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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 13, 1945, p. 13

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frv- o ihi sj -jv- t5 1 is bftte jiffy a p judge to decide damage y action at general- sessions court xayhexris a shoulder not a shoul der if a shoulder is a shoulder does it appear as a shoulder to fce different from the rest of the road- does every road have a shoulder- these and sundry other topics of interest were discussed at great length before judge jcm german at the general session court at avhitby in the end the judge appeared to be exasperated at the trend the evidence had taken while the jury dozed somnolently or mar velled in amazement that the shoulders of a road should be- of such significance meanwhile on the stand dennis stiver 39 scott township farmer did his best to answer the many questions- concerning the topo graphical construction of the road on the 7th concession which were hurlpdat him by je anderson kc of lindsay stiver with his mother mrs lettitia stiver suing webster fawns for damages and injuriesallegeclly inflicted in an automobile collision at the junction of the ashworth sideroad and the 7th concession apparently stiver accompanied by his mother and his wife mrs jean- stiver was driving along the ashwortlf road at 730 on the even ing of aug 29th v 1944 they- came toi the i intersection with the 7th concession where stiver stopped at the stop sign which isremoved some distance from the through road as his vision to the north was obscured by foliagehe edged tolthe intersection stopping at the shoulder of theroad he claimed weather and road conditions were i excellent from his final stopping place he could see clearly along rthe 7th in both directions coming from the north at full speed he saw a car forty yards way when first sighted it was driven along the west shoulder f the road he said it took an in ward course toward his own car uid struck it driving his vehicle a listance of three feet he claimed the driver of the car was neal fawns son of the defendant who splodging a counter claim under questioning by arthur w 3v greer his solicitor he stated hat damage to the extent of 279 79 vas inflicted on his car in the ollision his mother suffered a woken collarbone incurring a loctor bill of 30 through the loss f his car he expended 74 on msiness trips to toronto and in providing transportation for his nptherto sunderland for medical ttention he said in addition he lad paid 10 to have hiicar towed o toronto when mr anderson questioned lim thcbusiness of the where- bouts appearance line of demark- tion etc wof the shoulder of the oad began after lengthy question- rig which evinced extremely little nd which was liberally interpersed ith acid comment from the bench he question of what is a shoulder as abandoned for other genera- ions to define j7 proccedinghaltcd jabout this time it was revealed iat an insurance company had a ecuniary- interest in the case his tonour halted proceedings at once lid called a recess at the conclu- ion of which the jury was dis- iissed due to the fact that the ntrance of an insurance company port the scene might be prejudicial their decision thejury decamped in haste tliey ad received a surfeit of the layout mhe 7th concession the next witness was mrs letitia tiverwhosaid that she did not now what had happened after the llision she testified that her con- tion was weak as a result of the jcident mrs j jeanstiver was then called the stand when questioned by m fulton kcthe partner of r anderson she had considerable fficulty in deciding which direc- pri stivers car had been thrown i with theother vehicle hen the obvious answerswere not said that he was in the wrong and that the insurance companies would fix the cars s he stated that he had made no admissions of liability to the- con stable and has never admitted he was at fault when crossexamined by mr greer he said that his car had gone into a skid and was par tially out of cdntrol- alberttaylor scott township farmer stated that there were two skid marks behind the fawns car he also stated that constable mur- ray had investigated the scene with the aid of a light and that it was dark as all witnesses were ex cluded till they testified the ques tion as to whether or not he doubt ed the constables veracity put to him by mr greer was met with surprise he said he did not doubt the word of his local constable and declared that he would not swear as to the number of skid marks and the blackness of the night the final witness was harold page brotherinlaw of stiver who testified that fawns had said he would day the costs of the accident before witnesses at the scene of the accident decision was reserved by his honor judge germen while coun sel will submit written arguments to him wptb questions and answer q would you please tell me if il can raise therent of my garage i havebeen charging 100 monthly but all the other gar ages in the neighborhood rent for 200 or more- mine is a first class garage a there are no wptb rental re strictions on garages where the rental is below 100- a year if you wish to raise the rent to 2 you would just have to give the required months- notice under provincial law q i bought a toaster for 575 and shortly afterwards saw one in a downtown store for 259 was i overcharged a prices for such items are con trolled but as in prewar years such prices do vary accoiding to the make and brand if the manufacturers name and any number is on the toaster please send them in to us and we will be glad to check up and advise you the correct ceiling price for the toaster which you purchas ed q we have a new baby and when t went for her ration book last week they removed all the pre serves coupons is this correct a o it looks as if someone madean error you are en titled all coupons which will become valid after the date of application they should only remove the coupons which be- came valid before that date and as some of your preserves cou pons have not yet been declared valid they should- have been left in the book would suggest that youreturn the bok at once and see the person in charge of the office q all the stores in my district are charging very high prices for apples i paid 86c for a basket f ti- j xvij y -t- 4u- 1 pi fa a messagfe to the ladies whether its for dad sweetheart husband or brother youll find the gift he wants here dont delay come in today here is a partial list ties dressing gowxs sweaters pullovers cardigans hats caps- gloves scarves okl socks i- parkas drivers caps belts f td cjkc memo to jli iux i ol in a it- shop for her where she j shops fer herself lc dozen ways to say merry christmas the gift she wants is here house coat gloves blouses wixter bags mittens fur neck pieces kerchiefs scarves w wo n e rf u i for every member of surprises b -toflb- si m ic j plaid shirts- sheepskin and ioeskinvests suits mackinaws- horsehide coats anil windbreakers ha n dkerchiefs phone 273- v yevc arfbj i9vo ricd stiifijoi ri nr grysf i the family captin kidd had nothing on lib qui- treasure chest of family gifts will makeybureyes spai- kleyour heart t for joy and ybulfloht have to hunt for tlienr r right hcrc under our friendly roof youll find wonderful gifts for eicry nicinbcr of the family trf ttajf isl in- clcthiiig zolrab zolbshl stouffville skimftts ski jackets skirts sweaters dresses a coats p snov suits table cloths jvi pillow slips card table covers ziii lata ooos i i of macintosh reds later they asked the same price for snows and very high prices for other grades is there any ceiling on apples i- a yes of course thereisa ceiling on apples during december the top price for gradel macintosh leds is 88c for a 0qt basket 73c for tolman sweets 88c for snow and 73c for greenings these prices apply to apples grown in ontario if applesare impol ted from british columbia the pi ices are much higher however bc apples are gen erally sold by the dozen q could you tell me the ceiling price on butter it seems to cost more every place i buy it a e have had so many enquiries about the price of butter we will repeat the ceiling prices once more at the present time the ceiling price is 42c or 43c depending on the location from oct on the price of but ter has always gone up a few cents andtliis isstill ihecase the dealers are allowed to charge a slightly higher price in winter to take care of storage and insurance charges the price you mentioned in your letter is well below the ceiling so you were not overcharged 11 j jt t t held up while to 1 tjca c claremont meatmarket a j sutherland phone 1808 clareniont fresh and cured meats fresh fish in season have our truck call on you in goodwood and district on wednesdays vv- 7 p f rj racing from richmond hill to the fire on the fred sadler place near the whitchurchmarkham townhhe and reported in this paper last week harold mills was flagged near the scene by a man with a flash light he stopped his car whereupon the stranger on the road stuck a gun in- his ribs and then ordered him to hand over his money and it totalledj59 the stranger stepnedintqjanother car with a fellow passenger and raced up yonge street mills gave chase but lost the fleeing robbers near aurora mills recently return ed from overseas over 000 lieople read every week jus njrv mongolia we hear mongolia sunday school is closing after christmas dueto the small attendance miss verna zeller spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs a draper sorry to hear that roy zeller is in the christie st hospital having undergone a serious operation roy doesnt expect to be home for a few weeks visitors at j t greens on sun- day were mr and mrs e bentley also mr and darby and family from toronto dontforget mongolia christmas conceruon dec 18th 3 gorman dixon is employed with allan wideman for the- coming year the tribune an ideal christmas gift- 1 interrogated rthe location of the vehicle after ipact continued to be shrowded in dense fog v j finallyhe handed her thecourt ble and a piece of blotting paper d designating the rail ofthe tness box to be the 7th conces n asked her to illustrate the sition of the two cars ultlmate- thej front end of the bible was erlocked with the front bumper the blotting paper in the position which- she claimed the- two hides had come to rest with iiething of triumph in his man- r his honour dictated the posi- nj5f the two articles for the ord j ext- witness was denis sitver 6 referred to a conversation alleg- to have taken place between him- f- and neal fawns in which wnssaid he wanted me to take jlame so the insurance com- ly would payfor his car while helped me pay for mine- nstable norman murray of scott estigatedthe accident and gave dence lnthe witness standneal fawns itified that he saw the stiverscar j distance offifty feet he appli his brakes which he stated were ellent and two skid marks re- ted the stiver car was situated to 5 feet out on the county road said v inferring to the conversation im- iiately followlngi the crash he lvstivcr asked me why i hadnt ned cut and miss him i told 1 he should have stopped he i hcydntjsee me- he askedme was insured and i said no he vv i v -jtflc- 1 jul jiossack asbiniulatcd ijeathcr smoking set shaving set ashtray bill fold gloves purse 1 gloves cutglass silver- housecoat bedspread bookends morror bridgecovers rose table centres sockees hairibows sktmitts skicaps ski perfume bedroompictures j fl- i j0tol3l8titlb- sweater knitted suit sox i ties n c odd pants skijackets leather mitts v iwjr fabmg chinafigubes perfume and powder fancy- belts- f writing paper vasesnvty pictures fancy dress hangers kimona and bootee set saticomforter if chenillebed f highchamseats7vs stuffedaniralsiji j rpowdersoap outsets pink or blue commodes -r- j p- k st jr j i 1 -i- a vl rx2mm fetaj 35iassesssj ffljfetjsfeibjk 1

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