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t w iopcrok hybrid seed corn top crop 645 for silage top crop 625 for silage top crop 606 for silage top crop 355 for grain top crop 279 for grain v t x e3eml aim fairmf hatriifigs reliable brand golden glow corn wisconsin no 7 sweepstakes corn reliable brand j garden seeds bulk and packets certified seed potatoes irish cobblers katahdin foundation stock a sebago foundation stock a garden fertilizers stiver bros was sbvex months ix jap prison camp below is the first communication received by rev and mrs h r stevens from their son ralph whom they learned on ve day was safe in allied hands after being reported missing nearly a year ago the old saying about the bad penny is ruly appliable to my case i must certainly have been born to be found i have dreamed about this moment when i would be writing my first letter home for many months and now through gods goodness the moment has arrived i hope you have not worried too much about me i used to pray that god would convince youthati was alive and well seven monthsin a japanese prison camp has been quite an experience and i am none the worse for it i have a slight case of scabies caused by filth but that will soon clear after a few baths and some good food this morning i had my first wash with a bar of soap boy it was wonderful in fact everything is wonderful it appears that my soldiering days are oyer yesterday the mo told me that he expected us to be repatriated as soon as possible how wonderfully it will be to get nome it is impossible to express that in words my home life used to occupy most of my thoughts as i walked around my cell and i was able to recall littfc incidents that bad been forgotten in the rush of living i suppose you would like to know how icame to be captured so here isa brief account on sept 16th- we were to do a daylight raid we were well into burma when one of our formation crashed into us the first pilot was killed and the second pilot injured so that the plane was out of contiol i jumped about 5000 feet and landed without injury i walked until late in the afternoon when hunger and thirst drove me to seek assistance from the burmese they promised to assist me back to india but on the following day they turned me over to the japs eventually i reached rangoon and being one of the hated air force was put on solitary confinement v on half rations but was treated much better than i expected at present i possess nothing but a pair of pyjamas and a handkerchief take care of yourselves and get the fatted calf ready but please no rice miss jean pipher daughter of mr and mrs c d pipher of stouffville who graduated from oshawa general hospital last week a number attended the ceremonies from stouffville in cluding mr and mrs pipher mrs noiman baker mrs chas nolan and rev d davis miss rae and mrs turner claude brillinger rcnvr is at his home here oh pacific fur lough claude hasbeen stationed on the east coast for some time arthur rusnell roaf and wife from winnipeg arrived in stouff ville on monday evening arthur is on furlough at- present but ex pects to be discharged fromthe ser vice presently the announcement is made of the engagement of dorothy claire daughter of mr and mrs j p carr of unionville to paul reesor son of mr and mrs david reesor cedar grove wedding date is set for june 9 mrs w r saunders accompanied by mr and mrs oscar bainbridge former doreen pattenden were here for a few days from their homes at haldane hill near hunts- ville visiting with mrs e m saunders at lemonville stouffville brierbush hospital started this month urder new ownership this view from the tribune camera shows the new west wing the latest addition completed a few years ago tfie hospital has 25 beds mr and mrs lawrence were visitors with mrs young on sunday dack robt berger j a crichton garfield hamilton stewart mcquay george williamson nine more have given six mrs wm allen g w clements w m duncan mrs john clendenning russel miller gordon odgen e a pilkey w j rcdick and mrs wm young six with three mrs g buckles james mclaren neil pederson mary rodick mrs percy stiver kenneth wyatt many turned away at markham blood clinic despite the end of the war in europe it is a commendable thing that the interest in the red cross blood donor clinics has not lagged and over fifty were turned away from the recent clinic in markham due to their physical disability to give the next clinic will be held in stouffville on june 21st five are now listed as giving ten experience is gained from 2g t years donations- they are joe browns- of practice in aurora dr c j devins aurora new president at a meeting of the ontario medical association held in toron to and attended by dr preel of stouffville dr c j devins of aurora was elected to tlie office of president of the association for the ensuing year for the past year dr devins has served in the capacity of president elect he- succeeds dr h m tor- rington of sudbury ont during the year as presidentelect dr devins has had occasion to visit all ontario medical district meetings and address large gatherings at sault ste marie fort william kingston ottawa cobourg toronto london walkerton and simcoe his dr f e warriner of winnipeg is spending a few days with his mother mrs s m warriner church street the doctor has been vision with mrs attending the dental convention mr and in toronto his sister mrs t 0jf totten is also visiting the old home here while her husband rev t o totten is attending conference sergt allen mcconnochie cpc is home on furlough from the east coast with his wife and family they were in lindsay last week mcconnochies mrs magnus snow flakes fell june 4lh i not very many but we actually saw snow flakes falling on main street monday morning while one witness to the falling flakes declar ed we would have a real snow fall before this unusually cold weather ave way in any event snow flakes falling dizzily to earth in june is something that has not happened in a great many years if at all farmers are justified in be ing worried about the crop situa tion which can only be saved from disaster by the immediate return of dry warm weather for a few weeks v this time vote liberal almost 600 voters turned out to the polls in town on monday which was better than usual and showed there was a deep undercurrent of concern about the outcome of the election the fact that the conser vatives polled the largest svote ever accorded their candidate in this place indicated that many liberals mr george hewitt and miss mae bowers reterboro were among the many relatives in town on sunday attending the funeral of the late mrs henry hodgson relatives from woodbridge and other places were here incumbers mrs w t byams residence main street is undergoing some outside changes which is making a marked improvement to this well known home red brick siding is being added the regular sunday evening service at the stouffville united church has been withdrawn for the summer months there will be a red cross blood donor clinic in stouffville on june 21st mrs minnie cooper aged 88 and her brother harmon yake 04 were recent guests of mr and mrs jonas lewis east of town with a com bined age of 182 years here we have a sister and brother combination that is outstanding in age among the people of stouffville district mr jack oboyle who arrived home from hospital wednesday last week is making good progress toward recovery following his severe illness a further innovation was added at the stanley theatre last week with the installation of new lights both house and lobby the new fixtures are very modern in multi color arrangement and give the building a most uptodate appear ance f an advertisement inserted in this issue of the tribune is worthy of the attention of every reader com ing as it does from the british israel world federation a group dedicated to spreading only that ielt that their party could not head i which is the best for our people che government and still others openly wanted no more of hepburn friends gather for funeral s whohauled them from a once solid position- in- ontario and t so they turned to the other oldparty to de feat the ccf the polling places were at the council chambers and shine davis store never do we recall a better feeling among the electors and workers than that which existed on this occasion few arguments and no ill feelings thats fine among those from a distance who attended the funeral for- the late mrs abraham steckley here on saturday were miss nellie steckley rn detroit mr and mrs r coleman gait mr and mrs bert kennedy mr and mrs ross kennedy mr and mrs fredbaker all of toronto gordon bolender kitchener and prof j c steckley of ridgetown here are consumer prices for strawberries and raspberries maximum consumer berry prices for key cities in central ontario have been set by the wartime prices and trade board prices out side these points may vary slightly depending on transportation charges here are the maximum retail selling prices for strawberries june 1 to june 25 toronto pt 21c quart 40c hamilton pt 21c qt 39c lindsay peterborough oshawa niagara falls st catharines wei- land pt23c qt 43c armcaught in wringer mrs ed mcnelly musselmans lake sustained a badly lacerated hand when her right arm- caught in the wringer of the electric washing machine several daysjago the hand was forced into the cogs and several tendons were badly- torn also the flesh causing a serious injury however the wound is- giving promise faf healing but it will deny mrs mcnelly the use of- her right hand for quite some v time i i l j v j e jack smith liberal candidate for north york twenty years anewspaper editor in riding tie- knows the people of north york f canada vneedsistrohg government to finish the war and give leadership in the post war cr- give a good working are people really living longer it is true that moire people are living to older ages than as the case at the beginning of this century the reason however is that great strides have been made in lowering infant mortality in the age group from 35 to 45 recentinvestigatipns indicate only a very slight increase in life expectancy and it is in this group thatmbst life insurance is written modern methods of treatment of such- diseases as tuberculosis cancer and pneumonia have brought encour- aging results but such gains may be largely offset by the increase in mortality through diseases of the heart and acci- dentj death both of which might be attributable totthe tempo of modern life point is given this fact by the following chart which was discussed at the annual meeting of the canada life assurance company r 1 1 j i 11 i43x l jsrxy flqz k 1 jeik4 4iituafri nr i wi ia i w i ftonr- r 7 tuiam cmc i a tv this chart is baud m an anahfthoj tht number of deasbi i rf m canada jjjpdicjholdninl94i wr v affi v 1 aivsvvj sd i- i i w338estffe iaisyfih -j- r sykv m