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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 27 194s speed up gains and help prevent pig losses by feeding quaker fulopep pig starter w i local and personal happenings mr and mrs george hughes of toronto were visit rs with mr and mrs clayton stouffer and other friends for a week mr and mrs alex mcgibon and children of lexside spent monday with mr and mrs l h malloy many hog raisers are finding there is a new easy way to com bat pig losses and grow healthy rugged pigs that are strong and heavy at weaning time yes they use quaker fulopep pig start er built around wholesome 94 digestible oatmeal and contain ing concentrated spring range reduce your little pig mortality by feeding quaker fulopep pig starter mm d er t o o a v f r gjvi stiver bros mr and mrs bruce clark and son rodney motored to peterboro dur ing the holiday weekend where they visited for a couple of days with mr clarks parents mr and mrs m clark peggy little scotch collie belong ing to mrs ken laushway stouff ville was accidentally killed by a motor car near the hotel corner last week the friendly little dog was a favourite with anyone in the neighborhood and needless to say mrs laushway feels the loss quite keenly mr roy tarr was down from orillia for the holiday weekend visiting his parents mr and mrs nathan tarr corner albert and ru pert streets incidentally roy noted that dad had an excellent garden doing his own cultivating despite his si years roy is employed in the tudhopeanderson works at orillia the next regular meeting of after noon auxiliary of the wmsof the united church will be held in the church on thursday june 3rd at 215 pm mrs r winterstein will review the last two chapters of the study book great is the company and mrs kellington will bring a message in song a very cordial invitation to all the ladies of the congregation to be present cor secretary w i elect new offlccrs after a successful year as presi dent of the womens institute mrs garfield kellington retired the new ollicers are hon president mrs g t lee president mrs jas ridout 1st vice mrs floyd fairies 2nd vice mrs fred brown see- treas miss sadie stewart district director mrs gordon lemon dir ectors mrs g sanderson mrs b miller mrs b lickorish mrs l wilson mrs f crossin mrs j bpworth program com mrs t baxter mrs l johnson mrs w holden mrs g- kellington mrs a mccallum mrs a giles flower com mrs i turner mrs w bir- kett mrs ii holden pianist mrs floyd fairies auditors mrs d smales miss t taun standing com agriculture and canadian in dustries mrs 0 tramner citizen ship mrs g kellington historical research miss m mortens home economics mrs geo middleton social wefare mrs geo saunders press com- mrs s arnold the secretary treasurer reported that 111200 was raised during the year 000 of this amount went to social welfare work home econo mics committee was busy they attended rally aids towards effec tive speaking and a conference personality and dress also mod ern dressmaking five successive days a nursing class of 13 members catered to two weddings and one banquet the district annual will be held at thornhill june 1st 10 am to 1 pm delegates are mrs w sanderson mrs f brown mrs g lemon mrs j ridout and miss sadie stewart e a grubin ro optometrist will be at his office in stouffville on monday may 31st weekend shoppers on saturday crowded the stores during the day and evening stocking up for the holiday no doubt monday was the 129th birthday of queen victoria a holiday unique in the british com mon wealth and largely preserved for canada by the late sir wilfrid laurier who in 1901 said it would be a pity to abandon may 24th and celebrate the birthday of edward vii which fell in the chill days of november parliament thereupon passed the- necessary legislation to preserve may 21 as a statutory holi day in memory of the late beloved queen wei known traveller dead suffering a heart attack late sat urday afternoon francis melville brown travelling salesman for the james lumber co ltd a weekly visitor to stouffville collapsed and died at his home he had been at his ollice in the morning mr brown was born in markham son of the late william and levina brown for 30 years he was with the f w humphrey co he was a member of acacia lodge af am and glenmount united church surviv ing are his widow jessie brown of 31 bowmore rd and a son ed win f brown the monthly meeting the womens institute met in the municipal hall with prosidentmrs kellington presiding roll call was answered by laundry hints and kitchen discoveries reports were given by all standing committees mrs lee took the chair the nomin ating committee presented her with the names of the income officers for the coming year mrs lickorish was presented with a small gift as she is leaving for england to visit her aged mother miss h abell economist of the american can company gave a very interesting talk on modern packaging of food a social half hour was spent poor mail delivery in milwaukee despite the fact that papers are mailed from the office of this paper regularly every wednesday night the tribune received a complaint from a former resident which will be forwarded to the postmaster at milwaukee in the hope that a check up may be made even if it is in another country our subscriber writes we regret to inform you that our paper does not reach us very regularly sometimes eight and ten days late we have a reliable postman so the fault does not lie with him mr pipher was shocked to learn of the death of frank stiver an old friend and a very dear cne he was a grand man mrs a e pipher 2772 so quincy ave milwaukee wis the may meeting of the garrett evening auxiliary was held in the united church guests were ladies from the afternoon society the womans association the aurora evening auxiliary mrs j m storey presided mrs wood con ducted the devotional period as a dedication to the work in pre paring the lovely missionary bale that was on display mrs roy grove very capably reviewed two chap ters from the study book great is the company musical numbers were rendered by aurora ladies mrs claude brillinger sang solos accompanied by miss a lehman rev d davis gave a short address on their souls shall be as a water ed garden miss eva hoover thanked those wtio had taken part in the program and a social hour followed mayfair restaurant monday thru friday 8 am 1 p saturday 8 am 12 pm weddings baku ktt ca ktkk pink and white snapdragonsferns and spring flowers adorned white- vale united church for the marri age of mildred irene carter daugh ter of mr and mrs roy carter locust hill to leonard norman barrett son of mr murray barrett and the late mrs barrett of picker ing rev john mclachlan officiat ed the wedding music was played by mrs harvey bath and mr har vey bath sang the lords prayer the bride given in marriage by her father wore a cream brocaded satin gown with finger tip veil caught with orange blossoms she wore pearls the gift of the groom and carried a cascade of red and white roses she was attended by her three sisters miss mary carter as maid of honor wore a gown of pale blue organdy with matching head dress and gloves she carried a cas cade of pink and white roses miss hazel carter and miss grayce carter as bridesmaids wore match ing gowns of pale pink eyelet with matching headdress and gloves and carried nosegays of pink and white carnations mr carman barrett acted as groomsman and malcolm carter and vernon barrett were ushers during the signing of the register mr harvey bath sang because at the reception held at the brides home mrs carter received the guests in powder blue crepe with white assessories and corsage of red roses mrs clifford barrett received the guests for the groom wearing turquoise with brown assessories and corsage of talisman roses for the wedding trip to western ontario the bride chose a powder blue gabardine suit with furs and white assessories and corsage of pale pink roses on their return they will live near pickering ramer gingerich at the blake amish mennonite church on may 12 viola mag- delena daughter of mr and mrs aaron gingerich of zurich ont was united in marriage to mr sidney ramer son of mrs ramer and the late martin ramer of markham rev elmer burkholder from markham gave a short talk after which bishop moses jantzi per formed the ceremony miss mildrel gingerich was bridesmaid and mr elvin ramer acted as best man the ushers were messrs leonard ramer and harold erb while the bridal party entered the church a mixed quartette sang o perfect love after the cere mony jesus rose of sharon and o happy home were sung the couple were greeted by their guests and friends outside the church the reception was at the home of the brides parents where there were about seventy guests guests from a distance were from kitchener toronto markham ohio and pennsylvania the happy couple left for an extended motor trip to the united states upon their return they will reside near zurich mr and mrs dean fockier and baby marion diane visited with his parents over the holiday weekend dean has passed his fourth year in chemical engineering and will be graduating in june from the univer sity of toronto mr and mrs ken klinck of gueiph were visiting with mr and mrs h- o kunek over the holiday ken is one of this years graduates at the gueiph college mrs frederick stockdtll and mrs f b robins of toronto motored to stouffville on friday to visit the mises bessie and nellie dickson j mrs robins returned home the same evening but mrs stockdill re mained over for the holiday stouffville fire brigade was som- moned to the saw mill of wm eck- ardt on the townline a mile east of town thursday but the blaze was under control when the firemen ar rived the damage was slight but looked threatening enough for a few minutes which prompted the call for help on saturday may 22nd in tor onto gordon gostick was united in marriage to miss agnes uimphier rn of toronto mrs t c gos tick grandmother and mr and mrs frank gostick parents of the groom also his sister ilean attend ed the ceremony mr and mrs fred smith mon treal street are receiving congratu lations this week it being the occa sion of their 3sh wedding anniver sary mr smith is caretaker of stouffville united church and a veteran of the first war mrssmiths first and main interest in life is the home the veteran resident of the 8th concession of markham and noted beekeeper jesse byer has been in rather ill health lately and its something he is not accustomed to but he has a constitution that should stand him in good stead until he is a very old man mothcraaft tag day mothers do you know that on advice from our nurse the babies grow strong happy and contented endless little problems reviewed by nurse can be easily solved re member next saturday all contribu tions gratefully received funds to carry on collected tag day satur day may 29th mr jas johnston of the johnston photographic studio stouffvdle has accepted a position with the kodak co toronto as sales representa tive as mr johnstons new posi tion may carry him into western canada he is offering his newly ac quired home on main st for sale the studio will be operated how ever for some time yet p s musical festival the following schools locust hill no 14 markham mount joy bloomington ringwood mongolia box grove cedar grove and dick sons hill are holding their annual may musical festival in the mark ham arena friday may 28 at 8 pm sharp admission 25c wm h buckley toronto music super visor chinese type rice lb 18 rasp jam with pectin 24 oz glass 37 clarks pork and beans 15 oz tin 2 for 25 marches eddys silent 3 box pkg 25 kee crushed apple juice 20 oz tin 2 for 15 diced beets 20 oz tin 3 for 25 royal york peanut butter 16 oz tin 37 red glo tomatoes 20 oz tin 2 for 35 sweet mixed pickles 16 oz jar 23 tomato choice quality 2 for 23 fruitvegetables egyptian cooking onions 2 lbs for 19 ontario potatoes 10 lbs 49 shredded wheat 2 pkgs 27 ayl infant foods 2 tins 15 kraft dinner 2 pkgs 39 shortening lb pkg 28 monarch baby roll cheese lb pkg 45 icecream carload groceteria roy curtis was the holder of the lucky draw ticket for the mantle radio given away by the athletic club on the 24th mrs dawson davis was the winner of the new bulova wrist watch which was given as a lucky door prize at th big bingo game in the arena in the evening despite the chilly air the sun did shine for the field day here and a good crowd enjoyed the ball games the kiddies races and the games provided in the evening while many attend the district spring fairs each 24th of may it is a fine thing to have the day reviv ed here as a holiday with a program to entertain those who remain v home and the large number of visi tors who are always in town on this occasion miss m gardhouse teacher at elobicoke collegiate and formerly on the high school staff stouffville was a visitor in town on saturday evening it is some fifteen years since miss gardhouse left the local staff and at that time the school boasted only three teachers while today there are seven friends will be pleased to learn that mrs jack pennock aurora and formerly of stouffville has re turned to her home after under going a minor operation in york county hospital mrs pennock friends in town wish her a speedy recovery a pleasant evening was enjoyed at the home of councillor john scott on thursday evening when this genial gentleman entertained the members of the stouffville high school staff and f wriches chairman of the board of education and mrs riches miss sheila beresford of rich mond hill was a holiday visitor with mr and mrs chas nolan it was interesting for miss beresford to learn while she was in town that miss beatrice lickorish and her mother mrs bert lickorish are sailing to england the first week in june for the old country on the same liner which will bear her par ents mrand mrsjohn beresford q richmond hill on a visit to ireland mr and mrs g t dowdell tor onto were in town monday they spent the day at their summer home at musselmans lake mrs dowdell was a member of the george family who installed the first electric lights ever in stouffville over 60 years ago it was operated by gasoline power as many will recall old timer returns visiting his brotherinlaw philip forsyth of markhamwilliam gregg of ida durham county was in town on monday he was talking to hugh boyd and frank rae when the reporter happened along re calling the town as it was fifty- seven years ago when mr gregg was employed in the blacksmith shop of the late henry dickson mr gregg is still ringing the anvil over in the durham village and looks like a man of 60 he was pleased to note the improvements which are many for he was here when stouffville became a village set apart from the townships of markham and whitchurch helen abeijij speaker to womens institute the importance of the tin can in modern packaging and its influence on the nations eating habits was discussed by miss helen abell home economist of the american can company at a meeting of the stouffville womens institute here on thursday todays housewife can buy salad greens wrapped in a moisture- proof cellophane bag a can of carrots and a carton of frozen rasp berries at her neighborhood store she declared not so very many years ago she wouldnt have been able to serve any of these foods at this time of the year today it s not enough to know how to pre serve different foods we must know how to package them so that they can be transported across a con cession or a continent and stored until needed for consumption miss abell revealed that the tin can was unknown until about 1810 when it was first patented in eng land as a tin canister she said the process of sterilizing food in sealed containers had been invented the previous year in france by nicholas appert who received 12- 000 francs from napoleon for devising a method of insuring fresh food for the french army and navy singling out the evaporated milk container as one of many which has meant a great deal in the field of medicine and public health miss abell stated that its use had meant the difference between health and sickness for babies the world over i 3qe3qc aonoc lonoi aoi stouffville youthffor christ calls again presbyterian church sat 815 pm first film at 815 pm song service guest soloistmrs hanna guest quartette the uxbridge quartette questions invited answered an easy contest closing film entitled for all people for youth sponsored by you loraor xoeioe