c ii- voc 8viv ibv staffcbrrespondeiiti fwends sythefconditionof mr geo richard- sonfone of the eldest the 7s0 village who suffered a stroke last jlweekisnot the best sonis nearing awhile bis life p jed the eighty mark the aged rest i sliocal dealersmowders store and overjands store svf j iv ft w- wfriendswul regret to leamthat t t 3ynecondiuonof mr georichard- i therewere sixteen present at the w ssrvfj sonfoneof the eldest the christmas gathering at the home of j villaeewho suffered a stroke last mrshasl bacon near claremont mr richard- ms bacons four daughters mrs his s r birthday p whiip his life partner has also pass- afets thfepiehtv mark the ased resi- s lh sstvtdent isalsobeing treated for miner 3 3 tsvcutswhich heirecelved when the iz weak spell overcame him fcl 4 mrsed gleeson had the misfor- vfetiine to take a tumble in her home lhere last week and has been con- sv several days miss margaret petty who has been in toronto hospital for an operation has suffered an attack of chicken pox and will be forced to remain in the city a little longer than was expected the funeral was conducted last iweek for the late floyd jones of brooklin who passed away there deceased was only a youngman andleaves to mourn him a wife the former flossie bushby clare mont and three daughters mr and mrs thos coates of ux- bridgewere visitors in the village on christmas day mrs conner and her mother mrs lonsdale intend to move into the bungalo purchased by mr lyman pilkey early in the year the resi dence which they occupy at present is the property of wm burkett of stouffville and is up for sale mr and mrs m j wilker of tor onto visited over the holiday at the home of mrs ed gleeson j s mrs clarence perigelly brooklin jh visited at miss s e evans one day 5v last week we understand that curly cook son of mrs blanche cook of tor- ontoand former resident is now in england awaiting transportation homey miss isabelle gregg of ottawa visited over the holiday at her home here mrs s e evanshas received a letter from mr doug graham a former resident here sixty years ago the couple were friends here many years ago when the latter v a tailor in the village and this is the first 6ur claremont lady has heard of mr graham in over a half century at thattime the grahams resided jn the house now occupied byjmrand mrs- morgan evans two brothers were town- ship blacksmiths i witrimr andmrsmorgan piigliof uxbridge onlchristmas day miss darlene norton was a wcek endjivisitorwithjmr and mrsjos empringhampfmt zion i f mrtmqrganhillis out andjabouf aftjef being- confined in ill health for florae time-ajo- jrf 4 5 mrs edgar- evans is enjoying the j yufetideholidayjwith her mother jlpii wiridsor f mrjandmrs avp boyntonarid vs three sohsofjjxbridge mfand x mrsdeah mairsand family brpiig- -hammr- and mrs jos -emprihg- j ham andmr arid mrsb6bdawson vandfamilywerechristmas visitors f5i attne dave dawson home c mrandmrs r f cooper and rjlisj family of watcrford mr andmrs iiij- 2p south f t31 cted tomlinson and family of tor- onto spentchristmas in the village v at the dr tomlinson ihome mr andtmrs bill tomlinson and family journeyed to sarnia for their fes- mrgibacons four daughters mrs ebooth mrse kidd mrs j peddieandmrs murkar were all present and two sons douglas and donald mr w lehrcan of stouff ville one of the oldest of the group and uncle of the hostess tells us that he was great uncle to ten of the guests and a great great uncle to four which is something of a re cord v claremont village organizes hockey club claremont village will enter a hockey team in the pickering town ship league this year and an organ ization meeting last weekend select ed the following officers manager bob mcleodsectreas alantom- linson coach geo derusha captain chub spenceley equipment bill slack a considerable number of citizens contributed to the fund to provide the boys with the where- withall for playing and the follow ing donations are acknowledged 100 bill slack j evans frank ward thos hammond 2 ernie baker mrs brooke harry porter a j sutherland 3 fred ward c a overland jack brignall 4 m anderson frank loyst e lewis len lye bob mcleod fred mow- der jos farr drtomhnson 5 mr irwin jack norton alf pretty mrs tomlinson mrs brown geo con stable chas cooper hocklky mayes a quiet wedding was solemnized on tuesday dec 18 at the united church manse uxbndgeont when miss mildred alfretta hockley eldest daughter of mr and mrs howard hockley claremont ont became the bride of col ernest james mayes only son of the late mr and mrs ernesf mayes of west hartlenool england v the bride wore a brown tailored gabprdine suit with white accessor ies and sequins miss dorothy hocklev sister of the- bride attend ed as bridesmaid wealing a tailored brown stripe suit with yellow ac cessories mr t r banks of ux bridge attended as best man rev l e atkinson officiated following the ceremony the party returned to thehoriieof the brides parents for a reception where a dainty v served to friends and relatives from betjit esda jpeterboro irmarkham pirie- grovesandford uxbridge and 5th line uxbridge amid showersbf confetti he cou- pleleft for toronto and points hotkey this yiear a fiveteam hockey league will operate this winter playing their games at claremont pickering markham and the rouge clubs have been organizedrin claremont dunbarton brougham cherrywood and pickering and the schedule- is opening this week the following are the dates for the first single round december 26th at markham claremont vs dunbarton brougham vs cherrywood december 28th brougham at pickering january 2nd at markham cherrywood vs- pickering dunbarton vs brougham january 4th t cherrywood at claremont january 9th at markham brougham vs claremont pickering vs dunbarton january 11th at rouge dunbarton vs cherrywood claremont at pickering constable irvine injured in motor car chase the annual nomination meeting for the ratepayers of pickering township scheduled for monday dec 31st is almost certain to pro duce enough candidates for an elec tion if present forecasts can be re lied on at least three new candi dates have announced their inten tion to enter the field for the posi tion of councillor mr horace brown and miss violet swan rc af will contest the election as candidates of the south pickering ratepayers association while mr jos bannigan also a resident in the i south has stated his intention to run with a postwar program for the township as uic main plank inj his platform while there is no definite word regarding the entry of dr mcewen into the field it is considered likely that the doctor will throw his hat in the ring all members of the 1945 council are definitely in the field while this may be the first time a woman has attempted to gain a seat in the township council board it has failed to create much of a stir even in the south the largest concensus of opinion calls for the returtf of the old coun cil the new names emerging in the south while thev have proposed several worthwhile reforms are generally felt to be too extreme and even a touch of political enmity has crept into the preelection cam paigning in the lakefront area ac cording to current press reports from that district- the largest assembly in many years is expected to be on hand for the nominations and some interest ing times are forecast before the afternoon is over seasons greetings we wish to extend sincerest wish for a most bountiful holiday season and a prosperous year in 1946 to the many customers of tire corner grocery your patronage is appreciated the corner store fred mowder claremont s v wish a happy new year ti t recently seasonable christmas chief constable john irvine of been the order of the pickermg s in osnawa general ij tinrawia i i im 1 j fi 4 t mi j eyedtojlclareniont on suridayeyen- ingjtohear the presentation of the pageant icrusadeatchristmastide and also to assist in the choral ser vice many thanks to mr easton and his bus whomade transpor tation possible 1 u the sunday j3choblentertainment onthursday evenirig notas well attended as in former years the children undertheleadefship of misst wilkinson did their parts well the girls frommt pleasant school werealso attendance and they did remarkably well santa hospital suffering from a fractured elbow and cuts he sustained when his car left the road and crashed a telephone pole as he overtook a motorist to question him about a missing license plate the accident took place saturday night on highway no2at dun barton provincial police said that chief irvines car evidently hit an icy pafch on the road as heattempted to stop and went into a figure eight spin the motorist whom the chief had been chasing dragged him from the wreck of his car and rushed him to the ofhceof dr v e cartwright at pickering it was purely an accident the motorist whom chief irvine had bewchasirighad evidently lost his licerisepiate and hadnt noticed it brougham a jburn- wood in 1 the loss of her father the evedtoiclaremont on sunday-even- ate wmbassett whose funeral took made his regular visit and igave something to every member of the school y the sympathy of this community lsextendedtomrsmaskell green wood in the loss of her father the doit right with isealtite sealtite rdckwool home insultatton w blowing method district agent v frank armstrong phone 28 cedar st ajax stouffville 168 k pvy- is i vk ik- t buckwheat wanted contact us for best prices reesors limited xtd markham phone 96 mg electric power and lightingspecialists home commerciaii wiring byijicensed electricians t wrlto box or phone richmond hill 105 r3 1 1 s- w fsesgrenirigs stouffville creamery co f i 1 s x a p mtu 1 place on sunday afternoon with interment in stouffville mr and mrs bob harvey and son robertn jr spent a few days last week with his parentsbert and mrs harvey miss brewster of hamilton spent last week at thewm follows home miss mildred woodward who has been attending school in toronto is home for the holidays mrs b ritchie and daughter louise arevisiting with friends in toronto congratulations to mr and wm ellicott who celebrated their fortyfifth wedding anniversary last week w j brown and family of tor onto spent sunday with his mother mrs t c brown who held christ mas that day for 1ier fomily tlie funeral of the late john soden was conducted by rev i e kennedy with interment in clare mont union cemetery and was largely attended deceased was life long resident of the district and is survived by his wife and an aged mother who resides with an only surviving son clifford of toronto the funeral was largely attended and showed the high esteem in which the deceased was held whiteyale by edith parks we are indeed sorry that our column for last week did not arrive in time the column was written and mailed as usual but for some unknown reason the mail must have been delayed since our christmas wishes to our readers were not printed we take this opportunityof hoping all of you had a very merry christmas and that 1916 will bring happiness and blessing to you all we wish to thank you for all your help in furnishing us with news items and we hope that you will continue to do so in the future that our column may be most interesting to read we also wish to thank our publishers for their patience and their kindness in having space for us when we were late and allotting us extra space when the need arose and so to you our publishers we claremont meat market j sutherland phone 1808 claremont thepublic school children be gan it by holding their farewell for the christmas holiday season party on thursday morning in the little red school house they had a gay time which concluded with gift- giving then on thursday evening december 20 the pupils and their parents of the whitevale united church l held their entertainment which was a program given by the younger and older pupils ofthe school and a white gift service the evening concluded with the distri bution of gifts from the christmas tree on friday evening dec 21st the parents and pupils of the fust bap tist church- sabbath school held a christmas party in the ioof hall with a splendid attendance the young people of the white- vale cherrywood and locust hill united churches are gathering with the young- people of the baptist church in green river and tthe first baptist church whitevale for an evening of vollev ball i if you feel equal to arousingvgamecome along the date is january lst1946 at 8 pm in the ioof hall white vale be present at the watch night service being held inthe ioof hall dec 31st the service will con clude jan 1st -1946- at 1205 am be onihand at 1115 pm on sunday morning dec 23rd in the ioof hall mr j heal pastor of first baptist church whitevale chose as his topic have you paid your taxes mr beson draper was the soloist church cal endars were presented to each per son present this calendar was in reality a christmas greeting card from mr and mrs- heal mr and mrs k c donnelly en tertained relatives and friends at a prechristmas dinner on sunday evening dec 23rd several people from whitevale attended the christmas service in green river baptist church on sun- day evening afew whitevale folk had to wait in the don station on saturday evening dec 22ndwhile the train was over an hour late among those who were waiting were miss jean flemingmiss marian anthony miss evelyn tweedie miss fern malcom miss jean anthony and mr john nowlan also waiting were miss mary burwashand mr bruce buckles into our little village we welcome mr and mrs charles hann mrs hann was formerly- miss lois tur ner daughter of mr and mrs f turner of green river mr hann has been recommended by his ma jesty the king for thedfc for his services during the war mr hann will journey to ottawa to receive the reward congratulations mr hann words of greeting were sent to friends and neighbors by errol griffin who is in his majestys navy and could not be home for christ mas errol wished everyone a merry christmas and said that he and his brother is well but wish ed he were here at home for this happy time of year mr and mrs charles nevin and miss betty nevin of toronto and also miss l nevin of toronto were guests of mr and mrs a e flem ing at christmas mr arid mrs fitch have as their christmas guests mrs fitchs sis ter from shawinigan falls also mr tyoung mrs terry lapp of welland is spending the christmas holidays with her parents mr and mrs h e turner here compliments of the season from michell poultry farm hugh j michell prop s ssfisfii a happy and prosperous a new year to all is the wish of mil and mrs- harry molson carload groceteria stouffville out danforth automotive supply tom dobson 705danforth ave toronto phone ha 0931 1 parts accessories and machine shop service e30c aoiaoc ioc thursday night is foto n3te commercial tires madotogovcrnmcnt regulation by responsible tire manufacturers 600116 1725- 55017 r 50020 500 19 1220 1175 550418 1410 44021 fir25 doublet trumpet horhes f lamps driving lamps tractor lights leatherette cushions 1 695 595 i 595 495 110 fibre cushions 95 shock absorber exchange service for cars from 1929 to 1942 paris auto supply ontario richmond hill coarse granular fjdrtffrt 1 more palatable llfhl j greater feed consumption 3 increased egg production 4 less deterioration in feed quality 5 lower mortality tests proved greaterjconsumpjion higher production greater returns iwi jois mash w- m j itz a hf delbert booth stouffvitilie ont v s frjfefei