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fir jifii59 the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 20 1944 let schools close four weeks in fall arrangements are made permit older pupils to food production to aid school boards may close second- ary schools or grades under their control for a period not exceeding four weeks after the reopening date sept 5 to permit pupils to help in harvesting and canning food theontario department of ed ucation announces stouffville board of education will no doubt make a ruling on this matter in due time pupils attending schools that are not closed and who during summer holidays are employed in essential work connected with food supply -and- whose services are- required further are asked to remain at their work during september principals and teachers of these pupils are expected to make special provisions for them on their return to school to enable them to over take the school work missed fliers drop plasma to save a lorie trappers life goodwood mrs latremouelle and grandsons roger and murray spent a few days in toronto last week the water is now rising so rapid ly in mr wilkinsons new well and were afraid lit may develop into a gusher lets hope its a gas well- mr b garret our new student minister began his work here on sunday mr and mrs garrett are a very fine couple lets try to make this a memorable year and build up our church six joung beginners started on the educational road this monday making a total of fortyfour in our school- i- mrs harper sr has gone to ripley to be with her daughter eve- lyn mrs e beach rev beach is the pastor there and mrs harper will remain a few months owing to ill health kindly be advised that the stores here in goodwood will observe wednesday afternoon closing dur ing the summer months commenc ing may 3rd at 12 oclock noon the post office will also be closed by permission evening mail from sg to 7 pm only when no merchan dise will be sold at the post office store glad to see elwood foskett home from vernon bc on a twentyone day leave elwood is feeling fine and looking even better his par ents were not advised of his com ing and needless to say it was a most pleasant surprise mr lemon clark has moved from the shaver farm to mr cecil lees aerial errands of mercy have become a habit with a ventura plane crew stationed in nova scotia of which two toronto men are members they are p o irving kramer son of mr and mrs sam- i uel kramer bathurst st and p o bob toombs son of mr and mrs g l toombs langton ave twice place mr john todd has left the t recently they have undertaken maye house in the village and movj mercy flights once dropping sup- edto the shaver farm which he phes to a plane crew stranded on had purchased last fall mr wm an ice floe and a few days later brant has vacated the thos baston thehouse formerly occupied by house the godwood war workers grate fully acknowledge the receipt of donations and work sent in during last month mr and mrs gordon crapper and daughter joy of ottawa spent the easter holidays with her parents mr and mrs j p reid mr w brown spent the easter holidays with his brother arthur mr abe shaver of kearney ar rived in goodwood on saturday evening and his son frank is ex pected to arrive this week with the furniture they have rented some rooms from mr c w waison in the house formerly occupieed by mr wm todd in the meantime abe is staying with his brother isaac cereal special quix lc sale reg 2 for 25c sale price 3 packages for 26c spring cleaning is made easier by the use of these bon- ami cake or tin 15c snap powder 2 for 25c classic cleanser 5c hawes floor gloss per pint 59c johnsons glo coat per pint 59c hawes lemon oil three sizes 15c 25c and 59c nonsuch window cleaner 25c snap hand cleaner 15c ratclif f co town delivery phone 198 dropping blood plasma to an isolat ed trapper in a desolate part of the country late last month a passenger plane was forced down on an ice floe in the gulf of st lawrence unloading their depth charges they took aboard a huge pack of emer gency equipment and took off sweeping in low they dropped the pack within20 yards of the strand ed crew the package contained a tent stove fuel lantern firstaid kit shovels and markers to guide searching aircraft a few days ago p 0 kramer wrote his parents about another incident on the east coast a blood transfusion was required for a man living in a lone hut in a des olated part of the country our mis sion was not as easy as we would have liked due to bad weather con ditions and hilly country but we located the hut after a bit of a search and dropped the blood plasma by parachute to make it a successful mission kramer is navigator of the crew and toombs air gunner other members are p o murray horton vancouver pilot and w o roy pinder stettler alta wireless air gunner may be claimed as a stouffville boy since he is a son of mr and mrs j smits stouffville machine tool works horton has visited stouffville on various occasions was native son of ballantrae victoria square the ypu sunday evening was presided over by miss viola avison do not forget the special services being held in the church this mon day to friday and then again on sunday evening april 23 at 730 pjn the weeknight services are at 815 the guest speaker is rev mcclintock of high park united church special music is also being furnished thursday evening the music will be supplied by mrs miller of melville friday evening by gunner knudsen and sunday evening by miss peggy mackay pleased to report mrs louis nichols is able to be tip and about again after her recent illness messrs philip willows egbert avison and garnet francey each contributed a days work collecting sap last week in the bush of ll nichols to the two first named it was a reminder of other days when they carried on these activities but to mr francey it was a wholly new experience mr cecil nichols made a record boil of syrup on monday beginn ing at 815 am and concluding at 1030 pm re run off twentyfour gallons of the sweet fluid fok fuel he used a few pine stumps and thorn tree brush in a little meleeat the mental in stitution on no 7 highway on sun day the guard mr harry forster came off second best and is now under the doctors care he suffers much pain from dislocated tendons in his lower extremity the wa met wednesday even ing at the parsonage presided over by mrs douglas gee the lesson was read by mrs herman mortson readings by mrs hj mackay and mrs h forster two lovely solos by mrs miller of melville accom panied by her daughter at the piano the topic was taken by mrs reid brumwell m ischiefmakers oh could there in this world be found some little spot of happy ground where village pleasures might go round without the village tattling how doubly blest that place would be where all might dwell in liberty free from the bitter misery of gossips endless prattling tis mischiefmakers that remove far from our hearts the warmth of love and lead us all to disapprove what gives another pleasure they seem to take ones part but when theyve heard our cares unkindly then they soon retell them all again mixed with their poisonous measure and then theyve such a cunning way of telling illmeant tales they say dont mention what ive said i pray i would not tell another straight to your neighbours house they- go wins added distinction brothers meet in engjland gordon drown confirmation has just been re ceived from the head office of the canada life assurance company that gordon brown well known re presentative of that company at markham has again qualified for membership in the companys quarter million club mr brown has an outstanding record as a life underwriter having consistently ranked among the topmost repre sentatives of the canada life in campaigns ever since he became associated with the company the pilot of the plane po horton narrating everything they know and break the place of highland low wife husband friend and brother oh that the mischiefmaking crew were all reduced to one or two and they were painted red or blue that everyone might know them then would our villagers forget to rage and quarrel fume and fret and fall into an angry pet with things so much below them for tis sad degrading part to make anothers bosom smart and plant a dagger in the heart we ought to love and cherish then let us evermore be fair ye folks of good victoria square while friendship joy and peace abound and angry feelings perish therell be a euchre party in the oddfellows hall this friday night april 21st at 8 pm under the aus pices of the service mens wives and mothers club the proceeds to aid the soldiers comfort fund word has been received from ivan bondiwho recently reached england that he had not been suc cessful in- meeting his brother wallace who may have moved on to the mediterranean the boys are sons of mr and mrs j bond gormley seeding next week if present weather conditions continue into next week many farmers- will be at their seeding and work on the land will not be uncommon the latter part of this week the situation is general all over stouffville district suaws bid adieu with the close of business next saturday evening mrs w h shaw will retire from the mercantile busi ness as proprietress of stouffvilles largest store as previously report ed the entire stock and goodwill also the business block and resi dence at the rear will pass into new hands the place will not open on mon day but will remain closed for sev eral days during alterations when the new owners mr and mrs h spofford will be in charge complete details about the open ing date will be announced by the new firm next week fertilizer prices canadian fertilizers are the low est in the world and several dollars a ton less than in the usa or in britain this is a fact to be re membered when we readof high prices across the border produc tion costs are also high the best results are obtained from tribune classified advs the church services melville bethesda and peachs churches minister rev a j orr sunday april 23rd peachs 10 am melville 1116 am bethesda 3 pm the pastor will preach at all ser vices friday april 21 peachs ypu at the home of mr and mrs g hoover christ church anglican rev f herman rector miss elizabeth foote organist sunday april 23rd 200 pm sunday school 230 pm evening prayer bverybqdyrwelcome the death of james gray at chat ham theearly part of april re moved from life an old ballantrae boy son of the late james e gray early settler in the district james entered the mercantile business as a young man and settled in chat- ha mwherehe established what is know as china hall he was 77 years of age and is survived by a wife and two daughters also by two brothers david gray stouff ville robert plattsville ny and albert vancouver- deceased was an uncle of miss ila rose owner of the leola foode shop rest room- for uxbridge if you want to raise tun asm wiae l usel use marmill chick starter o 19 percent protein marmill chickstarter is a starting rat ion that has given- satisfactory results year after year rapid growth strong bone good development these result from the feeding of marmill chick starter it contains every ingred ient essential for good growth health and vitality all scehtifically balanced book you r order now for x hybrid seed corn central feed store our northern neighbours in uxbridge have formed a better community group resigned to ac complish things for uxbridge right now a campaign is being opened to raise funds to establish a public rest room a very nice thing in any community provided an attendant is engaged to be on hand whenever such a place is opened public toilets in stouffville are abused in miserable manner by the socalled public and no amount of checking seems to catch the guilty persons abuses are caused mostly by young and unthinking persons stouffville united church kev douglas davis minister sunday april 23rd 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship thursday 700 pm cgit thursday 830 pm choir practice friday 715 pm wolf cubs thy victory is in the heart thy kingdom is within when outward pride and pomp de part thy glory doth begin the womans association will meet in the church basement on tuesday afternoon april 25th at 230 pm the guest speaker will be miss helen struthers of the fred victor mission all welcome stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stapleton organist sunday april 23rd 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm gospel service monday 730 pm teen age girls friday 7 pm childrens meeting friday 8 pm christian endeavour vivian young people in charge church hill sunday april 23rd 200 pm bible school 300 pm divine worship friday 430 pm children meeting at mrs forfars house everyone cordially invited second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday april 23fd 955 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship hell is it fact or fiction what does your bible say fear not them whichkill the body but are not able tokill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell matthew 10 18 prayer meeting tuesday 8 pm a hearty welcome to all 7 jackmftier canadian natural ist whoseyrirdsanctuary at kingsvifle is famous was given a testimonial dinner on his 79th birthday henry ford wired him the world needs men like you bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday april 23rd 1100 am bloomlngtoh morning worship 230 pm ringwood subject choosing between christ and the world 730 pm altona subject gods influencing power sunday school at 1000 am in altona church 1030 am classes for all ages- bloomington c e meeting friday 800 pmat the home of dawson burnetf neighbours invited you are cordially invited to attend these services st james presbyterian church stouffville rev t dccourcy rayner minister sunday april 23rd 130 pm sabbath school and bible class 230 pm divine worship the personality of power or the living power which is the most wonderful book in the bible a really amazing book come and learn its message you need god god calls youl come april 30th communion service mennonite churches dickson hill and mt joy rev s s shante minister sunday april 23rd mount joy j 1000 am sunday school j 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service dickson hell sunday april 23rd 1000 am morning worship 1100 am sunday school 730 pm evangelistic service stouffville baptist church revd macgregor pastor sunday april 23rd 1000 am bible school classes- for all ages iirooimmornirigworshlp 730 pm gospel service the pastor will preach at both services come and receive a blessing stouffville mennonite church rer b moyer pastor j sunday april- 23rd 1000 am sunday school 1030 am altona ss 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic thursday 8 pm stouffville prayer meeting friday 8 pm mongolia meeting next week wednesday evening altona prayer meeting come thou with us and we will do thee good num 1059 gormley and bethesda mennonite brethren in christ church rcvf hnson pastor sunday april 23rd gormxiey sunday school 200 pin preaching 300 pm y peoples 730 pm bbthbsda sunday april 23rd preaching 1030 am special great missionary conven- tion will be held in the gorm ley church may 8th to 14th the following countries will bo represented syria indianafrica also representatives from ous- foreign missionary boards- watch for further announce ments i vt