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the tribune stouffrille ont thursday january 19 1950 sr 76 years ago annual meeting york county hog producers wednesday jan 25th 1030 am agricultural board room newmarket speaker dr h l patterson director agricultural economics branch toronto all hog producers welcomed lunch free a l loveless president r j rogers sec treas first steam engine caretaker died arrived in stouffville while at work charles earl wagg os of brant- ford caretaker and doorman at a local theatre died suddenly follow ing a heart attack wednesday afternoon he suffered the attack while in the furnace room of the theatre mr wagg was born in ux bridge and lived many years in toronto where he was employed with the canadian national express he retired 2 years ago and had resided in brantford for the last year survivors include his widow the former minnie burrows four daughters mrs g ivan cullen hamilton mrs james evelyn fyall toronto mrs j georgina roberts toronto and mrs b margaret jones toronto two sons carson wagg burlington douglas wagg toronto two step sons arthur and russell burrows both of toronto three brothers nelson david and jack wagg all of claremont and seven grand children interment was made in st johns norway cemetery toronto plans to turn reserve into huge cattle ranch no person alive can recall the day but records available to- this newspaper indicate that back in january 1874 70 years ago excitement ran high over the arrival of the first steam driven locomotive to run over the new steel rails just completed from toronto joe haggis of uxbridge was the man making the test run from toronto and when his engine reached stouifville a thousand people were on hand to greet the event the engine was a woodburner and a neat pile of 4foot hardwood was piled ready to be thrown on the tender for the return trip to the city there was no steel laid north of stouffville at that time so that the people of uxbridge town waited for a similar thrill the next year or so dignataries of the village heart ily shook the hand of mr haggis as he stepped down from the little cab and together with his proud fireman the couple were taken away to be entertained the records said by the freels and wheelers at a specially arranged dinner what was envisioned in the minds of the people of those days concerning the ultimate growth of the village can only be imagined at that time the place was not incorporated that came three years later in 1877 but incorpora tion was a live issue no doubt in 1874 the population was around viving are his wife the former 1000 and when the village cededjlydia stone and one daughter from markham and whitchurch mrs roy howlett interment was townships it was a community of made in aurora cemetery on mon- 1200 day afternoon a onefamily indian reserve the smallest in canada sucker lake near manitowaning manitoulin island will be the site of largest cattle ranch on the island if eddie clark head of the single family has his way reserve has 525 acres of grazing grain lands six of his eight children are myrna ten jim seven ronnie 12 louise two judy four mary 13 aged whitchurch man dead one of whitchurch townships eldest residents richard wilton died at the advanced age of 85 years on thursday jan 12 at his late residence lot 12 con 3 sur- hand packed vine ripened sid quality bluebird tomatoes 2 i9c baxters in ts olenwood choice diced pork beans 2 23c carrots 2 iff- 19c glenwood choioi diced raymond mixed vegetables m 6c beets 2m9c culverhouse choice quality cream tyu golden corn 2 aunt sally raspberry gerards golden table jam 33c syrup w 18c canada no 1 white aunt sally two fruit honey 4 75c marmalade 2 26c pride of niagara choice quality tomato juice 3t ill falls view std sliced dessert pears 2 15 oj tim 29- 1 fruits and vegetables mexican sweet juicy size 288 navel oranges doz 35c fresh firwn now texas cabbage lb 7c california red sweet emperor grapes lb 15c florida green pascal size 48 celery bunch 15c ontario no 1 marsh washed carrots 3 lbs 17c florida easy to peel size 210 tangerines dox 25c bc extra fancy size 118 delicious apples 5 for 25c at stouffville values effective thurs fl jat jam ittk jet 2lil gormley mrs clarence steckley spent several days last week in the home of her daughter in belleville mr and mrs f harvey mr and mrs s doner and air and mrs c doner had dinner monday evening with mr and mrs victor stover in markham mr and mrs j sider had sun day evening supper with mr and mrs murray bennett miss ruth ann hutchinson spent last sunday with her grand ma farmer we wish a speedy recovery for mr a dallas who has been ill for several weeks also to mr r wilcox who has a recurrence of his eye trouble mr and mrs moses of richmond hill visited sunday with mr and mrs dalton moses and family the annual musical night held traditionally at gormley united missionary church each year was conducted last sunday evening by the young peoples society of the church with the president mr frank harvey presiding assisted by the pastor rev l k sider despite the unfavourable weather a capacity audience of nearly 300 were present to hear the varied musical and vocal numbers a hearty song service was conducted by mr alvin farmer prayerwas offered by rev l k sider a liberal offering for emmanuel bible college kitchener was received miss carol mansbridge gave a pleasing reading included in the program were the following groups the steckley quartette the henderson sisters the dixon hill male quartette the hisey hill male quartette mr garfield brown soloist the pipher quar tette of toronto the stouffville youth for christ girls chorus the gormley mixed quartette speaker for the occasion was rev n rowan pastor of markham second baptist church he made an earnest appeal for a full surrender of self and life to god culiliixg to lower the cost of eggs flocks must give better than sixty percent production to pay the cost of feed alone at the prevailing prices for eggs at country points states j r cavers professor of poultry husbandry ontario agricultural college guelph according to the domin ion bureau of statistics ontario hens average slightly less than 10 production at this time of year cullfng out nonlayers and poor layers is about the only way to combat the squeeze in which poultry producers now find them selves midgets lose stouifville midgets dropped their first game to the richmond hill flyers 62 in a scheduled omha fixture in the yonge st town on tuesday night the hill will be the visitors here in the monday night doubleheader next week ontario county holstein club officers the officers and directors for the ontario county holstein club for 1950 have been elected as follows hon pres armour mcmillan rr2 seagrave president hugh ormiston brooklin vicepres lloyd smith rr2 port perry sectreas h l fair uxbridge auditors norman hogg rr2 uxbridge gordon beare uxbridge directors armour mcmillan rr2 seagrave gerald vallentine wil frid orvan chambers wilfrid harold honey rr2 seagrave bob walker rr4 port perry hugh ormiston brooklin lloyd smith rr2 port perry bob flett rr oshawa byron holtbyl port perry vernon powell rri i oshawa ken holliday rri i brooklin nat director george mclaughlin rri oshawa the club will visit outstanding herds in the province on saturday feb isth it was suggested that the following places be visited if arrangements can be made maple goodwood we see another new 1950 model car in our village and trust the owner will enjoy many happy hours in it you will be able to read a detail- ed account of the annual united church meeting in next issue reporting a successful year the death of john monkhouse in stouffville recalls the pioneer days in goodwood as a lad he learned the tailoring here when the place had seven stores and best tailored suits sold for 20 we regret more than words can express the death of john white who passed away on sunday morning there was a good attendance at the meeting of the ladies aid of the baptist church at the home of mrs charles jones also the bypu had an interesting meet ing under the leadership of ruby hockley artificial insemination unit maple greenwood farms maple george jackson downsview jack fraser brampton rosafe farms bramp ton llumntftwt it- 11 scgcoi t tt1t t- i t1 bess gppg deaths white john leslie at whit by on sunday jan 15 1950 ohn leslie white eldest son of mrs and the late henry white of good wood in his 53rd year private service on tuesday jan 17 at 2 pm interment claremont union cemetery edmund j norris of queensville died at sunny acres gormley on january 12 he is survived by his wife annie j bennett three sisters mrs j e griffith of wes ton mrs george miner of tona- wanda ny mrs james keddie toronto and a brother robert norris beaverton coppard stephen at the tor onto east general hospital on monday jan 16 1950 stephen coppard aged 80 years beloved husband of edith miles and dear father of mrs roy fisher evelyn of rich vale and jack at home resting at his late residence 7th con of markham for service on wednesday at 230 pm interment hagerman ceme tery rae john suddenly in bur lington on monday jan 1g 1950 john rae beloved husband of the late elizabeth e maxwell resting at the somhall funeral home 31 ontario st burlington service on wednesday at 230 pm interment in greenwood cemetery approximately 19 million pas sengers were carried by the can adian national railways during 19 19 canadas income tax collector last year ioolc in a sum equal to about 100 from every man woman and child in the dominion our first mid- winter clearance sale in order to make way for our spring stock we are offering a wide range of merchandise at greatly reduced prices for men parkas jackets various models and colors regular 1395 to 2095 reduced 1095 to 1695 wool plaid sport shirts reg 795 to clear at 595 socks fancy patterns cotton and wool hosiery all are top quality but color and pattern ranges are broken reduced to clear 79c 2 pairs for 1 50 wool tartan scarves reg 200 down to 149 for boys breeches heavy wool tweeds with double knees for rugged wear sizes 24 to 34 sale price 298 knicker hose all wool finest quality by a leading man ufacturer in navy or brown sizes iy to 9 reg 125 to 139 clearing at 98c hockey sweaters assorted sizes and colors special 249 leather mitts with elastic cuffs to clear at 98c flannel shirts assorted sizes sale price 98c brushed cotton combinations in the popular plum shade sizes 26 to 34 sale price 159 len wilkes s stouffvilles newest store for men boys phone 21wl stouffville next to ratcliffs grocery f