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stouffville ont thursday february 18th 1937 i town topics ft egm miss winnifred mcdonald of the public school staff was at her home in shelburue on saturday for the wedding of her brother there e a grubinuo optometrist and optician will be at his olliee in stouffvillo on monday february 22nd monday only mrs jack memullen weekend in iiuntsville spent the the pickering township council have just completed the purchase of a 300 wood lot in the township of uxbridge ror the beuetlt of the unemployed we presums arrange to attend the young peoples meeting to be held lu the basement of the baptist church on monday februay 22 mr feaver forest hill will be the speaker special music arranged the ladies are invited to make shaws adv their shopping guide genuine bargains in which you will ibe interested are listed head the big stores display on page four the shaw store an aviation engineer says that within ten years wo shall be able to travel 50u miles an hour through the air what for messrs tlios ilirkett skl christie and sam armstrong and j k agnew composed a rink from stoullville entering the lnionville bonspeil last week the granite throwers came oil with a prize be ing lirst for a win with the largest plus stanley theatre thurs fri sat feb 1819 20 big broadcast of 1937 starring jack benny martha iraye geo buns short subjects paramount news jack memullen was iu orillia for a few days where lie attended the funeral of his cousin stanley ckudemilng who met death in a inxor accident a school lad asked to give the future tense of he drinks replied lie is drunk as a matter of grammar of course he ivas wrong but as a matter of fact he vt i probably quite right the regular monthly meeting of the wctl will be held at the home of mis leslie rowbotham on thursday afternoon february isth at pm mrs ball will give a talk on the life of miss frances willard all are cordially invited mrs robt leslie is nursing several fractured ribs as a result of a fall when she slipped on the bath room floor in her home a few days ago although severely shaken up after being confined to her bed for a few days it is sincerely hoped that mrs leslie will early be about j again the stouffer farm at ringwood having been sold iy mr stouffer to mr george rodanz there will be an extensive auction sale announced shortly to be held on the eve of mr and mrs stouffer retiring from the farm this spring house to rent 6 rooms water and electric miss valentine victoria street mr and mrs russel gray of gormley attended the wedding in toronto last saturday of miss isabelle hallowell to mr john valiant the parents of the bride are well known summer residents at lake musselman mrs hattie saunders is a patient at the brierbush hospital her condition not being any too hopeful we regret to say mr and mrs frank baker and his father mr noah baker took the train north the other day and spent a few days witli mr and mrs bdw baker at balsam lake near fenelon falls the visitors were surprised with the number of cottagers find ing their way into this district which at the time of their visit had every appearance of springtime mon tues- fkbkuvrv 22 wed 2s 21 poor little rich girl starring shirley temple comedy and short subjects thurs fri sat v fe1h5uyry 2 2i 27 big double bill girl of the ozarks with virginia weidler the monthly meeting of the garret kvening auxiliary was held at the home of miss mae mowder the president airs storey presiding a large attendance of members and friends were present splendid reports were given by the two dele gates who attended toronto presby tery plans were made for the annual irish hot dinner to be held the- 19th of march watch this paper for further notice about 25 friends gathered at the home of mrs harry brillinger on monday evening to do honor to one of their esteemed friends mrs jas muston who recently tnoved to tor onto the special guest of the even ing was presented with a coffee table accompanied by some compli mentary remarks made by mrs beavertons valentine twins who gained the front pages of the daily presses becauses they celebrated their 7sth birthday on february 11 are well known in stounville duncan and peter mcmillan of beaverton checker lacrosse day fame swung more than one stick over a c burkholder ed pennock and other stars of about 40 years ago the annual continuation school commencement will be held iu iltatcliffs hall on friday evening february 19 the program will in clude a comedy in one act directed by miss hogg of the school staff watch for printed program and re serve the date we are pleased to be able to re port that miss etta wright is re covering nicely after a recent opera tion in st johns hospital tor onto the ratcliff male quarettes services in the mennonlte church last sunday evening were much appreciated and the service was well attended the attention of the tribune has been called to the fact that 34 out 6r the 39 births reported in the stoullville statistics for 193c were from the brierbush hospital on the very face of if we have to admit that the brierbush has been a highly popular place for the stork and it indicates that he made very few calls at private homes in the village as this is only one branch of the hospitals calling the importance of its work in this district is going ahead at a rapd rate ynnrc iir fka aclinfr 5ai on behalf of those assembled luulo 1ui iiic f51villg and- mrs muston made a very fitting with george haft resolved vje will continue to 1 bake ff bread well hav no trouble keeping our new years resolution we have resolved to continue to bake the choicest bread and pastry and well have no trouble doing so because we know how resolve to write the name of our bread and pastry on your next grocery order reply tho evening was greatly en joyed as a social few hours were spent together stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor west end service station farewell to the teakettle you remember the awful puffing and blowing you did to start that car in winter weather its all past history to day careful cheeking of the ignition system plus the light oil which you can be assurred of as just correct weight at our service station let us fix you up if you are experiencing trouble starting your car or truck boadways service station opposite the mansion house phone 2g5 one of the eldest men to call at the tribune office the past week was mr cailvin stafford of good wood aged in years but not physically so much mr stafford is in his s4tli year and when u lad was one of a family of five sons and four sisters living on the homestead near goodwood today this vener able old friend says he has but two brothers and one sister surviving his only sister is mrs james wagg who is living with her daughter mrs snowball at mt joy and who will reach her 8 ftth birthday on february 27 of the three boys calviif is tho eldest and amos liv ing with him at goodwood is the baby of the family 70 jonathan in vancouver is s2 and the boys are all quite alert mrs w is con fined to the house all the time nevertheless the stafford family probably constitute a record in the district for longevity the town of chesley in bruce county has a woman tax collector miss margaret hetherington the idea of choosing a miss as collec tor of taxes has been practically never thought of in the county of york but it has some merit we be lieve winsome young women can extract money out of socalled tightwads more readily than any man and so in the collection of tax es the debtors might make a more noble effort to render unto caesar in prescribed time so as not to be eiubarassed by too many refusals to the female collector mrs dr rowan has sold her cottage on main street west to mr d l stouffer of ringwood it is expected that mrs irowan will re turn to toronto where ste resided prior to locating in town about nine years ago and it she takes this step hey removal from town will be generally regretted we are always loathe to part with good citizens however as every dark cloud has a silver lining in this case we welcome mr and mrs stouffer as citzeus of town where they are so well and favorably known mr stouffer will assume tho massey harris agency here as forecast iu these columns last week and in this the big machinery firm is securing a reliable man and the farming district one in whom they have great confidence mrs jas turner and miss nettie rae attended the funeral of miss christine thomson of whitby on tuesday last mrs turner remain ed in whitby to spend a week on tuesday of this week mr james mowat was at homo to a very large number of friends who called to congratulate blm on his s4th birthday mr mowat is able to bo on the go every day is a fre quent church goer on the sabbath he is one of stouffvilles highly priz ed oldest gentlemen quality advance sale of service seed oats improved banner govt grade no 1 government test no 362337 qoc egg mash this mash at 230 per cwt at this time of the year with egg prices lower is making money for the poultrymen keep the system right guard against flu fop ml iii n i on i rji b qi 1 jf laxative cascara y bromide quinine ilh compound each contalxmc acetaniud 2 grains 11 a for cemj grip hhjitht nturalnia hunts chocolates are always appreciated as a birthday gift or for tho evening party get a box today always fresh 50c a pound bo ad ways drug store w bondway plunb dependable tools february is the month when farmers get out their wood and what a herp it is to have just the right kind of tools to work with a perfect working axe or a correct saw is half the battle we specialize in carry ing a line of these goods and we have them on display headquarters for wood cutting supplies see the new model handy small cabinet rogers radio in operation at our store brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario one of those good old time pie socials marked a splendid social evening at ballantrae the other night when the ladies of the cluurch stag ed one of these events the bidding was said to be both brisk and very exciting at times with councillor herman kidd swinging the gavel from the auction block he wrestled some good prices jrom the astute farm boys elmer fockler paid the fancy price of the evening for a pie 110 which was gratifying to mrs ollie flewell who was responsible for this particular piece of pastry mrs herman kidds pie sold for 105 and so it went with prices be ing paid for pies which no bakery would dare to suggest the church association made a nice profit on the evenings social the daily press carried a story last week about a wonderful gas flow located on the farm of colen ilawkin near tilsonburg which will run g 000000 feet per day and on which the farmer will receive a royalty that will turn him into the millionaire class in a short time hawkin by the way is a relative of our mr john turner who only recently visited the hawkins farm mr turner is recovering from what was feared to be a mild stroke and is naturally elated over the good fortune which has come to his rela tive being in a natural gas area the towns and villages about tllsbri- iburg have been burning gas for fuel for many years ami the locating of a good flow on the hawkins 50 acres is not new to the country about a very successful and enthusia stic meeting was held in the stoull ville oddfellows hall on friday last when l h saunders of toron to field secretary of the orange association addressed a gathering of local orangemou and visitors from goodwood and uxbridgo lodges stoulfvillo lodge was reorganized after being inactive for some time and new officers were duly elected and installed by mr saunders in addition to the large number of former members who were present and will again assist in tho lodge activities a class of candidates will bo initiated on march 5th by the new odlcers and visiting brethren tlio work of mr saunders and his inspiring address was recognized ip a motion presented by dr ss ball and f l button kc mr robt haro will guide the lodge as master for tho year and he will bo assisted by wiliam hardinc as deputy master dr s s ball as treasurer and stewart rae as secretary the annual meeting of the local horticultural society was iheld on february 5th in ratcliffs hall and was marked by a large attendance enthusiasm and a program of busi ness entertainment and instruction that was evidently appreciated following as it did the enjoyment of a pot luck supper of rare variety and of tiuality to charm the most fastideous the temper of the audi ence satisfied with a recent inward satisfaction was in mental mood to enjoy all that the program had to offer president ii o klirick officiating outlined the purposes of the meet ing and the aims of horticultural organizations in general referring particularly to the expanding growth of the vision of s j moore the vision of peace gardens as welders of international goodwill he re ferred also to tho great possibilities of production and permanent em ployment through horticultural de velopment along our highways then followed numbers on the bells and musical saw by messrs little and dundas of toronto after which the financial statement and direc tors report for 193 0 were present ed by treasurer t b rae and secretary miss m mertens these reports showed that in spite of dis couraging conditions in 1936 the general interest and activity of the society had been well maintained at this stage tho president an nounced the directors decision re awarding of the special merit prize donated by the ontario horticul tural association to the satisfaction of all the honorary president j it hodgins was announced as winner of this distinctive ribbon granted in this case for his persistent volun tary labours early and late against adverse conditions to keep the societys garden enterprises alive and flourishing and to enhance their future prospects unfortunate ly owing to illness mr hodgins was unable to receive the award in per son the report of the nominating committee under the convenorship of mrs b doten was then received and approved by the membership this was followed by a splendid piano performance by miss thelma atkinson at this stage reeve a e woldon on behalf of the society presented to h 0 klinck a lovely magazine stand in recognition of his many years as president of the organization john s hall whom we have hoard on former occasions was in exceptional form his illustrated address being rich with vigour sarcasm and humour and in every way exceedingly instructive his slides including a series of views of parkwood oshawa were among the most beautiful we have soon the stouffvillo society appeals for greater niemlvership and increased support tor 1937 and requests that lall interested persons get into touch with the officers for particulars the officers for 1927 are the following president h o klinck 1st vice eva hoover 2nd vice mrs t b rae secretary m mortens treasurer mr t b rae 10307 directors mrs nolan mrs o lehman mrs a farthing miss c widoman mr j r hodgins 10378 directors mrs g watjson anno lehman mrss tarr mrs r grove myrtle watson auditors mr a c burkholder mr t rae fourteen lodges wore represented at the regular meeting of stouff- ville ioof on monday evening on which occasion thirteen candi dates were initiated of which three families supplied two sons each making it an even more unique event among the guests of the evening from out of town were dr jpf williams pgm toronto r p browler grand conductor tor onto and rev hiram hall of gold hill kenora the initiatory work of the evening was done by a degree team chosen from the past ddgms association the 175 members and guests present enjoy ed the 4 th degree following the work iu the lodge altogether the evening will go down in the records as an outstanding event among members of the organization mothers in gingham bread flour 360 for 98 lbs along with 9s lbs of flour you get a piece of gingham worth 30 to 35c ivory bread flour 98 lbs at 320 feeding molasses nothing better to get the stock ready for spring after being housed for months stock of feed ing molasses on hand stiver bros stouffville phone 4501 of attending council meeting was prevented front doing so as his daughter helen was seized with an appendicitis and was rushed to tho hospital for a successful operation mrs lee of seattle avashixgtox dead conditions are fast returning to normal and the young man w ho is really anxious fot work is finding noire opfenihgs in fact ave are in formed of a field of opportunity where there is actually a scarcity of young men attending ail executive meeting of the childrens aid in toronto the other evening a promi- ent lawyer said that only that day he had been appealed to for five young men to enter the employ of one of the large chain stores to train as managers of branch stores tho only stipulation was that applicants should have their matriculation junior our legal friend after appealing to the heads of various collegiates in toronto was still short of securing the de sired number those who are pre pared to fill these positions will bo taken on immediately in toronto to commence a career which has real possibilities its a long time since firmes have found it necesary to cast about for beginners so many lines of employment have not want ed beginners at all word has just been received from seattle wash informing us of the death of mrs albert lee who pass ed peacefully away on february 4 after a lingering illness mrs lees maiden name was elizabeth libbie bennett daught er of the late edward bennett who lived about three miles west of this village on the farm now owned by mr george foote she leaves to mourn her loss a husband and one daughter also one sister and five brothers troubles of a collector tax assisting in unloading logs from a truck on saturday morning mr ross e ratcliff was accidentally pitched into the air coming down on top of some logs heavily landing on the end of his spine he was almost paralyzed for an hour or so and suffered a great deal of pain assisted to his home he was compelled to remain in bed for a few days hut it is hoped that no permanent injury will result from the unusual mishap on the morning of tho aceideni mr ratcliff had intended as tax collector to attend the february meeting of whitchurch council thai very afternoon but was of course prevented it was just on tho eve of the january meeting of the council when the collector also on the eve xatioxaxi farm paper ax influence ix over 300000 homes i when a national farm paper pass es the 300000 circulation mark breaking an alltime canadian re cord for this type of publication it is indeed news this tremendous distribution was attained by the family herald and weekly star during 1936 and it is computed that well over a million people now read the family herald regularly offered at popular prices the rates are only 100 a year or 4 years for 200 this comprehen sive weekly is within reach of all while the name family herald and weekly star s a byword in the country from the atlantic to the pacifid tho papers other title canadas national farm magazine is more indicative of its wde scope for the family herald and weekly star must certainly be regarded as one of rural canadas greatest influences vandorf a number of the farmers here liave been hauling their ice supply for the sumer it is reported to bo exceptionally clear and 14 inches in depth mr and mrs bill arnott and family were sunday guests at her sisters home mrs geo sproxton mr and mrs robt carr and mis3 mabel visited at mrs carrs rela tives near richmond hill on sun day the cgit hold a valentine party in the church basement on monday night the admission being one cent for each letter in your name mr and mrs jas brooks little boy has been ill for some time with pneumonia we are glad he is now on the road to recovery mr edgar rose has had a very serious heart attack and last news the scribe has had he is resting comfortably glad to havo mr a g snider and mrs robt brown all able to be with us again at our yps this week there will be four ladies of aurora wms give a debate resolved that the mission- evangelism bothary board should set asido more missionaries for tho work of rural evangelism both in canada and in foreign fields even though its total budget cannot be increased and this may mean the withdrawl of missionaries and of funds from institutions and from work in large centres the affirmative will be taken by mrs hamer and mrs andrews the negative by mrs bassett and mrs spauldlng miss ruth oliver will sing a sold your system y needs spring cleaning too rheumata the most effective heibal remedy against rheumatism neuralgia neuritis and other rheumatic ailments will clear your blood thouroughly and remove body poisons collected during the winter 7 weeks treatment 125 remove those sore spots of eczema and psoriasis now use tarina the home remedy that has proven itself through the ages price 95c seven herbal oils slake termusof i excellent compound to relieve asthma hay fever catarrh headaches sprains etc lumbago rheumatic pains instantly sold by storeys drugstore or write to fr zimmerman oak kidges po ont l e oneill stouffvhjib funeral dhtector and embalmer i continuous telephone service day and night business phone residence phons 5s d o ioe30e x0e30e 30e30i ioesoe aoc lending is a public service sound banking is essential to the progress of a community one of the major services the canadian bank of commerce has to offer is the lending of money to farmers manufacturer and other business men if you need a bank loan based upon good faith ability and resources consult our stouffville branch manager the canadian bank of commerce ioe locaoc sonoc aoi aox