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vyr v vv k g take your cue from iol- j ry old st nick come in ond find the jewelry gifts everyone wants most here tn our fine selection sugar creamer ana tray t models from s595 up glamorous watch 53950 8diamond watch 22500 1 2piece dresser set starting at 1295 open stock dinnerware spode wedgewood and royal doultoc s3500 15000 aggs jewelry and china phone 21 jl stouffville uxbridge twp reeve depreeve acclaimed run for council stuart ball was returned as countys fanview lodge and reeve of uxbridge township by jail ke s3ld the old jail had acclamation at the annual norn- been condemned but apparent- ination meeting held in the com- ly the inmates like it lor they munity hall goodwood on fri- keep returning constantly dep day afternoon mr earl dows- reeve ball also mentioned the well a councillor lor the past five years moved up to the deputyreeveship to fill the po sition made vacant through the resignation ol mr- john ball mr ball is now a resident in the town ol uxbridge and is not a propertyowner in the township huge cost ol childrens aid work turning to township matters mr ball said that council were considering the erection of road signs throughout the munici pality this would be done by an outside firm thus saving the there will however be an township ss0000 he said election lor the three remaining landuse bvlaw had been pass- council seats a former council- e to protect the municipality lor mr luther booth a resident paving program of siloam has entered the field councillor earl dowswell sug- in an elfort to seek office mr gested that a wellorganized pav- norman hogg a resident on j program would be a benefit cone 6 at quaker hill is also to the municipality and its resi- seeking a seat on council the dents he said a portion ol pav- 1 markham t polling subdivision ward 1 no 1 highland park no z doccaster no 3a thorchlu no sb taomhtll no 4 laczstaff no 5 hunt lane no s elgin mill ward 2 no 11 green lace no 1 concession 5 no 13 buttonviue no 14a inionville no kb vnionviile no 15 victoria so no is victoria so ward 3 no 21 concession t no 22 concession no 23 mount joy no 24 dickson hill no 25 cedar grove no 26 mongolia sin 1 45 ss 34 2 40 1288 4t st it is 28 25 899 st tt 79 48 81 14 l5s it t is 2 is 1 til two present incumbents messrs robt nesbitt and clarence bun ker have qualified for reelec tion reviews year reeve stuart ball in receiv ing the acclamation informed the gathering that it would be his llth year as a member of ing had been done in goodwood and lie would like to see the program extended mr dows- well informed the meeting that an option had been taken on two acres of land south of good- wood for the planned erection of a storage garage in looking over the financial unionville news uxbridge township council he statement councillor dowswell said that since he fust entered stated that only a small portion the field of municipal politics of the tax money was spent by taxes had doubled and even tri- the township he pointed out pled in some cases he said that the high school area show council could not be blamed for the increases since opera tional costs had increased on a similar scale he stated that the countys expenses had increased to an even greater extent than the townships reeve ball men tioned the county home for the aged and the county jail as two recent expenditures he said that although the county assess ment had increased by 5000000 the demands had also increased making it possible to lower the tax rate in touching on the county roads reeve ball said that ux bridge township has received a greater portion from the county than they had paid in but he stated that other expenditures in the southern sections of the county had levelled it off the reeve said that the construction work on the 5th concession and proposed work on the newmar ket road west of uxbridge was all part of the countys long- range paving programme the reeve spoke highly of the town ships employees and of exclerk john ashenhurst dep reeve resigns dep reeve john ball announ ced that since lie was no longer a resident of the township he would not stand for reelection he has served for six years on council three years as a coun cillor and three years as dep- reeve following up the reeves com ments mr ball touched on the ed the main increase he said public schools and the town ship rate were up slightly he said that an agreement had been reached with the town- ships of scott and reach with regard to the purchase of a wa- i tor tank truck the vehicle is stored at uxbridge mr dows- well stated that the livestock losses which had been a costly item showed a decrease recent ly school problem councillor robt nesbitt dwelt mainly on the problems of edu cation which was costing the township a considerable sum each year he said he considered the position of a trustee to be comparable with a councillor and wished more residents would take an interest in the operation of their local school j weir and mrs ma board he said he wasnt pre- unionville and mrs mr a edward and have moved into the k residence mr and mrs brian mecul- lougb are starting up a florist business on the kingston road and kennedy road they expect to open on december 7th the november executive meet- ins ol the horticultural society was held last tuesday night at the home of the secretary mr rainey with eight members present arrangements were made to hold the annual supper in the church in january a nominating committeewas named and a slate of officers will be presented at the supper meeting mrs m kainey was nameif as convener for the supper a love ly lunch was served by the hos tess sorry to hear mrs freeman barker has been on the sick list with the flu we are pleased to hear mrs robert stiver is able to be home from the scarhoro general hos pital where she has been for the past few weeks sorry to hear mrs lewis main street is ill in scarboro hospital several carloads from itnion- ville attended the buttonville wi euchre last friday night prizes were won by mrs norma dukes of a drew boy- pared to suggest a solution at i buonville the mens r 1 1 prizes went to kenneth froster the present time a memberol middieton and i magle the conservation authority mrs dr6w rsoyington won a councillor nesbitt said that the j chicken organization was planning the i mrs ina middleton spent a purchase of property in the j few days last week visiting with township for experimental pur- 1 her daughter and hushaml mr poses he said a survey had ann been made of goodwood in an effort to alleviate the flood prob lem the two new candidates nor man hogg and luther booth spoke briefly they both said they would work hard in the in terests of the township coun cillor clarence bunker though not in attendance agreed to qualify 1 1 a 1 1 11 il my thank i would extend my thanks to those voters in stouffville who gave me their support at the polls on monday in my first attempt at a municipal seat your help in my first campaign was much appre ciated r f tommy fqrr lets be fair about it russia according to a survey nobody i as the stratford beaconher- ever thought of making 91 aid sees it the difference be- doesn t really want much after tween perseverance and obstin- of the talk that goes on is un- all as youve heard so often i acyis that one comes from a it is a small world i atlve i strong will and the other from uninteresting i a strong won t i wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the electors of markham township for the fine support accorded me at the polls in mondays municipal election and for the honour in electing me as their reeve for 1957 w l clarke douglas ogden of agincourt mr and mrs david mackin- iay david and lynda of ajax spent the past week with her mother mrs l jrainey and margaret we welcome mr and mrs pye who have moved to their new home the former wilkes property mrs j thurston who has been on ihe sick list at the home of her daughter dr and mrs goodchild toronto is now able to be home again mr and mrs hardy ot tor onto have moved to their newly purchased home the residence formerly owned by mr and mrs stanley kelly pomanda road the womens association of central united church met for the november meeting last thursday after the meeting had been opened with a hymn and prayer mrs j champion read the scripture lesson the topic was given by mrs e case- ly and was entitled the way mrs ogden welcomed the guests secretarys report and treasurers report were read and a substantial bank balance was shown the report was given on the lions supper september tea and the religious and edu cational dinner a donation was handed in hy miss amelia miller the corresponding secretary read a thank you note from mr g turner and an invitation from the women missionary society to attend their meeting on december 13th at 2 pm mrs casely reported two calls j made by the fruit and flower committee and was put in charge of sending out boxes to shutins for christmas sick and visiting reported 3 calls made by mrs champion 1 hy mrs pollard 7 by mrs butt mrs peacock mentioned the diamond wedding of mr mid mrs n ogden on dec 2nd and it wm voted to send flowers the program con sisted of a solo hy mrs purves who was accompanied by mrs a l brown on behalf of the members mrs snowball and mrs casely made a presentation of a lovely teapot and cream and sugar set to mrs a mc- innis who is moving to reaver- i ton the members who have enjoyed her services here for the past fifteen year expressed their regrets at her leaving and family t wished her and her family try carter success in thir new home keep in mind friday dec 14 when the family party of cen tral fnited church will be held at 730 pm a good program is being prepared mr a rose has returned from hunting deer in the rlind river district he reports lots of now the b k p club met last monday at the home of mrs lyn hughes the president wel comed the guests and reports were given by the secretary and treasurer doroihy stiver read a letter of regret from dorothy pointer who was unable to at tend the meeting as speaker also a letter from margaret e ashdown regarding the unl- cbf cards and an invitation from the oshawa club to meet with them in the pickadilly club on feb 17th at a supper meet ing other groups will also be entertained lyn hughes gave a report on the presenting ot the cup and cheque from the club to carol percy at the high school commencement christ mas meeting with the eichange of gifts will be held at the home of miss dorothy stiver on der 10th marian warne explained the work of our club and gave a description of our emblem to the visitors donations were handed in from the sale of cards and from eva coathup an evening of cards was enjoyed and winners were mrs lott pearl rainey lsobel billingsley and mary findlay mr reg court who has re turned from hunting in the burton district shot a black bear mrs h findlay mr and mrs dean findlay and curtis and mr and mrs bruce findlay and sherry visited mrs flndlays brother and his wife mr and mrs a richards and her sister and husband mr and mrs clin ton bigelow at tyrone on sun day centra united church was filled to capacity on sunday morning when a combined ser vice of sunday school and church was held for the white gift service rev hunniset ot the fred victor mission toron to was the speaker and used the flannigraph board to ex plain the christmas story don one of the boys of his choir sang the prelude solo the gift boxes were filled to overflowing special music under leadership of jean cuthhertson and betty thomas was given by the junior choir mrs fred baggs of willow- dale visited on sunday with her brother dr a c kennedy and family the annual meeting of the fidelia group was held at the church tuesday nov 27th with the president janet forde pre siding evelyn sabiston gave the devotional the christian salvation it was decided to decorate the church on thurs day dec 13th chris warne 50 to visit our record bar sacred v popular w western v classical all labels stouffville radio television centre phone 124 if j sssslr ladies bowling leagub blowouts 25 spitfires 23 optimists 20 thunderbirds 19 pin pushers 18 pluggers 15 high single- pat lehman 226 high triple- betty wilkins 598 births worgan mr and mrs don worgan of goodwood rr 1 are happy to announce the birth of their son oa dec 1st 1956 at brierhusfi hospital arundel to mr and mrs alfred arundel of stouffville a son at the brierbush hospi tal on wednesday nov 28th 1956 beach mr and mrs jack beach of ballantrae are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter at the brier- hush hospital stouftville on sunday dec 2 1956 the church the election of officers for 1957 was conducted by mrs butt assisted by dor othy smith as follows pres norma kennedy 1st ice pres betty thomas 2nd vice pres nina wolfe secretary doroihy smith treasurer sylvia sker- ratt janot forde introduced mrs klnch who showed us tricks in gift wrapping toots taylor expressed our- thanks to her helen turner and helen dyke brought the meeting to a close with the serving of lunch seee appreciation we would take this opportunity of expressing oor appreciation for the splendid support accorded us at the polls on monday in our reelection to the council of the township of whitchurch for 1957 frank williams cliff wallwork councillors whitchurch township for reeve 1957 township of pickering december 15