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cmrimotft irrd district by staff correspondent oc a 5 v 0e3oc miss vivian sadler of toronto was a weekend visitor at her home here v o mr herbert aylsworth of napa- nee spent a few days last week with mr and mrs frank loyst- mr and mrs alvin bushley of pickering were visitors in the vil- lage pn sunday mr- and mrs sterritt of picker ing visited on sunday at home of mr- and mrs win palmer mr and mrs delbert booth- of stouffville spent sunday with mrs booths mother mrs duncan and baby of new market visited over the weekend at the home of her mother and father mr and mrs n sanderson miss margaret briscoe and lady friend of toronto visited over the weekend at her home here mr and mrs floyd coates of toronto visited over the weekend at the home here mr and mrs gordon graham of oshawa visited on sunday at the home of mr and mrs lewis miss jean gregg of richmond hill and sister miss isabellc of the cwacs were home on sunday mrs bert ham of toronto visited on sunday at tte home of her sis- ter and family mr and mrs m anderson mr and mrs reuben besse of stayner and formerly of claremont were in the village on sunday at tending the funeral of the late al- bert mantle mr besse operated a livery business here in his early i years v word was received last week by mrs evans benson that her bro ther ordinary seaman kenneth norton has arrived in england ken is the youngest sorf of the late mr and mrs wm norton well- known around these parts mrs h vance has returned from a visit with relatives in uxbridge the bypu of the baptist church held a valentine social in the sunday school room of the baptist church on monday t r thetrayer meeting of the bap tist church will be held on friday evening of this week at- the home of mr and mrs ed lewis mrs robt forsyth and daughter mrs button of stouffville visitedlbn sunday at the home of mr and mrs g m forsyth mrs button expects to join her husband jdr john button of the rcaf in edmonton shortly wliile mrs forsyth is going to windsor to visit her laughter mrs clark chewing guni andcigafettes have been mailed tojjie follpwingboys arid girls from tie forgetmenot club haroldi hardy fred hicks lloyd hicks jack rlewell mar- jorie ward charles aldaidgehar- veyderusha harold loyst gordon benson arid everett hammond mr arid mrs fred gallagher of adolphustown mrs gerald gallag her and two children of bath and mrs norman connor and two chil dren of box grove were dinner guests of mr and mrs fzank loyst on monday j was a happy crowd of the good fellowship class of the united church sunday school tliat met at the drug store on tuesday night feb 13th to enjoy a sleigh riding party donald and lester mccujlough brought their sleighs and teams and all piled in the night wasnt what one would call ideal but that did not mar the joy of those present with singing and sleigh bells the air yas filled with music and it seemed all too short a ride whenthey arrived at the home of mrand mrshugh gregg where the- meeting was held the worship service was in charge of mr ed boniforce assisted by mrs wm evans and mrs i e kennedy after period readings were given by mr lester mc- cullough and mr ed boniface community singing was heartily entered into and games were en joyed a bountiful lunch was serv- ed andall joined hands in singing auld lang syne the trip back to town by sleigh was much enjoyed and all thought this outing of the class one of the happjest yet the march meelingwill be held at the home of mr and mrs l douglas with mrsd mccullough and mrs l mccullough on the program committee local dealers mowders store andoverlands store losaonoi loeaocss jclifoemont meatmarkct fresh and cubed meats fresh fish every thursday have our truckcallohyou in goodwood and district on wednesdays a j sutherland phono 1808 claremont ar i w farrs elevator v claremont phone 38w surge milking machines we have a good supply of asphalt roofing and cedar shingles f vvv uvi lbuiderssiipp chop andwhtiegrain 9lhrryfeedstmplasses fencing iron fence posts s i park board annual the annual meeting of the clare mont park board will be held in the bowling- house on monday evening feb 2cth any citizens interested in the work of this active village board should attend this meeting institute make cash donations the regular monthly meeting of the institute was held at the home of mrs geo scott on feb 4th with the president mrs mclntyre in the chair the roll call was responded to by a health habit the treasurer reported 232 on hand letters acknowledging receiving cigarettes were read from two members of the armed forces cpl f manion and pte harold loyst a donation of 50 each was made to the prisoners of war fund and blood donors service and 15 to the public library it was also voted to send another shipment of smokes to the boys overseas we were then favored with a piano solo by mrs thos gregg mrs j coates presented the topic law affecting public health she stresses that sickness and disease affect the moral as well as the physical wellbeing of the nation a healthy nation is a happy nation capable ofgreat achievements mrs esther palmer at the piano led in community singing a donation of something new from something old or pay a dime realized the sum of 170 for the treasury miss s e evans conducted a health quizz contest mrs hugh gregg winning the prize with score of 15j correct answers out of seventeen questions couple to give up farm after 42 yciirs mr and mrs ed evans will give up farming this spring and on march 6th wihhold an auction sale of farm stock and implements at their place about three miles north of claremont on the brock rd mr and llrs evans have resided here for fortytwo years coming there when the only building was a rough log cabin mr evans was born seventy years ago about half a mile from the present homestead the couple have purchased a home in uxbridge and their son elmer will occupy the farm there two girls and four boys in the family eleven grand children excerpts from letter or irish padre x a letter has been received from d p rowland capt arid chaplain of the -irish- regiment by mr and mrs lehman regarding ttheir son lance corporal alvin lehman killed overseas it is that a memorial service will be held in thenear future for this fallen son capt rowlands letter read in part your was killed iristantlyby enemy shell fire on jan 2nd while advancing with his company against the enemy it is the sincere wish of the commanding officer officers and men of the irish regi ment that i convey to you and your sorrowing household tlieir deepest sympathy i your sonwas a grand soldier in all our action he proved to be more than courageous his loyalty and devotion to his comrades was of the finest type- while you have lost a dear son we hare lost- a gallant soldier and noble friend his place in theregiment will be hard to fill he is buried in acanadian mili tary cemetery in the small italian town of villanova which is about seven miles northeast of ravenna there he rests with his comrades who with him paid with their lives the supreme sacrifice for the cause of our freedom and peace claremont cannery to boost output to 20000 cases the claremont canning co plan to have working conditions much superior to anything heretofore when the plant opens again for the coming season according to mr williamson manager speaking of output mr williamson said the co hoped to increase production to 20000 cases of tomatoes and in order to do this the company plan that sometime in may a new one- story building will be erected size about g0x75 on the northside of cement block construction half the building will be used for ware house and the remainder for factory use mr williamson said the com pany plans some new equipment and with new lines expected there will be yearround employment of course said mr williamson this is contingent onus being able to produce the new equipment we hope to contract for 25 or 30 acres of tomatoes in the claremont and stouffville districts and any who wish to grow tomatoes are ast ed to get in touch with the firm said the manager the company are grateful for the help rendered them by employ ees in claremont and locality dur ing the past two seasons he said in conclusion brougham mr and mrs dean mairs also jack and barbara had tea withmr and mrs d dawson ofclaremont on friday mr rossmadill of oshawa visit ed his parents mr and mrs fred madilon sunday mrs c ilubbord of brock road spent a day last week with her mbthermrs m- hamilton congratulations to our newly- weds mr and mrs b dunn who were married on saturday after noon they will be taking up resid ence in the new home recently erected by the groom mr harry knox of toronto spent the weekend at his home here mr and mrs hamiltonvisited mr arid fifty years albert mantle resident of clare mont for fortyseven years died in oshawa general hospital on friday morning following an illness which has extended over a period of some six months he was in his 76th year the late albert mantle was born in uxbridge township a son of the late mr and mrs david mantle and one of a family of eleven of whom only one now survives he was a stone mason by trade and many of the homes in claremont and sur rounding district stand as testi mony of his good workmanship he was identified with the united church and served for several years as trustee of claremont vill age left to mourn his loss are his widow the former adelia pilkey one sister mrs broughton of lon don ont and three daughters hazel mrs n sanderson clare mont ina mrs woodburn stouff ville and olive mrs h a jarvis caledonia the funeral service on sunday afternoon was conducted at the late home by rev i e kennedy and rev wenham and interment was in claremont union cemetery the pallbearers were all nephews messrs cecil elmer and elijah mantle lloyd pugh c g pilkey and russel pilkey north pickering red crosss news mrs birkett has shipped to head quarters in jan 1st the following articles 14 womens nightgowns 40 dresses size 38 109 boys under- vests 48- boys suits 14 girls jump ers 50 girls combinations 21 quilts 5 cot covers 10 turtlenecks 38 prs socks 2g prs gloves a small matter urgent to those concerned has arisen there are thousands of empty comfort bags at headquarters which should be filled and sent to 11 services hos pital shids and to those who in stress of war lose all their personal articles of comfort will you get up a shower or give a few things to your work convener soon mrs birkett is sending a parcel in the next shipment- and any of the fol lowing would be welcome razor with 12 blades shaving stick shav ing brush comb tooth brush and powder writing compacts of 50 sheets packages of 25 envelopes pencil mirror cigarettes 20 per box handkerchiefs chewing gum for britains ghting girls you might send tse face cloth towels toothbrush and powder uxbridge flyer and pal fit sgt s c a painter of uxbridge whose father is cnr employee on the section north of stouffville and this coolie are very good friends here they are enjoying a bit of a chat on anf air field in india painter recently helped destroy a jap flying boat in a raid on a seaplane base in burma he opened fire from his front turret as hisliberator dived to attack arid started a fire in the cockpit of the flying boat ground machinegun defenses shot away control cables for both of the liberators starboard motors but the i bomber- managed to limp 1j200 miles to its home base with only two engines functioning 1 mrs c balsdon-otjgicker- c bobby pin hairpins ing on sunday r powder puffs kleenex nail theyp held thehy meeting- in listi rouge sewing articles lip the church on sunday evening stick aspirin tableis are not wan- under the leadership of billie ted devitt xhe day of prayer was held in the church on friday afternoon with a good attendance mrs john- due to changed plans the 10ca week club did not take up their re gular collection for prisoners of war this month 220 in contribu ston sr assisted by mrs robert- 1 tionshas been handed in and it is son mrs wm gray mrs holtby hoped that all those who care and mrs brown mrs philip mrs i remember the men whose need for a t tnis foocl so an actual see that the clubs donation is up knox mrs a j gray and mrs norton conducted the service the wi are planning another to the usual level januarys col euchre and dance to he held on lection finally reached 7 and was feb 28th good music and lunch forwarded to claremont in hi i savesybuii cmgine 2 ways w fastelqwing it puts- a protective oil cushion be tween dry parts the sec- ond you start thus it helps reduce starting wear which can cause up to j4 f all engine wearl tough bodied gold en shell resists- forming sludge and carbon under the heat of steady high 8peeds golden shell ismade in a new way that takes the f jbadthings cut of oil sold in seaerf bottles sold atvpncebelowvthe other premium quality oils i vti servicei station 5 phone 265 served thewms will hold their regu the st valentine party at broug ham town hall to draw for the lamb lar meeting on thvrrtayafterliovn c at the home of mrs thos norton being raised for red ooss by the womens t u the sale of tickets brougham unit institute held a j g to the doners d white vry enjoyable valentine party in the and mrs r m whos the hall on wednesday evening during the first part of the evenj ing fifteen tables of euchre were played followed by dancing a special feature of the evening was the draw ona lambquiluand linen centrepiece which netted the suih of seventy dollars for the red cross l whitney of toronto was fortunate enough to win the lamb while francis willson got the quilt and the linen centrepiece went to miss fern malcolm in the euchre contest mrs frank carter won the ladies 1st prize and mrs l hollinger the ladies 2nd prize mr rfuller got the gents 1st and mr generosity made the project possl ble a torontoian a whitley 46 malvern ave won the iamb fran cis willsonhhe quilt and fern mal colm the centrepiece mr f dis ney drew the- lcky tickets huge blocks of concrete con- structedonthe coast of southern england in 1940 as antiinvasion defences are being built into a sea waif to protect the coastline against heavy seas ttie blocks which weigh from eight to nine tons each are being split up with gelignite arid crush ed by cprnpressor machines to con- e osborne the gents second prize a wa1 three metres hi h coffee hot dogs and sandwiches enable of withstanding the fiercest were served free by the lad es ikand heaviest seas ffle oltthome town must stanley uxbridge and pickering auction sale cattle top shorthorn cattle from both pickering- and uxbridge townships demanded the top sales- at the public auction held in weston last week the first annual sale by the canadian short horn breeders association when 20 heifers and 12 bulls all two year bid and under sold for a total of 46775 john miller of ashburn received the top price of the sale for a heifer which bought 1675 second high heifer in the consignment belonged to- acmcdermott 4th concession of uxbridge about a mile south of roseville which soldat 1600 the heifer was nine months old the mcdermbtt farm placed three animals in sale from- which 4200 was realized- sandqonfarms pfac mcder mbtt a comparatively newcomer to uxbridge was purchased from fred and ira stiner and has a wonderful spring creek that is in valuable to a cattle man both the miller and mcderriiott times in a year- or in other words animals found new homes in flie this faithful servant of the people usa the high priced bull 1600 j has journeyed the round trip more stayed inontario it was bought by than 40000 times since he took over c m blyth of guelph from the i from his father who retired because herd of s g bennett georgetown of old age and inability to work 40000 round trips bv uxbridge express cartage thetown of uxbridge has some thing unique in the way of a long- serviceman running the cnr express cartage his name is tom harsell and if you ever lived in uxbridge any time during the last yes 50 years-r- you will know about harsells express this ux bridge expressman has been on the job steadily now for 40 years and his father before him still tom harsell operated the express for at least 10 or 12 years thus has the harsell express served the people of that town for well over a half a century since the line of railway there is itself only little more than 70 years old the harsells have probably been identified with it iongerthan any other employee between toronto and lindsay and tom is not quitting now either on an average of four trips a day to and from the station tom can fairly estimate that he makes the round trip much more than 1000 stouffville machine tool works telephone 253 ircnr of cnr station s electric and acetylene welding farm machinery machinery repairs agents for minneapolis honey well electric janitors 3uvij wvh i plumbing and heating furnaces cleaneic repaired hot water systems checked guaranteedjrebuilt furnaces for sale partorseptictanksr etc general repairs expert workmanship john irving wilson ave mqrkham ifjrau6rw jm i r- ayj y tew fvjjltvj rebuilt motors forivmodel avexchange ford v8 carburators new heavy duty tire pumps largo 6001g tires 550x17 tires 5050 1295 v- 375 1725 1550 paris auto supply jos parisi fi tll richmond hell ont c ream for best results ship your cream to stoupf- ville creamery wepay two centsmoreiper pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery q lockers to rent from6to 8dollars peryear i- 1 stpiififyillecreamieryhcoi stouffville ont y n phone18601 v ilzbjje g4yilss msfcfofe3