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the tribune siousriue out- thursday apri 1953 huge grass fire gets out of control at ballantrae additional locals announce plans for world plowing competition victoria square tt a huge grass fire covering nearly fiftv acres was burning out of control on the bahan- trae sideroad in the early afternoon this wednesday stoulfville fire brigade who were out at the time attending another grass fire near the local arena were called to the whitchurch conflagration and were joined later by mt al bert brigade the fire started on the farm of mr harold jones and quick ly spread through the long grass to other neighboring fields the stouffville fire truck became bogged down in the mud and the volunteers had to use branches and axes in an eifort to hold the flames in cheek farmers in the area gathered at the scene and a tractor and plough were used to slow down the advancing fire with the aid of a tow- truck the stouffville engine was hauled out of the mud and the arrival of the mt al bert brigade aided in bringing the blaze under control ringwood mrs herb beach is home after spending the winter months with her niece mrs archie fleming of itnlonviue wheel steerins alinement service for all cars w g garrett sumlay visitors at albert hoovers re mr and mrs el- gie thouij of oshau3 mrs joeph hoover of toronto and mrs franklin hoover of stouff ville we are sorry to report kiat mr jas kennedy who has been on the sick list for some time was removed to the stouffville nursing home on tuesday for treatment oliver harding is serving as a juror in toronto we welcome mr and mrs don scott and mr and mrs harry push to our neighborhood both are employed on the rodauz farms mrs moss and daughter of toronto were weekend guests with mr and mrs walter lee mrs ed lawrenson and little daughter rhoda returned on monday from midland where she had been caring for mrs e lawrensoa sr trie stouffville child health j clinic will be held in christ church parish hall u friday apri 17th from 130 until 4 pm mothers with babies and presehool children are invites to attend free immunization another meeting of the stoulfville softball team will be held in the council cham bers on wednesday evening april lotn from all reports the local club have definite plans of entering a team in the markham township league son stouffville hone 203 ballantrae a very hearty welcome is ex tended to mr and mrs tieorge talbot who have moved into their new home we wish them many happy years to enjoy their lovely home mr and mrs p myers of hamilton spent the easter holi days with mrs g o wright and oyce tom white and brother eddie have been fishing near whitby they had a very good catch the neighbors are enjoying fish din ners these days mr and mrs bernie degeer have been ill with the tin we hope they will soon be much better the sewing class was held at the home of mrs w topper the ladies are working on lunch eon cloths chesterfield sets pil low slips pot holders knitting etc this work will be sold at the annual bazaar aug 1st after work was finished they sang the favorite hymn of each of the ladies gene paisley ar rived and took over with his violin miss lena king was at the piano after the entertain ment a lovely lunch was served mrs w m pattenden is visit ing at the home of mr and mrs p pattenden for a few days outstanding valuei rose kosher stylei whole special 39c pill pickles 32 oi jar terrific saving culverhouse choice speciali golpe corn 2 27 aunt sallys orange special marmalade 29 terrific valuei sweet treat speciali sliced 20 0 tin heinz pure 11 o bottle tomato ketchup 29 cial lit special oueens royal standard sliced peaches time for spring change over domnol motor oil 6 9t tin 145 glenwooo choice 15 oz tin fruit cocktail culveshousi ungraded choice peas lynn valley standard dessert pears 23tf 22 219o economical full flavoured dsl slack tea 1 lb pk 61 cit i rolicc loh california fresh tender asparagus pound 25c excellent for babies salads spreads etc california tasty calvos avocado pears 2 for 35c its preserving time now at their rest ripe sweet cuban size 24 pineapple each 29c ontario no 1 grade dutch sette onions pound 29c vjlmi stftn ttiurt fri unskaoio isss wanuoi w jy khttt rurfcet drictf tar urjrjdta 331 rgr fw aw t 10ri iis dijlu 3 gri3 sti 03 dominion stojis umirta parents whose children are riding bicycles would do well to warn them against riding through the ed of shrubs in the xtrk to the west of the tennis court by doing so thev are not only damaging the shrubs but spoiling the daffo dil buds which had shown promise of some beauty there this spring coeiari sale draws tremendous crowd an auction sale conducted by clarke ken prentice on the farm of harvey collard victoria square on saturday drew a tremendous crowd who paid over 10000 for the goods offered a ferguson tractor went for stjso and the plow 200 a number of ewes were sold at 77 mr collard offered eighty pigs and sows found bit vers at 100 hay brought 22 a clover seed oats 85c si 150 a bus ton and births garrett mr and mrs lack garrett stoulfville wish to announce the birth of their son donald william on thursday april 2 195 at the brierbush hospital stouffville a brother for debbie and beth merrick mr and mrs basil merrick cxbridge are happy to announce the birth of their daughter on thursday april 2 1953 at the brierbush hospital stouffville a sister for june dicksoithill mrs a c barkev and miss elizabeth wideman visited mr and mrs bob schell and sons in toronto last week musical programs in various churches have attracted local music lovers during the eas ter season mr and mrs donald sine were supper guests of the c llovd widemans recently mr and mrs cliff barkey and family and mrs bie of pickering were easter guests with mr and mrs william barkey and family miss eleanor mover is returning to fort william on thursday after a visit home dicksons hill residents will find the scenery changed by the removal of one of the landmarks the old church of sacred memory is being taken down auction sale kara implements two tractors threshing mach ine baler hay louder trucks the propertv of quinlan bros lots i 20 con markliar tuesday april 14 oliver no70 tractor oliver xo70 tractor on steel white threshing machine cockshutt hay loader new side rake cockshutt oliver plow i bottoms frost wood 7 ft binder frost wood mower g ft mh grain drill 15run ihc cultivator 21 teeth new stifftooth cultivator 2 sets harrows a sections ea corn binder gehl cutting box 3drum roller eleurybissell disc harrow corn scuffler ford weeder set of scales rubbertired wagon ihc manure spreader tractor hitch on rubber john deere manure spreader set of trucks hay baler set of sleighs bulldozer blade 2 single plows potato digger fanning mill potato planter potato digger speed jack 3 electric motors 2 grain grinders corn planter gmc 2t truck j white truck 2 ton hay fork and rope grass seed 5 bus sweet clover seed gov tested 10 bus timothy seed miscellaneous set of forms cement silo 12 number of bags cotton jute extension ladder quantity of lumber posts 1 steel drums quantity scrap iron 10 timbers 8xsxlo 20 rods hog wire fence roll of barb wire nevv firewood circular saw frame 2 articles too numerous an international plan which will provide national plowing many other countries with an epenepad trip to compete in world plowing competitions has been announced by john a carroll president of the world championship plough ing organization the plan he said was pro posed last week by companies operating in canada europe and north africa it elimin ates one of the greatest prob lems in world plowing finan cing of movements of compet ing plowmen to countries where the matches will beheld tlie first world plowin match organized by wcpo is to be in cobourg ont in con junction with the ontario -1- day match from oct 6 to 9ts the second world match will be held in eire next year mr carrol said that during their stay in canada this year plowmen competing in the big match will be guests of canad ian plowmen and imperial oil in future years imperial oi is to pay the travelling expenses ot canadian national plowing champions to world matches overseas the travelling expenses of competing plowmen from eur ope and north africa will be covered this year by compan ies operating in their home lands these companies will in years when the world match is held in their country act as joint hosts with national plowmen to the competitors from other countries imperial oil and the over seas companies will jointly sponsor a world championship plowing trophy to be known as the esso golden plow it will be emblematic of work supremacy in plowing mr carrol said the plan had been worked out at meetings last week between himself j d thomas of toronto wcpo executive vicepresident alfred hall of workington england world secretary of wcpo and officials of the sponsoring com panies the plan lias been accepted by the board of directors of world championship plough ing organization represented on the board are canada swe den great britain finland eire west germany norway and holland in addition the plan would cover competing national champions from italy france belgium denmark tunisia morocco algeria switzerland and northern ireland merest in competing in the world match has also been shown by usa and austria mr carroll for 10 years was secretarymanager of ontario plowmens association with mr hall he was one of the pioneers of formation of wcpo two years ago mr carroll be came a charter member of the world plowing group during a visit to england as teamman ager of the 1050 winners of the opa international match es so transatlantic class he is first president of wcpo he said the international plan was considered of such importance to world plowing that mr hall flew from eng land at almost a minutes not ice to take part in the discus sioris during his weeklong coming events the good neighbour commun ity club is holding a dance at vivian school friday april 10 spot dance lucky draw non- members 50c members 40c canteen service available door open at s4s pm the sr womens institute j held its annua party in the hal or tuesday evening of last week the evening was spent in playing euchre for an hour or so followed bv an old turtle dance there were 13 tables of euchre prizes were ladies mrs p w wiil- ows gents mr herman mort- son an impressive service was held in the church on goodi friday morning the choir was composed of some members from the browns corners united church choir and the victoria square choir they sang two lovely anthems tls midnight and beneath the crass of jesus the beautiful easter flowers were placed then through the kindness of mr and mrs stanley defoe there was a large attend ance at the church service on easter sunday afternoon vis itors were mr and mrs henry hill and family of islington mr and mrs wm ronnie and family of agincourt mrs win- nifred mortson of toronto mr and mrs clarence stong edgeley mis millicent neil o port huron michigan the regular monthlv meeting of the mission band will be held friday april loth at 230 pin at the home of mrs percy bennett please note change of day as this is the easter flunkoffering meeting the children are asked to bring their easter thankoffering envelopes mrs stanley boynton attend ed a miscellaneous shower at the home of mr and mrs e armstrong of toronto on wed nesday evening of last week in honour of miss vicky john son a bride to be of this week miss vera xiohols is spending her easter vacation at roch ester xy mis millicent xeil of port huron mich is spending a few days here with mrs blan che sanders and family mr garry burton of new market spent good friday with mr and mrs harry burton and family the sr womens institute will meet on tuesday evening april llth at s pm at the home of mrs marcus jarvis the theme is historical research roll call the meeting i found most interesting and why election of officers read ing by mrs rttmney com mittee in charge mesdames m jarvis h barber w on and wallace implements on hand new implements grain fertilizer drill mh manure spreaders cob manure spreader- mh cream separator- tractors wagons imows disc harrow harrows balers forage harvester combines side hakes empire garden tractor seeder for garden tractor mowers grain haulers csfd implements cockhult grain v fertilizer drill mh grain lrill with fer tilizer attachment international drill manure leader pony farmall a tractor masey-harri- 44 tractor international 1020 mh manure spreader mh cultivator international hay loader goblo disc harrow cockshutt mower dump hake pony tractor henry ogden son phone 254 stouffville ont l 6ethesda the toronto- east rural presbytery are having their annual spring convention in stouffville united church this saturday evening april 11 in the form of a banquet with supper at j pm rev riijtoul will be the guest speaker the ladies of the commun ity are to be caretakers of the church this summer again each lady will take her turn for a two week period there will be a poster on the bulletin board at the church concern ing this matter the voting peoples meeting will be held this friday even ing at the home of mr and mrs empringham miss janey white under went an appendix operation last week and is reported do ing fine she is expected home this week we are glad to hear mrs robins is improving peaches brown rice is more nutritive than polishes white rice be cause in its surface layer the vitamins and mineral that make it so valuable as a food husbands wives want new pep and vim thousand of couple arc wimjc womtutci hiuttil solely because ikhiv lacks irou for new vim vitality try ostrcx tonic tablet suuplu- iron you too may need tor pep supplemea tary dotes vitamin bi introductory or set- acquainted size only 60f at ill druggist clock repairs we are completely equipped to service ah types of clocks 34 years practical experience repairs estimated on every job pickup service on grand father clocks hall visited in the site of the stay here mr cobourg and world match mr hall said the plan will allow countries to compete who though eager to lake part would have been unable to attend previously because of financial reasons it means that we will have as many of the worlds best plowmen as possible at this years first world match mr and mrs geo hoover and family and mr and mrs lome hoover and daughter were sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs jim painter the euchre club met last i week at the home of mrs w morris mrs blizzard was pre sented with a lovely hymnary in honour of her recent birth day a community welcome is i extended to mr and mrs wil- mer hamm and family who kjoooooexxxxaooooooooooot have taken up residence in bob mansbridge 71 yonge st south richmond hill phone turner 41282 mr albert members of the good neigh bour community club please take notice the regular monthly meetings of the club have been changed to the third monday of every month the next being april 20th at vivian school at s10 iim please at tend saws to mention swine 1 1 pigs approx 125 lbs s suckers may 6th there will be an auc tion sole of hontpin dairy- cows and voting cattle sale at one no reerve tcrniscah sellers atkinson auctioneers the annual meeting and elec tion of olllcers of the womens progressiveconservative associ ation of york north will he held in the fire hall main st and millard ave newmarket on saturday april isth at 200 pm everyone welcome a benefiflt euchre proceeds for the uxbrldge legion hall friday april lotlt in the town ship hall goodwood sponsored by goodwood ioha one round of share the wealth ilingo admission 35c lunch ss no l pickering clare- moiit public school parents wishing to enroll children who have reached hie age of six by december 1st ian who have not yet filled in the necessary health form are asked to get one from the principal miss d johnson and return it com pleted without delay the mothercraft advice room is always open the second and fourth tuesday of each month therefore the next clinic will be on april llth from 1230 to i30 pm in the united church basement all mothers and ba bies welcome hid ioof euchre friday apr 17 8so pm first second prizes admission soc irle for high score end of april proceeds go to cp t fund auction sale of household furniture dishes piano etc the property of mrs ruth johnston at prentices auction rooms franklin house main st markham wednesday apr 15 morris upright piano small piano bench velour chesterfield wine velour chesterfield chair wine walnut bedroom suite op consisting of slumber spring marshal spring mattress dresser chest of drawers dressing table also night table mothproof drawers walnut chest tennessee cedar chest large modern metal bed and slumber king springs marshal spring mattress electric erigidaire 5 cu ft electric new home sewing machine complete with wal nut cabinet and sewing chair canfield elec washer kilter queen electric vacuum complete with all attachments small quebec heater with a sunglow oil burner install ed and stove pipes walnut end table walnut coffee table set of silverware 32 pieces grovener pattern witii no initials complete witii wal nut cabinet bassinet kitchen buffet 2 burner elec range with low oven iwire dak extens table coal annex white porcelain set of book shelves set of camping equipment in cluding tent table chairs ice box coleman gas stove lantern bed etc set rugby shoulder pads new pair of skiis new 3 pairs skates and boots hamper budgie bird cage sewing box mirror bedroom box steamer trunk number of scatter rugs 3 pairs of plastic curtains number of chairs card table ironing board bedding pillows and comforters 2 toasters eruit jars cooking utensils glassware window blinds numerous other articles furniture in this sale is good sale at one sharp terms cash no reserve proprietor moving to us ken clarke prentice auctioneers part of mr and allens home mr geo mccleverty accom panied by miss margaret hisey at the piano rendered two beautiful vocal numbers for the enjoyment of peachs easter sunday congregation we are sorry to hear that mr a l blizzard and mr jack warriner have not been in the best of health mr and mrs ed swanston and son spent good friday with mr and mrs geo sale messrs orval and ivan allen and misses betty lance and nelda morrow of engle- hart are spending a few days with mr and mrs harry warriner the huge rolls of snow fence that have had little or no use this winter are dis appearing from the seventh into their summer quarters this week visitors at the miller home this weekend were mr and mrs joe deavitt and mr and mrs jack barkey mr and mrs harry warri ner and mr and mrs jack warriner had dinner with mr and airs o r stalter of markham on monday night you will be flying high when that room is re painted in the latest color schemes rooms safin painted quick colourful al rollinson box 219 richmond hill tu 41791 ocoooocooooooo m m m n asaa enjoy pleasant dependable driving this spring with an used car from murphy motors your local authorized ford and monarch dealer cars 1950 studebaker sedan 1950 prefect fordor 1948 pontiac sedan 1918 dodge sedan 1941 ford tudor 1934 ford tudor trucks 1950 pontiac sedan delivery 1952 ford i 1919 mercury v 1946 chevrolet vaton implements oliver 70 tractor with 5furrow plow 1919 8n ford tractor 1941 9n ford tractor 1947 9n ford tractor dearborn g ft oneway plow seeder box come in today and see our display murphy motors phone 159 main tenth we are open daily 800 am 1 jnjwmbawfciimmfci ihjfcjfcjtjhdrti stouffville 1000 pm 3 l caaccceg