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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 25 1950 scampers your favourite play shoe is buck more attractive more comfortable than ever before in a new moccasin design keep your feet cool nnj comfortable all summer ion with a pair of stsman scampers on display at our ore- l c h m a n 5 stori stouffville ont victoria square congratulations and host wishes are extended to mr and mrs larry sanderson nee audrey smith who were married on saturday at unionville sympathy of the community is extended to the family of the late mr william smith who passed away on saturday we wish a speedy recovery to mrs nelson boynton who is ill in newmarket hospital with pleurisy there will be a special offering at the church service on sunday afternoon may 2sth at 230 pm for the manitoba flood relief fund let us give generously to this worthy cause a number of the boy scouts with their leader scout master mckendrie and assistant scout master john brown spent the weekend hiking at orangeville mr and mrs s boynton and donald had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs percy bennett and ray messrs nelson buchanan and lawrence boynton had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs s robb and family on monday evening a large number of neighbours and friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs reid brumwell to tender a miscellaneous shower to miss bertie forster on her forthcoming marriage to mr jack devins many useful gifts were received refresh ments brought the evening to a former school teacher bereaved just a week following the death of rev charles j bailey father of gordon bailey former school teacher on the stouffville high school staff mrs gordon bailey suffered the loss of her father rev john edward hogg mrs bailey was also a member of the local teaching statf some years ago deceased was in his 83rd year the late john edward hogg died at the residence of his daughter mrs bailey at woodstock on may 21st he is survived by two daughters mrs d a macrae collingwood and mrs bailey interment was made at mt pleasant cemetery intermediates capture tonrnament by mcmullen stouffville 5 sutton o the local nine played dazzling hall yesterday to take home first prize money under the new management of coach hassard and manager rax- lin the boys played headsup ball in the first game against sutton twentyone batters faced miller seventeen of these batsmen struck out the other four batters got on base by dint of error in the top half of the fifth inning miller crashed a roundtripper with one on practic ally winning his own game nigh on third base looked exceptionally well handling a doubleplay ball without a flaw stouffville lineup pitcher miller catcher schell lb hassard 2b cook 3b nigh ss l schell if milium cf mcmullen rf bradbury stouffville 8 port perry 2 one of the finest exhibitions of ball was played in this game last night it was neck and neck all the way port perry won their game by a pitchers battle from sunderland the score being 10 so at 630 the two nines took the field for the grand championship with hassard on the mound the visitors only scored one run up to the end of the sixth stouffville had scored their three tal- lys hack in the first andfifth innings then things began to happen has sard worked three men for scratch hits these same men occupied pro minent positions on three bases there was nobody out miller who had pitched nohit ball in the first game was called in he then proceed ed to strike three men out allowing but one run to cross the plate aside from the pitching another doubleplay was the best in this game hassard fielded a hot one threw to second for a forceout and then schell threw to first to retire the side uneup pitcher hassard and mil ler c schell lb minton 2b cook 3b nigh ss i schell if raxlin ef miller rf cadieux and bradbury a number of men belonging to the stouffville presbyterian church were busy on the holiday giving the building a fresh coat of paint a bee was held a couple of weeks ago when the front portion of the church was reroofed close among the students graduating in nursing from st michaels hospital this week were rosemary burns daughter of mr and mrs jack burns of markham and elizabeth gregg of uxbridge signpost of satisfaction j aunt sally with added pictin raspberry jam aunt sally orange 4 grapefruit marmalade two fruit 4 dominion full nut flavour peanut butter garden patch choice golden cut wax bean tomatoes claremont std 2 23c 3 for 25c cream style corn sftf libbys pork beans 2 10 ox not 27c 15c red seal brand british columbia pack fancy tin red c0h0e salmon halves in heavy syrup peter pan peaches 2 spray brand std in syrup dessert pears 2 li3bvs fancy quality tomato juice stoi at british ontario motors leaskmle last posted sounded for veteran of 2 wars memorial service for capt walter e gillion who died in yvellesley hospital early on sat urday was held in the funeral chapel of mcdougall brown st clair ave tor onto on tues day at 3 pm although only in his 51st year capt gillion was a veteran of two world wars serving under col arn- oldi in the lath battery artil lery in the first war acting after i the armistice i for a number of capt illioit years as treas urer of the gunners association when the last war was declared capt gillion was appointed direc tor of the training of the members of various new batteries genial friendly and kind heart ed his work as secretary for the artillery welfare fund where his thoughtful efficiency relieved many a critical situation was carried on until his illhealth brought it to a close this high standard of life made him many friends and his brother officers have nothing but kind words of regret and approval to say of him his illness which lasted several months was borne with all a soldiers fortitude he was the beloved son of mrs mary gillion who has resided in stouffville for the last five years and for whom he cherished great affection his father john gillion predeceased him many years i mrs mary gillions many friends and relatives in stouffville and the surrounding district sympathize with her in the loss of a kind and loving son survivors are his wife one son donald one daughter mrs marie hassack an older brother welling ton a sister mrs cora hepburn and a younger adopted brother william who is also a veteran and at present under hospital care at sunnybrook all reside in toronto interment took place at pros pect cemetery entire service being conducted with full military honours i dear sirs toronto 2 may 1st 1950 i have before me an outline of your programme for a safety campaign to be sponsored by the garage operators association of ontario the active participation of the members of your association in the effort to prevent accidents and save lives is most commendable your programme which is designed to bring forcefully to the attention of motorists the need to improve driving habits and vehicle maintenance deserves the enthusiastic support of all citizens i take this opportunity to thank the members of vour association for their cooperation in the interest of safety and to wish you every success in your campaign sincerely yours geo h doucett minister of highways this advertisement is sponsored by the following members of the north york branch of the garage operators association of ontario moms motor sales pontine buick gmc trucks sales a service stouffville 372 doy pickering garage victoria square jli stouffville 04012 mcixtyres garage victoria square ill stouffville 00106 aurora automotive wholesale parts ft equipment longe st ph 340 see our new car lot the brightest spot in 25 miles the very latest in flood lighting ringwood miss belle mitchell returned on saturday from an extended visit in london and st thomas and is considerably improved in health after her recent illness mr and mrs tom cracknel and little daughter sharon were hamil ton visitors on sunday mrs james monk of stouffville spent thursday of last week with mrs sam mclcuen the former louis brownsberger house recently purchased by arthur emmerson is being demol ished mr emmerson will erect a new dwelling on the site the new roof has been placed on the stoney car building which was damaged in the recent windstorm visit us now dont buy in the dark open evenings fruitj s wortabuj wf carry a good selection of quality fruits vegetables arriving fresh daily ontario xew crop asparagus arriving fresh daily california loni wliite new potatoes 5 lbs 29c tender crisp green size 48 florida celery 2 for 25c imported ripe sweet jumbo size cantaloupe each 30c hjve sweet cuban pineapple excellent for preserving large variety of all model cars trucks and tractors from 25 to 1600 authorized dealers for morris mg wolseley riley jaguar cars and ferguson tractors and implements economy plus 100 miles for 100 see the new morris cars only 450 down cash trade easy terms british ontario motors leaskdale 7 miles north of uxbridge goodwood the annual business meeting of the baptist church was held on wednesday evening of last week at the home of mr and mrs c d jones mr and mrs daniel wagg visited their son lloyd and family at port credit last week the baptist church will hold its anniversary services on sunday may 2sth at 3 pm and 730 pm the preacher is rev f tdarnell of whitby baptist church special music will be provided by the forwardaires of forward baptist church toronto the regular meeting of the merry mixers club was held in the church on wednesday may 17th mr eugene baker of stouff ville gave a travelogue with the aid of coloured slides on his trip to alaska mrs baker was also present the devotional was taken by the presidents mr and mrs herb wagg during the inter mission mr turner rendered a piano solo the meeting closed with the singing of a hymn and prayer there will be no service in the united church this sunday even ing the members of the congrega tion will be uniting with the bap tist church for their anniversary services the goodwood united church womans association will meet at the home of mrs b tindalls on thursday june 1st 230 pm devotional will be taken by mrs r story program by mrs w hewlett all ladies welcome mr claude watson and miss helen tindall visited the blossom territory at niagara falls on sun day mr fred marshall our station agent is leaving to fake a similar position at waubaushene he has been a very enthusiastic citizen of our village being the leading man in baseball hockey and the boy scout movement he will be greatly missed in all these activi ties we wish mr and mrs marshall and family every success in their new surroundings mr and mrs clapp and mr and mrs w watson of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs turner miss beverley lane spent the weekend at the parsonage altona miss k thompson is home with i j her parents convalescing after an attack oj pleurisy we hope she will soon be back to normal again our sincere sympathy is extend ed to the relatives of the late mrs malcolm ramer bloomington and also to the relatives of the late miss sadie stewart stouffville many happy returns to joyce lewis who had a birthday party on monday evening mr and mrs lloyd thompson and mrs george thompson ajax called on mr and mrs stan thompson one evening last week mr- and mrs david crosier were guests of mr and mrs howard stjohn for dinner on sunday mr and mrs o madill called on mr and mrs lome wagg udora on sunday they say their flower beds are worth a visit from any one with 135 varieties the womens institute held their meeting at the home of mrs f byer on wednesday may 12 mrs c hodgson president was in the chair the guest speaker mrs w timbers showed slides and explained as the different pictures certificates were shown this proved very units interesting mrs bone and daugh ter rendered two lovely solos an interesting feature was the presen tation of a floor lamp and life membership pin to mrs david crosier a member whom we all look up to and esteem very highly a social half hour followed includ ing demonstration on cup cakes ten girls that completed the pro ject cotton accessories for the club girls bedroom attended achievement day at uxbridge on saturday may 13 club girls were present from eden udney scugog sandford brookliu and altona they registered at 9 oclock and until noon- they were busy judging accessories and planning every thing to harmonize in the bedroom and the afternoon was a program consisting of skits and exhibits including one girl as commentator for each club the presentation of certificates were made to those who had completed a set of units florence betz received a county honour certificate and pin jessie ford received a certificate for com pleting four units nelda dunkeld and beverley collins received for completing two road superintendent wanted road superintendent for the township of whitby duties to commence immediately on accept ance mechanical ability most desirable salary accord ing to qualifications and experience minimum 200000 written applications may be filed with the undersigned at brooklin until 12 oclock noon on thursday june 1st 1950 murray robinson clerk township of whitby two weeks of special meetings in altona church may 28 to june 11 week night services at 800 pm sundays at 730 pm evangelist rev j r mitchell mr earl bray song leader soloist and musician all cordially invited to attend plan to come