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ysfijijaa r v iyi 2 j i j ii f- fttff rfifm y is rthe tribune stouflfville ont thursday dec-21- 1944 nuw 5 i vrt 5f come tn couple married in baptist church here a quiet wedding was solemnized at the stouffville baptist church by the rev d macgregor when grace kathleen eldest daughter of mr and mrs ira burkholder was united in marriage to raymond derick warburton only son of mrs warburton and the late george warburton of toronto the bride given in marriage by her father looked verv pretty in an ensemble of pale pink maletasse fashioned with slim skirt and lacket with matching black sequens in spray effect and pink veil with sowers and a corsage of talisman roses thebrides attendant miss phyllis burkholder was attired in romance blue with a corsage of pink roses and warrant officer bill roberts of toronto sunnorted the groom a reception was held at the home where the brides mother receive in a navy blue crepe dress with a corsage of red roses the grooms mother wearing a navy blue taffetta with white noka dots and a cor sage of pink roses after a buffet lunch was served the bride and groom left on a trip to orillia and points north mr and mrs warburton will re side near the oconnor drive in toronto si greenwood the church service of last sun- day was very well attended in spite of the bad roads and stormy day next sunday 24th will be the christmas service given by our minister thechoir will be assist- ed mr allin clark who will favor with a solo the w a meeting which we were to have had last week but owing to the weather has been postponed till afterthe new year we are glad to report that mrs wm bellof kinsale is improving after her recent serious operation misses marjory byers and joyce miniker are helping in our general store during the christmas rush dickson hill geo mylands sale was a scene of interest to the people of this com munity and according to reports we understand prices were satisfac tory mr and mrs a a barkey were present at the christmas celebra tion at lome park college port credit the severe snow storm of last week has perfected our winter scenery and sawlogging has al ready commenced a number of our public school boys and girls enjoyed the school concert at ringwood mrs wm barkey was in charge of a very interesting christmas and missionary program in the local sunday school the children made contributions of songs and recita tions and the christmas story was presented by mrs huson in picture and story mr ira grove had a long walk home friday night when his car was stuck in a snowdrift betty wideman won first prize ten dollars in a letter writing con test sponsored by the girls inter mediate sunday school paper con gratulations betty ontario panorama popular and instructive radio ogram was of unusual interest last friday even ing we are all proud of our home town stouffville beware ladies where you put vour christmas goodies to cool some of our household pets have a keen sense of smell wmch might be followed by an attack ofindiges- christmas greetings to the tri bune staff and all who read these lines the church service christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday december 24th 200 pan sunday school 2 30 pm evening prayer everybody welcome oi st james presbyterian church stouffville rev t deconrcy rayner minister sunday december 24th x 130 pm sabbath school and bible class 230 pm christmas service the babe op bethlehem why is it that the christmas babe holds all the world spellbound there must be a good reason come and learn what present are you offering the lord jesus for his birthday gift i gave my life for thee what hast thou given to me on this glorious day we want to express our sincere thanks for your patronage during the past year to wish each and everyone of you christmas cheer unlimited and bright and shining fulfillment of your hopes in 1945 agnews hardware 300000 furs sold at citys 1st big auction more than 300000 worth of can adian ranchbred mink and siver fox skins were sold during four hours at the royal york hotel at torontos first sizeable fur auction at prices exceeding those attained in new york last week- more than 75 per cent of the 9000 mink and 2500 fox skins were bought by united states buyers seventy canadian fur farmers consigned their early season furs to the recentlyestablished cana dian branch of the new york auction co inc which has sold more than 600 million dollars worth of united states ranch furs since its establishment in 1916 mortimer a mcnamara new york who has auctioned 100 mil lion dollars worth of fur in four years attained a top price of 135 for one platinum mutation type fox 70 for a silver fox pelt and 32 25 for the best mink the finest wild furs on the american continent are produced in ontario said maurice cantor president of the new york auction company inc i send the tribune to absent friends as a christmas gift t midst the gay laughter and the twinking lights we think of our fighting men who cannot be with us to make ring true this years yuletide happiness to them we wish the best of every thing and a speedy return to their loved lones boadways service station phone 265 to one and all go our sincerest wishes for a christmas of good cheer a glorious year and peace on earth good will to men for many years to come a e weldon second markham baptis1 church rev norman rowan pastor sunday december 24th 955 am sunday school 1100 am christmas message in song and story and the angel said unto them fear not for behold i bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people luke 2 10 wishing you all a merry christmas- stouffville mennonite church rev b moyer pastor sunday december 24th 1000 am sunday school 11 00 a m christmas message 730 pm altona thursday eve stouffville prayer meeting next week monday evening young peoples wednesday evening altona prayer meeting thou shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins matt 1 21 a happy christmas to all stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stapleton organfet sunday december 24th 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm gospel service monday 730 pm teen age girls meeting friday 7 pm childrens meeting friday 8 pm christian endeavour the childrens christmas concert will be held friday dec 22 at 8 oclock mrs huson will give a special christmas message using the sceneofelt pictures beauti fully portraying the birth of christ special music and sing ing a hearty welcome extend ed to all s 3hurch hnji y sunday december 24th 200 pm bible school 300 rpm divine worship friday 400 pm childrensmeeting at mrs forfars house for fiftyfour years we have extended christmas greetings to our customers many changes have come with the passing of the years but the glori ous truth of gods great gift en- ables mr glenn ratcliff rcn vr and all the staff once again to wish each one a very happy christmas ratcliff co town delivery phone 198 mennonite churches dickson hill and mt jol rev s s shantz minister mount io si decernr 2ih 1000 am sadbatn school 1100 am divine worship 730 pm young peoples christmas programme dicksons hhjo sunday december 24th 1000 am divine worship 1100 am sabbath school 230 pm young peoples christmas programme melville bethesda anl peachs churches rev r t chapin minister sunday december 24th i regular services at all three appointments 1000 am peachs 1130 am melville 300 pm bethesda v come and join us bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday december 24th christmas services 1100 am bloomington 730 pm ringwood christmas music at each service friday dec 23rd supper and christmas entertainment in bloomington church commenc ing 6 30 pm people in the community invited sunday school 1000 am all welcome at these services thanks be unto godfor his un speakable gift gormley and bethesda mennonite brethren in christ church rev p huson pastor bethesda sunday december 24th special christmas message 1030 gormley sunda- december 24th sunday school 2 pm mrs huson will speak illustrating her christmas message with beautiful sceneofelt pictures christmas message 3 pm n by the pastor special christmas service 730 mrs huson will speak giving spe cial christmas sceneofelts also music led by alvin farmer stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sundayydecember 24th 1000 am sunday school 1100 am divine worship 730 pm special choral service christmas carpls vocal and in strumental solos duets and choir selections e make this christmas sunday a true and worthy expression of a grate ful people to christ our king the pastor and officials of this church wish you a happy christ mas the peace of god keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of our lord and saviour jesus christ stiuffville baptist church kcv d macgregor pastor sunday december 24th christmas sunday 1000 amabibleschool classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship subject how to have christ- mas every day 730 pm evening worship subject the angels message christmas hymns and music wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting you are invited to worship with us altona merry christmas to all reeve reeve wm reesor attend ed the final council meeting for this year on monday at brougham the big storm of last week almost isolated this t vicinity for a few days s mr and mrs walter carter and mrs millard reesor were in the city last monday also mr and mrs fred nighswander were in on fri day last the funeral service of mr abijah jones was held inthe unionchurch here on saturday last our deepest sympathy is extended td the rela tives the sudden passing of mr wm st joh was quite a surprise to the people of this district our sincere sympathy is extended to the ber eaved f amily d i mrs russel miller spent a few days with her sister miss wallace this week at the home of mrs d crosier mrs david crosier attended the annual meeting of the claremont and pickering red cross held at claremont on monday last reports from the five units were given and showed a decided increase both in work and contributions bethesda sorry to report mr charles dibbs was taken to newmarket hospital on sunday morning for an emer gency operation a white gift service was held on sunday afternoon in bethesda church and was well attended in spite of the stormy day dont forget the school concert on friday night at 8 pm weekly editor looks wptb questions at ottawa by james greenblat a department of labor report brings out an interesting fact that union membership in canada has increased by more than 85 since the beginning of the present war for 1943 union membership is shown as 664533 compared with 358967 in 1939 women have a big place in unions too judging byre- ports from 928 of the 3755 branch and local unions on record at the end of 1943 which showed a total of 75814 women members this by the way was an increase of 475 over the total in 1942 the metals industry with 199487 members ac counts for about 30 of canadas total union membership transpor tation 225 ontario led the pro vinces with 211987 members que bec had 188714 british columbia 87485 montreal led all cities with 114884 members of the 664533 total union mem bership 2041 locals having 249450 members were affiliated with the trades and labor congress of can ada the canadian congress of labour had 245812 members the canadian and catholic confeder ation of labour had 68576 and 34590 were listed with the inter national railway brotherhoods a total of 37603 workers in 247 locals of national and international unions remained independent while 58 unaffiliated local unions reported 9286- members the consumer branch of the wartime prices nd trade board took time off this week to tell us about the new christmas orna- ments which most folk will see dis- j vj played for sale made of lucite plastic shavings from airplane windows as fancy as any tree trinkets the lucite shavings are twisted into star and icicles that spin and whirl when suspended yards of red ribbon for the gifts candles for table and mantle as well as wreaths crackers and spun glass balls will gladden the hearts of canadian children during the festive holiday season q are restaurants allowed to in crease the price of meals and decrease the amount of food served a no they are not they must maintain the same service for the same price as they did in the basic period sept 15 to oct 11 1941 with the except- ion of tjjhdextra 5c they may charge for beverages served with the meat some time ago this 5c beverage charge was permitted to allow for the in creased costs of foods break ages etc q i used to pay 69c or 79c for substandard stockings last saturday i was charged 100 a pair are stores allowed to charge such prices for sub standard stockings because they are scarce a stores are certainly not allow ed to increase prices on any article because it is scarce substandard stodklngs always sell at a reduced price you were definitely overcharged and we will investigate prices at this shop at once q last saturday i bought a large tin 105 ounces of unsweeten ed peach pie filler and my grocer collected 5 preserves coupons i have since been told that this fruit was not ration ed am i correct a yes you are correct unsweet ened pie filler in 105 ounce tins has been removed from the list of rationed fruits this size tin is not often found in retail stores it is mostly used by restaurants bake shops cafe terias etc however wherever you purchased it does not mat ter no coupons are needed a group of business girls are planning a christmas party for children of servicemen when do we apply for extra rations for the party a sorry no extra ration coupons are issued for such purposes it will be necessary for some of your members to purchase the rationed foods necessary with coupons from their own ration books and here are a few more items relative to the coming christmas season a special order will simplify hiring of extra workers by retail stores and the post office department for the seasonal rush from december 1 to january 10 1945 for the post office and from december 4 to january 5 for the retail trade students and teachers on christmas vacation and any woman or man who has passed his 59th birthday may be hired with- out obtaining national selective service permission the prices board continues its 1943 policy regarding farm sale of turkeys primary producers may charge retail prices for turkeys of their own raising when sold direct ly to industrial firms for employees christmas gifts or to purveyors of meals or to consumers themselves ensuring that christmas mail arrives on time in the navy wrens and sailors who work in fleet mail offices have to be conversant with huge index and filing systems which show where every member of the naval service is at the moment church hill mr and mrs orville martin and mr and mrs ivan mclaughlin were in toronto shopping on mon day of last week mrs eldon smith has been wait ing on her sisterinlaw mrs mur ray ramer bloomington who has been quite sick our roads were blocked for several days- last week and some of them are not open yet our mail man wasnt able to get around for a week mr clarence beach was with his parents mr and mrs wm beach for a few days last week the red cross acknowledges the giving of material for one quilt top from mrs herman kidd because smoking is such s- com mon practice it is interesting to know something of the history of tobacco in our country tobacco was grown in canada along the banks of the st lawrence by the indians when jacques cartier arrived in 1635 and commerical production dates back to 1720 in that year about 48000 pounds were produced and most of lfwas devot ed to pipe varieties in the province of quebec more than 166000 pounds were produced in 1734 and the next year the french- govern ment began encouraging produc tion in new france for export in 1944 canadas production of leaf tobacco was 102104750 pounds in 1943 we produced 13591320000 cigarettes alone valued at 155931- 000 not counting other varieties of tobacco the dominion bureau of statis tics states that the savings result ing from advancing the expiry date of- butter coupons in march june august and october have been more or less offset by the in crease in the domestic disappear ance for consumers are using a greater number of the butter ration coupons butter production seems to be improving as shown by fig ures for october about 24500000 pounds a decrease of 2 from the same period last year the decline in september was 7 so the pic ture is somewhat brighter the domestic disappearance of cream ery and dairy butter combined for september was 3160000 pounds or 264 pounds per person canadas 1944 lumber production will hit a near alltime peakbut the demands of warfot lumber climb steadily higherv latest es timate of the 1914 cut is 4700000- 000 board feet 100000000 more than in 1943 the alltime record was set in 1941 when we produced 4941000000 board feet exports will be high for a long time be- 8th line markham mr and mrs sam roberts spent the weekend with mr and mrs whittaker of toronto the teacher and pupils ofmt joy school are making arrange ments for the holiday of their annual christmas concert on thursday night of this week a good program wil be presented and jolly old santa claus will be there the final meeting of the mark- ham tpwnship council for the year was held at unionville on friday evening the last meeting of council for 1944 at present it looks like an acclamation for the present council who have done a goocl job under prevailing circumstances mr and mrs mcelwain attended the funeral of the formers brother at orangeville last thursday we congratulate- mr and mrs earl byer on the birth of their baby boy at the markham nursing home both are doing well mr and mrs percy dike were in uxbridge on sunday dec 10th attending the funeral of the late- mrs dike wife of mr john dike of that town mr lome wideman has had many calls for his fine flock of prize turkeys the stouffville christmas market and horse show was the attraction for a number from this line and vicinity on tuesday of this week to the editor of the tribune and staff a very merry christmas and the best of everything through the coming year mr howlett has closed his premises and has taken up resid ence in toronto for the winter months the operators of the milk trans ports are having difficult times making their rounds these days and farmers in many cases are obliged to use the old method of horses and sleigh to bring the milk to the highway to be picked up by the trucks road conditions are about the same as three years ago when the sideroads were so completely blocked and old man winter is starting in earlier on the job this year xi mi atha news merry christmas to all atha school have installed the hydro two of our popular young men journeyed to toronto on wednes day last to see santa claus mrs a carruthers and ernie visited recently with mrs william carruthersand family at cashel mrs wallace and son jack visited with their daughter mrs lloyd pugh brock road on sundav mr william dunkeld spent thurs day afternoon with ernie carru thers y some who abandoned their cars in the snow drifts on their way home from attending the panorama at stouffville on friday night walked the rest of the way home but they thought it worth the ex tra effort cause of requirements in occupied countries and for replacement of bombed buildings