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the tribune stouffville ontario thursday july 30 12 pagb ftvb os leave from alaska harry brown ot the royal cana dian navy dropped into town over tio weekend all the way from alaska to iint his mother mrs nels byers ikt tisit was a surprise and a most inppy one indeed tor all the family we find a lot of news of interest ta va rfrom around stojtvilie writes r c meabry ot dunraeman iii renewing his subscription mr and mrs meabry left stouffville only taw years ago and their old friends wlri dglad to hear even this brief of them picnic truck gives bobbin a ban break remembor it was in the nmmcr of 1941 that we all jpiled into the truck to drive oyer to the picnic grounds those were tho days remarks like that will to on the lips of the many can adians for the days are past when trucks can be used for ueh frivolous activities as pic- wics visits to fairs or com- inanity concerts for pleasure thing get a horse trucks must be made to fert as long as possible so eovornment wartime regula tions demand that they be used only for essential purposes varm trucks should be used only tor transporting produce the farmer can still take wife to market because lie is allowed to have two people drive in the cab with liim mrs l e onelu joy and fay returned to town last weekend from a weeks vacation in the halibur- ton district just north of minden miss marjorle hoover of toronto is enjoying ten days holiday here with her mother mrs alt hoover church st mr and mrs geo swift and fam ily lso sgt arthur swift all of toronto were visitors in stouffville over the weekend lac leland fairies son of air and mrs floyd fairies stouffville who received his wings at camp borden last week is now sergt fairless will be transferred to nol depot at halifax following a weeks leave civic holiday will be observed in stouffville on monday next august 3i the proclamation calling for this day effby the merchants has been issued by the reeve and appears elsewhere in this paper pte lorne kester son of mr and mrs ross kester just east of town was home for a few days last weekend from his camp at peter borough lome is on active service with the pay corps mrs johnston and little daughter heather of toronto are holidaying for a month or two with mr and mrs thos jennings mrs johnston is a niece of mrs jennings and the wife of lieut johnston who has been overseas for some time war branch notes we wish to acknowledge the fol lowing with thanks mrs w tim bers 200 mrs w watson quilt ralph stephens a pilot with the raf and son of the former claremont baptist pastor and resi dent stouffville has according to l farthing quilt top ballan- communications jwijth f here j t sroup quilt eva hoover dress been transferred from england to alma raymer clothing and quilt west africa the raf has based some air force personnel in this part of the continent since the tak ing over of madagascar patches m davey secretary two weeks holidays more than ever this year it seems weekly papers are taking a holiday and mind you fqr two weeks the flesherton advance and the sher- bourne economist are both suspend ing publication for two weeks and the dundalk herald in tho same district is taking one week off in deed many more papers have adopt ed the custom this year as the only means of giving their employees a holiday riding the handle bars two lads up in walkerton went to the hospital last week when a bicy cle they were riding collapsed as they descendod a hill at a rapid rate of speed the boys were both thrown heavily to the gravel road when the frame broke we make mention of the fact because we see so many riding the handle bars and sometimes they are not mere youngsters either it is dangerous to overload a bicycle and then do a bit of speeding at the same time baby iour lawn mower a lawn mower is supposed to last a lifetime and under wartime regulations those who are lucky enough to have them will have to get along with their same machine for the duration there wont be any more to keep your lawn mower in working order keep it well oil ed koep it undor cover to prevent rusting and be careful not to let it drop on the pavement as parts are cast and will break blades may be adjusted to cut low or high and care should be taken not to blunt them on hard objects a sunday school holiday because the attendance at sun day school was so small the church at myrtle station has closed the sabbath school for the next month in rural places years ago when they had to depend on horse and buggy such a thing was not necessary and would have been unthinkable whats wrong are we growing less interested in things spiritual or could it be that our parents have lost control or are themselves not interested in the ss rer cordon duncan and annie duncan were in town for few hours on monday from home in drayton signm g armstrong r4ccs kingston visited his cousin in town mrs earl mcmullen over the week end mr gordon bailey moved this week to the house on mill street just vacated by mrs taylor who is mov ing in with her parents mr and mrs edward meyer west end council hears of legacy since the corporation of stouff ville ranks as one of the major lega tees of thos williamson estate soli citor fl button on friday evening addressed a special session of council and acquainted them with the con tents of the will which is now filed for probate but is being delayed by a caveat filed by mrs edith cook through her solicitor mr button said that in event the will is chal lenged in the courts it would be ad visable for the corporation to secure legal counsel to look after the towns interest lubrication service rive your car in tomorrow and let us show you the differ- nce between ordinary lubrication and the careful quality ob we do we use nothing but the best greases have the inest greasing equipment and display expert workmanship nd the results show that our efforts are not wasted boad way s service station mr earl storry from vancouver bc was in town for a couple of days on the weekend he was wear ing the kings uniform indicating he is in the army earl is a son of mr leslie storry who went from here to the coast a good many years agoand who is conducting a tailoring cstab lishment thero the writer had the pleasure of visiting his place of busi ness a few years ago when mrstorry showed an intense interest in all his old friends and recalled the boyhood days around bloomington and stouff ville gh smiles and urged us to start mr and mrs f s rutland are spending the summer at russel johnsons cottage lake shore dr musselmans lake lately they were joined by mrs alfred furniss and her daughter joan also mrs thomas and son robert all of tor onto incidentally mrs rutland has been appointed organist at the new- anglican mission details of which appeared in this paper a couple of weeks ago 90 shortage of materials reduced production factory facilities devoted to war work goes on holidays for the next four sundays the pulpit in the united church will be occupied by a visiting minister while rev douglas davis lakes a holiday mr and mrs davisand family will spend their vacation on the shores of lake simcoe during the month church service will be held in the morning at 11 oclock while evening services will be withdrawn double dips not taxable ice cream cones are froze in more ways than one which will be good news to kiddies and adults alike it has been announced at the regional headquarters of the wartime prices and trade board that ice cream cones are exempt from tho new taxa tion there have been some com plaints that merchants have been adding an extra cent to the price of ice cream cones which is contrary to the regulations merchants who served double dip cones during the basic period must give the samepor- tion at the present time stouffville groceteria is in this class niece of the bride and little frankie aking this week a smile week stated no person needs a smile than tho navycalvnvirj iu and are giving an excellent return to the growers the frequent rains have been very beneficial nichols nichols ed miss ruth curtis is spending a few days in town miss curtis has been residing for some time in toronto but she may return to the pacific coast again ero another winter comes around rev and mrs d macgregor and master donald expect to enjoy a few holidays at cameron lake for which point they leave this week rev w w fleischor former baptist pastor will have charge of the ser vices in the local church for the next three sundays during mr macgre- gors absence the stouffville red cross notes we gratefully acknowledge following work and donations bloomington unit 1 quilt bethesda unit 2 quilts babys garments our faithful knitters continue their fine work as is evidenced by the fact that since jan 1st 315 prs of socks have been shipped from stouffville workroom in addition to the swea ters caps gloves and other knitted comforts mrs roy grove mr orlando forsyth is in town for a short holiday this former son of stouffville is now located at parry sound and shortly his wife who is a daughter of mrs nelson mowder will arrive to join her hus band here when mr forsyth was a boy here like every other lad he had a nick name and the lads called him joker but thats a long time ago for mr forsyth is now a grand dad for these reasons the supply of duro pumping systemswilbe t considerably reduced this year wejvill supply our dealers with as many new pumps as mated- als arid manufacturing facilities will permit but if you already liave a duro pump we suggest that you ask your duro dealer to check it over and replace worn parts if required make certain your pump is in first class running order to insure a continuance of the satisfactory duro pumping service to which you have become accustomed i if you havent running water in your home your duro dealer may be able to secure a duro pump for you especially if it will increase farm production and your efficiency the duro special shown below pumps 250 gals per hour and has 25 gal galvanized tank emco quality bathroom fixtures and fit tings are still available in a good range of styles and prices if you need new plumbing fixtures and fittings for bathroom kitchen or laundry look over the emco line they will please you brathwaites hardware stouffville ontario empire brass mfg co limited london hamilton sudbury toronto winnipeg vancouver boys are credited with making themselves a nuisance about tho sta tion premises and protests have come in to the office of this paper one evening this week the faithful old gray horse that hauls the express was frightened by their antics and ran away jhe barely missed being hit by an incoming train- in his wild dash and it was all caused by lads shooting papers at the horse pro bably it will be necessary to forbid boys on the station premises unless they are strictly on business it better conduct is not- noted from this date our friend in north dakota suggests that we should step out lift our hat to the first dog we meet and say to him humbly i beg your pardon sir or madam as the case may be we shall certain ly attend to this matter the very next rainy day when wo are wear ing a hat meanwhilo we think that we should clarify our position be fore we are sent to the doghonso by other irritated dog lovers we repeat we have nothing against dogs wo prefer cats but dogs are all right what we do not like is dogworship and we do not believe that a dog is mans best friend mans best friend and worst enemy is man dash it all we humans have got to stick together if we are not to goto the dogs completely lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family- womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock obey or pay motoring at a greater speed than 30 miles iper hour through the yill age of stouffville makes tho motor ist subject to a v not less than fifteen dollars and costs constable riusnell has been instructed to en force the law and if you dont want to part with 15 dollars and more for which you will get nothing but remorse take a tip from this notice outside town the limit is 40 miles yet while everybody is aware of this fact two hundred speeders paid into court at newmarket just recently seems foolish doesnt it to waste money in this vay bring your own tea instructions issued to picnicers to bring their own dishes is a common intimation but when it includes a further request bring your own tea and sugar it is really making news its making history too as farback as most of us could remember tea was always provided for picnics by the organization but all that is out of order today it is just a reminder that a great war is on and there are certain commodities that we were accustomed to get so easily that are now cut off through enemy interior- ence thatywe should not murmur son of mr and mrs cecil after the gifts were open- bertie forster stepped for- ucmu mr e brown of toronto will bo acting manager at the bank ot nova scotia during mr marshalls absence miss ruth miller rcaf janrts stroet depot was the guest of the misses hoover on obrien avenue over sunday she was a former member of the local school staff do not overlook the public auction sale today thursday at the home of mr eli raymer furniture and valuable tools otc main street west at 2 oclock mr delbert holden was forced to bod for a few days because of a severe attack of asthma or some type of influenza it seems doubly hard to be forced to bed in the good old summer time mrs hainer wife of rieyf hainer and mrs mercer wife of irev alfred t mecer are in town from east orange nj visiting their mother mrs elizabeth hoover church street former girls who are now theiyes of baptist church pastors across the line they have been enjoying a visit among scenes for former days it is not often that young men call at the door and ask for a meal these days but one of these young fellows came along last week and made several calls in the west end he had his registration card and everything seemed to be quite in or der although one wonders why able bodied fellows should bo on the road in these busy times tho young man in question was a french cana- dlan and down around hamilton these quebeccrs are congregating in numbors and qro all said by hamil ton police to bedraft dodgers there was a suspicion that the visitor to town may have been one of these chaps too but he was allowed to go on his way without interference about starlings and skunks we have always claimed that stouff ville was one of the finest places in canada to live and even the birds and- animals know it the village is being pestered with thousands of starlings coming here to spend the nights and making their cltidal in dr freels grove on main street then up on church street the sec- tion is being overrun with something even worse than starlings being that native little american animal of the weasel family called skunk so far we have not heard of the little fel lows which dance about on the lawns v in the moonlight having emitted any ofitheir fetid fluid that would drive the residents from their homes but folks live in constant fear that a blitz may r be f started any time par- ticularly if someone offends the squir- relhkeylsuors effectively dealt- with this yeek when three or four gunmen were brought into playagainst them and fairly bombed them from the grove c this offensive proved effective last year and it is hoped that it will do the- trick again this summer why the starlings should come here in thou sands every evening is amystery not solved a cm eman offensive has started against tho skunks on the othorhand for wo hoar that george gunn felled three of them this week by gun fire robt bone threatensto do something about the skunks too for heis mindful that r play hob about the parkerbone chicken ranch and anyhowwho wants skunks- dancing about every evening al- ways in danger of making life uri- liveable out of doors on somo hot night airconditioned comfort jfrain 10 the west ttsfq pjutk udce mc is august nimh 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