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the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 20 1950 jhramty service haying harvesting for haying salt brantford baling twine for harvesting brantford binder twine insecticides toot crop protection atox derris dust cil 3 ddt dust cil 5 ddt dust cil borax turnip dust por tomatoes trox fixed copper dust troxide dust tricop spray bam spraying livestock spraying we are at your service stiver bros stwffville ont office ph 45 zlt bjoany ipjedsaq uja diqsuuiuijjoav f bntrvaooaa hcm ddvnm wav sjj 310mv any wohvi flying fish probably move shroqgh the air to escape capture sy other fish find mental case wandering koads described as a mild type of men tal case a young war veteran who had walked out of westminster veterans hospital at london ont a week ago was picked up friday by markham township police at cashel chief clarence wideman apprehended the man after farm ers had reported him wandering on district roads the patient had been missing from the london hospital since july 5 and required further treat ment doctors there said he was taken by chief wideman to sunny- brook hospital to await transfer back to london capons roasters and fowl wanted highest cash prices paid for live birds phone 380j aurora for prices choice cutup chickens aurora limited ontario stoker service also oil burners we will be in stouffville on friday july 21 st prepared to give your stoker or oil burner a complete and thorough overhaul a b stoker service ph collect ju 6930 1910 bloor st vv toronto wftfts4sssssaftaaa4sssss4ssf ive licked my problem of this years supply of gasoline oil and grease q x signed up xith my local coop acsjring delivery im saviig by doing it and im sure im gelling the best at your stouffville cotop association phones 269 and 122 local and personal happenings mrs h lee has been visiting for the past week with mrs geo lee richmond hill mr and mrs jonn nigh and family of almira were sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs edgar nigh of victoria stree mrs l e oneill and joy are vacationing at lake 3oshkung in haliburton for a couple of weeks next wednesday evening july 26ih the local legion will sponsor a dance here with games bingo and refreshments port perry vs stouffville this chas hoover clerk of markham thursday night this is the inter- township accompanied by mrs mediate ball game postponed from hoover are holidaying this week monday evening in pennsylvania mr and mrs j forster black- water were visitors at the jess cober home in the eastend on sat urday sunday was the occasion of mr and mrs forsters fifteenth wedding anniversary mr and mrs w h macnabb from mooresville indiana are visiting in stouffville this week at the home of mr and mrs john scott mr and mrs r b rae union ville have returned from a weeks holidays spent principally in the niagara pennisula mr e r cood local assessoi who has recently completed his work on the stouffville roll for 1950 has been engaged by the municipal council of elora to assess that town the sudden death is reported from toronto of frank hepburn beloved husband of cora g hep burn and soninlaw of mrs mary gillion of stouffville deceased was stricken with a heart attack he was in his 5gth year stouffville fire brigade was called out on friday morning to the rear of stouffville motors where a bonfire had set off a pile of oily refuse at the back of the garage the flames were licking dangerously close to the buildings and a call was put in to the bri gade to halt the spread of the fire before any material damage resulted stouffville drew- a step closer recently to having a through paved road to the 4th con west with the oiling of the markhamwhitchurch townline between the 6th and 4th concessions more than 30000 has been spent in widening this stretch of road cutting down the grades and improving the culverts the oiling completes the work on the road for this year but a final hardtop is anticipated another season last thursday evening there was a happy gathering of friends at mrs w slacks on obrien ave to make a presentation to her daughter audrey and her husband mr and mrs harvey feasby in honour of their recent marriage mrs reg button gave the address and the gifts presented were n coffee table and a piece of aluminumware the feasbys are making their home at present with mrs slack the pulpit of the united church was occupied on sunday morning by rev hartley harland of strath- ciair who was born in stouffville mr harland spoke of stephens influence on saul and the uncon scious witness of our lives from day to day he is spending some holidays with mr and mrs clay ton stouffer mrs m taylor the storeys and other relatives at one time his father lived at victoria square mr harland came to the rescue of rev d davis whos3 voice went on strike this week goodwood lodges clean up july 12th prizes some 35 members of the good wood orange lodge attended the walk at uxbridge on july 12th eleven lodges took part in the parade there being s mens and 3 ladies an outstanding feature this year was goodwoods record bringing home first prize for ladies lodge and first prize for the mens lodge a masseyharris tractor belong ing to andy green 9th con whit church farmer took an unfortunate tumble last week from the upper floor of the barn the machine had been in use hoisting the hay crop into the mow and was standing on the floor near the open doors over looking the straw pile in the barn yard below several young lads playing about the green farm started up the tractor and it plung ed out the side of the barn and dropped nearly fifteen feet down on the straw pile hwwww crush at kinjrwood one of aliens construction co trucks loaded with crushed stone was on its way to the resurfacing job on the 10th of whitchurch near lincolnville one day last week when it met with disaster at ring wood coming up the 8th and turning east the truck crossed the bridge and road on the townline turned over and came to rest with wheels in the air scattering the storie over the roadside the driver miraculously escaped injury but the other man in the truck suffered facial bruises and received medical attention the companys service truck removed the truck which appeared to be little the worse for the accident earl howsam wellknown al- tona miller who moved north of greenbank some years ago has returned home from the toronto general hospital where he has been confined for some weeks undergoing treatment the marriage is announced of nevis nellie daughter of mr and mrs augusto valoppi to john f hargrave son of dr and mrs ralph hargrave of stouffville the ceremony was conducted on satur day july 15th in holy name church toronto by reverend father leo smith mrs m farr of toronto was the lucky lady to win the handsome frigidaire refrigerator given away at the stouffville ioof street dance on wednesday evening tb rae won the radio which was given as second prize and mrs baird of hamilton came in third for the trilite lamp mr and mrs charles allen of toronto are vacationing at their cottage summerset musselmans lake the allen family have been visiting musselmans lake more than twentv vears mr and mrs frank whetter and family moved to their new resid ence on rose ave last weekend mr whetter who is employed in toronto since giving up farming in whitchurch purchased the home some time ago it was recently vacated by mr geo pearce of the local high school staff who has bought a home on park rd south the cellar was excavated last week for another new home on lloyd blvd the sixth to be under construction on this new sub division the latest addition is a house for mr and mrs wes jack and is located on the northeast corner of lloyd and rose ave capt osterdahl home for brief rest capt frank w osterdahl of the oil tanker imperial simcoe own ed by imperial oil returned to work on tuesday after several days rest at his home at the corn er of rupert ave and charles st he was called to work this year in march and generally returns home for the winter months in early december his next run is to montreal but often he is sent to halifax before moving to stouffville capt osterdahl was on atlantic duty his vessel had been at le havre undergoing repairs at one time during the last war and he pulled out just before the german- pulled into port for the last four years of the war he was stationed at halifax he was assistant port captain and lectured the men in the navy chiefly younger officers on safety precautions in handling gasoline and other hightest fuels he was in charge of convoys of oil tankers captain osterdahl has covered most of the world on his trips mrs a g thompson suffers loss of father active as an auctioneer and in real estate work although in his 8sth year james rae battisby suffered a stroke at a sale seven teen days before his death which occurred on tuesday july nth at his home in campbellford death was due to cerebral hemorrhage a private funeral service was con ducted at the family residence by rev mr toombs with interment in mount pleasant cemetery in campbellford on thursday after noon july 13th pallbearers were jb dr w r gr and ag thompson dr j anderson and ray williams and flower bearers j c anderson j a anderson dr ernie anderson and harry anderson the late mr battisby was bora in and was a lifelong resident of cramahe township his parents having come from scotland and settled there since 1920 he has been a resident of campbellford he is survived by his wife the former annie victoria anderson and by one daughter nellie m mrs a g thompson of stouffville a brother william b battisby resides in kingston jamaica while two sisters are left to mourn his loss mrs harry mallory of port hope and mrs pomeroy of toronto the deceased was active irt the town council of campbellfoyd for some time as well as in the pres byterian- church having been chairman of the board of man agers at one time mr and mrs fred campbell of stouffviue left by train last week end for chicago where mr camp bell will attend the lions inter national convention the closing exercises of mount albert gospel church daily vaca tionsbible school will be held this friday at 8 pm come early to see the childrens work we understand that due to the heavy rainfall on thursday july 13th the uprights of the dam at longfellows pond 5 miles west of stouffville gave way and the water was released rev and mrs douglas davis will go to their cottage at lake simcoe this week for a months vacation rev totten of richmond hill will occupy the stouffville united church pulpit in rev davis absence chas hooper popular markham township councillor reports a wheat root in this years crop which has produced fortyfive heads something of a record mr hoopers farm is on the 4th con cession near buttonvilie mr earl norton of north park- dale toronto will occupy the pulpit in the stouffville christian church ballantrae musselmans lake and lemonville commencing next sunday july 23rd markham veterans association is reported to have purchased the united church hall for a price of 6500 the markham church hall was the former presbyterian church and is being disposed of since the local united church is adding a large addition to their main auditorium mrs ray fleury and daughter phyllis are holidaying this week at lakeview house jacksons point at least co per cent of chiang kai sheks troops or about 1800000 men were lost during 1948 next wednesday night the classy west toronto seniors will be the visitors in the local park against stouffville baseball inter mediates have you had a try at that 50 in prizes being offered by eastside motors fordmonarch dealers in stouffville to drive that 1950 ford test car with the gasoline mileage tester attachment its a test of your driving skill its fun and its profitable read the display adv in this weeks issue james wright a patient in the brierbush hospital for several months passed away friday even ing july 14th at the age of 78 years at one time mr wright lived at nobleton and for some ten years at the county home at new market he was a retired farmer born in england and having no relatives here having come to canada 38 years ago the funeral from oneills chapel proceeded to nobleton for interment on mon day afternoon july 17th misfortune caught up with mrs k g tarr of obrien ave spend ing the weekend at her sons cot tage at hawk lake as mrs tarr and mrs verna tarr wright of toronto came out of the store mrs tarr was interested in the store keepers children down by the lake mistaking the second step for the first she stepped down and fell breaking her right wrist mrs wright ran for clayton tarr to bring his car and they drove the 35 miles to haliburton to have a doctor xray and set the broken bone though not as young as she once was aunt polly as so many in stouffville like to call her is the kind avho takes things as they come and makes the best of them sees york county passing city population the population of york county will exceed that of the city of toronto within the next 10 years clive sinclair county warden recently declared that will be quite a mouthful for the city of toronto to swallow without serious digestive disturb ances mr sinclair told the kiwanis club users of the classified adv columns in the tribune are reminded that ttese small advs are inserted for cash and tele phone orders should be paid promptly during the week of insertion considerable work is entailed in constant billings for these small amounts and we trust you will bear this in mind the next time you phone in a classified deaths camplin rachel at bradford thursday july 13 1950 rachel home wife of the late james w camplin of unionville in her 97th year dear grandmother of eileen cunningham cooke service at central united church unionville interment greenbank cemetery hepburn frank c suddenly at toronto on friday july 14 1950 frank c hepburn beloved hus band of cora m gillion and dear brother of james of verdun charles of beebe que and jessie williamson of detroit service 130 pm monday interment markham drive in at the sign of the big ba for 88 and 98 gasoline lubrication oil changes car washing tire repairs battery charging under the capable supervision of bill sanders eastside motors phone 64wl youth for christ stouffville 745 films for young and old 800 pm come along and sing along in your favorite choruses with us also hear the special numbers for your pleasure and bless ing by the altona girls trio j the yfc girls choir and alice barkey at the piano 930 closing film the salt of the earth a modern story of stewardship evangelism n presenting christ the way while yet it is day n rowan director