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tottiftflule tihnm leading weekly for whitchurch markham pickering and uxbridge twps vol58xo8 the tribune stouffville oxt june 20 1946 twelve pages three miles of oil for musselmans cottagers pay half cost to allay lakeside dust shes mothered 500 i whitchurch council in session saturday agreed to oil approximate ly three miles of highway around musselmans lake just as soon as the work can be done this is the ime area that was oiled last year half the cost will be assessed against the properties in the area and the township will pay the remaining half council also considered the weed problem when reeve evans asked council if they would consider the purchase of a power machine which he thought could be obtained immediately councillor ivan mc- iaugluen said he didnt think it advisable to buy this year mow ers he said didnt do a complete job in any case a sprayer out- tit more to the needs said deputy keeve logan but material is too highly priced yet he ti ought it might be good business to buy a power outfit when material dropped in price councillor har per said to keep in mind that a sprayer is difficult to keep in work ing order councillor timbers said that in the long run a sprayer appeared to him to be the best way for whit church to handle its weed problem mr evans urged council to con sider what they would do at once we have a weed inspector and the county also has one it would be unfortunate if whitchurch was the first place to run foul of the law the reeve intimated ultimately it was decided to ad vertise at once for rental of a power cutter to go into action right away a communication from york county indicated that the equalized assessment of whitchurch for 1916 is s2 277790 slightly increased over 1915 harvey wood toronto requested a reduction in taxes on behalf of mrs davidson property owner at musselmans lake on the ground that a religious mission was carried on in her home there the treasurer was instructed to advise mr wood that to qualify for exemption as a church property the place must be wholly given over to religious pur poses in any case the total tax on the cottage is less than 1000 a line fence award was filed by messrs geo drewery wabrown and john petch directing chas bowser and w h smith to each build or be responsible for 275 yards of fence at lots 12 and 13 con 2 will j garfat advised council that he is building a small cement block building on the rear end of the george quantz place just north of aurora on yonge street this building will be used temporarily for plucking and processing of poultry until he can purchase a suitable site mr garfat said he might ultimately install a canning factory for poultry on a large scale employing about 20 people muttoneating dogs played havoc among sheep recently as indicated by claims totalling 112 for sheep killed chas canning was compen sated sll for 5 killed milton sheri dan 1 killed 32 chas dennie 3 killed 3s the clerk was instructed to obtain a copy of the city bylaw governing the installation of oil burning heat ing plants road accounts passed far pay ment totalled s1g99is belief was only 1000 council will hold an adjourned session to complete unfinished business new bylaws the township of whitchurch is about to introduce several new bylawsone will regulate the estab lishment of subdivisions in that municipality whereby a subdivider will be required to establish roads properly graded and gravelled be fore he will be permitted to offer property for sale in the division to be established a second bylaw will regulate the operation of trailer camps which will be licensed in future considering second bus we hear that consideration is be ing given to operating a second bus service over the area west of stouff- ville to convey students to stouff- ville high school beginning with the fall term the present bus has been filled to capacity and cannot accommodate all who would like the use of the service while the work at the school of installing restaurant conveniences in the basement has been held up clue to labor and material the board of management is undertaking to fit up the basement room being allotted to this purpose in a temp orary manner so that cooking facil ities will be available to the students we she could keep her head ask how long might frank reesor markham farmer buried on wednesday well and favorably known in markham township where he spent al his life prank a reesor died at his late residence lot 10 con 9 markham on sunday he was a lifelong farmer and is survived by his wife whose maiden name was esther armstrong and by a son frank a reesor at home deceased who was in his 79th year was laid to rest in the family plot at locust hill cemetery following divine service held in tlie locust hill united church under masonic auspices he was a mem ber of markham union lodge raise barn addition the once popular barn raising in these parts was staged again on monday afternoon when a raising took place on the farm of morgan hill east of altona the new struc ture is 30x10 and will form an addi tion to the original barn stan thompson acted as director of cere monies for the raising clothing pickup on monday night throughout the dominion from june 17th to 29th will be a period for collection of clothing for the needy in europe the local lions club under the chairmanship of hugh bannerman will undertake the doortodoor col lection here in stouftville next monday evening june 21th and arrangements are being made as last year to have three depots established in town for the sorting and packing these to be handled by the ladies the three collecting stations will be the municipal hall the united church and baptist a goose live the question goes church basements outoftown unanswered but mr dad puglv pwpe who wish to contribute may 0th concession whitchurch has leave their donations at the muni- one shown in the foreground of cipal hall at any time this picture that was hatched l is desirable that all donors of twentyfive years ago one vear he- clothing send with their parcels a fore mr and mrs pugh moved to message of goodwill and encour- whitchurch township i agement to rekindle in those so un it was hatched on the farm of fortunate a new spirit of hope and william hackney on the 3rd con- confidence these messages should cession of uxbridge township ar he donors name and address known to manv as the morgason al e placed in the pocket or place and was brought to whit- attached to the garment church twentyfour years ago i tll national committees goal is now that this old goose has been i one article of clothing for every spared to keep her head so long citizen canadians are proud of the she may never be seriously con- p thev have taken in world sidered suitable to grace the christ- affairs and will no doubt continue mas table but may go on hatching 10 be exemplary in this matter families for many years to come so cl through your closets since she has without fail raised shelves trunks gather together the a flock of fuzzy goslings and i clothes that can give courage sometimes the second brood everv tln you don t really need winter year it would be a difficult task to cqthes summer clothes childrens trace her family tree but mrpugh clothes sweaters worn sheets places the hatchings at an average blanketswith frayed edges and of ten to thirteen making a grand total of approximately five hun dred offsprings that this goose has mothered silly old goose she mav be but what a job she has done for the accommodation of mankind especi ally around the christmas season just think of all the homes and fam ily gatherings to which her contri bution played a very important part incidentally everyone would like to know if this 6th line goose has any equal in ontario keen interest shown in tuesdaysflower show shoes get out those rainy day shoes lie them together tightly with string so the mates wont be lost and take time to write a friend ly letter wont you to the un known family who will receive your gifts that letter can warm the spirits as clothing warms the heart big entertainment in readiness all vacancies filled the stage is being set for a big at a meeting of the board of night here next wednesday june education last week the chairman 26th when the stouffville lions reported that all vacancies on the club will hold their annual mid- school staffs had now been filled summer fling with which to begin the fall term therell be a scheduled ball game resignations were received early i in the park at 630 pm followed by despite the fact that nobody has time for anvthing these dayssc it seems there was a splendid inter est in the flower show held tuesday evening for which the society ob tained the use of the united church basement in the absence of no hall accommodation in town there were 90 entries and presi dent e r good declared that the interest and the number of exhibits exceeded all expectations messrs percy bone of thornhill and ernie kohfer gardener for george mc- cullough were the judges the winners house plants in bloom mrs roy grove mrs e r good mrs har old dickson 5 house plants bloom mrs good houseplants foliage mrs jh ratciift mrs levi forsyth mrs roy grove iris spike jean pipher mrs win timbers mrs c nolan iris g spikes jean pipher mrs w timbers mrs s lewis basket of iris mrs p stover jean pipher m mertens collection of iris mrs w tim bers jean pipher mrs c nolan peonies 3 white jean pipher mrs l forsyth mr b miller peonies 3 pink mrs p stover i mrs w timbers mr b miller peonies 3 red jean pipher eva hoover mrs j h ratcliff peonies anv other variety mrb miller mrs p stover mrs j rat- cliff basket of peonies mrs h ogden and jean pipher 1st mrs p stover mrs j h ratcliff bouquet of roses m mertens basket of mixed flowers mrs w timbers m mertens mrs f fair ies basket of any one variety mrs w timbers m mertens mrs l turner basket of flowering shrubs mrs f fairies mrs l turner mrs p stover bouquet of pansies mrs e r good mrs l forsyth mrs h ogden dining table bouquet jean pip her mrs timbers mrs h dixon living room bouquet mrs turner jean pipher mrs ratciift home from overseas and this gave the board opportun ity to fill the positions before teachers became too scarce stole from veteran police are investigating the theft of an electric motor and other articles from the new garage being erected for jack sanders at corner of main and tenth streets the goods were taken over the weekend an act which constitutes rather poor treatment toward a man whoi had served his country for years during the war new constables for whitchurch two parttime constables were appointed for whitchurch town ship on saturday by the municipal council sitting at vandorf hugh e hamilton old yonge street was appointed for wilcox lake and ivan iattenden for musselmans lake hamilton is a huge fellow only 21 years of age weighs 22a lbs and served on police duties in the rcaf iattenden was overseas 1 years and weighs 1 15 lbs he is a resident of vandorf and was the smallest of four or five applicants for the posi tions constable elmer wells lemon- ville farmer will remain in office untimely death of former beloved girl i the death of miss evelyn eliza beth shantz only daughter of rev and mrs herbert shantz new dun dee occurred at the kw hospital last wednesday at the age of 19 years evelyn became ill suddenly on monday and was taken to the hospital tlie next day news of her death came as a great shock to the many friends in stouftville and gormley she was born in edmonton alta july 23 1920 and was a member of bethel mennonite brethren in christ church where she took an active part in young peoples work she is survived by her parents the family lived at gormley and later in stouffville where mr shantz was mbc pastor evelyn received her high school education in stouffville and only last year tle annua malch of tlie xonh returned to join the banking staff vork pi association will be here but ill health forced her to nel this fa on ho u timue give up the position in a short time farm just wes 0 stou ac former minister bereaved word was received in town early wednesday morning announcing the passing of mrs fleischer of ux bridge wife of rev walter fleis cher former baptist pastor at stouffville she had been in ill health for some time and her death was not entirely unexpected fun eral arrangements had not boon made at lime of going to press ames and bingo on the street the street dance with that old maestro bill hole the list of luckv draw prizes has steadily grown since the first books o tickets were distributed and the number now stands at close to fift- there all listed in the window oi riches hardware where tickets are obtainable escaped injuries avhev car upset ix ditch enroute to attend a funeral near kitchener on sunday the car driven by air paul boadway upturned in a ditch as it swerved to miss a truck although there were sever al passengers in the car no one was injured and there was not so much as a glass broken after nearly an hour delay the party from stouft ville proceeded on their way to newi dundee more awnings the j j turner co truck was in town on tuesday when their work men installed awnings for the may- fair restaurant and for the tribune office the awning in front of snowballs barhering shop was re newed at the same time every body welcomes an awning when the sun hits main street on a very hot day in summer eleven or twelve store fronts in the same block have awnings with only four or five with no protection of this nature mer chants say awnings pay dividends in the matter of goods protected from the sun but aside from this they are appreciated as a haven from sun and even rain now and then lac harvey preston son of mr and airs harry preston 5th concession whitchurch ar rived heme last sunday aboard the ss acquatania he was feeling quite fit after his ser vice overseas flour mill sold after 26 years of operation pick ering village flour mill has been sold by d n lockwood to mr holochuek of streetsville ken harper son of mr and mrs ross harper 0th con whitchurch arrived home on tuesday after two and a half years overseas ken flew from england to iceland and down the coast of labrador he left the old country only saturday and was in ottawa on monday his wife is expected from eng land shortly plowing match on timbers farm the funeral was held sunday co to a decision reached on afternoon with private service at xuesdav the home at 230 conducted by rev the f aml the kind of soil k f schadeand rev e gingerieh javailable will be ideal for the pur- both of new dundee followed by public service at bethel mbc church in charge of rev p g lehman of bethany mennonite church kitchener assisted by rev m wi juniors deal newmarket first defeat in rousing game don davis come through with single handed double play to clinch win pose and the association fortunate in their choice storekeeper thirty years after 30 vears as the store keeper bricker of toronto interment iemonville mr esbarkev has made in i mon cemetery thcljjsp oi n business to mr remains rested at the poth funeral wjiijam cake of toronto who is home until saturday morning at now j possession the new owner 10 oclock when removal was madeh t0 extend his line to include to the residence hardware boots and shoes as well several ear loads of people fromi the present line of groceries stouftville and gormley were inj attendance at the funeral to convey while orchids go to all the junior ball players for their 11s victory over the highflying newmarket nine on friday night don davis local shortstop drew the final big is most cheer when he speared a short fly i into left field and trapped cotton of newmarket off third base to end the game with a double play while newmarket were down three runs at the time the play was made they did have the bases loaded and were in a fair way to tying the count miller for stouftville turned- in a standout performance on the mound striking out eight of the opposing batters and slamming out a couple of long hits that went for new- ille vine farmer will remain in entire attendance at the funeral to convey m i extra bases broughton for new and will lie available for duty after t sorrow to the family in their jlllnu7 ropqnfl iii market struck out five slouffvill the lake season is over mr wells g loss evelyn was greatly ljqll uvi loluuc iii men offered to resign but council was i beloved by everybody who knew i the game was a seesaw haul garage accident the opinion that he could be of service now and again and espec ially after the busy summer season is over when the other two con stables might not be on hand for miscellaneous duty slrihlnrir- 21c pint strawberries from gardens in and near town were available from the stores this week the retail price 21c per pint box prevailed on tues day growers state that cool wea ther is retarding ripening prices point downward for thursday e from beginning to end the first innings concluded twoall new send them in v o ww market collecting three more run the tribune always appreciates a fata acc w narrowlvj in the second and stouffville tying receiving notice of summer visitors averted at the shell oil station near i the score fivefive in the third so that they may lie recorded in the cnr station when the proj cotton and brown robbed the home- these columns for the information prietor wg garrett was severelv towners of a couple of runs in the of all our readers sieged while working in the pit fifth when they combined o catch j under a car he was using a torch a long fly between them in centre we hear that an advertiser who which exploded gasoline fumes but field last week in this paper offered a i which were put out before the stouffville went into the final reward of s50 for anyone who would building was set on fire mr car- irnintrs trailing by one run but hits provide an apartment or home forjretf suffered minor burns the by schell smkh lewis davis and his tenant was successful in hav- worst of which was around one miller combined to push over four ing a claim for the reward made hard run 3nd give the local a three run lead which they never relinquished the biggest crowd of the season was on hand for the game and theyll certainly all be back for more of the same this week midgets split two stouffville midgets squeezed on newmarket 7c on wednesday rurkholder missed collecting the first home run of the year when his run was disallowed on the new market protest that he failed to touch the third sack richmond hill stepped into mem- crial park and trounced the stouff- ville bovs u5 in a midget game onl mis david watson and miss monday schell was or ifhe mound myrtle watson visited mrs hazel for the home crew but was handi- daughters at sep res capped by an injury which he sus- beach cottage pickering recently tained from a hit ball in a previous tpr carl j stickley arrived home on tuesday from over seas carl is a son of mr and mrs c e stickley of gormley and has been away over two years he served ten months in the army of occupation in germany mrs ella millard of sault ste marie sister of the late harry pointon is visiting at the home of mrs pointon on church street stouftville game ward stepped in for stouffville junior go down 111 to relieve engagements mr and mrs alfred armstrong of wexford announce the engage- stouffville juniors went down ment of their onlv daughter myrtle 1ij before the bats of richmond eileen to albert ray ferguson son hill on tuesday night don davis of mr and mrs p e ferguson of crossed the plate with stouffvilles stouffville ont the marriage to lone tally a continued series of lake place on saturday june 29th local errors combined with a few 1 1010 at 730 zion lriited church welltimed richmond hill hits near- wexford ly kept stouffville off the score the engagment is announced of sheet entirely however the boys annie mae oldest daughter of mr are quite confident that they can ralph e faulkner and the late upset the hill when they get them mrs faulkner to gordon milton back on their home grounds thisjjdnes on of mr and mrs george friday night the yonge st- field jones of goodwood the marriage was said to be in very poor condiiwil take place quietly on june tion j22nd jsmg