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r the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 11 1947 i r i glaremont and district by staff correspondent mrs fred ward has been suffer ing with a very severe cold friends are pleased to see mr thos gregg out of doors again after quite an extended illness mr and mrs e morgason and friend of toronto visited last week at the home of mrs j spenceley and ran into misfortune on their homeward journey when their car took fire on the outskirts of the city lifting the engine hood seemed to fan the flames and the machine just a new model was a total loss we are told the clare- mont visitors had to abandon the car and continue home via the ttc friends will regret to learn that miss margaret mcxab is in poor health mrs m harris of stouffville has been visiting with mrs thos con- dy for a few days local dealers madills store and overlands store mr and mrs percy hardy and boys were sunday guests with mr and mrs ernest pilkey and family mr and mrs ken renfrew of toronto visited with relatives here on sunday mrs comba who has been staying at the home of the late mrs esther palmer left last week to visit friends in toronto after a few- days she intends to continue on to sault st marie for a time mrs luther pilkey who has been ill for some time marked her 83rd birthday on wednesday mr and mrs kidd and family of sandford visited on sunday at the home of mrs geo redshaw mrs earl beare was a visitor in toronto one day last week mr and mrs d booth of stouff ville visited at the spenceley home here on sunday gordon borland of walkerton visited on sunday at his home here despite the inclement weather the cooper hardware is pushing ahead with the erection of a new implement shed on their lot on the east side of main st miss bessie graham of toronto visited at her home here over the weekend mr and mrs fred pugli are hav ing a new furnace installed in their home the regular meeting of the clare- mont w i will be held at the home of mrs fred redshaw on wednes day afternoon dec 17th at 230 pm the roll call will be answer ed by my favourite memory gem the message peace and goodwill will be given by rev len wenham there will be a shower of gifts for englands children the lunch committee is mrs condy mrs till mrs wallace and mrs norman the regular meeting of the trail rangers group will be postponed for one week owing to the banquet of the community mens club on wednesday evening in the baptist church- sunday school room mr chambers who recently mov ed to the village from stouffville had the misfortune to fall on the walk although receiving quite a shaking up he is able to be out and around again pickering township voters list is just off the press having been delayed this year owing to changes being made in the method of assess ment however the list was posted in the office of the clerk on decem ber 6th and with 21 days allowed for appeals to be filed will be in ample time for use at the forth coming election if such is demand ed running over iso pages the list is steadily growing and only a few years ago was a volume of 1g0 pages which indicates the growth in the township there are 1s00 pcsojjs entitled to serve as jurors it is the duty of ratepayers to examine the lists posted in the clerks office or any school or pub lic building to see that he or she has not been omitted from the list brougham mr and mrs m hamilton accom panied by mrs c balsdon spent an enjoyable evening last week with mr and mrs jas mcdonald of kin- sale mr and mrs kenneth pascoe spent the weekend at the home of her parents win and mrs knox the brougham firemen held their annual meeting on wednesday night and r d miller was re elected president mrs harvey sr also mr and mrs al harvey and john were in toronto on saturday attending the funeral of mrs mary dean curtin rx who passed away at the home of her sister the late mrs curtin was a sister of the late mr bert harvey mr and mrs martin routley and mr leonard routley visited with the formers sister mrs l matt balsam and mt zion miss mary mcavoy had her tonsils removed at oshawa hospital last week also mrs a hunter underwent an operation in the oshawa hospital on thursday we hope for a speedy recovery we are sorry to hear that mr w p jones has not been in the best of health lately mr victor jamieson was remov ed to the brierbush hospitalstouff- ville last wednesday note the correction in the date of the mt zion school christmas tree from dec 17 to tuesday dec 16 and remember the sunday school christmas party on dec 20 miss ethel coates of toronto spent the weekend with miss myrna jones stock i4p now for xmas green river mrs r dafoe is spending a week with her family in toronto congratulations to mr and mrs j altelaer julia wilson on the birth of their son on dec 7th union s s will be held at the home of mr and mrs ross carter on sunday next the children are busy preparing for their christmas party miss doris eves spent sunday with mary carter ida gray had dinner with mr and mrs ed wilson on sunday fnec will meet this week at the home of mrs chas white hews on sunday mr and mrs wm gray and mi ami mrs clarence plaxton visited with mr and mrs e j grey on sunday mr and mrs w boyington of epsom visited her sister mrs mairs one day last week mr and mrs d l mairs were in toronto on friday evening attend ing parent night at danforth tech jack mairs is a student there mr and mrs a hardy and billy of toronto visited her parents mr and mrs will knox mr levi hopkins has purchased a lot on the brock rd from mrs annie beed where he intends to erect a house the friendly bible class held their regular meeting in the town ship hall on monday evening with an attendance of fifty this meetin took the form of a potluck supper followed by a short program at which mr w c willson was guest speaker when he gave an interest ing account of his trip through western ontario and also through montana the euchre party on tuesday evening sponsored by the womens institute was enjoyed by all present the attendance was not as large as usual due to weather conditions there were nine tables of progressive euchre at which the following were prize winners ladies mrs m burk and mrs harold barclay gents mr wm gray and mr e anderson relatives of mr wm wright of toronto gathered at the home of his nephew mr and mrs f gos- tick one evening recently to honor him on his recent marriage to mrs bessie lebarr of toronto the evening was spent in games and music mrs geo gray made a fine oral address after which the happy couple were presented with a lovely bed spread and cushion mr and mrs wright replied fittingly and all sang for theyre jolly good fellows the remainder of the evening was spent singing christmas carols followed by lunch francis ritchie son of mr and mrs bruce ritchie who has been overseas with the canadian array since near the outbreak of war returned to brougham last week he has- employed in the old country since the close of hostilities mr ritchie brought with him his wife an english war bride and two small children pickering municipal council will hold their last meeting of the year next tuesday dec 16th monday dec 15th is the last day for pay ment of taxes in the township butter makers said favored by kegulatioxs cream that is not clean in flavor and with an acidity as high as 8 per cent is accepted at a creamery to be made into butter ce lack- ner director of dairying for the pro vince told the ontario creamery association he said this means that existing regulations favor mak ers of butter to the disadvantage of other branches of the industry atha news mrs lome wagg from udora is visiting mrs fred draper here mr and mrs murray dunkeld visited on sunday at mr james miltons burkton mr and mrs robertson and son jack were sunday visitors with the carruthers family mr eric wallace spent the weekend with his parents here congratulations to little billy sheridan who had a birthday on friday dec 5 also to little jack robertson who celebrated his birthday on monday dec s greenwood the wa meets this thursday afternoon at the home of mrs f gibson miss elva maclean entertained company over the weekend mr james raine is with his son oscar for a while the george blake family of audley have moved into migr a rankins house recently occupied by the payne family mr and mrs c mctaggart spent last thursday in the city mrs p clarke visited in toronto last monday the farm forum met last mon- day night at the mctaggart home there were quite a number out sunday night despite the inclement weather to see the pictures shown and to witness a presentation of a gold wrist watch to mrs fred gibson as organist of the church for over fifty years a light lunch was served beehive corn syrup 5 lb tin 69c v8 catsup 13 oz bottle 24c club house peanut 1 t butter 6 ox jar 42c peas standard quality 20 ox tin 2 for 27c fig bars 12 oz cello pkg 29c mixed nuts lb 39c xmas candy and chocolates fancy quality bc delicious apples new crop sunkist navel oranges see our wide assortment of xmas cards and tree decorations ties socks fine shirts parkas gordon mckays kroy unshrinkable wool 9 shades robt madill phone 1401 nylons lingerie woollen gloves stationery claremont we deliver family homeless after 3500 fire fire believed to have from an overheated stove started quickly destroyed the fourroom frame home of frank george of langstaff friday george and his wife were at work and their four children at school at the time estimated loss is 3500 fire chief bert cook reported nothing was saved neighbors of the home less family are believed to be taking a collection for them he added barbara ann scott canadas famous champion figure skater is expected to fly to davos switzer land this month to start practising for the world olympic games christmas is just around the corner galore are found in all departments smart accessories for milady are listed below i h y handbags newest styles priced from gloves wool asst shades priced from angora asst shades priced from leather black brown beige from 169 hosiery 298 98 250 scarves rayon priced from 69 wool priced from 89 nylon priced from 365 silk lingerie panties cuff style from 69 panties brief style from 39 lisle priced from rayon priced from nylon priced from part wool priced from 75 100 115 135 slips rayon from celasuede from nylon from foundation garments fine assortment and 145 169 398 brassieres in chinaware makes such an attractive gift priced from 25c up to 7550 practical suggestions for the home tablecloths printed floral cotton priced from 275 rayon priced from lace priced from linen priced from 450 450 695 auto glass installed piston pins fitted valves refaced and reseated while you wait new and used auto parts paris auto supply co richmond hill phone 86 towels bath towels priced from 29 bath towel sets priced from 98 part linen tea towels priced from 35 pure linen tea towels priced from 4j5 towelling by the yard from 39 blankets all wool pastel shades each 995 red sand or grey all wool each 995 bedspreads homespun multicolored 695 chenille specially priced from 595 up our toy departments brim full spoffords the shopping centre