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the tribune stouffville onl thursday october 12 1950 claremont and pickering twp district mr yild mrs v palmer and mr and mrs hugh pugh spent sunday with mr and mrs elliott of brooklin mrs loyst spent from friday until monday visiting at tweed with her daughter grace and family the united church wa are holding their annual bazaar on saturday nov 18th in the sunday school room some of the cgit group help ed collecting and arranging flowers for the rally and thanks giving church service dr and mrs nelson tomlinson spent thanksgiving sunday and monday visiting with rev and mrs j glover near hastings thanksgiving guests at the manse mr and mrs hugh push and son of dublin were visiting over the thanksgiving holiday with mr and mrs will palmer mr and mrs evans ward miss s e evans and mrs d pugh visited on sunday afternoon and evening with mr and mrs les feasby of sandford chicken pox is visiting the com munity among those youngsters whom he missed last year keith and marian norton and marian taylor have been entertaining him recently but from reports heard are not keen about a second visit mrs d gregg has returned home from the e general hospital where she hud been under obser vation for a couple of weeks she is resting quietly in ibed for a few weeks in care of nurse mrs gordon gregg congratulations to mrs lackey sr who celebrated a birthday on thanksgiving sunday unfortun ately owing to illness she was forced to remain in bed at the manse where she has been visit- ingmrs lackey jr of frankford and another lady relative were also claremont has been ibrightened considerably by the addition of fine new sign boards at each entrance to the village welcoming visitors to the community and advising them that here is the home of the sarco company of canada the signs were procured by the local village trustees the womens institute will be held on thursday oct 19th at the home of mrs j hutton roll call one thing i keep in my chest and why topic home economics and health lunch committee mrs w benson mrs h gregg mrs m johnson mrs l pugh mrs g gauslin everyone wel come additional claremont news else where in this issue brougham locat businessman xoses mother prominent in the womens aux iliary of the ontario optometrical society clara i brown keevil wife of george w keevil died wednesday at her home 1944 yonge st toronto a lifelong resident of toronto mrs keevil attended dufferin school and parkdale collegiate she was a member of the needle work guild and eglinton united church surviving besides her husband are a daughter mrs norman g fraser three sons clare a clare mont dr george v keevil and earl c keevil both of detroit a sister mrs e t nesbitt quebec city and a brother fcw brown cleveland community mourns loss of 15yearoid school student the sympathy of the entire community went out to mr and mrs cecil story and family of lot 23 con 8 pickering claremont rr2 when it was learned their fifteenyearold daughter mary suddenly passed away early sun day morning oct sth from a heart attack mary had suffered from heart trouble since she was a small girl and had missed most of the final term of school hist year be cause of poor health recently however she had a checkup which showed she was improved she attended public and high schools at claremont being a gifted student in grade xi of the high school this year of which mrs kenneth laushway of stouirville is princi pal on friday last mary had attend ed the joint field day and had permission to take part in less strenuous events being twice a winner in bhllthrowing entries and she kept records also that day on saturday she had enjoyed a happy day at markham fair and it was felt her unexpected passing within five minutes of the attack was probably due to too much excitement the late mary story was identi fied with claremont baptist churchy and funeral services were conducted on tuesday afternoon oct 10th from the family home by her pastor rev mr davison eight boys students of the claremont high school acted as pallbearers and interment was made in clare mont union cemeterv surviving are marys parents mr and mrs cecil story a brother andrew at home two sisters jean of toronto and home and mrs d r appleby betty of st catharines as well as her grandfather mr harry found who lives with the storys proposed export of albertas excess natural gas will mean addi tional heavy royalties for the province if u can be shipped cheap ly enough to compete with other fuels in the big markets northwest us mrs hockley and son john of uxbridge called on mrs geo philip one dsv last week mr and mrs e e annis spent a couple of days last week calling on old friends here mrs v wright returned to her home at georgetown last week after spending a few months with her brother and other friends mrs mcmaster of greenbank visited with friends and also attended church here on sunday afternoon mr and mrs bruce easton were renewing old acquaintances in brougham this past week mrs browes and children of orillia are visting at the home of her parents mr and mrs c devitt mr and mrs p grant jones of ottawa called on mrs geo philip one day last week mr bert beer is visiting his sister and other friends at george town mr and mrs frank carter gave a reception on friday evening to honor the marriage of mr and mrs donald peters nee marion carter friends were present from ajax peterboro altona toronto queensville hamilton markham and other local points mr and mrs hugh gannon and children of oshawa called on mr and mrs w c willson on sunday mr russell gray spent the week end in buffalo keep tuesday evenings open for the wi euchre john harvey son of mr and mrs al harvey is enjoying one of the first television sets in brougham sympathy is extended to mrs c b sheppard who has just received word of the passing of her mother the late mrs vandyke of holland mr thos gammage suffered a severe attack on friday and was removed to brierbush hospital his many friends wisli him a speedy recovery the womens institutes weekly euchre was held in the township hall on tuesday evening oct 3rd with the following prize winners ladies mrs w booth miss nancy barclay and mrs l johnston gents mr donald white mr l hill and master billie eilicott the friendly bible class of st johns united church held their october meeting at the home of mr and mrs geo duncan on mon day evening last mr and mrs jack mitchell and mr and mrs jack keeler were the conveners in charge of the worship service and program the theme was thanks giving rev mclaughlin of whitevale gave a very enlighten ing talk on iceland the con veners also conducted some very interesting contests during the business period rev and mrs lackey offered their home for the next meeting to be held on mon day evening nov g it was also decided to hold a halloween party open to the community on friday evening oct 27th in the township hall at the close of the meeting the usual lunch was enjoyed by all and mr and mrs duncan were thanked for opening their home to the class the wa of st johns united church held their regular meeting at the home of mrs walter hamil ton sth concession on wednesday evening oct 4th with a good attendance of members and visitors the devotional period was taken by mrs clarence plaxton with the program in charge of mrs george willson a solo was sung by mrs wesley petty of cherry- wood mrs g willson was appoint ed as secretary until the end of the year in place of mrs b ritchie wiio wished to be relieved of office the date for the united church bazaar was set for saturday nov 25th the last saturday in novem ber keep this date in mind at the close of the meeting a dainty lunch was served by the hostess the willson thanksgiving family reunion on monday saw over thirty members of the clan sit down to dinner in the town ship hall mr and mrs donald willson who are now living on the homestead on the 5th con provided the dinner mr don willson has just recently purchased the old family farm which has ibeeri in the willson name for more than a century and more of these pleasant events may be looked forward to in the future the following were present mr and mrs fred kennedy mr and mrs alex campbell mr and mrs geo irons mr dave wickett miss mary wickett mr and mrs howard wickett miss ruby mc- gill mrs roger mcgill miss annette mcgill mr and mrs douglas willson mr and mrs gordon willson and karen will- son all of toronto mr and mrs warren willson mr and mrs geo willson miss dorothy willson brougham mrs d gannon min- den miss gladys gainion rn toronto mr and mrs d remmer mr and mrs john remmer master jack remmer pickering mr and mrs don willson locust hill mr and mrs robt willson laird and gary willson of hamil ton winners of local field day in claremont schools champions midgets patsy mecullough bobby lehman juveniles marion taylor ron nie mecullough juniors carol johnson stanlev mcmuilen intermediates june davis reg sanderson seniors lean schneider gerald allman girls events running liroari jump midgets patsy mecullough dfanhe loyst joyce norton juveniles marion taylor sheila mecullough enid benson standing broad jump midget shirley symes barbara songhurst carole todd juvenile ann keevil sandra davis marion taylor high jump midget patsy mcciulough carole todd bernice hicks juvenile marion taylor enid benson donna redshaw 50 yd midget mary beelby patsy mecullough shirley symes juvenile marion taylor donna redshaw sandra davis 75 yd juvenile marion taylor donna redshaw sheila mecullough running broad jump junior eleanor butler carol johnson sylvia johnson intermediate june davis pat shipton nelda norton senior lillian risebrough jean schneider june fiss hopslepjump junior carol johnson sylvia johnson noreen norton intermediate june davis pat shipton beverley barclay senior june fiss jean schnei der lillian risebrough standing broad jump junior eleanor butler carol johnson sylvia johnson intermediate june davis reta finney pat shipton senior jean schneider sheila pegg lillian risebrough high jump junior carol johnson sylvn johnson marguerite villeneuve intermediate beverley barclay joyce closson pat shipton senior june fiss jean schnei der lillian risebrough ball throw distance junior carol johnson margue rite villeneuve eleanor butler intermediate beverley barclay joan barclay june davis continued on page 11 george todd reports to the ratepayers of pickering twp whitevale honors churchwomvn 75 whitevale residents last week honored mrs w mitchell well- known church worker on her 75th hirthday forty friends attended a recep tion at the home of mrs t l wil son and present a handbag to mrs mitchell who is leaving whitevale to live with a daughter in toronto for a number of years mrs mitchell had been superintendent of the of the united church sunday i school in whitevale in my last report i informed you that the next one would pertain to the county of ontario of which the township of pickering is a part the county has an estimated population of 43472 and comprises approximately 49108 acres the total assessment of all rateable land and properties in 1950 amounted to 40522s35 and there are only 44952 in outstand ing debentures which will be retired in three years the county comprises 11 town ships 3 villages 2 towns and the city of oshawa the latter of course being not assessable by the county but which on the other hand contributes in the form of grants etc in part to the overall expense and administration of the county there are 25 members on the county council who have a com bined total of 29 votes the pick ering township members of the council are your reeve and deputy- reeve each of whom has two votes there are 1 seven standing committees and 2 six special committees as follows 1 xgriculture and reforesta tion county property and print ing finance and assessment education and welfare roads and bridges commissioners of county home board of audit 2 ajax annexation assess ment and equalization county home building committee county representatives of childrens aid society and city of oshawa osh awa road surburban committee the warden of the county is automatically ex officio a member of all committees the county has approximately 1400 acres under reforestation in uxbridge township which will prove to be a very valuable project in a few years already 8000 board feet of lumber have been cut as well as several cords of wood as a result of thinning the county council assume responsibility for the care and maintenance of all county build ings in the town of whitby these comprise the county home the registry office the county court house which embraces the council chambers the various offices and the gaol there is also the repon- sibihty of looking after the child rens aid the juvenile court hos pitalization education and provid ing ministerial services for ah of the people in the home for the aged the county council is also responsible for the building and maintenance of all bridges and approaches having a span of over 10 feet anywhere in the county also all county roads of which pickering township has approx imately 21 miles comprising the brock road and all of the 9th concession the proportion of the taxes which pickering township diverts to the county is at present set at 07s mills and will amount to a total of 5035912 in 1950 this is broken down as follows general fund i less high school 24ils39 county home for the aged 215825 county road and bridge expense 2075520 county surburban roads 82722 total 5035912 i trust the above report will be informative to all pickering town ship ratepayers and that it may inform you in a brief way of the responsibilities which devolve upon county council members and the proportion of this responsi bility which devolves upon pick ering township and its representa tives on the county council mrs d urquhart laid to rest following an illness of over a year elizabeth ann barton widow of the late david urquhart passed away at her home in ux bridge on sunday sept 24th in her 77th year the funeral took place to foster memorial cemetery on tuesday sept 26th services being conducted at her late residence by rev l e atkinson and rev b eyre the deceased was a member of trinity united church uxbridge the late elizabeth ann barton was born in scott twp in 1s73 a daughter of the late joseph barton and rachel veitch and married david urquhart in 1902 for many years they farmed on the 6th con cession of scott until 1921 when they retired to uxbridge to live where her nusband predeceased her in 1939 left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving mother and sister is one daugher miss norma at home three brothers russell of uxbridge lome of toronto mel ville of blackwater and five sisters jemima mrs g long alliston minnie mrs w graham tor onto lottie mrs v j murray uxbridge gertrude mrs g walker toronto miss beatrice barton of toronto and george deceased tax foundation inc has dis covered that in one average us city a loaf of bread was affected by no less than 151 taxes between the basic ingredients and the grocer farm supplies molasses unsurpassed as a sweetener tonic food and all round conditioner beet pulp order now for delivery from car due to arrive late this month duelalloy plow shares otaco shares for ford ace bottom or oliver plows gyproc wall board er for partitions t j sol min an excellent cattle mineral pig min jti an excellent pig mineral for feeding with your grain use master sow pig concentrates for mixing with your grain to make a balanced feed for your hogs poultry concentrates for hens or dairy 24 for dairy cows fibrun silo paper for lining portable silos coop master feeds fencing roofing hardware coal claremont cooperative phone 38 claremont information travel funds new regulations covering travel funds were announced by the minister of finance on wednesday october 4th the main point to remember is that canadian residents require form h permit to take out of canada more than 50 us or more than 100 of canadian and us cur rencies combined form h permits will continue to be available at banks the regulation covering the use of form h for the export of currency is a safeguard against the export of capital sums where such export would not be permitted through other channels authority has been given to banks and other agents of the foreign exchange control board to approve applications for us travel funds without reference to the board for amounts up to 1 500 per trip for bona fide business travel 2 500 per person in the calendar year for other travel 3 2000 canadian per year or its equivalent for attendance during a full academic year at a university college or boarding school in the united states applications in excess of those amounts may bo referred to the board and will be approved for reasonable amounts having regard to the duration of the proposed journeys border travel individuals may obtain up to 50 us in any calendar month for use on a trip to the united states where the applicant will not be taking out of canada more than a total of 100 of which not more than 50 is in us funds further information available at any bank or from reign exchange control board montreal ottawa toronto windsor vancouver luuad under authority of the government of canada