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grvl 7 a- zj leadins weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridge twps vol- 57 no 24 the tribune stouffville ont oct 11 1945 ten pages lown bkunks are a live issue in the west end of stouffville just now where one or two families have made themselves unwelcome re sidents so that you may better understand the ways of the new comers a special article is contributed in this issue page 5 on the habits and ways cf the skunk here is a picture of one of these lit tle animals that may be seen ambling along albert street in the evening or very early morning i two boys takkn prom i large funeral for mrs car riithers 92 parents by magistrate in magistrates court at uxbridge last week two lads were given in to the custody of guardian homes and a third lad was allowed to go home again when found guiltv of destroy- 1 u j ing property at the rifle range reputed to be one of the eldest south of uxbridge and other persons in markham twp mrs offences in the same neighborhood nancym carruthers died at the where property was destroyed the family nome maple leaf farm arbuckle and the carmody- lacis oct 4 1945 she was the two oldest of the three were jom m pickering township at given the punishment one was sent s adaughler of the late to the bowmanvillc boys homei forrester and married and allowed his freedom miss jessie todd goodwood passes in sleep life she was within two weeks of her 92nd birthday early m life mrs carruthers accepted christ and was baptised by elder cjlister onetime service roll for presentation use what to give discussed with veterans secretary presents knotty problem moving park gates as soon as the completion of the listing of stouftvilles service per sonnel a public meeting will be called and committeo formed to deal with the problem of a suitable pre sentation such a committee will no doubt be formed of citizens outside the council who will come to the town officials with their proposals and approximate costs this matter was dealt with at some length at the regular meeting of the town council on thursday evening what had you in mind the reeve asked mr lickorish who had been asked to confer on the matter how would the town like to build the boys a club room said mr lickorish he suggested that the cost might run anywhere from 4000 up that would certainly be a nice thing but anypresentation on such a large scale where money would necessarily have to be borrowed would have to be voted on by the people reeve nolan stated various other individual gifts wnre suggested and it was agreed that the first essential was the com plete list of the number involved after wbieh a committee could set to work and costs be arrived at suggests moving memorial gates the memorial cites at the en trance to the park are in a bad state of repair and could they not be moved up to main st to give a wider entrance and a better display to the entrance of the park stated mr lickorish i think thats a gsod suggestion said councillor boyd mr lickerish said that he realiz ed the job could not be undertaken at once and council which unani mously favored the proposal adf en elderly whitctech man talc for a ride arid robbed of 40 william linton 73 held up by two youths in broad daylfght and the other to a catholic- home wilhamcarruthers in 1873 when while theyounger carmody boy- itbe brought up in the was lectured by magistrate ebbs stead wnere she spent her very long early spring permission was also granted the veterans association to conduct their annual poppy day on satur day nov 10th t lifelong resident of goodwood pioneer preacher of stouffville and district miss jessie todd passed pickering away in her sleep and was found surviving are two daughters and dead in bed on saturday morning five sons also nine grandchildren she had retired as usual the night and great grandchildren the sons before and when sne did not ap- and daughters are charles of los pear next morning her niece with angeles cal orville of toronto whom she lived mr and mrs don george of brantford jennie mary spencely investigated and made harold and fred at home a sur- the shocking discovery viving sister is miss fanny forres- miss todd was 67 years of age ter of pasadena cal and was a daughter of the late john i the funeral service at the late s todd surviving are two sisters home was conducted by revrt miss mary todd and mrs george chapin of melville united ghurch evans the funeral on tuesday assisted by revhbkilgour of tor- vwas atuxbridge cemetery high school reenters interschool sports it is some years since stouffville high school has entered the field meet competition with any neigh boring school but next week athle tes from here and markham will compete at markham fair grounds the affair will be held on either wednesday or friday all day de pending on the weather 1 this friday weather being favor able the stouffville school will hold their j elimination contests in the local park mr paul sherk and miss kathleen- swinton are the teachers in charge ontofriend of the family pall bear ers were messrs david tovell archie fleming albart king telfer wagg harvey houck alfred miller the very large concourse of friends assembled was a tribute to the de ceased mother and the family in terment was made in melville ceme tery mrs geo lee and miss sadie ste wart attended the baptist associa tion convention held in uxbridge on wednesday lac burgess rcaf trenton spent the holidays with his wife who is spending a couple of weeks with mrs wd malloy lac mal- ioyrcafwas also home for the holidays junior oh a hockey group in the making goodwood street lights now likely after what folks considered long delay uxbridge township has now received the estimated cost for street lights for the village of good- woodland the figures will be an nounced at the council meeting next week so far more than the required 50 pr cent of the necessary names are on the petition and if the cost is not exorbitant villagers look forward jo seeing their community with lights hamlet rates are very reasonable and are likely to cost so little that each ratepayer will scarcely notice the amount goodwood ratepayers are asked to attend a public meeting nextmon- day evening oct 15 in the town ship hall at 8 pm to meet the coun cil and arrive at a decision in the matter ii the nucleus was formed at a meeting on tuesday evening for a joesells to joe junior oh a b hockey team in i the sale of the mertens house stouffville and only waits for immediately west of the united some differences to be ironed out as to what feams in the surrounding country should form the league the setup which is desired by those in terested locally would bring stouff ville markham richmond hill and mewmarket into a fourteam group the meeting was conducted by eddie crouch hockey coach here n prewar years and elmer daniels hairman of this sports division of he lions boys work in addition ilr robb former coach of the ucknow junior team which during lis time produced the famous jhinese kid line that tried out with he maple leafs also addressed the oys mr charlie webster proprie- br of maple leaf dairy and an o i a referee forthe past six years as present and added his views to ossible hockey prospects here fifteen boysanglng in age from 5 to 20 signed up as available and loreareexpected to turn out at a uure meeting which will be an- aunced inthis paper the lions i expectedwill form a team in a mnger age group in k lions aguesimilar to that set up for iseball this summer church to jos mertens west of town resolves itself into a transfer from little joe to big joe the property was owned ty josmertens of new ontario and the present purchaser bears the same name when the northern joe lived here as a young man the two joes were distinguished as little joe and big joe over the years little joe be came big joe in stature the house was built over 50 years ago by a brother of the new owner thus it has always been in the mertens name vmr mertens and miss mar jory expect to move from the farm west of town to occupy their new possession just as soon- as their farm is sold anniversary services stouffville united church will mark their anniversary this coming sunday oct- 14th with special ser vices both morning ard evening rev geo mcmullen of emmanuel college will be the guest speaker and there will be special music by the choir large congregations of both old and new friends arcex pectcd during the day vestender asks more light- its just a suggestion one which i am surprised has not come up be- fore from some of the westend merchants its the matter of a couple of strings of colored lights for our- end of the town even another string nearer obrien ave would be much appreciated im sure so stated a letter signed westendor read before council on thursday evening by councillor jack smits it was agreed that the westend was just as entitled to the lights as the downtown business section and if at all possible a couple of strings of lights should be placed there however as there is a vast change to be made in the main st lighting setup soon it was- not deemed advisable o install such new lights at the present time in future the council will have the matter in mind and something will be- done after our new steel poles- now on order are erected on main st whether or not the new standards can be used to attach colored strings remains to be seen the reeve said the present array of colored lights along the main thorofare are a real asset they were purchased seme years ago by the merchants and have been- maintained by the town since lhattime j william linton 73yearold re cluse living in a lonely section of whitchurch township was as saulted by two youth in broad day- ijght forced into their car and anven a mile to his home where he was tied iiand and foot blindfolded and robbed of 30 or 10 the thugs tuck a rusty old revolver into his face linton related and shovea and pushed him into the car the linton home is in the neighbor hood of what is known as seldom been on the 6th concession just north of he ballantrae road- when the robbers picked up the old man he was hobbling along on his wutches on the ballantrae road rwr 0w ballaatrae between the 6th and 7th concessions linton who had just deposited a cheque in the bank at aurora the day before lives alone in his one room with only his goats 25 in mimber as company they are real company too for they are permitted 1 of the p side and out telling of the robbarv for which arrests are expected any time he said the car came toward- him and sort of blocked his way one fellow jumped out and struck a revolver in his face get in the car said the robber when linton replied with to hell with getting in the car i am t getting in no car with that he pushed and shoved as best he could with his crutches around ochind the car to get the license number he managed it fairly well however linton tells that he was forced into the seat for i could see the trigger was half up driving back to the lonely hovel 30 feet of rope was located and with this he was tied he showed the r folded me but i could see out the corner and kept peeking and saw where they threw my bank books ihere was no money in the safe but a few old coins one linton valued at about 35 linton was found shortly after the occurrence by assessor fred cummfngs practically freed con stable barraclough is investigating william linton was born in aurora he said and had lived on the present place a large sand doon for 25 years the frame house is a story and a half and he keeps bees in the upstairs thev were busygoing in and out the slightly raised window just like a hive in fact the hives were close to the window folks think i have some sort of bee reserve nerehe said two years ago linton was injur ed in a horse and buggy accident and has been op crutcnes since that time he wears a long beard and speaks with a high pitched voice several guns were displayed to us and these he promised to use had lie been molested at home he finds no use for a kitchen table and heats the room with a large round stove for a bed an old couch suffices he went out with us and called the goats something like the hog call and some of the largest billy goats one could see appeared too many billies he said so he is offer ing them for meat now that ration ing is on folks up newmarket way have tried them and will be back for more they areas good as venison linton said one might think this man was hying in total poverty but far from it he was frugal in his younger days apparently and lias money in the bank also a 100 annual govern ment annuity as long as he lives goat meat and honey plus goat milk meets most of his needs his 200 or more acres mostly waste land yield enough wood for his re quirements the place was warm when the reporter stepped in al though it was chilly outside flies he found a terrible pest so many in fact they did interfere with your every move this was surprising too since the two windows yielded little light toronto man freed ox reckless driving charge a reckless driving charge was dropped against a toronto man who ran his car into a cnr train at the goodwood crossing as the mo torist was travelling from good wood to uxbridge last spring mag istrate ebs after hearing the evi dence in court at uxbridge last week decided it was insufficient to convict on walter talbots death came with tragic suddenness last thursday morning a well known resident of town and district walter talbot died with startling suddenness mr talbot left his home here on obrien avenue around 8 oclock to motor to mount albert and by nine oclock mrs talbot received a telephone mes sage announcing his death he had called at a farm home near mount albert on business but on reaching the house hesuddenlv collapsed and expired almost immediately he was in his 51st year and was engaged in trucking and had considerable interest in the sale of wood which business he was on at the time of his sudden passing the funeral on saturday after noon proceeded from the late home to stoufiville cemetery the service was conducted by rev d davis walter talbot was born at van- dorf but his parents mr and mrs henry talbot moved to the 6th- of whitchurch when he was a lad he attended the public school there and married vera appleton who survives besides a son and daughter jack at home and jean mrs bruce stover his mother aged 81 also survives besides two brothers george of whitchurch andchas in the usa and three sisters mrs ross harper 6th con whitchurch mrs bert staley goodwood miss grace talbot toronto are you ready for that evening call next monday evening october 15 the members of the stouffville lions club will canvass every street in town every home expecting a parcel from all who can spare some clothing boots or shoes that have been worn and are still useful but perhaps are not- being used to meet this call householders should look over the attic the store places in the home millions of people in europe will be nearly frozen this winter and will be glad to obtain what you may consider just rags have your parcel neatly tied and it would aid if you tagged it indicat ing the contents if it is a suit or other clothing not parcelled label ling is quite unnecessary do not write your name on vour donation the lions will have half a dozen trucks on the canvass so that the pickup will be rapid the goods collected will be deposited in the christian united and baptist church basements and in the mun- icipal hall where women organiza tions will prepare the goods v for shipment to the regional clearing station in toronto it will not be necessary to meet the canvassers unless you wish to if your parcel is sitting out on the veranda it will be picked up do not forget the datefmonday evening october 15 wilt open radio i electric shop norman farr nephew of mr and mrs jos farr of clarcmont has rented a portion of the second floor of the ratcliff block and will open v a radio repair shop there almost immediately as well as-selling-cer- tain electrical lines mr farr will repair radios and household appli ances and his new stand will be known as stouffville radio electric norman farr was a memberof the rcaf for six years serving with the 110th squadron moved to brookl in mr and mrs fyfc innis isabel rennie have vacated the residence on albert street north sold by the landlord james ratcliff to stewart and i stouffer arid have moved to their new home in brooklin new radio station chum offers services to town a communication was received by the stouffville municipal council on iiaddici im fmfl amh thursday evening from a new radio station in toronto and designated by the call letters chum found on your dial at 1050 offering the facilities of the station once a month for a program tuned express ly to the people of stouffville these facilities are offered entirely free of charge t the clerk was instructed to write to the company expressing the towns appreciation of the offer which may be accepted during some future month councillor jack smits acting on behalf of the stouffville lions club executive placed before the council a proposition for new signs at either end of town- announcing that one is entering stouffville with a smaller line- lions club r the lions would go fiftyfifty in the cost of the new signs plans for which councillor smits displayed blueprints the total cost would be about 35 council viewed the mat- ter favorably and will go into it as soon as the hydro change is made at the west entrance to town this change sis necessitated by the erection of the new garage at the 3th concession corner arid it was not deemed advisable to erect a sign which might shortly be blocked fronrview by the erection of large an interesting wedding was solemnized in england on sept 4 1945 of considerable local interest in andaround victoriasquare dis- trict mr w bruce evans and miss kathleen forteath were united in wedlock at leeonsalient hants england the bride being the only daughter of mr and mrs forteath and the groomthe son of mr and mrs p evans of woodbridge ontario and formerly of victoria square where bruce spent his childhood days scouts to form the cubs- will meet on friday evening this week in the united church at 7 oclock then at 815 we will welcome allboys between ages of 12 to 18 years who are interested in forming a scout troopin stouff ville liorisclub boysworkcom- mittee donchadwick chairman mr and mrs frank rowbotham returned this week after a two- weeks visit at the home of their son in shawingigan falls quebec gnr george a foote returns home gnr george a poote eldest son of mr and mrs h n foote stouff ville arrived homo from overseas on saturday last on the pasteur he has heen on active service for over twd years ahda half seeing action in italy and holland ghr- bruce foot another son who- was home on disembarkation leave fromnewoundland returned to halifax last wednesday s new hydro poles and service boxes we are badly in need of a build- miss lenaschlosser of toronto formerlyof- alberta spent the holi day weekend with audrey lageer church street ing to house the local hydro equip ment the reeve stated at present space is borrowed fit the gold fish supply co and machine tool works to house new transformers while the facilities at the rear of the municipal hall are entirely in adequate to handle other equipment now on hand this matter has been brought up before lets put some teeth into it this time and have the building erected said councillor button the stouffvillehydrosystem has plenty of fund and this isohe of the fexvways in which the money can be used theieeve stated- immediately in this regard the unsuitability of the local dumping grounds was up for dis- cussioniand it was revealed that a bulldozer couldbe engaged to move the refuse further- back in the lot at a cost cf 7 an hour however a new dumpsiteis being sought and a probable location up the 8th con cession of whitchurch is to be in- vestigatfed which would provide a yearround goodroad the reeve told members of coun cil that county engineer harvey rose had visited- stouffville onhis invitation this week and had look ed over herbad water situation at the corner of stouffer and main st near the school- the frost has heaved the iarementat and prevents the water frorn enter- ing the catch basins engineer rose promised that repairs wih bemade 6 as soonjss possible to giveteriiporif vs v it was agreed that hydro chief lary relieffrom the flood conditions ferguson should be interviewed which frequently exist s- ft ciiiiilti ft vl v