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stouffville ontario thursday august 24th 1933 local happenings dr d c smith has returned from a holiday trip to woodville and lleaverton mr and mrs k rusnell and son will motored from ml forest last week to visit hero with mr and mrs albert lehman mrs elijah iageer church street has returned from visiting at tho homo of her daughter mrs oscar neil down in the niagara dis trict mr harry sanders of barrio made a brief visit with his old friend mr thos williamson one day last week while visiting in town at mr blake sanders both men are over so years of age and enjoyed talking over earlier days in stouffville mr sanders a tailor by trade can still throw a needle quite lively when he feels disposed to do so uo has been visiting with his sister at lemonville mrs macklem cook who is also over so years of age horticultural society exhibition to night at tho arena program by local and claremont talent on fri day evening tho program will be given by the noted clair house tor onto in refined comedy and tunny sketches hes a scream you must not miss him going to school miss may wilier of montelair new jersey was the guest of mrs w h shaw last week mr and mrs itobt leslie and betty are visiting in owen sound with mr and mrs alex nicol miss melba stover of saruia has teen visiting with miss flossie barkey mrs nichols and two children are hero from toronto visiting her sister mrs james muston attend mrs valders furniture sale on saturday two doors west of canadian bank of commerce f w thompson traveller for swifts canadian toronto was in town this weekend spending the time with his wife and family here miss hattie smith of toronto daughter of tho late n e smith has been spending a week in town visiting old friends mrs georgo kobinson and miss charlotte lehman are visiting in toronto at the lee home jones ave mrs allan collard and little daughter joan are here from montreal visiting his parents mr and mrs george collard a card of thanks appearing in this paper last week was signed mrs chris kaymer whereas it should have read mrs ah kaymer of baker ave prof win moore of new york who is on the staff of one of tho big citys universities was in stoulf- villo recently visiting mr and mrs john turner school supplies we are prepared for school reopening on sept 5th with a large and complete line of school books and supplies boadways drug store stouffville law sons economy store specials for friday and saturday august 25 and 20 heinz white pickling vinegar per gallon 00c cider and while wine vinegar per gallon 10c p g soap 8 bars 25c large ovydol lc tiger salmon large till 2tc 2 tins for he brown or white sugar 10 lbs 70c real bargain in brooms bed handles each 25c friends in town and country will be glad to know that mrs lucas wife of rev ernie lucas mennonito pastor at manitoulin island is recovering nicely from an operation at the memorial hospital in owen sound last sunday mrs lucas suffered from appendicitis which was successfully removed her mother mrs william ronnie 10th concession motored to the northern town and has been present at the hospital daily since mr and mrs boss winterstein and master bruce spent sunday at couchiehing point lako couchlch- ing the guest of miss edith hutchi son toronto who is spending the summer there stouffville will play an exhibition baseball match on the local diamond on friday of this week entertaining tho pickering team who have been playing good ball against oshawa game called at 530 st kegular admission tho business houses and private homes will be expected to decorate their places on labor day for the big celebration if each one will do just a little it will brighten up the village and add considerably to its food appearance for the holiday sept 4 stanley theatre stouffville alltalkie friday saturday august 25 and 26 big broadcast ah the famous radio stars pictorial comedies mrs e a button who has been in ill health for some time is on a holiday on the atlantic enjoying the salt water breezes mr and mrs arthur swift and family spent a few days with rela tives in coboconk tuesday wednesday august 29 and 30 breach of promise patrons are advised to take ad vantage of the first show saturday- night and avoid disappointment time 7 and 9 oclock miss agnes klnlck spott a few days with friends in sllverdale this week mr and mrs george storey and miss jane birkett spent the week end at rice lake on a fishing trip dr harry wilson made a hurried trip to his mothers here last week from his home in engljhart northern ontario parking space in theatre rear of rev robt young and wife are in town calling on old friends ho is pastor of the united church at homings mills mr and mrs arthur lehman and their three children were down from north bay last week visiting mi and mrs amos lehman and with her parents at markham village mr lehman is in charge of newsboys circulation in the north country for the toronto daily star tho rain storm which fell last thursday night was by far the heaviest in the past four months over tho local district the ground got a thorough soaking and farmers who were unable to plow because of the condition of the soil are now finding the going much to their lik ing the rain is not too late to help the late root crop especially cab bage cauliflower turnips and pota toes geo lywson proprietor thousands of miles of extra value goodyear pathfinders are famous for their long mileage heres a genuine goodyear tire with the famous super- twist cord construction and the goodyear guar antee at surprisingly low prices save 20 on pathfinders these prices do not include sales tax 171 11 n3o 110 21 75l 2 months guarantee against defects and roadlhaxards fyw brathwaite hardware stouffyille the ratepayers association com posed solely of campers at lake musselman presented the secra- tarytreasurer of their association mr a r alcock with a handsome clock a few days ago this generous act was in recognition of mr alcotts splendid work throughout the year on behalf of their organization in addition mrs alcott mother of a r was presented with an electric lamp naturally tho recipients were deeply grateful for the good spirit shown toward them by tho folk at the lake of which they are a part the sale of western canada horses sold last week by the owner william klinck of jenner alberta on tho farm of robert miller at ringwood attractod many buyers prices were somewhat dampened owing to the strict terms of the sale as a mumber wanting horses had no cash or credit standing tho 20 animals included some extra good horseflesh tho host mare in the bunch sold for 115 and a gelding 113 or 22s for tho black team expenses bringing tho horses from the prario averaged the owner 35 per head so that mr klinck did notj get too high prices however thoj salo was well attended and bidding quite brisk with anything like easier money prices would have soared a former local farmer william meek now of buffalo with his wile and daughter were in town last week they stayed at the home or mr john turner for the two men were school chums away back and they had not met in 25 years at one time mr meek farmed on the 10th concession on the premises now- occupied by fred winn he sang in j b moores baptist choir here 40 years ago another guest at the turner home was mrs d s turner of whitevale who is about so years of age but wonderfully smart al though she doesnt live very far from stouffville this is her first vis it here in six years her husband was john turners fathers youngest brother fitting reference was made from the pulpit of the united church on sunday morning to the residence here for the past two years of mr and mrs hugh watson mr watson was principal of the continuation school during that period and in addition to meeting with considera- able success in the profession was also a highly prized citizen he was active in the work of the horticult ural society and both he and his wife were enjoyed in church work it is with considerable regret on the part of their friends and the town generally that they are leaving mr and mrs watson will locate near hamilton where they have a son and daughter living they left town this week mr and mrs cliff pipher and jean mrs turner and frank e rae enjoyed a weekend boat trip through the northern lakes last week em barking at midland elgin hastings and stanley ball are having a big holiday jusl now up at jacksons point dr and mrs ball have taken a cottage at the poin coming f e luke 1g7 yonge st torontos able eyesight specialist may bo consulted at boadways drug store stouffville eye3 exam ined and glasses if required at right prices thursday august 24th is the date helen and marion hastings have returned from visiting with mrs warren hastings in toronto marion has since loft for another holiday to visit with ruth marshall at maple beach lake simcoe tax collector lud lownshorough was on his rounds last week distri buting the tax bills to local rate payers for 1933 the first instal ment is due and payable any time up to sept 1st after which date a penalty will be added to the first in stalment not paid this is the first year for some time that the vill age has engaged a collector as in better times it was satisfactory to have payments made at the bank tho change was made because too many people neglected to pay at tho bank but with a collector they will bo constantly reminded and per haps steps will he taken to force payment the collector anticipates prompt payment on the part of most people as he says a few hundred dollars wero paid to him while he was distributing the bills anyone who remitted on first sight of the collector approaching them were prompt indeed in addition to bring ing in this years demand the collec tor is authorized to collect arrear ages and to put pressure to bear where tho taxes can bo secured by so doing lownshorough will ho in the office of the village treasurer on august 31 and september 1st to re- ceivo taxes and all who go to tho municipal building will find him there or any other time they may call at his home mrs clayt bakor and her sunday school class are doing a fine piece of work this month which is be yond question a practical form of doing unto others and a practi cal way of putting christian princip als into force listening to the appeal of tho neighborhood workers to provide a homo for little children ttndernurished and without any ad vantages in tho big city that they might enjoy a couple of weeks of real life in tho country mrs baker and her class of girls wero respon sible for two little waifs from tor onto finding a homo for a limited time lodging was provided by mrs baker who also looks after tho twain and hor class girls in turn have become responsible for enter taining the children from day to day picnics at the park or at the homes have beon to no end and tho little visitors of less than five years of ago have been living in a verlt- able heavon far removed from tho grim and dirt of torontos back alloys if tho youngsters ever grow up to bo great women and who knows they suro will never for got tho great kindness and opportun ity provided by tho teachor and girls in stouffvillo do you provide the best bread when you supply your family with our full weight 8c loaf you are assured they are getting the re liable staff of life which their bodies require we pride ourselves with putting the rich nutritious ingredients in our loaf that is reserved for more highly priced bread buns rolls cakes pies and special lines of pastry visit our cake shop stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor phone 189 a new pool room opened for busi ness in town this week to replace the one recently conducted down in the old auditorium building busi ness will be carried on one door east of richard wards garage and four tables are installed which are now in operation we understand that some members of council disclaim any knowledge of a license being granted for the business but the fact is that the place is operating under the old license granted the auditorium and which the council did not cancel when the business was discontinued four guests were entertained at dinner one evening last week at the home of mr and mrs f c rowbotham which was remarkable for the great distance from which each came but of course not unheard of in these days of extensive travel when the following were present president l s klinck of british columbia william klinck of alberta david curtis from saskatchewan and miss ruth curtis from florida the far flung hattie line which we oft times read about in our school days never had anything on tho vast distances from which these guests came to spend a happy summer season dr l s klinck has left on his return journey to the coast the death of dr fergus black which occurred on saturday last at vancouver removed a man who practised medicine in uxbridge and later in stouffville over 40 years ago hut who is well remembered by somo of those who resided here in those days dr black passed away in his 03rd year and was one of the oldest graduates of toronto uni versity when in stouffville he re sided in the east end and left here to take over a practice at port col- borne he wont to the coast ten years ago and is survived by one son norman and one daughter mary who is the librarian at fort william walter h lee ba of the lind say high school staff who last year in the holiday season wrote and passed the commercial science course was this summer successful in obtaining his certificate in physical culture walter is a 3on of rev h lee of stouffville quality service local entry in womens work at canadian national stouffvillo will bo represented in tho competitive classes of handi crafts at the canadian national exhibition this year mrs s h foote of rr no 4 has made her entry which will be displayed in the womens building between august 25 and september 9 the canadian national exhibi tion reports that this years entries in the womens work and handi craft divisions are the greatest in the history of the exhibition to date they number well in excess of five thousand individual entries comprised of needlework handi crafts and cookery done by men and women from all parts of canada groceries plumb jamb per jar 20c green grape jam jar 20c olives large jar 20c chile sauce per bottle 20c baking powder 1 lb tin 20c toilet soap 5 cakes 25c nugget squares per lb 25c a w scott fall fertilizers which never fail cil free flowing fertilizers promote vig orous growth of wheat fortify the crop against adverse weather conditions give even stand and uniform earlier heading more bushels per acre more pounds per bushel a cheaper way to control wheat smut a new effective low cost dust disinfectant for wheat ceresan a dust disinfectant costs but 2x cents a bushel it reduces the labor of treating as it is easily and quickly applied stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario claremont j w and mrs gregg left on saturday last to attend the century of progress fair at chicago rev j e glover and family are spending tho month of august at their cottage at trent river mrs m wilson daughter of jas evans arrived home from western canada on tuesday morning owing to tho illness of her father mr james evans who suffored a stroke two weeks ago is not making the progress towards recovery that his many friends would like to see the girls soft ball team played at brooklin in field day but wero defeated by the brooklin team mrs frank loyst entertained the united church mission band at a work meeting on saturday after noon after the meeting the hostess served supper on the lawn eighteen rinks participated in tho mens lawn bowling tourna- met held here on wednesday of last week there wore many interest ed spectators and keen interest was shown in the tournament the valu able prizes went to rinks from the following places kew beach first prize satin bound blankets ux bridge second prize pearl handled fruit knives newmarket third prize leather bowling bags toron to fourth prize lawn chairs the claremont ladles served supper to a largo number of on lookers as well as to the players the w m s of the united church held us monthly mooting in the basement of the church on thursday afternoon august 10th mrs d a scott president occupied tho chair and the chiof feature of tho program was a very fine address given by miss darrach a returned missionary of toronto miss darroch was a member of the china inland mission for many years and it is only during the past year that she permanently gave up her work there during the course of her address she gave a vivid description of tho daily life of a missionary in that part of china the labors of her and her coworker covered a radius of thirty miles and their only vehicle for transportation was a wheel barrow at one time they were captured by a bandit army and held for five weeks before the govern ment successoded in finding and re leasing them during this period they endured many hardships special musical numbers wero a solo by miss isabell gregg and a duet by misses enid cook and marion kilpatrlck mrs d a scott accompanied at the piano those present were given the opportunity of meeting the guest speaker at a social hour held at the close of tho meeting tea was served by the group in charge of the program almost every exchange paper coming to our desk last week miss ed a good item and one that would have been appreciated by the rate payers regarding the middle school reports tho tribune undortook to give tho exact standing of every pupil indicating not only tho subjects they passed in but thoso on which they failed only by telling tho whole story can the ratepayers learn of the progress of the school this paper ovon went further and detailed the success attained by each teacher by giving the numbors of papers his or hor pupils passed or failed on by tho comments wo judgo that the information was carefully read and certainly tho ratepayers aro en titled to tho information for they aro all liable for tho school taxes whether they have children attend ing school or not this is a mattor for the weekly editors to consider for the dally press cannot supply tho information becnuso they aro unable to allot sufficient spaco in their papers to do so tho wonder is that so many weeklies missed the opportunity to supply valuable information that tho ratepayers cannot obtain by any other means 3 valuable prizes given away positively free at holdens 1st prize new v8 tudor model 44 absolutely free to the holder of the lucky ticket to be drawn at a public demonstration in stouffville on january 1st 1934 or the same value applied on any other new ford oar or truck i 2nd prize 100 cash value 3rd prize 50 cash yalue terms and conditions 1 free ticket for every 6 gallons of gasoline or distillate oil purchas ed 1 fre ticket for every 1 quart of oil purchased 1 tree ticket for every one dollar in purchase of ford parts accessories 1 free ticket for every one dollar in purchase of goodyear car and truck tires or tubes and accessories free ticket for every one dollar paid in labor on cars trucks tractors free ticket for every ten dollars paid in purchase of new cars trucks and tractors free ticket for every ten dollars paid in purchase of any used car all purchases must be settled for at time of purchase either in cash or by note contest openii on february 27 1933 and closes on january 1st 1934 the employees proprietor and his family are barred from this opportunity to obtain a ford v8 free under this campaign d f holden ford dealer stouffville ont