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the tribune stouffville onl thursday november 16 1950 claremont and pickering twp district mr and mrs gordon xeale of scarboro liluhs spent sunday with mr and mrs don hedges mr and mrs fred l enter tained a cousin from strathroy during the past week mrs bert hamin and miss mabel sanderson of toronto visit ed over sunday with mr and mrs mate anderson mr and mrs roy morgan visit ed from monday afternoon until thursday with mr and mrs mag nus morgan of belleville the fire brigade was called out around g30 sunday evening to extinguish a bush fire on the farm of mr ted appleby some of the legion were in stouffville and ajax on sunday afternoon taking part in the remembrance day parade mr and mrs win else and son arthur and friend of toronto were weekend guests of mr and mr ernest piikey john and judy of ashburn we are happy to report that miss mary morgan has been able to return to her position in toronto after an extended holiday due to her foot operation the united church sunday school christmas concert will be held on friday evening dec 15th in the church a good program is being planned the baptist ladies will dispose of homemade candy and a few articles left over from their successful bazaar last week on saturday nov 18 at 3 oclock in the sunday school room they realized 300 from the sale last week the wa of the united church will hold their annual bazaar in the sunday school room on satur day afternoon dec 9th instead of this saturday as advertised home made baking candy fancy work and practical articles including quilts aprons etc and a fish pond afternoon tea will be served the date again dec 9th at the united sunday school the recently organized young peoples is held each monday even ing either in a home or the united church sunday school room the response of the young people of the community in join ing this new organization is very gratifying but there is room for everyone and it is hoped that no one will miss this opportunity of belonging to a group where a real welcome is given and a profitable and social time is to be had rev h lackey will supply any infor mation you may require the womans missionary soci ety was held last thursday after noon with the president and secre tary in their respective places mrs lackey was in charge of the worship program assisted by mrs redshaw mrs stickwood and mrs loyst a report of the recent sectional rally held at myrtle was also given a duet ivory palaces was sung by mrs evans and mrs lackey accompanied by mrs ward the ladies quilted a quilt during the afternoon and evening new principal lewis c it iliiggs lewis c r briggs princi pal of tilbury district high school since it opened in 1918 has been appointed principal of the new pickering district high school now under con struction at pickering some 10 miles east of toronto on high way xo 2 mr briggs will take over his new duties jan uary 1 and will assist in supervision of the construction work and equipping of the school which it is expected will be ready for classes in september serving an entire township around pickering the village of claremont and the crown property of ajax mr briggs who is a specialist in agriculture for several years taught in blenheim district high school before going to tilbury and is well- known in kent educational circles cost of administering canadas family allowance payments runs to about sso000 a week manufacturing wage rates in canada have more than doubled since 1939 brougham miss ethel seebeck spent thurs day last in toronto mrs b ham of toronto called on mrs m hamilton on sunday miss margaret duncan of tor onto spent the weekend with mrs geo philip mr and mrs russell gray spent the weekend with friends at buffalo congratulations to mr and mrs lloyd mcgregor on the arrival of a little daughter miss m ryland of toronto spent the past week with mrs d see beck mrs geo philip spent several days last week with friends around markham mr and mrs k pascoe were sunday guests with mr and mrs t anderson of toronto mrs al harvey and mrs bob harvey are spending a few days this week with friends in buffalo mrs john greig has been suffer ing from a severe attack of shingles the many friends of mrs m harlock are glad to know that she is now much improved after being ill with a severe cold the many friends of mr fred hamilton are glad to know he is improving as well as can be expected after his recent serious operation mi d l mains our local case dealer has just received a new shipment of tractors so if you are thinking of buying a new tractor give him a call mr and mrs w c willson are now moved into their new house and although not completely settled will be glad to see any of their friends mr and mrs wallace ellicott and daughter diana and mrs gordon all of toronto visited the formers parents mr and ills wm ellicott mr and mrs lloyd mcgregor are now living in the house recent ly vacated by mr and mrs wm followers who are now living at ajax the friendly bible class are having entertainment on nov 2 which will consist of a program of musical numbers recitations and songs films will also be shown proceeds are for christmas gifts for the children come and enjoy a pleasant evening keep in mind the bazaar to be held in the township hall on sat urday afternoon nov 25 which will consist of homemade baking aprons plants candy quilt and miscellaneous articles come and do your christmas shopping mr and mrs w knox along with other members of the family were guests on thursday evening at the home of their rfon and daughter- inlaw mr and mrs george knox of enniskillen it was tlje occasion of mrs knoxs birthday the brougham young people met on thursday evening nov 9 at the home of miss ruth gillmar the discussion period was led by mr alan ellicott the topic being citizenship all young people are asked to attend the next meet ing which will be held at the home of miss g duncan on nov 23rd at s30 pm the womens institute sponsor ed their regular weekly euchre in the township hall on tuesday evening nov 7th when the following were prize winners mrs birrell mrs ii barclay mrs cassie mr w booth mr l hop kins and mr r piikey on monday evening october 30 the friendly bible class held a halloween party in the township hall for the children of the com munity the prizes went to the following diane carter douglas ravey gail ellicott marion elli cott dorothy willson and john harvey the adult prizes went to mrs masters mrs vernon ellicott miss ruth gillman and mrs jack keller following the presentation of the prizes candy and balloons were given to the children follow ed by a dainty lunch which was enjbyed by all the november meeting of the friendly bible class was held on monday evening nov at the home of rev and mrs h lackie mr and mrs ross madill and mr and mrs robert miller were in charge of the worship service and the program mr everson norton gave a very interesting talk on his recent trip to jackson mills penn and other points in the us it is interesting to hear about different farming conditions on the continent kverson was eligible for the trip to the junior farmers convention in the us as he is a threestar member of the junior farmers club it was decided that the friendly bible class would hold a concert in the church on friday evening november 21 there are to be moving pictures along with local talent the december meet ing of the class will be held in the township hall on friday evening dec 8th in the form of a potluck supper which will start at 0 oclock the election of officers will take place following the supper there will be games for the child ren the meeting closed with lunch cherrywood miss doris hollinger spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs walter hollinger mr and mrs wm judd visited with mr and mrs s mcintosh and family one day this past week mr and mrs johnston of tor onto visited with mr and mrs ed reesor on sunday mr and mrs leonard hollinger spent a few days in buffalo mrs wesley petty spent a few days in harrowsmith visiting with mr and mrs a w hodgson glad to see mr j mcgriskin is able to be out after his recent illness sorry to hear that mrs neil petty is not in the best of health we wish her a speedy recovery mr and mrs warden and mrs warden sr of oshawa visited with mr and mrs reuben tindall on sunday the school children enjoyed a holiday last week when the teach er miss campbell of ajax was ill with the cold a good time was enjoyed by all at the home and school euchre on wednesday evening the first prizes went to mr thiebert and mrs j thompson and consolation to mr leslie hollinger and miss mary teefy the community was shocked on saturday to learn of the accidental deatli of mr gordon petty he was an active member of cherry- wood united church and a choir member he was also a member of the school board and an active worker in the home and school a unique and pleasant presenta tion was made by the women of cherrywood united church recently mrs wm judd and mrs wm j petty were presented with lifemembership certificates in the womens association of the united church of canada these two ladies are sisters and have been active members first of the methodfst church and then in th united church in this small but enterprising village of cherry- wood tlie unusualness of the fac that two sisters should be hon oured in this manner at one time in one organization was noted by the dominion council of the wa of the united church from which was received a letter of congratu lations and good wishes along with the certificate the ladies received pins to wear signifying the honour they had add beauty to this remarkable ceremony corsages were given to the ladies more operators pass projectionist tests last friday evening messrs joe morley claremont wes john son atha jack wallace cedar creek e j lewis of claremont and ken morley of pickering passed their tests with honours qualifying them to operate 1g mm sound projectors these training periods were put on by the claremont film library under the supervision of mr clare keevil final tests were made by mr wm proctor of the national film board another class to train projec tionists will be getting underway this week in claremont and any one interested in learning to oper ate this equipment will be wel come there is no charge but the course lasts for about four even ings this brings to ig the number of trained operators in pickering township qualified to borrow and operate the national film boards projectors and sound equipment in the very near future a circuit will be incorporated in pickering township and each member of the circuit will receive the use of a projector and a batch of films every month for showings right in their own locality memberships are being solicited now from organizations schools and churches who can use film programs the annual fee for organizations is s10 for schools 820 and for churches 25 applications have been sent to most of the groups in the town ship and as soon as ten more applications are received the film circuit will be2in rolling atha green river mr and mrs w duncan enter tained their family to dinner on sunday we welcome mr and mrs mc- grath diane and little son to the village they have taken an apartment with mrs ed wilson mrs downing formerly mrs panke visited recently with mrs w duncan the uss crokinole party was well attended prizes were given to e bruce mrs e white b buckles b gray h malcolm w white congratulations are extended to mr and mrs alf calbert on the birth of their daughter last week the little girl only 1 lbs is in sick childrens hospital at present choir practice will be held at the parsonage on thursday even ing mr bill mckay visited with friends in toronto over the week end received to evenin tran shot his own car triggerhappy hunters are on the loose again here are some of this years examples two ameri can visitors were talking about their day in the bush said one we didnt see anything but i had two sound shots sound shots asked an old hunter who was listening what do you mean twice i heard something and i fired in the direction of the noise two youths from fort william parted at one spot in the woods agreeing to make two wide sweeps and come together at a point about two miles ahead at about the spot where the two were to meet one suddenly felt a sharp pain in his foot and a smack on the cheek a bullet from his compan ion gun had struck his boot sear ed the side of his foot and had ricocheted to his face another hunter put a brown rug over the hood of his xrar bofore lie entered the bush some time later he spotted through the alders what he thought was a deer and pumped seven shots in that direction when he came up he discovered he had put seven bullets into the engine of his own ear the damage came to 300 news congratulations to mr and mrs david tran who celebrated their wedding anniversary on sunday they were guests with their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs joe tran for a wedding dinner atha welcomes mr and mrs beelby from ringwood to this community eli lehman is in a toronto hospital with a broken bone in his knee not mrs lehman as was reported in last weeks issue mr and mrs frank powell and were a with juests on sunday mr and mrs joe mr roy miller mr russ grey of brouham mr doug johns of pickering mr bob mortlock of west hill and mr ernie car- ruthers motored to buffalo ny on friday to attend the rau ny hamfest on saturday five hundred attended the ban quet mr carruthers won one of the lucky draws the carruthers family helped mrs fred langmaid celebrate her birthday on tuesday evening in oshawa of canadas labor force of five million people slightly more than a million are members of trades unions balsam and mount zion a number of friends gathered to gether on friday night at the home of mr and mrs jonas davis and presented mr and mrs gordon davis with a shower mr and mrs cecil jones and mr and mrsr burnett jamieson enjoyed a motor trip to montreal ynd ottawa last week mrs oscar stephenson of tor onto spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs w p jones the annual bazaar and supper of the mt zion church will be held on wednesday evening nov 29 commencing at g pm this will be followed by a play entitled the dust of the earth spon sored by the young people of ash burn mr jim feme of toronto spent the week at the rodd appleby home do you really believe the bible do you read it vourself do you understand it or do you accept someone elses interpretation are you satisfied that the bible is historically accurate divinely inspired a new book the bible today and you by h w hathaway may contain just the answers you seek with pertinent quotations from recognized authorities on prophecy and modern history modern archaeology church history bible manuscripts its timely concise comprehensive 190 pages clothbound 85c or copies may be borrowed without charge from robert stapley rri stouffville phone 64701 greenwood mrs h bowen of toronto visit ed at the wm pegg home last sunday the yps meets on thursday night at the parsonage with miss glenna minaker in charge of the program they presented their drama at goodwood turkey sup per on wednesday night the wa arc selling hotdogs and pie at the gordon hodgson sale on wednesday mr and mrs james brooks of the village visited at the stanley byers and john brooks home last sunday mr and mrs george blake moved last saturday to their new home the former smith property mrs stanley dix was in the city on monday the evening wa met wed nov s at the home of mrs h middleton the worship service was prepared and conducted by mrs c closson and mrs f webb plans were made for an entertainment to be held early in dec a number of recipe leaflets for christmas cakes and plum puddings were distributed for sale these may be obtained from any member mrs a morden who recently returned from a motor trip to vancouver and through the states gave a splendid account of her journey she illus- ated her talk by showing pictures of interesting scenes and with souvenirs she had collected a social hour was enjoyed by all at the close of the meeting the annual meeting will be held in dec at the home of mrs g east wood 425925 single women and 116- 09i married women paid income tax in canada in 19 17 christmas bingo lucky draw 1st prize rug and 12 other prizes to be held wednesday dec 13 in the masonic hall claremont sponsored by the canadian legion branch 483 claremont ont rwwwwww pickering farmer and lawyer new ontario leader walter c thomson last friday was elected leader of the liberal party in ontario the tall ruddy- faced lawyerfarmer from pick ering who now is federal member of parliament for ontario constitu ency won on the third ballot he led on both preceding ballots on the first when the vote was split among eight candidates he was only 74 short f the clear majority required a surprise of the convention was the strong run made by dr harry m cassidy head of the university of torontos school of social work dr cassidy a politi cal 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