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fsr mi tottffwlle mbum leading weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridge twps vol57no46 the tribune stouffville ont- march 14 1946 tex pages county taxes to cost local ratepayers an extra 700 wk1st krat tikk1 couniv taxes will cost the rate payers of stouffville st00 more than lat vear it was revealed at the regular meeting of the town coun- robert steckley of gormley is cil held on thursday evening the nursing a fractured wrist on the rate is up approximately a mill in right arm injured when cranking 1945 tne sum of s25c300 was col- a car a few days ago lected here in county tax this tax might have been in creased three mills the reeve stated if it had not been for the school grant of 50 from the gov ernment he added that the county had been doing little road building during the war years and that an extensive program in this depart- ment as well as heavy hospital j grants increased taxes mr f l button presented sub- 3000 raised for carload of flour we wish to take this opportunity of thanking all who had any part in raising the financies for the ship- division plans for edw lloyd for mem of a carload of flour for over xathax forsyth dead the area which mr lloyd is open ing into a residential district south of fair st the plans show that the fair st extension will have two outlets onto obrien ave the one at burkholder st and the other shipped a week ago t0 holland and further south at rose ae the is bei matcned b another car- plans were given the appeal of load to shipped shoruy and filv seas relief so stated d n reesor and s s shantz on monday the amount raised up to date is 300000 in markham and stouff- ville districts the carload was the council report of moh received the annual report of the medical oflicer of health was received and showed the following statistics population 1310 an increase of 200 since 1939 there were 61 births and 3g deaths the report ancied from the central office at kitchener of the ontario nonresis tant relief organization this channel is still open for those interested in this relief project large shipments of clothing and foodstuffs are continually going distributing centres established in different where the needs are apparent and young have been countries the most men and women have volunteered to go out as relief agents to assist in the organization and distribution of oirtns ami m ueuius hv forward through the above named stated that the board had noted central office improved garbage disposal from the local stores and that a general immunization campaign had been carried out at the school by the mo dr freel a total of fifteen samples of town water were tested during the year and none was found lower than a2 dairy inspec- clothing and foodstuffs tion was carried out by dr s tj bodendistei who found no infec- tions in twelve visits dr freel attended the council meeting and told the members that he strongly favored the appoint ment of another medical man to take charge of health work at the school to enable a fuller immunizi ation program to be carried out and a closer check to be maintained as the pupils advanced through the school hired man missing sugar and wheat should not be taken to make alcoholic beverages decked in bosss best clothes mr and mrs ken campbell re turned from a function in toronto late on friday evening to discover that the hired man who had been in their employ two months had decamped after outfitting himself with the bosss new blue suitspring overcoat shirt tie and other arti cles of wearinj show that he 395 persons sign petition ask ing thai these commodities be retained for normal food requirements nathan forsyth died on mon- dav evening in his 9lth year and will be laid to rest in stouffville cemetery this thurs day afternoon following a pub lic service in the united church at 4 oclock he was the oldest citizen living in stouffville and his death followed within a cou ple of weeks that of harmon yake who was the oldest living person born in the village be ing in his 95th year mr for syth who was born in uxbridge township leaves an interesting history which we hope to pub lish in our next issue nearly four hundred people sign- apparel just to ed the petition circulated in stoulv- appreciatcd mrrville through the churches protest- campbell too the sneak took about in the u 0 wheat and sugar room cash hidden sn the 8 stocks that are so sorely needed well known farmers at dickson and using them for the manufac- hill mr and mrs campbell had ture of alcoholic beverages other gone to toronto for the evening to markham game j postponed a hockey game scheduled for tonight wednesday between markham junior b team and stoulfville cc was postponed when injuries received by sev eral of the markham players i in a commercial game in tor onto made it impossible for them to pla ittend a school function at toron to normal and the hired man a stranger to the district who had been with them for a couple of months was more or less the man in charge of affairs unfortunately he exceeded his authority in a very bad way by proceeding to pack upons members and adherents of the and leave for parts unknown they various churches i are still unknown despite the the claim is that millions of tons efforts of police the culprit was a choosie in- for food are consumed in the man dividual he didnt start off with aufacture of liquor and any reduc grain sack over his shoulder no sir i on in thei output of alcohol would he selected a new leather suit ease leave that much more for mrs hamilton died sitting in chair mrs ralph hamilton who lives with her sister mrs robert brown on edward street stouffville died with shocking suddenness on fri- of wheat and sugar that are needed dav afternoon about 2 oclock mrs hamilton was sitting in a rocking badly needed commodities go into the manufacture of liquor that is in short supply and these are also included in the protest made i the petition was forwarded to the attorney general of ontario- and to the liquor control board and was signed by exactly 395 per food drops dead at work h pointon buried today engaged unloading a car of coal into the bunkers at the high school on monday afternoon harry poin ton retired farmer of stouffville dropped over and expired almost in a moment ernest smith said that he and mr pointon had been shovelling back the coal smith i went outside for a moment and re turning saw mr pointon doubled over and down he assisted him out of the bunkers but he died immediately the shock was a terrible blow to mrs pointon who has been order ed to bed the illfated man had been confined to his home for sev eral days with a cold but never at any time complained of a weak heart he considered himself in very good health mr pointon would have been 70 had he lived until may 20th born in whitchurch township near aurora harry pointon was a son of the late james pointon far mer harry followed the same occupation as his father and farmed in whitchurch township until 192s when he moved to the millard farm at altona he retired from this place and bought a home on church street in stouffville four grim reaper robbed couple of completing 70 years together george vaughan died at his home in bloomington on monday at the great age of 90 had the grim reaper not intervened mr and mrs vaughan would have celebrated 70 years of married life together on may 25 of this year on the occa- united in marriage william peters dies of injuries received in railway accident i freematslaot retired farmer dead packed it with underwear and ex tras he didnt for the moment have need of on his back he walk ed to stouffville since the boss had the car in toronto and engaged a room at the mansion house fori the night he was recognized at the overnight place as a man groomed for a wedding but there is no girl missing in the district he is said to be 22 years of age and was considered by mr camp bell as a good average worker channels parents of canadas blue baby summer in whitchurch markham and cherrywood com munities were saddened at the tragic death of william edwin peters 32 of 37 mcfarland ave i at his home at goodwood freeman toronto railway fireman who died slack soyearold retired farmer township early that morning i amount william peters was the only one suflicien of a family born to mr and mrs was due sydney peters of toronto shortly ence of after losing his mother he lived in water cherrywood and district where he was educated and was later em ployed at farming he attended the cherrywood united church and was a member of the choir for a number of years leaving the com munity about a year and a half ago with the comment he was a thoughtful willing worker he was employed by the cpr- where his enthusiasm for his job was reward ed in rapid progress he was a member of the queen city branch of the brotherhood of locomotive fireman and engineers lodge he attended st clair ave united church he is survived by his wife mil dred letitia payne and his father mr sydney peters the funeral was held on satur day afternoon rev fred smith of queen st united church and for merly of st andrews united churcli markham conducted the service at the rg clendening funeral home markham interment was at the elmwood cemetery pallbearers were mr jack mitchell claremont mr wilbur barkey and mr wilfred reesor pickering mr dean percy markham mr wilbert dean and mr melville reid toronto chair when she was seen to throw her head back and was gone instantly only her sister mrs brown was present at the time both women had been having an afterdinner nap when mrs brown heard her sister stir in her chair and at that moment she passed away prior to this she had appear ed quite normal during the morn ing and noon period j the funeral on monday afternoon even though the first operation from the brown home was attended on a blue baby in canada ended by numerous old friends the ser- several hours later with the death vice being taken by rev chas of 13yearold isabel douglas in montgomery pastor wellesley hospital saturday night i during her active days in stouff- her parents and fellow physicians ville mrs hamilton had been a and surgeons have nothing but devoted worker in the christian praise for the toronto surgeon who church here in any manner she was fought a fourhour battle on the called on to serve in the home too operating table in an attempt to re- she was greatly interested in and sewing and since child to normalcy i suffering a stroke some months ago parents of the child mr and mrs was determined to quilt recently able to passing husband engaged in attending the poultry slreamg am roim t1ie quiuing found with his head completely immersed indicated that he only took a breath or two when he fen before death overtook him born on the farm north of clare clanger had been foreseen and expired behind the wheel parents of the child had been ad- mrs hamilton was a daughter of vised of it j the late mr and mrs jacob ramer pathologists who performed the her father being well known as the mont his parents were the late mr autopsy however are of the opinion pl oprietor of the richmond hill today being ind mrs james slack freeman married alberta alsop 53 years ago and the couple farmed at glas gow until 1g years ago when they retired to live in goodwood besides mrs slack there sur vives two sons and one daughter they are edgar slack of saintfield reach townships stanley of clare mont and elva mrs levi hopkins of brougham also surviving are three brothers james slack stouffville albert of claremont and william living in western can ada mr slack was a man of quiet disposition a successful farmer and while taking a keen interest in municipal affairs he never sought public office the funeral on sunday afternoon from the late home proceeded to goodwood baptist church for divine service then to goodwood cemetery for interment the operation itself was a success elevator which is further examinations will be made operated by his son if medical science has benefited after her marriage to ralph then the sacrifice will not have hamilton the couple took up farm- been in vain robert douglas 311 ing on the 9th concession of mark- brookdale ave father of the child i ham just south of town and when said in paying tribute to dr d w i they retired the late jacob heise gordon murray internationaly built them the red brick cottage known surgeon who performed the they enjoyed as their home at the operation i south end of obrien avenue until sight of the girl on the operating t passing of mr hamilton 12 of i table suddenly turning pink when clamps were released sending blood flowing through her body was the climax of what was thought to have been a successful operation the disease is a congenital de fect in the arterial channels which interrupts the normal flow of blood through the lungs to the heart with the regular flow of blood retarded the lips fingers and toes of the victim remain a bluish color death usually occurs in early teens sion of their 00th wedding day a years ago mr pointon 35 years ago with lillian tovey i message was received from the who survives together with a i king at buckingham palace extend- daughter mrs millard reesor and ling congratulations on their a son gerald there are two i diamond wedding event grandchildren during the time the i despite his great age mr familv resided at altona they at- 1 vaughan kept one of the finest tended the union churcli thereandj gardens in the neighborhood where since coming to town adhered tohe lived and it is equally true to the united church say that mrs vaughan who is ji the funeral this thursday after noon will proceed to stoullville cemeterv service being conducted by rev- d davis and rev e mor ton coming events plan to attend the display of work and program at the bloom- j ington school on friday march 15 at 2 pm aiso open night at s pm st patricks party a st patricks party will be held at atha school on tuesday evening march 19 come and enjoy a good program which includes a young peoples play are we dressing pie socia a drama and pie social will be held in the brougham hall on wed nesday march 20 at s15 in aid of the boy scout movement every body is invited to attend this popu lar event a mixed chorus from the on tario bible school at fort erie will give a program of gospel singing at the wideman mennorite church on sundav morning march 17th at 945 am freewill offering direc tor 1 n- hosteller assistant direc tor verna climenboga just a few months younger cares for a spotless home and asks for no assistance the late george vaughan was torn on yonge street in the neigh borhood of what is now st clair avenue but when he was a lad it was farm land district it was here his parents located when they came across from england his father was a gardener and george when a young man became a farm er and with his young wife they drove their team and wagon into the wilderness of scott township but later farmed around mussel- mans lake forty years ago they retired to the place where he died it was always a pleasure to call on the venerable couple to meet this man with the pleasant coun tenance and merry twinkle in the eve desite his rheumatic condi tion of more recent years a family of five sons and one daugnter survive the father they are william robert and george vaughan toronto arthur and wallace of whitchurch the onlv daughter is mrs john paisley bal- lantrae the funeral this wednesday afternoon proceeded from the late juniors dropped return game to lucknow 96 the chin brothers proved the un doing of the local junior hockey squad when they invaded the lucknow ice palace on monday night for the longawaited return game to the northern town the chins notched three fast ones in the last period of the game to take the contest 96 stouffville was shorthanded while two of the goals were scored the game was similar to the match in stoulfville in that again the teams battled on even terms in the last twenty minutes while the rumney brothers scored two fast ones to take the initial contest 75 both stouffville linos were out- lucked repeatedly around the luck now goal while the chinese lads were a threat every time they got inside the local blue line and doug moore in the stoulfville net drew a generous slice of applause for the way in which he stood off these boys time and again about a thousand fans were in attendance the stoullville players were pro vided with the finest accommoda tion for the trip which is about 300 miles there and back one of the newest hollinger bus line pull- man coaches being used weather conditions were ideal and some fifty fans accompanied the team on the long jaunt which speaks well for the support being received here considering the fact that an exhibi- home to churchill interment cemeterv for sanic was being plaved sale clipped ott at over 20 a minute the albert wideman farm auction on the 8th concession of markham on tuesday attracted an enormous crowd for the sale which opened by prentice prentice at precise ly 101 oclock and the last sale was made at 515 as the grand total reached s7000 the auctioneers clipped off the sales at the rate of over 1200 an hour the best cow brought s190 and a string of milkers ran 150 and 100 horses did well the black team bringing 280 a road mare s185 and a chestnut 175 chunks of pigs 1175 a transplanter used for planting cabbage bought by mr wideman from clarke prentice for 77 five years ago went at 150 a wagon gear 111 and the ford tractor six years old 790 without extras the milking machine realized 255 a buggy s55 there was no grain or hay offered it is interesting to note that the wideman farm last had a sale on it back in 1s7g when a man named i joe coe sold the farm to albert widemans grandfather the late jacob wideman jacob was suc ceeded by his son isaac in 18s3 and albert took over from him in 190s now alberts son lome will suc ceed his father being the fourth descendant a pleasing record passing years ago they had no family surviving are throe sisters mrs jos grose and mrs robt brown of stouffville mrs roy bassing- waite of maple and one brother ira ramer of richmond hill birthday party is a real surprise mr and mrs truman grove were overwhelmed with surprise last wednesday when a gathering of the family and immediate relatives con- mr fred reynolds west end resi- verged on them at ringwood to dent was removed to st michaels mark the 70th anniversary of mr hospital toronto on sunday even ing in goods ambulance he has been unwell for some time a smart looking well bred per sian cat prized by its owner mr george smith church street met death this week by poisoning one can scarcely imagin that anyone would poison such an animalwhich may have come across a decayed piece of meat that would have the same effect as bait poison miss norma stover daughter of mr and mrs ambrose stover was home over the weekend norma is in training at hamilton general hospital deaths leadbetter on thursday march 7th 1916 john leadbetter brother of the late charles lead- better of markham in his 93rd year he died at the home of his i niece mrsnelson smith 7th line markham births wood lots at the talbot sale in whitchurch last saturday sold at an average of 40 the best lot brought 5250 and the lowest priced one went for 15 carter at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on thursday- march 7th 1916 to mr and mrs frank carter brougham ont a daughter foote at the brierbush hospital on sunday march 10th 1946 to mr and mrs george e foote nee mary pilkey a son james edward pearson at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on tuesday march 12th 1916 to mr and mrs ivan pearson stouffvillea daugh ter groves birth the three daughters and their husbands present were mr and mrs floyd steckley and son burnice mr and mrs alex itatcliff and mr and mrs stewart stouffer and baby joanne others on hand for the occasion were mr groves two sisters mrs elias hoover and mrs wm con ner together with mr elias hoover and miss eva also mrs groves two brothers isaac and edward barkey and two sisters mrs j m grove and mrs john lee everylxdy enjoyed the delightful buffet luncheon arranged by the daughters and an evening long to be rememlered was enjoyed in singing and chatting over old times truman grove was born just south of ringwood on the jake grove farm he was one of four childrenand married edith barkey native of mongolia and member of a well known family of the district mr grove declared that it was a real surprise to him that such an event was being planned in his honor there was no leaks in the secret arrrangement whatever for some time he has been indis posed following a fall last summer or fall but is greatly improved now and is able to chore about the place a little some very nice gifts were pre sented and many complimentary wishes extended paramount of which was one for quick and perm anent recovery bvgagemevr mr and mrs wilfred lazenby announce the engagement of their only daughter uone rose to mr ieo stafford wagg the marriage to take place quietly on march 23