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the tribune stourtville ont thursday julv 24 1947 feeds feeds feeds you can be sure of fop quality feed when you buy marmill feeds these feeds have proven that their high quality ranks second to none in the poultry dairy hog raising of today we carry a complete line of stock feeds minerals tonics shell stock spray bulk central feed store phone stouffville 277 farm ami garden produce wanted p prices paid for roasting chick ens and turkey dressedj fresh eggs butter and cheese spring lamb pork and veal berries fruit and vegetables of all kinds and firs quality honey in small or large quantities abbotsford farms brock road brougham telephone pickering nil glasgow mr k noble ith hi- par g as op came in on the seconds at the horseshoe pitch a goodwood last wednesday mr and mrs w smith had din ner with mr and mrs john hous- sers a markham on sunday mrs clifford memulien spent a dav with her parent- mr and mrs v davis jack brisbin and kaye corbitt of toronto visited with a ste warts on friday last rev mr morton renewed old acquaintances in the district the past week i thanks of english folk fszgg expressed to local uuited church wa walter atkinson imemation harvester dealer for stoutfville di tract- has returned from a speck demonstration program of the net small farmall cub tractor lite- audition to the farmall family a enthused about its possibility mi atkinson says it represents th latest step in the evolution of fan machinery the cub farmall i iesigned specifically for smal victoria square mrs spry of toronto is spending several days with mr and mrs f meroberts and joan the regular monthly meeting of borne the wms and the mission band where vandorf wesley ypi are holding an ice cream social on the church lawn on tuesday evening july 29 wesley ss picnic is being held at musselmans pake on thursday mrs marian thompson and don ald graham have both returned from york county hospital they had appendix opera- the following are extracts from a number of letters recently received by mrs j b sanders of the stouffvilte pnited church womens association also miss xeuie rae from housewives in england who have received some j farms orchards and market garde of the boxes which this local organ- ers and the price is only oo ization has been sending overseas mr atkinson savs its a cuo i monthly through the united wei- size but a bear for work md h fare chest of toronto hopes to have one for demonstra killarney i tion shortly at the big show room chapel lane i on main street hadleigh essex dear friends weil once again thanking you for another lovely parcel all very use ful indeed i did think the bovs altona mr and mrs o madill ami mr and mrs x bunker enjoved a trie would all be forgotten but n seems to orangeville recently will be held in the form of a picnic tions at the home of mrs cecil nichols miss pearl caie is holidaying with on wednesdav julv 30 z dr and mrs anglin at honey har- mr and mrs louis nichols mrs macdonald and mrs c nichols mr ami mrs wm kingdon and visited on saturday evening mrs uere guests of mr and mrs marv nichols who is ill in the tor- elmer stong on sunday mto western hospital we all i mr and mrs harry wise of burl- someone thinks of them i often take rav children to the beach it does them good we are having lovely weather just now but what a winter we had sincerely mrs brooks parkstone dorset dear mrs sanders thank you so very much for the mrs nichols speedy recovery ington visited mr and mrs bert lovely parcel we received on satur when i took the axe to bed down in ontario the other day a poor man jumped into a well presumably because of the adverse weather conditions and how they ailected his crops he could not get on with his seeding if you werent a farmer or had a farmers background you would not understand how this could be possible i could believe me my whole childhood was governed and con trolled by the weather everything depended upon it 1 must admit that as farmers we demanded a great deal but the whole livelihood and well being of our family was at stake we needed good weather for seeding followed by plenty of rain then it should let up for the hay ing and come again in scattered showers to bring the crops along but novhail storms please please no hail storms while we might have been to a certain extent pro tected by hail insurance very few could afford to pay the premiums there is nothing so tragic as a hail storm because right after wards the sun shines and the birds sing and if you had had a crop it would have ripened but not now nothing but acres of flattened mangled stalks not a thing to bo done two plans for this year no buy ing of new clothes no buying of anything nothing at till until next year and even then you arent sure the same thing wont happen in my early youth in ontario where we went in more for mixed farming all our eggs werent in one basket but there was always the pea crop- just as soon ns it was cut and stacked in bundles to dry out it would rain and grade would be kept home from school to turn the bundles weather had cleared save it i can still smell their miss margaret boddy of oshawa spent several days last week with rev and mrs e a currey mrs d currey of central butte sask arrived via tca saturday morning to spend a few weeks with rev and mrs e a currey and loretta mr and mrs ross heron high land creek called on mrs wbrtim- well on sunday evening mrs m morris and family brad ford spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs e caseley mr targay of india spent the i weekend with mr and mrs fraser gee suppose the whole thing got too much for him one night i even went so far as to take the axe up stairs and hide it under my bed that was a mistake when father went to put the rire on in the morn- wheiwhe ing lle needed the axe to split some rrv- r t kindling believe me it was a good tlxlllg to jjjjt j j r awa mouldy musty oder when li usecmt me forked them up i can still see thel m lt hordes of frightened little field nnce l d ami that scurried around looking for safety in those days the tara leader our main source of news and our only connection with the outside world would occasionally report that a depressed farmer had com mitted suicide or run amok with the axe and sliced up his family these stories practically paralyzed me with fear somehow i never worried about my mothers mentality cracking she had too much humor in her makeup but my father who had inherited a quietness and reserve from his highland ancestors was something else again we never knew what he was thinking about sometimes after a major dis aster such as when a horse up and died before it was paid for or a partial crop failure or when grain prices hit the bottom id certainly study his grim countenance for signs of a breakup somehow i never could imagine him jumping i down a wellrbut i wasnt so sure of what he might do with the axe father and could really talk to him we used to have many a laugh about my fears for his sanity but i can still understand how a farmer gets so desperate he will commit suicide but id never jump down a well grace luckhart of vancouver province gormley garage we are equipped to do general repair work by skilled mechanic also welding done on short notice goodrich tires in stock banford cr bryan gormley ph 7304 and 7316 baker for two days last week miss jesie lilly of aurora is spending a weeks holidays at the home of her sister mrs awright miss betty hodgkins of clare- mont spent the weekend with mr and mrs ed ransom mr and mrs robt brown and family are holidaying at bala mr and mrs alex wilson of toronto visited mrs wilsons bro ther mr stephen eade and mrs fade on sunday mr and mrs arthur vannostrand and miss elsie vannostrand spent a few holidays at their island near parry sound last week- miss m anglin of toronto was with them i mr and mrs wm hobbs of holt spent sunday with mr w mackey and family mr and mrs lome wise burl ington were guests of mr and mrs bert baber on sunday and part of monday mrs loveless of markham and mr and mrs h a white and fam ily spent sunday with mr and mrs grant morley miss lottie atkinson mrs wm powell aurora mr and mrs ken neth giles aurora and mr and mrsralph atkinson richmond hill were dinner guests with mr and mrs roy morley on sunday mr and mrs grant morley enter tained mr and mrs r morley and their guests for supper on sunday mrs a pattenden and miss m pattenden have returned from a weeks holiday at north bay five children were baptized by mr 0 madill and mr h slack attended the masonic banquet held in the royal york hotel last week mr and mrs vincent baker and their daughter doris spent the weekend at lake kushog in the northern district dr frank andrews of coldwater michigan and his mother mrs a andrews of aurora and mrs lottie snider stoutlville were guests of mrs david crosier last day it was extra welcome because mr and it was my youngest girls birthday thursday on sunday she was ill and we mr and mrs l ewen and little were able to give her a party it son of toronto and mr and mrs seems perfectly amazing to us to william mallov and marlene of think perfect strangers should stoulvville called on mr and mrs send such a lovely box of good david crosier on thursday even- things it has put new heart into my husband he has been un employed for a long time he was disabled in the 191 11s war and is not very strong gratefully vours f l stanbrook grangetown cardiff s wales dear mrs sanders many thanks for the lovely par cel tlie contents are such a change from our own rations i suppose you have had my first letter in which i told you how ill my little girl had been i am glad to say she is much better and has started school once more we are expect ing our only son on leave from palestine sometime between now and august he has been away twelve months and i can tell you we do miss him mrs k setchfield ing mr ernie wilson manager of the brome lake duck farm and his employees and the duncan con- i struction co and their employees i together with their wives and families enjoyed a picnic at green wood park on saturday evening a bountiful supper including brome lake duck was served and enjoyed by till there were thirty present for the occasion and every one enjoyed a ball game after the supper ringwood mr geo barkey of toronto is visiting this week with miss ada barkey mr and mrs mehaffey of toron to spent the weekend with their son dave mrs french of detroit alich accompanied by her daughter mrs rev e moddle at wesley church bosch and little granddaughter on sunday they were shirley p is visiting her sister mrs june daughter of mr and mrsstep- j l abell hen eade william arthur son of geo and jim abell returned mr and mrs grant morley sheila tuesday evening after enjoying a irene daughter of mr and mrs f j fishing north of kingston clarence foote herbert glen son mj belle mitchell is spending of mr and mrs ivan kay william a months holidays in toronto john son of crawford mr and mrs john wanted hip roof barn in good condition not less hail 40 ft less than 70 ft in length in width and not standing state price and length of time for removal apply to box m tribune office mrs lloyd mclean entertained about twenty guests last wednes day evening at a miscellaneous shower in honor of miss janet pres ton popular brideelect of early august about seventy friends and neigh bors gathered at the home of mr and mrs murray sinclair last fri day evening in a surprise party in honor of their recent marriage after a varied program of music readings and speeches a represent ation was made to the popular young couple of a beautiful floor lamp electric kitchen clock and other kitchen utensils ah volar effective until clolnc saturday 36s canteloupe 23c 100s grapefruit 4 for 25 l bartletts pears 5 for 19 344s oranges 2 do 33 300s lemons 3 for 14 bananas lb 14 new potatoes 5 lbs 25 field tomatoes 2 lbs for 25 fresh beets bunch dickson hill motor accident are the highlight news of dicksons hill this week the slippery roads being treacher ous to trucks and cars alike two trucks on the south side and two cars on the north side overturned and fortunately the drivers were not seriously injured interested people attended the services at the church of the cru saders toronto to hear the colour ed quintette a number of farmers attended the wheat field meeting at the leitchcroft farms con 3 mark ham sponsored by the york county crop improvement association all the hay in this community is either wet or dry mrs wm grove dorothy isabel and evelyn are spending a week at maple mrs rogers and children tor onto visited her mother mrs har- grave at tall maples on tuesday afternoon miss violet wright has been en gaged in the summer vacation bible school at hagerman and re ports an increased attendance this year within several weeks three aged and respected members of the ray- mer clan were laid to rest in the cemetery here namely mrs a h raymer in her 88th year mr p if raymer in his sothvear and mr w raymer at the same remarkable age singer dan as the latter was known passed away at the home of his daughter mrs a hawkins of markham in earlier years h conducted sightsinging classes in many churches and was always keenly interested in church work sympathy is extended to the fam ily mrs j koch miss edith mrs hawkins mr allan ravmer of markham and mr joseph ray mer of toronto funeral service was conducted by pastor shantz at the mt joy church where mrray- mer held membership for many years rev ward m shantz of kitch ener visited with mrjnd mrschas hoover over the weekend a representative from the camp bell soup companv has been in specting the tomato crops in this vicinity everyone is invited to attend the yjoung peoples service on sunday eveningarhen the rev z p carla of tspanrsh mjion will speak a number were present at the free methodist camp meetin at pine orchard or sunday