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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 29 1960 man who has directed mennonite relief work will give up post shortly the man who directed canadas mennonite relief for the past seven years is shortly turning over his post to someone else cornelias j corny rempel manager of the mennonite central relief committee has finished the job he set out to do april 1 he goes back to the waterloo trust and savings co at kitchener seven years from the date lie left he had been with the trust companys mortgage department 13 years when the mennonite central committee with head quarters in pennsylvania decided a focal point was needed in can ada to handle and distribute funds and supplies like a bow from an arrow the committee came straight to kit chener and corny who recalls how carefully he weighed the proposition before answering two things influenced his deci sion to take the job the first was that he was feeling the desire to do something useful with his life the second was that he had him self tasted this relief in food and clothing during the worst of the famines in russia in 192021 he was born in the russian ukraine in 1912 he was 10 when the famines struck john his father was a mechanic pattern maker and inventor who had learned his trade in germany the family came out to canada when cornelius was 12 and after a year in virielahd and another in elmira settled in kitchener in 1926 now 73 rempel sr is still working halfdays at the kauf man rubber co he and mrs rempel sr live at 7s2 queen st south by coincidence cornelius in laws mr and mrs cornelius barg live upstairs in the same duplex by further coincidence cornys wife comes from vineland where his family first located by still further coincidence his wifes birthday and those of his son paul 2 and daughter carol 5 all fall on the 24th of their par ticular months that makes things easier for him than for most dads he has oniy to remember the right months from his office cornelius has directed the work of canadas two mennonite relief committees from their combined sources there has flowed to griefstricken areas of europe north and south america 2481 tons of clothing bedding flour meats fats foods and farm implements over and above these items valued at 81000000 there has gone nearly 1000000 in cash to see how the money and sup plies were used the manager travelled to relief stations in ger many and france and to contact points in england switzerland holland and mexico the gratitude people showed him on those visits confirmed the letters in his files many said their families were alive today thanks to the generosity of the mennonite relief committees corny brought home colored slides which soared his collection to 2500 with them he has illus trated as many as 100 talks a year he has given three a day on some western trips he appeared frequently on radio broadcasts too describing the work and the need for it among refugees and needy in other lands regardless of race creed or poli tical affiliation the work of mennonite relief will continue it is believed it will move next to korea it will continue because there have been enough cornelius rem- pels to put the needs of others ahead of personal interests whitchurch township electors your vote and influence will be appreciated in support of delos graham for councillor 1951 a lifelong ratepayer ready to serve voting monday january 1st 1951 9 am until 7 pm township of whitchurch your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for the reelection of r c baycroft for council for 1951 voting monday january 1st 1951 from 9 am to 7 pm haiarams3iaiffl3jeiiibiiia ontario county 50 bushel winter wheat club reorganized twenty farmers from ontario county have entered the high yield 50 bushel winter wheat club this yea this high yield club is spon sored by the maple leaf milling co toronto and the ontario county crop improvement assoc iation next fall the fields will be judged by an official from the crops seeds and weeds branch toronto and either the agricul tural representative or his assis tant from the department of agri culture uxbridge the 1950 winter wheat club was very successful mr duncan wallace beaverton was high man in the club with an estimate yield of 71g bushels per acre the contestants in the 1951 club are as follows t h harrison beaverton geo r mclaughlin oshawa rri harold honey seagrave rr2 ivan reniiie blackwater heber down brooklin gordon fisher ashburn jim beaton blackwater lome bagshaw udora duncan wallace beaverton maj gen gunn beaverton john batty brooklin lloyd smith port perry norman hogg uxbridge elmer powell oshawa rr2 lome tin- dall goodwood clarence hewitt beaverton murray dunkeld clare- mont lee smith port perry frank davis brechin annbrae farms myrtle station pine orchard thursday dec 21 little george boake is suffering from the mumps mrs walt johnston has been in bed under the doctors care with the flu mr and mrs h mcclure were in toronto recently mr and mrs taylor were at their cottage over sunday mrs r allen also miss widdi- field have been in bed with the flu mr and mrs chas brandon uxbridge were sunday visitors with his parents our community was shocked last wednesday when we heard one of our lifelong residents mr leslie preston was killed when his car was hit by the train our sincere sympathy is extended to his family the homemakers class met at the home of beth johnston last monday the girls are taking the wool unit and find it very interest ing mrs howard lehman lias been on the sick list stamp collecting puts a premium on poor printing since a blot blur or misprint increases the value of a stamp to collectors the seven seas are the north atlantic south atlantic north pacific south pacific arctic antarctic and indian oceans mayfair restaurant monday thru friday 8 am 11 pm saturday 8 am 12 pm order cherrywood thursday dec 21 sympathy of the community is extended to mrs jake burkholder and grant in the death of mr burkholder mr and mrs jack mitchell of brougham visited with mr and mrs walter hollingor on sunday miss mary anna morrish spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs roy morrish mr geo todd attended county council at whitby this past week we wish mr and mrs v teefy and family the best of luck in their new home at woodville white gift sunday was observed on sunday with a number of the children taking part mr and mrs geo todd had dinner recently with mr and mrs harold lewis at altona mr and mrs ed reesor and shirley visited at whitby on sun day township of whitchurch vote for j a clarke for councillor for 1951 your influence would be appreciated polling day monday january 1st 1951 hours 9 am until 7 pm 3r3j3exjkasjsssscsex3sjewsse3 twtlmlttvtwftt 1 1 1 ii in whitchurch township s mm mm ii mm em with your groceries a note of cheer give your rooms that bright fresh look by hav ing us repaper the walls so inexpensive so quick choose from our huge library of designs call today wm knapp aurora ph 472w vote for e l mccarron for township council he stands for development of industry to help carry the taxation load conduct of township affairs on a business basis development of cooperation between council producers and consumers election day monday january 1 voting hours 9 am to 7 pm mi ni mrs levi steckley had ii iid mrs almira mr and mrs john tim ers kurchy u ient the weekend visiting friends geo french in buffalo j mr and mrs geo french and mr miss lizzie smitn who ha- spent and mrs levi steckley called on ome time at zurick arrived home mr and mrs peter stiekley on monday i sundav i woman ivins yet loses in newmarket recount with the perplexing conclusion im in but im out mrs v r mcxaughton is reflecting on the strange turn of fate which gave her more votes than a sitting mem ber of newmarket council and yet failed to get her a seat election results dec 1 gave lome paynter 70s votes frank bowser 701 and mrs mcxaughton 701 mrs mcxaughton asked for a recount which was completed thursday and gave her 711 votes but mr bowser 715 though she was still behind mr bowser in the count mrs mc xaughton was now three votes ahead of mr paynter technically she is entitled to a seat on council but legally she cannot claim it be cause the municipal act specifies thau recount can only involve two candidates mrs mcxaughton cannot now ask for a recount against mr pay nter as the legal time limit of 14 days for application has expired what f actually wanted she explained was a recount of the whole election there were only 21 votes separating the last six cand idates and i was sure there would have been some changes i might even have ended in third place the whole town is seething with the strange turn of events many want mrs mcxaughton seated on council present council members are in a quandary some say she could be appointed to council if mr paynter resigns some say not xo one seems quite sure what to do or what can be done in this unpre cedented case mrs mcxaughton though some what chagrined at the turn of events says she doesnt want to put the town to the expense of another election she feels it wouldnt be right by the tax payers then also she doesnt overlook the possibility that a second recount might give mr paynter a few additional votes as well and thus readjust the bal ances thrown out of line by the first recount mr bowser asked for a recount against mr paynter where mrs mcxaughton applied for a recount against him he was told that the municipal act forbade such a recount mr mcxaughton who lost by five votes in her first try for coun cil last year is silent on her future plans she intends to keep council in the dark between 11501 and 1609 2000 frenchmen of roble birth fell in duels as recently as two centuries ago 200 crimes were punishable by death under english law honey bees are sold by the pound township of whitchurch your vote and influence will be sincerely apprecia ted for the reelection of p s sid legge as councillor for 1951 a man who has given leadership and provoked discussion in council voting monday january 1st 1951 from 9 am to 7 pm azami2aaz2iz2t m r7i nevtyear may we at this time cordially express our appreciation of your friendship and goodwill with the hope that our service will continue to be a factor in the prosperity we wish for you during the coming year maple leaf dairy sssssssssi ssssis s4sfts 10 happy new year it is with the deepest sincer ity that we extend this new year greeting to all of you our dearest friends humbly we pray that the new year fulfills its promise of a securer happier canada bringing ad ded blessings right into your home may the wheels of suc cess continue to turn in your favor agneuts hardware zz