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i o four the tribune stouffville ont thursday february 15 1940 dl n4nn i churches in the surrounding dis- ulooluinglon j were rep the miss z brown was in toronto mee was in charge of mrs on friday j b morton a duet was sung by mrs e fairies and children mrs cockburn and miss a spent a few days in uxbridge fockler and also a solo by mrs air w t tranmer was home medhurst accompanied by mrs from varsity for the weekend d ratcliff mrs s foote of the mrs hassard of toronto was i sixth line impressed the aud- a guest of her brother mr w ience by her capable and very f j enlightening address the order miss r over of toronto was of services for this years day a visitor over the week at o hof prayer was prepared by the tranmers misses muriel and dons lest- misses eand a hill of aurora er founders of kingsley halj in were at their fathers mr w j the east of london hills on sunday j on friday evening our yps mr t wright spent the week welcomed and entertained the visiting relatives in toronto choir and young people from aurora and bethesda j forward baptist church tor we regret that miss ruth onto the crowd numbering well storry had to return to the hos- past the one hundred mark pital in toronto on sunday j arrived at stouffville by car and miss r ramer and friend of truck and were met with toronto were at her home over sleighs driven by w claughton sunday 1 p brown d burnett elmer miss l paisley of brampton burnett reg winterstein and was at her fathers mr l pais- noel storry from enjoyment leys for the weekend standpoint the sleigh ride was our local snow brigade head- the high point even if the spirit ed by the chief art smith were ed horses caused the odd cry of busy all week shovelling tun- fear from some of the visiting nels of snow through the side roads so that the snow plow could operate our ninth line is superexcellent being unusual for this road mrs murdock has returned to visit her niece miss hill form erly from winnipeg she has been visiting in ontario this winter the institute members from here enjoyed the meeting at mrs h klincks on thursday hevmrculien a former mission ary to the bantie tribe in africa gave an interesting talk on the work there miss hill conducted a valentine contest the first prize was won by mrs baxter miss watson gave a piano solo and mrs goudie read a paper on the preservation of all materials for using again the womens day of prayer was observed in our church on friday afternoon the various ladies the meeting was in charge of the toronto group after a devotional period of songs and prayer three young men gave short talks on power poise and purpose in the christian life a lively testi mony meeting closed the wor ship period mr cockburn gave a series of moving pictures of rev jack scotts wedding rev mr scott is the pastor of forward baptist whom we were privileged to have address a ser vice here last fall especially interesting were the scenes in connection with mr and mrs b cockburns wedding and trip to ottawa quite recognizable were many faces from this dis trict who were present at the ceremony at the conclusion of the meeting the ladies served rolls weiners cake and coffee we welcome all the young people to our friday evening mr and mrs robert bone also miss foskitt spent satur day in toronto visiting his mother mr and mrs murray dunkeld and family had tuesday dinner with mr and mrs john scott in claremont mr fred byer took a tractc course in london last week mr and mrs fred draper spent sunday evening with f waggs altona miss beverley parker is visit ing for a couple of weeks with her grandmother mrs w d parker sorry to report mr and mrs jack spang are ill with the flu mr and mrs lou hoover vera lois audreyrn spent sunday at the vanzant home on the 10th of markham mr w d parker has gone to boston to spend a month with his son lome mr and mrs albert draper and albert draper and sons had tea at the carruthers home on tuesday evening church hill mrs luella baker is spend ing a few days with her brother mr joseph martin mr and mrs john paisley had tea on sunday with mr and mrs leslie ogden the young peoples class of the sunday school held a skating party saturday evening on ballantrae rink then retired to mr and mrs herb peggs for lunch christian endeavour meeting will be held at the home of mr joe martin on thursday night in the form of a social with games and lunch meetings this week is in charge of k tranmer the topic by noel storry and pianist miss fockler british war office photocrown copyright rsiervej courtesy canadian pacific canadian airme should feel at home in scenes like this it is a royal air force encamp ment somewhere behind the lines in franco where they are having one of the coldest winters th have experienced in many years melville rinirwood the many friends of ralph the mission band will meet at bruels will be very sorry to know t jt on saturday after- that he is seriously ill noon and an interesting valen- mrs garnett kirk and child- tine programme is being ren of markham are spending a i arranged few days at a m groves i the young peoples union will mrs donald wilson spent hold a valentine social in the monday in toronto mr and mrs roy grove spent sunday at j w tauns in stouffville incidentally it was mr and mrs tauns 55th wed ding anniversary man nearing 90 throws off illness goodwoods veteran citizen william morganson who will reach his 90th birthday next october is making a great re covery from his recent illness and is now able to be around again here is a man that de spite his length of years is strong of muscle and as erect as a sergeantmajor yes and mr morganson could cut wood and do other work if he desired in fact the only defect one can detect in his physical makeup is his hearing and that didnt come by reason of age he had defective hearing when a young man its a pleasui to every body to see men of so great an age doing battle against father time in a winning manner xoe30e aoaoc 30e30i ioe300e30e xoe20e aono cial values f february selling large fancy bath towels at the regular price these towels are excellent value having firm weave and soft thick nap some with scottie border and carry ing the well known stauffer dobbie trade mark 22x43 reg 59c for 49c another large attractive towel 22x 45 reg 45c for 39c baby coats fluffy nap chinchilla in shades of white pink and sky reg price 195 selling at 25 reduction blousettes drastically reduced to make room for new spring merchandise these are smartly designed in crepe satin and sheer assorted shades also in plaid rayon taffeta reg price 295 sale price 149 womens stockings at low prices rayon plaited and wool mixtures in grey and sand shades also black these prices are considerably lower than regular prices of this merchan dise in todays market special value 39c and 49c sweaters and pullovers odd lines for ladies and children to clear at very greatly reduced prices wallpaper bundles outstanding value for quick clear ance room lots of sidewall and border now is your opportunity to brighten your home at a remarkable low cost bundles 39c and up 25 reduction on all sunworthy sidewall paper winter coats a limited quantity of womens and childrens coats these are offered at a real sacrifice selling at half the regular price hats entire stock of hats to clear at these low prices 50c and 100 ladies house dresses made from good tubfast print in assorted floral designs and in all sizes specially reduced to sell 2 for 100 also a large range of dresses in better quality prints and poplins assorted colours and sizes reg 100 to 195 all at 25 off worthwhile savings on slips a clearance of slips at remarkable values some are made from pure silk crepes and satins others in rayon taffeta satin and angel skin styled in strap and builtup shoulder and come in white and tea rose shades all sizes these were reg ularly priced from 95c to 250 reduced prices ranging from 59c to 149 w h shaw store this store open saturday evening and wed nesday store open wednesday afterno afternoon during winter months ons during the winter months phone 95 vi basement of the church next wednesday february 21 the ice harvest is in full swing and quantity and quality are both good the regular monthly meeting of the united church wms will be held this week on thurs day evening at 8 oclock in the church when a series of lantern slides on christ comes to india will be shown this is an open meeting and everybody is invited we were pleased to see an in creased attendance at the church sendee last sunday and hope it may continue service next sunday will be at 1115 when the pastor will give the second in the series of sermons on the call of calvary the subject being the ignor ance and mercy of the cross vandorf the roads in this district are fine for cars and fairly good for sleighs our snow plow is cer tainly doing a wonderful job of scooping out the snow mr bert dike spent sunday with his mother on the 2nd line miss blanche atkinson of bethesda was a sunday caller at mrs russel sproxtons home glad miss leta hawtin is able to be out among her friends and able to attend church again mr frank brown is in our midst for the winter helping our general merchant r b brown mrand mrs percy allin of aurora was recent visitors with mr and mrs a b shaffer of bethesda we are pleased to report little marjorie sproxton who had the misfortune to put her hand and arm in the wringer the electric washing machine a week ago has full use of her arm and hand again it was miraculous escape that no bones were broken a nice crowd met at the home of mrs h e oliver last week for ladies aid our s s attendance is hover ing around the 60 mark only half of the number in the fall cant we make it rise a little higher lets try yps hold their meeting sun day evening and were recent guests at the home of miss jean white for a dainty lunch which was enjoyed by all prayer meeting is held in the class room of the church sun day evening come and enjoy the spiritual uplift of these meet ings green river the skating party scheduled for last tuesday was called off ice at cedarena not so good that night one of our boys brought a few girls out from toronto on shrove tuesday and had a feed of pancakes we extend our sincere sym pathy through the press to the wife and family of lord tweeds- esoe ioesoe 3000e soe30i 30exoe aoexoe zoesoi 30e30z muir in his untimely passing through the valley of the shad ows we are soon to lose mr and mrs john beckett who have farmed here for about twenty years they have taken over the farm of robert jarvis of box grove the father of mrs beck ett at time of writing mr gor don lehman is expecting to be admitted to a toronto hospit al for an operation we all hope he returns with renewed health and strength the local gals living in tor onto who were home for the weekend includes lois turner lois draper edythe williams and margie mcleod quite a number of friends from here called on mr and mrs john graham the newly weds at locust hill last thursday and showered them with fine and useful gifts mrs john was mary the daughter of mrs and the late frederick postill we wish them every happiness we congratulate mr and mrs william booth who celebrate their fiftyeighth wedding an niversary on february 14th this young couple lived in this vicinity for many years where they raised their family of seven children mrs booth was presi dent of the ladies aid for 11 years two of their sons found their wives at green river for the last few years they have lived at whitevale and we hon our them in wishing them many more years together bethesda we were glad to see mr pike out again on sunday after his recent illness the men folk had a bee to cut and draw wood for the church on tuesday mr and mrs percy allin and miss lottie atkinson were vis itors last thursday with mr and mrs shaffer mr and mrs jacob wideman visited on monday with mr and mrs willis wideman at bloom- ington the long way around is the safest way home if the shoe fits put it on reta atkinson spent monday afternoon with phyllis jean and bobbie paisley if youre boasting about nev er being in the ditch this winter you had better not try the beth esda sideroad east the township plough makes the road look like a nice wide stretch of highway but dont crowd too close to the banks on the side or nuff said last week mrs wideman of dicksons hill who has been vis iting at the home of her daughter mrs clarence bolend- er slipped and suffered a serious fall mrs wideman is now in bed with a broken hip thus leng thening her stay in our com munity in a very painful way we wish her an early recovery lehmans shoe store phone 4301 stouffville footwear for all the family womens hosiery boots shoes rubbers mitts socks gloves