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flr mt jkmffiriile uteumnt vol 58 no 35 the tribune stouffville ont dec 24 1946 twelve pages dies on vacation in florida the death of james monks was learned with great regret and sur prise here on saturday mr and mrs monks had gene to florida only a few weeks ago and were just nicely settled at st augusta when he was suddenly stricken with a heart attack and died the couple were living in their trailer which they took with them from stouffville and in which they lived on church street last summer after selling their property at lincoln- ville james monks born in england became a brakeman on the old grand trunk later transferring to the cpr he married myrtle beebe daughter of the late mr and mrs byron beebe and the couple settled in town he was in his 75th year and was appreciated in the town where he was well liked the remains were shipped back to canada arriving in toronto on monday afternoon interment was made at markham cemetery on tuesday service being conducted by rev d macgregor of the stouffville baptist church pickering tp child drowned in well funeral services were held on monday for fouryearold ranald snider son of mr and mrs joseph snider employee on a lakeside farm southwest of dunbarton was found drowned in a well saturday after noon the body was found in some 15 feet of water after an extensive search by the childs parents and other residents of the farm accord ing to the mother he had apparently been playing in the vicinity of the well ronald had gone outside to play with his threeyearold brother and after he didnt return for some time i assumed that he was with his fa ther who was doing some chores at the lime airs snider told the reporter when his brother rushed into the house sobbing and calling me to the well i followed the child but when i came to the well j didnt see any one so i returned to the house the search began when his father re turned and ronald was not with him she said after they had searched every conceivable place where the child could have gone the father was lowered into the well it was when he reached the water level that he saw the childs scarf floating just below the surface an investigation is being conduct ed by coroner dr ve cartwright of pickering and chief john irvine flickering flames in their motley hues hold the warmth of our good wishes in their vivid beauty through the yearsof candlelight incandescent light and fluorescent light this organization has served this community to the best of its ability another christmas another year to you good cheer the stouffville tribune management and staff bethesda boy tells of mission life in nigeria newmarket added to junior oha hockey circuit deliberations of aurora rink management delays drawing up of innior schedule according to awlawton mark ham convener of the local junior c hockey group newmarket has been added to this circuit new market it appears was declared to be c calibre but was originally scheduled to play in a b group with a bye into the the junior c playdowns newmarket appealed to the oha for the right to actively participate in the local group and this has been granted arrangements to draw up the schedule which are overdue were cancelled for one week when according to the convener aurora was unable to get a decision on nights available in their rink the schedule should certainly start next week as the season is short for natural ice rinks and a week now may save a lot of grief in march the local team under the guiding hand of coach ike harper is round ing into shape with such players on the roster as doug moore jack rumnev llovd jennings gord lewis bill mulholland earl leh man lloyd pascoe bill mabbitt mac clement gord minton keith jewitt don campbell ken sehell raker forgie and a number of others viiior friii saskatchewan an interesting visitor here is mr frank reynolds who left this town forty years ago to farm in western canada he is now operating a large tract of land at gilroy sask but is looking for a ch ince tc retire mr reynolds i visiting his brother fred in stouffville frank proudly recalls when he was a school hoy living in this place and he noted many improvement even since his last visit eighteen years ago like his brother fred he was kr on the farm at altons life in an african village with its mud huts and strange streets is vividly described in a letter written by rev gordon j bolender kitch ener missionary to nigeria rev air bolender and his wife left kitchener for africa in septem ber where they have been assigned to a mission post in jebba nigeria members of bethany mennonite church the young couple is ex periencing a first stay in a foreign mission field firsthand impres sions of africa have been recorded by rev mr bolender in his mis sive which was mailed nov 21 it reads in part we are situated about 300 miles north of lagos at jebba on the niger river this is the approxi mate spot where mungi park was killed and a monument is here it is a typical african town mud huts with thatched roofs crowded up a dirty street the natives for the greater part hear some english only it is necessary for us to learn their language yoruba so our work may be more effective this brings us to our work we are in the teacher training school at present the educational system is based on that used in england and it is only since the war that great strides are being made in education much of the work is still in pioneer stages but on the whole the native has a great desire to learn to be certified by the govern ment as a teacher the native must have passed standard six taught two years then attended a teacher training school for two years upon graduation they begin teaching at 10 a month there is great unrest among the teachers here because of low salaries as the cost of living has risen considerably mrs bolender being a trained nurse is busy doing dispensary work daily 30 to 10 patients come for treatment for ailments such a ulcers burns snakebites cuts knife wounds pneumonia fever and a score of others i might add we are dentists too for we pull teeth the rainy season is past now and we wont get rain until next may it is beginning to get warm 100 degrees in the shade the liar- mattans have begun which results in cool nights which are ideal for sleeping we could write more in detail but time and space do not permit at any time we would le glad to receive letters from our friends and would try to answer any questions mr bolender also gave an inter esting account of the flich from new york to liberia with brief stop overs at london and paris he mentioned visiting with rev o thamer formerly of kitchener in lioeria whitby here monday whitby junior oha entry will play an exhibition game with he stouflville junior team in the local arena mod dccsoth puck will be faced at 8 pm this is your opportunity to get your holiday hockey preview post uk it was a wolf oh yes it was a wolf without doubt declared orval degeer of whitchurch when interrogated by the tribune about the pelt present ed by milton graves who shot the big fellow near the vivian forest i was hunting at the time mr degeer explained and that wolf was chased by me the dogs were fight ing in close since the wolf was impeded by a heavy trap on its leg the dogs five of them closed in on the wolf and drew blood but the animal managed to get into a hole and there the dogs couldnt do any thing it was in this situation when mr graves who was also out hunt ing closed in and made the kill orval degeer has probably shot as many wolves as my man hunting in the township and he hopes to have a good kill before the present winter is over the wolf shot by graves was not the customary brush variety but was a big timber wolf and was sent to queens park to pas before the tow paid unexpected visitors monday night for a brief time monday evening stouffville had unexpected visitors a mother and daughter from we tern canada they stepped off the evening train from toronto expect ing to be near glasgow station but to their amzement they found that glasgow station was near pem broke station agent mowat con soled the pair took them in and served tea and an hour later placed them aboard the train going to tor onto where they would take the pool train for ottawa to reach pem broke they could get into glasgow station the next morning some ticket seller in the city confused the couple by sending them to stouffville to reach glasgow east of town which is not glasgow sta tion attention curlers curlers are requested to meet at the rink thursday dec 26 in the forenoon 10 oclock to make ice gordon lemon is recovering from a rather severe illness which threatened him with pneumonia for a time stouffville stores will not be open after six oclock next monday or tuesday evening so be sure and get your holiday requirements in the daytime the death of mrs daniel hilts at newmarket on friday removes an old resident known to many people in gormley district her husband predeceased her many years mrs hilts was buried at heise hill on sunday afternoon poultry market was not very impressive although there was no attempt on the part of the merchants to pro vide special attraction for the christmas market day last thurs day the affair went off good the horse show sponsored by a few fanciers was the sole attraction and drawing card without the show it would have just been another business day the amount of poultry coming to rk to pass inspection town was smal yet the merchants nship bounty will be dj a i business and they mav have concluded that a market is hot necessary to big christmas principal lou murphy of the trade the small amount of poultry stouffville high school mrs i sold to the stores was mostly taken murs and thef imilv left on ttes- hy the three butcher shops many dav to spend the holiday season at farmers sold their turkeys or geese comber in the chatham district jon the street to private persons ceiling prices were paid throughout winners in the horse show were heavydraught team 1 heber down brooklin 2 ted hallbrook- lin lightdraught team 1 ted hall brooklin 2 vince baker stouffville amateur class for teams 1 win timbers stouffville 2 g warriner markham 3 wesley wideman stouffville belgian or percheron teams 1 herb simpson ballantrae 2 a h woods aurora 3 vince baker stouffville fourhorse teams lheber down brooklin 2 a h woods aurora 3 vince baker stouffville best mare or gelding 1 heber down brooklin 2 ted hall brook lin 3 vince baker stouffville housewives into farmers local men offer to pilot minor hockey here a group of some seven or eight local men gathered at the arena on friday night in an effort to organize some leadership for those boys who are eligible for bantam and midget hockey there was considerable discussion over the hockey doldrum into which the local lads had been allowed to slump the result was the appointment of harold lewis and gar lehman as managing coaches and wes roadway secy- treas these three will lndle a bantam and midget outfit and play ers in these age groups were called out on monday night while mem bers of the lions club failed to appear in any strength to actively participate the financial backing of the club is expected to whatever extent is necessary it has been expected that two minor clubs from stouffville would find opposition with a group comprised of milliken unionville and markham but so far this combination has been snagged by the failure of the mark ham and unionville rink manage ments to see their way clear to giving the small lads any rink time this matter will be further thresh ed out this week markham we are told have asked as high as 275 from the youngsters for the use of the rink there the nearest midget hockey clubs to stouffville are bradford new market uxbridge oakville rich mond hill have entered a bantam club and entries for these minor ranks have not yet closed we under stand so that stouffville might find a berth in some nearby ohma cir cuit if the markham unionville ice situation fails to clarify member of early family gone friends in stouffville and district received with regret news of the death of ida elizabeth brillinger which occurred at belmont home toronto on thursday dec 19 miss brillinger was a member of a very old family here her parents were mr and mrs levi brillinger for many years miss brillinger who was in her seventies was a telephone operator on the local switch board and the family will be remembered as residents of second street opposite the present ratcliff homo earlier they lived in markham the late ida brillinger was the youngest daughter and was born in stayner the family later moved to lemonville where mr brillinger carried on the general store on its present site as the family outgrew the public school they moved to collingwood where a high school was availablein time the dampness there caused the health of miss brillinger to fail and search was made for more suitable climate for two years she lived in south carolina and finally two years on a ranch in texas much improved in health she and her mother being at this time alone removed to stouffville older residents will remember her as she served in warriners store and on the exchange since her mothers death her life has been quietly passed in belmont house toronto where friends visit ed her from time to time failing health kept her confined to bed since last may the end came sud denly despite the kindness of nurses and friends in ministering to her needs a public service was held in tor onto on friday evening and inter ment was made at collingwood on saturday a few from this locality attended the last obsequies goodwood auction john m rae warden of ontario county is holding an auction sale at his place in goodwood on tues day dee 31 which will include sale of the fine brick house and quarter acre of land double garage and work shop the house has a water pressure system and all conven iences immediate possession will be given the buyer with liberal terms payment a s farmer will be on the auction block starting at one with 3 pm set for offering the property without telling their husbands two welland 6nt women have bought a fmacre farm and are working it themselves mrs j d watt city clerks wife tend horse mr m a renaud on right shows hen its near re cord eggthe partners learned farming from text books births brown rev and mrs v cecil brown nee hazel bondoormley are happy to announce the birth of their son at the st catharines general hospital saturday dec 21st 1940 mother and baby do ing well draper at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on sunday december 15th 1010 to mr and mrs grenville draper clare- mont rr2 a daughter prema ture evelyn marie