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jthe tribune thursday january 25 u7 iz marie adams vibrant towii lady heads library board marie adams stouffville the whitchurch stouffville public library board has a new chair person shes marie adams main street west a vibrant personality well- known in town other members includewilma scorer mary- gallop paul boney helen baatz jj gilliland along with mayor eldred king mrs adams is satisfied with last years accomplishments and is looking forward to the twelve months ahead theres been a living with arthritis a program for you and your family the arthritis society is sponsoring a series of meetings living with arthritis these meetings are open jo anyone especially patients and their families topics discussed will range- from the medical aspects of arthritis to diet and quackery the meetings will be held on fpur consecutive wednesdays jan 3 1 feb 7 feb 1 4 and feb 21 i at the casa loma campus of georqe brown college the meetings will run from 730 p m to 930 pm there is a registration fee of s5 which covers all four meetings to register or for further information call the arthritis society at 967- 1414 marked increase in the number of books available and the reference department has been well received particularly by high school students while plans ace subject to the 79 budget allocation the fact last i years approval didnt come through until june made program im plementation rather difficult she said an arts and culture committee has been established these members will advise the library on purchasing procedures related to acquiring modest works of art preferably from local residents each piece would be evaluated by an appraiser from wintario fifty per cent of the purchase price will come from a wintario grant and the other fifty per cent from the library the committee will come into being jan 18 at the same time an exhibition of the works of artist fred savard will be open to the public in the librarys latcham gallery further said mrs adams the board wants to dispel the old library image of musty books and tomblike silence we want it to be a cultural centre within the com munity where people can exchange ideas as well as books s money whiles im portant cannot be the yardstick by which we achieve our goals- marie adams told the tribune the key words this year are optimismand bard work of which the staff and the board hcve an abundance she con cluded holiday in hawaii several from this area will be returning on saturday from a two- week holiday in hawaii includingmr and mrs lewis reesor rr2 markham mr and mrs jack warriner rr 2 markham mr and mrs stuart watson rr 2 markham and mr and mrs ellis britton of claremonl the irip was arranged through ged stonehouse at house of travel stouffville late geo middleton an active home to beautiful fash ipns home to lasting impressions home to the beauty of solid teak dining from simpsons aclassic dining collection in burma teak the clean contemporary lines of each piece have been in fluenced by scandinavian designs but the entire suite has been built right here at home by highly skilled craftsmen youll love the attention to fine detail jhe deepgraining and the warm rich glow ofburrnateak buy with pride and keep this group- ing for a lifetime or longer a dining table in solid teak with solid- edgebandmg and teak veneer top measures 40 x 57 and extends with two 18 leaves to- 93 simpsons price v control no4549c j each 599 first impressions lasting oats j hi wordsimpsons vt home to beautiful fashions home to lasting impressions from simpsortt thats bow we sixn op our 4paoe issue ol impressions tfelus 4 pages on avon galleries beautiful looks lor ust about every room in your home color s snap s textures and accents al working together you create trie look smpsons shows you how easy it is your guide to 79 home decoratng impressions pickup yours at any simpsons store and start planning a brandnew look for your home wyiv- s gic 1a b side chair in solid teak has seatand back in beige nylon simpsons price n0m5491 f each ww c armchair in solid teak with beige nylon seat and back simpsons price control j ff no45492 tprt i each w d buffet in solid teak with veneertop and sides has large storage and display areas 78 x 19 x29h simpsons price each no45493 fiqq each www e hutch to match buffet in solid teak with teak veneer top and sides measures 73x252h t x12dsimpsops price control no45494 each 289 simitar design also available in solid oak please allow3 to 4 weeks for delivery furniture department 401 s 1 v p s 0 11 i mwhntkinmi115 phone simpsons 8618111 24 hours a day j shop simpsons yorkdale cedarbrae fairview sherway gardens scarborough town centre brampton shoppers world and hillcrest mall in richmond hill stouffville service was held jan 17 from theoneill funeral home for george middleton a wellknown and highly respected resident of stouffville for the past 36 years v mr middleton passed away suddenly at his home on baker avenue he was 8l born dec 21 1898 the son of george and georgina middleton he took up far- ming near claremont at an early v in 1943- he moved to town and continued an extremely active life here he was em- ployed in the maintenance department at chesebroughporids canada ltd at markham until his retirement in 1967 george middleton enjoyed working outdoors cutting grass and caring for his garden he was a member of the stouffville lawn bowling club the silver jubilee club the oddfellows lodge and the united church at claremont and later in stouff- ville rev jim carder conducted the service with interment stouffville cemetery besides his wife the f ormec jane ham mr middleton is survived by one son donald and two daughters velrha and violet fire chief all wet stouffville fire chief walt smith nearly did a streaking act saturday when the siren sounded around 9 pm chief smith was enjoying a hot bath first time in 32 years a fires caught me in the tub he said caribbean cruise acapulco vacation harold and brenda- crowder returned last weekend from a holiday in acapulco mexico although now living in oshawa both are well- known in stouffville later in explaining his late arrival at the hall to make matters worse the windshield of his truck was coated with ice delaying his departure further but alls well that ends well it was a false alarm florida holiday mac arid fern keith rr 1 unionville ac companied by mr and mrs mac sewers of barrie recently returned from an enjoyable holiday in florida visiting miami st petersburg and other points of interest they report good driving all the way with bare pavement right to their doorstep grant and betty turner main street east recently returned from an enjoyable caribbean cruise they report- temperatures in the 80 to 85 degree range quite a 1 contrast to what- they found on their return to stouffville sock hops dances or v sock hops for young people grades 6 7 8 and 9 will open on friday feb 2 in the gymnasium at summitview school a dj will provide the music doors will open at 7 pm and the dances will end at 1030 admission is s150 board up windows the cnr has seen fit to improve to some degree the exterior appearance of the stouffville station the windows are now boarded up covering the glass most of which had already been smashed retired bank manager the death is reported this week in chatham hospital of eric stanley highstead husband of mrs highstead the former elizabeth johnson of sixth line whitchurch mr highstead manager of the royal bank at ridgetown for 15 years has one daughter mary mrs jack richardson ofguelph service was held tuesday from the anglican church in ridgetown with in terment ridgetown cemetery pall bearers werebob greenfield surprise party bert and gladys- clarkson opened their home sunday to honor neighbors albert and bessie sweeney mon- treal street stouffville mr and mrs sweeney marked their golden wedding anniversary jan 2 the gathering sunday was a complete surprise and much ap preciated by the highly- respected couple iching oliver brausseur of ringwood a kind of mathematical genius will be appearing at the whitchurch stouffville public library on wed jan 31 at 8 pm mr brasseur has perfected a version of i ching an ancient chinese text based on sixtyfour hexagrams the program will prove interesting to those who know something of this philosphy and to those who would like to learn admission is free sander overturns icy road conditions particularly in the rural areas has made it dif ficult for town roadmen this winter particularly sandtruck operators only recently one of the units slid out of control on grant- hisey carl hisey the ninth line near the murray hisey ardon vivian sideroad and sunshine girl a stouffville girl will soon brighten the pages of the toronto sun debbie castle daughter of mr and mrs fred castle sunset boulevard has been selected as one of the papers sunshine girlsn the towne restaurant on main street always has some extra copies on hand for its earlymorning coffee customers on the day debbie appears they may charge ten cents a peek 1 m r newly weds reside at ballantrae mr and mrs barry pipherare shown here following their marriage oct 7 1978 in first presbyterian church oshawa the bride is the former christine rebecca adams daughter of marie adams main street west- stouffville the groom is the son of ray and eileen pipher5f scarborough following a honeymoon cruise in the caribbean the happy couple have taken up residence at ballantrae i o 41 maschke and highstead talents admired on saturday mr and mrs stanley lewis rr 3 mt albert and formerly of altonawere honored at aniopen house in the stouffville masonic hall the occasion was their diamond wedding an niversary the many friends and family relatives that attended expressed their ad miration for the beautiful floral arrangements completed by mr and mrs lewis grand- daughterinlaw mrs keith lewis edith- of william street stouff- ville and the lovely cake completed by another granddaughter in law mrs tom lewis theresa of uxbridge douglas rolled over on its side the driver suffered a bump on the head but only minor damage to his vehicle plan gong show stouffvilles version of the gong show will be presented by the kinsmen club at the high school on saturday feb 24 persons wishing to audition are asked to call ted coward at 6401076 after 6 pm the first prize winner will receive 200 home for 2 weeks don herman a bell telephone employee has returned to saudi arabia following two weeks here over christmas and new years he hopes to see his friends back in stouffville again in may house is sold ithe home of gerald and jackie gorrell and family william street stouffville has been purchased by mr- sand mrs mervyn card manitoba street mr and mrs gorrell are moving to arizona a portion of the contents of the residence will be auc tioned on thursday to day at 11 am the sale location is the unused beautiful photo the beautiful color picture in the display window at geo ross photography on main street are the children of wayne and barbara crowder hawthorne returns to baghdad russ holder an engineer with the firm acres international has returned to baghdad iraq where hes employed section of the viua italian as an inspector at a new bakery on edward hydro installation there street russ enjoyed two weeks with his wife and family over christmas and new years the project in baghdad is nearing completion mrs holder told the- tribune ths means russ should be home again in a couple of months winter at home hector batt main street west stouffville has- decided against spending the winter with his sister and brother-in- law in jamaica this year but rather will endure the ice and snow at home hec has made the sojourn south eighteen times dating backto an initial successful surgery opa lehman avenue stouffville janet loretu crescent north trip by boat back in 1931 is 5 and andrea is 17 stouffville is home from hes almost as well months the portraits hospital following sue- known there as some of been admired by many cessful eye surgery the permanent residents i- t ifj jrw jlftafrtf i