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the tribune stouffville ont thursday october 31 1940 page thhee town topics the corn husk is not thick the reen frog has not slowed in his the stouffville red cross have dunged their working quarters and will now meet in the municipal hall on thursday afternoons at 2 pm as refugee clothing is urgently needed will all who can please at tend knitters are also needed and anyone wishing wool can obtain some either from f l buttons office or the municipal hall on thursday afternoons mr harry bridges popular driv er of the gray coach lines between stouffville and toronto returned home from a toronto hospital on saturday after undergoing an opera tion for appendicitis he is making good recovery at his home on mill street where friends have been showering him with flowers fruit and good wishes leaping hickory trees are barren waterfowl did not come out of the north early so this winter will be mild said chief jerry bluegrass he should know because he has seen 75 winters he is a member of the cayuga tribe of the six nations when the winter is going to be long and cold the chief said the green frog slows up the corn grows a thick husk the hickory trees are loaded and ducks and geese come out of the north early miss mary williamson of pam- brun sask is staying at the home ot mr and mrs david hoover obrien avenue and with relatives in this district during a holiday in the locality where her parents were born her father is mr ormsby williamson one time resident of markham and a halfbrother to our mr frank williamson on church street evelyn shantz who was struck in the face by a broken bat on the play grounds at the school ten days ago has had ten splinters of hone re moved from her nose as a result of the terrific smash she sustained evelyn is at the sick childrens hospital in toronto and is under going the ordeal well it is the most serious accident to happen on the school grounds in many a year and the victim had been out of school the previous term due to ill healthall of which adds to the anxiety by her parents rev and mrs h shantz and oy the scores of friends stouffville womens institute has contracted to serve the meals for the plowmen at their annual match next tuesday during the noon per iod they will provide the competi tors with a bag lunch right in the field while in the evening a hot supper will be served in ratcliffs hall to this latter meal anyone is invited so come along and help swell the receipts tor the ladies on occasion at the same time you will be entertained by the north york plowmen who will present prizes to the winners during the evening carswells big store in the shaw block opens today thursday with a gigantic fall sale of merchandise the like of which has not been offer ed in this section in years mr cars- well lias been buying for months in preparation for just this event and now has stacked up needed fall goods which all have the walking ticket on despite the fact that in many of the lines wholesale prices have advanced since this store pur chased it is the logical time to look over the prices advertised so liber ally in this paper then come to the store prepared to see the bar gains the sale will continue until saturday evening november 9 but as the old saying goes the early bird gets the worm savings and thrift real savings are the excess of earnings over expenditures by saving now yon build present security and make provision for future needs when your earnings may be lower thrift is a symbol of responsibility for your convenience there is a savings department at each of our branches in canada know your bank it can be helpful to you the bank of nova scotia est 1832 over a century of banking experience rca is streamlined ingenuity which distinguished canadians in the last war has come to the fore again in the royal can adian artillery batteries now in england by improvising carriers for howitzers they have become most mobile force of their kind in britain capt j w wilkinson of toronto shown here explained the carriers were put to their new use quite by accident they can move uns unload and start firing in seven minutes mr and mrs harry tobias of toronto spent sunday with her sis ter mrs lewis here also mr and mrs dalton lewis and two children of toronto heavy frosts of the past week have brought down an abundance of the leaves stopped early morn ing plowing and nipped severely the late caulies and cabbage david galloway jr son of mr and imrs d a galloway former residents of stouffville has moved from ottawa to saskatoon and with his wife and daughter have left for their new home in western canada a member of our staff met mr 3ill still in toronto a few days ago when we learned that he is com mencing this week on relieving duty at orangeville after which he ex pects to be permanently located at the canadian bank of commerce in durham although quite lame bill is making good recovery from his recent automobile accident in which he suffered a broken leg jw w enjoy siqhtseeinq all the way tyf ly motor coachh attractive return fares toronto 5 155 huntsvlllo 803 vancouver 7035 thomas b rae accountant for the bethesda stouffville telephone co was elected last week as vice president of the ontario indepen dent telephone co the retiring secretary of the independent alt hoover of markham was presented at the same meeting with an easy chair and stool over 50 delegates from all parts of the province were in attendance at the gathering held in toronto mr ernest bennett of oakville district governor of the lions ciubt addressed the local group on mon day evening at the village inn following the supper served there the distinguished visitor was accom panied by the district governor percy bacon of orillia inspirational addresses were made especially by the governor mr fl button conveyed a vote of thanks to the visitors while the chair was taken by the local president mr watts jess cook lead the singsong with clare bell at the piano victoria square anniver sary hot fowl surfer on sunday november 3 victoria square united church anniversary will be celebrated morning service at 11 oclock when rev dr j a cranston will preach at 7 pm rev e harold toye will occupy the pulpit and his four sons will furnish the music a hot fowl supper will be served on the evening of wednesday nov 6 followed by a grand entertain mem for which ralph gordon the versatile entertainer will be present adults 60c children 25c eveybody invited gray coach lines round trip bargain fares november 8 9 from stouffville to lindsay peterboro toronto hamilton niagara falls london sarnia windsor and all intermediate points be yond hamilton to guelph stratford goderich kincardine southhampton owen sound and all intermediate points beyond guelph to barrie north bay meaford penetang midland and all intermediate points beyond barrie to parry sound sudbury longlac geraldton jellicoe and beardmore see handbills for particulars or secure information from agents advnot30dd term 7tcrtrurazunitt an tram information from agtntt ask for handuux canadian national business man in the town of ux- bridge for 41 years being identi fied with the jones hardware co all that time thomas g suggitt died there last week aged 71 years in 1s98 he married miss mary ida mark and in 1899 they located in uxbridge where mr suggitt became finance manager for the late henry jons which position he retained until the death of his employer eleven years later when a reorgan ization took place in the business which was then known as the jones hardware co with his partners wm ohara and jc macnab form erly of claremont this organization continued until 1919 when mr macnab withdrew from the business and it was organized into the ux- bridge hardware co during his connection with the firm they built the fine residence in claremont for graham bros and large residence on the 9th of whitchurch on the fuisyth farm just south of the lake judgment deferred but rr loses 7500 judgment was reserved by the board of transport commissioners of canada at the hearing at the court house whitby of the applica tion of the canadian national rail ways for an order granting leave to abandon the operation of the whit byport perry subdivision a distance of about eighteen miles and serv ing the villages of brooklin port perry and well settled townships the board heard the argument of the canadian national counsel and also called to give evidence were officials of opposing municipalities and several heads of business con cerns opening the hearing i c rand cnr counsel presented figures purporting to show that the railway in the operation of the branch line under dispute was losing 7500 per year due almost entirely to the in roads made by trucks quoting figures dealing with oper ating losses for four years mr rand told the commissioners that the net loss on the line for 1936 were 5253 1937 8664 1938 7339 and 1939 7799 with a total o 29055 for 4 years for the length of the line i suhmlt that these are substantial losses and that the railway should not be ask ed to assure them said mr rand he pointed out that in 1937 103 round trips were made between whitlby and port perry and six be tween whitby and brooklin and that about the same ratio applied to the years 1936 and 39 ernest love port perry district cattle dealer stated that since sep tember 1939 he had shipped 44 cars of livestock from port perry to montreal and toronto by using the railway i can give the farmers ten to fifteen cents more per hundred pounds that i could by truck sugared marshall yake dies in sixtyfourth year now one is in town last weekend the first 1941 chevrolet reached the local dealer w f widdifield and is now on display in his show room at the standard garage in the old todd- carriage works stand mr widdi field invites everyone who drives a car to inspect the now model generous dimensional increase all around resulting in greater roominess stability ard comfort are among the new feature of the chev rolet line front and rear seat widths elbow and shoulder room whoelbase and bumpertobumper length all have been noticeably increased while lower frame and bodyfloor com plete the impression of lowslung strength and centro of gravity this trend is further heightened by now and massive bumpers and an en tirely redesigned front end which will make chevrolet for 1941 one of the most distinctive cars on the road the death occurred suddenly in whitchurch township of james mar shall yake in his 64th year a member of an old whitchurch town ship family he was born there and spent practically all his life in the same district he was a member of wesley united church and in poll- tics he was a conservative he was a member of the orange order the funeral service was held at his late residence on the 5th con cession to pine orchard cemetery last thursday with rev w a westcott conducting the service schumacher feed stock brings higher prices when fed on this feed quaker sugared schumacher helps finish thriftier healthier and at top weight for market experienced hog men find sugared schumacher feed an ex cellent fattening feed as the carbohydrate portion ot a fattening ration either entire or with half corn it helps build sound weight at real profit its protein minerals and oat values also make it a great growing feed it pays to worm your pullets use dr hess poultry worm powder a singledose flock treatment stiver bros he is survived by his widow the former phoebe close three daugh ters mrs forest toole of aurora mrs garfield lucas of maple and mrs lome ireland of weston rr four sons pte floyd yake of the dufferinhaldimand rifles bruce herbert and raymond at home one sistermrs mary law of lemonville and four brothers charles of toron to william of vivian austin of lemonville and john of vandorf drugs reminders for autumn save money on our low minimum prices boadways trv bronchial cough syrup ouc an effective remedy for tight chesty colds 8 bottl 1 oz 29c 5 oz 89c 2 lb tin 325 12s tin 22c special 30s tin 43c regular 100s 98c 120 for 69c 23c and 43c jergens lotion 23c 43c 5g special hinds honey almond cream 11 oz special reg 1 for 49c haliver oil capsules with a d vitamins prevent colds 50s 50c and 100s 08c wampoles extract of cod liver the year round tonic 100 hot water bottle special 39c and 49c gin pills kidney 39c pinex for coughs 39c babys own tablets 23c carters live pills 23c 69c natures remedy tabs 23c mecca 23c 45c 79c bible beans 47c pepsodent tooth pdr 23c 39c wampoles throat drops 25c nox zema 83c special for 59c ovaltine 58c 98c willo crisp candyl lb 29c neilsons rose bud candy lib 29c floating carbolic coap 3 cakes 14c scotts emulsion 59c 98c certified nose drops 25c pattcrkrlsp candy 1 lb 20c buy prajtts poultry regulator for more eggs 35c 70c 350 pkgs boadways drug store 1941 chevrolet illustrated above is the smartlydesigned new 1941 chevrolet master de luxe town sedan still greater roominess sta- 1 many features of the new chevrolet bility and riding comfort are among the i which this year is presented in two scries the master de luxe and special dc luice