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vj j 150th anniversary recalls pioneers the 150thannivefsary celebration of the founding of bethesda lu theran church unionville was ter minated sunday afternoon when a memorial service was held in the cemetery on the hill which is on the site of the original church a fitting tribute was paid to the pioneers of 1794 many of whom rest in this cemeteryby theestab- lishment of a maintenance fund amounting tcy 3000 which willin- sure the perpetual upkeep of the cemetery for all time rev n willison- dd president of the lu theran college and seminary sask- atoona former pastor of bethesda church gave the address mr willi son stated in his address during the week that thereare 20000 lu therans in uniform with 18 chap lains the original settlement cpmpris- ed64 gentian families who immi grated under the guidance of william berczy in response to an offer of grants of land by lieuten antgovernor simcoe after a voyage of thirteen weeks in a sailing vessel from germany they landed at philadelphia where they waited to purchase equip- rev s cooper minister of the church is seen chatting with abner sumincrlcldt elder inein- her and 40 years treasurer the lhtlc girl is doreen harper frank stiver the grain merchant needs no introduction to the left is frank frisby ment they bought livestock and wagons withiaige deep boxes and caulked seams capable of floating across bodies of water they also secured rope harness forestry and agricultural tools on the way up the cattle grazed as they went and furnished milk part of which was put into contain ers and churned into butter by the jolting of the wagons they entered canada by niagara and followed the indian trail along the shores of lake ontario to york from there the cavalcade headed north alohgthe old yonge street trail- and in due time reached their objective markham township they received their grants of land under the following condit ions they must within the term of two years from the time of oc cupation clear fit for cultivation and fence the acres of the lot ob tained build a house of logs or frame 16 by 20 feet with shingle roof also cut down all the timber in front of and the whole width of the lot 35 feet of which must be cleared and- left smooth for half of the load hewed own homes they built their homes of logs hewn on the spot- the shingles also wercxhandhewn raised their own food made their own clothing soap and candles built their own schoolhouses and ptaces of wor- shiprand laid the foundations of a prosperous community rev cr s leibrich accompanied these pioneers- and on their arri val at their new homes filled the positions of minister teacher and doctor but met a tragic death a year or two afterward being killed by a falling tree during the erect ion of a log schoolhouse rev g rdeiel took his place untilhisdeath when the commun ity found great difficulty in pro curing a lutheran preacher the nearest being in new- york state they made application for a clergy man of the church of england who could perform the service in both german and english and rev p v mayerhoffer an ordained ang lican was sent he preached to thtm in german and english or alternate sundays fjlatxjerixaiavorls from old subscriber t the tribune takes the liberty of publishing one- of several letters received recently from subscribers far away to indicate how much they appreciate the home paper the following letter is from mrs isaac stouffer of greenfleldsalta who is so well known to many around stouffville it reads asit is time to renew mysub- scription for the tribune for another year i do take pleasure in- forwarding 2 for same just cannot do without my home town paper and especially when it has been winning laurels again congratulations mr editor i enjoy the pictures you publish very much they are so plain and well done i cut many of them out we can report fairly good crops through the district frequent rains have been a blessing cutt ing will start very soon give us much immediate support the delay in getting forward also meant that the artillery program that had been directed against our objectives 1000 yards away was virtually useless when major griffin gave the order to move the men sprang to their places behind their corporals and sergeants and as they swung off into the wheatfields under that severe fire the battalion was as orderly and well disciplined and completely organized as it ever was on parade back in england all the way up the slope they were under observed fife by the time they got to the crest all their wireless sets had been hit and there was no communication with the rear they went over the crest carrying only their hand ammunit ion hand weapons and water bottles the whole ridge was a solid mass of enemy armor and selfpropelled guns with infaniry dug in all round that is about all that any one can tell about the epitaph of a regi ment already a new black watch regiment is being formed around the hard core of those who are left the rear and support echelons escaped relatively lightly al though to give an idea of how bravely they fought eight com pany clerks two were killed and three wounded trying to give what aid they could tothe lost riflemen in a quiet little field just back of the front those- who are left are busy today polishing their mortars and cleaning their rifles before they stretched out in the sun to get a little rest stouffville uesday am this school is equipped and the staff fully qualified to teach home economics shop work and upper school students prepared for normal schools and universities ah students must register on september 5th if unable to bepresent at that time be sure and con tact the principal before jiand by mail telephone 181 or in-person- s the staff miss jean collins ba assistant french and latin miss mary borisukba assistant english history physical education miss mary johnson ba assistant- english history home economics paul w sherk ba assistant mathematics physics physical education- is c murphy ba- principal mathematics science shop work- 5- -t- ira aldred chairman h o kilnck secretary harry baker safe continued from front page- dont send reinforcements we have too many men here now little else is known about what happened on the far side of the ridge where the rifle companies of the black watch me their death only handful returned only a handful of men who crossed the ridge ever came back an officer of the regiment said to day those who are still alive are in hospitals half a dozen were shellshocked and the rest wound- ed today i talked to some of the men who fought for 3g hours a mile behind the main body of the battaliohr to keep a narrow escape route open for two nights ami a day they sought to prevent the germans from sealing the last crack in their trapof steel sothat somehow the rifle companies might make their way out when that hope disappeared these 40- or 50 covering troops- many of them cooks batmen and great evangelistic campaign i t to beheld in the towri hall markham beginning on tuesday evening sept 5th at 830 and continuing until sept i7 with meetings every evening excepting on mondays and saturdays special speakers c rev fretk mccarthy j radio pastor rev -a- nosewbrthy radiopastor evangelistic centre rev oe sprbull radio pastor elm street church all menof god with a dynamic message of full gospel preaching x- special singing assisted by gunner knudsen danish lsoloist alsopecial music by evangel temple bandof eiin street church instrumental music on the saxa- aihone hecordian elchearthemcduffcopeland n singing onthc opening night- 5 vood lively congregational singing allare inyitelj 7rrfiv all are welcome thfsf9yonripersonal toi iftmisstljisijrcachingii w drivers made ready to advance join the valiant group whose heroic i valedictory was being writ ten on the hillside up ahead it was then that phif griffin thev24- yearold major from vancouver who had taken- command of the battalion after his two immediate seniors were filled sent back the order that no more men must be brought forward capt ronald bennett 27-year- old former osgoode hall law stud ent commanded the detachment fighting the secondary battle along the line of advance as one of the three officers was uxscathed his was the most complete and de tailed story of and action whose complete details perhaps will never be known we hit a great deal of trouble before we ever reached our start line capt bennett said accord ing to the plan the two villages on our left flank st andresurorne and st martinde fontenay were to have been cleared before we set out for our objective beyond the ridge just east of maysurorne the battalion working on our flank ran into heavy opposition it self and the whole operation fell behind schedule the minute we stepped into st andre we came under heavy machinegun fire officers killed enrly their guns were sighted at very short range in the orchards and along a long broken wall just on the east of st andre from there we fought our way ahead foot by foot the colonel was killed another officer replaced him and he was killed when major griffin took over the battalion it was still 1000 yards short of the point where our part of the battle was to start and the casualties were fairly numerous in- each of- the rifle companies just one officer was left two of the acting company com manders were captains and two were subalterns the platoons were commanded by sergeants or cor porals 2 i canjitell you enough about major griffin we had some tanks with usandthey became involved in a nasty fight with german self- propelled guns tfnd antitank guns thatidomlnatod them- the fanks did grand work but they were too busy with their own problems to s i t i i t i j xl zimfl i- v w running water under pressure speeds farmrpromctiow i i i 1 tjhe dominion government ha authorized increased production of farm jl- machinery and equipment which includes duropumpingsystems we are doing our utmost to produce more duro pumping systems how- ever the greatest part of our production still required for the armed forces ave are also handicapped by shortages of materials arid labour and it is impossible to produce all thedurctpumpi required- x if running water under pressure jwill mcreaseyotir production of farm products see your duro dealer nearybu he will gladly assist you in com pleting the necessary application form which has toybe approved byyour w p tb rationingofficer y j be sure to order a pumping system large enough to lake care of your needs the cost is only a trifle more and you will be veil repaid r the agnew hardware stouffviliik ont j ff empire bk1ss mfg co limited r t6rontbhariiiton sudbury winnipeg- vnricouver hi hi vi li i i i i 1 l v i f i e v v 144 j i ft i j ft-