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the tribune stouffviue ont thursday february 3 a claremont and pickering twp district torv f mr tomunsonj scriptural passages read bv a leu eary last sunday morning number of members mrs t kr a tfcree weeks vacation to gregg favored with a piano solo 1ioriuax mrs i j obtained a num- vvhile climbing the steps at the of pieces of print and other united church iat sunday morn- j mater5alfrom the t eaton co as ing mr fred reshaw slipped andl sift to ik made into articles in fell cutting his forehead he ui readiness for the fall bazaar some assisted to his home by mr beel- f the letters were read from by and several young men mrs redshaw arrived at the church about ten minutes afterwards direct from the switchboard un aware of the slight injury that had befallen her hustand audley claremont man gets i brougham a basket of beautiful flowers tribute to the late or clar adorned the table at the united church last sunday the united church choir held a social evening last monday jan 2gth at the home of mr and mrs melvin johnson crokihble and other games were enjoyed follow ed by refreshments the choir leader mr d hedges read an address of appreciation to mrs v ward retired organist after more than thirty years of excellent ser vice she was presented with a silver teapot on behalf of the members the president and a group of energetic members of the good- fellowship class have been busy making and quilting quilts during the past week for their organiza tion the wi are hiving their annual social evening on wednes day feb isth in tho community hall it will be a euchre party to which the community is invited prizes will be given see special announcement next week every lady interested in learn ing how to make over and trim her old hat into an easter model gather at the home of mrs geo mcconnell on feb 11 at s oclock when mrs inglis will be present to give millinery lessons and provide any necessary trimming bring thimble and a pair of scis sors would the party who took the bicycle belonging to willard peddie please return or phone 6w2 the wa was held last thurs day afternoon with the new presi dent mrs reynolds in charge and mrs middleton secretary in her place mrs j peddie was in charge of the outlined program and mrs r morgan read a very suitable devotional article from the observer witli accompanying receivers of boxes of fruit etc during the christmas season the treasurer read the report of the years finances which revealed an active satisfying past year under the leadership of mrs lippert assisted by the first vicepresident and members those present paid their dues for the year mr and mrs e lewis spent last sunday and monday in osh- awa at the home of mr and mrs gordon graham and family the goodfellowship class is having a social evening next tuesday feb 10th when mt zion and young peoples of clare mont will be entertained in the united sunday school room mrs lackeys group will be in charge of the missionary study book program next thursday afternoon for the wms all ladies invited to attend mrs condy entertained miss mitchell of toronto last thursday mr and mrs w ward motored to toronto in the early evening accompanied by miss mitchell to visit mrs s cook at the general hospital the womens mission circle of the claremont baptist church wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the editor of the stouffville tribune for the an nouncing of their meetings during the past year a pleasant evening was spent at mrs ross watsons on monday feb 2nd those present were mr david watson of cornwall mrs thomas bacon donald bacon mr and mrs ed wideman mr and mrs arthur dowswell mrs robert haynes and miss myrtle watson all of stoufiville all those present are cousins euchre prize winners at the legion hall on monday night jan 26th were mrs e towner mrs j lehman mr s godin and mr frank bielby door prize mrs l hill the convener for the euchre committee for february is mrs a melntyre circulation for 1952 at the claremont library was 1723 copies not 723 as stated in this column last week many here mourn the passing of nrl n 1 the late george gibson a former ktaf appohltlllcilt t1k- roya canadian air fort resident in this vicinity mr- kennedy was a weekend i guest with her parent- mr and mrsr g k pratt corps and is acceptimj civilian mrk harrison and familv tove to be man hcir been housed apartments rnson and fanulv have v v ed temporarily in the va i of mr and mrs dick ulunteew the ground ob- server corps will be trained in winter mrs churchyard who has been looking after the caretaking of the school for some time is consider ing resigning on account of her numerous duties and her health we trust she will reconsider as the work has been most satisfac tory misses a lishman and joyce brow and bob and david cowie bob bryant and marvin barlow took part in the religious drama in the pickering united church on sunday evening last we extend our sympathy to mrs jim mitchell in the loss of her nephew in searboro the young boy was climbing a water tower when he fell to the ground and suffered a broken neck mr and mrs henry westney attended the ball in the womens cottage hospital on saturday evening last over 100 friends gathered at the school house on saturday evening to honor mr and mrs f m chap man who have moved to picker ing mrs chapman was presented with n dozen american beauty roses and mr chapman with a parker pencil set both were given a generous sum of money to use in purchasing something useful in their new home an illuminated scroll prepared by ernest bartlett and a paper showing mr chap mans life history was made into a scrap book by the teacher mrs pratt and the 46 pupils of the school was handed them speeches were made by exwarden w h westneya former pupil exreeve ralph mowbray mrs w h guthrie m s chapman r p winter and chairman percy neale of the pickering high school and others mr barry murkar of the pickering news was present with his flash camera a delightful luncheon followed the thankful remai ks of the two toasted friends who rejoiced that their home was within easy distance of all the old audley friends who would always be welcome their own district to serve their country right around their own home the corps is open to both men and women with good vision and hearing observers will be expected to report aircraft flying over their territory and as this is a vital link in air defence work it is be ing set up to supplement radar with eyewitness reports training classes will get under way in the very near future mr clare keevil claremont has been appointed regional super- visor over goodwood uxbridge mt albert port perry seagrave and myrtle application forms are available from him upon request observers will be issued itcaf identification cards and certifi cates of appointment tt stanley theatre stou ffvi lle 2 shows nitely at 700 pm matinee saturdays at 200 pm friday saturday february 6 7 carson city in color starring randolf scott lucille norman one great week monday to saturday february 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th veteran teacher trustee frank chapman honored tiny oneroom audley school pickering township was crowded saturday night when friends and former pupils of frank m chap man gathered to present him with a purse of money a penaridpencil set and a scroll containing the names of many of his former pupils fellow school trustees and present pupils of the school starting his educational life in the audley school mr chapman returned to become teacher and later a school trustee one of his early pupils was his brother miles s chapman who was also present saturday night now in his soui year mr chap man has served on the school board for 27 years 16 of them as secretary treasurer retiring last year he was at one time a report er then editor of a well known farm journal but his love for the land brought him back to the scene of his birth active in the canadian jersey breeders association mr chap man is past president of pickering rotary club and past master of doric lodge afam a member of audley community club and served in many oflices of picker ing united church in recent years he has been known as a leader of purebred jersey cattle on his grasmere farm mrs sidney wannacott present ed a picture of mr chapman to the school in memory of her late husband for many years manager of mr chapmans farm the pre sentation address was read by mrs g k pratt present school teacher pickering high school commencement feb 27 graduates of pickering high school will receive their diplomas feb 27 it was announced recently rev m c davis speaker of the ontario legislature will address the graduates at the ceremonies which will coincide witli the opening of the new wing of the building the school opened its doors for the first time in september 1951 and increased enrollment lias necessitated the addition of six- class rooms and an addition to the gymnasium dalton construction company lias been building the addition which is expected to he finished on schedule for the com mencement exercises student teachers enrolled at ontario college of education who are specializing in the teaching of agriculture have been assigned to pickering district high school for a week of observation and prac tise teaching five students are currently following this program under the direction of mr briggs mr morrison and mr buss of the pickering district high school staff pickering district high school boys basketball teams journeyed to bowmanville for the second of their two game series with thai school on wednesday jan 2s pickering senior and bantam teams defeated tho bowmanville entries at pickering on friday jan 21 to give them an edge over their rivals pickering district high school junior boys team were losers in a thrilling match which ended in a score of 26 to 25 last friday the hotly contested match found player bill max with a penalty awarded as the final whistle blew in tense excitement he attempted the free throws which could have tied the match but was unsuccess ful the juniors will lie looking forward to a resumption of their rivalry on wednesday at bow manville mr and mrs david hogie of hartney manitoba are around renewing old acquaintances in this community mr and mrs dean mairs accom panied by friends from markham left on sunday for a motor trip to florida sorry to hear that mrs x bur ton is rot improving as fat as her many friends would wish mr and mrs ross knox and family had sundav tea with mr ami mrs ray ellicott mr and mrs ford and familv of highland creek visited with her parent- mr and mrs wm elli cott there was a good attendance of ladies from ajax brougham claremont andikinsale institutes at the department short course held in the township hall on wed nesday afternoon jan 2s mrs hewson of the institute branch department of agriculture dis cussed we call it human nature and the aspect of human nature as manifested in parents and children the different phases of growing up from infancy to adolescence were taken up with their different characteristics and problems and the reactions of parents to these and the best ways of behaving towards our children so that they may exhibit the sort of behaviour we think desireable the talk and accom panying discussion was most stimulating and a pleasant after- noon ended with a dainty lunch served by the brougham ladies there were nineteen tables at the wi euchre on tuesday even ing jan 27 the following were the lucky winners ladies mrs m ellicott mrs d a beer miss coakwell gents mr h plaxton mr cliff hardy mr m ellicott special door prize mrs ed williams series prizes mr h plaxton and mrs g greig brougham institute members are reminded of the family social evening on thursday feb 11 in the township hall at s30 pm sharp mr w c murkar of pick ering will be the guest speaker there will be films contests and other entertainment ladies bring j families and lunch this meeting will take place of the regular meeting usually held on tuesday afternoon i cherrywood sorry to hear that mrs wihnot gates is in the hospital we wish her a speedy recovery tiie wa will hold their regu lar monthly meeting in the hall on wednesday feb 11 at 230 word for roll call is prayer group 2 is in charge glad to see mrs it morrish is able u be out after her recent illness mrs j jones of trenton i spending a few days with the gates family mrs robert morrish of weston spent a few days with mr and mrs roy morrish this past week dont forget the euchre and dance in the school house on fri day evening feb c at s30 pm ladies please provide mrs w 1 petty of toronto spent the weekend with the mem bers of her familv the worlds day of prayer will be held in cherrywood united church on friday feb 20th claremont recreation committee presents greenwood evening- wa in a minstrel show claremont community hall thursday feb 12 815 pm adults 50c children 25c divide tax payments into three installments at a meeting of pickering township council on monday ft was agreed to split tax payments into three instalments with the dates of june 15th august loth arid october loth being set councillor michell was much opposed to the idea claiming that the third pay ment would be hard on the aver age farmer whose income was low during the month of october the other council members felt that in such a case the taxpayer could pay his taxes in a lump sum and col lect a discount or in two instal ments if he so desired a penalty will be imposed on all tax evaders euchre at community hall claremont on friday feb 6th at 8 pm first prize 500 second prize 300 third prize 100 also a door prize sponsored by claremont park board electrolux airpurifier cleaner service sales supplies floor polishers commercial units authorized dealer herb hill 17 eagle st newmarket phone 83g iiiiiiiiytiiiiiiiiiiiiviiiiiiiiviiiiiitiiiiiiiim for top performance in 1953 insist on coop 20 chick starter a complete supply of highest quality vegetable and animal protein plus a surplus of all essential vitamins claremont coop 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