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the tribune stouff ville ont thursday april 1 1943 local and personal happenings watch your pools day step this is april proprietor of our maple leaf dairy has taken on the v mumps we hear well that ought to he easy after handling old man flu fairly success folly attention col wp mulock sir william mulock when post master general gave canada its first penny postage but look at what his grandson has done mr and mrs e h stoltz have leased a residence in aurora and mored in on saturday mr stoltz is assistant editor of the canadian farmer magazine while his wife is the former lillian phillips of stouft- rille an article in the last issue of the maple leaflet issued by canada packers on behalf of their employees contains an article from the pen of j german a member of the business staff at the big plant he is a son of mrs a s collins of stouffrille and says that this is the first time he eror broke out into print la mrs levi declining hoover who has ibeen health for quite some murray xendick who has been stationed in nova scotia with the provost corps is home in stouffville on two weeks leave to add to his enjoyment of the trip up murray had the thrill of having a meal on the train opposite that renowned star of stage and screen raymond massey mrs levi atkinson of uxbridge was a visitor here with miss banner man on monday we are pleased to hear that mr a e booth is recovering from a severe attack of the flu having been confined to the house for some three weeks mr booth and miss betty are staying in toropto with dr isabelle booth so naturally the flu patient had the best of care corp george saunders who came home on a weekend leave a week ago was taken ill andis under the care of a doctor mrs saunders who was very ill most of the winter is only slowly getting around again the occupants over mr and mrs fred baker of scarboro spent sunday with mrs bakers mother and father rev and mrs j n kitching church street member of the local banking staff mr imorris hornsby has gone to keswick for a period of two or three weeks to relieve the banker there rev and mrs herbert lee have ibeen spending a few days in toronto vistiug at the homes of their son and daughter there there will be no sitting of the local division court here next mon- day as scheduled as there are no cases on the docket this court deals the post office in minor disputes and in these busy have been having a rather hard time of it through illness and bereavement among relatives the past year times no one appears to have time for squabbling in division court hardware clerk 4 years mr william anderson who was in town last thursday for the funeral of i who was reported his rtlatlve george watson has serv- condition it will be recalled that his ed continuously for nearly 50 years farm stock sale was held only last a number of friends from milliken district motored to gravenhurst last sunday to see mr john brumwell to be in serious miss dorothy brillinger of toronto was a weekend visitor here at the harry brillinger home westend the big recall one cent sale at boadways drug store is now in full swing two artlicles for the price of one plus one cent sale continuing until this saturday night mr and mrs waiter stoutfer of kitchener were visitors here on sun day at mr stouffers home 10th concession north mr and mrs howard j malloy were in weston for a few days last week staying at the ihome of their son lambert ellis lageer of owen sound was a visitor on sunday with his aunt and uncle mr and mrs edger lageer ellis was a wellknown chairman of several past mennonite young peoples conventions and is at pre sent receiving his initial training for rcaf work at the university of toronto as clerk in carnegies hardware time was seized with a stroke p ferry and thereby we think he has established a record for long service in one store not only has mr anderson served in the same premis es all those vears but he has also worked for only the one boss mr oter the weekend and on monday was moved from her home in the brierbosh ambulance to the local hospital mr sam waddell is in town to see his orother william who has not beea enjoying good health sam is farming in the calgary district alberts and lives only a few miles from midnapore where the leading store and postoffice is conducted by a stouffville family stanley theatre phone 100 showing each night at 816 saturday and holidays 700 and 900 thursday friday saturday atbil 1 2 3 butch minds the baby tvirgizna mruce brod orawford -also- gas bags and news reel week but now latest word comes that the sick man is in a critical con dition mrs brumwell is also in the hospital at whitlby the wms the womans missionary society carnegie is now an aged man but of the united church stouffville still carries on his hardware in- the village on the banks of the scugog over fifty young people of the stouffville mennonite church gather ed at the home of mr and mrs ambrose stover on wednesday even ing when the newlyweds imr and mrs jack spang were tendered a shower this was the second gather ing at the stover home the regular charivari contingent having paid the young couple a call on tuesday spr spang and his ibride have now taken up residence in brantford where he is stationed with the royal canadian engineers wish to announce that owing to the fact that miss jack who was to have addressed the easter thankoffering meeting this thursday received a hurried call to return to west china miss constance chappell will be the speaker miss chaippel has been head of the english department in tokeyo womens christian college japan and is at present dominion board candidate secretary the ladies o the town are inivted to this meeting on thursday april 1st at 245 pm come geordio watson laid to rest addressing the friends and mourn- ersjit the funeral service for the late geordie watson last thursday after- deering tractor bid up to s1890 a remarkable sale was recorded at a farm auction last weekend on the premises of william robinson thornhill when auctioneer farmer knocked oft the mccormickdeering mtamday tuesday wednesday april 5 0 7 wife takes a flyer joan bennett pranchot tone -also- close call for ellery queen william gnrgan margaret lindsay noon rev t d decourcy rayner tractor for 1890 the machine was made known some interesting facts purchased a year and a half ago by concerning the congregation of jir robinson for 1400 total sale april 8 9 10 now vovager bette davis st james presbyterian church he said that in the past eleven weeks there were more deaths recorded than in the whole previous is months he referred to the passing of archie harding then james rennie and now george watson said the minister truly the grim reaper has been exceedingly ibusy mr rayner also noted that george watson usally sat immediately behind mr rennie in church on sundays now he will occupy a grave immediately behind mr rennie in the stouffville ceme tery mrs jones toronto a friend of the family sang the old rugged cross the pall bearers were all relatives as mentioned last week in receipts for the farm stock implements reached 6200 and father and daughter both in the service at ringwood there is one of the first father and daughter war service combinations in this disrict sergt ralph burkholder is stationed at bowmanville while daughter helen burkholder enlisted a few weeks ago in the rcaf womens div and is stationed at trenton incidently we understand sergt ralph has not been in the best of health lately and is just concluding a sojourn in the military hospiltal there ralph is a veteran of the last war mr frank sangster has been or dered to bed for a couple of weeks due to some stomach trouhle which he has been battling for years but which now and again gets him down for a short time with another weeks rest in bed it is anticipated that this veteran townsman will be on the go again fertilizer stocks are limited order early pease do not ask us to hold orders fairness to all means that we can do no other than fill orders as they are re ceived we are still taking orders for 20 percent superphosphate 01210 2126 21210 4810 42412 seed potatoes car of prince edward certified cobblers to arrive this week leave orders for kathadin dooley green mountain and warbas treat your seed potatoes with semesan bel as an insurance against rot and scab stiver bros stouffville ontario red cross donations bdr jack skinner who has been with an artillery unit in england for a year has arrived iback at his home here and will undergo special train ing bdr skinner wife and family occupy the new bungalo just opposite the local black smith shop mrs skinner is employe at the dil plant moving to town this week this week mr and mrs daniel hall will move to their new home on blake street from the farm at lemonville where they have resided for 18 years the auction sale on monday was highly successful and featured grain prices when oats sold for 80 cents a bushel wheat 97c sheep sold at 2650 each and suck ing pigs 675 clarke prentice wielded the hammer for this the second auction mr hall had in a few months mr and mrs josiah steckley and young son from zurick district near the shores of lake huron were in town for a few days visiting with mr and mrs jake smith the jewellers wife and mrs steckley are sisters the steckleys are farming down in south western ontario and find con ditions much like this part of on tario with perhaps a slight edge on us here with an early spring how ever mr steckley says their harvest is frequently just completed with the harvest in this part of the country your clinnce for a real budgcrla bird draw for the budgeria bird on which tickets are being sold proceeds for the veterans comfort fund will be held on april 7th the bird will be on display in the window at shiners tobacco shop these birds can be taught to talk every twenty- five cents will send 75 smokes to our boys overseas tickets can 8e obtained from veterans and the tri bune office this is one of the finest funds to which you can contribute to supply the little comforts for our own boys every month the num ber of boys to be looked after is steadily growing so lend your help bread makes brawn nutrition calls for many different foods but most of all give that fam ily plenty of bread in meals and with meals the brawn of the nation is in its bread eaters instinctively people turn to it for extra food energy bread provides it because it is a basic food thats every bit as nutri tious as enjoyable see that your family gets an extra loaf of bread every day or two be sure you get stovers bread the stouffville bakery phono 180 tinkers for two generations grow your own tobacco we have frequently ibeen told aibout a certain sect living in well ington county making their own tobacco so that they are independent of the big tohacco firms but on mon day a farmer fromuxbrldge township showed us some tobacco he grew on his own farm and he smokes it him self in his pipe he feared to have his named disclosed in the press lest his friends would beseige him for a sample and he says he has just enough to put him through until the next crop matures the farmer in question got some plants from the tobacco district and found that they would grow all right here he ground the home grown i product by hand and mixed a syrup with it according to a formula he obtained he says the only thing lacking is some sort of dope that will add the right aroma however since puffing on it for several months the homo product he declares is good even without the aroma that is pleasant for those who happen to be around when the old pipe is going william fratcliff 5000 mrs dan cook 250 mr and mrs r johnston 2500 miss j grice 300 rev s goudie 100 mr and mrs e j davey s200 mr harry stover 500 miss betty williams 100 mrs e williams 500 mrs opal lehman 500 mrs levi hoover 100 mrs stapleton 100 mrs fraser smith 100 mr and mrs j madill 100 bobby weatherill 100 mrs weatherall 200 mr and mrs g bailey 1000 mrs buckley 150 mrs shuttleworth 200 mrs williamson 200 rev mr kitch ing 1000 mr f e rae 2500 mrs w shankel 200 mr and mrs clifford pipher 2500 mr and mrs walsh 200 miss brand- er and mrs lageer 200 mrs r bone 500 mr and mrs geo gunn 1500 rev and mrs h lee 1000 mrs l moyer 100 mrs f williamson 200 mrs j turner 1000 misses m and j lemon 200 mrs cross 200 mrs sam warriner 200 rev and mrs robert young 650 mrs robert leslie 500 mrs alf hoover 200 mr and mrs hart 300 mr and mrs d wagg 200 mr jake meyers 100 mr and mrs harry pointon 100 mr and mrs greenbury 1000 rev d davis 500 mrs murison and miss e stouffer 200 miss lucy waters 700 mrs w h shaw 2500 emma winn 400 mr and mrs m tait 200 harry brillinger 1000 mrs m e watts 2500 mr m e watts 2500 miss ruth badgerow 1000 frank mowder 200 beryl brillinger 300 mr carl boadway 2000 samuel arm strong 500 wesley boadway 1000 a e booth 500 dr isalbel booth 500 mr and mrs allan closson 1000 mrs j r and donald hodgins 500 everett barnes 500 mrs k m verner 1000 h o klinck 500 mr and mrs clayt baker 2500 miss luella holden 200 mrs wilson 200 mrs sarah harper 100 miss cora wideman 300 mr w e duke 200 mrs e reynolds 200 mr edw stouffer 100 mr cliff hisey 200 mrs fred campbell 500 mrs william porter 100 mrs tom forsythe 100 mr j mcconnachie 100 mr f mowder 300 mrs edwin forsythe 200 mrs l helmkay 100 mrs john badgerow 150 mrs john tarr 100 j w cleaver 500 mrs j and mae mowder 200 j holmes 500 mrs c hood 100 mrs s hisey 100 mrs john pearson 100 mrs walt talbot 300 norah stapleton 2 c cadieux 100 mrs w miller 100 mrs v brubacher 100 miss ella powers 100 mrs h bowers 200 mr and mrs william waddell 1000 mrs w slack 100 mrs ruth kaiser 200 a friend 100 whitchurch collected by eugene baker nnd m baker eugene baker 1000 thomas baker 100 wilmot brown 500 mr and mrs bert baker 300 mrs b windsor 100 bob ovar 100 bert bates 100 hugh bingham 200milford rose 100 mrs charlie dennie 100 fred dennie 20o a ratcliff 500 mr and mrs chfford lemon 1000 warren rae 500 sam fockler 500 everette baker 100 mrs t barnes 100 seneca baker 100 mrs ollie flewell 50c peter savoretti 50c george talbot 500 carl rose 300 george windsor 100 thos simpson family 200 wesley flewell 500 george fockler 200 merlyn baker 500 promoted wesley james son of mrs 31 n james of stouffville who has recently been promoted to the rank of flying officer he is stationed at chatham nb at present spike sanders and haney todd were out from toronto last thursday afternoon to attend the funeral of the late george watson james torrance and his son were al so noticed among the friends from a distance who came to pay their last respects to one they had known war branch wishes to thank the following for contributions received mrs lloyd turner 100 helping hands class ringwood 2 quilts a friend 2 dresses 2 pairs shoes and quilt patches excelsior class ringwood 3 girls dresses boys pants and blouse 3 pairs shoes 6 face cloths scarf and purse 1 quilt m davey secy we extend sincere thanks to the following for their work bethesda red cross unit 4 quilts 5 night gowns ringwood excelsior class 1 quilt 5 girls dresses just neigh bours 5 quilts your help is greatly needed on thursday afternoon at the workroom our new sewing quota calls for 15 womens skirts size 18 30 womens blouses size 18 50 girls pinafore dresses age 8 50 girls blouses age 8 50 womens shirts size 42 50 womens blouses size 42 25 womens dresses size 40 mrs roy grove mrs sarah tait 79 active in church work mrs sarah jane pierce tait 79 widow of john tait died wednesday march 24 at her home 58 monor road east toronto born in stouffville she came to toronto as a child she at tended davisvllle and wellesley schools and was a charter member of manor road united church she was a life member of the wms sur viving are five daughters mrs h l kennedy mrs d m david marion myrtle and olive all of toronto and two sons leslie of windsor and donald of toronto where to apply folt extra sugar many people seem to be confused about where to make application for their canning sugar the official notices say to apply to your local ration board which in the case of stouffville and mark ham residents means to a p graham north mark- ham secretary of the local ration board or the application may be loft with reeve a e weldon or vill age clerk george storey who are members of the local board 200 mrs henry davis 50c clifford gayman 100 allan burk- len rush 100 fred cummingsl holder 100 lac john gray arrived ix exglaxd friends in stouffville might be interested to know that word has been received by mrs elsie gray formerly of stouffville of the safe arrival overseas of her son john lac gray graduated as a radio technician and received his sparks at clinton ontario the beginning of fcby john is well known in and around stouffville having attended both public and continuation there it will be remembered that mrs gray and son and daughter lived in the little brck bungalow on the south side of main street opposite the jas morrin residence up until their re moval to toronto about five years ngo clean rest rooms you can be sure of unexcelled gas oil plus highgrade service at bo ad ways service station phone 265 stouffville