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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 15, 1965, p. 12

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p9 12 the stouftviue tojmk twtfcy my b 5965 1957 ford 750 model good running condition lull platform and plywood ruck 995 1958 ford 800 tractor complete with air brakes 5th wheel and saddle tanks full price only 1095 1959 ford dump truck hate buy used truck- 1959 thames van excellent delivery van 495 1900 gmc dump truck pood working condition new motor and real good box and hoist 1795 1900 ford 750 stuke truck 1 new tires on rear good platform excellent sod truck 1995 1961 commer 10 pass bus special excellent for transportation of small groups 995 1902 volkswagen vun new 795 excellent condition runs like new 1963 mercury pickup stjleside 6 cylinder turquoise finish 1903 mercedes diesel 1495 step van coffey and bartley motors ltd payments to suit your bulgkt where price and quality meet main st w stouffville phone 640 2600 mercury york county forest now productive timber acreage the very fine pine planta tions of york county fores are producing thousands of poles this year both large and small for barns and other buildings in whitchurch township many years ago a great pne produc ing area zone forester john griffiths of the department of lands and forests at maple reports that men and horses are again going into the bush to skid out full length trees more than 100 years ago these same lands bore fore agreement with the depart ment of lands and forests these waste lands were reforested sometimes with great difficulty since drifting and blowing sand pelted the young trees like sand blast this program of land purchases and reforesta tion has continued to the pres ent time and york county for est now comprises an area of some 4160 acres recent land purchases have been made not only for reforesting waste lands but equally to preserve waste and huge pines were felled for j lands before bulldozers arrive present pine plantations now range from 30 io 40 years of age up to 70 in height and 12 in diameter and it is from these stands that long straight well- formed poles are being produc ed trees to be cut are selected by an experienced forest ranger only onequarter of the trees being removed as a thinning at the present time the trees are felled limbed skidded out by a horse since tractors cant oper pn the square timber trade and the lands cleared for farming the exposed sandy soils didnt sup port grain growing for more than a couple of generations as the organic humus material which had accumulated in the soil over thousands of years was rapidly used up productiv ity fell large areas of blowing sand resulted and farms were abandoned as many farmers trekked west to begin again the sand continued blowing in whitchurch township leav ing many huge pine stumps standing 6 feet in the air sup ported on stiltlike roots the sand blown from the fields often drifted across the roads like snow as old timers recall sometimes blocking them or making travel difficult in 1924 york county council ate between the trees and cut into poles of varying lengths trees that arent straight enough for a pole plus the small top logs are cut into pulpwood the very best trees are left having been pruned of their limbs to a height of 17 feet in past years and these speci mens will produce clear lumber and veneer material without commenced purchasing these knots in years to come thus blow sand areas and under an gormley sympathy is expressed to mr and mrs jack gamble in the passing of his mother who was buried on thursday congratulations to mr and mrs wm ash who recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary they entertained their families and a number of friends at a dinner in honour of the occasion miss barbara kirstein was guest of honour at a bridal shower on wednesday night at the home of mrs ian reid mr jos patterson is in tor onto general hospital under going tests and treatment mr albert heise was able to come home from york county hospital newmarket on thur sday and is able to be out around again after his major surgery at the time of writing mrs norman johnston has been three weeks in york central hospital richmond hill this is her second time there in recent weeks mr and mrs lawrence wide- man of sault ste marie are holidaying with relatives here mr and mrs j brooke spent several days in ottawa misses dinah wilcox and miss cheryl cochrane of nova scotia spent wednesday with miss janet varley miss kristine sider of wel- landport is with her grand parents mr and mrs jos wideman mr and mrs gordon mc- whirter spent several days with their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs doug mcwhirter and girls of montreal mrs mc whirter went on to visit mrs r wilcox at granville ferry nova scotia mrs walter brauen of clar ence centre new york had supper on thursday with mr and mrs jos wideman mrs brauen also visited mrs j r steckley and mrs levi steck- ley a number of people from our community assisted with vaca tion bible school at oak ridges brethren in christ church vacation bible school is also in progress this week at heise hill brethren in christ church each evening at 7 oclock com mencing july 12 until july 22 miss charleen milsted spent the weekend with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs ken jones near utterson mrs david wilfred of chilll- wack bc is visiting her uncle and aunt mr and mrs r g britnell miss margaret lewis of scar borough is spending two weeks with her grandparents major and mrs fred lewis mr and mrs fred nikolous and mr and mrs rudolph nik olous moved on the weekend to toronto mr and mrs leonard durden are moving into the nikolous home congratulations to mr and mrs r g britnell on the arri val of their grandson robert stanley victor born to mr and mrs victor britnell on friday night at the quecnsway hospi tal mrs wm ash and mrs m ash attended the trousseau tea for miss joan hare at temper- anceville on sunday afternoon the gormley womens insti tute will celebrate their 35th anniversary picnic wednes day july 28 2 pm at whit church community park van- dorf all neighbours and friends are welcome also a special invitation to all former members do come and renew acquaintances sports for the kiddies please bring your own lunch and dishes mr and mrs george lewis and family of scarboro spent the weekend with his parents major and mrs f lewis mr and mrs e elliott mr and mrs jos heise miss ar- villa forester attended the baker reunion at duntroon last week a large group attended the eldest in attendance was 88 years while the youngest was four weeks a very fine program was pre sented at the heise hill bic church on sunday night by a christ crusaders group from stajner we have come full circle in 100 years mr griffiths noted from the virgin forest to farms to blow sand to produc tive forest again let us hope that we have learned something about the wise use of this natu ral resource in the meantime goodwood news mrs k may a beautiful live picture was notices have been received bv 1 viewed by mrs r may and ron all rural route mail box holders at 6 one morning when four to have boxes repaired and i fu1 grown deer were seen look- names on k- nice it is to g into the bright morning sun drive alons the countrv roads a dan nortons cattle and see the name of the owner tattle standing all ears a few in clear prim i rod further on children ate busy this week robert nine year old son of and last with vacation bible mr and mrs bob pattenden school the closing exercises will be held friday evening at 8 pm in the baptist church all adults are invited to come and see what our children have learned and also things made for craft congraiuaiics to bobby and kathy evans who marked birth days on july 12 mr and mrs wes evans are moving this week to their new home near port perry a number of young folks help- j ed miss ann wood celebrate her sixteenth birthday on fri day evening has undergone surgery in tx- bridge hospital the baptist sunday school picnic is to be held at wood land park on july 24 the young peoples sports day is to be at the home of mr and mrs ken hocklev this satur day mr and mrs george baldwin were among many callers on mr and mrs ern pilkey in stouqville on sunday it being their twentyfifth wedding day bl00mingt0n village of stouffville proclamation a 19 6 5 civic holiday pursuant to a resolution adopted by the slouff- ville council it was resolved that monday august 2 1965 be and the same is hereby fixed as the civic holiday for the current year and that the reeve be authorized to publish the usual proc lamation in connection therewith these are therefore to make known that in compliance with the foregoing resolution i do hereby proclaim monday august 2 1965 as the civic holiday for the year 1965 of which all persons are hereby requested to take notice and govern themselves accordingly w w timbers reeve cod save the queen mr and mrs w yeats and children of belleville visited with mr and mrs e baker and clarion last week the womens fellowship held their july meeting in the church school rooms with a picnic supper followed by a business meeting and roll call of verse on foundation mis d benson and mrs d burnett conducted a splendid program in which everyone present took some part either in contests readings solos or duets mrs sooley was in the hospi tal for a week of observation but is home and reports are satisfactory mr and mrs k ferguson and patricia of scarborough were visiting his parents mr and mrs w ferguson miss minnie williams of newmarket is in the newmark et hospital with a broken hip her nieces mrs i smith and mrs h thomas were visit ng her on sunday miss mabel rodgers niece of rev d benson and her friend miss margaret carruthers of ireland are visiting with the bensons and gave two numbers in song in church sunday morn ing mr and mrs marshall benson of willowdale were also here on sunday the new church piano was dedicated in a short service by our pastor in thanksgiving and prayer on sunday morning also we note mr ron trail- mer had a birthday on june 30 and mr jerry tranmer on july 13 congratulations to the nine successful entrance exam pu pils fro mour school miss dianne storry has taken a position at lean fraer asso ciates in toronto we welcome mr and mis l provost of scarborough to bloomington they have pur chased the former a smith house recently vacated by mr and mrs f rowe who moved to stouffville mr and mrs noel storry and family attended the wagg re union in stouffville park on sunday simplicity offers l exclusive 2 vr free service guarantee phi additional 10 yr on mechanisnl 2 full time filtering 3 aluminum gyrator 4 kincertip control 5 large it lb tub 6 automatic tinier 7 insulair tub as little as ip 250 v per week means satisfaction j guaranteed ihp813 ii onf kjssiy a neville appliances 70 main st w phone 5103395 stouffville ont markham ph 2943355 hoxy markham ph 2943355 tiiurs fbi sat july 15 ib tt a naughty but nice funfest in technicolor the amorous adventures of moll flanders starring ki3i novak richard johnson angela lansbury geo sanders iilli palmer color cartoon 2 shows t pm fl20 pm adult entertainment matinee saturday 2 pm crack in the world in color with dana andrews 3 stooges comedy color cartoon out at 4 pm mon tuks wed july is 20 21 an unusual excursion in terror as five men board a train headed for the unknown dr terrors house of horrors at 7 pm i0ia pm peter gushing christopher lee in wide screen technicolor adult entertainment and for your added entertainment a most unusual science fiction adventure thriller crack in the world shown at 840 pm only also in technicolor with dana andrews for the price of shorts slims shirts poptops blouses 1 1a off 3 off l price frmnkmnsimon markham markham shopping centre 2942900

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