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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 12 1940 page fivb itken sltofifuvuf yob remember your friends with a gift basket of fancy groceries foods are always useful and acceptable fancy baskets of fruits for the sick christmas wrapped christmas fruits our stock is bulging with new fruits for your christmas baking- candies nuts and oranges drop in and look over our candy and nut department your biouth will water when you see the big assortment of al tlie good things for the holiday season sponge taffy nut taffy chocolates creams bulls eye hard mixture gum drops oranges are a good sample this year and are now arriving for the christmas trade watch for our special christmas handbill this week rafcliff co town delivery stouffville ontario phone 7112 goodwood mr john latcham had the mis fortune to fall on friday evening and hurt himself considerably she is now bedfast mr andrew morgason has re turned home after a visit with his brother jake at normal glad to report the rev j w holmes who has been ill for this last two weeks is improving and now able to be up some also mrs holmes mr charles plewes has been ill for oter a week and not improving any yet had two doctors attending nim on saturday and we hope they will be able to diagnose the case and ffect an improvement soon the goodwood school christmas concert will be held in the united church on december 17th program consisting of dialogues songs and drillsclosing with a white gift ser vice admission adults 25c children 15c those taking part free santa in attendance bethesda mr and imrs s mackuen of stouffville visited with relatives here on sunday sunday visitors with mr and mrs charles atkinson were mr and mrs clifford gordon of queensville and mr levon vassoyian of milliken mr and mrs lorne hieso visited with ttlr and mrs clarence atkin son and family on sunday the jr womens institute will meet next wednesday december 38th at the home of mrs charles bateliff mrs foote will give a new groceteria opening the new groceteria next door the public library is expected to opon for business this thursday and you are invited to drop in pick up a basket and help yourself from the fresh new stock christmas message the final township council meet ing for 1940 will be held on mon- day dec 16 a date set by statutes next week will be a busy one for the pupils of the two local schools killcrest and bethesda who will present their annual christmas entertainments on tuesday and friday evenings the sunday school attendance al most reached the one hundred mark last sunday remember to be pre sent on sunday afternoon dec 22 when the annual white gift service will be held the children will pro vide the programme and mrs cale of vandorf will be the speaker the wms met at the home of mrs ernest steckley last wednes day for the annual business meet ing changes in the personnel of the offices are only three they are vice president mrs w empringham secy mrs h burnett and treas mrs r hunt imiss selena atkin son was again elected president for the coming year during the pro gramme mrs w empringham read and address and mrs a scott pre sented mrs gillis and mrs jones with a set of towels and handker chiefs mrs gillis and her mother mrs jones who lived on the sunny- slope fox ranch will move shortly from our neihbourhood and will be greatly missed in the wms and the church for christmas greeting cards scripture text 21 cards in a box for 100 12 cards in a box for 50c 21 cards in a box for 50c bibles childrens story and other bodks mottos scripture stationery etc m good tidings book nook i j l smith stouftville ont ffi bloomington miss margaret topper has taken a position in toronto miss m hoover of 9 th lino mark- ham spent the weekend with miss margaret brown the sewing group iu connection with red cross work met at mrs c lemons on tuesday atternoon mr and mrs j hutchison made the don ation of a finished quilt for refugee use the ladies aid met on thursday afternoon at the home of mrs w fockler the vicepresident mrs lemon was in the chair an interest ing letter was read from mrs b morton of ottawa mesdames lemon and fockler sang a duet mrs winterstein a solo and a reading by mrs tranmer a delicious lunch served by the hostess quite a number from here enjoyed the missionary address and lantern slides by rev banfield in the unit ed church stouffville on sunday night the speaker had been a missionary in central africa for thirty years and depicted the native from savage to saint the jr endeavour held the week ly meeting at the home of mr and mrs crowder 8th line on wednes day evening at the close of the program miss margaret brown read a farewell address to mr and mrs roy davis and pauline young made he presentation we regret losing mr and mrs davis who are mak ing their home in toronto games and contests were enjoyed and lunch was served quietly celebrating at their home on sunday surrounded by a few intimate friends mr and mrs arth ur h smith marked their silver wedding anniversary this esteemed couple were married by the late rev d e vannorman in markham village since that time they so journed in various places but are now our highly prized citizens altona we extend our sympathy to mrs imilton harris and relatives on the death of her aunt miss condy keep in mind the school concert on thursday evening the 19th all are welcome reg raymer has secured a posi tion at sargents hardware mark- ham threshing is still in progress in our community they will be hoping for fine weather to continue congratulations to mr and mrs stanley thompson also to mr and mrs wm eckarcit each on the gift of a son mr and mrs david crosier and irene had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs howard st john the w i meeting will be held on thursday at 2 pm instead of wednesday owing to the funeral of the late mrs h wideman our deepest sympathy is extended to the lela lives gormley those from the ontario bible school at fort erie who visited at their homes over the weekend were misses anna heise donalda farquharson of victoria square mr stanley mcdowell of markham and prof cressman was the driver heise hill church had nearly a full house sunday evening there be ing a splendid group of speakers for the young peoples hour which was an added attraction the misses vera brlllinger myrtle steckley and luella heise pf toronto were guests under their parental roof on sunday dicksons hill mr ward hallman and roger are spending a few days iu rochester recent visitors with mr and mrs jos b hoover were mr and mrs noah weber of waterloo and mrs eby of buttonville mr and mrs wm barkey and dorothea had supper with mr and mrs roy moyer on sunday misses doris lott edith hoover and elizabeth widemau of toronto spent sunday afternoon at their respective homes the friends and relatives from dicksons hill extend sincere sym pathy to mr henry wideman in his sudden bereavement the junior red cross met at mrs briguall8 on saturday when the girls continued their work an ex tra meeting was held at mrs riser broughs home the following wednes day and the ladies were invited to help at a quilting next saturdays meeting will be held at mrs roy moyers home mr ora raymer was in charge of the program at young peoples here monday night the topic christ- our all was given in two parts the first was written by mis snowball and read by robert mcdowell and the second by mr raymer chiist is to the hungry bread to the thirsty water to the naked clothing to the weak strength to the poor wis dom and riches and to the lost sal vation musical numbers were given by miss edith raymer and mrs hawkins and a mixed quartette from dicksons hill harvey grove read psalms 121 and 23 for the scripture lessons the sunday school reorganiza tion took place last week and the officers and teachers elected are as follows supt wesley wideman assistant william barkeysecretary fred timbers assistant gordon schell chorister wm barkey assistant a c barkey organists marion barkey lillian moyer teachers beginners mrs william barkey primary mrs elmore bar- key dorothy timbers junior katherine moyer reg gibbins intermediate girls irene timbers mrs ward hallman intermediate hoys rev p g lehman ab stouff- er young peoples a c barkey mrs lehman womens bible class mrs cliff barkey cairs roy moyer mens bible class winfred timbers s hoover cradle roll supt mrs a c barkey missionary supt mrs w timbers mrs wm barkey mrs c barkey temperance supt alex jones bruce wideman on christmas market day dec 19 plan to havo your dinner at the village inn stouffville read the tempting menu in this issue of the papor notice anadian tirecorporation associate store l a hill prop 97 yonge st richmond hill this store will close every wed 6 pm during winter 8th line markham mr ivan leadley has been work ing in the city recently we congratulate mr and mrs victor little on the birth of a baby girl on saturday dec 7 miss mabel shank is spending a few days with mrs edgar steckley of victoria square mr and mrs noah weber of waterloo were visitors for a time with the latters brother mr and mrs norman burkholder mr oliver shank and mr maurice hoover were with friends at kitchener on sunday miss molly dyck who is now em ployed at the brierbush hospital stouffville spent the weekend in this community mr and imrs harry kirk and family of toronto were at the home of their mother mrs jos kirk on sunday miss mabel jennings nurse in training at the general hospital in toronto and accompanied by her little nephew bobbie andrews were visitors for a few days with her sister mrs alvin wideman we extend our sympathy to mr brickwood our obliging mail carrier in the passing of his father who was buried from ills home in mark ham to wideman cemetery on tues day mr and mrs a r wideman and family attended the funeral on tuesday of the late george reesor j of toronto an uncle of mr wide- mans the deceased formerly lived at cedar grove and interment was made at the locust hill cemetery mr and imrs john harris of markham were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs harry spang john who formerly lived on this line has donned the uniform and is at present stationed at the training camp at newmarket mr james mccaffrey widely known in the markham district passed away in toronto last week ho operated a general store business in box grove for some years lator moving to toronto to fill a position in the customs office he had been in failng health the past few years imr albert wideman a cousin of the deceased attended the funoral in toronto special prices on flour for your xmas baking 24 lbs 98 lbs snow flake pastry marvel pastry campbells pastry bread flour royal household robin hood blossom of canada cereals marlax v health food master wheat flakes r a real meal for your vigoro cash 60c g5c 70c 24 lbs 98 lbs 85c s300 85c 310 85c 310 30c 25c 30c i janis small large 15c 50o and carry central feed store trice pugh prop phono 277 church announcements christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday december loth 1940 200 pm holy communion the rector will be in charge st james presbyterian church stouffville rev t do courcy rayner minister sunday december 15th 1940 945 am the ministers mess age when god came to earth revealing the rising star of prophecy in o t god calls you to house of prayer melville bethesda peachs united churches rev a j orr minister sunday december 15th 1940 peachs 1000 am melville il15 am 300 pm bethesda subject an advent message sunday dec 22 bethesda white gift service at 200 pm lemonville ballantrae united churches rev w s irwin pastor sunday december 15th 19 40 subbutli schools and avorship 10 and 11 am ballantrae 2 and 3 pm lemonville thursday dec 12 s pm prayer meeting at mrs grays at ballantrae ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you luke 119 stouffville christian church r k vickers pastor friday cottage prayer meeting at the home of mr and mrs lotton a study of the life of d l moody sunday december 15th 1940 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship subject prophetic courage 700 pm gospel service the faith that justifies the center field choir will meet for practise following the evening service monday dec 23 sunday school christmas tree church hill thursday endeavour will be held at the home of mr and mrs w w lazenby election of officers at this meeting sunday december 15th 1940 200 pm- sunday school 300 pm worship hour gods best gifts are not things but opportunities bloomington ringwood christian churches sunday december loth 1940 service as usual come and worship with us second markham baptist church stanley medhurst pastor sunday december 15th 1940 945 am sunday school 1100 am worship subject justification 6th in a series of what baptists believe wed 8 pm player and bible study stouffville baptist rev duncan macgregor pastor sunday december 15th 1940 1000 am bible school i classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship subject for jonathans sake 700 pm gospel service subject v- the man without the wedding garment monday s pm bible class come and enjoy an hours fellowship monday dec 23 christmas entertainment notice the change of date c and receive a blessing dickson hill and mt joy mennonite churches rev p g lehman pastor dicksons htll sunday december 15th 1940 standard time 1000 am subject the genealogy of christ this prechristmas message will be instructive and helpful mr lehman will preach 1100 am bible school t mount jos v daylight saving time vj 1030 am bible school 1130 am morning worship 1030 am bible school 1130 am mr shepherd will preach 800 pm subject watchman what of the night is the world getting better will humanity be converted what is the mission of the church these and other timely questions will be answered by this message fourth in a series of messages on the mysteries of the kingdom read matthew 1333 mr lehman will preach services of inspiration sound gospel preaching friendly churches come stouffville united church l e atkinson minister friday dec 13th 8 pm sunday school christmas entertainment including white gifts silver collec tion sunday december 15th 1940 1100 am morning worship where does the church como in now 700 pm evening worship the canadian girls in training about forty in number will conduct a christmas vespor service monday 8 pm white gift ypu service the w a will meet at the home cf mrs k g tarr obrien ave on tuesday evening dec 17 at s send the tribune to absent friends pm election of officers stouffville mennonite church rev h shantz pastor sunday december 15th 1940 1000 am sunday school 1100 am divine worship a speaker from the temperance federation 230 mongolia sunday school 700 pm evangelistic jonas shepherd 700 pm altona temperance federation tuesday evening 8 pm mon golia meeting wednesday 8 pm altona prayer mooting thursday s00 pm stouffville prayer meeting friday 800 pm atha meeting christmas services sunday dec 22nd missionary program by tho children in tho sunday school hour tho evening service will bo in charge of the young peoples socloty a special christmas contain will be given