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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 3rd 1943 kelloggs large 12 oz pkgs corn flakes 2 for 23 old york cereal pkg 23c kelloggs pep or krumbles 2 pkgs 25c hillcrest sodas pound pkgs 2 for 25e clarks tomato juice 10 oz tins 2 for 15c marvel pastry flour 24 lb bag 75c monarch loaf cheese per lb 35c edison mazda light bulbs 25 40 60 watt each 15 parisani wax paper 50 ft roll 14c lavoline liquid floor cleaner bottle 25c whiz toilet flush per tin 19c carbolic soap fairbanks 3 bars 14c imported fruits vegetables and local asparagus stouffville groceteria self serv phone 280 we deliver atha mr and mrs bill dyck spent sun day with friends in oshawa mrs fred johnston of stouffville is spending a few days with mrsnor- man neal mr and mrs s arnold and carl visited on sunday with the latters mother in newmarket mr and mrs m dunkeld and fam ily also mrs thos dunkeld visited mrs jas milton at blackwater on sunday mr and mrs f wagg mr and mrs e wagg all from stouffville had tea on sunday evening with the dunkeld family sorry to report tnat mrs kenneth walters from toronto nee lois hoover was taken seriously ill on sunday afternoon when visiting her mother here she was rushed to st joseph hospital and underwent an operation for appendicitis potato control through its central potato control the wartime prices and trade board has undertaken to see that canadas few remaining spuds are distribut ed as equitably as possible among the population the board now has the right to divert potatoes from any one dis trict to another or from one use to another if it considers this necess ary potatoes diverted in this fas hion have already been received in areas of extremely short supply altona we hear wedding bells are ringing in our hamlet mraud mrs v baker and darlene spent a weekend recently with her sister near hamilton mr and mrs delos morris were guests of mr and mrsarthur storry blooniington on sunday mrs gerald fointon and little son david have returned to the city after spending a week with her par ents mr and mrs o madill mrs g baker and daughter vivian of rosedale are spending a lime with her parents mr and mrs o m madill anyone wishing rooms to rent apply to mr d crosier water in stalled hydro if desired apartment will be ready for tenants by july 1 mr and mrs i lehman who are staying for a time with mrs leh mans aunt mrs j hoover in stouff ville also mr g carter spent sun day with mr and mrs n neal mr and mrs thompson were in lindsay last sunday to see his brother in the hospital and who we understand has returned home now somewhat improved since the motor accident the regular monthly meeting of the altona womens instftute will be held at the home of mrs a wide- man on wednesday june 9th at 2 pm motto open your eyes to the beauties of natuie roll call troubles arising from the gate be ing left open two minutes talk on the motto paper wartime economy by mrs wm slack shower of small articles for red cross for prisoners of war program mrs e lehman con visitors are welcome ss convention elects new officers the fiftythird annual convention of the township of whitchurch sun day schools was held at mt pisgah united church on tuesday may 25 mr alvin stephenson of gormley welcomed the delegates and visitors the guest speaker was rev w m shautz gormley at the afternoon session reports of the different de partments were given in the even ing there was special music by the gormley quartette and miss nellie lewis orec representative was the speaker officers elected for the ensuing year were president mrs elmer starr vice pres mrs r fllyer sectreas jacob m grove children div mrs fred yaker girls div mrs orville drewery boys div william yake y p div earl grose missionary frank harvey home visitation mrs r willis temperance wm paisley church vacation miss margaret emmerson religious education schools rev n rowan adult div leo wagg summer resident holds extensive post ringwood revival s slaughtering farmers who have been accus tomed to having an occasional animal slaughtered for them at abattoirs or other licensed slaughterhouses as a source of meat supply for their own households may continue to do so according to an announcement of the foods administration this section was previously prohibited in the conditions governing the slaughter ing of live stock for any person who is not the holder of a permit erviccs are in progress in the uxbridge free methodist church the evangelist is rev c w reynolds except saturday there is service each weeknight at 8 pm services on sunday are at 11 am and 730 pm special singing you aie cordially invited services continue over sunday june 13th pastor rev rbarclay warren ba come to church make next sunday 3fam itattiag we are sorry to lose mr and mrs pellett and family who moved to woodbridge on monday norman is doing carpenter work on the don eddy farm miss lary brown formerly em ployed at mrs j l abells has taken a position in goodwood owen halstead of toronto is spending a few days with his parents mr and mrs brignall and baby from peaches were sunday guests with mr and mrs earl tate mr and mis geo myland spent the weekend in toronto visiting her sister mrs seaile george is pro bably setting up a record for late seeding this year since the wet still holds sway over some of the farm if the human population of ring- wood ever started to grow in com parison to the feathered families laised heie we would outstrip tor onto in a short time we understand that mr a grove has produced some sixteen thousand chicks this spiing and this means the use of some 20000 eggs since mr grove is running his place with no outside assistance he must have been more than busy all spring the entire output has been sold to date summer residents of ballantrae col o s hollinsrake and mrs hol- linsrake are seen as they appeared at the running of the kings plate col hollinsrake is commander of no 2 district depot which includes the entile encampment housed in the exhibition grounds at toronto gormlev pine orchard miss bernice blake was a weekend visitor in toronto miss dorothy redford spent a few days with her sister mrs brandon mr and mrs rose and family were recent guests with mr and mrs fred hood we are sorry to report mrs hut chinson is on the sick list mr j brandon of the usa is visjting his brother mr chas bran don sr miss bertha fainburn spent a few days at her home miss maiy fair of lindsay hospit al spent a few days at the johnston home our sincere sympathy is extended to mr and mrs bruce widdifield in the death of their young son ivan douglas hope of the rcaf is stationed at manning depot doug left a week ago following a surprise party when he was presented with a ring and the airforce crest mr chas rose spent sunday with his wife who is rapidly improving at her daughters home mrs breen in ravenshoe mrs john reid entertained all her family on saturday night in honor of her son herb of the rcn vr who is home on leave herb was honored later in the evening when the community surprised him with a party and presented him with a lovely signet ring miss pearl bond has left to work at the county home at newmarket our farmers are again getting back on the land we hope fine wea ther isere to stay mr and v w timbers and dorothy had supper sunday even ing with mr and mrs c doner and family miss vera brillinger had her ton sils lemoved last friday we are glad to report that she is coming along fine and we wish her continu ed success mrs j cherry and mrs harry rumble of barrie also mrs d jones of ottawa visited last friday with mr and mrs e aylmer gray and joe mr and mrs albert gooding and melville we are pleased to say that mr e nigh is gaining strength after his lecent illness and we hope he may soon be back to his usual health the melville united church wa met on wednesday afternoon last at the home of mrs painter with a good attendance of members and visitors the president mrs h fori ester cor ducted the programme and the topic was taken by mrs a j orr at the close of the meeting light lefreshments were served by the hostesses mrs painter and mrs lehman the melville ypu met in the chuich on friday evening and a very interesting missionary program was given by the committee eileen and muriel kerswijl musical selections isobel of plattsville also mrs agnes loke and mildred of gait visited were sven by velma and rena mil- over last weekend with mr and mrs ler r by mrs orr a selection a t gooding and family by the melville quartette and a ian- mr and mrs albert cober meath tern silde address on labrador by park saskatchewan visited with rev a j their parents mr and mrs jos i tne melville choir and minister cober for several weeks they have daii a visit to ballantrae united now gone to messiah bible college church on sunday evening to take at grantham to attend conference p in til anniversary services the remember the boys in the ser- choir sang an anthem teach me vices they would appreciate a let- to pray mrs a miller contributed a beautiful solo and our quartette beatrice and gladys gingel jack nigh and dan thornhill added a very effective selection after the ser- mon we desire to express our ap preciation to the ladies of the church for their kindness in serving lunch after service ter from you in lighter vein an officer talking to a private once said dont be blue if you dont get many stripes on your sleeve just remem ber that a skunk only has one stripe and he does ok with his enemies green river attend church regularly ahim ii ii in in wm almira mr and mrs lome wideman of toronto visited with mr jack wide- man over the weekend mr and mrs jim painter jr also mr and mrs jim painter sr had dinner with mr and mrs peter stickley recently mr and mrs carson wideman and family of markham visited with mr jacob wideman on saturday mr and mrs donald jarvis visited with mr and mrs ivan brown at ravenshoe also rev and mrs j f king at holt on sunday mr thomas myers and benson of zephyr also mr and mrs ben gay- man and family of unionville visited with mr and mrs willis lehman on monday mrs herb spofford spent a few days last week with mrs fred kirk mr and mrs jim vealere visited at the lehmans home on sunday mr and mrs lome wideman of toronto spent the weekend with mr jacob wideman mr and mrs jim painter jr also miss fern hoover andmiss margaret lewb of the seventh visited with mr and mrs jim painter on sunday mr and mrs donald jarvis also mr and mrsnclson raymer of milll- ken visited with mr and mrs wm knapp at barrie on sunday the brunswick hill cemetery mem orial service will be held on junel3 in case of rain the service will be held in the church much sympathy is expressed to mrs wm gray and her family in the death of her aged husband last week the yp will hold their next meet ing at miss edna beelbys home on june sth the ontario and quebec conven tion of baptist churches will be held in toronto june 7 to 11th at the college st baptist church the dele gates chosen to represent the green river church are miss kathleen gos- tick and mrs thos williams mrs alfred michell entertained the ladies aid last wednesday af ternoon with the newly elected pre sident llrs draper in the chair misses mary carter and hazel michell sang nicely and a paper was given on the word for roll call by the retiring president the next meeting will be on june 23rd at mrs forsyths home after a short illness wm gray died at his home greenriver last week in his soth year born in new castle england on feb 2s 1s55 he came to canada when 24 years of age and settled in scarboro mr gray married mary jane dunn sixty one years ago they were members at knox bresbytuwan church aein- tmirt surviving besides hs widow are five sons albert brougham william brougham alex and geo claremont henry green river and three daughters mrs j nlghswan- dcr nellie green river mrs n symlnsrton tena toronto and ida green river there are eih grand sons three grand daughters and one great grandson rev norman burke conducted the funeral service at the home interment was in whltevalc cemetery pall bearers vcrc five son albert william alex henry george and one sonfnhw john nighswander peacks decoration service changed the annual decoration day service at peachs cemetery will be held this year on the first sunday in july in stead of the datepreviously announ ced various other things on the first date set persuaded the officials to make the change which will fur ther be advertised later in the month willow bench pavilion wilcox lake dancing george smalls quintette farmer ball floor manager saturday nights at s20 admission 2t ckxts roller skating monday to friday 10 cbxts per iiouk