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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 20th 1940 page three town topics stouffville cemetery decora tion day sunday june 23rd mrs dorothy smith obrien ave is a patient at the brier- bush suffering from a severe heart attack typewriter ribbons counter check books will advance with new taxes get your order in be fore the advance mrs f c rowbotham is able to enjoy the outdoors again after a months convalescence following an operation in the womens college hospital in toronto mr david cober from the wideman district of markham is a patient at the brierbush suffering from blood poisoning in the arm he entered the hospit al last week 150 applications were receiv ed for two positions at the new market high school which be come vacant at the end of june the lucky choice fell to an applicant from toronto and one from sutton salaries of 1500 and 1600 are being paid our former policeman harold quibell who returned to his old position on the cnr has been acting as relieving agent in the district north of here he was at gelert for several weeks and is now agent at haliburton where the regular despatcher is on holidays the senior womens insti tute will meet on wednesday june 26th at the home of miss sadie stewart motto life is like the garden it bears the fruit you sow roll call name a flower commencing with the first letter of your given name report of the district annual by delegates current events mrs peter barrie reading mrs john spence music misses dorothy and mildred moyer will sing and play their guitars time of meeting 230 pm three of our eldest citizens all over 85 years died within the last calendar week james mow- at in his 88th year i brillin- ger in his 86th and truman holden in his 87th these men had lived their time and all of them were ready for the great summons they realized was so near the past few years the endless march of time is brought home to us with renewed force nevertheless when our lifelong friends are taken in groups like this one of our long distance sub scribers to renew her tribune for another year is miss ruth curtis who is engaged with the wctu home for women los angeles california we have over 90 elderly ladies here and a staff of twentytwo writes miss curtis who is cashierbookkeeper a position for which her business training would enable her to fill with the utmost efficiency mr and mrs f p macdon- ald kitchener were in town on sunday calling on old friends the stouffville war branch plan to make a canvas for old newspapers and magazines which now have some value in ton lots if you have reading matter of this kind save it for the camas to be announced shortly the globe and mail is now on sale at 8 oclock in the morning since the summer delivery by truck has been inaugurated get your copy from the yellow box in front of the office 3c george williams who has been employed on farms in this neighborhood and for consider able time at andrew greens has enlisted with the grey-sim- coe foresters and is being giv en his uniform at once former markham pastor rev w r auld of midland will ad dress the meeting this thurs day evening in zion church cedar grove in connection with the 50th anniversary of this congregation such events are interesting and with a fine evening there will be many people who formerly worshipped at this place return for the occasion mr and mrs david w dalton of oshawa were in town on sunday for a few hours mr dalton conducted an undertak ing business here at a time when there were three estab- lishmentsbut at that he always remembers the splendid kind of people he had to deal with and rather regrets that he ever left mrs dalton has suffered a great affliction in the loss of her eye sight they left stouffville 24 years ago quite a number of friends and relatives from stouffville attended the wedding at fenel- on falls last saturday of miss fern baker daughter of mr and mrs edward baker to mr osborne legram the wedding a pretty church affair had miss lois hoover as maid of honor among the guests were mrs harry brillinger miss eula brillinger mr and mrs clayt baker and mr noah baker mrs harvey baker and mr and mrs frank baker saturday night the crowd in town rather peaked anything this year so far the parking lot at the rear of the theatie jammed to overflowing after there was not an available place on main street from dr sang- sters to the presbyterian church while side streets filled up too then a number found places for their cars in the park so that everybody was within a few minutes of their car the merchants did a great business by the appearance of the stores from the street those who did not get a good share should overcome the difficulty by adver tising their wares in this paper married in timothy eaton memorial church mr and mrs c abbott wright who were marired in timothy eaton memorial chuich on saturday mrs wright is the former verna tarr daughter of mr and mrs nathan tarr stouffville mr and mrs payne and family were up from markham village visiting mrs george brownsberger they are former residents mrs fred warriner of win nipeg was in town this week visiting her motherinlaw mrs s m warmer her husband dr fred warriner we recall was mayor of winnipeg a few years ago although he is making good recovery from his recent illness and is moving about with the aid of crutches reeve arthur weldon has had to forgo the sessions of york county coun cil now in progress a young on was born to rsv arthur and mrs greer at york county hospital newmarket on june 10 we add our con gratulations to the young son as june 10 is a great day to be born on the editor knows from experience special music in the park on dominion day mrs clark and two daugh ters miss a b clark toronto and mrs baker grand rapids mich were in town last week calling on mr and mrs e c pennock and other friends the executive of the stouff ville branch of the red cross regret that in giving the list of doners of blankets the name of f e rae was omitted there from young people and older ones too belonging to the mbc church in town crowded the home of mr and mrs reg stouffer on friday evening to give the newly wedded couple a most friendly welcome and to extend to them their hope for a long and happy life together the guests brought along lovely gifts furniture in the form of a beautiful writing desk rev herbert shantz and rev m bricker offered the couple some good advice while mr and mrs stouffer each spoke their thanks and appreciation for all the kind things done for them and for the shower and good wishes savenorge in 1940 and through the years to come saves your food saves your money the gteua norge u x gcicer moncysivcr it combines the economies of royal rollator cold- making with the foodsaving economies of a refrigerator thats almost all storage space come in sec what this means to you in dollars and cents model shown is sr8 other models as low as see norge before you buy l e oneill stouffville ontario mr and mrs a greenwood who keep the east end store in stouffville were in virginia on friday for the funeral of the late richard crbnsberry form er reeve of georgina and one time warden of york county who died in the western hospit al in his 81st year mr crons- berry served his municipality as reeve for 15 years and is the fourth exwarden to pass away within a year surviving are three sons and four daughters our east end merchant was a grandson mr and mrs h w sanders who are now perman ently at lakeview jacksons point for the summer and their son mr harold sanders assist ant county crown attorney were among the many acquaintances who attended the funeral several of our young men in cluding three of the bank boys don mcrae chester wark bill sperry jack sanders and geo morden have taken a cottage at musselmans lake for a few weeks the boys are getting up their own hash but by all re ports there has been no suffering so far for want of a cook people in stouffville mark ham and vicinity who have recollections regarding a mr heidner who tried some years ago to interest the citizens of stouffville in building a swim ming pool and who was run out of town by markham veterans when a german cross was found in what is termed hindenburg rock park on no 7 highway near markham will be inter ested to know that he has been recently interned as an enemy alien j s nash toronto who opened a furniture store in the premises one door east of the public library last week was shocked when he found that the business was subject to the im positions of the transient trad ers bylaw and rather than put up the 100 required has de cided to retire from the busi ness arena he will sell his wares by public auction next saturday afternoon beginning at 230 oclock ken prentice auction eer will wield the hammer see display notice of furniture to be offered what might have been a fatal accident happened in town of uxbridge the other day when a trailer whizzing along behind a farmers car broke loose and ran over the sidewalk striking a small child knocking out her teeth and injuring her other wise but not permanently chief vessey of uxbridge now declar es that he will vigorously en- fore the law regarding safety chains on all trailers we hope that when the new cop is on duty in stouffville he will take this matter up also and see that trailers are all fitted with safe ty chains so that if they break the king bolt or whatever they are drawn by the trailer will not be able to ramble off and injure somebody since this accident happened we have examined several trailers com ing into town and not one of them was fitted up properly lets not wait until someone is seriously injured well do our fan dance free rs7 v every time we shellubri- cate your car we check that fan carefully to make- sure its properly lubri cated and that the fan belts tight and sound all of which prevents trouble on the road for we know that tak ing care of little things besides doing an error- proof lubrication job means worryfree driving for you call on us for anything you want in the way of helps toward motoring contentment shem roadway service station our station open unni km quality service king bug killer a quick and sure death insecticide and plant conditioner king bug killer is ready to use at all times easy to apply lasts longer and sticks on the leaves atlacide chlorate weed killer destroys poison ivy and kills such weeds as canada thistle quack grass bindeweed burdocks etc fertilin plant tablets fertilin fertilizer fertilizes the soil and controls insects seed corn improved leamington mammoth southern sweet sweepstakes golden glow eureka and longfellow turnips stivers selected purple top canadian gem jumbo perfect model and lord derby stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville come take a ride in my flying machine last monday an airoplane belonging to a private party landed on a large pasture field at claremont on the farm of mr mac forsyth and all after noon was engaged in taking up passengers children at one cent per pound the plane did a rushing business taking up two at a time plus the pilot it is planned to visit the field again next saturday the president of the stouff ville lions is a stickler for loyalty and no fooling about it when his committee in charge of advertising for july 1st issued a huge twocolor poster and failed to place thereon at the end of the advertisinggod save the king they were chastised by the president who tried to get in touch with the tail twister for the club jess cook who would have been in vited to do his act whatever it is in the meantime the adver tising committee scurried around and got some stickers with the loyalty phrase printed in red letters and attached them to the bills issued so that all is well again with the lions whose loyalty is never doubted betty beauty salon nestle permanent waves in spiral croquignole and combination all waves include shampoo and finger wave all waves at moderate prices for appointment phone 3206 the grounds in memorial park are being put in excellent condition this week with the grass all being cut which adds so much to the appearance of the place while we are on the subject there are a number of boulevards and vacant lots that ought to have the attention of the weed inspector a few days ago a westend resident com plained about a property that is overgrown with grass and weeds to the annoyance of all the householders who are try ing to beautify their locality the weed inspector should get busy immediately and notify all who are liable to do cutting on vacant lots that if the neglect continues he may enter and cut weeds and charge the cost against the property sandwich biscuits 2 lbs 25c assorted st williams strawberry or raspberry jam 2 lb jar 29c weiners devon skinless per lb 19c green beans valentine per lb 15c bananas golden yellow doz 30c morrodale pure liquid coffee bottle 48c macaroni cheese loaf sliced per lb 25c plums california beauty doz 15c dates 2 lbs 25c golden hallowi pork beans clarks 4 20 oz tin v sugar crisp corn flakes boxes lc christies cheese tangs and macaroni twigs cello pkg 15c fruit juices grapefruit 20 oz tin 10c orange 20 oz tin 2 for 25c pineapple 20 oz tin 19c apple 20 oz tin 2 for 19c salad suggestions miracle whip salad dressing 4 oz lie 8 oz 21c salmon tiger red cohoe 2 lb tin 19c 1 lb 29c olives club house stuffed 72 oz icebox jar 25c pimentos red peppers 7 oz tin 15c pickles picnic brand 28 oz sweet mixed bottle 19c red tomatoes firm seected 2 lbs 25c dominion stores 1im ited