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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 15 1947 pineapples cuban pineapples the finest for canning are now at their best we suggest that you get your supply this week or next on busy canning days- serve soup uptons noodle soup per package 2 for 25c campbells scotch broth per tin 2 for 25c campbells bean with bacon soup per tin 2 for 25c campbells mushroom soup per tin 14c oranges grapefruit fresh vegetables ratcliff co town delivery phone 193 aavvw d a n c i seasons opening n g in the markham arena saturday may 17 featuring for his first appearance in markham geo wade s2 youll enjoy dancing on the new plastic floor popular prices gents 75c and ladies 50c watch for future attractions awaiv richmond hill fair saturday may 24 horse show saddle and hurdle events heavy and light horse classes judging commencing 12 noon jersey cattle show s judging commencing 11 am midway varied attractions monster fair nite dance in the arena at 9 pm oc aonoc aoaon xox3 announcement we wish to announce that we have secured the services of mr m vern as mechanic in our shop and are prepared to handle repairs to all makes of cars trucks and tractors specializ ing in the repair of magnitos generators starling motors and all types of ignition troubles international motors almira mr chas conner has greatly improved his premises by painting ibis barn and outbuildings mr and mrs john timbers spent sunday visiting friends in weston mrs ken stewart and baby karen had sunday dinner with mr and i mrs keith hutchinson mr and mrs bill jackson and family of toronto visited with mr i and mrs chas conner on sunday j mr and mrs maurice eby and i family spent sunday with mr and i mrs allan wideman i mr and mrs edgar stickley of victoria square accompanied mr sand peter stickley on a motor trip to stavner sunday mr and mrs g timbers of aurora called on mr and mrs j no timbers sunday evening bloomington mrs m connor and mr f burnett of toronto were visitors with mrs d burnett and mr e barnes the christian endeavor mem bers are giving the program at and arvilla vivian church on wednesday even- miss alma carlisle of toronto ing spent the weekend with mr and guests at k j tranmers on sun- mrs geo bovnton day were mr and mrs brisley andi misses nancy and patsy sharbach son of toronto and mr and mrs l tate of amaranth gormley mr and mrs dave millen had sun day dinner in the millen home mrs milton heise and children spent monday in the millen home mr and mrs jack watt and miss hazel steckley visited in their home on sunday evening mr and mrs jack hanson a re cent bride and groom from london spent last weekend with their uncle and aunt mr and mrs a leek miss clara steckley mrs e- jones and mrs r brillinger attended a program in eatons auditorium on saturday evening the program was sponsored by the keswick confer ence for the purpose of raising funds to build a new hotel at fern- dale mr walter henderson who is now- having two weeks vacation visited his brothers in owen sound our sympathy is extended to mr wm dennie and his family on the death of a wife and mother mr and mrs g barrett and joan also mr and mrs frank warwick of thornhill had sunday evening supper with mrs john forrester mrs c tindall was a toronto visitor recentlv mrs l paisley mrs d burnett mrs m barnes robt spent sunday visiting in whitby mrs harold shantz of port credit was with her parents mr and mrs tianmer for the weekend miss a topper and mr garlick of toronto were home at mr a tooers for mothers day mr and mrs g cleary of toronto were guests of mr and mrs r mill on sunday mr and mrs j johnson and children of brampton mrs b barnes and gwynne of whitby mr heise of toronto and mr and mrs m barnes and robert spent mothers day with mrs l paisley country homes urgently needed foster homes required for boys aged 6 to 15 years wont you give a boy a chance to enjoy country life we pay for board clothing and medical expenses applica tions accepted from homes within 35 miles of toronto protestant childrens home 3s0 sherbourne st toronto a udley poor editing in the last scene par ticularly amateur theatricals bring mrs w h westney spent a few out much that is desirable in the davs last week with her daughter educational work among young peo- of midland are visiting their grand parents mr and mrs w hender son sunday evening brought to a close the best missionary convention ever held in the gormley mbc i church attendance was very good throughout the week rev and mrs dinner brought firsthand informa tion from our mission fields in mrs gunter in hamilton william boyes is staying with his sister mrs theo annan at present miss brown teacher of no 5 at tended the teachers gathering at the brooklin school last thursday dick winters jr planted several acres of early potatoes last week of the cobbler variety several friends from the almonds church district attended the drama given in the church here on friday evening we are glad to see mrs cowie out altona mr and mrs e mcnair of osh- awa and little daughter spent the weekend with his parents mr and mrs wm mcnair mr and mrs e mcnair and little daughter also mr and mrs clay ton davis were guests at the home of mr and mrs s fretz on sunday mr and mrs wm malloy and marlene of stouffville were guests for tea with her parents on sunday the relatives friends and neigh bors met at the home of mr and mrs willis davis on friday even ing and presented a miscellaneous shower to mr and mrs clayton davis a pleasant evening was spent miss luella harper was a guest for tea at the home of mr and mrs a wideman on wednesday last mrs e lehman and mrs d crosier attended the executive meeting of the directors of south ontario wi on tuesday last mrs e wilson spent monday in the city mr and mrs clayton davis spent sunday evening with air and mrs d crosier the brome lake duck ont ltd have around twentyeight hundred young ducks in their new nursery at present and expect another ship ment in a few days mr 0 madill has the carpenters shingling his store seeding is in full operation around here these days africa and india pictures of their complete trip added to the success ag afle her recent jhness of the convention when the total of the offerings the apple growers in this district was disclosed sunday evening it iw jsfw cr dl the was found to be 1350 for which iji we thank each one w d atkinson meder agent nnr saotaoi a stouffvillb 30c301 victoria square congratulations are extended to mr and mrs harold wellman nee myrtle avison on the birth of another son dehnis bryan sympathy of the community is extended to mr wm dennie and family in the death of a loving wife and mother rev and mrs h j mackay of toronto had monday evening din ner with mrs w brumwell rev and mrs e a currey and loretta had monday evening dinner with rev and mrs chapin of mel ville mr and mrs fraser gee and miss marjorie memath had sunday din ner with mr and mrs douglas gee and family on monday evening a large num ber of neighbours and friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs r f boynton to tender a mis cellaneous shower in honor of miss vera boynton and mr andrew forson who are being married on saturday many lovely and useful gifts were received vera and an drew replied in a few well chosen i words following the gifts a mock wedding was presented those tak ing part were the minister mrs e emprigham groomsman miss evelyn barber groom miss norma emringham bride leslie hart bridesmaid earl empringham brides father philip rumney dainty refreshments were then served and the gathering left wish ing vera and andrew much joy and happiness miss vera boynton and mr an drew forson and mr and mrs allan chadwick had sunday even ing dinner with mr and mrs alvin caseley and family several of the young people at tended the thornhill young peoples church services on sunday evening on sunday may is at 230 pm the annual wms church service will be held the guest speaker will be mr tangaraj of india the guest soloist mrs morrison of osh- awa the mothers day service last suriday was a great success during the service six children were christened namely steven west- brooke son of mr and mrs j westbrooke of toronto shirley boynton daughter of mr and mrs nelson boynton beverley eade son of mr and mrs harrv eade and neil caroll and edward mortson vandorf mrs loveless of markham visiting her daughter mrs h white and mr white mr and mrs grant morley had sunday dinner with mr and mrs h a white mr and mrs jarvis and family of blackwater were sunday guests of mr and mr j irwin mrs dudley foster of brockville has been spending a week with her parents mr and mrs loy carr mr and mrs ewen and family of holt spent sunday with mrs ewens sister mrs j irwin and mr irwin mr and mrs r e greig and fam ily of toronto were sunday visitors with mr and mrs hawhite mr and mrs gordon duncan and miss erma duncan of todmorden visited mr and mrs h a white on sunday mr and mrs walter reeve and family of gait visited mr and mrs j irwin on sunday mr slater of toronto who bought part of the white house property and is building a new house on it east of vandorf station has moved his family to the mckinnie farm farm sunday visitors with mr and mrs j irwin were mr thaxter miss marie thaxter howard thaxter and miss bernice thompson of uxbridge the may meeting of the vandorf womens institute will be held at the home of mrs walter graham roll call ways of training the family to be tidy mrs h a white will give the topic and mrs f vannostrand the current events the hostesses are mrs a allen and mrs h stephenson the womens institute have chartered a bus to go to guelnh on june 18th the thermometer went as low as 26 degrees on one or two nights the late spring had kept the buds back or more damage night have been done grasmere orchards burnt about 6 tons of wet baled straw and hay during the three days which helped to create a smoke screen and aided in the air circulation the drama tempest and sunshine put on by the greenwood young people on friday evening in the local church was well attended all the caste did their parts well the plot was not as good a one as many chiefly on account of the children of mr and mrs arnold mortson there also was a male choir and they rendered selections which proved to be very inspiring news of the week at stouffville youth for christ presbyterian church sat eve pie the hardest part to assist is in the choice of plays as there are so few really choice ones to be gotten the community club met at the home of card and mrs hunter on monday evening alter the regu lar business of the meeting was fin ished pres bill winter introduced the matter of group hospitalization and the majority present favored the blue crossway several of the club members who could not be present sent word that they would like to be included in any plan fav ored it was necessary to have 10 of the membership in order to get the plan going over that number signified their intention of joining up a committee with percy neale as chairman and fm chapman was appointed to make all necessary ar rangements anyone interested can get in touch with this committee as the lists are expected to be com pleted in about two weeks next monday and tuesday brings to the stanley theatre blue skies with bing crosby and fred astaire two of the biggest singing and danc ing stars of today capacity crowds are expected for each showing and youwould be well advised to come early and avoid standing the church services christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday may 18 sunday after ascension day sunday school 200 pm empire youth service 230 pm the wa are invited to meet with markham and unionville in grace church markham on thursday may 15th at 230 for the ascen sion day service the wa will meet at the home of mrs garrett main st on tues day may 20 at 230 for their re gular monthly business and devo tional meeting stouffville mennonitb church rev h s hallman pastor thursday 8 pm missionary con vention see special announce ment friday 7 pm junior meeting friday 8 pm missionary conven tion see special announcement sunday may 18 1000 am sunday school 1100 am rev r p ditmer of springfield ohio will speak 730 pm rev r p ditmer will bring his closing message of the missionary convention a most cordial welcome to all st james presbyterian church stouffville rev eric larsen minister sunday may 18 130 pm sunday schr 1 230 pm worship service subject i go a fishing a cordial welcome to all i 830 pm see jarius daughter a film you will want to see for jarius daugh ter once dead live again yes though christ the dead arise they sing again the stonffvlllegormley quartette questions dont forget the question box at the door have you an unsolved problem drop it in the box and hear what mr rowan has to say about it a singspiration you will enjoy come and be happy with us director n rowan for youth by youth stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sunday may 18 1000 am sunday school 1100 am divine worship guest preacher rev dr gordon sisco secretary of the general council of the united church of canada 700 pm evening worship wed may 21 the garrett even ing auxiliary will meet in the sunday school room keep may 2oth in mind the stouftville high school choir are presenting a group of sacred numbers at the morning service melville bethesda and peachs churches rev r t chapin minister sunday may 18 mens service at all three appoint ments guest speaker mr ao lane from riverdale united church toronto special music by the men the bethesda young peoples fri day evening may 10 social even ing stouffville christian church miss nora staplcton organist sunday may 18 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday may 18 955 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship guest minister rev a g doner of gormley prayer and praise meeting on tues day 830 at the home of mr wm cake coming on sunday may 25th rev i g bowles with ken miller singing services then at 11 am and 730 pm gormley and bethesda mennonite brethren in christ church rev f huson pastor bethesda sunday may 18 preaching 1030 am gormley sunday may 18 sunday school 150 pm regular services at both appoint ments stouffville baptist church rev d macgregor pastor sunday may 18 1000 am bible school classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship subject three things essential for salvation what are they wedneedat 8pm prayer meeting advance notice sunday may 25 at 730 pm ken miller sings convt aad receive bleatfng mennonite churches dickson hill and mt joh rev s s shantz minister sunday may 18 mount joy 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship dicksons htwi sunday may 18 v 1000 am sunday school 1100 am sunday school 730 pm young peoples service special music provided by musical com the pastor will speak bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday may 18 1100 am bloomington morning worship 230 pm ringwood subject opportunity 730 pm altona subject personal evangelism sundav school at 1000 am in altona church at 1030 am classes for all ages ringwood ce prayer meeting on monday 800 pm- altona prayer meeting wednes day 800 pm all are cordially invited to attend thee services