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the tribune stouffviue ont thursday january 2 1953 claremont and pickering twp district mrs grace cooper will again act pl iti as athletic representative for theoi10w ifltcrcsl north pickering group which sponsors swimming classes in various towaship areas mrs cooper will handle the claremont class and the other areas will be served as follows mt zion miss shoemaker brougham mrs jean ellicott pickering dr p j loos balsam miss mortimer euchre prize winners at the legion hall on monday jan 19th were sun slack ken reesor mrs tom hammond and mrs stan slack the door prize was won by doris dolphin we are glad 10 report that mrs j dean has returned from the hospital and is steadily improving mr and mrs don hedges were visitors with mr and mrs gordon neale of highland creek on sun day mr and mrs gordon ratcliff of stouffville spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs jud ward mr and mrs j t shirkie had toronto visitors at their home on sunday the members of the claremont legion will hold their regular meeting in the hall on feb 1th all veterans welcome the annual public library meet ing was held last friday evening in the library room mr d hedges presided there were 100 books purchased at a cost of 2 1812 and 14 donated during the year there were 61 adult members and 77 children a net increase of 2 membership fee for adults is 100 per year receipts amounted to 42277 balance on hand s5099 books read were 723 mrs alc- intyre conducted the election of officers for 1953 and the same group was reelected a library entertainment is being planned for the public at large to take place after contact with artists has been made the public is invited to take a greater interest in the welfare of the library which is a real asset to any community and should be supported by all readers of good literature biogra phy history fiction etc the sudden death of dr geo clark who passed away in his sleep sunday morning in toronto was quite a shock to neighbours and friends in the community the late doctor and mrs clark purchased the former nelson wagg property a couple of years ago and extensive alterations of the large horse barns and residence have occupied bis time apart from that spent in toronto where he owned an animal hospital he suffered from a heart condition and was obliged to spend several months in bed at home and in the hospital shortly after moving to claremont one son of toronto an artist and a daughter who assist ed her father in his hospital work in toronto besides his wife sur vive the funeral service was held in toronto on wednesday with interment at claremont union cemetery friends will regret to learn that mrs s cook of lansing formerly of claremont had the misfortune to slip on the hardwood floor in her home and break her hip last week she is at present in toronto general hospital and is making satisfactory progress congratulations to mrs j condy and mrs w ward who are celebrating birthdays this week they have lived in the community and been close friends throughout the years the interment of the late mrs id warble fly control program adam spears took place in clare mont union cemetery on monday afternoon from her late home in whitevale she and mr spears were for many years residents of claremont district were well known active members of the bap- cattle owners in the province of ontario have been wej1 pleased with the progress made to date in controlling warble flies in 1952 114 municipalities in the province had passed the bylaw and over half a million cattle were treated in ontario county bylaws to enforce the warble fly control act are now in force in five town ships in 1950 thorah township came under the act with compuls ory treatment of all cattle while mara followed in 1951 three other townships brock reach and scu- gog followed last year and brought the number of townships in the county under the act to five the cattle owners in uxbridge and scott townships fully aware of the benefits to be derived from a program of warble fly control held meetings last week in their i respective areas representatives from all the school sections in those areas were present and can vassers were appointed to obtain signatures for the petition to the township councils it is anticipat ed that these townships will come under the act this year fanners in pickering township organized a meeting at brougham on friday jan 23 to discuss this matter in whitby there have been a number of inquiries but so far no date has been set for a meeting the neighboring counties of durham and york are going ahead with similar plans and meetings have been arranged in durham the two eastern townships of cavan and hope came under the act a year ago and it is anticipat ed that the remaining four town ships will come under the act this year in york georgina and north gwillimbury canvassers have been appointed and it is understood that east gwillimbury and whitchurch will follow suit general pay increases granted pickering township office staff salary increases of almost 5200 in all instances have 1een granted the office stall of pickering town ship the increases followed a pay boost to the road staff who visited council with a request for a de crease in hours the following increases were agreed upon by council rov ward road supt 3300 to 3500 e g baker treas 3000 to 3200 e k jones assessor 3000 to 3200 a j thompson assist assessor 2325 to 2525 lloyd johnston clerk 3727 to 3925 elizabeth robertson stenographer 1700 to s1sc0 the clerk was instructed to advertise for an assistant in the municipal office the applicants required to have typing know ledge receives appointment brougham a bachelor with a dog is free of one worry a married man may have the clog already has a fur coat tist church and in community affairs they recently celebrated their diamond wedding annivers ary at the annual meeting of the claremont baptist church the reported receipts were over 1500 the missionary allocation was over subscribed and each department showed progress which is a credit to the minister rev davison and followers the park board eucnre party of last friday evening netted 5000 for the treasury with about 120 persons present a repeat affair is being planned for feb 6th first prize of 500 was won by geo middleton second prize of 300 by wes lehman 3rd prize of 100 by mrs tansley lone hand prize of 100 by jack lehman door prize by mr mclntyre lucky draw by l hill the recreation committee is very appreciative of the co operation of the community in the efforts and in providing refresh ments every lady interested in learn ing how to make over and trim her new hat into an easter crea tion gather at the home of mrs g mcconnell on feb 11th at 8 oclock when mrs ingles will be present to give lessons and pro vide any necessary trimming bring your thimble and a pair of scissors mr and mrs harry knox of enniskillen visited sunday with mr and mrs ross knox and family th womans association of st johns church will hold their next meeting on wednesday even ing feb 1 at the home of mrs robt miller a cordial invitation is extended to all ladies to attend mr leonard hunt of hamilton called on friends here for a few days last week mr and mrs geo knox and daughter carol of enniskillen called on friends here on saturday mr and mrs ross middleton visited on sunday with mr and mrs frank hood of valentia mr and mrs don duncan of brooklin and mr and mrs gordon wagg of stouffville had sunday dinner with their parents mr and mrs fred hamilton they also called on their grandparents mr and mrs m hamilton mr and mrs mcguckin of stouffville visited with their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs stewart mcguckin on sunday a happy family reunion was held on sunday at the home of mr and mrs h shea when the follow ing mot to help him celebrate his birthday mr and mrs wilmot shea and family mr and mrs gordon brown of manilla mrs ingles and billy of acton mr and mrs reesor and family of toron to mr and mrs king and family of simcoe mr and mrs orvil shea and family of norval mr and mrs layle of toronto mr irvin shea of cherrywood and mrs dought of toronto making a grand total of thirtyfive the following were winners at the weekly wi euchre last tues day evening ladies mrs s jewell mrs a j gray mrs brethour gents mr wm clark mr h jarvis mr f gostick the regular monthly meeting of the wms of st johns church was held on thursday afternoon jan 22 at the home of mrs albert gray with an attendance of 28 the president mrs h barclay was in the chair the devotional was taken by mrs w c willson nelson e tomlinson rodney hull president of hull insurance agency limit ed announces the appointment mem of nelson e tomlinson son of dr and mrs n f tom linson of claremont as gen eral manager mr tomlinson brings to his new position many years of experience in the general insurance field who read luke 11113 the min utes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary mrs lac key taking the installation service for the following officers for the year 1953 hon president mrs manson ellicott president mrs h barclay 1st vice pies mrs ii malcolm 2nd vice prcs mrs j white secretary mrs h plaxton treasurer mrs d mairs press secretary mrs s reaman liter ature secretary mrs thos nor ton missionary monthly secre tary mrs w c willson christian stewardship and finance secre tary mrs m ellicott associate members secretary mrs b ritchie supply secretary mrs a j gray mrs lemmon and mrs g philip temperance and christian citizenship mrs johnston sr pianists mrs llovd johnston mrs wm ellicott and mrs c bar clay flower committee mrs d mairs mrs m ellicott mrs h malcolm and mrs n burton flower committee mrs wm elli cott baby band leader mrs e campbell mrs l johnston com munity friendship secretary mrs johnston sr mrs m ellicott mrs ii miller and mrs f cassie social committee mrs robt miller mrs j mitchell airs feel er mrs n burton the program was taken by mis t philip assisted bv mrs wm knox mrs s reaman mrs g philip mrs h malcolm mrs w bayes and mrs g duncan roll call was a verse from joshua the meeting closed with mizpah benediction followed by a dainty lunch served by the hostesses mrs a j gray mrs wm gray mrs lemmon and mrs w hamilton balsam passing of mrs adam spears separates remarkable couple the community was shocked on saturday to hear that one of pick ering township best known couples had been separated by the death of mrs adam spears of whitevale it was only in novem ber th3t mr and mrs spears marked their diamond wedding anniversary born in claremont in 1s72 mrs spears the former jessie gibbons was married twenty years later the couple had been residing in whitevale for the past twenty- four years following their mar riage mr and mrs spears farmed on the old spears homestead for thirtysix years the late mrs spears leaves to mourn her passing besides her husband one daughter muriel mrs harold hornshaw of white- mrs vale and one son harrison of whitby there are also six grand children and six great grand- axo mt zion mrs wm sadler o highland creek spent a few days last week with her daughter mrs ralph jones congratulations to mr and mrs cecil disney on the birth of a son at the oshawa hospital on wed nesday jan 21st the following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the active service class held at the home of mr and mrs earl disney last wednesday night president mrs jack empringham vicepresident mrs lome jones secretary mrs llovd wilson assist secretary mrs walter carson treasurer mrs earl dis ney pianist mrs cecil jones assistant pianist mrs orr gra ham lunch committee mrs lewis jones mrs r appleby sick committee mrs b jamiesoh mrs f mcavoy teacher elmer wilson quite a number from here at tended the social get together of children the whitby milk producers at red wing recreation hall whitby last friday night a number of men attended the ontario farm equipment dealers show at toronto last week misses myrna jones bernice mcavoy luella carson and erla jones of toronto spent the week end with their parents mrs geo wilson spent the weekend with mr and mrs les smith at prospect at the annual meeting of the sunday school the following officers were elected supt bur nett jamieson assist supt cecil jones secretary grant carson assist secretary donald jamies- son treasurer donald jamieson pianist mary mcavoy assist pianist marlene wilson teacher primary class marion disney and myrna jones teacher junior class allan carson and bernice mcavoy teacher intermediate class mrs j empringham and mrs lloyd wilson teacher sen ior class mrs cecil jones mis sionary supt mrs lome jones temperance supt reg hoskins cradle roll supt mrs f coultis the active service class are sponsoring a- paper drive anyone having old papers please leave at the church before feb 4 rev h r monkman preached his farewell sermon last sunday and is leaving this week for sas katchewan for the net two weeks a student supply will be in charge of the church services the sympathy of the commun ity is extended to mr adam spears and family of whitevale in the death of airs spears mr and airs spears lived in this neighbor hood a number of years ago mr and airs cecil jones and alyrna had supper sunday night with mr irving mcavoy and funeral service was held at the residence in whitevale on alonday afternoon at 2 pm with interment in claremont cemetery glen major air and mrs joe jones visited with airs george wilson and gordon one day last week miss lillian risebrough of ux- bridgo spent the weekend at her home air and airs james peddie and family of claremont and air and airs charles fiss and family spent saturday evening with mr and airs joe forsvth mrs f walls ross and alilton and air and airs walter biggs billy and lois visited sundav with air and airs jim jones and shir ley air george nokes misses eleanor johnson and jane fiss of toronto spent the weekend at their homes aliss bettyie fiss spent a couple of days last week with aliss shir ley jones air and airs ed jones of brougham mr and airs charles fiss and air and airs george pickett silent wednesday evening with air and airs wm fiss airs george pickett spent a few days this week in toronto air and mrs joe jones spent friday evening with air and airs ed johnson and family daughters mr and airs jack empringham and family had sunday supper with air and airs b jamieson there will be another euchre party at the alt zion school this friday night the trouble with most every mans home town is that it needs a change of climate these are the days when a hearty laugh to some folks is just a split lip to others electrolux airpurifier cleaner service sales supplies floor polishers commercial units 17 eagle si authorized dealer herb hill newmarket phone s3g t fertilizer discount 125 discount per ton on fertilizer purchases up until feb 7th 100 discount per ton allowed for payments made up until feb 2sth claremont coop phone 38 collect claremont ont ccoacc i 03x03503 sensational clearance of shoes m i m is continuing at lehmans shoe store stouffville ontario