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v v v i- rr vt aii jic leading weekly for whitchurch markhampkkenns and oxbridge twps fcyi v 3 vol57no10 s v m4 kfl st0uffville 1945 13relrld lad win lions chesterfield suite sixteen wrote entrance here principal l c murphy of stouff- ville high school presided at the entrance examinations here last thursday and friday when sixteen students tried the tests eight ri those who wrote were from stouff- ville school but principal watson had seventeen others pass on their term work students came from as far away as south of cashel with students being able to enter high school on term work the work of the entrance board is greatly mini mized and fewer centres at which to write are required the attractive threepiece chest erfield suite offered by the stouff- ville lions club as their best prize of some 28 in the draw last week was won by a 13year old school lad edgar heitnef who attends ssno 13 on the gtb of markham and who lives with mr and mrs chas conner the boy made his purchase- from a book of tickets being sold by lion ken laushway ringwood young heitner came here from the childrens aid society of york county- and is a splendid lad mr conner is anxious that he cash in on the chesterfield- and place the j money in a government bond which seems to be good advice un der the circumstances the other lucky prizes were tiiawn as follows s20 cash to james 4 donated by stouffville machine tool works novelty table to mrs sid schmidt donated by l c murphy cord of hardwood tooayt baker donated by harry ratcliff ton of coal to bruce valleau donated by stiver bros chenille bedspread to mrs charles nolan donated by spofford co 10 salsmotor oil to miss- b clark donated by d f holden sons 10 cash to mrs chas badgero by agnew hardware 3yearssubscriptiori to stouffville tribune to harry brown genuine leather billfold to s robinsondun- barton donated by robtsnowbail 5 cash to jim abell ringwood donated hy central feed store coffee percolator to miss m kelling- ton- donated by riches hardware 5 cash to lillian davis donated by clayt baker 5 merchandise to dorcus lunau mt- albert donated by harvey schell s5 cash to j- c murkar pickering donated by stouffville creamery cometal tool- case to bsrl lott uxbridge by bell son s4 caslvtoeiginwagg don- ated by a friend watermans fountain pen to c hoover donated by j m storey sweater coat to rev d davis donated by a e weldori 2 cash to henry odgen donated by dominion stores 8 lbs chocolate syrup -to- service supply co toronto donated by boadwayvdrug store -2- cash to ed brownsberger ringwood don ated by shine davis pair slippers to frank mowder donated by ormsby lehman 2 cash to john i paxton donated by harry r ger 2 gals bakers sweetner to fred marshall donated by geo baker 2 cash to pmeyers hamil- gray coach line husses are now ton- donated by- harry golden 2 running to musselmanslake each cash to geo stewart donated by saturday and sunday to handle the roy curtis new tire tube to mrs i heavy traffic at this time of week ail thomas donated by inter- between the lake and toronto national motors if memorial park a popular picnic spot rzt f 5 pages markham assessor resigns position mr walter craigs resignation simultaneously with the arrival of a new- born- daughter at the graig home at buttonville is put down by walters friends as something more than a mere coincidence they say that the assessor has more re sponsibility at home looking after his own nest instead of running over the municipality estimating the value of nests owned by other people in any case whatever the reason for mr craigs resignation the council will be able to give the matter plenty of consideration tbe- fore filling the vacancy since- the work has been completed for 1915 low man ccf high with services the progressive conservative party received the highest service vote in the ontario election with a total of 40428 the ccf was second with 38452 and the liberals were third with 29311 the ccf george mitchell received the highest service vote in north york with 583 the pro gressive conservatives alex mac kenzie were second with 490 and the liberals r w scott third with 453 i final totals in north york with the service vote included mac kenzie pc 10127 scott l 7279rmitchell ccf- 6827 the foregoing picture will be reepgnized as that of staffsgt harry m spang being served breakfast in bed down in halifax ns in recognition of his contribution to the gth vicory loan cam paign at no 6 depot the breakfast prepared by ltcol andrew of charlottetown was served by sgt maj surrette of bridewater ns and ranged from orange juice to bacon and eggs sgt spangs contribution to the loan was a cash purchase of 1200 in bonds highest in the camp which has a strength of 4000 personnel ar irrisoners 5i leppe rnve n on dominion day high in praise of red cross ince ome earl cook to pitch for ma hers toronto mahers victory baseball league stock took ah upward surge in tor onto over the weekend despite a saturday loss to hamilton -thurs- tons when manager jimmy gar- lick announced the signing of hur ler earl cook last season with toronto maple leafs of the inter national league the veteran righthander didnt re port to the leafs thisseason owing to salary differences and has been working on his lemonville farm he will niake his initial 1913 appear ance when mahers meet hamilton tnurstons in the second game of wednesdays victory league bill at maple leaf stadium str ni miiixjken store changes ownership the sale is reported this week of the c whitaker general store in milliken to mr frank charleton former merchant in thornhill this is one of the best country stands around and was purchased by mr whitaker from mr prentice in 1928 md has been steadily expanding since that time the district will regret the loss of mr whitaker who has purchased lot near the hatch farm at hagermans corners and in tends to build a residence there stouffvilles memorial park is again becoming a popular spot for picnickers both local and outside in addition more than a hundred youngsters can be seen on the athletic field some evenings play- ing baseball last saturday the evanspugh clan from claremont gathered- several hundred strong along with the claremont band to hold their annual reunion like most other public parks in surrounding communities war years have seen- them badly neglected chiefly through the labor shortage lack of anyone to take i an interest irf their upkeep this spring our own park presented a sorry sight for the park commission and it is only with extreme difficulty that the men of thisboardhave been able to secure the labor to cut the grass and bring some semblance of a park out of a veritable overgrown pasture even now only parttime help can be found and the- com mission- is still- in the market to hire a steadyman to operate tiie power lawn- mower the lions club iscertainly tobe commended for engendering the renewed interestin baseball and a ready response can be seen from thepublic who have turned out in large numbers towatch the first two games geo smith coach along with the boys work committee have engaged actively in rounding out a couple of teams and are to be 9bngratulatedon -what- they have accomplished civ r last week a contract was let to have the- tennis vcourts reopened with anewclayjsurfaceso that step by step the park is returning to its former beauty and usefulness as a recreation centre for the young people much j work- still remains and the- lack of the horticultural society is felt strongly when the question arises as towhatto do with some of the fine flower beds and shrubs that were placed there years agobythis public spirited group only to be henlected inlater years f i5iv fthe park commission is doing its beststo-renovate- our grounds ind it is certainly to be hoped that the- young folks for whomthis ffortlsput forth and the money spent will do thelrshare irihelp ng to preservethe park something vc he mayor saunders greets reeve ofstouppvnjle at exhibition park on monday afternoon the reeve of the village was present with the families of fred castle and bnice lintner to welcomehome the two warriors who had been away for nearly five years and prisoners of war since dieppe mayor saunders gave the executive head of our local council a splendid welcome at the stand of course the mayor had to listen to the story about fred and bruce and said it certainly was unique and probably constituted a record for a york county village alderman innis was on the reception commit- ree and took considerable time to show the reeve over the offices in the pure food building and the effort being made to notify parents of the arrival of sons from overseas house and vlot sold edward wright of- toronto has purchased the house and acre of land on the townhne west at the corner of the 5th concession of markham occupied for a timeby harvey lelson and owned by mr a d bruce the sale was negotiated by the willoughby farm agency whose local agent is harvey moyer mrs xi elmott agincourt marks 96fh untthday mrs lucy jslliott celebrated her 96th birthday last week at the home of her daughter jmrs frank mason agincourt born in somerset eng mrs elliott came to canada with her parents when a young girl the family settled in scarboro and mrs elliott attended school at elles- mere she married matthew elliott and after farming a few years near woodstock returned to agincourt mr elliott died several years ago among those extending felicitations are four daughters mrs herman harrington mrsfred teaman mrs lyman kennedy mrs alason and one son hugh l o tenders on school job there wasnt a single tender put in in response to the advertising placed in a trade journal paper for the new heating plant and housing accommodation at the stouffville school it appears that contractors pie so busy that they are passing lip many ordinary jobs and pick ing out the larger contracts in any event this call for tenderss failed to interest anyone and now pre sents something of a worry for the board of education who are very anxious to get on with the work right away zoomed at farmers wife fqr last time for two years now a persistaiit hawk or falcon that resembles the type being- used by the allied armies to intercept carrier pigeons taking messages across the lines was shot this week on the farm of mr sam fretz east of town the bird had a wing measurement of 34 inches with a sharp hooktype bill and a pair of feet thaupossessed a terrific grip the brd developed the habit of- zooming in a menacing manner within five feet of mrs fretz and other members of the family when working in the garden last- week the feathered creature keptup the same menacing dive until levi fretz son of the farm owner took out the gun and inject ed some lead into the hawk a still larger bird is camping over in the levi grovsbush nearbvand while it has been shot at- four or five times the bird isjstillaf large engagement a theengagementisannoiiriced of lillian merleonlydaughterof mr geo eholtbyand jthe latei mrs holtby ofbroughamont to sgt delbert iwebbf fordrcaf son of mr andmrsfpk e ford eves- are sorry tosaywas not always hamsask the marriage to take case in- the pasfcv j v place on july 28th one donor gives blood 24th lime the next blood donors clinic will be held at afarkham east- united church on thursday august 16 the press is informed the last clinic toeld in stouffvillo brought out 77 donors on june 21 and showed that one of thisnumbermade his 24th donation and one made his 16th a rather outstanding record five of the donors gave their 10th donation nine gave their sixth eleven gave their third- alex davison of unionville made his 24th donation and walter ree- sor of locust hill his 16th both be ing members of the junior farmers cup and were responsible for in ducing many other members to donate it is authoritatively stated these clinic will continue and be very necessary until the war in the pacific is ended v t names of those who made their tenth donation r g boyd bert lickorish fred mcnair joe sider a hwilliams sixth donation wm greenbury frank harvey h g kellington clifford- king sidney ramer miss annie n reesor miss mary reesor mrs louis slackbruce stouffer third donation herb beach mrs tom buckley tom clark mrs rolph davis mrs joe focklerfred lewis rev d macgregor percy tarr reginald walker miss anna wideman lloydr- widemani honeymooning in northern ontario the marriage of miss violet isobel youngest daughter of mr and mrs george taylor stouffville to mr walter douglas booth youngest son of mr and mrs douglas booth stouffville was solemnized at the home of rev e morton on wed nesday june 27th at 3 pm the bride was becomingly gowned in a street length frock of pale pink sheer with white accessories her corsage was of talisman toses miss elva taylor bridesmaid for her sister was attired in a matching gown of pale blue sheer with accessories of white her corsage was sweetheart roses mr delbert booth was groomsman for his bro ther the couple left mid showers of confetti and good wishes for a honeymoon in northern ontario wesley sherrick buried on thursday member of a wellknown family of markham and whitchurch and breeder and exporter of purebred holstein cattle wesley sherrick 63 died on- thursday june 28th at his home at oak ridges yonge st- he had been a resident of oak ridges for the last eight years in partnership with his brother ollie sherrick he raised holstein cattle which were shipped in numbers to the united states retiring from farming mr sherrick spent some years in new york city where he was associated with the drug bus iness he was a former member of the holstein friesian association and a member of the dicksons hill mennonite church surviving are his widow audrey bond sherrick twobrothers ollie richmond hill and ezra alberta and a sister clara unionville two sons- of stouffville bruce lintner and fred castle whose par ents are mr and mrs edward lint ner and mr and mrs john castle arrived at exhibition park toronto about four oclock on monday and drove down our main street at the tea hour for the first time in nearly five years or since they marched away to war as members of the 2nd division royal regiment since that eventful day these lads have spent weary years in lonely german prison camps ever since dieppe the record of bruce and fred is unique indeed since they enlisted together trained together and went overseas still pals that was not all for they were chosen among the troops for the dieppe episode which proved unsuccessful both these boys waded in to shore to meet the germans at gun point and as fate would have it they were among those surrounded and taken prisoners the boats- were not there to carry them away at the proper time and the huns founded them up these lads know what it is to be chained for more than a year but said bruce it was not so bad only in prison camp were tin boys separated for a period of two years or thereabout they were moved around to various camps and wonder now how they would ever have existed had it not been for the canadian red cross boots protected their feet on the long forced marches as the germans hiked them from place to place all across germany they praise the red cross for food too since the german ration was scarcely enough to exist on it must have been a great thrill when the boys met again in eng land and learned later that they were to come home on- the same boat as part of a prisoner of war group there were about 250 to reach toronto on train 115 from halifax on monday bruce was not wounded although fred received a wound but now both boys are in the pink of condi tion judging from their looks since being liberated from germany they have put on weight that they never possessed before they were captur ed bruce chalked up a gain of50 pounds before receiving an honorable discharge from the army the lads are being given 30 days leave bruce lintner fred cntlo toronto policeman buys altbnd farm orr vening- has sold his 66 acre farm east of altonato harry kerr member of the toronto police force for the past 21 years and who looks forward to a rest on the farm the property has a frame barn 30x60 and a frame house butthe feature item on the place is a good trout stream mr vening bought the place from vincent baker four years ago and now intends to move back to- the blackstock area east of port perry which is his home district mr and mrs vening will be missed by their friends at altona but of course they will not be moving for some time pickering township gasoline retailers j split over closing fwkl lib l it l vsvra-i- mr- and mrsvalter ebriard and granddaughter- miss eunice corcoran alsomrtlcarl holden- of markham motoredsto lake simcoe sunday morning -and- returned on monday evening pughevans clan gather in park over 250 attended the pugh- evans family reunion held in mem orial park here on saturday last the group was headed by john morgan of toronto president the new president elected at the meet ing is morgan hill and the secre tary is mrs hisey of toronto family connections were present all the way fromvirginia and strat ford ontario prizes were handed out for the eldest man and woman on the grounds and theyoungest member of the clan who was the baby daughter of mr and mrs ken ward howard pugh of sunder land took the prize for having the largest family present numbering seven a brass band comprised of mem bers from claremont stouffville and markham played lively music in the bandstand during the after noon and wm eckardt operated the park refreshment booth- rev mrwenham claremont bap tist church minister conducted a short memorial service for members oftheclan who haver passed on since the last reunion and those whohave fallen in the serviceof their country- v the gathering was well pleased viththe facilities of stouffville park and plan to return there next year markham school has woman secretary- believed to be the only woman rural school secretary in york county mrs james mccreight 9th concession is doing a good job in this capacity for ssno19 mark ham mrs mccreight had office training before she was married and the work of keeping books is therefore not new to her mrs mccreight succeeded russel johnson who held the position for 20 years under the new legislation school books of rural trustees must be audited by the municipal auditor and therefore proper acounting will have to be done this year ss no19 has made a good choice in their executive office and incidentally opens a new field of endeavor for women which heretofore they have not entered to any great extent stouffville baptist sunday school annual picnic will be held on wed nesday july 11th v two deputations representingtwo groups iof service sta tion opera tors in the township of pickering pre-r- sented petitions to their municipal council at its regular meeting on tuesday presided overby reeve blakaannis at the june council session a petition was presented asking council to pass a bylaw regu- lating the hpurs of sale for gaso line- at that time the matter was laid aside as mr mcglashan from no 2 highway who presented the list did not have sufficient names attached to necessitate council tak- ing any action on tuesday a new petition was presented- this one by jack brig- nail of claremont and containing a dozen names asked that the sta- tions not be forced to close no man should force others to shut down business just because he doesnt want to work some are just afraid the other fellow will- make a dollar if they close said mr brignall i agree with mr brignall that one man shouldnt force another to close up just because he- doesnt want to stay on the job said coun cillor burke a second petition was presented by mr mcglashan containing-twen- ty names again asking that the stations be closed by bylaw during certain hours you feel that the other fellow is taking a part of your business and thats the sore spot isnt it asked councillor disney l thats right replied mr mc glashan its the only fair way he continued i dont feelilikeforcing those fellows to close who dont want to said reeve annislvi a motion proposed- by deputy- reeve westney that the council take nonaction passed unanimously more mystery shooting in area east of town some urgent investigation is re quired on the part of pickering township police because of the in discriminate shooting that has taken place over a period of time in the vicinity of the pickering- uxbridge townline since the re port last week of a housewife hear ing bullets whizzing over her head and lodging in a cow in- the pas ture and the previous shooting of cattle last year a bullet shot punc tured the mail box on the farm of mrs george coates on the townline east of stouffville no one appears to have heard the report of a rifle in the vicinity but the bullet hole is there as evidence k mrs coates says that some time ago three ducks avere found dead in the pasture field all had head wcunds and it is now believed they were bullet wounds although in sufficient- attention was paid to the matter at the time and a careful 88 on avednesday js on wednesday this week mrs l theo madiu who lives with her daughter mrs wm hopkins cele- brated her 88th birthday- a pro- fusion of flowers anda house party marked the event mrs madlll is quite active and certainly enjoys being about and visiting friends sentenced for firing dunbartonhome roy tripp pickeringtownshlp was sentenced to two years less one day plus four months indeterminate bymagistrate ebbs atvhitby on charge ofarson arising out of the fire that destroyed the pine ridge place at dunbarton in pickering twpbnjune ll thisissthese cond charge against tripp who was found guilty of seduction and given a year definite and fourmonthsin definite for this examination to learnthe cause of edatguelphvdotaiisbf the caso the killing was nofmade oublishod last week v- v ustkasehikiusiiy7i r s -pv- f jffjai ifiumt-