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the tribune stouffville ont thursday november 28 1946 to the electors pickering township in making an appeal for your municipal support i do so with a whole hearted desire to protect the freedom and rights of this township during the last two years we have sometimes wonder ed who are actually the council a spurt of fascism or dictatorship has crept in and is gnawing at the vitals and foundations of democracy why not dispense with the council and just appoint a dictator taxes are up but no one tells you why so long as pickering twp remains an agricultural area we cannot have too many too grand men doing our work unless there is a com parable increase in the price of agricultural products what is the alternative factories plants and more of them offer them some inducement to get them locat ed do you know we are on the back steps of toronto wake up and let pickering townshrp move ahead yours and my rights and freedom i consider a sacred trust and assure you that i will protect same for both great and small dr neil e mcewen candidate for reeve 1947 election date december 9th 1946 brougham a special invitation is extended to all ratepayers to attend the 21th mr- w elheott soent the uast annual meelin o citizens league w in toronto viffl fcrss men in brougham fire hall mrs gorden and other iriends t bspi 3l al s pm annua reports election of mr and mrs brows and little sons officers guest speakers come and barry of onllia spent a few days j par in di5cussion on new fire last week with carl and mrs devitt equipment miss joan copping of toronto the december meeting of the visited with her friend ruth gill- friendly bible class will be held in makkham village to vote ox hall project markham village ratepayers will be asked at their election next jan- uaray 1st to vote on a bylaw to spend 830000 or less on a town hall present hall is obsolete and offers very poor accommodation however if the bylaw carries the old hall may be converted into a picture theatre those opposed to spending 30000 on a new hall dean waggs big auction sale to- when a big building program for a day thursday new school is in the offing are opposing the bylaw also on the ground that if the present hall can be made fit for a picture theatre it can be improved for village hall use advocates of the expenditure have strong hopes that the rate payers will be found favorable to the bylaw man for a few days last week i mr a b matthews was in tor onto for a couple of days last week visiting his sisters and also taking t in the royal winter fair mr and mrs ralph crawford at tended a celebration on saturday night in honor of the formers parents mr and mrs d s craw ford of brooklin the occasion be ing their 45th wedding anniversary which was attended by six sons and two daughters mr and mrs m hamilton were at columbus on sunday afternoon visiting mr frank hamilton who does not improve as fast as his many friends wish him to the womens institute will hold their next monthly meeting on dee 10 there will be a christmas pro gram and a shower of gifts for childrens shelter work is going on with the com munity well being dug in the north end of the village they are now down thirtyfive feet without find ing water mr fred wright of green river visited with his daughter mrs c devitt for a few days last week mr francis willson returned home after a hunting trip around haliburton and also visited his aunt mrs gannon of hinden hill his company consisting of four were fortunate enough to secure two deer the euchre party sponsored bj the firemen on friday evening was a fairly good success prize winners were ladies ruth phillips and mrs sheppard gents mr c phillip and mr thos philip sr a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all mr thos gammage is somewhat improved after his recent illness his sister mrs everst who has been with him returned to her home in toronto on saturday the form of a potluck supper in the brougham township hall on mon day evening december 2nd the womens institute are hold ing a progressive euchre in the hall on dec hli good prizes and lunch provided mr johnnie ramer is sponsoring a dance to be held in the hall on saturday evening proceeds in aid of fire equipment the wms met at the home of mrs h plaxton on thursday after- noon with a good attendance a very pleasant and profitable after noon was enjoyed by all green river we welcome back from overseas mr daniel powell one of the last boys to return who arrived here on tuesday reg xighswander of lockport usa spent a few days last week with hisbrother john xighswander the shower on friday evening for mr and mrs earl shirk was well attended many beautiful gifts were received for which tne bride and groom expressed their many thanks lunch was served which brought the pleasant evening to a close the fxec will meet this week at the home of miss myrtle percy- miss grace lehman held her piano recital on saturday afternoon quite a few of her pupils came from this district prizes were awarded for the best prepared lessons win ners being isabelle nighswander marian gostick and lois seebeck we congratulate these girls on their years work mr will duncan is anxiously awaiting the arrival of a new chevrolet car mr and mrs c carter are spend ing a few days holiday with friends in ballantrae township of pickering your vote and influence respectfully solicited d blake annis for the office of reeve election date december 9th 1946 marmill laying mash cl0 marmill laying meal clo is kept uptodate and in keeping with the results of the latest research findings it is well balanced with a good variety of carefully selected ingredients providing the important proteins from animal vegetable and marine sources we have a limited supply of immediate delivery alberta brickets for central feed store stouffville ph 277 mwahmmmmmmmmwmm overcoats these coats will do things for you mens youths boys good looking good feeling good wearing mens christmas neckwear variety aplenty in design and colour horsehide jackets for warmth comfort longlasting wear pliable ponyhide that wont crack or peel parkas mens shcepskinlincd and plaidlined boys plaidiincd weather- resistant gabardine fuitrimmcd hood finger warmers for all occasions for all occasions gloves wool mitts fur mitts fine and wide choice gift scarves with a pretty curl wool scarves pretty to throw over your head or to wear aronnd yonr neck printed scarves in lovely colours and patterns christmas gifts for baby sets knitted jacket bonnet bootees crib blankets nilwool and satinbound blanketsall wool whitevale the women of the baptist church held a bazaar on saturday afternoon in the sunday school room of the church proceeds amounted to 150 miss alice hornshaw has taken a position in toronto for the winter and has arranged to come out so as to continue her work as president of the mision circle mr and mrs g a brownridge of brandon manitoba visited recently with his relatives in whitevale and with mr and mrs batty in brook lin mr brownridge took second and third prizes on his team of clydesdales at the royal winter fair miss mary brownridge of brand on manitoba was also a visitor in whitevale and has taken a position with the bell telephone co in toronto cottage prayer meetingwas held last week at the home of mr and mrs benson draper of green river where mrs james sinclair led in devotions and rev frank keyes of huntsville brought the message bypu will be held in the ioof hall on friday evening at eight oclock balsam mr and mrs wm harbon visited last week with relatives at rich mond hill and toronto the sympathy of the community goes to the hill family in the loss of mr geo hill who was killed on monday while moving to his new home at greenwood mr bert dobson of uxbridge visited one day last week with mr victor jamieson mr and mrs geo wilson and family spent sunday with mr and mrs paul wilson or brooklin the annual meeting of the wa will be held on wednesday dec 4 at the church followed by a supper and program everyone welcome the mission band will meet at the church on saturday afternoon nov 30th ringwood mr and mrs delos graham spent a recent weekend at reaboro near lindsay with mr and mrs oliver handcock mrs lloyd mclaughlin of owen sound spent last week with her daughter mrs lloyd mclean the helping hands class held i their monthly meeting last tuesday the womens institute met iatgg of mrs gibson brown mr and mrs wm hare of temperanceville were guests of mr and mrs jacob grove one day last week friends and neighbours gathered at the home of mr and mrs mar shall conner on saturday evening to tender a miscellaneous shower to their daughter lauretta in hon our of her approaching marriage mrs charlotte smith of park falls wisconsin was a recent guest with her sister mrs jl abell we are glad to see joe fockler out again after his recent illness we are sorry to lose mr and mrs ken laushway from our commun- wednesday afternoon in the white vale public library and enjoyed hearing mrs cook of green river who spoke to them ladies from markham brought music in song our local nimrods bagged nine deer while they were away we understand they had a very fine cook in the person of mr j sunder land miss virginia major and a friend were in whitevale this past week end mr and mrs a e fleming spent sunday in toronto where they call ed on friends mr and mrs cole of toronto visited with mr hugh pugh during the weekend mr and mrs jack tweedie spent a few days at scugog last week- mr a e fleming and mr k c donnelly visited at the royal winter fair last week mr sid pugh was there also mr robert brownridge was home for the weekend i ity they moved to stouffville last week after selling the garage to a toronto manufacturing firm beautiful handbags they make such a wonderful gift uss harry g0ldefts clothing store stouftvlllr ontario ms you arc invited to hear mr geo a blair reeve of port carling who will address the christian mens fellowship on monday evening december 2nd in the stouffville baitist church at 8 oclock mr blair is a christian layman who for the past twelve years has lieen conducting a bible class at port carling owing to circumstances which have arisen the supper which was announced for this meeting has been cancelled come bring your friend- atha news mrs a robertson entertained her mother mrs humphrey agincourt also her sister and friend on sun day mr and mrs art widcman and steven were dinner guests with mr and mrs norman lehman on sun day mrs wallace was a dinner guest with mrs fred pugh claremont on sunday sunday guests at the home of mr and mrs wellington wideman were mrs john soden and milton from greenwood mr and mrs ernie carruthers and ruth ann also mrs a carruthers mr and mrs m dunkeld and fam ily visited her parents in stouffville on sunday sixty guests attended the musical recital at the home of miss grace lehman on saturday afternoon when 25 pupils took part in a most delightful program miss lehman is a very capable teacher and the pro gram was enjoyed by all three pupils were awarded prizes for the best work they were isabel nighs wander lois seebeck and marion gostick a dainty lunch was served by miss lehman and her mother at the close of the afternoon mr and mrs david tran and laurie visited mr and mrs william mcbride in whitby m sunday for your requirements in baled hay and straw see maple lodge farms phone 4707 stouffrille rri