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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 29 1948 pep up those light spring appetites sago mafcr- delicton paddings special lb 2c rice specia lb 19c cream sandwich cookies special lb 20c dates daltons jolly good pkg 25c lard lb 2r assorted jelly powders daltons 2 packages 15c campbells cream of chlckec soup a new thrill in soup salted peanuts special condensed milk kam javex new giant size grapefruit 6 for lb 30c tin 23c per tin 37c 25c 25c ratcliffco stoaffville ontario m i the north york liberal association will hold its provincial convention at the town hall newmarket sat may 1 1048 at 230 pm speakelfe hon farquhar oliver mpp leader of the provincial liberal party koss linton president peter burt secretary w tire repair will save you m a minor repair job now saves a major repair job later on saves time saves trouble saves money tool drive in today goodvear 0a1 international motors wd atkinson phone stoulfville 290 stewing beef hamburg smoked fillet fresh fillets salmon steaks scotch kippers pair side bacon smoked back and peameal smoked ham picnic hams boneless picnics cottage rolls smoked oboyles meat market stouffville we deliver phone 3501 engagements mr and mrs m g ionson of agincourt announce the ergage- meni of their daughter mildred marie to mr car e sellers son of mrs sellers and the late mr r- f sellers marriage to take place on may 15 1948 at 330 in knox united church agincourt thieves enter sutton drug store several thousand dollars worth of merchandise including a quan tity of narcotics were stolen at sut ton early monday by thieves who broke into a drug store owned by n o- tremaine provincial constable bill hill said the job was apparently pulled by experts a lock on the front door was picked and there is not a fingerprint in the place he said a stolen car believed used in the theft was recovered by constable hill two miles east of sutton an empty morphine container was found near by dickson hill we are pleased to report that mrs tillman reesor who had been confined to her home for some time on account of ill health was able to visit at the home of her daughter mrs jos b hoover miss ada barkey was also a guest there on sunday mrs abram raymer of stouffville and mrs roy mover spent the weekend with the russel raymer family of toronto miss kathleen walker spent last week at the home of her brother ken walker in a short time the death angel has removed from our midst three esteemed friends namely mrs jos grove and mrs e r sinclair of ringwood and miss ella power of stouffville who were laid to rest in the cemetery here sunday after noon rev mr morton conducted the graveside service a number from this locality at tended the dedication of the new progressive- conservative convention town hall whitby thursday may 6th s pm for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the forthcoming provincial election prominent speakers in the provincialfederal fields will be present all interested persons welcome rd humphrey president ernest marks secretary beth es da sunday may 2nd will be mission ary sunday at our sunday school mrs harwood a missionary from south america will be the speaker mrs harwood is a bolivian be sure to hear her message the wms will meet on wed nesday afternoon may 5th place of meeting will be announced on sun day we wish a speedy recovery for all on our line who are ill scarcity of nails still hinders building hardware and construction men in this district say the nail situa- onto on sunday tion continues to be grim and that the 1948 summer season promises to be a difficult one unless assur- banfieldmemorial church in tor- a from the producers are forth coming up to the present there have been no assurances to all appearances it looks like a season when con tractors and carpenters will be beat ing a ceaseless tattoo on the door of the hardware merchant and victoria square rev and mrs e a currey and loretta had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs boddy of osh- awa the occasion being mr andiwholesaler mrs boddys fortyfirst wedding anniversary miss doreen stephenson of buttonville had tea sunday atfening with misses edna and marjorie sanderson mr and mrs e caseley anne and wilma of unionville had sun day evening dinner with mr and mrs stanley boynton and family mr l stoutenbergh and mr david boynton spent sunday after noon with mr and mrs a chester of whitby mrs rev j macdonald of tara spent monday with friends in the communitv miss hannah hoppter mrs j macdonald mr and mrs ralph boynton had monday evening din ner with mrs w brumwell we wish a speedy recovery to misses audrey gee and evelyn beatty who are ill meeting of the jwi will be held on tuesday evening may 4 in the community hall the theme for the evening will be home economics roll call an item for a hope chest address by mrs clarke young on brides hope chest modelling mrs d matthews and mrs w rennie the buttonville iwi are pre senting their play the secret society of cabbageville in victoria square community hall on wed nesday evening may 5 at 8 pm dst proceeds in aid of the local womans association the sunday evening church ser vice will be held on may 2 at 730 pm dst this will be the last even ing service until thejall season the gentlemen of the church have been making improvements to the church grounds by planting evergreen trees at the back of the church where the sheds used to stand wood for sale propositions will be re ceived to buy felled hardwood on lots 8 and 9 concession 5 in uxbridge township further information from lloyd bryant ph claremont 3305 and most of the local spokesmen appear to regard cause of the nail shortage as more or less of a mys tery they have heard different reasons one of the more prominent being that the source of raw ma terial for manufacture of nails is limited the situation hasnt improved a bit says a dealer he cant figure out where the nails are all going since manufacturers claim that more are being produced than ever before all that anybody knows is that nails are hard to get a lemon ville merchant offered a limited poundage to each customer with an order recently and his supply was quickly snapped up stouffville hardware stores have been getting a good share of what is going as compared with other towns but still nails are a scarce article fewer horses horses on farms as at december 1 1047 numbered 1979400 being 12 per cent below the number for the corresponding date in 1946- de creases occurred in all provinces saskatchewan had the most horses with 486g00 when the count was made last year by the dominion bureau of statistics ontario was next with 451000 alberta third with 393800 and quebec fourth with 315700 since december 1 1941 up to the corresponding date in 1947 tilers has been a decline of 907000 horses on farms in canada attention contractors and home builders to fill the rising demand for concrete blocks we have installed two new machines with a capacity of 4000 blocks per day these machines produce blocks that are firmly packed square and smooth we make all sizes and can give you prompt delivery write or phone c0rmley cement block co gormley ont phone stouffville 7320 fred and mrs crossen w r and i mrs dougherty visited sunday lloyd and mrs brown at birch- cliff going going gone herbert a grose auctioneer around barrie for thirty years has sung his favorite warning for the last time for just after preparing for another auction sale when he would oftimes repeat the going going gone signal he suddenly expired sixtyfour years of age mr grose was born inessa one of a family of fifteen tuesday evening next week stouffville stores will remain open and every other tuesday evening throughout the summer the wms afternoon auxiliary will meet in the united church on thursday may 6th at 245 pm the devotional period will be in charge of mrs w atkinson and mrs riches will review the study book a special service at widemans church on sunday evening may 1st at 730 pm mr wilson hunsberger of water loo ontario a relief worker in poland for fourteen months under the mennonite central committee will have charge of the service and relate his experiences in this war torn and needy field come and hear this message the church services stouffville baptist church kev j k pequegnat pastor sunday may 2 1948 200 pm sunday school 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service united missionary church rev s s shantz minister mount joy sunday may 2 1948 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship missionary message dicksons htlli sunday may 2 1918 10 am worship missionary message 1100 am sunday school 730 pm young peoples service miss angeline tyson returned missionary from africa will be the speaker for the day miss tyson will show pictures of her work in the evening service special singing by local talent green river union ss wm duncan snpt sunday school every sabbath day at 1030 am in our new ss room the former green river hall melville bethesda and peachs churches rev r t chapin minister sunday may 2 1948 regular services at all churches bethesda yp friday april 30 at mr a steckleys home stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sunday may 2 194s 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship wednesday 4 pm explorers thursday may 5 245 pm the wms will meet at the church mrs f riches group leader thursday 700 pm cgit thursday 815 pm choir st james presbyterian church stouffville sunday may 2 1948 230 pm church service revdr am currie ma bdphd all times quoted in the tribune are now daylight saving time unless othenvise stated albino raccoon an albino raccoon wildlife od dity captured by harold mac- phee of goderich farm imple ment dealer is subject of tense discussion between macphee and game officials who want the prize for torontos riverdale zoo i have checked all the en cyclopedias and talked to game authorities and it seems nothing of the kind was ever heard of before macphee said he first turned up on a farm a few miles from goderich last winter crawling up a window on a porch ijsltn la tie ontario stock yards bulletin uarint wally ford ntty tmtidcy wtarnhg chml d00 71- am second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday may 2 1918 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship tuesday 830 pm prayer praise and fellowship meeting why was the bible written answer written that ye might believe that jesus is the christ the son of god and that believing ye might have life through his name john 2031 v bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday may 2 1918 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood subject how to conquer god 730 pm altona subject the kindness of god sunday school at 1000 am in altona church at 1030 am classes for all ages friday bloomington meeting can celled all invited to attend men nonite church same night friday 8 pm ringwood mission circle at the home of mr and mrs cliff morgason monday 7 pm ringwood meeting for boys and girls 8 pm ce prayer meeting wednesday 8 pm altona prayer meeting plan to come ballantrae united church so worship i the god of my fathers sunday may 2 1918 130 pm sunday school lesson 200 pm joint worship service of sunday school and parents fol lowed by sermon stouffville united missionary church rev h s hallman pastor revival services continuing until sunday may 2 with rev m t sellers wednesday 8 pm where are the dead thursday s pm whats wrong with the dance friday 8 pm the blood hounds of hell sunday may 2 194s 1000 s school for all ages were out to build a bigger and better s school you can help by attend ing this sunday 1100 am morning worship 730 pm water baptism in our now baptistry followed by preach ing subject just outside the door you will always he made welcome stouffville christian church minister f h muir six days shalt thou do all thy work but the seventh sunday may 2 1948 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship subject a call to worship 730 pm congregational singing subject the cost of being useful friday april 30 junior boys at the parsonage 645 friday april 30 8 pm singing discussion prayer at ken waggs theme work let us all do it and we will have a houseful monday may 3 calling all young people for a camp fire meet at jean and harold hodgins 8 pm sharp singing discussing toast ing invite yourself invite others but leave your shyness at home the world is my parish and this community my present head quarters lemonville united church though thy beginning was small yet thy latter end should greatly increase sunday may 2 1918 315 pm opening services ill do my best at the beginning and well al work to clinch the latter end increase if you wait till the crepe is on your door to be brought to church its too late for us to help you much united missionary church pastor p r barley bethesda sunday may 2 1918 1000 am worship wednesday obttage prayer meeting gormley sunday may 2 1948 1015 am sunday school 1115 am worship i 700 pm young peoples special coming may 5 to 9 missionary convention illustrated messages by returned missionaries wednesday may 5 8 pm miss beulal sargeanf nurse of angola thursday 8 pm miss a tyson nigeria west africa friday 8 pm rev e a lockerbie of the mission to leper ah welcome christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday may 2 1948 5th sunday after easter rogation sunday 200 pm sunday school 230 pm evensong theri said i here am i send me isai 68