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the stourrywe tribune timitr decente 6 w57 p 3 local and personal happenings births one of the most colourful floats in the stouffville santa claus parade on saturday af ternoon was entered by the altona public school entitled the may queen the entry was decorated with dozens of multicoloured imitation flow ers made by the pupils it placed second in float competition the school staff photo presbytery meeting held at uxbridge rev frank l h stymiest of north bay president of the to ronto conference of the united church of canada was special visitor at the november meet ing of york presbytery of the united church of canada meet ing in trinity united church uxbridge mr stymiest is min ister of st andrews united church norih bay and had add ed these presidential duties to a life of the pastorate that was al ready an active and enterprising one he was welcomed to pres bytery by rev m r jenkinson of king city chairman of york presbytery the president divided his ad dress into two parts first a care fully prepared and enthusiasti cally presented discussion on ways in which the fellowship of the ministers and laymen of to ronto conference might become more effective and meaningful in this discussion he advanced several suggestions which he felt would help the ministers of the various areas of the confer ence to feel a togetherness among his suggestions were the providing of billets for delegates as a candidate for the ministry introduced to the court by prof john macpherson of newmarket mr cook addressed presbytery briefly and was received by a special ceremony conducted by mr jenkinson reports were presented from various committee conveners rev robert curtis of mount al bert related the work and func tion of the department of infor mation and stewardship and an nounced that the 1958 united church calendars were now av ailable rev w s butt of unionville reporting for publications told of the extensive work and inter ests of the united church pub lishing house he urged every and a common meal table he charge to consider carefully the i am a neighbour of yours life insurance is my profession may i be of service jim abell phone 237 stouffville sun life of canada also suggested that on the sun day before conference a pro gram could be worked out by which all the ministers of the conference would exchange pul pits the men of the northern outlying areas exchanging with the men of the city and adjacent communities mr stymiest then proceeded to show how the agenda of con ference could become more ap pealing and interesting to those who attended he closed by sug gesting that those who plan and execute conference should have the following attributes zeal willingness color audacity earn estness and earnest expectation members of presbytery were given an opportunity to share in a discussion of mr stymiests proposals which were received with a great deal of enthusiasm the second part of mr stymi ests address was an illustrated lecture on his recent visit to the holy land these pictures were made more real and meaningful by the interesting and informa tive commentary of the speaker rev norman pick of mark- ham was the devotional speaker at this session of presbytery and he conducted an inspiring and helpful worship service one of the highlights of pres bytery was the formal reception of mr francis cook of aurora everyfamily observer plan and stated that his committee was of the opinion that each charge use the excellent sunday school ma terials which our church provid ed rev h a kennedy of ux bridge urged all ministers and laymen to see that their charges did not neglect the missionary and maintenance fund so that york presbytery would fulfill its obligations to this fund he laid particlular emphasis on the special christmas appeal for 500000 for the needy of the world requesting that each i church make a special effort in this regard it was announced that dr allan knight agricultural mis sionary of the united church of canada would be the special speaker for the january meet ing of york presbyterial of the womens missionary society and that dr margaret arkinstall presbyterial president was par ticularly anxious that there be a full attendance of teenagers for this occasion presbytery accepted an invita tion from rev norman pick to meet at markham in january thanks and appreciation were expressed to rev h a ken nedy the officials and womens groups of his church for their genial hospitality former skating instructor wed miss christine kennedy dau ghter of mr and mrs lyman a kennedy was married to lome millward thomson son of mrs george thomson and the late mr thomson at knox presbyterian church agin- court rev john forbes officiat ing given in marriage by her father the bride chose a waltz- length gown of ivory silk taf feta with ecru lace applique on the bodice a matching head dress held her fingertip veil of tulle illusion and she carried a cascade of white gardenias ste- phanotis and ivy the maid of honor miss eli nor thomson sister of the groom and the bridesmaids miss gwendolyn kennedy of markham and miss joan ken nedy of huntsville were dress ed alike in copper symphony velvet with matching feather headdresses and they carried crescent bouquets of yellow mums william stewart was best man for his brotherinlaw and the ushers were donald herman and jack furnish collective spendthrifts all the authorities on financial matters are warninjr that canadians as a whole are spending too much and too fast as a people should we not delay for a while some of the things governments are providing or planning to provide for us out of our taxes reducing government spending to a genuine minimum is abso lutely necessary if inflation is to be halted your aldermen your member of the legislature and your member of parliament are always glad to hear from vou the steel company of canada of be r lemonville the christmas meeting the lemonville wa will held at the home of mrs gibbins on wednesday dec 11 at 230 an interesting program is being provided come and enjoy the afternoon mr and mrs henry steele mr ray steele mr and mrs sayers toronto were guests of mr and mrs john gibbins we were glad to see so many at sunday school on sunday pride can do a heap toward helping your neck to hold your head up barkey mr and mrs john barkey jr nee nelda elson are happy to announce the birth of a son john richard 6 lbs 4 oz at the toronto western hospital on friday nov 29th 1957 brasseur mr and mrs larry brasseur of stouffville announce the birth of their daughter on december 2nd 1957 at the brierbush hos pital stouffville coppins mr and mrs doug las r coppins rr 1 clare- mont are happy to announce the birth of their son brent douglas at ajax hospital on wednesday nov 20 1957 doner shirley and floyd do- neer are happy to announce the birth of their daughter on nov 28 1957 at york county hospital douglas mr and mrs alex douglas nee rhoda cober wish to announce the birth of their fourth daughter cheryl dawn on sunday nov 24th 1957 at st josephs hospital hamilton a sister for sandra heather and mary lu hutchinson mr and mrs andrew hutchinson stouff ville rr 4 happily announce the birth of their son on dec 1st 1957 at the brierbush hospital stouffville lewis mr and mrs ian lew is of stouffville announce the birth of their son on nov 28th 1957 at the brierbush hospital stouffville morden douglas and mar- jorie nee byers are pleased to announce the arrival of i their daughter marylou joann kathleen on nov 25 1957 at oshawa general hos pital asister for lloyd and larry oliver mr and mrs felix oliver of newmarket are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter on dec 1st 1957 at the brierbush hos pital stouffville smith mr and mrs jack smith of uxbridge are pleased to announce the birth of their son on nov 28th 1957 at the brierbush hospital stouffville warriner ron and shirley warriner of stouffville are happy to announce the birth of their daughter december 2 1957 a sister for brenda at newmarket hospital miss beulah rutlcdge re- at the sales arena on saturi the stouffville public utilities turned to chicago on monday day dec 7th the band of will- j commission has set the first after spending a week at home ing helpers of the presbyterian wednesday of each month as i church are holding a bake sale the date for regular meetings get your weekend baking from the varied array of all good home baked items mr and mrs felsted have moved from their home on park rd to whitbv bingo the last of the regular weekly bingos in the legion hall will be held this saturday no more bingos till further notice mr lloyd burrows wellknown farmer on concession 10 mark ham has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke penny gower daughter of mr and mrs e g gower main street markham was admitted to the toronto general hospital on friday night after a car in which she was a passenger was in collision with another vehicle miss gower suffered severe head injuries thousands take advantage of merchants gifts it wasnt many years ago that we could live on what it now costs us to exist am somerville passes at oshawa on saturday at his residence in oshawa mr ernest aimer alf somerville passed away in his 79th year the deceased was a former farm resident on the 10th concession of mark ham township prior to moving to oshawa following a short service at his late residence on tuesday a service was conducted in the locust hill united church at 3 pm interment was made at elmwood cemetery markham the late mr somerville is survived by three daughters edna mrs johnson of stouff ville mabel mrs james comp- ton of ashburn eltha mrs ivan brown of mount albert and one son chester of osh awa his wife the former har riett jane miller predeceased him a number of years ago thousands of persons took ad vantage of the free christmas gift offers made through the tribune by seventeen of the local business places the win ners of the prizes were an nounced at the santa claus par ade and below are listed their names prizes and donors mrs john shirk ringwood christmas cake from the stou ffville bakery o t harding 10 in anti freeze or motor oil from the stouffville coop heather smith a coffeemaker from stouffers hardware edward l herbert 10 worth of records from smith radio- electronic service mrs betty grove stouffville elizabeth arden christmas bas ket from houstons rexall drug store mrs gordon taber stouff ville rr 2 10 gift voucher from waggs jewellery china norman dyck rr 3 stouff ville pair of mens made-to- measure slacks from teds mens wear jim malloy 15 in footwear from a e weldon son miss lorna maye goodwood 1995 dress from the marguer ite shoppe mrs k bridges rr 2 mark ham 15 gift voucher from western tire auto mrs h warriner 1095 lamp from raxlin furniture a r mackay burlington junior food mixer from hend ricks hardware noreen burkholder 10 fuel or feed from stiver bros eldon yake goodwood 20 gal lons of gasoline from mickey hunt sunoco station mrs bill ford chenille bed spread drawn by mrs wm benson from spofford co mrs l busato rr 1 stouff ville 10 smoked ham from o- boyles meat market jos d winterstein 20 lb ovenready turkey from rat- cliffs iga i the proceeds of the thos williamson trust fund have been dispersed to the needy of town for 1957 this years total was the largest so far recorded in the life of the fund being 218240 mr williamson left the large proportion of his es tate to the deserving poor of stouffville some twelve years ago and each year a committee of resident ministers and coun cil see that the total years pro ceeds from the estate are dis persed little linda smith daughter of mr and mrs to smith main st had thetfiisfortune to tumble and break her arm this week shoppers are reminded that stores in stouffville will be open every monday during de cember they will also be open until 10 pm on december is 19 20 21 and 23 and to 6 pm on december 24th christmas eve plans in color of the new mausoleum to be erected in the stouffville cemetery are on dis play in the window of the tribune office mrs m burkholder of tor- onto has moved into the house on obrien ave recently vacated by the salmon family edgevale motors added fur ther to their brightly lighted premises at the westend last week with the installation of a handsome new sign displaying the name of fordedsel pop concert to be gala affair on friday night the stouftville skating club will present the annual pops concert on friday night dec 6th commencing at 8 oclock sharp in the local arena this years show features many new members and coming i constable randal who recent- stars in the club guest star jy resigned from the stouff- will be pat barringham of the leaside skating club an accom plished skater the sr dance group will also participate and you will see a real improvement in this group formed but a year ago one of the highlights of the show will be a broom ball game between the ladles of the senior dance group and their husbands this act alone will be well worth the price of ad mission public school children 25c and adults 50c the fee also includes public skating at the conclusion of the show so bring your skates tickets on sale from any club member or at the arena the night of the show late jos grose 80 years of age joseph walter grose of stouff ville passed away at the brier bush hospital on nov 30th mr grose who was 80 years of age had not been in good health for some time deceased was the east coast and since ville police force has agreed to remain until the first of the year a bus load of some thirty members of the lions club and their ladies travelled to toronto on monday night to visit the motorama the trip was spon sored by patrick motors son of wehknown resident passes in sunnybrook jack b thompson ba elder son of mr and mrs a g thom pson of stouffville passed away at sunnybrook hospital late saturday night he was 35 he had been in ill health from time to itme during the last four years the late jack thompson was educated at campbellford pub lic and high schools and grad uated from victoria college with his ba degree he served in the navy for over two years the second world war on the born in whitchurch twp spent war had been employed by the most of his life farming but had lived retired in town for some years he was identified with the christian church besides his wife the former fannie gerrow deceased is sur vived by a daughter mrs mary warriner a sister mrs g cun ningham and a nephew byron cunningham the funeral on tuesday was conducted from l e oneills funeral chapel by rev f a dearmond assisted by rev douglas davis pallbearers were meessrse baker cliff lemon eugene leavens h batt thos jennings and archie stewart interment was made in the stouffville cemetery dept of highways as a traffic analyst in september of this year ill health forced him to give up his position besides his parents in stouff ville deceased is survived by his wife the former betty l cassidy and one daughter aged nine months the family resides at 124 sunnyside ave toronto there are two brothers major w r thompson dds of marville france and glenn r thompson student at the uni versity of toronto the funeral on wednesday af ternoon was conducted from the turner and porter funeral home with interment in park lawn cemetery n y 1 beef cnd hontreai limited gananoque hamilton bmntford toronto i i i i i i i i your grain plus coop concentrate i that fall tranary of yourt can help yon cot feedlnr coitt this year mix coop concentrates with your frain and yon i will have an economical and huhpowered feed let coop dairy concentrates help yonr cow rice you an extra mm ids i of milk hit coop beef concentrates with stuoettroi and aoreomyeln to rive yon the most rain per i of feed yei for a resultrcttinc and coitcntuni feerflnc program tn i coop feeds 1 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i stouffville coop phone 122 or 269 prechristmas reduction ladies girls winter coats are you looking for a special christmas gift for someone then this is your opportunity dont miss it r mo off don davis clothing store stouffville phone 273