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the tribune stouffville ont thursday october 16 1941 page threb locust hill property brings 6000 bid a bid of 0000 failed to sell the farm at locust hill belonging to the estate of the late margaret boyd and offered for auction there last week along with household furni ture owned by the same estate the sale of the furniture totalled h00 a cheserfield suite brought j60 and a fine diningroom set 43 a s farmer was the auctioneer two local boys jack davis and jim miller of stouffville were on a hoofing jaunt over the weekend travelling to hamilton where they tisifed with jims uncle 5peciw5t5 enters hospital mr and mrs wit waddel spent the weekend with friends in milverton miss helen hasting at a house party in thanksgiving s was a guest muskoka over its part of our regu lar shell service to check your battery frequently and add water when needed we also offer complete battery ser vice including recharging and replacement every new battery wc sell is fully guaranteed we have the correct type fir your car in several price ranges stop in aod look them over boadways service station miss jean pipher daughter of mr and mrs cliff pipher of stou ville who entered womens college hospital toronto this week where she will complete her course in dietetics melville church anniversary mr ross davis local tailor and tobacconist is serving on jury iu toronto this week mrs jack todds of montreal was in town over the holiday weekend visiting with her parents mr and mrs d f holdeu owing to the regular date of meet ing falling on thanksgiving day the stouffville school board will not meet until monday october 20 mrs dan oboyle islington in town over thanksgiving mr and mrs grainger of rich mond hill spent thanksgiving with their daughters family mrand mrs mervin lehman miss lou hastings toronto was the guest of mr and mrs stanley hastings for the thanksgiving holi day mr f e rae and sisters mrs turner and miss nettie rae visited with relatives iu barrie on the holiday mr and mrs norman baker of belleville visited at their respective homes over tlie holiday mrs bakers parents mr and mrs e a button next sunday october 19 the unit- wuh the coupie fol a visit ed church at melville will hear re dr h j mckay of victoria square desp the unfavorable weather and in the evening rev r w rum- wnich pi during the period of ley will preach it being the anniver sary occasion of the very old estab- ished church the officials are very anxious that old friends from stouff ville and other localities visit them on this occasion the reach tette has been selections markham fair this years gate re ceipts show an increase of 200 over the returns of last year loyd turner captured the champ- q at the orillia plowing match secured to rendur last weekhe won three prizes and drove the best team iu the furrows north south east or west stouffville plows come out best stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral design cut flowers telephone 7001 7002 lehmans shoe store footwear for au the family womens hosiery rubbers gloves shoes sooks boots mitts stouffville phono 4301 opposite the town clock dominion windfall apples the bi wind storm of two weeks ago blew to the ground almost half of ontarios rich apple crop action was nccsry to avoid appalling sinful watte emergency meetings were held of government bodies growers and distributors and plans laid to market the fallen apples immediately dominions s13 stores in ontario immediately swung into action carloads were purchased special deliveries to stores were made large displays were built special selling effort organized not a detail over looked to speed the sale of this entire crop so that ontario apple growers may receive their rightful return it is our patriotic duty as canadians particularly during war time to whole hcartidly support food emergencies which might result in waste buy windfall apples now windfall is a government grade they f will only be available for a few weeks cuban for halloween wrapped kisses 2 lbs 29c toronto boy scouts sold six car loads of apples in their big drive over the city streets last week reaching their objective to i 14000 the apples were supplied from the maplewood orchards markham township sales of dominion of canada non- interest bearing certificates during september totalled 557 gg0 from 244 subscriptions the bank of canada announces on behalf of the minister of finance aggregate sales to date amount to 7211023 ionic masonic lodge winnipeg the largest giver subscribed 10000 and petrolia lions club 1000 britain wants to buy more eggs boost production with fulopep the door to profits is wide open to poultrymen today every extra egg means extra profits so today feed hens a mash specially vitaminrich to help gearup egg production and keep flocks healthy at the same time thousands of successful poultrymen find by feeding onethird fulopep egg mash onethird scratch grain their feed costs as much as 15 to 20 less yet this ration is so wonderfully balanced in feed values it helps hens maintain a high standard of health and vitality the fulopep way makes poultry pay stiver bros melville church anniversary sunday you are invited next a tittle group of wee lassies here set up a booth in front of the fire hall on saturday aternoon to sell flowers etc the proceeds amounting to nearly 200 will go to the red cross british bomb victims fund only two local boys have been affected by the latest military draft order calling up twentyone year olds to begin training the end of this month donald rowbotham and norman fockler have been the only two to receive their notices norman however is already a volunteer in the rcaf and will therefore riot be affected grant orchard son of mr and mrs albert orchard of this town has given up his position at tho maple leaf dairy to take employment in toronto we understand that grant has secured a good po3t n the womens college hospital where his genial and pleasant disposition will certainly be appreciated some twentyfive members of the markham 9th line ladies sewing club staged a charivari one evening last week serenading the newley- weds mr and mrs carl boyd the funds from the affair which amount ed to 5 will go to provide more materials for the ladies war work tea 8 oz pkg uptons small leaf baking powder lb 29c magic contains no alum aerowax pint 29c norubbing liquid wax shortening lb 18c solite purely vegetable rice lb 10c fancy blue rose pork beans 2 for 15c aylmer tomato sauce 15oz 13c tapioca or sago lb lie raisins 2 lbs 25c lexia with seeds preserved ginger 3 oz pkg 15c peel per lb 29c lemon orange javex bottle 15c makes 1 gal javel water toilet soap palmolive 3 cakes 20c mannings fresh crisp ginger snaps 2 lbs 23c mannings tasty creams soda biscuits 2 lbs 25c peas 2 tins 19c lynn valley standard light bulbs 2 for 25c luxor 60 30 watt corn 2 tins 21c country kist golden bantam a trifling mistake the wife of a man who enlisted in the navy handed the pastor of a church the following note peter bowers having gone to sea his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety the minister glanced over it hur riedly and announced peter bowers having gone to see his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety vegetables for winter use are best stored on a sand floor at tempera ture about three degrees above freez ing advises george rush vegetable specialist of the ontario department of agriculture toronto however this is difficult where furnaces are used as the temperature is much higher and the air dry if a portion of the basement could be shut off roots could then be kept in good condition another vegetable v has been added to our list willis mcnair of goodwood dug a potato last week which has grown in perfect v form ation mr mcnair not only produces winning potatoes but also appears to be no mean hand with mangolds one of these roots measured thirty- five inches in length and weighed in the vicinity of twenty pounds the big sample had grown straight down for about half its length and then made a direct rightangle turn tely fund given s30 we learn from principal cedric watson that the stouffville public school children have raised over 200 for war purposes through the collection of junk fifty dollars has been donated to the telegram war victims fund from funds on hand its hard work gathering junk sort ing and preparing it for shipment yet the last load sent in sold for 2500 fresh fruits and vegetables lemons doz 29c california juicy cranberries lb 25c eatmor chinese lettuce 10c large bunches onions 2 lbs 15c ontario spanish grapes 2 lbs 25c red emperor oranges doz 39c hunduras sweet juicy cauliflower each 10c local white lettuce each 10c imported hard heads dominion business man stricken mr l e oneill was stricken with illness some time last friday and on saturday afternoon was re moved to tho general hospital in toronto where he was immediately operated on for appendicitis his condition since that time has been steadily improving hence an early recovery is confidently expected for the local funeral director business at the funeral parlors and in the furniture store is being carried on as usual by mr harry stouffer who has long been associated with mr oneill the october meeting of the garrett evening auxiliary was held at the home of mrs j m storey the guest speaker irev mr davis pastor of the united church gave an interesting talk taking for his sub ject think and thank the wor ship service was conducted by miss pearl wilson the theme being thanksgiving and was assisted by miss edna hover reading the scrip ture a duet rendered by jean west- lake and marguerite grubin miss eva hoover presided a social half hour was enjoyed by all mr w wright teller in the bank of nova scotia spent the thanks giving holdiay at his home iu plcton mr and mrs harry philips and sons of ancaster were at leslie row- bothams for the weekend miss ted hoover spent thanks giving here with her parents mr and mrs lud hoover mr eli raymer and two daughters were in town over the weekend from their home in drayton where they moved last august miss isabelle robinson o toronto spent several days here last week visiting with her cousin mrs chas nolan a potato weighing a pound and a half was brought to our office by mr harvey swain gravel hill which formed a perfect v we had other similarly formed murphies but mr swains so far is the largest mr norman rowan who recently accepted the pastoral charge of markham second baptist church has moved from toronto to occupy parsonage located just west of his church on the townline he will we understand continue his pastoral work at vivian as well thanksgiving day was a very quiet holiday in town but the weather was so bright and sunny that it was a pleasure just to be in it never has a thanksgiving day been ob served in this country when the people had more to be thankful for and he who failed to give thanks to his creator for all these good things is a hardened individual in deed the town enjoyed quite s number of visitors while many more spent the day away from home girls of grade 10 of stouffville continuation school have undertaken to earn money to buy wool for knit ting for soldiers on nights when the stores have been open they have conducted a booth in the main busi ness section where they sold hot dogs and coffee in four nights they raised 30 miss nora stapleton was in tor onto last week attending the wed ding of her nephew mr a m hob- son harry osulky who opened the pool room now conducted by hugh anderson was in town on monday with his wife and little daughter they are living in california richardson masonic lodge will hold their official inspection this fri day evening when they will re ceive rt wor bro alex leitch of toronto on his official visit follow ing the meeting in the lodge roomsa light banquet will be served in the dining hall to be presided over by mr motley symes the tribune is indebted to a stouffville old boy david galloway for a photograph of himself and sergt pilot alfred thomas taken at camp before the latter let for over- is dave galloway is himself an official photographer or the rcaf and he enclosed with the picture one of himself and mrs galloway who is also a stouffville girl the former muriel lennox births rose to mr and mrs carl irose ballantrae on friday october 10 1941 at newmarket hospital a son loveless at toronto east general hospital on october 8 1941 to mr and mrs orran loveless nee ruby grove a son wilson at the brierbush hospital stouffville on friday october 10th 1941 to mr and mrs elmer wilson balsam a daughter help yourself to lcnves residents who appreciate leaves for their gardens should help them selves to the piles that accumulate on main street roadway by doing so two good purposes would be accom plished for it is no easy task to keep the leaves out of the storm qewer and from blocking up the grates then too you obtain tho leaves or fertilizer best time to gather them is when they are wet and can easily be pushed into piles stores limited gain tjirge family on monday a new family to this town moved in from wellandport they being mr and mrs harry carrol and family of seven children another member of the family is away from home they have rent ed the betz bungalo on main street opposite baker avenue and recently vacated by mrs lennox two large trucks brought the carrols house hold effects from their homo in the niagara district reaching town around ten in the oveningmr carrol is employed at the government war plant in pickering to which about 30 men from town and immediate district are employed the newmarket era consistently against the sale of booze in that town fears that the tribune may have been a bit prejudiced in its views about bradford because our paper is published in a village of churches we can assure the era that we are not atall prejudiced on this issue and perhaps are not as firm in our convictions as the era on just how to handle the liquor evil but such signs as one may see around beverage rooms in bradford or any other place where the suds are dispensed under government law drives tu more and more into the dry column however our peo ple will read with great interest the generous remarks offered stouffville its line of advertising men who do more than others to maintain the village in the front ranks of ont ario towns of equal size and to its newspaper the era itself has won all tho honors in its class of ontario weeklies while editor hebbs has filled the highest offices in the ont arioquebec division of the canadian weeklies and is in a position to speak with considerable authority further progress has been made in the plans for the observance of tho 81st anniversary of st james presbyterian church on nov 9 and 10 in addition to the sabbath ser vices there will be an anniversary supper and- concert programme on monday evening nov 10th the choir of wychwood presbyterian church toronto numbering about thirtyfive under the leadership of mr gordon brown has consented to come out and give the concert retired minister of this town rev j w holmes can do something be sides preach the gospel and that is the highest calling of man mr holmes showed the tribune a large basket of potatoes last week grown in his garden on 10th street that would have taken a prize at any fair the twenty big tubers weighed 22 pounds two ounces lovely white clean murphies every one of them mr holmes reports that from 24 hills he dug 72 pounds of potatoes the seed was procured in uxbridge township but the parson couldnt givo the name of the seed thos drewery aged 87 died th day thomas drewery patient at the brierbush hospital for more than a year died on monday thanksgiv ing day in his 87th year the funeral on wednesday afternoon took place from the home of his daughter in stouffville mrs fred campbell to lemonville united church and cemetery the late thomas drewery was born on the 2nd concession of ux bridge his parents being pioneers from the british isles thomas farm ed all his life or up until his retire ment ahout 25 years ago when he located at lemonville much of his life was spent on the 6th concession of whitchurch on the place known as the dr hunter farm and now owned and occupied by mr ross wintorstein twlco married mr drewerys second wife predeceased him only a few months ago and there survives an only daughter mrs fred camp bell of stouffville and one son orville drewery of lemonville an other son russel died in stouffville two years ago change of timetable effective monday october 13th buses leave toronto stouffville b 1000 am a 615 am c 1230 pm b 825 am c 445 pm c 250 pm d 430 pm b 840 pm b 1015 pm a daily except sunday and holidays b sunday and holidays c saturday only d daily except saturday sunday and holidays eastern standard time tickets and information at the leola food shoppe phone 167 gray coach lines