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sixteen pages jhmfftrille mitmm two sections vol 61 no 10 the tribune stouffville ont june 22 1950 prominent markham twp apiarist j l bycr is laid to rest jesse lewis liver who has peterboro probably been the largest producer through the year of of honey in the dominion canada passed away at his home 2i miles north of markham village on friday june 10th since suffering a stroke two years ago mr byer had been confined to bed his left side paralysed and a week before his death he had hemorrhage the deceased was born 77 years ago on june sth the son of peter and mary jane byer not far from the site of his late home all bis life was spent in the immediate district he was a faithful worker in the wideman mennonite church and for years he was a teacher in the sunday school as a young man be worked with his father on the farm and helped care for their bees some 57 years ago he married emma haacke who survives him and who has been his devoted nurse for the past two years mrs byer is a sister of mrs d j williamson of stouff- ville also surviving are 1 sons edwin a and walter g and the twins lloyd and lome and three daugh ters mary mrs harmon jones annie mrs russell grove and grace mrs carson wideman as well as 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren a brother alexander p byer of winnipeg came here for a visit recently and a sister mrs mary cober of mark ham rr and another brother nelson byer of stouffville are also left to mourn his loss as is a sur viving halfbrother walter byer of the late mr byer pioneered in commercial bee keeping on a vast scale mr byer was at one time president of the ontario beekeepers association and has been one of the two sui viving charter members of that organization mr byer was a man of quiet speech devoted to the local church and home but he was also distinguished man wellknown throughout canada and the united states and having business relations in many countries his picture and his articles appeared through the years in the bee journal and other magazines for beekeepers and were authoritative as well as interesting he knew as no other canadian did the problems attending commercial production of honey in this country because be pioneered in this field where others produced a few pounds he produced car loads the novice could learn more about foul brood in a few minutes spent with mr byer than he could from studying books or taking short courses out of what had been a sideline or a hobby j l byer built a modern scientific business the funeral was conducted from the home on the sth concession of markham township on monday june 20th by rev aaron grove assisted by rev mr schmucker of markham interment was made in the wideman mennonite ceme- terv pallbearers were ed and art byer merlin grove allan jones leonard hoover and carl reesor mrs fred cook of vineland expires while at supper mrs fred cook of vineland whose maiden name was emma cayman collapsed and expired suddenly while at supper in her home in vineland on monday june 19th mrs cook was born in dunn twp near dunnville in 18ss and had lived in vineland for 40 years prior to her death she was identified with the united mission ary church in vineland where her husband is a merchant besides her husband one son survives george cook of vineland and two daughters mrs thomas bell dorothy of vineland and mrs alvin shuert margaret of hamilton and 4 grandchildren also one brother melvin gayman of rev ch way heads church conference rev c h way of toronto was elected president of the congrega tionalchristian churches of ont ario at the 124th annual sessions of the conference held last week in the altona church first vice president will be rev r serrick keswick clerk mr albert reesor markham and treasurer william reesor the conference last week was addressed by dr robt bruce of new york and rev james moore also from the us rev and mrs win paget missionaries on fur lough from india gave the gather ing an interesting insight into their work in the far east the report on social and moral reform was presented to the dele gates by mrs f steckley she stated that at the present receives degree m ii the degree of bachelor of arts was recently conferred on stanley r j ball son of dr and mrs s s ball of stouffville by university of toronto victoria college enwick and mrs anna iunk of ume it appears as if violence is v nelanc and mrs wayne moyer breaking out in many places like arietta ot st catharines sisters i l fire which smoulders and i he funeral service on wcdnes- although thought to be almost ex- day was held in the united i anguished breaks out somewhere missionary c lurch at vineland e8 0 thoughtful youn with rev herbert shantz a said that 1 think vounj former resident of stouffville need an outlet for their officiating interment was made in vineland cemetery person people energy rid if they find that outlet in the right place their energy is expend ed for good however if they do not find the outlet themselves or have the proper direction they go astray and bring disgrace to the community school children especially invited to markham centennial all children belonging to mark ham township public schools are urged to attend and take part in the markham centennial celebra tion being held on jtily 1st and 2nd a special invitation has gonel out to every school to participate ball the best school decorated in the parade on saturday at bicycles and doll carriages races markham village floats and a tugowar oast side therell be cash prizes for base- against the west side miss verna elden of toronto visited this weekend with w r and mrs dougherty nearly hundred entries in local flower sh ow almost a hundred entries were on display at the current flower show of the stouffville horticul tural society this week mr doug boyd of richmond hill was the judge and during the program gave a brief talk on his judging as it referred to the local entries roberta and marilyn bone enter tained the gathering with a duet and solo and mrs ross winter- stein gave several readings the following were the prize winners african violet mrs c nolan mrs p stover mrs l gillion house plant foliage mrs g thoinas eva hoover mrs p stover house plant bloom mrs e r good iris 1 spike mrs c james mrs e r good jean pipher iris 0 spikes mrs w tim bers rrs c james mrs dixon basket of iris mrs timbers best spike in show mrs c james bouquet lupins mrs t hobbs m mortens jean pipher lupin 1 spike jean pipher best lupin in show mrs t hobbs lily arrange- vvm ratcliff peony 1 bloom mrs morris mrs ratclifl jean pipher peony 3 blooms mrs percy stover mrs timbers jean pipher best peony in show mrs stover flowering shrubs mrs timbers basket mixed flowers jean pipher mrs james mrs timbers pyreth- rum mrs timbers bouquet for childs room mrs nolan mrs timbers mrs campbell bouquet for sick room mrs campbell m mertens floral mantle arrange ment m mertens mrs campbell jean pipher dining table centre joan pipher mrs campbell un usual floral arrangement jean pipher m mortens mrs dixon modern floral arrangement ai mertens jean pipher pansios mrs nolan mrs paisley new exhibitors floral arrangement mrs carmen morris diminutive bouquet mrs thomas mrs morris mrs timbers aov mrs timbers jean pipher vegetable claims mile of bushland threatened by ratepayers fire hazard its disgraceful to allow a man to continue to live under such conditions and create a fire hazard which once started would wipe out a mile of bushland and houses too charged chas clifford before markham township coun cil on monday evening the alleged shack dweller mr winger resides on the 2nd con cession and has for two years mr clifford claimed that the con ditions existing were deplorable there are no sanitary facilities and the stove pipe protrudes through a wooden wall and is brushed by the limbs from nearby pine trees after wednesday therell be no insurance for anyone in the area he told council the insurance inspector had given notice to this effect follow ing an inspection of the premises building inspector norton stated that winger had agreed to go ahead and build a better dwelling but had never done so ive been to this council five times and theres never been any thing done continued mr clifford my deadline for action is wed nesday and then im going to the fire marshalls office he said council promised immediate steps to remedy the conditions a magistrate might give him so long to repair the place or get out but he wouldnt put him in the street stated reeve timbers c r hildebrancl interviewed council concerning weed spraying equipment and arrangements are to be made for a demonstration on both roadside weeds and brush doncaster ratepayers headed by mr mcalpine brought the matter of illegal roadside dumping on powell ave to councils attention and action was promised against anyone caught mr mcalpine stated that names could be given the authorities the matter of cheques being collected from property owners as bond in guarantee of future build ing came in for future discussion and council went on record as be ing against this system which had been brought into force by last years council mr chas hoover clerk took issue with mr mcalpine over alleged statements made in a recent radio broadcast which charged that cheques were being withheld by the clerk this statement was shown to be quite untrue and mr hoover suggested that the doncaster representative might have investi gated his statements a little more carefully before broadcasting such an allegation this council doesnt agree to take cheques in bond stated mr i looper one cheque was in possession of the township building inspector but the delegation from doncaster was assured that it would be returned forthwith jacob pike buried at dicksons hill member of a pioneer family whoso grandfather francis pike came from pennsylvania to mark ham twp in 1824 jacob pike passed away on monday june 19th he was in his scth year and for some vears had made his home with his daughter mrs clarence logge si thurstield cres leaside where he died from heart failure he had been in poor health for some time but had been able to go for a drive the previous day he was the son of peter and fanny steckley pike his mother being one of the steckleys of liethesda he was born lived and farmed for many years on the 9th con of markham twp opposite the mount joy sideroad he was married to emma ray- mer who predeceased him some 10 years ago and is survived by seven children rev william mina mrs wm willoughby fred edna mrs clarence legge chaplain harry rcn arthur and laura mrs w patterson by five grand children and two great grand children wh- mr pike left the farm he went to work for simmers seed house and stayed on with rennies when they took over the business retiring some time ago when the deceased farmed on the 9th of markham he was a faithful worker in the mount joy united missionary church where he was supt of the sunday school oldtime residents will recall the names of the three brothers abra ham isaac and jacob pike abram is now over 90 years of age and lives at harrison ont isaac who was so well known in this district as teacher of the bethesda public school for over 45 years and as a local preacher in what was then called the mennonite church passed on ten years ago five hundred trucks a day grinding markham road to pup councillors claim arrangement mrs e nigh mrs barry airs oboyle arrangement ment m mertens basket of peony of foliages jean pipher rhubarb mrs a paisley jean pipher mrs mrs j barry births middleton born to mr and mrs herbert e middleton nee doreen whalen a son herbert francis william at ohawa general hospital june 13 1950 murphy mr and mrs harold murphy stouffville are happy to announce the birth of a baby daughter nancy joan on satur- dav june 17th at the brierbush hospital stouffville tomlinson dr and mrs vm tomlinson claromont are happy to announce the birth of a daughter terry at toronto east general hospital on sunday june 11th 1950 fockler mr and mrs bernard fockler of rinjjwood wish to announce the birth of a son on friday june 10th at the brier- bush hospital stouffville a brother for billie albright mr and mrs melville albright of uxbridge are happy to announce the birth of a daughter joan grace on satur day june 17th at the brierbush hospital stouffville descendant of pioneers passes in 85th year flavius h reesor passed away on friday june 10th at his home lot 4 con 5 scarboro after an illness of three months duration during which he was cared for by his son ernest and his family mr reesor was in his 85th year and was the son of benjamin b and nancy hoover reesor he was born at lot 1 con 11 markham on sept 22nd 1865 on dec 16th 1890 he married fanny brownsberger of ringwood who predeceased him on may 3rd 194s one son flavius b died in infancy and surviving are amelia mrs peter nighs- wander of altona ernest g living on the home place carl w of unionville rr and eva mrs joe reesor of markham rr and 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild his four brothers are herman c of markham rr ben ii of north markham abe l of pickering rr henry h of claremont rr and three sisters esther mrs david grove of north markham mary mrs elias barkey of picker ing rr and annie mrs joe barkey of pickering rr mr reesor was a descendant of the original reesor family who came to canada in the early 1800s and spent 60 years on the same farm lot 4 con 5 scarboro where his son ernest g resides ile was associated with the home tele phone co for many years as vice- president he was a member of the old order mennonite church funeral services were conducted on sunday june 18th at the house by bishop abe smith and by rev fred nighswander at zion united church with interment at the reesor cemetery pallbearers were his sic grandsons harvey nighswander cecil john elmer harold and kenneth reesor we certainly shouldnt spend much money on the road from the boynton gravel pit to the 4th con if were not going to get any more revenue out of the property stated councillor james during the regular meeting of markham township council on monday evening mr james expressed the apparent feeling of the entire council it was one of our best roads before these trucks started over it commented councillor w l clark councillor chas hooper stated that he understood more than five hundred trucks a day were haul ing gravel from this new pit south of no 7 highway its supposed to be a million dollar proposition continued councillor james its a business the same as any other business and it seems funny that we cant get any more revenue from it however reeve timbers told council that he understood from the owner xif the pit that they would give 2000 yards of free gravel and a truck to haul if the township would grade the road road supt brown was author ized to interview mr boynton con cerning his proposal for grading and regravelbng i still think some of those weigh slips should be collected and checked for overloading com mented councillor james registered nurse leone honey isobel wood daughter of mr and mrs a m wood main street stouff ville who graduated as a regis tered nurse from wellesley hospital june sth at the graduation exercises held on the grounds tribune installs new high speed automatic press the tribune advanced another step this week in keeping abreast with modern uptodate printing facilities when a little giant high speed automatic press was install ed in the local plant the new machine was manu factured by the vickersarmstrong company newcastle on tyne england is distributed through sears limited toronto and is capable of 4000 impressions per hour the new addition gives the tribune a total of three jobprint ing units in addition to the large cylinder newspaper press and two typesetting machines and places addision toronto mr and mrs the local printing concern in a ross white oakville mrs f position to handle a growing ciompton belle ewart mr and amount of fine printing girls tie opener with elgin mills they fooled us the opening game of the girls softball league in memorial park on tuesday night ended in a 10all tie homers by eleanor crossen weiner miller and myrtle staley helped mark up the score the local green- shirts held their highly rated opponents scoreless in the fourth fifth and sixth innings however in the top half of the seventh three of the yonge street gang crossed the plate to tie the game 1016 stouffville failed to click in their last innings that was a pleasant family gathering at the ira burkholder home on market st sunday when mrs burkholders sisters visited with her for the first time in more than twenty years mrs r m strachan gladstone man was present along with a brother from western canada carl white of rivers man also mrs o l graduates new car for someone at lions carnival next wednesday some lucky person is going to win a fine new pontiac car if they hold the right admission ticket to next wednesdays big annual lions club carnival and dance in stouffville the draw will be the high mark of the evening but the lions promise plenty of other entertainment bill thompson and his red- jackets featuring oralee vocalist will provide modern and old time dance music and therell be bingo games fish ponds and refresh ments its also expocted that the stouff ville intermediate baseball club will take to the field in the early evening for an exhibition game mrs a c roberts orillia and mr and mrs ross hood the degree of bachelor of applied science engineering was conferred on wesley james on wednesdav june 7 at convocation hall wesley son of mrs n m james stouffville graduated as an honor student from u of t in mechanical engineering and plans on taking post graduate work brillinger beds turn out acres of tomatoes tomato plants from the percy brillinger greenhouses have been moving in a steady stream off to the fields for the past few weeks numbering in all 365000 plants this is an increase in production over last year of 15000 and 05000 more than the year before mr brillingers production was grad ually stepped up to meet the demands of the campbell soup co the plants compare well in size with those of last year and the growers report that they are doing exceptionally well mr brillinger points out there were no cold winds soon after planting to check their growth as fewer contracted to grow tomatoes in this district and con sequently plants went farther afield some going as far as bow- manville a total of 140000 plants were sent out during the forenoon of the first day they were ready it is estimated that a few million bushels of tomatoes will be pro duced for the big soup concern who in addition to providing the plants for the farmers also provide the fertilizer under the contract brougham man elected oddfellows district deputy mr win stiohn of stouffville and mrs charles bennett of sara toga springs have returned home after spending two weeks with mr and mrs r j rawson of st thomas while there they attend ed the nurses graduation exercises of miss muriel rawson who is a granddaughter of mrs sljohn more than 1200 delegates of ontarios oddfellows and robe- kahs elected district officers in toronto this woek as members from all parts of the province convened at the royal york hotel annual sessions of the grand lodge rebekah assembly grand encampment and department militant were held as the indepen dent order of oddfellows met elected for the metropolitan district as deputy grand master of the ioof was donald beer of brougham he has jurisdiction over lodges at markham aurora whitevale sutton stouffville mount albert agincourt for the metropolitan district mrs dorothy griffiths of aurora was elected district deputy presi dent of the rebekah assembly with record attendance the con vention sessions achieved another record in business accomplished presiding over the ioof sessions is reginald thrush of chapleau while mrs isabel carr of toronto heads the rebekah assembly meetings two exceptionally worthwhile public service projects of the oddfellow groups the cancer poliomyelitis and tuberculosis fund and the hospital bed pro gram received special attention at the meetings other sessions were devoted to fraternal business and the steady growth of the ioof through the year was reported