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r y 5 the tribune stouffville ont thursday february 4 1943 california navel oranges extra special while they last 2 dez 29c join the march to berlin buy war savings stamps take pari of your change at the store or from the delivery man in war savings stamps fresh fruits and vegetables ratclif f co phone 198 town delivery vandori snow and more snow the wea ther man was extra good to us sleighs made a track through john fetches fields to get to auiora up to time of writing it was still block ed to the outskirts of aurora peo ple drive to newmarket to get to aurora our baker finds the walking heavy in most lanes and gets stuck in others a farewell party was given by mr and mrs george e richardson re cently at their home in honour of bill bently who was employed here lor some time bill also sang in our choir and was active in yps he joined up last fall and had been stationed at newmarket all enjoy ed a happy evening and lots of fun going and coming or was it our high school students who weie fortunate to get to town monday were storm stayed there for the week family contracts fever f pies mr and mrs john beckett and son bobbie of box grove all con tracted scarlet fever and the dis ease pioved fatal for the father who was the last to be taken down mr beckett was 59 years of age and a well known farmer at box grove markham township when his con dition became serious he was re moved to the isolation hospital in toronto where he passed away mrs beckett was the former ella jarvis of markham township and great sympathy is being extended to her and their son the funeral from the late home at box giove was largely attended ballantrae our township assessor fred cum- mlngs is ready to start out on his official duties as tax collector for the township of whitchurch he is supposed to cover the ground in six weeks and in his duties he will collect the dog taxes for the whole army of dogs running into the hundreds it is rumored that the household effects of the late mrsgray here who met such a tragic death a few weeks ago will be sold along with the property by public auction this re port is not authentic but is likely enough what will happen roy andrew genial proprietor of shell service here has improved his store and residence by under mining the place v building a cellar the dirt was thrown out by hand and proved to be such good dry sand that the truckers are picking it up for the stock sand piles around the district ice cutting started this week at the lake here and carl rose is the busiest man in the place the ice is about 15 inches thick but had a lot or rough top due to snow thawing and freezing promoted melville bloomington mr3 g lemon and her assirant mrse baker entertained their sunday school class on saturday afternoon after tobaggonmg the pupils enjoyed a hearty supper at mrs lemons home mrs a topper leceived word of the sudden death of her cousin mrs walter symes at goodwood mrs a johnson and young son and her sister mis j johnson of brampton were at the home of their parents mr and mis l paisley over the weekend mr and is a w stony and mr and sirs a smith spent sunday at alto ii a mrs a cowie and miss norma were in toronto last week we deeply regret to announce the death of mr russell lotten which occurred on friday evening last we are deeply grieved to say that mrs jacob wideman of almira has passed away after a severe attack on thursday evening last mrs wideman had been feeling much better of late and it as hoped that she might be spared for some time yet and particularly in the hope that she might see her clarence return from overseas to mr wideman and to all the mem bers of the family we extend our deepest sympathy the cashel red cross unit met at the manse on wednesday last and there was a very good attendance of willing workers the next meeting will be on wednesday next at 10 am and as this will be the annual meeting all ladies are asked to at tend for the election of officers gormley mi and mis c h doner spent last weekend m toionto miss phylis jones and mr harry jones visited at their respective homes over last weekend sunday evening mr and mrs e hunt entertained several of the emmanuel bible school students in their home foi supper miss vera wilson of toronto spent last weekend renewing old acquaintances around town mrs harvey houck of cashel vis ited on sunday with her parents mr and mrs george baker mrs levi hoover had supper sun day evening with mr and mrs allan hoover and family another of the young men of our community has enlisted in the home services vjernon gjooding lecently employed with george r cook tor onto enlisted with the ordnance corps last friday- new submarine sergeant lloyd v sibley of the royal regiment of canada and lance corporal robert b sibley of the provost corps both these boys uere recently promoted to their present ranks llojd enlisted in 1030 ho went to iceland in may 1940 and to england in november of the sanie jenr both brothers wont overseas together tlio bojs are natives of lcmon illc rihgwood altona returns from waring africa when prlnio minister churchill went to casablanca for tlio conference it was not the first time lie lind been there during this war hero ho is in tho alamcln area and with mr chief marshal sir arthur tedder looks skyward nt n lioinbcr squadron returning from a raid mrs l grove and mrs wm mcnair were guests of mrs j grove at ringwood on tuesday mr and mrs p nighswander and mr and mrs j myers stouffville were guests at a birthday party with mr and mis albert hoover on tues day warden wm reesor is attending county council at whitby this week the victory milk club met at the home of their leader mrs crosier on satuiday last for their second meeting vauotis invalid dishes were prepaied and served by the girls mr and mis h s mcintosh had dinner on thursday of last week with mrand mrs wm reesor mr and mrs h pointon of stouffville spent sunday with mr and mrs millard reesor miss l fretz has returned home after being engaged with her uncle at kitchener for a time mr and mrs fred mcnair and daughter charlotte were guests on sunday with mr and mrs a wide- man and mr and mrs walter carter sorry to hear master earl thomp son is in with a bad cold hope he is soon well again mr and mrs james mcdonald of brooklin weie guests o mr a dav is on sunday the twinkling star class held their regular meeting on friday night at the home of their teacher mrs b reesor mr and mrs wm reesor and mrs b reesor had dinner on sun day with mr and mrs walter carter mr and mrs f byer and family had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs isaac lehman mr and mrs i leman and paul myer their grandson had supper on sunday night with mr and mrs t madill mr and mrs r seobeck and family mr and mrs c anthony and mrs george anthony of whitevale also mr e cooper and douglas of oakville visited at b lewis on sunday douglas staying to attend school with his sister ernestine miss lena white spent sunday with alina pllkey the regular monthly meeting of the w i will be held on wednes day fob 10th at 2 pm at the home of mrs david crosier motto a quart of milk a day the doc tors say roll call a simple homo remedy current events mrs arthur wideman paper eating for efficiency and health miss grace lehman also the guest speak er for the afternoon will be dr inn is mcdonald of markham demonstration milk dish program in charge of group 6 under the leadership of mrs h slack a good attendance is hoped for and visitors are cordially welcome sgt and mrs ralph burkholder mr and mrs jake baker and miss helen burkholder were weekend visitors at kitchener we are glad to leport that philip fockler who is in lockwood clinic toronto for treatment is improving and is now able to be up some we hope to soon see philip home again soon mrs william topping and daugh ter beryl spent the weekend in toronto tpte scottie hogg of brampton and mrs jack skinner and family of stouffville were sunday visitors with mr and mrs herb beech mrs levi grove and mrs william mcnair of altona spent tuesday with mrs j m grove the excelsior class held a quilt ing and pot luck dinner at the home of mrs ed brownsberger on tues day n charlie stouffer of newmarket was down sunday attending the fun eral of the late george collard and had tea with mr and mrs stewart stouffer mr and mrs w h connor visited with mr and mrs truman grove on sunday afternoon an interesting party gathered on tuesday at the home of mr albert hoover it was mr hoovers birth day also that of mrs jacob meyer of stouffville and mr peter nighs- ander altona all three were pre sent train tosses truck into field murray smith is son of mr and mrs amos smith mt albert and nephew of everton and arthur smith and george hammett mt albert miller were seriously injur ed in a level crossing crash on the cxr main line at mount albert last thursday hammetts truck with smith driving was struck by a fast southbound flyer and tossed in to a nearby flefd the crash occurred on the 8th concession half a mile south of the station there are no wigwags at the crossing police said cnr officials said the contin ental limited from winnipeg gave the proper signal the train arrived in toronto at 1110 am four hours late i could plainly see the passenger train was going to hit the truck declared bert green i was driv ing east and the truck appeared to me to be going north i heard the whistle blowing and im sure the train brakes were applied the last cars of the train were still on the crossing when it came to a stop the truck driver was walking around the rear of the truck seemed to i when i got to him but mr hammett take the full force of the collision i was still in the cab badly hm t tho uss patgo hits tho water as she is launched in connecticut shipyard miss belle biiiuch daughter of bernard m rarmli sponsored ed tho craft the church services bloomington ringwood christian churches rev- g w brown pastor sunday february 7th 1943 1100 am boomington 700 pm ringwood sunday school at 1000 am classes for all ages you are cordially invited to attend these services i 0 taste and see that the lord is good blessed is the man that trust- eth in him psalm 34 s melville bethesda and peachs churches minister rev a j orr sunday february 7th 1943 peachs 1000 am melville 1115 am bethesda 300 pm friday february 5 melville ypu at the home of mrs harvey houck friday february 12 peachs ypu at- the homeof mr rise- biough st james presbyterian church stouffville minister rev t decourcy rayner sunday februaiy 7th 1943 130 pm sabbath school and bible class 230 pm divine worship the ends of the earth just where are the ends of the earth in what continent of the countiy may they be found think this over and then come and hear this message you are welcome prelude to victory a nation at pray er are you helping in this 1 god calls you to meet with him atha mr and mrs murray dunkeld spent sunday with mr and mrs norman lehman miss lakey atha school teacher spent saturday afternoon with miss margaret booth mongolia mr george tran is home again after spending a short holiday in markham mr and mrs fred byers and family had sunday dinner with mr and mrs isaac lehman altona congratulations to mrs albert draper who celebrated another birthday on saturday mr and mrs s arnold spent sun day in aurora mr and mrs featherston visited on sunday at the carruthers home mrs thos dunkeld left on friday to visit her daughter mrs james melton blackstock ontario stouffville baptist rev d macgregor pastor glenn ratcliff organist sunday february 7th 1943 1000 am bible school classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship 730 pm gospel service wed 8 pm- prayer meeting come and receive a blessing the best results are obtained from tribune classified adrs church hill mr and mrs ed mcnelly were visiting over siloam way on sunday mr and mrs herb pegg were sat urday guests with mr and mrs bengel oldham at hartman charlie mclean was home on sunday mr and mrs david beach of brooklin called on mr and mrs w beach here ivan mclaughlin is making good recoveiy in the newmarket hospital mrs jim davis and miss annie lageer were toronto shoppers on saturday misses hazel and velma pegg toronto were visiting with mr and mrs herb pegg the girls are employed at the scarboro munition works mr and mrs bert mclean vlsit- ed their parental homes here on sunday red cross quilting was last tues day at mi3s mildred clarks one quilt completed material for a top and two batts is acknowledged from mrs ted hollldgo also a lin ing from mrs lazenby after no mall for ton days the rural came through last thursday however blocked roads again the fore part of the week caused more failures despite this the roads are usually opened in emergency such as for funerals or weddings christchurch anglican rev f herman rector miss elizabeth foote organist february 7th 1943 fifth sunday after the epiphany 200 pm sunday school 230 pm evening prayer and sermon by the rector tho public are cordially invited to worship with us second markham baptist church rev xorman rowan pastor friday february 5 annual church supper and roll call follow ed by sunday school entertainment sunday february 7th 1943 bible school 9i55 am morning woiship 1100 am subject 1spiritsled for as many as are led by the spirit of god they are the sons of cod rom s14 player meeting in the church tuesday at s00 pm thero is a welcome for you dldkson hill and mt joy mennonite churches rev j harold sherk pastor sunday february 7th 1943 mount joy 1000 am sundayschool 1100 am public worship 730 pm evangelistic service the pastor will preach dicksonshilii 1000 am public worship 1100 am sunday school no evening service i there is a welcome for everyone send tho tribune to absent friends it is just like a letter from home stouffville mennonite church rev h shantz pastor sunday february 7th 1943 1000 am sunday school 1045 am communion and feet washing services offering for the conference treasury fund 230 pm mongolia s s 730 pm evangelistic rev s goudie 730 pm altona offering for conference treasury fund thursday eevning s30 stouff ville prayer meeting friday evening 830 pm young peoples prayer meoting at the home of mr and mrs wilmot stover next week t tuesday evening 830 mongolia meeting wednesday evening 830 altona prayer meeting come and worship with us stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stuplcton organist sunday februaiy 7th 1943 1000 am bible school 1100 am woiship 700 pm gospel service friday 700 pm childrens meeting church hill sunday february 7th 1943 200 pm bible school 300 pm public worship 300 pm divine worship worship the lord in the beauty of holiness i come and receive n blessing stouffville united church rev douglas g davis minister sunday february 7th 1943 1100 am divine worship 12li5 pm sunday school 730- pm evening worship wednesday prayer service thursday choir practice divine master grant that i may not so much seek to be consoled as to console to be understood as to understand to be loved as to love for it is in giving that we receive it is in pardoning that we are par doned and it is in dying that we are born to enternal life mennonite brethren in christ church gormley and bethesda rev ward m shantz pastor sunday february 7th 1943 gormley 200 pm sunday school 300 pm worship- christian r communism 730 pm evangelistic service gods explanation of modern germany a french canadian convert from roman catholicism will give her testimony in this service howard baker will sing thursday 745 womens missionary society meeting saturday 230 pm jr meeting bethesda 1030 am worship sealed 200 pm sunday school wednesday prayer meeting seek ye first the kingdom of god