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classified sale register auctions w d atkinson phone stcuffvuie 363 a s farmer phone gormley 53 11 ken clarke prentice ph ax 35987 markham 316 reg johnson sunderland ont saturday dec 16 auction sale of farm implements ol iver tractor no 60 manure spreader double disc 230 bales of straw household fur niture including dining room suite and dishes at east half of lot 1 con 4 whit is mile east of gormley on townline estate of the late seth wide- man no reserve farm sold terms cash lloyd turner clerk alvin s farmer auct phone gormley 3311 272 auction sale victoria square news abm implements iim vmaa w saturday dec 16th fab ulous auctions at the stouff ville sales arena dec 16 and 22 prechristmas sales of you name it we have it only 2 more sales in 1961 livestock volume now the largest in 10 years the de mand and prices are good the farmers and miscellan eous market have grown be yond all expectations you come see for yourself come early for dinner bring the family excitement and en tertainment for all get your ticket in the b bank for a draw on dec 23 at 4 pm in the hall will be looking for you sale starts at 1 pm atkinson pollard wilson auctioneers thank you markham i feel highly honored in re ceiving an acclamation to rep resent you as your reeve for 1962 i will do everything in my power to justify the confidence you have placed in me wishing you one and all the compliments of the season reeve wilfred r dean christmas month in the markham and dicksons hill united missionary churches dicksons hill sunday dec 17th 730 pm a new candlelight service thursday dec 21st annual christmas program at 8 pm markham sunday dee 17th 730 pm a new candlelight program and service tuesday dec 19lh annual christmas sunday school program at 8 pm sunday dec 24th 730 pm the quest of the magi a christmas cantata sunday dec 31st 930 pm watch night service gospel sermon gospel film and several solos duets etc why not cut out this advertisement and keep it as a reminder for your church christmas activities my thanks to the electors of ward 1 in markham township for accord ing me an acclamation as their councillor for 1962 it will be my aim to give my very best in your interests for the coming year compliments of the season to one and all councillor allan sumner farm household furniture at east half of lot 1 cone 4 whitchurch onequarter mile east of gormley on townline property belonging to the estate of the late seth wideman on saturday dec 16 oliver tractor no 60 mh 2furrovv tractor plow single furrow plow mh seed drill spring tooth cultivator set of double discs 5 sections of drag harrows rubber tired wagon box horsedrawn disc harrow gas barrels stoneboat manure spreader draw rope hay fork extension ladder feed box set sleighs cutter antique about 250 bales of staw quantity of hans logging chains forks and hoes 8piece dining room suite kitchen cabinet quebec heater easy washing machine large iron kettle antique dresser antique cupboard rangette brass bed meat barrel dishes cooking utensils many other articles no reserve as farm sold terms cash alvin s farmer auctioneer phone gormley 5311 lets look at teen town plans for the yuletide hop at the masonic hall have been finalized by the committee and the admission is not limited all are welcome to attend it is to be held at the masonic hall thursday december 28 and the admission price will be 3100 per person or 175 per couple dan cing will be irom 912 with norm muir of norms rock and our local teenage group the bluebops dancers should come prepared to do the twist the stomp and fly a small buffet lunch and refreshments will be served teen town dance the dance on saturday was mrs w sandle childrens christmas party the childrens christmas par ty sponsored by the victoria square and district lions club was held on saturday dec 9 in the buttonvilie hall with over 200 children in attendance and about 25 adults lions the lions club has set the date of wednesday january 10 1962 for their bingo unite gift the white gift service was heh on december 10 sunday school and church were com bined mrs allan orr and mrs wil bur brumwell sang a duet the scripture lesson was read by wayne mortson mrs percy bennett told the story judy hart portrayed the part of mary while douglas mac- donald took the part of joseph at the manger scene the kin dergarten and two primary classes sang come softly doctor binnington delivered the while gift message there was a wonderful response to the white gifts and offering operation friendship anyone wishing to give a gift for the canadian mental health association please leave it at mrs lawson mumbersons by december 16 these gifts do not have to be wrapped as the sr citizens of richmond hill have offered to do this service euchre the last euchre of the series will be held in the community hall on friday dec 15 s15 pm the series winner will bs announced at that time church news again fairly well attended and all had a good evening of fun the twist got its initiation saturday night with several brave souls executing it to their best ability it is hoped that more will catch on tickets for teen towns forth coming christmas party entit led yuletide hop will go on sale at smiths radio shop in stouff- ville and the allegro record shop in markham next week lots see everyone there to cele brate the christmas holidays the christmas season and an other successful journey of san ta ron patrick i would like to express my thanks to the ratepayers oi pickering township for their support at the polls in the election on saturday a special word of appreciation to the many persons who worked on my behalf as your deputyreeve i will endeavour to warrant the confidence you have placed in me a very merry christmas and a happy new year to all mrs jean mcpheson rev g fitzpatrick will be in charge of the church service on december 1 at 1130 am candlelight service the cglt candlelight carol service with the explorers as sisting will be hed in browns corners church on sunday dec 17 at 730 pm the victoria sq charge with their friends are all welcome sunday school concert the sunday school christmas concert will be held on wednes day evening december 20 at s oclock the junior choir will participate as well as the sun day school pupils copper tooling fifteen ladies attended the copper tooling short course sponsored by the senior wom ens institute held in the com munity hall on thursday and friday with miss leslie of the department of agriculture as instructress neighbourhood notes sympathy is extended to mrs wm reaman and family in the passing of mr reaman last week mrs w hewitt who has been making her home with mr and mrs wes madill was moved to the york manor newmarket last week miss barbara empringham entertained her schoolchums of grades 7 and 8 on saturday the occasion being her birthday a speedy recovery is wished for mr gordon mortson who is ill in bed mr and mrs philip rumney had saturday evening dinner with mr and mrs ronald hea- ley at don mills to celebrate mr and mrs r healeys 44th wedding anniversary while there they heard a taperecord ing from mrs rumneys sister and family in australia mr and mrs henry arnold violet cripps of milton called on mr and mrs gordon mort son and family recently mr and mrs gordon hardie celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on saturday mr and mrs wm orr were entertained by their family mr and mrs gordon orr mr and mrs allan orr mr and mrs robert johnston to a turkey dinner at gordon orrs at king on their 45th wedding anniver sary in the evening mr and mrs wm orrs brothers and sisters called on them mr and mrs wm orr were entertained by mr and mrs roy keffer of thornhill and mr and mrs elmer hadwen of king at the summit on friday evening the macdonald children at tended the moffatt christmas party at weston on saturday mission band the mission band will meet in the sunday school room on saturday december 16 at 145 pm please note change of time dr and mrs a f binning ton rev and mrs g fitzpat- rick had sunday dinner with mr and mrs norman reid mr and mrs percy bennett mrs f mcroberts mrs c sto ry and mrs s boynton attend ed the carol service at saint malthews united church rich mond hill on sunday evening mrs hodgson and mrs wagg of stouffville were visitors at the white gift service on sun day morning correction it was mr john ough instead of mr john pugh who was the eldest guest present at mr and mrs marcus jarvis 25th wed ding anniversary last week whitchurch twp council briefs a regular meeting of whit- ckurcn twp council was held on wednesday dec 6th items of business completed included the following dr f h vannostrand was appointed to represent the town ship on the metro conservation authority for 1962 council passed a resolution declaring tuesday dec 26th a holiday in the township for box ing day this will include all municipal employees the cost of the municipal election in the township in the payment of deputy returning officers poll clerks and polling booths was 39600 the first council meeting for 1962 will be held on monday jan sti at 2 pm the next reg ular meeting for this year will be held on dec 15th a figure of 100 was presented for damage to cattle on the premises of william mitchell caused by dogs the estimate was accepted and paid two thousand tons of sand and sail has been readied by the road department for winter use on township roads the program to erect snow fence across the municipality is nearing comple tion thos n shea ltd realtors arc pleased to announce the recent opening of a stouffville village branch office at 163 main street west phone no 1179 messrs bourne campbell edmunds haylow will be on duty to serve the local residents joining a total team of 12 salesmen who arc becoming in- tom shea crcasingly active in the stouffville area the firm which specializes in residential and farm properties has enjoyed a record year with sales hitting a new alltime high some of the more recent transactions include the john middleton farm near claremont purchased by mr a hughes of toronto the howlell farm near gormley he edgar mitchell farm near altona the davidson farm near siloam the pcgg snowden stewart farms all in the uxbridge area the lloyd dale wilson cooper farms in the pickering area in addition three large estates have recently been sold namely the randall woolhead muzzo properties recent stouftville village sales include the turner degeer stallard spahn marshall mitchell residences judging by the number of prechristmas inquiries the company anti cipates a brisk winters selling season a o ttarftr deonba 14 1961 the stoufrviue tribune pie 7 churches christ church anglican oecilard park boulevard stouffville rev john l ball rector sunday december 17th 1961 third sunday in advent j 930 ajn morning prayer 930 ajn jr sundav school 930 am sr sunday school members of the sr sunday school will attend the service of morning prayer this is the first service to be held in the new parish hall come and help celebrate this with your fellow members 46 pm senior sunday school christmas carol service and supper in the parish hall 630s pm mon brownies 7309 pm tues wolf cubs 7s pm wed jr choir prac tice 89 pm wed sr choir prac tice christmas not holiday during colonial times christmas was not much of a holiday in colonial times on december 27 1773 sir william stevens made the following entry in his journal at savannah ga a few people inclined to labour still so great a propensity was there among them through preva lence of custom to keep the christmas holidays tho feasting here was not yet in fashion and my servants thought it best work ing without which i told them there was no eating mistletoe myths like fnkincensc and myrrh also associated with christ mas mistletoe was once hailed for its medicinal properties the ancient druids of britain attributed mystic powers to the mistletoe plant and believed it effective against diseases poi sons and witchcraft to an nounce an engagement with a kiss beneath its berries was considered the best guarantee of happiness good fortune fer tility and long life couldnt wait chil dren just vaat resist the tempta tion to try to wait out old santa and catch him coming down the chimney it seems however that old santa is too smart for cm else he has a helper around the house no one knows about the old gentleman never makes his appearance before all little eyes are closed fast in sleep shortlived modern lads and lassies might object but in olden times the privilege of kissing beneath the mistletoe required that each maiden kissed be given a berry from the mistletoe branch and once the berries were gone so were the kisses not so long ago christmas is centuriesold but the observance as vve know- it today is somewhat young the puritans and pilgrims considered christmas an ille gal holiday as late as 1855 it was a local workday in many american cities and those who refused to work lost their jobs stouffville united church rev j gordon cruikshank ba sunday december 17th 1961 915 am junior to senior sunday school 1100 am nursery to primary sunday school 11 am morning worship mon 7 pm explorers tues 730 pm cubs wed 730 pm scouts thurs 7 pm cgit 815 pm choir practice the cgit christmas vesper service will be held on sun day evening dec 17th at 730 pm w stouffville baptist church a church with a message for today minister kev j williams sunday december 17th 1961 10 am bible school all ages 11 am family worship 7 pm prayer meeting 730 pm evangelistic service wed 8 pm prayer and bible study united missionary church rev alfred uecs minister sunday december 17th 1961 markham 10 am sunday school for the family 11 am worship service sub ject the sound of abund ance of rain 730 pm candlelight service tues dec 19th annual sun day school christmas pro gram dicksons ntfl 945 am worship service the fastor will prearh 1050 am sunday school 730 pm candlelight service thurs dec 21st annual sun day school christmas pro gram make our church your church home brethren in christ church heise hill gormley pastor rev win vamlerbcnt ph richmond hill turner 43155 sunday december 17th 1961 10 am sunday school 11 am worship service 730 pm evangelistic wed 745 pm midweek prayer meeting bloomington christian associated gospel church pastor g t goodcrlmm bth sunday december 17th 1961 945 am bible school 11 am morning worship 730 pm evening service mon 730 pm senior hitime wed 8 pm prayer meeting stouffvtlle memorial christian church pastor sir clarence t bass sunday december 17th 1961 10 am sunday school 11 am worship service 730 pm evening service 8 pm mon young peoples 7 pm wed childrens choir practice prayer and bible study wed 8 pm in parsonage altona united missionary church rev dow sargeant pastor sunday december 17th 1961 sunday school 1030 am ministers message to the ss 11 jo am worship service 730 pm prayer service wed 8 pm stouffville united missionary church- kev arthur walsh minister sunday december 17th 1961 10 am sundav school with classes for all ages 11 am morning service th pastor will preach 730 carols by candle light prechristmas message by the pastor foilowing the service you may enjoy with us a pictorial trip to the land of his birth tonight thurs dec 14 wms annual christmas pro gram this meeting will be held at the home of mrs harry sto ver three missionaries will be present and take part tomorrow night dec 15 young peoples meeting with the showing of a special christmas film teen ago christmas the heise hill quartet will provide special music monday dec is sunday school christmas pro gram at 730 pm tuesday dec 19 pioneer girls colonists will meet at 7 pm wednesday dec 20 pioneer girls pilgrims meet at 630 pm the midweek prayer meeting commences at s pm st james presbyterian church stouffville minister rev gordon hnmlll ba sunday december 17th 1961 10 am morning worship 10 am church school worship with us gormley united missionary church rev c e hunking minister friday evening dec 15 sunday school christmas program sunday december 17th 1961 10 am church school 11 am worship 730 pm white gift service gifts for emanuel bible col lege kitchener you are always welcome at gormley churchill musselmans lake bible school sunday december 17th 1961 10 30 sunday school second markham baker hill i baptist churches i rev bruce ihscy sunday december 17th 1961 second mnrkliatn prayer service every wed at 8 pm sunday bible school 10 am adults please do not forget you are expected in the bible class morning service 11 am young peoples at 730 pm baker hill sunday bible school 130 pm service 230 pm prayer service for men sat s pm ah welcome vivian mccormack memorial church rev bruce iliscy pastor sunday december 17th 1961 1030 ambible school 730 pm evening worship tues 8 pm bible study anl prayer thurs 8 pm young peoples meeting keep in mind dec 15 the ss christmas concert ringwood christian church mr barry jones minister sunday december 17th 1961 10 am sunday school 1110 am worship service g30 pm wed childrens meet ing 8 pm wed ce prayer meet ing almira mennonite church sunday december 17th 1961 worship service 10 am hymn sing 245 pm everyone welcome united church melville charge rev g davison sunday december 17th 1961 1000 am peachs 1140 am melville 230 pm bcthcsda 730 pm white gift service bcthcsda church special mu sic by john marilyn houck sat dec 16 ypu meeting at the home of d paisley nativity scene what is believed to be the only stone carving in the united states de picting the nativity scene is inspected a chicago memo rial cemetery by young actors who portray mary and joseph in a chorch pageant the na tivity scene is flanked on either side by stone carvings of shep herds walchfc star of becile- hem and flight into egypt stowwlifv youth sat 815 pm teen tune up teen centred rally tunes of harmony welieu quintet sun 915 pan youth film- teenagers christmas premier allowing youth quiz ajax vs second mark bam a