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ije 0tonffotue mbhnm vol 59 no 47 the tribune stouffville ont march 25 1948 twelve pagbs darling child meets death by a simple accident and sadden one of the largest funerals in markham township for buses proposed for some time was held on monday afternoon for betty byer daughter of mr and mrs lome byer who met such tragic death late saturday yoxge radial line members of richmond hill vaughan and markham township afternoon playing around the home j councils monday night expressed of her parents on the sth conces- dissatisfaction with reports sion 2 miles north of markham village betty irene was barely four years old she had been play ing with her sister ixirraine and little brother garry when a sum mons from the parents was received by the children to come in two of them ran for the house probably the three but betty did not reach the door with the others and little gary said betty is coming when bfetty failed to come in within only seconds a further check was made but never suspect ing anything amiss the child was found lying in the ditch in front of the home where she had fallen running in or had been playing she had slipped and struck her head on ice the bruise was evident on the lovely face of the child as she lay in the casket betty evidently was stunned from the fall and rolled over so that her face was under water in the ditch course the father must have picked her up within minutes of the fall rushed to the house medical aid was summoned and although two doctors from markham labored for an hour with artificial respiration it was of no avail dr s s ball coronerhvas called and decided no inquest was necessary story of the other wee tots in the home indicated that the three child ren had been playing outside and they thought that when the call came from mother or father they all ran for the house no one appeared to notice that betty had fallen and it was expected she just didnt respond as quickly as the others it seemed only moments before when we saw betty out there play ing with the others until she was picked up said a neighbor lady next door mrs byer herself was keeping watch through the window every little while to make sure the children were all right they had a safe place to play and the simple manner of the childs death has startled the whole neighborhood while the parents are doing their best to withstand the terrible ordeal mrs byer was the former joyce cleare and mr byer is one of the youngest sons of mr and mrs j l byer a twin brother the parents with brother garry and sister lorraine and the grand parents mr and mrs jess byer were among the mourners at the funeral with many other relatives and recommendations made by the ttc in connection with the proposed change from radial cars on the north yonge route to diesel buses the complaints were voiced at a meeting of the three council- and north york township council in willowdale there is something mysterious in the statements of the ttc and its reports are generalized too much charged k y tomlin of richmond hill said reeve yernon griffin of markham township the- ttc has not given us a proper picture of the situation as it stands it seems anxious for us to get rid of the radial cars it has given us the idea that they are unsafe and is trying to undermine what good there is in radial cars top pointgetters for red wings neighbors honor mr and mrs earl dayis neighbors gathered at the home of mr and mrs jake baker on the sth concession of whitchurch for a croquinole party during the even ing mr and mrs earl davis were completely surprised when they were presented with a lovely floor lamp and electric iron they were tokens of goodwill on the eve of their departure from the locality to live in bloomington 8th con whitchurch farm is sold the 100acre farm on the sth concession of whitchurch adjoining the william ratcliff farm to the south was sold this week to well ington reid of highland creek the place is now being vacated by mr and mrs earl davis who were renters from the owners ratcliff bros willoughby farm agency through harvey moyer negotiated the sale mrs abijah brown a bride of two weeks when her- husband died is recovering from the shock and is able be about as a patient at the brierbush hospital where she was taken in rather critical condition at the time her husband died council has no right to instruct township assessors markham reeve insists gordon polly minton these two players in their third year with the stoufiville red wings have each collected a total of 3s points jewett scored the greatest number of goals keith jewett 27 while minton was highest in the assist department with 21 this is keith jewetts last year in junior hockey while minton has a couple of seasons yet and a countryside of sympathizers stewart directors of the east york dist womens institute was held at the ywca toronto on tuesday the stouffville branch was represented by mrs geo saunders mrs gar field kellington mrs jas ridout mrs gordori lemon and miss sadie ontario county sets up a new school area takes in wide territory within two miles of stouffville ontario county council in special session on saturday passed bylaws dissolving present high school districts of uxbridge and port perry and establishing an enlarged dis trict to take in the town of ux farmer dies bkxkath ton op ensilage buried beneath a ton of falling frozen ensilage in the silo on his king township farm wesley wood aged 52 was instantly killed last week his body was found minutes bridge village of portperry and wsstih tiio tnifnthii f c o v ooo was tniowing e the township of scugog reach uxbridge and scott this action came as the result of requests from the various munici palities the aim being towards more efficient administration and the provision of such services as bus transportation a a archibald secretarv of the countys consultative committee on education advised council that it was in the interests of the county for such bylaws to be passed as quickly as possible there would then be sufficient time to make pro vision for improved transportation to the uxbridge and port perry schools by next september he said mr archibald indicated that sec tions of neighboring municipalities would yet be given an opportunity to join the district and if any changes were desired the bylaw could be amended at the june ses sion of county council w h westney reeve picker ing spoke of the proximity of stouffville to parts of uxbridgeand pickering townships and suggested that some pupils from these muni cipalities might prefer to attend the stouitville school stuart ball reeve uxbridge township re plied however that pupils in this section of uxbridge township had indicated their desire to attend ux- bride high school thomas harding reeve reach who introduced the bylaw stress ed that amendments could be passed later to provide for any changes in the district which might prove desirable ing ensilage out through an opening at the bottom when the heavy mass high in the silo crashed down on top of him mild weather is believed to have weakened the pile the son made the discovery when he went to ask his father about a chore he called up to him and receiving no answer climbed into the silo there he found his father dead dr m k dilaine of schom- berg pronounced wood dead surviving besides his wife fine christian lady slips away in her sleep early thursday morning march is mrs joseph grove passed away in her sleep at the age of 78 years she retired as usual the previous evening and evidently died with- outthe slightest evidence of pain or distress born at lincolnville fanny barkey was the eldest of a family of four daughters and four sons born to the late jacob and elizabeth barkey survivors of this family are two sisters mrs john lee nancy of stouffville mrs truman grove edith of ringwood and four brothers isaac and edward of stouffville henry of edmonton and abe of san pedro cal the subject of this sketch mar ried joseph m grove in 1s93 mr grove died in 1930 and surviving the parents is an only son roy after farming a few years mr and mrs grove bought the lemon- ville store where they remained eight years then purchased the ringwood store 31 years ago and here they continued until his death when the business was assumed by their son roy a devoted mother and devout markham orders second maintainer at cost of 15000 a second road maintainer costing over 15000 will be in operation in the township of markham next year if the dept of highways approves of the purchase made on monday by the township council of second sawyermassey austin western no 99 machine more powerful than the one now in use from the same makers there were six firms tendered all around the same figure of 15000 for a fully equipped machine with plowing equipment delivery is promised the first quarter of 1949 mr a fellows from the dept of high ways warned council that they must not exceed last years budget of 15000 for road expenditures this year he said the province is pay ing fifteen million dollars on this item over the province and was not prepared to expend more how ever the matter of road grader with delivery next winter will not be an item of expense in 1948 actual cost of the new grader is 13687 plus 2150 for the plow tenders will be called at once for christian and member of ringwood christian church for over 50 years gravel for township roads this year mrs grove was active in the work there teaching in the sunday school and faithful to the weekly prayer meeting possessing a fine voice she sang in the choirs at ringwood and lemonville and maintained her interest in the lemonville wa throughout the years and the organized groups of the ringwood church her cheerful disposition and helpful christian life endeared her to a wide circle of friends during war years she was a constant knitter and member of the red cross the funeral on sunday followed a short service at the late home and a public service in stouffville christian church conducted bv rev formerly adeline burns and jack k kffi are another son arthur four and glbson assisted by former a daughter iva eight stouffville youth for christ trill i be held on saturday march 27th ats s pm in the presbyterian church duets choruses question box and films pastor rev e morton a duet was rendered by miss alta fockler and mrs robt winterstein accom panied by mrs clarence stafford interment was made at stouffville cemetery the funeral proved to be one of the largest seen in the district in years salary increases likely stouffville board of education ten thousand yards will be pur chased at the pit of which town ship will spread 6000 with their own truck surprise sandford couple on 45th wedding anniversary friends and members of the family of mr and mrs edgar pollard of sandford gathered at the home of mr and mrs leslie meyers goodwood on saturday night to honor this couple on the occasion of their 45th wedding anni versary the couple was presented with an electric floor lamp and an electric tea kettle from their child ren while their six grandchildren gave them a bouquet of spring flowers nineteen sat down to the supper i dont propose to allow this council to enter into a discussion giving instruction to the assessors declared reeve vera griffin on mondav when the two assessors louis nichols and archie fleming sat in to talk over their work with markham twp council i dont want to take that attitude but if 1 must then 1 will continued the reeve council harry barber chipped in with the statement we have no right to direct them but last year you agreed we were on the right track reducing farm lands and advancing resident ial properties countered deputy reeve dalton rumney who further maintained that under the card system you would introduce farm lands actually draw higher assess ments the reeve said he did not agree with that view and that under the system he wanted to introduce he wished to see a levelling out of asessments he termed the present assessment a lopsided affair getting back to the matter of directing the assessors councillor fred hicks said he considered that as the council hired the assessors we can also tell them what we want the matter ended without open ing up the work of the assessors and arrangements were made to meet unionville ratepayers or their officials next monday night to dis cuss the taxation problem as be tween the village and township a similar meeting will be held with thornhill on tuesday council decided to open the hed- ford dumping ground on the 3rd concession from april 15 to 21 inclusive reeve griffin brought before council the matter of increases for township workers and suggested it be placed as a cost living bonus he anticipated that living costs would go down before the year is out a ten per cent boost for all employees would cost the township slightly more than 1000 per annum if the present high rate of living con tinued no decision was reached and a crowded agenda prevented council from- entering a full dis cussion on the issue dont settle it now let us think about it said councillor win timbers ward hallman 7th concession farmer asked permission and councils cooperation to change the course of the creek passing over his lands the situation will be viewed when council makes a spring inspection of roads f fairty south townline resi dent charged he wasnt treated fairly when his claim for fox bounty was reported this season he was informed that in future he must submit the hides for marking and if council find that three foxes claimed killed to be correct they may pay the bounty six witnesses signed a paper declaring to the correctness of fairty claim markham squeeze out bisons 21 markham won the first game of their bestofthree semifinal round against crowlandavfelland bisons on tuesday night by the score of 21 in an intermediate a hockey fixture the second game will be played in oshawa this thursday night if a third game is necessary it will also be played in oshawa on saturday night since markham won the toss victoria square couple married 66 years moderation in everything was given as the recipe for a long happy life by mr and mrs joseph i burnham at victoria square on held a meeting on tuesday night monday mr burnham is 89 and to consider further increases for mrs burnham s3 on mondav thev high school teachers and as a re- reachci tneir eeth wedding arini ver sus it was understood that a new j tnev were marrici bv lhe scale of salaries will be submitted r robt mckee methodist at the next regular meeting that at orillia where thev spent will indicate increases all along lho jj pan of their lives on the line to keep them in balance the f at j thev located at with salaries paid for top teachers he sqllare 1953 n surrounding schools mr p was born at sand electric refrigerators and ranges at raxlins raxlins furniture store in the collard block are prepared to open dva accounts for their big spring offerings and are prepared to make immediate delivery on frigidaire refrigerators and electric ranges also co cycle norgo refrigerators now in stock and gas stoves for the new bottled gas available in this district raxlins invite everybody to drop in and see the john inglis washing machine these and many other lines on display in future watch weeks tribune for display an nouncement which the publishers could not give us space for this week deaths crossin lora mary entered into charming little betty irene byer not quite four buried on monday afternoon at the wide- man cemetery ford in scott township and his wife near orillia their only son clifford is on the farm near orillia and two rm in lindsay orial hospital on saturday march- streetsville and mrs ros nichols 20 191s iona marv rowe crossin at the square beloved wife of a james crossinj oriday s anniversary waj a quiet and sisterinlaw of fred of stouffair j ville funeral on tuesday march family to which the beh wishes of 23rd with interment at riverside the community are heartily vault i extended old nichols farm on 4th of markham is sold we understand the anson nichols estate has sold the 100 acre farm at victoria square markham township to mr stanley dafoe of leaside prominent business man there the property has a large poultry house some 70 feet long and the sale price for lands and building was between 23000 and s21000 the property was known as the old nichols estate and had been rented by descendants for years vandorf institute mark 40th anniversary the 40th anniversary of the van dorf branch of the womens instit ute was celebrated in vandorf com munity hall march 17 this in stitute was organized by miss campbell of brampton in 1907 a lovely luncheon was provided for more than 100 some coming from barrie toronto newmarket aur ora gormley and bogarttown the tables were very pretty with blue and gold trimmings and bouquets of yellow daffodils which were pre sented by members of the family in memory of the first president mrs j a vannostrand a beauti fully decorated threestory birth day cake made and decorated by mrs sleeth and mrs r brownwith 10 blue and gold candles adorned the head table around which were seated mrs h white president mrs esther hawton 1st sectreas of this branch and of the district mrs charles a district sectreas for many years mrs corner 1st vice president of the district repre senting mrs baines of keswick who is district president mrs sin clair also brought greetings from tfie district and the mount albert branch mrs f h vannostrand past pre sident miss l carroll oldest active member mrs ralph willis active member for 35 years mrs colville district publicity convener repre senting bogarttown branch mrs baycroft who brought greetings from the gormley branch miss mc dowell and mrs wilfred adams of aurora who furnished lovely piano and vocal music for the occasion mrs win powell of aurora is an other of the first members of this institute mrs ralph willis gave the history of the vandorf branch a moments silence was observed in memory of members who have passed to their reward letters were read from past mem bers who were unable to be present roll call was responded to by the members standing as the year in which they joined was called mrs colville told the legend of st pat rick mrs h stephenson and her daughter merle who are moving to maple were presented with a beau tiful lamp and a cup and saucer mrs arthur vannostrand then enumerated the offices held and work done by mrs ralph willis since coming to this community nearly 30 years ago and on behalf of the institute presonted her with a life membership certificate and pin scott retired farmer 87 lived on 7th whitchurch at the age of 87 james benjamin keetch walked down the street of the little village of zephyr in scott twp hale and hearty and able to enjoy the good things of life it can almost be said of him as one of the great bible characters his natural force was not abated he stands erect and walks with a good and steady step the main impair ment to his natural vigor is that today he is considerably deaf one has to talk quite loud to make him hear he was born in georgina town ship four miles south of sutton he boasts he was the smallest baby weighing only three pounds he came to be the heaviest in a family next of ten and also to live the longest he was one of twins and his twin sister predeceased him 20 years ago he has a family one son farming on the seventh line of whitchurch a daughter living near aurora and one son dead by trade he was a mason though for a number of years he farmed south of zephyr and also in whit church township in height he is 5 feet 11 inches he was always a great walker and thought nothing of walking to newmarket or ux bridge or mount albert his wife predeceased him about 16 years ago today he enjoys good health and while retired he is able to do many chores only four times in his life time has he had to have a doctor once he had typhoid another timo and another time he broke his ankle sap not running good hundreds of trees have been tapped in markham township in the vicinity of victoria square but up to monday the run was reported as hardly fair a good deal of rain and the absence of frosty nights are con tributory factors to a poor run of sap mrs w iiklmkay died suddenly stricken with a thrombosis on tuesday mrs wellington helmkay died early this wednesday morning smallpox at her home on main street west she was in her 8fth year the fun eral will be held this saturday afternoon with service at the late ways drug store on march 31st home at 230 oclock a l 2 3 rexall one cent sale at boad-