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the tribune stouffvillepnt thursday beby 11 1913 local and personal happenings bruce stover who received his mrs john spence baker avenue wings at yorkton sask last week is steadily improving since her re- arrived home ou furlough monday cent illness and is greatly pleased evening with the manner in which she was remembered while unable to get out a hap by the name of brandon a cnnington boy who will be re called by the local baseball fans as a former sunderland star and who has been performing on the ice for sutton oreenshirts the past several seasons is currently playing hockey lor ajax entry in the oshawa city league the ladles of the bethesda w m s sent a lovely basket of fruit for which the recipient is deeply grate ful coupons across canada five times twelve million copies are being issued weighing 270 tons they would fill nine box cars piled singly the books would reach 11 miles in the air and their 1440000000 pages would form a ribbon more than 3 inches wide stretching five times across canada knjoys tiie dance this man of 72 years enquiring as to the oldest man irom stouffville to be working at the ajax munitions plant it looks as though mr ed davis heads the list of 70yearolds and over but he has one or two close seconds even though he is nearing his 72nd birth day there is one place where we are sure he can outshine allcomers irom stouffville and that is on the dance floor ed says the big dance arena held him for three hours steady one night last week during iwfclen time he went through the 2aro dance and other oldtime whirls that would make the average man or his age seasick you admire ib mans determination to keep yonag former murkliunt llockcjist gov to fingal austy baker who teamed up with bob lawrie and bob bangay to form that stellar scoring combination on markhams last year intermediate hockey squad has been transferred from toronto to fingal camp fingal it will be remembered went into last years oiia finals against sutton and nearly won out right l now they are in second place in their group and may do the trick this year aided by this markham addi tion war branch we wish to thank the following for contributions received continu ation school 1910 mrs thomas klinck 200 and quilt a friend 2 quilt tops mrs farthing a coat 9th line workers quilt 2 dressers and clothing mrs f gostick coat ex celsior class ringwood 14 coats quilt s dresses babies clothing 3 pairs mens pants hats caps bon nets 21 other articles of clothing mrs lloyd turner 3 coats and other clothing a friend 2 quilts rug and shoes please hand in all finished articles by feb 17 for ship ment dont forget the draw for the bed spread friday night february 12th at 8 pm in the municipal hall m davey secy we hear that one of our old town boys of other years c a vanzant for many years in the boot and shoe business at banff is now located in calgary alta boasting has two small boys were about their relatives my father said one wooden leg hi scoffed the other thats nothing at all my sister has a cedar chest watch your ration step ration book xo 1 is not being scrapped with the issuance of ra tion book xo 2 as some people seem to think its tea coffee and sugar coupons remain good and the last butter coupon does not expire until march 14 although the new book will be out between feb 19 and march 1 and becomes valid in march mr and mrs e r good were called to kitchener on saturday for the funeral of his nephew h good who passed away there in his 4sth year after quite a lengthy illness surviving are his wife and two children ruth znd marie funeral service was at bethany mennonlte church with interment in the cemetery there mrs bert bell mill street and wife of the cockshutt farm imple ment agent is in the toronto general hospital where she under went a major operation last week her condition the first of the week was said to be very favorable we are pleased to report mrs bell had been in ill health for quite a long time old taken rough man weather seems to have a special delight in staging stormy sundays this winter the worst storms have flourished on the sundays and a really inviting sabbath day has not so far been re corded last sunday was no excep tion when one of the stormiest of the winter days came along al though it was not so cold as the january blizzards it has all greatly retarded church attendance throughout the district students attend special courses jack davis son of mr and mrs ross davis stouffville and bill kellington son of mr and mrs garfield kellfngton mussulmans lake have commenced a govern mentsponsored chemistry course at a toronto vocational school which will fit them for war jobs in such plants as research enterprises ltd the boys attend classes afternoon and evening both have been attend ing stouffville continuation school it is never necessary to run oven the smallest stream from a water tap to keep it from freezing just a drip will prevent it from seizing up in most cases and will not be so waste ful on the water supply further more your drain is less likely to be filled up should you not have a good outlet department of labour national war labour board general order the dominion bureau of statistics has found that the cost of living index number for january 2 1943 is 1171 adjusted index 1162 as compared with the cost of living index number for july 2 1942 of 1179 adjusted index 117 the wartime wages control order p c 5963 provides in section 48 iv the amount of the bonus shall not be changed unless the cost of living index number has changed one whole point or more since the last general order of the board requiring an increase or decrease in the amount thereof the index number not having changed by one whole point or more since july 2 1942 pursuant to the provisions of p c 5963 as stated the national war labour board orders that the terms of its general order dsfted august 4 1942 shall continue to apply for the period february 15 1943 to may 15 1943 subject to the right of employers or employees to apply to a war labour board for authorization of payment of such an amount of cost of living bonus as a board may determine to be fair and reasonable under the provisions of the order humphrey mitchell chairman national war labour board ottawa canada february 4 1943 rubber in ear drum shirley bone winsome little miss of north church street went about for ten weeks with the rubber from the end of a pencil in her left ear but last week the local physician re covered the foreign matter from the ear drum shirley told us that the doctor just poured water in the ear the rubber floated and with the means of some instrument he re trieved the rubber and it really did not hurt mr harry marks of dunbarton has been visiting in town with his sisterinlaw mrs wilson main st near the presbyterian church mr marks retired from the farm last year when the tribune advertised his stock and implements for public auction prior to his visit in town j he spent a few weeks with mr and mrs fred mortson on the 9th assist ing them in getting ready for their auction sale buy th feeds in s sack more eggs from every pound of feed you make money any way you look at it when you feed this great ration quaker fulopep egg mash you get more eggs from your flock you get betxez eggs better flavored eggs bigger eggs more nni form in size and shape eggs that get the best prices better hatching eggs that produce strong lively chicks and it costs less to use this wonderful feed because it goes farther does more no wonder its base is pure fresh oatmeal into this are blended valuable minerals proteins cod xjvkr meal and mo lasses in dry form we have a supply of this good mash for your hens stiver bros stouffville ontario hand get financial boost prom ijons club stouffville lions club voted the junior band a donation of 2500 at their regular supper meeting held in the village inn on monday even ing the band who find difficulty in raising their necessary finances in these war times are also planning a concert in conjunction with the choir of the stouffville united church date to be announced later while our band receive numerous engagement calls they are unable to fill them due to the gasoline short age and this cuts off one of their best means of revenue been town reeve weather resembled 48 years ago the terrific storm of last week end lasting into monday recalled to mr e j davey a similar blow just 4s years ago this very week the old grand trunk was filled with snow and e 1 was with the big snow plow all sunday night in a deep cut snow and hurricane wind the reeves down near scarboro in the dark of night an engine from the north ram- rcevex headgear gone with the wind when an intimation had made that the water in the reservoirs was running low weldon and one of the councillors set out across the ratcliff fields three miles above the town to make a personal inspection and so verify the dreaded report out in the centre of the ratcliff acres with a blinding med them and killed one of the workmen injuring four others mr davey was one of the injured and was laid up four months as a re sult it was one of the worst winters i everremember for snow said this veteran of the steel road mum ikjjyrfxi you have tth e r i g hi n umber consuwlhe directory clear telephone lines for allout production your telephons t part of a vast interlocking system now carrying an abnormal wartime load dont let needless delays hold up message on which production efficiency may depend fitepwartime telephone tactics aispek distinctly directly into the mouthpiece k answer promptly ue wiring be brief clear yoor line for the next call e use offpeak bpur for yonr long distance calls village hoads in winter the local dairy has been using a team and farm sleigh for delivering this winter on all the streets but the main thoroughfare the condition of the sidestreets is still bad for cars and some people think the council ought to engage a snow plow for a few hours to make these streets useable for car traffic it has been pointed out that markham vill age clean their side streets so why not stouffville some people just cant let a neighboring town be ahead of them in one little detail had a snow plow been used here all winter there would have been a problem long ago presented as to where to put the snow however it would be nice to have the streets open now and some citizens are ur ging action from the street depart ment ditched the preacher some inconsiderate motorist whom may be styled road hog was the cause of rev h shantz being put into the ditch west of town last thursday with his cargo of humans all enroute to the sunday school convention at unionville just opposite the wm connor farm west of town the parson met two cars travelling east to town the first one turned out to give half the road but the second car follow ed a true course down the centre fedora blew off and flew over the plains at a pace that would make fast imoving jack rabbits appear standing still on flew the hat into the dim distance never to be seen again by the men inspecting the town reservoirs but believe it or not the reeve reached into his pock et and pulled out a cap declaring that this was the first time in his life that he was ever prompted to carry a spare the sr womens institute will meet at the home of miss mae mow- der on wednesday february 17th at 230 oclock motto come let us live with our children roll call current events papersubject sel ected mrs eli lehman reading mrs ii walsh music miss grae lehman demonstration bean contest food social half hour come and enjoy the afternoon with us president secretary mrs kellington sadie stewart six ijegati holidays there will be six legal holidays in canada this year in accordance with an orderincouncll passedby the federal government last year they are new years day good friday april 23rd july 1st which will be celebrated on july 5th labor day september 6th thanks giving day to be set by the dom inion government and christmas day december 25th there will be no victoria day civic holiday or armistice day holidays for the duration aid for chinese war relief another year with its ravages of war and pestilence has come to the people of china and once more an to the heavy snow which dragged his car over the ditch line had he been going at any considerable speed an upset would have result ed but as it was no damage or in jury resulted but a tow truck had to he called the driver that caus ed the trouble only stopped for a moment then drew away so that the owner was not identified for certain an inspection of the track showed that the east bound car did not leave the centre of traffic at all attend church attend church dale carnegie advised students in a personality school that he is conducting in tulsa oklahoma the principles christ taught are the most potent personality factors known he recommended that his students be active church members not just sit there asleep half to the people of stouffville by the womens missionary society of the united church chinas needs beggar description famine- flood plague aiyi war scourge the land 2000 will keep a chinese re fugee alive for 1 year 500 will keep a refugee alivo for 3 months 500 will disinfect 500 wounds 100 will provide treatment for 1000 burns 100 will buy ether for 15 opera tions 100 will provide innumerlzatlon for 10 persons from typhoid or bce- bonlc plague could ever human life be saved at so low a cost any wishing to help this needy cause may give their contributions to either mrs h w sanders obrien ave or mrs herbert lee north church street subscription notice two weeks ago about 150 expiry notices were sent out by this paper and most of these have remitted the amount owing those who do not renew this week will be remov ed from the mailing list immedi ately the arrearages though small will still remain a liability the tribune mailing list is over 90 per cent paid for strictly in advance and those in arrears do not exceed one year however we have to insist on a total paid in advance list your local paper is one of the few items that remains at the old price pre vailing before the war yet the in creased production costs are enor mous mrs s young of toronto mrs j e thorn of markham home this week owing to severe illness of their mother alex grubin and were the mrs it didnt happen here it imust have been in uxbridge where the lawyer said to his client that will be ten dollars and when surprised client said what for why for my advice said the lawyer said the client well im not taking it recovering prom level crossing accident given wings george hammit mount albert miller is making satisfactory re covery since the accident t weeks ago when his truck collided with a train at the mount albert level crossing mr hammit is well on the way to recovery while murray is about again as good as ever a correction in the first report made on this accident is here made murray smith was not the driver as mr hammit was at the wheel him self when the collision occurred ordinarily murray is the truck driv- er but he was fortunate in not be ing in the drivers seat this time stanley theatre phone 100 showing each night at 815 saturday and holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday february 11 12 13 badlands of dakota richard musical dix frances farmer short subjects nnd news reel brace stover son of mr nnd mrs ambrose stover stouff ville who wns presented with his wings at n graduation ceremony nt no 11 service fly ing training school rcap on friday the base is at york- ton sask monday tuesday wednesday february 15 10 17 girl from alaska ray middlcton jean parker -nno- rliumba rhythm wings for freedom thursday friday saturday february 1 3 10 20 true to the army and torpedo boat crea we want more of it you want the best market for it have our truck call or make your own deliveries to the creamery and get two cents extra per- pound of butterfat cold storage meat lockers for rent stouffville creamery go ophn saturday stouffville oht btbndigs phone 18601