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the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 12 1951 claremont and pickering twp district mrs eva cowner attended the funeral of her cousin mrs woot- ten in orillia last friday any claremont high school students who havent received a copy of the year book or others wanting to buy one contact marian middleton mr and mrs harry boose spent a few days last week visiting in toronto mr and mrs e r warden mr and mrs leslie beecham brian lorraine and keith mrs a mac- lean of toronto mr and mrs ross jackman and lynn sharon and karen gordon of greenwood mr and mrs earl anderson and baby carol were sunday callers with mr and mrs j warden and family miss eunice mccullough of newmarket was visiting last week at the home of her cousins sheila and patsy mccullough ronnie mccullough with a num ber of other local lads has been holidaying at camp ashshunyoong at lake simcoe mrs stephenson of aurora is enjoying a visit with her sister mrs w ward and family mr and mrs r johnson of tor onto have been spending a few days with mrs d pugh they had tea on sunday evening with miss s e evans mr and mrs emerson ormerod of toronto visited on sunday with mr and mrs m johnson and family sarco plant has shut down for the annual two weeks holiday for the employees mr levi lintpn is driving a car load of village men daily to the richmond hill pea viner mr and mrs c reynolds are holidaying at peterborough tor onto and other places mrs g mcconnell who suddenly hecame very ill during the latter part of the week is slightly improv ed at time of writing though still confined to bed mr mcconnel is away to the robert simpson con valescent home for a week or ten days since his recent illness pickering asks government to take over school costs a proposal calling for the pro- 1 educational institutions within vincial government to assume full their township boundaries if the responsibility for educational costs government takes over the fin- in ontario and presented to ontario ancial responsibility they will cer- county council by east whitby township recently was endorsed and recommended by pickering council at their regular meeting last week the motion tendered by deputy- reeve dr neil mcewan also stipu lated that the provincial govern ment take over responsibility of financing new school buildings throughout the province the fact that the government has larger sources of revenue than are avail able to municipal councils and that a great burden would be lifted from real estate if municipal school levies were removed from the annual tax rates was cited as the basic reason- for presenting such a motion brougham mr lome holtby visited with his father g e holtby during the weekend mrs a hamilton spent last week with friends at st catharines thorold merriton and pt weller mrs nott of port perry is spend ing a few days with mr and mrs m hamilton mr and mrs maden and family tainly take over full control said i of agincourt visited with mr and the reeve mrs al harvey and mrs harvey this council has no control sr during the weekend now the deputyreeve cried the severe storm of the past the government tells us what week did considerable damage 3cce- plans we must follow in building new schools they tell us where to build these schools they tell us what type of desks to install they tell us what to pay our teachers so what control could we lose we sit here like a bunch of stuffed pidgeons dr mcewan continued we have no say but we do have the bills to pay act ually this council hasnt the auth ority to do one thing we pay fifty per cent of the costs while the government retains 100 per cent of the control i say we have noth reeve w w westney warned ing to lose by asking that the that under such a scheme the mun- 1 government assume full rtsponsi- icipality would lose control of all bility for our educational system mrs fred pugh was lifelong resident the death of mrs fred pugh on saturday july 7th removed a life long resident of the claremont dis trict mrs pugh who was in her 74th year had been in ill health for only a few months when the end came at the familv home on main street deceased was the former alice pilkey and was born near clare mont in 1904 she married fred pugh and for some years the couple farmed on the 8th con of pickering later moving into retire ment in the village the late mrs pugh was a member of the united church she had a most pleasant and friendly personality and was miss mcdonald of toronto enjoy- j an ardent hortieulturalist ed a weekend visitation at the besides her husband she is sur- home of mr and mrs e lewis and vived by one son lloyd on the the s taylor home j home farm 8th con one brother the members of the wms are lyman pilkey who makes his home quilting this week in the club house for the expense fund of the society mr and mrs wearn entertained a sister and brotherinlaw during the past week mrs jas mccullough spent a few days with her daughter mrs john laugheed at elmvale last week the subscription rate for the tribune is now 250 per year no increase in the single copy at 5c the postponed goodfellowship class meeting will be held tuesday evening july 17 at the home of mr and mrs w wallace altona balsam and mt zion misses bernice mcavoy and eileen carson holidayed last week at port carling about 75 attended the annual sunday school picnic held at geneva park last thursday mr and mrs wm irwin of tor- with the pughs three sisters mrs a mantle and miss j pilkey claremont and mrs t b whit ing strathroy there are two grandchildren the funeral on tuesday after noon was conducted from the late home with public service in the united church conducted by the family pastor rev h lackey six nephews acted as pallbearers and interment was made in the clare mont union cemetery onto visited sunday with mr and mrs walter carson mr and mrs rodd appleby motored to belleville on sunday about 70 friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs ted appleby on saturday night and presented the newlyweds mr and mrs eddie warden nee marjorie appleby with a shower mr and mrs lome jones and family visited sunday with mr and mrs v baker at woodville school report of ssn0i6 pickering to grade ix shirley bielby paul meyer to grade viii eileen draper h margaret williams to grade vii yvonne powell h ruth meyer to grade vi bruce collins murray mcdowell r donna powell george neal h carolyn tran to grade v william hickman r gordon mcdowell carol van- stone to gade iv barbara collins r bernice collins freda draper h everlyn dunkeld ann pras key h jimmie spang h joan vanstone h to grade iii faye byer h bobby clodd shirley dunkeld r ronnie hickman r keith mc dowell ross praskey h billy sheridan larry sang betty jeanne tran h joan lillian wilson h to grade ii marion byer mar ilyn clodd allan lehman bobby woods r j w johnson teacher driver arrested in hitrun case claude heroux 25 of cherry- wood was arrested by pickering police sunday and placed in whit by jail on charges of failing to remain at the scene of an accident and careless driving pc walter higgins of the pick ering township police said a car driven by heroux struck another car on fairport rd on the second concession driven by john a irwin of fairport road no one was injured throughout the country mr how ard plaxton lost a valuable horse struck in the pasture several branches were blown down from trees on the brock road in the village several were from the trees near the township hall one of which rested on top of mrs geo philips house work is progressing on the new house being built by mr stewart mcguckin mr and mrs chester are busy getting settled in the house they recently purchased from the matt hews estate we welcome them to our community miss wilcox returned to her home in toronto after spending a few days with her sister mrs b ritchie mrs beach of brampton was a guest at the home of mr and mrs w c willson for a few days last week congratulations to mr and mrs vernon ellicott on the arrival of a little son fortyfive members of the junior farmers and junior institute mem bers met at the home of mr and mrs everson norton on thursday evening and presented the happy couple with a waffle iron and sand wich toaster mr and mrs ross middleton and irs lemmon visited on sunday with the latters brother and sister- inlaw mr and mrs frank hood of valentia mr and mrs gordon duncan and little daughter of markham visited with mr and mrs m harlock on sunday the misses crowder visited with their aunt mrs t english during plan to attend vacation bible school july 16 to 27 gormley united missionary church monday to friday 900 to 1100 am transportation will be provided where possible kindly register your name with mrs h baker gormley ssssgssssssgaaccsagsgssssssggssixssssgssssssscn dance don messer and his islanders well known cbc band newmarket memorial arena thursday july 19th 100 per person old time modern 333 vgys is5s35 ss33sscs35s5s roxy theatre oxbridge airconditioned by refrigeration for your comfort 2 shows nightly 730 930 pm sat holidays matinee 200 dm last showings today of double crossbones in technicolor starring donald oconnor friday saturday july 1314 lusty adventure the eagle and the hawk color by technicolor starring dennis okeefe john paine mon tubs wed thurs fri sat hi 17 18 19 20 21 6 big days of rollicking fun riotous comedy ma pa kettle back on the farm starring marjorie main fir percy kilbride in big its new frigidaire master 7 annual junior farmer i picnic to be held at genera park the annual picnic of the ontario county junior fanners associa tion will be held at geneva park on friday evening july 20th at 530 pm everyone is cordially invited to attend the picnic supper will begin at 630 oclock and please bring your own lunch cutlery and cups ice cream and soft drinks will be sup plied by the junior farmers to supplement the lunch basket there will be a ball game after supper so bring your running shoes the evening will be brought to a close by a dance in the gen eva park pavilion from 9 pm to 1 am there is a swimming pool in the park for those who would like to swim the picnic is under the super vision of everson norton presi dent of the ontario county junior farmers association and harley johnson secretary together with their executive and directors the junior farmer picnic is an annual event and was very much enjoyed by those who attended last year with 77 cu ft food storage space model ihown mj7 j other models with 6 and 93 cu ft capacity 3 now bigger on the inside frigidaires master7 holds more food than ever before in the some kitchenspace more conven ience more value greater dependability has exclusive metermiser mechanism and famous quickube trays with instant cube release and many other features come in see it chas cooper hardware the past week the regular monthly meeting of the wms will be held at the home of mrs wm ellicott on july 19 at 230 pm the hostesses will be mrs wm ellicott mrs w a knox mrs philip and mrs lem mon program convener mrs geo duncan withgroup b is in charge roll call 4s a verse from the book of titus the womans association of st johns church held a very enjoy able evening on thursday at the home of mrs f cassie with mrs l w sheppard as assistant hos tess the devotional period was taken by mrs a j gray mrs cassie read a very interesting paper written by her son harold telling all about his trip around the world a pleasant evening was held in the township hall on friday when a number of friends and neighbors met to tender a miscellaneous shower to the newlyweds mr and mrs everson norton the number of useful and valuable gifts show ed the high esteem in which the young couple are held the second annual junior red cross leader training camp was held this year at geneva park some fifty ontario high school students were trained for red cross leadership in their own school and community corner store claremont complete line of fresh fruits fresh meats vegetables groceries dry goods shoes clothing etc open daily 8 am til 10 pm w j lewis sons delivery service phone clare 1401 ckerrywood keep in mind the sunday school picnic at oshawaonthelake on july 17th at 130 pm mrs d milne is spending the summer with her daughter at crow lake the wa is holding a baking sale and a bazaar at the hall on aug u at 3 pm there will be a shower in the school on saturday evening in hon our of mr and mrs robert morrish mr herb bennett visited with mr and mrs armstrong and mae on sunday we welcome mr and mrs pul- lam back for the summer mrs armstrong left on monday for a few days holiday a miscellaneous shower was held recently at the home of mr and mrs s jones in honour of mr and mrs melville jones many lovely and useful gifts were received ooocoe appeals fine over dogs mis m ii paige of toronto has launched an appeal against her con- viction on a charge of cruelty to animals mrs paige was lined 50 or 10 1 days by magistrate f s ebbs after toronto humane society and pick ering township otlicials investiga- j ted conditions of a number of dogs kept n a pikering barn at time of her conviction mrs paige was given 10 days to pay this time had elapsed wednesday midnight but the court clerk said today that a call had bten received from mrs paiges lawyer that a cheque had been mailed coop refrigerators more food storage greater economy outstanding quality make these one of the best buys today more compact hold more than bigger box models take less kitchen space fresher foods in ample size bins that hold dewcovered flavor in huge freezer family size keeps meat frozen food fresh til ready to use 92 cu ft deluxe 24 qt twin crispers 18 qt bin 42 lb freezer chest 16 sq ft shelf area just 33950 a model to fit every purse take your choice of the economy model the standard or deluxe and delight in the sparkling beauty that keeps foods temptingly flavorful makes your shopping chore easier and more economical phone 38 claremont coop phone 38 claremont