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the tribune stoasviile oat thursday november 11 1943 quality service seedcleaning service our eed cleaning plant is at your service for cleaning hed clover alfalfa alsike and timothy at a small fee we are in the market for ked clover alfalfa alsike and timothy at highest market prices miilfeeds supply of miilfeeds are very short caused by reduced flour sales we have a few tons of shorts bran and middlings western grains the supply of western grains this side of the iake head is very short as a result we are hard pressed to keep our stocks up to normal we ask you to place your orders a few days ahead schumacher feed our stock of schumacher feed is ample schumacher feed is good for all stock as a straight feed or as a feed supplement stiver bros local and personal happenings a sewing meeting is held every ithursdav afternoon in the munici- i pal hail under auspices of the womens institute mr and mrs robt snowball who have occupied the apartment at the rear of the raxlin block for some years expect to move into their new home on rose ave this week- stouffville coop oifice has justj undergone a change of face a smart new paint job in twotone green local run on oil lamps candles and oil stoves on saturday afternoon toronto shoppers in town sought to buy coal oil lamps but the hardwares were sold out only have two lanterns said one hardware man to a cus tomer in explaining he was sold out of coal oil lighters and all such equipment the manufacturer who can pro duce a few thousand oil burning lamps immediately can make a quick turnover since the city as well as scores of towns and villages will have long nightly blackouts this winter candles are more or less expensive and are not safe to leave burning in a room with nobody present many farmers in the rural dis trict hereabout have installed hydro and should have a surplus of oil lamps that could help their friends out if you have oil lamps for sale advertise them in the tribune and find a quick buyer since some 500 new hydro ser vices were installed by markham rural alone that should release a few thousand lamps as every farm house had probably half a dozen or more lamps these can be cashed in now at from si to 2 and 3 each some higher but the owner can set his own price stoultville home owners too will be looking up lamps again since night shutoffs will likely be very popular this winter indeed one or two customers on saturday were making purchases of coal oil cans nice gift bnt anonymous extend my hearty thanks to some good neighbors who left a heaping basket of pears at our door the other day said mr dan hall blake street mr hall declared he lived in a grand neighborhood and this just further proved the claim recently certainly nice to receive such a a request that remembrance day might be declared a public holiday was not acted on at the council meeting thursday night since ail arrangements had previously been made for observing the occasion by a public service on sunday after noon this has been the custom in stouffville in recent years the stouffville womens institute will hold their next meeting in the municipal hall on thursday nov is at 230 pm motto given by mrs j kpworth roll call common error of speech citizenship mrs keilington mrs t baxter will read selections from her scrap- book meeting will close with social nvju hour this is your invitation preside jirs j wdout secretary sadie stewat the choir and organist of the stouffville united church provided the musical portion of the evening service at the victoria square church on sunday rev e a currey minister delivered the ser mon be sure and read the appeal for help issued in this paper by the united emergency fund for bri tain this fund can handle ship ments to the british people at a great saving over gifts sent by small groups or individuals cash donations made to the fund will be transformed into goods for ship ment to those who are suftenn and need the help we can give t plendid gift and the idenity of the given still a mystery of course they should come forward and receive the blessing awating them from mr and mrs hall us commencement to be liehl in ijegion hall the annual commencement exer cises for stouffville high school will be held this year in the new legion hall on thursday and fri day nov 2526 this will be the first of such gatherings in the new hall and the last commencement for the high school under its present administration next year it will form part of the markham high school district but no doubt the school will continue to enjoy its own commencement evenings as in former years keep the date open for one or both of the evenings either thursday or friday the spacious hall will enable the pro gram to be carried out free from being presented in cramped quar ters which will add to the presen tation many will visit the legion hall for the first time on this occasion yet incomplete inside work is con tinuing and money is being expend ed just as fast as it can be earned the hall will prove a great asset to the district work and influence of horti cultural societies will be the sub- by beet of mr john clarks address at the annual meeting of the stouff ville society on wednesday nov 17 in the united church basement there will also be local talent the pot luck supper is to be at c30 so bring the family and a basket and be on time arrangements will be made to have light during the blaekout clarks yeg or mushroom soup 10 oz tin 3 for 23 hillcrest toilet tissue 3 for 25 country kist golden bantam corn cream style 20 oz tin 17 my laddie standard peas matches sweet mixed pickles salmon fancy pink vzs salmon fancy pink ls robin hood oats sani flush 20 oz tin 10 3 boxes for 25 16 oz jar 23 24 47 5 lb bag 35 29 corn syrup 5 lb tin 59 wizard glass wax 16 oz bottle 49 applesauce choice quality 20 oz tin 15 bowes mincemeat 28 oz tin 37 christmas baking supplies bowes almond icing cut mixed peel 8 oz pkg 19 cut mixed peel 16 oz pkg 37 royal tork walnuts 4 oz pkg fruit cake fruit lb pkg fruit cake fruit vz lb pkg royal york cello almonds 4 oz pkg vz lb pkg 29 27 45 25 19 2 lb bowes almond icing 1 lb pkg red emperor grapes california oranges 344s doz iceberg lettuce large heads 2 for 25 47 25 21 carload groceteria mrs john paxton of uxbridge has purchased a house in hamilton and is leaving for that city immed iately her son victor lives in hamilton which undoubtedly makes the place attractive for this uxbridge citizen who is offering her home in the northern town for immediate sale mrs paxton is a well known summer resident at musselmans lake and counts many acquaintances in stouffville s legion receive bible gift during the remembrance bay service on sunday afternoon in the united church the stouffville legion was presented with a hand some copy of the bible by mrs james brodie and daughter miss janet brodie miss brodie made the presentation which was received on behalf of the legion by george abell who expressed appreciation for the words of miss brodie when she mde the presentation and for the book itself residents in the west end are alert about the theft from milk bottles that is consistently being made in the northwest section money was taken by youngsters from two different homes last week end and householders are asked to be careful about putting money in a bottle for the milk man better to keep a supply of tickets on hand mr and mrs ivan leadley and family moved this week from their farm home on rural route no 3 stouffville to quaker hill just west of uxbridge town where they will- occupy the william cassie farm which they purchased recent ly the farm is a good one well located close to town mr and mrs delos brown cut the cake at the reception following their recent wedding in the stouffville united mis- weddings timbers sanders wedding on saturday nov 6 1948 at the home of the brides parents sheila mildred sanders daughter of mr and mrs lome sanders of rich mond hill became the bride of harley l timbers youngest son of mr and mrs john timbers of unionville given in marriage by her father the bride wore a white satin gown with long veil and carried red roses maid of honor was ruth sanders sister of the bride dressed in pink sheer the bridesmaid was lillian mcguey in pale blue net over satin floyd grove of mark ham was groomsman the brides mother received in brown crepe with a corsage of yellow roses the grooms mother assisted in green crepe with brown accessories the bridal couple left for a short trip to michigan the bride travelling in a cherry red suit and grey accessories mr and mrs mahone of mimico have been visiting with mr and mrs gordon lemon mrs mahone is a sister of mr lemon not in that box said peter a couple of years ago the reeve of stouffville complained to the two toronto evening papers about the way wrappings were littered about the station by their carrier agents with the result that the papers provided a box for the carriers to place their wrappings in this put an end to the com plaints of residents against the untidy appearance caused by papers littered about on halloween night a gang destroyed the box and it was reported that peter bramwell who is engaged to move the paper when the box is filled was inside supposed to be guarding the news paper property however on enquiry made by this newspaper peter properly denied the sugges tion that he was even present when the destruction was caused im in a box all the time but not that one said the genial lad who does more tidying up in stouffville than most of us the november meeting of the wms of the united church was held in the school room of the church on wednesday evening with mrs riches in the chair in the absence of the president a special feature of the evening was the showing of colored lantern slides depicting the work of our mission aries in the province of szcheyan west china outstanding native christians who have become leaders amongst their own people in evangelistic medical and educa tional work were shown as well as some of the scenic beauty spots of that country mrs mccreight had charge of the second part of the program and mrs roy grove led in an inspirational worship service mrs chadwick rendered two beauti ful solos thy guidance lord and o divine redeemer and was accompanied by mrs c noton mrs davis expressed the thanks of her group for those who had assisted in the evenings program the tribune had a call one day last week from mr and mrs austin lapp of windsor whom the editor had not met for some 30 years both natives of uxbridge mrs lapp was the former susie nutting whose father the late m l nutting was principal of the public school there for many years mr and mrs f norman of erin- dale sent the following word to friends here after a recent sunday trip through stouffville when we were out for a drive sunday through stouffville we thought it was the tidiest town we had ever seen sionary church mrs brown is the former margaret stover daughter of mr and mrs ambrose stover of stouffville rev s goudle who returned from the brierbush hospital last week had been a patient there eight weeks he is now making splendid progress toward better health miss beatrice lickorish recently returned from the old country to her home has taken a position with the stouffville coop reeve a v nolan is attending county council as chairman of the county reforestation committee he will present his final report on wednesday afternoon mrs dr robt smith from hamilton who was visiting mr and mrs reg mackay for the week end had to curtail her visit on account of the bus and street car accident in toronto many of the passengers were close friends mr and mrs- will birkett had the unusual experience of paying their last respects to no less than three departed relatives and friends on tuesday iast week mr and mrs birkett attended the funeral of the late mrs ryckman oshawa a niece of mr birkett mrs michael whit by cousin of mrs birkett and mrs henderson goodwood friend of the family the sheet metal shop of d j smith unionville are offering quick installation of oil burners with a guaranteed oil contract they invite intending customers to contact them oil burner install ed in one day in your present fur nace complete with 200 gallon oil tank for 475 miss margaret neal is spending the winter at the home of her cousin mrs ed hanson science hill rri which is located be tween the town of stmarys and mitchell prior to going to science hill miss neal visited for a time with other relatives mr and mrs john neal jordan station just east of hamilton jordan is at the foot of the hamilton mountain and a delightful summer place oboyles smart new frosted food dispenser is proving a popu lar innovation at this local meat market birds eye frosted foods are nationally known for their quality and freshness watch the oboyle meat market display of specials in frosted foods and try a box of delicious strawberries or raspberries you would think they had just been picked from your own garden stouffville youth for christ presbyterian church sat 800 pm 800 romance of a river a thrilling hydro film everyone should see 820 listen to how you sound local yfc young people transcribed 830 song service led by howard baker questions contests informal features winnifred solo barbara and betty sings 020 the earth is the lords a new ambas sador film bringing you the inspiring story of two young people who took god at his word and gave as the lord prospered them public speaking nov 20 27