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rv9 n the stouftylue tjutuhe vanity feeroar 14 1957 news from mongolia and district pine orchard mr c mcdowell sberida- friends o cora cowie will be sorry to sear o hr passing oa monday of this week oar sympathy to her daughter mrj bruce foote birthday greetings to mr john hodkian ho will reach i eighty years of ae on saturday mrs arnold wright of stoucl tllle visited a the cllt eetz home last week mrs george taylor was con fined to he- bed with flu last week we are ad to hear that she is feeling better her daugh ters mrs reg newton- of newi wives newmarket mr and mrs doasr- las harrison and mj emerson batemac of aurora mr and mrs robert bruce of rsloavii and mr a f sheridan of new market their father there are 2t grandchildren in the fttniiy most of whom were not present mrs clayton stouter spent the weekend with be mr rowland winn mrs era taylor entertained ai her sisters brothers and fam ilies and parent mr and mrs jack green at a buffet supper sunday night in honour of her market and mr walter booth birthday stouffviile spnt orne time with her during her hinftss mr and mrs cliff barker of pickering village risited with the sam bakey family sunday mr and mrs royzeller mr and mr clarence green and mr and mrs john sheridan en joyed a turkey dinner at new castle courtesy of the campbell soup co recently the ladies alo took in a cooking school held thre in the afternoon the sheridans threw a fam- februarys home 3nd school honored the founders at the meeting monday mrs kay president the yorksimcoe machine council gave an interesting talk on the beginning of home and school back in 1s95 when a group of parents at baddeck nova scotia formed the first unit through progress to the present organization embracing all ot canada the purpose of founders night is to evaluate what has been accomplished dur- mrs j sheridan mr a forson mrs r rennie mrs j tran men mr r zeiler mr b grove mr c wiltoo mr booth bill sheridan was mongolias representative to the first in stalment of the ontario spelling bee which was held at the yorksimcoe council meeting at the thornhil school last week r i there were thirty contestants winners were miss rose ann fineham of north markham and a young gentleman from union- vlie school mrs sheridan and mrs s barkey were among the spectators school notes latest addi tions to the school are a tele phone oneway service out and the purchase of a new ditto eplace mr w johnston mr henry widdifield spent thered at the cowan home for j i vvil hi 8 a time of fellowship and fun j daughter mrs howard halres after a skating party at cedar- and family ena on tuesday last week the mrs g mason spent the week- happy evening lasted till the with her son and family in st catharines mr and mrs r chapman were recent tea guests with mr ing bulk to the urbanlte j and mrs douglas booth stouff- these words might be considered ville lasted till wee small hours dairymen are acting strangely of late they greet one another with the question are you go ilv party saturdav night in honor ing the past year and set ones of john shridan and his bro- objectives for the coming year thers birthdays which anniver- 1 the social halfhour was espe- sarics take place between do- j daily interesting with our guest cember and february present here are the winners of fri- were arthur bob and douglas day nights euchre ladies highly unsatisfactory one that was in use the children had a couple of enforced holidays friday and monday owing to the teachers illness mrs cliff barkey of pickering village is substituting until mrs paylor recovers keen in mind the big hobby and variety show mar 1st please sort out your hobbies and be ready with entries before that date for information ask mrs barkey or any of the ex ecutive members the young peoples group of stoulfville baptist church ga- insulting or perhaps ones fan ity might be questioned but in rural areas they are pregnant with meaning to some it merelv means what kind tank shall i buy to others will i have to increase my herd to pay for it is it worth while at my age will the bank or credit union finance it why am 1 doing it any- wav the farmers last shred of in dependence seems to have van ished when they see the high handed methods used bv dairies in compelling the installation of bulk tanks dairies receive the greatest benefit but the farm ers bear the brunt of the cost contributed by a farmer we are sorry to hear rev george dix has been quite ill rev dix was the minister here at the union church until a few months ago when he mov ed to toronto his many friends here wish him a speedy recov ery the willing workers complet ed three quilts at their meeting on wednesday at the home of mrs ed johnston a pot luck dinner was served mr and mrs rae mcclure and children were dinner guests on sunday with mr and mrs howard mcclure the vnionville jr farmers were treated to a demonstration by judo experts when they met last week for their monthly meeting new property owners in the buttonviile area have had little success renting farm homes tenants at the former scott and boynton farms left without pay- lug rent yfjyymgiiaivasrctwttyarigsagskai 66 9 values galore vi or more prices slashed ior quick sale sale beqins friday february 15 mens dress sox huge assortment reg to 150 now 49c 3 pairs for 125 mens wool work pants discontinued lines broken size ranges clearing at vz price boys sport shirts gabs and flannels reg 29s quality vz price sale now 149 now only 447 boys ski caps clearing at 29c each special boys fur collar storm mens dress sport shirts good size assortment many colors and collar styles clearing at vz price mens vneck pullover sweaters surplus stock of brand reg wellknown ss95 mens pyjamas flannelette and broadcloth reg 495 lines now vz price at 247 mens suits allwool worsted reg 5850 vz price now 2925 boys golf sox reg 98c now only 35c white linen initial handkerchiefs reg 75c each now vz price 37c each most initials to choose from h mens gab topcoats nylon and wool gabs some with zip linings reg to 3950 now selling at vz price mens felt hats counter soiled reg to 895 sale price 299 3 pairs for 100 suburban coats clearing at vz price footwear specials skates mens and boys hockey outfits womens and girls lubes and speeders now only vz price mens overshoes lace hunting boots etc many types to choose from broken sizes all at vz or less womens nylon rubber overshoes broken size ranges clear the deck sale vz price childs panda bear slipper sets size 3 to 7 reg 298 clearing at vz price 149 mens cashmerette top 6 eyelet lace rubber reg 595 size 10 11 only sale price 299 womens leather rubber overthesock snoboots reg 795 995 now only 397 497 childrens oshoes many styles and colors broken sizes all at vz or less boys 2buckle overshoe sizes 15 100 pair mens pullon commuter style rubbers reg 445 clear the deck sale now only 222 1 pair buying 500 or over nylons to the first 20 shoppers of this clear the deck sale merchandise shoes bons mens wear main street stouffville phone 1 72w youth- committed continued from page 1 they said mclennan had told them they could sell in toronto one juvenile denied these charges but admitted that he had assisted mclennan in re moving blinker light suggested for bloomington corner up to you to go and support them these men are trying to do a good job lor you and your children but it cant be done alone if you have any ideas our school is really forging ahead this year a new draft partition has been installed to make the basement room even more comfortable it looks good various attvcies 7rom n long bicycle rack suggestions or anything to say cottagls at musseimans lake t week it istof stu at all come out and say it at and tlking them to mclenws f ste1 construction and should he right place and at the right house where they had been used a oi nieat the school thursday a sword which was stolen from i j now accommodation february 21st 8 oclock one of these cottages was found i f 4 n to the ninth line was again in by police hanging on the wall of j bringing their bicycles yet but j the news on saturday we know the mclennan living room a i better weather is on the way c at least two accidents result- cigarette box and i and tne wll soon out n ing from the slipperv condition silver plated lighter also identified by its i numbers and yet another some- early saturday morning sam owner as having been stolen i thing new has been added the h of valley road slid into from his summer place was j property has now been the ditch but fortunately no one found there by the police as well extended west along the aurora was hurt g nlnth is prob as many other articles including slaeroad this wil enlarge the 1 ab the busiest of all the town- j i dlav area which has been a ki- j- s j a record player one juvenile told the court he had not attended school regular ly since october but that his parents had not been aware of his truancy he said he spent much of his time at mclennans home where he with the other juveniles had beer a statement made by mclen nan to vandorf police was admitted as evidence in it mc lennan admitted to stealing 4400 from mclaughlins farm with joseph hall on dee 27 the money was in a green metal box and had been kept in a bureau drawer in a downstairs bedroom the box contained some family jewelry two wedding rings an engagement ring and a brooch which mrs mclaugh lins father had given her mother before their wedding they were in a small envelope mclennan in his statement said the box was thrown out of the car at a bridge on the ninth concession of whitchurch and the envelope witli the jewelry along the same road hall and mclennan divided the money equally the statement explained the pair went to toronto the following day where mclennan under the name of h leek bought a 1957 car hall gave him 400 for his 1950 car the statement said one juvenile in his statement to the police following his arrest in january attempted to impli cate an innocent youth in the robberies he later admitted that he was trying to get him for some trouble the youth had caused him at one time in court he testified that he had entered 10 to 12 cottages hunting for tvs on mclen nans suggestion was one lost asked the crown attorney armstrong no the boy replied he asked us if we could get into some houses and see if there were any televisions there you mean he wanted you to steal the things for him to sell suggested mr armstrong yes was trie answer mr and mrs mclaughlin were both called on to give evid ence neither could state what sum of money was in the metal box at the time it was stolen on dec 27 they said they knew there was more than 7000 in it in october mr mclaughlin told the court he had taken out several hundred dollars in octo ber and later returned three or four hundred to the box others who testified at the preliminary hearing included the owners of cottages which had been entered during december mr gill bell of scarboro mr ed davies of todmorden and mr george anderson of willow- dale identified articles found in mclennans cottages as their possessions which had dis appeared from their mussel man lake cottages play area which has been a ship roadsi it im much needed improvement provcd a ereat dea to wih things are really humming at the ever increasing load of traf- good old ss 11 keep up the good work to promote an easier under standing between teachers and trustees a very lovely dinner was held at the home of mr and mrs vein davies on thurs day mr davies is charman of the school board it was a most pleasant and successful evening still in the school spirit we congratulate young melvyn copeman he recently went to vandorf to take part in the spelling bee to choose a town ship representative in the finals it should be a lot of fun as a full evening lias been planned l j here at the lake use the for you by the committee there more tnan an other is no admission fee the ladies j f lts u to us t0 make bring the boxes come and meet u safe for a your neighbour the proceeds the bowlers in tke mixed of course are for home school league are still going strong work thats next friday at the here are the results for the fie it has to bear one spot in particular is very dangerous that is the intersection of the 9th and the bloomington side- iroad every year there are many accidents at this spot and at j least one proves fatal to some- jone this is almost a hidden intersection when approached from north or south j mr wylie the local council- man suggests that a blinker light be installed at this inter- i section and it would serve as j a warning in all directions he i would appreciate hearing from school at 830 there is still another import ant date to remember tuesday past week ladies high single corinne villemere 243 and high triple feb 19th that is the date of diana villemere 560 top man your next ratepayers meeting these are important to your community and should be much better attended than they are of the week was warner austin 235 for high single and a high triple of 597 the team scores look like this happy gang 41 this meeting has been called j trifles 3c whirlwinds 27 jok- by the school trustees and its ers 22 mr and mrs ellis pratt celebrate golden wedding ringwood church services 1115 am and 730 pm on sunday feb 17th christian endeavor prayer meeting was held last week at the home of mr and mrs nor man nigh this year is the 76th anniversary of christian endea vor whose founder was francis e clarke because of this mr and mrs nigh served birthday cake and tea which was enjoyed by all as was the social fellow ship the brownsberger families had thursday night supper with mr and mrs aylmer fockler also on tuesday night the fam ily had a gettogether to cele brate bruces birthday mr joe fockler and mr nor man nigh are driving new cars and the sunday school has ac quired a good used piano mr and mrs roy stewart friends of the pastor sang two duets at the morning church service we are always glad for visitors dont forget the ce skating party at cedarcna on thursday night and our own sunday school party at ratcliffs pond on friday night mrs frank atkinson spent a few days at her sisters home at newcastle another sister mrs cunningham is in bowmanville hospital we wish her a speedy recovery mr and mrs clifford morga- son celebrated their thirteenth wedding anniversary on tues day we are missing the kennedy family at sunday school and church service mrs kennedy is more than 400 guests attend ed a reception held on saturday of last week at the home of mr and mrs charles hooper but tonviile to honor mrs hoopers parents mr and mrs ellis pratt on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary mr ellis pratt and miss flor ence boadwln were married at the home of the brides parents mr and mrs john boadwin of kettleby on february 6 1907 since their wedding day fifty year ago mr and mrs pratt have raised a fine family and spent much of the time farming in king and markham town ships latterly they have lived in toronto and buttonviile of their eight children only one mrs george lyons of al berta was unable to be with them last saturday present were mr and mrs charles hooper mr and mrs hugh allen elgin mills mr and mrs don marrltt wlllowdale mr and mrs aubrey pratt oakvllle mr and mrs floyd pratt and mr and mrs frank pratt of richmond hill and mr and mrs tom clausman of new york is well as twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren among those present were six guests of the original wedding party mr and mrs hooper received with mr and mrs pratt and mrs leslie mount newmarket mrs pratts sister who was her bridesmaid poured tea assisted by mrs george grifflthies of aurorasister of mr pratt mrs sadie brooks toronto and mrs wm graham toronto niece of mr pratt tearoom assistants wore daughters and daughters- inlaw of the happy couple with bob wllkins grade 7 and eleanor mckinney grade s rep resented buttonviile school on thursday of last week when the ontario spelling bee spon sored by the ontario education al association with cooperation of the toronto telegram was held at thornhlll public school there were more than 25 con testants and eleanor mckinney was runnerupl she met her waterloo with the word siege tho prize for the winner was a trip to the calgary stampede wt euchre scries there were twenty tables of players at buttonviile hall on friday evening of last week when the third game of the present series was played win ners for the evening were mrs mclaren mrs c sinclair mrs douglas brown messrs w sandle m davie e hill following play refreshments were served by the hostesses mrs russell boyington miss elizabeth french assisted by mrs clara magee and mrs gor don purves mrs magee con vened the evening but was un able to be present momorinl progrnm on tuesday evening feb 19 the buttonviile womens insti tute will hold a memorial pro gram and social evening to com memorate the inauguration of womens institutes members and their families will be pre sent wms mrs edgar fuller was con vener of the february meeting of browns corners wms assisted by mrs harold stefflor mrs j richards and miss nancy spears when they met in tha browns corners church wcd- granddaughtors mrs ted gough mrs bill robb misses mary nesday last week hooper lois allen barbara mrs wm rodlck president marrltt and deborah clausman occupied the chair and mrs mr3 george hooper looked after the guest book among the gifts mr arid mrs pratt received were a basket of 50 yellow roses presented by the grandchildren and an anni versary quilt on which were em broidered more than 400 names of friends and relatives of the many messages of con gratulation three were especial ly prized from prime minister louis st laurent premier les- llo frost and a scroll from the ontario government neighborhood note mrs george clarke sr was to undergo surgery at the toronto general hospital on wednesday of this week and her friends all wish her well mrs clarke has been in hospital for the past few weeks and the community is missing her mr l hill son of mr and mrs elmore hill is in scarboro general hospital at present he if reported to be making pro gress mrs rachel walker who has been staying with her ron in nidgetown fell- last wwk and broke her hip we wish for her a good recovery mr and mrs a w miller entertained at a dinner on sun day of last week in honour of their younger son bob who was celebrating his twentyfirst birthday invited guests were mr and mrs walter waterston judy doug and pam mr and mrs norman james and mary lou mr and mrs james miller helping at the stouffville nurs- j and jam m and mrs ing home recently purchased by paul mingay and heir amall her brother mr murray sinlnon mr gordon lak and bli clair i fiancee english opened the meeting with tho playing of quiet music the minutes and roll call were taken with 18 members present tho march roll call will be answered with the gift of a toy for the 1957 bale which will be packed in may the letter of allocation from bale headquar ters requested quilts knitted wear wool quilt patches cara vanning materials and toys for small children to be used as christmas gifts as well as good used clothing it was moved by mrs e walton and seconded by mrs d hood that blankets bo ordered for shipment with bale materials mrs rodlck announc ed that world day of prayer service would be held in browns corners united church with mrs john wllkins as the guest speaker and miss nancy spears convener mrs audrey stephenson sang a solo and the devotional ser vice was taken by mrs e ful ler and mrs stefflor mrs s j english read a short paper on temperance which stated that ontarios liquor bill for 1956 was 27so00 00000 study book material east of burma the chapter on for mosa and indo china was taken by nancy spears mrs harold stefher reviewed a portion of make way for brotherhood related to hong kong and the- work of the united church presbyterlal reports from centre and york presbyteries were given by mrs wm rodlck mrs h a roberts and mrs f h leaf following a hymn and benediction refreshments were rrsd by the committee in charge