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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 3 1942 claremont and district by staff correspondent local agent mouders store mrs charles hardy who suffered markham sang during the ceremony a stroke recently is understood to miss margaret thompson niece be somewhat improved this week i mrs robert dawson has returii- miss margaret briscoe of brook- ed to her home in parry sound lin was a visitor at home over the after having been employed for weekend some time here at the frank loyst mr and mrs duncan dolphin and canning plant friends gathered at daughter doris were visitors one i the dawson home last week to day last week with mrs wm forrester of oshawa and a niece of mr dophins miss helen barclay rn has been ill lor a few days and forced to stop her work at the pickering plant temporarily mrs v middlelon visited for a few days recently with her daughter and family mr and mrs hamlin of whitevale pte william collins has been home for a weeks leave from his army training miss viola forsyth has been home from her school in oshawa due to illness miss irene lynn ot whitevale visited here at the home of her grandmother recently mr edgar sherk has taken on the job of bus driver with the wood ward line running from stouffville to the munitions plant mr and mrs gordon ratcliff of stouffville visited with mr and mrs judson ward on sunday mr and mrs floyd jones of brooklin were visitors in the village on saturday mrs morgan evans is resting favorably since undergoing an oper ation in st michaels hospital last week mr herb forsyth toronto visited with his uncle mr g m forsytti one day last week mr and mrs king of oshawa were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs harold loyst friends of miss shirley manion gathered at the home of the par ents mr and- mrs f manion one evening last week to enjoy a party it being the occasion of miss man- ions- ibirthday friends of miss alma ward gathered at the home of miss g forsyth one evening last week when a kitchen shower was tendered this saturdays dride miss ward who is a former school teacher and daugh ter of mr and mrs fred ward re ceived many useful gifts with which to adorn her new home in stouff- gtouffvile ville i mr and mrs dean mairs accomi pariied dr and mrs n f tomlin- son to keswick on saturday to at tend the bothwellhamilton wed ding mrs garfield hamilton of tender the young lady a farewell party mr and mrs jack lehman of toronto were the guests of their parents at w lehmans and r redshaws over the weekend pte alvin lehman was home with his family over the weekend alvin enlisted in november with the casc and is stationed in tor onto at present keep in mind the plunkett din ner being sponsored by the w i on tuesday december sth at 630 goes to selective service board allen giles who occupies a home on the slderoadiri the 9 th concession just north of the wlnton white home has taken a position with the selec tive service board in toronto mr and mrs giles have closed their country home for the time being and moved into the city there are sever al acres of land with the property and the coupleexpect to return during the summer months claremont bride to miike her home in stouivville the baptist church claremont was the scene on saturday after noon at i pm of the marriage ot alma isobel ward daughter of mr and mrs fred ward to howard douglas haynes son of mrs jessie haynes and the late edward hay nes of goodwood rev walter daniel was the officiating pastor miss jean ward sister of the bride was bridesmaid and mr jjorhe tindall supported the groom the bride was attired in blue sheer and carried red roses while her brides maid wore wine sheer and carried pink roses a receptionwas held at the brides home following the cere mony mrs ward receiving in pale hlue sheer andmrs haynes mother of the groom receiving in navy the couple left on a motor trip the bride travelling in a fur coat with brown accessories they will reside in notice take notice that a meeting will be held at claremont in the base ment of the united church on saturday the 12th day of dec ember 1942 at the hour of 230 oclock in the afternoon for the purpose of electing trustees for the cemetery situated in lot 12 con cession 9 of pickering township commonly known as the bethel cemetery the owners of plots are requested to attend the meeting dated at claremont the 14th day of nov 1942 annie spofford porter annetta m holdon norman linton clareinoiit man has miraculous escape at cpr crossing icoming out of a car that was al most a total wreck fred lyons of claremont escaped with only small cut above the eye when he drove headon into a standing freight train at the cpr crossing here late monday evening the train was waiting on the siding for the regular midnight train to pass at the time mr lyons approached from the north down the brock road the car was driven partially under the train and was riddled beyond recognition according to constable norton mr lyons told railway officials he failed to see the train or any warning lights this is the second accident which has occurred at this crossing in- the last two years constable norton told the tribune that he advised the railway inspectors that a wigwag warning at this crossing would be of 1htfc dffaf fir 0 faa ive hung up the santa claus suit for the duration im in uniform now loaded down with war calls i cant get material to build more lines so please dont ask me to carry christmas messages particularly longhaul calls to the eastern seaboard and the far west thank you i know youll understand omwczcvc great assistance such a step would however have to come before county council big lted cross sale brings in 350 a grand total of 350 was raised by the north pickering and clare mont red cross in their big sale bingo and games day held at clare mont on wednesday the lovely quilt donated by the brock road ladies brought in 5655 alone two pairs of blankets donated by the two tor onto departmental stores were also awarded as lucky prizes miss e green of greenwood getting the one and mrs robert burton of detroit the other the quilt was won by miss mary brown ot toronto numerous other prizes were donated and the big crowd kept auctioneer scott on the jump during the affair the appreciation of the branch is ex tended to all who helped make the effort such a success to the clever- fingered sewers the makers of del icious baking doners of farm pro duce and sellers of tickets not to mention those who provided trans portation for many of the buyers l6al taxi driver acquitted on careless driving charge jack brignall of claremont who operates under a stage coach licen se and transports munition work ers in a sevenpassenger sedan was acquitted on a charge of careless driving in police court friday when he produced six passengers to oppose the testimony of four witnesses for the crown in court at whitby the charge arose out of an in cident on the brock road picker ing on the afternoon of october 29 when the crown alleged brignall cut in front of an uxbridge bus driven by orville welch as the latter was attempting to pass both vehicles were transporting war workers and were headed north there was no collision between the two i came to a stop at the railway tracks and brignall passed me testified welch he then slowed down to ahout 15 miles per hour and when i tried to pass him at the approach to a long grade he cut in front of me a short distance farth er on he slowed down at a side road and when i again attempted to pass him he cut in front once more forcing me to apply my brakes to keep from going in the ditch two bus passengers corroborated welchs evidence but this was de nied by the accused and seven of his passengers brignall stated that welch had loads of room to pass and was not interferred with in any way n burton claremont one of brignalls passengers told the court a feud existed between the clare mont and uxbridge drivers the uxbridge bus people are jealous of brignall in my opinion and while i have nothing specific to go on thats the general trend of conver sation in the district john burnett who drives a bus from stouffville for the same com pany that empipys welch testified that brignall has also cut in front of him on the brock road on sever al occasions one time he did this i had 37 passengers all munition workers and narrowly escaped go ing in the ditch he stated r d humphreys who represent ed the accused man objected to burnetts testimony on the grounds that it had no bearing on the pre sent case his evidence will be heard i want to get at the bottom of this replied his worship in dismissing the case magistrate ebbs said he was inclined to be- lieve the bus people but added that he was forced to give the accused the benefit of the doubt if you are to blame and keep this up sooner or later you will run into trouble with dire consequences to yourself warned the court there is no room for petty jealous ies where the safety of war work ers are concerned brignall told the court he had lost his taxi license for 30 days but was operating under a stage coach permit j b irvine chief constable for pickering township laid the charge and the crowns case was conducted by provincial constable charles hefferon a stern warning to all drivers who transport munition workers that a conviction on a traffic viola tion will draw the maximum pen alty was announced by magistrate f s ebhs interference iwith war workers on the highway will not be tolerat ed in this court he declared claremont farmer gets 1000 an hour thomas dawson is giving up farm ing and last week sold bis stock and implements by public auction at the farm east of altona and- a bit north into uxbridge township on the third concession the selling lasted just three hours during rwhich time auctioneer a s farmer turned in exactly 53000 this means that the farmers at the sale and there were many bid up the stuff at exact ly- 1000 per hour the high priced cow was a guernsey and sold for 137 and her calf brought another 17 a durham cow sold to f beckett of unionville for 140 beet cattle too stood at high prices and averaged around 85 each the horses prices seemed a bit toetter when a bay gelding brought 7200 and a three year filly 5250 these prices for good horse flesh were not high oh no but then at some sales there is scarcely any bidding pigs still held a spot light posi tion and good chunks brought 17 mixed grain fetched 135 a cwt and oats 44c per bushel a set of sleighs found a new home at 51 going away to langstaff i think this was one of the pleasantest sales i have sold this year said mr farmer he ex plained- that bidding was brisk and things were snapped off in good style brougham mrs william bllicott spent the weekend with friends in toronto mr and mrs h madill of long branch called on friends on sunday missvdora matthews of- toronto was home over the weekend the w i will hold their regular meeting at the home of mrs m hamilton on tuesday december sth the y p held a social evening on monday last at the home of mr and mrs allan gray the happy circle imission band- are busy these days getting ready for a bazaar which they are hold ing in the school on saturday after noon mr and mrs h philip and fam ily visited with friends at port perry on sunday pte and mrs waller knox were with their parents over the weekend a numbers of our local ladies were at claremont on wednesday assisting at the red cross sale and bingo which proved a real success iealizing 350 in the draw for quilt and 2 pairs blankets miss mary brown of toronto came first miss e green of greenwood 2nd and mrs robert burton of detroit 3rd congratulations to the winners mr and mrs dean mairs also mr and mrs c- madill were at kes wick on saturday attending the hamiltohbothwell wedding following is a list of articles which were packed on friday by our red cross workers 12 ladies night gowns 19 pairs boys pyjamas 14 years 18 windbreakers boys size 14 10 boys coats 1 pair navy breeches 4 large quilts 1 cot quilt 7 pairs seamans stockings 4 pairs gray socks 2 pair boys stockings 2 womans cardigans navy turtle neck sweaters 1 knit ted scarf 2 pairs soakers 2 wash- clothes and 1 afghan people of pickering township get out your and steel it is your par trfotic duty gather it up on or before december 15th next and deliver or sell it on or before that date by the urgent request of our dominion government the township of pickering and all other municipalities in the dominion are being organized for the collection of such scrap metal in this township in each of its school sections with your school boards in charge please deliver your scrap where directed by your school board if being donated to the red cross or other war charities but if cash is required turn it over to a dealer licensed to purchase such scrap metal for the purposes of war report your total tonnage to your school secretary motor car bodies and other sheet metal not required at the present time by order of the council william reesor reeve prisoner after dieppe i wafts c 3i is r s i r siv t r 1 1 x- i ss ffv r m fajagwo thank god for red cross par cel writes sergt fred evans of newmark6t from a prison camp in germany where he was placed after the dieppe raid he is a son of mr and mrs arthur evans three had no butter it is time we cut down on our butter consumption instead of step ping it up declared mrs christine white before a mass gathering of more than 200 women liaison officers to consumer branch wartime prices and trade board in the ontario college of education- auditorium mrs white who comes from virinipeg is a member of ithe head quarters staff consumer branch which is under the direction of miss byrne sanders look at the thousands of people all over the country carrying sandwiches in lunch boxes today as they go to work in war industries as well as the great supplies of hut- ter used in the armedforces mrs white pointed out not only are the people of canada buying more butter these days but they are really using more she explained the time has come for us to use less butter in the home mrs white asked all women pre sent who had absolutely no butter at home to raise their hand of more than 200 women only three had no butter a motion presented by deputy reeve thomas harding of reach to advertise for valuators was vot ed down after several members had expressed their views the council in its dying hours was not disposed to- deal with so contentious a ques tion at this time at the january session when the warden names a special equalization committee the matter may come up again there were those in council like reeve william reesor of pickering who did not think that valuators could be secured at this time as many men had enlisted and others wre engaged in war industries he reminded the mover of the motion of the good assessment deal secured some years ago by the township of reach i didnt blame them for it he said adding that he did not think flie township was suffering from overassessment make your car last every auto available is desperately needed today the transportation facilities are strained to the iimit so its important that you make your car last for canada and share it too bring it in often for complete check ups cut your speed and save your tires keep your motor tuned yes its expert care that means longer wear drive in to see us today roadways garage stouffville ont warden given watch pw valuation not favored by county while in favour of a new valua tion of the county to bring about a fair equalization of assessments on tario county council docs not think that the time is opportune to do it particularly invlewof the fact that the provincial government may shortly bring down new legislation which will set up a new and equit able assessment system for counties oscar if downey warden of the county of ontario for 1942 and rcevo of whitby township who was presented with a gold wrist watch by his col leagues in the county council last week as a token of apprecia tion and esteem wartime travel tip no 2 rr notfurryzotsoftime ihave my twketr wise man he patronized the city ticket office well in advance and will avoid last minute rush and uncertainty at train time ps hes also travelling light in wartime to conserve available railway space canadian national