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visitors crowd into victoria square at christmas time many visitors hftuttel s christmas in brougham the tribune twidiy december 30 1965 pse9 olirs w sandle victoria sq mr and mrs rolph boynton spent iht christmas weekend with mr and mr- andrew for- yon and family at canning- ion mr and mrs john km- pringham mrs i knapp and irene pen christmas with mr and mrs earl em- pringham and girl mrs x campbell mr and mrs philip rumney and family mr and mrs jack rumney and johnny spent christmas with mr and mrs dalton rumney and george mr and mrs percy ben nett pent christmas day with mr and mis ray ben nett and family at richmond hill mr and mrs jim boyd and jimmy spent christmas day with mr and mrs m minaker and family at sear- boi o mrs adam- miss hilda adams mr and mrs jack adams and family of mimi- co spent christmas with mr and mrs donald boyd aid family mr and mrs j ualmey debbie and cathy of isling ton miss marion walmsley rx new york mr and mrs m carter and karen erindale spent christmas with mrs florence boyd and family christmas visitors with mr and mrs stan defoe were mr and mrs kenneth denman leslie and hillier and miss marjory smith all ot montreal mr and mrs lloyd can ning and boys mr and mrs wm sandle and girls spent christmas with mr and mrs stan rrvnton and grace mrs li chadwick of mark- ham miss belle merrill of newmarket and miss mahel sanderson spent christmas with mr and mrs alan chadwick and karen birthday greetings to jean vandcrkooy nine yrs jan 1 clarke canning five yrs jan 6 mr and mrs norman tyn- dall and family spent christ mas with mr and mrs stan tyndall at richmond hill mr and mrs heber mc- cague mr and mrs john mccague spent christmas with mr and mrs ivan sis- ler and girls at port credit friends are sorry to hear that mr louis nichols is now in the villa private nursing home bathurst st richmond hill mr and mrs don boyn ton and mary spent christ mas day with mrs earl jackson and family downs- view mr and mrs george joyce spent christmas with mr and mrs ken maclean and son mr and mrs leslie hart and family spent christmas with mr and mrs maurice hamill and family at cedar grove christmas visitors with mis mary buchanan were mr and mrs john buchanan and family mr and mrs nelson buchanan mr and mrs edward buchanan mr and mrs alan binnington and family mr and mrs cecil nichols mr charlie hart mr and mrs marcus jarvis spent christmas day with mr and mrs henry hill and family at scarboro dr and mrs a f bin nington spent christmas with their family mr and mrs arthur hewitt and family and mr and mrs alan binnington and family mrs r perkins mr and mrs floyd perkins and fam ily mr and mrs donald pickering and family mrs eloise mortson and family mr and mrs jim barker and family held their christ mas gettogether in the community hall explorers the annual christmas party of the explorers was held in the sunday school loom on monday evening with the mothers of the girls as guests everyone enjoyed singing carols also the explorers demonstrating how they con duct their meetings every week christmas refresh ments were served by the girls and their leaders each explorer presented her mother with a gift she had made the explorers ex changed gifts the leaders of the ex plorers are mrs percy ben nett miss judy hart and mrs h crane christmas service the sunday school pre sented a christmas wor ship service in the church on thursday evening the leader of the service was dr a f binnington readers were mr percy bennett and mrs hcber mc cague the juniors ang o little town of bethle hem and the kindergarten and primaries away in a manger the angels were the girls from the inter mediate class nancy crane portrayed the part of mary and douglas macdonald as boys were the shepherds and the senior boys the tnree wise men the organ- is was mrs s defoe and the sr choir provided the background music ill c the hics held their christmas party in the com munity hall on thursday evening church new mr mark c mcdermott ma of trinity college toronto a second year the ology student was in charge of the church service on sun day morning he is a friend of our student minister mr graham scott sunday jan 2 19c6 ac 1130 am dr a f bin nington will be in charge of the church service official boanl the official board meet ing of the victoria square charge will be held in the browns corners united church on monday evening jan 10th at 8 pm all sec retaries and treasurers are asked to have their reports prepared and their accounts audited for presenting at this meeting congregation admires renovated brougham u church brougham the s20v 000 donated and pledged by the congregation of st johns united church brougham was well spent at the first service in the newly renovated church on christmas sunday all of the new finelygrained wooded pews were filled admiration was evident for the attrac tively pannelled front wall with its centrepiece strip of pure white and for the clean white freshness of the walls and ceiling poinsettia and other flower arrangements by mrs beryl donaldson stood out floor sanded broad wooden beams stretch across the ceiling complementing the pews the old pine floor has been sanded through to the beau ty of the wood treated and polished villagers and their friends filtered in through a fine new entrance to the south of the building and were able to gather in a clean fresh hall before walking on the bright royal blue carpet at the rear and up the nave of the church an addition has been built to the rear of the church which will house kitchen equipment and the new base ment dug under the church this past summer is fitted into a sunday school hall six new members in keeping with the renew ed sanctuary and amid the fragrance of new wood five young people received mem bership into the church margaret spang betty jean and faye elizabeth knox elizabeth frances malcolm robert bruce malcolm and william james miller rev a e cresswell who conducted the service from his pulpit on the north side of the podium with a full junior choir on the other side paid tribute to the building committee and to the people who donated so generously he called the new design arresting and becoming dull and dingy churches depress the hearer with the false conception that christs religion is deadly dull he said without sparkle warmth and vitality may the simplicity and beauty of our new church lift our hearts into the expansiveness of wonder and worship to honour claremont doctor saturday january 8th has been set a side as dr tomlinson day when the com munities of both claremont and brougham will honour their physician of many years the occasion will be marked by a reunion in the claremont community hall from 230 to 930 pm a fund has been set up to establish a living memorial in the doctors name and donations may be forwarded to mrs thclma hockley in claremont staff photo buttonville candlefigl morgan degeer is new president of n ontario plowmen uxbridge morgan de- geer mount albert ws elected president of the north ontario plowmens association at the annual meeting held in the depart ment of agriculture board room uxbridge on monday december 13th it was reported that an ex cellent match had been held on october 7th on the farm of ross miller sunderianri wih fortyeight lands being plowed the programme for the past year was under the direction of les smith president and john gorrell secretarytreasurer in 1966 plans call for the plowing match to be held in scott township on the farm of morgan degeer son mount albert on thursday october 6th the junior plowing match will bo held on the farm of howard mcgurkin mount albert on saturday oct 1st officers elected or 1966 were some youths who arc ex pected to set the world on fire turn out unfortunately jean leaf buttonville tho cgit and explorers can dlelight service was held at browns corners church and the auditorium was beauti fully decorated in keeping with the christmas season this work was done by the hic group under the direc tion of ivfrs bruce arm strong twin trees spangled with blue and silver balls and white lights were placed on either side of the chancel cross and standards of can- riles were placed by the pulpit and lectern the choir was composed of more than fifty girls in a candlelight proces sional singing o come ail ye faithful among those assisting were miss marg aret patterson and mrs wayne patterson cgit leaders mrs lloyd tenny son and mrs john buchanan explorers miss cora bro- die and miss judy hart mrs percy bennett and mrs crane cgit and explor- ers from victoria square tyros led this year by mr al jones and chas hooper assisted with the offering mrs reg crawford played the organ and dr binning ton pronounced the benedic tion the church was filled for this special service and many old friends were pres ent to renew acquaintances neighbourhood notes a white christmas after all one that caught most people completely by sur prise and our hats arc off to road crews and police who kept the situation on an even keel sanders were out early and plows took over later in the day there were a few minor mishaps of course cars slipping off the road but no major accidents were reported and most people reached their destinations intact it was a very happy day at the ross hord home with daughter judy and her hus band marshall benson bring ing their new son for his first christmas and at the clarks helen and bill clark brought their new daughter home from york county hospital to greet the family the new baby arrived early last week a very special gift for her big brother and sister mr w l clark who has spent several weeks in hos pital was also able to be home to greet his new grand child and mrs clark plan ned a family party the s r pattersons had two new grandsons in the family party this year and margarets boxing day wed ding kept everyone in a whirl gordon brown was home again after his recent opera tion and able to join the christmas party at the nor man reids past president leslie smith blackwater presi dentmorgan degeer mt albeit 1st vicepres gra ham mcgillivray orillia 2nd vicepres morley haynes goodwod secretarytreas urer john gorrell sunder land auditorj s miller sunderland delegates to the ontario plowmens asocia- lion anual meeting in toron to on february 21st and 22nd president morgan de geer secretarytreasurer mr and mrs cliff donnel ly held a party for family and friends and at the ros- kars there was a party- of relatives don and dorothy reesor entertained reesor relatives and isabel hood was a guest also reg anti joy crawford braved the elements and tra velled to bancroft to be with the crawford family on their first ciiristmas there and joys parents mr and mrs edgar fuller spent the day with the gohn family at new years the fullers will entertain mr and mrs walter craig had their family at home for christmas with mr and mrs lawder hamilton of colgan and miss lena eraser of toronto joining the party mr and mrs dick jones departed from the usual cus tom this year and took their guests down town for dinner the party included mr and mrs gordon vaughan and their children and mrs jones mother mrs bunker of altona mr and mrs don mcquay of markham entertained the albert jones family and dons mother mrs james mcquay and mr otto mc quay along with other rela tives and mrs gordon pur- ves was a guest at the home of her son and his family in willowdale dr and mrs a f binning- lon spent a full day begin ning with breakfast with alan and anne binnington and their children and going on to dinner with their daughter anne hewitt for a hewitt family party mr and mrs ken slots en tertained milford and his family and mrs lucy top- ham and mr and mrs el more hill spent the day with the robinsons at thornhill dr and mrs george kelly and the russell boyingtons were at newmarket with dr george kelly junior and his family and mrs jack john son and jacqueline spent the day with jim and vicky- boyington and their family mr and mrs john donald son were at raes and bettys for breakfast and tree with the children and they re mained for dinner the rae donaldsons and marilyn sni der were noon guests at the sammy snider home along with mr and mrs george oakcs and bob on sunday sammy and janet entertain ed at a snider family dinner mrs s j english was among the guests at the home of mary and jack ro- dick along with mrs morri son sellar mr and mrs james rodick and relatives from bolton mrs wm ro dick who held a family party with grace john and his family and other rela tives visited mary and jack at the supper hour for mr and mrs a w miller the day began with breakfast at the markham home of jim and rosemary miller and their family later they were dinner guests at the paul mingay home the day was complete with a cable from bob in trinidad and a phone call from velma in pueblo colorado john and margaret brttm- well spent the day quietly at home and visiting rela tives and the charles hoop er home was a busy one witli family coming and go ing george and joan hoop er and their family divided the day spending some time with joans parents at rich mond hill and ted and ellen gough were with the jack goughs and the charles hoopers next week more about the holidays but next week is another year christmas concert a browns corners church the christmas season would be incomplete without a childrens concert and last week december 22 the children shone at browns corners the night was crisp and clear with frost crack ling underfoot and the child ren were on tiptoe from the very first carol mrs reg crawford ac companied choral numbers by he junior choir with mrs george hooper conduct ing and the sunday school children presented skits and songs in their inimitable fashion the cgit gave a revised version of cinderella which was satisfying slapstick and david hooper russell walker and rodney venus vere efficient stage hands santa claus came just in time and allowed the small children to hold the rope which tethered his reindeer out the window in the dark night if two or three children were missed in the melee of parcel distribution and they were put it down to the fact that the sunday school has grown rapidly this year and santas helpers were hard pressed to keep up with changes im sure santa made up for it on his christ mas calls brougham the knox family held a christmas re union at the home of mr and mrs john knox at hampton mr and mrs ai pilkey and family attended a fam ily gathering at the home of her parents mr and mrs goldthorp at toronto visitors at the lcn rob- ers home were mr and mrs- han rehling of minesing and mr and mrs harold kearney of brampton ft lt and mrs peter dc- smedt and family of mon treal are spending the christmas holidays with her mother mrs d l mairs visitors at the gordon day home were mrs steer and mrs johnson and lynda of ajax mrs ignash and diane of scarboro mr and mrs robert mal colm entertained mr and mrs howard malcolm and laura and mr and mrs george malcolm and daugh ter of port credit for christ mas dinner mr and mrs robert mil ler and family and mr and mrs h malcolm sr had dinner with mr and mrs ralph crawford and family whitby christmas visitors at the don gibson home were mr and mrs etherington of waterloo dr and mrs keith mr and mrs ian keith and jamie of toronto mr and mrs bill storry spent christmas eve with mr and mrs john ncwson and family greenwood mr and mrs bill storry entertained mrs charles storry wesley wallace and mabel for christmas dinner mr and mrs bill storry spent sunday at cannington with mr and mrs solmon mr and mrs allan elli- cott are leaving monday evening for several weeks visit to california christmas visitors at the al harvey home were mr and mrs john harvey and familyi scarboro mr and mrs mitchell toronto and mrs robertson christmas supper visitors at the home ot mr and mrs ray ellicott were mr and mrs clare mcguckin and family stouffvillc mrs swaffield and boys toron to mr and mrs ross knox and girls mr and mrs keith paradine uxbridge mr and mrs bill mcguc kin scarboro miss bcrnice mcguckin willowdale and mrs mcguckin ray and gerald christmas dinner guests at the home of mr and mrs manson ellicott were mr and mrs bill ellicott and family mr and mrs ray ellicott and family mrs wm ellicott sr mr and mrs james rovey and mr and mrs wallace ellicott toronto mr and mrs mervin an- nis and family spent christ mas with mr and mrs frank honey and mrs l honey port perry mrs shirley beer and boys entertained her moth er mrs ormiston and sister june and family for christ mas mrs conncly of toronto is spending a few days with her daughter and fam ily mr and mrs ken kallis miss delia hubbard of toronto is spending a few- days at the perkins home mr and mrs levi hop kins celebrated their gold en wedding anniversary quietly with the family december 19th mr gordon hodgson and norman spent christmas with mr and mrs russ hodgson and family clare mont mrs albeit gray and and buss and gordon spent christmas at the george gray home green river miss gloria jones of mount zion spent a few days with sheila annis last week 1st green river brownie and guides held their christ mas party on monday eve ning december 20th in the brougham church basement about 14 guides were en rolled under the leadership of mrs nancy watson they were joined by the 1st green river brownies for the christmas party the guides urgently need an assistant leader many will be saddened to hear of the passing of mr otto renault who man aged the elms restaurant for a number of years the evening group of st johns united church wo men will meet on wednes day january 5th at the home of mrs manson elli cott cohostesses arc lee beer and helen mairs the annual sunday school concert took place in the hall on wednesday evening each class contri buted a number while indi viduals displayed their tal ent in duets or solos the arrival of santa brought the evening to a close the womens institute will meet on january 11th in the evening mr j coats a lawyer will be the guest speaker all interested are urged to attend jamie ogilvy has been home with his parents mr and mrs jas ogilvy recup erating from a nasty bump he received on- the head re cently he waa accidentally struck by the side mirror of a large transport truck which came very close to him as he walked along a montreal street jamie is at tending mcgill university and has enjoyed christmas here at the family home at ringwood gormley mr and mrs f nickolas of germany spent the holi day season with their son-in- law and daughter mr and mrs d fischerisbert and daughters mr frank cliff spent the holiday season with his cous ins mr and mrs john brooke mr geo french has been moved frcn uxbridge hos pital to the briarbush hos pital in stouffvillc mr gordon harmon for several years a gormlcy res ident is quite ill in hospital at belleville ch iropractic viewpoint recognition of value the growth of the chiropractic profession has been such that more than five hundred health and accident insurance companies in canada and the usa recognize its value and place within the healing arts and pay their policyholders for its services workmens compensation board recognizes the ser vices of chiropractic including xray examination for workers covered by provisions of the workmens com pensation act if accidentally injured at work for income tax purposes receipts for chiropractic care may he included with others under the general heading medical expenses provincial chiropractic associations are chartered under provincial laws the doctor of chiropractic must have a government licence to practice granted only after graduation from an approved chiropractic college and having demonstrated his qualifications to practice by strict written oral and practical examinations set by the government board the remarkable effectiveness of chiropractic in re storing and preserving mans most precious possession health has earned for it a permanent place in the familv of healing sciences markham ph 2943355 momy afarkham ph 2943355 tiiurs fri sat dec 30 ian i 2 the most breathtaking reality of the stock car u sheridan jewellers diamonds watches custom made jewellery 1 expert i watch v repairs 8 1 guaranteed 38 main sf e sloufivillc phone 6101650 d f sheridan certified walchmakcr racing world ever filmed red line 7000 in widescreen technicolor gail jure james ward color cartoon 2 shows 7 pm i- 010 pm adult entertainment matinee saturday new years day 2 pm i 1 i l p e r in color with luke halpin chuck connors also i big color cartoons ii mon tues wed jan 3 4 5 y0ungbl00d hflwke starring tvs james fbanciscus suzanne pleshette eva gabor color cartoon 2 shows 7 pm a 915 pm adult entertainment work has started pile driving is in progress for twin reactor buildings on the site of ontario hydros nuclear power station in pickering township close to 1500 piles are to be driven by the end of alarch the 66 million plant is due for first service in 1970 lt is the largest planned in the western hemisphere ont hydro photo stout faille and uxbridge once important r centres stouffville a news item from stoufiville in aug isst states that the local station platform had to be moved to permit the laying of a third rail which marked the beginning of standard gauge railroading on this line the use of standard gauge was adopted in can ada in 1s72 but the work ot changing the line from scar boro north did not com mence until 18s1 tiie old narrow gauge was only 3 ft 6 inches wide and the standard gauge was 5 ft 6 inches the change from scarboro to stouffvillc was made without affecting traffic further on towards cannington sec tions had been changed and some bridges and culverts widened on nov 18th 1ssi it was announced that the last ship ment of steel rails 20 car loads had arrived and the work was completed in a couple of weeks the first train to use the standard guage all the way from tor onto to lorneville jet was operated on dec 22nd 1881 so far as cars were con cerned they operated be- tween the two sizes for a lime with a goose neck coupler when the change was completed the middle rails were lifted uxbridge busy in these early years there were car shops in uxbridge here business really boomed for some time turning out the now box- cars for the new standard gauge lines cream shippers for best results ship your cream o stouffvillc creamery we pay wo cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered lo lite creamery to have our truck call phone 0102832 cold storage lockers for rent stoufiville creamery go i its our first continues to jan 4 sec our windows for really ureal money- saving values shop now at your stouffville 5c to 100 store main slrcct