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the stouffville tribune thursday december 19th 1940 page three jwwvwwwvwmm i town topics today thursday is christmas market day in town and with favor able weather a tremendous crowd is anticipated vvwwwwwwwwwmwwwt sale of hats and dresses on thurs day friday and saturday of this week at mrs m e watts mrs perrin and son bain expect to leave for their home in winnipeg this week after a stay of several months with miss gertrude todd science has done a good deal tor the farmer but it has not yet shown mm how to retire like his grand father used to do cmdrens matinee at the stan ley on saturday afternoon next the admission is only ten cents as a christmas treat from the theatre management proceeds in aid of the evening telegram war fund mr and mrs r a wagg tor onto were entertained at an oyster sapper at the home of mr and mrs j s dougherty one evening last week in honor of their recent marriage mrs wagg was the form er imrs phil lemon and a sister of mrs dougherty only members of immediate families wero present deaths recently have been notice ably running in double figures last week three persons died mrs henry wideman 66 sandy jones 77 and isaac pike 88 the port perry star reached its 73rd birthday last week and has been under its present capable management since 1907 mr sam farmer is one of the town boosters and took a leading part in establish ing the present commendable high school in that town the ice makers at the local rinks were reported to oe shedding tears on monday when after days and sights of hard labor to build up the ice surface in the two sport palaces in this village there came a deluge of rain which threatened to flood everything in sight as ice spaces are built on the ground and enjoy none of the advantages that a found ation could offer they come in for the rains extra soon it is unsafe as well as unlawful to place lighted candles on christ mas trees or on other inflammable materials accidental ignition of fiammable costumes has also been cause of many christmas tragedies 5n fact santa claus must be very careful not to burn his whiskers as further evidence of the wide spread interest in your home town paper a subscription for the tri bune was renewed last week by a party living in greenshields alta to be sent to a reader down in dallas usa mrs james mccullough last week went to toronto where she intends to stay for the remainder of the winter season her many friends and of course that means all of us will look forward to mrs mc- culloughs early return with pleasure and satisfaction now that there is no harness repair shop in town lir fred rey nolds has undertaken to do this by establishing a workshop at his home on victoria street as per his announcement on page eight of this issue fred is a competent harness- maker buy your marionette tickets now the unionville motor license office will be open till 10 pm for the balance of this mouth business men and farmers alike ate invited to enjoy the chicken dinner at the village inn today thursday christmas market day full course hot chicken dinner 50c se last weeks tribune for table menu beginning next sunday only two garages will remain open each sunday during the winter season and patrons are invited to read the adv in this behalf elsewhere in this issue this issue is crammed full of suggestions for the christmas shopper scan over the advertise ments of our merchants it will help you to decide the allimportant question its a joy to wait on yourself and at the same time o save money on your food budget while you know at the same time youre getting the finest quality groceries thats why our new selfserve groceteria will be so popular as a shopping center our foods meet the highest standars of quality yet our values are incomparable drop in today to this new uptothe minute groceteria which is now open opening 6it to every customer who visits our store this thurs day friday and saturday stouffville groceteria self service no waiting g ive a radi io we have rogers majestic radios beautiful mantle models as low as 1795 brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario all children three years of age and not over twelve years of ase are lequested by santa claus to meet him at 230 pm monday december 23rd at ratelifts hall stouftville to enjoy his free show the forsyth marionettes an entirely different program lor adults will be given at soo pm the same evening all under auspices of stouffville lions club everybody come and assist to put this over so far no new leader has been been named for the stourfvillo jr band to succeed mr shenall who resigned because of his appointment as leader of a group of toronto juvenile bands that will absorb his entire time mr shenhall proved himself capable and efficient as leader of the local group bringing the band from a group of raw re cruits to its present state of efficiency consideration is being given to the selection of his success or we learn by the local band com mittee there were 44 persons on relief in newmarket in november as compared with 142 the same month a year ago probably only elderly women and men seek this kind of relief today when there is so much work to be done stouffville authori ties have cramped down on relief to able bodied people and this would seem only fair most everybody should be able to learn a living these itimes when farmers cannpt get the assistance they need and when young men are offered alluring jobs in factory work we imagine the council are doing the right thing to let it be known that relief should not he expected this winter l e oneill funeral director was called to officiate at the funeral of his grandmother the late mrs m oneill of greenbank who passed away last week it was one of our four funerals for the local establish ment during the second week in december holiday baking use prize winning flour for all your holiday baking first prize pastry flour for all pastry this excellent flour is giving very good results and is certainly economical use saxon pastry flour for christmas cakies and cookies five roses flour for bread or pastry last year users of five roses flour carried off top honors in the cne senior baking competitions the late sandy jones has be queathed 500 to the cemetery commission of stouffville and we understand that the commission will use part of this money to im prove the entrance to the grounds from main street which to say the least is a very unsightly one an iffort will be made to widen the entrance now in use and known as the cemetery lane if this is accom plished it will be a welcome im provement to the fine grounds which lie south of the entrance and which are somewhat marred by the present poor approach messrs walter dick son and lud hoover are named as executors of the late sandy jones estate which also beqeathed 500 to the sick childrens hospital toron to a long list of small accounts were passed and formed the chief busi ness at the final meeting of the stouffville school board it was also announced that a jacket heater had been installed and hot water is now available at the school this will eliminate the custom of heating water over the electric stove in the domestic science room and should be a saving on electricity water is now availablo on every floor re moving the necessity of carrying it from the basement for cleaning purposes which has been a trouble some task the trustees secretary granted 2500 as a grant in view of the ever increasing work tile pay of the secretary runs only about 2 per woek while there are numerous government reports demanding many hours of irksome work the resolu tion moved by a v nolan was tarried by a unanimous vote chair man dr freel resided with all mem bers present being j w mcmullon rev c e mcleod lloyd turner and a v nolan iddikr 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 mrs s shankel was advised on thursday of the very sudden death of mrs howard e long of lock- port ny only a month ago mrs long and her husband spent a weekend in stouffville with her aunt mrs shankel and her unex pected death comes with tremendous shock mrs long succumbed at the lftckport hospital where she had been taken to undergo an operation mr and imrs steve thompson arrived back in town last week and have secured a house opposite the gold fish supply factory from mr eli ramer they left the westend about a year ago to live in uxbridge where they found a congenial lot of people and a fine town to live never theless no matter how good such places are one peg behind stouff ville and as the farm lady said about her fowl the chickens come home to roost big value ivory flour always dependable for baking delicious bread and rolls 98 lb bag only stiver brs stouffville icuvlers got their first feel of the stones last week when a rink of local sweepers com peted in the big bonspeil at high park the stouffville rink was com prised of m e watts thos birkett sam armstrong and ira aldred this foursome gave a good account of themselves getting into the third round when they were just nosed out in the final end by meaford see the biscuit eater matinee en saturday 230 at stanley theatre adults 25c children 10c total proceeds for evening tele grams british war victims fund there will be 2 shows christmas night at the stanley 7 and 9 you have greetings and best wishes for christmas and the new year betty budyscdoi when you travel- by motor coach tickets and information at gray coach lines announcement opening of modern cold storage locker rooms at the creamery at last the people of this district will be able to enjoy the privilages and benfits that cold storage lockers afford to people in so many other districts and the great saving derived therefrom now you will be able to butcher your own beef or pork at any time of the year or buy your meat in large quantities and keep same or any other eatables at around zero temperature the year round the fact that such cold storage locker plants are so successful and are growing in numbers throughout the province speaks for itself the storage is now ready for operation and we are ready to accept applications for the rental of lockers the size of the lockers run from about 6 to 1 0 cubic feet and will hold from around 300 to 500 lbs of meat the rentals are from seven to ten dollars per locker per year but as an indroductory offer up to april 1st we are making a reduction of one dollar on every locker j you place your own lock on and have access to your locker at all times during creamery hours above locker service holds a special attraction to cream shippers as they can visit their locker at the same time as they bring in their cream and the exetra money they receive by making their own cream deliveries during the year will more than twee pay the rental of their locker truck cream shippers can also avail themselves of our locker service by making arrangements with our driver to have their meat brought out on his regular cream pick up the steadily increased demand for our butler together with the facilities for making same enables us to take on any new cream shippers who wish to avail themselves of the two combined services to obtain the best results in the preparation of your meat for storage after killing and allowing the carcus to thoroughly cool the meat should be cut into pieces the size that will be later required for use and wrapped in waxed paper such paper may be obtained at the creamery at a small cost phone for any further particulars the stouffville creamery ihonc i80i stouftvilic ontario