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page four the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 26 1940 fresh packed new brunswick potatoes peck 25c good sizedcooking onions 3 lbs 10c good sized c 5c each or 3 for 10c peas gig 2 tins 17c fresh brittal celery head lettuce and radishes mcintosh apples 6 qt 29c california grapes 2 lbs 21c bananas lb 8c aylmer 20 oz tins tomato juice 2 tins 17c grapefruit 6 for 25c also oranges lemons on hand we have a variety of glassware prize packages of jelly powders to choose from at 19c and 25c campbells tomato soup 2 tins 17c pastry flour 21 lbs 63c cream sandwich cakes lb 15c baking powder rose brand lb- 15c white sugar fine or m 10 lbs 66c f c habitant o 11 rea ooup 28 l tins zlc brooms 5 strings 29c drop in and help your self to our new supply of groceries its different stouffville groceteria mourn death of pioneer mother at cedar grove dicksons hill mr and mrs john smith and family visited with mr and mrs j b hoover on sunday mrs wm redshaw visited with her father in uxbridge this week glad to have our two school teachers home again for the xmas holidays harley wideman is back from the cold and snowy north and don moyer has returned from the pastern country were sure the coys could relate some very inter esting anecdotes from this their first term in the teaching profess ion miss miriam and mr gordon schell were guests at the sargeant- tipping wedding which took place in bethany mbc church last sat urday and gordon had the honor cf acting as usher mr sargeant will he remembered as our assist ant pastor of last year and is now stationed at shrigley while miss tipping has been engaged in jew ish mission work in toronto the ceremony was performed by elder m bricker of toronto we extend to imr and mrs sargeant every good wish tor a long and happy wedded life presiding elder bricker held the quarterly communion services en this field on sunday and had supper at mr simeon hoovers the christmas young peoples was held at mount joy on monday night and opened with a hearty eong service of christmas carols followed by a number of voluntary prayers christmas in the old and new testaments were the sub jects taken by k moyer and mrs p g lehman instrumental were given by betty hoover on her acc- ordeon and bub schell on his guit ar and the orchestra played a cou ple of numbers a mixed quartette sang sorry to hear that miss marion risebrough is ill with chickenpox there was a special christmas program at sunday school last week and the various classes took part ona mailman and kenneth jones had recitations the junior class sang the girls class provided the scripture lesson and the boys class displayed a yard of nickels which they had given the young peoples class sans silent night and the mens and womens bible classes each sang a verse of o little town ot bethlehem a special offering was received to go to the war vic tims fund the usual large crowd packed the school house on thursday night to see and hear the children at their christmas conceit dr mitchell act ed as chairman and gave a splendid address gweni bruels welcomed the audience with a bright little re citation while a number of other wee folk pearl grove shirley schell joyce hallman peter dodds margaret harmon shirley steckley eldon jones and barbara dodds all gave recitations vocal numbers o canada a welcome o come all ye faithful unto the hills were beautifully rendered by the school the primer class sang robin in the irain and an other group sang sleepy time kris krlngle with parts other items were an exercise the christ mas stocking a snowflake and members of one of the early pioneer families of the cedar grove district mrs agnes sarah milroy burrows died on saturday at her home on the tenth line markham township she was s6 years of age for the past quarter of a century mrs burrows had resided in the markham district taking up resi dence there following the death of her husband born in 1s54 the daughter of the late james milroy celia anthony she spent her early life in cedar grove in 1ss1 she was married to jas burrows and ten years later the couple moved to scarboro township where they resided for nearly 25 years she is survived by two brothers e a milroygf agincourt and rob ert milroy of highland creek a sis ter mrs herbert beech of ring- wood four sons roy lloyd ernest and arnold and three daughters mrs j a fleming mrs c w knowles and miss marion at home the funeral service took place on tuesday at 230 pm at zion church cedar grove interment at zion cemetery douglas ohearn 24 of toronto has been released on 1000 bail in buflalo where he is charged with fraudulent use of the mails in a scheme to provide every u s citi zen with a 231 prosperity check ing account the accounts would be backed up by 56000000 of de- circularized money in u s banks according to the plan police said chearns arrest was a test case stressing there was no evidence of criminal intent rslgsglgsg 1941 on the eve of 1 94 1 we take this opportunity to express our apprecat ion for the pleasant business relations that have existed between our friends and ourselves during 1940 to you all we extend the seasons greetings 0boyles meat market moonbeam drill mr jacob grove led the community singing with carols and patriotic songs paint ed chairs and the truthtelling machine were two very humorous dialogues and were well acted the cantata gifts for the king was the highlight of the program scene cne showed the virgin mary and the child jesus in the stable while the shepherds and wise men laid their offerings at his feet and wor shipped him scene two showed a beautiful white cross in the fore ground and the children laid their floral offerings at the foot while they sang jesus rose of sharon the lilly of the valley tho our sins be as scarlet blessed be the fountain of love and two little tots sang jesus loves me then as they knelt in adoration they sang when i survey the wondrous cross and that hymn of consecration take my life the last part of the program was the coming of santa claus and distri bution of gifts closing with the nat ional anthem we congratulate the teacher miss luella stouffer and her pupils on their splendid work congratulations to the able writer of this column whose culin ary talents brought honours at the baking display held in connection with the annual christinas market although it is true that a faint heart never won a fair lady it is eually true that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach we trust the editor will allow this item two are injured when cars crash on markham street receive only minor injuries rut tlnof autos badly damaged lome james and basil merrick both of uxbridge received minor in juries sunday when the car in which they were riding collided with one vehicle and crashed into the rear of another sending it 100 feet down markhams main street gerald burton of imarkham was attaching his car to another for tow ing purposes when his car came in to collision with one driven by merrick merricks car then collided with dr l a browns car which was parked in front of his home merricks car turned completely around and then nosed into a snow bank all three cars were badly damaged constables george jeans ot markham village and ben gay- man of markham township are in vestigating james received a gash over his right eye and merrick had scalp lacerations they were attended by dr c l houghton of markham and taken to the east general hos pital where they were allowed to go heme after treatment 8th line markham mr allan burkholder is spending several weeks at markstay mr ivan leadley who is working in the city was home over the weekend mr and mrs agar of islington vlsted last week with mr and mrs it j mcelwaln mr edmund bauman has gone to kitchener to be with his mother for christmas mr emmerson mcdowell of the 7th line attending the bible school at fort bie is home for the holi days we extend to all a happy and prosperous new year we hope that we may see peace restored to a troubled world the end of 1911 mr peter byer of winnipeg who has not been home for twenty years arrived at the home of his brother jesse l one day last week his many friends and relatives of boyhood days will be pleased to see him again the programme at the 6th line school where imiss evelyn byer is teacher was given on wednesday evening of last week those present report a fine performance and a good attendance mr steckley has completed his work of wiring at mr a r wide- mans and the current has been turn ed on mr clarence hoover is now having hydro installed the north markham school ren- derd a programme on wednesday night dec is the school room was filled to capacity with parents and friends of the pupils readings dialogues choruses and pantomimes were rendered in fine style reflect ing much credit to miss palmer the i teacher for her part in training the pupils the conclusion of the pro gramme marked the arrival of jolly old santa claus who distributed treats to all the children stanley phone 100 showing each night at 315 st saturday and holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday december 20 27 8 saturday children john garfield news reel and ann shirley comedy dec so 3 1 j a x u alt y 1 ann shirley james ellison anne of windy poplars donanld duck and picture people january a 3 t argentine nights ritz bros andrews sisters motor and radio license issued at unionville courtesy and service mrs g a si davison ringwood miss carrie johnson of markham visited recently with mr and mrs j- l barrett mr and imrs d gillham wish to thank their many friends and neigh- added to our breezy news from theibors for being so kind to him dur- regular source ing his recent illness canadian youth digs up time bomb singlehanded get into conversation with g f bins crosby at rcaf adminis tration headquarters in toronto and within five minutes hell be retailing the exploits of brother ken not yot 20 who has turned himself into a oneman bombdisposal squad in england ken is a lancebombardier in a canadian artillery unit and his latest letter tolls how he saved a 1250000 ammunition dump by working 2s hours on a delayedac tion bomb hes shown here as he perched nonchalantly at the edge of the crate goodwood monday evening boxes were pack ed for our own soldier boys and many others whose names have been handed in- to us donations of home made candy christmas cake and cookies have been gratefully re ceived and sent on to the boys along with socks and sweaters the wiling war worers met at the home of mrs c feasby on dec 11 with a good attendance of twenty ladies reports from the treasurer secretary yarn and quilt committees were given letters were read by by m rae from soldier boys to whom we had recently sent boxes of socks sweaters etc a beautiful display ot knitted goods refugee clothing and quilts were shown after singing holy night and the national anthem boxes were packed to the navy league and salvation army goods on display were as follows 41 pairs socks 14 sweaters 5 pairs niitts 16 scarfs 2 pairs wristlets 6 hoys shirts s girls dresses 3 ladies dresses 1 ladies coat 2 pairs pyjam as 1 ladies sweater 3 pairs girls mitts all new and some second hand clothing also 28 quilts the quilt committee have worked very hard and had a beautiful dis play of quilts as a result of many hours of work in cutting patches distributing blocks and arranging for the quillings which took place in our community hall the first one november 27th when 40 ladies met and quilted 7 quilts again on dec 5 when we quilted 5 quilts 4 were quilted in different homes 5 were pieced and quilted by mrs r stony and her class of girls linings and bats donated by the united s s taps were also pieced by mrs halls and mrs waggs classes of girls and mrs feasbys class of boys 5 tops were pieced by the baptist ss un der the leadership of mrs t jones pieced by mrs myers and 1 by mrs wagg both ladies aged 87 years others given by mrs darling mrs slack mrs irae audrey lee and one donated by the womans institute also several linings donated 7 quilts were donated by mrs nesbitt and her 5th line helpers we thank everyone who has helped in this willing war work goodwood war branch bloomington tjie sunday school hold a supper and entertainment in the church on tuesday evening the gifts and treat for the scholars were very ably dis pensed by santa claus mr and mrs bruce morton of cttawa visited friends here and occu pied their accustomed seat at the morning service misses l paisley of brampton and mary of toronto are home on holi day n mr h shantz of kitchener spent the weekend at o h tranmers mr c tindall has returned from training at newmarket a full house greeted the pupils and teacher miss earner at heir school concernt on eriday evening a number were present from box grove mr warren rae one of the trustees was chairman we are glad to report that mr a topper is improving from his recent illness mr and airs theo warder of kitchener are visting at her fathers home mr m vitamers rosevtlle happy new year to everybody miss l crapper of toronto was home for the weekend mr fred stiner still is on the sick list mr and mrs priestly and children of toronto were visiting mr and mrs murphy roseville school concert was one of the best we have seen here miss millie stiner was at her home on sunday miss moreen brown was in our community one day this week peaches murray lewis son of mr and mrs allan lewis is getting around splen didly on crutches since suffering a broken heel when he fell from a beam in the barn lemonville the scribe takes this opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year mr and mrs w h littlejohn of uxbridge spent sunday with mr and mrs george martin mr and mrs henry welsh spent sunday with thoir daughter mrs g martin it being the occasion of mrs welshs 82nd birthday mr godron lemon spent christ inas with mr and mrs e c pen- nock mr morloy sanders was also a visitor at the penock home on the holiday epf2f2y mew ifeasi stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evening