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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 18 1947 claremont and district tv sla psm ttrjsmutcnt t vu dealers madllls store and overlands store tho church k rmnl he uulcn aid sum the opcr with was well jmsihsti vai ill was realised iinn the ailns local trail knyv jrvup vv ated a booth in conjunction the basaar also did well the claremont lire truck made a daylight run to the thos illkeyl home last week where a chimney j had caught tire the outbreak was quickly squelched and little dam age resulted to their residence near the cpr mr and mrs alan fryer and babv of toronto visited at the home of mr and mrs evans ward rel cently mr and mrs hendrin who lived just on the outskirts of the village have moved into town to occupy thel trailer residence recently vacated by mr and mrs may the may family have moved to the westendj where they purchased the hous vacated by mr giles who has gone to stouffville mrs gordon benson and sister gloria were recent toronto visi tors friends will be glad to learn that geo hammond who has been con fined to his home through illness is improving mr and mrs cliff pilkey of tor onto visited at his mothers home on saturday the funeral was conducted in toronto on saturday of the late fred tucker the late mr tucker operated the corner grocery at one time and the family resided on the 9th concession near the school be sides his wife deceased is survived by a son walter and daughter mabel a christmas concert will be stag ed on saturday night dec 20th in the community hall by the com munity mens club when children of both local schools will supply the program and receive a santa claus treat it is reported that the stanley robbins house just south of the four corners is in process of sale to mr arthur prouse wellknown farmer two auction sales are slated for claremont this week on friday dec 19th property belonging to the estate of the late mrs esther palmer will be disposed of includ ing furniture and a 7room stucco house sellers atkinson are the auctioneers the following day saturday december the 20th the house and lot belonging to the estate of the late emma underbill will be sold by a s fanner the properties are opposite on the brock rd near the park the christmas meeting of the w ms of the united church was held last thursday afternoon in the sun day school rooms mrs g scotts group was in charge of the pro gram mrs mclntyre the president took charge of the worship period many christmas carols were sung mrs win evans sang an indian christmas carol entitled twas in the moon of wintertime rev i e kennedy brought a christmas message taking as his topic around the manger cradle the election of officers took place with mrs mclntyre as president and most of her officers continuing their same positions mis roll ii moore the death occurred suddenly in the port perry hospital on friday morning of margaret marion max well beloved wife of john moore of manchester south of port perry in her 71st year the dauglnor of the late mr and mrs thos maxwell the deceased was bom in glasgow scotland and came to canada 21 years ago mr and mrs moore resided for a short time at columbus and for the past 20 years had lived at manchester mrs moore was a member of the manchester united church besides her husband she is sur vived by one daughter mrs ralph butt margaret h of toronto and brougham mi and mrs itobt harvey of hdumruni visited his mother mrs i llit vev one day last week mr mulgley just returned from a trip to england called ou mrs t robertson one day recently mr and mrs gerald harbron and daughters llerntce and lna jean of myrtle also mr aim mrs harold crawforth of whitby were recent guests of mr and mrs albert matthews 1 mr bert beer has leen spending the past week with his sister and other friends in georgetown i miss margaret duncan who is spending the winter in toronto called on mrs geo philip and other friends on sunday last mr and mrs roy tripp and family called on mrs t c brown j on sunday i airs bill smith also mr and mrs i iv tills dawson of toronto visited with mrs philip on friday of last week i mr cyril wannopp who is work ing at bancroft spent the weekend at his home here many enjoyed hearing the voice of marion wannup over the air on sunday evening miss wannup gave a vocal solo on ray purdys search for talent show over cfrb the womans missionary society met at the home of mrs howard malcolm thursday afternoon dec 11 with the president mrs geo duncan in the chair mrs hugh miller and group gave the carol service which was heartily joined by all present in the carol singing the nominating committee had been active and had all the officers suitably adjusted for 19 is with a few exceptions that was satisfac tory to all list of officers will be complete after installation in jan uary the treasurer mrs cassie stated a balance over the allocation the social half hour was spent over the tea cups and lunch which was provided by the hostesses mrs h malcolm and mrs m annis the following are the new officers of the brougham firemen presi dent r d miller vicepresident d l mairs secretary d a beer treasurer frank carter fire chief e e annis 1st deputy ed jones 2nd deputy wm knox directors geo duncan m b burk manson ellicott wm ellicott thos philip w slack m j har- lock a very encouraging report was given showing that the sum of 851201 had been raised during the past year brougham has entered a team in the pickering township hockey league as usual and expect to start on monday december 22 at mark- ham weather and ice permitting the regular meeting of the womens institute was held on tuesday afternoon witli a good attendance mrs birrell the presi dent opened the meeting in the usual way mrs burk secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting also several letters mrs w gray gave a report of the dis trict annual meeting and mrs sheppard gave a report of the con vention recently held both reports were enjoyed by all plans were made for a short course on the care of clothing to be held on jan 15 also an officers rally to be held early in the new year there was a shower of gifts for the childrens shelter the meeting closed with a social cup of tea and a lunch served by mrs albert gray mrs johnston sr mrs robt malcolm and mrs l matthews two sons john and thomas of oshawa also surviving are 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren and three sisters jessie of baltimore maryland cor delia in california and annie in australia the funeral was held from tho family residence manchester on monday tgc44gglgls your christmas table 69 22 mo 23 37 beehive corn syrup 5 lb tin pitted dates lb rick lb eagle brand magic milk tin red sogkeye salmon lb tin figs lb n walnuts lb pkg 25 sugar granulated or yellow 100 ibs ss75 christmas candy mixed candy oranges bc apples christmas cards tree decorations gift wrappings stationery kray unshrinkable wool overalls rubber boots work boots r m madill phone 1401 claremont ont- we deliver george moore wins potato club award j the ontario county 500 bushel potato club banquet was held in the mansion house uxbridge at noon on wednesday howard harper goodwood acted as chairman and called upon lloyd lee president of the ontario county crop improvement associ ation garnet rickard bowman- ville district director of the pro vincial crop association was also called upon and he stressed the need of working together towards a higher goal ii e- goodin potato fieldman for the ontario crop improvement association presented trophies to the boys of the scott potato club team who won the intercounty judging competition at guelph this fall and they also stood second to the british columbia team in the national club contests this team was composed of harry harper goodwood and bob meek sand- ford the guest speaker was rev l e atkinson of trinity united church uxbridge the representatives of various commercial firms said a few words and h l fair agricultural repre sentative for ontario county pre sented the awards to the members of the club the prize money was made up of donations from various commercial firms and from a grant of 50 from the crop improvement association the total value of goods and cash amounted to 17870 contributions included canadian industries limited 25 p n soden co five gallons dithane united farmers of ontario liton 4s10 fertilizer canada packers one ton ls10 fertilizer niagara brand spray co ltd five bags cocs plus 3 ddt joe watson massey- harris dealer uxbridge 10 mur ray williams port perry 5 george moore rri uxbridge was the winner of the competition with g59 bushels per acre and was presented with a suitably engraved gold wrist watch other winners were in the follow ing order henry skerratt rr4 port perry walter e ball rr2 uxbridge john moore sandford harold spencer myrtle station ralph veitch rri uxbridge maustyn mcknight rr2 ux bridge stanley w lynde rri myrtle station jos p wilson rr 1 port perry ralph lynde rri myrtle station gordon rynard zephyr howard harper good wood ed pollard rri uxbridge ronald duckworth rr2 ux bridge roy hopkins rri clare rhont walter carruthers rri uxbridge r e goodin presented mr george moore and mr henry sker ratt with certificates of merit for producing over 500 bushels of pota toes per acre mr skerratt having 537 bushels per acre greenwood mr and mrs wm medland of brooklin were guests at the fred byers home last sunday remember the christmas tree and concert this thursday evening j in the church at s oclock sharp a number from here attended the j entertainment in the brougham hall sponsored by the stokelyvan camp co on tuesday night under the direction of al harvey the wa held their annual meet ing at the home of mrs f gibson officers for 194s are hon presi dents mrs w gee mrs f w gibson and mrs jas gibson presi dents mrs wm brown 1st vice mrs f byers 2nd vice mrs e pascoe recsec mrs p sjlcox asst mrs p clarke treas mrs p wilson group leaders mrs e pascoe and mrs m pegg quilt com mrs f byers mrs 1 mclean and mrs p clarke par sonage com miss mav brown and mrs elmo disney make the tribune your christ mas gift this year adjiiiiaaaaigrtjtdiadd specials for xraas week ccctcecc0exelecica kent farms cream corn 20 oz tins 2 tins for 39c canned tomatoes 28 oz tins 2 tins for 39c bananas 2 lbs for 25c mixed nuts lb 39 navel oranges size 2ss doz 29c orange juice 20 oz tins 2 tins for 27c highest cash prices paid for your eggs phone claremont 19j we deliver n0rthend grocery and egggrading station appeal court cuts terms bank thieves sentenced by judge d b cole man on september 8th last to terms of eight years for the armed rob bery of the canadian bank of com merce at pickering theodore gregor and frank polanski have been successful in securing a reduc tion of two years in their sentences their appeals were heard before justices henderson laidlaw and roach in the court of appeal in toronto yesterday c l dubin acted for the appellants and c p hope kc for the crown it will be recalled that the two young men entered the bank during the noon hour on august 13 and made their escape with 12135s gregor was arrested in a toronto house within five hours while polaski was taken into custody at the toronto union station before midnight the same day with a ticket for winnipeg in his possession notice to creditors in the matter of the claremont creamery claremont ont and in the matter of the bulk sales act notice is hereby given pursuant to the bulk safes act that all persons having claims against the claremont creamery claremont ont which arose on or before the 23rd day of xovember 1917 are hereby required to send post pre paid or to deliver to the under signed trustees particulars of their claim duly verified on or before the 5th day of january 1918 after which said date the undersigned trustee will distribute the proceeds of the sale of the said creamery having regard only to the claims of which he shall then have received notice dated december loth 1cm7 h r button trustee stouffville ontario mccullough button stouffville ontario solicitors for the said 333 trustee the barometers fickle warm today cold tomorrow dont delay before oncoming winds and snow storms menace your familys health have one of our space heaters installed in your home purchasers are assured of stove oil for the winter complete line of howards poultry products now available weftml medicine 4u protein hog concentrate 33 protein poultry concentrate 38 protein old process oil cake touff ville cooi stouffville phoxk 2i ml electrical gifts pyrex sets kitchen gadgets toys hardware gifts sports gifts refrigerators stoves vacuum cleaners decorations has cooper claremont ontario