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tonfftrillt fill page of classified ads ox pace twelve vol 58 no 4s the tribune stouffville ont thursday march- 27 1947 twelve pages preliminary spring flood in ontario sow off to poland francis starr son of mr and mrs elmer starr newmarket rr3 left last week for the united states enroute to poland where he will work in conjunction with the men- nonite central committee on instructing polish farmers in the use of cxrra equipment the aurora banner reports mr starr recently returned after an absence of two years as a mem ber of the friends ambulance unit in china he will be gone at least i months locals eliminate gananoque after blowing a six goal lead in oha playdowns water pouring down 13rd st in long branch out and cutt ing behind houses to run into etobicoke creek stranded this jeep and it occupants the water is subsiding slightly in retired business man john ratcliff buried saturday on wednesday evening march 19th at the home of his daughter tne rancla p sale at thorn- and soninlaw mr and mrs george hii1 advertised by prentice pren- storey west main st stouffville uce in ulis paperj is postponed to mr john u ratcliff wellknown jjonday april 7th and respected business man passed quietly from the scenes of this life though in his s9th year he has mrs gb richardson of roanake va is visiting with mr- and mrs george lee j thomas v whytall conductor with the toronto transportation commission for 3s years who died jat his keele street home this week was a brother of mrs george law- son of stouffville who has the sym pathy of her friends in her bereave ment what is reported to be a pre liminary flood to the real thing junior hockev race narrowing down tin- number of teams left in the hum for the ontario junior c hockey honors lias narrowed considerably and at present we have the names of just four in addition to stouflvillc they are new hamburg goderich oiangcville and hospeler these latter two will linish their round in the waterloo arena this wednesday at press time the stouffville club was still waiting word concerning the next possible round os- iuwi iee will not be available to hie home team until next week but a home game could be play ed here if the weather contin ues as at pfesent car taken without leave owner pays i for fatality no forgotten funds in local bank its found money time in ot tawa again when the chartered banks of canada all nine of them report unclaimed bank balances and forgotten accounts left by deposi tors after a period of years how private individuals could put money in the bank and then forget about it will be hard for many to understand but there are several thousands such accounts across the country amounting to over a mil lion dollars enquiry at the local bank brings forth the information that there are no unclaimed balances in stouffville bank and the blue book indicates that there are few in the whole county of york people who place money in the bank and forget it and are usually difficult to trace for they live in the northern sec tions around the mining and forest sections many are with foreign names and have no relatives here which adds to the confusion according to manager a g thompson of the bank of com merce stouffville every effort is made to locate depositors or their relatives which can usually be done in such settled parts of the country that we live in before the account is reported unclaimed it is difficult in the newer towns with so many foreign names then there is a considerable sum left by associations or clubs which become dormant however there is nothing to re port from stouffville and if there was such it would pass into the hands of the dominion government in due course of time with a crowd of some eight hun dred hockey fans nearly in tears stouffville juniors eked out a 1312 win on the round with gananoque in the oshawa arena on moridav night in an oha playdown con- test the locals took tne first game m kingston in saturday night bv the apparently substantial margin of 115 only to have gananoque run away witii the second game 72 keith jewett came up with the winning tally for the home club after six minutes and twenty se conds of tne last period gananoque came very close in the remaining minutes to even the count once again keyes going right in alone on one occasion to be outguessed by doug moore with a minute left to play the easterners took their goalie out of the net and sent six forwards ganging into the stouff ville zone a long shot with ten seconds remaining missed the cor ner of the vacant net by inches the substantial collision near lincolxv1llk travelling near iincolnville dur ing the hurricane on tuesday even ing two cars met headon but most passengers escaped injury how ever ralph smith son of george smith wilcox lake suifered a severely cut head and was treated by dr button and removed to the brierbush hospital in town where he spent the night neither driver could see the oncoming lights of the other vehicle and naturally were not speeding third attempt to hold auction landon stecklev living south of loe1 hnvc d wu he gdrmley on the third concession from kw shthome with them is forced to try a new experiment srihsil an a attempt to beat out the frus- rf g s trations placed upon him by the n 1 1 t0 tne weather man he has advertised wail lought desperately to whit- uvo oublic auction dates and both tie down the lead- the stouffville been team was badly disorganized and saw their margin narrowed to three goals in the first seven minutes of postponed because of blocked roads and storms forced to leave the farm march 31 mr stecklev announced that his sale faclh 8 on this coming saturday fact that mac clement stalwart de- morning march 29 at 10 oclock tions atkins from keyes tallied the first gananoque score at the one minute mark while jackson took a pass from compeau a minute later to make it 20 at i07 bird sank the visitors third counter and their fourth at 709 gord minton finally clicked for stouffville at the 12 minute mark after several close calls around the gananoque net rhis ended the scoring for the first period available charlies comix back charlie pycock employed by ves pollard on the 10th of whitchurch and who had a terrible yen to get back to his native england h found that things over onie aint v a coll f brut tousle thi m woopet iponsibier rekfrnl stouffville this the ac in which betzs car the extra help since he was low 90 years old does own housework living alone het john w ratelift maintained until quite recently a youthfulness of mind and an un usual measure of activity deceased parents frederick rat cliff and margaret gerrie emigrated to canada from the british isle in 1816 and settled in a log house on the rear of lot 33 concession 5 markham and it was there that john w was born on august is 1s5s it is recalled that at the age of ten he attended the first domin ion day celebration in this district held on the grounds immediately west of the ringwood farms buildings on lot 35 mr ratcliff was a loyal member of the baptist faith his father hav ing entered the ministry as a lizzie as she is called by all young man subsequently serving the people in the hamlet was born for over forty years in charges at at musselmans lake eldest of dundas innership peterborough eight sons and daughters born to and iakefield it was while attend- william hill and his wife symantha ing school in dundas that he met fenton who located at the lake at catherine adelaide durrani who the time of their marriage this late r june 7 1ss2 became his farm became known as the mussel wife in the interval he worked as man place since when the hills a druggist in peterborough and retired in bloomington in 1ss3 thev taught school in the northern part sold to jake musselman of that county later conducting a lizzie is the last of the family grocery business in the village of and neighbors are proud of her in opsley while operating a farm in i the community where she lives the vicinity in 1903 he came to she is so bright and alert miss hill stouffville where he entered into has been a member of the christian the retail grocery and fruit business church there for 72 years and is with his brother james h a part- the possessor of the first silver nership that continued unbroken dollar her father earned when he until 1911 when his nephew glenn came to canada from tyrone ire damages of si 000 were awarded fe ssthree wkvagocturlng tm hofstetter indicated that period leaves ves unfit fo hi vv lim drove betzs car from a wovk thne f irucounoltof w a pauy counsel for betz contended that humphries took the car with out the owners consent humphries admitted he had not been given permission to drive the car when he pleaded guilty to man slaughter at a previous trial coun sel for betz said humphries was convicted and sentenced to is nome at mon definite and 6 months in- said e a richardson defence counsel it is doubtful whether an urban child puts anything into the parents pockets nothing can be paid for sorrow or pain in the loss of a child g c elgie counsel for the plain tiffs said betz was liable unless he could prove clearly and convinc ingly that humphries did have the car without his consent he said there was no evidence to suggest betz had been relieved of liability ratcliff took over and carries on land with his parents at the age of sharp at 730 pm milk producers banquet the annual banquet of district 6 milk producers association will be held in the hall at wednesday april burial halted by blizzard a rare occurrence in these parts was the incident that happened on tuesday afternoon during the height of the blizzard near ux- bridge when a funeral cortege pro ceeding from the town of uxbridge to the cemetery just south of the place halted as the storm blanked out the vision of the drivers rev l e atkinson in the lead car stopped the hearse stopped and the mourners came to a halt no one could see to proceed even the few hundred rods to the cemetery after much difficulty the procession was able to turn around and retrace the route to uxbridge the corpse was that of the late mrs abner blueman and one of the friends in the procession was mrs isaac barkey of stouffville mrs blueman died in her 90th year she was the mother of mrs orvil bert- on of claremont farewell gathering for jhheise family on tuesday evening last over 10 relatives and friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs norman jarvis of peaches in a farewell for mr- and mrs j h heise and family of stouffville who expect to leave shortly for their new home at ford- wich ont a sumptuous buffet supper was served by the hostess mrs n jarvis and mrs peter stick- ley after which the evening was spent giving speeches and in sing ing by the henderson sisters and mr and mrs heise were presented buttonville on two nice occasional chairs 9 beginning the following address was read weather delays syrup making unfavorable weather last week and this has delayed the flow of sap and prevented the larger the second frame saw the visitors makers of maple syrup from getting turning on the heat again with the s e v 1een no local home team showimr littiv hr ft syrup on the market to date ome team showing little of the classy form they had displayed in kingston when they ran away with most producers who tap a few hundred trees expect to get going the game in the second period jack- i before the week is out but many of son and hudson added three more lem expected to start monday tallies to make it 71 jthat day saw a regular london fog gananoque showed signs of tir- morning until night and on ing in the last period while the tuesday one of the worst blizzards local lads began to display a little of the winter came along under the former firm name of rat- m years the coin is dated 17s3 clift company deceased was for sixtyfour years a member of the masonic order home on saturday afternoo was popular rev j curiie will jtrated address entitled erer in poland and f dawson entertainer will produce and at the time of his death was conducted by the rev percy lonev several numbers lucky draw a past master of richardson lodge of toronto in the absence of hfsl tickets will be available to mem- he has also for many years been soninlaw rev cjloney of hers only from any director until associated with the independent hamilton assisting were rev d april 5 when any surplus will be order of oddfellows i macgregor of stouffville rev len for public sale this reader notice lllhltu jiiuiu tiju ultih iiom ubihiuh lullllliuil mi travel having made extensive trips oldham as soloist sang u by motor train and plane to various sleep but not forever ant in recent year mr ratcliff wenham of claremont and rev h extracted much enjoyment from bennett hamilton mrs james ve shall and the remote parts of the continent such lord is my shepherd the pall- as the gaspe peace river valley hearers were the three grandson- arid the yellowstone his flight i jcldney kenneth klinck and unaccompanied at the age of 82 on a deloss matheson and three nep- vtelt to his son at calgary is yprahews glenn and james ted rat- of a love for travel bordering on the cliff and james matthews burial adventurous i was in the family plot stouffville thoe who have known mr rat- cemetery beside the remains of his cliff recall his abounding kindness of spirit his wise generoitv a retiring quiet unassuming christ ian character that always sought first the happiness al others as a wife who predeceased him in j921 surviving are three daughters margaret mrs morton of winona elizabeth mrs c j lonev i of hamilton and harriet mrs g e by mr orla heiso of victoria give an illusi square d a wand- this has been one more occasion of mingled feeling an occasion of fellowship with friends and loved ones that has grown through many years and we know will remain for many years to come whether we are near or far henry and martha and family will be missed here but miles cannoterase the thoughts and best wishes of those who are gathered here this evening to wish them gods blessing in their new home and where they will make many new friends none of us the stouffville intermediates will forget this occasion and will ldora will plav claremont in ux- you accept this gift as a token of bridge on friday night march 28th tour love and sincerity at 8 30 the line up for udora is the presentation was made by as follows goal w nicholson deimr peter and mr edgar stickley fence kick paisley red whiiefield after which the evening closed by is in lieu of display advertisement for which space could not be allotted this week norman porter president daburnham secretary eraser gee treasurer of their regular form and managed to hold the visitors scoreless jewetts goal being the only one of the period jack rumney drew a misconduct penalty from referee morrison and a two minute trip ping penalty although rumneys move may have saved a goal as keyes was sailing in the clear keyes drew the only gananoque penalty of the game while lewis and clement sat out two minutes each for stouffville stouffville ii gaiiitnoqiie 3 stouffville won the first game played in kingston quite handily by the score of 115 it was a com plete reverse of mondays encoun ter as the locals swarmed all over their eastern hosts on saturday and showed more speed and class throughout the entire game mac clement scored the opening counter at 139 on a pass from bun sellers pascoe notched the second from lewis at 505 while clement rifled his second shot home just minute later gananoque were set back on their heels by this opening blast but recovered a little as the period progressed and compeau scored from atkins at 1021 stouffville continued to pour it on in the second period and added four more goals to make it 71 this was the identical score in the se cond game only the situation was reversed lewis accounted for two pascoe and mabbett getting the assists while mabbett collected one with lewis and pascoe on the assists and minton added the other from jewett gananoque put on their best dis play in ie final period scoring four hudson ckson keves and atkins the mar en however stouff ville mat arc them goal for goal pascoe get s second and third goals of tht vfignt and jewett gett- wiiat will the price be estimates say anywhere from 375 to 5 per gallon ungraded but this is not official the maker will decide the price ratcliffs expected to tap 600 trees in their 6th concession bush also sam fretz east of stouffville antici pated tapping that many trees at least the fore part of the week but all these expectations were set at naught by the weather man who took a peculiar turn just after dis playing a bit of springlike weather if we are to obtain any syrup this year it will surely be available next week some of the farmers tell us that they regard march 20 as the date to start or one very close to it citizen he was loved honored and i storey of stouffville and one son respected as a father and grandj frederick james of midnapore father he was unexcelled alberta also one sister mrs oeonre the funeral service held at thejmauhew of rrantford c geo rumney iw gord todd rw fred williams alternates bill nich olson bob timbers jake baker ken lanshwav all joining in singing god save the king the stouftville lion club meeting scheduled for tuesday night was mr and mrs c s carruthers of i cancelled on account of the storm markham will reach their home arrangements for a tb survey was there this weekend after wintering planned to take place but will now the marriage to take place ean in in florida be held at a later date april veteran main st employee dead the rather sudden death of willis monkhouse at his home in the east end of stouffville on saturday last came as a shock to those who knew him he had been at his accustomed place of employment at central feed stores on the monday took ill on tuesday and sank rapidly mr- monkhouse was in his 78th year and is the last of his family pioneers of pickering township mr monkhouse was no doubt the oldest employee working on main street in stouffville and was a cousin of the veteran tailor john monkhouse who is busier than ever this winter willis was an only son of john monkhouse who came to canada from england in 1819 and became the storekeeper at altona east of stouffville in 1857 he married ing two christina reesor and gave up the the game was cleanly played only store to take up milling his wife four minor penalties being handed died and in 1871 he moved onto lot out sellers getting two tops to the 32 con 9 pickering and managed cooler rumney one and mundenthe farm there for twelve years one for gananoque geo watts and his second wife was elizabeth j jackson of kingston were the kester being a successful business officials man and farmer he was interested lineup gananoque goal grug in public life and became warden defence compeau jackson c of the county of ontario in 1887 keyes iw hudson rw atkins al- after serving on the council eleven ternates atkins fair birl brown years on the death of his brother smith munden in 1887 joseph again took up store- stouffville goal moore defence keeping at altona and was succeed- clement campbell rumney c c by his son in 1903 at the time or lewis iw mabbett rw pascoe al- his death willis did not develop the- ternates jennings jewett minton sellers engagements mr and mrs o v shaw of bal sam announce the engagment of their daughter margaret leanor to llovd george wilson son of mr and mrs charles wilson brooklin trade and allowed it to pass into- other hands he closed out the store and moved to stouffville six years ago willis was buried from the men- nonlte church stouffville on mon day afternoon the service being taken by rev mr hallman- chief mourners were his wife the former lauretta hood and a daughter ethel