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the tribune stouffville ont thursday january 3 1949 vacation closing jan 17 to jan 26 inclusive all work left with our stouftville agent up until noon saturday jan 15 ready for pickup monday jan 17 supports idea of provincewide fox bounty paynes shoe service markliam ontario a e weldon son slouftvllle local agent service twice weekly sseexsc 9039z the mouth might be defined as the grocers friend the orators pride the foolv trap and the dentists salvation mayfair restaurant monday 8 am thru friday 11 pm saturday 8 am 12 pm support of demand for a provincewide bounty is walter g byer markham farmer on his shoulder is his pet cat who often gives warning when foxes approach chicken coops markham township pays 3 fox bounty and ontario county s5 it is pointed out mr byer says foxes also are killing the small game he advocates a uniform fox bounty for markham whitchurch and pickering green river mr and mrs j brown and family also mrs jessie ellis of caledon had dinner with the j xighswander family on sunday the friendly neighbor club met at the home of mrs a hoover last week mrs r milne and homer jack son are not in the best of health we hope they will feel better soon mr and mrs n symington spent the weekend at her home here with refreshments and a few games mr eddie dafoe of vancouver arrived by plane to visit with mrs r dafoe and his brother allan and familv on sunday mrs a gray sr mrs s mcgraw has returned to work after a weeks illness the postponed reunion of the gray family for new fears was held on saturday thirty sat down to dinner and enjoyed a happy time together before newfoundland during christmas week the confederation canadas cglt held a skating party at j provinces were alberta markham arena they returned to katchewan which were the ss room where some thirty- to confederation in 1905 three young people enjoyed canadian facts entered youngest and sas- admitted quick cmricfcaimsarscifc spofford co after stock taking clearance of odd lines sizes and remnants throughout the store coats 1 only ladies coat green 16 lb brown fur collar 1 only ladies coat black 1sj black persian trim 1 only ladies coat black 42 black persian trim 1 only girls tweed coat mx fur collar 4950 4950 3595 1995 specials in outdoor wear 1 only ski suit 2 piece size 6 795 1 only ski suit 3 piece boys size 5 s 595 2 only ski jacket size 14 and 14x 895 1 only boys sport jacket size 14 x 795 baby flunting bags pink blue 1st size 98 brush wool ski caps brown green 69 yarn specials odd balls of yarn 3 4 ply 1 oz ball scotchdown 3 ply heavier yarn skeins all good colors skein miscellaneous 21 wool milts fancy stitch trim red blue brown few pair only real kid gloves assorled sizes colors 3 pair only ladies rayon gloves sizes six and six and a half 69 98 69 jnew council swings into action at first meeting over 30 people have been charged with the theft of christ mas trees in whitchurch township according to the police report sub mitted to whitchurch council at vandorf on monday bv chief ron watts the cases have not come up in court yet it was stated clerk john crawford adminis tered the oath of office to the mem bers reeve edward logan deputyreeve ivan mclaughlin councillors fred timbers r c baycroft and sid legge rev douglas davis addressed the council briefly and offered prayer a new departure in manage ment of township affairs was started when a striking committee was named composed of reeve logan councillors timbers and legge this committee will nom inate a number of committees who when appointed by council will manage the affairs of individual departments one committee suggested is a finance group another will lie welfare and still other to cover various phases of business this system of manage mentis usual in many municipal ities and is designed to speed up and divide up the work matters arising between meetings can be referred by the clerk to the particular committee to which it belongs the hall board appointed to administer the affairs of the van dorf community hall were appointed thus reeve logan p s legge mrs h dewslturv mrs a h vannostrand geo e richardson j a clarke mrs john fetch the treasurer pointed out that the hall fund on hand was about sg00 and that this committee could well afford to make some needed repairs about the building and its furnishings platform furniture and some chairs are in a dilapidated condition it was agreed to pay sg00 each for rental of premises for the recent election also soo per day to deputy returning officers and 700 to each poll clerk there are eight polling divisions the clerk was instructed to con fer with the public trustee re albert mapes who died on jan 9 1949 intestate and without known issue in order to protect the interests of the township the canadian bank of com merce stouftville branch was re appointed township bankers under a bylaw piloted through council by deputyreeve mclaughlin numerous appointments councillor timbers read the by law appointing pound keepers fence viewers sheep valuators and road foremen mr elmer starr was reappointed weed inspector at a salary of 50 under a bylaw read by councillor legge councillor baycroft read- the bylaw to appoint a school attendance officer the blank being filled with the name of ron watts which is also a re appointment v h smith was re appointed a member of the board of health and ron watt sanitary inspector motions mclaughlin legge that the treasurer be instructed to pay the ontario good roads association the sum of 500 as membership for the year 1919 and that the council attended the annual meeting in toronto on feb 2223 timbers mclaughlin that council hereby sanctions the action of the reeve and treasurer in issuing cash relief for month of december 19 is in the amount of ig93g legge mclaughlin that the council here confirm payment of si 7775 for two indigent patients mclaughlin baycroft that we hereby appoint reeve edward logan as our member of the hum- ber valley conservation authority timbers baycroft that reeve ed logan is hereby appointed to attend a meeting in aurora jan 11 re land restrictions adjacent to aurora in the township of whit- bloomington the monthly meeting of the ladies aid was held at the home of mr e barnes and mrs d burnett on thursday afternoon with mrs k davis in the chair the missionary program was in charge of miss alta fockler and included the reading bv mrs burnett of a letter from miss mary neal of her mission work in northern ontario the history of some of our best loved hymns were given by mrs g brown and mrs j wimerstein and the guest speaker was mrs pape a returned missionary from china lunch was served by the hostess mr and mrs k tramner and sons mrs o traumer and larry were at orangeville on sunday mr and mrs l barnes oftor- onto spent the weekend at his grandfathers mr e barnes a birthday club would be very interesting but not always do we know of the milestones but this week we are happy to offer greet ings to miss helen lemon mr y taylor and mr baker attended a short course at the ontario agricultural college guelph last week congratulations to mr and mrs bonisteel nee alma hill of gravenhurst on the birth of a daughter audley specials piece red trim blue 4 onlv ixirge size chenille housecoats wine sizes 40 42 44 flannelette night gowns pink blue short sleeves sizes s m l figured flannelette pyjamas long sleeves size small only white rayon gowns size small only baby sleepers 1 piece and 2 brush wool coatsweaters sizes 24 brush wool pullovers assorted colors sizes 22 24 26 3 only bath mat sets in turquoise 2 only cotton table cloths 45 x 70 red and white check 1 only cotton table cloth 48 x 52 printed pattern 3 only lace tablecloths 54 x 54 2 only lace tablecloths 51 x 72 695 349 198 s198 115 175 98 245 sos 275 398 the community club is off to a good start on another years pro gram with the following officers hon president reeve w h west- ney president george brown 1st vice president g k pratt 2nd vice president r winter jr sec- treas mrs sheridan assist secretary mrs mae winter direc tors fred puckrin percy neale and bert guthrie entertainment com bob betson mrs william brown miss mary barlow miss teresa jordon miss diane pratt auditors mrs w p neale and mrs c s- bryant pianists mrs eastwood and mrs c clemence flower committee mrs arch bell mrs b bryant and mrs mae winter frank wonnacott was named as one to study the birds their habits names and time of appearing here and any other facts and to report at the next annual meeting it was also voted to change the bylaws to allow the date of meeting to be the first wed nesday evening of the month instead of the first monday the arrangement for the places of meet ing to be settled by the executive the first act of the new president was to ask the entertainment com mittee to prepare a club paper for the next meeting roy and mrs chapman with the misses wilcox of buffalo and tor onto respectively paid a call on f m and mrs chapman on saturday fred and mrs disney of brook- lin spent sunday at grasmere to assist her sister who has been under the weather for a few days mrs s l wonnacott returned home this week from the oshawa hospital much sympathy is felt for will boyes in his severe illness at the home of his sister mrs t airman 9th line markham 2 only chenille bedspreads size wine rose 625 all wool dresses specially priced church leege timbers that the coun cil hereby recommend that a ig- foot strip of land be reserved for the widening of eagle street in front of the business section as set out in the proposed plan of the south half of lot 93 con 1 whit church as recommended by the toronto and york planing board the regular meetings of the council were set for the second saturday of each month as in previous years the brunnermond co notified council that calciumchloride for dust laying will be increased to 3388 per ton in car lots in 1913 the price was 3088 and in 1917 it was 2783 council decided to order 40 tons canada got her first national park when in 1885 ten square miles around banffs hot mineral springs were set aside for public use uick canadian facts the heat is always on after shakedown of the old furnace the farm forum held its first meeting of the new year on the evening of jan 3 at the home of mr and mrs jack grove the theme of the evenings discussion was a cushion for disaster which dealt with insurance schemes to cover all risks of crop failure due to factors beyond our control such as wind hail floods drought or other natural causes after the discussion period an interesting contest provided by mrs grove was much enjoyed luncheon was served by the hostess and a very pleasant social hour was spent on monday evening jan 10 the farm forum met at the home of mr and mrs frank grove after listening to the radio broadcast on the subject a matter of policy discussion groups were formed fire automobile accident and life insurance were considered which proved most interesting and prac tical a spelling match under the leadership of miss c grove was much enjoyed after which we were favored by mouth organ selections by lloyd grove with mr bruce mclean at the piano luncheon was served by the hostess thus concluding a very pleasant and profitable evening the next meet ing of the forum will be held at the home of mr and mrs fred wicks jr on monday evening next jan 17 miss helen grove spent the new year holiday at the home of her parents mr and mrs louis grove we are glad to report that lloyd grove who suffered a severe cut in the leg while skating is pro gressing satisfactorily after having been confined to the house for the past two weeks mr and mrs robert c johnston of montreal were now year guests at the home of mr and mrs herb thomas mr and mrs ed terryberry accompanied by mrs wurts spent christmas in detroit the guests of mr and mrs ronald overy