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1940 copies classified ads on back page leading weekly br whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridgejwps vol 53 no 47 stouffville ont thursday april 1 1943 bight pages missionary shipwrecked on her return voyage miss annie j yoe returns on furlough to homo after over four years in nigeria- with her left arm broken and in a sling and a bruised ankle injuries suffered when the ship on which she was traveling to this continent on furlough from nigeria was wrecked miss annie j yeo return ed to st thomas on saturday after noon to spend some time at the home of her parents mr and mrs samuel yeo she left four and a half years ago for africa where she has been serving with the united missionary society and where she hopes to return at the end of her furlough miss yeo who has frequently ad dressed meetings in the mbc churches in stouffville and district was one of a group of six mission aries from africa who finally reached new york by plane on thursday three of the others tieing from the presbyterian church and two ifrom the sudan interior mission no lives were lost when the ship on which they were traveling went down in twelve minutes and fortunately since it was cold and rough theyi were in the life boats only three hours before ibeing picked up her an other ship miss yeos experience was grave enough however for her cabin was crushed in and she was trapped in it in total darkness sud denly her flashlight which was lying on the floor came on of its own accord and she was able to see the door of the cabin and by struggling to make her way out it was not until she was in the lifeboat that she dis covered that her arm had been brok en all her curios snapshots and other baggage went down with the ship but such things valued though they were seemed of little import ance in comparison with the manner in which all lives were saved miss yeo speaks most highly of the crew of the ship also of the kindness of the crew of the rescue ship miss yeo has found her years of residence in africa most interesting and is eager to return again her first task on arrival was the learning of the nupe language which is con sidered one of the most difficult in that country and which has been put in writing for only a few years while in nigeria miss yeo has neen at moliwa and share towns in tlie nigeria valley where she has teen doing evangelistic work some dispensary work and teaching school in the native language she has found the work intensely interesting there being a splendid response especially among the younger gener ation it is more difficult to get the families to permit the girls to attend school than the boys for the girls work very hard from early years but there is an awakening in this regard and an interest in education is being created the district where miss yeo is stationed is right in the niger valley and very hot share is twenty miles in the bush from the nearest rail way station they used to make the journey by native lorry but since the war with less petrol and rubber there are fewer lorries and they often use bicycles this is not as simple as it sounds for although there is a good motor road the other routes are all bu6h paths and it is sometimes necessary to walk about half the way queried astothe safety of bush travel miss yeo stated that the traveler must always be on the watch for snakes everywhere one does not go out at night without a light for this reason and some snakes ihave the habit of dropping from trees big preparations for syrup harvest butrunpoorsofar miss annie j yeo bruce tennyson seriously injured in runaway crash bruce tennyson 7th concession markham farmer was seriously in jured on saturday afternoon when his horse ran away pitching the driver from the buggy onto the main street almost opposite obiien avenue the unfortunate man was carried into dr balls office where it was found he was suffering from a depressed fracture of the forehead he was taken to toronto general hospital and placed in charge of a brain specialist from information we could gather from onlookers the horse took fright passing over the railway tracks coming down town and reaching obrien avenue had gained considerable speed the buggy was swaying and struck the parked truck of lewis tipping over the buggy and hurling the driver to tlie ground gordon crowder and walter brown carried mr tennyson into the doctors office where he lost con sciousness and his condition was believed to be quite serious mr tennyon is heavily stocked with cattle and has no hired help on the farm he and his sister reside alone dean hester leaves hospital the word has been received by friends in town to the effect that mr dean kester of timmins ontario has been able to leave the hospital and return to his northern town follow ing a very critical illness mr kes ters friends in his home town will be pleased to learn about his improve ment in health and hope that he will soon be able to resume his law prac tise at timmins local hospital joins allied association the brierbush hospital at stouff ville has recently become a menuber of the newly formed allied private hospital association which is an whiirthvywalsofunda7allumes f embraces all the more sap pails hang from maple trees in sugar bush farms throughout suburban toronto this season indi cating thatfarmers are striving to increase production to meet the war time demand for maple syrup and sugar last weekend not a spile could be obtained fiom the hard wares in stouffville because of the increased demand of tappers warm weather started the sap run ning and many producers of maple syrup made their first collection in preparation for boiling operations last week the season however got off on a late start tor weather con- off badly and outside of a couple of good runs up to tuesday the run was a failure unless more favorable weather comes the season will go down as a failure hope to increase robert ratcliff who owns a 20- acre sugar bush five miles northeast of iriingwood had hopes to increase this years output threefold over last year first collection from over 1500 sap pails was made in one day and his new large evaporator was put into operation to run off the first boiling of pure maple syrup production is on such a large scale that operations require the work of six men working from early morn ing until dark it requires 40 gallons of raw maple sap to make i gallon of pure maple syrup and before it reaches the con sumer it must be graded to the standard specified by the wartime prices and trade board to make one complete collection of maple sap on the ratcliff farm is an allday undertaking equipped with a hovsedrawn stone boat cany ing a googallon capacity tank the sugar bushmen make their rounds several times during the day the sap container is brought to the sugar camp where it is emptied into large tanks with a total capacity of over 2000 gallons threehour process from the large storage tanks the sap flows in an endless trickle to the evaporator where it begins a three- hour iprocess under intense heat the long vats along which the sap flows are heated by a blazing fire in a firebox wihich extends the full length of the three attached metal trays heat is drawn through by a smokestack at the opposite end it requires three hours toprocess the sap into- syrup during which time the vats produce four gallons the sap follows a zigzag course through the sections of each vat and is siphoned into another when it reaches the third and final process vat it comes out in its manufactured form the sap evaporator and fire box on the ratcliff farm is attended by fat steckley an expert in the manufacture of maple syrup with more than 30 years experience his job is to make sure that the sap is kept at a constant iboiling tempera ture until it reaches its final stage of processing where it is tested by a thermometer for consistency when the syrup is ready to be run off it is put through a heavy strainer to separate dirt and other impurities known as maple sand this iby-pro- duct is used for chemical purposes clare atkinson is another large producer in whitchurch and sam fretz in pickering has over goo trees tapped todd hotel building four for council two for built 70 years ago probably one of the best known landmarks in uxbridge township is the todd hotel property facing the cxr station on the main road through the village since the place is being offered by auction on april s a few facts about the premises arc interesting the building contains 1 1 rooms and was known as the vic toria hotel built 70 years ago by the late james todd the property never passed out of the todd name even after the bar room was closed in 1907 when local option came into effect the reporter interrogated quite a few before he located anyone who could tell us when the place was built then we came across the veteran william whittleton and he informed us right off why said this oldtimer of the goodwood dis trict that hotel building was built about 70 years ago i remember it the place was built to the order of james todd and his brotherin law nels miller was one of the work men employed on the building we interviewed the township clerk hezekiah roach first but he could not recall the place being built although he said he was not around goodwood very much when a young man like mr whittleton he did remember the old cheese factory and he recalled the big fair held near the hotel premises that was a great day for the hotel others could readily recall the days of the old bar room and the foaming suds seething over the mahogany as the jolly bartender ser ved the drinks wearing his white apron many commercial travellers stayed at goodwood over night in those early days good warm rooms were assured and many travellers went to stouffville or north to ux bridge with horse and buggy of their own or from the livery stables it is now suggested that the pro perty going under the hammer to satisfy a mortgage would return a very good revenue for anyone who would convert it into a double house the lot is one of the most desirable in goodwood either as a business sitfiorfor a fine residence after the war the tribune contacted jcflin ashen- hurst about this angle of the sale but he wasnt so sure there would be much money in the venture it would be a fine lot however paid mr ashenhurst prominent in the building trade throughout the dis trict he explained that the rents were very low in goodwood and ven tured the opinion that probably the best rent obtained for any house in the village would he 100 per year but at that he said the place could be converted into the double and if handled ly the right person might do well someone might buy it just to get a home right now when houses in goodwood and everywhere else are at a real premium deputy reeve in markham twp byelection april 5th keeve charlie hooper after seven years of continuous acclamations in markham township a slate is now before the electors for the positions of deputy reeve and two councillors about 60 ratepayers attended the nomination wih charlie hooper receiving an acclamation for the reeveship at the nomination meeting last monday afternoon councillors w l clark and harry barber decided to fight it out for the position of deputy reeve mr clark wasn deputy reeve once before hence feels that he is the senior man while mr barber he beat clark at the polls in the last contest for council and therefore he should step up the ratepayers will decide their issue for council there are four in the field two to be elected each candi date spoke briefly at the nomination reuben pearse laid claim to being the only candidate living east of the sth concession with the exception of win timbers on the north townline w c gohn nominated for coun cil said he would never again have aspiration to run for markham coun cil he had served his day likewise albner sumerfeldt said he would not be a candidate either although his name was placed in nomination mr gohn sounded a note of cooperation with the city of toronto who were trying to back out of an agreement with the county wishing only to con tribute on county roads within 20 miles of the city i have been a road foreman for ten years said arthur buchanan nominated for council and this gave him experience archie fleming and win timbers two new faces entirely in municipal affairs spoke briefly mr timbers congratulated mr gohn who had i been through the mill for not a pubic auction sale that is said holding aspirations to startin again to have run into five figures was j thereby giving new men a chance conducted for w bruin well near reuben l stiver held a nomina- lansing last wednesday by clarke tion fo1 botn deputy and for the prentice from the drop of the hat council he decided to cast his lot as ten years on markham town ship council charlie hooper 4th concession farmer was re warded this week with an acclamation for the position of reeve to fill the vacancy caused by the death or the late james kennje reeve hooper was on his 7th term as deputy reeve a position lie held for all those year without ever having an election contest tractor auctions off at 2160 gormley bible school graduation woiiukx farms auction totals 7000 in the house the natives do not seem afraid of them and when one is seen the boys are called and the snake seldom escapes hyenas can be heard at night but they are a cowardly ibeast and leop ards have been reported in the dis trict although miss yeo has never seen any there are monkeys galore and they do iuch mischief among the crops so that the children are sent out to the fields to guard the corn etc from destruction by these marauders native foods are very good says the missionary and since the war there is a limitation on the import of foods the government encourages agricultural enterprise and has had good results it is reported the united missionary society with which miss yeo is serving is supported by churches of both can ada and america and there is a fine response in the homeland along that berths line says miss yeo the big diftl- coulombe at the brierbush culty now is the transportation hospital stouffville on sunday problem and many missionaries on march 28ui 1943 to mr and mrs furlough are having trouble in get- walter coulombe locust hill a ting back which means that those in i son- the hold must remain longer the i regular term of service is three years momullen at the brierbush and then one year of furlough i hospital stouffville on monday private licensed hospitals in toronto the local hospital is the only one outside the city taken into the organization since the institution has steadily grown in importance in the county by it increasing expansion and accommodation at a time when hospitalization is a prime requisite the toronto organization is glad to recognize this outside institutionthe aims of the private hospitals organi zation are no doubt mutual benefits and a desire to improve the service by trading information and ex perience with each other their claims can be more readily expressed by having a united and uniform front the hospital is booked to capacity practically all the time now in fact accommodation is at a premium most of the time while the crowd was not as large as was anticipated prices soared out of sight at the farm auction on the premises of woburn farms on the markham road just south of malvern on tuesday of this week the 1020 tractor sold for 410 and the thresh ing inacilne outfit went over the 800 mark a new cultivator brought 1s5 and a milking machine without any fittings 20000 the whole sale realized 7000 and auctioneer farmer was through selling at 530 joins the navy miss isobel collard was out from toronto over sunday visiting frlcnd3 norman baker of belleville and son of mr and mrs frank baker stouffville has enlisted at kingston with the royal canadian navy nor man and his wife reside in belleville where he holds a position in the bank of commerce fioixg west next week mr and mrs lou lownsborough are leaving next week on a western trip that will take them to carnduff sask where they will visit their son for the next month garage proprie tor there he intends to enlarge and repair his premises hence dad will be of great help during the un dertaking mr and mrs lowns- boroughs daughter elsie mrs march 29th 1943 to mr and mrsjtcel and three children were down lome mcmullen the gift of twlnf their farm home near wood- boys vllle this week for a day or two the fourth annual session of emmanuel bible school will come to a close with the graduation exercises in the gormley mennonite brethren in christ church friday evening april 2 at 8 oclock bishop e j swalm chairman of the general executive board of the brethren in christ church is to be the guest speaker the student body under the direction of prof j r steckley will render several groups of choral num- bersand two students will give test imonies of what school life has meant to them three young ladies will receive the diploma of the school for having completed the threeyear course of studies seven other students will re ceive the teachers certificate of the evangelical teacher training associ ation for having completed the pre liminary course those receiving the diploma are kathleen jones stouffville edna pridham stayner and alice hach born bresleau those receiving the certificate are ruby hiscox susan heinrichs ruby reinhart helen doner walter furdy mountoux and daniel thornhill the punlic are cordially invited to this service remained high all afternoon the tractor outfit a 21g0 went to andy grant wexford for 2160 the first bid was 1000 then 1500 was bid then hundred dollar advances were taken until near the top when 10 bids were welcome another great sale was the combine sold to w a mackay for 975 the outstanding sales in smaller implements was the hay loader for 205 spring tooth harrows 80 walgon gear mounted on rubber and homemade 103 set of electric clippers 3000 a marvelous price was paid for grain bags when 12 dozen sold for 60c each new price bags are 45c if you can get them the binder went to a man from mount albert for 290 and tractor plow 190 the hay loa der which brought 205 was sold by the same firm of auctioneers six years ago to mr brumwell for 10 less than todays price horses went around 145 for the best and cattle featured best in young cattle selling at 78 each among the more notalble guests in the big crowd were inspector majury chief coroner dr smirlie lawson jack fraser the chief inspector made the statement that he believed the crowd on hand would total 4000 and he is said to be a good judge buyers were recorded from a circle 100 miles around auctioneer c prentice was assisted by carl saigeon but only one selling ring was operated reeve dalton rumney for council said he was going to run bdt this didnt mean that he was going to run around for votes he would leave the issue with the electors when the time for filing nomina tion papers closed tuesday night the following stood for election for deputy reeve w l clark and harry barlber for council 2 to be elected reuben pearse reuben stiver win timbers dalton rumney the third councillor who is not affected by the upset in council is albert reesor the only man sitting on the council until after the election next monday april 5th farm home loses a good mother 25th anniversary for almira couple record cow raised by ballantrae farmer former reeve of whitchurch mr herman kidd is a good kind of farmer as well as a legislator this week bert talt delivered a holstein cow for him to the toronto stock yards which tipped the city scales at 1840 pounds the weight of the animal startled the buyers on the big market and well it might it takes a big cow to weigh even 1600 pounds according to mr talt mr kidd a very pleasant evening was spent at the home of mr and mrs peter stickley almira on tuesday march 30th on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary thirty guests paid tribute to the highly esteemed couple after a bountiful wedding supper an appropriate scripture was read by elder henry helse from proverbs 311031 then the chairmans re marks followed the hymn blest be the tie that binds then a young lady made her appearance wearing the brides dress of 25 years ago a reading was given on things that happened in the last twentyfive year by jim painter a speech was made by constable ben cayman and a reading by edgar stickley the closing remarks came from the bride and groom they recalled many happy events of their nuptial bliss we wish mr and mrs stickley many more years of happiness mrs william hakney- passed away at the farm home on lot 10 con cession 2 uxbridge sunday march 28 1943 in her 66th year death followed a long period of declining health from heart trouble n mrs hakneys maiden name was florence mortson she being a daughter of the late mr and mrs john mortson f epson where she was born after her marriage to mr hakney the couple lived most of their time in uxbridge township at siloam and on the second wlththe exception of a short time on a tarm south of claremont she was a loving mother and her home was hefearthly shrine besides her husband there survives to revere her memory two daughters mrs thos machesseney glasgow and mrs edward taylor garabaldl also three sons howard and james in toronto and kirby hakney of 6shawa who conducted a garage in stouffville for a short time a few years ago there are six grandchild ren also one brother horace mortson of omemee and two sisters mrs james smalley and mrs fred baston the funeral on tuesday afternoon was held from the homo of their dauphtdr mrs taylor interment be ing madeai goodwood cemetery the service was taken ly rev w r kendall and the pall bearers were messrs bert tlndall samuel bacon earl tlndall a faulkner robert white russel dowswell owing to 111 health of his wife and his own health mr hakney had just issued bills for a farm stock sale to be held on april 10 which will go on notwithstanding the passing of mrs hakney mr and mrs earl helse of toron- cashed in 17000 for the animal ato spent spent the weekend with his really handsome return mother mrs sam helse clark street days cpl george saunders returned to duty at windsor wednesday this week after being in bed sick for ten