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page four the stouffville tribune thursday december 19th 1940 gifts of comfort ladies slippers 65c up men s slippers 98c up hose fine grade wool hose fullfashion ed 50c up durable work socks 25c up v widest selection in gloves and mitts 100 up o lehman stouffville ontario we hear there is to be a big raffle in the neighborhood one night soon to dispose of twelve young porkers in this manner it will be a novelty to say the least today thursday us christmas market day in town and with favor able weather a tremendous crowd is anticipated buy your marionette tickets now green river mr william duncan has returned heme from the hospital where he v uderwent an operation for appendi citis mr benson draper of toronto spent the weekend with his parents j d williams of camp borden spent the weekend leave at home- don doesnt expect to be home for christmas next prayer meeting will be held on dec 26th at the home of j nighswander the candlelight service will be held on dec 22nd at 730 standard time note change in time plan to come the ladies aid meeting was held at the church this week rev h wilson wis guest speaker dicksons hill miss helen campbell visited with miss gene hallman on sunday mr and imjs roy mover and the boys had sunday dinner with mr and mrs elmore barkey heres your last invitation to dicksons hill school concert to night thursday at s pm mr reg gibbins is taking aji en forced holiday spending part of his time in toronto general hospital owing to a broken arm his many friends wish him a speedy recovery the junior red cross meeting was held at mrs roy lmoyers last satur day the girls are to be compliment ed on the fine lot o work they have completed there will be no more meetings until the new year the wms met at mrs william barkeys last week and were busily employed quilting the nexbi meeting will be at airs wes widemans next year the christmas program of the young peoples will be at mount joy monday night come along every body we take this opportunity of wish ing everyone a merry merry christ mas and lots of health and happi ness for the coming 1941 two new graves in dicksons hill cemetery mark the resting place of two wellknown and loved friends mrs henry wideman was laid away in their family plot on wednesday and friday afternoon mr isaac pike of bethesda was buried here mr pikes teaching and preaching career was remarkable and his character istic sermons when he frequently filled the pulpit here in former years will be remembered long fine plump geese ducks and chickens form a grands display at our market chuck roast lb 17c bacons 9c v hambur g ibs sausage bs 25c pot roast per lb 14c leg os pork kidney suit s 21bs shortening home rendered 2 lbs 25c lard per lb 10c oboyle meat market phone 3501 sor prompt delivery bethesda merry christmas everybody mr jack botherill was a monday visitor with mr and mrs louis brillinger rev a j and mrs orr had tea on friday evening with mr and mrs john empringham we are very sorry to report bruce chapman in the newmarket hospital we hope he may soon be well again mrs wellington yake spent a few days with her parents in stouffville last week mr and mrs fred yake had din ner on sunday with mr and mrs clare bolender and family miss ruth atkinson spent a day with her sister mrs lome hiese last week we are glad to hear that imrs wm hunt who is in a toronto hos pital is improving as well as can be expected mr and mrs charles atkinson and mr and mrs fred yake had dinner with mr and mrs clifford gordon at queeusville last thursday mrs fines of vandort is visiting with her daughter mrs clarence atkinson the annual white gift service will bo held in the church on sun day afternoon at two oclock mis cale of vandorf will be the speaker and the s s pupils will provide the other numbers on the programme the white gifts which are to be labelled as to their contents will be distributed among the needy visit ers are always welcome at this christmas service so we invite you to attend bethesda has lost a father a neighbour and a friend we extend cur sympathy to the family of the late mr pike on dec 10 mr pike celebrated his ssth birthday dur ing the afternoon among other things he read with- keen delight birthday greetings some seventyfive in number from former pupils and then only a few minutes after the day had passed in words spoken of auother great man who walked with god mr pike was not for god had taken him his presence with its sprightly youth fine intellect and strong spirit of loyalty and de votion will move among us no more but the contribution he made is as enduring as the everlasting hills give me the day with its sun in the west and hear what it has to say give me the year as it neareth its rest in the glow of the winter day give me the life where the path is unrolled to the shores of gods limitless sea for the end is the test and the tale that told be it written in greyness of silver or gold is the tale of eternity peaches miss vida gowland of toronto was a sunday visitor with her sister mrs a cleverdon mr and mrs george hoover and mrs c gayman were guests at willis reesors in pickering sorry to report billy betty morris have been home from school for a week suffering from thoflu mr and mrs p pitt and family of markham called at the smith home here on saturday all the evenings would bo taken up this week if one attended every school concert in the district please keep in mind the ypu to be held at the miller home on fri day night mr and imrs albert upton and joan of toronto were sunday visit ors at tile lewis home miss dorothy hoover spent the weekend under the parental roof we wish the tribune staff and all its readers a merry christmas 5th uxbridge visitors at walter symes were mr and mrs alvin norton and children of siloani pte finley nor ton of lindsay and mr and mrs w robb of toronto mr and mrs a wilson spent sunday with mr and mrs morley symes of goodwood miss irene taylor and friend spent sunday with mr gordon taylor of newmarket imr and mrs jack johnson of pino grove and mr and mrs e evans visited with mr and mrs e w evans on sunday mr and mrs alvin redshaw and family also mr and mrs gcorgo redshaw of the 4th line were over to utlca visiting mr and imrs ivan geers homo mr and mrs robert nesbltt 6 tit line vlsitod the r e ashenhurst homo on sunday misses evelyn and anno symes rpent a day last week in toronto mr anil mrs harvey dorusha and john of lindsay visited with mr and mrs a derusha on sunday georgo brown spent the weekend with her daughter mrs ii norton imiss sadies stewart of stouffville is with her sister mrs e w evans goodwood wedding bells will soon chime in cur vicinity miss eva latcham was home for a day this week mr latcham is able to bo about a little after his illness mrs j f reid is in toronto for a few days of course the station ageut hopes she is playing santa claus why all the neglect in sanding the garabaldi hill last week two trucks had an interesting time of it and since then no sand has been put down so it may be necessary to have a fatal accident c akeup the authorities twenty ladies attended the war workers meeting at the home of mrs feasby on dec 11 interesting let ters were read by mrs rae from soldiers to whom the branch sent gifts socks and boxes there was a dandy display of clothing and quilts while boxes were packed for ship ment to the navy league the dis play of goods represented many hours of hard and faithful work on ono occasion 40 ladies assembled to quilt seven quilts another meeting quilted five and another four great work all this and very commendable mrs r stony and her class of girls quilted five quilts in this connec tion several organizations or classes did good work and next week we may mention them individually as shown in the lengthy report of the secretary the printer this week is too crowded with christinas advs to jilow us more space 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 stanley phone 100 showing each night at 815 st saturday and holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday decejiber 10 so 21 the biscuitifater blllle lee helen millard news reel select shorts saturday matinee 230 december 23 24 35 the underpup gloria jean svell picture good cast good story mentone musical cartoon december 20 27 28 saturday children john garfield motor and radio license issued at unionville courtesy ami service mrs g a m davison send the tribune to absent friends send the tribune to absent friends rsl5lj5l a shirt makes an ideal christmas gift for any man and will be a lasting re minder of your thoughtf ull- ness in choosing such a gift a variety of new designs also plain white if5 to 300 give him a tie this xmas we have a splended range to choose from now in all the latest patterns at 39c to 100 in gift boxes give gloves a disting uished gift lined or unlined in a variety of different leathers pigskin deer skin goat skin horsehide and kapeskin in the seasons popular shades priced i05 ufi a few suggestions to help you solve gift problems mens scarves in silk or wool 75c to 350 mens pullover sweaters sweater coats and windbreakers mens pyjamas 1- to 300 mens braces and garters 50c to 100 mens handkerchiefs i from 10c each up gift scarves give him a scarf this christ mas a warm wool scarf will please him and give service and comfort the whole winter through we have them priced from 75c each to 350 each and for dress wear give a silk scarf in either plain while or stripes priced 100 to 250 gifts for boys we have a large assortment of gifts for boys in most of the above lines same as mens call and see them r e curtis stouffville ontario two creamery services you can send your cream by our truck which calls at your place twice a week in the summer and every week in the winter your cream is picked up in any quantity for which you get cash and your butter if desired at a special price to our shippers you can make your own deliveries to the creamery for which you get a higher price and also butter at special prices stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evening