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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 1, 1946, p. 9

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the tribune stouffville ont thursday august 1 1946 tribute to feminine chakm faiihfvl dependable bigamist sexxexceo mrs robt gulliver earns 75 in day picking cherries the pickinest migrant worker in the west maybe in the world beauty at its best beauty she will wear with pride the pierce joan is a distinguish ed timepiece combining dainti ness and accuracy smiths watch repair and gift shoppe make the blacks whites between five and eight million people of the united states who have negro blood are known as whites and from 15000 to 30000 negroes pass over to the white side each year so that there is some basis for the theory that the american negro like the negroes of england will be ultimately ab sorbed by the whites this is revealed by herbert as- bury associate editor of colliers magazine on the basis of studies of census figures and studies by laboratory scientists if the fact above stated is true all we can add is that the sooner the better the terrible melees that take place between the white and black in the us the lynchings and the cruelty and general treat ment handed the black people is a disgrace to a supposedly christian race of people like we have in the us yes belter all be one color geo fitz roediger go con victed of attempting to murder is stepson has been sentenced to a 20year prison term in new westminster bc the germanborn farmer is one of the most known figures in po lice circles on the continent his marital adventures have been investigated from coast to coast roediger told the court that before coining to canada he served a prison term in bre men germany for embezzle ment and fraud in 1901 a mean kind of theft the paisley advocate tells of a nervy piece of robbery that occurr ed near that town the knowledge of which should prove a good tip to all farmers last saturday morning just about 12 oclock a car drove up to the farm of gibson mclaughlin lot 16 con 10 eldersie township mr mclaughlin and his sister from the house noticed the machine stop at the roadside and could make out that the occupants entered the front field but could not see what they were doing there later on going down into the field mr mclaughlin found that various parts had been deliberately removed from his hayloader and taken away in view of the fact that hayloader parts are very difficult to secure at the moment the loss to mr mc laughlin is a serious one inasmuch as the theft occurred just when he was engaged in hauling in his own crop he has offered a reward for information leading to the identi fication of the thieves and it is hoped that they are caught wptb and questions answers q when will the new ration book be distributed i will be away from my home from august 15 until september 30 and would like to make arrangements to get mine before i leave a you will not be able to make such arrangements the no g ration book will be distributed between sept 9 and 13 and you will be able to get yours at the nearest distribution centre or wherever you happen to be at that time be sure to apply for your book during that week latecomers will not be able to obtain one until the end of september which means they will lose two weeks ration cou pons q 1 am planning to open a tourist home and would like to know how to obtain rations to serve meals a first you apply at the nearest prices hoard office and obtain a permit there is no charge for this next call at the ration office and find out whether you are entitled to extra rations they will give you all details q our church group is planning a summer festival would we be allowed to raffle a ham butter and homemade preserves the members will donate these a churches and charitable insti tutions are allowed to sell or raffle small quantities of rationed foods however before making your definite arrange ments you must submit partic ulars and obtain permission from the local ration board q 1 have a boarder who lost her ration book some months ago 1 1 has never been returned and it is becoming very difficult to share our rations is there any way i can get some extra cou- ikins a there is no way whereby you can obtain extra coupons but your boarder certainly can she should apply to the nearest office of the ration administra tion and report the loss of her ixkk she will le given forms to complete and when these are returned she will be given one months temporary rations if at the end of that time no trace has been found of the missing ok she will be given a new one q mv landlord has given mei notice to vacate the first of august the house has no been sold and the only reason he gnv is the fact that he wants to do some repair work and re- ri rate and will not do this while a tenant is in the house can he force us to vacate we have nowhere else to go new life to drink addicts two hundred veterans of the struggle against alcoholism leaned forward tensely the auditorium was quiet as the weekly meeting of the alcoholics anonymous was called to order folks said the speaker in a husky voice tonight were cele brating two birthdays bill is two years old and mary is one the crowd broke into cheer bill and mary stood up beaming proudly bill hadnt taken a drink for two years mary for one well hear from judge joe hill who handles drunks by the hun dreds later on the speaker said but first well let bill and mary say a few words now you dont have to give your last names un less you want to he said drinking is disease the man spoke first he was frank and unashamed he gave his name and occupation he told of the lives hed wrecked of the happiness hed blasted of the physical damage his drinking had caused preachers preached about- me my mother prayed and my wife cried he said i just couldnt stop drinking i know now that its a disease just like diabetes and alcoholics anonymos cured me its the most exclusive club in the world only reformed drunk ards can join it doesnt cost a cent to belong but it costs a fortune to get in i figure it cost me at least 50000 money ive lost because of my drinking then mary spoke she was a beauty parlor operator she had lost most of her customers because they just didnt like to have a drunken operator mauling over them but now sillier day at time i dont say im cured for keeps i saw an alkie boast that he was on the wagon for life that hed never touch another drop the next night he was drunk and in jail i know that im just one drink away from being a drunkard all i can say is that im sober tonight that i have been for a year and if i just stay sober a day at a time and let each day take care of itself ill be okay i used to think drunks were funnv judge hill said with a grin when i first sat on the bench i handled a hundred or so drunks a day after a while i began to learn things about drunkards and alcoholics there was a character who appeared time and time before me and i finally lost patience and told him he just didnt hae any will power this fellow told me with sort of a pitying look that i didnt know what will power was he said he had become so desperate for a drink that he got a pair of pliers no he cannot give you notice to vacate if your rent is paid regularly and you are a good tenant you are protectee by the freezing order and while this order remains in effect you canno be given notice if you have further trouble we suggest you call at the otfee of the rentals admin istration and give all details of the situation seriously ill for the past twe months the death occurred wed nesday july 24 in the oshawa gen eral hospital of mrs robert j gul liver 132 ritson road south osh- ada in her 49th vear she was drew his pay cheque and neaded formerlv beatrice fern henderson i for california and another harvest born in goodwood ontario mrs f- im report from gulliver had spent her whole life hood rlv oregon in ontario county living in oshawa henry wooten onetime ken- for the last 12 vears she was mar- tuekian heard the other dav that ried in whitby in 1922 she was a i nobody ever picked a ton of cher- devoted wife and mother and an i ries in a day so he picked a ton active worker in the home and it took him 12 hours to strip 21gs school council of oshawa she i pounds oil the trees in the webster was an adherent of st andrews orchards it gave him the record united church i also s7534 mrs gulliver leaves her husband j hes about the best man weve one son robert and one daugh- ev had said rov webster with ter ruth m all of oshawa ner par- magnificent understatement in six lents mr and mrs william hender consecutive days last week he earn- son of goodwood and one brother e an average of 56 a dav at 3 ii e henderson of oshawa i cents a pound the funeral took place from the pi timaiiv iono es no tr lukemclntosh funeral home on i on id average ss00 to saturday july 27 the rev george telford conducted the service in terment was cemetery b last year wooten averaged 1000 madetn tlroveside pounds of cherries a day for 13 con- ookiin and pulled the gold fillings from his teeth to trade for monev and drink secutive days webster said wooten 32 has been following the fruit harvesters from california to canada for ten vears he savs judge could you do that you he once studied for the ministry got that much will power j and fellownickers say hes a college alcoholics honest graduate the judge went on to say that off vooten is no onecrop specialist ll jll 1 l sets records wherever he goes ilcoholics best they are the most honest men in the world he said while most people try to alibi for mistakes an alcoholic anonymous member who has taken the pledge has first of all got right with himself and admitted he was an alcoholic and could not handle his liquor then said the judge they are the most social bunch in the world- the aa program has 12 steps but can be boiled down to five over all steps admission of alcoholism persoiialitv analysis and catharsis adjustment of personal relations dependence upon some higher pow er and working with other alco holics just 11 years old the organ ization has 27000 members and its growing fast last year at chelan wash he lack ed 360 boxes of apples in one day setting a new mark the county agents office here said it heard he held the record for picking peaches in california no one doubts it least of all webster the mans a bundle of nervous energy he said he never makes a false motion and the only time he ever pauses is to light a fourinch cigarette between seasons he works too pounding out stories for the pulp magazines but hes not a recordholder there sometimes he says once in about i 00 tries he makes a sale 7a jthi uxbridge township soldiers the township of uxbridge will welcome home its servicemen and women with a presentation and programme to be held in the goodwood community park commencing at s oclock friday august 2nd programme will be provided by bert horvey the johnson family the newmarket band will be in attendance the general public is invited to be present the citizens of goodwood are requested to decorate their homes in honour of the occasion 57 years apart brothers meet again separated for 57 years bert pickering of brantford and george pickering of nelson bc met last week for the first time in 57 years bert was a boy of four when they separated he is now 01 and george is si the tribune is your best classi fied adv market enters more than 2500 homes every week a cordial invitation is extended to you to visit the new home of alf mole owner of mole motor sales who will personally look raftci your needs this modern car and truck service centre with all the latest equipment and welltrained operators is ready to take over the problem of keeping your car or truck on the road and at a minimum of cost to you our regu lar vehicle checkups discover trouble before it happens and guarantee you safer longer troublefree mileage see mole motor sales for mole motor sales stouffville phone 37 dunlop armorized tires and tire repairs complete car and truck repair service dodge and de soto cars and paris specialists in motor 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