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fcrafftrille witame vol 59 no 52 the tribune stouffville ont april 29 194s twelve pages forty plows ready for europe mennonites report junionville brigade worked heroically to save valuable buildings about 2 am on monday morning the cnionvilie fire brigade was salvation army red shield campaign being organized here as in recent years a canvas will be made in stouffville on behalf of the salvation army annual appeal barber shop thief had close shave late saturday fifth time place entered for funds to help curry on thei mercy work all over canada sev eral years ago the army found an ally in the late hugh rannerman who annually- accepted the chair manship for the local drive and aided by service club members and other citizens collectors went out riches has accepted this year to become called to a lire which had broken out at the farm of mr and mrs john grant on the hagerman hd the blaze started in the east barn containing the pig pens and spread to the barn on the north side of the yard which was filled with hay when the f men arrived the building containing the hay was almost completely consumed leav- a raised ing a mow of blazing hay which fo the army thev set about to move quenching mr 1- rank the fire as thev worked the challenge fortunately there was plentv of chairman and mr john scott ice- water available mr grant having chairman collectors are being oi- sunk a small reservoir in the field i ganized as in previous years and beside the buildings besides four win be covered in short wells on the olace order by a band of willing helper the large barn with the cattle if you assisted with this work in feed was saved by more than four j past you are asked to offer your hours of strenuous work the services again by contacting mr cattle were removed at the start of riches or mr scott the fire but about 50 hogs and 1001 almost everybody wi laying hens were destroyed besides i an opportunity to contribute some the c ing of to havebuilt this summer the sympathy of the community have money rot new is extending to mr and mrs grant sneak thief who entered red forsyths barbering shop early sun day morning about i oclock was lucky to escape without an applica- rurninq house ickshot in his hide en- dad saved from a disastrous farm house fire at raglan several miles due east of claremont almost proved fatal for delbert lyle 75 year old farmer an invalid lyle was carried from the burning building by his son ig nens were uesuweu uesiuesi complete material for the build- amount to the work of tl of a house which mr grant was who help those who need it plows for europe corne lius barg above examines a pile of 35 plows at the mennon- ite central committee head quarters at kitchener the plows and other farm equip ment were donated by mennon ites to be sent to needy farm ers in europe hospital beds increased with the new annual license granted the brierbush hospital stouffville the number of beds have been increased to twenty- seven an increase in accommoda tion for seven more patients the hospital is rendering a great service to those who need hospital ization as well as to families and friends who are relieved of travell ing to the city to visit the sick that can be cared for here non of buviv tering the shop through a cellar at kaglan window the wouldbe robber was creeping up the stairway when he excellent contributions collided with an empty bottle which fell to the cement floor making quite a noice this aroused mrs lhilpoit who has an apartment in the rear of the store she awaken- ed her son gordon who rushed out orval as the flames swept through the rear door and telephoned con- the frame structure defective wir- stable rusnell however while he blamed for the outbreak was at the telephone central which i v hen mrs geo brae a neighbor is just next to the barber shop the saw smoke pouring from upstairs thief got nviv windows she ran into the house young philpott had a gun and in- and found oryal lyle unaware of tended to try some buckshot on the the maze preparing a meal in the 11 welcome intruder who was fortunate to kuchen mrs brae ami orval car- escape with an uninjured hide ried the invalid father outside and red forsyth suffered loss from j then joined neighbors fighting the thieves on four or five occasions lire over the years but in his new shop and with occupants in the rear of the premises this is the first attempt at a breakin and is likely to be the last work of the army most sewers but contract prices too high give building toolshun dreds of saws hammers wren ches and other necessary tools are also awaiting shipment to europe building tools are very scarce with only one saw to every six families some of this equipment came from markham district some of the battlescarred fields be sent of europe this year may feel the tremendous quantities of food- steel of plowshares from ontario stuffs have been dispatched to donated through the mennonite europe by the mennonites during central committee with head- the past few years the latest pro- quarters in kitchener but branches ject is a means of succor which will in markhamscarborough town- help the people to increase their ships donations from all parts of own production and thus lessen the canada have been received for this work c j rempel committee manager said the campaign has met with need for outside assistance other projects have included dis patch of shipments of mending kits shoe repair kits and christmas outstanding success forty plows i toys in addition to the food relief have been donated and they are in and tons of clothing have been the warehouse kitchener waiting t- most of the food was canned to be dismantled for the overseas j tne mennonites themselves shipment which will be whitchurch appoints trained police officer ronald watt newmarket has been appointed constable for whit church township at a salary of l s2250 john crawford township 0 reported this week made shortly but the plows numerically sre only one of the smaller items a great array of hammers rakes hoes shovels and other farm uten sils are ready for packing although the twomonth collec tion was to close at march mr rempel said pieces of the office wi u duties of equipment are still coming in daily officer relief officer inspe a short delay in the shipment is tor 0 public buildings and sanitary being made on this account linspector duties to commence the intention is to get the tools may 1st to european farms in time for the vnt t ists harvest this year and possibly thk oteks lists plows may be used to till the soil for the forthcoming provincial for certain types of crops maturing election on june 7 the local voters before fall j lists will be used for stouffville and along with the agricultural equip- ihefurrounding townships any x- k ri additions have to be approved by men the la est project of the men- jud h m pontics include gifts of kitchen court in cach uniefpalky for that utensils all types of cutlery dishes pur in stouffville the date saucepans and other types of w3s announced this morning as articles required in the kitchen will may 12 former gormley pastor realizes years dream a long year of patient waiting and careful planning was culminated on sunday with the dedication of ban field memorial united mission ary church at vaughan rd and winnett ave york township the pastor over the year was rev fg huson wiio served at gormley prior to the call to banfield mem orial among the large number of visit ing friends who thronged to the church for the three services were four former ministers of the church rev g w johnson stayner rev w n shantz kitchener rev w h yates zephyr and rev m bricker toronto the church was begun over 50 years ago as the spadina avenue mission a short time later the con gregation moved to brunswick ave where the work was carried on for 10 years and finally became known as bethel chapel in 1913 an opportunity to sell this property presented itself and the congregation moved into temporary quarters then followed four and a half years during which the congre gation was without a church the new church building has been named in honor of rev aav ban field who for years was a member of the congregation mr banfield was a pioneer missionary to ni geria west africa and for a con siderable time was field superinten dent of his churchs missionary work in that country he held the position until he was released at re quest of british and foreign bible society to act as secretary for the society in west africa during this period mr banfield devoted much time to translation and is one of the few men who has translated the entire bible into a foreign language it was in recognition of these ser vices that rev drjohn mcnicol of toronto bible college presented the congregation with a pulpit bible at the afternoon service special speakers for xhe day were rev rt ditmer springfield ohio and rev p g lehman kitchener and formerly of dicksons hill leave farm after 33 years it is not easy to pull up and leave a home and neighborhood that you have resided in for 33 years especially if it is a good neighbor hood like ours said mr charlie gostick when his neighbors around the sth concession of pickering swarmed in the other evening to bid mr and mrs gostick and the family farewell after all these years in the district the gostick farm has been sold to david mcdowell and the family will locate for the time being at mount joy an evening of social enjoyment marked the farewell party harold johnston acted as chairman and gifts of a lovely looking glass floor lamp were presented whiie the ad dress was eulogistic of the life of the gostick family and their service to neighbors and the community at large over the years mr gosticks replv possessed that touch of sincere- ity that permeated the gathering to make it impressive and not soon to be forgotten the town of uxbridge which voted favorably to spend 275000 on a sewerage system for the neigh boring town have called for tenders on the plans prepared by james proctor and redfern and find the tenders higher than the sum pro vided so no contract has been given some time ago the council of ux bridge sold an issue of debentures for the total sum approved by the ratepayers and have the money in vested in a short term investment newmarket mrs walter available for the sewerage work i holt mrs howard pegg fortunate however in getting a short term investment at a better rate of interest than they are pay ing for the debentures mrs 0 graves marks ninetieth birthday a birthday party was held at the home of mr and mrs howard pegg on saturday april 17 in honor of mrs olivia graves who celebrated her 00th birthday mrs graves is the mother of eight children mrs william carson king city airs frank widdifield couch sharon when needed reason for issuing j mr perry graves willow beach the debentures in advance an tin- kir warren graves mount albert usual procedure was the rising in- mr walter graves toronto mr terest cost the town was very sim graves queensville and 13 grandchildren and 54 great grand children those that attended from a distance were mr wes benson mr and mrs george reed mr and mrs stanley murray woodville mr and mrs will evans francis evans virginia mr and mrs harry moncrief ronald toronto mrs etta wilder keswick in the evening others called to congrat ulate her there were 33 guests the birthday cake formed the centre of attraction the evening household articles and furniture were removed and a volunteer bucket brigade saved a driving shed and garage barns were destroyed several hours later from sparks from embers of the burned house fire equipment from oshawa nine miles away was unable to halt the fire suckers easy prey for female captors come into my parlor said the spider to the fly and with the same allurement a couple of ladies from the district tried it successfullv on the suckers along the streams up was spent withmiisic ylrs graves around blackwater on monday miss stella heise of victoria square and mrs peter stickley of almira were visiting at the home of mr and mrs jack forester near black- water when they dropped their nets in the fast running stream or river and hauled out the toothsome suckers by the dozens the finny tribe fairly fought to be taken captive by the ladies it seems by the way they allowed themselves to be scooped up to the number of over 200 herself singing a solo she also sang a solo entitled when we all get to heaven at the free metho dist church on sunday morning thos d burton buried on monday thomas dempsey burton died in stouffville on friday at the home of his daughter mrs clifford sal mon main street west in his 7cth year a native of london england mr burton came to can ada 40 years ago a skilled machinist he settled in toronto and later gave up his trade and en tered the grocery business ten years ago he came to the unionvillestouffville district to re side with his daughter who at that time lived in unionville but later her husband a bookkeeper with stiver bros purchased the bungalo in stouffville known as the william cook place from h brillinger mr burton had been a widower eight years and was a quiet likeable in dividual surviving besides his daughter is an only son rupert burton a brother alfred burton lives in welland the late mr burton was keenly interested in lawn bowling and was a valued member of the stouff ville club representing the organ ization at the funeral were f l button kc robt johnston m e watts and wm birkett the funeral on monday afternoon was conducted by rev mrthomas pastor of markham united church two sales today sellers atkinson are holding two public auctions in town a residence recently built on mon treal street will pass under the ham mer at 3 oclock while the house hold effects of the late mrs archie leanev will be sold at the old home one door east of the maple leaf dairy beginning at 1 oclock maiden lady 75lived lifetime in district miss ella power was buried from the residence of her cousin mrs chas harper on sunday afternoon following a long period of ill health she passed away on friday april 23rd rev e morton conducted the service and the pall bearers were messrs wes scliell walter brown herb hisey jake and roy grove and william miller inter ment was at dickson hill cemetery born at ringwood 75 years ago miss power lived for 28 years in stouffville she is survived by an only brother john power retired school teacher guelph he was un able to be present for the funeral owing to his health but mrspower and other relatives were present from guelph miss power was a quiet retiring person and was highly respected and bore her affliction with great patience and resignation no partiality shown in spring road repairing states pickering reeve isolated for two months as far as bread milk fuel and other deliver ies were concerned 23 families liv ing in the woodview rd area of pickering township were liberat ed at the weekend when the town ship engineering department arriv ed with loads of gravel and a grader to fill twofoot holes which had made the road impassible condition of the road was blamed by residents of the area on the township council which they claim paid little heed to their complaints we have been phoning to coun cil members for two months and they have taken no notice of our pleas said mrs et morley the road has not been ditched for 15 years and there are bushes five feet high where the ditches should be all improvements are made in the north end and we are ignored completely he said hour call reeve w it westney denied charges that favoritism was shown in improving the north end of the township i know there are a lot of bad roads in the south part of the town ship but we have been fixing them up as fast as we can get to them he said we are handicapped by lack of equipment but wo have rented some units and converted others there has been no partial ity shown we will fix up all the roads as fast as possible short illness fatal for markham citizen the citizens of markham were shocked when they learned of the sudden death of halver wilfred lunau who died after a very short illness on april 21 he was the husband of dorothy marie white and father of donald and terrence lunau the funeral on monday afternoon from r g clendenings funeral home proceeded to st andrews church and thence to markham cemetery officiated at nearly 2000 funerals rev e morton recalls on anniversary markham bridge soon to open the markham bridge built at a cost of s105000 will be open to traffic in less than six weeks ac cording to chief engineer harvey rose of york county the bridge is just south of the village of mark ham and has been closed for over a year rev edgar morton and mrs morton were at home to a host of friends tuesday afternoon and evening on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary church associates and other friends called to offer the esteemed couple hearty congratulations rev and mrs mor ton were married in centre street christian church oshawa and settled in new york state where he studied for the ministry and did student preaching mrs morton was the former mary newton mrs r filyer of stouffville and mrs crowne of collingwood pour ed tea during the afternoon and circuit and that meant hard work driving with horse and buggy but they remained there four years another charge was little britain then toronto and finally they came to stouftville in 1921 since his retirement mr morton has preach ed on occasion at shadow lake eaton girls camp the couple have two daughters mrs n dunn of woodville and mrs bert silverthorn stouffville and an only son wilbur morton oakwood there are seven grand children and eight great grand children on friday evening a large crowd evening while mr and mrs morton gathered at the christian church received the guests in their cordial in the form of a surprise event for and pleasing manner i mr and mrs morton when the mr morton estimates that he has j former pastor of the church and officiated at some 2000 funerals in his wife were presented with a fact he conducted two funeral ser- purse of money accompanied by vices within the past ten days on the brighter side he officiated at 150 an address five churches of the district participated and voiced weddings in his day and is happv to their appreciation of the services of say that they stuck so far as mria minister who had labored faith- morton knows no couples he mar- 1 fully among them for so many ried ever sought a divorce rev and mrs morton settled on their first pastoral charge in 1900 at a place called eddington north of cobourg it was a fourchurch district years mr albert reesor acted as chairman and mrs fred byer read an eugollstic address mr morion has preached nineteen years in this