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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 5 1940 page three town topics e a grubin ro optometrist and optician will be at bis office in stouffville on monday december 9 miss elizabeth conley living with ner relative mrs milton harris it at the time of writing in a very serious condition and no hope is entertained for her recovery three babies were born at the brierbush in two days time last week all boys two of the young fbapa will find homes in claremont and cne in stouftville no doubt they will spend their first christmas under the parental roof persons who caro to make a don ation to the fred victor imission ihoold not forget that they should leate their gift of fruit vegetables or canned goods at the home of mrs levi hoover this thursday this canvas is under united church auspices the tribune hears that mrs herb porter has purchased a five to a dollar store on the danforth in the vicinity of coxwell avenue after long years in business in this town mrs porter will not lack for experience in meeting the public in z business way and everybody will nish far her the best of success in this new venture mr william simpson va3 remov ed from his home next door to the tribune office to a toronto hospital last week for xray examination and he is resting better again back lomo since the trip it is understood that the examination did not reveal his condition more serious than was known and every hope was given the sick man that ho should recover irom his present trying ordeal mrs percy tarr is speudiug a few days in toronto this is subscription renewal month for many tribune subscrib ers at least two property owners will have a little more taxes to pay on their next demand because of their neglect to shovel the snow that fell on the sidewalk in front of their premises last week the town man did the job when the owners failed to do it and according to the bylaw in that behalf which i the same in most towns the cost will be added to the taxes in both instances las week the properties involved were vacant lots on main street a dentist calls his office a dental parlor but a fellow who has all his teeth extracted last week says why not call it a drawing room along this line we recently read that someone thinks a dental parlor should be called a filling station of course folks will have their little jokes but will the dentist who is al ways down in the mouth appreci ate this kind of humor the senior womens institute will meet early this month at the home of mrs george gunn church st on wednesday dec 11th at 230 pm our motto will be peace on earth goodwill toward men the roll call a swarm of bes the pro gram includes a report from the convention by mrs williams read ing mrs f rowbotham music christmas carols there will be a social half hour you are invited pres mrs g h saunders secy miss sadie stewart n watch the advertising columns for the best places to seek christ mas goods edward lloyd is measuring up the large vacaut field once the old fair grounds south of the station property on the south side of main street planning to offer it in build ing lots the entrance is off main street at edward pennocks corner and would run east to obrien avenue at jos hoovers residence twelve beiiow the globe mail toronto brought to the canadian nation al exhibition for childrens day only forsyths marionettes proved so popular they have been retained all week and will now remain until the end of the fair the best priced cow sold at the auction sale of darius clendening on the 9th concession of markham last friday afternoon brought 91 the cattle which were in good con dition sold at good prices mr and mrs clendening intended to reside on the farm until such time as they are able to sell or rent the place is well located and should find a ready buyer mrs henry schrieber of gait was in town for the weekend visiting her daughter imrs h shantz at the m b c parsonage she came here with rev and mrs s s shantz the mbc pastor taking the services in the local church for the day while he stayed with his namesake at the parsonage mrs shantz was the guest of mrs jacob boadway for the time of their visit more people kept pigs in stouff ville during h940 than in any previ ous year for a long time and the number of complaints grew steadily toward the end of the summer next spring the b of h will likely adopt the policy of serving official notice on the general public that the law respecting the keeping of swine in the village will be strictly enforced had this been done this year probably the nuisance would have been stopped before- it start ed however it seems to demon strate that the annual official in structions handed out by the board of health through the press have a telling effect and are really taken notice of one hundred and three head of cattle passed through town early last week from the ranch of mr frank stiver in pickering twelve below zero on tuesday morning completed midwinter weather conditions almost over night on top the big big piles of snow and blocked road conditions the zero atmosphere made many people despair of a green christmas which suits the older people but not the younger set mr and mrs harry barber last week celebrated their 11th wedding day at their home on the 4th con cession mr barber is a member of markham township council the stouffville junior institute will meet at the home of mrs t baxter on thursday dec 12th at 230 pm the roll call is to be answered with a christmas thought each member is request ed to bring a box of candy suitable for sending on as a gift we congratulate bruce clark rr 2 peterborough on his success in winning the provincial public speaking contest sponsored by the united farm young people of on tario bruces address dealing with the factors that must enter into the shaping of a new world after the war was broadcast in abbreviated form over cfrb on friday and was much enjoyed by many local radio fans including his grandmother mrs t w klinck obrien avenue at stouffville was well represented the eastern star dance held in bound for their home stables on the tlle ro york hotel last thurs- stiver farm 6 th concession of markham they were a sleek look ing bunch of cattle and with the kind of care they will receive this winter will be prize cattle very soon is this pie good delicious home baked pies and cakes made from the choicest ingredients to please the fussiest palate serve stouffville bakery goods at least twice a week and watch the family appetite perk up the stouffville bakery ij the post master advises every body to get their christmas parcels mailed early while at the same time he tells us you may purchase christmas stamps now at the office it is suggested that parcels bound for winnipeg or farther west should be mailed not later than dec is mcclarys electric stoves electric hot plates and heaters i riches hardware last sunday morning the united church congregation was nearly faced with carrying on an oldtime quaker meeting or disbanding as when the appointed hour of worship arrived the choir in their place and the opening formalities over there was no minister in the pulpit and for the few moments things sort of functioned without a head real izing that a desperate situation was at hand rov herbert lee who came to worship and be ministered unto stepped into the breach and successfully carried on even to the point of delivering a sermon when the regular pastor and a guest speak er who had been delayed by snow arrived mr lee was so engrossed with collecting his thoughts and determine what he would speak on that he did not realize for some moments that company and help stood beside him in the pulpit it was the occasion of a visit from rev k beaton secretary of missionary education who with the pastor were stalled in the snow between lang- staff and stouffville however mr lee carried on so successfully that mr beaton was able to launch right into his subject after a few pre liminary remarks by mr atkinson who apologized for being late mr beaton spoke on our missionary contribution during war time ho warned that lest having won the victory wo lose our souls more than ever should the church and missions be supported in these difficult days declared the spoakor who- had spent many years in china and spoke on the far ea3t as one with great authority in the evoning it was in tended to have rev mr banflold for nother missionary service but ho was unable to reach stouffville from his homo in toronto due to road conditions as a consequence he will be here next sunday evoning december 10th day evening the following were on hand for the event mr and mrs claude brillinger mrs hairy brill inger imiss leta bunker mrs a v nolan miss eulah brillinger miss barbara barkey mr and mrs jos borinsky messrs sam borinsky fred crossin charles nolan charles barkey harry pennock and donald roberts banquet tonight this thursday evening the compli mentary banquet will be tendered mr fred timbers of stouffville champion plowman of america the affair takes place at the king edward hotel in toronto and will be attended by many men and women from this district tickets for those who are still without them may be obtained at the tribune office at one dollar each sheep claims 400 in one night sheep claims paid in the sur rounding townships this past year dwindled into insignificance when compared with claims settled over in melancton township near shel- bourne when dogs did damage to the extent of 400 in one night last veek added to the list of 28 killed on the farm of mrs fred stewart and six on another farm at jack stewarts were six more on the farm of howard atkins all in the cor- betton area butter overseas packages of butter must not bo accepted for overseas mailing unless they are properly packed butter must be packed in tins sealed by means of solder and not by gummed or adhesive tape the tins must then be enclosed in strong cardboard boxes with sufficient absorbent material between the tin and the outer cover to take care of any leak age it should be noted that any par cels of butter which are not pro perly packed will be returned to the sender and if packages of butter are found in bad condition they will simply be destroyed- stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers telephone 7001 7002 milt smith proprietor it takes a good feed to grow good market beef at the union stock yards stock show six steers fed on quaker sugared schumacher feed carried off the grand prize the average weight 1180 lbs the outstanding steer weighed 1380 lbs this steers age was 17 months 2 weeks sugared schumacher feed builds large strong well boned well grown well fleshed healthy vigor ous animals stiver bros the war branch of stouffville will hold their bazaar on saturday dec 14th commencing at 3 pm articles tor sale will be anything suitable for christmas also home made baking afternoon tea served everything will be reasonably priced anything contributed toward this sale will be greatly appreciated all the proceeds go toward refugee work for purchasing wool forsyths marionettes in stouffville dec 33rd the t eaton co ltd toronto 48 weeks in 4 years i am very happy that more cities will now be able to see your clever work this christmas you have played to over 27000 children in our downtown store and i shall be glad to hold you over for our georgian room tea parties at which we average 700 guests daily j a brokie department manager rkjibr permanent waves permanent waves 295 to 750 shampoo hair cut and finger wave included shampoo finger wave 60c finger wave 40c maries beauty shop phone 176 closed evenings a snap in used implements four single cutters cutting box ph 2ini stove good 2 root pulpers 2 plows oliver wide bottom buggy set disc harrows mower 2 binders mh frank baker telephone 15204 international harvester peter hamilton and fleury company beatty co melotte or lister co bissell co pedltr co lightning rod co real estate handled at our office repairs for cream separators aylmer strawberry and raspberry jam 2 lb jar 25c golden hallowi dates lb 15c seeded lexia raisins 1 lb pkg 17c lexia raisins with seeds 2 lbs 25c chocolate and cream mixed candy lb 15c white icing sugar 2 lbs 19c cello pkg almond icing lb 29c maple leaf cake flour pkg 27c excelsior pastry flour 24 lb bag 6c 7 lb bag 23c hand rolled assorted chocolates lb box 29c jolly good nut snack 16 oz jar 19c florida tangerines doz 19c spy and talmori sweet apples 6 qt domestic 29c luxor electric light bulbs 30 or 60 watt guaranteed 2 for 25c york brand fresh headcheese lb 19c maple leaf midget rolls lb 29c approx 2 lbs new navel oranges sweet and seedless per doz aunt dinahs molasses 19 oz tin lie bleached sultana raisins white lb 19c princess soap flakes special large size otc 1 reg size pkg for 1 cent rowntrees giant chocolate bars 5 varieties 2 for 25c iceburg head head lettuce fresh and firm 2 heads 19c dominion sto r e s limited