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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 9 1949 in north york win with walwyn progressive conservative published by york north progressive conservative association because a breed of hen in chile lays torquoise eggs crossbreeding for other pastel shades is being tried common mustard the despair of grain growers quickly produces cov erage on burntout watersheds to prevent erosion w c mcdonald ro at markham every thursday 1230 to 800 pm in former telephone office complete visual analysis lenses prescribed when necessary phone markham 4w greenwood born to mr and mrs c mctag- gart on saturday june 4th 1949 a son the community extends sym pathy to mrs a pegg and family in their recent bereavement the wms met last thursday afternoon in the mt zion church when the brougham wms were their guests the visiting ladies had charge of the program the worship part taken by messrs m ellicott h barclay and h miller with mrs c barclay as pianist mrs gray mrs cassie mrsjohnston and mrs shepherd also spoke on the theme keeping the lords day mrs norton lead in a discussion on how to keep the family sunday after which mrs m ellicott fa vor- ed with a solo the greenwood ladies held their business part of the meeting and all sat down to a good supper prepared by the hostess bringing a pleasant after noon to a close congratulations to mr and mrs fred byers who celebrate their thirtyfifth wedding anniversary on fiiday june 10th mr edward pegg is at present laid up with measles mr and mrs gordon wilson and family of goodwood spent sunday afternoon with les avilson and his mother steadmans shoe repair harness repair stouffville ontario over spoffords store new prices mens soles 185 ladies soles 150 mens rubber heels 55 ladies rubber heels 40 mens leather heels 75 ladies leather lifts 35 heel linings 40 shoe polish laces first of 1400 strikers that went on strike are seen leaving plant of national steel car corp in hamilton ont builders of railway freight cars after com pany failed to meet united for for steel workers deadline talks workers- reported work as usual at 7 pm work ed until 9 am took rest period then left plant union seeks reduction in work hours and a raise of 315 a week m3re3ex3exsssss3cwejsxxxxxjcx3c3 jack mclean suave master of ceremon ies and screamlined imita tor of your favorite radio voices audley ss anniversary services in the church here were enjoyed by many on sunday rev mr malcolm of whitby was the guest speaker who had a real message for all several from here attended the funeral services for the late an drew pegg of greenwood on mon day he was a highly respected member of our township friends of the late editor alex mckittrick of the orangeville ban ner died suddenly last week will recall his visits of his early days to his mothers old home here the dunlop family who owned the farm now owned by s r wonna- cott the dry weather has been caus ing real concern to the local farm ers here stones derail cnr freight whitchurch township police are searching the mount albert area for a group of boys who placed stones on the cnr tracks five miles south of mount albert causing the derailment of freight locomotives front trucks the trucks were quickly replaced and the line clear ed the 37car train was travelling slowly but damage could have been heavy had the train been going faster an official said congratulations to our local jer sey herd upon their success at the brooklin fair arthur percy to our west had a bunch of his shorthorn cattle at the brooklin fair and won several prizes mrs clare gunter of hamilton visited her parents here over the weekend c s bryant wm of doric lodge in pickering attended the meeting of the instruction lodge in toron to last week ben is doing good work in his job reg ide and family were recent guests of his relatives in peter- boro two of our local school pupils are preparing to take the entrance examinations this year clarence sparkes recently elect ed to the newfoundland legisla ture is a cousin to mrs myers now visiting her son herman combdon at grasmere farm fred and mrs disney of brook lin were recent visitors here 48 plymouth sedan special deluxe small mileage radio and heater 47 chevrolet sedonette with radio heater sunvisor 2 47 oldsmobile sedonette hydromatic gear shift radio heater a dream car 47 oldsmobile sedan beautiful 2tone finish 47 studebaker champion coach spotless condition 47 chrysler opera coupe windsor blue plush upholstery 2tone finish radio heater fluid drive 47 mercury 118 sedan sunvisor heater real nice car 47 dodge sedan in good shape bargain price stock reducing sale 47 plymouth sedan quiet motor looks good a bargain 47 frazer sedan outstanding in condition 46 plymouth opera coupe radio heater spotlessly clean 46 dodge sedan done a little mileage but good sacrifice 42 chevrolet coach real clean and sound 41 plymouth coach smart new slip covers good throughout 41 oldsmobile sedan streamline a smart car 40 chrysler 6 sedan real good priced right 40 ford deluxe coach reasonable offer refused 39 dodge coach real clean throughout 38 chevrolet coach 3 to choose from priced right 37 chevrolet coach 2 to choose from real buys light trucks 48 mercury 14ton pickup 48 ford v2ton pickup 2 48 chevrolet deluxe ton pickup 47 chevrolet 1ton stake deluxe cab 42 willys jeep original black finish real good these cars are really priced to sell but we are willing to take a reasonable offer on any to reduce our inventory yes some are below cost maple leaf auto sales itm 999 danforth stouffville representative chas ward phone 168 victoria square what might have been a very ser ious accident on monday evening tor mr wideman of the townline and mr wyatt johnson of bethesda oc curred at victoria square when mr johnsons car was hit by the wide- man car and grazed mr phil wil lows house it then landed amid his flower bed and fence wrecking the car almost beyond repair and up rooting two large lilac trees however mr johnson miraculously escaped serious injury- last wednesday evening a number of friends and neighbours gathered at the home of mr and mrs percy bennet to bid farewell to mr ell dennie and miss rosie heise as mr dennie has sold his house and has moved to his daughters home at queensville mr b sanderson mr perkins mr l l nichols and mr r boynton represented the church and the sunday school mr l l nichols read an address to mr dennie and mr r perkins presented him with a goldfilled chain and penknife owing to the absence of mrs h j mackay mrs p bennett gave the address to miss rosie heise and mrs walker and mrs s boynton pre sented her with a silver cream and sugar and tray set toilet articles and a pin both mr dennie and miss heise thanked everyone in a few- words mrs h burton entertained with her guitar and singsong accompan ied by mr blackwell of toronto dainty refreshments brought the evening to a close mrs m haig and mrs j bond of gormley spent last wednesday with mr and mrs r boynton mr and mrs p bennett had sun day dinner with mr and mrs ray wilson of toronto mr and mrs a valliere of mark- ham mr and mrs r boynton had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs b sanderson and mabel the occasion being mrs sandersons birth day miss betty glover spent the week end with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs freeman barker at headford i congratulations are extended to mr and mrs orval heise who were married last thursday mr and mrs heise will reside where mr eli den nie formerly lived mr and mrsf faithful and son rex miss betty downey mrs poole and daughter margaret anne mr and mrs e clubine mr and mrs r wilson mr and mrs earl empring- ham mr and mrs percy bennett had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs j empringham mr and mrs jim valliere and patsy spent the weekend with friends at delhi the regular monthly meeting of the mission band will be held on saturday atternoon june 11 at 230 in the sunday school mrs antliffe presbyterial secretary of the mis sion band from toronto will be guest speaker all the children of the com- mittcc are invited and the members of the wms as well the regular monthly meeting of the wa will be held on wednesday evening june 15 at the home of mrs e a currey miss mabel sanderson will give the address there will also be special music everyone welcome a number from here attended the special young peoples service at headford sunday evening the memorial service was well ob served on sunday guest speaker was rev howey of aurora soloist was miss i fierhclla also of aurora mr and mrs skerrett of uxbrldgo had monday evening dinner with mr and mrs p v willows