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tottfftrille steitotue vol 61 no 34 the tribune stouffv1lle ont december 14 1950 local baby real acrobat nelson wilson son of mr and mrs 1 p wilson of stouff- ville is a real acrobat as shown by this picture he now weighs twentyone pounds and at five months of age he per formed this stunt mrs wilson is the former margaret byer of stouffville and the couple have recently moved to town from the west mr wilson is employed at the local machine tool works weilknown thresher dies in markham wellknown thresher and a resident of the municipality his entire lifetime freeman ramer passed away at his home in mark- ham on thursday dec 7th although in his 79th year death came suddenly deceased was born in markham a son of the late john peter ramer fiftythree years ago he married sarah cornell who survives him the couple enjoyed all their mar ried life in north markham where mr ramer plied his trade as a thresher and for five years was employed as a locomotive engineer he was identified with standrews united church besides his widow the late mr ramer is survived by two sons frank and emerson and a daugh ter carrie mrs gordon roberts four brothers tillman ambrose eh and peter ramer also two sisters elizabeth mrs wesley reesor lillian mrs john leh man the funeral on saturday was conducted by rev mr thomas local minister from dixons fun eral home with interment in elm- wood cemetery pallbearers were o ramer reuben meyers john snowball garnet raymer ed roffey and harry johnson 4miie hose halts blaze at markham markham and unionville fire men had to lay hose a quarter of a mile to a creek the closest water supply when fire broke out in a garage on no 7 highway on mon day damage was 5000 the blaze broke out in the fur nace room and gutted the centre of the new building destroying several tires and a new car the garage is operated by jack may- nard and james rushton the recently organized stouff ville farm forum met on monday evening at the home of mr and i supper to be held at thefredtim- david m hoover passes peacefully in sleep in 84th year funeral service for the late david m hoover who passed away at his home on obrien ave early friday morning dec 8th was held in oneills parlours on sunday afternoon conducted by rev douglas g davis with inter ment in stouffville cemetery pallbearers were nephews of the deceased reuben meyer allen meyer joseph brownsberger saniuel brownsberger edwin byer and nelson smith since dislocating his hip five years ago the late mr hoover had remained upstairs in his home some two weeks before his death it was thought he had suffered a stroke when one of the family went into his room around 715 friday morning she found her father had passed away presum ably in his sleep the late mr hoover was born at lot 27 on the 7th concession of markham township at peachs corners 83 years ago the son of christian l hoover and susannah hoover he was united in mar riage with josephine pipher who predeceased him ii years ago mr hoover farmed on the pro perty where he was born and was a quiet patient uncomplaining man whose chief interests were his home and his church he was a member of peachs methodist and stoullville united churches the hoover family moved to stoullville 23 years ago surviving are three daughters mrs erie miller florence of stouffville and edna and violet at home and two sisters mrs william gilmore matilda of unionville and mrs robert smith sarah of north markham passing of john gower removes weilknown figure from community in declining health for some years but bedfast less than a week one of stouitvilles most familiar citizens passed to his rest early tuesday morning dec 12th at his home on clark st in the person of john w gower who had been active until his s2nd birthday born in headcorn near london england 81 years ago last march he was the soil of john gower and maria manning gower the de leased came to canada at the age of 22 and settled in markham township and his mother lived in stouffville for a time after a short time he moved to baker hill where he worked on the farm for the late john jamieson he also resided in toronto maple button- ville and the melville community besides being employed on farms mr gower worked a short time for jlie railroad cared for private gardens and furnaces and was maintenance man for the town of stoullville in which he made his home for some 30 years he was a faithful and thorough workman who took just pride in his handiwork the late mr gower was identified with the baptist church and was a member of the maccabees for the past 17 years he made his home with mr and mrs gordon holden the latter being a niece mr gower was twice married first to v j livingstone of woodbridge they are survived by three daughters mrs alf west bertha of oshawa mrs oscar cryderman louise of flint mich and mrs g roberts myrtle of weston and 13 grand children and 7 great grandchildren his second wife was lizzie miller daughter of the late dan miller of stouffville who also predeceased her husband three brothers also survive george of the 8th con of markham ernest of belleville and bert of toronto as well as two sisters mrs g penfold emily of eng land and mrs ben lehman onellie of akron mich funeral service will be held thursday afternoon dec 14th at 230 from oneills parlours con ducted by rev gibson brown with interment in stouffville cemetery pallbearers will be nephews of mr gower fred steckley ed brownsberger aimer ifockler walter pipner wilbur gower and lome gower councillor reg stouffer tops polk small vote was recorded councillor reg stouller topped the polls on monday in the stouff ville municipal election which drew only about thirtyfive per cent of the electorate out with no burning issue to be decided interest in the campaign lagged j john scott former councillor seeking a seat on the 1951 board made a strong bid and finished a- scant 11 votes back of councillor j harold spofford fourth member of the present council to be return- 1 ed to oflice reeve henry ogden was returned by acclamation and there was no election for school trustees or cemetery com missioners holes how they voted north south side side total reg stouffer 100 140 300 glenn ratcliff 150 144 294 harry ratcliff 144 13s 2s2 harold spollord 142 122 202 john scott 125 9s 223 oldest town retailers mark diamond anniversary harry walker heads north york plowmen mr harry walker was elected to head the north york plowmens association at the annual meeting held at sharon on tuesday even ing a fowl supper was enjoyed by the gathering followed by various reports entertainment and the election of officers the following will fill the posi tions next year hon pres p e ferguson walter wood pies harry walker 1st vice pres ivan mclaughlin 2nd vice allan bals- don secretary ross ratcliff treas l j harper directors ed logan ed ferguson fred timbers elmer wells bill simpson allan shaw walter rate charlie haines wm king b davidson irwin winch murray mcmillan frank marritt bruce mcaiillan s bay- croft m connell r j rogers fred byer ernest davis e hamilton h wardell j harper auditor chas nolan councillor glenn ratcliff ummi councillor harry ratcliff wwi- w fm security for farm labour the next gathering on monday dec 8th will take the form of a turkey mrs wellington reid to discuss hers home thousands in town for santa claus parade one of the largest crowds ever assembled in stouffville was on hand saturday afternoon for the annual santa claus parade staged by the local business mens association thousands poured into town some from considerable distances and they were well repaid as saturdays display sur passed by far anything ever assembled for this annual christ mas celebration the parade covering a distance of several blocks moved off from the legion hall and proceeded through town to the eastend and back to the municipal building where santa dispersed nearly a half ton of candy bags to eager youngsters in the arms of harrass- cd parents many of the floats were quite unique and much credit is duo the many business concerns who put so much effort into the affair while only three were awarded prize money many of the others made fine showings and the judges had a difficult time select ing the three top spots from the large assembly business places reported a flourishing trade for mast of the day with the crowds gradually tapering out in the evening there wove no end of attractions in town on saturday beginning with a show at the stanley for the kiddies in the forenoon free skating at the arena in the afternoon a busy auction sale at the stouffville sales arena the parade and in the evening a senior hockey match prize winners were as follows floats stouffville nursery school mole motor sales stouffville planing mill second class stouff ville business professional women pony car heather heaton baby carriage john nolan the firm of ratcliff co has long been associated with the public life of stouffville being established in the year 1890 they will this year complete their sixtieth year of commercial bus ness thirty years of this term of retailing in groceries were passed in the todd block in the westend of town needless to say chey have seen many changes and many tips and downs in the business life of the community so many change indeed that today they are the oldest firm doing business in the town the business was establish ed by james h ratcliff who enn- tinued it up until 1903 after which time he was joined in partnership by his brother john w ratcliff both of whom have passed away in recent years and the business has passed to glenn ratcliff son of james hj and who continues it to the present time ratcliff co has seen the rise and fall as well as the passing of many competitors as at many stages in the towns life the con test for a place in the business life lias been strenuous and exacting besides carrying a full line of staple groceries they established the first fruit business in the com munity at the closing years of the first world war the firm feeling the necessity of larger quarters was fortunate in securing one of the finest business blocks in the centre of town at that time the block housed in addition to their business a public market in the basement a public hall the office of the b s telephone co and a corner store occupied by geo h saunders members of the firm the late james ii ratcliff and now glenn ratcliff have been actively engag ed in the towns municipal affairs it was during the elder ratcliffs term as reeve of stouffville that our splendid gravity water system came into being to meet the public demand for modern selfservice ratcliffs store recently underwent further mod ernizing to offer a spacious well- lighted store with easily access ible wellstocked shelves and double paycheck outlets market day dec 20 horse show cancelled the date of the annual christ mas market in stouffville is wed dec 20th farmers are invited to bringtheir produce to stouffville that day when outside buyers are expected to be on hand owing to the fact that suitable accommodation for horses is not available in town the annual horse show has had to be cancelled the horse show has been the mainstay of the market day in more recent years as little effort was made to induce poultry raisers to bring their produce here at one time prizes were given both for poultry and homemade baking but of late more emphasis has been placed on the santa claus parade and the horse show will apparently have to be dropped for the present at least councillor reg stouffcr a vi councillor harold spofford uxbridge twp buys big truck uxbriclge township has just purchased an international truck 4wheel drive from mr ratcliff of international motors stouffville the big job will be used for plow ing snow contract price was 11000 friends and relatives including mr and mrs len tait from ajax and mr and mrs c andrews and daughter of newmarket gathered recently at the home of mr and mrs bert tait popular stouffville couple who celebrated twentyfive years of married life markham vs newmarket here monday night markham millionaires will play a regular league hockey fixture here this monday night dec 18th with newmarket game time is 830 pm stouffville clippers are arrang ing for a bus to go to bracebridge for an exhibition game on boxing day dec 26th for tickets call l e oneill or walter holden mrs orval fretz audrey bell mrs e kramer have joined the local post office staff to assist in handling the heavy christmas rush of mail engagement mr and mrs r j fleury an nounce the engagement of their daughter phyllis jean to maurice was resident of markham township for sixty years succumbing to a heart ailment mrs benjamin hoover passed away at her home lot 22 con 8 jtarkham on wednesday dec 6th the late mrs hoover had resided in markham township for sixty years and in ringwood for nine teen years she was in her 80th year a daughter of the late philip raymer she married benjamin hoover in 1890 and he pre deceased her in march 1933 deceased was an ardent worker in the united missionary church mt joy and was a sunday school teacher for many years surviving are two sons arthur and clarence and a sister anna mrs menno grove a daughter gertie predeceased her mother the funeral was conducted from the late home on saturday by cyril berry and aaron grove with service in the wideman church and interment in the adjoining cemetery pallbearers were lome loveless john timbers levi grove willis reesor george hoover and norman hoover former road foreman killed in train accident leslie preston road foreman for whitchurch township for 26 years was killed on wednesday morning of this week when struck by a southbound cnr freight train at the crossing between the extricated from the wreck the unfortunate man was 73 years of age and has spent his entire lifetime in the municipality only last year he retired from his road foremans position he farm ed at one time on the 3rd con and lth and 5th con of whitchurch on also on the preston home place on the ballantrae sideroad ithe 5th his wife predeceased him mr preston had been to auroral nine years ago and he is survived and was returning to his home i by two sons jack of queensville which is only about a half mile and elmer on the 5th con also from the crossing when the two daughters mrs stelebras in accident occurred his car an early i oshawa and mrs reynolds in model durant was carried nearly queensville ernie hoover has a half mile down the track by the been making his home with the impact and his body had to be deceased town may be in line for a planning board tricycle eddie sanders auugi rutins otau iu iuumc bicycle clowns jack garrett iwyatt dixon of winnipeg son of on tuesday decv 2c at gormiey mrs pearl dixon and the late mr t dixon of winnipeg the mar riage to take place wednesday dec 27th 1950 at the united church stouffville rev and mrs a t gooding of gormloy announce the engagement of their daughter ruby eileen to kenneth edward jones son of mr and mrs w a jones of dickson hill the marriage will take place there was intensive discussion at the regular meeting of stouff ville municipal council on thurs day evening concerning the necess ity for the establishment of a local planning board stouffville like so many other municipalities is suffering growing pains and it appears that now is the time to set up some definite plans for expansion or at least seek proper direction in handling newly pro posed subdivisions two new sub divisions are before council at the moment the one has received approval provided various condi tions as covered in local building and land restriction bylaws and others covered by provincial law are followed this is the a e heaton subdivision on manitoba st running east from north church street blue prints for another sub division covering the former sang- ster property adjacent to the cnr tracks at the foot of blake street call for a new street known as brant st to run north and south through the property and joining rose ave and burk- holder st eighteen lots are shown on the plan the shallowest lot on the east side being 88 feet and on the west side 102 ft i think we should have a street crossing the tracks and this looks like one of the best places com mented councillor reg stouffer council agreed that a second through street crossing the cnr must be planned for shortly a street rightofway crosses the gold fish property and could be continued through to the 9th con and this plan appeared most favorable to council councillor harry ratcliff report ed that he has received a number of complaints concerning residents keeping livestock in the eastend of town it was stated that this was a matter for the sanitary inspec tors of the health unit andvsuch complaints should be lodged with them at the newmarket head office a bylaw was passed appointing a g thompson as councils repre sentative on the local high school area roard council agreed to proclaim tuesday dec 2cth as boxing day