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2vr visisi sfftfh3- the tribune stouffville onwthursdaysept 28 1944 poultry feeds fullopepegg mash western wheat and west- ern oats 1943 crop it is advisable to use old grain for poultry oyster shell grit charcoal dr hess poultry panimin worm pullets before housingand leave worms out on range use dr hess worm powder dr hess and clark tonic this is the time of the year to start to use tonic and mineral supplement for all stock when the stock are i being changed from green feed to dry feed- the tonic helps the digestion drihess hog special for hogs only dr hess stock tonic for cattle and horses ptz powder or pellets for sheep stouffville ontario the time is probably close atj hand when we may be called upon to celebrate the armistice or cess- ation of hostilities in europe and a meeting of the council and school 3oard might be a good beginning to lay plans for such an event many towns are holding public meetings to discuss the plans while mg stores in cities are arranging ijra day off v the- day may soon come when yellowandblack traffic and warn ing signs will replace the tradit ional blackaridwhite markings on ihehighways and in cities color experts believe yellow and black liave been found to be a color com- innation of much greater visibility tmder all conditions- with apologies to premier churchill never did so little stir up so much as when a member of the municipal council proposed an increase in water rates running from 50c per six months to 1 for the heaviest user the threat of the small increase caused one or two ratepayers to call a public meeting then to stand on the street and wait for the crowd that failed to come local and personal hihgs natures artistry in tree trim ming is worth a drive into the country to enjoy just now among the recent property sales in town we overlooked the report ed transfer of the stucco cottage on main street almost opposite the presbyterian church from mr arthur paisley of whitchurch to mrs james rennie the price is reported to be 1800 and possess ion will be given in the spring the property is at present occupied by mrs jack barkey and her family the place will make a comfortable and convenient home for mrs rennie who at present occupies rooms in the home of her son in town stouffville merchants will close their stores tuesday evenings at six oclock after remaining open all summer on this night of the week this arrangement was agreed on by the merchants last spring when an agitation was started to remain closed all summer on tues day evenings which would have broken a long established custom of giving summer service to the farmers parents should warn their sons who ride bicycles that there is a town bylaw forbidding riding bicycles on sidewalks the speed with which some lads ride on the walks would indicate that they do not realize that they are infringing the bylaw and should an accident happen they may be charged with a breach of the law king ckappek mr and mrsrussell albert king married sept 16 in hum- bercrest united church the bride formerly lorraine ade laide crapper daughter of mrs crapper stouffville and the late william crapper the groom is the son of mr and mrs leslie king miss eileen k stiver miss marguerite grubin who is now residing in toronto with her mother mrs alex grubin visited in stouffville with friends during the weekend surglieut harry wilson is at his home here on leave from his rcn vr post i n newfoundland mrs frank cooper of sunder land was in town last week visiting miss effie harding and other relatives an old resident of this place mrs cooper is 87 her brot her hamp yake is 92 and we are not sure which of them is the most alert both brother and sister are active arid f keen and enjoy travel ling about a bit theshutz sand and gravel co who have operated at gravel hill for some weeks expected to move this week to guelph they moved over 30000 yards of gravel includ ing that put on the roads of whit church and tjxbridge township and a sizeable order for the jupp construction co for placing a gravel mulch top on the highway from stouffville to goodwood ac rt p5 u ui i u- miss eileen r stiver only daughter of mr and mrs fred g stiver of unionville and niece of mrs roy curtis and mrs percy tarf of stouffville is to become the bride of harold victor chadwick son of mrs chadwick of unionville and the late mr chadwick the bridetobe has three brothers iri the armed services kenneth gordon and howard the first mentioned having been wounded fighting in italy are available in greater quantities thisyear but still not enough to meet the demand j the dominion government authorized increased production of farm machinery and pumping systems because it was recognized that labor- saying devices were necessaryfor the farmers to increase production of farm products we will supply ourduro dealers with as many duro pumps as ma terials and manufacturing facilities will permit but war production must come first i f c keep in touch with your duro dealer he will do his best tptake care of your needs he will also assist you to secure permit to purchase fromyour rationing officer at the war time prices and trade board emco quality bathroom fixtures and fittings are still available in a goodrahge of styles and prices consult your emco dealer regarding those now available the agnew hardware 344 empire brass mfg co limited london toronto hamilton sudbury winnipeg vancouver i2vw 4 mrs harry brillinger and mrs a v nolan are in toronto this week attending the grand chapter sessions of the eastern star the regular meeting of the ser- vicemens wives and mothers club will be held in the municipal hall monday oct 2nd at 8 pm announcement mr and mrsavd parker stouff ville will receive their friends at their home church street on tues day oct 3rd- from 8 to 10 oclock in the evening to mark the occa sion of their golden wedding anni versary bert paisley who was so severely shaken up when- his truck came into collision with a cnr train at the townline crossing above the town lastweek is making gooc re covery we are pleasedto report the fourteenth mobile blood donors clinic will be held in the united church hall markham on thursday october ithe 19th from 845until noon new donors please eafabreakfast which does not con tain fats call cards will be in the mail shortly for donors already re gistered with thetclinc 202 decidedly heavy frost over the weekend and unusually cool wea ther forced many home owners to light their furnaces or provide other heat in the home its not often that we have to heat up in september but- then there may come a mild spell later when coal will be saved so there is no cause for alarm yet ammunition for hunters only a few days remain for procrastinating nimrods to get their- purchase permits for small arms ammunition fcbutt assis tant deputy adrriinistratpr of ration ing warns he stressed that sept 30 is the deadline no permits for ammunition for sporting purposes will be issued after that date v application should be made to the nearest local ration board it was pointed out and the applicant must present his gun registration certificate and his ration book mrs wbyiall sisterinlaw of firemen called to the dairy mrs geo lawson westend has been here visiting for a few days from montreal benny jones of goodwood and popular stouffville high school student who enlisted several months ago with the rcnvr left sunday to begin his training at quebec the war branch we wish to thank the following for donations of goods the excel sior class 9th line group mrs r leslie mrs mcbrideand a couple of anonymous- givers if you care to fill a ditty bag or make a donation it will be appreciated mrs e j davey secretary miss mildred mcdonald of tor onto was a visitor with misses mary and jessie lemon during the weekend miss mcdonald accom panied mr and mrs a james and daughter who motored out to visit mr james sister mrs a c burk- holder the circulation of the tribune is larger than that of any other weekly newspaper published in ontario county and larger- than any other paper in the county of york with one exception a trifling mistake the wife of a man who had en listed in the navy handed the pastor of her church the following note peter bowers having gone to sea his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety the minister glanced over it hur riedly and announced peter bow ers having gone to sea his wife desires the prayers of the congre gation for his safety what a dif- ferance a coma can make mrs somers arrived back in town on saturday evening all the way from her home in charlotte- town pei after having spent her holidays here only a few weeks ago her unexpected return was due to the serious illness of her father mr edward wallsand mrs somers professional skill will mean much to his early recovery the fire alarm sounded about 1030 in the morning on monday owing to a blaze that broke out at the maple leaf dairy premises fire started around thehimney where it passes through the roof and gained quite a start before anyone saw it when the brigade arrived the water and chemicial hose soon brought the trouble un der control cause of the fire may have been a spark or an overheated furnace pipe religious instruction authorized at a special meeting of the board of education authorization was handed to the principal of the pub lic school to follow the teaching of religious instruction as handed down by the department of educa tion there was quite a full dis cussion of the issue but the general opinion was that the stouffville school should abide by the curri culum set by the department it appears that boards of education who raise objection to religious in structions in the schools are given power to drop the subject peachs anniversary peachs church anniversary will be sunday oct 1 with rev roscoe chapin speaker for the morning assisted by mrsla brown soloist and rev dr b r english of tor onto for the evening with mrs a miller soloist morning service at 1030 am and evening at 730 pm oddments in the rural news john spence retired farmer liv ing on baker avenue- should be proud of his town garden- for he presented us with two potatoes the other day which tipped the scales at almost four pounds each of them being of the same weight about 2 pounds with smooth skins and free from roughness ofany kind in fact they were the perfect tubers to look at and were perfect for cooking coming out nice arid white we have toldjyou air about these murphies excepting their breed arid this we failed to make enquiry about v beginning next week the stores in stouffville will close on tuesday evening at six oclock after having remained open all summer until a later hour for the accommodation of the farmers persons from out of town should note this fact the i merchants have rendered a splen did service all summer that was clearly appreciated as indicated by the large crowds that rolled into town on this open evening and which on some occasions rivalled the saturdaynight crojvd now that the evenings are not so inviting and time in the hands of thefarmer not so pressing the need for remaindirig open is not present we had a good look at a filled ditty bag at the home of miss mae urquhart a few days ago and be lieve it or not we would have ap preciated receiving such a bag our selves any soldier sailor or air man fortunate enough to receive one will never forget it the quantity the number and the qual ity of everything going into the bag is amazing while each article yill prove to be just what those boys can use and stand in need of miss urquharts bag was estimated to cost several dollars plus a lot of thoughful work many others are donating bags tight n ow or their equivalent in cash to the stouffville war branch for immediate ship ment docs own housework at 93 mrs henry hodgspn reached her 93rd birthday on saturday and marked the occasion by being sur rounded- by her son and his family mrs hodgson has only her son and his wife one grandchild and two great grandchildren despite her great age she insists in keep ing her own home on church street and does the work with little or no help she rarely fails to be in her accustomed pew every sunday morning at the united church where she sits not far removed from mr- nathan forsyth who celebrated his 02nd birthday early in the same week as mentioned in our last issue arid who like mrs hodgson does most of his own housework fewjcongregation we imagine can boastof two members of so great an age and bothimong regular- attendants when asked about doing her housework mrs hodgson said and why shouldnt the first year high school stud ent who professed to having a studious mind asked the question if anna bartlett warner hymn writer who wrote if i love him when i die he will take me home on high knew anything about automobile days since she made such a statement long before the car era came in children are sing ing it today with great gusto in our sunday schools i 1 r former markham tp reeve 00 mr walter scott of st cathar ines a former highly esteemed citizen of markham township and father of walter scott principal richmond hill public school cele brated his ninetieth birthday sept ember is f v walter scott was ah outstand ing citizen of markham township for many years having been a successful farmer in the victoria square district until his retirement in 1927 when he took up residence inttiegarden city st catharines of scottish ancestry he is the son of walter scott and margaret fer guson who came from scotland to king township as pioneer settlers one of a family of eight children mr scott after his marriage to elizabeth macconachie took up farming on his own near victoria square a successful farmer he was an outstanding citizen of the community and took an active part in public affairs having serv ed his municipality as reeve and on one occasion was the liberal candidate for the legislature in east york attlie time of the pass ing of his wife he retired from the farm and has lived in st cathar ines ever since i township of nichol near fergus in setting its tax rate in cluded a half mill for the feder ation of agriculture forty acres of corn a fortyacre stand of corn on one of mr- ernest ackerts farms east of holyrood is really a sight to behold this particular farm has been in pasture for some years and since it was broken up is producing its first crop and what a crop a solid forty acres of corn standing about six feet tall there may be few such fields of corn in the province to equal this one i in the police court at orillia a lawyer made bold to complain about the costs piled on to any and sundry convicted of an offence hesaid he was not castingany re flection upon the court when he r said a poor man is afraid to come jiere arid get his case because of being stuck with the full costsof the crown andwitnesses heevi- dently was speaking of the system of costs generally in doing that he is a man after our own heart on different occasions this page has protested the piling on of costs on top of a fine in other words adding a second penalty as the law stands the costs are fixed butthere should be a- change- that there is fear about being tangled up with the police court in fact almost any court- cannot be suc cessfully denied there are costs at every turn were more lawyers to speak out the complaint might possibly some time be heard in the legislative halls at toronto were thisto happen with a premier who is a lawyer- in a positions act some satisfactory change might be looked forcollingwood enterprise bulietln r i vj j ifsss v- i ste vl vji- zjsssk