higgins burke contestants for these two prizes please register with secretary of the fair best two dozen white single yoke best two dozen brown single yoke homemade baking white bread lst prize 3 lbs orange pokoe tea with cups and saucers 2nd prize 2 lbs orange pekoe tea with cups and saucers doners of lst and 2nd prize by james lumbors co 3rd prize 1 box choco lates donated by patterson candy company plain white buns half dozen lst prize 125 2nd prize 73c 3 rd prize box of chocolates lst and 2nd prize donated by white co 3rd prize by patterson candy company white layer cake iced baked from aurora belle flour sales slip from ratcliffs store must accompany the entry lst prize 48 lb aurora bello flour 2nd prize 24 lb aurora belle flour 3rd prize 7 lbs aurora belle flour sponge cake lst prize three ono pound packages fancy cake 2nd prize two one pound packages of fancy cake 3rd prize one one pound package fancy cake prizes donated by christie biscuit co banana cake lst prize 1 can lily white syrup 1 can crown brand syrup 1 can lassio syrup 1 can linot bath beauty mask 2nd prize 1 can mazola salad dressing pkg silver gloss startch pkg bensons corn starch 3rd prize 1 box chocolates lst and 2nd prize donated by canada starch co 3rd prizo by patterson candy company white layer cake not lied lst prize 2 24 in bags monarch fancy pastry flour 2nd prize 1 24 lb bag of monarch fancy pastry flour 3rd prize 1 24 bag of monarch fancy pastry flour donated by the maple leaf milling co ltd trade mark on bag of flour as identification that monarch flour used in baking must accompany ontiy pumpkin pik 1st prize two one pound boxes of chocolates 2nd prize one 2 lb tin beehive golden corn syrup ono 2 lb tin of beehivewhite corn syrup 1 lb durham corn starch l lb ivory glass starch donated by st laurence starch co 3rd prize one 1 lb box of chocolates donated by patterson candy co 5 5 ty ot horse show heavy draft teams 1000 lbs or over 10 s agricultural draft teams 1g00 lbs and under 10 8 special for best single animal in the show ribbon committee hugh boyd chairman lloyd turner secretary directors harry paisley george watson jos cooney jas barry special prize donations special prizes first prize in each entry to become proper doners all exhibits must be young spring birds mrs im e watts 10 lb hen turkey percy brillinger 1214 lb hen turkey d h holden sons 1416 lb hen turkey a w wilkinson 16 lb or over turkey h w sanders pai r 12 lb hen turkeys dr h fresl 14 lb hen turkey sid schmidt 15 lb turkey isaac barkey 14 to 15 lb goose robert ratcllff 14 lb goose gold fish supply co 1i2j14 lb turkey robert moklnnon pair chickens 7 lb or over john silverthorn 14 to 15 lb goose regulations exhibits must be placed in ratcliffs hall by 1100 am hall will be closed to the public until judging is com pleted at 200 pm exhibits may be sold but are positively forbidden to be remov ed from their position on the tables until 400 pm exhibitors must present check portion of identification ticket which they will receive on placing of exhibit before being allowed to remove any exhibit in case of sale of any exhibit check must be handed to purchaser one entry in each class allowed two scales will be provided ono for entry of turkeys and ducks the other for geese and chickens and to avoid delay exhibi tors aro requested to assemble their poultry for each class number as shown on prize list in which they wish to enter their exhibits bcrore presenting same to fair secretary v there will be extra accommodation provided for the regular market to be held in the basement of ratcliffs block with added weighing facilities competition open to all bonafide producers hot tea and coffee served free sandwiches will be sold by the womens institute 4 00 5 00 5 00 6 00 8 00 5 00 6 00 3 50 4 00 5 00 3 50 3 50