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pase four the tribune stouffville ont thursday jan 8 1942 x our weekly specials save you money ayla1er tomato or vegetable 20 oz tin soups per tin 13c tomatoes aylmer 28 oz tins 2 tins 23c pork beans libbys 20 oz tins 2 for 19c westons or mccormicks sodas 1 lb pkg 15c prunes large mealy 2 lbs 29c macaroni ready cut 3 new soup beans lbs 4 lbs 14c 19c both for 35c one 7 lb bag of better crust flour one 4 oz jug of vanilla extract apple and raspberry or strawberry comp jam no 4 tin marmalade orange lemon grapefruit 32 oz jar 31c kara coffee regular grind 1 lb bag 39c ginger snaps 2 lbs 25c chocolate drops or scotch mints ib 23c stouffville groceteria 49c self serve phone 280 we deliver comfort fund xmas boxes welcome gifts overseas dear sir 1 i wish to thank you and the red cross for the parcel that i received today and can assure you that the contents was indeed very useful as it contained things that are so hard to get over here we have been over ave weeks now and have only had one airraid warning though nothing happened we are not a great way rrom london and jerry generally flys over on his way to the midlands i was to sheffield on my leave and the shopping part of that place is a mess jerry seems generally to make a mess of civilian areas when he puts on a blitz the weather her is mild and damp and the boys feel the cold and wish they were tack where it was drier but still taking it all around we are not too badly off we will all be happier when we really get moving instead of this waiting thanks again yours truly gnr j j skinner altona i mr and mrs david crosier and v irene were guests of mr and mrs v roy grove ringwood new years day mr and mrs stanley thompson spent new years with mr and mrs c morton of unionville mr and mrs wm mcnair had dinner on new years with their son mr fred mcnair mr and mrs gerald pointon of toronto and mr and mrs millard vjleesor spent the holiday with mr and mrs harry pointon visitors with mr and mrs walter carter were mr and mrs william reesovand mr and mrs a wido- man and stephen a mr a davis and mr and mrs e davis bloomlngton were guests of mr andmrs j mcdonald kinsale mrs r scott and mr and mrs d whlttaker and little daughter had dinner with mr and mrs h mcintosh recently miss g tranmor student of toronto normal is assisting at our scnool this week mrs walter carter is still taking over the duties at the school in the absences our teacher who was called to camp the january meeting of the wi will- be held on wednesday next week january 14th at the home of mrs n bunker mr kenneth stanbury barrister has been secured to ad- almira mr and mrs fred hisey had new years dinner with mr and mrs allin hisey of unionviila mr and mrs jim painter had dinner last thursday with mr and mrs willis lehman mr and mrs donald jarvis spent new years with mr and mrs wilmot raymer at miliken miss gladys lehman spent a few- days last week with mr and mrs ben gayman at unionville mr and mrs lou lehman and john had supper on new years with mr and mrs john ash mr and mrs willis lehman had supper last thursday evening with mr and mrs john wagg mr and mrs carson wideman of dunbarton had dinner with mr and mrs willis lehman on sunday mr and mrs bob mills had supper with mr and mrs herb spofford last thursday mr and mrs jacob wideman spent new years day with mr and mrs ed nigh dress the gathering anil lie will give the ladies some information on legal lines that will be worth knowing there will bo a sale of articles made from flour or sugar the program is ii charge of mrs r bone and her roup dec 2 1941 stouffville comfort fund dear bert i received your very welcome comfort fund parcel yesterday for which i thank you very much also the generous people of stouff ville and vicinity who made it pos sible as you probably know bert chocolate bars gum etc cant be bought in stores here and things like that make a very welcome addi tion to the wartime diet here its funny but you dont seem to miss little luxuries until you cant get them give my regards to the rest of the vets we are right on the south coast now billited in private homes we are having beautiful weather for this time of the year today is just like a day in spring and there has been no frost as yet things arevery quiet but it sure was plenty hot last march april and may i guess jerry has his hands full- somewhere else now so long and thanks again for the christmas box yours sincerely pte dave edwards liave worn nothing but high rubber boots for over a month i am living in a van which is quite comfortable there is a little stove on which we can make a cup of tea dur ing the night watch i am in charge of the signals here and enjoy the work thanking you again i remain cpj murray sinclair rcaf dec 4 1941 dear comrades just a few lines thanking you for the lovely box i received so far i have not seen gordon lehman i just found out recently what unit he 1 with but dont know just where he is stationed but ill probably catch up with him thanking you again i remain spr maskell in camp dec 1 1941 comfort fund dear mr liekorish please accept this letter of thanks for the parcel received from your organization as it draws nigh to christmas our thoughts naturally turn to home and we begin to wonder what the people at home are doing it means a lot to everyone of us when we receive a christmas parcel and that lets us know that your thoughts are turned our way i think i have expressed everyones sentiments and i know you men can understand them there is nothing which brings out those smile quicker than the cry christ mas parcels and each one waits for his name to be called thanks again your friend v jim smith atha dec 1 1941 comfort fund dear sir due to your generosity in send ing the grand box of food etc which arrived today im- sure i shall have a merry christmas it really is a treat tobe able to have a meal other than in the mess i hope you have received the cards acknowledging the receipt of three parcels of cigarettes which i have received from you the war xsituation has been very quiet in this section for the last few months our greatest hardship at this camp at present is mud i can safely say that it is six inches deep and i choice meats at money saving values a bacon peamealed lb 47c prime rib rolled lb 28c shoulder pork jk porterhouse roast lb 30c lb 21c leg pork lb 29c small pork sausage lb 23c hillcrest shortening per lb 18c v rib boil lb 14c chuck roast lb 2c sirloin steak lb 29c brisket points lb 13c pot roast beef per lb 1 7c round steak lb 27c hamburg lb 15c home rendered lard lb 17c sausage 2 lbs 25c loins pork lb 30c for roasting oboyle meat market phone 3501 stouffville goodwood mrs meyers is keeping about the same now with a nurse to assist her goodwood united church will hold communion service next sunday at 7 pm when rev levi atkinson will preach the sermon and adminis ter the sacrament t j feren proceeding to the ashenhurst home slipped on the icy sidewalk and sprained his shoulder mrs barney crittenden who was a resident on the 4th concession died at the house of refuge whitby on january 5 she will be buried in goodwood cemetery her husband died ave years ago quite a number of our lads have received notice to report for military duty leaving some farms badly de pleted an institute concert will be held in the township hall january 16 at s oclock three schools of the- dis trict will supply the program includ ing a short play lunch will be serv ed children free adults 25c come along mrs ralph fockler died at her home on the 4th concession on tues day funeral thursday at 2 pm the war workers monthly meet ing will be held on january 14 in the evening at the home of mrs i ashenhurst everyone welcome mrs f wagg is the new presidentmrsg stewart treasurer and mrs john maye in charge of yarn mr john latch am was the happy man for the holiday he had all his family home miss eva and mr arthur and wife of toronto mr cecil and wife of the third con cession of uxbrldge mr edgar and wife of uxbrldge only his daughter mrs burnham of sutton was unable to come owing to having christmas with her family mr bruce byam who is corporal in the irish regiment at three riv ers quebec was homo for his six day furlough miss jean wilkinson spent the new years holiday with her sister in toronto mr mclauchlin the united church student- preacher has been spending a few of his holidays visiting the people of the three charges send the tribune to the boys overseas extra papers are available at tills office each week mr and mrs harper beaver of toronto and son barry spent christ mas with mrs charles harper miss edith and elsie johnson of toronto visited mr and mrs george mayerecehtly the reorganization meeting of the young peoples- society of the united church was held on monday evening december 29th the following offic ers were elected hon president mr mclauchlin president elwood foskett secretary martha stewart treasurer dean wagg pianist martha stewart conveners christian fellowship mary stamp missionaryalice tindall literary and current events- george dowswcli social leslie meyers the missionary convener cecia tindall had charge of the first meet ing held on monday evening mr arid mrs harveymaye of tor onto spent a day here recently with his parents mr and mrs george maye school reopened on monday with a good attendance sorry mr eli lehman is confined to his bed with a bad cold mr and mrs allan meyer and family had new years dinner with mr and mrs j meyer stouffville mr and mrs norman neal speni new years day in stouffville miss mary spang was home over the holiday mr and mrs albert draper son walter enjoyed their new years dinner with their sonfred and mrs draper also miss e and g whitson mr and mrs john scott from claremont were dinner guests at mr murray dunkelds home on new years day sympathy is extended to mr edw hoover and son herbert in the pass ing of a beloved mother and grand mother mrs john hoover of wood- bridge mr and mrs featherstone enter tained a number of friends on new years night to a dance a dainty lunch closed a very happy evening a large number of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of mr and mrs d j tran last satur day evening to honor the newly weds mr and mrs gorderi overland with a shower and a large number of use ful and beautiful gifts were present ed mr and mrs overland will short ly leavefor their new home in king ston t mr and mrs a j carruthers and ernie attended the 50th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs w wideman that took place recently fifty beautiful yellow mums given by their son percy the twostory cake with the 50th anniversary in golden letters given by her sisters was made and baked by madam clare at claremont made a pretty setting for the dining room table the address was read by mr john forgie of dunbarton when the presentation was given best wishes given to the bride and groom of 50 years ago closed a pleasant even ing 8th line markham miss lillian morgan of toronto spent tier vacation at her home mrsjben hoover spent last satur day at the mcdowell home on tho tthline miss anna wideman has returned to toronto after spending the holi days at her home here mrgeorge hoover and family of peachs were sunday dinner guests of mr and mrs clarence hoover mrs maria quantz of ringwood spent thenew year with her brother mr and mrs norman burkholder weekend visitors with mr and mrs a d wideman were mr daniel high and miss delia culp of vine- land v mr and mrs percy dike spent the new year in toronto with mr and mrs sam brownsherger im and mrs allan wideman and family and mr and mrs wm wide- man were new year guests with mr and mrs maurice eby of buttonville mr and mrs robert mcelwain and mr and mrs r j mcelwain were visitors on sunday with friends in the woodbridge district mrs edwin forsytli andjmargaret also mrs quantz of ringwood visit ed one day last week with mr and mrs harry spang the progressive literary society of wideman church held a meeting at the home of mr lw hoover last wednesday evening when a k new years program was presented sympathy is extended to mrs alvin wideman and family in the sudden death of her father mr john jennings of tcmperancoville a number of friends from here attend ed the funeral last saturday at aurora formek uxuridge boy in hong kong fight bloomihgton f miss margaret topper of toronto was home for new years mr and mrs e davis spent new years at brooklin miss phyliss claughton was in toronto for the holidays mr and mrs l paisley were on a trip to- burlington last sunday mrs e fairies and sons were vis itors for a few days with her sister mrs ashenhurst at bothesda miss lillian brown visited with iiei- sister mrs a legeer at box grove last week mr j winterstein is on our sick list this week we hope he may soon recover mr and mrs w a fockler and miss alta spent new years at green- bank mr aud mrs theo warder and son evan of kitchener miss ruth ramer wero at mr m ramers over the holiday mr and mrs f fairies betty and mr leland fairies 1rcaf goder ich were with mr w fairies on fri day mr and mrs i boadway of stouffville and mrs c graham of barrie were recent visitors at mr p browns home mr and mrs david young enter tained a number of their toronto friends at a new years eve party at their home mr and mrs jos winterstein were guests of his brother mr r winter stein for new years miss mary paisley has returned to toronto bible college after holiday ing at her home here miss given tranmer is observing and teaching this week at altona public school mr and mrs murray ramer spent new years with their brother mr and mrs gordon ramer at colborne guests at o tranmers for new years included mr and mrs walter tranmer and larry mr wm tran mer of toronto and mr h shantz of kitchener mr and mrs w claughton had as their new vear euests mr and mrs j claughton of utica mr and mrs d hall of altona mr and mrs jim hall toronto mr and mrs swane and n claughton of stouff ville mr and mrs lemon paisley enter tained mr and mrs b barnes and gwynn of whitby mr and mrs heise of toronto mr and mrs heise of toronto mr and mrs john son and mrl allan of brampton and mr and mrs m barnes and robert on newyears day remember to be as generous as possible in your giving to the bible society the collectors for our church are miss fockler and miss- brown surely this would be one good way of remembering christmas as the birthday of jesus and the bible as his birthday book then as a new year resolution will wo each resolve to read at least one chapter of the bible everyday of 1942 mondays election in this township didnt create any interest and it seemed that the ratepayers would be satisfied with any of the candidates by the way they turned out and vot ed all four polled a fairly close vote mr and mrs theodore warder and son evan of kitchener miss ruth ramer mr howard reichard of torontoand mr and mrs eugene lemon spent new years at- bloom ington with mr and mrs malcolm ramer there must have been more than twenty people to enjoy new years with mr and mrs peter ferguson and they included william smith mr and mrs henb smith and ross from wilcox lake bertkoy leslie and miss aleen smith of mt pisgah mr and mrs edwin ferguson of aurora mr and mrs douglas fergu son vernon and donald of mililken ray ferguson from toronto and mr and mrs i wilfred ferguson and kenneth many friends of captted terry formerly of the dominion bank staff in uxbrldge are very anxious as to his safety as he is among those of the canadian detachment now en gaged in fighting the japanse in- master for his regiment and is vasion of hong kong ted was pay- married to miss marjory rainey daugther of mr and mrs ce rain ey of ottawa formerly of uxbridge says the uxbridge timesjournal lillian moyer beginners class fmrs w tim bers assistant mrs j w- wide- man primary class miss elizabeth wideman assistant dorothy timbers junior class margaret moyer assistant mrs fred mortson intermediate boys class bruce wideman assistant reginald gib bons intermediate girls class mrs w hallman assistant irene tim bers young peoples class rev pg lehman assistant mr a c barker womens bible class mrs roy moyerasslstantmi8s martha hoover mens bible class mr win timbers assistant mr simeon hoover we hope everyone will help to make the sunday school a graatcr success this year glasgow mr and mrs sid perrln and teddy of weston spent new years with her parents- mr and mrs walter davis mr and mrs james slack mr and mrs morris hornsby of stouffvlllo and mr murray slack of oshawa with louis slacks on new years mr ralph- davis is sporting a chrysler the annual ratepayers meeting was held on wednesday morning dec 31st in the schoolhouse mr louis slack was returned to oflice as trustee mrs george brown has been ap pointed as caretaker of our school school reopened- monday morning with mrs bennetas the new teacher bethesda tho annual business meeting of the united- church will be held rioxj thursday january 15tb- mr and mrs george lyons on- joyed an eveningwith mr and mrs john empringham last week mr and mrs alger maye and little aialne of goodwood had dinner on sunday with mr and- mrs fred the jr w i will meet next wed nesday january 14th at the home of mrs jack clubine mrs sw hastings will be the speaker roll call a donation of a quilt block