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the tribune stouffville ont thursday october 9 1947 newmarkets andrew stouffer a native of stouffville has an interesting career in their weekly ketch newmarket the era of f men off that town mont last week printed an interesting j niue for some vears trading horses than teach he was quite successful as a trainer of balky or just plain ornery horses and horses continued to be his mode of transportation until he bought his first car in 1915 in 1s50 he married lillian obrien organ- illuminating review of the life of one of its citizens andrew stouffer and we are indebted to our neigh boring contemporary for the fol lowing when carl stouffer applied for enlisted in the armed services durist for the church choir which he ing the first world war the recruit- directed they had three children ing officer looked up quickly when andrew and his wife moved to he heard the name german newmarket in 1s92 where he con- origin he asked but he relaxed tinued to teach music and for 12 again and wrote canadian when i years he vas choir leader at the carl told him that his great great then methodist church his wife grandfather had been stouffvillesjdied in 1s05 and at about the same first settler that stouffville had time he began to tune pianos a- been named after him and that carls great grandfather grand father and father had all been born there carls father- andrew stouffer was 83 on sept 14 and was born in that part of stouffvile which was in the original gooaere grant to abraham stouffer he went to pub- lie school in ringwood about two miles from stouffville and then worked on his fathers farm there until he was 25 his family were all musical and he used to go out in the evening and teach singing and the violin after hs marriage he began teach ing music on a full time basis but recalls that i made more well as teaching he has been tun ing pianos and dealing in them ever since and only gave up teaching two years ago in 1900 andrew married florence parsons port perry who had been his first wifes cousin and the band in which andy played clarinet from 1900 until 1910 came and chariva- ried them andrew has since taught everything from the cello to banjo but the piano and the violin con tinue to be his favourite instru ments fond of baseball in my younger days i played baseball and shinny and one year i played football i can still pitch a good horseshoe he says he aox aobox certified dry cleaning give your garments that fresh look by letting us clean and press them right here in stouffville gleanesisl phone 843 stouffville ontario open tuesday saturday evenings closed wednesday at noon ioe ioek1 enjoys gardening and had quite aj crop of tomatoes corn and cucum bers this year andrew belonged to the ancient order of workmen for some years but after it amalgamated with the independent order of foresters his interest lagged and he obtained a cash surrender value on fees and quit he has held various church offices chief of which were a mem bership on the music committee and the office of treasurer of the session fund two sons arthur and carl now reside in saskatchewan and are proud fathers a daughter in cali fornia is a grandmother in her own right with two daughters and a granddaughter and a third son has taken over the printing business in port perry which was formerly operated by mrs stouffers father the whole family is musically minded mrs stouffer used to play the violin and piano and now son victor is also quite a violinist andrew says his family origin ated many years ago in switzer land his great grandfather was born in pennsylvania and obtained the 000acre grant 400 acres of which were in whitchurch town ship and 200 in markham in the year 1s04 he brought quite a num ber of people with him when he came to stouffville from pennsyl vania and the people had to bring their livestock with them andrew says when they came they had to build bridges and ford rivers when they got here they built a grist mill and a sawmill and they dammed the creek to make a pond so that they would have water power my grandfather was the first of my great grandparents children to be born in canada andrew doesnt believe in retir ing when people retire they die im not going to retire until i have to he says 2 csa steaks at s425 the highprice theme is one that is written into most menus in us restaurants in los angles for example a restaurant charges si 75 today for a prime rib dish that was s125 six months ago it has lifted a typical dinner from 130 to 175 in that period in detroit a popular eating place has in 12 months boosted its roast beef plate from si 75 to s3 and its steaks from s3 to s425 wall street journal send friends the tribune to absent with canadians showing deep concern now over rapidly rising prices it i learned in official quarters here that there were advances all along the line in this country during the past month of august and this latest official in formation has revealed that food moved up from 159s in july to 1g0o mainly due to boosts in eggs lamb and carrot costs fuel rose from 1173 to 11sg chiefly in coal and coke clothing from 1432 to 1455 including mens and womens wear footwear and piece goods home furnishings and services from 1425 to 1137 involving furniture furnishings and cleaning supplies and others with 192g being con sidered equal to 100 in the wholesale level advances were also recorded in practically all lines except slight declines in chemical products and some farm products when the newfoundland delega tion returned to their home they took with them a 300page summary report of all discussions which had taken place in ottawa about the possibility of newfoundland becom ing canadas tenth province but they did not carry the impression that there was no chance of a refer endum being taken in newfound land on such possible union with canada before next may twin sisters from county kerry ireland eileen and noreen oconnor are among the latest immigrants to arrive from britain they will be placed on an ontario farm and may come to the clare- mom district where applicants are seeking them this tve ntiehcentury l certain metal gets sromdl y v f it gets around the world every country in the world if today buying canadian alumi num produced at arvida canada home of the largest aluminum smelter in the world the alcan ingot has become a major factor in world trade and a valuable source of the foreign exchange which canada needs to cover her own buying abroad i the north woods yes even there this versatile metal makes itself useful in a dozen ways that canoe is aluminum so arc the paddles so is the rod and ihe reel and the tackle box nonrusting lightasafcathcr aluminum is proving itself a natural for an evergrowing list of sports equipment skis and skates and hockey sticks and bicycles and of course thats just one small part of the story from industrial castings to objects of art canadian manufacturers arc leading the way to stronger lighter more atrxarrjvc articles of everyday use our own development and research is helping them to blaze new trails places at their disposal a wealth of technical knowhow today over six hundred canadian companies arc turning out products made with this miracle metal of the twentieth century any of canada ltd rmknaijrnnmoalwfecmtfyeiwultam it is understood that another effort will be made at the next ses sion of the canadian parliament to legalize the manufacture and sale of margarine as a substitute for butter during the last session such an attempt had been made by sen ator w d euler in the senate but it was defeated after a hard fight however now it is most likely that a continuation of this effort will be made in the lower chamber in order to wipe out legislation which has prevented such dealings in margarine in canada for almost a quarter of a century since there are many jobs for which there are no applicants across canada it has become evi dent in ottawa that the canadian government is planning to in crease such desirable immigration which can fill the ranks of labor and bring displaced persons from their miserable surroundings in europe with this objective various demands of industries are being considered and these are expected to bring here such displaced per sons to work in textile industry lumber domestic service construc tion mining meat packing quarry ing metal working and foundries etc indeed it is only housing and shipping problems which are hold ing up many more thousands of such workers from being brought to this country immediately though every effort is being made to in crease such desirable immigration officials stress officials in this capital leave no doubt that they are keeping a watchful eye on prices both in the event of illegal combinations to fix prices or to charge any excessive prices british canadian and american medical men held a threeday meet ing here to confer on the official medical histories of world war ii it looks like canada will establish an import division to encourage imports under certain conditions for the first time in the history of this country a study of local anesthetics by means of isotopes radioactive par ticles which radiate energy may lead the way to better and easier methods for modern dentistry with in a year stated an american expert in the capital a display of clothes worn by european children in contrast to canadian in a window of a depart ment store in ottawa onlookers with the sharp contrast the torn and tattered clothes of the former in winter being impossible to wear here in summer a rumor here is that the socalled luxury tax such as on jewellery may be lifted in the next canadian government budget a large delegation of united kingdom lumbermen paid a visit to the capital and one of them stated that canadian softwoods and plywoods are in great demand in the united kingdom for use in housing a school of modern languages organized in ottawa will teach no less than eight or more languages and all will be taught by teachers from countries in which the languages are spoken including spanish french italian polish russian german etc though a boost in wages has been offered the charwomen who clean the government offices here from 44 to 4s a month yet the char women demand an increase to 57 with about 1600 women being in volved pastor goes to toronto rev f huson mbc pastor at gormley preached farewell sermons on sunday and will now take over new duties in toronto as pastor of banfield memorial church during his stay at gormley mr huson enlarged every development of the church and brought about a doub ling in the givings the tribune to absent send friends stouffville bread is good bread whether its in the restaurant or in your own kitchen stouffville bakery bread has proven itself tops any household chef can tell you that its pure wholesome ingredients give it a flavour and texture that make it a favourite now when prices are high lets get the most for our money lets buy bread made in the stouffville bakery the stouffville bakery a poulrni profits qo up on marmill laying meal marmill laying meal clo is kept uptodate and in keep ing with results of the latest research findings it is well balanced with a good variety of carefully selected ingredi ents providing the important proteins from animal vege table and marine sources its ingredients include meat scrap whitefish meal soybean oil meal yeast etc carbo hydrates are furnished from sound recleaned grain the essential minerals in marmill laying meal are provided in both organic and inorganic forms they include calcium phosphorus iron copper sulphate iodide etc the vitamins a and d are suplied from concentrated cod liver oil a complete line of whole and ground grains oyster shell grit- cod oil and molasses stock minerals and tonics fly spray central feed store phone 277 for prompt delivery