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the tribune stouffville ontario thursday march 9 1939 page three j town topics j phone in your personam 16301 1 bmnnhii iiiiniii iiuii found small sum of money apply tribune office aurora juniors eliminated collingwood last friday night winning the final game 42 to take the round 74 the quickest way to bring the wife back from a trip is to send her the local paper with one item clipped out rev arthur greer former christian church pastor is down with pneumonia at his home in toronto while mrs greer is reported to have been rushed to the hospital serious ly ili last week markham village has been experiencing a deluge of false- alarms recently following the installation a few months ago of new fireboxes throughout the town chief robert wood cock and his men have been kept so continuously on the jump answering phooney alarms it is reported that when the inspector arrived in town re cently and rang the siren no one turned up to answer the call storeys special cough mixture an excellent remedy for coughs colds and bronchial affections relieves irritated conditions of the throat j m storey druggist rev e morton conducted the service in the stouffville chris tian church on sunday evening while the pastor was absent in toronto preaching in the metropolitan united last week the inspector for the fire underwriters visited town and turned in an alarm to test out the local brigade for speed and efficiency the boys ran out the hose at the mill street hydrant and had the wat er on in four minutes flat mr and mrs jos mowder and miss mila hoover came out from toronto on saturday to join the family in celebrating his mothers birthday mr jos mowder sr reached her 80th year on march 4th congratula tions miss edra burkitt and mr jack pennock spent a few days this week in oakville with mr and mrs altie burkitt mr george stewart at pre sent on the bank staff at tim- mins was in town for a few days this week mr stewarts mother is quite ill at her home on mill street miss audrey hoover daught er of mr and mrs lou hoover returned home last week from the western hospital where she has completed her three year nursing course miss hoov er will graduate in may rev edw j orr famous irish evangelist and author of seven books will conduct two special meetings in the town hall markham on thursday and friday evenings march 16 and 17 services are under the auspices of a joint committee of all the churches of markham the public are invited taking subscriptions for a montreal publication a canvass er in town a few weeks ago is now found to be another of those unauthorized subscription tak ers offering a supposed bargain word comes from the publisher that- the canvasser was not authorized by them and so again we advise our readers that money should never be given to strangers for newspapers or magazines you can always re ceive any bargain in this field from the local dealer that the publishers may authorize and your local dealer is on the spot to make good in case of non delivery months after your money is paid over john and mary harbinson brother and sister children of robert harbinson gormley and outstanding students of richmond hill high school were awarded the upper and middle scholarships at the com mencement exercises in rich mond hill last week the senior womens insti tute will meet on wednesday march 15th at 230 pm at the home of miss mae mowder mrs s s ball will give an ad dress on our flag and what it stands for roll call re sponded to by current events motto live and let live you are invited irish supper an irish stew supper will be served at 630 pm monday march 13 followed by lantern slides on ireland by the band of willing helpers in stouff ville presbyterian church ad mission 25c and 15c wanted girl for general housework phone 6603 ray ferguson of the 9th line suffered a badly battered nose last thursday night when he was caught by a high stick in a hockey game at markham hear nellie mcclung noted author and lecturer in the united church stouffville on canadas place among the nations evening of wednes day march 29th tmiek a real buf i ivory flour always dependable our garageman jack silver- thorn has returned from sarnia where he took a course in trac tor work and in toronto where a school for brakes was attend ed nothing like keeping up-to- date about fifty of the sixth line church young people gave a farewell party last wednesday night to mr and mrs o han cock who are giving up the isaac pike property and taking over a farm near lindsay mr jack clubine read a letter of appreciation from the many friends and neighbours followed with the presentation of an alladin lamp to mr and mrs hancock if some local merchant wants an idea on how to buy a nice venetian blind for his window a yarn from a nearby town supplies the answer the gents furnishing merchant was being congratulated on the really swell blind he had just put in use in his large show window it must have cost you a small fortune said one of his friends no it didnt cost me a cent my customers paid it all i just put a little box near the door with a slot large enough to take in silver and printed on the box were the words donations for the blind mr and mrs harold taylor are in town visiting at the home of isaac meyer in the westend harold is employed by the standard chemical co and is located at kennaway in northern haliburton mrs george cox church street north who reached her 86th birthday the latter part of february is very ill we regret to report mrs cox with her late husband farmed for many years north of uxbridge town until they retired in stouffville about twelve years ago little lois weldon daughter of reeve and mrs arthur wel don is in the sick childrens hospital toronto suffering from some head trouble which has effected her sight and ears she has been under special ob servation and may undergo a surgical operation at any time your husband willth0r0u6hly enjoy this delicious recipe for fish q its only one of the almost endless var iety of tempting inexpensive recipes that are so easily prepared from canadian fish foods not only enjoyable but packed with rich nourishing goodness with a liberal supply of precious minerals proteins and vitamins that give the quick foodenergy required to keep the mcnfolks feeling lit and strong for their work over 60 kinds of canadian fish and shell- j fish are available to you all year round jsculsl whether fresh frozen smoked dried can- writf ned or pickled they provide a meal thats wkilfc really scrumptious in any mans language serve canadian fish and shellfish several times a week willj department of fisheries ottawa v zmffba department of fisheries ottawa please send me yoar free booklet 100 tempt ing fish recipes name for please print letters plainly cure m4na 3 cws book frank mowder may think that ladyluck was with him when he chose the profession of an interior decorator he has just completed redecorating the interior down floor of his moth ers home made necessary when someone left the basin tap run ning all night in the bathroom in a few minutes the basin was overflowing and continued to do so for hours when it was dis covered next morning by mrs mowder who went to investigate why the carpet in her bedroom was wet the damage caused was chiefly to the lower floor robert harbinson of the 3rd concession of markham at gormley was in town on mon day carrying his right arm in a sling recently mr harbinson suffered severe cuts to his hand and fingers when they came into contact with a buzz saw he was operating on the farm an important baby feed it right right now all your little chicks represent possible egg profits next ijll and winter the more you raise the better selection of pul lets you can make put your chicks on fulopep chick starter at once feed it in hoppers along with fulopep fine chick grain they grow better and more uniformly on this feeding method femes ijsiakreba snnn isa uniform qual- ity feed with an oatmeal base that builds bone and muscle is espe cially prepared for easy digestion by the chicks the arrival of the month of march on the wings of a verit able blizzard according to weather prognosticated and citizens of- more mature years who still believe in the numer ous timeworn adages and quo tations with regard to weather conditions is another indication that we are in the running so to speak for an early spring in like a lion out like a lamb is an adage which has been quoted since time immemorial and if there is any truth in the belief then the lionlike entry of the month of march should portend a lamblike exit and the balmy breezes of that most joy- able and eventful season of springtime should dissipate the winters accumulation of snow and ice before the passing of many weeks the woodchuck failing to see his shadow on candlemas day and the wild beginning of march both of which circumstances it is claimed pressage an early breakup indicate therefore that spring is just around the corn er it is some time since a bright balmy early spring has been on the menu but those who profess to know state that this year the season will be well ad vanced before easter sunday which falls on april 10th and that the fair sex will have ample opportunity to display their easter bonnets and finery in the local fashion parade that day the citizens of stouffville and district are to have another treat from the new boys band in the form of a concert to be given in ratcliffs hall on the evening of friday march 24 under direction of bandmaster shenhall outside talent will assist on the program of which details will be announced later but in the meantime be ready to buy a ticket or two from the lads who are in need of funds to complete their organization lieutcol a w pascie of moose jaw is unofficially re ported to have been appointed to the task of taking care of mails on the royal train when the king and queen visit canda mr and mrs howard malloy received a letter on wednesday which was written and mailed to them at mission city b c only the day previous of course it came via the new organized air mail service which makes it possible to mail a letter at stouffville in time to leave here on the evening train and reach vancouver the fol lowing afternoon the mail plane leaves toronto at 1030 in the evening for its far away destination across the rockies after several stops at larger centres to leave and take on mail enroute the letter receiv ed by the malloys was from an old friend known to many lead ers in the person of charles boothy the yearly cost of schools and colleges in united states after the drop of depression years is now calculated at 3051 for each adult in the population in canada the comparable figure is about 2200 we understand from mr robert laurie of markham that a deal has just gone through between himself and the imperial oil company for the purchase of a lot on his farm facing on no 7 highway just at the entrance to markham village the lot consists of one half acre with one hundredfoot frontage on the highway the oil people will erect tanks on this property which will be ser viced by big trucks from toron to the company have recently given up their railway tank in markham from this new site the gas will be trucked through this district oyster supper on friday march 17 st patrick day the altona insti tute will serve an oyster supper in the altona school from 630 following the supper a good musical program will be ren dered all for the admission 35c for adults and 15c for children do not miss this splendid event to which the institute throws a welcome invitation to every body send the tribune absent friends its just like a letter from home clean rest rooms we sell dependable tires guaranteed boadways service station phone 265 stouffville xoe30e xoexox soi mr and mrs e gillett and daughter 10th concession resi dents just north of the cnr crossing were tenderd a surprise party by some twentyfive friends on wednesday night at the home of carmon morris mr and mrs gillett who have occupied the farm adjoining the 10th of whitchurch for the past five years left this week to take up residence at iroquois near brockville a handsome bible and a beautiful handdone table cover were presented to the gillett family by their good neighbours the week previous a group of young folks made them a presentation of an end- table the property belonging to mrs howscr of stouffville has been rented to mr kenneth mckinnon who will take mediate possession im- 0 o for tasty food heres the answer e cream rolls dozen 25c malted milk cake 20c raisin squares dozen 25c pecan rolls 20c scones 20c variety of cookies 20c the stouffville bakery scaoc aoi ioe aoi n o n o d