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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 2 1950 claremont and district by staff correspondent local dealers madills store and overlands store mr and mrs walter ward mr and mrs evans ward mrand mrs frank cooper mrs fred ward and mrs judson ward attended the 60th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs nathan tarr of stoutrville last saturday from 5 to 7 oclock dr and mrs clark have gone to iowa us to visit at the home of his aunt who is critically ill mr and mrs e baker mr and mrs tausley and mr linton en joyed a birthday supper with special trimmings with mr and mrs m middleton and family re cently on the occasion of a birth day many happy returns joan mrs g hammond also celebrated a birthday recently congratula tions the wms will hold its monthly meeting on thursday mar 9th in the sunday school room we pre sume delegates to the presbyterial will report on the days program every woman is cordially welcome mr and mrs blake montrait of wexford were sunday visitors with mr and mrs earle cook at least one of our progressive farmers and poultrymen is not afraid of investing in chicks hav ing received the usual consignment recently a world of people with out faith in the future would create a sorry picture mrs j beelby has been ill for the past three weeks with flu mrs j morgan mrs mclntyre mr beare miss forgie mrs m john son lyle and grace jackson and no doubt others in our community have been confined to the house with severe colds during the past weeks we wish them all a com plete and speedy recovery mr levi linton of the north end who had been confined to bed for three weeks is improved in health and able to be around again mrs drue has also been very ill for the past few weeks and is re covering now we are glad to hear mrs frank loyst who has lived in tweed for several months is visiting at present with her daugh ter mr and mrs grant taylor at north end the womans association will hold its regular meeting on thurs day of this week mar 2nd in the sunday school room at 3 oclock supper will be served from 530 for the usual price by a special group everyone invited the 22nd annual oshawa pres byterial of the wms was held last thursday at bowmanville from 9 to 5 oclock owing to the pre- velange of colds among our mem bers there were only four who were present the outstanding address es during the day were brought by missionary on furlough miss sybil courtice whose theme was the open door of japan towards christian teaching and living to day miss courtice spoke from first hand knowledge and her re marks were given rapt attention mrs a a ontram 2nd vicepresi dent of the dominion board alsu spoke twice and conducted the election and installation of officers mrs t norton of brougham wm s who has been the first vicepre sident for a number of years was the postponed monthly good- fellowship class meeting was held the following week last tuesday- evening feb 21st at the home of mr and mrs w hill with 10 pre sent mrs carruthers was in charge of the topic ways of knowing god and gave an excell ent paper in connection several small readings were given by vari ous members also and the usual social lunch hour closed with sing ing auld lang syne mrs n sanderson who visited her daughter and family in new market last week is at present suffering with the flu which has been afflicting a number of our community folk during the past weeks next sunday the united sunday school are having a special session from 10 to 11 oclock when a visit ing member of the s ontario sun day school association is expected to be present and speak on some special feature of the work the various classes with teachers are planning to be present at the regu lar morning church service in the centre front seats mr lewis is the newly appointed superintend ent miss isobel prouse who has been home ill for the past three weeks with bronchopnetunonia has re turned to toronto to resume her position mrs r pilkey of toronto was guest of mrs towner last sunday five carloads of adult skiers and a truckload of school agers enjoy- discuss plans for fire area between thirty and forty rate- pavers attended the public meeting in the hall on wednesday night in connection with the proposed fire area and new fire equipment for the village the turnout was not large but exceedingly good con sidering the stormy night it was agreed that another meeting would be called in a few weeks time to be addressed by a representative from the fire marshalls office in the meantime it is planned to ob tain more information concerning the extent of the area to be served including a portion of uxbridge township comei ed their favorite sport last wed- nesday afternoon at ski loft this is the kind of weather for which lovers of ice and snow have been waiting for the goodfellowship class wishes to announce that the chimes install ed in the united church here are now fully paid for and sincere thanks is extended to each and every one who assisted in any way to clear this debt the lucky win ner of the rug in aid of the fund is mrs irene lippert claremont i mr ralph norton has given up his position as mail carrier on claremont rr 1 which he has held since mr jas- dickinson vete ran carrier was forced to give up through ill health last fall we understand that mr jack brignall has received the new contract those euchre parties being stag ed each monday evening in the masonic hall by the local legion are going over big overland grocery to change hands after nineteen years the familiar name overland is to leave clare mont main street the business including the general store and house has been sold to j w padget of toronto who will take posses sion in may mrs overland has been carrying on since the sudden death of her husbaid the late c a overland but finds the task too arduous to continue mr and mrs padget the new- will occupy the dwelling i immediately to the rear of the store it is with regret that the name overland of such long standing relinquishes business but friends trust that mrs overland will decide to remain in the community son of former minister honored john maclellan son of the late rev a maclellan a hydro safety engineer has received signal hon our by being elected general chair man of the public utilities section of the national safety council with headquarters in chicago the late rev maclellan was a popular minister in claremont some fifteen years ago and many friends are i known to the family county seed fair is john maclellan is only the second ontario slated for brooklin on saturday march 11th pickering township council will convene for their regular march meeting this tijursday at the municipal building brougham theres another sale of goods at worthwhile bargain prices being staged by the claremont coop watch for dodger in the mail greenwood canadian to receive the honour in thirtyfour years he graduated in engineering from the university of toronto and joined the hydro commission in 1929 where he supervises the output of monthly bulletins and statistics which sum marize accidents and their causes john is a married man with a son and daughter there are a number confined their homes with flu or very bad colds many hoped that with the cold er weather the epidemic would ban ish but were disappointed the evening auxiliary met at the home of mrs roy hill j miss dian mcphail of toronto nominated the president of the presbyterial for the new term and i spent the weekend at the e installed with the rest of the new home officers i mr and mrs a morden have been confined to their homes through 111- t0 ness the vps meet at the glen east wood home on thursday night when a debate on sunday sports will take place mr and mrs p clarke spent last friday in the city the evening wa presented their pegg a brougham last friday night and last wednesday night at audley its 100tol houh like the when spread upon bread or used upon vegetables not one person in one hundred knows it is margarine you wont believe how good it is until you taste it try it once and we are confident you will buy it regularly new margenb con b cowj for toblo in in thnm minultt dktciiant art givn in vry patkag product o f canada packers limited brougham mrs t norton mrs wjv knox and mrs w h ellicott were at bowmanville on thursday attend ing the presbyterial wms meet ing being held there in trinity church mrs norton was honored at this meeting by being appointed president of the oshawa presby terial wms a very enjoyable evening was held in the hall on tuesday last when a number of friends and neighbors met to tender a miscel laneous shower to mr and mrs cyril wannopp who were married a few weeks ago and have now taken up housekeeping here the large number of valuable and use ful presents received showed the esteem in which the young couple are held a very tasty and bounti ful lunch brought the evening to a close mr w j brown of toronto visited his mother mrs t c brown on satinday brougham lodge 105 ioofare putting on the initiary degree on march 2 this will be the official visit of the ddgm of district 39 the lodge are celebrating its 75th anniversary the friendly bible class will hold its march meeting at the home of mr and mrs frank carter on monday evening march 0 mr and mrs don ritchie spent a couple of days last week with his parents bruce and mrsritchie sorry to hear that miss barbara mairs is laid up this week suffer ing an attack of flu mr and mrs maden and son rickey of agincourt visited her grandmother mrs harvey sr also mr and mrs al harvey mr and mrs prince also mrs timmons of oshawa were sunday guests of mrs woodward and evelyn mr and mrs geo knox ennis- killen visited his parents w a and mrs knox on sunday mrs carswell of oshawa visited with her brother mr john hamil ton on sunday miss ann barclay who has spent the past three weeks in the west ern hospital toronto after suffer ing a broken leg is now recuper ating at her home here and gett ing around with the aid of crut ches the w i of brougham held their february meeting on the 21st post poned from st valentines day on account of inclement weather with mrs cassie president in the chair the programme historical research was under the convenership of mrs norton she and her group out did themselves with their old time dresses with pantaloons and bus tles mrs matthews in a quaint bonnett and dress carried a double lided basket and showed a toasting fork both over 100 years old mrs ellicott gowned in taffata and lace dress old fashioned bonnett and bustle mrs glen in a long blue silk gown with a corn colored flowered bonnett gave a reading telling of a gathering 128 years ago when tlie tree trunks served as seats for a church congregation and the sky their ceiling in the bush of rev buchanan who came from edinburgh to quebec to preach the gospel in canada mrs norton was the gay young lady in the pantaloons and straw hat a quizz by mrs hetu on broug ham past and present was very enlightening mrs wm gray winn ing the prize some interesting antiques were shown also a donation is being sent to the march of dimes mrs l j johnston reports she will be receiving the slips for the blue cross before the march meet ing the womens institute are planning a bazaar for a future date and hope to have a variety of arti cles for sale at the booths when the date is decided upon the roll call brought out some grand suggestions as to what the w i could do for the community which will lie taken again at the march meeting tea was served daintily by the hostesses mrs c burrows and mrs r miller it being a stormy day some of the hostesses and members could not attend aavavvaa special march sale for march 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th mens 4buckle jersey cloth galoshes misses rubber boots childrens rubber boots and ankle boots jamesway coal brooder stoves 2 only strainer pails tinned sweat pads thick sweat pads thin horse collars sizes 18 to 22 paint various colors cedar shingles no 3 bc dr hess stock tonic 35 lb pail dr hess hog special 35 lb pail pratts poultry regulator 25 lb pail insulation 2 batts cover 30 sq ft insulation rock wool granulated 5 cu ft jamesway flock feeders 2 only jamesway selfcleaning nests 6 section jamesway waterers iy gallon cee bee waterboy for watering hogs asphalt shingles 3inl various colors donnaconna wall board 32 sq ft tires dunlop 475 19 2 only gutta percha 550 17 1 only gutta percha 550 17 2 onlv tubes 475 x 19 450 x 21 475 x 20 550 x 17 550 x 18 550 x 19 truck tubes 750 x 20 34 x 7 childs wagon childs sleigh fiver no 143 cordwood saws 28 1100 30 alptrices fob store no exchange or refund claremont coop pair 300 pair 100 pair 100 each 2300 each 50 each 75 each 60 each 500 qt 149 bdl 132 each 475 each 475 each 425 box 140 bag 120 each 745 each 100 each 340 each 1095 sq 830 190 each 775 each 975 each 975 each 250 each 250 each 4i75 50 250 1225 phone 38 claremont va cherrywood mr and mrs wilmot gates visited at belleville over the weekend sorry to hear that mr s jones is ill in hed wishing him a speedy re covery miss doris hollinger spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs walter hollinger miss phyllis gates had the misfor tune to hurt her ankle while skiing last weekend a small numher attended the home and school meeting on wednesday evening the guest speaker was mrs finn of rouge hill the wa will hold their monthly meeting on wednesday march 8th at 230 pm at the home of mrs walton holmes word for roll call is a parable mr deagastino spent the weekend in toronto mr george todd is attending coun ty council this week at whitby mr and mrs meyers have returned home from their recent trip to flor ida mr and mrs paul russel enjoyed a couple of days of holidays this week mr and mrs alvin pilkey were sunday guests of mr and mrs leon ard hollinger mr and mrs george todd had dinner on sunday evening with mr and mrs mceachnie of pickering misses annie and may barkey have gone to the usa to take a nursing course mr and mrs neil petty have been helping mr and mrs hagerman move to their new home in whitevale dance dance saturday evening at veterans memorial hall stouffville music by gary lewis and his band admission 50c atha eric and jack wallace visited their sister mrs floyd pugh on sunday at claremont mr and mrs gren draper and marie spent sunday afternoon at her mothers mrs zellers in stouffville congratulations to celeste bright who will celebrate a birthday this week mr brown of toronto called on ernie carruthers on sunday mr and mrs wallace visited friends in port perry on sunday mrs wallace is leaving for scot land in two weeks several attended the sale of mr wilton on tuesday also the davis sale at altona on saturday mr and mrs fred draper and family were dinner guests with mr and mrs f wagg stouffville on sunday sorry mrs james is not as well as her friends would like to see the connaught tunnel through mount macdonald in the rockies is more than five miles long the new gr modern rio theatre uxbridge matinee saturday at 230 pm wednesday thursday march 1 2 house of strangers richard conte and susan hayward foto nite every thursday this week 10000 cash offer wednesday night is attendance night lots of fun lots of cash friday saturday march 3 4 the big cat lon mccallister and peggy garner color monday tuesday march 6 7 red light george raft and virginia mayo two shows nightly first 7 pjn bus service toronto bast bound read down brougham toronto time claremont west bound read up pm sun hoi 945 1010 1020 1035 10 so 1040 1050 1100 1105 1110 1120 pm daily ex sun hoi 545 610 620 635 63s 640 650 700 705 710 720 pm sat only 200 225 235 250 253 255 305 315 320 325 335 am sun hoi 1000 1025 am daily ex stin toronto hoi bay and edward 840 danforth and luttrell 810 1035 scarboro jet 800 1050 malvern 745 1053 browns cor 742 1055 town line 740 1105 cedar grove markham 730 1116 locust hill 720 1120 green river 715 1125 brougham 710 1135 claremont 700 am sun hoi 935 910 900 845 342 840 830 820 815 81 0 800 pm sat only 520 455 445 430 427 425 416 405 400 355 345 pm sun hoi 936 910 900 845 842 840 330 820 815 810 800 bus will operate via cedar grove from may 1 to oct 31 and via markham from nov 1 to april 30 terminal northeast comer of b ay and edward streets danforth bus lines