The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

5000 readers mtibnm 1430 copies awarded jos clark memorial trophy for j 939 vol 53 no 11 stouffville ont thursday july 11th 940 eight pages church padlocked meetings are outlawed following the announcement from ottawa that the religious group known as jehovas wit nesses would henceforth be con sidered outlawed and banned and forbidden to carry on their organization in canada the local section of this body has found it necessary to fold up and disband their church which had held forth for six months next the fire hall 200 at madill picnic mr leslie rowbothams work shop mr rowbotham when con tacted by this paper admitted that he had padlocked the door as the only possible thing he could do in view of the ottawa edict he felt that he might leave himself open to be charg ed with harboring or aiding nearly 200 members of the madill clan attended the annual picnic held in memorial park stouffville wednesday after noon of last week when it was found that our own citizen theo madill aged 88 was the eldest person present guests were over on hand from toronto hamil ton belleville peterborough port credit claremont balsam and other localities mr f c madill of toronto and onetime editor of this paper was elected president and mrs george smith of sadford secretarytreasur er for another year two min utes silence was observed in memorv of the dead games and entr re street corne signs stouffville i the musselmans lake assoc- stanley ball orma banks iation have had twelve neatly dorothea boadway hazel i painted signs printed by l brownsburger kenneth burk- 1 rowbotham and these will be holder betty davis margaret placed at the entrance to the freel jean halman jack hard- twelve streets drives or park ing merle hoover audrey ways that are around the lake lageer evelyn lotton james the move is a good one nd will miller bert paisley engene enable strangers to locate their paisley hon trene m pilkey friends more easily when they bernice redshaw alan sander- come to visit them the cost will that which had been labelled as amusements of many kinds was i evolved for the younger people i illegal mr percy brillinger leading and was enjoyed by the older member of the group when ones too george w madill son interviewed had no condemof the late benj madill long nation to offer it is his firm be- beach calf sent the following lief that we are living in the air message greetings from last days of this dispensation california to the madill family and that while the devil is hav- j reunion may the british tradi- ing his fling today it will not tion they shall not pass be always be so the world will go the slogan of those competing on says mr brillinger but j the contests there will be a new order may the clay be fair while jehovas witnesses the frowns be rare have stirred up considerable and nothing to compare agitation against themselves in with the joyous time youll have many quarters of canada par- ticularly in quebec we have not heard a single complaint against i the stouffville group on the other hand they have been ai blessing to some people whose lives have been changed for the better however these are war days and the law must and will be obeyed the gathering of people who have identified themselves with the group in stouffville are all good law- abiding people toward whom no one will point a finger and they stand ready to obey the order from ottawa son harry schell kenneth schell stanley schmidt harold steckley hon donna tait ruth wagg hon margaret wahl jean wideman betty williams hon lemonville evelyn beach herbert beach nellie betz elsie birchall celeste bright donald brown margaret couperthwaite hon roy cullen janet cummings bruce forfar willa forrester hon evelyn gilroy hon mervyn gilroy morma gray hon muriel harmon arnold harper eldred king june mac- lennan margaret peterson dorothy radford helen smith eileen switzer elsie taun harley timbers hon john wallwork ruth wideman stroke takes 75 year old citizen be small but the dered will live time service on for a ren- long remarkable crowd at edwin hoover burial cut out reunions until after war free theatre night help win the war keep monday july 15th open thats the night of the gala free show at the stanley movie theatre in stouffville all you have to do is buy a couple of war savings stamps which you know is an investment in your own future and freedom the government will give you five dollars for four dollars worth ot stamps and if you buy them at your local theatre between now and the 15th of july youll get in addition a free courtesy ad mission to this special gala per formance movie theatres from coasttocoast in canada are co operating in this great money- raising effort to swell canadas war fund ri eldon gooding teacher at mongolia for the past six years has secured a position in the tworoomed school at bala muskoka leland fairies grad uate of stouffville has been appointed to the mongolia charge born in pickering township near cherrywood 75 years ago last january martin reesor died from a stroke on monday at his home on main street east he had been subject to heart trouble for some years espec ially since the death of his wife two years ago a farmer most of his days martin reesor married sophia fretz 52 years ago and they lived for many years on the old reesor homestead where he was born eight children born to them survive the parents namely mrs e shirk of clare mont mrs ira rusnell and mrs stanley lewis stouffville mrs j glover of redriver saskmrs v gambrill gerald- ton ont jacob of stouffville percy of dauphin man and harold in the flinflon there are 20 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren an only sister of the deceased mrs fannie mcdowell of rosetown sask also suffered a stroke last week and lies seriously ill martin reesor was a consist- ant christian and was highly regarded by a wide circle of friends the funeral will take place this thursday afternoon from the home of his daughter mrs rusnell opposite the brierbush hospital to stouffville ceme tery the service will be at 2 oclock mildred fgote marries lorn wid summer flowers and orange blossoms decorated st pauls anglican church uxbridge yesterday afternoon for the marriage of miss mildred louise foote daughter of mr and mrs septimus herbert foote stouff ville to mr lome martin wide- man son of mr and mrs jacob s wideman of markham rev o e twiss performed the cere mony the bride who was given away by her father was attended by her sister miss grace footethe bridal gown of white net over taffeta was made with tight bodice and full skirt and her veil was shoulder length she carried red briarcliffe roses mr walter foote brother of the bride was groomsman and the ushers were mr john nigh nephew of the bridegroom an mr joseph foote brother of the bride on their return from hunts- ville the bride arid bridegroom will live in birch cliff day labor below contractlabor the annual lawn bowling tournament is set for july 17 costly contest lost by t hock team suit for 1000 damages en- hockey team were hurrying to tered by morris breslin of bowmanville against wallace campbell sunderland trucker was dismissed in supreme court at whitby by mr justice hogg a counterclaim for 120 costs was allowed against the plain tiff the action arose out of an auto accident on no 12 highway on january 30th 1039 when a car driven by breslin and con taining members of a bowman ville hockey team collided with truck owned by campbell the campbell truck was stopped on the side of the road in a snow- lindsay to get there in time for the hockey game and were not keeping a proper lookout mr justice hogg declared in giving judgment provincial officer gr waude whitby told the court he had examined the truck and found that a reflector and taii light had apparently been on the truck and had been bent or broken shortly before the examination breslin contended that there had been no flaresplaced behind the stopsed truck and there had been no lights on it five hundred feet of new water mains laid in the east end of stouffville on the north side of main street from montreal to the brierbush cost the system 68893 according to the best figures that could be obtained at the council meeting last wed nesday evening in the light ol experience of other villages one is bound to admit that the price work was done for by day labor was below contract price richmond hill recently award ed tenders for digging 800 feet for water mains and let the contract at 40c per foot where as stouffvilles cost for digging is 30c per foot under contract a neater finish would have been demanded than was obtained here but a man and shovel for a few hours could put the boule vards back into fair condition unless they are neglected too long i think you ought to attend to that right away said reeve weldon to councillor rusnell who is responsible for engaging help for this work mr rusnell said the delay in finishing up is due to inability to obtain work men council met on wednesday evening instead of the usual date which came on dominion day an account from aejupp for 321 for road oil and scari fying was ordered paid council lor brown was congratulated on securing a good job at very reasonable cost reeve weldon advised the road committee to waste no time in adjusting the drainage gravel contract let in markham tp roy brillinger of gormley has been paid j625 for the strip of land taken from his farm where the 4th concession crosses the townline in the village of gorm ley the matter of price was in dispute for a long time mr brillinger wanted more than 625 which he has now had to accept markham whitchurch and the government all contri bute at the july meeting of council markham council in structed the treasurer to make payment of the amount men tioned it was reported that good progress is being made with the new tarvia top for this road from gormley to vandorf and that it will be finished in a very short time reeve rennie presided at the meeting and all members were present building inspector craig re ported that building permits for june totalled 15000 made up of one residence on bayview avenue relief for june hit a new low at 18067 it was reported that the grav el contract for the year had been let to hoover and roberts at the rate of 122 cents per yard delivered anywhere in the township there was considerable dis cussion re the application for permit for rebuilding of the brillinger barn just south of richmond hill decision was against issuing of permit for re building the structure harry brillinger richmond hill was elected president of the brillinger reunion at the third annual gathering at the markham fair grounds about 300 were in attendance it was decided that no more reunions would be held until the end of i years of age just eleven days after wit nessing the remains of his de parted father being lowered to their final resting place in the wideman cemetery friends bore edwin hoover to the same plot last sunday afternoon he met a sudden death on thurs day afternoon when he suffered a concussion as a result of a fall from a load of hay he was 40 mrs george thomas was call ed to toronto wednesday owing to the death of her sister mrs a ow harris the war tom mantle 85 3rd con ux bridge was the oldest man pre sent and mrs eli smith 82 the oldest woman the youngest present was shirley underwood of markham shirley represents the seven th generation from the first settlers peter and catherine brillinger who came to whit church township in 1785 edwin had been in stouffville during the afternoon and on arriving home around 4 oclock decided to draw in a few loads of hay before the supper hour one load stood on the barn floor while ted bullock hired man went to get a pail of salt during the interval edwin fell from off the load about ten feet to the floor he called to the hired man and said sit me up i believe im done for medical attention was quickly on the job but the doctor said there was no chance in a few min utes the unfortunate man took a convulsion and inside an j hour of the time of the accident living in town for about 35 1 h had passed away only a years and lifelong resident of veal a hopes of saving his life the immediate locality all her the hospital where he passed life mrs aaron burkholder who through a serious illness were passed away on friday at the siim yet he made fair recovery widowed mother borne to the grave robert taylor was electrocut ed monday night at brougham when changing a fuse on the hydro lines during a storm he was the father of four children quiet july wedding last saturday july 6th miss beatrice may chapman daught er of mr and mrs randa chapman and mr waltc el wood johnston son ofm and mrs robert johnston went to the home of rev edgar mortons where they were united in the bonds of matrim ony mr and mrs johnston will make their home in the community of pine orchard where they have been as neigh bors for some years a host of their friends extended to them all good wishes as they go lifes journey together nesbitt lageer on saturday july 6th at goodwood the marriage ot murray j nesbitt and grace evaleen lageer of stouffville was solemized by rev j w holmes their many friends ex tend to them best wishes for many years of happiness home of her daughter mrs edward lintner main street east was 80 years of age last march the funeral on sunday to stouffville cemetery was in charge of rev d macgregor pastor of the baptist church the faith to which the departed mother had strongly adhered since early girlhood the church was filled for the service the large congregation hearing and impressive message from the lips of mr mcgregor the pall bearers were six grandsons clayton and john burkholder of bresleau stanley and gordon toronto and chas and edward lintner of stouff ville bornn pickering township her maiden name was agnes wood and at the age of 24 years she united in marriage with aaron burkholder who prede ceased her six years to this union seven of a family survive namely five sons rev oscar burkholder of bresleau and orval and ira both of whom are employed by the stouffville bakery ralph and clarence both in uniform and serving in the veterans home guard ralph being in toronto and clarence at niagara camp the daughters are mrs lintner and mrs walter miller mrs burkholder was a sincere christian mother and it was a secret source of pride to her to have given one son for the ministry for the past five years she has been tenderly car ed for at the home of mrs lintner engagement mr and mrs carl boadway announce the engagement of their daughter virginia lor raine to lambert h malloy the marriage to take place the lat ter part of august under the circumstances storm while the occupants were there was no obligation for flar- difficulty on mill street recent assisting another motorist stuck es as this in my opinion wcv ly complained of by rev s m the drifts not disabled mr justice hogg goudie i think that breslin and the stated weldon on his appearance ai the meeting after an absence of eight weeks or more they were glad to see him back in his chair with business swinging along as members congratulated reeve before red cross sewing ladies of stouffville and dis trict will meet in the stouffville united church basement on thursday july 11th at 2 pm sharp bales of material have arriv ed and many workers and sew ing machines are needed quilt ing also will begin under a cap able committee also the making of clothing for refugees the donation of a quilt to the red cross by the helping hands class of ringwood church is gratefully acknowledged only to meet a more sudden and unexpected end edwin was the only son of the late eli hoover who died at the old home farm on the 9th concession only last june 25 edwin married lena fretz of vineland 15 years ago and to them two children were born john merle the eldest and little marjorie they survive- together with their sorrowing mother also the mother of edwin and an only sister reta mrs a steiner the shocking accident had a profound affect on the whole neighborhood drawing a crowd of about 800 people to the funer al on sunday afternoon at the wideman church and cemetery mr s f coffman minister from vineland preached the ser mon at the church basing his remarks on a portion of the 23rd psalm yea though i walk through the valley of the shad ow of death i will fear no evil the speaker admonished every body to contemplate the day when they must pass through the valley and that if they were not prepared there would be a great many stricken mr a d grove conducted the meeting reading the scrip ture and offering prayer at the graveside floyd smucker read the committal service after which a quartette sang softly as the remains were lowered to their last resting place the pall bearers were the same young men who bore the re mains of eli hoover to the grave only a few days before namely elmore barkey mauiice eby ernest hoover harvey burkholder allan wideman abestouffer sold hisjarm mr percy allin has just sold his 100 acres at lot 14 con 5 whitchurch which he purchas ed only recently and was work ing this year the new owner is mr george hosier of lang- staff who takes over next winter reported sale price 6000 youths body still in water at lake wilcox earl botts 17 jears old tor onto youth was drowned at wilcox lake last week when he went in for a swim with three young girl companions one of the first to rush to the aid of the stricken party was rueben rawson formerly of claremont who lives close by the scene of the fatality but the girls were so confused they could scarcely i recovered give an intelligible answer to noon questions and to where the boy companion went down constable john williamson and percy ash dragged the lake without success in recovering the body the youth is survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters dragging operations were continued but the body was not up to wednesday j