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m ti v ty-ic- fe ft i- pvr tvi v iiiy r leading weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbrfdge twps vol no 38 stouffville ont thursday january 8th 1942 eight pageel 2000 township electors fail to vote v- tl only fifth of voters use their franchise in whitchurch election k with only a contest for three seats on the council in whitchurch town ship where reeve toole and deputy reeve george leaiy were returned by acclamation mondays election was one of tho tamest in many yeais not more than 500 voteis went to the polls out of a possible 2500 the two foimer councillors edw logan and eugene baker headed the poll with lome p evans in third place the defeated candidate herbeit simpson polled within 96 votes of mr logan at the head of the poll indicating the closeness of the con test the first six polls leperliug gave simpson a slight majority over evans but wlien the pleasantville poll arrived theieatter it was no pleasant for the ballantrae candid ate mr evans polled 57 and mr simpson 17 in these final polls at vivian simpson topped all other contestants and mr evans headed the poll at wilcox lake over all the candidates mr evans previous ex pel ience- was a strong factor in the contest the vote by polls eugene baker former stouffvillite wilc6x lake i 57 bethcsda 37 c j lemonville s2 bloomington 59 x ibbgartbwn 12 jsjx pleasantville c cedar valley v vivian j v 48 11 33 p zy v lome e evans 369 y wilcox lake 109 i bethesda f y lemonville i bloomington 24 17 13 bogartown 15 pleasantville 61 cedar valley 38 vivian 41 v 343 i edw rd logan t- wilcox lake 71 bethesda 37 lemonvkfe 90 bloomington 56 bogartown 13 pleasantville 44 l cedar valley 25 vivian 51 itj 3s7 herbert simpson wilcox- lake 39 25 lemonville 51 jl j bloomington i bogartown pleasfitntve 46 9 s cedar vallev 2s vivian s5 j e r 291 mrs albert e booth succumbs to long illness critically ill for quite a long time mrs albert e booth passed away in the very early hours of tuesday morning january 6 at the late home immediately south of the school in stouffville born at ingesol ontario her maiden name was leila i browncl daughter of a methodist minister she finally located in toronto where she was married in september 1906 to albert e booth to them were born three children all suiviv- ing with the husband namely dr isabel booth miss betty booth and mr winston booth branch secretary for the manufacturers life assuiance co in nova scotia with headquarters at halifax winston an ived home just a day or two be- foie his mother passed away there is one grandson four years old also two ibrotliers and two sisters surviv ing one sister miss lily biowrtell has been with mrs booth for some weeks lac fred r thompson son of mr and mis w j thompson of newmarket is head cook at no 5 bombing and gunning school r caf dafoe sask curly thompson as he is known to local folk was boin and raised in stouffville photo courtesy newmarket era brother of local lady collapses on street in toronto mrs f w silverthorn received the shocking news of the death of her brother john teer who died on new years day following a collapse on a downtown street in toronto mrs silverthorn also her son john garageman later went to beaverfon where the body was taken and where mr and mrs teer had been staying while in the east from their home in sangudo alberta deceased was 60 years of age dr smirlie lawson ordered an antopsy owing to the circumstances surrounding the death of the un fortunate vjnan the chief coroners action followed investigation which disclosed the fact that teer had about 160 in his pockets a short time before his collapse yet when he was taken to st michaels hospital police found only twelve cents on him lie died in the hospital teer and his wife came east some time ago they had been staying at beaverton until the husband went to three generations take vows before the same bishop bishop jonas snider of near watei loo officiated at the third of a cycle of weddings which it is be lieved gives him a unique lecoid in the annals of marrying cleigymen he is the giandtather of mrs walter byer sth con markham and is known to many of om leadeis on march 19 1s96 four years af ter bishop snider entered the mill- mrs booth was a member of thei toronto to visit friends united church possessed a loveable quiet and sympathetic disposition and her passing in her 60th year conies as a great blow to the family and friends the funeral on tlunsday after noon will be from miles funeral home toronto at 4 oclock dst interment at ml pleasant cemetery he left the home of his friends on new years eve with 160 in his pocket accoi cl ing to information gained in the preliminaiy investigation at 2 am on new years day ac- according to the evidence of three witnesses teer collapsed at queen and bay streets he was taken to st continued on page 8 judge authorizes the i arrest of three men for ignoring summonses stationed at st thomas after thre month sons fate still uncertain ottawa washington and iceland officials silent about fate of billy castle whose parents watch every mail for letter that may bear news of their sailor son whose boat was sunk at iceland what is the fate of billie castle the stoulfvillo youth who was a mess istiy he officiated at the wedding of j boy aboard the bold venture con- mr and mis hemy feick doonjveited norwegian freighter tor- road on xcv- years day 22 ycaispedoed off the coast ot iceland- on ago lie officiated at the wedding of the fateful day of october 16 last mr and mrs feicks son and his bride mr and mrs edwin feick mdnnlieim road and this new years just three months ago many ships weie sunk in that convoy bound from the usa and few were the day he officiated at the wedding ot suivivois yet the fate of billie returns to council the latteis daughter and hei bndc groom aliss myrtle lauuiie feick and mr elam b hoist of st jacobs son of mr and mrs m b hoist of st jacobs the groom is fairly widely known in markham as an active worker in mennonitc young peoples activities uniquo ceifinony this unique chain of marriages was lecalled aj the jan 1st wedding ceiemony which probably was the most uotewoilhy of the thiee in view ot the fact that the grand parents and parents of the bride and bridegroom all of whom were join ed in wedlock iby the same clergy man were all alive in good heatlh and present and that the brides grandparents on her maternal side wore also present bishop snider bgan his career in the church as pastor of the water loo mennonite church then known as the david eby chuich he was born on the farm a mile north of waterloo where he still resides and he records that he has married 241 couples when this venerablo clergyman was asked if from his long exper- castle has never been officially an nounced by the war offices at ottawa or washington or by the private boat owners engagod in transporting shipments in the con voy billy castle was last in town visiting his parents- mr and mrs john castle during august last year at that time he was in the seamens union and had a 2000 insurance markham loses first game 83 jstobicoke indians made their second- stau in the oha junior c giotip a winning one as they scoied an 83 upset over last years championship markham team at ravina gardens on monday night this was maikhams first game a scheduled meeting with auroia bay ing been postponed due to lack of ice paced by reg singleton a winni peg boy who is playing his first sea son of eastern hockey indians broke into a scoring stride in the final two poiiods after being held to a 22 0011111111 i lie initial frame singleton scored twice and set up plays for thiee other goals as etobicoke ran in six successive counters before con ceding markham their third tally late in the final period gar junkin sparked the markham attack with two goals albert myland rcaf son of mr and mrs geoige myland of ringwood who is an air mechanic stationed at st thomas bible school opens with 18 students ience with brides and bridegrooms policy with them latest information he had any particular advice fori is that when he left the union to sign i j former v7tnfl returns second concession j to whitchurch i vcbuncil filling a position he held five years ago i kvg1gkmext r gmrand mrs roy moyer announce the engagement of their daughter jcatherlne esther to mr clarence j der an arch of evergreens erected in iadrew mcdowell son of mr and the living room of the home bishop mralwesley mcdowell marriage snider was assisted by rev- roy young people on matrimony bound he replied i can ctoly do my part its up to them to do theirs the new year ceremony was per formed at the home of tho brides parents and the bride who was given in marriage by her father proceeded to her place to the strains of wedding music played by her cousin miss marjorlewitmer in performing the ceremony un- i mrs wesley mcdowell marriage snider was assisted ywlll take place the end of january i kocti of st jacobs up for private shipping the insur ance ceased and the union have no record of him now frantic iii her effort to learn the true fate of her son mrs castle tele phoned to the war dept at washing ton and received a promise that in formation would be forthcoming that is over two months ago- yet no word has reached the anxious parents ottawa toowas appealed to but no information could be had there hon w p mulock wrote to the castles two or three weeks after tho sinking and expressed his fears that bill castle was missing mrs castle recently learned that one of tho few survivois of the bold venture was the radio operator who was then at his home in toronto she contacted him went to his home in the cast eiid of the city and talked with this youth of only 23 years who was companion to her own boy on the fateful trip the operator feared the worst had happened but even he could not be sure about bill castle some survivors were picked up by passing boats and taken to distant ports could bill by any chance have been one of these i prior to signing on the bold ven ture billy castle the isyearold lad who was born in the castle home corner of main street and tenth street north stouffville had served a short time on the new york news a large freighter in the shipping trade thisboat was sunk while billy was on shore leave thus has the two boats on which he worked been sent to the bottom the lads mother has written personal letters to ottawa to wash ington and to the governor of the island iceland yet after three long months she anxiously awaits sonic sort of news and even though the parents maintain a spark of hope however slim they cling to it per haps only time alono will ever prove emmanuel bible school holding its sessions in the mennonite church in stouffville opened fpr its i winter of operations onmonday as in former years the school is under the direction of revwaid mshantz ma of toronto who is assisted in the work of iiistructionn by rev p g lehman of markham and rev j harold sheik of stouffville form erly of aylmer mrs a g warder of kitchener is again acting as school mother the student body numbering is in the day classes is made up of young people from vaiious parts of ontario both east and west as well as some from the immediate com munity during the next three months woik will be pursued in bible doctrine church history bible geographychristian evidences english sunday school methods methods the opening of the school was marked by a public meeting on mon day evening at which a nice number were in attendance rev j harold sherk delivered a fitting address pointing out the hoppfuj message that the bible offers mjiist such times as these each tuesday two evening classes will be held at svciock rev p g lehman will conduct a class in p vacation bible school meth ods this willbe followed at 830 by a class in studies in daniel conducted by rev h harold sherk it is mr sberks intention to givo his lectures in a popular manner so as to be of interest to those who may have been away from study for some time his honor judge lovering- does not intend to have persons ignore court orders when judgment sum mouses are issued as was evidenced on mouday morning at division court sitting in stouffville the names oft three debtors who were issued were called and not one of the debtors appeared m couit to showcause why he did not or could notpay his hon- or piomptly issued commital orders agaiitst the tiio of judgment debtors this authoiizes the r to make immediate arrests which ne im- agine may be a verted by prompt l payment of the claim standing again- st them in each instance two of tho commitals weie against stouffville men and one against a noniesident of the village in the fust case heard by judge lovenng hauy collard of victoria s square sought judgment against mis- mccaul and hei daughter mrs bairdj toionto over a car accident byif denceshowed that imr collard was driving his cai on the 4th concessional of markham travelling north his lined man and his son weiedriving a hog on fobt belonging to mr brumwell but in the care of mf t collard the men on foot short distance ahead of the collardl car when the two toronto j ladies passed them mrs mccauls daughter was at the wheel and theytverej i travelling north also they ranjhatoj i thehogriesulting in suchinjiirytdrl the animal that it had to be killed j judgment was given plaintiff for 40 and costs j i hugh boyd of stouffville won a judgment ovei randolph forsythfl arising over an accident last sum- mer on the 10th concession of mark- ham and foisyth was ordered to pay the plaintiff 45 plus costs mr boyd was travelling in his car going east on the sideroad running j mongolia while mr foisyth travelled north on the main load evidonce showed that the boyd car came to a stop at the coiner thenpulled for- ward again when it was stiuck for- syths car skidded 110 feet the police said s reg button solicitor acted for a the plaintiff in both these cases r meeting with as good success in v j judgments as a veteran lawyer could v hope to do n i f v big milk producer on turner farm coronation betty sylvia owned by lloyd turner of stouffville stands as the third place holstein cow in canada for both milk and fat pro duction in the senior 3yearold class on 2time milking with 24972 lbs milk and 841 lbs fat last year this holstein also made the honor list in both the 366 and 305 day division as a senior 2-year- old sho was first for milk and third forfat a remarkable thing about this big production mr turner tells us is that coronation sylvia had only 35 days rest between completing he 2yearold record and beginning the 3yearold competition bred by jns b nichol of listowei ont she is the only testcddaughter our next warden tfxf that the lad was among the members n snow masterpiece whose sire has no tested daughters and whose dam has no record and no tested of the illfated crow alive bo sbouldsoon be heard from he kept in constant touch with his home by sending post cards at close intervals until his boat was sunk daughters red cross concert january 13th c earl toole popular- reeve ot whitchurch township who was given another acclamation for 1942 v he is a popular choice for the wardenship of york county this year c i rev frank rae retired minister dea0skc4 rev j frank- rac formerly ot unionvjlle died at- willowdale on friday in hiss8th year- mrtrae 1 was born in glasgow scotlandfie was tho son of matthew andharrlet oilmourirad ho was educated at new college inedlnburghand tva sa ordained in 18s4and wasi marlrett to bessie alexanderbarbourandthe couple came to canadalnlsositv mrarao rccelvedyajcamalmost l immediately tortheunjonvlheipretp- byterlan church intcojamuoslwithf 1 contlnnedonvpatex8uiw- vl sav i i