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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 26, 1951, p. 17

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the tribune stouffvme orru thursday july 26 1951 delicious with food at home fe coke belongs with good things to eat easy to serve economical always welcome shop now at the sign of k c0fb i bottle carton laduoa ftjeral salts and lithe taxes plus deposit 2f per bottle aiitfcomed bottler ol coacou uadtr contrast viu ukwu ua 63 uxbridge beverages limited uxbridge ont phone 205w cote ii a registered trademark sets precedent frees driver with defective brakes toronto a recent decision handed down by mr justice bar low may set a precedent in freeing the driver of an automobile from responsibility in an accident in cases where a mechanical failure has been proved to be the cause in dismissing a damage action against fred sykes harvie ave toronto mr justice barlow said an automobile driver is only re quired to use reasonable care and skill and cannot be expected to be an insurer of his vehicles mechanical perfection at all times the action was brought as the result of an accident in toronto in 1918 in which sykes car was involved with one driven by mr archibald morton morton and his wife were both injured in the collision the cable to the hydraulic brakes in sykes 1935 model car broke some 100 feet from an inter section causing the machine to go through on a red light in his judgment mr justice barlow said in an emergency a person is not required to adopt the most prudent course where an emergency arises t is not necessary for a driver to possess an extraordinary skill presence of mind poise or self control and his failure to act as an ordinary person in an emergency is not held to be ordinary negligence justice barlow assessed mor tons claim 2239 and mrs mor tons at 5000 in the event an appeal is taken for the tourist fifty children attend opening sunday school in community hall sunday july s marked the opening of the community hall for church and sunday school service at the north shore of musselmans lake the service as in former years was under the direction of mr hannigan of tor onto who generously brings with him talented singers and instru mentalists to take part in the worship the new hall which is used for bazaars and bingos as well as the usual sunday morning worship was completed some four years ago at a cost of 4000 and the community hall members are justly proud of their building the entire proceeds to cover the cost of erecting the hall was raised by the members through bazaars that were carried on in the city homes of the cottagers through the winter the last payment was met in the fall and thebuilding is now clear of all debt some so cottage owners belong to the growing organization and as the holiday season draws to a close in september the residents hold an open house this big affair attracts people from near and far for a feed of corn and weiners besides a wfcll planned concert the concerts are held on the labor day holiday last year myiny had to be turned away from the crowded hall winner of kings bisley prize has local interest waggs jewellery store stouffville ontario lieut g s boa of toronto has won the kings medal most out standing award for marksman ship lieut boa is a son of james boa cousin of miss mina sommer- ville now of markham and form erly of unionville and the family is quite well known in this disl trict boa 2gyearold officer of the i8th highlanders won the coveted award on his second trip to the national rifle association com petition he was here in 1919 he is a member of a wellknown family of marksmen his father lieut james boa sr has made the trip to bisley on several teams the kings prize is the most exacting test of marksmanship of all the varied competitions can adians have captured it six times before the last was in 1929 when lieutcol r m blair of the sea- forth highlanders vancouver won it the kings prize topped the awards the canadians have won at bisley earlier a canadian team captained by miss mary -mac- lennan alexandria pei school teacher won the prized common wealth rajah of kolapore imperial challenge cup boa edged out his closest com petitor j e rigden of the london rifle club by three points d f cantley also of the city club also had 2s2 points but got third place because of poorer final shots with everything depending on it the young civil engineer to whom ride shooting is more a religion than a sport raised his rifle for the last shot he lowered it again took a deep breath sight ed and the bullet hit home for his 285 score firs to greet him with a kiss was miss maclennan before a startled array of judges she flung her arms around his nek shouting good old gill the maple leaf for ever s ten of the canadian team were in the final 100 viscount alexander canadas governorgeneral arrived behind boas firing point just as the pioneer cottager with three generations ispii snapped here on the left is bill evans pioneer cottager at the lake having commenced his annual stay there thirty- five years ago he is shown here in frpnt of his cottage evansleigh north shore along with his son richard evans qnd grandson peter richard is a veteran of the raf marksman prepared for his last allot boa realized he had a reason ably good chance and took great care in the final round twice he took aim and came down again and then sighting slowly and deliberately he put his last shot into the bull a great cheer went up from the canadians behind him the rifle he used is the one with wbich his father has been winning major competition for the last 20 years o cober reunion queenston heights saturday aug 4th beginning at 1030 am bring your lunch to relatives since mailing lists are incomplete please accept this as your invitation i new low price on a compact westinghouse 8 cu ft refrigerator 8 cu ft model new low price uacn an eight foot refrigerator at a new low price incorporating the latest westinghouse ideas and features for maximum food storing convenience it will thrill you with its smart styling and dependable economical performance a refrigerator of 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