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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 11, 1938, p. 5

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stouffville ontario thursday august 11th 1938 trv the better homemade annie laurier candies half pound and one pou boxes campbells pork beans per tin 10c castle floor wax 1pound tin 25c colgates floating castile soap 10 cakes 25c heinz red kidney beans me tin 15c we carry the best for your preserving and pickling requirements heinz pickling vinegar white wine vinegar white dark cider vinegar bulk cocoa 2 pounds 25c mazola cooking oil 1 pound tin 27c aeroxon fly coils 3 for 5c wilsons fly pads per pkg 10c broken rice 6 lbs 25c fly tox per tin 25c fresh lake nipigon fish every tuesday and thursday morning ratcliff co phone 7112 vict sq mr and mrs ross klinck are enjoying a motor trip through western ontario little anne caseley and master graham frisby are on the sick list with the measles rev mr and mrs mcdonald and family have returned from their holidays welcome back congratulations to mr and mrs stanley boynton on the birth of a son donald ralph franklin miss isobel scott of winnipeg is holidaying this summer with her aunts mrs haig and mrs bennett mrs doctor jonothan goforth has returned to toron to after several weeks with her niece mrs haig we are pleased to see mr herbert boynton in our village once more looking much improv ed in health after an absence of several months in the hospital rev wm haig is in balitmore where he was called owing to the illness of his sister mrs mann and the death of another sister miss margaret haig mrs a nichols of vineland spent the past week visiting friends here returning wednes day accompanied by her sister- inlaw mrs ratcliff and miss mabel sanderson the many friends of mrs grace boynton will be sorry to learn that she is confined to her bed under the doctors care mrs boyntons maiden name was grace casely she has spent all of her 84 years in this dis trict and her kindly cheerful disposition and friendly smile have endeared her to young and old mr douglas gee has the hon our of being the first in the neighborhood to finish harvest having threshed the last of the 1938 crop of his 100 acre farm on august 5th mr john farqu local briefs dont miss the floral parade at the arena on thursday night miss kathleen turner is spending this week in toronto miss audrey jennings is spending a week with mary william at shadow lake miss marjorie adams of omemee spent a few days in town recently with her cousins doctor and greta smith the misses kathleen jones and doreen betz have just re turned home from enjoying a week at stayner atending the mbc camp meetings mrs robert skene and grand daughter stella skene of dry den ontario visited at the home of mrs david watson a couple of clays last week a girls softball game is scheduled for memorial park stouffville this friday evening at 7 oclock the local girls will play agincourt they tell us the big com munity garden being construct ed at the arena ror patrons of the flower show is itself worth the price of admission misses mary lewis vera tarr nellie stiver gladys and norma stover and mary brad- shaw are holidaying for two woeks at halls lake dr and mrs johnston and mrs robert kamsey of toronto called on the latters sister-in- law mrs e tarr on sunday mrs ramsay is remaining in town for the week mr and mrs locke and fam ily of toronto passed through harson is a close second finish- j town on monday returning from ing on his 150 acres on aug 8 fenelpn falls where they have both report a splendid yield of been holidaying while in town good heavy grain the ratepayers of ssno 4 met in the schoolhouse recent ly and after a short program and social hour together presented miss jennings with a beautiful wrist watch all present express- eel regret at her departure but wished her continued success in her new sphere of labour miss jennings spent a few days last week as guest of mrs eliis klinck miss mabel jennings was the popular and successful teacher of ss no 4 for five years and expects to enter toronto gen eral hospital as a nurse in train ing on september loth miss bacon of bloomington is to be her successor they called on mrs lockes family rev herbert and mrs lee church street work has commenced on the new store to be erected opposite the bank of nova scotia by mr harry golden the building is to be made ready for occupation as soon as possible it will be a modern twostorey structure with an attractive uptodate front public notice the brillinger clan will hold a decoration day on sunday august 14 at the burying ground of the late peter brillin ger lot 2 con 5 whitchurch there will be services at 230 in the afternoon and 7 pm in the evening public cordially invited bring your basket two cars narrowly escaped being ditched on the 8th con cession on friday night last when they sideswiped just opposite kirks sideroad the one driven by j m winkler of markham was proceeding smith apparently on the right side of the road when it came in collis- u k ii fw l j wit a car nort nd tnhn n w 2 e secret of driven by arthur west of toron- i tlwf ei s h both drivers were at a loss rn at n ad iean t0 t0 ex how they came to fo 1 to ll v h coud af damage was only slight miss mae mowder and miss lillian sherman of toronto are among a number of seventy who are enjoying a few days this week in montreal and halifax they will visit a number of plac es of interest in the states be fore returning home near collision 170 at ca continued f front page screened windows on three sides with convenient storm shutters the cabins are located on the side oi a hill overlooking the water an added attraction not always noticed by visitors is a large open stone fireplace locat ed by the side of the lake and provided with picnic tables the new stables and chicken houses are all modernly equipp ed the water is analyzed by the government and the milk is pasteurized each season the camp houses over 1700 girls and each year the number is increasing mr williams told the tribune this present week there are 95 in camp some forty per cent of the girls are direct eaton employees while the others are friends who are allowed in on paying the necessary fees the campers come from all over the domin ion and even from the united states from winnipeg mon treal sarnia windsor the maratimes illinois michigan and indianna a similar camp is conducted for the men at scar- boro bluffs over ten are employed on the staff to keep the camp in order operate the farm see that the girls carry out the regular rou tine and duties miss elizabeth price of toronto is the camp supervisor and mrs gardner the head chef a position which she has held for the past fourteen years a systematic routine must be carried out each day the tribune was told the girls must rise at 745 and participate in the flag raising at 820 eightthirty is breakfast after which each must return to her cabin to tidy up the call for lights out comes at 1030 in the evening four camp counsellors are selected from the eatons girls club one from the university of toronto and a registered nurse from the general hospital hamilton all counsellors must have previous camp experience as to the activities they are practically unlimited to begin with there is sailing supervised by miss elinore keyes of toron to a sixteenfoot dingy is used for instruction crew and skip per awards are given to those passing tests in sailing time races are held from time to time over a triangular course swimming is also supervised by miss keyes as is golf a nine hole course is provided and numerous tournaments are held canoing is looked after by miss wilson of edmonton who gives instruction in paddling and the care and handling of a canoe miss cook of toronto supervis es the ridingfor which ten splendid saddle horses are pro vided miss dorothy earl and dorothy reid have charge of the social work which consists of campfires sing songs roasts and other various programs divine worship is held each sun day morning with the campers and the counselors conducting the service to feed just such a host of envigorated young ladies as attend this summer spot each year requires considerable plan ning said mrs gardner on whose shoulders rests the job of planing meals weeks in advance over 75 per cent of the supplies not produced on the farm are purchased right here in stouff ville and to give you some idea of the quantities required we quote a few figures there are consumed some 525 quarts of milk a week over 5000 eggs a season 385 loaves of bread a week 17 pies a week and 500 lbs of cut cake potatoes run up to 55 bushels a season and fish over 700 lbs a season mrs gardner has three and sometimes four assistants in catering to the appetites of the camp the rates for such a splendid outing as this adjacent summer spot provides are most reason able and the city girls are high in their praise thus the camp has grown over the years to its present proportions and is ex- expected to continue to do so relax constable cayman investigated when speaking of the horti cultural societys big concert on friday night of this week we find it is sufficient recommenda tion simply to say that mcleod bros who were responsible for the lions ciub concert on july 1st have chosen the artists for this occasion also in addition the stouffville orchestra will be on hand early and late to pro vide special music goodwood miss cane of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs t j feren miss winnie stewart was up to gravenhurst sunday visiting miss lena mcdonald miss doreen dunlop spent a few days with mr and m s byam mr and mrs chas lee and audrey spent sunday with their son george and his family at bobcaygeon mr and mrs gordon crapper and daughter joy of ottawa are visiting their parents for a few days mrs watson and myrtle accompanied by mrs s kein and granddaughter of keewatin visited at charles watsons on saturday they being school chums of some few years ago we are glad to report mr j latcham is improving after his fall over a week ago and is able to go around the house without the aid of a cane his daughter mrs kane of highland creek is with him at present a number of people are hun gry for ice cream and are wait ing for the ice cream social which is to be held at mrs russell feasbys on august 17 when the young people of brougham are giving their play which is highly recommended the goodwood branch of the womens institute held their july meeting in the form of a picnic at mrs howard harpers the program consisted of contests races and over fifty sat down to supper after which the ladies served ice cream it was decided to hold the bazaar at musselmans lake on satur day afternooil august 20 on the lawn of mrs charles lees cottage the big agitation in the com munity is to have a well dug in the park and to have the hydro permanently connected as the new concert stand and the booth are permanently wired our field day last year and this have been such a success there is great en couragement to continue the sport day on the first monday in august street dance lions club frolic and street dance richmond hill wed aug 17 uus creighton and his canadian mountaineers will provide the music 200 in luckv number prizes 1st prize 100 cash and 9 other substantial prizes luckv number admission tickets 25 cents from horse show to fire ballantrae something new was added to the sutton horse show program on friday when the large barn of william cooper took fire with no men folk at home the loud speakers broadcast the alarm and a considerable part of the crowd hopped into cars and made all haste to the blaze they arrived too late the flames raced through the dry straw and grain and had enveloped the entire structure five minutes after the smoke was first noticed by neighbors there was no water no fire brigade was called and the crowd found they couldnt do anything about the situation those attempting to get near the building were almost overcome by the heat roast chicken roast pigs and roast calf were left by the fire some chickens managed to break loose and ran about with badly singed feathers the pigs squeal ed loudly for a few minutes the calves were not heard from the barn had just been filled with this years crop mr and mrs wm mclachlin are spending a few days in tor onto this week mr and mrs robert symonds son and daughter of peterboro were weekend guests with mrs o flewell margaret simpson and myrtle rose have returned home hav ing completed their summer courses at hamilton mr fred wright mr and mrs ben smith mrs george wilson and two children elsie and george all of toronto were recent guests of milton fock- lers mr george myers of hamil ton is visiting his aunt mrs g o wright misses ruby fockler and rose allen are holidaying with miss focklers brother at port hooe social held last friday at apple- the united church icecream ton park was a huge success mrs hollidge of vivian won the prize quilt send the tribune to absent friends- stousfville s to 122 stoke mosquito net yard 9c white and green mens chambray shirts 63c mens chambray shirts 89c boys blouses 39c boys fine shirts 59c heavy tumblers 5c try the new method of sealing jam jars memba seal pkg 10c we carry everything jc30c x0e30i aorao i0e30i zoexoe x0exoe dock kcmp i extends a cordial invitation to all the citizens of north york and neighbouring ridings to attend the annual iiiocic picnic to be held at the fair grounds jj woodbridge s aug 2o guest speaker rt hon w l mackenzie king prime minister of canada big program of sports and attractions men and ladies soft ball tournament send entries to fred tompson newmarket ont football tournament send entries cecil shannon woodbridge ont horseshoe pitching for championship of north york riding pony given free to some boy or girl winner of contest on the grounds novelties and favors for the kiddies midway vaudeville etc boxing and wrestling admission free everybody welcome street dance god save the king ioe aocaoi iond aosoc x0e301 xoe30e aonoi

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