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stouffville tribune thurs dec 21st 1939 page five peace on earth in these troubled times of world strife christmas brings to us the rea that peace on earth good will toward men is more than an empty phrase it is the foundation of all the teachings of him whose birthday we celebrate may that spirit fill your heart to overflowing watch for our special saturday bulletin ratcliff town delivery stouffville ontario joy be yours this christmas may rejoicing fill your heart as full of happiness as santa has filled your christmas stocking with thrilling gifts central feed store stouffville phone277 green river we extend the compliments of th season to all our readers the next dance will be held here on friday dec 29th the coral service held in the church last week was much en joyed the ss concert and christ mas tree will be held this week on thursday evening be sure to come with the children the cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of mrs e j wilson last week with a good attendance mrs t barefoot of spruce- dale is with her mother mrs j b wilson who is still under the doctors care with an injured knee and other complications which have developed the divine service next sun day wil 1 be in charge of the young people miss forsythe will give the childrens story and the legend of the black madonna will be read a very cordial invitation to attend this christmas service is extended to all mr d duncan wil pre side at the organ the ladies aid held their meeting at the church on wed mrs j r bick of whitevale gave a most nteresting paper lemonville russel kirby attended the hockey match at maple leaf gardens last saturday and saw the big battle between new york americans and maple leafs births farr at the brierbush hos pital stouffville on dec 15th 1939 to mr and mrs j w farr claremont a daughter harper in uxbridge township on december 14 1939 to mr and mrs ollie harper a son best wishes i wish to extend good wish es for a very merry christ mas and a prosperous new year j c starr slip knot ties mongolia mrs george thompson called on mrs watson on mondav mr and mrs t diller had dinner with mr and mrs fred ramer at aitona recently mr and mrs jake reesor and elva of markham visited with the booth family this week mr and mrs jake mcmullen visited with mr and mrs isaiah hoover on sunday the sing song was held at mr and mrs joe betzs home on tuesday night mr gordon fuller visited with friends in box grove one evening recently mr and mrs allan wideman ruth and anna spent saturday in toronto mr and mrs fred pugh had dinner with mr and mrs geo thomson of box grove on wed nesday mr and mrs d booth marg aret and walter spent sunday with her parents mr and mrs j harper of newmarket the children of this commun ity joined with many others at stouffville on saturday to see santa claus in peison and to re ceive their christmas gift thanks santa councillors and reeve open for reelection if there is no shuffle this year i will allow myself to stand for reelection said reeve earl toole at the final meeting of whitchurch council on friday afternoon at the same time the reeve expressed his thanks to the members for their hearty cooperation and helpfulness during the year who further stated that the en- dorsation of his colleagues was an important factor in determ ining to stand for reelection i hope you will all be back again next year he said in conclu sion deputy reeve cook who has served the municipality in his present office for three years said he would stand again while councillor leary declared that the records would show the council had not been wasteful yet constructive councillor kidd said it had been a pleasure to serve on the council this past two or three years and he hop ed the ratepayers would send his colleagues back again councillor wells called 1939 a banner year the treasurer john crawford said the statement he is now preparing was a rosy one while he took the occasion to thank the council for their co operation an acclamation for the old council is predicted on every hand but the ratepayers have the final say tomorrow friday afternoon when they meet in the hall at vandorf for nomina tion and to hear the financial statement discussed the seasons greetings the massey harris dealer wishes one and all of his many customers merry christmas and a happy and prosperous nev year d l stouffer finnish eyes are keen man ning their antiaircraft batter ies and their defence lines are men whose peacetime hobbies or occupations demand accurate marksmanship aboard a finnish these men warship are typical of the fighting men who claim russian planes are falling daily before their guns mrs clara mills hints damage suit uxbridge township council met december 15th as per stat ute with the members all pre sent the reeve in the chair communications department of highways that they are not going to subsidize the purchase of any new machinery only re pairs for old ones or for rental from the department of agriculture re seed grain loans to farmers in year 1937 stating they expect payment for same messrs greig and littlejohn solicitors for mrs clara mills forwarded a claim for oat crop claimed destroyed by water flooding her land caused by road ditch not being kept open dam age as follows cost of hired help getting field ready for crop 1600 crop total loss estimat ed vield of 40 bushels per acre 40c 5200 total amount 68 and in addition the cost of the seed grain but rather than take action would settle for 25 no action taken by council the report of the townline adjustment committees also the board of health presented the following road accounts were passed for payment edw taylor dragging 480 treas reach twp for power grader on road 17 14 c w watson wire for snow fence 248 j l hodgson 30 roads wire fence 9 t h paisley 80 roads wire fence 24 charles feasby haul and deliver snow fence 1475 wm j wagg 18 tile 2250 stephen schular putting up snow fence 1120 pedlar people 2000 ft snow fence and 165 posts 21967 w smalley putting in culverts 220 gor don hockley drag and put in culvert 200 murray stewart pulling up snow fence with tractor 800 w p carmody drag and put up snow fence 935 frank merrick drag and put up snow fence 2170 b mcguckin fill washout 3 h dickinson drag 240 clifford lee haul and put up snow fence 4 cecil latcham drag etc 520 jos ferrier clean ditch 440 wm terry clean ditch 440 russel dowswell cut brush put in culvert 620 alex wagg drag cut weeds 780 w j hakney 150 lbs iron 150 for culvert county ont snow plow on road 750 john wall ace 72 yards gravel 720 len allard help with culverts and level grave 2080 w n brig- nall cutting brush 800 j h kingston fill wash put up snow fence 9 charles brown cut ting brush 20 goldie wagg drawing gravel 10 cecil wall ace draw gravel and snow fence rid on cuvert 3685 dicksons hill school concert tonight thursday dont forget mrs william grove visited with mrs vague on monday afternoon mr simeon hoover and miss martha spent monday with their sister mrs wideman in mount joy miss molly and peggy green and mr palmer of toronto had tea at the redshaw home sun day evening mr and mrs ward hall man returned monday evening from several days visit in michigan tuesday was a gala day for stouffville almost everyone everywhere was present to see the exhibits horses to do their christmas shopping and greet many of their friends we we all had an enjoyable time theres a certain industrious boy in our community who finds it very difficult to wait till morn ing to begin work one night re cently he arose at ten oclock and wanted to milk the cows but to his disgust was sent back to bed for another eight hours disheartening isnt it the wms held their meet ing last thursday at mrs wes widemans there was a splen did crowd all engaged in vai-i- ous work quilting sewing knitting the ladies wish to thank dicksons hill handy man mr simeon hoover for the fine job he made of sharpening the sewing circle scissors the reorganization of the sunday school took place on tuesday evening with the fol lowing officers elected supf wesley wideman assistant a c barkey secyfred timbers jpffw with all good things for you honestly we hope that rolypoly old santa unloads from his pack a whole ton of happiness for you and yours along with all his other presents this joyous yule day superior feed assistant earl hoover teach ers beginners mrs a stouff er mrs wes wideman prim ary mrs fred mortson mrs w timbers junior boys and girls doris lott clifford barkey intermediate girls irene tim bers katherine mover inter mediate bos william barkey reg gibbons young peoples a c barkey harley wideman elmore barkey womens mrs r moyer mrs lehman mr- hallman mens mr lehman mr sargeant w timbers cradle roll supt mrs h wide- man organist mrs elmore barkey assistants sunday school dorothy timbers church k moyer chorister church elmore barkey s s william barkey ushers carl hoover reg gibbons assist ants bruce wideman howard hoover missionary supts mrs clifford barkey mrs wm barkey missionary collectors bruce timbers eldon jones temperance supts mr lehman and mrs hallman is pine orchard mr percy hutchinson sporting a new chevrolet mr taylor of leaskdale visit ed his daughter mrs mcnight saturday mr herb stevens and famiy called on his father who is on the sick list miss hazel reid and herb spent the weekend with their mother mrs j reid mr and mrs wesley lundy spent a few days in toronto mr and mrs c west of new market and family were sunday visitors with her parents mr and mrs j lundy mr and mrs j hope and betty were toronto visitors last week mr percy winterstein of detroit caled at the home of his brotherinlaw r chapman last week we wish the tribune editor staff and readers a very the cheerful chap who is so anxious to assist you is your local agent be sure to ask him to help you plan your next trip vv sure y0uu enjoy going by motor coach brown betty tea room phone 198 graycoachliwes merry christmas mr sam gibney had the mis fortune to step on a nail and is confined to the house for a few days we wish you one and all a very merry christmas and a very happy new year d f holden sons markham stouffville i