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thanks to the voters of markham township for electing me deputy- reeve for 1965 seasons greetings to all stewart rumble victoria square news mrs iv sandle to the electors of whitchurch township i hereby thank you all for electing me to your new area school board of whitchurch township wietse van dolder c3c33csxkyvmtsssxvvaccx3t womens institute the christmas meeting of the wx was held on tuesday even- ins at the home of mrs leslie hart with 20 ladies in attend ance mrs john mccague con vened the meeting for the roll call each member took a gift for the childrens aid society and christmas decorations which were later used as silt exchange mrs l mumberson reviewed the book the miracle of 31th street christmas carols were led by mrs allan orr accompa nied at the piano by mrs r frisby refreshments were served at the close euchre there were ten tables of play ers at the community hall on friday evening prize winners were ladies mrs g brands mrs n ash and mrs g alm- stedt lone hands mrs g draper men harvey collard charlie attridge and roy biooking lone hands lawson mumberson lucky draw was won by w muirhead the last game of the present series will be held on friday dec 18th at 815 pjn everyone welcome ladies please provide lunch christmas party the annual childrens christ mas party sponsored by the district lions club was held in the community hall on satur day afternoon when over 200 children were in attendance the children were entertained with films christmas carols and santa claus who gave each child a bag of treats before leav ing this party was for the children of the dist nine yrs of age and under the parents would like to express their ap preciation to the lions club for making this party possible white gift the annual white gut service was held on sunday morning cxaxaa public school board of the township school area of whitchurch requires a secretahyteehsuisem preferably experienced in public school administration salary open for negotiations duties to begin januarj 1965 written applications should be addressed to public school board of the township school area of whitchurch offices rri gormley ont applications must be received not later than december 29th 1964 b marys fish chip store frying hours tues wed thurs sat 1130 am to 130 pm 4 pm to 630 pm fridays 1130 am to 130 pm 4 pm to s pm we only fry halibut in our own prepared oil is3ax3vt four tenders for new fire truck markham township council has received four tenders for a new fire truck for the union- vflle brigade the tenders were received at the regular meeting of council on monday and re ferred to the fire chief and the townships fire committee for a recommendation this wednes day morning was set as the date for considering the committees recommendation council members have recei ved a report from wood gor don co on the townsnip of fices with recommendations as to the use of the present space and additional requirements the report will be reviewed at a later date township oi whitchurch warm thanks to my supporters gordon wallace elected school trustee compliments of the season 3s3333333s3333s3s338333sse33es3s3sss83333s3s22 the service was conducted by the superintendent mr percy bennett assisted by dr a bin- mngton the jr boys rd girls class assisted by their teachers gave the scripture mrs allan orr and mrs wilbur brumwell sang a duet the story was giv en by mr barry king the kindergarten and primary clas ses sang silent night after they presented their gifts dr bmnington gave a sermunette church news christmas service will be held on sunday dec 20th at 1130 a m when mr t t whyte will be in charge at 730 pm the annual candlelight and cajol service will be held in the united church sponsored by the cg1t assisted by the explorers stamps just a reminder to save your used christmas postage stamps for the mission to lepers tjcw the united church women catered to the canadian heat treaters of richmond hill fam ily christmas party which was held on saturday afternoon in the community hall concert the annual sunday bchool christmas concert will be held in the sunday school room on tuesday evenig dec 22th at 730 pm everyone welcome neighbourhood notes birthday greetings to mrs don matthews dec 22 mrs norman tyndall dec 22 mr and mrs alan bmnmgton will celebrate their second wed ding anniversary dec 22 a very merry christmas to the editors and staff and to all the readers is the sincere wish of your correspondent may it 1 be the happiest christmas ever lloyd doner presf e york plowmen lloyd doner of gormley is the new president of the east york plowmens association the election of officers was held at the annual meeting and banquet in st james presby terian church stouffville on wednesday evening of last week there were 73 present other members of the execu tive include archie little 1st vice pres nelson raymer tod vice pres trevor watson sec retary and don ferguson trea surer the list of directors is unchanged the east york match next year will coincide with the local day at the international when district associations will combine their entries at the op ening of the big match on mas- sey ferguson farms markham twp thestourrvuetithme tiaray decwr 17 m ihgtb oceans of hot water ratclifl pine tree may be record a 350 year old tree located in ratcluts bush on the 6th cone of whitchurch twp has suddenly become famous this virgin white pine has attracted the interest of the dept of lands and forests and officials believe it to be the oldest and largest of its kind in south central ontario the tree measures 130 feet in height and would exceed that mark but a portion of the top has fallen off it is about 350 years old officials believe it contains sufficient wood to build 214 houses it takes ivi men to span the trunk the 100 acre hardwood bush has been in the ratcliff family name for 100 years the whi pine although stripped of many of its branches is still quite sound it will be retained by the owners as a district land mark christ church anglican stouffvtlle rev john l ball sector sunday december 20 1964 930 ajn holy communion 930 m junior and primary sunday school 1030 ajn sr sunday school mon 7 pjn girl guides wed 8 pm sr choir practice sat 10 ajn brownies sat 10 ajn junior choir prac tice stouffville united church rev a l borland b bj sunday december 20 1964 11 ajn christmas service sermon god and his purpose 9 the purpose of god in christ 730 pjn christmas family service thursday december 24 1964 11 pm christmas eve com munion service sunday school 945 am adult bible class 945 am junior intermed iate u am nursery kindergarten primary weekly programme mon 7 pm explorers wed 715 pm scouts thurs 7 pm cgit fri 7pm cubs stouffville united missionary church eer arthur walsh minister sunday december 20 1964 10 ajn sunday school with classes for all ages 11 ajn and 730 pjn the pas tor will preach wednesday s pjn midweek prayer meeting miss pipher today theres no reason to de prive yourself of all the hot water you want when you want it with gas water heating you dont have to stint or schedule baths laundry or dishwashinggas gives you oceans of hot water youll always have plenty on tap for whatever purpose and in whatever amount you need theres nothing more enjoyable or more useful than instant hot water theres nothing more annoying than to run short and have to postpone or delay baths dishwashing or laundry buy a new gas water heater and have oceans of hot water or rent for as little as 175 a month on your gas bill save money take advantage of the low gas rates now in effect enjoy all the pleasure of modern living with gas for information and personaservice call consumers gas zenith 82500 no toll charge 3 3 mumm 85 yonge st n richmond hill s lnmuilmmnrtrrt continued from front player in the nhl while john nie bower is the top goalie she loves canada and so sta tes i love this country so well i wont leave it 1 dont like tra velling and anyone who has been a- round this area as long as she has would certainly have an opinion about it miss pipher likes stouffville but says there is not enough industry here to hold the residents theyre all going into the city she recalls stouffville as a busy railway town years ago with trains running every where recalls early davs although she has lived in the area all her life these past 90 years have been anything but dull she has even gone deer hunting being the oldest of the family priscilla could not ob tain high schol education as she had to look after the family she was educated at dicksons hill she has lived through the er as of queen victoria king ed ward king george and now queen elizabeth miss pipher remembers that dr sangster owned the first car in the area and according to her it had wheels like a bi cycle miss pipher lives with her sister louella mrs derosier and with only two ladies in the house there is always the threat of burglars one evening after both ladies had retired strange noises were coming from the downstairs area aroused and scared priscilla picked up a baseball bat and prepared for battle however upon investigation she discovered a mouse had been caught in a trap and was hopping 5 floor car rying the wooden snare behind him i had it been a burglar i would have clobbered him she smiled i was scared but i can protect myself now there is this peeping torn she sighed never a dull moment the sparkling lady in all her charm and vitality ignores the cane which rests in the kitchen to aid her in walking she wal ked from the kitchen to the parlour and her favourite tv program without the aid of ei ther a cane or her sister til use it when i start gel- ting old she said stouffvuxe memorial christian church minister rev clarence t bass sunday december 20 1964 11 am rev david whitfield sudan united mission chad republic africa 730 pm rev whitfield coloured slides of africa this weeks thought a holy man in the new testament sense is not one who has his eyes set on his own whiteness but one who is personally and passionately devoted to the lord jesus who saved him gormley united missionary church rev l k sider pastor sunday december 20 1964 christmas sunday 945 ajn sunday school white gifts will be received 11 am christmas worship theme the incarnation 730 pm evening service music of the day will be provi ded by the sider family wed dec 23 8 pm mission ary prayer meeting conduct ed this month by the womens missionary society no christmas day service the word for the world second markham baker hill baptist churches rev bruce hlsey sunday december 20 1964 second markham prayer service every wed at 8 pjn for men every sat at 8 pjn young peoples fri 8 pm- with special christmas program christmas sunday bible school all ages 10 ajn morning service 11 am linda elaine clendenning donna ratcliff will sing christmas message k gospel service 730 pjn edna ratcliff and children will bring the message in song sub the glory ofthy people israel and a light to lighten the gentiles baker hill prayer service thurs 8 pjn at merlyn bakers home sunday christmas services bible school 130 pjn service 2 30 pm pastor will bring the christmas message come and worship the virg in born king churchill vivian churches rev k burton bth sunday december 20 1964 churchill mussclmans lake sun 955 bible school 11 am morning worship fri dec 25 special christmas service 1030 am all wel come vivian 10 ajn bible school 730 pm evening service wed 8 pm prayer bible study for both churches united church melville charge rev g davison sunday december 20 1964 bethesda 10 am worship service 11 am sunday school melville 1000 ajn sunday school 1115 am worship service st james presbyterian cyximoxx ctmtievir t t sunday december 20 1964 10 am morning worship 10 am church school full gospel centre morgan hall markham shopping centre i i tlosiom sekmohfum mioouctioi bcd nnmummmtunmuiimi nimiiiiwk the unlimited god nnu cam m cmr ususru cum sunday december 20 at 7 pm the friendliest church in the world altona united missionary church rev frank huson pastor sunday deccmber20 1964 1030 am classes for all ages 730 pm evangelistic service wed 8 pm prayer service and i bible study friday afternoon after school happy hour for boys and girls the church with a light on sunday night christmas program dec 11th claremont baptist church alinlster rev n sydney hillyer dd sunday december 13 1964 945 am sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship ballantrae lemonville united churches bev g roy inglis ba ministel sunday december 20 1964 ballantrao- mussclmans lake 10 am sunday school j 1115 am worship service i monday december 21st 730 pm young peoples mee- ting lemonville 10 am worship service 11 ajn sunday school wednesday december 23rd 4 pm cgit thursday december 24th 730 pm christmas eve ser vice united missionary 1 church i pastor rev grant sioss sunday december 20 1964 markham i 950 am sunday school 11 a m christmas service i sermon a birthday we ne ver forget 730 pm candlelight carol service wed 745 pm prayer service dicksons hill 945 am christmas service 1050 am sunday school ringwood christian church rev a barry jones bth sunday december 20 1964 10 am sunday school 1100 am worship service 7 pm tues girls club 630 pm wed childrens meeting 800 pm wed ce prayer meeting moth anniversary year brethren in christ church heisc hill gormley pastor rev wm vanderbent ph richmond hill turner 4 3155 sunday december 20 1964 10 am sunday school 11 am worship service 730 pm evangelistic wed 745 pm midweek prayer meeting stouffville baptist church pastor g t gooderham bth sunday december 20 1964 950 bible school 1100 morning worship 730 carol candlelight servic enjoy this evening of muiic and devotion with us wed 800 prayer meetlne enjoy the fellowship of our family church holding forth tiik word of life bloomington christian gospel church rev d benson pastor sunday december 20 1964 945 sunday school classes for all ages special christmas services 1100 ammorning worship the pastor will bring ft bible message on christmas our choir will bring special christmas music 730 pjrgreat evening service this will be our annual candlelight service the wellknown spencer family will provide music and singing sing unto the lord a new song and his praise from the end of the earth isa 4210 we welcome you as family in oar church this sunday j