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the tribune stouffville- ont thursday slay 21 1942 page nine clareriiont and district bv staff correspondent local agent connors bakery see elsewhere in this issue for mr and mrs howard itten list of the ired cross canvassers were weekend visitors at the mar- whose final appointment is to be shall loten jo nrt t decided at rev tuesday evening mr and mrs bus empringham of kinsale called on friends here on saturday mr and mrs delbert booth and baby of stouffvllle district visited with mrs john spencely on sun day miss gladys and jean morley and friend of toronto visited at their home here on sunday miss johnson of unionville has been visiting at the home of mr and mrs kalph wellman mr james tjoates spent sunday at his home here mr and mrs bruce taylor and glenda also mrs albert taylor of goodwood called on friends here during the past week it is reported that mrs raymon pilkey and children intend living at whitevale for the summer mrs robert sadler of blackwat- er visited with her daughter vivian and also her aunt mrs esther palmer recently mr thos paterson who has been so seriously ill lately has been removed to the home of his daugh ter mrs pengelly at brooklln mr and mrs xehman of stouff- ville visited with mr and mrs roy ward on sunday mr fred lee of uxbridge visited with friends here on sunday mr irwin purdy of oshawa was in town on saturday last mr and mrs gordon ratcliff of stouffvllle visited with ttfte latters mother and father mr and mrs jud ward on sunday mr alfred mole former garage owner and- now in brampton was in the village on saturday miss elizabeth evans visited at oshawa on sunday arthur loyst whitby francis loyst of toronto and betty manion of toronto each visited their res pective home here on sunday mr jack brill inger who has been off his feet nearly a year now fol lowing a motor accident has had his leg placed in another cast a quiet wedding was solemnized at the united church parsonage claremont on may 12th when miss georgina pattenden daugh ter of mrs saunders of claremont became the bride of william banks of pickering rev kennedy officiat ed mr banks has enlisted with the rcaf notes from ovcracas the following interesting item was received last week from a claremont boy overseas whose name is not revealed ft runs as follows we are situated where we can hear the big guns booming back and forth acioss the channel there is a large metal fence built out in the sea covered with barb ed wire and other such disagree able things it is completely out of the water at low tide and can just he seen at high tide behind this along the beach is a similar fence the matter of food is not improv ing eggs are a thing of the past and we are on coupons for soap and are fortunate if we can buy the odd e kennedys on j mr alexander teacher in the 4th line school north visited at his home in toronto over the weekend miss beare from the usa has been a visitor at her brothers home mr earl beare claremont dick ward of claremont was a weekend visitor with his grand parents mr and mrs w p jones mr and mrs rolling of mt al bert visited miss rolling on sun day locil ltoj- join stouffville air cadet unit principal prouse of the clare mont continuation school along with five students from the school have joined the stouffville aid cad et unit thoso signing up are eric wallace george nokes ed warden billie binsted and victor morley principal prouse himself is applying to serve as an air cadet pilot officer and when accepted will proceed to the officers camp at jarvis ontario for two weeks training during the summer it is hoped that more boys in the clare mont area will avail themselves of the opportunity of this training and possibly two flights can be organ ized one in each centre donald beaton marks his 81 bsrt is possibly the eldest municipal clerk in the province d r beaton township clerk of pickering for the past 58 years celebrated his slst birthday on sunday at the home of his daughter mrs h turner his eldest son w beaton kc of toronto and his mr ira boyer is confined to his bed at present through illness mr stewart gregg is back on the job at pickering after a couple of months layoff through illness congratulations to miss margar et cowie on having received her interim first class certificate at toronto xormal school last friday a quick survey of all business places in the village shows that practically all stores and service stations will observe the holidays on may 25th mr dave pugh was in lindsay this week disposing of this years crop of wool from some one hun dred head of sheep which he runs on his farm on the 9th concession mr pugh has recently added fortyseven head of cattle to his stock move to close store wednesday tftcriioons a movement is on foot in the village to have all stores and garages close on wednesday after noons some of the storekeepers approached by the tribune on the matter felt that the idea would be a good one for at least the summer months others were not in favor of closing at any time most of the surrounding communities have adopted the wednesday half holi day the type of business in which some are engaged warrants their remaining open and it appears rather difficult to reach an amiable agreement among all business pro prietors goodwood boy sings on bbc from london the solid four a vo cal and guitarplaying qaartette from the royal canadian air force broadcasts over the bbc from london from left to r ight they are corp bill wilkinson goodwood ont icorp scotty barne6 toromo slim lewis winnipeg and bill haneox toronto uxbridge schools near here may have to close chocolate bar if at work outside brated his birthday on sunday mr the meal is brought to them it consists of two bully sandwiches and tea we see lots of signs which read horse flesh for sale two public schools in the south ern end of uxbridge township may not reopen at the beginning of the next term on the first of september according to estimates of farmers living in the district cause of the shutdown will be the lack of pupils at glen major there are only four children on the roll and at the school on the sixth concession not more than six scholars are in at tendance in this latter school there was a peak attendance years ago of 22 scholars and a low some time ago of two i guess the land is too poor for fanneis to support families in this section said a farm lady to the tribune on monday when we inter viewed a home near the school the teacher at the sixth line school is mr d long of uxbridge town and we were told he would be leaving at the end of the term in june the question now aiises will thi sixth line school if once closed be come the haunted house it was once said to be or do you recall the sensation of some years ago when it was claimed that desks maps and furniture was being tum bled around and the section was awe stricken children claimed they had seen the desk move about and went heme with weird stories fin ally the trustees were invited in and believe it or not they too saw the desks move about and the is now a successful farmer there chalk go rolling along the ledge mr annis is also superintendent of and went away shaking their family were also present his younger son dr beaton and family were unable to be present mr 3eaton is justly proud of his grand children in the service of their country miss mary beaton is con nected with the air force david turner at macdonald college training camp manitoba capt donald beaton in england and robeit beaton training in the air force mr beaton has seven other grandchildren and four great grandchildren dcpntyreeve celebrates blake annis deputyreeve of pickering township also cele- annis was born in whitevale and es for the boys overseas the annual meeting of the w i was held on tuesday at the home of mrs w e holtby the secretary treasurer gave the following rep jit during past year they have rais ed 13294 for evening telegram british war fund 171 54 for can adian red cioss 1500 for war charities and 1100 for maple syrup for the navy league with 50 members on the roll theie were 11 meetings held with a total at tendance of 275 an open meeting was held with an attendance of 51 making a total of 326 guest speakeis were heard at two meet ings also repoits from local lead ers a laige consignment of fruit and christmas goodies was sent to oshawa childrens shelter total raised during year 7094 expenses 6325 leaving a balance on hand of 672 the following officers were then reelected by acclamation president mrs m hamilton 1st vice president mrs thomas robertson 2nd vice president mrs w gray secytreas mrs m jburk press mrs t c brown district director mrs wm ellicott directois mrs harvey mis mor ton and mrs devitt organist mrs burrell overseas box committee mis lemon mrs annis and mrs matthews meeting closed with a dainty lunch served by mrs wm milne mrs w e holtby mis g e holtbj and mrs cassie lightning strikes down fourteen head of cattle during a seveie electrical storm which passed over pickerin- town ship last thursday a tei rifle bolt of lightning stiuck the barns of deputy l reeve blake annis at whitevale j who with his son were just comple- j ting the milking when the bolt struck down the whole row of fourteen animals bawling in a terrific way the cows were all able to use again and were seemingly unharmed mr annis felt the shock pass through his ankles and for a few seconds he thought his whole herd had been killed it was a stiange sight before his eyes it was evening time and two separate bolts struck in the farm with only minutes between one came in over the telephone while the second bolt stiuck close by wiies weie burned out of the case- ings leading to the house and paint was even singed off the house tele phone coils weie burned out fuses were blow and the glass part of the bulb was blown off the radio lamp fiie flashed everyxvhere said mrs annis the father and son were just finishing milking she explained and the milker was still on the last cow when one crash struck it all happened within a few seconds but we are thankful it wasnt serious in damage mrs annis concluded the united sunday school ce your rooms look heads folks said it was hypnotism or mesmersion practised by the teacher of that day but this too is only a guess if the school is closed next september for lack of pupils we suggest that ed redshaw geo hill and joe nokes the three trus tees take their beds up there to make sure the place does not be come haunted again and made un fit through fear as a place of know ledge for some future generation who will pay more attention to raising a family than it appears is the case these days i dmtfaa no more drab walls delight your family with modern martinsenor paint not too shiny not too dull just right for the floors we have canada varnish these paints brush smoothly and are economical the wall paints come in a variety of dclciate shades to blend with your colour scheme plan now to add charm to your rooms brathwaite hardware stouffviiiie oxtakio brougham wedding bells are loudly ringing inour midst mr and mrs wm dunn have rented an apartment from mrs philip and moved in there this week miss i bate spent a few days last weeki visiting friends in toronto and pickering i messrs jos burrows and j ingles are spending a few days with friends at lucknow pte walter knox who has been training at newmarket has been transfered to camp borden messrs mairs and annis had a business trip to toronto on thurs day last mrs robert reesor entertained a number of ladles at tea on satur day afternoon in honor of miss hilda hood who is being married on saturday afternoon next mr donald white purchased the 50 acres west of the village known as the dam farm at the mort gage sale held there saturday mr and mrs mairs also jack and barbara visited with mr and mrs wm r boylngton of blackwater jn sunday containers have been placed in the business places by the insti tute proceeds to go to packing box- cupboard quislings j that too hard a name for people who selfishly lay inuhnecessarystdcksiof clothesor f obd or goods for fear of shortages no the name is not too hard fyen though it may jbe earned through thougritlessriessrforih reality they are doing in a pettyt mean way what the quis ling does in jthe open i anyone who buys more than is necessary for current neeos j v is breaking his counfarys law for personal advantage sbetraying his loyal neighbours and those who 6x not so well off as he o is in effect depriving our fighting men of the munitions and supplies they must have to defend us it j is hindering our war effort and helping our enemies loyal citizens avoid putting unnecessary and abnormal strains on- our factories in time of war loyal citizens do not spend one dollar more on civilian goods than is absolutely necessary for current needs the law provides for fines up to 5000 and imprison ment up to two years for hoarding and hoarding is justanother word for unnecessary selfish buying in cases where it is advisable for you to buy in advance of your immediate requirements such as your next seasons coal supply you will be encouraged to do so by direct statement from responsible officials thewaruyie prices and trade board ottawa canada h3w