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ss i2jgz it x x- vx vrss sr o n g by staff correspondent mr and mrs c a overland and distil 0 o mrlgeor duncauspehtthe week- ioe local dealeifsmowders store and overlands store ft brougham the happy circle mission band is is- is ll w douglas visited with mr and mr wiitmeetlnthescaool on saturday onsunody afternoon all members please try to be on hand end with friends in altonaz reg and isabellet nighswander toronto visitors on saturday last 3fp class held their regular meet- ing at km beelbys home on tues- day last mrsj nighsvrahder took iizalt tne topic united- jfiide i miss johnson of markham has fbeen visiting for a few days with mr and mrs ralph wellman mr and mrs dave coates of brooklin were visitors here on sat urday mr arthur derusha we under stand is moving to locust hill to take over the cpr- section job at that point mr manion recently re turned from overseas will returri to this line as section boss out of clare- mont i albert slack who recently return ed home after undergoing an opera tion in toronto is steadily improv ing mrs leslie feasbv of sandford visited over the weekend at her sis ters home mr and mrs jdave pugh mrs dryden of brooklin visited in the village one day last week mr and mrs chas drew of aurora former residents attended the sale of mrs leggitts estate on saturday the clover yield in the claremont area lias been next to nothing this year according to many farmers however we understand that mr wm eckardt threshed a piece for mr harold elson just west of the village which netted nearly ave bushels many stated that they turn ed their red clover under used it for pasture or cut for hay the alsike was an equally poor crop and the continued wet weather is blamed mrmcdonald of the public school staff was away from his position through illness the forepart of this week scott township council was re turned bv acclamation for 1946 with reeve wilmot bain as- its chief officer messrs walter hardy and dave davis left for white river recently but dave returned on monday ow ing to the extreme cold in the north walter is expected home again shortly too mrs a mantle has gone to tor- onto to spend the winter with her son cecil mantle mrs thos- stanbury has been ill at her home here for several days mrs m walford who has been in oshawa staying with her sister mrs sam stephenson is steadily improving in health her many friends will be glad to learn mrs wm wagar of newburgh was a weekend visitor with her sis ters mrs j nortonmrs c redman and mrs arobertson while on her way to toronto to a political con vention and banquet latthe royal ojxiwvijlii yiia the annualmeeting of the clare- montotfthrpickering cross will be held j the homeofnfrs mclntyre in claremont onmonday afternoon dec vl oth at 230 oclock it is hoped foragood attendance purchase clarrniont residence mrand mrs peter- boro are returning to claremont having purchased the residehce chas- derusha just south of the four corners mr and mrs rbbbjns left this community a couple of years ago and bought a home in the canal town they have disposed of this house and will be welcomed back by their many friends here- mr robbins 4s r a retired station agent thursday night or ff l is fotonite offer 265 the womens institute will hold their next meeting un tuesday dec 11th at the home of mrs a j gray there will be a shower for child rens shelter roll call to be a christmas quotation real estate seems to be on the move just now mr carl devitt has purchased a lot from mr har- loch and expects to erect a house oh it this coming summer mr robt miller has also bought the lot which mr wm knox recently bought from mrs brown and ex pects to remodel the building which is on it- the midweek service is being held at the home of mrs a j gray this wednesday evening next week it is to be held at the home of miss m duncan those who attended the coopera tive program in the hall on wednes day afternoon enjoyed a real treat miss collins proved very interesting and gave a very instructive talk on wise buying mr and mrs wm knox attended the closing exercises of whitby high school one evening last week when miss barbara knox received her secondary school graduation diploma also her commercial di ploma congratulation barbara mr albert beer returned home last week after spending a couple of weeks with friends around geor getown miss evelyn balmer of whitby visited at the wm knox home on sunday mr and mrs wm ellicott spent the weekend with friends in tor onto and also took in the ice follies congratulations to mr and mrs jas ravey audrey ellicott on the arrival of a young son mrand mrs dean mairs also jackand barbara accompanied by- mr and mrs d dawson of clare mont attended the ice follies the danee sponsored by the fire men on friday night proved a real success there wag a good attend ance the little tandancers mar line bland and diane hillick of georgetown delighted the audience by appearing on the floor four times and each time in different costume the girls are granddaughters of mrs v wright of brougham ciety of the whitevale unitea- pide hour was held at the church held its november meeting non of ed- wilson last week this theloof lodge held aeuchre thurs evenings meeting will be ajax residents should maintain own school and nurse is council viey and the ajax school with its sixteen party in the lodge hall last tuesday andmrs7nblavicomwhitfr teachers and six hundred pupils evening 7n i from homes built by wartime hous- whitevale folk are disappoint wl lome carter is the first to reps in wartime should be maintain- to learn that drperry and his choir ve j christmas parcel from 1 b the residents there and added from the african methodist epis workers- we welcome home medical attention t the school copal church toronto will not be g j bovs arid their brides the bbarddeems necessary should also able to give their much lbokedforjivt expected to arrive is donald comefrom this source was the view ward to concert in green river nnncahon queen elizabeth expressed by pickering township church on thursday evening dec mr and mrs alton hagerrnan and council at their regular meeting on gth several unfortunate circum- fm1 a few w5tn re monday stances have occurred to prevent t here the question of the continued this concert from taking place i mr giles tran had the misfortune maintenance of this fine school erec- however another concert will be ru j tree on no 7 highway te a few years ago arose when a arranged at a later date sjrauslne iniurv to some of the occu- communication was read from the whitevale united church young f ttie our- board seeking information regard- people entertained the young peoj s jjcgraw wa at his home ihg the school nurse and steps to be pie from the cherry wood and lo- tj hamilton takeji in case of communicable dis- cust hjll charges on tuesday eveni eases- the pickering township forty i union ss christmas party in school nurse does not cover thearea grays hall on friday dec 21 1 covered by wartime housing screa- p co planned for thursday -homes- and the medical staff from tional evening next saturday dec dec ctn nas jgjj postponed the dil- plant having been dis- 8th in the ioof hall i lcplsylvester matchecott of sud- banded the question of continued miss jean fleming spent the bur wno h deen serving over- assistance along this line arose from weekend at her parents home here spent the weekend here the school board mr and mrs witch were glad to congratulation to mr j doten- we arent getting any taxes from welcome home tommy young from birthday on sunday netted these homes and shouldnt be invol overseas service ni nis 85 year visitors fromved commented deputy reeve ia i toronto helped him to enjoy an oys- westney the wedding of a friend recently dinner at the home of his daugh- the residents of these homes con- the marriage took place in bow- ter mrs walter bootn m i ghl in ttir ran- prayer meeting this week will be white gift sunday m first bap- th parsonage in whitevale list church sabbath school next sun- h austin pears as devotion day morning dec gth i the whitevale united church h bypu will enjov their usual sunday school have cancelled their evenine nettoeether at public concert at christmas time j f whif evae theale instead they are having a christmas j seems t0 be from nine to ing between thirty were in attendance the bypu will hold party for their pupils whitjyale whiteyalehas been much likeajclifistrhas cardpainting lately since the blanket of snow has beehlaid softly all- the earth v al hearty welcome home to tommy youngariaorvap wilson who -arrived- from overseas service with the oshawa regiment last thursday nov21 a party was held in their honor that evening at the home of mr and mrs tl wil son only intimate friends were present r tliat big bazaar weve been telling you about and which is being spon sored by the womens association of the whitevaleunited church is taking place on saturday dec 8th you will find a wide range of arti cles which will make fine christmas gifts afternoontea will be served the children as well as the adults will find the touch and take boothv attractive on friday evening dec 7th the children of the public school are giving a concert in support of the evening telegrams fund for christ mas cheer for british children the concert will be held in the ioof hall next sunday morningholy com munion will be observed in first baptist church here last wednesday afternoon at the home of mrs neil petty of cherry- wood the womens- missionary so- special ijoojk new high pricks kor mve poultry until further notice wc arc paying the following prices for live poultry delivered to out- plant in whitby till further notice will pay 23c ncr lb live weight for pat ducks top grade- heavy fowl 23c lb top grade light fowl 4 to 5 lbs 21c lb top grale light fowl under 4 lbs 10c lb top gradebroilersr2to 3lbs 28c lb topgrade chickens over 4 lbs 28c lb top grade roasting chicks under 44 lbs 2gc lb top grade heavy capons over 5 lbs 30c lb we arcalso in the market for dressed poultry wouldllkcto rcccivcyonrshipmcnt of dressed chickens turkeys ducks and gcesc pickering farms limited whitby telephone whitby 336- ontario mmmmkmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmabmmmimmm ii jii commercial tires t o r made to government regulation by responsible tiro manufacturers 60016 1725 500- 20 12120 55017 1550- 500- t19 1175 550rl8 1410 440- 21 1125 double trumpet homes 695 oglanipsi 595 drivinglanii3 v lights 495 leatherettecuskidns 110 fibrecashi t 195 shock absorber exchange se rvice mchiiiojrdmlt for cars from 1m9 to 1942 autouily ontario ajax tnt building condemned burned while orangecolored flames leaped 100 feet into the air villagers nom the week at ajax saw the destruction of the ninety everyone extends sympathy to mrs h shank who has a real sore foot and must stay off it a number of old friends called on george and jim rickard just home a 1 walter l hagerrnan tim was brick structure that during the war bad hmt in a motor accident on had housed the molten pni satv evening near brougham at present he is in hospital at oshawa which was poured into 37 mm shells and 25 pounders the melthouse that for four- andonehalf years had played such an important part in munition mak ing was filled with inflammable material and set ablaze by the push ing of a button in a shack 200 feet away since 1942 more than 8000000 shells of various kinds have been loaded minute particulars of the tnt and rdx two of the most powerful explosives known next to uranium settled in cracks in the walls and floors and made the building unsafe for peacetime use of the538 buildings inthe village 35 had to be completely destroyed for safety s sake another 73 will be partly- demolished by removing floors but these structures can be relined and used insafety almost all reclaimable equip ment which it is expected will amount to95 per centhas been treated andhahded over to the war assets corporation workersywill lifelong resident of greenwood dies tribute 12 and s15 according to the class of home and this money goes to the upkeep of the school the de ficits in the past years have been met by the dil plant sheep claims for the month of november amounted to nearly 200 c puckrin received 16 for two sheep and three lambs injured v pengelly 18 for one sheep killed one sheep injured and a lamb in jured c bulmer was paid 13600 for 30 sheep killed and ten lambs injured wm pengelly received 12 for one sheep and geo commack 12 for one sheep inspection fees brought the total to over 200 the road accounts passed for pay ment amounted to 990303 which included 735700 for a big new heavyduty track and box relief amounted to 9609 and transporta tion and liht accounts paid totalled 183 12 council adjourned to meet on mon day dec 17th for the final session of theyear radar on lake freighter assets yorpprauon f wm e elva 0 greenwood alsc not b owedtq go 1 near the site of 2 gra nddhildren isobel middle tho recent firpfor at least 48 hours e escapihe brtags reformatory terms after an illness of several months xalc kiuf i lira klnnn mrs wm middleton died at her makes night like inoon use ofradar on civilian shipping is like coming out of a dark dark night into the brightness of noon aawicks dominion government radio electrician said last week mr wicks just returned from a five- month test on the great lakes and the st lawrence river said the ex periment was a success- the radar test was made aboard the canadian government ship grcnville a lighthouse tender first civilianship in canada to be so equipped no more creeping along in the home in greenwood lasi week the late mrs middleton was thedaugh- terof the latewm linton of clare mont and had spent all her life within a few miles of where she was born sixtyeight years ago she was a member of the united church a good neighbor andvlov- ihg wife and mother besides her husband she leaves to mourn her l6sstwos6ns ofbuftaloand hefhiin and two daughters mrs kussel philp edna of buffalo and mrskenneth greenwood also greenwood the va and red cross will meet at the home of mrs e perkin on thursday of next week- dec 13th at 2 oclock- election of officers will take place at this meeting i a numben of our young people took in the rally at brooklin on-sun- day evening- thewjls- meeting for the cir cuit will be held this thursday 6th in the kinsale hall farm forum met in the park hall on monday night when mr george dixon spoke on the care aridtdis- eases of poultry the sunday school christmas concert is set for dec- 19th the committee in charge have started with the program during our church service of sunday last the babies of mr and mrs wpegg and mr and mrs fowler were christened- mr and mrs k holiday and john visited with mrs fred gibson on sunday miss lois byers of whitby visit ed at her home one day recently toronto youths sentenced after vickcring breakin three toronto youths douglas allan james chamberlain and lloyd brushette were to the guelph- reformatory by magis trate f s ebbs on police court friday- morning after being previ ously convicted in connection with breaking- and entering the home of c wpilkey pickering charged with breaking and en tering escaping custody and taking an auto without the owners con sent allan of 79 day avenue tor onto was given one year definite and one month indefinite on the first charge four- months consecu tive totherjrevious sentence on the second charge and 12 months to run cbrfsecutively to the previous sentences brithe third charge chamberlain 63 holmesdale rd toronto for breaking and entering was given one year definite and four months indefinite lloyd brushette 16 eversfield road york township for break ing and entering eight months indefinite sentences were a sequel to an es capade which started in toronto on saturday evening november 17 when the three 17yearold youths left their toronto homes with the admitted intentions of robbing someone stopping in pickering to fix a flat tire they entered the pilkeyhome through an unlocked cellar window and were ransacking the house when mr and mrs pil- key surprised them allan escaped through an upstairs window slid down a tree and into the arms of a waiting posse arrest ed hewas placed ina police cruiser from which he escaped finding a nearby automobile with its ignition key in the dash lie drove to toronto still handcuffed where he was pick ed up by- police chamberlain and brushette fled through the back doorofthehouse just in time to pilkey who wascoming around- to guard the door chamberlain struck mr pilkey over the head with a steel bar he was carrying and after knocking mr pilkey over the two desperadoes escaped across the fields them up later brushette on no 2 highway where he wastrylng to hitchhike aride totoronto and chamberlain when he attempted to retrieve his car murray barry of the grenville told reporters we know where we are every second we can see the shore and every thing on the water for 34 miles just as if we were in an aircraft looking down on the scene- mr wicks said tests proved a ships captain need never look out of the wheelhouse if he has radar aboard an arrow at the to of the radar screen shows the direction the ship is travelling and as the direction changes the screen changesv sailing through the thousand islands in the densest of fogs now presents few difficulties the only diflicultv encountered- was that once an object came closer than 250 yards from the shid it did not appear on the screen mr wicks said icebergs will not be hazards to ocean shipping in the future every test tried proved conclu- sivcly that radar will be the great est boon to mariners to come out of the war mr wicks said the claremont meatmarket a j sutherland phone 1808 claremont fresh and cured meats fresh fish in season have our truck call on you in goodwood and district on wednesdays chains jacks veedol motor oil 1 per gal fog lights cordwood saws 32in frost shields are released we have a large stock for both cars and trucks pumps tubes batteries army tool boxes 1 gm hot water car heaters new truck tires 1 new tractor tires comein today and let us fit your car or truck with a good set used tires chas cooper cuattemont ontario 1 x r kvjs iv- f jl ifrxdgds