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the tribune stouffvffle ont thursday may 13th 1943 local and personal happenings friends who admire the hoya plant or climber should feast their eyes on the beautiful bloom at the home on we ueauuiui wiww i v of mrs turner albert street west- to the toronto general hospital for end the hoya has climbed right to an appendicitis operation the ceiling and is flowering now gordon holden employee at ajaxl referring to the twin sons of mr was rushed from his home in- the jand mrs lome mcmullen in our last westend of town tuesday morning sari madden former bank of not scotia teller here spent the weekend with mr and mrs robert burnett- earl is with the royal canadian ordnance corps at camp borden and is employed on the office staff on the carpet again f d dudley is in trouble again on another charge of false pretence this is the gent whom some women in stouffville are sorry they ever saw the face of since he received money from them and while charg ed with false pretence it didnt bring the funds back now dudley is accused of working something on a farmer at richmond hill he came before magistrate keith this week and was committed for trial in 1940 the accused came to my brothers farm at richmond hill to see me said ernest f fisher he praised some gold stock and per suaded me to ibuy some on sept 18 he came down to the field where i was working and i bought some 1250 shares of the stock he made out the cheque for 300 and i sign ed it i saw mr dudley again in the spring of 1941 i asked for my stock and he said it was in a block which he didnt want to break was the cheque cashed asked george gardhouse crown counsel it was endorsed and cashed by frederick d dudley said witness accused testified that the trans action had taken place but that he as agent was not responsible for delivery of bonds the cheque was cashed and the shares were not delivered the case should be taken up further said the magistrate mr robert bone employee at the ratcliff grocery for nearly two years has resigned his position and this week joined the long line of other workers from town going to ajax munition plant continued wet weather has de layed setting a date for collection of old tins and cans in town since the marsh entrance to the dumping ground is not fit for the truck to pass over mr ah lehman is s the date will be set so as to announce next week weeks issue we inadvertently print ed the name of earl mcmullen in stead cf lome all of their friends know where the lovely twins are on 10th street but we wish to apologize for making the error just the same the stouffville womens institute will meet at the home of mrs e j davey ott wednesday may 19 at 230 oclock the motto is cease not to learn until thou cease to live roll call pay your fee for next year annual report of all standing committees will be given also report of secretary treasurer and summary day there will be an election of officers and social half hour will every member try and be present president mrs g kellington secy sadie stewart stanley theatre phone 100 showing each night at 815 saturday and holidays 7 00 and 900 thursday friday snturday may 13 14 15 old bill and son bruce bairnfathers old bill news reed and cartoon it is about time to give attention to the lawns again stouffville is known as a town where the citizens pride themselves on their wellkept lawns many of us however are ather thoughtless about other peoples lawns at this time of the year the lawns can be quickly spoil ed by the making of paths for short cuts across them and by delivery and newspaper boys riding their ibicycles on them lets help to keep stouff ville a beautiful toiyn by encourag ing the householders to look after their lawns to sponsor tag day the stouffville lions club will sponsor a tag day in town during june for the kinsmen milk to bri tain fund the matter was brought before the lions club at their regu lar meeting on monday evening and it was decided to accept the chal lenge to this worthy fund exact date to be announced later bruce oliver son of dr j oliver remembered by local baseball fans as one of the guiding lights of the sunderland team which offtimes clashed with stouffville was recent ly elected to the 1943 ontario base- iball association mrs george w calb was out from toronto for a few days visiting with mrs d walls in town and with mrs levi grove markham daugh ter of the late mr and mrs george greenfield mrs cobbs mother died here a year ago and mr greenfield back in 1937 e a grubin ro optometrist will be at his office in stouffville on monday may 17th it is interesting to note that the junior choir of st enochs united church under the direction of a mcdowall ridley organist and choir leader at this church captured the peel memorial trophy at port cred it last week it was the annual peel music festival and choral groups from many points participated mr ridley is also choir leader at the siouffville united church and leader of the junior band here victory loan flag flies high the beautiful white flag bordered in red and displaying the union jack floating over the municipal hall is there to commemorate the fourth victory loan beneath the flag is a pennant and the whole dis play from the street below is very fine to look upon pennant indicates that stouffville has reached its objective visitors from edmonton mr and mrs cecil davis of edmonton are in town visiting at the home of his brother rev douglas davis mr davis is organ ist and choir master of st matthews anglican church regina and is making his first yisit to stouffville monday tuesday wednesday may 17 18 10 flying cadets william gnrgnin peggy moran also ft jailhouse blues kobert paige ann gwynne thursday friday saturday may 20 2 1 33 ships with wings naval drama seed man buys etra farm mr ira aldred head of the good- all seed co stouffville has pur chased a 100acre farm on scugog island which he intends to have worked with his present 100 acre3 now in operation there the big seed merchant enjoys the farm as a diver sion from his regular calling and since hfs lands are on the banks of the scugog it is a popular holiday section of the island guests at the home of rev c e and mrs macleod the past few days included imr and mrs ira moyer of vineland irev and mrs walter daniels and mr and mrs james coates from claremont one quite unexpected was lieut norman mac leod from calgary who is being transferred to toronto where he will be on the teaching staff at long branch lieut macleod is the eldest son all these friends and other guests who have seen rev mr mac leod since his recent severe illness were delighted to find him looking so well and in splendid spirit mr macleod has asked us to convey to all the kind friends and neighbors their sincere appreciation for en quiries calls and many other acts of kindness both mr and mrs macleod are deeply grateful red cross notes we acknowledge with thanks a quilt and three dresses from iring- wood excelsior class why not come to the sewing room on thursday afternoon of each week we are working on a quota of 50 skirts and 50 blouses for ladies size 42 mrs roy grove assessment on the fine residence of edward longfellow on the town- line at the corner of the 5th con cession of whitchurch has been appealed by the owner the place is assessed for 5000 it has a lovely view over the large pond and water fall dam a sanitary inspector in this issue the board of health is advising citizens to clean up their yards remove objectionable matter for at a stated date the inspector will visit yards etc so see that all are complying with the health act along this line a word to those who have accumulated large piles of ashes on the public street should be warned that the ashes should be moved as quickly as possible it is contrary to town bylaw to dump ashes on the street and we under stand those who disregard the law after the present ash piles are re moved will be prosecuted paris auto supply auto wreckers n complete stock of new and used paris accessories and tires for all makes of cars and trucks cars wanted for wrecking jos parisi richmond hill ont phone 86 stable mate up and died george foote well known town- line farmer west of town is not sure whether it was poor luck or- good advertising that made things sort of go wrong tor him he placed a small adv in the tribune offering a mare for sale and a farmer from opposite side of stouffville stepped up and bought the animal no sooner had this been done than a fine five-year- old stable mate up and died she was a nice black mare said george now george is wondering whether it was a matter of sentiment that caused the death of the stable pal although the vet says otherwise those lines that read thus are mak ing the farmer wonder id die for you old pal id follow you oer earth through hell but separate us never meate leave more seats for active service forces on leave and for war workers who want to visit the folks at home le0la food shop fh0ne 167 g r a y ota c h lines the editors mail box los angeles cal may 5th 1943 dear sirs we are enjoying very much all the home news markham whit church etc each week as found in the tribune we share the paper with markham friends we have had a fine winter picked roses since last novcmbr and have had no frost to hurt the vegetables or flowers so far we have had all the eats we need some shortage of tea coffee sugar there were over 25000 people at the hollywood bowl for easter sunrise service at 6 am i have been helping at the steel plant here for six months ourgrajjo vines are showing ripen ing fruit and we have picked young berries despite all this we sure would like some of that maple syrup from ratcllffs former cashcl boy hilliard pugh is in town on leave from camp at petawawa it is over a year since this soldier was last home on holidays he looks well water leak in new main repairing a cellar drain in the east end this week workmen ran across the town main and discovered that it was leaking at the joint this was the new extension put in only last summer and it is thought that it could never have been properly corked at the start however repairs will be made immediately in the hope that the only flaw in the system has been discovered in this fortun ate manner splendid horses go to ottawa replace trucks good horses are in demand while poor horses are not wanted at any price elton armstrong armitage stated after shipping is horses to an ottawa dairy last week w l stephens toronto and mr armstrong purchased the is horses from 1700 to 1900 lbs each aged five to eight years in york simcoe and peel counties they will replace motortrucks in the capital city seed seed seeding is just around the corner are you ready reliable brand seeds are selected then they are government tested for purity and germination no 1 red clover is grown in york county from farms that are known as clean farms reliable brand seed oats victory oats grown in the peace river country mabel oats cartier oats erban oats alaska oats v stiver bros stouffville ontario the bear had cubs washer sells at good price a beatty washing machine sold at the wesley hill auction sale in town on saturday for sss which is listed new at 7g50 if you could get one frank baker local agent declares they just cant be obtained and he is unable to fill orders on hand for the moment at least youll enjoy dancing on saturday evenings mr ab boakes big newfound land dog had ten of the cutest pups you ever laid eyes on and their mother was made almost famous a couple of weeks ago since she with another of her children were taken for a couple of bears as they roamed over a farm in markham township and were within an ace of being shot by a posse gathered for the kill we are wondering what will happen if after the new family grows to any size she takes them for a stroll into the country chased finny tribe till gas ran low at cedar beach tea gardens musselmans lake north shore enjoy dancing on one of camillas finest danco floors to a smart 10piece band it was one of the early kings who cried aloud when he went into battle and his horse was shot from under him a horse a horse my king dom for a horse arid a few local lads from west of town could have cried in a similar earnest manner for a mere gallon of gasoline the other night when they became stranded in uxbridge in fact the five of them were said to have speculated on just who were the suckers hav ing in mind that they had 170 in the rear compartment of the car since they were sitting on the side of the street in uxbridge parked for the night because cars wont run without gasoline and gasoline cant be ob tained without the coupons and they had no coupons a call for help brought the information that the one of whom they sought assistance had not the necessary gasoline to haul them home a 3 in the morning so a delay was made until after eight oclock however floyd ratcliff howard ratcliff cecil banks glenn bolender fred harwood are all generous in their praises of chief bill vessey of uxbridge who permit ted them to spend the night in the towns citidal where fractuous per sons are held but the lads werent behind bars by any means but they did appreciate the heated quarters since they had been sucker fishing at keswick and this sport means wet clothes you know square dance willow beach pavillion wilcox lake saturday may 15th and each saturday during the season al morris and his orchestra of toronto admission 25 cents roller skating monday through friday 10c per hour including skates local cow on test it has been officially reported from ottawa that dorothy keyes pluto a member of the purebred holstein herd of e l and capt a roy brown stouffville has produced 499 lbs of butterfat from 12756 lbs milk during the past year on record of performance test she was milked twice daily throughout her lactation period lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock ma cootun i tymtetzurtlmc protection of property today is conservation for tomorrow so when you paint go to your martinsenour dealer he is the man who can tell you best about winning colour combinations he is the man who really knows paint and the most economical and practical ways of applying it his advice is sincere and helpful the paints he sells are made with the enduring qualities that stand the test of time when you paint go to your martinsenour dealer martinsenour 100 pure paint- varnishes enamels m- agnews hardware stouffville ont phone 9601 i ft c via a ii v i