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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 11th 1940 page five farmers smoked side meat kellogs all bran special 2 med pkgs 29c choice white corn 3 no 2 tins 25c clarks soups assorted 2 tins 15c golden cornmeal 6 pounds 25c pure maple syrup aylmer infant foods 3 tins 25c sandwich buscuits per lb 15c quaker corn flakes 2 pkgs 15c dr jacksons kofy sub per pkg 31c cooking figs 2 lbs 23c home dried apples 2 lbs 15c hawes lemon oil per bottle 15c 25c tar soap 2 cakes 15c fresh fruits and vegetables ratcliff town delivery stouffville ontario phone 7112 dicksons hill mrs william smith and son roy visited at simeon hoovers on monday mr mcmullen the efficient woodbuzzer is making his annual round in this community mr percy russell of hamil ton was a sunday guest at the home of mr and mrs harvey moyer those of our community who listened to dr macleod in stouffville united church last week were greatly impressed with his timely messages one week seemed far too short but we trust that his words have sunk deeply into the hearts and will never be forgotten mrs clifford barkey fashion ed a very interesting model of our native african missionary and he is now stationed at the back of the church this little fellow has a vjery hearty appet ite his chief die consisting of coppers but he welcomes a few dimes or quarters as a special treat when the children get him filled up he will be opened and his contents sent to the mission field watch this column for news of that event the trustees have furnished the school with a bookcase and a number of new books to most people a new book is always welcome so we are certain that this investment will afford the children a great deal of pleasure and a measure of profit as well we trust that everyone will avail themselves of the oppor tunity of hearing miss gregory of the free methodist church in a series of services in the mount joy church during the coming two weeks miss greg ory is a very able speaker and you will enjoy her forceful messages 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 glasgow mrs w i smith spent a few days recentlv with mrs edwin forsyth stouffville several from this community took advantage of the preach ing mission in stouffville last week miss elsie slack spent last week in toronto with her sis ter mrs morris hornsby recent visitors at louis slacks were mr and mrs l mcmullen and family mrs joe mcmullen rev d mcgregor stouffville are tops in power from ton up full heavyduty line of diesels caboverengine units from 2 tons up never before have truck men felt so much power from a touch of the accelerator gmc trucks carry top loads in less time at less cost proof see your gmc dealer today almost unbelievable gas savngsi cmc features 1 sturdy construction a bigger safer cobs 3 crtr flexibility in traffic 4 savings in oat oil and upkmp 3 quicker starling chech gmc pfllces against the lowest chas cooper claremont associate dealer chas ward stouffville hl4iihh bethesda this coming sunday morning at the mennonite service the octet from kitchener will bring special messages in song mrs lome hiese of gormley was a visitor last friday with miss rita mclntyre the wms will meet this thursday afternoon in the church several of the farmers are busy with the maple syrup this week the season is rather late but so far the syrup has been very good the jr institute meeting which was postponed this week because of road conditions will be held next wednesday weath er permitting at the home of reta atkinson miss norah macklem will give a talk on his torical events of the sixth line which will be very interesting on friday afternoon the ladies of the community made a surprise call at the home of mr and mrs j cameron who are shortly leaving our community mrs cameron was presented with a brush mirror and comb set of black and the following address read dear mrs cameron it was with surprise and much regret that we learned you are leaving us you have won for yourself many warm friends in the community by your bright personality and willing helpfullness there will be a vacant place in our wms and sunday school class where you were a faithful attendant you and mr cameron will both be missed in the church and community as you leave us we wish you and mr cameron good health prosperity and happiness in your new home and may god crown your life with many rich blessings as a slight token of our love and esteem for you we ask you to accept this little gift and as you use it may you have many memories of the years you spent in bethesda signed on behalf of the ladies of the community miss s atkinson mrs a shaffer mrs w burkholder mrs a scott mrs c burkholder mrs w hunt miss frances ferguson was the guest on tuesday at the clarence atkinson home miss helen ratcliff has been vis iting with mr and mrs arthur steckley carl fleming of owen sound has arrived to work for ralph chapman mr and mrs w arsenault have moved into the house vacated by the camerons who moved to woodstock this week they held an auction sale tuesday and sold a quantity of furniture we welcome imr and mrs step hens vho occupy the house on the capt brown farm the march place formerly used by mr and mrs c burkholder 2nd line uxbridge mr and mrs e1 taylor spent sunday with mr and mrs thos jlachessny and family mr and mrs john badtjero and alan spent the weekend with mr and mrs ted wagg congratulations to mr and mrs albert brown on the birth of a daughter miss vida knights returned to toronto having spent the easter holidays with her parents mrs bruce taylor and daughter clenda spent the weekend with mr and mrs bert tindall for a month bruce taylor left for the north country in hopes of securing a job in the mining district melville mrs a hoskins visited mrs j breckon on tuesday we are glad to report that miss mary carruthers is improving after a weeks illness the rev a j orr and mr a d bruce attended the toronto east presbytery on tuesday several people from this district attended the special services in the stouffville united church the young peoples union met at the home of mr e nigh on wed nesday last with a good attendance the christian fellowship group pro vided a fine program 5th uxbridge imr gordon taylor spent the week end at mr stanley slacks at glas gow misses evelyn and annie symes called on mrs r e ashenhurst on monday congratulations to the newly- weds mr and mrs wm robb and mr and mrs harold coppins the april w i meeting will be held on thursday at the home of mrs walter symes mrs alvon redshaw and family spent a day last week with mrs george redshaw sorry to hear that mrs george coppins underwent an operation for an abscess miss irene taylor who has been working at claremont was home over the weekend mr and mrs george brown visit ed with mr and mrs harold norton on tuesday mr and mrs e w evans and mrs jake taylor are on the sick list april birthday greeting to mr e w evans imrs charles hardy and doris hardy pine orchard mr howard lehman spent sunday at w shropshires we were delighted to see a good crowd to the play on fri day night the proceeds are go ing toward repairing the hall our sincere sympathy is ex tended to mrs stevens and family in the los of her sister mrs e rose of mount albert formerly of vandorf mr and mrs howard mcclure and rae also mr and mrs c widdifield were sunday dinner guests of minnie an aleta widdifield mrs skinner has returned home after spending the past three months with her parents we extend our sympathy to mrs skinner and family in the death of her father two weeks ago fashion notes dictate slendor beauty tablet two weeks supply 100 j m storeys drug store vandorf miss jean switzer spent the weekend at her home the first run of sap came at the end of last week but a short season is expected a miscellaneous shower is planned for mr and mrs woocv row wilson at the hall on wed nesday evening of this week our storekeeper r b brown is making his usua 1 trip in spite of the roads that were pil ed high with snow but now are nearly as bad with mud and water a large number of friends and relatives gathered at wes ley church- on saturday after noon to show their last respects to mrs edgar rose who pas sed away on thursday at her home in mount albert mr and mrs rose moved there last fall to enjoy life easier on acc ount of her ill health but she had grown more seriously ill and dropsy set in many wreaths and sprays from diff erent organizations churches and family showed high esteem for the deceased the pallbear ers were messrs r willis w h sproxton mr kingdon jas oliver r carr and l carr mrs rose leaves to mourn her loss her bereaved husband one daughter irene mrs morley andrews of queensville and two sons carmon of holt and garnet of aurora feed supplies marmill 19 pc chick starter master chick starter fine chick grains growing mash developing grains sugared copra meal chick grit chick charcoal marmicide disinfectant h t h 15 marmill laying meal master laying mash excello laying mash master pig starter marmill piggy pellets surgain pig starter marmill 41 pchogconcentratesurgain 41 pchog marmill dairy meals master 24 pc dairy marmill calf meal master calf meal gluten feed oilcake soyabean bran shorts sampson feed leave your order now for your supply of binder twine before the prices advance anymore central feed store phone 277 for service mongolia miss freda silverthorn is engaged with mrs w rennie for the summer months mr melvin chapman has recently completed two weeks of decorating and paper hang ing in toronto miss dorothy bunker is back to high school again this week after being home because of sickness mr and mrs 0 zeller verna and roy had dinner with mr and mrs l fossey in toronto on sunday harry tindall of altona is employed with mr robert smith for the summer the singsongs are being dis continued for a week or so un til we get better roads mr and mrs percy brown and family are spending a few days with mr and mrs a brown prior to moving to brougham mr brown is able to be up some now and we hope the nice spring days will help to bring back to him his usual good health mr and mrs booth and margaret visited mr delbert booth of claremont who is in st michaels hospital on sun day we understand that del bert was rushed to the hospital last thursday and underwent an operation for appendicitis but is doing as well as can be expected goodwood to pay tribute to the newly weds mr and mrs harvey bunker a gathering met at the home of mr and mrs walter bryan and gave them a shower of many useful gifts about 30 people attended tho pleasant affair goodwood is experiencing its us ual added water supply so familiar at this time of year in fact we hear the young people are considering organizing a yacht club we know who would make a striking captain on april 17 the w i will hold their meeting at the home of mrs ed taylor just here let us mention the good attendance at the wood bee for the church and while the men worked the women worked quilting they say the noise inside was quite as great as that made by the wood stanley theatre phone stouuvilie iiu thursday friday saturday april 111213 angels wash their faces ann sheridan and the dead end kids also five times five the dionne quints monday tuesday wednesday april 151617 joy of living irene dunne doug fairbanks comedy and short subjects april 181920 good girls go to pitris cutters yes and the tea was fine the annual spring supper under auspices of the goodwood united church will be held on wednesday april 24 supper from 6 pm to be followed by a drama by the good wood yps entitled look out lizzie watch for bills and other announcements the local ioof have secured an outstanding minstrel show co of- toronto to pro vide an entertainment here in ratcliffs hall on the evening of april 18 tickets now avail able at 25c each you will want a new coiffure for spring why not take advantage of our re duced prices machine machlnloss methods maries beauty shop main st e stouffville phone 176 i shell clean rest rooms enjoy our prompt battery oil and gasoline service spring is just around the corner come in for your spring check up be fore the rush begins boadways service station phone 265 stouffville cut your costs with the new john dccro tractor efficiently burns low cost fuels with unequalled perform ance phone or call for n demonstration used implements priced for quick snlo 1020 mccormlck 2 fordsons set spring t00u1 harrows fred e byer phone 2210 clattemoxt ttr