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the tribune stouffville ontario thursday jan 11th 1940 page fiva pre- annual january inventory sale we are clearing from our stock slow selling lines and odd units which accumulate from soap deals canned goods etc these are all good values but quantities are limited so get your bargains early colgates assorted hand soaps 5 cakes 25c glass bowl free with each 5 cakes prairie nuts glass tumbler in each pkg large package 25c super suds 2 cakes coleo toilet soap with each large pkg for 20c homes five minute tapioca per pkg 15c glass tumbler with each pkg ivory soap special deal 2 large cakes 15c farmers lard fresh rendered 2 lbs 23c nuts ah nuts remaining unsold from christmas except peanuts reduced 4c per lb 15c 29c 10c 23c 25c 5c 15c 10c 25c maple leaf baking powder 1 lb tin red mill coffee freshly ground lb crosse blackwells catsup per bottle libbys soups 3 tins castile soap 12 cakes naptha carbolic soap per cake ja m marmalde assorted large jars empire worcestershire sause bottle sweet corn choice 2s 3 cans homes sparkling jelly in pink cocktail glass 2 for 15c assorted hand soaps 6 cakes 25c hawes floor gloss pint tin 4 oz bottle furniture cream reg value s4c both 59c chopped nut butter 16 oz jar 20c chinee laundry starch 2 pkgs 15c honey delicious amber 4 lb pail 35c glass cream jug free with any 2 units of kellogs products fresh smoked fillett of haddock fresh oysters herring ratcsiff co town delivery stouffville ontario phone 7112 bethesda is miss alma burkholder visiting friends in toronto messrs will and george yake had tea on sunday with mr and mrs a b shaffer we wonder who the young fellow was that had the long trip on sunday night the chicken pox has made its way into our community we hope it soon leaves mr herbert snider of carlie sask is calling on friends in the community mr snider is the son of mr roy snider who used to live at bethesda mr snider is preparing to leave for the mission field in south america the ypu held a missionary meeting tuesday mr bert snider spoke on the aim and purpose of missions the annual business meeting of the church will be held thurday afternoon at 130 lehmans shoe store phone 4301 stouffville footwear for all the family womens hosiery boots shoes rubbers mitts socks gloves ringwood mr and mrs earl tate of baker hill and family entertain ed a number of relatives and friends during the holidays they were mr john houck of cashel mrs alex tate of markham the misses edna and bertha tate montreal mr and mrs earl byer and family mr and mrs puterbaugh and fam ily of maple over a hundred head of cat tle are being fed at the burn- brae barns on the ringwood farms of george rodanz that amount of stock would consume a few hundredweight a day with ease only cattle are fed on this farm hogs all being on the former timbers place operat ions on the big ringwood farm is most interesting to folks in terested in stock david harris is our no 1 bricklayer who has laid more brick this winter without mort ar than anyone else within a big radius he has completed a second well for the two houses recently erected by ratcliffs and in each case the well was dug 25 feet then bored a short distance when good flows were obtained dave put in the brick curbing and appears to have regiha turkey graces goodwood table twentysix friends and rel atives gathered at the home of mr edmund whittleton at goodwood on saturday janoth to celebrate his 80th birthday the occasion was marked by a surprise turkey dinner the tur key being sent from regina by his eldest daughter mrs j adams the afternoon was spent in games and music then a buffet luncheon was served when mr whittleton cut his birthday cake which was made and decorated by his granddaughter lillian bacon mr whittleton has spent practically all his life on the farm where he now lives mov ing there at the age of six from the farm on the 4th concession of uxbridge now occupied by mrs bentley despite his declining years this pioneer farmer enjoys fair health and is quite active he loaded some fifty loads of hay last summer he has a family of 10 children living mrs j ad ams bertha of regina roy of sahdford man russel of fusi lier sask mrs j james net tie of goodwood mrs j brown elizabeth of claremont mrs f gostick hattie of picker ing ellera wm of calgary mrs s bacon flossie of gari baldi mrs t bowman beat rice of winnipeg also two brothers john of toronto and wesley who lives at home gormley for best results and a steady cash income you cannot do bet ter for your farm than to sell your cream and deliver it or have us call for it stouffville creamery closed every evening at 530 excepting saturdays grain coal feeds order your famous reading coal from us and watch the results we carry the national poultry feeds dairy feeds min erals and concentrates oyster shell and grit we are buyers of seeds and grain let us clean your seed grain before the rush s w hastings stouffville phone 169 green river mr and mrs h b michell spent a week recently in de troit miss margo wilson the ar tist who makes a specialty of painting animals has gone to florida miss wilson plans to visit a few other artists whom he met at the new york studios and in europe enroute cottage prayer was held on wednesday this week atjmr t williams the melville drapers spent christmas day with the fred johnstons in toronto mrs a armstrong spent the christmas day with mr and mrs j beckett mr and mrs chas gostick enjoyed the company of their daughters kathleen and muriel of toronto bible college during the holidays we all extend our congratu lations to mr and mrs wm gray who celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on dec 29th the children from the clare mont school are giving a splen did program at the church here very soon under their teacher m lynde in all probability the date will be set too late for pub lication so make enquiries the girls group of the ladies aid will present a drama entit led the finger of scorn at the church here on friday jan 26th admission 25c and 15c among those visiting at the tom williams home at christ mas and new years were mr frank williams mr a e row- linson with lois and june mr and mrs walter simpson and miss ruth mr and mrs wm barton miss myrtle and john mr robt loree mr geo loree m and mrs geo newell and kenneth mr and mrs e kenn edy miss dorothy cloakey and miss edythe williams all of tor onto and mr and mrs j beck ett and bobbie mr and mrs w milne and miss reta mr and mrs h shank and miss june of this place miss hare of toronto was a weekend visitor at the gooding home mr and mrs r f klinck visited with mr and mrs m baker on sunday mr and mrs will wilson had tea with mr and mrs hoover and ruth on saturday our pastor mr brubacher has gone to colbourne to hold meet ings in the mission for two weeks mr perry edwards who has been in a toronto hospital has been moved to hamilton so let us keep him in touch with gorm ley as news from home is cheery to those who are away we wish a speedy recovery to mr delbert baker who has been spending a few days in bed mrs david snyder has been visiting with mrs ernest hunt for a few days to those who may not know the mennonite people are hav ing services every sunday night instead of every other monday night come along and join us mr and mrs brubacher had tea with mr and mrs george baker tuesday evening mr and mrs willis lehman mr and mrs louis lehman and son also mr harmon lehman visited mr and mrs george baker on thursday evening last year the gormley insti tute sent a copy of the tribune as a gift to two of the local boys one in the san at gravenhurst and the other in a similar insti tution in hamilton from gra venhurst comes word that the paper is so much appreciated the patient elwood fisher is making the editor a pair of gloves as a gift for continuing the weekly news to him when one is tied up with ill health it must be a glorious feeling each week to receive the home news in detail such as one could scarcely send any other way well elwood is sure of his pap er so see that you supply plen ty of news to your local scribe or direct by phone to the office we were all glad to hear that mr and mrs elgin brubacher had arrived safely in england en route to africa where they are going as missionaries done an excellent job miss helen burkholder is home after spending a few weeks in breslau our school is closed because of the illness of our teacher miss janet button miss erma johnson of toron to spent the weeknd with her parents we are sorry to report that mrs j l abell was rushed to a toronto hospital on tuesday after taking seriously ill on monday afternoon congratulations to david gill- ham who celebrated his 83rd birthday with his son milt on monday also to mrs martin fockler whose 83rd birthday was on tuesday miss dorothy greer teacher in albert college belleville spent a few days at robert johnsons home pine orchard mr and mrs w lundy spent a few days visiting with rela tives in toronto last week we are sorry to report john stevens is ill with a het condition the young people here enjoy ed their first skate this year on pickering college rink on fri day night miss hazel woodhouse visit ed in vivian a few days last week misses minnie and aleta widdifield also mr a allan spent sunday with mr and mrs h stouffer of stouffville sunday morning found every one shivering and watching the thermomters whicih was from 20 to 32 below giving up farming auction sale entire farm stock hay grain also furniture the undersigned has received instructions to sell by public auction at half mile east of stouffville jatutrv 17th 1940 the following goods and chattels belonging to fred chamberlain horses and cattle heavy black mare heavy bay mare jersey cow calf by side black cow calf by side red white cow due time of sale black cow bred june 12 black cow bred july 23 black cow full flow swixk mid poultry white sow bred nov 17 0 pigs 5 months old 12 pigs 3 and a half months old 00 barred rock hens and pullets lumiiek u5 cedar posts v 5 anchor posts some cedar poles quantity plank pine hardwood quantity 1 inch lumber implements delavall cream sep 700 lbs cap melotte cream separator g50 lbs binder 7 foot massey harris deering hoe drill cultivator 17 tooth massey harris set sleighs wagon horso rake 2 sets harows scuffler 2furrow plow cockshutt single plow fleury 21 hay rack fanning mill root pulper wheelbarrow set of scales bag trucks hay fork 3 shovels 3 threetine forks ensilage f kro pick turnip mattack 3 hoes 2 ivetine forks screw jack 3 sets doubletrco 3 horse collars 3 neckyokes crosscut saw buck saw hand saw hay knife stable scraper and broom 2 watering pails 2 logging chains small chains chicken wire small brooder house 40 gallon gasoline bane window sash grain bags sasks number of tools hay and grain about s tons timothy hay about 7 tons of red clover about s00 bus wheat oats mixed about 150 bushels barley furniture etc extension table 2 centre tables 6 dining room chairs 4 kitchen chairs couch bed gramophone with records double brass bed with springs simmons couch bed bureau double brass bed with springs toilet set quantity linoleum coal oil stove with oven near new quebec heater nearly new- radio battery set 3 oil lamps 2 lanterns church 5 thirty dozen egg crates 3 twelve dozen egg crates milk strainer plunger number milk pails 5 gal coal oil can 2 gal oil can no reserve as owner is moving to the city sale at 1 oclock a s farmeri auctioneer terms cash george storey clerk altona mr and mrs murray dun- keld and family and mrs f wagg were visiting with mr and mrs a wagg at leaskdale on saturday mr and mrs r c maebry and joane lamb of stouffville mr and mrs m dunkeld and family with mr and mrs f wagg on sunday the jr girls of the project the club girls entertains met at the home of the leader mrs david crosier last satur day afternoon and the senior girls met on tuesday evening the ladies of the church institute and community are busily engaged in sewing and knitting for the ciaremont and north pickering branch reeve w reesor presided at the first council meeting in brougham on monday henry slack was taken sud denly ill in toronto one night last week and is still unable to be out hope for early re covery of our northern farmer the second demonstration on meat cookery in connection with the w i will be held at the home of mrs wm slack on wednesdayjanuary 17mrs w slack leader and mrs tindall assistant will preside over the demonstration pot luck supper as in the previous demonstra tion when the different cuts of meat will be served all are wel come goodwood the regular ypu meeting was held on monday evening with miss e dowswell in char ge of the program and the topic the regular monthly meeting of the goodwood womens insti tute will meet at the home of mrs john rae roll call will be answered by a health rule add ress by mrs harper and curr ent events by mrs lee every- oody welcome the second meeting of the girls club will be held at the home of miss mary cooper on saturday afternoon at 2 pm the regular meeting of the goodwood wa of the united church was held at the home of mrs ashenhurst on jan 3 the officers for the coming year elected pres mrs ashenhurst 1st vice mrs e tindall supt mrs r storry sec miss ruth hope treas mrs russel feas- by pianist mrs geo stewart flower com mrs c feasby mrs i foskitt mrs e tavlor mrs b tindall send the tribune to absent friends a coming s s conven tion of importance plan to attend the 71st annual convention of the markham religious education council at markham on thursday jan 25 we are striving for a bigger and better convention than ever before this is a large under taking and we trust that with the help of god and the co operation of all ss workers with their prayers and their presence we can make our goal detailed program will be issued next week stouffville marble granite works order now for spring delivery and guard against increased prices p tarr proprietor phone 8002 arthur w lynde lhcm teacher of singing established 1913 stouffville fridays phone 802 pupils prepared for toronto conservatory of music examinations shurgain hog feeds designed by the people who buy your pork milled at your door by people you know also pork produced the shurgain way is the kind the britisher demands produced the shurgain way is the economical way investigate the merits of shurgain feeding by run ning a test on your own farm we hold the bag on the cost 41 hog concentrate 285 superior feeds free delivery on all orders stouffville phone 280 ontario better feeds at lower cost