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the tribune stouffville oiu thursday july 31 1052 geo tran celebrates 97th birthday on sunday afternoon mr george tran who resides on the 8th concession of pickering cele brated his 97th birthday relatives from united states and all parts of ontario gathered at his farm home in honor of the occasion mr tran is in very good health and was on hand to welcome over eighty guests to the reunion the four daughters mrs w a thompson of markham mrs geo cowie of siouffville mrs e d 6th line whitchurch sunday visitors with mr and mrs gorman dixon weie mr and mrs a dixon of toronto and mr and sirs russel couperthwake of mongolia mr and mrs clarence foote and family called on mr and mrs nor man steckley sunday evening a group of young people got to gether last friday night and drove to agincourt to chivari mr and mrs bud kerr quite the band mr and mrs ross winterstein visited on sunday with mrs robt winterstein mrs bruce clarke and family enjoyed a vacation at clarkes cot tage bala last week mr clarke and mr and mrs johannes schmidts joined mrs clarke for the weekend miss alma pilkey and mr byers called on mr and mrs bacon on sunday evening miss doris conner and mr aid logan visited at the steckley home last wednesday evening mr and mrs douglas cain and joanne of sandford and mr and mrs mervin harper ami family were dinner guests with mr and mrs ross harper on sunday sharpe of sheridan wyoming and mrs will maxwell of markham and two sons mr gardham tran of markham and mr david tran on the home farm near claremont were all present at the celebration mr trans favorite hobby ls reading he can be found sitting in his favourite chair with a book where he will read by the hour there are two events during the year that mr tran never misses the one being markham fair and the other the international ploughing match the 97 year old pickering twp resident is the same age as the fair and held the position of president at one time a prize plowman in his day mr tran still attends and although methods have changed somewhat since the days when he walked off with the honors he still considers himself a good judge when it comes to turning a furrow he attended the international match at brantford last year and if his slkcial cho01atk tkkat a novel prize is being introduced in the athletic club bingo on sat urday night in the arena the loser i in every tie game is being present- ed with a tasty two pound box of jenny lind chocolate- from the houston rexal store ron ken ger- atlllktif cliub members members of tile siouffville ath letic club are asked to turn out to the arena this friday evening to assist with the preparations of the clubs big bingo on saturday night aug 2nd good health continues he will prob ably journey to tha ottawa valley where the match is to be held this vear both his son david and grandson joe are noted plow experts mr geo tran was born at cedar drove where he farmed for a time before moving to the sth conces sion where he has resided for the past forty years he still attends locust hill united church in spite of his age on the farm where mr tran resides there are four gener ations geo tran 97 years old his son david his grandson joe and his great grandson bobby 3 year of age there are also four other groups of four generations in the family the tribune takes this opportunity of wishing mr tran many more years of continued good health hunts fancy feature tomato juice 10 terrific value kraft salad dressing special miracle whip 45 lynn valley std feature peaches halves 822 tremendous value budget special wax paper rolls w29 biscuit feature barkers feature apple blossoms 29 picnic cmp crunchy swoet gattuso pimento broken mixed pickles 31c olives 32 orange or lime mclarens dole fancy punch mix 25c fruit cocktail gmx libbys sweet 4 tendertender king fancy peas 22 jrusl cf uci elablei sweet v- juicy 2x8 sunkisr oranges doz 29c rm tral largo hunches celery stalks 2 for 25c ryoh orccn tup new carrots 3 bunches 25c sweet killing bartlett pears 6 for 29c import knncy cooking apples 2 lbs 29c mirli seedless ie 100 grapefruit 4 for 29c rresh green top new beets 3 bunches 19c kor cool drinks florida limes doz 45c jtnfdf mr dominic stoics umitzd ungraded cg6s wantid1 w c hofcttt rvjrt ptfcti fo bridgeport peacock promotes local grill few persons ae possibly aware that the new peacock grill recent ly opened ringwood eatery has a real live peacock on the premises as promotion for business the bird was shipped hero by rev a m mallory of bridgeport who has the unusual hobby of raising these birds it seems that some months ago rev a m mallory received three peafowl from a relative in van couver island although somewhat of a unique gift the pastor decided to keep them and accordingly placet them in his back yard the female of the group proved herself to be a wild wild woman while the two males were content with the new surroundings distant fields appeared greener to mrs peacock who was finally penned up one of the males likewise became the roving kind and ventured forth so many times that its feats were finally ended by shipping it to stouffville to act as a commer cial aid to the peacock grill the two peacocks left suddenly decided they were meant for each other and soon a nest boasted twelve eggs hatching nine chicks unfortunately many died but those left are being cared for by a motherly chicken with peafowl eggs in the vicinity of 10 apiece and the young at 00 a pair the pastor may have struck a feathered gold mine in fact buffalo zoologi cal gardens have offered to pur chase the pair for s150 gormley lemonville mr and mrs a jones of toronto have returned home after spending a couple of weeks with mr and mrs d greer sorry to report that bill and bob rae are ill with the mumps we wish them a speedy recovery miss marlene cake left on mon day to spend the rest of the sum mer working at canadian keswick in muskoka mr and mrs c ratcliff spent a few days last week visiting friends at bobcaygeon mr and mrs jackson and mr and mrs todd of blenheim were saturday visitors with mr and mrs f timbers and family mr and mrs m preston and mrs c preston spent thursday in the city the attendance at the local ser vice has not been quite so good lately lets not forget the hour of worship on sunday mornings at 915 am victoria square mrs f macandrew and daughter peggy and mr norman carver of flint mich have rejurned home after visiting friends in stouffville and victoria square district mrs arthur ellis formerly ger trude trudgeon of victoria square passed away tuesday the funeral will be conducted to victoria square cemetery at 230 on thurs day mr eli dennie miss rosie heise and mr ivan sheardown of noble- ton had dinner last thursday with mr and mrs edgar stickley and family later calling on friends in the community mrs oran fretz received facial cuts here this week when the car in which she and her husband were travelling struck a culvert mr frotz believes that they were partially overcome with gas fumes which were seeping into the car congratulations are extended to mr and mrs p fitzgerald of mon treal nee iris mccausland on the birth of a son on july 12 gordon murray miss coral perkins is spending two weeks with the united church caravan at tillsonburg a number of children from here attended the vacational bible school held in the headford united church last week the wa is holding a bake sale on the church lawn on saturday aug 2 commencing at 1030 aiu donations will be greatly received canning ontarios foods a film strip showing newer methods of- canning fruits chicken moat and vegetables will be held in the victoria square community hall on tuesday evening august 5 promptly at s pm dst this is sponsored by victoria square senior womens institute canning will be explained by elaine found of the institute branch all women are cordially invited come and bring your friends there will be no church service on sunday august 3 congratulations to mr jim boy- nton on receiving his ba degree at erskine college due west south carolina usa the regular monthly meeting of the wa will be held on wednes day august 13 instead of august 20 at 8 pm at the home of mrs ralph perkins mr and mrs wm mogill of lucknow visited recently with mr and mrs gordon mcwhirter mr and mrs h moorby and mrs sproule visited sunday with mrs harry wight of lefroy guests in the home of mr and mrs e hunc on sunday were mr howard hood mr and mrs erie moorby and miss margaret brown of toronto mr and mrs richard wilcox and their family are on a months vacation motoring to visit his parents in windsor nova scotia and her parents in halifax nova scotia a number of gormley folk attended the brethren in christ camp meeting which commenced sunday at fort erie mr and mrs hal noble are holidaying near huntsville goodwood mr and mrs floyd wagg and lewis of port credit visited with mr and mrs dan wagg on sun day lynda who has been spendin a week with her grandparent returned home with them rev arthur england will re sume his duties as pastor at the baptist church on sunday a meeting of great interest was held by the bypu on friday mrs walter shell of uxbridge showed many coloured sides of the villages where miss olive shell is working among the indians of peru in addition mrs shell brought with her a collection of souvenirs of that country at the close of the program lunch was served all collection taken is be ing sent to miss olive shell for her work alan and ruby hockley con tributed a lovely duet mr george todd has sold and delivered two threshing machines mr and mrs h chapman are enjoying a trip to sarnia and points in the us rev and mrs herbert are enjoying holidays last sunday evening was the temperance sunday at the united church next sunday evening the speaker will be rev ernest clarke of thornhill the wa will meet at the home of mrs chas forsyth on aug 7 devotion will be given by mrs jefferson and the program by the girls of the cgit all ladies wel come balsam and mt zion mr and mrs wm harbron accompanied mr and mrs v wright of highland creek on a five day motor trip around lake erie last week miss anna wilson returned home last week after spending two weeks with her grandparents mr and mrs morgan pugh of ux bridge and while there attended bible school lewis and nancy price of tor onto spent a few days last week with their grandparents mr and mrs winton white the active service class met last tuesday night at the home of mr and mrs cecil jones quite a number from here attended the holstein twilight gathering at mr roy ormistons at brooklin last wednesday night miss myrna jones spent the weekend with friends at owen sound mr and mrs elmer wilson and family and mr bert wilson visited mr harry and miss hazel hortop at orangeville one day last week mr and mrs lewis jones and mr and mrs b jamieson attended the parrottrobertson wedding at hamilton on saturday miss marean jamieson of osh- awa spent sunday and monday at the home of her parents sunday visitors at the ralph jones home were mr and mrs reg brett and family of camp borden and mr and mrs norman wilson of greenwood every thursday afternoon at 230 and saturday evening at s30 you may join in a good old fashioned game of bingo at the cedar beach community hall on sunday august 10th the cottagers of the cedar beach com munity association will hold their annual picnic in the communitv hall mr e v smith who success fully operates the famous donkey baseball game is residing on churchill drive at musselman- iake again this summer his win ter home is in colorado usa mr bill evans a pioneer cot tager on the north shore of mussel mans lake is a regular weekend visitor again this year mr evans has been living at the lake over thirtylive years on the north side of mussel- mails lake there are four new cottages in the process of construc tion every year more and more cottagers are taking up permanent summer residence at this popular summer resort m every monday at s30 pm and tuesday afternoon at 230 you may win yourself some prizes at the glendale dance hall where bingps are staged by the south shore association of musselmans lake the conveners are mrs w pascoe mrs dixon mrs porter and mrs pascoe dont forget the monster corn roast and lucky draw to be held in the cedar beach community hall on saturday night aug 30th you may win yourself a mantle radio a car blanket or many other prizes which will be given away on this occasion good talent is to be provided for the entertainment mr and mrs wm lawrence who reside on the north shore at their wellknown cottage called dukumin are real boosters for the town of stouffville mrs lawrence claims stouffville to be one of the friendliest and cleanest spots she knows when this popu lar couple desire to retire they wish to settle in stouffville which is only a short drive from their summer home the president of cedar beach community association mrs c stinton is recovering nicely follow ing her recent operation during her stay in the hospital mrs stin ton was flooded with flowers cards and gifts from lake friends who appreciate her fine work in the association this is her third year as president cedar beach is gaining in popu larity for its fine picnic grounds this season many large toronto companies have treated their employees to a day at this popular resort centre frigidaire has the largest gathering with some 3000 in attendance other firms who journey to cedar beach are can adian general electric national life insurance hollinger bus lines westons dominion bridge aluminum co of canada rogers majestic and many others the newly constructed beach on the north side of the lake is enjoyed very much by the cedar beach cottagers although there was much work to be done in order to repair the damage caused by spring washouts to the shoreline this has been completed buoys and a guide rope have been added for the bathers safety and picnic tables have been set up also the land for the community hall and playground was donated to the cottagers by mr geo davies the residents in the cedar beach association would like it made known that this beach is for their private use only outsiders wishing to bathe in the lake are able to use the other beaches that are avail able smooth riding husky tires that are famous for safety performance and 10ng mlleage 11 u we have tires to fit your car r h murphy ltd ford monarch sales service stouffville ontario mr bill hiltz of unionville who only recently returned from south carolina is the special speaker every sunday morning in the community church service con ducted in the cedar beach assoc iation hall sunday school begins at 10 am with the service at 1100 there are at the present time some 40 children in attendance at the morning sunday school classes mr hiltz was contacted through rev norman rowan leader of the stouffville youth for christ and his work is much appreciated by the cottage residents bill hiltz is very well known locally and was a student at markham high school one of the newest cottages under construction at musselmans lake is being built by mr j a coulter on the north shore mr coulter is receiving valuable carpentering assistance from his two sons ken and dave the summer home measures 22x28 and was started some three weeks agomr and mrs coulter his son ken along with his wife and two children just recently returned from a holiday trip to atlantic city mr coulter is a retired advertising type setter with the daily star whom he served for the past twentythree years the new home which will be used only in the summer is one of the largest cottages in the area with a giant picturesque window con structed in the south side giving the residents a beautiful view across the lake the cottage weighs some eighteen tons and was transported by truck to its present destination atton a the altona womens institute will meet at the homo of mrs f goudie on aug g at 2 pm motto do we not all love the land we were born in roll call what i grow in my garden and why papers will be given on vegetable growing in ontario and six days shalt thou labour there will be a demonstration on vege table salad the program is in charge of mrs e wideman con vener of agriculture you can get your flags and bunt ing from the spofford co store x1c xkz oikz xjc sac zhk sue xc xk holiday dancing at the new glendale pavilion south shore musselmans lake friday saturday evenings aug 1st 2nd special midnight dance commencing at 1205 am monday august 1th visit our beautiful beach and picnic grounds over the holiday enjoy safe swim ming and bathing happy carefree surroundings constantly patrolled for your safety and comfort supervised parking join the happy holiday crowds at one of ontarios finest resorts