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the tribune stouffville ont thursday jan 27th 1944 ratcliff co town delivery phone 198 ft fc 6th line whitchurch rev and mrs f huson had dinner wednesday with mr and mrs w paisley mrs marguerite lehman spent the weekend with mr and mrs chas ratcliff mr and mrs j a clarke bruce douglas and louise had sunday din ner with mr and mrs bon mover in toronto mr and mrs w paisley and david had supper with mr and mrs ralph allin on friday messrs keith land david clarke had sunday dinner at the home of mr and mrs c ratcliff ircv and mrs macgregor and don- nie stouffville visited with mr and mrs harry pugh recently mr and mrs ted roberts are spending the week at her home mr and mrs elmore barkey had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs tves wideman the toronto east presbytery yp skating party at markham was well attended despite the mild weather there was a good representation from this line lemonville yp had a good at tendance at their last regular meet ing at the home of mr and mrs a emmerson rev n rowan the speaker gavo an inspiring address 2nd line uxbridge mr and mrs jack beach of graven- hurst spent the weekend with mr and mrs wm beach mr and mrs herb pegg called on mr and mrs andrew pegg green river on sunday mr and mrs lazonby had tea on sunday with mr and mrs john paisley mr and mrs bruce maclean and family had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs o martin mr joe martin spent the weekend in toronto with- his daughter mrs mcdonald the red cross quilting will be held on thursday afternoon at the home of mrs hermon kidd they wish to acknowledge the gift of material for tops from mrs ted hollidge mrs jones mrs pegg and lining from mrs lazenby goodwood miss thelma and mary algae of toronto visited mr and mrs wm beard the weekend of jan 16th miss margaret peel and margaret jones of toronto visited mr and mrs beard last weekend mr and mrs wm henderson arc visiting their daughter mr and mrs robert gulliver in oshawa neither of them was feeling very well before they left here and- mrs henderson developed pneumonia and was very sick for a few days but glad to re port she is on the way to recovery mr and mrs bllkie ot toronto spent the weekend with their daugh ter mrs a bell glad to see goodwood flash cor respondent mr wm davey renew ing old acquaintances here on sat urday mrs arthur dowswell mr earl and lome and bert tindall were called to lions head sunday morn ing their sister mrs nixon being in a critical condition we hope the ill ness is not so severe as reported and mrs nixon will soon be able to be up and well- mr and mrs- cw watson have secured the assistanceot miss spang in the many duties they have to per form and they will be able to have more leisure timo which was badly needed as there is enough work tor three at the post office store the wa meeting will be held at the home of miss beatrice erskirieon wednesday feby 2nd at 230 pm the word righteousness is to be used for the roll call the devotion al will be taken by mrs norman wagg and the program will be in charge of mrs bert tindall and mrs george maye the hostesses for the occasion are mrs bert tindall and mrs ernest morgason mrs d mcdonald has received a very interesting letter from serg morley pugh now in italy morley said in part it is just 3 oclock in the afternoon but it is dark sunny italy and of course not very invit ing i have had some good italian meals since we are invited out to meals by our italian friends to their homes spaghetti and tomato sauce i love it olive oil at first i hated but now i think it is tine sky show this unusual pattern of light was formed by the ils army searchlights each with 48000- 000 candlepower as they were pointed skyward from the los angeles coliseut during an armynavy show the picture was made from mount wilson 19 miles away pillar of light markham wins five in row backed up by somefancy goal- tending by garry carl markham juniors swept to their fifth straight oha junior b victory monday night blanking richmond hill 70 the homesters got away to a 30 first period lead added two goals in the second period and finished up the last chapter wih another pair mark- ham meet navy at markham next monday night fpt their final home game of the schedule markham goaicarl defense tipbff and holland centre gibson wings routcllffe and furgie alter nates whittle page little meschi- nuk davles richmond hillgoal stunden defensechriss and banton centre jones wings wolfe andsabo alter nates sutton sullivan mundall roundall rose burns referee maurice walsh toronto trucker receives broken arm second time after having his arm removed from a sling only a week following a recent fracture roy tlndalltruck- er broke the unfortunate member a second time when he was squeezed severely by an animal he was loading in his truck the arm is now back in the sling again subscribers notice a number of subscribers have this week received expiry notices from the tribune our 1944 newsprint quota makes it imperative that all subscriptions bo paidin advance and we ask your cooperation in this matter sugar for canning again 10 lim sugar for 1944 home canning will be made available through 10 spare f coupons in the ration book now being used by consumers rationing authorities announced a few days ago a standard allotment of 10 pounds of sugar per person for home canning purposes will thus be provided householders wanting more sugaror canningcahget it by using their pre serves coupons to buy sugar tomeev the needs ot households which depend chiefly on the pur chase of honey maple syrup and commercially packed jams and jel lies the special sugar coupons will be exchangeable for preserves cou pons upon application to local ration boards at the rajof one f coupon for one preserves coupon housewives will not have to apply to their local ration boards to obtain canning sugar the coupons they will use are already in the ration books which they now have al though the first of these coupons will not become valid untipjuhe 1st birth l postill at the brlerbush hospit al stouffville on monday jan 24 1944 to mr and mrs clifford postill green river a daughter the searchlights are coned into one gigantic pillar of light reaching an estimated 20000 feet into the night sky a cloud layer interrupts the shaft of light which is more than 200 yards in diameter send the tribune to absent friends to our policyholders our ninetyseventh annual report contains evidence of another very satisfactory year of progress in 1943 as a result of improved mortality exper ience a stabilized interest rate and decreased operational costs the security behind canada life contracts has been still further strengthened the funds which have been accumulated on your behalf are being employed largely in your countrys war financing at the same time great numbers have again been helped through distressing circumstances because of their cooperation with the many thousands of others who constitute the canada life a complete annual report is available at any of our offices anadalije assurance company v miri j established 187 gordon brown representative water shortage feared numerous farmers are now haul ing water for their stock or as an al ternative they are driving the stock to nearby creeks daily scores of farmers report wells low and cisterns exhausted and that if a downpour of rain does not come soon consider able hardship will be experienced wjtliatotal absence of snow in this region there can be no such thing asa thaw to help out consequently as hundreds of wells are perilously low anxiety is increasing school takes over editorial duties the editorial columns of the tribune next week issue feby 3rd will be written by students of the stouffville high school jdi4 motor licenses- now available every motorist is urged to preserve his 1943 plates as it will be continued in use for 1944 r j reesor issuer main street markham the church s ervices stouffville baptist church rev d macgregor pastor sunday january 30 1000 am bible school classes for all ages il00 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday january 30 955 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship guest minister pastor a cox of tor onto accompanied by visiting singers our sentence sermon what you are is the gospel you preach not every one that saithuhto me lord lord shall enter into tho kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven matthew 721 interdenominational prayer meeting tuesday 8 pm feb 1st at iring- wobdchristian church all people and churcbes are espe cially welcome l christ church anglican rev f herman rector miss elizabeth foote organist sunday january 30 sunday school at 2 pm regular service at 230 pm everybody welcome lieutgen sir oliver leese is the new commandor of the brit ish 8th army flghtlngin italy succeeding gen sir bernard montgomery gensleese 49 commanded a corps in the 8th army during the march from el alamein in egypt to tunis that drove the germans from north africa mennonpte brethren in christ church gormley and bethesda rev f huson pustor gormley sunday january 30 200 pm sunday school 300 pm preaching 730 pm young people mrs huson will give a special bible study in this service bethesda sunday january 30 730 pm evangelistic a real welcome awaits strangers stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stapleton organist sunday january 30 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pmgospel service monday 730 pm teen ago girls meeting friday 700pm childrens meetg friday 8 pm christian endeavour ohuroh hill v sunday january 30 200 pm bible school 300 pmdivine worship friday 430 pm childrens meet ing at mrs forfars house behold what manner of love the father hath bestowedupon us that we should be called children of god everybody welcome mennonite churches dickson hill and mt joy rov s s shantz minister sunday january 30 mount joy 1000 am sunday school 11 am morning worship irev d r aikenhead of winnipeg supt of canadian sunday school missions will speak 730 pm evangelistic service dickson hill sunday january 30 10 am morning worship rev d r aikenhead will speak llam siindayschool melville bethesda and peachs churches minister rev a j orr sunday jan 231944 peachs 10 am melville 1115 am belhcsda 3 pm friday jan 28 peachs ypu at the home of mr and mrs brignall missionary night lantern slides friday feb 4 melville ypu at the home of mr and mrs k noxon- missionary night lantcrn slides stouffville mennonite church rov emoyer pastor sunday- january 30 1000 amsunday school 1 1030 am altona s s i 1100 am morning worship 230 pm mongolia ss 730 pm evangelistic thursday n pm stouffville prayer meeting friday 8 pm mongolia meeting next week wednesday evening altona prayer meeting come thou with us we will do thee good num 1029 bloomington remgwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor ji- sunday january 30 11 am bloomington morning worship 230 pm ringwoodc subject the supporting arms of christ 730 im altona subject the litegiving foun- tain messages from the book of revelation the christian endeavour society will assist in the evening service bloomington cemeetihg friday 8 pm at the home of mr w fock- ler neighbours invited gs fc special notice an interdenominational prayermeet- ing will be held in rlngwood christ ian church tuesday feb 1st at 800 pm rev s s shantz mark- jhamwill bring a short message- all are invited stouffville united church j kev douglas davis minister mrs chns nolan organist sunday january 30 j 1000 am sunday school 1100 am divine worship 730 pm evensong sfc thursday feb 3rd atiskthe wm s will meet at the home of mr f l button guest speakor mrs macnair god let mo be aware stan my soul fiercely with others pain let me walk seeing horror and stain let my hands groping find- other hands give me the heart that di vines understands give me cour age wounded to fight flood mo with knowledge drench me in light please keep me eager just to do my share god let me bo aware st james presbyterian church stouffville rev t deconrcy rayncr minister sunday january 30 130 pm sabbath school and bible class 230 pm divine worship the everlasting arms can you guess the familiar text how much wo need these everlaetng arms in these difllcult and testing times in which we live our need should hring us to gods house annual meeting of congregation oh february 2nd i