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stouffville ontario thursday october 7th 1937 i town topics i ihoxb ix your pkrsoxa1s 15301 piiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiimwitiiiiiihiitiiniiiih the hot fowl supper season is uear at band and the barn yard e a grubin ro optometrist and optician will be at bis ollice in stouffville on monday oct 11th over half the voters in ontario are women so they may now stp in and take credit for what was done at the polls wednesday mrs dan oleary of whitchurch intends to spend the winter in tor onto and is leaving shortly for the city mr tom icrskine lormerly of ti bank of commerce staff here anl now of timmins visited a number of his old friends in town over the weekend the village of mildmay up walkerton way has a new industry a turnip waxing plant erected by john gioetz three cars a week of waxtipped rutabagas are being shipped to the usa rivaling the blackwater plant 20 miles north east of stouffville fowl are being prepared to do tnoi part in this popular autumn event lirs milton ball left tuesday for estevan sask where she will visit her brother mr e w garner says the hanover post mrs bal is a sisterinlaw of our dr ss bail lost in stouffville leather purse containing nearly 10 finder please communicate with melvln h barkey phone 4706 oliss marjorle stewart kn is home from her duties at the weston hospital for an indefinite time mr and mrs jack johnson of ux- bridge mr and mrs elmer evan mr and mrs e w evans of clare- mont were guests of the latler3 sister miss sadie stewart on sun day markbam township is in receipt of a cheque of 5012 the amount of the provincial subsidy given by the ontario government uxbritlge township lias also received their subsidy which amounts to 3000 these amounts were certainly app reciated by the municipalities why for used py as high as 70c per pound floor wax when you can get the highest quality gouilies none better at 35c in park plaza apartments and hoyal york hotel the betty beauty salon permanent avnvinj for the on a beauty nestle of your hair insist individual wave in spiral croquingnole or combina tion all waves include shampoo and fingerwave prices from 350 500 750 1000 marceling personality hair cutting oil and scalp treatments oil shampoos for appointment phone 320g mr and mrs bert harvey ot brougham entertained ten guests the other sunday from among their former toronto friends ou and off the stage mr harvey seems to bo a good entertainer in one week ten farmers in the xottawasaga district of simcoe county sold around 250 bushels of alfalfa seed which potted them approximately 3000 some of them received cheques tor 600 and 700 says the alliston herald this is the time of year when stove pipes should all be taken down nnd cleaned old pipes renew ed and chimneys cleaned especially where wood is burned in the stove an ounce of prevention is worth years of regret e w durnins scotty grattan was pulled out of the race at mark- ham on saturday after going two heats the gelding suffered from an injury to one foot since being on the belleville track and on satur day came in after the second heat in real pain mr durnin ordered him off the track forthwith and will give the racer a long rest after a heavy season between one and two hundred feet of new cement walk is hemg laid on main street just east of the christian church in front of mr harry paisleys residence the wsik is being raised at some points eighteen inches and is intended to improve an otherwise bad piece ov sidewalk east enders especially will appreciate the better walk at an im proved level harry burgess is the contractor in charge mr martin tait has been serving on grand jury in toronto for near ly a month and expected plete the task this thursday local cattle dealer is the only citizen from stouffville district serving in this capacity at the present session there is always something to kick about the new auto markers will aid the gangsters and robbers who try to escape in cars but the reduction of 5 per license is uni versally appreciated and of greater concern than the rather poor legibility of the markers themselves mr and mrs wel meredith who farmed east of stouffville until about five years ago are still in toucn with the local district through the columns of this paper which reaches them weekly at their farm home on rural route mo 6 milton mr and mrs meredith made many friends during their sojourn in this locality at markham fair this year miss m mertens of stouffville carried off six prizes in nine entries while mrs b doten with ten entries in the floral section won nine prizes everyone will agree this is rart good standing although the compe tition this year was extremely light due it was said to a cutting down in the prize money twenty four members of the stouffville senior institute with their president mrs lee motored to richmond hill and visited tho diinlop ohservatory dr chant showed the visitors through he buildings and explained the purpose of the wonderful mechanism being as daytime visit the guests were not able to take a peep at any of the neighboring planets the closest ot which is millions of miles away the visitors found mr chants ad dress full of interest and instruc tion the north york plowing match will be held on october 20 prize list will be issued this week for this l big event taking place two miles to com- e i aurora the farmers can obtain the globe mail and the tribune for only 665 by placing their order with this paper telephone the tribune to look after your daily renewal until you are able to got to town mr noah baker headed a party of fishermen that enjoyed a days fishing at meaford last week bring ing home some beautiful specimen of the lake trout although nearlng so mr baker was awe to do hs share whether it was at the table hauling in fish or any thing else which the group was called on to do t w eagleson atcm is at tending the ontario music teach ers convention being held at the royal york hotel toronto tues day wednesday and thursday this week a tiptop representative will be at our store this saturday oct 9 with a full line of samples of fall suitings and overcoatings for men nothing over 2495 you are in vited to call and see the display of latest cloth patterns a e weldon a cheque artist operated on at least three store keepers in aurora last week the plan was to forge the name of a local electrician who had been employing some men on yonge street goods were purchased and usually when the cheque was presented for payment of goods l was more than the required amount ot payment and the merchant was requested to give the ibalance in cash we like to get the weekly paper from the old home district and are especially pleased to see dicksons hill news in writes mrs wilmot wideman from fleet alberta mrs wideman intimates that conditions in their section were not too favor able this crop season and many farmers are facing a hard year of it miss beth turner rn and her sister miss mary turner of hamil ton were weekend visitors at the brlerbush the guests of miss ruby b good irn- also of hamilton who had spent the past week at the brlerbush miss good returned to hamilton to resume her duties on the staff at the general hospital the details surrounding the deatn of the late percy taun at bethesda were badly distorted by the dally newspapers most of thorn carried a story to the effect that the young man had fallen from a beam in the barn while a yonge street paper said he fell from the roof of a high barnthe facts were as stated in the tribune last week mr taun was standing near the tractor on the ground as the men were gathering ready for the threshing on the farm of mr lou brillinger suddenly percy was seen to fall forward and was dead when his companions reached his side the story that he fell from a lofty position in the barn was purely fictitious lloyd turners dairy on the south side of main street and albert lehmans harness shop on the north side of the street were the polling places in wednesdays elec tion tor the voters the votes polled up to noon hour on wednes day were comparatively light but they turned in very well later in the day double polls were maintained at both local stations at turners t b rae and norman m maclean were acting deputy returning offic ers and at lehmans shop wm griffiths and william r sander3 were in charge bu th feed i3st s more eggs from every pound of feed you make money any way you look at it when jou feed this great ration quaker fulopep egg mash you get more eggs from your flock yon get betted eggs better flavored eggs bigger eggs more uml form iu size and shape eggs that get the best price better hatching eggs that produce strong lively chicks and it costs less to use this wonderful feed because it goes farther does more no wonder it base is pure fresh oatmeal into this are blended valuable minerals proteins con liver meal and mo lasses iu dry form we have a supply of this good mash for your hens stiver bros phone 4501 stouffville ontario the fire brigade were given an early morning call on monday around six oclock to the home ot dinty law who occupies the original joel baker residence on street west an application from the chemical apparatus down the chimney put out the fire and reduced the hazard to nil this is the second occasion within a year that the firemen have visited the law home for a slmillar fire broke out when they occupied half the double house almost opposite the presbyterian church it was rally day for the united church sunday school last sunday but class after class showed atten dance of only 50 per cent superin tendent rev roht young said it was a condition which always fol lowed a holiday or change in ser vice there had been no assembly of the scholars for two weeks due to j fear of paralysis breaking out de spite the smaller sunday school there was a large congregation the classes assembled in the centre pews with their teachers in charge of unusual interest was the theme qrqwn him lord of all hymns lessons choral numbers and the sermon all dealt with this subject miss agnes klinck recited in a tell ing manner the fascinating story how brian learned to sing praise3 fftev l e atkinson de livered the sermon and the general direction of the service was in charge of rev robt young the opening fall meeting ot the united church yps was held on monday evening with some fifty in attendance following a few re marks by the president miss gladys brooks the devotional exercises were conduoted by erma holden assisted by mis3 lindsay miss tln- dall and miss luella gayman the address ot the evening was given by rev w e smalley pastor of baker hill baptist church mr frank dimma recreation convenor for toronto east rural presbytery conducted the social part of the program which was followed by a fine lunch served by the young ladies bu th feeds in striped sacks tv another there is an unwritten law in the theatrical profession regardless of what happens the shoio must go on in thousands of theatres throughout ontario this same traditional rule still applies but in a different way today the show must go on with hydro the talkies and hydro bring to the cities and the small towns alike the best the theatre offers in drama music comedy while travelogues and newsreels bring a new form of education hydro also makes it possible to enjoy your theatre night right through the hottest season with the aid of air conditioning and cooling systems which the majority of theatres now provide this same hydro service that is essential for the talkies is also necessary for night baseball tennis lawn bowling and other forms of night entertain ment and sport which electricity now makes it possible to enjoy to a much greater degree thus in the realm of entertainment and sport as in so many other phases of activity hydro your hydro makes an essential contribution to a better happier healthier livelihood for the people of the province of ontario with its lowcost power the success of hydro in being able to lower power costs in the past two years in the face of a general increase in the price of practically everything we use is a noteworthy achievement its continuous efforts to lower these power costs still further and extend the benefits which accrue throughout the province of ontario is a matter in which you should be vitally interested hydro electric power commission 37ta m ynttnlxr- wtmmmmmmmmmmmmmm breezing along down the 8th con cession of markham on saturday afternoon all set to enjoy markham fair chris forsyth of the 5th of uxbrldge collided with a 1937 olds- mohlle belonging to jack bick of toronto and son of col bick of cannlngton forsyth was driving a car of rather ancient vintage but he came out best in the smash the old car received damage amounting to probably 25 while the good car suffered probably 200 damage the accident happened opposite the farm of mr leonard hoover whose farm team was on the highway hitched to a wagon and well to tho right side of the road going south the uxbrldge car pulled up bshlnd the wagon then attempted to pass when it encountered the city car coming north the olds was bowled into the ditch and the side ripped off as if a can opener had been used on- it bick and his companion w h harvey brother ot mrs stanley hastings who wore coming to stouffville for a bowling tourna ment escaped uninjured as did the occupants of the forsyth car con stable walker who investigated aid the uxbrldge car had poor brakes markham fair received its usual quota of local citizens and farmers last saturday for the final day of the exhibition despite the crowd that went down others- refused to go an account of the advanced price to 35c for admission perhaps it was a mistake to advance tho ad mission over the 25c mark but the directors no doubt are puzzled in making ends meet on this big annu al fair it costs a lot of money to keep it up and sometimes this is not coming back to them in sufficient amount to maintain a balanced bud get unlike governments the boys on the fair board cannot juggle things from current to consolidated account etc and get away with it the fair board just have to get the money on the spot gato receipts on saturday totalled 1600 a slight decrease from a year ago fridays receipts were up 50 blue ribbon sale of paint commencing thursday october 7th until saturday october 16th you will have the opportunity of buying a proven quality paint at the great economy price c 54c per quart 35c per pint during the past six months i have sold almost 700 worth of this one particular brand of highgrade paint without a complaint it has regularly been put up in quart cans only but the manufacturer has agreed to give us pints also for this sale you would be well advised to lay in a goodly supply at such a low price even though you may not have immediate use for it g0udie hardware stouffville thursday friday sa turday oct 7 8 9 fifi silent barriers despite the fact that elections are over work is progressing on tho new uxbrldge to stouffville road they are now at work on the part of the road leading south from tho northern town and are filling in a portion ot the west side ot the pond which will allow for an 86 foot app roach to the town and straighten out the bad curve which existed at that point as well as the sharp turn at the cemetery corner tho road will run straight from the end ot the town pavement to a point between arthur hamiltons and chas davis farms and allow for a wide sweeping curve on to tin kennedy road to the fifth concession just east of the railway tracks where another curve will ellmlsite the two bad turns now existing from there it will proceed to the boot jack hill which will ibe done away with and tho road will cut across the big ravine north of tho hill there will bo quite a fill in made to ellmi inato tho sharp steep turn now pre sent and from there the several small bends will to straightened out to seneca millers and on to goodwood a decision has not been reached aa yet about the llncolnyllle corner starring richard arlen the romance of the canadian pacific railway a mighty production monday tuesday wednesday oct 111213 2 showings thanksgiving monday lost horizon with a great cast ronald icolm an jane wyatt margo and everett horton this picture will leave you spellbound with a feeling of pity for our human limita tions this discovery of a utopia provides a fascinat ing adventure story an entirely new type of picture brought to you as a specialtreat fresh from a heldover performance in toronto dont miss it a thanksgiving program fit for a king thursday friday saturday oct 14 15 16 two in a crowd the stanley theatre stouffville phone 100