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vihnm vol no 25 the tribune stouffvuxe ont october 23 1952 heres a whopper struck by truck man killed near bloomington home little trudy cadieux daugh ter of cameraman ted cadieux is seen here with this huge pumpkin one of many in a five- acre field on the gar lehman farm on the outskirts of mrs jennie breckon marks 91st birthday on sunday october 10th mrs jennie breckon celebrated her 91st birthday born at melville on the fith concession of markham mrs breckon clearly recalls the days of her childhood when she trudged through the snow to public school at almira or rode on the back of a sleigh pulled by a team of horses unlike mast teachers in bygone days mr thomas williamson did not weild a birchbark rod to keep the students under control but a leather strap was kept within roach if certain pupils departed stouffvilie the crop which can be seen from the top ent of montreal st at the eastend was a record one with pump kins almost lying side by side over the entire field from the straight and narrow path mrs breckon attended melville church where rev mcintosh offic- i iated at that time in passing com- i ment on the winter weather the i ninetyone year old resident felt that the conditions of roads due i to snow were much worse in past years but she didnt believe that the weather was any colder then than it is now besides living at melville mrs breckon resided for some time at orillia on the occasion of her ninety- first birthday the attendants of the stouffvilie brierbush hospital pre sented her with a gaily decorated birthday cake complete with candles flowers cards and gifts were also received from many wellwishers driver charged with dangerous driving charles dadson a familiar bgure in stouffvilie and resident at bloomington on the 9th con of whitchurch was killed on monday evening when struck by a gravel truck on the road near his home dadson who was 61 years old was just returning from work in town at the supper hour and was about to turn into the aneway at his home when the accident occurred the force of the impact hurled his body some sixty feet along the fence line and the motorbike which he was riding was thrown forty feet and landed against the side of a mailbox he was pro ceeding north at the time and the truck was travelling south coming into the hamlet of bloomington the driver of the truck was ray mond loekman of long branch and he has been released on bail on a charge of dangerous driving the ontario provincial police investigated the accident dr s s ball and dr john button attended the victim the late chas dadson was a native of england coming to this country in 1910 and performed as a balancing artist in a travelling circus for more than ten years since coming to the stouffvilie district a number of years ago he has been employed throughout the neighborhood as a key labourer on drainage problems besides his wife he is survived by two daughters joan mrs l mccoy and betty at home the funeral on wednesday was con ducted from the l e oneill fun eral chapel with interment in the stouffvilie cemetery good n york plowing match despite inclement weather despite the bad weather north york plowing match held at van- dorf on wednesday proved to be one of the best in years and attracted a total of fiftyfive entries the day started out with rain and a chilling wind but before the competitions were over it was esti mated that seven hundred ers were in the parking area and along the roadway reeve ivan mclaughlin of whit church township captured the imperial oil special for best plow ed land in the tractor classes and harley timbers won the esso prize for best plowed land in horse classes eleanor armstiong of brampton took top honors for girls under 10 years for the best plowed land with ford equipment and billy richardson of gormley was first in the same class for boys in the classes for teams harvey schorl of stouttville took first for the best team on the grounds and g timbers of aurora first for the best going team hie match was held on the farm of coo e richardson just north of vandorf on the ith con a hot dinner was provided at the van dorf hall in the evening at which time the prizes were distributed complete jlsi of winners class 1 in sod open jointers i eugene timbers crown clare- mom harley timbers finish unionville mervvn harper stouft- ville class 2 jointers lack feather stone crown agincourt howard thaxter finish uxbridge lewis wells stouffvilie ivan bell ktrk- lield class 3 stubble roy smith cornilev anthonv featherstone milliken gerald bel finish woodville ralph smith crown ml albert class i stubble horses merle timbers crown and finish aur ora paul timbers aurora victor webster woodville class 5 mounted plow class floyd forsvth crown and irh stouttville eleanor arm- con farmers threaten markham with suit over drain quinlan bros of the 9th con of markham township who have been regular visitors before the municipal council for several years concerning water problems tabled a communication on monday even ing threatening action against the municipality if further work was not done on a drainage project on their property a city solicitor representing the farmer brothers stated in the letter that action would follow if the township did not bring the newly dug ditch to what he termed to be a proper outlet in commenting on the matter reeve timbers stated that the job was done as far as he was con- corned road supt buchanan re ported that the quinlan fence had been repaired to better condition ban it was originally weve leaned over backwards to please these people and as far as im concerned were through with them stated councillor hooper reeve timbers stated that the township had lived up to its end of the agreement but the quinlan bros had not councillor lemasurier suggested that council contact the township solicitor and intimated that he had been in contact with quinlans that accounts for this letter then suggested councillor hoo per it was finally agreed that the township solicitor should be given the facts and instructed to reply to the quinlan bros 15year01d binder sells for 200 a very large crowd attended the farm stock and implement sale of mr walt brignall west of the sth concession of markham on thurs day afternoon of last week auc tioneers ken and clarke prentice report good prices on both the cattle and implements a 15 year old grain binder sold for s200 the large tractor brought 1050 the small tractor 5975 and the thresh ing machine 1175 the top price obtained on the milch cows was s3s5 with the voting heifers selling from 140 to sltil the total sale receipts amounted to well over the five figure mark the farm has been sold to mr stanley watson of agincourt mr brignall is com pleting his new home in markham markham assessment hits new peak assessor archie fleming of markham township revealed be fore council on monday evening the latest figures on the assess ment roll which showed a total assessment of s20070 this figure will ultimately be depleted by s437s00 which portion of the municipality is being annexed by richmond hill business assess ment amounts to 15ig50 the population figure is 11026 with 800 to come off to richmond hill leaving 10825 it was interesting to note that in the population tabulation by ages there are 587 people in markham town ship of 70 years and over goodwood home saved from flames on thursday morning of last week the stouffvilie and uxbridge fire brigades answered a call to the home of mr paul bernard of good wood when a nearby shed sudden ly burst into flames for a time the frame house was in danger as a strong west wind fanned the flames and forced the owner with the aid of neighbors to carry a quantity of furniture from the residence there was no stock in the shed which was completely gutted the cause of the blaze is unknown strong brampton jim hamilton sutton doug hamilton sutton class 6 tractors in sod open ivan mclaughlin crown stouff vilie robert timbers finish stouffvilie jos tran claremont i orman tyndall richmond hill norman robson maple i class 7 tractors in sod boys is and under donald smith finish mt albert donald dun- ikeld crown claremont i class s tractors in sod 3- i furrow eldred king crown and i finish markham leslie smith gormley leonard wellman queensyille class 9 tractors in stubble open grant wells crown and finish stouffvilie ivan degeer stouffvilie russel smith stouff- iville morley bain zephyr murray cupples holt j class 10 tractors in stubble i novice john pugh crown and finish stouftville elmer hamil ton sutton class ii tractors in stubble boys 15 and under carl timbers crown and finish stouffvilie john cunningham hornby ho ward williamson aurora billy richardson gormlev class 12 utility 2 furrow joe tran claremont robt timbers hater years to a home on church stoiiirville xorman tyndall rich- st stouffvilie the couple were mond hill regular attendants at ion church best team on grounds h schell cedar grove and the united t stouffvilie e wells stouffvilie ii 1 church stouffvilie and mrs murii timbers unionville r smith son was always an active worker gormley l carr gormlev j i in the ladies organizations of the i irwin gormley j church best going team g timbers surviving are one son gordon daughters and anna new timbers subdivision is fine development work is proceeding rapidly on the now timbers subdi vision immediately west of stouffvilie the main roadway running north and south and to be known as fairview avenue has now been graded culverts are in place and it will bo gravelled this fall the new water mains are in place as well as fire hydrants fairview will have an entrance to the ninth concession opposite rupert st stouffvilie and at the mrs alberta gillham buried wednesday on sunday october 19th mrs alberta gillham passed away at the residence of her son in leask- dale in her 75th year born on the ith concession of markham on the farm now owned by mr hugh boyd the deceased also lived at milliken ringwood and later at loaskdale her husband the late david gillham predeceased her over a year ago the late mrs gill ham had been in failing health for the past year while a resident on the sixth concession she attended the second markham baptist church the deceased leaves to mourn her passing three sons milton of leaskdale john of toronto and george in the belleville district there are also four surviving brothers harrison hisey of tor onto rev j w hisey of mount forest abraham hisey of toronto fred hisev of almira and two sisters mrs h j carter of fort william and mrs a grubin of stouffvilie funeral service was held at the chapel of l e oxeill on wednes day afternoon at 230 pm with interment in dicksons hill ceme tery conducts installation vr walter psuher ddgm oddfellows dist 39 who this week installed the new officers of brougham aurora markham and mount albert lodges deaths lions peewee nhl to organize saturday the stouffvilie lions club is issuing a call to all boys under fifteen years of age whewant to play hockey to come to the arena this saturday morning at 8 am for the formation of this years pcewee nhl league coaches will be on hand to supervise this grant mary ethel at the brierbush hospital stouffvilie on tuesday oct 21 1952 mary ethel tyndall beloved wife of kipling arthur grant service on friday oct 21 at 2 pm interment mel ville cemetery ham catherine jane on mon day oct 20 1952 catherine jane fcasby beloved wife of the late thomas edgar ham formerly of brougham resting at the wear funeral home 2111 queen st e ata wineva ave for service on thursday oct 23 at 1 pm inter ment union cemetery claremont organized sport stouffvilie athletic club who is sponsoring the older group asks all boys between the ages of 15 and 18 to be at the arena this friday night at 8 oclock markham reeve to reply to flaska offer by end of month ratepayers who spent the even- ing in markhams cramped council i ridtuc room on monday with the expecta- dlki rlj tion of witnessing a headon col- j brillinger mr and mrs earl lison between markham township brillinger stouffvilie ilrl are council and unionville village happy to announce the birth of trustees were disappointed since their son on wednesday oct 15 the fireworks forecast failed to come 1952 at the brierbush hospital oil and both bodies dealt with the stouffvilie a brother for elaine proposed gift of land for municipal vailleau gladys and jack purposes on an amicable basis valleau stouftville are happy to after the discussion it was agreed that reeve timbers should give mr flaska the councils reply announce the birth of their son on thursday oct 16 1952 at the brierbush hospital stouffvilie n writing before the end of the rner mr and mrs owen month turner rr2 claremont are the offer is pretty late now happy to announce the birth of its a kind offer could we have it their son on sunday oct 19th for a playground asked reeve i 19 a brother for gary mrs jas murison born at altona in 1868 j born at altona ninetyfour years ago the late mrs james murison i formerly of stouffvilie passed awav at the home of her daughter mrs win hewlett lot 19 con 1 uxbridge on thursday despite her great years mrs murisons j death came suddenly she had been in comparatively good health able to perform light household duties to read and knit and enjoy the outofdoors j following her marriage to james murison who predeceased her in 1938 the couple farmed for many years at cedar grove retiring in northern extremity at harold street entrances have also been left so that further development can proceed west in years to come three lots have been set aside just to the rear of the legion hall property and designated for park or public property the type of dwellings to be located on the new subdivision is to be of a high order which promises to make this development one of the best to be opened up here in recent year the south portion of the sub division on the townline will be used for business purposes the subdivision plans have now been finalized and a large number of lots are already spoken for by prospective home owners nursing assistant aurora e timbers claremont a of cedar grove two featherstone milliken bessief mrs hewlett houstons rexall drug store stouttville got a real boost for their fall one cent sale last week by a large advertising cam- paicn prior to the sale which saw- customers flocking to the each day of the event lieut burk ritchie grandson of mrs a c burkholder stouft ville is reported accidentally wounded in japan in toronto also two brothers clayton stoulter stouftville and isaac in alberta i the funeral on saturday after noon was conducted from the l store e oneill funeral chapel by rev douglas davis assisted by rev herbert of goodwood pallbearers were iambert stoufter reg stouff- j cr stewart stouffer stewart muri- son wm duncan and geo dun can interment was made in zion i cemetery cedar grove i timbers a k harrington spokesman for the unionville delegation stated that jie did not think the offer woula stand unless they would agree to erect the municipal building there mr l f flaska had offered in writing five acres of land on no 7 highway with a number of con ditions attached free to the town- k lois good daughter of e r good and the late mrs good of stouffvilie is a member of the first class of nursing assistants to graduate at sunnybrook hospital ship if they would erect thereon a new municipal building cotincil has already purchased land some time ago on the 1th con highway has erected a large modern garage there ajid excavated in preparation of a new municipal building thered be a great saving in running back and forth to union ville conveniences commented councillor lemasurier what conveniences retorted deputyreeve james we tried for a long time to get property here but there was none available said reeve timbers how much did you look around unionville asked milt findlay member of the deputation we saw six properties replied councillor hooper mr hooper proceeded to name the various lots of land which council had sought mr deacon suggested that some thing might be done on the present council chamber site or additional land purchased to the north i suggested that months ago but council wouldnt agree to it said councillor hooper deputyreeve james told the delegation that it is almost imper ative that council have the office building on the same site as their garage for convenience the matter of a post office and banking facil ities not being right at hand did not present much of a problem and he pointed out that several adjoin ing municipalities had offices where there was no bank or past office councillor lemasurier asked if the cost of floor coverings water landscaping and furnishings were known those things are only small potatoes replied councillor hooper councillor lennie moved that the reeve should reply to the offer on behalf of the council before the end of the month and the meeting adjourned peairse mr and mrs austin pearse locust hill rir1 are happy to announce the birth of their son on monday october 20 1952 at the brierbush hospital stouftville i mrs a e jones of london out has been a recent visitor with mrs w ii shaw and miss l waters sixtieth anniversary speaker itev dr w 1 johnston this sunday oct 20th the stouftville united church will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary with special services both morn ing and evening and the annual turkey dinner on the following wednesday oct 20th on sunday morning rev e r mclean ma bd of toronto will be the guest minister and in the evening at 730 dr w j johnston wellknown pastor of eglinton ave church toronto will be the speaker the choir will provide special musical numbers in the morning and the stouftville male chorus at night mr arthur williams and his choir from the st george the martyr church toronto will pro- fide program of instrumental and vocal music following the turkey dinner on wednesda3 evening