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the tribune stouffville ont thursday january 16 1947 highlights in the news of 1946 january safelifters take nearly 1000 from markham postoffice killing of uxbridge township hoy believed accidental reeves lorne evans and jack rae returned in whitchurch and uxbridge town engages fulltime electrician and main tenance man geo- rodanz pays record price for us bull peeve blake annis returned in pickering board of educa tion choose don chadwick chairman veterans hall pro posed as war memorial junior hockey team wins from port 50000 markham bank robbery john m rae warden of ontario veterans seek 16000 memorial hall on main st large new building to go up lor sand and gravel co february valleaus garage robbery first breakin here this season mennonites to send carload of flour for european relief eastend store sold presby terian pastor resigns nearly 850 fans see whitby edge locals in hockey finals thousand hockey fans see lucknow handed first defeat nephew of dr ball beaten and uobljed on way to australia fatal collision when snow- plow rams freight mr and mrs jacob meyer married fifty years glamour hose didnt cause any panic here march hiram yake oldest man born in stouftville dies in his 95th year twenty graduation di plomas presented at commence ment ringwood wins rural hockey trophy county taxes to cost local taxpayers an extra 700 nathan forsyth dead harry pointon drops dead no maple syrup as local sap run fails due to very mild weather constable ben gaymans resignation accepted with regrets police probe murder of former cedar grove man wife charged clar ence wideman returned soldier to be new markham cop april markham sunday school assoc iation to canvass township dept plan would wipe out our entire high school sinclairs ringwood corner sold to nia gara falls man salary in creases granted high school staff proclaim daylight sav ing april 2sth town water works faced by heavy expendi tures drive gets underwav for 10000 for muchneeded memorial community hall jas ratcliff dead canning factory for vivian corner department representative finds strong opposition to educational scheme robt snowball heads lawn bowlers may decision reached to revive hor ticultural society local girl advances to oratorical finals bid for 10000 for veterans barely half subscribed county baseball league plans re- organization park commis sion hope to revamp grounds this year hydro and water rates payable at bank public school salaries increased council plans for more tarvis top streets lions to stage big street entertainment june 26th farmer maxwell kemp- son killed when horses bolt whitchurch would add million dollars to local enlarged school area walter ward farm at claremont sold june former clerk and treasurer john dougherty dead county council defers the markham- whitchurch school areas to november town council asked subdivision approval nearly 200000 saplings planted in whitchurch tribune again awarded clark newspaper trophy three miles of oil for musselmans keen interest shown in spring flower show junior deal newmarket first defeat in rousing ball game dr wilson new medical direc tor too much booze incites dance hall riot at wilcox lake lions elect new officers 200 foto nite offer goes to markham stouffville hydro consumption nearly 500 hp july no change in tax rate is fore cast for stouffville pickering constable resigns his post daley home no more after 75 years lions may try and help expand industry home run clout by schell defeats aurora in junior ball fixture eight new homes under con struction to rescind labor law on mennonites fear wolves attack sheep in whit church shortage of iron pipe holding up water extensions battle of wilcox lake brings heavy fines storm crashes telephone pole on pass ing motorist children walk two miles to bible school august visitors from united states and western canada at fretz re union townline is ignored at expense of 6th concession com plaint of irked farmers lad drowns at chalk lake ux bridge township honours re turned personnel heavy storm washes 5ft guuey in road junior baseballers meet newmarket in oba playoffs fire beaten out in nick of time on mcgillivray farm ux bridge eighty percent suc cessful in upper school exami nations local holstein sold to britain steel shortage holds up big markham bridge flower show exhibits down but interest widespread stolen havelock securities found near markham local high school to open new course in agriculture september stouffville high school wins two scholarship local potato harvest holds the spotlight oba rejects local baseball protest morgason farm fire was fourth in same area council receives gratifying re port from library board additional teacher added to public school staff whit church road supt relinquishes position after 20 years local baseball dispute settled by american umpires high school memorial fund launched goodwood veteran killed in fall from building extensive duck farm to develop near altona october milk at 15c a quart alltime high for district wellsigned petition asks for memorial hall stouffville swamped in final playoff ball game york county approves school areas robt johnson despatches his last train 700 bushels of potatoes to the acre bloomington man made whit church road boss local businessman w e morden dies ratepayers to vote on hall bylaw council will buy snowplow for use on town streets two of our plowmen win overseas trip at inter national match to build laundry and drycleaning plant here archbishop owen conducts ordinance of confir mation ringwood garage agreement of sale november bert pollard killed in truck accident near pefferlaw vivian forest yields nine car loads of pit props complete purchase of snowplow town water supply faces acute shortage goodwood lad wins royal potato award special carving factory for ringwood appeal awards s00 to w j russell for ixss of regstered shorthorn sharp school teacher helps bag markham car thieves markham twp engages third plow for winter roads reeve of stouffville given third acclamation two new members acclaimed opens modern billiard parlour december christmas market and horse show dec 19th businessmen organize hall question draws light vote less than one hun dred voting against local mennonites plan extension to church morden transport changes ownership deputy- reeve and councillor defeated in markham township local oha hockey entry in five- team grouj poultry market not very impressive new market added to hockey group whitchurch township gives seventh straight acclamation home saved in nick of time from christmas eve fire 375 foto nite ofter goes to local lad election for coun cil in uxbridge township ringwood farms 50000 bull doris brownscombe narrow escape from ballet employees at gold fish supply co