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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 14, 1940, p. 7

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the tribune stouffville ont thursday nov 14 1940 page seven glaremont by staff correspondent we report this week mrs charles gostiek slowly improving in health mrs will birkett was a visitor in to roii to on tuesday mrs thos gregg we understand is rather poorly mr and mrs i v dobking the cpu agent here have been enjoy- ig a two week vacation mr and mrs ross redshaw have moved into the apartment owned by mrs chandler mr and mrs floyd jones of iirooklin visited with mr and mr roy ward recently mr thomas linton has been visiting his brother martin near the town of havelock mr lyman pilkey is improving since his recent stroke and is now able to be up part of each day mr and imrs herb forsyth were in town last weekend visiting at the frank loyst home mr and mrs sam stephens of oshawa spent the weekend with the latters sister mrs walford the w i will meet on wednes day nov 20 at the home of mrs g m tforsytlie topic historical research mrs jane mitchell her son and daughter of toronto also mr and mrs macklin of milliken called on mr and mrs lyman pilkey recent- hurled the couple into the ditch mr and mrs mcmurchy suffered some slight injuries and were in the hospital for several days before be ing able to proceed east the car was so badly damaged in the smash that it was uecesary to procure an other before resuming the journey council to sc xcw faces the township of pickering seems cenain to see two new faces on the council for 1941 since according to doctor fined 600 for illegal sale of drugs face his fortune jas coates of stouffville is busy here doing repair work at his house which he intends to move into next spring the house is now occupied by the booth family who are leaving to take over a farm on the 10th of markham a number from here are expected j the mu both these back from the hunting grounds tnis tue fanna south of piek week and among them are messrs ljhng through having will birkett walter and jos way for the oj dr c pearson convicted dun- barton coroner who pleaded guilty on three charges of selling diacetyl- morphiue in contravention of the opium and xarcotic drugs acts was assessed hues totalling 0u plus costs by magistrate f s ebbs in whitby police court last week t k crelghton oshawa barrisj reports councillor elmer powell and i ter made a strong plea for leniency j deputy reeve heber down are both for the dunbarton coroner who has been discharged from his post and faces probable discharge from the john michael of hamilton had his picture in the toronto star a few days ago he looks like hitler and how his sister is mrs gus annis of this town whose husband runs the central pool room but ishe is not too pleased resemblance john believes his striking re semblance to hitler may help tin ly lucky winners at overlands sale were mrs blanche cook mrles gauslin miss billy wagg and earl anderson mr e baker merchant had motor trip to camp bordeft on mon day where he looked over the big military establishment miss mary mcnabb motored to toronto last week to attend the funeral of the late david peattie son of a former pastor here imiss bessie taun of stouffville was in town one day last week re newing old acquaintances and while here gave a hand at the quilting which the ladies carry on every day in the bowling house mrs d s rawson wife of dr rawson of saskatoon university has been visiting with her mother-in- law mrs irawson of claremont and r j rawson lake wilcox mrs matthew lotton is not in very good health we understand the lottons are tenants on the jas coates farm north townline the wms of the united church postponed their regular meeting scheduled for this tuesday evening until nov 21st jos fair will put a now deisel engine in operation at his elevators here this week the now outfit which will run the chopper is understood to generate some so horse power and has a 7foot fly wheel farrs elevators claremont ont phone 3sj or 3sw dealers in high grade poultry and pig feeds i fencing and fence posts 20c and up roofing materials we pay best prices for grains ward and george middletun no report had been received last week end as to what luck the local sharp shooters were having the local train was held up near- an hour last friday following a collision north of here with wheeler windsor truck driver who ran out ot gasoline on the cpr tracks just as the fast passenger train was com ing windsor jumped to safety 150ft from the point where train and truck came into collision large congregations were on hand both morning and evening on sun day for the harvest home services of the united church here rev mr hewey of dunbarton brought the message in the morning and his message centered around the theme the things that endure music was supplied by the local choir augumented by a guest soloist from toiontoin the evening revjenkin- son of pickering delivered the ser mon and the baptist male quartette assisted in the service ypt elect new officers the baptist young peoples society recently held their reorgan ization meeting for the new year and elected the following officers president mr paul wellman vice pies imiss jean ward secy miss margaret briscoe treas gladys morley reorganization of red cross a reorganization meeting of the red cross society for this area was held last wednesday in the com munity hall and resulted in the following officers being elected pies dr n f tomlinson sec mrs h g mclntyre treas mr hooey buying coram mrs mcnair and mrs crosier of altona and mrs milliney oi green river uxbridge salvaging uxbridge and district are out after an ambulance and for the funds they are cleaning up all the scrap in the district the entire community is cooperating men and women under the name uxbridge united war workers bethesda goodwood victoria corners sand- ford leaskdale ashworth and glen major are in the campaign with uxbridge president is jack low other officers are james peers of udora vicepresident george lani- be treasurer and mrs william marquis secretary they have col lected approximately seven tons of paper seven tons of old tires a ton of rags and half a ton of scrap metal eventful journey east mr and mrs mckee of prince albert sask arrived in claremont recently to visit mr charles mcmur chy a cousin of mr mckees after sustaining a bad accident enroute shortly after leaving home in the prairie town their car struck a heavy object in the road which to sell munitions plant being built there deputy reeve downs has purchased ho acres near iirooklin while councillor elmer powell is reported to have procured a farm south of columbus while deputy reeve heber downs has had several years in the council councillor powell is serving his first term they will both be able to serve out their present term but would not seek reelection as nonresidents of the municipality historical meeting the regular meeting of the clare mont institute will be held on wednesday nov 20th at the home of mrs g m forsyth the topic for the afternoon will be historical research taken by the group head ed by mrs g m forsyth the group consists of mrs forsyth mrs gibson mrs rawson mrs w g scott miss s e evans mrs evans ward each member is requested to bring a small antique and give the history of their article at the roll call regular lunch served xo opposition in pickering if all the municipalities kill the twoyear term bylaw for councils that are going to vote on the issue on january 6th next it looks as though pickering township will stand out as a twoyear municipality for according to council reports there will be no action taken here to let the people decide the issue as the time to force the hand of the council is almost up nov 25 for passing around a petition in the municipality we are going to be swept into the new law without any argument under the new law elec tions may only be held every second year and in case of the reeve or a council vacating in the interval the remaining councillors would make the appointment of a new reeve instead of the ratepayers as under the present act eric pearce dies sud in ho the news of the death of one of our farmers eric pearce came with shocking suddenness on monday evening mr pearce had been rushed to st michaels hospital for an appendix operation but failed to rally from the ordeal and died the same day that he was admitted he was in his 38th year and is survived by his wife and three children the family located here about seven years ago coming from newcastle district widespread sympathy is being expressed on every hand medical profession served in france the oshawa barrister pointed out that dr pearson was a man of 70 with a long record of service in the medical profession and that he had served in france with the army medical corps during the war he was later in the pensions depart ment of the government has practis ed medicine at pickering for many years and held office there as cor oner it is a very very tragic thing that this has overtaken him in his late years mr creighton told the court brougham wedding bells are ringing in our midst mr lloyd hicks of lindsay spent the weekend at his home here several from around here were at green river on friday night at tending a shower in honor of mr and imrs iross carter dont forget the firemens euchre and dance in the hall this friday evening nov 15 good prizes everyone come mr and mrs o hanbron were guests at a b matthews home on sunday mr hugh gannon had a business trip to the city one day last week hugh seems to be pretty busy these days mr neil mckinnon is our genial garageman these days relieving mr bruce easton who is away on a hunting trip mr james ravey of toronto visited at the home of mr william ellieott over the weekend mr and mrs e r crocker jr of toronto visited at the home of his uncle l matthews on thursday last two of our local sportsjmr d mairs two of our local sports mr d mairs and m harlock who cine when he left greece although now a naturalized citi zen of canada for the past five years the recent italian invasion of his homeland the cradle of demo cracy makes johns blood boil and he would ilke nothing better than to get just one good crack at the with the axis partner to whom he bears such a resemblance john remembers that hitler has been called handsome so does not much for the superficial him with the beast of berlin grieve too likeness which links ance the downfall of the nazi fuehrer if either of two overtures from movie corporations reach the contract stage he would contribute money earned this way to the red cross michael is dubbed adolph in the hamilton cafe where he works with his brotherinlaw dinner patrons clamor to have him comb his hair down he is son of a greek orthodox minister and was born in kato kolliiias tripoleos greece he was two years shori of receiving a degree in medi- the cheerful chap who is so anxious to assist you is your local agent be sure to ask him to help you plan your next trip hunting in the north country return ed home on sunday they brought back a fawn as their share of this years bag the nimble finger club held their first meeting at the home of mrs wm ellieott last friday even ing under the leadership of mrs o wilson and mrs ellieott mrs geo wilson was elected president and mrs allan gray secretary the purpose of this club is the making of cotton accessories for the club girls bedroom sponsored by the i institute the next meeting will be held at the home of mrs o wilson on thursday evening nov 21st at 730 sharp all girls be- tween the ages of 12 and 26 are ask- have been i ed to attend the next meeting j xfouu- enj0v going by motor coach gray coach lines bail of 5000 for driver of fatal car jijjljljclle xv short mjlxa tuner pf7 eror coal feed cement order your next winters coal before prices advance further we deliver anywhere salt for curring and feeding land tile 3 4 and 6 inch sizes cement at warehouse or delivered poultry feeds and concentrates s w hastings phone 169 stouffville two creamery services you can send your cream by our truck which calls at your place twice a week in the summer and every week in the winter your cream is picked up in any quantity for which you get cash and your butler if desired at a special price to our shippers you can make your own deliveries to the creamery for which you get a higher price and also butter at special prices stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evening appearing in court at whitby last week the hit and run motorists nor man reynolds and lawrence hood loth of greenbank were allowed out on bail of 5000 and 1000 res pectively on a charge of failing to i remain at the scene of an accident in which a man was killed reynolds is said to be the driver of the death car while hood was his companion who aided him in attempting to escape reynolds only 19 years old and hood 17 both sons of green- bank families east of uxbridge town the dead man louis arbourne 22 also a greenbank farm hand was killed by a hit and run motorist just south of the hamlet of greenbank he was walking along the road with a companion named kenneuh rodd who jumped just in time to escape injury arbourne died soon after being hit but the fleeing car made every effort to escape without rendering aid the fugitives travelled south to claremont then to stouffville and attempted to have a smashed head light repaired at hackneys garage the fugitives said they had struck a cow not being able to procure a j lensc here they got one at uxbridge where another trumpedup yarn was handed out about running into a ditch see the tribune if you are in need or counter check books miracle shortwave tuner consoie model 8541 amazing value s tubes with 7 lube performance 10 dynamic speaker new beampower tube continuous toncontrol builtin aerial tuned lo iet only s949s 7tube model with 9- tube performance only s1 1495 astonishing extra values but no extra price you pay nothing extra to get all of these privileges the miracle shortwave tuner is only one of a whole series of special features new 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