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i v3ifvr r r- ips the tribune stoiiflrviueonty-rhursday- april 9th 1942 face shvbk glaremorit and district by staff correspondent local agent connors bakery s sirl and mrs ev hammond have a numoer of men from this village settled in their new apartment over and vicinity have been let off work at the charles cooper hardware ithe pickering plant in the past mrs wni gingham of toronto ple of eeks these men were all ha been visiting with friends in employed by carter hall contractors claremont over easter week mr stewart graham has been suffering from an attack of flu and is under the doctors care beverly barclay of brougham is enjoying the easter vacation here with her grandparents mr and mrs frank cooper mr and mrs m walker were holi day guests of mrs gleason allen tomlinson and brother bui who is with the rcaf were home for easter mr gordon borland enjoyed the holiday with his mother here in claremont miss marion kilpatrick kin spent easter with her parents mr and mrs ben kilpatrick mr and mrs ted tomlinson are moving to a new home on mcfarland aveiiue in toronto the tomlinsons have been in the city for some time now ted being employed by the ttc keep in mind the red cross salv age campaign which is to be iannch- ed in claremont and north picker ing about the first of may save your papers rags old iron etc mr stuart graham who has been a large selection of farm stock and implements including a fordson tractor along with household furni lure is being offered by auction today thursday at lot 5 concession 8 pickering the property of mary a white this location is about three miles east of claremont mr and mrs i e dopkirig motor ed to toronto on friday to spend the day at the home of their son kenneth mrs parkinson cobourg was here on good friday with her parents mr and mrs thos stanbury james rooney rcaf was a re cent visitor here with his aunt miss mcglashen we understand that hg mclntyre is not in good health and is expected to return from oshawa to his home here for an enforced rest this months a bad bog existed in the countys 9th concession last weok just opposite the a spang farm several machines were left down to the axles in the breakup while the funeral of the late mrs harmon yake had to too rerouted by way of the seldom used sideroad just opposite mr r f cooper brother of our local hardware merchant and who working at the munitions plant has suffered the loss of all household been confined to his bed lately in hi effects in a fire which swept through health his apartment recently has pnr- mr and mrs george lee of leased a complete store tlock 5n the stouffvilie spent easter sunday with town 0 vnterford the new premis- mrs esther palmer j es w understand are just opposite mr james mecullougli who has n former hardware store been kept indoors in poor health cor species some time is steadily improving i mr and mrs floyd coatcs spent flowering cactus the holiday here at mr coates home i miss mcglashen we understand is mrs todd of michigan has been the owner o a cactus plant that is visiting at the home of her brother flowering for the second time tlie and family mr and mrs nelson plant is several years old but a wagg- second bloom is very rare in this the bypu of the baptist church met at the home of mr and mrs fred morley on monday even ing j has begun seeding operations and mr n f goddard former cooper completed over twentyfive acres of employee has joined the small army spring wheat last week of claremont folk now employed at greenwood store change licut this 1 mr john white of no 7 highway pickering miss clara neal of toronto visited with friends in town here over the weekend betty pretty is enjoying the easter holiday with- her parents mr and mrs alfred pretty mr r rumohf of hamilton was a holiday visitor here with his mother mrs sherman rumour mr and- mrs leslie feasfoy and son of- the uxbridge district visited recently with mrs feasbys sister and her husband mr and mrs dave pugh- mr and mrs cameron of toronto arid formerly of claremont visited friends on saturday mr nelson sanderson from toron to spent the easter holiday at his home here mrs earl beare and daughter megan are spending a few days in the city this week miss francis mcdowell of toronto spent the holiday at her home here miss enid cook of toronto was with her mother here over the east er weekend the young- peoples society of the united church presented their drama entitled the terrible meek at the joint good friday service held in the baptist church mr and mrs charles derusha moved into their new home over the corner store last weekend mr and mrs jack norton and family have taken over the former derusha place the ladies circle of the baptist church are to be the guests this afternoon thursday of the wms of the united church miss mcbain returned missionary from china will ibe the guest speaker i a number of the ladies of the bap tist church motored to whitby last week where they were guests of the ladies circle there miss kale mclaurln returned missionary from india gave the address mr and mrs r f cooper and son gary of waterford were sunday visitors with mrs coopers parents dr and mrs n f tomlinson mr and mrs tedtomlinson and family of toronto were also weekend visit ors at the doctors home and mrs ted tomlinson and children are re maining during the easter week buses leave from stouffville to toronto a 715 am b 925am c 350 pm b 940 pm from toronto to stouffvimje b 1100 am c 130 pm d 530 pm c 545 pm b 1115 pm a 915 am a daily ex sun hoi b sundays holidays c saturday only d daily ex sat sun hoi eastern daylight saving time tickets and information at ieola food shop phono 107 grayicoachxines hands mrs sadler whose husband passed awayashort time ago has given up her store and post office at green wood and will move into brougham where sio will keep house for her son mr m annis the new owner is a mr bethel from oshawa- brougham friends of alex mcleod who formally made his home with mr lloyd white but who has lately been serving in the merchant marinehave received workof his death overseas received word of his death overseas billy spent the weekend with friends at cobourg mr allan crocker and mother of toronto visted l matthews on monday mr and mrs charles hanson also mr and mrs rosseter of toronto called on friends on good friday w j brown and family visited his parents over the weekend mr roy miller of leaside visited his father over the holiday miss gladys gannonjrn of toron to spent a few days home waiting on her mother who has been suffering with bronchitis mr and mrs d l mairs and family visited hor parents dean and mrs dawson sr of claremont last week- n mr charles aldridge of hamilton vllsted at the ross alndill home on sunday pte gordon carlton of newmarket and robert liscombe of camp bor den visited their respective homes here over the holiday firefighters nnd their wives gath ered at the home of r d miller on tuesday evening when the presenta tion of a handsome clock was made to firechief e e annis and mrs annis the annis have been married some time but the boys of the home brigade took this opportunity of extending their best wishes report graham home sold miss m graham who spent part of the winter with relatives at green wood has returned to aer home here on the brock road we understand that the house and lot which miss graham has occupied for a lifetime has been sold daughter of former resident is dead word was received in the village last week of the death of miss ruby almeda sharrard daughter of the late mary jane and amos w sharr ard former residents of claremont deceased passed away in the western hospital toronto interment was made in park lawn cemetery 7th concession form is sold the farmof one hundred acres be longing to the thompson estate at lot 26 con 11 pickering has been sold to mr lloyd stanley mr- stanley and family were forced to relinquish their former farm with the coming of the munitions plant last year and have since been making their home in whitby the family is expected to move in this week willmoyo to broujjliam acrengo mr don white who has been operating his grandfathers farm at balsam has rented the former jack gilman property consisting of 60 acres and located near brougham it is expected that the white family will work over five hundred acres which is contained in their several properties couiie honored on ijiilhday mrs w t wilson of stouflville east on monday march 30th cele brated her 70th birthday anniversary by prcnrrangcineiit mr- and mrs wilson were invited to the home of mr and mis grenfel wilson claie- mont rr to where mr and mrs wilson lived prior to their moving to slouftville a happy surprise birthday party was enjoyed all of mrs wilsons children- who aro now married and seven grandchildren were present to take part in a quilting and an old fashioned visit among the many good things to eat was a birthday cake holding 70 lighted candles the reunion brought together mr and mrscharles reynoldsand joyce of claremont mr and mrs roy wil son louis helen and glen of clare mont mr and mrs grortfel wilson wtiolive on the homestead and mrs v pennamen with mary kiuth and glenn of stouffville mrs wilsons many friends and neighbors near and far wish her many happy birthday greetings 11yearold child ro pos office pollco aro searching for an 11-year- old juvenile who stole stole 211 from the post office at brougham on thursday afternoon and presumably left the community by bus for tor onto after purchasing some clothes with the stolen money according to provinciakconstablc james sutherland of whitby the juvenile was in the post office talk ing to clerk wm h elliott who was taking the place of post mistress mrs e gannon who is sick when the rohbery occurred elliott went to the basement to fix the furnace leaving the youth alone in the store the officer stat ed he heard the lad walking around upstairs and when he came up the fad told him hed be backin a minute as he had to get something outside when elliott next made change ho discovered 211 missing from the till provincial constable sutherland stated the lad told several compan ions he was going to buy gome clothes dimmaham troth at wmtevale manse the marriage of miss lena may ham daughter of mr and mrs ash- ford ham of pickering to mr james leslie dimimi peterborough son of mrs lillie dimma of rfarkham took place saturday afternoon in the unit ed church manse whitevale rev c s redilick officiated the bride wore a gown of romance blue crepe matching hat and veil and corsage of briarcllff roses miss myna bryan of brussels her only attendant was frocked in beige crepe with match ing accessories and corsage of talis man roses mr frank dimma was groomsman for his brother after a trip to windsor the couple will live in peterborough the general pusnes thats general edwin rommel commander of the battered axis for ces in libya helping to push his mired car out of a sticky mudholc somewhero in the desert the lull in libya has continued for some weeks with scattered patrol activities in the meklll sector quiet council session monday john philips- of brougham w appointed weed inspector for picker ing township at the regular meeting of the council held in the township hall on monday little important business was transacted at this session an important discussion was expected on the issue regarding the proposed provincial legislation which would have replaced township assessors and tax collectors by one county official however over the weekend this proposal was scuttled partly due to rigorous protests from various municipalities a communication was received from the cpr regarding two sub ways one at lots 6 and 7 in con cession 9 and the other at lots 10 and 11 in the same concession the railway claimed that the clearance at both these places was now insufficient due to road construction by the town ship the council discarded any responsibility in the first instance since the road in question was no longer their property having been bought as a private roadway in the second case road supt ward was in structed to erect suitable signs warn ing of the clearance which was slightly less than 14 feet the requir ed height mr gordon spence manager of the bank of commerce stouffville ad dressed council with a view to obtain ing a grant for the air cadet unit now operating in that town and which draws recruits from picker ing township the organization was viewed with favor by the council but tlie amount of an actual grant was laid over until the next meeting w v lamb rouge hills ap plied for an adjustment of business tax which he claimed had been col lected from him for the past two years during which time he has not operated his camp stand his propos al- to cut down his tax arrears was quite acceptable but the question of rebate was viewed as one that should have come before the court of re vision former deputyreeve ileber down spoke to council on behalf of the brooklin fair board he claimed that brooklin spring fair was tho only spring exhibition in the county and also one of the best in the pro vince last year the council granted the board 3000 road accounts for the monthtotal- led 152356 relief accounts passed amounted to 4840 stouffvillo red cross we extend thank to the following generous donors bloomington red cross unit 3 quilts miss b mitchell ringwood comforter clothing and quilt top sewingroom is open every arethursday afternoon and workers are urgently needed mrs roy grove this is the best paint your money can buy no amount of money can buy better 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 touchiips stock up while prices are right canada varnish brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario pickering sets fire fighting truck delivered and demonstrated fri day pickerings new firefighting ap paratus is now ready for duty the unit is mounted on a threeton chassis and equipped with tanks to hold 400 gallons 61 water a pumper chemical tanks ladders and 1000 feet of hose it will supplement the present chemical engine and will according to fire chief f j prouse provide adequate fire protection for the south section of pickering town ship need the cop call 77r32 residentsof pickering who are in need of police assistance should call pickering 77r32 council are anxious that con stable irwins new number be familiarized as much as possible in the township he will be on call at this number at any time of the clay or night stouffville floral r o s es wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop telephone 7001 7002 an advertisement tells us that a sulky plough is for sale just the thing for a balky team help the man in uniform you can help the man in uniform merely by saving regularly because when you save you increase the flow of labour and material from civilian to war production and when you lend accumulated savings to the country in war savings certificates arid war loans you kelp canada supply to our fighting men the- arms and equipment they need seize this patriotic opportunity pull your full weight start saving now i -v- ae 60 of cattaria j tili 1 v- x o i j v a iv