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tw srewfwui tokbtc thukday september n ms claremont and pickering township district mr and mrs denis mahoaey of oshawa were sunday visi tors with mr and mrs hock ley mr and mrs wesdon nter- taired mr and mrs king mr and mrs brown and mr and mrs sinclair of toronto dur ing the past weekend mr and mrs harold john stone visited ad an old school friend mr and mrs douglas buchanan of highland creek on sunday a huge basket of yellow and white mums with carnations a memorial for the ate mr ira calder uncle of mrs john norton whose funeral was held test week from mceachnie fu neral home was placed in front of the united church al tar on sunday mr and mrs eric wallace and hle daughter were visi tors with her parents mr and mrs e beare over sunday miss charlotte johnston of toronto former resident of north claremont was a week end visitor with mrs condy the wa will be held or thursday afternoon sept 22 at 230 in the lrited sunday school rooiii rally day was observed last sunday morning in the ss the theme lord of the lands make canada thine own was presented bv members mr and mrs blake briscoe of toronto were weekend visi tors with mr and mrs jimmy briscoe mr and mrs don hedges and rosemary called on sunday at mr and mrs neils of green wood mr and mrs ridge of osh- awa have been spending a week with mr and mrs frank hut- chinzs and other friends mr and mrs grant taylor tnd family visited with friends in toronto on saturday mr roger roy visited with friends in toronto on saturday mr and mrs don beelby of toronto visited with mr and mrs bob beelby over the week end mr and mrs eckardt of to ronto were sunday visitors with mr and mrs bob jackson mr clare keevil visited with relatives in- toronto on friday night miss beth bulmer a sister of mrs jack mansell is visiting here for a few weeks from ger many mr a smith managing di rector of spiraxsarco eng land visited here last week and toured the local plant christmas parade claremont businessmen meet ing this week set saturday december 3rd as the date for their annual santa claus par ade the balance of the meet ing dealt with routine business own peach tree mr and mrs howard hock ley picked three baskets of choice peaches from a tree grown in their own back yard the tree was started from a pit planted in the ground sev eral years ago coop banquet the annual claremont co operative turkey dinner will be held in the united church basement on wednesday eve ning sept 2sth following the banquet the annual meeting will be held in the community hall tickets are now on sale and only a limited supply are available gnoilfellnwsliip class the goodfellowship class monthly meeting was held last tuesday evening at the home of mr and mrs g mcconnell mrs l pugh had charge of the worship service with 2 hymns t hammond a poem by mrs c reynolds and mrs harvey johnson the president took the chair for the business and secty mrs e anderson read the previous months minutes and called the roll miss june morgan showed slides and gave a very interesting talk on her summer vacation in nova sco tia mrs t hammond conduct ed an unusual contest and the meeting was brought to a close with refreshments served by the host and hastes anniversaries the united church will hold he annual autumn anniver sary services on sunday oct 23 with rev mr huston of victoria square as guest spea ker fuller particulars will be made known later the baptist church anniver sary service will be held on september 25th special music will be provided by a visiting ladies trio and a baritone solo ist mr j coates choir leader brougham mr and mrs gerald harbron of myrtle called on their aunt mrs matthews one day last week miss margaret duncan of to- j roato called on mrs philip and other friends one day recently mr and mrs ralph crawford j3rd family of whitby visited i with her parents howard and mrs malcolm on saturdav mrs car devitt of toronto visited friends here over the weekend and also attended the rally day service on sunday afternoon several from around here at tended the anniversary supper at zion church on friday last mr and brs boag of willow- dale called on mrs geo philip one day recently we extend our sympathy to mrs a carlton on the passing of her brotherinlaw the late j mr davis mr and mrs davis i had just finished building a j new house here in the village which thev exnected to cccupv this fall the womans missionary so ciety of st johns united chu rch met at the home of mrs n burton on thursday sept 15 with the president mrs h barclay in charge the scrip ture reading was taken by mrs j mitchell the opening hymn was break thou the bread of life mrs e johnston took the devotional entitled our high calling and asked a num ber of members to tell of their calling to be a disciple of je sus mrs ixiekey program con vener then took the program which was very interesting during the business period it was decided to pack the bale by october 2 the meet ing closed with the mizpah benediction followed by a lovely lunch served by the hos tesses mrs burton and mrs h ba relay rally day service was held in st johns church on sun day afternoon rev h lackey was assisted by mr ross knox sunday school supt miss gail white read the story and the jr hoir rendered special music mr and mrs schwalm of rouge hill visited with mr and mrs john c hamilton on sunday baptist church to mark 134th birthday sept 25 on sunday sept 25th the congregation of the claremont baptist church will mark their 34th anniversary rev low- den will preach at both the morning and evening services at 11 am special music will be provided bv the choir and mr haroi dean soloist at the evening service a trio and soloist from the toronto choral society will be present resi dents of the village and sur rounding district are welcome the local congregation was formed back in 1821 the honor of first organization as a christian church in the town ship of pickering is due to the baptist denomination there is little record available for the twenty years following but it is known that services were held fairly regularly many of the services were held at the home of mr joshua wixon on the seventh concession of pick ering the congregation contin ued to grow in the islos and in april 1st the church met in the schoolnouse on the 7th concession of pickering mr stephen mantle and mr david evans were appointed church elders it was at this meeting that it was decided to purchase a site on the 0th concession ana ouiid a plank nouse messrs anthony avery david evans and francis derusha were appointed trustees to hold the deed of the land purchased from mr joseph wixon the church was not completed until 1851 during the early isgos the need for a new chapel became apparent and in 1864 it was de cided to erect a more perma nent meeting house two years later the church which is still used by the congregation was completed the strength of the congregation was increased in 1 1s70 when the baptist church on the seventh concession de- cided to unite with the clare mont charge elder g p frise was engaged as palor in the year 1s5s at a salary of 250 and his firewood he resigned at the end of the term elder i alexander anderson succeeded him and held the post until 1sg2 the baptist church and con gregation have continued to be a vital progressive religious force in the community down through the years mr harry found of victoria square is the oldest living member of the congregation mr found rec ently marked his 90th birthday well for the ants at least j all summers- a picnic greenwood mr and mrs percy middle- ton of buffalo visited his father mr wm middleton and herb and family recently miss may brown spent last weekend with relatives in the city there will be no church this sunday the 25th owing to the anniversary services at mt zion at 11 and 730 oclock but there will be sunday school at 10 oclock standard time mrs percy clarke visited with her sister at brighton this past week mr and mrs glen eastwood spent last sunday with friends at orangeville last sunday was rally day when a combined service of sunday school and church was held mrs g henning told the story to the children and rev mr moore gave his address there were twelve promotions to higher classes during the service the sigma c boys met in the basement of the church last tuesday night mr and mrs earl disney and family visited with les and mrs wilson last sunday afternoon mrs a pegg is not so well as her many friends would like to see her hope for improve ment soon mr and mrs whutington has returned home after spend ing a couple of weeks in the southern states the sept meeting of the evening wa was held at the home of miss edith ormerod the worship service based on the word truth was prepared and presented by mrs douglas monien assisted by mrs ger ald henning and mrs wm pegg the business was conducted by the vicepresident mrs w pegg it was decided to have a housecleaning hee at the chu rch on oct 15 it is planned to have the choirgown collars cleaned a committee was ap pointed to iook into the possible selection and presentation of a drama for the fall and winter months the usual auction sale of articles was held the october meeting will be held at the home of mrs aldan short in whitby a dainty lunch was served by the hostesses green river mr and mrs h southam and family mrs lambert and mr and sirs sid robinson of to ronto visited with mr and mrs w chafen mr and mrs f henry and family spent sunday with mr and mrs w smetham mr and mrs r callendine entertained a few friends to a cornroast on saturdav evening mrs m draper mrs l leh man and family motored to or angeville one day recently and visited mr and mrs charles lehman and family mr ken chafen and two of his chums have returned from a very enjoyable trip to new york mr and mrs r hamilton visited with mr and mrs tom robinson of locust hill on sunday we are pleased to hear that mrs bert gilhurley was able to resume her journey with her husband to their home in carmen manitoba following her accident the ladies aid will hold their regular meetirfg at the home of mrs a pearse on wed nesday sept 2s at 8 pm a cordial invitation is extended to all ladies dont forget the family film night to be held in the church on thursday sept 22 at 8 pm there was a good attendance at the rally and promotion day at the baptist sunday school and the guest speaker was miss hazel reesor who has recently returned on furlough from af rica miss reesor was also the speaker for the evening service in the church a police chief says the traffic problem is at a standstill we know what he means on these nice driving days womens gloves are what hubby goes back to look for just after he had left a movie with his wife atha south ontario pipeline route is set the route to be followed bi ts trans canada pipeline through southern ontario was revealed during a hearing be fore the board of transport commissioners in ottawa this week the board was hearing an objection raised by toronto township to the route through that municipality the pipeline will stretch 335 miles from sheridan just west of toronto to ste anne de rellevue on montreal island a 40mile spur will take gas north from morrlsburg to ot tawa and hull this spur will run to the east of highway no 31 and will pass a short dis tance east of winchester from sheridan there will be 25 miles of 24inch pipe to a i point east of woodbridge from there on to ste anne the pipe will be of 20inch diameter the morrisburgottawa spur will be 12 pipe at sheridan the line will pick up gas brought there by a j transcanada subsidiary from the niagara border avoiding buildup areas the line will then run to a point near cooks ville circling malton airport i will continue south of wood- bridge cross the humber river and proceed due east to a point near brooklin paralleling high way no 7 this section of the line will pass south of rich mond hill at brooklin the line will bear toward lake ontario and proceed east remaining north of highway no 2 paralleling the highway and the lakeshore it will pass to the north of osh- awa port hope colborne trenton belleville kingston brockville morrisbug a n d i cornwall in the area of the st lawrence seaway develop ment it will run north of the railway and highway diversions which are being made there where the line runs through earth it will be 30 inches be low the surface in rock it will be 24 inches down en route the pipeline will eras 54 roads and highways 20 utility lines options have been obtained on land for 2s3 miles or 75 percent of the right o way balsam on sunday afternoon eighty neighbours and relatives called at mr and mrs david trans home to wish their son joe tran best wishes and a pleas ant voyage joe left toronto on monday for the plowing match to be held in sweden in oc tober mr and mrs cyril bielby and daughters were sunday visitors with mr and mrs cam eron logan toronto mr and mrs murray dun- keld and family mr and mrs charles hodgson and son har old spent the weekend holiday at orchard beach mr and mrs donald dtinkeld and son had sunday dinner with the family at orchard beach master brian mcaloney spent saturday afternoon with mrs cyril bielby and girls mrs albert draper called on mrs coffin and mrs foreman on wednesday afternoon of last week mrs macdonald spent one day last week with her daugh ter mrs johnston in stoufl- ville mrs edna grant and mrs laura grant are visiting their daughters mrs coffin and mrs foreman for awhile mr and mfs mcaloney and brian mr and mrs wilton or chard beach motored to port perry on sunday afternoon mrs coffin mrs foreman mrs edna grant mrs laura grant spent mon in toronto mrs marshman entertained company on sunday mr and mrs ken walters toronto spent sunday with her mother mrs gertie hoover and vern theres no safe gamble in the world says a writer we still suggest taking a chance on yourself j nm aoooooo stop look listen claremont qospel chapel 10 am sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship guest speaker mr roy harding soloist mr harold dean ay evening s pm prayer meeting y evening 8 pm young peoples come all are welcome irrnw n rrw- w virmnm oooaco 1 i claremont baptist church anniversary minister james sinclair lowden the church celebrates its 131th anniversary sunday september 25th ii am music by the church choir mr h r dean guest soloist 730 pm guests from the toronto choral society a ladies trio a baritone soloist the minister will preach at both services claremont cooperative association claremont ontario notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the claremont cooperative association will be held on wednesday sept 28 1955 at 830 pm in the claremont community hall the meeting will be preceded by a banquet in the united church basement at fi30 pm sharp tickets are available at the coop store or from any of the directors and mount ion the wa met last wednes day at the home of mrs allan manderson the meeting open ed with a hymn followed by prayer by the president mrs lloyd wilson the scripture was read by mrs b jamieson from fphesians 4132 followed by the theme song and lesson thoughts on truth the roll call was answered by a verse with the word truth the minutes were read and busi ness discussed and it was de cided to hold the supper and bazaar on friday november is mrs jack empringham then sang a solo living for jesus followed by a very fine travel ogue by mrs bapsey of chalk lake on her trip to the british isles and europe which was enjoyed by all mrs b day then sang a solo and the meet ing closed with a hymn and benediction everyone enjoyed a social hour and supper mr and mrs bob shank of sudbury spent the weekend with mr and mrs walter car- son mr and mrs b jamieson and mary jean and mr and mrs cecil disney and family attend ed a corn roast on saturday night at the home of mr heber down at brooklin in connec tion with the dairy herd im provement association congratulations to mr win- ton white on winning the grand champion on his hereford bull at beaverton fair on saturday mr and mrs cecil disney sheila and ivan visited sun day with mr and mrs lloyd broome at hampton birthday greetings to mrs geo wilson sept 10 and wed ding congratulations to mr and mrs lewis jones who celebrat ed their 21th anniversary on sept if miss myrna jones of toronto spent the weekend at the home of her parents mr and mrs cecil jones anniversary services will be held next sunday at 11 am and 730 pm rev m butler of ajax will be guest speaker and special music will be given sunday school will be at 10 am instead of 1030 mr and mrs kenneth jones and family of claremont visited on sunday with mr and mrs cecil jones coop banquet and annual meeting the annua banquet and busi ness meeting of the claremont cooperative will be held on wednesday evening sept 2sth commencing at 630 pm the turkey dinner will be held in the basement of the united church and the meeting has been set for 830 pm in the community hall a limited number of tickets are presently on sale and may be purchased at the cooperative admission price has been set at 125 per person the guest speaker of the eve ning will be mr ed omerra organizational manager of the inited cooperatives of ont the retiring directors are messrs walter symes allan ellicott and percy jones an optimist is one who ex pects to find the nicest peaches at the bottom of the basket audley on friday evening a recep tion was held at the church for rev and mrs butters and their two sons the wa presi dent mrs c clemence took charge of the meeting which opened with a hymn mrs f puckrin read the scripture and mrs bert guthrie led in prayer which was followed by the theme song the roll call was answered with love one of the church elders bert guthrie was chairman for the program the sunday school children sang a group of songs mrs george peacock played several numbers on the piano accordion lorraine mat thews gave a reading home is where the heart is mr robin nicholson of whitby played a few piano selections a quar tet lxrraine matthews mrs wm guthrie jr bob betson and marvin barlow sang two numbers the rey h crozier of whitby a former minister of audley spoke for a few min utes recalling memories of his years spent at this church eileen guthrie read a poem when mother scrubs bert guthrie introduced rev and mrs buttars ian and john a social hour followed during which refreshments were serv ed the harvest home church service will be held this sun day at 230 pm rev m buttars will have charge of the service and the home choir will lead the music on october 2 sunday school goodwood sympathy is extended to mrs norman maye whose fa ther mr robert tweedie of whitevale passed away last week we are sorry to report that mr and mrs harwcod have sold their property and will be moving to stouffville soon we will miss them greatly you are reminded of the w a bake sale this saturday september 24 in the stouffville sales arena many from this community will be interested to know that rev wes herbert of lans- downe will be preaching the anniversary services at siloam this sunday mr and mrs ted martin and children of newcastle visited mr and mrs alvin norton on sunday due to the increased enroll ment in the lower room of goodwood school it has been necessary to try having the children attend classes at stag gered hours grades 1 and ii attend from 9 to 12 and grades iii and iv attend from 1 to 130 mr and mrs hawkins and mrs darsh of toronto cousins of mr wm may had tea with mr and mrs may the evening of mrs nailers funeral mr and mrs harold jones and son of hamilton spent sat urday with his sisterinlaw mrs cv d jones miss adelaide jones is staying for a visit with mrs jones silo filling is in full swing with a goon crop and the best of weather sorry to learn that mr well ington yake is still not com pletely recovered from his at tack of flu the wedding of miss gladys bidewell of calgary alberta and rev benson jones of burtch and goodwood took place on friday september 1g we wish this young couple every success in married life little kathy hudson has re turned home with her parents mr and mrs bill hudson after being with her grandparents mr and mrs frank collins for several weeks bypu will be held on thu rsday evening with the service group in charge all young peo ple are welcome sunday evening brought the special services to a close in the baptist church rev swal low has brought challenging messages and many thanks to all who came to goodwood with musical talent every evening was a special in the way of a musical treat mr and mrs john may and patty visited a couple of days with her brother henry and family at gravenhurst will be at 115 pm and church at 230 mr and mrs frank puckrin miss susie puckrin mr and mrs cyril white and family attended the wedding of garnet white and the former ruth wilson of king city on satur day afternoon they were mar ried in the united church at king city by the rev m icn- kinson darlene white was flower girl for her brother and his bride the best wishes of the community go to this young couple who will make their home in pickering mr and mrs dick winter dick and darrel visited mr and mrs donald white north oshawa on sunday dont forget to move all the clocks back one hour this sat urday night oshawa mp takes un post michael srrr progressive conservative mp for oshawa riding left on monday for one of his most important political missions mr starr has been chosen as the official obser er for the pro gressive conservative party to attend the next session of the united nations in new york which started on tyjsday four libera observers were selected and one each from the pcs ccf and social credit parties 1 feel greatly honored at this opportunity and will cer tainly do my best to make tha most of this opportunity mr starr said official observers are free to attend all meetings and sub- cemmitteees within the un framework but take no actual part in presentation of cana dian government policy on it ems under discussion between member nations hon paul martin canadian minister of health is chairman of the canadian delegation and left with the main party from ottawa at 645 pm on riunday by train for new york mr starr hew to new york from malton airport monday night in time for un opening ceremonies at 330 pm tues day saturday afternoon a brief ing for canadian delegates was held in the parliament build ings ottawa good crowd attends softball dance a good crowd attended the dance held in the community hall on friday evening of last week the dance was sponsored by the claremont softball club the mans and ladys bulova watches were won by helen stiner of uxbridge and fred lines of claremont at the con clusion of the current playoffs the team is planning to hold another dance in an effort to raise enough money to pur chase jackets handling milks a trader sold a mule to farmer this is a fine animal said the dealer he will work good if you just treat him gen tle in a few days the farmer went back to the mule barn you lied to me he told the dealer i warmed the oats for that mule i massaged him with a curry comb i bedded him down at night yet ho wont doa lick of work let me go out and have a look at him said the dealer they went to the farm the mule was standing there hitch ed to a plow he would not budge the dealer picked up a two by four and broke it over the animals head now try him saidthe deal er the farmer said giddap the mule leaned to the collar and moved off i dont understand it said the farmer i thought you said you had to treat him gentle you do said the dealer but you have to get his attention first pointing out that man was required to dress and keep the garden of eden a gardener wants to know why it was con sidered a paradise bernard baruch 85 sprain ed his back doing a backward dive into a pool says a news item oh well one is joung only twice ontario plowing experts to attend swedens world match the world ploving match mclaughlin of slojffvihe manager and jce tran clare- at upsia sweden oct 7 and onrio plowins champion roor canadian pwng title 8 will be attended by ivan w c barrie of gal group holder thev arc shown sendoft dinner held at fan tasy farm