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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 16 1950 hvaijtty service spring is just around the corner are you rear we are ready with our idy reliable brand clover fir grass seeds canadian grimm alfalfa canadian and english red clover alsike clover timothy seed sweet clover white dutch clover ladino clover and pasture seeds reliable brand seed oats registered ajax oats ajax oats no 1 clinton oats beaver oats erban oats reliable brand seed barley montcalm galore nobarb for your early garden tomato seed sweet spanish onion seed lettuce and radish seed garden fertilizers vigoro gardenite cg 4810 sheep manure stiver bros the march meeting of melville wms was held at the home of mrs robt young stouffville there was a good attendance of members and several guests from stouffville the program outlined in the missionary monthly was carried out under the president mrs chapin mrs hunter led in the devotional period special music by mrs nigh and mrs gay- man was enjoyed mrs young and mrs myer were hostesses to the hardofhearing be sure to read the beltone hearing aid display in this issue mr robert walsh highly qualified expert on the fitting of hearing aids is making regular trips to town goodwood claremont gormley or your home in the country he will be glad to discuss your hear ing problem in the privacy of your home and give you the benefit of his experience and without obliga tion to buy fill in the coupon on the display announcement and mail to hendrys hearing service 89 bloor west toronto two carloads of members of the stouffville horticultural society attended the convention of the ontario horticultural society held at hamilton last week bmohwooooooeo monthly service in stouffville and district income tax annual statements gerald ehatton and associates acoountants and auditors reasonable rates s48a yonge st ph ra 6875 300000003030l spring wedding setting the altar of new st james presbyterian church london ont was arranged with spring flowers and fern for the wedding of flor ence donna daughter of mr and mrs donald matheson and louis turner more eldest son of dr and mrs a l hore markham rev richard stewart conducted the service while music was provided by john modermid at the organ and soloist miss willa wyeth given in marriage by her father the bride was gowned in white slipper satin with nylon yoke her fingertip veil of illusion was gathered to a bonnet of net and satin and she carried a fan of satin- tipped white illusion with bouquet of white camellias and fleur damour mrs colin wearing was matron of honor for her twin sister in orchid embossed taffeta with matching hat trimmed with spring flowers she carried a colonial bouquet of roses and violets mrs robert mckittrick was bridesmaid for her- sister in a similar ensemble of lime green flower girl was wendy louise holmes in yellow taffeta with matching bonnet and she carried a nosegay of roses and violets robert hore chatham was best man for his brother and ushers were lewis stiver and leverne fortner london guests were received afterwards at llyn lodge and later the bride and groom left for a honeymoon in florida local and personal happenings mr and mrs winfred timbers celebrated their wedding annivers ary one day last week sunday school teachers and workers are especially invited to attend special services in the stouffville united missionary church next monday march 20th at 3 pm and 8 pm the special speaker will be rev dixon burns ba bth of toronto bible college the lions club is sponsoring the easter seal campaign for crippled children with dr s t bodendistel as chairman dr bodendistel has now arranged for seals to be sent out by mail and these will shortly arrive if you receive a package you will find directions inside the campaign runs from march 13 to april 9 the worthy cause of the crippled child demands consider ation from everybody from a humanitarian point of view alone mr and mrs lou slack spent a few days last week in toronto visiting with relatives mr eugene baker will present slides on his recent trip to alaska in the lemonville church this friday evening march 17th at 830 pm those present at a surprise birthday party for mrs wm slack obrien avenue included mr and mrs chas feasby and mr and mrs stanley slack and family of goodwood mr and mrs norman dickinson and sandra and mr and mrs fred lewis and family of claremont mr and mrs walter slack and family of stouffville miss vera king of toronto and mr roy slack and miss myrtle hardy of oshawa latest nutritional findings from our laboratory to your farm when feed costs are high you must get more production from your feed dollar our research and chemical depart ment at guelph ont uses the latest nutritional finding of leading canadian and us feed authorities in the preparation of coop feeds walter atkinson at the races unable to obtain tickets for the hockey match last friday evenin 1 decided to fill up my car and head for the ravina gardens in toronto where the derby was being run off sponsored by the central ontario speed skating association said mr atkinson to the tribune he called attention to the fact that there were 176 contestants six of them from stouffville including his own daughter the six locals brought home seven titles rather a remarkable feat mr atkinson explained that the opening event was a cradle race for girls under eight years and was easily won by lynda wagg daughter of mr and mrs elgin wagg then lie said along came our helen snowball daughter of the town barber win ning the race for girls under 16 together with the half mile race which gave helen two titles betty acton linotype operator at the tribune who of course has won skating honors before and who is the wife of gerald acton romped home an easy winner in the senior ladies event i understand else where in this issue will be the line up of winners so will not dwell on it too much the coveted prize of a pair of silver skates and a trophy for girls under 18 in the 880 yard event was won by my daughter marion who covered the stretch in two minutes 24 seconds the boys had no trouble in winning in large entries one had so many entries it had to be run off in groups and the group winners competing at the last then young rossie madill son of mr and mrs ernest madill main street won over the popular jimmy ossawabine young indian skater and such a great favorite to win the announcer when making this award commented on the remarkable fact that young madill had covered the course of 220 j yards in only 24 seconds and on ordinary skates the other boy entry from stouffville was clar ence fockler of ringwood who rather upset the officials when he won the 880 yards event over allen workman of toronto and lloyd eraser of waterloo two last year competitors who stood first and second clarence received a pair of silver skates also allinall stouff ville skaters entered seven events and captured seven prizes a record i feel our townspeople will be elated over mr atkinson con cluded bruce valleau former garage owner in town and recently an employee at stouffville arena has been undergoing a severe battle with old man flu to the point that he was threatened with pneu monia bruce is now reported to be on the mend but he will be a weakened man for quite some time another widely known townsman laid off for some days owing to severe cold was bill harding proprietor of the barber shop in the mansion house block evening auxiliary meeting the regular meeting of the gar rett evening auxiliary was held in the sunday school room of the united church on wednesday evening march sth the devotional period was in charge of mrs h lee who chose as her subject the test of true discipleship two delightful selections were sung by the ladies trio misses ida and anne lehman and mrs forsyth a verv interesting talk entitled the word of god comes to peru was given by miss webster and was illustrated by articles of cloth ing jewellery etc and pictures taken on the scene the informa tion was based on the facts and findings of miss olive schell of uxbridge who has been working with the natives of peru since 1945 a bible quiz was conducted by miss bertha winn immediately preceding the social half hour featured at markham concert peggy woods clark 24 organist choirmaster and soprano soloist who featured at the markham star concert in st andrews presbyterian church last week the con cert presented the commo dores male quartette of tor onto peggy woods clark is a daughter of mr and mrs a j woods of markham choir master and organist in the united church there for 23 years xow their daughter has taken over this double duty as well as retaining her place as soprano soloist she won 10 first awards in singing in six annual kiwanis musical festi vals years illness fatal for mrs andrew james a beloved mother and kindly christian character mrs lavina james died on saturday at the home of her daughter mrs nor man lehman rr2 claremont she was only in her 61st year but had been ill for a year with a trouble that proved fatal the funeral on monday aftei noon took place from oneills chapel in stouffville to uxbridge cemetery rev h s hallman and rev gibson brown officiated at the service and made fitting reference to the faithful life that had gone from us pall bearers were isaac lehman wesley boad- way elgin smith walter carter fred draper fred mcnair born near stouffville mrs james as a young woman with her hus band andrew took up farming near siloam he died in 1936 leav ing his wife and a family of three daughters and three sons namely mrs norman lehman claremont rr2 mrs george byer and miss nora james also walter john and garnet james a halfsister is mrs henry james leaskdale mrs james was a member of the united missionary church lots of tractors last week wd atkinson our local international harvester deal er received a carload of nice red farmall tractors shipped direct from the factory at chicago he expects to get a shipment of tractors painted white at a later date mrs william heacock buried at newmarket mrs william heagock passed away at her home on yonge street aurora on friday feb 24 1950 in her 79th year born on the 4th concession of whitchurch she had lived in the district all her life she was a member of trinity anglican church surviving are a daughter mrs myrtle morris aurora and a son imrie of agincourt two grand children douglas and rachel morris and an adopted grandson lloyd heacock mrs walter pipher was the winner of the s10 lucky program prize at the stouffvillemarkham hockey game monday night the prize donated by the joy beauty salon stouffville ages four sons and four daughters totals 60 years ages of four sons and four daughters of the late mr and mrs john snyder who farmed near baden in waterloo county total 608 years four are in their 80s they are annie synder 80 water loo ephraim 88 and ervin 85 both of baden mrs nelson shantz 83 waterloo mrs noah snyder 74 waterloo herman snyder 65 gadshill dilman 71 waterloo and mrs elam axt new hamburg there were 10 children in the original family this family will be known to some of our mennonite readers for economical production use coop feeds available through stouffville coop 5 association tw rfcmm toe jomr emiihw 26 sad 123 fiftyfifth wedding anniversary guests at the home of mr and mrs walter percy of north mark ham over the weekend were mr and mrs clarence eastman of arkona mrs howard percy of thedford mrs john rodes of forest and mrs ernie cuthbert- son of london the occasion was their fiftyfifth wedding annivers ary other guests at the family dinner on saturday were mr and mrs joe percy misses olve and alice percy of agincourt and mr arthur percy of pickering mr and mrs percy were the recipients of many hearty congratulations first on your shirt parade savings arrow whites vandorf mr and mrs herbert oliver mr clayton pogue miss ada pogue left on the purina tour to st louis missouri on sunday morning and will return on thurs day mr and mrs arnold gardhouse and family of thistletown were visitors with mr and mrs wm kingdon on sunday mrs loveless has returned from meaford where she has visited rev and mrs r h hamilton she is now visiting her daughter mrs 3 white mr and mrs wm hobbs and daughter of hope visited the mackey home on sunday miss audrey switzer mr george buton toronto visited mr and mrs h switzer over the weekend smoked cottage rolls peameal back bacon smoked back bacon side bacon fresh hams pork sausage loin pork chop loin roast pork spare ribs rump roast brisket bone in oysters carton whitefish lb 63c lb 75c lb 75c lb 55c lb 45c lb 40c lb 60c lb 55c 40c 62c 29c 55c 35c lb lb lb lb lb its easy to see why arrows out front those smooth white crisply tailored shirt beauties are joys to wear they come in a variety of popular collar styles and every collar is as perfect- fitting as only an arrow can be sanforized label led for lasting fit see our selection stock up now an arrow white 13 always right 2et wiuzu glotkal sufx stouffville- newest store men and boys next ratcliffs blk for oboyles meat market telephone 35 youth for christ stouffville to be held in stouffville presbyterian church saturday 745 pm presents again a saturday night program designed for young people 745 sharp film do words fool you 800 oclock song time introduced by the youth for christ choir also including piano solo by pauline barkey duet by mary hutchinson and garf brown 845 feature film the great commandment this stirring film is convincing proof that in simplicity lies true greatness and love is the only true key to the kingdom of god march 15th closing date for musical festival entries n rowan director i