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the tribune stouffviue ont thursday april 22nd 1943 local and personal happenings stovers hot cross buns are as popular as ever have you tried them ojl allen mcconnochie rcpc of st thomas spent the weekend itere with his wife and family richmond hill fair will be hold as naval this year the libcal reports councillor r l stiver who recently stored to unlonville is president of tho fair board miss margaret goodyer of the stouffviue public school staff re turned to her duties this week after bains confined indoors with a severe cold or nearly a t mrs charles h nolan filled the position at the school during her absence gordon birkett rcaf son of mr thomas birkett stouffviue is enjoying a leave here from his post at montreal sgt john brubacher rcamc was in stouffviue last weekend visit ing his wife and family john who is stationed at london is now attached to the personnel selective service board and has been travelling from coast to coast with a demonstration unit stanley theatre phone 100 showing each night at 816 saturday and holidays 700 and 900 with meat rationing iu the offing local rabbit hunters and fishermen will be rendering a good service this season when they bring in their bag of game massie mowder is collecting bait and learning new tricks to fool the finny tribe so heres hoping the fish dont read this one mr and mrs blake sanders have returned from a holiday of a week or two spent in napanee and other eastern towns blake says some of the eastern towns are pestered with rats and a price of 350 has been placed on the pelts so good money is being made by rat catchers who know how to accomplish their task ml thursday friday saturday april 23 23 24 the gay sisters barbara stmwyk geo brent xens keel and cartoon moiidaj tucsdnj wednesday april 20 27 28 holiday inn bing crosby fred astaire select short subjects dogs on the increase collector of dog tax constable rusnell reports receipts to date of 170 an increase over last year for dog licenses which totalled 146 this indicates that the dog popula tion is on the upswing but few people will be hilarious over the fact by the way alfter may 1st dogs must not run at large so the pups are sentenced to close confinement for the summer season at least thursday friday saturday april 20 30 may 1 reap the wild wind technicolor moved to toronto james gedney wife and two children who came to town a year ago or more moved to toronto on saturday he was employed here for a time at the gold fish plant but more recently worked away from stouffviue mr and mrs briard liv ing in the turner house next the school will move to the house farther east where the gedneys vacate the turner place was sold to mr cecil wagg 10 th concession a couple of toronto men have approached the town of uibridge and presented the council there with a proposition to open the old strand theatre if the town will advance the money to equip the building under an agreement to pay it back at the rate of 50 per monh while the offer to pay back doesnt sound imposing the northern neighbor certainly misses a picture house lawrence dack of cobden ne-w- phew of mrs robert young and the late rev mr young was in stouff viue during the weekend during the serious illness and subsequent pass ing of his uncle with the navy donald hodgins former proprietor of hodgins westend grocery stouff viue has enlisted with the rcn and left town on monday to take up his training he expects to be placed in the supply dept lieut margaret ball is here from nova scotia visiting her parents dr and mrs ball for a couple of weeks lieut ball is stationed at the big dehert military camp and this is her first leave in six months or since she donned the uniform although we have had some nice days since last friday there was a snow storm that made it almost im possible to drive in citizens going to toionto had to stop several times to clean the windshield the dutch almanac promises little relief be fore easter so we are glad that time is at hand for every body is longing for warm spring days the longing springs from two sources that natur al desire within us for a change of season plus the coal situation dealers are handing out half ton lots of hard coal to those in need while pocohontas is not obtainable at all illegal to rido the sidewalks there is a bylaw forbidding the riding of bicycles on the sidewalk a fact that boys seem to forget or ignore patents should issue a warn ing there is no real need for using the sidewalk at this season of the the sidewalk at this time of the ytar race track a use too many of the youthful riders make of the walks the few who abuse a privilege spoil it for the many comfort fund nenrs 1000 mark contributions to the soldiers comfort fund continue to come in and the latest list containing amounts totalling 129 so boost the fund to nearly the 1000 mark since its inauguration donations are c cadieux 2 wes boadway 4 mr and mrs a farthing 2 mrs e xintner 1 carl boadway 2 mrs a vaughan 50c proceeds from euchre at mrs ralph burkholders 550 stouffviue continuation school literary 2500 mrs f johnson 1 friday night euchre club 725 k r davis bottle 6 draw for bird 7355 the newmarket band has openings for 12 boys between 12 and 16 years of age and is calling upon lads to fill the ranks we imagine stouffviue band also offers opportunities for boys who would like to become band musicians seed seed seeding is just around the corner are you ready reliable brand seeds are selected then they are government tested for purity and germination no 1 red clover is grown in york county from farms that are known as clean farms reliable brand seed oats victory oats grown in the peace river country mabel oats cartier oats erban oats alaska oats stiver bros stouttviue ontario the interior of the cnr station has just undergone a facelifting ordeal since tour ibrushipushers have completely covered the whole place twice over a bit of fresh paint certainly changes the complexion or things so mis johnston is bearing the upset with a broad smile attended aunts funeral mr and mis sid schmidt took the train tuesday morning for toionto to attend the funeral of her aunt the late emma gibney daughter of the late johnston gibney who was a part ner in the foundry business here many yeais ago with his brother deceased never married and left stouffviue over 50 years ago rfshell clean rest rooms you can be sure of unexcelled gas oil plus highgrade service at boadways service station phone 265 stouffviue a second bereavement following the death of rev thos laidlaw only a few weeks ago his bereaved wife has again suffered a great loss in the death of her mother mrs jessie e williams who died m her 91st year at the home of her daughter mrs williams will be be rememlbered by many stouffviue people since she spent much of her time at the parsonage when the laidlaws occupied the premises on church st eight years ago born in flamlboro twp she lived for many years in holland centre grey county wltere she was an active member in the old methodist church she attended the united church in toronto surviving also are tbree sons bliss of toronto john of ala bama us and morley williams of syiacuse ny and bwo daughters mis frank shepherd of dearborn mich and mrs ralph smith of lambton mills on monday evening mrs george lee seived a dinner to a host of friends in honor of her husbands birthday also that of her sister mrs e palmer claiemont among the guests weie mr and mis allan manderson balsam mr and mrs c carruthers markham uncle ira boyer who is in his 88th year and mr and mrs john madill of town john will be si next month 6ut you would never know it from his appear ance as for mr boyer he enjoys tea parties at 88 just the same as 50 years ago congratulations were warmly extended to george and to mis palmer on the auspicious occa sion held in their honor road work to cost more ix markham increased pay for road work and gravel was forecast for markham township on monday iwhen reeve charles hooper presided at the regu lar meeting frank rdberts tendered for crush ed gravel at 150 per cubic yard a higher price than heretofore and which would mean an extra 1000 on the usual amount purchased the offer was accepted subject to the approval of the dept of highways wages of road foiemen were in creased from 40 to 50c per hour laborers 30 to 40c team and mower 6i5 to s5c per hour deputy reeve clark said the money was really going back to the farmers there is no road oil available and a 30 ton car of calcium was ordered a new wing for handling snow by the maintainer was ordered council inspected one at beaverton similar tothat ordered it will be 12 feet long strathmoie heilo nonpariel cost harry hayes 1250 second highest sale made at the cpr auction in markham last week the animal will take the long trip toack to alberta since hayes co have their big farm at calgary at this two day sale five york county breeders bought nine head g e d gieene agin- court secured three head paying 1000 for strathmore lass flood vrouka a very fine two year old heifer out of a 600 lb two year old dam and sired by a prize winning son of a 1000 lb dam he also paid 500 for a three year old and 350 for a yearling both sisters of his 1000 heifer s t stephens richmond hill ont secured the six year old herd- sire colony flood sir hengerveld for 600 he has many prize win ning piogeny including the au- american two year old heifer and- the allcanadian get of sire for 1942 and is himself a very fine individual hon george s henry todmorden paid 400 and 250 for an eight months old heifer and a balby calf from this bull and also secured a seven months old daugh ter of colony vale romeo sir heilo at 410 l s livingston wood- bridge ontario took a two year old heifer from the same sire as the greene animals for 360 while b r simpson woodbridge bought a baby calf from a 600 lb dam for 125 h n wauchope schomberg ont secured at 250 a six months old son of slprucehaven farm hermit the allcanadian aged ibull for 1942 potato king honored ox birthday ta gootoifn tymtetcurtttiho protection of property today is conservation for tomorrow so when you paint go to your martinscnour dealer he is the man who can tell you best about winning colour combinations he is the man who really knows paint and tho most economical and practical ways of applying it his advice is sincere and helpful the paints he sells are made with che enduring qualities that stand the test of time when you paint go to your martinsenour dealer martinsenour oozpure paint-varnishes- enamels agnews hardware member of the hlsey clan which came from germany over a century and a half ago samuel hisey well known in potato circles was honor ed by friends and relatives on the occasion of his 80th ibirthday friday evening born in markham township sam uel hlsey spent his early life in i creemore where his father operated a thriving produce business in 1912 sam transfered his fathers business to toronto where it quickly grew in to one of the largest in the country when several brohers came to this country all those years ago some of them changed the spelling of the name thus while there is this dis tinction the hlsey group throughout markham are the same extraction as the noted vegetable man church auxiliary raises over 44 easter thank offering meeting of the evening auxiliary of the united church assembled at the home of mis robert bone with miss gladys brooks in chaige of worship period guest speaker was mrs gordon bailey who delighted all by her in spirational messagea trip through the woods in springtime three little girls sang miss bertha winn supply secretary was presented with a warsage roses and stamps the thankoffering totalled over 44 sbvex thousand not seven hundred in a report from whitchurch twp last week constable rooert windsor was reported to have said he might be called upon to travel seven hun dred miles in the pursuance of his duties administering relief and hospitalization the police chief said seven thousand we make the correction in fairness to all parties this friday will see all places of business closed but easter monday is only a school and bank holiday its the latest easter in over a century for your liver you cant be completely well if your liver isnt well tour liter the largest organ in your body and most important to your health it pours out me to digest food gets rid ot waste supplies new energy allows proper nourishment to teach your blood when yourliver gets out of order food decomposes in your intesbnefc yon become constipated stomach and kidnejs cant work properly you feel rotten headachy backachy doxy dragged out b tbo tune thousands hate won prompt relief wml tnntatites so can you now try rattathes canadas largest selling line tablets they must be good youll ba delighted bow qukkly youli feel like a dow person happy and well again 25c 50c son of gufst speaker decorated stouffviue ont phone 9601 among the canadians to be men tioned for special honors last week from air force headquarters was fit sergt bruce charters of bramp ton who was awarded the disting uished flying medal the announce ment is particularly gratifying to the members of the weekly press throu ghout canada since fit sergt char ters is a son of c v charters man ager of the canadian weekly news paper association and who only a few weeks ago was guest speaker at a gathering at buttonville of the holsteln association when he was being introduced mr moffat cock- burn made mention ot the fact that mr charters son had been injured now it is revealed ho received a chest wound attacking sssen from the air but remained at his post to con tinue his navigational duties paris auto supply auto wreckers complete stock of new and used parts accessories and tires for all makes of cars and trucks cars wanted for wrecking jos parisi richmond hill ont phone 86 urgent will anyone having stouffviue creamery cans or more cans than they absolutely require for delivery purposes at the present time kindly return such cans at once as new ones are not obtainable stouffviue creamery co opbn saturdar stouffviue ont hvhn1ngs phone 18601 1