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the tribune stouffville ont thursday august 21 1947 fall fertilizer supplies are definitely short again this year ample supplies of wellcured 2 16 6 are available we are accepting orders for early delivery and advise ordering right away 20l superphosphate regular or granular o 14 7 01212 2 12 6 21210 2166 regular or granular ceresan this ethyl mercury phosphate dry dust seed disinfec tant controls bunt or stinking smut of wheat it re duces losses from seed decay and damping off ceresan is double action killing seedborne disease organisms both by contact and vapour a oz per bushel of wheat fall wheat prices are s148 at elevator he are in good position to handle your wheat from the field or barn- empty sacks loaned we are buyers of alsike clover red clover timothy alfalfa white dutch clover and ladino cll plant protection service pest control is good insurance use dusting and spraying materials atoxderris dust bordeauxarsenic dust 3 ddt dust deetrox fixed copper dust with 3 ddt monocop 26 copperlime dust troxide fixed copper dust with arsenic deenate 50w wettable ddt powder stiver bros local and personal happenings mr and mrs harry ratcliff and- mr and mrs g richardson and mrs mabe gillies of london hasj miss margaret xea has returned billy miss grace brown and mr mr and mrs thos- richardson of and mrs robt aberhart are spend- i roanoke va are visiting in town ing a couple of couchiching weeks at lake mr and mrs horace greaves and daughter lorraine from toronto speru the weekend with mr and mrs bert tatt mr and mrs archie stover and children motored from milverton to spend the weekend here with her parents mr and mrs harmon hx- ver archie is the milverton baker f mowder has been given the contract of redecorating the interior of the entire post office building work to be completed this year mr and mrs david meyer tor onto and two children are holiday ing at the home of his mother mrs edward meyer rupert avenue mr and mrsthospherrillthorn- hill were in town on monday look ing for a house or boarding place mr pherrill will be on the high school statf here beginning the september term at the home of mr and mrs george lee and with oilier relatives at claremont mrs p f greenfield miss joan greenfield and miss atlie bragg of bowmanville were weekend visi tors at the home of mrs w t byam rev d davis of stouffville chairman of toronto east presby tery was in markham on sunday evening where special services were being conducted following the redecorating of the united church there rev g h thomas newly inducted minister there was the speaker and rev davis extended greetings from the presbytery on this special occasion been visiting at the home of and mrs a v xolan mr jhome after a i st marys visit with relatives in miss gave rennie and master mr and mrs ross rardy of ham- james rennie spent a few days at ilton mrs e m leith and mrs f the home of their aunt mrs j v garland of toronto and miss ethel oxeili in belleville recently jgoudie of stouffville were sunday visitors at the mortens- home mrs david watson and myrtle were visiting with the formers daughter mrs robt hynes toron- i to for a few days last week mrs howarth of toronto was in town a few days ago she placed flowers on the grave of her father the late rev alfred ward who will be rememljered by residents of ten years ago the ward family occu pied the present hospital property citizen and member of the munici pal council and retired methodist minister his widow resides in toronto but is at present on holi days at a summer resort mrs howarth one of the daughters is shortly leaving with her husband and mr ward was a prominent to reside in huston texas headquarters for hot weather foods flavorful breads for tasty tempting picnics pastries for picnics and lunches fresh choice the finest on the market and all at prices that mean real savings make our shop your headquarters for summer baked goods the stouffville bakery member of the municipal council mr frank rowbotham has been ordered to remain in bed for two or three weeks as a result of a heart strain received while assisting in felling a tree dinner guests with mr and mrs h dishlev and daughter evelyn at their summer home at ballantrae were mr and mrs e wolfe and daughter diane mr and mrs e johnston mr and mrs b wilson mrs a waters and daughter nancy all of toronto mr and mrs harry phoenix and daughter mary miss a eggimann of greenbank mrs e gillion and son lome of stouff ville and mr and mrs b bates of ballantrae rev hershey sensing and mr eli knolt with their wives are visiting at the home of mr and mrs jos smith cedar grove and with other friends throughout markham town ship the visitors are members of the mennonite faith located at lan caster pennsylvania they report crops in their home area probably a little more advanced than in this part of ontario where yields are much the same this year janet hope of milliken has been visiting with mr and mrs hugh boyd owing to an accident last year janet missed some of her high school term at markham but not withstanding she carried off seven firsts it was shown when the final results were announced sutton post office was robbed last week when thieves forced a rear entrance they made out with only 30 in cash about 700 worth of postage stamps and many blank post office orders which would be difficult to negotiate the thieves are believed to have robbed other sections but no real clue to their identity has been obtained since the foregoing was in type the thieves were apprehended right in sutton together with all the loot they made off with born ix whitchurch rebecca mortimer dies the death occured in glenavon sask on august g 1017 of rebecca toole mortimer mrs mor timer was born in whitchurch twp in 1855 the eldest daughter of sophia penrose and allan toole pine orchard she was 02 years old on june 26 she spent her early childhood in whitchurch twp and after her father died she moved to glenavon sask where she married mr mortimer and farmed there until the death of mr mortimer a number of years ago mrs mortimer had never return ed to the place of her birth since leaving 45 years ago she is sur vived by one son whitt toole two brothers s c toole ferrier ave toronto and george pine orchard two sisters mrs hattie littlejohn and mrs emily stickland the form er who predeceased her 14 years ago and the latter six years ago burial was in glenavon sask mrs j w oxeill and two child ren elaine and diane from belle ville are visiting with mr and mrs w t rennie mr and mrs henry madill of amaranth township m the orange- ville district were here over the weekend visiting his brother oliver the altona merchant henry is farming and recently acquired more land now totalling 300 acres granville b forsyth has return ed to his home in chicago after visiting his family here and attend- ing the wedding of his niece alice forsyth mrs v blake who was formerly miss shirley coleleuh of the stouffville high school staff is making her summer home at musselmans lake along with her two children mr blake is in the rcaf the blakes are interested in securing a permanent home in stouffville the heat wave of last week is over and everybody ls hoping for cooler weather while a record was made it was beaten back in 1936 when weatherman tells us if was even worse we wont argue the matter and hy not want any further demonstration to prove anything dr t watson and mrs watson of toronto have moved into their new home on church st which was recently purchased from mrs peters the place was most recently occupied by mr and mrs- jack barkey and family the new owner we understand will make extensive improvements in the property last week this paper carried a report on the booth chicken palace now being completed on the old collins property on main street east in the large red brick residence owner of the chicken palace delbert booth resides with his wife and family also his par ents mr and mrs douglas booth who owns the large residence while delbert purchased the adjoining lands and developed the chicken business and feeds sales carried on the large house lias been modeled into a twofamily apartment only 2c to cool a can of milk woods milk cooler takes temperatures ok fresh warm milk 10 w wc ix oxk hour dickson farm on market i mr roy dickson of toronto was in town one day last week on be- jiialf of the family he is offering the old farm property of from 14 to 17 acres for sale on main street east on the land is a good barn and other buildings his two sisters misses bessie and xellie who occupy the brick residence and gar den adjoining reserve this of course from the sale of the farm front of the farm includes excel lent building lots oldest residents of stouffville recall when the late mr dickson operated a blacksmith shop on the premises but this bas long been discontinued and the old shop removed the farm was work ed until recent years by son walter dickson who is still a patient in the brierbush hospital srvice cooler more canadian farmers bought woods milk coolers last year tlian all other makes combined evidence of the satisfactory jives rapid circulation of the water- by the woods design cools milk fast brings milk down below 50 derees in one hour accurate controls automatically keep temperature within 3 degree range avoid spoiled milk losses save work save time woocts milker its milking time in half woods milking machines cut the work and tune of milking in half these mach ines have a number of exclusive fea ture- seamless onepiece pail entirely rustless easily cleaned they are avail able for use with gasoline engines or electric power in these days of help scarcity make your electricity save you work and money with a woods milker one man can milk a herd that would take at least two men to milk by hand the woods milker is easy to operate simple and trouble free in con struction and attractively priced for sale bv bell son stouffville ph 2si weddings hamm forsyth rev d davis of stouffville united church officiated at the marriage of alice xorine forsyth daughter of mr and mrs levi forsyth to lloyd donald hamm son of mr and mrs garfield hamm on august 9th 1917 the home was decorated with tall standards of pink and white august flowers miss bertha stouffer cousin of the bride played the wedding music and accitmpanied mr lambert stouffer who sang the lords prayer and 0 perfect love dur ing the signing of the register the bride given in marriage by her father was gowned in white organza with fingertip veil and wore pearls the gift of the groom her flowers were red roses the bridesmaid miss margaret stover wore blue sheer with dutch lace cap and roses and carried pink roses the brides niece elaine forsyth was flower girl dressed in pink nylon with head band of roses and carried an oldfashioned nosegay kenneth hamm was his brothers groomsman and floyd forsyth brother of the bride acted as usher at the reception the brides mother received in flowered pink jersey wearing a corsage of deli cate pink roses she was assisted by the grooms mother in grey jersey wearing a corsage of pink r for her wedding trip to northern the bride wore a silk jersey trimmed with black iace ard b k iv xsres lad grabs live wire seriously burned playing about near his home on victoria street little jimmy miller son of mr and mrs wm miller received a severe shock and burn the other day when he grasped a bare electric wire charged with 110 volts the little fellow two or three years of age sustained a severe burn across the palm of the left hand which if the wound does not improve in a few days will necessitate a grafting operation it was fortunate that the line carried only 110 volts otherwise the accident could have been much more serious in fact as matters now stand the muscles of the finger are so badly burned that there may be a stiffening of them that will leave the lad with a handicap the lads father is an employee of stiver bros several cases of whooping cough ire reported in town but have not come to the attention of the dept of health in other words the cases have not been reported to any doc tor otherwise the cases would be placarded and children compelled to remain on their own premises no child will be permitted to attend school next month of course if he or she is suffering from or recoverin from the disease a check will be madeno doubt when school opens the trouble of placarding homes with whooping cough at present is that parents do not take the young sters to the doctor and thus they escape the inconvenience of coming under the terms of contagious dis ease cucumber competition who can grow the longest cucumber between now and sept 11 date of the annual horticultural exhibition in stouffville start now and see what you can grow a prize will be given those who were present at the show on thursday evening were given some tips on how to grow em long there are no less than eleven new homes under construction in stouffville at present ten of them east of church st one new store block is also going up on main st to summerize there are two new houses going up on tenth street south one on tenth street north two on main street close to the school building two on baker avenue and one for ceo patton south of miss gertrude todds home in the centre of town we have a new store building started and in the west end a new house on albert street south and the two on brillinger avenue now enclosed receiving interior trim veterans notice spend warriors day at the ex hibition a chartered bus will leave stouffville on saturday august 23 at s30 am returning at 1100 pm for veterans and their families return fare 150 bus tickets can be bought at the bus station or shiner davis exhibition tickets may be secured from the secretary dress for veterans berets and medals or service ribbons new permanent main completed baker ave a permanent water main was completed this week on baker avenue where two small pipe lines have been serving the street for years had a permanent job been done at the outset the cost would have been less than half the money spent for laying pipes in that area however no doubt the council of that time did not envision the growth that has since taken place present service could care for a number of new homes jet un- thought of at present the founda tion is in for john lehmans house and work is starting on one for ira rusnell next door to the lehmans excellent drainage is obtainable in this section and the street is on an altitude that provides a lovely out look over the town this week the digger is opening a trench from baker avenue east on main street to provide a north side main up as far as the residence of bert tait these properties have been ser viced from small pipes crossing the road which frequently freeze in winter and leave home owners without a water supply rideau plain cheese vz lb pkg jordans grape juice 16 oz btl jordans grape juice 32 oz btl choice ungraded peas 20 oz tin cider and white vinegar gal aurora belle pastry flour 24 lb aurora belle pastry flour 10 lb lombard plums 2 20oz tins 29 canada corn starch 16 oz 12 shortening lb kleenex pkg 23 25 45 17 45 105 42 30 16 muffets 2 pkgs 17 kell corn flakes 312 oz pkg 27 cooked meats minced ham lb 59 chicken roll lb 49 bologna lb 30 cooked ham lb 79 macaroni cheese loaf lb 45 fruits and vegetables valenica oranges 344s 2 doz 39 grapefruit 100s 4 for 25 duchess apples 3 lbs 25 bananas lb 14 celery stalks 10 carload groceteria john mathewson prop we deliver phone 280