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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 11th 1943 local and personal happenings coal is being doled out in halt ton lots by the local dealers bard coal and pocohontis are bard to get the united church minister at hinbu man is rev w j onions thats a good savory name for a preacher and his sermons ought to hare a real flavor too miss eva hoover had to fill in the vacancy in the united church on sunday morning when the regular organist mrs c k nolan was snow- tound in markbam village yesterday was ash wednesday and the first day of the lenten season easter this year is later than uul with good friday falling on april 23rd mrs cobb of toronto was the guest of mrs d g walls and daugh ter ruth one day last week mr and mrs earl hlsey toronto entertaiued mrs alex gray from king and her son jimniie aho has returned for a commission after be ing overseas three years mr and mrs earl crowder one of our young married couples have moved from the new house at the rear of riches hardware to take up residence at bloomington with mr and mrs eugene lemon where mr crowder is employed the lemon house is a large comfortable two- family apartment mr george baker manufacturing druggist is serving on jury in tor onto at the present time crows blue jay and even ground hogs are being reported on the move but a lot of people refuse to believe that spring is at hand the dutch almanac reported the terrific blow of last saturday and the same source of information promises more such storms this month mr harold good a member of the rcn visited with relatives and friends up in kitchener over the weekend harold is on a 2sday leave stanley theatre phone 100 showing each night at 815 strday and holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday march 11 13 18 you cant escape forever oeo brent brenda marshall mnsirat short subjects news reel monday tuesday wednesday 31arcii 15 10 17 the adventures of martin eden glenn ford claire trevor a jack london story comedy and short subjects thursday friday saturday biarch 18 is 20 beyond the blue horizon technicolor corporal and mi- edward good have engaged the apartment at the brierbush hospital from his father e r good that was built in con junction with the new wing last sum mer and are moving to town from brampton mrs good who is a ham ilton girl will remain here during the war days at least impassable roads kept relatives from funeral mr and mrs robert johnston en trained on saturday morning for hastings to attend the funeral of a relaive however the terrific blizzard on saturday delayed the train reaching peterboro by a couple of hours which added to the impass able roads stalled the local station master and his wife in peterboro is miles from hastings where they visited for the day and returned home on the evening train death toll heavy on monday of this week there were three funeral cards in the office window at the tribune and three similar notices in the window of l e oneill announcing deaths over the weekend it is not often that- we place so many formal announcements in the window at one time it serves to let our friends know that there seems to be a great many deaths just at this time coming band concert at united church ibe ready to buy a couple of tickets for the band concert the lads deserve your support and you will enjoy their program in the unit ed churchnext tuesday night march 16th the concert will be contributed jointly by the band and the church choir admission only 25c also note two children admitted for one adult ticket an old friend is stricken mr w j mertens brother of our jos mertens just west of town is in st michaels hospital owing to hav ing suffered a stroke a few days ago as mr mertens is around so years of age the situation is very grave every summer now for some yeais he came out to stouffville and lived with ihis brother on the farm a second shipment of magazines was sent to the navy league on mar 5 this one weighing 420 pounds brings a total of 60 lbs while this seems like a great pile of reading material it seems small in compari son with the 10000 magazines held ready for each convoy that leaves halifax mr riches is still accepting magazines brought into the hardware store and the cgit packs and ships them every three weeks let us not leave good reading material around our homes when the brave men on the seas might be enjoying them and passing thus lonely hours fraught with danger shipped 13 boxes 55 large and small quilts 1 afghan rug 35 coats for men and women 17 articles mixed clothing for men 2 suits of clothes mans fur overcoat 2 pair pyjamas new 45 pairs child rens new bloomers 12 sweaters ladies knitted suit and 5 shirts 3 baby blaiets new 67 articles of babies clothing new 6 womens dresses some new 96 articles of mix ed clothing box of hats caps bon nets total value of foregoing is plac ed at 41935 there was also shipped 300 pairs socks 61 sweaters 5 pairs mitts 2 pairs gloves we wish to thank everyone who has made this excellent shipment possible m davey secretary mr keith steckley who makes his home with mr and mrs howard malloy while attending high school here spent the weekend in toronto with his mother mrs h j steckley harold payne of markham who is stationed with the heavy anti-alr- craft division of the rca at bed ford nova scotia spent a day this week with his grandmother mrs george brownsberger friday this week will be mark ed as the annual worlds day of prayer all women who can do so are invited to the union prayer service to be held in the baptist church at 230 pm the kincardine news carried an item of apology to one of the church groups in a nearby church in report ing an annual meeting another art icle got mixed into the church report one of the members opened with a square dance the sr womens institute will meet at the home of mrs l lowns borough on wednesday march 17th at 230 pm motto food will win the war and write peace roll call name a canadian bird and tell some of their habits talk and demonstra tion on agriculture and canadian industries by altona garden brigade reading mrs r young demonstra tion potatoes music social half hour come and enjoy the afternoon mrs kellington sadie stewart president secretary important notice to all holders of slaughter permits and of licences to slaughter hogs because of the urgent need of securing the quantities of bacon and other pork products necessary to meet the wartime require ments of the united kingdom and the consequent necessity of cur- tailing slaughter for domestic use in canada the following action has been taken under a new order of the bacon board concurred in by the wartime prices and trade board on and after march 1st 1943 persons not already licensed to slaughter hogs under previous ord ers of the bacon board but holding slaughter permits from the wartime prices and trade board shall not exceed 75 of their 1941 average weekly number of hogs slaughtered by or for them for sale or further processing in canada see following paragraphs for further explanation regarding areas concerned this order applies to all who hold slaughter permits from the wartime prices and trade board and who are located in what is generally known as old ontario to all those holding such permits and located in or slaughtering for sale in any town or city with a population of over 5000 in the maritimes quebec manitoba saskatchewan and alberta and that part of british columbia known as greater vancouver this order does not apply to holders of slaughter permits in any part of what is generally known as new or northern ontario or british columbia excepting the greater vancouver area it does not apply to farmers slaughtering hogs for consumption on their own farms only these do not require slaughter per mits and are not subject to this new order persons already licensed to slaughter hogs under previous orders of the bacon board will continue operations under their present status that is they are still restricted to 50 per cent of their 1940 weekly average for distribution or sale in canada wm helmkay 76 p s residents on the second conces sion of uxoridge township for the past 25 years william helmkay passed away suddenly at his fine home there last saturday in his 76th year he had been ill only a few days from a stroke the late william helmkay was born at musselmans lake member of a pioneer family in the district as a young man he married nellie milton and the couple took up farm ing always residing in the same neighborhood mr helmkay was a progressive farmer and equipped his place with modern conveniences and a lovely home about five years ago mrs helm kay passed away and there survives the father five sons and daughters of a family of seven born to them the family misses eva and velma helm kay and etoyle mrs gardiner also two sons amos now overseas and grant another son freeman it will be recalled was lost on a hunting trip in noi them ontario and his real fate was never learned the funeral announced for mon day was postponed until tues day owing to the blocked condition of the roads funeral was from oneills funeral home in stouffville to good wood united church then to good wood cemetery a large number of old friends gathered at the church for the service fertilizer a car of fertilizer to arrive this week- order your supply for this spring at once there is a threatened shortage so this is a chance to have yours in the barn when seeding starts fertilizers are lower in price this year with the government subvention off a car of sarnia salt to arrive this week order now chicks chicks chicks the chick season is right here it is time to clean up the brooder house by using cre0 fee or kerol also time to get in a supply of chlorena powder or checrtabs we advise getting a good supply of chick starter grit charcoal and scratch grain on hand we hope to have a supply of binder twine on hand in a few days stiver bros stouffville ontario mrs maude jack has gone to tor onto for an indefinite time and is en gaged in home nursing the county tax levied against stouffville by york county council for the year 1943 shows a pleasing decrease from the previous year or a drop of 405 total taxes paid the county will be 232321 war branch wishes to thank the following for contributions received mr eugene baker 500 for russian fund mrs ella ratcliffe for war branch work m davey secy miss ruth miller who resigned her position on the local school staff to join the womens air force has ijeen enjoying a holiday in town on fri day evening she spoke to the air cadets at the school miss millr is an instructress and is located in toronto 10 00 chinese relief fund the following additional subscrip tions to the chinese relief fund are gratefully acknowledged lions club mrs c pipher mrs w h shaw- miss lucy waters rev and mrs holmes rev and mrs d davis mr and mrs smales mr and mrs george gunn mr and mrs gordon bailey mrs a hoover mrs ball mrs cross mrs h w sanders mrs h lee it is hoped that there will be a big response for blood donors appealed for in a display adv in this issue at least sixty donors are needed will you do your part approved and concurred d gordon chairman the wartime prices and trade board approved j g taggart chairman the bacon board auction sale the undersigned has received in structions to sell by public auction at lot 16 con 3 uxbridge twp goodwood tuesday march 16 1943 the following property belonging to forest johnston horses black gelding 5 years gp black gelding 12 years hd black gelding 12 years driver bay gelding colt 9 months old cattle spotted cow s years due before sale red cow 4 years due beforesale black cow 4 years due ibefore sale jersey cow 9 years due before sale hereford cowi 9 yrs due before sale red cow 4 years calf by side brindle cow 10 yrs due ibefore sale roan steer rising 2 years red heifer 1yearold 2 red heifers under 1 year 4 calves roan bull durham 18 months old eligible for registration tigs yorkshire sow bred january 15 yorkshire sow bred in march yorkshire sow and 8 pigs 5 wks old yokshire sow and 8 pigs 5 wks old yorkshire sow and 8 pgs 3 wks old number of sows bred and open number of hogs 140 lbs 9 slioats 100 lbs 10 pigs 9 weeks old yorkshire boar 8 months well bred implements seed drill mccormick 11 disc binder deering 6 foot single plow fleury 21 good as new separator delaval no 12 about 125 bags grain from certified seed brass bed and springs standard oak heater heat circulator terms cash no reserve geo todd clerk sale at one oclock a s farmer auctioneer gormley phone stouffville 7309 dr vanzant well- known veterinary died in oshawa the cost of hydro power for the month of january for stouffville hydro system was 74955 a slight decrease from the month beforesome times our account for power pur chased from the hepc runs 5900 for the month ninth baby arrives on sunday a bouncing baby girl was born to mr and mrs robert salmon who reside in the old yake residence at the corner of main and tenth streets east end the little miss is the ninth child born to this couple the eldest child is 16 speak ing to one of the younger sons last summer the lad told the reporter of his eight sisters and brothers when we asked and are you the oldest oh no said the youth dads the oldest following a sickness of only a few days the death occurred satur day of dr henry vanzant vs at his residence in oshawa in his ssth year one of the best known figures in the rural life of that district he was the last survivor of the family of the late aylmer vanzant of markham township where he was born on september 5 1854 on 10th concession just south of stouffville his long life and career was interestingly varied and colorful a graduate of the college of vet erinary surgeons at toronto dr vanzant practised at various periods in oshawa brooklin stouffville and aurora at stouffville he lived in the taun home on albert street westend for a period of twentyfive years he wrote for the farmers advo cate and the canadian countryman reporting upon the importation of stock and sales from 1923 to 1928 dr vanzant was the meat and milk inspector in oshawa an ardent sportsman and an en thusiastic member of various gun clubs he was rated as one of the best marksmen in the district when in his prime dr vanzant was predeceased by his wife the former margaret staple- ton in 1919 he is survived by two daughters mrs rev chapman of hamilton and mrs russell mclaugh lin of lcwvan sask and three sons roy and clarence of oshawa and ross at collfngwood the funeral was held from the bloomington christian church at 230 pm on monday and interment was in the bloomington cemetery mnrkliuiu library gets front cover the current issue of the ontario library review has for its front cov er picture a cut of the markham vill age library building which presents a very imposing building as far back as 1s04 there was a library in mark ham and after the village was in corporated it was under the mechan ics institute tn 1d21 the w i under leadership of mrs robert clark undertook to organize a public library eventually the present build- ing on main street was secured and today six thousand books are on the shelves mrs ijyers niece greeted by princess royal a despatch from england last week via canadian press told of the prin cess royals inspection of a can- adian military hospital there the princess was greeted by col harvey of midland and during the tour that reached the physiotherapy depart ment where the princess met nursing sisters thelma liberty jean nichol and kay lake all of toronto nurs ing sister liberty is a nieceof mrs nelson byer of stouffville which giv es the news item an interesting local touch lookout for your liver buck it up fight now and feel like a new person i your liver is the largest orgui in your body and most important to your health it pours out bile to digest food geu rid oi waste supplies new energy allow proper nourishment to reach your mood when your liver gets out of order food decomposes in your intestines you be come 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