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i ii u cactkw against smallpox stressing the need to con tinue with smallpox vaccine dr bobert king of the york ccnty lnit told county council last week all medical officers across the country have been advised to be on the alert for smallpox follow ing the appearance of several cases in heidelberg ger many owna award winners thirteen newspapers in the province were presented with awards at the annual ontario weekly newspaper associa tion convention held in the royal york hotel toronto recently their representatives are pictured here left to right james lennox midland press wills harrison midland free press mrs e v davis gore bay recorder tony duncan lea mington post and news reg workman winchester press john james bowmanville can adian statesman don mc- cualg renfrew advance k simpson oakville journal ken pettis port elgin times jim thomas stouffville trib une bernard kimble bur lington gazette lyn lash- brook rodney mercury e a spence strathroy agedis patch stop that rising dust from your basement floor with resilicrete concrete hardener in several colours from hendricks hardware stouffviue ontario oratorical contest the annual lions club ora torical contest will be staged at the regular club meeting on monday february 23rd friends are always welcome to come and listen to these young ora tors from the local high school a delegation of markham-un- ionville lions will also be guests on this occasion the students competing are both junior and senior pupils of the high school they are senior mary harwood gert rude baker jocelyn button and norman hendricks junior warren hendricks donna whitehead marilyn houck and helen mclean the judges for the contest will be mr b j newell principal of markham high school and mr william sherwood head of the english department agincourt the contest will be promoted under the supervision of mr c f edwards chairman of the educational committee who made all the necessary arrange ments for the evening burkholder farm auction attracts large crowd the auction sale on the farm of mr frank burkholder 9th concession three miles south of stouffville attracted a large crowd on wednesday afternoon of last week the property had been in the burkholder family name for the past 133 years it has been purchased by mr mur ray little of dicksons hill the cold weather did not hin der the attendance and many antique items brought good prices the sale was conducted by w d atkinson and n e faulkner household articles and farm machinery brought the follow ing prices small spinning wheel s21 oldfashioned cup board s2750 two kitchen chairs 1850 rocking chair s10 three lard spoons 15 side rake 260 spreader s265 tractor 660 loader 120 hay 52c per bale the entire sale was completed at five oclock the stourtmui tribune vanity rebniuy 19 1959 ttn j local and personal happenings miss nelda dunkeld was rushed to york county hospital saturday night her friends will be pleased to know that she is progressing favourably after her operation and will be con valescing at home in about a week five hundred hockey fans at tended a sunday afternoon game in the aurora arena on feb 8th it was their seasons largest crowd admission was free aurora trounced union- ville 19l stouffville municipal council mrs e j crosier of toronto mr wm garrett is back at will hold their second regular is visiting with mrs t hooper the garage again after his iuv monthlv meeting on thursday ness evening of this week lac tn0 buckley re- turned to camp at cold lake friends will be pleased to stouffville constable hugh alberta after visiting his par- hear that mrs joan garrett is van koughnet injured recently ems mr and mrs t buckley home from hospital in a ssh hut fire on lake sim- 1 coe has been released from hospital and is presently con- mrs albert ford of barrie mr and mrs art lehman of is presently visiting at the north bay visited recently with valescing at home he hopes to frank rae home on church st misses ida and anne lehman return to work in two weeks i mr earl brillinger and mr art wood both of stouffville have been released from the york county hospital newmar ket following a traincar col lision near queensville on feb 6th mr brillinger returned home on thursday mr wood was released on monday the markham village police chief fred white was released from hospital this week he will not return to work until march it is expected that an additional officer will be added to the force shortly mr and mrs reg button and j dr and mrs john button left this week for a winter holiday in jamaica and other south sea island points j obrien ave mr noble mccallum and son from round manitoba visit ed with mr ves and frank row- botham last week miss a duncan came home from newmarket hospital last latter is presents encased in a week to undergo an op- r i fmr nr an nmrv nhuh via cut heavy cast from his neck to his waist dance stouffville high school auditorium friday february 20 featuring bill leas orchestra admission 150 per couple guest tickets available from any student ladies bowling 7 dimwltts 44 1 the pickles 43 5 the bloopers 41 4 hulahoops 41 2 spitfires 40 8 satellites 35 3 the rockets 33 6 sputnicks 27 high single marg woods 297 lenore ramer 261 peggy white 249 ruth miller 246 betty wilkins 234 muriel gibson 232 eleanor wagg 230 e grove 211 marie jack 205 high triple ruth miller 667 marg woods 650 wedding mikkelsenjflghswander candlelight and baskets of snapdragons formed a back ground for the pretty wedding ceremony of miss annie kath leen nighswander and mr ver- ner mikkelsen which took place in whitevale united church jan 31st with rev c p shap- ter officiating the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs j a nighswander of green river and the groom is the son of mr and mrs j a mikkelsen of denmark given in marriage by her fa ther the bride wore a floor length gown of gardenia white silk organza with bouffant skirt daintily appliqued with alencon lace scattered with tiny pearls and sequins the dress featured sabrina neckline and tiny tucked sleeves a band of sequins held her fingertip veil she carried a cascade of red roses mrs robert bruce sister of the bride was her only attend ant she wore a gown of straw berry pink taffeta with match ing bandeau and carried a cas cade of pink carnations the best man was peer nor- gaard and the ushers were don ald finder and reginald nighs wander the reception was held in but- tonville hall the brides mo ther received in teal blue crepe with chantilly lace and match ing accessories assisted by mrs a chadwick wearing blue printed silks with shell pink accessories after a short honeymoon the happy couple returned to their home in victoria square quite a large number of stouffville and claremont resi dents motored to whitby on saturday afternoon to see the minor playoff hockey games with pickering mr bob ban gay handled the local bantams in the absence of the teams regular coach hal gibson they defeated pickering to move on into the next round against al- liston they play in the stouff ville arena on thursday night at 830 pm keith sutherlands midgets were ousted by picker ing the ladies world day of prayer service was held in the united church on february 13 mrs crouch and mrs storry were in charge special speaker was mrs hunklng of gormley her lesson was taken from st johns gospel chapter 9 her theme being i believe in pray er mrs walsh of the united missionary church sang two solos when i kneel down to pray and i wrench the veil ladies from our local churches took part in prayers death james brown christian writers association george m bowman president of christian writers associa tion of canada was guest spea ker on monday evening at the markham stouffville christian writers class regular monthly meeting at cherry hill farm mr bowman used as his topic basic writing techniques he is district manager for invest ors syndicate of canada he said that the bible was the best textbook on christian writ ing quoting from ecclesiastes he said solomon gave all the rules for effective writing each writer must first of all acquaint himself with the knowledge movie camera club the weekly meeting of the moviettes was again a very interesting affair on tuesday evening mr and mrs dave rat- cliff exhibited a fine assortment of action and scenic films these covered a wide range of terri tory from arkansas in the south north to mattawa and eau claire with views taken in missouri pennsylvania and other interesting points one particular shot could easily have caused some of our local rod and reel enthusiasts to im agine the lake simcoe fish had gone south for the winter there were some very good views of airplanes taking off flying and landing again there were also some good scenes of farm activity from spring to fall interspersed throughout were some excellent family pic tures of their children relatives and friends with lots of action how these movie fans get around mr archie reid dis played some of his latest films taken at exhibition park high park riverdale zoo and the burlington skyway our new slogan is join the moviettes and see the world our hostesses for the evening were mrs doug ramer and mrs sam roberts again we rev d davis conducted the funeral service for the late james brown in the chapel of l e oneill stouffville on saturday afternoon the de ceased passed away at the home of his brother mr arthur brown east end stouffville the late mr brown was born at goodwood the son of the late john brown he had been in failing health for the past two years while active the de ceased was a wellknown local contractor and he erected a number of homes in stouffville he was a member of the rich ardson masonic lodge stouff ville he is survived by two bro thers arthur of stouffville and walter of toronto and a sis ter mrs h foote of mongolia his wife predeceased him a number of years ago a special masonic service was conducted on friday evening miss margaret smith of ca- shel and two classmates from at present in the toronto left by plane on satur- stouffville nursing home day for long beach cahfor- nii where thoy will be on the j and mrs elmer fercuson 10th con of markham was re- at sca s memorial hos- eiioved a italnnfnt turned to newmarket hospital i d enioea a tuike amner in 10- vt j 5 p ronto on monday the occasion being their 49th wedding anni versary norman mcmullen son of mr and mrs joe mcmullen tion on an injury which he sus- euchre feb 6 tained while tobogganing some re rcgu ioof euchre weeks ago his injury failed to uiu hem in the masonic hall heal properly necessitating the operation at this time stouffvilles usual bumper saturday shopping crowd was somewhat depleted due to the extremely bad weather rain and freezing rain continued all day and walking and driving had to be done with the utmost care a group of children from the main street public school will be singing at the eaton auditor ium on monday february 23rd at 10 am nine girls from the school will also be competing in the triple trio class in the morning of the same day a group from the stouffville united church choir was in markham on thursday night to take in the presentation of the mikado by the markham united church choir the op eretta was given on five suc cessive nights and brought out a record attendance the so cial group was entertained fol lowing the trip at the home of mr and mrs ron mercer rup ert street its no secret- im on master frv w aimter chick rt yw beer dcvelooed stiver bros phone 15 stouffville found in the greatest textbook j 1 nation to become a success first of all f sl in life and secondly in the art j dimply phone mr doug of writing positive attitudes in g mn arcme life he said are essential t success in any field of endeavor and these qualities can be reach ed through the vast resources at our disposal through the me dium of the printed page mr bowman docs not confine all his time and energies to his business field but devotes time to writing christian and secu lar iirtieles christian life mag azine has published articles along with mccall frontenac and coca cola companies tak ing advantage of his talent as editor of a monthly pub lished paper entitled the by line mr bowman challenged the class to participate in their recent request for the submis sion of manuscripts on given subjects for analysis by known i christian authors each member thoroughly en joyed the evening and appre ciated the timely instructions so capably presented by mr bow man the fellowship with like- minded individuals in the field of writing was inspiring and a challenge to better endeavours permeated the atmosphere everyone enjoyed the gracious hospitality of the hostesses who served coffee by the fireplace at the conclusion of the meeting births graham billy and darlene nee taylor are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter sherri darlene 7 lbs 14 oz on february 14 1959 at the uxbridge cottage hospital a sister for billie and matt special thanks to dr mitchell bullock tom and hazel of agincourt are happy to announce the birth of their second daughter bonnie irene 7 lbs 9 oz on feb 1 1959 at scarborough general hospital a sister for beverly winter mr and mrs r g winter nee terri thom son are happy to announce the birth of a son at lork county hospital newmarket on sunday feb 8th 1959 walters jim and mar garet are happy to announce the birth of their baby daugh ter on feb 11 1959 in the scarboro general hospital a sister for bobby and billy late lloyd fisher was war veteran funeral services were con ducted on friday afternoon for the late floyd r fisher a nat ive of ringwood the deceased passed away in sunnybrook hospital toronto on tuesday feb 10 he was 69 years old a veteran of world war i the late mr fisher was quite seriously wounded in france in 1918 during the past five years he had been confined to hospital both in vancouver and toronto messrs arthur heaton donald lehman harold morden fred castle and sam halsted mem bers of the stouffville legion acted as honourary pallbearers the funeral was conducted from the parlors of l e oneill stouffville on friday afternoon at 2 oclock with interment in the stouffville cemetery padre burnett of sunnybrook hospital was in charge mr fisher was born at ring- wood the son of john and alice fisher he attended public school at ringwood and later entered markham high school he spent much of his life in british columbia where he was engaged as a scaler in the log ging industry near vancouver he enlisted in the service in 1916 when injured in action he was confined to hospital in both france and england the funeral pallbearers were messrs ed brownsberger fred steckley gordon fockler joe fockler walter vague and abe lehman correction geo richardson reeve of whitchurch twp is a member of this years county finance committee and special roads committee but not chairman of the property committee as stated in last weeks tribune floyd perkins of richmond hill is the property committee head mr and mrs fred hamilton on thursday feb 26 at s30 and mr and mrs don duncan admission 50c j nad dinner with mr and mrs i goid wagg gavle and wendy mr and mrs ray troyer of on sunday markham visited with mr and mrs gordon minton and fam ily on saturday evening for the parents and club members interested the com petitions will take place tues- mr larry malloy son of mr day evening feb 24th commen- and mrs lambert malloy for- cing at s30 oclock at the local mer residents here was a isi- 1 arena tor in town last week dr j j chambers and mrs chambers while on their return from a vacation in mexico spent the past week visiting with their son john chambers they returned to nova scotia on tuesday via tca mr and mrs howard graves have rented the ogden apart ment on market street mr and mrs graves are from mark ham a surprise birthday party was held at the home of mr and mrs eric hansen on satur day feb 14th for mr jack mr and mrs ross winter- stein are enjoying their holiday in st petersburg florida the temperature there has been in the eighties they visited with the watts last week mr arnold burrows enjoyed a weekend leave at home this last weekend mr burrows is now at 115 torbarrie road downsview recovering from a leg injury received last october while at work mrs elva mcconnochie will be in stouffville this friday evening and saturday spirella specials featured call for ap- valentine mumford joining in j pointment phone stouffville the well kept secret were mrs 6sw1 mumford mr and mrs frank i steele and mr and mrs jack in the kiwanis music festival irwin held in toronto this week ted- dy topping placed 4th in the dr ramsay armitage prin- boys singing for ages 8 and mr arthur burgin of stouff ville was the recipient of a gold engraved wrist watch from the toronto firm of can ada decal co in a recent cere monial banquet held at the ar lington club the firm presi dent mr f r broad made the presentation in recognition of valued service mr burgin has been an employee of the firm for the past 34 years he has been a resident 61 stouffville for the past ten years c h nolan accompanied by mrs nolan is in ottawa this week attending the annual meeting of the board of direc tors of the canadian weekly news papers association at the chateaulaurier during the board meetings members were entertained by the canadian bankers association the cana dian federation of agriculture and the dominion government prime minister diefenbaker ad dressed the group at their clos ing dinner on tuesday evening cipal of wycliffe college in to ronto will be guest speaker for the men of the anglican chur ches of both stouffville and un- ionville at st philips church this feb 25th dr armitage has lectured extensively through out both canada and the united states on the revision of the anglican prayer book to which he has actively contributed under teddy had n total of 74 the winner attained 80 2nd 76 and 3rd 75 garrett evening auxiliary the garrett evening auxil iary met in the united church parlors on feb 11th with twentyfour ladies in attendance and the president mrs storey presiding miss m hosies devotional was centred on bible roads barbara boadway nancyjo roper dougie wagg ted tin- dall and andrew hyde were en tertained at a valentine birth day party on saturday feb 14 by gayle wagg at her parents home mr and mrs gordon wagg mr and mrs doug ramer of stouffville were recent visitors with whipper billy watson and his wife at their east tor onto home recently mr ramer became acquainted with the wrestling star during his con finement in the scarboro gen- and her scripture reading was eral hospital the two men deut 8615 miss brooks stew ardship convener read an item on packing a bale mrs fairies reported on some of the highlights of wms presbyterial held in january at richmond hill mrs hastings reviewed the were room mates united church wa the wa of the stouffville united church met on monday evening the annual meeting for york presbyterial was at richmond hill feb 19 was an- chapter on mexico from the nounced miss w hutchinson study book concerns of a na tion misses e hoover and a lehman favoured with 2 piano duets program conveners were mrs ward and miss watson a social halfhour followed easter thank offering meeting to be held on april 8th conducted the devotional mrs murray little of markham as a representative of the victor home for girls described the operation of the centre dona tions were received for the vic tor home at the conclusion of the meeting mens bow hi ringers 45 red caps 41 cardinals 40 sunoco 38 boppers 36 wild cats 27 bourne hunter 24 edgevale 21 high single g usherwood 293 high triple- grant wagg 742 oha int group standing georgetown bradford stouffville milton beeton alllslon collingwood orangeville w 22 20 14 15 10 9 8 3 l 6 8 13 14 10 14 16 19 pts 45 42 30 30 23 19 18 2 a bns home improrement loan the beat way to fix up your bom fix up your home too when your home needs any kind of alter ation or repair adding a room repairing the 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