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stouffville ontario thursday july 7th 1938 contradictory evidence altona robbery from page one that bennett told her mother not to move and asked where her father was she said she told him her father was out at the rear of the premises and he then fastened the two doors at the back of the room miss madill testified she alleged that bennett held a gun in his left hand down at his side and that at this point he said he needed twentyfive dollars for a summ ons and that if he didnt get it it was going through here pointing his finger at his tem ple miss madill stated that she saw 0ghs back as he went out the door after bennett when bennett started for the till ough started for the door she related she said that she had not seen her cousin for some three years previous- mrs madill had not seen ough as she was lying down in the room at the back but coirobor- ated the rest of her daughters testimony she stated that after bennett had left olive came out to her and said jacks been in and emptied the till again oliver madill said that he had been workng at the rear of the premises and heard voices but thought it was just some cust omers in the store bennett was called to the stand by duncan b mclntyre whit by counsel for ough and told court that on the two occasions that o had driven him out to altona- he had told his friend that he was going to borrow money from his relatives he broken down in any way said that he and ough had att- counsel for the defense ended school together and that he specials for this week domestic shortening 21b 25 41b carton 47 puritan beans california pea yellow eye red kidney 28oz- 27 garths grapefruit juice 18oz 25 brights fancy peaches halves 2 for25 gum drops io choice mushrooms skyhy drinks 30 oz bt tin 25 10 dominion stores ijmlted kenneth phillips manager stouffville branch during several years when was in the states he had not seen ough i lied to dick and said that if he would drive me up id get some money from my uncle said bennett who stat ed that he had never told ough about any of the thefts- i had a gun if you call it a gun there was no barrel on it and the bore was absolutely useless he said maintaining that he brou ght the gun back from the states and pt is in one of the side pockets of oughs car- he was carrying it on the day of the last altona robbery without oughs knowledge he alleged he also stated that on the night of the palais royale holdup ough dropped him off at the corner of roncesvalles and queen streets in toronto and knew nothing of his doings for the balance of the evening he admitted owing ough money and said he had paid this back and had paid ough six dollars on the occasion of the first trip to altona when he stole the ten dollars he had paid most of the balance since he said but persisted that ough knew noth ing of the crimes he stated that he had been intoxicated on june 2nd when he went out for the last time but that ough had not known what was going on he ough and 0ghs girl friend were in the car- he al leged and after ough followed him to the store he told his friend to go back and wait in the car as he wanted to talk to his uncle he said ough admitted driving ben nett out to altona on may 29th and june 2nd but said he knew nothing of the proceedings and did not know that the money subsequently paid back to him by bennett had been stolen though he admitted receiving 55 from his friend- sergeant a lee of the tor onto police force told the court that he had arrested the two men in toronto and found ben nett with tape over his eyes and wearing a pair of dark glasses ough had also had a pair on his person the only particle of evidence that in any way suggests that the acc knew anything of this offence is that of the first witness observed defense coun sel mclntyre who stated that the evidence was as much con sistent as it was with guilt the most important evidence before the court is that of olive madill stated his worship oy the only contradictory evidence is that of jbennett and ough and i cannot place much credence in their stories ringwood mrs- ralph bruels is visiting in toronto j l barrett was a toronto visitor on monday miss helen burkholder is spending her summer vacation in breslau mrs dan lehman of toron to is spending a few days with mrs martin fockler mr and mrs- wm graham of toronto spent friday with his brother delos mrs rossier and children of ottawa are visiting relatives in this vicinity mrs mike troyer and son of fleet alberta are renewing old acquaintances here mr and mrs garnet kirk and master gordon spent sun day at a m groves miss ward of claremont spent a few days recently at wm ratcliffs mr- and mrs carl davis of toronto were weekend visitors with his parents mr and mrs earl davis mr walter vague and miss frances filyer had tea with mr and mrs bert silverthonv on sunday- mr and mrs fred brillinger and bruce of stayner were sun day visitors with mr- and mrs herb hisey we are sorry to report that mrs norman steckley is con fined to her bed with a threaten ed attack of pneumonia- miss mary thompson of markham spent a few days re cently with her sister mrs gor don fockler miss frances filyer of mal vern spent a week with her parents mr and mrs r j fil yer the first truck load of new potatoes from the north went through our village on monday they were in bushel hampers ross vagues pea patch has yielded around 150 baskets so far and they are selling well- the yield has been excellent sunday visitors with miss ada barkey were mr and mrs- leo e jaynes and miss len- ore r e sinclair douglas sin bethesda clair and miss scott mrs ellis her evidence is quite clearcut j and son jack and daughters and to the point and was not edith and ruth all of toronto miss gladys brillinger was visiting in toronto on saturday- mr and mrs sherk from tor onto spent several days with mr and mrs wm burkholder mr- and mrs frank bielby had tea on sunday with mr and mrs wesley brillinger miss laura pike of toronto was the weekend guest of mr and mrs c burkholder mr and mrs j c steckley and family of ridgetown spent the weekend at harbroley farm- misses selena and flossie at kinson visited several days with mr and mrs a galbraith of newtonbrook mr and mrs a yake and gwen and mr and mrs- well ington yake visited mr and mrs maye of goodwood mr and mrs frank thomp son and mrs- timbers of sand- ford were friday visitors of mr and mrs wm empring- ham the junior institute held their icecream social on fri day night on the lawn of mr and mrs- arthur steckley and it was a huge success miss kathleen steckley was iemoved to the hospital on mon day for an appendix operation we hope for her speedy re covery the local school teachers have commenced their summer cour ses mr jack ciubine is attend ing at hamilton and miss blan che atkinson and reesor steck ley in toronto mr and mrs martin hutch inson andrew and elda huctin- son of port arthur and mr bill hutchinson of vancouver had sunday dinner with mi- and mrs john brillinger monday visitors with mr and mrs e ciubine were mr and mrs d- scott of buffalo mr and mrs lapp of cedar grove mr and mrs job scott and mr- watson scott of toronto mr and mrs e logan of ringwood and mr- and mrs albert scott recent visitors with mr and mrs louis brillinger were mr- ami mrs percy brillinger of stouffville mrs george hunt of collingwood and mr and mrs fred brillinger and bruce of stayner also mr and mrs herb hiese and barbara of ringwood july 1st visitors with mr and mrs wm paisley were mr and mrs arthur paisley and family mr- and mrs herbert paisley and george of scott mr and mrs w paisley of stouffville mr and mrs walter robinson and family of toronto mr and mrs chester basford and family and mrs margaret basford of toronto- d o ioexoi o n o hot weather specials molasses taffy cake 20 pineapple upside down cake 25 apple turnovers 25 angel cake 20 marble cake 20 chocolate and yellow layers 20 pies carmel lemon apple cherry stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor 1 o d o o a o 0 o aecxoi pine orchard ioe30i iooi prices a money saving special we have been fortunate in secur ing a full line of travellers samples of boys and girls suits and dresses sun and play suits in sizes 2 years to 6 years these were bought at a very favorable price and we are passing on to our customers these low prices many are far below the regular wholesale price and the quality is good prices 49c to 69c smart swim suits hot weather gives the normal healthy person the desire to enjoy the pleasures of the lake shore and to bathe in the cool waters our new line of swim suits will add to your enjoyment by the perfect fit and comfortable feeling they are the product of the best mills in canada and the quality is the very best prices are 139 to 325 rubber bathing caps rubber bathing caps of good quality rubber assorted styles and dolours priced at 10c to 25c i shorts and slacks ideal wear for camp or cottage womens drill slacks with fitted waist line and buttoned opening on both sides and pockets navy and brown 65c 115 good quality shorts brown and navy drill and in white pique 49c to 69c that mean saving to you ioraoen 71 string berets these are very attractive in white and pastel shades each 35c scarf handkerchiefs 20x20 fancy printed scarf hand kerchiefs with many uses and great ly in demand for headwear worn peasant fashion price each 25c larger size about 30x30 each 49c cherub m socks for boys or girls in light or dark fawn these are fine quality botany wool socks english manufacture plain knit leg with fancy self colour ribbed top per pair 49c white bengalnie gloves really remarkable value in white gloves serviceable and smart in appearance an excellent glove at a low price 29c cecile sports blouse a very attractive sports blouse with zipper fastener at front cellosuede in white coral and blue priced at each 100 white pique and linen frock these smart frocks are offered at a decided reduction at a very oppor tune time some have contrasting trim and some are plain white they are well tailored and will be found exceedingly attractive prices to 150 while they last special prices are 79c to 100 white pique skirts a limited quantity only of fine quality pique skirts in sizes 16 to 18 and 20 regulary priced at 100 special 79c factory cotton mill ends we have been aible to secure an other shipment of these ever popular mill ends which we are offering at the usual low price per yard 10c12c mosquito netting have your windows covered early with netting before the flies and mosquitos get into your house heavy barred netting green or white per yard 12c plain netting green or white per yard 10c glass tumblers in many styles and for every occasion heavy tumblers for every day use fine crystal tumblers plain and fluted for more formal occasions or if you prefer the coloured glass we have them in green pink or crystal with flaring top and with finely traced decorations ground the top all at 50c each then there are the fine cut glass tumblers and goblets at prices ranging from 10c to 100 glass water pitchers in a wide range of styles and shapes and all very attractive prices are 25c to 150 shaws store phone 9512 ioetoi ioexoi i0e30i ioexoi soexoe melvin lehman was home over the weekend the club picnic was held at cedar beach on tuesday miss jean johnston of toron to was home for the holiday mrs mcmullen of ballantrae was a guest of mrs brandon one day last week mr and mrs hutchinson and family spent tuesday in toron to kenneth widdifield is spend ing a few days at his grand fathers home here misses vivia shropshire kath- lene radford and mr ray mc- clure attended the celebration in stouffville on friday richard hutchinson is holiday ing in the north country accomp anied by mr and mrs- f leh man and family mr and mrs lazenby and daughter of church hill called on the chapman family satur day- we are glad to report mrs edson johnston is improving following a serious operation last week sorry to report fred reid was rushed to newmarket hospital saturday night his many friends wish him a speedy re covery on saturday morning around 4 am mr bosworths large barn was completely destroyed by fire mrs bosworth upon arising to prepare for market opened the door to see the barn in flames although neighbors rushed to the scene they were unable to save the building a son rescued five horses with great difficulty several barns in the district have been mys teriously burned in the past two or three years stonfffville 5c to 122 store jar rubbers 06 zinc rings 23 doz parowax 2 lb 25 memba seal 10 aluminum kettles 75 granite 59 69 vandorf mr- and mrs james oliver called on mr and mrs wm morley for a brief visit mr and mrs g e richardson and family motored to hamil ton on sunday mr keetch of zephyr is visit ing with his daughter mrs w graham mr and mrs jarvis from the west were visitors with mr and mrs wm- morley last week mr and mrs morley andrews and hilda of queensville have moved into our midst a great number attended the strawberry festival and packed the church auditorium for the program jackie sproxton had the mis fortune of running into the measles but is feeling much better again mr and mrs r sproxton and family attended- the brillinger reunion held at markham on july 1st mr and mrs ross rose of stevensville and mr and mrs- louis brillinger called on mrs r sproxton on saturday mr and mrs edgar rose en tertained mr and mrs- roy morley and grant and mr and mrs wm morley to sunday tea we congratulate mr and mrs r scott on being grandparents- the sunday school attend ance was up to 120 can we even have a larger crowd our community has suffered the loss of another great church worker in the passing of mr frank graham late last week he was laid to rest on monday in aurora cemetery our deep est sympathy is extended to the sadly bereaved we carry everything gormley mrs anna schell who is at present staying with her dau ghter mrs lloyd moyer of stouffville wishes to thank all those who so kindly helped to build the new barn on her prem ises at gormley owing to the old one being destroyed by fire- the carpenters were clarence steckley and jesse steckley- an oldtime bee was arranged by henry heise a nephew of mrs schell when neighbors and friends came to help with the building fourteen men were on hand june 29 and eight the next day the barn was completed ex cept for making two doors meals for the men were served at the home of mrs clara wideman work was somewhat delayed in the afternoon of the first day when a phone call came to henry heise that one of his horses was sinking in a boghole three carloads of neighbors hurried to his farm and rescued the animal with the aid of ropes bloomington mr and mrs jesse cook visited with mr and mrs- how ard hagerman at locust hill on sunday miss alta fockler was visit ing at her sisters at green- bank last week misses mary paisley and olive johnson have gone to jacksons point for the sum mer congratulations to joan bax ter and kenneth tranmer who passed their entrance exam inations on their term work- a number from here attended the induction service for the new minister rev w s irwin at lemonville church on wed nesday evening miss luella paisley is taking a summer course in home econ omics at hamilton she has been engaged for another year teacher in the school here as dont gamble with thin tires do not spoil that trip with a blowout deal in your worn tires for new goodyears and play safe do you know- that 90 per cent of tire trouble occurs in the last 10 per cent of the seivice of a tire you may use our time pay ment plan for that new set of tires raes garage service that satisfies goodwood phone 2002