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1900 fjf copies 9e 6000 readers leading weddjor whitchurch markham pickering and oxbridge twps vou 33 so qj stouffville ont thursday march 4th 1943 bight pages red cross gets s1000 from ten citizens ten students are chosen to receive academic awards commencement program delighted liargo audiences for two evening fortyfour students received grad uation diplomas and intermediate certificates at the annual commence ment exercises of the stouffville con tinuation school held in ratcliffs hall on thursday and friday even ings dr h b freel made the pre sentations and congratulated each student on their success in addition ten students received academic awards hie sidney schmidt prizes presented by principal l c murphy to two students in each grade for heir proficiency these were award ed as follows grade 9 margarita grubin betty jean freel grade 10 liuella harper marion salmon grade ti frances clarkson grace latcham grade 12 jean miller dean foekler grade 13 corrine king elaine baker those students receiving honour graduation diplomas were elaine baker elizabeth kellington ken neth orr joyce brll corrine king and alice tindall graduation dip lomas 4 years completed florence brownsberger helen campbell dean fockler marion hunt ken klinck jean miller gladstone my- land arnold schell wilbur smalley ken tranmer and walter winn intermediate certificate 2 years completed blanche bacon stanley ball evelyn beach celeste bright hazel brownsberger david clarke betty davis bruce forfar willa forrester margaret freel luella harper benson jones eldred king betty imcewen june mclennan mar garet peterson marion salmon alan sanderson marie scott harry schell kenneth ischell stanley schmidt harold steckley eileen switzer mable tindall marion weldon betty williams president kenneth klinck of the literary society welcomed the cap acity houses which greeted the school each evening and spoke ibriefly of the work of the year and of the staff imiss beth kellington delivered the valedictory address the highclass variety program de lighted the big audiences each chor us dance duet quartette skit and solo being given a fine round of applause all music was conducted by principal murphy as usual the phys ical stunts of the boys directed by p t instructor russel barker held a spotlight in the show the program was climaxed with the oneact comedy o johnny the characters for oh johnny were one of the ibest cast groups seen in this hall for some time and considerable credit is due both to the students and to miss wilson their director for the excellent performance the cast in cluded wilbur smalley jean miller arnold schell helen campbell paul ciimmings dean fockler and flor ence brownsberger accompanists supporting the pro gram were kathleen green norma stover audrey jennings margaret stover helen campbell and ted williams up comes first 1000 the 3700 objective for stoiitfvillo nml a section of whitchurch township in the big red cross drive got off to a grand start this week when ten citizens of the village pledged 100 each to raise the first 1000 there are pros pects for u few more hundred dollar donations and many other citizens arc believed to be ready to donate amounts of 3000 when the canvassers call on them this week or next let us all put our shoulders to the wheel and reach this seemingly high objective hero are tho first list pledges made this week mrs jas mccullougii e a button hugh ltannerman jos uorinsky isaac itnrkcy j ii kutclift dr h is freel john w kntclin f l button kc bothesda stouffville telephone company of 100 10i 100 100 100 100 ioo 100 100 reeve rennie improving reeve james rennie of markham is reported as doing well since he was ordered to bed for a few weeks rest by his doctor councillor albert reesor called on the reeve tuesday afternoon and said after the visit that he was real pleased to note the improvement in the townships chief magistrate this informaton will be cheerfully received by the ratepay ers and other friends of mr rennie stouffville blood donor clinic on behalf of tho stouliville red cross stouffville lioiis club is sponsoring a mood donois clinic this clinic will be for men and women any man or woman in reasonable health between the ages of is and 55 years may register for a donation registration will be taken by any memiber of the stouffville lions club or bymembers of the blood donors clinic this registration involves no obligation for further donations it is entirely voluntary and does no harm to your health in any respect notices will be sent to all volun teers as to time and place at a later date this is a real service a practical alarming increase in local hospital costs is reported reeve a fi weldon told the mem bers of the village council on monday evening that with the single excep tion of vaughan township the vill age of stouffville received the biggest iboost of any municipality in york county during 1042 hospitaliza tion is costing stouffvillefor indigent patients more than the big townships on either side of us in 1d41 it cost stouffville 2133 but in 1942 this jumped to 3039 an advance of over 900 during the same year of 1942 nearly every municipality showed re duced hospital costs over the previ ous there was little comment made as the matter of hospitalization is largely beyond the control of council hospitalization for the month of january this year jumped to 139 while the whole township of mark- ham on the other hand only had costs of 39 is launch drive here dropped to earth safely homefront contribution to our war effort other towns are successfully organizing these clinics let stouff ville put it over big members of the blood donors clinic are dr s s ball f l buttonkc m e watts for 3700 the canadian red cross launched a national appeal for funds this week when the people of canada were being asked to give 10000000 to keep comforts and supplies prison er of war parcels blood donor serum medicines and equipment all the vast commitments of the red cross on the march the village of stouffville and that part of whitchurch from the east townline to the 5th and north to ballantrae is asked to raise 3700 it raised 3000 last year while markham village is asked for 1200 and all markham township lying east of the 4 th concession is expected to raise 1600 the remaining portion of whitchurch township from the 5th concession to yonge street is linked with a section of imarkham and a slice of king township with the turn of world events with famine and war devastation onj the increase comes a vast drain on red cross supplies in all its inani fold departments but the divisions and branches of red cross all across canada have been on the job work ing steadily and with an enthusiasm that brooks no let up a mammotn amount of work has been done but the testing time lies ahead the red cross has sent overscab 20000000 articles of supplies to armed forces and suffering civilians since the beginnng of the war 2400 cases of hosptal and relief goods have gone over tor allied red cross societies and evacuee children 300 ambulances and other motor vehicles and over 2000000 food parcels for our men in enemy prison camps and some of these are our own immedi ate kith and kin over 1000000 pounds of jam and honey have been provided lor brit ish children and through the cheer ful service of hospital visitors in the red cross rom mile above ground rcaf pilot has miraculous escape when plane rips hole in parachute sergtpilot j clark third generation sel stiver homestead when mr reuben l stiver stepped off his 50 acre farm at lot 12 con 5 markham after signing the necessary papers giving owner ship to one percy driesdale from kingston road district he will end a long chain of continuous owner ship of this property in the stiver name r l stiver is the third gen eration to occupy the place and he holds the crown deed which was obtained by his grandfather iback in 1802 inability to carry on under the strenuous help problem com pels mr stiver to part with the fine property that has stood so long in the family name he will hold a public auction sale which is announ ced in the sale register in this issue and will locate at unionville friends from usa gather for funeral of mrs reesor third brother loses wife in six months the death of mrs david symes well known resident of the 4 th con cession of uxbridge township last weekend came like a tragedy to this family it is the third brother in the symes family to have lost his wife by death within six months mrs symes hadbeen quite well right up to monday of the week she died when she suffered a stroke from which she did not recover she pass ed away on friday feby 26th in her 70th year the funeral on mon day afternoon to uxbridge cemetery was conducted by rev r d warren of uxbridge free methodist church pall bearers were messrs howard forsyth albert staley ii woodland reg walker roy stewart flndlay thompson sirs symes maiden name was annie linton being horn in tho town ship where she spent all her life besides her husband there survives two sons norton at home and jack on the farm 4th con mr tom lin ton of uxbridge is an only surviving brother imrs symcs sudden death was a great shock to a wide circle of friends and great sympathy is felt for the family died at her 5 scarboro wednesday 1943 she mrs thomas reesor home lot 2 concession cedar grove early morning february 24 was in her 73rd year born in the township in the neighborhood where she spent all her life mrs reesors maiden name was adeline grove daughter- of the late joseph and diana grove and of that family she is survived by two brothers david and menno grove of mount joy while one brother amos predeceased her several years fiftytwo years ago the then adeline grove united in marriage with thos reesor and the couple settled on the reesor homestead where they spent over half a century together in happy wedlock mrs reesor was a member of the mennonito church old order in which organization her bereaved husband has risen to great prom inence and is regarded as one of the pillars of the church she was a faithful attendant and worker in the reesor church near their home and where her husband ministered so many years and still is serving surviving this beloved mother besides the husband are three daughters esther weber of elmira ontario elizabeth wideman of mon golia ontario annie baker of maple ontario and by one son amos on the homestead there are 13 grandchildren the funeral on friday afternoon was attended by a very large con course of neighbors and friends so large indeed that the church could not contain them they came from as far as ohio and pennsylvania divine service at the house was conducted by bishop abraham smith and at the graveside in the reesor cemetery by bro fred nighswander the church service was conducted by bishop amsey martin of waterloo ontario and renj good from orville ohio the pall bearers were messrs russel grove louis grove roy grove lorne grove john timbers and orren loveless speakers and friends paid sincere tribute to the excmpliary christian life of the departed markham juniors eliminated from oha playoffs milton takes group champion ship outskatinx and outcliook- ing marklmm 10 n try in second and kinal ciaine of sorhs szcheriel stars ba ben a combined band and choir con cert will be held in the united church on tuesday march 16th proceeds for stouffville junior band whose finances are in need of repair the united church choir also un der the leadership of bandmaster alex iridley will assist the iband on the program which will also include some visiting talent tickets are now on sale fuller particulars next week it behooves every citizen of stouffville to do their share in keeping our junior band operating so dont miss this opportunity when you are asked to buy a ticket arthur yake 87 is laid to rest familiar with stouffville ixn before railway passed through this district engagement mr and mrs ambrose stover announce the engagement of their eldest daughter velma irene to spr john spang irce son of mr and mrs j o spang claremont the wedding to take place in march dr thomas mitchell and miss belle mitchell are expected home from their holiday in florida next week some time milton juniors emerged cham pions of their oiia junior b group on monday night when they defeated markham 75 in the second game of their best of three series milton won the first game on their home ice 43 there was little to choose between the teams in the first twenty min utes markham taking a one goal lead in the last minute of play on an effort by demchuk in the second period with the score 32 milton put on the pressure and markham faded before the speedy visitors and their great sharpshooter szechertzel he was the outstanding marksman on the ice counting no less than six of his teams seven goals milton scored three goals in the mid ses- ion making the score 53 in the last round milton added to their total after just 17 seconds of play to make it c3 markham wound up repeatedly but each time their play went wild at the defense and the visitors capitalized by a speedy return rush tempers flared high as the green and white saw elimination drawing near and referee houston had his hands full quelling frequent brawls milton counted their final goal at the 16 minute mark chavuin beating sel lers completely on a kneehigh shot from well out from then out mil ton were on the defensive rushing only on the breakaways markham rooters took heart in the last minute of play when their favourites notch ed two quick ones from the sticks of burns and forgle but the come- arrives in england gnr charles davis probably tho youngest soldier to enlist from stouffville has arrived in england according to n cable received here hist friday by his father mr dawson davis gnr davis is willi a detachment of the royal artillery back was too little and too late there were twelve penalties in tho game one a major for fighting dur ing the second period owing to car trouble the game scheduled for s30 did not get underway until 1025 and the big crowd which had assembled was considerably dis gruntled at the oiia failure to impose some penaly for the long delay ill only a short time arthur yake of stouffville died early on sunday morning in pickering- village where he had been spending the winter with his son william who is engaged there as a butcher arthur yake was 87 years of age he first saw the light of day on the 7th of pickering not far from stouffville his parents being- farm ers at that time when he was yet very young they came to the east end of the village it was mr yakes delight to recall 70 and 75 years ago when the east end was the hub of all stouffville enterprise in the days before tho railway the main road from uxbridge saw practically all traffic going direct down the 10th of markham to frenchmans bay on lake ontario hundreds of teams hauled great huge logs from the bush lands in the north to the bay for shipment to england they were used in shipbuilding yakes hotel in the east end was a favorite resting place along the long journey for man and beast arthur yake as a middle aged man was employed on the gtr railway as a section man and spent 21 years in the service although he was not a church goer he had great respect for the spiritual life he sold to the mbc church in stouffville their first par sonage property now the taun home opposite the east end store he was one of the 100 contributors toward buying the property at that time mr yake was quite a bible student and made a practice of reading the scriptures from cover to cover as one would a story book he accom plished this unusual feat at least four times mr yake was an enthus iastic fisherman and thoroughly en joyed the rustic country outdoor life he married retsy lawr about 65 years ago but she predeceased him in 1011 surviving is one son william yake and one sister mrs frank cooper of sunderland also one brother harmon yake over 90 years old another son freel yake went to the southern states and has never been heard of for twenty years an1 is presumed to be dead the funeral on tucsdav after noon proceeded to stouffville ceme tery for interment where he was laid beside the remains- of his departed wife rev h shantz conducted the funeral service the deceased being an adherent of the mbc church soaring a mile up in the air over farms around gormley in the darkness of friday night four air men leaped out of their big bomber into space and came safely to earth with only one of them re ceiving an injury pilot j clark from malton airport was the last to leave the plane and caught his foot in the machine which he put in a spiral dive according to regula tion before abandoning ship luck ily he got his foot out of the boot and floated to earth with a fractur ed leg the plane had only gas enough for ten minutes when the airmen made the leap lost near gormley in a blinding snow storm pilot clark said i had been piloting my bomber on a long routine flight when i en countered a blinding snowstorm on the way iback to malton clark relat ed i was lost and the plane was very low in gasoline i gave orders to my crew of three to abandon the ship at oneminute intervals after the other boys left the ship through a window over the navi gators desk 1 left the controls and was ready to make my first jump i opened the window as the bomb er started into a spiral dive at this time i was about 4000 feet up i started to climb out the window and my foot caught the slipstream was so heavy i could not free myself and i put my arms around my head for protection 1 was hanging in mid air and my body was being hurled against the fuselage with terrific force i tried to get back in the plane but couldnt i pulled the ripcord and was yanked from the plane and i started down said clark my chute fouled on the rudder and got a large rip- in it so i de scended at quite a- rapid rate i kept my eyes on the lights of the bomber which was going around in circles i noticed with fright it was getting closer and closer to me i saw it go by and i heard the whistle of it right behind me i closed my eyes the plane missed me by less than 20 feet then it went into a long dive and i watched the lights go out a very loud crash followed my left foot was paining me all the way down so i landed on my right foot and spilled the air from the chute i had landed in a field near a fence i couldnt stand up because of my left footso i started to crawl in a little while i made out the shadow of a barn in the darkness it was about 130 in the morning as i got close to it a large dog be gan growling and ibarking at me it was joined by another and i warded off the expected attack and crawled around to the other side of the barn near a house i shouted for help then threw a cake- of ice af the farmhouse- window no one came to my help there was an old scrap pile on the ground and i got a fourfoot piece of exhaustpipe and used this for a crutch 1 walked around the field covered with snow it was very cold i took my two heavy socks and put them on my injured foot and used my one remaining boot to cover my good foot after considerable time i saw a light and hobbled to it a couple answered the door and gave me first aid this was the wideman home mrs wideman said that when she heard the glass smash she was sure it was a robber and railed con- table b gayman of markham who quickly reached the scene mrs wideman and her two sons aged 12 and 18 were in the house alone mr wideman was in the city when the constable arrived tho pilot told him what had happened and he rounded up the other three airmen locating them at the farm home of james gibson it was in gibsons field that the plane came down just over the line fence from widemans the plane was a total wreck being strewn over several fields it crash ed a big elm in landing guards were sent from malton being b ferron n ir clark j c hersey and j patterson they were cared for during their vigil of a dayor two before the machine wreck was all re- moved at the wideman home pilot clark said he must have been dazzed when he broke the window and scarcely realized what he had done in his terrible plight the other three in the crew bo- sides clark were gesrro ciman sersi marrow and srgl jo3eph zakreskl al stationed at malon