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vote to elect chas hooper reeve 1957 for the township of markham polling day dec 3 10 am to s pm aim at 500 members that time is here again get readv now to say merry christmas j to friends near and far give the gift hot lasts all year a subscription to the stouffville tribune no gift is more appreciated in distant places than a subscription to the hometown newspaper mjw j continued from page 1 i a lot ol group and individual work and considerable financ ing has been involved a garden of such size requires a great deal of material much planting and sequent attention due to problems of drainage etc the plans for what was to have been a centre pool will next year be come a rose garden this and other plantings promise a still more attractive garden than has as yet been possible we thank the local and visit ing artists who have enriched our programs and have gven to us of their knowledge on mat ters of horticulture speakers who have come to us have been mr r c purcell chairman of rdhp conser vation authority mrs m sor- jry speaking on house plants mr alfred bunker birds and wild cowers mrs will banks j flower arrangements mrs cha- i pman making of corsages mr thomas thompson who is a i metropolitan parks commission er for toronto mr j tiffin j lilies mrs ernest eedelmier i preparation of flowers for a show mr lavvson mumborson apples a panel composed of mr e kbhler mr p bone mr pouher and mr wayre con ducted by mr iiierill of thorn- hi gave us information on various lines of gardening mr i r young scenes from norway and other european countries lie had visited for music we owe a thank i you to the altona rythm band mrs delos brown mr david istoufter mr cordon tarr mr rodger stover miss nancy murphy mr del ryder of ag- jincourt mrs j rumney mr jack large and dorothy arm- strong of richmond hill we have enjoyed a new ven ture this year we have ex- l changed visits with the neigh bouring societies we have pro vided the program at their open meetings and they have come to us with a program the direc tors wish to thank mrs e nigh for her ejorts at training the directors for several chorus numbers to be given at the meetings the societies we ex changed meetings with include richmond hill agincourt thorrhill cnionville and mount albert a delegation from this society attended the convention at the king edward hotel in march and the district meeting in sep tember at mcgregor school our society exhibited two flo ral baskets at the cne result ing in a first and second prize we have one life member and honorary director in the person of mr a lamb he along with mr griffin a director and sev eral others whom we would like to mention if time permitted have put in many hours of work at the park garden the horticulture society lost a very valued member in the passing of the late mr harry klinck mr klinck had been a member of the executive since it was organized in 1323 he was also president for seven years his enthusiasm and willingness to work for the society was an inspiration to all and his ideas and suggestions always proved to be good ones his place can not easily be filled and he will long be remembered by the so ciety mr e r good another 1 of the workers in the society and who was a president several years ago has tendered his res ignation due to having moved from the village the office he held had another year to run we hope he will return often to visit i i am sure the incoming direc- ors and executive wish to have your continued support and in- terest as they in turn pledge themselves to keep up the good j work ringwood mrs fred steckley church service at 1115 a rr on sunday dec 2nd we would be glad to see v ou there excelsior class met at the home of mrs ruth fainter or thursday nov 22nd and very- much enjoyed the programme planned by mrs painter and mrs holt the next feeling will be in two weeks time at mrs atkinsons to avoid the christmas extras of home school concerts etc this correspondent was thrill ed to have the opportunity to see the inside of the new addi tion to ringwood school build ing as well as remodelled for mer part which was afforded the public on friday evening when the school board held open house the singing by students the speeches and dedi cation were all appreciated as well as doughnuts and coffee ably managed and served by the ladies mr and mrs e lew and brian had saturday dinner with her parents mr and mrs ross vague mr joe fockler celebrated a birthday on sundaydaughter helen and husband mr and mrs norman nigh treated by inviting to noon dinner mr howard steckley and son neil called on mr and mrs jacob grove on saturday at sunday evening church service we enjoyed die cornet solo by timothy kennedy and the two numbers of song by friend galvin the stcuhyiue trisune tfawsay retmket 79 1956 pise 9 to elect lawson mumberson township of markham for council ward ii 1957 elect a councillor with administration experience a taxpayer for 13 years polling day dec 3 10 am to 8 pm vwwvwww weswsssscsaomc- sandoon cattle awarded prizes the sandoon shorthorn herd owned by a c medermott of goodwood was on exhibit at the recent royal winter fair and stood up very well in strong competition many of the top herds in both eastern and west ern canada as well as the state of ohio were present their junior bull calf sandoon lim bo placed fifth in a large class at the canadian national exhi bition he had been reserve jr champion of the show also grand champion at the short- horn regional show at beaver- ton at the completion of the royal he was sold to head one of new brunswicks good short horn herds mongolia mr clarence mcdowell was feted at a birthday party given by the pupils of his sunday school class friday night the celebration was in the form of a croquinole party at the home of neil fincham clarence was presented with a handsome scripture plaque and a box of chocolates after which a sump tuous lunch of cake and ice cream with coffee was devour ed florence hoover and ruth mckuen each tried to outdo the other in making beautiful cakes which were truly a work of art this was a most enjoyable eve ning mr and mrs cliff betz moved into their new home on 18th avenue west just off tenth concession last week welcome mr and mrs john byers and gordon spent the weekend with their son ronald and his wife in sarnia wed like to have peeked into the neighbours kitchens at stra tegic moments this past week the girls and boys of grades 5 and 6 were given a recipe for a cake with sample requested at school the results have been surprisingly good we hear and the children are proud of their culinary ability ann barkey and george brownsbarger help ed the teacher with the judging welcome to the little new ar rival at the barkwell home this little fellow is the fourth baby in the neighbourhood this year happy birthday mr bylstra mr and mrs harold cowie of hagerman and mr and mrs fred lee from brooklin were sunday guests at the bruce foote home mr and mrs ray wood anne and barry were present at the christening of their niece sharon janette watson daugh ter of mr and mrs bill wat son in the stouffville united church sunday guests at mr and mrs jos eph brownsbergers annivers ary dinner on saturday night were rev and mrs floyd schmucker of hagerman miss mary richer and mr and mrs sam brownsberger and ronnie of toronto mrs annie dike and ruth moore mr ad mrs john dike and family and mr ezra brownsberger mr albert wideman and miss anna wideman were monday evening guests at the browns berger home help please remember o get your news in to the corres pondent before mailtime tues day no news is good news ex cept when you go to write about it thanks bloomington two enjoyable church anni versary services were observed here sunday with d wilkinson as speaker assisted by a local choir in the morning and the heise hill male quartette in the evening service rev alwyn davis of hamilton of the national bible union will be guest speaker next sunday morning december 2nd happy birthday greetings to mr n storry who celebrated by a family dinner at his par ents home mr and mrs a w storry on sunday mr and mrs l degeer and sons of box grove attended an niversary services and visited her parents mr and mrs percy rrown mr and mrs r leask miss lois bruce and alec of green- bank mr and mrs tarr and in fant son of port perry spent sunday with mr and mrs w a fockler and mr and mrs tomlinson of weston mr and mrs gordon padley and family of woodbridge visit ed with mrs d burnett sunday the new projector purchased was used for the first time in sunday school and proved very fine guests with mr and mrs wil kinson on sunday were mr r lovelady and miss grace ben- dall of toronto mr and mrs s ellis and dau ghters of toronto spent satur day with mr and mrs j k tranmer green river mr and mrs t barefoot were weekend visitors with mr and mrs m draper mrs r carter spent a week with her daughter mrs barrett of brooklin a number from here attended the commencement exercises at the markham high school on friday of last week mr and mrs wm binstead wore sunday visitors at the ilutchings home better assesst balance in markham twp in placing a report before markham township council on monday evening mr ron for rest planning director revealed figures to snow that a better 1 assessment balance between residential as against com- mercial and industrial building i was being attained in the town ship in 1955 the percentage of residential building to industrial and commercial was 81 to 19 but this year this ratio has been greatly changed going to 51 i residential to 486 com mercial and industrial a highly satisfactory change in addition it was pointed out that the average value of homes has increased from 1955 to 1956 by about 52200 director forrest was of the opinion that this change in assessment ratio would continue to become more favorable on the commercial and industrial side as to new industry mr for rest had this to report the prospects for a similar situation in 1957 are good we know that she mention company will be building its head canadian plant on yonge st and will he selling its surplus industrial land to psychologist says that the av erage wife is hard to fool and only a fool husband will try it fellow electors of markham township lets have a 3yr assessment as permitted by assessment act give the taxpayers time to breathe vote for fred for deputy reeve the weather has been such in some places that homemade wine is about the only thing that feels like working industries of their choosing a tile and pipe plant will com mence construction in the spring on the lands owned by york building supplies and its size will be similar to the plant which has just been completed in addition to this the aver age cost of dwelling should in crease appreciably again next year when building commences on the five greenbelt sub divisions which have been approved the restrictions apply ing to these subdivisions will provide dwellings of 25000 minimum your vote and influence are solicited for the election of gar mmsn councillor 1957 for the village of stouffville polling day dec 3 10 am to 8 pm reelect jit b umk deputyreeve 1957 for the village of stouffville for transportation phone 76ors or 223 j ft- o 4sx90 czz o cz30 j2h- o fto iii-ogai-o3-o-esoo-gio- vote to elect k f tommy famm councillor 1957 village of stouffville for honest and competent administration lowest taxation possible with necessary progress re to the electors of irkhasn township havinc served you for several years as councillor and deputyreeve i now solicit your support as reeve and promise the same careful administration of township and county business vote for clarke reeve 1957 listen to broadcast this friday night on ckey at 1010 pm polling day dec 3 10 am lo 8 pm