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annual greetings are extended to c eighteen pages two sections mm t to vol 82 no 14 the tkjbtjne sitoufwyhile jul 26 1951 richardson masonic lodge honored for first eme richardson masonic lodge has ben honored with the appoint ment of a district deputy from its ranks for the first time in the ninetyone years of its existence a evweldon a past inaster received the election as district- deputy of district b on the first ballot taken at the annual sessions of the grand lodge ontario held in- toronto last week mr weldbn will haveas his secretary edw logan v aribther past master of richardson lodge there are twentynine lodges in this district fish company buys ratcliff farm the sale has now beeri cbin- pleted of the gordon ratcliff farm off the 8th con of whitchurch adjacent to- the stouffville water supply system the sale includes one hundred acres and substantial buildings and the purchaser is the royal fish company represented by h katz of toronto i this familiar baker hill pro- perty was bought by the late william- ratcliff in 1918 and- for some years has had a fine trout pond just to t3ie rear of the large red brick dwelling- the royal fish company are fish brokers believed to be the only concern of its- kind in- the dominion their business is- the storing and sellmgyof hve fish these are transported t in large oxygensupplied arid icecooled tank trucks rind jit is planned to establish a number of h storage ponds on the ratcliff farm the grice paid for the property has een rumoured as more than 25000 but is unconfirmed mr ratcliff has no immediate plans and will occupy the house for the present although immed iate possession has been given for the pond arid streams the sale was transacted by- geoallisori stouffville local real estate broker musselmans lake is picturesque body fswater former pastor completes fortyix years in ministry r rev s s shantz forinier pastor- in the united missionary church stouffvilley and at mt joy and dicksoris j hill has- completed forty years fin the ministry and has just taken over a new charge at hanover replacing rev w g purdy 7 v rev mr shantelsthetfatiier of three children a son howard is in- the rhinistry at petrolia a daughter is thewifebf rev roy goodrich and roy the youngest is on the staff of a niagara falls public- school v a- former missionary to africa rev shantz had two children born there he spent two- terms in africa completing r -final- one more than 20 years ago in1895 following re marks were written in the illustrated free press of stouffville it is fashionable tbgdto stouffvilleonthelake but- a- few iriiles north from the townlies that lovely little sheet of 4vyater ia natural spririgkribwri as mussehnaris- lake everybody picnics at ithe iakevandyetits beauty is not v appreciated -as- it should be where can one prettier spot here and there the shores are- banked with thrifty evergreens rising nowhere v arid l emptying i nowhere this picturesque body of water has a little world of its own and its j singular beauty tells 2 telogueritly enough of the neverfailing spring which afeeds it a few neat skiffs arid walsmau yacht arerieededto make y musselmans lakevthe most delightful of summer -resorts- the picnic grounds are convenient and pleasant and with f little expense could vbe made worthy of ttoequarter- mile for ripples to which they iarev related for the tribune by ted ad- ieux local photographer near- ly- sixty- years followiiigthev publishing rif thisshbrt excerpts on the lakei yet it truly texemplifies theiwordsvig avrifj summer school has record attendance mr and mrs walter atkinson and family who are motor triptothe west coast have enjoy ed perfect summer yweather on their tripsofar theyreport tothe tribune the family up until last weekend had covered a distance of 4500 miles and were travelling by boat from vancouver to nanaimo from nanaimo they will go to seattle aridbeginthehome- ward trip through the usa a record ayetage attendance of one hundred and v tytwo child rennasvbeerierij6yedat the sum mer bible school now being con ducted at the united missionary church vgormley while itis not known if this attendance figure constitutes a jrecbrd it lis consid erably larger than anticipated rev l k sider told the tribune ori monday thisis the first such school held in the church slricev 1948 and it will contirme for ttfe balance of this week sessions are held each riiorning from 9 until 14 oclock with five classes j for children from woy ears upward i rev sider pastor is head of school y with tlie following ibve teachers miss edith raymer senior mrs allan doner junior miss ispbel stewart primary mrs howard baker 5 beginners mrs m baker t- riurserya of assistants are also employed and miss cvera- doust has been acting as pianists lozh thisifriday evening- at 8 pmi the closing exercises qf the school expectedj tq draw a capacity cori- gregatibrivvwill be held in the church auditorium the children will of their work bible memorization and songs iatvthat time 00 xbaks ou bbriijflcldrempnt john nevytbri storry on frdday i j 20 john new- tori storry j passed away jtatst michaels hospital after a attack born iriclaremoritjintthe year 1875 the late m ioper- ated a mill at washago qnt for some fortytwo years before com ingto uxbridge where hehas uved retired for the last four yearstfae deceased became ill three yreeks ago and passed away after astay in the hospital of two weeks he was identified with uxbridge united church the deceased leaves to nibun his passing besides his wife eliz abeth two stepsons jacki arid charlie wilsbh and one step daughter greta there is alsqbrie surviving brother levi who resides at chalk lake jontvifuri- eral- service was held at the fun eral parlors of moguireiarid lqw uxbridge on sunday aternbqnat 20 oclock conducted by l atkinson interment vas made in goodwood cemetery a 96acre farm on the 9thcon bf pickering belorigirig to lester mckay has been sold uto mr newport of kdrisale and the price received was 9000 h w moyer of stouffville- local willoughby real estate agent negotiated this transaction z stpffisns catholic giurch marks 25th anniversary a a real cbntributibn to tiib sum- irief colony at ymusselniaris lake istfthe little white ichurchvhigh the hill bverlbbkirig windsor -lake- v a j it wsliback inv 1928 i thatimass yassflrst celebrated at the lake headedrby mr william arid the late herbert regari those few catholics summering there in that year with rev fattier wedlock and reverend er keogri held mass in a sinalk tent erected for stheurpeseh with apparent prophetici- foresight iiuiis first pastors foresaw a rustic chapel nestled pitt the hillside overlook ing the- lake byv progressive stagbs thiasyisiori has come- true some years the sufficed until the number of atteridarits markhdm township extend daily worl for their road out of j- a discussion consernihg fherpossible purchase of a new road mairitainer to replace mark- ham townships thirxl machine damaged inthe recent fire at umonviueltjwastagreed that for the presemmmkf i wqfk should be sought from the existing two maehiries since the budget has- been brought dovnand taxes set for this iyear it wasv riot deemed feasibleitbstep into such a large expenditure at this time the cost of a new malntataer withsnow plow atuchmejibsulssiiirnatcd at 24000 v at the regular meeting of cqun- tell on monday evening the annual tjyiaw mr archie fleming assessor for the municipality at a salary bf2600 with mileage to be pai council granted approval to i request from -a- mcbridelbt 135 plan 2 ho lee avenue for the sale of two oneacie parcels of land some thought was also given to ihe iivisibility of engaging an assistaiit tor clerk chas hoover or to divide the position of clerk and treasurer the move has been suggested by tlie township audi tors andjh- nds of some of the councillors for some time the rapid development of the above photo was- taken the iriuni 7 of urban population has increased the work of the municipal officer and hs rait many times no fish mtissej bevens soi bnittesamgfbau bdatfo ie pik spme mrih ai ling the lake wii- oritoaiargellospbririv he quickly reeled 6iitof the water a couple of years- ago the govsrn- ment replenished- the water with fish to iegjs mer residents and to dlmlnlsh some thewaters time-has- pounders outo all fi were released into the lake we ask you is there any reason why you sportsmen should travel hundreds of niiles when such large beauties canrbe caught at musselmansjl course jaccording to thei order to make a catch compare with the- lloyd andmri beve represents at world isnef plowing ifeii mbefsj wellknown local r f this renowned family of will represent the of canada at the north american championship plowing- match to held thfe august at bethany miss second member of the family sohbnorelc mim canadian lepresentative and won the coveted north american championship y fflhsb the match will mast three days- with ur local son competing on i6th 24 and one of v the luihaihlstbry tpssspnts- he is plowmeh the interriatdbnal- match- that vear he won a free trip to thebhtish isles ihehas honors at virtually dsmcev1948g 0mm attend there will be conservatlbnv fieli tractor- rodeo v toyerflowedlits confines r and mass haye the fishing knqwhb was 4heriheld- in the cottage bf hiusfrfdmit that riot eye ratepayers assoc to lake over eighteen yjj mr geof tran wellknown resident of con 8 pickering twp will mark his 96th bird- day this saturday july 28tlu tnlsvctcran farmer is a great great grandfather and enjoys 3 comparatively good healths after eighteen years of exist ence the musselmaris lake ratej payers association as an organ- ized body is no more the fast changing population at the lake side hasvj given way to smaller organizations however many of the bldtiriiers speak with pride of the many accomplishments of the organization n the- history of the now defunct assbciatibjii dates back to 1920 when riuriierous little gatiierings and picnics were held frorri time to time briruie grounds of the late mr appletbn or in em bakers cedar glenn park on the south shore from these modest gather ings which were attended by mr william evans mr htallowell mr mcnelly arid a great many others some still active in the lake dis trict came the musselmans lake ratepayers association with an original membership of about 25 the association grew to a list of some 500 members prom inent among these were a jarvls bert lloyd bill evans a allcott m martin edarlows r proc tor j h- jay j hallowell and a g carter the first secretary was a allcott who lost cottage by fire in 1938 his duties were then taken up by bert lloyd anid later by h a evans mr ajarvlswas the first president to hold office commencing the second year of its existence the organization held a picnic annually theriffalr always took the form of a monster gettogether in appleton park on civic holiday when the cottagers and their friends enjoyed- a full day of land and water sports in february eachyear another big night was held in toronto the association prompted many improvements around jhe lake signs were placed in the danger spots on the winding roadway the lake was stocked with fish weeds were cleaned up cottages were numbered and a dlrectory published truly the association in its hay day was agblngcbtf cern and it is regrettable that it has not been continued mr and mrs m j martin with true catholic zeal these good people were only too gladsitb have their home so ho although each morning mearitthat the frontjroom had to be cleared of furniture to ihake room for the rapidly increasing attehdance v after tiiree such seasons the crowd hadrgrowri to suchpropor- tions as to taxeveri this aceomrao- datiori mk- fred coultice theri offered the pavilion and his kind offer was gladly- acceptedfor two reasons mass continued to besaid there in the spring bf 1934 work was begua on the new building and the construction was pletedlh time to receive the visitors thatisame summer each sunday throughout the summer rhorith3 the holy sacri- flca of mass has continued to be saktin this waysldehapel and visiting clerics enjoy thblr vacai tion atthelaice because of the presence of this little church the altar- pews railings ad many other appointments in the church bear mute testimony tb the handiwork arid deyotloh of mr colin gfantjvho hadbeeri respon- slblefor thev project start ted in august 1934 the new build ing was cesipleted arid s the fondest dreams of jhe faithfyi supporters had conie jfrue and sofrbmthisrhumble begin ning has come this imposing little edifice devoted to the glory of- god and to the love of manklndpyer 350 oottagers worship their create each sunday niorn- ingat9 arid 10 oclock during the summer months the present pastor is father carvill of toronto who rides the rippling surface can show the prbbkbf thelrycatch as these men have done jeating several hot dbgsa short time before mealtime doesnt spoil the grojying boys appguteh it merely whit stouffvilloi cleaners will be closed next weak from jury 30 to aug 4 for alterations v- be erected a plans have now been completed for tiie v erection off a new men- nbnlte church building to replace the eightyseven year old structure now mn use bud spang contrac tor has been- given the contract for the work arid anticipates having the new building completed by the new -year- v vvi the church will be erected just south bf the- present building son the- church property qorwhlchva covered shed had stood up until a few- years ago theriew edifice will be 32x50 of brick coristruc- tion with a full basement arid additional antirppm spacejatthe erttiahce til heating will also be installed mr win tiriibers reeve of markham township is heading the building committee and told thetribune striat while ansd erable amount of the fundsfrequlf ed forthe worfcareatrpiesentron hand some campaigning may be done at a later date fr additional reyenue to complete the l job once the new church is completed it is planned to demolish the existing building besinwork onnev wml work was beirimvt the newibeachlocated back new community hall on the- riorth shore- at cedar beach the i beach which will be used only by the cottagers in the association is expected to cost jn the neighbour- hbodvof 1000 already a bulls dozer owned by the con struction- cbv is busy out the ground iriprdertuass whatt- is nbv a lotvf grass and trees- into a vplaygrourid paradise s for young and old alike the beach is tohave allthe upttbidah equlpmentthat rnight be found on a larger one inbrder to satisfy the waritsotvihejnaidterisuvings west bf davles pavwoa the community assoclatton expectetos say for the eriuratj9s lngos bazaars andraffles did for their new coinmu yhlchistheprtdeva entlrecentre il