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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 14, 1944, p. 3

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ffxs p- s fytxis the tribune stouf j6nttjiujradajr llll j9441 feujtjb-bto- fertilizer for fall wheat this fall we are able to supply 2126 also 20 super fine 20 super coarse local and personal happenings order early as the usual rush will be on when fall wheat seeding starts concentrates you can increase your profits from poultry and livestock by balancing your grains with r 35 hog concentrates for hogs 35 egg maker concentrate for poultry 24 32 dairy ration for milk cows parmone hannone spray for apple and pear trees to reduce preharvest drop parmone prevents or reduces greatly the preharvest drop of apples and pears by caus ing the fruit to cling longer and firmly to the tree stiver mrs w s cook and daughter mrsh e coon of toronto spent thursday with mrs shankel a letter received from dr john button who is stationed a hundred miles north of whitehorse in the yukon states that there is five inches of snow at his rcaf post mr and airs d6n fraser and daughter joanne of belleville are visiting in town with mrs frasers aunt miss jane burkitt stouffville ontario yes its cwac sot wac grove from the fargo usa forum shes cwac is lance cpl june e grove who comes from dick- sons hill near toronto a daugh ter 6f mr and mrs wm grove nineteen years old she has alread served for 15 months for she enter ed the service on june 1 1943 her 28th birthday had she been in the united states she would still have to wait another year before she could wear her g i uniform with her little sister evelyn cpl grove is spending her leave with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs charles g johnston 1015 fifth av s when june entered the service she received her uniforms a light weight one for summer and a heavier one for winter her shoes hoseand cap if she hadjoined the wacs she would- have received everything from undies to her toothbrush but like the wacs she had to have from a month to six weeks of basic training june took her basic at kitchener ontario like them too she had a chance to travel but in an unusual way for she marched in a recruiting band to bagpipe music travelling with them to larger towns in ontario her first promotion was to lance corporal similar to the rank of private first class in the wacs when she gets to be a second lieutenant she will wear a pip americans call it a bar but its the same thing she is serving now in the headquarters office at st clair barracks in toronto like nearly every girl in service she would love to serve overseas serving in all capacities the cwacs are needed in england but cpl grove will have to wait until she is- 21 before she can go overseas by that time she hopes the war will be over this coming saturday sept 16th the girls of the cgit will call on you to buy a tag in support of the navy league this is the work to bring comfort to the sailors of our navy and merchant marine and your earnest support will be ap preciated former town jeweller here mr h pollard and wife were callers in town last week enroute from toronto to their home in fenelon falls they were greeted by num erous old friends ix france lieut margaret ball daugh ter of dr and mrs s s ball is now in france according to word received here and is stationed at bayeux a sitting of the division court scheduled for stouffville on mon day was cancelled since the only two cases on the docket had been withdrawn or traversed to the next court the evening auxiliary of the united church will celebrate its 25th anniversary on wednesday of next week mr and mrs christie armstrong and mr and mrs l c murphy were on a recent holiday spent at hawk lake haliburton father and soninlaw capture trophy messrs david stouffer and fred nicely won the abharris trophy in the horse shoe pitching contest held again this year at the h a kirton farm east of stouffville at ramona park this is the second successive year that father and son- inlaw captured the silverware which we expect will be on display at riches hardware the game startedat 2 oclock end refreshments wore served at six when playing continued- again until eight in the ayfihg and s me thirty spectators ancyed the fun the tronhy has baen donated by mr ahurris of scarboro and wil be competed fo again next year on labour day mrs ed nigh and mrs jos gay- man have returned from a weeks holidays at pefferlaw mr and mrs j k agnew are holidaying this week in the north country mr and mrs howard long of lockport ny were recent guests of mrs s shankel mr and mrs arnold henessey of windsor have been spending holi days at the home of her father mr hugh boyd mr edward walls was forced to remain in bed this week several days due to a severe heart condit ion this is a busy time for an orchard man to be forced off work mr and mrs leslie williamson toronto mrs frank williamson and miss flossie barkey motored to port perry one day last week and were accompanied by mrs peter ramer of port perry who has been visiting her relatives here mrs lena ramer is spending a few days at camp prentuskoka in the north country mr and mrs h j malloy have returned home after enjoying a two weeks holidays in the sarnia peach belt and visiting near thed- ford and forest mrs alex grubin was in town for a day last week mrs grubin is now living at 37 indian trail in toronto mr and mrs alex macleod of markham are being congratulated on the arrival of their second son a bouncing young brother for master douglas mr and mrs clarence pengelly of brooklin were in town on sat urday mrs pengelly being a daughter of the late thos patter son of claremont what does inflation mean to you and me mr- and mrs s borins of toron to were visitors over the weekend at mr borins home obrien ave friends in stouffville will regret to learnthat mrs chas wismer former resident of the district is not enjoying good health and while at the summer cottage on picker ing beach a few weeks ago suf fered a stroke on friday evening a picnic supper was enjoyed at the home of mr and mrs geo dewitt gorm- ley when a number gathered in honor- of their aunt miss ruth curtis of toronto among those present were mr and mrs r e curtis and margaret mrs j g wetheral and bob mr and mrs f c rowbotham and mr les rowbotham oddments in the rural news it is expected that the popular riverdale band of the salvation army will visit stouffville on sat urday or sunday sept 16 orl7 to mark the opening for the red cross shield appeal to raise funds for the home front work carried on by the army everybody loves a band and if the visit canbe arranged as the band proceeds to uxbridge there will be a good aud ience to hear their sacred strains tf 0h tt mr and mrs lee of ottawa were in stouffville during the weekend visiting with mrs lees parents mr and mrs bert lick- orish starting school life a beginners class of 20 young hopefuls entered school here this month for the first time under the guidance of mrs cunningham the former margaret forsyth as primary teachergirls were in the prepondrance there being 14 little misses and six ladsas follows girls isobel atkinson marlyn brown nancy barry bethjgreen wood barbara davis evelyn harper barbara hare lorna lewis sandra pugh mary -penna- nem betty raymond joyce silver- thorn patricia skinner joanlint- ner garry crawford merlin har mon ronald hartley elwopd lint- ner stanley mcmullen ross ma- dill mrs dan cook has returned from a delightful trip to winnipeg onthe return journey she was ac companied by her brotherinlaw mr h southby who after spend ing a few days in stouffville left for muskoska to visit a sister he had not seen in thirty years why we couldnt buy enough food to keep our families healthy under inflation for wages and salaries never catch up to prices when they start to soar how would we like to pay 110 a dozen for eggs you say it cant happen dont forget its already happened right here in this domin ion during the last war and it will happen again unless were on our toes to keep the cost of living down every canadian must face this challenge its our responsibility but be of good heart living costs have risen less in canada than anywhere else canada leads the world in the fight against inflation- heres how its done in 1941 canada determined to control the cost of living price ceilings were established oh wages rentals and commodities subsidies were paid on essential foods goods in short supply were rationed 7 so that everyone could get their fair share at a price they could afford to payl but control of prices is a tworway responsibility itneedsyovrsupport t if it is to continue working effectively so make this pledge today i promise to give my support to keeping the cost of living down i will buy only what i need i will observe the ceil ing whether buying or selling goods or services ill pay off old debts save for the future invest in victory bonds and war savings certificates and will support taxes which help lower the cost of living the salvation army tries to save the boy or girl before they are sentenced to jail and many a young person through the armys care has avoided a life of crime by listening to sound advice and- by accepting practical help that the army has to offer 1286 men and women were saved the stigma of a jail sentence in this way last year for this and other reasons stouffville lions club intend to sponsor the drive for funds on be half of the army home front appeal shortly to be announced about soldier subscriptions persons sending the tribune overseas are reminded that tlvj paper will stop at the expiry of the date to which subscription is paid in this event it will be necessary for those sending these papers to see that they are renewed prompt ly if they wish the paperto go for- ward members of the armed forces in receipt of a copy of the tribune should not overlook mentioning the fact to their friends at home so that they will knowit is reaching its destination all right please dont pinch em down in grand valley house wives are really thrifty and they dont buy fruit until they know exactly what they are getting this knowledge they obtain by the pinching method and so thor oughly do they pinch the fruit be fore accepting it that loss to the merchants is the result the mer chants interested joined together and published a display advertise ment in the local paper when buying fruit no matter where you buy it do not pinch it with your fingers states the advertisement even if you buy the basket you have pinched to death it is bound to rot on you tomorrow now who wishes to have fruit rotting on them the warning shouldbe heeded fi5ss r pubiubidby the brb wing industry ontario to iml tfai duh which uflidoo do ana to all th pcopb of ctbid theres little between us mr hugh bannerman was over to the usa the other week and reports that he found crossing the border just as easy as stepping over the threshold of his own door way he found the yankees ready to take his money why shouldnt they at ten per cent discount and altogether a cordial lot of people after all there is no difference be tween the canadian and the yankee other than that little some thing called the border line we are all of the same stock the same tongue and ideals what a blessing that such is the case those who have travelled europe and other countries know too well the prob- lenis of nations living next door to each other and speaking different languages plus nursing a back ground of racial hatred 7 a warwick farmer lost his purse and sizeable rail of bills last fall it had long been given up for lost but last week his brother discing in a field on the farm turned up the roll of bills in a clump of dirt the bill fold was completely rotted away but the money was intact and fully recovered miss marguerite preston whose marriage to leonard swanson takes place on sept 16 was pre sented with a table and glassware last week by associates of the sisman shoe factory where she is employed in aurora bracebridge probably holds the record for family for the brazier boys seven in number are all in uniform while their dad is a vet eran of the last war some record eh in this opinion we certainly agree with the editor of the mus- koka herald there was a family reunion last week held on the st lawrence river near prescott at the home of dr p a macintosh the reun ion holds general interest for every body in that the founder of the macintosh group was allen macintosh of dunlea eastern can ada who originated the famous and popular macintosh apple so pbpu- lar in this district the chairman of the reunion gave a history of the family dating from 1164 and made reference to the discovery of the macintosh apple the reunion of the family of the late thos stickwood was held at the home of mrand mrs estick- wood queensville on sunday as reported by the newmarkat era among those present were mr and mrs charles haines sharon mr and mrs carl glover louise and richard ravenshoe mr and mrs w walker and patsy- mr joshua stickwood and miss lydia stickwood bogarttown mrand mrs r o stickwood claremont mr and mrs g w fairbarn and donny sharon mr and mrs s stickwood elton and ronald mr and mrs d b stickwood and patty mr and mrs o stickwood- hope pte tom stickwood mea- ford and miss evelyn miller sharon another of the old landmarks down around the station jias dis appeared from uxbridge the timesjournal announces one of the large warehouses belonging to george lambe was sold to mr ira ramer of richmond hill who had it torn down and removed to that place where it will be used in the construction of a new mill to re- place the one burnt recently the building was 30x60 feet and con tained a tremendous quantity of the real old pine plank and timber used in the early days some of the stringers being a full sixty feet long and all sound while the num erous bins in the building were all walled with good sound pine plank two ix one grave over a lawyers grave in a near- by cemetery was the inscription here lies the body of a lawyer and an honest man a stranger reading the wording said why do they bury two in one grave here the stouffville war workers are still filling ditty bags for the soldiers andnvould appreciate a donation of money or goods at once a long listof names of per- sons faking donation could not be inserted because of space difficul ties however the war workers appreciate very much the gener ous support accorded them mrs e j davey is the secretary glasgow mill operating over 130 years one of the very old landmarks in this part of the country is thegrist mill at glasgow owned and operat ed by mr james elson the busi ness has been in operation for more than 150 years and has been under present ownership for 92 years both mr and mrs elson suffered a stroke this summer and are forc ed to take life easier consequently the place is now being offered for sale the property comprises 42 acres including the large pond and considerable workable land for many years the grist mill was operated by the late edward kardt the site is fortunate to kardt the site fortunate to possess a good water power which william a cook of whitchurch rises over on the 4th concession ofimr lemon and his daughter are uxbridge and with the passing of staying at the home of his sister the mill at altona the place be- mrs wm ratcliff church street comes more of a necessity then north and with other relatives in ever in the locality and should be and about stouffville all of whom an attractive businees for a young are delighted to greet their old man friends once again visitors from saskatchewan interesting visitors in town at present are mr isaac lemon anc his daughter miss elvera lemon who are here from peebles sask visiting the scenes of other days the lemon family will be recalled as residents on the sixth concess ion of whitchurch living on what is now the talbot farm about thirty years ago they joined the throng moving westward and con tinued to follow their occupation of farming on theprairies three years ago mrs lemon died she was the former nettie cook a sis ter of mr george cook of lemon- ville two other brothers were the late dan cook of stouffville and theatre phone 100 showing each night at 815 saturdays holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday september 141516 vetlek225 randolph scott noah bccry jr comedy cartoon monday tuesday wednesday sept 181920 knickerbocker holiday nelson eddy j -also- world in action thursday friday saturday j- sept 21 to 23 iopmyfiiis danny kayc dinah shore j rv iwiv i tmi 4iayyf3a sijitmiiiiktaii

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