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l s j xv thetribiine stouffville ont thursday july 20th 1944 ix ioeso equip dept 3- jtvtv by staff correspondent 30c arid district o 0 o ioc no local agents mowders store oaogioi j bruce miller son vf mr and mrs wid miller formerly of claremont now in oshawa is now lac miller rcaf bruce is expected home from vancouver on leave this week on completion of his course he will be assistant to an equip ment officer 6th line parents t 5 rp r c i it hear son killed in action in yd word was received on saturday by mr and mrs ross evans- 6th concession of uxbridge just east of claremont of the death of their son kenneth killed in action in france on july 9th kenneth was a member of the queens own rifles and went over seas two years ago hewastwenty years old and was born on the present homestead attending the webb school as a lad the family had had no definite word that their son was with the invasion forces although letters from neighboring boys made them believe that he might be there left to mourn the loss of this young soldier are his parents a brother joseph at home and two sisters mrs frank wright of oshawa and mrs wm wigg toronto of vefdict withheld until august 29- the remaining evidence in the case of ross redshaw claremont who is charged with driving while intovicated and with an acci dent which took place on no 2 highway on april 30 when the car driven by the accused collided with a transport was presented in police court last week before mag istrate f s ebbs who reserved judgment until august 28 the ac cused who was represented- by a w s greer was also remanded to thesame date oh a charge of dan- driving accused explained that during the evening he had helped at the refreshment booth in jack brig- nails barber shop claremont and about 11 oclock had left for bick ering accompanied by ray hill where they had something- toeat at the victory grill after leaving pickering they met two cars the second as they were rounding a curve just west of pickering bridge he said he claimed this car prevented him from seeing the transport which was behind it and that when he saw the trans- port it was partly on his side- of the road and he didnt have time to apply his brakes he said that the impact was between tlie left front wheel of his car arid the back wheels of the tractor of the truck he was thrown from the car and the first thing lie remem- berd was standing up in the mid- die of the road covered with blood his head hurting and feeling groggy he described his condition before the accident as perfect the accused when questioned by crown attorney a f annis went on to say that he had been taken to dr r t maclafens office in whitby and that he remembered pretty well what- took place there summing up defence- counsel greer declared that tha fact that the accused had had two pints of beer early in the evening did not necessarily mean that he was drunk iat the time of the accident and referred to the evidence of six witnesses- who had been with the accused at various times of the evening and whoishid he was not drunk he wenton to say that the accused was thrown from his car probably landing onhishead as he received a cut- on the head mr annis said- that it was un likely thatthe accused could have given -sucha- account of mr anil mrs john albright of uxbridge twp visited with mrs j bushby on sunday miss joyce mcculloiigh of tor onto and other friends visited at the mccullough home in the vill age here on sunday there were no cases heard at the regular division court at brougham on wednesday before judge coleman several minor actions were adjourned until the next court in september read the large display adv of jack nortons in this issue telling of his gravel pit in uxbridge township the norton trucks ex pect to begin hauling to the new market road west of uxbridge shortly where a retread surfac ing job is underway the united picnic of the two local sunday schools is scheduled to be held next friday july 21st to lynnbrook park no 7 high way east of brougham anyone who can supply transportation for the children kindly let the church officials know as soon as possible mrs david coates and baby of brooklin visited at her home here during last week mr james leggitt is out and about feeling much like himself again following his illness in the spring 1 miss wagg of detroit who was at her home here during the week end has returned to the states accompanied by her mother mrs nelson wagg who will stop at sarnia to spend some time with herdaugtiterj mrs alex morgan mrt and mrs fred redshaw were visitors in victoria corners on sunday where mrs redshaws mother mrs ab mantle has not been in the best of health miss doris dolphin of toronto visited over the weekend at her home here dr john button rcaf and mrs button and daughter were in claremont during the weekend visiting with mrs buttons par ents mr and mrs r e forsyth the button family recently arriv ed from the west mr and mrs harry porter and mr and mrs thos gregg enjoyed a motor trip to peterborough and points north on sunday miss bessie graham and stuart graham who is in the army were at their home here during the weekend mr and mrs robt little and grandson jack of toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs c a overland mr little is a brother of mrs overland miss bernice overland also of toronto is- spending this week here with aunt and uncle messrs earl beare and john badgerow were after the finny tribe at lake simcoe over the weekend we are told but results of the expedition were not disclos ed the little son of mr and mrs ross watson 4th con of uxbridge who sustained the mangled fin gers in a neighbors cutting box last week was expected home from the sick childrens hospital this week severely burned the little son of mr and mrs burnell here was painfully burn ed one day last week when along with other playmates he came in contact with a tin of lye the boys had opened the tin and some of the contents spilled on the chest of the burnell lad his companion was only slightly injured minister leaving rev w ii bexton pastor in the baptist church here will- relin quish his charge in the fall and take up teaching duties at the un iversity of toronto it is under stood mr and mrs bexton have only occupied the parsonage for a short time and claremont folks will regret their departure rev bexton has been taking a course at the university during his short pastorate here i using a combine many acres of wheat will come down this week according to many of the farmers- who visited the village on monday fields on the farms of john scott and jos em- pringham were cut last week an idea for the use- of the combine has been introduced which might prove popular with those who are still rather skeptical regarding the value of these new machines it has 1 always been contended by many- that a good deal of grain is lost through the necessity of let ting it ripen so long before the combine can be used a device can now be placed or your combine which will harvest the crop after you have cut- it with the mower andtherarrangement is said- to be working outi satisfactorily on farms west of here i brougham mr and mrs c7hart also eva and jack have returned home after spending a pleasant holiday with friends at owen sound mr and mrs paynter and earl have been visiting with friends at belleville mrs r miller and billy visited her parents wm and mrs knox on sunday mr dean mairs is improving the appearance of his property by building a cement block garage at the rear of his store mrs wallace ellicott and little daughter returned to their home in toronto after spending a week with mr and mrs wm ellicott wedding bells are again ring ing in our midst several families from this dis trict were at whitevale attending decoration services mr t c brown does not im prove as fast as his many friends would wish the womens institute held their regular meeting on tuesday afternoon at the beautiful home of mr and mrs winton white with a good attendance the min utes of the previous meeting were read and adopted a donation of ten dollars was received from a friend it was decided to add fifteen dollars to this donation and send twentyfive dollars to jam for britian fund at the close of the business a contest of words and meanings was held in which all took part the hostesses mrs white crawford birrell and mil ler seived a dainty lunch from tables set on the beautiful var- anda mr and mrs m hamilton visit ed with her brother mr george burton of gormley congratulations to mr and mrs browes helen dewitt who were married on saturday afternoon helen was a popular young lady last week having been tendered three miscellaneous showers as presents from local friends militarymedal winner for gal lantry in italy pte f k baker of weston ont came home aboard a repatriate train re cently warden hears son is killed sst a p devine killed in italy on july 100 official word has been received by dr and mrs c j devine bea- verton that their son sgt a f devine was killed in italy on july 10 dr devine is warden of ontario county sgt devine enlisted in the can- hdm devitt saturday brick rev r w- mcvey officiated at a pretty summer wedding in greenwood united church on sat urday july 15 when helen m devitt only daughter of carl and mrs devitt of brougham formerly of greenwood was united in marr iage to elmer john bud browes son of mr and mrs john browes of west hill the church which was tastefully decorated with summer flowers by girl friends of the bride formed a lovely setting mr william devitt brother of the bride was at the organ through out the ceremony miss eva poaps of toronto and miss marjorie byers cousin of the bride sang0 promise me given in marriage by her father the bride was lovely in a long floor length brocaded ivory satin gown with long sleeves and sweet heart neckline her finger tip veil was of embroidered net caught in cap style she carried small sweetheart roses and babys breath the brides attendants miss lor- aine leslie of toronto wore a powder blue silk jersey with white lace dutch cap and powder blue veil and carried a sheaf of summer flowers little miss barbara gray cousin of the bride was flower girl- in pale pink sheer with headdress of pale blue and pink forget-me- nots she carried a nosegay of summer flow ers mr victor turrell attended the groom as best man usher were john devitt younger brother of the bride and norman browes nephew of the groom the reception was held in the basement of the church the brides mother received in powder blue crepe dress with corsage of sweet peas while the grooms mother wore mauve silk jersey and sweet peas after the usual- toasts the groom presented the bride with- a lovely engraved gold locket a signet ring to the flower girl and new testaments to each of the oth er attendants the brides going away dress wasj a robins egg blue summer suit white hat and white accessories later the bride and groom left constable- irvine deposed that for a trip to muskoka upon their accused had fully cooperated return they will reside in oshawa after being apprehended in toron- i to and had expressed his sorrow at the trouble he had caused accused adian dental corps on november stated that he had sworn int0 tho 11 armistice day 1939 going air force last marcn ne was taking overseas in june of 1941 after a spe course he gave- his age being stationed in england for the as eighteen and crown attorney next uvo years he was then sent pointed out tnat he had not action in to italy in october 1943 he was been drafted vbut- had volunteered just 25 years of age for service he had no previous r- record he was remanded one send the tribune to absent friends week in custody for sentence therotpromitaiiy young airman pleads guilty- herbert overy dickering town ship pleaded guilty to charges of theft in whitby police court before magistrate ebbs he was accused of stealing a small electric motor a suit of clothes and other articles from workshop summer cottage of a former employer h v shipley of highland creek overy was arrested at- manning pool toronto by constable j b- irvine of pick ering township and a member of the toronto police force on june 20 mr shipley giving evidence identified the motor and the suit as being his property the motor was valued at about 400 the suit at 50 and the shirt at about 300 theshirt recovered by the police under the direction of the accused from a chinese laundry proved to be the wrong one toronto goodwood elashrs mr and mrs john gidlow were in goodwood on the 12th enjoying the celebration other visitors were mrs george taylor mrs cook aud mrs macfarlene all of toronto mrs young deaconess at st clements toronto is holidaying at the stewart home we couldnt help but admire the neatly kept premises of several of our goodwood friends all of which boosts the village and best of all for themselves j f reid and others like him set the pace mr and mrs dan wagg have been entertaining their grand children mr and mrs alexbrown wal ter davey your flash writer and william davey and daughter and soninlaw also peter davey were at goodwood for the 12th we were more than pleased with the final results- considering the weather conditions that hung over us around noon naturally we rfr call the old days when lol went out in gay colors to visit other centres on the 12th so many of the old boys have gone but we could recognize still a few faces one sharp contrast between last weeks parade and the one held around 33 or 40 years ago was that the old hotels are gone and there was no place to wet your whistle which is an improvement although we do miss the social side of the old hotel with its ser- ices of a big sitting room in sum mer and a big box stove to keep it warm in winter shoe sale july 202122 ladies white shoes reg 3 to 400 only- 1 23 good range of sizes mens white shoes 8 pairs only special 395 mens brown black shoes special to clear 398 mens and boys scampers only 298 liberal stock mens t work and harvest boots the corner store fred smoirder prop claremont and i brougham red cross the brougham red ten- centsaweekfiluk for prisoners of warparcelsjireached a total of 12 itwasji announced at the- regular a meeting last week- several direct the accfdevit if hehad been render donations were made mrs r biri ed inconscious- ircilwpo andimrsbi harvey 1 all grades supplied heavy crushed gravel cement gravel sandj for plaster scene at the norton pit shows the big double crusher and power unit- jos- hall left designer of the outfit and john locke assistant are the two figures speedy service 40 yards of gravel an hour can be turned out a load every five minutes so thats theres no delay vc expect to take out over 20000 yards this year unique crusher this is a double crusher great it v l c tttius- t rioro wni i the norton pit is at lot is con 4 uxbridge township there are forty acres of the highest gravel producing land forty feet of face gravel can novbe seen and we expect to go deeper in to the hill there are only three inches of top soil designed by jos hall willi a revolving carrier wheel built by rod mans cf uxbridge alllhc gravel is relayed by this wheel to the conveyer belts this is rf unique system exclusive at this pit prominent customers the norton pit supplys much of the gravel for ontario county- some for pickering- township and uxbridge township mackie construction co one of the largest also anticipate using this gravel i gravel can be bought from the bin at any time supplied to your own truck or will be delivered n sscijts 5-istafo- iis vsf as