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se 8 ailariemont ana j lhstmet 0 h s by staff correspondent rcao l local deaiersmowders storeandoverlands store t aoi 30bdi ion s mrv and mrs lougheed and daughter of warehanvont have li been visiting at the home of mrs lougheeds parents mr and mrs hccullough r miss ilene gostick has been spending part of her holidays at the home of relatives in george- 7 town v fred morley and daughter gladys of toronto visited at their home here over the weekend mrs alf pretty who has been in hospital undergoing an operation has returned to her home here thos lye son of mr and mrs l i lye is expecting to arrive home from overseas miss mildred linton has been visiting friends in kingston miss laura hill and miss mar garet propznick also mr ray hill who is employed in toronto spent the weekend at their home here mr and mrs l douglas have been visiting at the formers home in bobcaygeon mr earl leggitt of pontypool visited with his mother here on saturday mr and mrs reg nighswander mrs jack nighswander and little son david of lockpart ny spent a few days with mr and mrs loss hill mr and mrs vm evans and children visited relatives in hamil ton on sunday mr and mrs ivan hicks and son spent sunday witn mr and mrs win hicks mr and mrs david coates of brookhn visited on sunday at the home of mrs j coates jas briscoe has been busy dress ing up theschool in readiness for the reopening for the fall term mr and mrs edgar ward of balsam visited at the home of mr and mrs jud ward on sunday rmrs e crisp of- toronto was a sunday visitor with mr and mrs bob jdawson f l wfi understand that mr and mrs thos dawson who are vacating the dunkeld place on the sth of picker ing are taking up residence 4n awa miss clara neal of torontovislt- i ed friends here over the weekend r chas purssard of toronto was a visitor with mr and mrs m williamsonlast week pickering township council will meet for theiegular september session or- tuesday afternoon rather than monday- owing to the holiday the regular meeting of the clare mont and noith pickering branch of the redcross willbe held at the tibmeofmrs bert harvey on mon- vdaysept3 at 8 pm iia mrslawon and missmacphail jof toronto were i weekend visitors atthe c a overland home jr i mr jack- brignall has just com ipletedithe dressing jup of hisbusi- j tnej3ft premises t with a fine new front and- large platsglass window t theork was done r by messrs f spang and ohe of the villages wellknown phonies that of dr n f tomhnson fthascbeen attractively redecorated with white paintiandtmaroon trim ijasbnscoehandled the brush giving freely of their time in an effort to bring a closer bond be tween the churches and the large percentage ofpcope who are affili ated with no religious denomina tion i ii for big season work is being rushed id comple tion on the addition to the clare- mont cannery in time to receive the new crop of tomatoes the new building is of cement block con struction 40x80 feet with beams 14 inches square these fine timbers were taken from a railway elevator at parry sound arid their quality is unobtainable today the new building will be used chiefly for storage the local cannery has 98 acres of tomatoes under contract and- with a good yield should receive nearly 40000 bushels however the cool weather is retarding ripening and it will be a few days yet for any fruit is- received mr williamson hopes to employ nearly 35 pealers and will operate it jvill be a few days yet before any clear the tomatoes once theystart to arrive t 30e30e 1 with friends at stoney lake mr geo burton of oshawa spent the- weekend with his sister mrs m hamilton the firemen are holding their opening night of the newjy decor- ated township hall on friday a 31st good music will a be made on an new electric washer and four other valuable prizes of goods vouchers lunch also provid ed come and dance on the new floor several of bur jr boys under the leadership of frances willson and allan ellicott went camping over the weekend in ramers bush the weather was wet and cold but the boys- reported a good time mrs fred hamilton was at the wedding of her nephew mr ken neth raven mr brennen has been busy dec orating the inside of the school electric lights have also been- in stalled miss ruth giltman returned home on sunday arter spending a week with her sister mrs w vickers of gamebridge the combined synthetic rubber output of the united states and canada has supplied the armed forces of the allies with all the rubber they need- imiaxes ers claremont tax payers will read with pleasure that they are to re ceive a nice reduction in taxes this yeardueto the- government taking over more of school costs last year the school rate was 86 mills and this is dropped to 52 mills how ever thewhole saving cannot be passed on as the general tax rate had to be- increased 13mills leav ing a net reduction to the tax payer on his total taxes of a little over 2 mills all of which will be greatly appreciated taxes of coursehave been very moderate here in clare mont kv b5f injured during threshing while assisting with the thresh- ing on the wcllman farm east of here last week john murray mis judged jhis standing space on the feeding table and fell backwards to the injuring his shoulder he i has had xrays taken of the injury and will beaway from t work for some time 7 religious survey -somethiigt- unique in religious work will ibe- attempted in clare- mont a weekfromsunday sept 9th when men representing the two local chuichcs will makea religious surveyiof thei entire- community the doorto door canvas will be carried out on sunday afternoon r the cooperation of all issin- cerely askedfor by jthosejvho are reward offered for alleged maurauders two posters in the claremont postoffica announce a reward of 50 for information leading to the ap prehension of alleged maurauders on the r g roy farm just south of claremont according to the posted information threatening notes have been received by a work man on the roy farm while the second notice states that a gun was used on person or persons found damaging property provincial police were called in by mr roythe press was informed but so far no one has been treated for gunshot wounds and no one has been apprehended on acharge of interfering with the roy proper- tysouth thervillage brougham mrs b carter and mrs jackson of green river visited with mr and mrs a j grayand family onsun clay j j missrbernieharbron of myrtle spent afewdays last week with her grandparents and mrs a b matthews t mrs jas holtby and little daugh ters of whitby visited her parents mr and mrs l hopkins one day lasuweek the many friends of mrs k bennett who has been visiting with mrs geo philip will be sorry to hear of her removal- to the brier- bush hc5spitalfor treatment miss doris ramsey is recovering nicely after undergoing an opera tion for the removal of her tonsils miss l ritchie returned home after spending a pleasant holiday 35wj 5 send the tribune to absent friends thurs night is foto nite offer 125 if there is any plan to abandon the alaska highway which appears to be the insinuation of stories circulating on parliament hill this move would be accom panied by strong opposition especially in the united states where this- one hundred million dollars project is deemed to be most useful in the postwar era for can ada at least this appears to be evident now in ottawa claremont lady injured in fall suffering a weak spell while hang ing clothes on the flat roof of a two- storey apartmentstore building at g71 danforth ave toronto mrs blanche cook 55 toppled 25 feat into an alley mrs cook was a claremont resident up until a short time ago the alley is blocked at the front and rear by sections of the building and firemeiihad to lower extension ladders to reach the unconscious woman she was removed to the toronto east general hospital with sevei e cuts to the head and face and dotted line showswliere mrs cook fell from flat roof into deep alleyl possible internal iniunes the hospital as the woman started to fall shej walter scott a resident of the cried out said captain caskey same v apartment house said mrs efer cries were heard by neighbors cook always had a terrible horror of falhngoff the roef into the nar row space between the two build ings mrs cook had warned other residents of the danger hesaid who summoned the fire depart ment after first aid by firemen she was removed in an ambulance to r the wartime prices and trade board i is j sand and wi gravel chbicest gravel for your cement work delivered to your job 7- ti i nortons i v gravel pit i 49tf phone 700 or 9 rll 1 ocaocarr rroeaoi v hairdtessing elva mcijean- i j special izejn good -permanehrsy- s yibvdor ypu- jn- vestiriorje youjll veej much bette vyheo your hgr is justright4 phone pickering 09 r4 located on the east slope of greenwood hill jfl ioc 7 lt all the world loves v- hi yes byethe knowthatyoulan novtbuy madam clares bakery p-r- vflvvra curemonta hungry europe needs meat i r tithe shortage of food inliberdtedeuropeis desperatemeafis one of the mostcritical needs 4 asa greatfoodproducing nation canada must can and will help to meet tkis emergency i r i s that istwhy slaughtering has been placed understrict control thaf is why ration coupons will soon be used again by canadians to buy meat there is only one objective to reduce meat consumption in canada- in order to- provide direct aid for the hungry peoplesof europe t slaughter control farmers who slaughter meot for their own or their farmer neighbors use are required to sub mits monthly reports form rb61 andtosur- render coupons for thetrneatheyuseandse any excess of meat over the farmers or his neighbors needs maybe sold only to the holder of a reguarsldughter permit i v- the minimum amount which a farmer may sell j j p to such a permit holder is one quarter of beef or half r a hog carcass sheep lambs or calves slaughtered by a farmerfor his own or his neighbors use may not be sold into the meat s trade i locker operators t under the meat rationing regulations locker operators are required to submit a list of their patrons to the nearest ration branch office 1 asupply of consumer declaration forms is beingsforwarded to each locker operator who ft- will in turn distribute them to his patronsthe patron is responsible for completing thefprm and filing it with the ration branch office- consumers must surrender coupons- for all i j meat held in lockers over and above4lbsfor j t r f each person in the household at a rate of 2 lbs per coupon however no more than 50 of the vm coupons in the i ration books of the v c consumer and his household need be surrendered meat rationing vi p y v facts b iwa uhrationed meats beef brain head tail fo one coupon will be used as coupon change 1 yi blood tripe calf brain head pork brain farmers must turn in fotheir local ration jhe tail pigfeet t ribs lamb brain boards a coupon for each 4 lbs of meat ihead tail fries poultry game and fish carcass weight they use in theirhouseholds canned or fresh from their own slaughterings so that they may buy other meats from their butchers no couponsbrown m coupons m rahon book than oneaf jhe valid p fn no 5 one coupon will become valid each 1u ijr u j fi5 ti i week coupon valuesrgroup a 1 lb per coupon group b va lbs per coupon group c 2 lbsper coupon group d the hands of the farmer and his household need be surrendered farmers who sell meat to a neighbour farmer must collect coupons at the rate of 4 lbs carcass weight per- coupon i- 3 1 jshmm