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harold and ev spoff ord have happy memories tribune may 22 1985 a17 stouffville yesterday may 21 was harold spoffords 92nd birthday he and wife evelyn celebrated the occasion quietly in their residence at parkview home however for someone able to recall dates and places without hesitation its safe to say harolds memory reflected on earlier years and the good times related to his initial association with stouffville harold was born in grey county about 20 miles from collingwood he became connected with the business world through the operation of an egg grading station at lindsay the station was associ ated with the creamery there the grading was done in a vault of the old post office in a period of only seven years harold was handling up to 1300 cases of thirty harold and evelyn spofford operated the spofford company store at the cor ner of mill and market streets stouffvil le fourteen years they now reside in parkview home may 21 yesterday was mr spoffords 92nd birthday jim thomas dozen eggs a week the station served a wide area twelve to fifteen cents a dozen was considered a fair price a conversation between mrs av nolan charles nolans mother and harolds sisterinlaw dora one day on the train prompted them to purchase the shaw store then located on the northeast corner of main and mill streets in stouffville this was the start of a successful business op eration that would continue through 15 years harold and evelyn employed many peo ple during that time names like flossie barkey helen nicely jean hosie alma burkholder florence miller and mrs ed nigh flash through their minds as they re call the success of their operation harold remembers the main street lined with cars on a saturday night and the side walks packed with people folks came early and stayed late it was their even ings entertainment he recalls with a smile the people including many of staunch mennonite stock were good to deal with they would buy and pay for their goods on the spot he said the majority he could call by name and those he couldnt were recognizable by a familiar face harold accepts none of the credit for the success of spofford company all the credit goes to my wife he says harold spofford put back into stouffville much more than he ever took out he served on village council and was active in the lions club in 1958 he and evelyn sold out to the late harold dutch thurston and took up resi dence on hawkridge avenue markham fourteen months ago they parted with their markham home and moved to park view visiting with stouffville friends and talk ing over old times is enjoyable for harold and ev the affectionate handshake and pleasant smile is the same today as yester day the community says happy birth day harold and many more to come the day was too short dear editor since its impossible for me to write each member on the garibaldi reunion committee i hope you wont mind me us ing your newspaper to reach them all i feel they did a tremendous job and are deserving of thanks from everyone in attendance to start such a venture from scratch boggles my mind not only did the commit tee take it on but they followed it through to a successful conclusion homecomings arent unusual most often however they occur on special occa sions like anniversaries sodturnings official openings and the like but this one didnt it just happened my only regret was that the day was too short there were people i wanted to see but couldnt i ran out of time i guess i talked too long to too few my thanks to those who made all this possible you can rest assured we enjoyed it to the full sincerely aileen murphy islington ont hgsmmmgmong get ahead of the heat with an airconditioning evaluation report t pressure test system lesk test check and adjust all belts hoses fit tings check all controls written report offer valid to may 3185 freon extra if required nc for labour guaranteed service guaranteed gm parts guaranteed price service hours m0nfri 730 am6 pm 4757373 chevroletoldsmobile kanes will not be undersold we will honor any gm advertised special woodbine ave just south of highway 7 north of steeles supplied by willett foods limited redpath special fine granulated 2 kg bag assorted flavours by canada dry 750 ml bottle plus 30 deposit quaker harvest crunch cereal i 1 i i 900 g box schneiders red hot wieners 450 g pkg prices in effect until close sat may 25 1985 88 wellington st markham hwv 7 wellington st we reserve the right to umft quantities h