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the tribune stouffville ont thursday september 22 1w9 when a 300pound bear leaped at feriiand therien in farm imshlaml near north bay ont fernand firt hit it over the head with the butt of his rifle then shot it in the head with a 22- calibre bullet the bear sprang at fernand again clawing and bruising him in a 20minute battle an estimated 15000 people gathered on farm of ileber down at hiooklin out to wit ness farm improvement and soil conservation program sponsored by province of ontario complete landscape treatment was given farm as fiveyear plan was fin ished in a day duncan seymour is seen planting tree with able assistance of mary lou robert son heres the greatest little bigheat pro ducer that ever warmed a home si office work shop garage filling station tourist cabin gives you real twowa heating service radiates heat am circulates heat both at the sara time c h phone 281w bell stouffville son just back from orient rev w a rae gives paper a graphic interview ontario just returned from a few months spent in the orient rev wra a rae of obrien avenue stoullville who as a missionary was no stranger to the far east sketches his trip for our readers in interest ing fashion we left montreal aboard the blue funnel line freighter menestheus on may 18th and after loading at newport news va and baltimore reached new york on may 28th during the ships stay at baltimore we made a visit to the american capitol enjoying especially the white house the art galleries the smithsonian institution and the mint from new york we went to kingston jamaica in the british west indies and from there to cristobel panama in each of these ports we took on chinese pas sengers some returning to die in their native land the trip through the panama was very interesting we made the tenhour journey in daylight the last time we came through on our way from india darkness fell and we did not see the locks at the eastern end eight days after leaving panama we arrived at los angeles where a shipping dispute kept us for a few days and a month after we left montreal we sailed under the golden gate bridge san francisco the ships itinerary called for our reaching yokahama via manila hongkong and shanghai but on learning at san francisco that the sister ship of the menestheus had been badly bomb ed by the chinese nationalist air force in their blockade of com munist held ports we decided to leave the visit to china to some more convenient time so we left the menestheus and transhipped on the pacific bear of the pacific far east lines this ship took the great northern circle which is the shortest route to the orient but not the most pleasant the fog around the aleutians necessitates the continuous blowing of the ships siren three days before reaching yokahama we ran into the tail end of a typhoon and our ship rolled all night in heavy seas with the vessel listing to fortyfive degrees once during the night i was tossed out of my bed into the bed on the other side of the large cabin and i watched my trunk slide in and out the cabin door a number of times five hundred miles from the shores of japan we met a number of small whaling vessels and i wondered how they had managed through the previous night on the 8th of july we disembarked at yokahama and rode a jeep to tokyo the whole of the former industrial area lying between these two cities is completely devastated as are all of the great industrial sections of japan everywhere the terrible scars of war are evident but the japanese are rebuilding despite the fact that the economic situation does not lend itself to a very speedy reconstruction of industry the problem of sustain ing these eightymillions on four small volcanic islands is not an easy one i was impressed with the con trast between japan and china- china so backward and japan so progressive in west china most of my travel was done on foot or by pony over torturous mountain trails but in tokyo i found electric trains leaving the main stations every two minutes and electrified cograilways would haul a long train through fifty tunnels for fifty miles to an altitude of three or four thousand feet japan is a land of students and has the highest literacy of any nation in the world now that english is compulsory in higli schools colleges and universities one has no difficulty getting around as there is always someone anxious to try out his english the purpose of my visit was to find out how best we can help the japanese christians with the great task of evangelizing their own people in consultation with the christian leaders we learned that japans greatest need is the bible shintoism as a state religion is now obsolete and unless japan is given the scriptures immediately she will fall an easy prey to communism with a view to putting a new testament in every home a door- todoor campaign was inaugurated this summer then there is a great need for good used clothing one of japans christian leaders rev hiraide came back with me and will be in stouffville in a few months time you will enjoy hear ing this christian leader we returned to this land two weeks ago on the american president liner general gordon and as i stepped off the ship at san francisco who should be standing on the wharf but rev f muir of stouffville who sailed a few day- later on the same ship for china get all 3 in bulova loyal and devoted mother mrs annie smith passed mrs mary ann annie smith passed peacefully away at her home near victoria square on fri day sept 16th after a somewhat length illness mrs smith the former annie gee daughter of the late joseph gee and margaret thompson was a lifelong resident of markham township having been born 78 years ago just west of victoria square on the gee homestead where she was raised and educated until the year 180s when she mar ried charles edward smith of gormley they took up farming near rin wood for a short time then to gormley for several years and finally in the year 1920 moved to her home east of victoria square where she lived until her death and where her son walter now farms her husband predeceased her six years ago mrs smith suffered a stroke twelve years ago from which trouble she only partially recov ered gained sufficient strength to enable her to spend her last few years visiting among her family mrs smith had a very quiet disposition but her kindly ways and love for the better things of life made her a friend of many tlie service was conducted by rev h j mackay of toronto a former pastor assisted by rev e a currey of victoria square the late mrs smith is survived by four sons alfred of cashel murray of toronto walter at home and fraser of agincourt three daughters mrs a canning lillian of schomberg mrs w 0 nursey irene of toronto mrs k mctaggart marion of noble- ton and fifteen grandchildren one sister mrs margaret mccagne also survives the pallbearers were john mccagne heber mccagne fraser gee frank julian harvey collard and glenn smith all nephews of the deceased interment was made in victoria square cemetery mrs smith was a member of the victoria square united church and in her earlier years sang in the choir there she was also a mem ber of the wms and previous to her illness took an active part in all church organizations c look for valuh claire 17jevelt expansion bracelet 5500 i ft bulova grant wideman jewellers markham ont goodwood at spofford co our ladies wear dept is full of new fall lines of coats skirts blouses sweaters plain and fancy weave taffettas dressey failles plain and plaid wool flannels the childrens dept has new threepiece kiddies hat coat and leggings sets dresses tunics blouses sweat ers threequarter sox long stockings and underwear the floor covering department has a wide selection of two and three yard wide rexoleum con- goleum marboleum and assort ed sizes of rugs stair and hall runners by the yard see our exhibit at markham fair mr jack atkinson field com missioner of the boy scouts organization from toronto paid a visit to the scouts on tuesday evening he gave the boys a short talk on scouting after the meeting he met the members of the scout group committee in the parsonage where plans for the future of the troup were discussed the regular meeting of the merry mixers club will take place this thursday at the parsonage at s15 pm rev john hunter ba from toronto is taking the devotional mr lloyd wyse who is a specialist in coloured photo graphy is going to give a trave logue on a trip down the st law rence on friday evening a large crowd of young people gathered at the home of mr and mrs alger may to present a miscellaneous shower to miss grace wagg one of our popular young ladies in honor of her approaching marriage to mr ronald james on sunday evening the cgit girls and the junior boys class gathered at the parsonage to bid farewell to miss mary harper on the eve of her departure for guelph to take up studies in home econo mics the girls presented her with a zipper note book the boys a gold compact and the choir with a hyinnary air howard harper is in ottawa attending a potato committee meet ing the rally day service at good wood united church was well attended on sunday miss raymer of markham gave a very interest ing description of an african village the quaker hill quartette rendered two appropriate hymns over 100 were present at this meet ing the baptist church presented miss grace wagg with a beautiful mirror altona mr and mrs s lewis also mr and mrs m hill and grant have returned from an enjoyable trip to i the west mr and mrs ernie davis van- dorf spent the weekend with his sister miss esther davis mr and mrs montgomery spent a day recently with the hodgson family there will be a meeting at the home of mrs f goudie on thurs day evening of this week to study the art of slip cover making atha school pupils were guests of the altona pupils on friday last for a game of baseball the visitors proved to be the best the young people met at the home of mr and mrs murray dun- keld on tuesday evening for a corn roast the womens institute held a very interesting meeting at the home of mrs f wagg stouffville on thursday afternoon h w henry district field secretary of the canadian national institute for the blind for york county gave a splendid outline of their work explained the various stages of blindness and how it reflects on a person when becoming blind he also had a braille taking machine and other gadgets used by the blind mrs mclean woodville gave a travelogue on the lincoln county bus tour bethesda the anniversary services off bethesda united church will be held on sunday sept 25th at 111 am and 730 pm rev lev atkinson will speak at the mori irig service and rev sanderson o toronto at the evening service music for the day will be given by mr jess pike and family of tor onto plan to attend these services mr and mrs e bowman salmon arm bc and mr and mrs f bowman of new jerseyj us have been visiting with their sister mrs pike we take this opportunity welcome miss ann shreeve ou new school teacher to our com munity congratulations to earl brill- ing and his bride who were married on saturday and to miss thelma preston and her husban who were married on saturday sundridge the young peoples union will meet on friday night sept 23 in the church watch for the date of the com- munity croquinole party to b held shortly the proceeds are buying cups for community gatherings victoria square congratulations are extended tc mr and mrs don matthews ne evelyn barber on the birth of a daughter a sister for donnie jr sympathy of the communitj i extended to the family of the lati mrs charlie smith in the passing of a loving mother miss emma warden of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs louis nichols mr and mrs frank collins and george of willowdale had sundajj evening dinner with mrs v brumwell mr and mrs fran brumwell and family mrs taylor of oakville spen last week with mr and mrs perc bennett mrs alvin caseley and family o richmond hill mrs taylor an mrs percy bennett spent las thursday with mr and mrs geral lyons and family in toronto mr and mrs walter ridley an sharlene of whitby and mrs hi attwood of uxbridge spent- sun day with mr and mrs p w willows misses shirley taylor margare huston and francis shelley o oakville had dinner saturday witl mr and mrs percy bennett an ray visitors recently in the hopped home were mr- and mrs jacip mccague of alliston mrs w pingle and miss irene pingle mrsj garnet hooper mrs leslie hoppeif and mr bill hooper all of tori onto mr e a tupling of honey wood mr hogg mr robt tup ling and miss mary thompsois from shelburne spent sunday witll mr and mrs s robb and family i next sunday at 230 pm revl john mclachlan of the locus hill circuit will be the speaker af rev e a currey will be ill charge of the anniversary servicfl at locust hill mrs percy bennett mrs ralpl boynton and mrs stanley boyntotl attended the mission band leader conference being held in st georges united church toronto on tuesday the new public school for ches- ley in bruce county is to be built by the firm of george hardy co limited leaside at a cost of 8155000 the old school was burned last february and the town has to build two schools since the former structure housed both public and high schools at the horticultural socief meeting on friday sept 23 if the united church basement mrs win timbers will show slides o horticultural interest and othej local talent mr russell widemaij of markham will judge the exhibits the prize money for the augus show will be given cut cape horn is at the southern most tip of south america the mothevcraft advice room will be open in trie united church basement on tuesday sept 271 from 1130 pm to 5 pm all mothers and babies welcome twentyeight pieces are used 1 the game of dominoes at the present price of eggs boiled egg yolk is a veritable gol nugget