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the tribune stouffville oat thursday november 23 1950 claremont and pickering twp district santa claus parade the chickenpox is still with us a number of new cases have been reported mrs raymond pilkey of tor- nn tao lhth onto was guest of mrs towner on iiclc u1i icl 1u111 towner on sunday mr v thompson is feeling quite poorly again and mrs hamm also is not feeling so well miss macdonald of toronto has been visiting with mr and mrs e lewis during the past week mrs ix woodburn and mrs b hockley and young son of toronto spent friday evening and satur day visiting with mrs mantle and mrs x sanderson and family we understand the condition of dr clark has been much improved since his complete rest in a toronto hospital it is expect ed he will return home shortly mr and mrs karle cooke spent from friday until sunday evening visiting at the home of mr and mrs bruce harton and mrs cooke sr at lansing mr and mrs evans ward accompanied by mr and mrs wearn attended church services at pinegrove last sunday even ing when students from toronto bible college were in charge the service congratulations are due ladies of the baptist church santa claus has again been booked by the claremont business aiens association to visit the village on saturday dec 16th bob madill is the parade chairman and at a special meeting of the associ ation last week it was agreed to continue again this year with the parade which proved so successful last christmas every merchant is asked to contribute towards a float if at all possible therell be favors for the kiddies and a turkey draw vclarkmoxt so far there has been a great deal of interest shown in the claremont film library by differ ent organizations schools and churches in the township of bick ering last friday evening five men were given their final test and c they all passed as trained projec- 0 i tionists with honours after only i two or three lessons there is l another class getting under way msi iiurcn tor thjs week s0 if know anyone realizing the sum of four hundred intere3tecl in learning to operate dollars from their recent bazaar- projector a sound equip the hundred additional from test mer win be g to hear from weeks reporting was made last tnem saturday when the balance of seem a to articles were disposed of take advant1 of membership in dont fail to get in on the silver- the film circuit which is now ware draw at padgetts general being organized but thev have store contest opens this thurs- failed to send in their cheque or day and you might win a fine chest money order of rogers silverware on dec 16th a you know no organization see the display adv in this issue function unless it is property mr and mrs ken wood were in financed and this film circuit is guelph on monday afternoon no exception just as soon as ten attending the funeral of the late more applications are received mr garraway friend of the f g in the township we will start our circuit rolling we brougham mr lloyd johnston has been somewhat indisposed during the past week due to a severe cold mrs l hall of brocklin visited her cousin mrs l matthews on thursday last miss ward mr and mrs frank hurlbert and clare of toronto visited at the sheppard home on sunday mr and mrs w a dobson and jane also mr and mrs george smith of beaverton visited mrs geo philip one day recently sympathy of the community is extended to mrs b ritchie in the loss of her sister the late miss wilcox who passed away in tor onto last week mr and mrs w a knox accom panied by mr harry knox and miss tink visited with mr and mrs a hardy of toronto on sun day quilting seems to be the order of the day these last few weeks as the ladies are preparing for the bazaar which is to be held next saturday afternoon xov 25 come election likely in pickering township with the annual nomination meeting in pickering township coming up this friday afternoon there are again election rumb lings particularly in the southern part of the township dr n e mcewen has again i ceremonies declared his intention to step into acquainted local institute marks 40 years the womens institute of brougham celebrated its 0th anniversary on friday evening xov 17th by holding a community concert in the township hall mr albert harvey being master of started with a get- sing song mrs b the field while at least one new j harvey was at the piano council candidate is expected from mr r j barber showed pic- the lakefront area tures on the screen of brougham xo statement has been forth- taken in 1935 which were very coming from reeve w h west- interesting and a short showing ney as to his intentions to remain a mongoose killing a python on as reeve should mr westneyj fiddle and guitar selections by decide to retire this term a two- bob and eric of lively airs and way fight is almost a certainty some dance numbers were also family the annual nomination meeting for the trustees for the village of claremont will be held on friday evening xov 24th at s pm in the community hall a miscellaneous shower of many beautiful and useful household articles was presented to our popu lar miss joan sanderson last fri day evening whose marriage to mr douglas bryant of pickering will take place in claremont united church on dec 2nd the baptist sunday school christmas concert will be held on friday evening dec 22 in the sunday school room lantern slides in keeping with christmas will be one of the attractions remembei the date dec 22 the party of twelve deer hunters of which mr w ward was a member returned home last week without having obtained the usual prize although nuermous tracks were found no animal was sighted the baptist ladies circle will meet on tuesday xov 2sth at the home of mrs ruth middleton commencing at 230 oclock mrs c gosticks group will have charge of the program ah ladies are expected to be present the claremont young people held their weekly meetilig on xov 13th at the home of mr and mrs g mcconnell the discussion period was led by gordon rowe the topic being missions all young people are asked to attend following meetings they are for all young men and women the claremont fire engine was called out last week to a fire at mr applebys farm on the east townline it was reported that a fire had been started at the base of a tree and it was feared that it would spread into the surround ing leaves it was soon extinguished mr and mrs walter ward mr and mrs m forsythe and mr and mrs f cooper of claremont also mrs s cooke of lansing attended the birthday party last sunday of a sister mrs stephen son at aurora with all members of her immediate family including dr fred underbill of erie penn being present mr and mrs xormari linton miss mildred linton and mrs paul wellman and children attended cannington united church anniversary service last sunday morning newly installed church lights and redecoration of church were dedicated during the service the above party were dinner guests of rev i and mrs kennedy and bruce miss mildred remained a guest until after the evening church service a vase containing a dozen beaut iful large white and mauve mums were on the altar table on sunday morning a memorial to rev a and mrs mclellan of the united church a large basket of beauti ful mixed mums stood beside the vase in memory of the late mr m wilker these flowers were tri butes from each family the goodfellowship class held their monthly meeting last tues day evening at the home of mr and mrs lloyd pugh with 21 members and two visitors present the main theme remembrance was taken by rev h lackey mrs carruthers gave a reading a soldier on crutches and mrs derusha another on gratitude while mrs w evans and mr bon iface give humorous readings and already have the loan of a projec tor and also the films are here to go ahead with each month members will receive the loan of a projector along with a block of films for showings right in their own com munity besides this they can book a film programme for other occasions this is free to mem bers and we will also train one or two projectionists for you with out charge as soon as you become a mem ber of the film council you have a vote in its affairs the council will be composed only of mem bers or representatives- appointed by member groups from now on rental on our sound equipment will be 300 per programme for all showings not already booked with this office this is the rate for nonmember groups and will be payable wnen the equipment is picked up right now we are anxious to get back application forms along with cheques from all interested groups all money received will be held in trust for the organiza tion and all money received from memberships will be used for the purchase of equipment monies received from rentals will go to ward operating costs such as ex press charges and repairs on equipment but no salaries a paid to the librarian or operators so wont you fill out the enclosed application form and return it to us without delay as all our tme is donated we will apprecia your cooperation very much clare keevill chairman claremont film coimrfl mr w evans contributed a cornet solo a social time was held at the close the november meeting of the wi was held last thursday after noon with a large attendance of members and some visitors at the home of the treasurer mrs w glidden mrs lehman was in charge of the meeting the roll was answered bj naming the first ownership of members home and proved very interesting each member also contributed an article of apparel to be sent to europes needy babies for the remem brance day a couple of suitable poems were read by mrs h john son with an interval of a moment of silence between and all sing ing a verse of oh god our help in ages past at the close mrs g mcconnell gave a very interesting report of part of the central areas convention held recently in the royal york dealing with the activities of the junior girls clubs and the guest speakers address during the banquet hour mrs reynolds on historical re search spoke of the late josiah wedgrounds fine contribution to to the world with colorful and decorative art pottery and mould ing of classical vases in england during his lifetime from 1730 to 1705 a collection of old prized china pieces including cups and saucers plates bonbon dishes dogs were on display with history given by the various owners a letter from mrs badgerow was read expressing thanks for cards of sympathy from the institute in the recent passing of her mother lunch was served by the committee at the close and buy your christmas gifts mrs h shea of toronto visited with friends and attended the womens institute she also attended the 10th anniversary of the womens institute the many friends of mr fred hamilton are glad to know he was able to return home last week after his sojourn in the hospital where he underwent a serious operation mrs campbell and miss e campbell rx also mrs r w witter and daughter miss gladys witter all of toronto visited mrs l matthews on sunday afternoon david frame son of mr and mrs frame brock rd south was rushed to oshawa hospital on friday for an emergency operation for appendicitis reports on mon day were that he had come through the ordeal successfully sixteen tractors made short work of the fall plowing on the fred hamilton farm last week misfortune fell heavy on mr hamilton with a barn fire and a trip to the hospital and the neigh boring farmers rallied around to j help this unfortunate resident get his work clone the wms auxiliary of st johns church held their novem ber meeting at the home of mrs manson ellicott with a good attendance the president was in charge of the worship and busi ness session a competition was arranged with mrs h miller and mrs h barclay as leaders to try to enlist new members the slogan advance a nominating com mittee was appointed members being the president mrs m elli cott the secretary mrs h plax- ton and the treasurer mrs f cassie mrs geo duncan pro gram convener assisted by mrs willson mrs a miller mrs wm gray mrs ii malcolm and mrs burk gave the program the united church reenters japan through the church of christ a tasty lunch was served by the hostesses and a pleasant half hour spent over the teacups the brougham womens insti tute met tuesday afternoon nov 1th for the monthly meeting the program was in charge of mrs manson ellfcott convener of com munity activities and public re lations the paper given on these subjects brought out some good ideas for the members of any organization to practice to help their community dependability and cooperation of members and that old slogan never too old to learn in public relation a pro ject for the betterment of the school children of the different schools in the section was men tioned mrs masters of brougham gave two very entertaining recita tions which were enjoyed by all mrs milton burk spoke on cur rent events which brought not able doings to us of the fast moving world of 1950 the weekly euchre of the womens institute held the same evening was very much enjoyed the prize winners were mrs walter booth mrs m ellicott miss irene riddel mr howard plaxton mr herbert jarvis mr gordon riddel both for the deputys office reeveship and the given later on in the program i mr kenny recited the crema- tion of sam mcgee by robert service and his portrayal of the character in this poem was wonderful to listen to it is twenty years since mr kenny gave this selection and the womens insti tute feel honored that he could be greenwood miss helen minaker of the osh awa hospital was home over the weekend with her parents mr arthur lang of toronto is visiting at the wesley sadler home he recently returned from a trip to england mr and mrs d morden moved last saturday to their new home the mrs rankin house anniversary services will be held this sunday xov 2gth rev mcquade of oshawa will preach at the morning service at 11 oclock and rev robinson of pickering anglican church will be the even ing speaker at 730 special music the yps- meets at the m pegg home this thursday night president of the rehekahs lodge conies to brougham joy rebekaii lodge brougham and kinoven lodge brooklin were cohostesses at a meeting in brougham township hall on mori day xov 13th with an attendance of about two hundred mrs jean burteh president of the rebekah assembly of ontario from st catharines was guest of honour also present were sisters irene willis district deputy president oshawa district no 7 west sister mabel disney past president brother dr mckinney of brook lin deputy grand master and brother donald beer district deputy grand master the degree staff of benevolent lodge whitby put on the degree for two new candidates sister jean burtch president gave a very enlightening talk on lodge work as well as did dr mckinney sister arksey noble grand of kinoven lodge presented sister lela beer and sister nina shep pard with lovely corsages on behalf of joy rebekah lodge and benevolent lodge sister ark sey noble grand of benevolent in a few well spoken words pre- christmas bingo lucky draw 1st prize rug and 12 other prizes to be held wednesday dec 13 in the masonic hall claremont sponsored by the canadian legion branch 483 claremont ont jwwjvww rio theatre uxbridge two shows nightly matinee saturday at 200 pm thursday friday saturday november 23 24 25 mr 880 burt lancaster and dorothy mcguire foto nite every thursday this week first offer 15000 second offer 3500 wednesday is attendance night monday tuesday november 27th 28th nancy goes to rio jane powell and ann sothern technicolor wednesday thursday november 29th 30th bad boy audry murphy and jane wyatt sented our president sister burtch with a pair of corn flower com ports and sister maud ellicott presented the degree staff captain of whitby with a beautiful plate and sister majorie tweedle on be half of girls of joy rebekah lodge made a presentation to sister lela beer noble grand with a lovely evening bag the evening closed with a social luncheon served by the lunch com mittee with them on this particular occasion- two soio by peggy woods clark were beautifully rendered and enjoyed by all a snort play given by institute members mrs 1950 entertains members of 1s97 this was com posed by one of the members mrs t norton and was used as part of a program at a meeting some time ago when mrs norton was convener of historical research mr bob clark ventriloquist was really funny and clever with his entertainment mr gordon hagerman gave the audience a wonderful treat by playing four pieces on the saxa- phone mr al harvey accom panied him on the piano mrs hagerman when unexpectedly called upon consented very graci ously to sing and richly deserved the applause she received life membership pins were presented by the president mrs lloyd johnston to mrs t beer mrs l johnston sr mrs b harvey and mrs t brown mrs brown was not present to receive her pin two recitations given by mrs b masters of brougham were greatly enjoyed and appreciated mrs m binill district presi dent of south ontario was asked to speak and gave a short address mr kennys presentation of miss jean whistlebreeches was very amusing and caused many a laugti a very satisfactory celebration of a 10th anniversary ended by a delicious lunch toeing served in cluding a three tiered decorated birthday cake flsssss3txs8 pickering township federation of agriculture annual meeting will be held in the township hall brougham on thursday nov 23 at 8 pm alan lishman secretary win a chest of ers son silverware h l 34piece set for 8 april pattern flatware for every order of 100 or more you will receive a chance to win this handsome gift draw to take place sat dec 16th 9 pm commences on thursday november 23rd padgetts general store claremont phone 2501 your master flock when you laying pellets i 1 for top egg production layers must be encouraged to eat extra feed the easiest and most satisfactory way of doing this is by supplementing your mash and grain programme with master laying pellets master laying pellets are not designed as a replacement for mash but serve their purpose as a noon feed sprinkled on top of the mash claremont cooperative claremont phone 38 our mixed chop is ground from western grain only 1 t i 3 i feeders who keep rttords eventualty buy master