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the tribune stouffville ont thursday february 4 1943 claremont arid district by staff correspondent jocal agent mowders store friends will be interested to hear ot the marriage of alex grant youngest son of rev j and mrs grant former pastor and wife of the baptist church here now both deceased the bride was a western ontario girl s jack ward an employee of the stouffville machine works has ueen home here since saturday with an attack of flu miss katie beaton rn was a visitor with her father and mother mr and mrs wm beaton last weekend miss jean ward was a friday visitor in toronto miss anna forsyth and friend of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mrs walter ward who recently undeiwent an operation in a toron to hospital is now rapidly improv ing in health her friends will be pleased to learn mrs w scott has been kept in doors this past few days suffering with a severe cold one of the heaviest sheep raids in some time is revealed to have taken place out on the flock of herbert mcavoy lot s in the 7th concession mr mcavoy lost 11 out of 29 sheep whlclt were browsing in the barn yard five were killed by the marauding dogs outright within the next few days the pickering township ration board will meet to lay plans for the issu ing o the new ration books which begins february 19th theie are 5400 books to be issued in picker ing various offices will be set up thioughout the area convenient to everyone to pick up their book and these will be announced in the press we are sorry to announce that mr luther overland claremont monogenarian father of our local merchant c a overland is very ill at the home of his son here mr pilkey who marked his 90th birth day a short time ago is suffering from shingles which often prove serious for one of his years traffic was held up on the brock road at the north end of the vill age on sunday night when the big county plow slipped into the west ditch as it was nianouevring in front of the shed near the cpjr station jack nortons tow truck was called into service to pull the 10ton grader out of the hole some two dozen cars were lined up for nearly half an hour waiting for the road to he cleared school principal called again for military service mr allen prouse principal of the claremont continuation school has received a second call to appear for military service in march teachers being so scarce the efforts of the board to have mr prouses call post poned indefinitely have so far avail ed but will now have to be brought into play again mr prouse is very popular with the students and has been recently appointed as an officer in the air cadets where his services have been very helpful and his loss would be a severe blow to the school at this time ifarmars wife was whitevale red crowi made splendid contribution u riirtlt the following is a list of articles stricken with stroke sent into the local red cross by the whitevale branch during 1942 they the fdrmlns ominunlur north include 196 knitted 303 sewn garments and 10 quilts the farming community armmpvandi claremont was shocked last sat- articles and i learn hat mrs wa the list is as follows 49 prs socks fy had s ered a 14 seamans stockings is prs sox tlhj 21 sweaters 5 scarfs 6 pairs mits 15 baby bonnets 25 pairs booties g calots 3 prs ladies sockees ladies vest 84 pairs pyjamas 2s infants gowns 32 towels 69 diapers 7 pairs boys trousers 23 blankets 2s womans nightgowns 2 childrens coats 6 pairs ward slippers raised nearly c0o ror missions last year the annual congregational meet ing of the united church clare mont held on thursday evening january 2sth was well attended after a delicious supper served by the womens association the pastor rev i e kennedy took charge of the meeting and opened with a brief worship service the reports of the years work were then presented the session repoit showed a net in crease in membership the treasur ers report showed all accounts paid and a substantial balance in the bank to begin 1943 nearly 60000 has been raised during the year for the great missionary entei prise of the church the trustee board re ported all obligations met and a balance on hand the organizations through their various secretaries treasurers and leaders all reported a successful years work the re tiring elders messrs james mccullough and fred pugh were reelected for a four year term like wise the retiung stewaids ere re elected for a three year term these were messrs thos condy walter ward j w fair and dr tomlin son the pastor spoke of the gift to the church of a new leatherbound pulpit bible the bible was on dis play and will be dedicated at the easter service the donor wishes to remain annoymous the regret of the congregation was expressed be cause of the absence through illness of two of the elders messis thos condy and david gregg also the faithful organist mrs walter ward a motion of appreciation of the pastors work during the past year was unanimously passed mr kennedy replied in suitable words expressing his appreciation of the loyalty and cooperation of the board the organizations and the members of the church and asking for their continued support during the coming year out regaining consciousness the funeral was held on tuesday after noon to uxbridge cemetery service at the late home an the 5 th con cession was conducted by rev i c kennedy of claremont she was 55 daughter of the late john stud constable rehired with pay increase boosted to 120 a month to meet lucreasvd living cost and additional policing constable irwin oi pickering township who has served the municipality for past year was reengaged at mondays meeting ol council at a salary of 12000 a month and expenses which is 20 a month salary more than he re ceived last year heretofore he paid his own expenses a raise in the constables salaiy has been contemplated for some lime due to the additional heavy holme mrs svmes had spent all her policing duties in soith pickering life in the neighborhood although increased living costs and partly in she was born in muskoka she at- tended school in uxbridge town when her father was employed on the farm of the late joe gould and since her marriage mr and mrs symes have lived in the twp of uxbridge their farm is a well known spot for a long line of friends mrs symes had been about as usual just before her death and on friday evening had tea we under stand with her sister mrs andrew wilson who had lecently suffered the loss of her husband she retired as usual and during the night was stricken with a heavy stroke surviving besides her husband are eight ot a family four boys and four girls they are charlie of biooklin joseph on the 4th of ux bridge and victor and gordon at home the daughters jean mrs robbs of brooklin miss evelyn at the dil annie in the rcaf stationed at winnlpe merle at home mrs symes was a kindly sympa thetic woman took a keen interest in her home and family and was identified with the work of 5th line church for many yeais brougham for the fine set vice 1 rendered hitherto mr irwin has paid all his own expenses in connection with the work which as he revealed to councilon monday left him on many occasions a bare living a motion by councillors w h westney and george todd granted the immediate payment of 500 to pickering and claremont red cross branches and 50 to kinsale from the patriotic funds on hand a request was received from dr n f tomlinson moh for finan cial assistance in his arf work council agieed to advance dr tomlinson 2500 with the undei- standing that the government will add another 2500 a relief case at whitevale was leviewed where it was stated that the family including eight childien are destitute and that the male head of the household is incapable and misslf supporting the family and has also shown himself unconcerned tor their welfare the childrens aid seems very lax in following thiough with these cases said assistant clerk floyd johnson it was stated in all slch cases the wives proved loath to lay charges against their husbands roads appropriations for picker ing in the coming year have been correspondent killed a burst of antiaircraft fire from defence of spanish morocco killed kdouard baudry 33vearold war correspond ent of the canadian broadcast ing corporation from montreal he was flying to an assign ment when the piano got lost over spanish morocco clnreiuont library provides god rending for all the public of claremont and immediate district are reminded again at the beginning of the year of the fine facilities provided by the local library for those who enjoy a good book there are over 3000 copies of every description some of the latest being how green was my valley the keys of the kingdom mrs miniver random harvest hill tops clear we took to the woods the valley of decision i saw two englands saddle bags for suit cases listen hans i remember book of small head of the house as long as 1 live pied piper saint martins summer one foot in heaven into the blitzjfires in the vine dragon seed flight to arras the art of living there is also a good selection of juvenile books for all ages of school children the number of new books allotted to the library depends largely upon the number of subscribers at the library according to s f robins of the local library board the fees charg ed for the privilege of taking out these books is very small and every family is urged to avail them selves of this opportunity and to assist in keeping the library operat ing as it is quite an asset to the corn- unity the place is open tuesday and saturday afternoons and even ings receipts of red cross nearly 4000 it was disclosed by ftlis a l hooey tieasuier of the claremont and north pickering branch of red cross at their annual meeting held at brougham on friday evening that a total of 3796 were the le- ceipts during the past year and the branch showed a handsome balance of 1047 at present reeve william reesor who acted as chairman ot the meeting stated that at this time some 1000 was on hand in the township treasuiy to be divided for patriotic purposes he also drew the attention of mhose present to the addition of one tenth of a mill add ed by the county taxes to bring in 2300 for the russian relief fund mrs mclntyres report was as follows membership drive 119 salvage campaign 90 national campaign 1076 sale and bingo 365 as yet no president has been el ected for 1943 as mrs mcnair last years president refused to stand for reelection and rev mr kennedy nominated for the position also de clined other officers named were as follows 1st vice dr tomlinson 2nd vice wm duncan recording secy mrs mclntyre corsecy mrs gregg convener of york birkett next to kin liasoii officer rev mr kennedy chairman of camp mr delegateato con mrs mclntyre mr kennedy con of purchasing com mrs hooey and mrs crosier press secyrmrs mclntyre treas mrsfarr audit ors mrs gregg mrs hooey the list of work completed by the organization during the year includ ed 770 knitted articles sewing s85 articles baby garments 379 hos pital needs 272 quilts 144 12 blankets 141 wash cloths 3 afghans and 21 cot quilts representatives were present from altona claremont brougham green river and mt zion mr riibbel gray of research ltd leaside was home over the weekend sony to bear mr bert haivey is confined to his bed thiough illness sympathy of the community is extended to mis altred hamilton and mr oscar wilson on the death of their brother mr a wilson of claremont imr and mrs b kydd and daugh ter gladys of toronto called on mr and mrs l matthews on sunday mr and mrs c balsdon of picker ing visited her parents mr and mrs m hamilton on sunday mrs fiances richie of toronto spent sunday with mrs b richie miss zella seebeck of toronto visited her mother over the week end mr albert beer has settled in his new apartment in the matthews house and mr george willson has moved into the house he purchased from mr beer mr and mrs a j giay were guests of gieen river friends one day last week following is a list ot work done by the brougham unit of north pickering red cross during year 1942 15 pairs socks s pairs sea mans stockings 6 pairs boys stock ing 11 turtleneck sweaters 10 sweateis is pair mitts 47 baby gaiments 31 soakers 7 washcloths 1 afghan sweater glove and cap set 54 pair pyjamas 33 night gowns 10 shirts 10 overcoats 18 wind- breakers 4 jumper dresses is pairs bloomeis 19 blouses 5 assorted dresses 15 quilts 6 cot quilts 6 pr new blankets 10 used garments congratulations go to mr and mrs andrew pegg of greenwood who celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary last week because of weather conditions a large recep tion was not held mr pegg who is of united empire loyalist stock re tired some years ago from active farming but still lives on the home farm and helps with the chores mrs pegg does her own housework cares for an invalid sister and raises a flock of 150 hens the couple has lived on their farm near greenwood for 32 years they have nine child ren all of whom live near green wood messrs milton lloyd william efigerton and george pegg mrs william brown mrs rodd apple by mrs bertram wilson and mrs charles mctaggart there are is grandchildren costs tax arrears in pickering now- subject to tax sale amount to approximately 3500 and include 22 properties the largest single item it- arrears of 1700 mr e chapman waited on coun cil on behalf of the south ontario agricultural society and the regu largiant of 25 was again passed caretaker t c brown of the township hall requested an in crease in salary mr brown has been receiving 60 a year for coun cil meetings while he charges 300 for outside meetings mr brown supplys the fuel an increase of 20 was gi anted for the council meet ings while mr brown jnay use his own judgment with regard to raising his fee for outside meetings iroad accounts passed totalled 107540 while relief accounts were 8717 set at 22000 last year the townt ship estimated their expenditures at- 28000 which amount was cut to send the tribune to absent 17000 by the department which friends it is just like a letter from body pays 50 per cent of such home green river mr and mrs shank were enter- tained at dinner on thursday by mr and mrs alph hoover some of the children are home from school with the measles the yp meeting was held this week at the home of libs edna beelby little miss helen white is spend ing a holiday with her grandparents mr and mrs wm rudman in tor onto we sympathize with mrs hamlin of whitevale and her family in the passidgof mr hamlin this district mourns with mrs john beckett and son robert in the passing of a loving husband and father they extend sympathies to mr becketts brothers and sister the ladies atd was entertained at the home of mrs draper on wed nesday of last week mrs e forsyth gave a splendid paper which was greatly enjoyed the february meeting will be held in the church with heart the word for roll call thomas hamlin 70 buried at whitbvale funeral services were held at whitevale for thomas hamlin aged 79 who died following a few months illness rev dr reddick officiated a garden lover mr hamlin won second prize for the best kitchen gaiden in pickering township two yeais ago mr and mrs hamlin cele brated their golden wedding anni- vei sai y surviving are his wife five daugh ters mrs g hodgson claremont mrs e ronson vandorf mrs w lynn mrs w rushbrook and mrs w lyttle all of toronto three sons george gordon and albert all of whitevale also 22 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild wanted dead horses and cattle telephone for free pick up phone stouffville 255 markham 4326 claremont 913 we pay phone charges gordon young ltd phone adelaide 3636 toronto a local ration board has now been established clean rest rooms you can be sure of unexcelled gas oil plus highgrade service at bo ad ways service station phone 265 stouffville mr t a pumphrey b a w weitrio otpn to let crj nemos and all m constipated an inactive liver was the rfrarre qufcuy made him well bock up rovrtnn with fiutatira canadas urieatselbflmr tablet i mr grahams grocery store at markham ontario telephone markham 31w and 3lj personnel op local ration board chairman recvo o b heisey secretary a p graham members art aveldon jus- ronnie o w reesor chas hoover geo storey mrs harvey moyer mr trench russell lynett hours of business 9 am to 0 pm territory under administration village of stouffville village of markham and township of mnrkhnm and village of richmond hill this board hasbeen established to facilitate the settlement or adjustment of the ration problems of people residing in the district defined above the object is to ensure that restrictions made necessary by war are applied with maximum effectiveness minimum inconvenience and equal fairness to all and suppliers the basic reason for all rationing is to assure a fair division of available supplies to everyone serving voluntarily on the board are local citizens representative of the people of this district and able to bring an intimate knowledge of local conditions to this new wartime task at the local ration boards offices you can get full information on all aspects of consumer rationing and prompt adjustment of special problems such as- what to do in the event of loss or damage of your ration book whether extra rations are allowed for special purposes and other matters announced from time to time 7c2 full ouutidie o tuil deduce ediomnuexh job ifui cotoeuehce cooperate with your fellow citizens who are giving their time to your problems the wartime prices and trade board j vj rr j lrb i i