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men men men hear rev robert guthrie radio pastor from orillia and mr sam carser soloist from toronto at the annual ladies night of the christian mens fellowship in the baptist church on february 4th come early monday at s00 pm united church board to study liquor question appointment of a church commission to study the whole temperance issue and the prob lems related to the use of bever age alcohol will be made at the annual meeting of the board of evangelism and social service of the united church of can ada it was announced last week by rev j r mutchmor secre tary of that board the board meets 26th february to 1st of march 1957 the official position of the united church is one of uncom promising hostility to the liquor trade dr mutchmor said in 1944 at the london general cou ncil by a three to one vote the united church affirmed support of the nationalization of the liquor trade as a means of elim inating private profit and mon opoly control this position was reaffirmed at the windsor gen eral council last september contention of some united church members that the posi tion of the moderate drinker and his relation to the church should be studied is a fair one dr mutchmor stated he said he hoped the commission would give the problem careful consid eration the total abstinence pro gramme of the united church is not a test of membership in bingo every saturday night legion hall stottfpviliie 35tf 8 pm sharp jackpot special games door prizes admission 50c everybody welcome undeirauspices branch 459 canadian legion cagabs clear dr mutchmor said today within the fellowship of the united church there are mem bers who in good conscience are moderate drinkers our appeal to them is that they should re frain from drinking to help a weaker brother but the 1946 general council of our church in opening the total voluntary abstinence pro gramme made it clear that it is an entreaty and not an injunc- ion a request not a require ment a call and not a com mand the urgency of the program is vital today because of the everincreasing rate of drunken ness convictions and the rising toll of alcoholism as recorded in governmental statistics dr mutchmor said in ten years of the voluntary total abstinence programme churches have ord ered and paid for 250000 fold ers and 200000 declaration of purpose cards he announced the programme which has its focal point on commitment sunday january 27th v should not be regarded as classifying the moderate drinker as a sec ond or lower class church mem ber dr mutchmor said au church members however he said must be aware of the mounting tyranny created by the roury club of brampton mnd the telegram invite you to enjoy the world largest orchid ahow of more than 100000 blooms this sunday at the worldfamed dale estate in brampton the greenhouses will be open from 8 ara to 330 pm for thia midwintec floral treat which will include a preview of spring flowers daffodils tulips poetar iris and hyacinths unionville news the church that should be made the infiltration methods of the liquor trade this tyranny sup ported by shrewd advertising and promotion is at its maxi mum in social gatherings much social drinking today is a men ace both to those who engage in it at the time and to those who travel on the highways on which on weekends in industrial areas every second motorist is a drinking driver the annual vestry meeting of christ church anglican was held monday jan 28th in the parish hall at which there was a large attendance of the congre gation during the evening the following officers wereelected for the ensuing year rectors warden j o ingham peoples warden j- austin lay dele gate r w knotleet treas urer geo williams envelope secretary a bolton press ac davis auditor miss g bulley om o the stouffville district high school annual commencement exercises will be held friday february 8 high 815 pm in the school auditorium presentati6n of diplomas and awards musical numbers guest speaker c f asbury assistant superintendent of secondary education for ontario admission 25c tickets may be obtained from students oeeaeeeeeeesc3cs3as9coa proclamation village of stouffville national minor hockey week whereas the week of february a to 11 1957 is being observed throughout canada as a period to focus public attention on the physical character- building and other benefits of hockey for our youth now therefore i as reeve of the village of stonffville do hereby declare the week of february 4th to 11th be observed as national minor hockey week and request that all parents and others encourage children to participate in this great canadian game january 29 1957 elmer r daniels reeve three carloads from union- ville attended the wi euchre at buttonviue on friday night there were 18 tables playing dr j e truemner is con valescing with a broken leg at the home of his daughter and her husband mr and mrs j spring miss velma weaver and a friend miss shirley pointer of peterboro visited on wednes day with the formers aunt miss velma flndlay the fidells group held the regular monthly meeting at the home of mrs mccowan francis hyland gave a very interestins talk on her experiences with the canadian players mrs mccpwan showed films of her tour through england and switzerland and a vote of thanks was given to kaye wolfe for making the drapes for the vestry and halls in the church the members will be going bowling on saturday february 9th at 715 pm the buildings at cherry hill farm were broken into last week and quite a loss was suff ered the yorksimcoe home and school council is sponsoring the final spelling competition be tween the winning boy and girl from each school in york school district no 3 this spelling bee will be held in the thornhill public school on thursday feb 7th beginning at 730 sharp the master of ceremonies will dictate the words to the con testants and three judges have been appointed to give rulings where there is any doubt about the spelling of a word the fol lowing pupils will represent the various schools ss no 5 markham eleanor mckinney bob wilkins ss no 10 mark- ham gail hazelhurst brian chant ss no 10 markham patricia allison michael bow- den ss no 16 markham rose ann fincham david ingalls ss no 22 markham wm sher idan daphne chiswins ross doan sandra may stephen sim henderson ave dyanne snary donnis smith chas howltt diane gilmore hans pump langstaff grace larichle jack smith powell rd jaqueline king pat brennan thornhill dorothy fugler allan aho thornlea maureen wright ian forsythe all parents from this area are invited and the con testants will welcome the op portunity to demonstrate their spelling ability refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting welcome to mr a stlnch- combe who has come to union- vllle district to live barton smith was taken to the sick childrens hospital last tuesday we wish him a speedy recovery congratulations to mr and mrs robert dunne buchanan who celebrated their 55th wed ding anniversary at their home in unionville on new years day mrs buchanan is 83 and her husband is 85 their three daughters and their husbands mr and mrs w rutherford of brantford mr and mrs david martin wexford and mr and mrs gordon milne of don mills and their son robert of union ville were all present for the occasion there were four gen erations represented the executive of unionville horticultural society met at the home of the president mrs freeman barker with 12 pres ent on monday jan 21st it was decided to hold meetings on the third monday of each month mr mervfn ralney was elected as secretary and mr a dyke as treasurer for 195s at the time of the meeting greetings were received by phone from the stouifville society the treasurer reported a substantial balance on hand to start the year prizes will be given to our local school for the best poster of a tulip how many people have been in to see our local young lady misa stephanie mew in the play unci- willie at the circle theatre on yonge street t if you have not already been there you are missing an enjoyable eve ning local residents who have seen the play praise it highly a very pleasant evening was spent last monday night when a group of cousins from mark ham unionville and thornhill were entertained by mrs h flndlay and velma an evening of cards was enjoyed the anual meeting of central united church wm held in the church last thursday jan nth after the pastor opened the meeting with prayer mr wm thomas was appointed secretary for the meeting and the year the treasurer mr m ralsey who was elected again for 133s gava a very fe rort ard hoci tie iiic susdlsj be good mrs frank smith victoria avenue received a bad cut on her head on monday when a window fell on her she was rushed to the doctor by a neigh bor mrs groves we are pleased to report she is doing well the annual sunday school meeting will be held on thurs day night jan 31st at s pm in central united church the average attendance for the month of jan was 141 the classes of d deacon and p ralney assisted the superintend ent with the bible reading on sunday will the cubs and scouts who attend the united church and sunday school please meet in the church school room in uni form at 11 oclock sunday morn ing to attend the special youth service and hear the visiting speaker the explorers and the cgit will also attend 15 sluuhyffil wsw ths3y itasuy st w57 peje 3 local and personal happenings liberal rally continued from front the evening guild meeting is i tonight jan 31st at 815 at the home of mrs james austin all ladies are cordially invited strike by prime minister louis st laurent he said the prime i friends will be sorry to learn minister had acted swiftly but j t miss e b main st without force to bring about a suffered a fall this week and it reconciliation i ieved she has broken her the great leadership provid- shouider ed by the prime minister con- j tinued mr rye gives us a favored position the progress ive conservatives are fresh out of ideas a box social will be held on j monday feb 11 at 8 oclock in i the anglican christ church hall everyone is welcome the hockey teams participat ing in the gord lewis benefit night at the arena saturday officials and others were enter tained following the game at the home of mr and mrs gar leh man a resolution has been pro posed in newmarket council for a plebiscite for a liquor store in that town notice e a grubin ro optome trist will be at his office in stouffville on monday andtues- dav feb 4th and 5th phones s6j2 and 23j1 mrs l ledgett of oshawa mr and mis c ledgett of whit by and mr and mrs c disney of kinsale attended the funeral of the late clarence stafford in the stouffville christian church on friday afternoon friends will regret to learn that anton t nielsen popularly known in this district as sun shine has suffered a heart attack and is in stlukes hospi tal montreal his room address is 405 sunshine has been much of this winter at white horse in the yukon and had only recently come east he would be glad to hear from any of his local friends if they would care to send along a card prices brisk at uxbridge auction prices were brisk at the auc tion sale of w whitty lot 2 con 2 uxbridge this week fresh cows found ready buyers at 170 and heifers sold for 70 to 90 horses of which there are few sold these days brought 75 to 85 a brood sow and nine pigs went for 104 and young sows ranged from 75 to 90 pigs eight weeks old- sold for 14 to 25 and hay for 50c a bale mr rye reminded his aud- 1 ience that it was the liberal government who had introduced j such social legislation as the j family allowance and old age pension both measures were i opposed by the pcs he added pensions j mr rye outlined the types of financial help available to canadian senior citizens the federal government pays 100 percent of the old age pension which is available to every citi zen at the age of 70 years the cost of the old age assistance is shared equally by the provin cial and federal governments a means test is necessary for this help it is available to those between the ages of 65 and 70 who need financial assistance and is the same amount as the old age pension 40 a month an individual may own his own home and earn up to 240 a year and be able to collect this at the age of 70 he would auto matically receive the old age pension mr rye explained for a husband and wife to receive the old age assistance they must not have a combined income of more than 1200 a year including the assistance interment will be made this thursday afternoon in york cemetery for w g mcconnell father of mrs stanley wallis of stouffville deceased has been a patient in sunnybrook hospital and passed away there on tues day of this week he was in his 67th year his wife the former annie phillips also survives the funeral is being conducted from the ross craig funeral home toronto gordon polly minton had an unfortunate collision with a dog while going to work one morn ing this week the animal dart ed in front of mr mintons car and in trying to avoid it the car was ditched the dog a large police specimen was killed they may own their own home when extra need is proven it is available at the municipal level and is handled through the local welfare officers mr rye said residents at york manor the countys home for the aged who receive the old age pension re tain 550 of each monthly pay ment of 40 they have their clothing and other necessities provided tobacco is given the men and candy is provided for the women at york manor so that the 550 is for extras mrs charles webster of au rora moved the vote of thanks to the speaker an open discus sion period followed his talk refreshments were served by mrs a m kirkwood of aurora and her commttee mrs rye poured tea those elected to of fice are hon pres mrs charles web ster and mrs howard cane of newmarket pres mrs d f downey vice pres mrs e c fielding of aurora mrs h m hooker of newmarket mrs clarence davis and mrs a m kirkwood both of aurora re cording secty miss leonora starr corresponding secretary mrs bruce hunter both of new market treasurer mrs george walker of aurora executive members mrs lloyd prosser mrs leonard chappelle miss l cleland and mrs beatrice brown auof newmarket mrs mary clarkson and miss annis brown both of aurora the january meeting of the melville wms was held by invitation at the home of mrs uens there was a good attend ance of members and a number of visitors the meeting was opened by devotional exercises conducted by the vicepresident mrs alfred smith a brief re view of work accomplished dur ing 1956 was given by the secre tary treasurer and supply secretary the topic idonesia was taken l uthers by miss jane car- mrs harry stoutfer received word this week of the passing of dave ford of 125 n stone ave la grange illinois his wife was may dornan who got her schooling in stouffville she lived with the late mrs joe leh man mr ford was shovelling snow and took a heart attack he was rushed to the hospital but lived only a few hours he was dis trict transportation officer for the postal transport service he is survived by his wife maj a son william and a daughter mrs edith summerfelt all of la grange and another daugh ter mrs pearl nickels of al- pena michigan he had eight grandchildren read l e oneills gigantic mattress offer on page 5 of this l issue of the tribune get one of the famous sealey mattresses for as little as s3995 during this great anniversary sale stouffville lions club was entertained at their regular meeting on monday evening by i one of their own members when the local publisher c h nolan showed colored slides of his recent trip to the british isles and the continent births cadieux mr and mrs ted cadieux stouffville are hap py to announce the birth of their daughter on friday jan 25th at the brierbush hospital in stouffville farmer paul and doreen farmer are happy to announce the birth of their daughter coleen deborah on january 27 1957 at the grace hospital toronto gilroy mr and mrs mervyn gilroy are happy to announce the birth of a son on saturday jan 26 1957 at the brierbush hospital stouffvile malcolm mr and mrs glenn malcolm nee barbara baker stouffville are happy to announce the birth of their daughter elizabeth ann 10 lbs 1 oz at the scarborough general hospital on saturday jan 26 1957 schelimr and mrs harry schell stouffville are happy to announce the birth of their daughter sandra lyn on jan 27 1957 at the scarbor ough general hospital a sis ter for susan and sally wilson mr and mrs earle wilson nee beverley bar clay claremont are happy to announce the birth of their daughter on jan 27 1957 at oshawa general hospital second markham baptist church to build the second markham baptist church held its annual business meeting on wednesday jan 23 with the pastor rev bruce hi- sey presiding following the scripture reading and a time of prayer reports were made by the leaders of each department in the church total offerings amounted to over 9400 of which 4856 was given to mis sions this is a missionarymind- ed church and our mission offer ings showed a 1200 increase over the previous year the membership has also reached an alltime high of 14s there hav ing been fifteen baptisms during the year the election of officers result ed as follows deacons jack clubine bruce clarke keith hutchinson david greer and rew hutchinson and bert miller trustees charles conner floyd ratcliff and j a clarke treas charles clubine missions trea surer charles ratcliff church clerk j c sinclair deacon esses mrscharles conner and mrs art paisley organist and pianist mrs floyd ratcliff louise clarke and mrs h clcn- denning in addition to the many spir itual blessings we have enjoyed during 1956 under the ministry of rev bruce hisey many im provements have been made to our property especially to the parsonage a building commit tee has been appointed which is working on plans for an en largement to our building in the spring which will give us greatly increased facilities for our growing sunday school this will be the first installment of a long range building pro gram another 50 was added to the gord lewis benefit fund oh monday night when the local lions club donated the proceeds of a lucky draw and auction sale among the club members the womens missionary so ciety of the united church will jjneet in the church parlors on thursday feb 7 at 230 pm mrs g thomas miss banner- man and mrs v atkinson will take part in the program with mrs levi forsyth and mrs nigh supplying the music a rordial invitation is exterde i to rll niblets on your boe6f whole kernel corn m 2 35 lyons foil wrap pmm 29c libbys spaghetti 20 oz 18c snowflake shortening fe cello tomatoes 2 p for grapefruit 10 silverbright salmon side bacon rind on 21c 35c 49c i or half 49c lb it 65c for 68 lb average whole or half schells food market we deliver phone 220 stouffville w s cook on hydro comm richmond hill town council monday night appointed w s cook editor of the liberal as a member of the richmond hill hydro commission taking the place of mr g cross elected in december but who resigned last week owing to a change in em ployment the other member of the commission is mr douglas dingwall my wife and i enjoy this weekly visitor from stouffville in the form of the tribune as it keeps us up to date with all our friends from that area writes rev gibsoh brown from wheatley mr brown who was minister here at ringvvood and bloomington has been located now for some time at wheatley which is on lake erie near kingsville in renewing his sub scription mr brown comments on our cold weather stating that it has never gone below zero there this winter united church wa the ladies of the stouffville united church wa held their business and devotional meeting on monday evening jan 21 in the church parlors and the meeting opened with a call to worship by the president mrs a wood mrs claude brillinger was guest soloist with mrs gay- man at the piano and sang two delightful numbers entitled dont you listen and smiling through rev d davis gave the evenings message taking as his theme furnishing the room of life following tha devotional rev davis installed the officers for the new year as follows pres mrs arthur dowswell secty mrs david crosier treasurer mrs j mccreight kitchen committee mrs d middleton mrs forgie parson age committee mrs w schell mrs f campbell mrs j mccreight victor home mrs floyd fairies flowers and cards mrs a campbell mrs forgie pianists mrs j gay- man mrs c brillinger mrs c nolan communion mrs ton- ham mrs s stouffer nomin ating committee mrs wood mrs johnston v w tm un mf another record on coop feeds mr c a peacock morlok farms rr4 milton ontario owner of dual purpose shorthorn morlok patsy xo 111277 sired by itoscnt pat 30cs81 on a 305 day twice a day milking test produced 10220 lbs of 391 milk the highest record in canada in 1055 as n two ycir old morlok patsy was raised on coop calf starter grower and fed through her lactation period on coop 32 concentrate with home grown grains stouffville coop phopc 263 or 122 i hft iq ii v n f