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j jstonfftriue cnlmne leading weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridge twps yol57no38 the tribune stouffville ont jan 17 1946 circulation 2473 copies eight pages whitchurch promises to consider better class of road for heavier traffic whitchurch township council held their inaugural meeting on mondav with the customary formal ity of each member being duly sworn lome i evans assumed the reeves place at the head of the council and on his immediate left sits edward logan the new deputy reeve the members of council are leslie j harper now regarded as the senior of his twoassociateslvan mqlaughlin starting a second term and the new recruit fred timbers to whom this municipal work is something of a revelation the council took no action on a proposal issued from the town of petrol ia whereby it is sought to have the dwellings belonging to veterans of the last two wars and which are occupied by the veteran exempt from taxation it is a scheme that is not likely to get much support anywhere because it could have many flaws said one member the contract with the crothers co limited for the new road grader and snow plow recently ordered was duly signed the actual figures men tioned in the order are 12925 to 13150 of which 11325 will be for the caterpiller no 12 diesel motor and 1725 for a snow plow the new outfit is expected in a couple of months in the meantime the old maintainer plus a plow operated by truck will take care of the snow road accounts for a january meeting struck a new low due to the favorable condition of the road and the absence of snow they tot alled 592 a game preserve meeting notice was read calling a meeting at union- ville on january 15th the ontario municipal board charged the township 800 forpass- ing on the recent issue of school de bentures issued for one of the sec tion no g the law requires that the municipal board must pass on such issues then they make a charge for doing so membership in the ontario good hoads association was renewed costing 5 on motion of deputy reeve logan and councillor tim bers council meetings this year will be held on the second saturday of each month as in previous years a resol ution set out council decided that some thought must be given this year to a road program that would put a hard top on heavily travelled roads such as the 9th concession reeve evans said he was of the opinion that such a road has had enough money spent on gravel in the past five or more years to pay for a hard top the hall board to look after van- dorf community hall was again set up with the following personnel mrs ii dewsbury mrs a h van- ostrand geo e richardson 1 a clark mrs john petch game wardens are harold dews- burvpercv pattenden ernest davis a b bartholomew wilfred landy parker smith geo hunt leslie preston reuben ireland herbert pegg delmer kidd and j ii widdi- tield bylaws were passed making the following appointments round keepers e leary oran fretz henry stephenson w fairies a monk- man herbert oliver walter druery orval martin carl lynx w graves c ferguson e hole fence viewers w h smith john petch fred i march vincent wagg thos simp son sheep valuators ed leary 1 a clarke watson fairies george druery warren graves road foremen c connor h dewsbury earl davis geo hunt les preston member hoard health w h smith sanitary inspectors and school attendance officers west a n colville east ernest davis weed inspector elmer starr fotonite choice couple mark fifty jboard of education veterans hall proposed years wedded life choose chadwick versaries i zfo chairman miss kay barry daughter of mr and mrs jas barry stouff- ville who was presented with a cheque for 105 at the stanley theatre on thursday evening as the price for hoi- picture markham folks fete obrien avenue iauy friends and neighbors from cedar grove gathered at the home of miss margaret reesor obrien ave on tuesday evening to fete this lady who so recently left their community to live in stouffville during the enjoyable event miss reesor was presented with a trilite lamp and mirror as a token of the esteem in which she is held by folks with whom she has lived all her life mr frank dimma made the presentation while miss blanche ramer read the address on behalf of the group this and their husbands and some mem oers of the families they included mr and mrs herbert burnett mr and mrs arthur storey mr and mrs arthur smith mi- and mrs carman morris mr and mrs wm morris mr and mrs marcus jarvis and other relatives mr and mrs clarkson were mar ried in stouffville by the late elder percy in january they recall that the weather was so mild the roads broke up and the wheels of the buggv in which they travelled ank to the axles in mud however war il as gbunci a deputation of stoutfville world golden wedding anni are not too common events do happen frequently sue occasion is being celebrated week bv mr and mrs william d chadwick has been clarkson at their home at altona tliosen chairman of the stouffville lat sundiv a chicken dinner education to succeed mr war ii veterans headed by dr nc was served and amor- the 7 thompson who urged the board smith waited on the municipal were the sisters of hs clarkson al lne meeting monday evening council last week and laid before to pass along this honor t that body their aims and hopes for it was decided to employ an a veterans hall in stouffville which assistant to mr cober caretaker of could be recognizee as a memorial the schools at a salary of 50 per from the people of this place for the month and another resolution splendid work done by our boys appointed mr harold spofford a who went overseas and gave valiant j member of the library board for a service that we might enjoy our term of two years while mr bert j way of life bell was named to fill the unexpired capt smith said that much term of ira aldred markham coun- 1 thought had been given to the idea eil has reappointed albert booth as of having a place where the boys a member of the board to represent j could meet of an evening and the the township i conclusion arrived at was that a i sharp criticism was levelled at hall perhaps 10 or 50 feet width by the contractor for the recent heat- 60 long elected on the site owned i ing system at the school for not by the town on main street next the i cnr would prove ideal j il was decided to hold a meeting i of business men and others who would be interested this is since i called for thursday january 24 to discuss organization ways and means to finance the hall the reeve and members of coun- eil promised every possible assist- since the board is anxious to get on i ance but counselled that a strong with the work they have in mind organization of men would be re- little headway is being made to rearrange the basement the old boiler room was described as being left in a mess memorial town is informed graduates it took more than mere mud to stop f- such an event or cause the da to t eonipiet system at the school for not such an event or cause the date to the work lne board con- be postponetl siaers should be done by them the bride was a daughter of mr i su funds llave been withheld and mrs ed morris and she was- tno work is not ione in due born at glasgow mr clarkson was tim mem said they might pro- born on the dan hall farm at cai1 otiier workmen and the lemonville she had six sisters i five living also there are two brothers carman and delos morris the groom of fifty years ago still counts three sisters mrs violet stadlebar toronto mrs mary cook stouffville and mrs southby winnipeg the clarksons have one son arthur of stouffville there are six grandchildren four great grand children mr and mrs clarkson farmed in the neighborhood of stouffville but cost cancelled from the contract price the matter has been the sub ject of dissatisfaction for some time fall down stairs fatal to man vs fatally injured when he fell down- quired to carry to a successful con clusion the financing of such an undertaking others in the deputa tion were harry lintner bert lick- orish del jennings and geo abel the veterans promised to invite the business men on jan 24 so that i the whole situation could be stairs when about to attend to his j j gone into before any iince he met with an accident with furnace monday night frank bad- births here a record in 1945 the number of births recorded in stouffville last year was nearly double the number of deaths and hit a new high peak of 61 there were 3fi deaths in town the num ber of matrimonial registrations was 17 there was an average birth rate of five per month with the spot light on august when 12 were recorded the months of february and october were next in line with seven and nine respectively the grim reaper took the greatest toll in september when the population was reduced bv seven the loss of several fingers he has more or less retired it is said that bill clarkson has sheared more sheep than any other man in york or ontario counties he became expert at the job and could shear a lamb as quick as a cat could wink its eye both mr and mrs clarkson are enjoying good health and are as active as many couples much younger to sit easy new chairs for the council cham bers at vandorf were authorized by a resolution of the council on sat urday while a suitable chair has been provided for the reeve mem bers of council have been required to make use of seats with broken backs which to sit on for long hours during a session were most uncom- fortable and hard on the back the new order is long overdue it was said so when clerk john crawford carries out the instructions to pro- vide new seating ratepayers may expect to find a smiling council whop they call on them during on of their monthly sessions erow 5s roxborough st w tor onto and formerly of uxbridge township was pronounced dead when he was taken to toronto gen eral hospital monday night according to police mr badgerow struck his head against a cellar wall when he tripped at the head of the stairs and fell the full length of the i stairway coroner dr j louden said there would be no inquest surviving are one sister annie mrs wilbur boodwin of newmar ket and a brother charles stouff ville lie mal announcement is made pub- miss joyce ball younger daughter of dr and airs ss ball stouffville graduate of the hospital for sick children has received notice that she has been successful in passing her examinations as a registered nurse reeve fred gardiner county warden reeve fred a gardiner of forest hill village was chosen warden of the county of york at the opening session of the county council on i tuesday this is the first time for- former gormley resident dies in state of indiana a despatch from rossville indiana nforms us of the death of john e 0kt hl v has ever had a war- epp a resident of gormley district i flcn v s5 in which the until last vear the indiana report county has annually appointed one says- j it is freely admitted that the new john j epp 71 injured friday of warden who succeeds mr fred st week while felling trees in the ulnly of newmarket in office is motorists heed engagement mr and mrs truman baxter announce the engagement of their vounger daughter joan arnetta to i flying officer edmund clifford cadieux son of mr and mrs i cyrelle cadieux the marriage will take place the latter part of this whitby junior hockey team will month play here on friday night motorists are warned that over night parking on the main street will not be permitted unless cars are up on the boulevard the bylaw will be enforced and the constable has his orders to insist on its ob servance this step is necessary at this time when the snow plows come into town during the midnight hours with trucks or cars in the road a good job of cleaning cannot be done and great inconvenience is caused the law if invoked forbids park ing for more than two hours on any street and those who by parking cause snow blockades will be dealt with the authorities declare last week wnne telling u clint gamble woods west of rose- m lrillain man on lhe whole vine died at the hospital thursday cou afternoon at 3 oclock death was cnas h reeve of markham due to pneumonia i ownslup resigned from the con- mr epp was born in russia octo- test nnd m if returned by his ber 13 1s74 the son of jacob and constituents he won id seek the catherine epp on december 1g wardenslup m 1947 he received a 1901 re was married to caroline strong ovation and is held in high engel who survives other surviv- s x ho exception of mr ors are two sons john of rossville gardiner reeve hooper looked like and peter of toronto three daughi u strongest contender for the ters mrs p w cashel of blair offico j esday miss caroline epp and mrs j d dale both of toronto and ten in i grandchildren j funeral service was held at the itisfjinfc arns m german baptist church southwest sk prprtotakf rossville last saturday jan 12 fvfiit lr ln al 2 oclock burial in the church may of this year he resided in can- cemetery going there from russia in farmers flock to first 46 auction a midwinter public auction sale conducted by a s farmer for william redman of scott township drew me of the largest crowds seen at one of mr farmers sales in the last six months according to his own estimate which undoubtedly is accurate the redman farm is reached off the townline near qua ker hill total sales reached 3000 with the tiest shorthorn cow going for 130 two steers for 103 each i and yearling heifers 55 horses are not being sought at this limel one selling for 0750 and an aged team at is for the pair a binder thai hail done long service sold for 17 turnips brought lie bushel mixej grain 150 cwt and hay in the mow 12 per ton biyers were present from as far south as lnionville and pickering j township juniors win from port 52 whitby here friday night stouffville junior c oiia team scored their first win on friday night by downing port perry 52 in a thrillpacked sixty minutes that had the big crowd of over four hun dred and fifty fans stamping their feet a good bit of the time while the ice was not the best the management of the arena was being congratulated on the fact that ice was available at all following such a prolonged mild spell sur rounding rinks at markham union- ville and uxbridge had next to nothing in the way of ice the homesters took the lead in the game midway through the open ing period petch notching the coun ter from jewett one penalty was handed out during this session to campbell stouffville defenceman stouffville were hot in the second frame and notched two off the sticks of paisley and jewett with out a reply from port perry who fought back stubbornly against the stouffville pressure tempers began to flare as the period progressed and referee max reesor handed out five penalties in the period two to port and three to the home club stouffvilles first line began to fly in the last twenty minutes and geo rumnev made it four to nothing as the period opened but port perry were not to be denied and play was kept on even terms in the forepart of the period and at 850 hillier slipped one past orville rows in the local nets to make itl1 sparked by this effort the scugog xys fought have gone south mr and mrs gar lehman and mr and mrs les- wilson left last week to motor to the southern states and expect to be away for some weeks the party expect to call on relatives of mr and mrs wilson in new york while enroute mrs john brown was in 84th year a very active lady all her long life mrs john brown who died at the home of her daughter mrs martin hutchinson lot 3 6th con cession whitchurch on tuesday last week was laid to rest in the friends burying grounds schom- berg on friday afternoon beside her husband who died some years ago and in the family plot where other members found their last resting place born in the township of king her maiden name was margaret elizabeth bovair her father also was born in that township he was of french extraction and his wife was english they had twelve children mrs brown being the youngest girl surviving are two brothers one of whom is older than mrs brown fter her marriage to jobn brown back with new vigorand were re- couple located in schomberg warded again when a rifle shot where followed the george rodanz proprietor of ringwood farms stouftville is shown left with del zonto i twoyearold hereford bull for which he paid 51000 the worlds record price the fanv ous ire will shortlv make his home here for this picture mr gus delaney oklahoma oilman and rancher i- shown officially handing over he ex- pensivc animal down in states where the purchase was made to have the worlds most ex pensive bull make his address in stouffville js something that is bringing great publicity to the town and district mr brown from the side justcaught thetuppcrl lra of a carpenter corner of the net however the tne surviving three daughters combination of the rumney 2l namely- louisa mrs ixirne brothers clicked again near the end stephenson mablef mrs elmer of the period when george made it i f erguon and susannah mrs 52 to end the scoring there were martimhutchinson following mr three penalties meted out in this browns death the widow some ten period stouffville being two men or twelve years ago made her home short al one juncture vnn her daughter mrs hutchinson goode was outstanding in he the funeral was held from the port perry nets and drew consider- 1 t lu grandson keith hutch- able applause for his remarkable anf service was conducted saves on what appeared to bej rev n rowan labelled goals the entire lineups j worked like trojans right to the last- 7 bell and despite the heavv going j bacfier on sunday jan 13 there was no ease up in the speed j brierbuh hospital stouffville a the game progressed to an1 jfrs jf brubacher k a daughter