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the tribune stouffville ont tuesday december 31 1946 louoc 30e30i aox i0e3oi x0e30i o d o n glaremont and district long o 0 o by staff correspondent local dealers mowders store and overlands store i0e30i ioc io 3cdoe miss margaret menab spent the 1 f ii d houday in uxbridge at tne h ome i apol hall kpppivp of her brother mr and mrs chas j mm lcu 1 ulu llvvvif v mcnab mr and mrs m j iviucer were visitors in claremont during the christmas holidays dr and mrs john button and family of stouffville spent christ mas at the home of mr and mrs g m forsyth mr and mrs hugh pugh of dub lin spent the holiday at the home of mr and mrs wm palmer mrs sarah wadde and sister mabel of stouffville attended the funeral of the late mrs ed pugh on saturday mr and mrs jack duncan of newmarket visited during the holi day at the home of her parents mr and mrs nelson sanderson mr and mrs alex morgan of sarnia were visitors here during the weekend and attended the fun eral of his sister the late mrs ed pugh mr and mrs ed lewis also mr and mrs sam taylor spent christ mas in oshawa at the home of mr and mrs gordon graham christmas crowds to and from the village taxed the capacity of the local bus line while number also went by rail a large warm thanks for norweigan relief mrs harry porter is in receipt of a letter from a lady in xorvay expressing appreciation for the clothes which she and her family- received in a recent relief shipment and for a coat on which mrs porter had placed her name- fallestad norway the attention of this newspaper has been called by residents of the 9th concession to the condition of the cpr railway crossing sign board just west of the village tne sign has been in a delapidated con dition for some time and is now veered over at such an angle that it is hardly noticeable district residents are well aware of the crossing but a stranger might come to grief through lack of proper markings sirs orville cox passes suddenly in prime of life death struck suddenly the day dear unknown they handed out clothes here and i received a coat with your before christmas when mrs cmjforsytb retires from liocal school board aftersoni thirtyfive years ser vice on th claremont school board gm forsyth retired this year and his place was filled at the annual ratepayers meeting by mr sid dunning of the 9th concession the other two members are miv les mccullough and doherty only a few ratepayers turned out and there was only the one nomination for the vacancy there was some discussion regarding the redecora ting job which was to have been done this past year but was post poned through high prices and lack of tenders no definite decision was made as to whether an attempt should be made to have the work done this coming summer late mrs ed pugh had spent lifetime here the death of mrs ed pugh last week removed a lifelong resident of the claremont district deceased was the former jennie pearl mor gan daughter of the late duncan and sarah morgan and was in her 55th year she bad been in poor health for some time the late mrs pugh was a faithful member of the baptist church where she attended regularly until ill health befel her besides her husband she is sur vived by two sisters margaret mrs david pugh claremont and flossie mrs leslie feasby sand- ford there are two brothers roy of claremont and alec of sarnia the funeral on saturday was con ducted from the late residence just south of the village to the baptist church for service rev len wen- ham conducted the service assisted by rev i e kennedy interment was made in claremont union cemetery and the pallbearers were messrs jos farr henry johnston ed lewis jas coates norman burton and frank hutchings caught off guard beefbaters blush and the late mrs linton of clare mont and had resided in the locality her entire life time she was in her 41st year deceased attended the united church but chose to be most active in the caring of her home she is survived by two brothers stanley of gananoque and earl dunbarton and three sisters laura mrs c reynolds margaret mrs e baker doris mrs h hopkins all of clare mont the funeral on friday was con ducted from the late home by rev i e kennedy with interment in claremont union cemetery pall bearers were fred draper gordon riddle robt beelby fred riddle dear mairs w magquire orville cox although ill for some weeks passed away at her home on the sth concession of pickering address in the pocket so 1 want to n l mrito inh thfnlr vnn frnm thp i e llmon daughter of levi write ana tnank ou tiom tne an1 tha lato mrs ifntnn f nhro- bottom of my heart the coat came at the right time my daughter has been sick for two years and now that she is able to be up her clothes were too small she is now 14 and her name is signey my other daughter is is her name is alvhild she received a nice dress i put a collar on my 9yearold coat i received the collar at the same place so when we were given your coat it was a godsend here it is still difficult to get clothes our house ransacked twice by the germans the first time the bombers came it was in february and all the window panes went and a big stone came through the roof thank the lord no one was hurt many friends came and helped us so we got the house back together and nailed boards on the windows so we didnt get cold in june the english bombed a big ammunition ship lying in the fjord near our house there were forty bombers they same right over our house and we ran to the door and shouted an yelled hurrah it was a dreadful night when daylight came again our house was in a frightful state the plaster moulding pictures dishes were on the floor what was left of the window panes and the boards over the windows were gone too also all our clothes etc we had to apply for more clothes and shoes the shoes were usually too small so we had to wear over size ones consequently our feet have been made sore from using them well i must close thank your husband and you for the nice coat i hope everything will be al right from now on for up until now we have gone in our petticoats my oldest daughter has been away this summer i am 48 years old my man is 59 years old his name is knut sincerely yours fru petra fallestad mrs petra fallestad- sew training t ookdinator appointed coordinator of all canadian armv training col w r moncel 29 will plan the policy for individual training commands as methods are framed to meet the needs of the atomic age at the age of 27 he was the youngest brigadier in canadas history and com manded a fighting armored bridgade incidentally this letter was writ ten in norweigan and mrs porter had considerable difficulty at first being able to locate a party who could supply a translation the yeoman of the guard famous beefeaters of the tower of london have red faces because of a robbery right in the middle of what the guide books call the oldest continu ously manned fortress in eu rope not since the days of william the conqueror who built the lower sso years ago has anything of the kind happened not much was stolen a few cigarettes from a staff canteen but the disturbing fact was that someone was able to get inside the grounds and do the deed mr lionel douglas of bobcayeon miss peggy overland toronto and mr and mrs gordon overland kingston were christinas visitors at the c a overland home mr e ormerod mr m ormerod mr and mrs w mcfadden and miss mabel johnson all of toronto also mr and mrs melviri johnson and three children mr and mrs robert jackson and two children celebrated christinas at the home of henry and mrs johnson brougham mr and mrs ted fellows of hamilton spent the holiday with his parents wm and mrs fellows mr and mrs s pugh and family of whitevale were with her mother mrs johnston sr on christmas day mr and mrs w hamilton and john spent christmas with mr and mrs e carswell at oshawa mrs b ritchie entertained her sisters over the holiday mrs lemon was in claremont on wednesdav visiting mr and mrs ross middleton a very pleasant evening was held at the home of mr and mrs fred flamilton on saturday when nearly forty friends gathered to tender a birthday party for miss kay hamil ton owing to the severe weather only a small congregation was in atten dance on sunday afternoon to hear rev alf day bsc speak on china and the gormley quartette which were a real treat mr and mrs l hopkins spent christmas with their daughter mr and mrs mantle df brooklin mr and mrs ross knox mrs miller and billy also mr and mrs wm knox spent christinas with mr and mrs jno knox of hamp ton miss b stevenson is spending a few days with friends at whitby family gatherings were held in several homes on christmas mr and mrs sheppard had their fam ily home also mr and mrs chas burrows and a gathering of child ren grandchildren and great grand children with mr and mrs w e holtby mr and mrs e beelby of green river were guests of a j and mrs gray on christmas day misses eleanor and shirley beer also master kenneth beer are holi daying with their grandmother mrs t beer v2 lights desert scientist who helped develop the proximity fuse dr l j paddison holds an army rifle- grenade with which manmade meteorites were shot from the german v2 rocket sent sky ward at white sands nm proving grounds alfalfa hay wanted best price for good quality sample reesors marmill limited markham phone 96 bells appliance service we service and repair anything in electrical ap pliances all work guar anteed and charges rea sonable give us a call and be convinced bell son wanted by the 1 a m dealers canadian buyers there is an urgent market at good prices for horse hair bagging wool feathers metals scrap tires tubes batteries orders taken for dunlop tires and vulcanizing j hutton claremont phone 23 claremont best prices pah tf locker system standard size locker s900 a year cutting room and chilling room available free to customers cartons and containers for fruit and vegetables at normal charge taylorloyst phone claremont 19w or 1w h l fair new agricultural rep for ont county announcement was made over christmas by the hon thomas l kennedy ontario minister of agri culture of the appointment of fred m campbell for the past five and a half years agricultural represent ative in ontario county to the post of agricultural representative for kent county where he succeeds james a garner recently appointed director of agricultural extension for ontario mr campbell is being succeeded in ontario county by has been agricultural representative in hastings and a oliver dalry- mple assistant agricultural repre sentative in york will go to hast ings in place of mr fair the changes are effective january 1 1947 is moved to kent fred m campbell who moves from ontario to kent is a graduate of the year 1938 at the ontario agricultural college guelph where he specialized in animal husbandry he was there a member of the col lege livestock judging team which represented the oac at chicago in 1937 on graduation he was appoint ed assistant representative in north simcoe and served as assistant for one year there for one year in middlesex and one year in prince edward before going to ontario county as agricultural represent ative in 1941 mr campbell has been a dynamic worker in the interest of agriculture in ontario county and was particularly active in organiz ing the junior farmer movement there he acted as secretary- treasurer of the county crop im provement association and in 1944 was president of the uxbridge kins men club h lynn fair who moves from hastings to ontario county is also an oac graduate having secured his degree in 1930 at the ontario agricultural college he was active in sports in the work of the phil harmonic society and in organiza tion of the college royal show since graduation he has had a varied experience from 1930 to 1932 he was assistant agricultural representative in wellington countv and the muskokaparry sound district also serving for a period in middlesex he then spent six- months with the forestry ser vice at kanuskasing and in 1933 joined the hog producers associa tion the junior farmers associa tion and the stirling banner oat association ife has been secretary of the county crop imnrovement association and the advisory agri cultural committee of the hastings countv council he is also presi dent of the centre hastings rural hockey league mr fair has also been a great worker with the junior farmers and under his guidance hastings reached an enviable position in junior farmer organization his departure from that countv will he greatly regretted by the farm organizations with which he has been working and their members balsam christmas visitors at the elmer wilson home were mr and mrs morgan pugh of uxbridge mr and mrs wallace mcmillan and family of hamilton and miss e evans of claremont sorry to hear that lewis jones and lome jones have been on the sick list mr and mrs walter brignall and family of markham and miss eileen carson of oshawa spent christmas with mrs errol carson christmas gathering at the me- avoy home included mr walter mcavoy mrs john gregg and miss annie forgie of claremont mrs robt carson and mr willie car son and mr and mrs norval mc avoy of layton mr and mrs g c jones ken neth and myrna spent christmas with mr j a jones of brooklin the family reunion on christmas day at the geo wilson home included mr and mrs lloyd wil son and family of balsam mr and mrs- paul wilson mr and mrs norman wilson and david mrs a rogers 311 of brooklin mr and mrs leslie smith and george of prospect this made a number of 20 mrs a rogers jack and leonard davies of brooklin are spending the holidays at the geo wilson home next sunday jan 5 a commun ion baptismal service will be held in the mt zion church at 230 pjn wanted dead hones and cattle telephone for free pick up telephones stouffville 255 markham 43 rt claremont 9rl4 uxbridge 27 we pay phone charges gordon totwg ltd toronto ad3636 eggs wanted by reg grading station free weekly pick up cases supplied write or phone prompt returns grover 8970 p hutton 40 kenworthy ave toronto 13 do it right with sealtite sealtite rockwool home insultation blowing method district agent frank armstrong phone 28 cedar stajax stouffville 168 danforth automotive supply tom dobson 705 danforth ave toronto phone ha 0931 parts accessories machine shop service bus truck and tractor seats rebuilt and recovered dunlopillo for truck bus and tractor seats noav available with so many accidents occuring the seat of the trouble may be the seat of your truck comfortable seats are more essential than ever for almost 20 years we have been rebuilding and recovering bustruck and tractor seats and backseats keeping thousands of city and rural drivers comfortable- pickup and delivery suburban arc service in service truck cushion company phone lo 6921 227 oakwood ave toronto ont danforth bus lines daily service effective sept 29th toronto east bound read down pm sun hoi 915 1010 1020 1035 1038 1010 1050 ikk 1105 11 15 1130 pm daily ex sun hoi 515 610 620 635 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