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r i lib lira immfflmmu fluffllui rss leading weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridge twps v6157no30 if mlr the tribune stoufjlle cnt nov 22945 circulation 2465 copies ten pages left motherless by the slaying ofmrs william lyons 23 are two sons s jerry- two and bill three mrs lyons shown with her hus- band cpl lyons was found strangled in the bedroom of her home at ajax ont by what police say was the top of her pyjamas her husband who was to be discharged six days later was stationed in xnewfoundland when informed ofthe slaying he was rushed home byplane as far asmontreal lome harris 21 of ajax lias been charged with the murder iaitona pond site to be a wild life sanctuary to be developed after fashion of jackminersfamous sanctuary foundation stock of miner gecic and ducks the delightful pond site at altona j just easb of stouffville is to be con- vertedintoa bird sanctuary deve- high school wins first soccer tilt stouffville high school soccer team won their first game in four starts on tuesday afternoon when they downed agincourt by the score of 21 while the local hooters have only emerged with the one win loped after thefamous jack miner t onivbeen edged out of birdsanctuaryto known all over the american con- thelri thir g wlth m js r v i court ended in a tie 11 the first the altona sanctuary is the idea contests were dropded t0 mark of its new owner mr d m alexan- years champions by the der a toronto business man who srnr jin r j recently purchased the old mill pond and adjacent property from imv earl howsam and mr h s mcintosh right now arrangements are underway for the construction of pens for geese and ducks and the scores of 20 and 32 stouffvilles lineup on tuesday was as follows goalbill nigh full backs a smalley d burkholder half backs bob wetheral bob tim bers c noxon forwards wmoyer k noxon d smith b clubine c pens for geese and ducks ana tne eni alternates kerswill miller first birds to occupy them will be i lgwi supplied by the jack miner sanctu- d w arymt may not be generally known that the miner people maintain a blp lunnp pnoono hospital at kingsville for wounded ilils- rulcs fclssbs birds mostly injured by hunters and when any of these geese or ducks are ready to get out of hospi tal they are shipped to people like mr alexander at altona who are dairy to have modern front in keeping with the modern senti ment on main street expressed in smart business fronts the maple leaf dairy has authorized plants for a newfront which will be en- laiged to take in tne present ver anda at the street line so that the existing reception room will be en larged into a swell chocolate bar or ice cream room mr chas webster who recently acquired the business and building uom clayt baker informs us that lie intends to proceed with the changes to the building just as soon as materials can be secured and that next season he will then have the chocolate bar or ice cream room in operation stouftvide uxbridge and whitby to have junior v hockey since marrham richmond hill and scarboro are- definitely decided to group up for junior b hockey this season the local boys have been left rather high and dry as they have been contemplating an allhome talent team which could not be expected to complete with the classy toronto competitors who will wear the colors of the above mentioned teams however oiia headquarters have been contacted and stouffville has been informed that their entry in the junior c can be teamed up with entries which havealready been received from uxbridge and whitby port perry is still doubt- fubut mr hewitt oh a president tells us that more entries in this group can be expected as the season advances at a largely attended meeting of hockey prospects in the local arena on monday evening disapproval was voiced regarding the use of any toronto nlayers- and as quite a number of the boys were over the eighteenyearold juvenile age limit it was considered most advisable to put a team in the c class if at all possible- y j 1 jtlie vquestionof jlna ment7the unanimous- choice was bruce ike harper who has had considerable hockey experience both in junior and intermediate ranks we understand he lias con sented to take over the club leader ship on the boys invitation new industry to locate i wentyhve ere stouffville is to have another manufacturing business since tlie j bhome manufacturing co have rented the former hall in the rat- cliff block where 25 or 30 girls and women will find employment mak ing clothing- necessary changes in the building are how being arranged for and the comoanv hopes to open here shortly after- the new year the main factory is located on queen street in toronto a substantial industry the nature of the employment that- will be provided is particularly well adapted to our needs where we haye a good deal of female helpt available as a consequence the new firm will be looked on as a great asset to the town and will relieve the necessitv of many young people i iu7s1xkssmex- to canvas for salivatiox army stouffville businessmen have organized to assist the salva tion army with their annual red shield drive and will conduct a canvas of the town on the evening of friday nov 30th householders are asked to sup port this worthy cause which last year netted the army 5500 christmas market set for dec19 the business men of stouffville have set wednesday dec19 for their annual christmas market day and horse show the horse show will be improved and is becoming a very popular event accommodation for outside buy ers will be provided in wards gar age on main street which will r be fitted for the occasion and used in lieu of ratclifps hall which is no longer available the garage should be convenient for such purpose there will be liberal prizes offer ed in the horse show but there will be no poultry exhibit although top market prices will be assured and v y a- deputy reeve wl clark of mark- ham township has resigned from office and accepted the position of assistant road superintendent mr clark is now in the newoffice assist ing road supt wm maxwell the change leaves a vacancy in markham township council but leaving town for employment else where no concessions are being asked of the town and the new firm will be welcomed by our people in no un- cei tain way sherman eck was onetime resident the death is announced v from toronto of sherman e eck who plenty of out of town buyers are election will not be safely forecast nnnnnj 1 itt tt i i zn 1 1 1 until o 1 1 r 1 vi nv i fl el 1 1 fn c h 1 a vl ol 1 whether wmfcclark or not it will without warning mrs eliza jane fines died with shocking suddenness at the home of her daughter mrs clarence interested in starting a sanctuary v for the protection of wild fowl horn a ms atkinson bethesda in whitchurch altssa lust soon asbuflding townshi iast thursday afternoon oneofthe greatest troubles as arose as usual but com- mv alexander sees it will be to p of a s p her offer that security and protection h it proved to be a stroke and from hunters these birds will ex- she passed away that same after- pec and necessarily must have if 4 oclock her husband the whole scheme is to be developed predeceased her some years successfully no finer site could mrs fines resided inner own have been found for such laudj hmm just north of bethesda and ako undertaking and having in attended wesley f united church at mind what anatsetthe sanctuary which place the funeral service was will be to the district it behooves i held on monday this week rev local presidents to do everything i mr moddle and rev mr white former pastor conducted the-ser- vice attended by many old friends and associates surviving are three daughters mrs harvey taun mrs milton sheridan pine orchard and mrs clarence atkinson also five sons maxwell and donald of newmarket victor of aurora lome of bradford and arthur of toronto honor deputy reeve the county council on tuesday paid a tribute to mr clark whom warden lundy said was a most valued member capable of taking active participation in debate and offering helpful advice mr clark lias resigned the deputy reeve of markham township foster homes to receive more engagement mrs truman holden wishes to announce the engagement of her youngest daughter luella m to gordon j lemon of concord ont son of mrs joseph lemon and the late joseph lemon of moosejaw saskthe marriage to take place quietly early in december passed away at the western hospi lal on saturday nov 17 at quite an advanced age at one time mi eck and family resided in stouffville where he was employed bv the late whtoad in the cairiage factory here he also worked for the late sbtodd in uxbridge which is the home town of mrs eck who was the former amy vernon scctt town ship besides the wife there survives two sons john v and winfield eck and two daughters amy and mary two surviving brothers are beverley eck oflong island and ambrose of lindsay interment- was made at park lawn cemetery toronto firms vie for glaremont bus line being invited to attend the market i until annual nominations are held this friday afternoon markham is observing theearly nomination and election date itwill be noted there is some talk of either coun cillor albert reesor or councillor dalton rumney aspiring to the- deputy reeveship both are regard- 1 ed as able councillors reeve chas7 1 1 hooper will stand for reelection two transport firms are vieingland win timbers is mentioned as for the bus route which it- is pro- a likely aspirant for a seat on the posed to open from claremont to council 1 toronto and as yet no definite de- the resignation of mr clark cision has been handed down by the follows m years in office he first entered the council in 1930 but was markham residentpasses joavid graham of markham died onmonciayvin his 73rcuyear js survived by his wife elizabeth tye and by three sons sherman gra ham of trenton john of locust hill and cameron of markham also by two daughters mrs w brignal and mrs wilbur johnston possible in giving protection r the birds- now arriving so that- they may increase by thousands when the first birds go away and return bringing others the kingsville sanctuary is too v far away f rointoronto and central ontario residentsto enjoy visiting but here a sanctuary may be developed that- will fie easy of access ind an auractln and deligh r thousands of bird lovers not only wild geese and ducks but num- vjberless song birds thrush cardinals and others will quickly recognize the facilities and security of the place so they will come in numbers to live there in the wooded and watered area they will recognize as home- needless to report the scheme is going to cost a lqt of money care- taking- labor develoning the loca tion- feeding the feathered visitors ate but the donclma securities limited h in toronto anditsmr alexander are prenared to make this investment with out any out- sideidonations whatever therefore a erateful public should do every thing in its power to see that no unthinking persons would prey on the place with firearms- to kill or frighten the birds as wey gradually put their trust and confidence in humanhands- v births perry to mr- and mrs d perry stouffville rr 3 on nov icth v lm5at mcwalters nursing home xa daughter tx childrens aid societies have de cided to pass on 4 per child per month of the family allowance and in the case of york county child rens aid the arrangement will be retroactive for the month of oct the prevailing 18 per month per childwill now be increased to 22 which is a- rather healthy payment and will be liberal recompense for those who have children in their care from these institutions- itis the intention of the govern- ment that the money received for these children shall be passed on rather than that it be retained by the society to whom if is paid to beusedlto reduce its total demand onaaxpayers j son of pioneer family wm noble marks 85th year friends and relatives gathered at the home of mr and mrs wm a noble unionville on thursday nov 16th to celebrate mr nobles eightyfifth birthday he is the son of the late jesse and susannah button noble and has spent his en tire life in the community with hagermans corners as his birth place he is the direct descendant of two very prominent pioneer fam ilies being the grandson of ambrose noble who came to markham in 182 and the great graridson of col button who located at buttonville in 1799 where he proceeded to make military history in the new country wm a noble lived on his par ents beautiful farm attending ha germans school until he grew to manhood taking over the farm management when his father re tired v that was in the day of raking and binding the grain by hand and threshing with horse power mach ines the power was supplied by hitching five pairs of horses to poles on a revolving machine with a dri ver standing on a platform inthe centre peas were thrashed on the barn floor with flails upon the sale of the farm mr and mrs noble moved to union ville mr noble has a vivid recol lection of the building of the first railroad which was named the tor onto and nipissing rr and which was a narrow guage road for many years he crossed it on his way to school and boy like was much in terested in the building operations that was the same road bed used bythecnr at present mr noble is exceedingly active man- a member of the board of management of central united church where he is a regular- at tendant and is intensely- interested in municipal affairs he is deputy returning officer at election time his many friends congratulate him and wish him many happy returns final loan figures are staggering final returns for the 9th victory loan indicate that 191 persons bought bonds in stouffville through the three salesmen hoklinck blake sanders and norman baker while additional individual sales through the canadian bank of commerce accounted for another 87 purchases or a total of 278 the grand total in town for the campaign ran to the staggering sum of 334200 which included an undisclosed number of conversions a conversion is where a purchaser sells other government bonds to buy the new lonan in any event the magnificent results are great and for the nine loans it means a total investment of a million and a quarter most of which must be ay in- the hands of our citizens even allowing for conversions itis be lieved that close to a million dollars is held in government bonds by stouffville people the final subscription figures for other nearby- places were 334200 147150 195450 377600 537500 266850 convassers in markham village were messrs j fry and alex mc- leod markham township chas hoover agoffen george abel r jallen w craig c scott n glass jljvbel v whitchurchj aclark r cold- well amcolville douglas henry dies suddenly credit manager for the shell gas oline co douglas c henry died in the toronto general hospital on friday nov 16 following a short illness there he wasin his middle thirties and was a resident of gorm- ley where he had resided for three years together with his wife not in very good health for a lonp time mr henry was forced to undergo an operation from which he had high hopes for a complete recovery he was a native of new zealand and was a friendly and wellliked resident of the district- mrhenryis survived bv his wife there being nofamik his parents also survive- being commissioner r c henry of the salvation army and mrs henry both in melbourne australia department as towhichimay begin operation the danforth buslinesof tor onto and thegartonlines of whit by are the firms applyingfor licen ses to operate from clarerhont to toronto while tom mackenzie pickering is applying for a license to operatebctween claremont and pickering berin the north end of the town ship out in 1935 when he was beaten by george padget for the reeveship by only 15 votes regarding his retirement at this time reeve- hooper said the municipality has lost a faithful councillor one who o j had put the business of the munici- palityahead of his own but he feltithatvhisjsame i the municipality would continue in vs his new position v stouffville markham richmond hill aurora markham township whitchurch townshin friday evening will be nomination meeting here on friday evening of thisweek accommodation of the hall is very the annual nomination for the limited it should at least be well choice of a reeve four councillors taxed three school board members and a member for the cemetery commis sion in stouffville willbe hold in the municipal hall nominations will open at 730 and close at 830 after which those nominated will be expected to speak the present reeve a v nolan will review the finance of the village and perhaps speak v county matters and will be support ed by his councillors members of the board of educa tion will also be called on this is a ratepayers meeting an dif you are one of those people and are not satisfied with tlie way your tax money is being spent this is a good time to make it known- of recent years only passing interest has been shown in the nomination and the choice of executive officers and while the whether or not there will be an election is hard to forecast buta good guess is that there may be acclamations with perhaps new faces on council as some members are not very keen to remain hj office the board of education ia likely to be returned or those mem- bers whom the ratepavers have a chance to choose there is an important school development pro- gram that must go on and the pre- sent members should see it to a successful conclusion f much the same condition exists in town affairs where the council initiated an improved road program- that ought to be spread over all the streets and very quickly at that stouffvilie is behind in its road pro- cram with other progressive towns in our class and ratepayers are elamoiirinir for better roads sfrvu ss ftp imgzmw 1 although itmaynot begeriert ally knowriachickeri plucking machine is in operation at the booth place on main street cast recently acquired from a- s collins and fitted up as a mod- cm killing station ofteriv 700 v the machine heredemohstrated shows scores ofrubber fingers mounted on a whirling drum tpd6ihe rubblng7offofjthe feathers or plucking several- women remove thelitis by hand aftert the birds rpassover the birds go through inorieday machinothen theyjareplaced vand as thedemand for booth incold storage before going v poultry increases thekillingis over ihe are increasing dipped in scaldingwater fev a rvib r i itefewjkasf