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the tribune stouffville ont thursday fevy 11 1943 claremont and district by staff correspondent local agent moirdeis store mr and mrs george lee stouff ville were visitors in the village on sunday and were only able to re turn home on monday with the greatest difficulty mr john scott representing the south ontario plowmens associa tion expected to attend the big plowmens convention this week in toronto pte bud norton of claremont left last week to rejoin his unit on the pacific coast his brother douglas who was also home on fur lough has rejoined his outfit in tor onto mrs fred ward has returned from audley where she has been visiting with her sister mrs blake who has been in poor health for some time mr fred wright or green river has been visiting for a few days at the home of mr and mrs frank llamm sorry to report that glen mander- son son of mr and mrs manderson of balsam and who is serving in the army has developed a dose of mumps mrs hamlin and niece 31iss irene lynn of whitevale visited recently at the home of mrs lynn here mrs lonsdale who has been kept indoors for some days as the result of a tumble she had on some ice is reported to be slowly improving george hammond has taken over the job as caretaker of the masonic hall here mrs dave coates and family of brpoklin has been visiting with her mother and father here mr and mrs fred redshaw and family mis bud norton has been assist- ing as clerk in mowders grocery of late mr norton was a former em ployee in this establishment before her marriage to mr norton when the stoie was operated by mr ernie baker both the united and baptist churches suspended service oil sunday evening due to the bad storm that blocked every road to town and made travelling difficult even in the village rev i e kennedy local united church pastor was forced to cancel an engagement in stouffville on monday evening due to the storm where he was to have addressed the local lions club the baptist young peoples society will hold their regular meeting in the sunday school room this thursday evening paul well- mans group is in charge of the program and the subject will be what jesus taught concerning god j misses kay beelby margaret mccartney and isabel johnson of toronto all of wliom were here vis iting at their respective homes over the weekend were stormstayed on monday miss mccartney was the only one who managed to make the station by sleigh and catch the train the regular monthly nneeting of the womans missionary society will be held this thursday feb 11th at 230 pm in the school room of the united church mrs condys group will be in charge of the pro gram an announcement will be made at this meeting about the bale to be packed this year by the supply committee it is reported tint mr phillips of oshawa who purchased the former hubbard place as it was formerly known has now bought the next farm south of it on which william wallace lives this farm is said to be one of the finest places around the district and is well worth own ing the place was owned at one time by mr jos evans this year start yourchicte 0kuekj its good business this year to start your chicks earlier than ever for good bray chicks see mr jj3 ward is in very poor herlth at present we understand i circle oflicen elected mrs daniel entertained the ex ecutive of the womens circle of the baptist church last week a program was drawn up for 1943 and objectives for the coming year were discussed at this meeting officers elected were hon prest mrs j coates prest tmrs evans ward 1st vice prest mrs edgar ward 2nd vice prest mrs chas gostick secretary mrs r e for syth assistant miss e brown treasurer mrs a m pugh the same groups and group leaders of last year will continue this year school lsoari awaits decision on principal by selective service board mr allen prouse was still on the job at claremont continuation school this week as the local board awaited the decision of the selec tive service board through which department mr prouse has received another military call an appeal has been made for a further extension which would at least allow the principal to continue until the sum mer school attendance on monday was at a minimum and the second teacher in the continuation school mrs laushway failed to arrive mrs laushway travelling with the tribune representative made a valiant attempt to reach the village but found the going too tough when they got within a couple of miles of town and found the way block ed ly barclays plow which was al so marooned just south of the sth concession approximately ioo ration books to be lmied in clareinont there are approximately goo new ration books to be made available at claremont beginning feb 23 an office is being set up in the vacant store one door east of mow ders store and mr g m forsyth chief director for the claremont section will be in charge the office will be open from 1 pm until 10 pm february 23 24 25 those re quiring books are reminded that they must bring along their old book al though they need not necessarily bring it themselves it is permiss- ahle for one farmer to pick up a number of his neighbors books and thus save time and travel we are asked by mr forsyth to appeal to any one in the village who can give of their time to assist in the office work on part or all of the three days to kindly get in touch with him the work of issuing these ra tion boofe is done entirely on a volunteer basis iln a recent letter received by mrs george hammond from her son everett who is stationed with can adas armed forces in british columbia he stated that natives of that district claimed this was the coldest winter in 30 years doctor roaches patient via the snowplow the serious illness of mr and mrs jos trans little daughter brought frank barclays snowplow out on sunday to force a passage through for dr x f tomlinson on the sth concession the plow also opened a passage for rev i e kennedy to reach his afternoon ser vice at brougham but the storm rose to such heights ere he return ed that he was unable to reach home again for any evening service there township of pickering ration book no brougham mr and mrs gerald harbron and daughter bernice called on mr and mrs a b matthes on saturday mr and mrs e woodward were guests of oshawa friends sunday the cgit will meet at the home of dorothy harlock on feb 13th at 130 ptn sharp the young people are having a valentine party in the hall on feb 16th when claremont and brooklin young people will be their guests pte gordon carton spent a couple of days last week at the home of his parents miss ida bate has been on the sick list but we hope for a speedy recovery- mr and mrs cecil hart were at penetang over the weekend attend ing the funeral of his sister awarded dfm stiver bros stouffville ontario grade cows br9mg top prices a quak kill twenty registered and guide hol- steins sold at record high prices last thursday on the farm of j c ward quaker hill just west of uxbridge town the top animal brought 175 aiid the low sale of the afternoon was 112 it was one of the greatest sales of the selling season one farmer declared he was only one or dozens who went north to this sale many of the animals or articles found new homes in markham the sale was made necessary because the farm barns had been burned down and there was no reserve auctioneer w f marquis announced joe cooney of stouffville bought the bull for 9000 while another buyer paid 17 for the bull calf at the side of the higti priced cow that sold for 175 the implements had seen long service but sold high an old wagon went for 2750 to a buyer just south of stouffville while a new looking wagon went at 52 the old binder that had cut many a crop brought 5000 for the convenience of the residents of our municipality and to ensure speedy dis tribution the new ration book no 2 will be issued at the following distribution centres claremont february 23 24 25 1 pm to 10 pm brougham february 23 24 25 1 pm to 10 pm whitevale february 23 24 25 1 pm to 10 pm dunbartqn february 23 24 25 1 pm to 10 pm pickering february 23 21 25 1 pm to 10 pm a distribution centre will also be located at ajax for the residents there refer to government advertisment on page five for full details about bringing along your present ration book one member of the family or a neighbor can pick up all the ration books for the family provided the old books are shown volunteer help has kindly consented to act at each centre this notice is sponsored by pickering township council for further information apply to lloyd johnson brougham official secretary iwoooo extension program for iiolsteins warrant officer thomas h don nelly of tho kcaf has good reason to smile on his tunic is- the ribbon of the distiii uiiishcd flying melnl which has just been presented him by the kina county askedto act on farm labor problem adopting a suggestion made by premier gordon d conant that on tario county might give leadership to other counties in formulating plans to alleviate the critical farm labor problem expected to develop this summer ontario county coun cil friday afternoon set up com mittees in the north centre and south parts of the county to co operate with any organizations that might be set up in the urban centres by the provincial government these committees are to foster and assist a local committee in every urban centre of the county to secure any available farm labor reeves and deputy reeves of urban muni cipalities within the county were re quested to assist in organizing farm help committees members of council expressed the opinion that the farm labor situation in ontario this year will be more acute than last year all available help will be re quired if crpps are to be cultivated and harvested determined to make an allout effort to boost the production of dairy products in canada the dir ectors of the holsteinfriesian association of canada have decided to spend 50000 for extension work during 1943 the decision to allo cate this amount the largest yet used by the association for a single years extension work was made because of the general belief of the directors that only dy getting the very best out of their cattle could the dairymen of the country hope to meet the high production goals set by the government for 1943 it was felt that the associations expand ed field service could be of great assistance in this regard to super- tise this work c d graham has been appointed as director of exten- sioitservice hevmbe charged with supervising and correlating the extension programs in the different ptovinoes mrs jas malcolm dead at markham the death of mrs james malcolm in markham village last week re moves one of the older pioneer resi dents of the township from active life born of early settlers to the cedar grove district she spent all her long life in the locality mrs malcolm was in her s4th year her husband predeceased her six years and there survives a family of three namely rev w j malcolm of three rivers mich rev charles a malcolm of chatham and miss anne at home mrs malcolm is also survived by one sister mrs duncan of brougham the late james muri- sbri ofstbuffville was a brother of the deceased the funeral was at tended from stouffville by mrs murisbn sisterinlaw mrstmafh hi lll ia found out tho cause a sick lirer gave her dizzy spells sleepless nights madeeralways tired and constipated fruitatives quickly made her strong and healthy again just try them fruitatives are canadas largest selling liver tablets the best results are obtained from tribune classified advs wtl marmill chick starter send the tribune to absent friends it is just like a letter from home r fshell clean rest rooms you can be sure of unexcelled gas oil plus highgrade service at boadways service station phone 255 stouffville cashe rep cross the cashel branch of the mark- ham red cross society have com pleted a splendid year in which the total receipts reached 24553 and thes expenses 166 2s there was a quilt draw that brought in 17 miss gertrude wegg secretary has sub mitted the following list of goods as being made during tho year 20 large quilts 10 crib quilts 3 navy sweaters 2 green caps fair babys booties childs sweater 7 pairs seamans socks 5 pairs socks 13 pairs rifle mitts 5 pairs gloves pair kakhi mitts 4 scarfs 20 pairs socks 2 navy helmets 12 turtle- neck sweaters afghan pair pyjam as 15 nightgowns 2 jumper dress es 2 boys blouses 7 coats and 7 hats childrens boys sult2 ladies suits 4 dresses 10 bed sheets 20 hospital gowns 12 masks stamall auctioneer public auction farm stock sales conducted sell any sale for 200 phone 8s05 marmill chick starter is a starting ration that has given satisfactory results year after year rapid growth strong bone good feather develop ment these results from the feeding of marmill chick starter it contains every ingredient essential for good growth health and vitality all scientifically balanced we expect a shipment of coal for brooder stoves next week order your peal 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