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zr i v- the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 2nd 1942 vfc page nine claremont and district by staff correspondent local agent connors bakery mrs- coin and mrs scott two i sisters of mrs richardson here have been visitors in the community for a few days the baptist mission circle mot at the home of mrs lynn on tues day afternoon the keyword for the meeting was 90 we understand that mr grant taylor who has been a baker with the connor establishment for a great number of years has left this trade to work at pickering mr and mrs wm waddeil cf stouffville were wednesday after noon visitors with friends in clare mont mr nelson sanderson of toronto was at his home over the weekend miss ida stanbury of peterboro was home last weekend air and mrs frank loyst and han have been visiting with rela tives in tweed for a week mr and mrs wilker of toronto were sunday visitors at mrs glea- eons home mrs will blrkett mrs brown and mrs mclntyre have been visit ing in ottawa for a few days mr and mrs fred irogers ot havelock were weekend visitors at the homes of mrs charles gostick and mrs charles storry rev walter daniels was a visit or in toronto for a few days last week i the regular meeting of picket ing township council will be held in the township hall brougham next monday july 6th miss helen parkinson ot peter boro was the guest soprano soloist during the anniversary services held in the united church here last sunday the claremont and north pick ering branch of the red cross will imake a salvage collection again this fall and all are asked to put aside their material and have it ready for the collectois when the date is announced decoration service this sunday the annual decoration and mem- erial service will be held in the union cemetery here this coming sunday july 5th rev i e ken nedy will be the speaker for the afternoon while the baptist male quartette will render special musi cal selections a silver collection will be taken up dcr seen north of the village t mr garfield priest reports see ing three deer running across a field of barley on his farm on three separate occasions during the last week deer seem to be becoming quite plentiful in the area already this year they have been reported from whitchurch markham town ships and in the port perry district were 25 years married on saturday mr and mrs c a overland of claremont marked their 25th wed ding anniversary on saturday june 27th mr overland has carried on a local grocery business for some years coming with his wife originally from wellington coun ty while no special family gather ing was held to mark the occasion the couple were the recipients of many cards and good wishes from a host of friends and relatives miirkhnm bowlers capture two prize hero twelve rinks participated in the mixed doubles bowling tourna ment held on the local greens fri day of last week the first prize went to goodwins rink oshawa second gordon brown markham third norman hisey markham and 4th bell whitby mr and mrs wid miller and family were visitors with miss emma brown here last sunday a number of the local clan of the pugh and evans families attended the reunion held at uxbridge park on saturday nearly one- hundred turned cut for the gettogether mr and mrs jos ward of osh awa were visitors here at mr wards home over the weekend mr blake briscoe enjoyed a holiday last week with bruce mill er ot oshawa i mr and mrs james briscoe and daughter margaret visited with mrs james grant of toronto one day recently mrs donald hedges and son ronnie have just returned from a visit with friends in kitchener a number from the village at tended the decoration service in the uxbridge cemetery on sunday miss mabell johnson for some months teller in the canadian bank of commerce has been transferred to toronto to fill a similar position miss margaret wallace will succed miss johnson in the local bank union sen ice- to begin net sunday tee annual union services com bining those of the baptist and united churches here will com mence for the summer season next sunday the services will be in the united church in the morning and in the baptist church in the even ing however due to the decora tion sei vices next sutiday the joint evening seivice has been with drawn pickering couple quietly married at manso margaret elizabeth johnson second daughter of mr and mrs henry johnson and robert arthur jackson son of mr arthur jack son ot pickering twp were quietly married in the united church par sonage here on satuiday evening rev i e kennedy performed the ceremony the couple will make their home in pickering twp near green river where the bride taught school before her marriage native son buried here on monday many folks in and around clare mont will recall levi gibson bus driver for the ttc for 26 years who died at his home in toronto on friday in his 52nd year born at clafenibnt he was a son of the late mr and mrs john gibson the parents farmed in the locality but later moved to the village to live death came as a great shock be cause mr gibson had always enjoy ed the best of health and his fatal illness was practically his only ill ness mr abijah jones of altona who is a patient in the brierbush hospital in stouffville is an uncle to the deceased funeral on mon day to claremont cemetery was attended by numerous relatives in cluding his wife who was the form er violet graham there are no children deceased formerly occu pied the house where mr and mrs james leggitt now reside claremont public school promotions wanted dead hores and cattle telephone for free pick up phone stouffville 255 markham 4326 claremont 913 we pay phone charges gordon young ltd phone adelaide 3636 toronto buses leave stouffville to toronto a 715 am c 925 am d 1150 am g 345 pm d 450 pm e 940 pm toronto to stouffviue a 915 am xc 1100 am xd 130 pm a 530 pm c 730 pm e 1115 pm a daily ex sunday and holidays b monday and saturday only c sunday and holidays d saturday only saturday sunday and holidays f friday saturday only erdly ex saturday sun hoi x through to uxbridge eastern daylight sarins time tickets and information at ikola fxwd shop phone 1t gray coach lines net in order of merit entrance harold brooks megan beare thelma sanderson pearl pilkey irvine rolling lillian redshaw lawrence norton from grade vii to grade vm douglas hinan blake briscoe kenneth morley jean slcry bob ward earl anderson velma bin- sted bill manion from grade ylio grade vii helen norton doreen pattenden marion redshaw joan sanderson dick ward johnny adderscn gloria beverley lillian binsted bruce lehman marion manion joe morley georgina pilkey jack wallace from grade v to grade vi alex beaton lloyd wagg donald belby prin e b hcsie cliaremont junior room promotion list names in alphabetical order grade iv to grade vi donald brown larry brown grant hardy donald manion wilfrid morley grade iv to grade v elizabeth denby rec marion evans allan pilkey gerald middle- ton carl norton rec yvonne redman rec michael valentino rec grade hi to grade iv ivan beverley violet binsted margaret farr joyce redshaw grade ii to grade iii clyde beaton dorothy brocks lyall brooks keith carson bruce kennedy joan middleton mildred ward eldon wagg angeliae valen tino grade 1 o grade ii gwen addersca ronnie barnell garry evans leila farr joe hin an marion middleton alan red shaw olga rhodes reginald sanderson shirley taylor teacher lois e linton mr and mrs saunders were in stouffville calling on mr abijah jones who is confined to the brierbush hospital hill caltltuthers the home of mr and mrs elwood carruthers uxhridge township was the scene- of a very pretty wedding saturday june 27th when their only daughter dorothy norrine was united in marriage to wilmot ornsby hill elder son of mr and mrs loss hill of claremont ont the ceremony was performed by rev i e kennedy or claremont and miss edith peters of port perry aunt of the bride played the wedding music the house was beautifully decor ated with pink and white peonies and pink and yellow roses and the ceremony took place under an arch trimmed with delphiniums peonies pink and white streamers the pretty bride given in marriage by her grandfather mr a d peters of port perry looked charming in a floorlength gown of white sheer and lace over taffeta her finger tip veil of tulle was held in place with a coronet of seed pearls and she carried a bouquet of pink briar- cliff roses and white bridal wreath the bridesmaid miss laura hill of oshawa sister of the groom wore palegreen organza over taffeta and carried a bouquet of johanna hill loses mr randolph carruth ers brother of the bride was best man during the signing of the reg ister mrs i e kennedy sang 0 perfect love after the ceremony a dainty luncheon was seived the brides mother in powder blue figured crepe and the grooms mother in navy bine flowered sheer both weaung bouquets of johanna hill roses received the threetiered wedding cake made by the brides grandmother mrs a d pfters of port perry formed a beautiful centrepiece for the brides table the waitresses misses rachael peddie and darlene norton in pink sheer and mrs gordon benson cousin of the bride and miss evelyn tweedie in blue sheer served lunch to about 50 guests the grooms gifts to the brides maid pianist soloist and waitress es were crystal dishes and to the best man a cigarette lighter later amid showers of confetti and good wishes the happy couple left on a motor trip to st marys and points west the ibride travelling in a beige polo coat the gift of the groom powder blue sheer dress and blue hat and blue accessories on their return they will reside in claremont among outoftown guests were mr and mrs r nighswander lock- port ny mr and mrs d e start up orchard beach mrs b gray and daughter aileen mr bill evans mr and mrs h blackburn and son howard and miss betty hutton all of toronto and mr and mrs c s carruthers of markham 15 months for theft at brougham crownattorney a f annis extends welcome to judge german norman carlton of the 5th con cession pickering township was convicted en a breaking and enter ing charge when he appeared be fore judge j c m german of cobourg in the county judges court at whitby on monday he was given 15 months at burwash in dustrial farm the charge against carlton arose out of the theft of a crate and a six- quart basket of eggs and a jar of pickles from the home of wjl middleton of broughnm on the night of april 6 accused denied the charge but no defense was offered in his behalf defense counsel rd ruddy of whitby claiming the crown hadnt made out a case against accused according to the evidence of constable john norton of clare mont tire tracks similar to those found at the middleton home when the theft occurred were made by a car driven by accused and the eggs were found at a nearby farm while his car was still there following this investigation of ficer norton testified middleton suggested that they so to the carl ton home they went there and to a farm owned by a man named clarke one of oarltons friends but saw no sign of the accused as they were proceeding they came to a ranch owned by dr mcewen and worked by ben vanluven at the lime here they noticed carltons car which middleton recognized since carlton had worked for him only a few days befaore leaving the officers car at the highway they proceeded up the drive as the car owned by carlton pulled away and approached the main road the constable stopped it found carlton at the wheel questioned him and when he denied any know ledge of the theft suggested they go back and question vanlaven find esc and accud together middleton aad carlton went into the house to speak with the farm er norton testified and he stayed outside and followed the tracks of the carlton car- around the house where they stopped he claimed he found the stolen articles with the crate covered by a potato sack af ter that he stated he placed carl ton under arrest ben vanluven who operated the ranch for dr mcewen told the court that about four days before the breakin he started to board at the carlton home and shared a room with the accused for three nights he recalled young carlton slept with him but on the night in question he was not around when vanluven himself went to bed up on waking in the morning however he found carlton in bed and he remained there after the ether got up and went over to the ranch about a mile away while he was here he stated carlton drove up he got out said something about the weather and went off some where he saw him take nothing from the car he said shortly after wards he said the officer and middleton arrived asks case be dimixsed following the luncheon recess mr ruddy moved that the case be dismissed an the grounds that the crown had not proved its case he outlined where the crown in his estimation had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt certain pertin ent facts a great deal had been said mr ruddy pointed out about the tire marks the constable could talk of a particular type with au thority he admitted since he dealt with tires at his garage but at the same time he pointed out the officer hadnt made any observations about any footprints perhaps he wasnt a shoe sales man commented his honour complimenting mr ruddy on the manner in which he had presented his case judge geiman said he couldnt help but find that noiton was telling the truth i was very much impressed with his nortons evidence he re- marked he said that he noted that vanluven seemed to give his evidence for the crown lather re luctantly and because of this fact he placed moie credence in what was said accused a conundrum crown attorney allin annis said that carlton was one of the con undrums of ontario county he pointed out that he had had three previous convictions and like this case all were for quite unexplain- able and foolish acts he felt the community was better off without j him j at the request of the judge the father of the accused was called forward and asked a number of small arms i l uiivtci small arms such as the famous bren light machine gun produc ed in quantity in canadian plants make the canadian soldier one of the bestequipped fighting men on any front trained to a hair and armed with such modern weapons he is a match for the finest fighting men on earth questions about his son he asked the father if there was any reason he could offer why he should not give the young man seven years or on the other hand a suspended sentence why does he get into these troubles asker his honour mr arlton pointed out that his acquainted for many years and thought that middleton was res ponsible for leading him astray it had been brought out in cross- examination that middleton had a police record as well as carlton he stated that middleton had frequent ly been with him when they had drinks and that this kind of pas- son and middleton had been socially time had nofbeen good for his son danc saturday evenings cedar beach gardens i to i 11 c vr es the saviour of c k lit j j jtik is country when the guns regin to shoot kipling like kipling we too salute the army we salute our coura geous fighting- men wherever they be in distant lands or at home we salute the privates the gunners the drivers the commandos and every man jack of the canadian army who has a job to do and by jingo is going to do it in downright quality there isnt a finer army anywhere nor one better equipped guns tanks bren carriers trucks jeeps and a host of other vehicles serve this army its ready for anything any time we are proud of the canadian army proud too that goodyear experience and goodyear men are being called upon to make many of the rub ber products so essential to fast- moving hardhitting warfare