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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 15 1941 page thrbh go by motor coach fares are low round trip ottawa slloox toronto 9103 winnipeg s370 xx day excurs gypsy swindlers on theroad again several gypsy women nossibly the same who relieved a mongolia man of his roll a couple of summers ago besides several others are re ported touring the country again a report from walkerton tells of a greenock farmer being relieved of four dollars by- two dusky maidens only last week it appears that the victimized farmer a mr weingart while trudging along a lonely side- road known as egypt road was accosted by a quartette of gypsies four women and the driver of the car two of the former emerged from their chariot and after a little palaver set upon mr weingart rif led his pockets and robbed him of his cash v so far the gypsies have confined their nefarious deeds to western ontario as we learn that a man near exeter was relieved of 100 in the same manner they are driv ing a plymouth car bearing the license xo y2g95 gray coach lines send the tribune to absent friends uei cross notes donations gratefully acknowledg ed 1 pieced quilt top from miss tillie stouffer 1 quilt from bloomington unit the tops having been pieced by members a beauti ful afghan from the dickson hill junior red cross we have made previous mention of this group of twelve girls under the leadership of mrs harvey moyer who are doing such a splendid work for the cause in markham township more helpers are needed in our local sewingroom plan to be with us this thursday afternoon upstairs at the council chambers the used clothing department received with thanks 2 mens coats 1 ladies coat 1 doeskin windbreaker from mrs k g tarr mrs roy grove next public holiday may 24 is saturday mr and mrs e w evans of claretnont was sunday visitors with miss sadie stewart markham village census as re vealed last week shows that village to have dropped its poulation figure by approximately 50 to 112 this is 93 below that of stouffville fiftyfive ringnecked pheasants have been shipped into markham township where they have been planted at various points to replen ish the bird population there pte j a mcconnochie who is stationed with the army postal corps at ottawa was home for his first leave last weekend which he spent with his wife and family here mr harry pennock attended the meetings in hamilton last week of the ontarioquebec division of the canadian weekly newspaper associ ation on friday mr and mrs a v nolan motored to hamilton for the association banquet whitchurch township veterans are being asked to organize a junk collection to sweep over the whole township the tribune has one or two attractive positions open for young girls up to 30 years of age one in a doctors office and another in a good home in agincourt call at the office for particulars visitors with mr and mrs r m johnston for the johnston koote wedding were mr and mrs c f johnston and little son hamilton mr and mrs a j campbell and daughter helen cherrywood mr and mrs w r johnston fenelon falls mrs w j brave beeton mrs h cherrett toronto miss margaret johnston misses beulah and ellen stanton and mr norman johnston port stanton friends will be glad to learn that mrs t birkett is somewhat improv ed since her serious illness last week money saving news fo tire buye canadas economy tire is here last weeks can collection was larger than the year before accord ing to a report given by mr telf rennie who organized the pickup visualize the vast amount of stuff moved by the school plus the can collection and the village homes have been ridded of an accumulation of junk they are better without and much cleaner although it is con trary to a village bylaw to dump ashes on the public streets there are still plenty of unsightly piles and town officials have been taking note of them w e smalley gave up his posi tion as clerk in the postoffice satur day to take over his duties with the town as outlined in this paper last week j the village of dundalk has just passed a by law prohibiting the parking of trucks on the main street business section of that town on nights that the stores are open for business seems we have somewhere heard that something like this would be a good thing in stouffville reliable brand garden seeds detroit dark red turnip early blood wonder crosbys flat egyptian copenhagen market early danish ballhead short stern chantenay red cored scarlet nattes imperator coreless extra early golden bantam evergreen bantam shunshine corn stowelps evergreen american wonder little marvel peter pan dwarf telephone we carry a full line of garden seeds beet cabbage carrots corn peas mrs murchison on church street has rented her house to mrs harold lewis whose husband is on active service in england cmrs murchison intends to go to quebec for the sum mer ito spend some time with her son there the change will be made near the end of may stiver bros claremont bride and groom married for sixty years f rjksys as evidence of the keen labor shortage at this time whitchurch township spent only 5s90 in the month of april on relief this is the lowest ebb in some years and should continue throughout the summer of course no able bodied person can obtain relief anywhere at present only those physically unfit being eligible for aid theres a thrill in store for you when you see how much tire your money can buy here the goodyear pathfinder has every quality for long honest wear at the lowest possible first cost we have a complete stock of j goodyear r tires com in and see tnis big extra- valve me today well save you money lv its the sensational new goodyear mm pathfindebftwfi a big mileage tire at amjj8 rock bottom price fe d f holden sons stouffville ontario fly your flags during the war loan campaign premier hepburn has asked the mayors of ontario to issue proclamations urging the pub lic to decorate their homes and offices during the campaign which is expected to commence june 2 as many towns and cities in our coun try as possible should be decorated since national enthusiasm must be aroused if the importance of the loan is to be instilled into the minds of every canadian how about a few flags on main street dorothy mayer eldest daughter of mr and mrs lloyd moyer church street has taken a position on the post office staff with fostmaster leavens filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of w e smalley whose time will all be taken up by the village miss moyer however is only a temporary appointment the two large hay stacks belong ing to c hodgson east of town which were destroyed by fire on the night of may 3 were definitely start ed by a person now guilty of arson their footsteps were plainly marked even to increased speed as they ran from the scene of their act so far we understand no charges have been laid mr hodgson is at a loss to know why anyone would want to distroy the stacks of what was very good quality hay well preserved three youths from hamilton and toronto stole donald hodgins car from the driveway of the hodgins home and were apprehended by police in lindsay where the lads spent the weekend in goal the boys howard imayberry 17 james murphy 17 and fred burgiss 16 all pleaded guilty and will be held in custody until may 16th the hodgins car was stolen only last fall and the owner said at that time that he felt quite puffed up to know someone thought enough of his car of ancient vintage to steal it 7ie ate ho 7utt ttfitiket thou martin senour jptodtuit fat tete 4tfrijace ttuvtott r for oil outside home paint- g gives greater protet- f v fyw brathwaite phontb 0601 stouffviiifie ont the senior womens institute will meet at the home of mrs bert lickorish wednesday may 21st at 230 oclock motto may we never be hasty in judgment roll call pay your fee secretarytreasurers report annual reports font all com mittees election of officers for the coming year music beatrice lickor ish social half hour if you are in terested in our work come president mrs george saunders secretary sadie stewart the stouffville school board on monday evening accepted the resig nation of mr ralph haist from the staff with due regret after nearly three years of good service here the secretary was instructed to adver tise at once for his successor the qualifications for which will be set out in the advertisment several re quests for increased salary were left over for a special meeting to be called next week by the chairman dr freel presided over the meeting attended by all members of the board ezra judson bucknam who was portant lumbering centres through- born at whitevale in 1s60 arid liis out canada contrary to what has been stat ed in other nations canada has only interned 870 men and about 10 women since the war began acc ording to information disclosed in ottawa these internments were made under the defence of canada regulations and these men were placed in two camps with other provision being made for the women during the first world war canada had 24 internment camps and of the 8579 male prisoners 775s were arrested in this country and 821 were sent here from other sections of the british empire mr john lehman off duty on the cnr section work for a year owing to ill health was admitted to the bricrbush hospital last week suffering from a serious trouble active member and usher in the mbc church john is missed from his accustomed place last summer he had charge of the ushers for the big camp meetings in the park when a couple of thousand people attended single services his home in the wostend is being closed as new places are being found for the two children he has cared for wife the former rachael elizabeth besse who was born at claremont in 1876 celebrated their diamond jubi lee on saturday may 10th at their home 278 gilmour ave toronto mr bucknaim is one of this countrys oldest lumbermen and recalls cut ting down one pine tree that yielded no less than 36 logs last summer he accompanied a h richardson of the dominion for estry branch to vivian where they reviewed the stump of this tree which he had assisted in cutting down while a boy of 11 during his life mr buchnam has built sawmills in many of the im- on monday evening wnen the fire brigade were going through their drill opening a few hydrants the disturbance to the water system appeared to nave blown the end off a four inch main in front of the hos pital it sent water up out of the ground like a gyser until a key could finally be found to shut the pressure off the street when orice cut off the members of the brigade turned in and dug out the dirt until they bared the main and got right at the trouble dawson davis from the brathwaite hardware was press ed into service and the plug end was again soddered into place and water turned on so that the service was not shut off more than a couple of hours the trouble was right at the end of the 600 feet of new main laid only last year from montreal street to the westend of the hospital thanks is due the members of the fire department who turned in so willingly and despite the flooding dug out the heavy clay and put it all back after repairs were made the couple were married in 1881 by the rev mr macgregor mr bucknams eldest sister mrs annie richardson who was bridesmaid at the wedding sixty years ago arrived from sault ste marie to spend the day with the couple another guest was mrs florence besse who was also a guest at the wedding both mr and mrs buchnaim have enjoyed the best of health and attri bute happiness during a long life to their philosophy a firm belief in god living a quiet humble life and doing unto others as you would that they should do to you they have three sons russel at home roy at latchford ontario and george in oshawa as ecscacrs xajs3fa gssa fytvi spsunxf a new permanent 300 350 500 750 shampoo and finger wave 60c finger wavo 40c maries beauty shop phone 176 main st e stouffville stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral doaigni cut flowers telephone 7001 7002 mhit smith proprietor miss jean collard of stouffville and miss jean mackenzle a niece of a former shoe merchant here miss 1 clara mackenzle were the recipients of a double bridal shower one even ing last week at imiss mackonzies rochampton avenue home in tor onto it seems that jean mackenzle a juno bride along with margerite hodgins planned a bridal shower at jeans home for miss collard who is to bo married this saturday the guests buslners associates of the girls turned the tables on jean the hostess and made it a double shower for hor as well paris auto supply auto wreckers phone 86 richmond hill electric fences canadian electric fence senior model canadian electric fence junior model porcelain fence knobs 2 washers porcelain corner spools each gate hook and spring hot shot batteries reg 240 1150 885 02 zm 35 210 graf oil large tins each 90 medium tins each 50 bicycle tire clearance sale regular type each 95 heavy duty type 125