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events 4 each week the tribune publishes a list of events scheduled for the days ahead individuals or organizations wishing to utilize this service sboold call 6442100 not later than s pm friday stouffville the whitchurchstouffville silver jubflee club is holding its christmas program thurs dec 7 at 2 pan and 730 pm lemonville lemonville cgit is holding its vesper service sunday dec 3 at 730 pm in lemonville united church uxbridge the ux- bridge community care office for elderly handicapped and emotionally distressed persons will hold an official opening wed dec 6 at 8 pm the location is 8 brock street west visitors may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm markham the ladies of st patricks church hwy 7 markham will hold a holiday bazaar sat dec 2 from 11 am to 3 pm in addition to home- baking handcrafts christmas decorations and plants a raffle will be held on a quilt a doll house and an afghan stouffville the county breakers are holding a dance on sat dec 9 in the goodwood hall for tickets 6 per person call gina at 2946302 stouffville sat dec 2 is santa claus parade day in stouffville beginning at 2 pm for information on float entries call ken smurthwaite at 6401428 markham markhaven a home for senior citizens on parkway avenue is holding a prechristmas bazaar sat dec 9 from 230 to 4 pm stouffville the ladies auxiliary of the whit churchstouffville minor- hockey association is holding a bake sale sat dec 2 from 9 am to 12 noon in latcham hall gormley braces mill conservation area is holding a ski clinic sunday dec 3 from 11 am to 3 pm admision is fr6 stouffville the stouffville boxing and fitness club is holding a formal dance and buffet fri dec 15 at 8 pm in latcham hall tickets 15 a couple are available from the stouffville sound and music sargeant dyments fried chicken fawns sports centre or by calling 6401841 markham the markham family life centre is holding an open house thurs this morning nov 30 from 9 am to 12 noon the location is 113 main street stouffville the whitchurchstouffville book club meets on the first thursday of each month in the latcham gallery of the public library at 8 pjn stouffville the stouffville chapter of tops take off pounds sensibly meets every monday at 1 pjn and 730 pm in christ anglican church sunset boulevard stouffville unicef christmas cards are on sale until dec 20 at the whitchurch- stouffville claremont and markham public libraries and can be purchased during regular library hours stouffville next year 1979 is the 100th an niversary of the congregation of christ anglican church a centennial calendar of events is available by writing to the centennial committee box 339 stouffville markham the markham minor midget hockey team is sponsoring a dance fri dec 8 in the high school beginning at 830 pm ad mission is 3 with proceeds to help send the club to a tour nament in winnipeg stouffville the inaugural meeting of whit churchstouffville council will be held on tues dec 5 at 730 pm at the municipal office the public is invited claremont a white gift service will be held in the claremont united church on sunday dec 10 at 1115 pm on sunday dec 17 the sunday school and choir will hold a christmas candlelight service at 730 pm york region the inaugural meeting of the york county board of education will be held on thurs dec 7 at 8 pm in the woodbridge high school the public is invited stouejvil1e christmas dance sat dec 9 at the stouffville legion hall featuring the irish show band 9 pm to 1 am potluck lunch at 12 midnight admission 5 a couple 7 if no food contributed for further in formation call 6403604 ballantrae the ladies auxiliary of the ballantrae community centres are hosting a christmas dinner for senior citizens on friday to morrow dec 1 at 6 pm present and former residents of the community are invited entertainment will be provided by the silver jublilee club kitchen band for additional information call noreen morrison at 8875254 late robert agnew ballantrae resident asphyxiated in car ballantrae rev jim clubine associate pastor of the stouffville missionary church conducted the funeral service nov 20 for robert gordon agnew from churchill baptist church bob agnew passed away nov 17 in a tragic accident he was asphyxiated while seated beautiful home carl keffers beautiful victorianstyled home on ridgevale drive box grove is advertised at 410000 the house is like nothing built in the area with detail that surpasses description it doesnt cost anything to look from the outside but inspection tours are by appointment only at the wheel of his automobile parked in the garage mr agnew was 47 born in toronto oct 14 1931 the son of james and gertrude agnew he grew up in the city he met his wife the former joan reid and were later married nov 19 1955 they lived in toronto for 15 years before moving to their jasmine crescent home at ballantrae eight years ago like his father mr agnew was a fulltime toronto fireman he served in that capacity 22 years a hardworking man he held down another job at the same time mr agnew loved children beside raising their own family of five the agnews were foster parents to others over the past 19 years bob agnew was a man of many talents adept at mechanics and carpentry a member of the ballantrae lions club and the firefighters club he was also iden tified with the churchill baptist church surviving are his wife joan sons robert and jerry daughters ellen robinson linda and alice a brother alex his sister margaret whitnead and one grandson jason mr agnew is predeceased by a brother jim and a sister ellen the pall bearers were dan macneil william riddle jerry pineau larry hicky ken hale and fred calder interment was at churchill cemetery 0lde charlie farquharsons testament you are cordially invited to obtain a personally autographed copy meet charlie farquhars0n charlie is here saturday dec 9th 1130 am- 1230 pm from tribune files tub tribune thursday november 3 itk 5 of forty years ago runaway horse crashed car by jim thomas what was stouffville like way back when what constituted front page news twenty thirty forty years ago and who were the newsmakers of that era in the weeks ahead well be leafing back through the files of old tribunes to find out we hope you find the series interesting maybe even humorous as a starter we dusted off the volume dated 1938 forty years ago here are the stories that prompted street- corner conversations during the month of november a court case in volving village barber len keeping was page 1 news it seems len was driving us 1930 ford sports coupe along the main street of markham beading towards stouff ville when his car was struck by a runaway horse evidence revealed that a chap by the name of payne a hired hand for markham farmer harry rolph had been i driving mr rolphs horse and rig to the grist mill on the way he stopped in at hamiltons garage but neglected to tie the anlml op if ran away and according to the report jumped into the keeping auto damage was estimated at 120 after reserving judgement judge barton ruled that mr rolph was responsible for his em ployees actions and ordered payment of 1100 and costs dan wagg of goodwood brought a turnip into the tribune office that tipped the scales at an even 20 pounds the sample was so large it took only three to fill a bushel the paper said allan closson had a bumper crop of green onions that fall with sales totalling 20000 bushels in one day he shipped 5220 bushels into toronto the ioof lodge held its installation night in stouffville officers installed included wt rennie lome kester wr sanders tb rae h j malloy henry slack edward lintner wc sanders we morden russel storey jb sanders jack silver- thorne aubrey spang lamber malloy and cj lawson the date of the stouffville christmas fair was announced for dec 20 j jt hodgins was elected president of the stouffville market board committee members included me watts jm storey re curtis jk agnew norman oboyse and glenn ratdiff it was deerhunting time for many of stouff- villes men taking part in the annual trek north were ralph flint sam armstrong norm baker frank baker frank ward ea button dawson hare we reesor vince baker dr ss ball and robt snowball the date of york coiiatys wardens banquet was set for nov 17 in the crystal ballroom of the royal york hotel toronto village reeve ae weldon issued an invitation to members of council and the press to attend markham twp police chief ben gayman held ian auction sale at his property near cashel the weather was like a day in june the tribune reported prices for livestock were a feature with a cow and calf bringing 84 and others selling for up to 70 his horses brought 60 a drill 50 and a riding plow 15 mr gayman is renting his farm to don jams of armadale and building a new house in unionville the paper said mr cober the caretaker at the school on the hill snm- mitrtew was granted a raise in pay of 200 because of extra duties in looking after a new wing added to the building his annual salary with the increase totalled 920 mr cober told the trustees that he begins his days work at 5 m and leaves at 11 pm blanche slack won two ladies events at the dufferin race track and was presented with two wrist watches her driving was described by one of the race officials as marvellous winners of the inter- trophy county plowing cham pionship at the provincial match were andrew mcclure of woodbridge herb jarvb muliken and roy smith of gormley it marked the sixth time they had uken the title so they were given per manent possession of the luesby memorial 93 main st s co ltd newmarket 8954931 memorials of distinction granite marble bronze cemetery lettering renovations custom designing lettering a specialty of our own craftsmen quality satisfaction assured by our own writtenguarantee for personal service vistt our showroom on main st at queen st south of davis drive or call r tomkinson 852- 7222 home appointments and transportation by request jack chambers w stouffville dollar dats fresh chicken cocacola 15litre i returnable btlsl plus 30 deposit per btl chicken noodle iga q soup mix o robin hood white chocolate golden honey spice or dutch devil celebration cake mixes 4250g j m pouch w packs rhodes frozen 100 whole wheator white pkg 0f5x bread dough i6oz loaves nabisco shredded wheat fresh pork loin roasts 3lb avg 450 g 80x 69 in tomato sauce heinz beans vegetarian style or with pork j0 in tomato sauce m heinz spaghetti l oz tins with pectin aylmer strawberry or raspberry jam oz jar vegetable oil 9 oz pam no stick spray a assorted colors scott paper towels pkg except baby igashampoo or creme rinse plastic btl poly quikki kitchen garbage bags 2pkgs h of 12 i grain of gold rib portion tenderloin portion fresh 7 chop economy pack 2 rib loin 4centre 1tenderloin 429 439 lb 1 lb 1 pork chopslb i 59 vidon 99 white sliced bread 3240z o loaves v i eversweetrindon bythe piece pride of canada sliced cooked ham 6 0z pkg pride of canada sliced mac cheese mock chicken luncheon or bologna sandwich meats pkg 59 fresh centre cut loin pork chops sugarplum rindless sliced side bacon lb 1 lb pxg side bacon lb swifts premium l 120z sizzlean pkg bythe piece golden garlic polish sausage lb ride of canada wieners pl burns pork 4 beef small link or farm style breakfast sausages 3 assorted flavors alfens fruit drinks 2pi oztins iga cream style corn s del monte peas oz tins high liner frozen 602 ocean perch fillets pkg caramel crunch arrowroot digestive nice ginger crisp shortcake rich tea fruit shortcake or butterrings peek frean biscuits o 1 v t 6v7t0 7vj oz pkgs ip ii ontario grown canada no 1 grade carrots or onions 2 lb bag 29 produce of us a canada no 1 grade cucumbers size 24 29 kraft process cheez whiz ar gaines beef flavored top choice 2 k dog food box iga royal gold random weights brick or colby cheese lb s all purpose grind maxwell house so qo coffee bag oo regular 100 vegetable oil cj qq imperial margarine tn frozen beef chicken turkey op salisbury steak heinz ketchup 32 fl oz btl savarin dinners boldoroxydol powdered detergent olggggzl scrj reynolds wrap is width aluminum foil s1 qq cutter box give to christmas seals ontario grown canada fancy grade mcintosh apples canada no 1 grade re i 10lb i i bag potatoes produce of usa florida marsh seedless red or white grapefruit produce of republic of south africa outspan valencia oranges i care you are shopping in town you are doing business with me im proud to be part of the town im glad i live here i work in the community our children are growing up together i can shop in your store too its our town yours and mine glai i have good friends and neighbours if we work together- ii will get bigger and better size112j because whitchurch stouffville chamber of commerce je