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iv c j iv vl- vs the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 26 1942- page seven- claremont and district by staff correspondent loral agent connors bakery mrs clarence pengelly of brooklin brougham imr philip has a fine list visited at the iioineof mr a nd mrs thos patcrson lasfweek sunday march 29th will be coni- niunion service in the united church and preparatory service on thurs day march 2cth mr george middleton has been off work suffering from a severe cold mr harry pound was able to be out to sunday school last week for the first since his recent illness mrs dave gregg entertained a number of ladies on friday after noon and evening miss margaret graham is spending a week in toronto miss rolling is entertaining her sister from richmond hill for a couple of weeks mr and mrs ben kilpatrick enter tained several couples to bridge on monday evening mrs it e forsyth has been visit ing in toronto this week with ler nieces misses lois and mildred forsyth mr and mrs thrif of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs earl beare mr and 33ts alvin biishby of pickering also mr and mrs floyd jones of rrooklin visited with mrs j busnliy on snnday the womans association of the united church will be held on thurs day march 2gth there was no youifg peoples held in thebacptist chinch last week ow- ing to special examinations in the school mr and mrs everetthammond who have been living in the brown restaurant apartment are moving in- tothe rooms over coopers hardware mr and imrs delbert booth and family of stouffville visited at the latters home mr and mrs john spehceljvon sunday mr obijali forsyth is back in his home from port credit where he has been spending the winter with his son lltoy mr forsyth has been con fined to the hospital there for the past couple of months ivan beverly eldest son of mr and mrs george beverly is now improving fromhis recent mastoid operation in the sick childrens hos pital he is expected home in a few days while syrupmaking on the whole will be quite a slim affair tins year several townline farmers have a few trees tapped n their own use jack lotton has a couple of dozen pails out as has also dave dawson mrs r cooper and son have re turned to their home in waterford following their recent sojourn here due to the recent fire in their apart- ment mrs frank cooper returned with them for the flay mr and mrs george scott mr andrew and miss mary miller attend ed a biltbday party at win millers this last week mr and mrs george scott have just recently returned from windsor where they had been visiting with their son gordon j of cattle as well as implements and there will be no reserve the annual open meeting of the baptist missiou circle will hold an especial interest for all members on the evening of tuesday march 31 it will be held ai the home of mrs john coates and the men folk of the church will contribute the program mr a lewis will bi the speaker and of course a cordial welcome awaits everybody who wishes to attend the death occurred last week at bis home in leaside of ralph leonaid brodie son of the late dr and mrs ralph brodie formerly of claremont the funeral on sunday afternoon proceeded to claremont for interment and quite a number who remembered ralph as a young man here witnessed the last rites he is survived by three sisters both parents having predeceased him some years there will be a bridge and euchre at the home of mr and mrs dop- king on friday march 27th at 8 pm sponsored by group 3 of the womens institute lunch will be served admission 25c ilraiks wrist in fall mrs oscar barber wife of one of our local mail couriers took a bad tumble while assisting her husband with his route last week and fractirr- efl her wrist hiiys 3onrdin house mr jack norton has purchased the charles derusha house on the 9th concession just east of the four corn ers and will take possession of his new home on april 1st the derush- as have occupied the site for the past nine years and operated a board ing house mr norton has tenanted his present house for five years and will continue to take a few boarders special easter meetings a series of special meetings will be held in the two local churches the week preceding easter on monday and friday evenings the united congregation is asked to assemble in the united church where rev mr daniels will address the gathering and in the baptist church rev i e kennedy will speak on wednesday have you any scrap around l it is quite possible that many people stumble over junk on their properties every day which could quite readily be turned to good accountin this war effort if you have any old rubber or iron bring it along and leave it at nortons gar age the proceeds from the sale of this scrap goes directly to the local red cross society only recently one man came all the way from brougham with an entire trailer load of junk it only means a little trouble on your part but it is certainly worthwhile brougham mr and mrs win gamble of toronto were recent guests of mr and mrs mairs miss betty harvey of toronto spent a few days last week with her grandparents bert and mrs harvey miss e hughes has been visiting from every other direction it would seem i never saw so many women he at a farm auction declared one old- 1 mr b harvey and mr l mat thews were at greenwood on satur dayafternoon attending the funeral of the kite perry wilson mrs henley of stratford spent the weekend with her aunt miss i bate mr h distance of georgetown spent a few days last week at the stephenson home mr grant johnsonrcaf sta tioned at montreal is home on two weeks leave after undergoing an operation for mastoids ross wilson son of imr and mrs warren wilson jias enlisted with the signallers corps miss maggie cassle has been con fined to the house a few days suffer ing a severe cold and flu 1 a pleasant evening was spent in the township hall on friday when a number of friends gathered to show their respect and tender their best wishes to a couple of our newlyweds mr and mrs lloyd johnston mr wm reesor reeve of the township was chairman and after a few brief remarks he called on messrs annis todd westney and chapman and h pugh who each in his turn spoke very highly of mr johnston and the work done by him mr and mrs johnson were called to the platform ind presented with a number of valu able and useful gifts among them is a lovely clock from members of the township council and a silver tea service from the firemen after a few well chosen remarks by mr and mis johnston the remainder of the the evening was turned over to the our young people who enjoyed a social timer but prices were keen despite the social interest engendered by the women for instance the big thresh ing outfit sold for 725 going to align mcdowell of imarkham twpj the binder realized 115 corn culti vator 135 stiff tooth cultivator 45 hay tedder 34 all good prices the 2 hp gas engine brought 30 jersey cows sold for 75 to 90 and jersey calves 2 days old were knocked off quickly at s to 12 the high priced cow of the sale holstein went at an even hundred dollars the farm will be taken over by mr reesors son native son writes from kngland dear folks how are you all standing the win ter we have had most of ours now the days are getting longer and quite warm there is no snow mail is coming through regularly i got a few letters every week and they are sure fine to get the fellows nearly gowild when the bag of mail comes they get around the fire and read them some of the hoys have got a few nice parcels just got a letter from jack and joe and they are both fine we are getting a seven day leave at the end of february and i am going to see them i am also go- ingto scotland and do a bit of sight seeing 1 am trying to see as much as 1 can wlitfe it is free things havent changed much since tlie last time i wrote we had a dance last friday night for the 4 2nd battery one hun drcd girls were invited from army and we had a fine time own band too one of our boys has nance got himself married already there a resident of greenwood all his are a lot of girls just waiting to get life perry eugene wilson passed the chance to get back to canada away at his home on wednesday after the war which we are hoping march is death came while de this is the best paint your money can uy no amount of money can buy belter paints than these theyll give you everything brilliant lustre colors and fast drying a hard resistant line of paints for inside the house and out for- furniture and touchups stock up while prices are right canada varnish brathwaite hardware stouffvillk ontario stouffville red cross notes must close now ceased was in the oshawa hospital jim norton wheie he had been confined recently having suffered from a lingering ill ness for several years the late mr wilson was a son or the late mr and mi s george wilson and he ontario county seed fair winners prize winners at ontario county seed fair held in uxbridge included many pickering and uxbridge farm ers in the morning twelve junior fanners took part in a seed judging competition mr george beare of greenbank was in charge of this competition prizes were given to ten of the contestants the prizes be ing two bushels of registered seed lot 17con 6 pickering on mar 27 farm on the 7th of pickering last only because they are free it is ex- pesideiit of fhoontf rfocounfv the property of thosfhilipthe farm week tarmers and their wives came pected that each member will realize p i is situated about half a mile easi of from north arid south of gormley and h impiovuneiit association was henry rccsor salt- totals over 3000 farm auctions can be big business and social events as well it was prov- will not be too long training has commenced for pickerings arp workers dr x f tomlinson of claremont has commenced the training for spent his entire lifetime farming on membeis of pickerings arp j the homestead wheie he was born branch the last lecture given by dr deceased attended x greenwood tomlinson and dr pearson was at fhe pickering school on monday night it is hoped that those who son leslie and two brothers george undertake the work will be regular of uxbridge and john in the west in their attendance during the course the funeral was conducted from the as the efficiency of the service will late home on saturday with ser- depend on how wejl the training is vice in the united church and inter- united church he is survived by his wife the former agnes byers one entered into the basic course of lectures has now been completed and the more intensive training in special ized branches of civil defence are about to commence members are expected now to de termine for themselves that partic ular department to which they wish to join and then attend the lectures and instruction periods given that department attendance at the lectures during fhe past few weeks has been excell- lent and encouraging but the officers are a bit disappointed in the report that some who have been attending are not signing ifp as members of the ment in saiem cemetery rev smart and rev mcvey each spoke briefly the following work is acknowledged bloomington red- cross unit 3 quilts mrs win ratcliff 1 quilt the society is particularly indebted to mr and mrs j k agnew for their donation of a fine pair ot dressmakers shears which will be invaluable assistance to our cutter a warm welcome awaits all ladies of stouffville aiul vicinity at our woikroom every thursday after noon mrs roy giove iisjcc stouffville floral k 6 s bs wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop telephone 7001 7002 ed 1st f h westney pickering fall wheat unregistered 1st i lome bagshaw uxbridge rr2 2nd lloyd lee seagrave late oats unregistered 1st ileber down brooklin rri 2nd gordon irynard zephyr 3rd norman down oshawa rr4 w f batty i son brooklin thomas mccuaig j gamebridge 5th early oats 1st w f batty son biooklin 2nd frances willson 0ats any variety lst edward locust hill 3rd a f percy piokjpall uxbl 2n frances willson locust hill 3rd rupert lee sea- certified potatoes late lst i harold norton claremont rrjl 2nd dan norton goodwood 3rd howard harper goodwood 4th david wiridcott beaver- ton 5th bruce hacklier uxbridge cth thos mcquaid camebridge keep in mind the auction sale at en at the sale on the tienry reesor cic but are taking the lectures only because they are free it is ex- pected that each member will realize farm implement announcement having again taken over my old stand at the standard garage of the implement business my customers will again be assured of our prompt atten- tion and best service whether yea require repairs new implements of used machinery farmers must be careful to check their require ments extra early because parts are hard to obtain and and very uncertain we sincerely appreciate the patronage given us for 18 years and trust that oiir record will merit your con tinued favor frank baker telephone 1521m interniional harvester peter hamilton and fleury company bcatty co melotte or lister co bissell co pedlar co lightning rods i 211 n r he very efficient chairihan of th l- ij n ca de afternoon programme- ense organization the leaders of which are sincere and conscientious in their belief in the real need for such defence a number of members were sworn in at monday nights meeting but many more arehoped for registra- tlnnc it i won the honours as an orator lions are taken at every meeting at the first arp meeting held in the community hall a number of program a public speaking competition aroused considerable enthusiasm the chosen topic was labour saving devices on the farm seven junior farmers took part in this competi tion francis willson of locust hill ering 4th yuonie windcott beaver ton 5th john ross gth bruce shier uxbridge i barley rough awned lst thos mccuaig gamebridge barley smooth awned lst f ii westney pickering 2nd w ii j t t t irrp westney pickering 3rd lloyd lee u ij jcy d lilv jjy seagrave i judges for this competition wcic i warden oscar downey mr f ii sons gave in their names as demrng ce president of the seed to become members of the organiza j m sma fa 0t tion about half of that number have i banking for the farm savings and checking accounts loans to finance purchases of livestock for feeding dairy activities and other seasonal rc- quircments of farm operation safety deposit boxes cashing of cheques produce tickets etc money orders and drafts for remittances our managers are in touch with conditions and tcill gladly cooperate in any possible direction the bank of nova scotia istolttsa ovii a cintukt of banking ixpikiinci been sworn in and the balance have not been seen since nevertheless a r p training goes ahead and promises to hie an active efficient branch of a nation wide home defence body that may yet have a real service to perform chairman banigan referred to the statement by mr caskey of the fire marshalls dept recently that aux iliary firefighting equipment would be furnished fully established fire- fighting bridgades of the reguarly- named vulnerable areas where arp was functioning claremont and brougham brigades should get in touch with arp officials in picker ing at once a shellcase full of ca for bwvf le sparc tlmo from hard kffort in uolpinj briton fund receives sum of-s17- gth 7 th sth 9th lst judging competition in scedx 1st morley bain zephyr 2nd ross law whitby 3rd jack pearson uxbridge lth francis willson locust hill 5th ronald marquis sunderland ivan xorton goodwood allen smith uxbridge ed ball uxbridge tie bert pearson uxbridge ray ewen uxbridge public speaking contest francis willson locust hill 2nd morley bain zephyr 3rd neil mcqarl whitby 4 tli lloyd down oshawa 5th ross law whitby cth jack pearson uxbridge 7thmaustyn mcknlght uxbridge seed fair prio winners oats late registered lst w h westneyft son pickering rr 1 2nd f h westney pickering rjr oats early registered lst f m chapman pickering rr no 1 barley smooth awned register- rye lst wilmotbain zephyr saybeans lst morris sneddon ierrerlnw rr4 red clover 1st wilmot bain zephyr rjr 2nd j s miller sun derland timothy 1st bruce shier rr2 uxbridge late potatoes not certified its harold norton claremont 2nd danl norton goodwood 3rd imaustyn mcknight uxoridge rr 2 4th wilmot bain zephyr 5th ross i law whitby rr2 6th howard snowden zephyr early potatoes not certified 1st dan norton goodwood 2nd wil mot bain zephyr rtrl 3rd ross i law whitby 4thharoid norton goodwood 5th lome bagshaw ux bridge rr2 j from stouffville to toronto a 715 am b 925 am c 350 pm b d40 pm from toronto to stouffville lb 1100 am f c 130 pm d 530 pm c 545 pm b 1115 pm a 916 am a daily ex sun hoi b sundays holidays c saturday only d daily ex sat suri hoi eastern daylight saving time tickets and information at lkola food shop phono 107 gray coach lines the york county regiment lueens turning in a 24hour war effort employees of defense industries lim ited at pickering wednesday night added overl75 to the evening telegram british war victims fund between 25 and 30 are employed in this plant from stouffville and be tween so and 90 from claremont their working hours pledged to the war effort in the making of mun itions their spare time is rcsorved for pleasure the workers on lfrie 3 however carried their war work into after hours and held a dance in aid of the bwvf proceeds of the dance amounting to 13335 were presented to a rep resentative of- the evening telegram british war victims fund last night on tlie occasion of showing of the bwvf sound film first aid for front liners in the community hall a collection at the aim showing added over 40 more to the fund in addition to aiding the victims of the axis blitz the line 3 group purchased a framed picture of the king and queen and presented it to be hung m the community hall at the plant r angers 1st amer rcgt has now been ordered mobilized for active service men between the ages of 19 and 35 who desire to serve with the york county regiment should enlist now before the list is closed get your offer to serve form from the office- of the stouffville tribune stouffville fill it in and either leave in person or mail it to the s queens york- rangers regt fort york armoury toronto v i fis