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the tribune stouff ville ont thursday nov 21 1940 page threb town topics mrs harry brlllinger has been spending a week with mr and mrs edw baker near fenelon falls l e oneill has received a ship ment of christmas radios some little beauties as low in price as 1750 for a 5tube electric set and trans former complete carry them from room to room in your home mrs d w lennox who occupies the fred betz bungalo on main street has returned from a rather lengthy holiday spent among old friends in barrle thornton and cookstown several inches of snow on satur day gave the countryside every appearance of wintertime here but much of it has since melted away and some farmers are still hoping for plowing weather again before winter sets in miss dorothy richards of graven- hurst accompanied miss jean pipher up from whitby to spend the week end with mr and mrs c v pipher the young ladies are stu dents at ontario ladies college miss richards rendered a solo in the united church on sunday morning mrs gordon sackville and mrs harold forshee of london visited last week with mr a e carswell hurrah for december 23 the stouffvllle- lions club will give a free christmas entertainment for the kiddies of town and district for which they have secured the fam ous forsyth marionettes so popular this year at the cne there will be a matinee for the kids then an en tirely new show at night for the old people for which full particulars will be read later one time pastor of the church at ballantrae rev dr george a macdonald is dead at edmonton minister of the united church in that city he had been called or commissioned as chaplain of the royal canadian air force he had only received his commission a few days before his death born at gait ontario dr macdonald graduated from university of toronto in 1910 and it was part of his student days which saw him in whitchurch he was pastor at ekira coldwater ottawa and fergus going to edmonton six years ago he served as chaplain in the first great war dedicated to festivity m an indispensably smart and flattering coif will set your course for holiday glamour and gaiety have your fresh permanent and new hair do early and be iready for every inviting occa sion betty beauty alai stouffvllle ontario phone 3206 7e ad4f fyjabheti 50 pc to 75 pc easier on clothes easy vacuum cup washing is gentle as your own hands correct in principle the only washing action which cleans entirely by pressure lllllfitlllllifllfli 9wmexa easy ironers too do everything from sheets to shirts quickly and beauti fully machines to suit every budget brathwaite hardware stouffville ont round trip bargain fares noveimjber 20 30 from stouffville to lindsay peterboro toronto hamilton niagara falls london sarnia windsr and all intermediate points beyond hamilton to guelph kitchener stratford goderich kincardine southampton owen sound and all intermediate points beyond guelph to barrie north bay meaford penetang midland and all intermediate points beyond barrie to parry sound sudbury longlac geraldton jellicoe bcardmore for train service going and returning see handbills or ask any agent canadian national mr sandy jones who only just retired from active farming this fall is seriously ill at the home of mrs jacks where he has been boarding mr bert carpenter former clerk at the ratcliff grocery has taken over a bread route for conners bakery at claremont and is now on the uew job tickets for the complimentary banquet for fred timbers are on sale at the tribune office you should order them promptly as there is a limit to the number available the christmas market fair in stoultville will be held on thursday december 19 big things are looked for this year in the way of a healthy prize list and the usual fine show of produce despite the bad weather and snow storm over the weekend the plow is still going and farmers are catching up the snow rather helped draw the frost and enabled the plow to go better lieut warren stewart of the winnipeg rifles was the guest of mr and mrs blake sanders this week lieut stewarts wife was a daughter of the late rev e g sanders mr jos ogden of ingersol and formerly of churchill underwent an operation at the ingersol hospital last saturday and latest reports indicate he is progressing favorably he suffered from an abscess on the intestines mr ogden is 74 years of age mr telf rennie acted as one of the pall bearers for young roberts the illfated lad who lost his life through being burned at a gravel pit in whitchurch the funeral from his home in unionville on monday afternoon was attended by great throngs of people mr and mrs floyd lacey who were so popular here with the color ed quintette last summer spent tuesday and wednesday evening singing at special services in the lmarkham second baptist church the large crowd on the second even ing could scarcely get into the building when the laceys sang many popular old time gospel melo dies the following day they motor ed south 400 miles to johnson city to join the quintette there in a new campaign the special meetings at markham second church came to a close on sunday ending a very successful campaign according to mr stanley medhurst pastor a mile of coppers to aid the british war fund sponsored by the toronto evening telegram the local veterans will promote a mile of coppers this saturday night the line of money will be run between mill st corner and church street incldently a mile of coppers totals about 600 every cent you give goes to this worthy fund so save your coins and be on hand stouffvllle board of health monday evening decided to inaugur ate a regular inspection of farm premises whose owners are supply ing milk to the local dairy this is in line with what should have been done years ago and which is ob served in other places farmers selling milk to toronto dairies for instance must submit to inspection by the city and maintain a standard of cleanliness not found in many other stables cattle too are inspect ed a recent inspection carried out y the ontario dept of health re vealed that most of the stables now supplying milk to this town are in splendid condition hut not all of them at the same time the dept placed its stamp of approval on the equipment of the local dairy premis es as being capable of producing a highly satisfactory clean product rules prom the department of highways renewal motor vehicle and trail er permits and plates may only be issued on presentation of the previ ous registration permit where an application for a 1941 permit is made in other than the name of the previous owner it is necessary that the transfer be com pleted and signed by both purchaser and vendor no transfer will be issued or fee charged for same long illness proves fatal to tc gostick highly respected resident of stouffvllle thomas c gostick died at his residence here on friday afternoon following a prolonged illness he was in his slst year a native of pickering township and a son of the late thomas gos tick he was born on a farm on the 7th line which had been in the family for more than 100 years the farm is at present occupied by an only surviving brother fred mr gostick continued to farm in pickering township until his re tirement some five years ago when he took up residence in stouffville he was a baptist serving as a deacon in the claremont baptist church for more than 50 years an cfiice which he held up to the time of his death mr gostick was married twice and is survived by his second wife formerly louise jane wright and one daughtej mrs charles stony and two sons charles and frank all of pickering the gostick family have adhered to the baptist tfaith for generations the father of the deceased was a local preacher while his grand father was an ordained baptist preacher he had a small church in pickering which stood near the site of the present old gostick cemetery he is remembered for his outstand ing work among young people an old friend of the family and formerly of claremont irev a r park of aurora preached the funeral service on monday after noon from the baptist church rev wdaniels claremont officiated assisting were rev d macgregor and rev l e atkinson interment was made at the stouffville cemetery pall bearers were messrs t paterson evans ward morgan pugh william ratcliff jacob meyers james coates family spring surprise on j w madill t 325- district six milk producers the annual meeting of district no 6 markham whitchurch will he held on wednesday nov 27th at 2 pm in the township hall union ville it is hoped that every milk produc er in this district will attend their annual meeting whore all matters pertaining to marketing milk will bo discussed several members of tho toronto board will be present this meeting will officially nomin ate one person to the toronto board and appoint ten delegates to the toronto annual meeting as well as conduct the annual business of local association r e perkins is tho president and f d gee secretary joseph wixon madill born at audley in pickering township just so years ago monday of this week was the honored guest at the home of his daughter mrs o w zellar mongolia on sunday when mem bers of the family gathered to mark his birthday this veteran of many years belongs to a family of long- lived people it is an interesting fact that on this occasion two of his brothers also from toronto came out for the event they are john m madill ageu 84 years but still carrying on a grocery ibusiness he knows many of the people around stouffville ibecause in his younger days he was employed here at the ratcliff store for 16 years then there was present sylvanus the baby of the family aged 70 j w and john m madill are both widow ers but sylvanus was accompanied by mrs madill mr madills two daughters mrs zellers and mrs fossey toronto also four of his five sons were pre sent for the birthday event the sons are oliver w madill well known merchant at altona henry ernest and earl all in toronto the other son lives in western canada there are 2s grand children and 8 great grandchildren and most of them were on hand to do honor to their esteemed father and grand father who was taken by complete surprise it was the last thing he would have guessed this birthday party but there he found himself in the midst of his admirers and be fore them all he blew out the 80 candles on the birthday cake each in turn representing a year spent and gone would be appreciated we would like a picture of every stouffvllle and district hoy overseas as well as the hoys who are now in train ing for ovorseas service we would appreciate your send ing us these pictures as well as letters from rolatives or friends in tho old land the tribune the kind of eggs poultrymen want every poultryman wants lots of large uniform strongshelled and hatch- able eggs and more and more am finding that quaker fulopep egg mash b just the feed to get the best eggs as well as most eggs the ingredients of this good feed are of proven merit oatmeal most digestible of all grain products cod ever meal that tones up the digestive system minerals essential to egg bnflding greater hatchaboity and stronger heal thier chicks make quaker fidopep eggs just the eggs for the pouitryman breeder and hatchery man quaker fulopep egg mash made by the quaker oats company sold by stiver bros buy quaker feeds in striped sacks marriages courtemanche baker a pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of mr and mrs edward baker fenelon falls when their daughter evelyn rwse be came the bride of l a buster courtemanche son of mr and mrs a e courtemanche norland rev w w fleischer of fenelon falls officiated the ceremony was performed midst a setting of evergreens and mums the bride who was given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white slipper satin with lace in sets her fingertip veil fell from a halo of orange blossoms and she carried a ibouquet of red roses the bride was attended by her sister imrs aushurn lecraw who wore a dusky rose taffeta gown and carried a bouquet of yellow chrys anthemums her shoulderlength veil was caught with a cluster of flowers aushurn le craw of lind say was best man miss florice lewis of fenelon falls played the wedding music and during the signing of the register sang at dawning the brides mother wore wine crepe with corsage of yellow carna tions the grooms mother chose black satin with corsage of pink carnations the bride travelled in a royal blue velvet dress and turban witli black coat fur bolero and accessor ies to match the happy couple left on a trip to quebec and the maritimes about thirty guests were present from stouffville norland kinmount and lindsay come one come add edna jacques poet and entertain er will be at melville united church cashel on november 28th at 800 pm this entertainment is being sponsored by imelville w a ad mission adults 20c children 10c canned food sale aylmer 20 oz tins pork beans 2 tins 19c aylmer 20 oz tins tomato juice 2 tins 19c aylmer fancy asparagus tips tin 19c aylmer tasty cut asparagus tin lie aylmer choice cut wax beans tin 10c florida tangerine oranges doz 25c aylmer choice raspberry or strawberry jam 2 lb jar 25c aylmer choice peaches sliced or halves 2 tins 25c aylmer choice no 4 peas tin 10c aylmer fancy jumbo peas 2 tins 25c aylmer choice tomatoes 2 tins 23c tall tins aylmer pure orange maralade 2 lb jar 25c aylmer golden bantam corn per tin 10c crisp white celery hearts 2 bunches 19c domestic spy 6 qt bsk 29c aylmer fancy spinach tin 10c aylmer strained infant foods 3 tins 25c aylmer tomato or vegetable soups 3 tins 25c aylmer pure tomato catsup bottle 15c aylmer 7 oz tin boneless chicken 25c aylmer choice peas carrots 2 tins 25c no 1 ontario firm cooking onions 10 lbs 19c dominion stores limited