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the tribune stousvuie oit thursday october 2s 194s nmnimmiiirmnmihh announcing the installation of our modern semiselfserve store the new equipment and store layout com bined with friendly spirit and desire to serve which was the motto of the founders will make shopping at ratcliffs more enjoyable than ever the new shelving in black and vhite is design ed for the utmost in display and convenience the aisles are wide with plenty of room to browse around there will be push carts to further facilitate your shopping for those of our many customers who still prefer to have their order assembled for them our service department staff will be happy to oblige town delivery service in being maintained we regret that it was necessary to close the store this past week but we will be open to serve you on friday morning watch for great opening sale at a later date ratcliff co j gormley vandorf mrs m haig had dinner last november 12 is the date set for thursday with mr and mrs rjie girls rally to be held at blooaa- jmilien jington christian church the railv i mrs ffm heise is visiting thisj for boys and girls of all sundav jweek with her daughttr luella schools of whitchurch township near tiilsonburg the special gospel meetings loyd winger j which are being held at wesley church are proving verv worth- vernie and larry have been spend ing two weeks in the gooding home rev and mrs carl lehman and family spent last weekend in the home of rev and mrs barley mr and mrs lehman will leave in two months for missionary work in india mr and mrs h bennett had sup per sunday evening in the home of mr and mrs frank bennett miss vera brilhnger of richmond hill spent last weekend in her home here the sale of mr and mrs j sider last friday proved to be quite a success a large crowd attended mr and mrs sider are moving this week to their rooms in the home of mrs e jones the sider home has been purchased by major and mrs bird of toronto miss myrtle sider of stouffville spent last thursday with mrs e jones low cost protection for individuals or families hospital nurse medical and sur gical plans ixcomk protection benefits payable from one day to a lifetime heajjhaccident- association harvey coathup district representative unionville pine orchard mr and mrs baxter of picton were guests saturday with their son art and mrs baxter here mr and mrs brandon spent sunday with mr and mrs dean brandon of guelph mr and mrs j nutland and miss j johnston of toronto were sunday visitors with mr and mrs walt johnston we are sorry to report little bobbie son of mr and mrs doug hope is ill in toronto general hos pital mr and mrs george sproxton visited in toronto on sunday and were tea guests with mr and mrs c mackie mr and mrs don petch visited mr and mrs howard mcclure on sunday 9th line markham mr and mrs d clendenning celebrated their fiftyninth wedding anniversary last saturday this most auspicious occasion was mark ed by numerous congratulatory messages from their many friends we extend our best wishes to this highly esteemed couple donald thomas lloyd and mur ray grove attended the ploughing match near aurora last week we understand that lloyd is competing in the match at king city on tues day of this week a meeting for the purpose of reorganizing the farm forum was held on monday night of this week at the home of mr and mrs thos masters after the business of the evening was transacted delicious refreshments were served by the hostess and a pleasant social hour was enjoyed the next meeting of while dr gilbart has given very inspiring sermons and will con tinue this week special music every evening mr and mrs roy morley mr and mrs grant morley and billie were sunday guests of mr and mrs ralph aitkinson richmond hill dr f h- and mrs vannostranaj have returned home from their trip to vancouver the womens institute met at the home of mrs claire powell on wednesday oct 20 mrs bert white was appointed one of the delegates to the institute convention which is to be held in the roval york hotel nov 10 11 12 mrs powell assisted by mrs neddery demon strated setting of table and serving of food also arrangements of flowers the meeting was con cluded with a delicious lunch of i trip to the states they expect to be sandwiches and homemade cakes tw weeks and tea everyone enjoyed the junior male mrs douglas billbrough and quartette on sunday evening and winsome handsome gladsome thats how we make you look joy beauty salon phone 9sw2 stouffville mr c tomlinson visited the the farm forum will be held on i harper home a few days last week monday evening nov 1 at the mrs rae mcclure attended the daughter have been visiting her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs dudley foster mr bilbrough met with an accident to his hand while at work and is in york county hospital newmarket mr r b- brown and mrs harry lavender have each purchased lots from mr wilbur graham on the fourth concession mr and mrs robert carr were sunday guests of mr and mrs gordon carr and peggy at keswick sorry to report mrs harry west is in newmarket hospital after undergoing an operation for appen dicitis we wish her a speedy recovery mr and mrs george sproxton visited their daughter and son-in- law mr and mrs gordon mackay on sunday mr and mrs harold duncan and erma miss carrie duncan don mills rd spent sunday with mr and mrs bert white and family miss alma pilkey entertained them with their meeting lady friends after the britains average wheat yield per acre is double that of the usa the church services 15ahat world faith the essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds he whose words exceed his deeds know verily his death is better than his life tune in chum 1050 on your dial sunday 1215 pm funeral of her uncle in meaford- y government of canada bonds 4y due november 1 1958 have been called for payment november 1 1948 these bonds should be presented for redemption with all coupons of later date attached no further interest will be paid on these bonds after november 1st 1948 home of mr and mrs fred wicks i j mrs ivan law mr and j mrs perkins hampton called on on friday evening october 15 markham policy change doors open at 7 nitely show starts 730 pm two shows nightly at 730 and 930 thursday friday october 2sth 2h they give love new meaning new excitement new thrills in mgms stirring- story of a dangerous romantic journey clark gable lana turner homecoming saturday only october 30th feared by all the royal lords loved by all their indies robin hood adventures never before filmed in beautiful technicolor alexander dumas the prince of thieves added fun stan laurell oliver hardy bebig friends and neighbours gathered at the home of mr and mrs 1 f white in honour of mr and mrs rodney white whose marriage took place in september grace cox- worth and betty thomas took charge of the program for the even ing and conducted games stunts and contests which were greatly enjoyed by all this was followed by the presentation of many lovely and useful gifts to the happy couple refreshments were then served a short time after the uests left they returned and ser enaded the bride and groom in traditional fashion mr and mrs h a switzer on sun day mrs clayton pogue and daugh ters marthaann and caroline visit ed her mother and father mr and mrs cookson stratford last week mr and mrs william kingdon and bill visited mr and mrs arnold gardhouse and family on sunday wesley united church annivers ary services will be held nov 7 dickson hill mr simeon hoover is touching up the appearance of his house with a fresh coat of paint rev and mrs a g doner have returned from zephyr where he was engaged as speaker in special services in charge of rev win yates pastor mr and mrs arnold sherrick nee pearl yates former ly of didsbury song evangelists contributed to the interest of the uvo da a week meetings they were all entertain- mr and mr altona mr and mrs earl menair and family of enniskillen were guests of his parents on sunday mr and mrs ernie davis of vandorf were guests of his father and esther on sunday a number from this vicinity enjoyed a day at the provincial plowing match and we offer con gratulations to those who won prizes mr and mrs russell crosier of stratfprd spent last weekend with mr and mrs david crosier and family the apple crop is scarce in this community this year thus the cider mill is not as busy only operating second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday october 31 1918 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship subject continuing st john s31 if ye continue in my word then are ye my disciple in deed tuesday nov 2nd s pm we con tinue with our prayer praise and fellowship meeting at the home of ji farquharson thursday this week at the home of mr and mrs k hutchinson a social evening beginning at 8 pm praise god for all his benefits mon tues nov 1st 2nd how is the state of the union its great because the state of their marital union is great spencer tracy katharine hepburn van johnson state of the union wed thur- nov 3rd 1th what was the strancre pow er of the golden earrings that could save a mans life or make him love against his will ray milland marlene dietrich in golden earrings watch for news of mickey in technicolor november sth to 13th ed at the parsonage and enjoyed contacts witli the ptople of that community the service at wideman church tuesday evening addressed by mr soloman native of india high school teacher and church worker was well attended with represent atives from various churches mr and mrs gerald gamble and daughters judy and wendy sailed from montreal for liverpool eng land to visit their relatives after an absence of twelve years a num ber of the neighbouring ladies pre sented mrs gamble with a toilet travelling case at a delightful afternoon tea given by mrs har- grave tall maples mr and mrs roger mailman en joyed a visit with relatives at rochester xy and accompanied mr and mrs maynard hallman to new york city mr and mrs ken walker and robert were present at the anni versary service of the united church at unionville and were dinner guests at the home of his brother jimmy we extend a welcome to rev cyril berry and family who have come from colbourne as pastor of mt joy and dickson hill congre gations dr and mrs hargrave have re turned by motor from montreal where the doctor was in attendance at a medical convention mrs har grave visited at the home of her daughter mrs rogers and spent a happy time with her three small grandchildren the farmers appreciate this beautiful weather and hope it may continue since it is needed to brins the cabbage and turnip crops j o maturity the first wms meeting for this season was held at the home of the jpicmitent mrs elmore barkey last week and activities arranged for the coming winter delos morris accompanied by friends are on a notice whitchurch township notice of closing and selling freehold of public highway on plan 145 of the township of whitchurch take notice that the council of the township of whitchurch will consider at a meeting at the township hall at vandorf in the said township on the loth day of december 19 is a bylaw to close up the following described high ways firstly the highway shown on plan 115 of the township of whit church described as lane be ing thirty feet in width and extending northerly from the southerly limit of lot number 36 along the easterly limit of the said lot and the westerly limit of the grand trunk railway right- ofway to the north limit of the said plan secondly the highway shown on plan 15 of the township of whit church and described as lane lying north of lot number 37 and ertending easterly from the grand trunk railway right-of- way to the road allowance be tween concessions 7 and 8 of the township of whitchurch as shown on the said plan and to sell freehold of the same the council shall hear in per son or by his counsel solicitor or agent any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by the said bylaw and who applies to be heard dated at the township of whit church this 23rd day of october 194s stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sunday october 31 1918 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship rev frank bamford of sandford monday 8 pm young peoples tuesday 4 pm explorers wednesday s pm note change of date the wms will meet in the church coloured slides will illus trate the study book west of the gorges all ladies of the church specially invited thursday 830 pm choir st james presbyterian church stoufffville rev ir a m carrie ma bd p1id sunday october 31 194s 945 am morning worship united missionary church pastor p r barley gormley sunday october 31 1918 anniversary services 1015 sunday school 1115 am 230 7 pm speaker rev m bricker toronto singer mrs w j purdy hanover nov 111 each night except satur day at 8 pm rev l k sider and mrs pudy singing all wel- green river union ss win duncan supt sunday school every sabbath day at 1030 am in our new s s room the former green river hall stouffville christian church minister f h muir it is much easier to be critical than to be correct disraeli in lowliness of mind let each es teem others better than themselves paul sunday october 31 1918 1000am special open session of the sunday school the speaker will be mrs paget 1100 am worship the speaker will be rev w paget of india 730 pm the evening service will be withdrawn in favour of the anniversary services in blooming- ton friday oct 29 the regular gather ing will be held at the home of mrs geo kirby montreal street at 8 pm theme truth monday nov 1 young people 730 thursday oct 2s young peoples halloween social sunday school room stouffville baptist church rev j k pequegnal pastor sunday october 31 1918 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service on friday oct 29 at 8 pm hear rev wm frey of switzerland in the church christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday october 31 1918 22nd sunday after trinity 200 pm sunday school 230 pm even song annual bazaar october 28th beloved now are we the sons of god i john 32 bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday october 31 1918 115th anniversary services in bloomington church 1100 am and 730 pm special speaker rev d c percy nigeria africa mrs percy gifted pianist will ren der selections on the piano special singing 230 pm ringwood 730 pm altona service in charge of the c e society mr norman lehman will preach sunday school at 10 am in altona church at 1030 am mrs percy will speak at the bloomington sun day school monday 8 pm ringwood ce wednesday 8 pm altona prayer meeting all are cordially invited to attend these services plan to come melville bethesda and peachs churches rev r t chapin minister sunday october 31 1948 1000 am peachs 1130 am melville 300 pm bethesda united missionary church rev cyril rcrry minister mount joy sunday october 31 1018 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship 700 pm evangelistic the minister will speak- dicksons hill sunday october 31 1948 1000 am worship 11 am sunday school speaker rev l r pipher in the john w crawford clerk interest of the bible society lemonville united church sunday october 31 1918 200 pm sunday school 315 pm service stouffville united missionary church rev h s hallman pastor wednesday s pm altona prayer meeting thursday 8 pm stouffville prayer meeting sunday october 31 1918 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship 730 pm evangelistic watch the paper nextweek for special announcement you are invited to worship with us