Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 23, 1945, p. 4

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v v 3a w s wptbf questions and answers 4 vf gj q are stores alloweu to increase the price of sugar because it is scarce at the present time i 7 recently paid 9c lb and think this is too high a no stores certainly are rot allowed to increase the price of sugar while the world sup ply of sugar is short there is enough in canada to meet the ration coupons when they be- come valid the price of ugar is governed by the price charg ed by each individual store dur- ing the basic period septt- 15 to oct 11 1941 if you think any particular store is charging more now than they did during that period or if they have recently raised the price let us know and we will investi- gate at once- q i had a suit cleaned and when it was returned to me it was just as dirty as when i sent it is there any way i can force this firm to refund my money a tl j5 is not a matter over which the prices board has any juris diction the price of such work is controlled but it is a matter of personal arrange ment between you and the cleaning establishment as to whether the job is done satis factorily or not q i bought a seersucker house coat in our town for 750 and think i was charged too much lam enclosing the price tags and wptb stamp will you please check it a thanks so much for remember ing to send the wptb license number and price tags we have referred your complaint to the investigation department of the board they will be in touch with you direct q i took my little boys bike in to be fixed it needed the handle bar tightened the seat screwed up and four orfive new spokes in the wheels i was charged 975 for this which seems a lot of money for what was done what do you think a- it is difficult to tell exactly what the price should have been without the number of hours for labor you can appreciate that the wptb in- vestigator cant properly invest igate a complaint unless he has the evidence which is the bill for the transaction please send us the account and if you have destroyed it ask the repair shop to make you out another from their books then well have a wptb in- vestigator look into the matter promptly vandorf mr and mrs chas scott and i family have moved to port credit ttobe near -the- school at clarkson where mr scott will be principal we shall miss them especially in thesunday school our good wishes go with them to their new home miss grace matheson and miss ruth oliver were on a boat cruise from midland followed by a motor trip to owen sound and conestago mrs l brilhnger spent sunday with mr and mrs russel sproxton and family bobbie sproxton returned home after spending a flfcw weeks with mrs brillingerhis grandmother master donald sproxton is spend ing the remainder of his holidays rwith his grandmother- 7 the grain fields aie being cleared many using the stook threshing method wherehelp is available farmers reportthe wheat yield is much above last year with abun- dance of straw what hunger is ix europe there has been so much blood- shed and so much horror during the past few years that at times the ties of the brotherhood of man 1 v haveworn pretty hin canada who has been playing a part in the war of which we can aall be proud is only concerned with thegreat humane task of helping to relieve suffering one of the agen- cies devoted to this end is unrra lave have been reading themonthly ff- reviewbmhe activities ofunrra t and some of the stories tug at your heart strings heres onevjtnjfugo- slavia the peoplehavejbeen living l with theeverrpresehtspectre of i hunger you- are used no doubt 1 tovseeinga- few grains of wheat i lyingaboutra few grainsjout of j- hundredsofbuskelsare nothing worth bothering- about so you think but when unrra isdeliv- ering isuppliesof wheat to yugo- i slaviawomenieagerly sweepiup the grain as theyescape from the sacks in one district of yugoslaviathe distribution of canned meat and vegetables allowed each person is slightly more than one can some cans therefore had ho be opened and their contents portioned out so that each person could have his or her exact allowance if the scales 1 wavered slightly over the mark he weighing official took a spoon and removed one bean so that the scales showed the right amount to be given then some of us in canada are perhaps inclined to feelthat there is inconvenience in having two meatless days a week if we get a mental picture of imen and women sweeping upafewgrains ofrwheatj and hovering anxiously oyer an official asae removes one beanso that the scales will register the exact amount perhaps we wont beinchned jogmmble wy a ta bioomingtoheifeiv tops 5 p itstasactass syy i inthe guernseyjrop4 tests across canada a twoyearoldheifer k t belonging to eugene tlemon at v i bloomington stoo6vatthetop of the l grcw- r i -rvv- attention farmers fasf delivery on all grades of tractor fuelabsolutely ho delay 3 orders received in everiings deliver- ednexk day ready for occupancy in this completely lactorybullt home in longueuil que its a dream cottage which can be ordered from a catalogue and delivered from ah assemblyline factory ready to be quickly assembled and occupied quickly its sturdy mrs canada wont have to worry about her lijtle white house falling into disrepair for the manufacturers claim it will last a lifetime nor will she be too concerned about summers heat or winters cold alumi num siding the manufacturers say is cooler in summer and warmer in winter than wood siding decoration is something she wont have to worry about before it leaves the factory the house is painted oh the outside papered on the inside and the floors are covered with inlaid linoleum throughout goodwood mr and mrs maclntyre and son of harriston are spending their holidays with mr and mrs norman wagg miss f macdonald of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs d macdonald mrs alf pugh of stouftville spent a few days last week with her bro ther mr macdonald we welcome home fo delbert cooper from overseas kenneth wagg is home from his atlantic coast military post and is scouting the district for a suitable site for a jewellery store he has received his discharge mr and mrs gordon crapper and daughter joy of ottawa spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs j f reid on their return from spending two weeks holidays at a summer resort near dorset miss jessie reid of toronto was a weekend visitor with her parents mr and mrs j f reid she has been vacationing near dorset a number of theeitizens of good wood have been enquiring about our street lights it has been some time now since the petition was presented to the township council requesting the lights and no word has been received vet mr and mrs ga watson of tor onto spent sunday with mr and mrs w beard mrs m linton of new toronto mrs ernie sykes and sons billie and ernest are holidaying with mr and mrs wm wilkinson fo parnell r caf of pem broke spenua few days last week with his sister mrs ben garrett rev and mrs garrett are spend ing a couple of weeks at the boys camp at port perry where mr gar rett is an instructor mr and mrs allan townley and miss sarah cunningham of new- tonbrook spent an evening last week with mr and mrs jf reid mr and mrs john rae and family are vacationing and benny jones is assisting at the service station in their absence hand caught in wringer 0 mrs ogden- north of town sustained a nasty injury to her left hand when it got caught in the wringer on the washing machine she was rushed to the doctors office where the ring onjher finger had clendennmg last tuesday tobe cut off because of the severe threshing is now in full swing swelling fortunately no bones and from all reports the granaries were broken will be exceedingly well failed 9th line markham mr o peacock is visiting in tor onto with his daughters mrs bill fry and mrs ken graham cpl mildred white is spending some time at home recuperating from injuries sustained in a motor accident while holidaying in chicago mr and mrs watt and mr and mrs herb thomas were the guests of the connon family of bethesda on sunday miss margaret townsend is holi daying in madoc miss lilfian morgan is home for a summer vacation mr wesley gillion was in the community on sunday we are sorry to leport that his brother russell is a still in hospital as a result of severe burns he received some months ago mrs simpsons mother mrs call has been visiting at the simpson home mr frank clendenning visited with his parents mr and mrs d dont miss our specialty peerless motor its alloyed canadas leading lubricant chas maynard son british american oil products unionv1lle ph unionvhile 21w stouffviivle 2604 ladies f v 1 j i v b v s jistinitsciassf6rhfghi fofthe monthsofjune andjuly in w- the 3d5day division with a produc- tllttfoarof 875lbsof running glen ratcliff who is about to resume con- trol of the ratcliff grocery after service m the rcnvr in wes- tern canada i our first shipments have arrived made of all wool materials in different shades trimmed with silver fox squirrel muskrat wolf and beaver also selftrimmed goats of all wool english tweeds and shags in plain materials fitted and box styles childrens coats in all colours and sizes from 2 to 14x wedding in native polish custom green river holdsttherecord for high jinks and caperswkich were cut on the patternroffaneuropean festival saturday to monday of this week i- the young lady formerly known ale i note wo still have a number of spring and fall coate to clear reduced prices otta w a better continued from front page already supplying britain with about 85 per cent of her imported bacon and she has shipped this year about 80000000 pounds- of beef and will send another 80000- 000 pounds before the end of 1915 ah in all the outlook in ottawa indicates that the canadian farm ers products will find a profitable all year market forcanadianbeef bacon etc in the united kingdom for the next few years at least if not for another generation or more with the removal of wartime re strictions on alcoholic beverages the authorities in ottawa are most interested in observing what the provincial authorities will do to increase thesupplies for the con sumers of such beverages since it is no secret that the federal gov ernment had endured considerable irritation even in politics from the anger of many people who believed that they were unable to get their supplies of talcoholic beverages dueto the central author ities restrictive measures of war time however it is held that imported scotch whiskey rye gin rum etc may be forthcoming in larger quantities shortly though beer supplies maydepend upon the general situationin regard to man- powered materials- there is a report mottawathat canada may obtain a j permanent home iniparisr fance for an- embassy suggest- 1 ing mno uncertain manner the rapid growth of this nations foreign affairs department adas full general hon h d g crerar 1st canadian army com- 1 manderhas left this capital for a i well deserved vacation and peri6d i of complete relaxation though it isl expected that he will take up other i important duties upon his return to the capital where he has hisl as miss valerie zubfzycki to her friends and her newly wedded hus band mr michael janiszewski were the principals of- the fete and the festivities werehwd in the big nermanenthomp v mnsse l pcses rfewa tulimivski mr mls completely furnished jujian jumzyski i having been rented to the netheri valerie and michael weremarnedlands minister to canada during lrivthe polish catholic church at his absence abroad a symptom gillespie and davenport in toron- of the tremendous development of at quantities are limited by buying early you can get what you want special dirndil skirts sizes 12 to 20 inclusive reduced from 1 95 to 1 39 back to school clothes for girls dresses blouses cardigans socks skirts pullovers for boys and youths r- s fit- i two trouser tweed suits odd pants- shorts and longs sweaters- pullovers ij j- v a ta jj 1- k i r l i j i t jc vvindbreakers fir h ifif 7 i-c- harry goldens clothing store ir r s stouffvlllc ontario to byvals- own- cousin the rever end father kwitkoski avery mod ern ceremony in an ancient setting the bride a very- pretty in ordinary dress was jmore than breathtaking in her white satin gown and jong lace veil her maid of honor and three bridesmaids in pink satin and lace- with the grooms four attendants in formal masculine attire a tiny flower girl and boy completed the setting the church was decora ted with gladioli and fern and the seats were well filled with friends after the cere mony the bridal party returned to green v river t it is understandable how europe has turned out so many artists and canada mightwelllearn from these people how to cast dull care aside and brighten up the travel through this oftentimes dull life the pol ish music is something out of this world a j person would have to haveboth feet in the grave in order not to feeltheurgeto gefupand polish off the dance floor in fine style vals mother being polish the music was of that country it is understandable how poland has stood and will stand through- the centuries regardless of what time has dishedbuttoher if canada can evolvenatibnal music to accen tuate the heart beatas does this of poland her future as a nation is assured i the big bank barn had been cleared of every shred of hay ker nel of grain orvestige of dust the m u plank floor was scrubbed clean tne h of th machine flowers and leafy branches lined 2 our a can be clearly hear the walls andhrought the fragrance pv machines are af present bus of the woods indoors the tables r0ln the sh out an were horse shoe fashion andthe xl of- grain is reported morgan degeer is doing some gool work with his new outfit j mrs wid- miller and carl oshawa are visiting at the home her daughter mrsjbruce taylor holiday visitors on v albert taylors were mr and mrl kredjardine hnd rhylissalsom and mrs v lee all of oshawa mr billie mcguckinvas ing last week with geo hubbard i oshawa v miss vida knight of toronto holidaying at thehdmeof her pal entsmrjndmrssknight p mrsithalhganvandtfie bos have returned- to uieirhome 1 lansing afteraspbndinga weif this young country was stressed inl ottawa by ltcolalnormandinj editor and publislierof the canp adian parliamentary guide with the disclosure- that when this his- toric record of the life history off canadas members t of parliament senators arid legislators in tlie pro1 vinceswas first published in- 1862 ia had 200 pages- but todayat has 729 pages of larger size since manyl canadians expressed surprise that therecently held byelection id glengarry which gave premieil king a seat in the house of comi mpns had cost the taxpayers ol canada no less than about 4000 it should r added here thatthisj was a bargaintsince if the by election had been held in a largeil riding or constituency it mighl have been a much bigger bill foa the taxpayers and this could easily have occurredr bearingin mind some of the ridings mentioned al possible xtestsf oritheprime mini isters electionria french authof and professor dr andre siegfrie who lsf famous throughout thj world tand whofe touring thil country under the auspices of oil dominion government has made il knowni in ottawa- that canada will play a great role in the drama ol international air travel as a strate gic link between continents 2nd line uxbridge centre of the barn became a dance floor m the foodwas prepared by another type ofariist since its taste was a subtle blend of the most delectable flavors which brought back keen memories of european travels a second supper was served at eleven whcnthe bride cut the cake and friends gathered round to pre sent tokens of a substantial form and be rewarded by a kiss from the bride and groom the orches traagalntook over and dancing was resumed c r v send th i r- tfji6fe8avvx

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