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the tribune stouffville ontario thursday may 18 1939 page three ymmmmummmmamaammmmmmmmmmmmmttm town topics 1 phone ix your personal 16301 rtikiininh mr and mrs archie stover with ruth and roy of milver- ton were with their parents here for a day recently mr amos yake who has been residing with mr wm thorn of 10th line markham is under stood to be in very poor health when our new monument dealer mr percy tarr starts housekeeping hes going to have a new congoleum rug for he won the guessing contest at shaws store last week which assures him of a fine new floor piece mrs george menzies cora vanzant was in town over mothers day visiting at the old home having just returned from spending the winter in california while wesley yake of the 10th concession was in the act of filling the seed box of his cultivator on thursday after noon his team bolted and crash ed into the fence mr yake who was knocked down in the run away was unharmed both hors es and machine also escappj injury but the harness was badly riddled miss kathlene houston form erly of the local school staff was in town visiting friends over the weekend keep to the sidewalks these days the lawns are soft and damage may easily be done by both children and adults who cut corners or run unthinking ly over boulevards and lawns earl cook well known for his amateur ball pitching in stouffville and toronto joined the columbus red birds of the american association last week with an option tag attached mr 0 l traub just return ed from africa was the guest of rev h and mrs shantz last week the two men are life long acquaintances while in nigeria mr traub made the acquaint ance of mr and mrs hons- berger who went to the mission field there a year ago opening baseball game here next wednesday may 24th several of the war veterans of whitchurch township will be called up for duty during the royal visit we learned last saturday next monday may 22 being a public holiday for all marcan- tile business places in stouff ville schools banks and post office business as usual will be conducted on wednesday may 24 until noon hour when the regular halfholiday will be observed for the afternoon to commemorate the visit of the king and queen to canada this week and next the post office are offering to the public exact replacas of the official gold medallions to be presented to their majesties by the government of canada in bronze you may procure one for 10c or in silver for 50c each the ladies bowling club met at the home of miss gertrude todd last week for their annual meeting and elected the officers for the year prest mrs jas ratcliff 1st vice mrs lud hoover 2nd mrs robert les lie sec mrs george storey treas miss gertrude todd charlie ward sam arm strong and a party of friends motored to the armstrong cottage at hawk lake last week with high hopes of nabbing a few of those beautiful trout from the deep waters of the lake charlies dad says they brought back a skunk nuff said the late john mckinnon had lived in stouffville for 52 years and not 40 years as reported at the time of his death ten days ago on the 11th of may this year mr and mrs mckinnon would have reached their 57th wedding anniversary mrs mc kinnon informs the tribune two of our most elderly people are in anything but good health this spring mrs geo robinson who is in her 89th year and mrs james hamilton who is in her 99th year it is sincerely hoped that the approach to warm weather and a promise of more sunshine will invigorate these esteemed resi dents whose ages probably sur pass that of what most of us will ever live to see backrite tablets for the kidneys for backache tired feeling dizziness rheumatism head ache bladder troubles they help to cleanse the blood and also act on the liver the ideal spring tonic for cleansing the system j m storey druggist through the ingenuity of mr john hodgins and members of the council and reeve weldon considerable number of small trees have been planted along main street wherever vacan cies appeared in our fine line of maples in later years no doubt these trees will add more beau ty to the village as the long avenue of maples now is often the subject of favorable com ment by visitors most every body loves the beauty of nature and so we commend the work of the council on monday this week mr joe h hoover rupert avenue was receiving the congratula tions of his friends on the occasion of his 75th birthday twentysix years ago mr and mrs hoover came to town from their farm on the 8th conces sion of markham and known today as the arthur barkey farm mr hoover has quite an extensive garden and up to this year assisted l c wideman son in the monument business and as he says he just has to be occupied to mark the birthday occasion their only daughter mrs l p steckley with her husband and family were in town mr hoover has only one brothel namely mr eli hoov er on the 9th concession eli has not been enjoying very good health for some time there are at least two elder ly people in town who are seek ing the services of a house keeper both these homes are very fine places and women who are available and able to do the work in a small home would make no mistake in connecting up with such places informa tion may be had at the office of this paper mrs james whimpster of newmarket has been reelected secretarytreasurer of the on tario womens liberal associa tion being the wife of new markets postmaster apparent ly is no deterrent to being a party woman postmasters themselves are forbidden to take part in political clubs at the cost of their appointment about forty cgit girls from town were weekend guests at shadow lake camp where mr and mrs andy williams were host and hostess miss ethel hogg and miss miller of the local school staff were leaders of the happy group on sunday moring the girls attend ed the united church in town being brought to town in cars after which they returnfl to the lake to complete their visit annual mens day business mens bible class uxbridge sunday june 4 1939 at 230 pm 4ave snap crackle pop entaetm from five to fifty the all go for kelloggs rice krispics the cereal that positively sings its invitation as you pour on the cream and the taste menalive those honeycoloured bubbles are just packed with de- liciousnessl they stay crisp too till youve scraped the bowl rice krispics are bringing fun to thousands of canadian breakfast tables serve them in your home too order a package today made by kelloggs in london canada mr angus mcdonald re presentative of the lords day alliance in this part of ontario is visiting our village again in the interests of that well- known organization the activ ity of the alliance in meeting recelnt proposals for loosening our sunday laws and the suc- ces of these efforts adds inter est to the visit of their repre sentative this year single copies of the tribune may be purchased at the office of publication for sending to your friends at a distance occasionally one purchaser buys a dozen or even more papers to send to relatives or friends on the occasion of a death or some celebration its a nice way to let those away from home know the sanitary notice in this issue sets the time limit of june 1st for store keepers house holders and others to clean up their premises after this date the sanitary inspector will tour the village to see that no unsanitary situation exists this is one way to help keep the community in a highly healthy condition when the flu was raging all about us stouffville had but a limited number of cases in comparison the strict obervance of clean up day tin can day and all such undertakings contribute to a clean healthy town and thats what we aim at a veteran of the northwest rebellion george allen mark ham who celebrates his 80th birthday saturday is looking forward to seeing the king and queen he saw the late queen victoria king edward king george v and the duke of windsor he recalled joining the midlands regiment in 1885 and starting from belleville for the northwest from fort garry he walked 45 miles we were on the march most of the time and were in quite a few skirmishes he related mr allen was born at hereford shire eng and came to mark ham in 1882 he has lived in marmora guelph and toronto he has a son james at home and two grandchildren messrs john button and claude brillinger returned home this weekend having completed their examinations in the faculty of medicine at the university of toronto also miss isobel booth misses agnes klinck ruth marshall helen hastings edythe grubin and jean lennox are also home three hundred school chnd- ren have signified their inten tion to travel by special train next monday from stouffville to riverdale park toronto to see the king and queen possibly as many more youths from the surrounding district will take advantage of the low rates of 40c for children and 75c for adults see time table elsewhere in this issue mr p e winterstein of detroit was in town for a few days this week our former citizen reports the building business very brisk in his city this spring builders get a contract for the construction of perhaps one hundred houses then sublet every part of the work one small group doing shingling another put up ver andahs or perhaps lay floor ing by each small group of sub contractors keeping their num bers below five they do not have to pay the heavy taxes imposed for workmens com pensation and other demands made by the state our ameri can cousins have a way of beating the government too just like many canadians when the opportunity presents itself too much taxation is a bad thing from more than one angle cuj your feed costs increase yaur profits juan too- with quaker sugared schumacher feed sugared scbumaher feed is a great utility feed it serves all types ofstockatall times of the year sugared schumacher is better than corn better than oats better than barley better than wheat feeds because it is a blend of all four of them plus minerals molasses and iodine for growing young stock rebuilding dry stock developing fine beef raising ton litters keeping the work horses and bull in splendid condition yes even for the milking herd sugared schumacher feed is the choice of experienced successful farmers for a dependable all round satisfactory feed stiver bros in sales throughout canada because its first in performance its faster on the get away its stronger on hills its a much better allround performer than other cars in its field and it saves you money every day on gas oil and upkeep becauseats first in wmilwewim dollar for dollar it gives you more for your money than any other car in its price range thats why the new chevrolet is the biggest- selling 1939 model automobile in canada because its first in ftawres steering column gearshift with vacuum assist chevrolets famous 85horsepower valve-in- head six new aerostream styling new bodies by fisher perfected quadroaction hydraulic brakes new observation car visibility advanced kneeaction riding system with shockproof dual cross steering on master de luxe models tiptoematic clutch safety glass low monthly payments on the general motors instalment plan cib ch evrolet the only lowpriced car combining all thats best at lowest cost w s w1ddifield stouffville ontario buy from a business leader your chevrolet dealer