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stouffville ontario december 17 1931 jwskcgggss f local happenings i ssssddddssst3i3issisdtssisisisii 5g1 1 dresses hats and other goods jjjjj greatly reduced for christmas gifts id at mis m watts the tribune is official agent for all daily newspapers our dubbin raies are below the rales any other agent is authorized to accept for dailies stouffville saturday christmas market plan to come to altona school concert on wednesday deceuibar j 23 at 2i0 pm silver collection marceling water waving scalp treatment shampooing hair cuttj jr telephone 320c the betty i vourse and encourage beauty shoppe miss kuth badgero students also by being on hand lend your support to the school oucert on friday evening youll the kggs took a five cent drop on the local market last thursday still with hogs at only 425 cwt and potatoes 25c bag the price of 35c or 3fic per dozen still looks good fr eggs to the local producer the uxnridge christmas market will be held one day ahead of the stouffvill e market or on friday december is stouffville market being on saturday means an extra big rush for the local merchants this issue of the tribune is crowded with special christmas messages from the merchants radio dealers and others christmas shoppers will find suggestions uere that will help them solve the gift problem the itlal siiok is the oxia exclusive bhoe store ix tows where you can buy any thing in the rubber line at a cata logue price also felt and bed room slippers we have a line of felt boots come in and look them over come and see for your self that the mutual store is the lowest priced store in town store open every night christmas week member of the mutual shoe store group a few shirts left at 9sc ound of the whistle at j larkeys foundry is appreciated by the citizens following its long silence i during the summer months in the warm weather when hear is not required in the foundry for comfort the machinery is operated by gaso line power thus the familiar whistle morning noon and night is silenced see that the tribune is supplied with the names of your christmas guests or that the paper is acquaint ed willi that birthday occasion of some elderly people the folks away from home dearly love to read of such things and we appreciate having such items sent to us whether concerning town folk or country citizens a g lehman the mutual shoe store terms cash edward fockler the thirteen- yearold son of mr and mrs william fockler of the 8th concession pf whitchurch was severely pierced with a pitch fork on sunday morn ing in a purely accidental manner he is recovering nicely on the ill fated morning the lad was assisting the hired boy to clean out a stable when eddie came into contact with the tine of the fork in the hands at the other lad who was in the act of throwing a fork full of manure out the door the tine passed almost through his left arm medical atten tion was hastily secured and now a speedy recovery is expected give him something to wear just 7 more shopping days until christmas the early shopper get the best choice come early and often special for a limited time only permanent waving done at 250 w windsor at hardings phone 158 stouffville miss auua scott daughter of mr and mrs alex- scott who has been quite seriously ill with appendicitis lias made a satisfactory recovery while visiting in a toronto home recently mrs j r campbell was unfortunate in tripping when com ing down stairs falling near the bottom step and suffering a fractur ed left wrist mrs campbell is now at her homo south of stouffville and is making good progress toward recovery friends will be sorry to learn of her misfortune which will render the hand useless for some time instead of mailing the hydro accounts to customers this month the town clerk has had them de livered by a carrier from door to door as the accounts this billin gave the rebate it comes as a sort ot christmas box onetwelfth of the amount of your bills in 1930 formed the rebate thus the larger user obtained the largest rebate the village council of tara at their last meeting defeated a motion to decrease their own pay from 3 to 2 per meeting here in stouff ville such a motion would be quite out of order for there is enough patriotic citizens to serve as councillors free of charge it they get anything from the ratepayers at all it is more likely to be con demnationbut they serve on just the same and wo even have lively con tests for office mens fine broadcloth shirts with ties to match gift ties every man appreciates tie we have a large a nice assort- i u a ment to choose from in all the neatly packed in gift boxes a tfliirns and colours gift he will be proud of assort- resigns ana colouy ed colours price per set 295 at 50c 75c mens sox belts for men and boysj- v q genuine leather belts jail wool and silk and wool it mixtures in newest designs and in a variety of colours with colours b now while the initial or tongue buckle as de- e ig complete a11 sizos dred packed in gift boxes prjced at 49 69c and 95c price range from 50c to 100 other gift suggestions ther gift suggestions j for boys sweater coats and pullovers sweater coats and pullovers 31oves scarfs pyjamas hand- wool jerseys golf sox ties erchiefs suspenders etc handkerchiefs braces etc r e curtis phone 1602 stouffville ont mmsmks gifts that last from our special christmas stock of articles suitable for gifts a selection can be made at prices that are suited to all buyers we especially invite the inspection of christmas shoppers electric appliances heating pads irons toasters curlers etc edison mazda lamps plain and colored silverware pyrex alarm clocks sleighs skates hockey sticks pocket knives carving sets thermometers ftc radio radio rogers majestic radios all prices gagoline mantle lamps highest type of light hardware christmas gifts satisfy at the present time wellesley hospital houses a good sized repre sentation of markham village citi zens they are thos white who is critically ill following an operation for gangrene and the amputation of one foot he is the village post master walter lowery is suffering from appendicitis and mrs r g clendening is also quite ill garfield hamilton the high school student whose case of lockjaw had attracted such attention from doctors and nurses is also a patient in the same hospital the news that he will re cover is greeted witli great pleasure by all his friends a concert given by the stouffville continuation school will he held on friday of this week dec is a splendid program is being prepared by the students of the school which will consist of choruses folk dances and drills by the boys and girls a short twoact play christmas at the stebins will be presented and will be followed by the commence ment exercises the speaker of the evening will be mr a m porter bsa registrar at the ontario agricultur al college who will try to give us some impression on agricultural education more eggs for less money you get more eggs for less money when you feed quaker 1 fulopep egg mai1 because this feed is all feed every bit of it is just what a hen must have to lay regu larly and produce big fine- flavored eggs we have this good feed stiver bros phone 450 1 stouffville ontario shop in your own locality and help bring prosperity e a grubin optometrist will be at his plhce in stouffville on satur day december 26th and monday december 2sth appointments may be arranged by phoning to stouff ville 2405 thos hardy has vacated the house on stouffer street owned by jonathan morgasou and moved in to d h kusaells place one door east ot walter dicksons with the largo stable and pasturefleid mr hardy will put in a couple of cattle a fine type of dance is staged each saturday night in the audi torium here and the melody boys orchestra who are m charge invite the young people of the district to come and enjoy a night of cleau entertainment miss marion emberson of toron to was he weekend guest with mr and mrs stanley hastings miss emberson delighted the congrega tion of the united church on sun day morning with a solo splendid interest has been mani fested during the last few weoks at the business and young mens bible class the subject for discussion next sunday will be how to put christ into christmas the com mittee appointed two weeks ago to look up the needy of the town will on behalf of the class distribute to to such parcels and baskets of christmas cheer mrs henry riddle of the 9th line was the guest of her cousins mr and mrs william ruddy last week at 269 westmoreland ave toronto rev w b imoycr pastor of the local mennouite congregation was in st thomas and aylmer several days last week in connection with his duties as conference superintendent mrs moyer accompanied him to kitchener on january second next mr and mrs sylvanus baker intend to fittingly celebrate the fiftieth anni- vesary of their wedding day a social function will mark the auspicious occasion at their home fair view farm baker hill two visitors are in town this week from manitouliu island although they did not come here together we refer to miss bessie nighswander who is the guest ot mrs leslie row- botham and to miss jessie wagg visiting with mrs george m lee miss nighswander lives at big lake a small post office while miss wags lives at mindemoya one of the thriv ing villages the island visitors in tend to spend a few weeks in our midst christmas cake made by us can be relied on to contain genuinely the best ingredients real creamy butter selected fruits and nuts guaranteed to keep plain or iced place your order and re- leive the housewife of this task the price is surprisingly low this year stouffville bakery ambrose stover phono 181 fyw brathwaite iain street stouffville phone 1602 while the little ford fire truck like the old gray mare aint all she might be time and again it has demonstrated its ability to get over the ground and do the job for which it was intended and if there are any mistake made its usually the firemen or someone else at fault need we say that the brigade is a pretty good bunch of boys too against whom we have no com plaint the other day however someone got their orders switched which caused the little ford to work overtime as the information comes to us a call was sent in for the brigade to charge a firey chimney at the home of mr wm griffith in the extreme east of the town when the firemen and the little red ford shot up the tenth concession eye witnesses concluded that the speeding henry had got the better of the driver on on it flew and out of sight travelling toward lincolnvillo never faltering up hill or down vale it was soon in the goodwood section stopping only here and there for fresh information as to the location of tho blaze which in the meantime had been subdued on returning to the station without going into action the boys must have concluded that this comedy of errors was something they never before experienced mr and mrs d m heise were out from toronto on saturday d m is one man who cannot have felt the world depression as evidenced from his healthy corpora tion he has just returned from a business trip through northern ontario in the interest of the ches- bro todd lumber co which firm he represents at the present time mr heise says that the north country is fairly busy the mine owners on whom so many depend for work having carefully spread out their work into three and even four daily shifts in order that the wage account will do the greatest good to the greatest number last week dr ball and mr n m maclean obtained permission from the municipal council to stage a christmas demonstration in front of the clock tower in the form of a christmas tree if the scheme is ever worked out it is proposed to raise a huge fur or other tree on the site where it will be illuminat ed each evening until christmas while the raising of this tree in other towns is marked as tho official announcement that christmas is just around the corner the real sensation it would give the juveniles would he great up in walkerton we notice by the press that on dec 23 all the children assemble at tho school march to the tree where eld santa hands to all and sundry a bag of candy in ten of the bags are lucky number tickets tho kiddies who are fortunate in gett ing them being entitled to a special 25c from tho stores mentioned on the ticket the parade is accompani ed by band music to carry out such a program here would require the cooperation of various societies to finance the matter and decorate the tree the idea is a nice one and if not too late to undertake might be tried out we understand consent for erecting the tree was obtained so as to entail no delay in tho event oc the men securing sup port for the undertaking a merry christmas to all christmas gilts a large variety ladies silk hose full fashioned reg 150 going at 100 ladies fancy slippers from 75c boxes of fancy handkerchiefs jrom 30c gents sweater coatsall wool from 295 fancy socks silk scarfs shirts etc something for the kiddies full line of rubber overs heavy rubber boots windbreakers etc all greatly reduced walk in and look around glad to see you g h saunders ratcliffs block stouffville 7 ft i w here is a really remarkable value a fada for 129 a fada with the same high quality construction for which fada has always been famous a fada with pentode and multimu tubes complete shielding four variable condensers and a dozen other features usually found only in sets selling for over 200 a fada with all the features necessary today for clear smooth powerful reception call at our show rooms and we will gladly arrange a demonstration for you pentode tubes multimu tubes i 9 nonradiating j superheterodyne 9 exquisite cabinets j m storey i druggist stouffville ont