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late mrs e snowball was in 92nd year funeral service was held on monday march 30th for mrs ellen snowball wife of the late john snowball of unionville from the dixon funeral chapel mr snowball passed away 20 years ago mrs snowball form erly ellen spence was born in yorkshire england and was in her 92nd year the couple farm ed in markham twp and de ceased resided 33 years in union ville she is survived by three daughters and six sons mrs f wagg mary of stouffville mrs a westland eva of tor onto mrs n yoder eleanor of clarence centre ny arthur ernest and john markham wilbert and harold unionville and robert stouffville surviv ing also are 28 grandchildren and j 38 greatgrandchildren conduct ing the service were rev mr butt assisted by rev d davis pallbearers were five grandsons and a nephew gordon wagg stouffville harold westland toronto ellwyn snowball mont real howard snowball have- lock william shank clarence centre new york and earl spence toronto interment was in elmwood cemetery mark ham ik stoghytue tokme tterfiy april x 195 hp j local and personal happenings engagements mr and mrs keith suther land sign the register follow ing their recent marriage in the stouffville united church sutherland stover easter lilies graced the altar of the stouffville united church on monday march 30 1959 for a double ring ceremony when catherine anne stover daugh ter of mr and mrs w a sto ver became the bride of mr wemyss keith sutherland son of mr and mrs a w suther land rev d davis officiated the bride given in marriage by her father wore a iloor length gown of silk organza with a yolk of lace applique with seed pearls and sequins a full skirt fell into a slight train a small cap held her fingertip the bride is the former cath erine anne stover daughter of mr and mrs w a stover of stouffville they are shown veil of tulle illusion and she carried a white bible with a cluster of white orchids the matron of honour mrs marie irwin and the brides maids marian stover marie schell and carol henesey wore dior blue silk organza strapless gowns with tiny jackets and harem skirts they carried bou quets of white button mums the groomsman was eric sutherland ushers were har old hodgson malcolm wright and peter stover mrs charles nolan played the wedding mus ic and accompanied the soloist mrs claude brillinger who sang the lords prayer and here with davis pastor rev d cadieui studios i love thee at the reception held at the masonic hall the brides mother received the guests wearing turquoise silk chiffon with white and turquoise accessories and a corsage of pink roses she was assisted by the grooms mo ther in navy with navy and pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses for a wedding trip east the bride donned a beige linen dress with matching cocoa coat and beige and cocoa accessories she wore a corsage of white orchids mr and mrs sutherland will reside in stouffville winners the lucky red tag contest consolation prizes at hendricks eudwjue general electric food mixer value 2495 mrs gerry waite stouffville copper cannister set value 1700 william hisey gormley clothes hamper value 1500 mr sam roberts rr2 markham merchandise voucher value 1000 mrs cam meabray stouffville these were drawn saturday march 28lh by deputy- reeve ken wagg of stouffville the tickets for the big trip to nassau have been taken to cochranedunlop wholesale hardware in toronto and the winner will be announced soon cec hendricks and staff appreciate the interest of our many customers in our red tag sale during march dallas wilson stouffville united missionary church was nicely decorated with easter lilies and daffodils on saturday march 21 1959 at 3 oclock for the wedding of lois ilene wilson eldest daugh ter of mr and mrs roy wil son of rr 2 claremont ont to mr william graham dallas of toronto son of mr and mrs joseph dallas of coleraine nor thern ireland rev a walsh assisted by rev e lucas per formed the ceremony the bride given in marriage by her father wore a floor length gown of chantilly lace and net over satin with square neckline embroidered with iri descent sequins and pearls and long laee sleeves ended in lily points at the wrist the bride carried a bouquet of red roses and white mums and wore a string of pearls the gift of the groom the maid of honour was miss helen wilson sister of the bride and miss pauline gray was bridesmaid they wore match ing dresses of pink and green waltz length patterned nylon over satin with put sleeves and high cowl neckline finished with matching velvet streamer at the back i mr james greenwood friend of the groom was best man i while the ushers were mr glen mrs chas dadson lifelong resident of district the death occurred at stouff ville nursing home on friday march 27th of dora traviss dadson widow of the late charles dadson who passed away in 1952 mrs dadson who was born at holt ontario had been ill for only a short time previous to coming to the nurs ing home she had resided at glasgow for three years the family was resident at bloomington for many years surviving are two daughters elizabeth mrs frederick coombs and erma joan mrs lloyd mccoy also three bro thers ben norman and herb of orillia and two sisters miss bertha traviss and laura mrs chas lewington the funeral on monday after noon was conducted from o neills funeral parlour by rev douglas davis pallbearers were mr arnold geo traviss law rence mahoney geo sogalo henry smart and murray ra- mer interment was at stouff ville cemetery mr murray forgie church st is presently confined to his home under the doctors care mr and mrs howard davis and linda westend stouffville spent the easter weekend in gait the stouffville ladies bowl ing league held their annual bowling banquet at the town and country club in toronto on march 23rd there were 65 girls in attendance and a very enjoyable time was spent by all the spitfires won the l e oneill trophy for 1959 in the playoffs the eecutis would like to thank the girls who so kindly offered to drive to the banquet the secretary would like to thank mr jim thomas for his cooperation in publish ing the bowling news through out the season stouffville municipal council will convene in regular session this thursday evening mrs scorgie and children are visiting with her parents mr and mrs g middleton for the easter holidays did you know that the wom ens institute take part in the farm broadcast every tuesday at 1215 over cjrh mrs m gillion spent the eas ter holiday in dundas with her son and family friends will be sorry to hear mr w birkett is not feeling well having injured his leg death of mrs joseph coutt- florabel eva coutt passed away suddenly at the louise marshall hospital mount for est on wednesday february 25th in her 38th year the for mer florabel eva meyers was born in markham township the daughter of mr and mrs isaac meyers who now reside at weston besides her husband joseph coutt and children joanne beth billy reta alec jamie and mary mrs coutt leaves two brothers leslie mey ers of goodwood and harold meyers of woodville also six sisters mrs alvin norton bea of goodwood mrs edward martin yvonne newcastle mrs harvey dadson june of bracebridge mrs joyce hendy uxbridge mrs lyle boyle ir ene elgin mills and ruthe at home she was predeceased by a baby daughter stillborn on monday feb 23rd 1959 both mrs coutt and baby daughter were laid to rest in hillcrest cemetery woodbridge on sat urday feb 28 1959 mr and mrs stanley beaven of willowdale wish- to an nounce the engagement of their daughter marilyn joan to mr keith mervin hamm son of mrs garfield hamm of stouffville the marriage will take place on saturday april 18 1959 at 230 pm in bethel baptist church toronto mrs annie betz stouffville wishes to announce the engage ment of her daughter marian to mr wayne roy mcneil son of mr and mrs earl mcneil of haliburton the marriage will take place in the stouffville united missionary church on saturday april 18 1959 at 3 pm mr and mrs harvey ewen mt albert wish to announce the engagement of their daugh ter margaret rose to mr gor don roy weddel son of mr and mrs kenneth weddel new market the wedding to take place may 2 in holt free meth- odust church at 3 pm home school meeting a very interesting and enjoy able programme has been ar ranged for the coming meeting of the stouffville home and school association to be held on wednesday april sth at s15 pm mrs g elliot art super visor for markham vaughan townships is well known for her ability to inform and en lighten whilst making sure that everybody enjoys the proceed ings mrs a gresham of stouff ville high school will also be present to provide musical en tertainment mrs minnie arthur returned home to kingston ont this week after visiting with mr and mrs w c hall ninth line north friends will be sorry to hear that mr robert farthing is confined to his bed through ill ness stouffvilles motor licence of fice has been removed from the east end location and is once again situated at the home of mrs harold murphy harold st the operator easter visitors at the home of mrs chris armstrong were mr and mrs murray nendick and christine mr and mrs norman little of toronto and mr and mrs russel nendick and george of uxbridge fine weather prevailed for easter sunday and as a result services in all churches enjoyed large congregations a special i sunrise service was held in the united missionary church at 7 am and holy communion in the anglican church at 830 am and 10 am on good friday a special church service was conducted in memorial chris tian church in the morning and in the united church the choir presented the easter cantata the crucifixion in the even ing special easter services have also been held in the anglican church and sunday evenings during lent in the united church the stouffville baptist church held a good friday eve ning service followev by com munion in town for the skating car nival saturday miss francis whitworth miss kathryn kent and ross kent of toronto were dinner guests of the de witts friends of mrs robt young called at the home church st this week to congratulate this wellknown lady on her birth day the rigorous winter through which we have just passed has kept many of our elder citizens closely confined and the calls and cards received from many friends at this time were most appreciated the schneider demonstration given in the veterans hall by the ladies auxiliary br 459 was well attended a film was shown on the schneider plant a lovely buffet lunch was serv ed the murphy family and the cadieux family spent easter at the home of mr and mrs t baxter mr and mrs jenson of scar- boro visited at the home of mr and mrs a burgin on sunday mrs ridout had a lovely sur prise party on her birthday and would like to say thankyou to all her relatives and friends for the lovely gifts and cards flying officer neil tate son of mr and mrs earl tate gorham st newmarket and brother of mrs carl hoover of dickson hill will leave shortly for overseas duty in france he has been stationed at chatham new brunswick and is now home on 2 weeks leave he is a graduate of the newmarket dist high school toronto teachers college and also attended queens univer sity fo tate will be connected with no 1 division and will be stationed at no 2 wing grostonquin france he will be flying an fs6 jet aircraft he expects to remain in eur ope for three years the stouffville public school board will meet for their april session next monday april 6th coffee cheery morn mb bag 59 lynn valley standard cut wax beans 20ozsize 227c quaker oats large size 39c royal instant puddings 2 23c bologna ma leaf by the piece lb 33 pure lard home rendered wilson and mr john clements the reception was held at the stouffville youth centre where the brides mother received the guests in a dress of powder blue crepe with matching lace and beige accessories and was as sisted by the grooms aunt mrs d h macdonald of boston mass dressed in light blue crepe with pink accessories leaving for their honeymoon in the states the bride wore a mink brown suit with dark brown accessories upon their return from their honeymoon the couple will reside in tor onto mr and mrs mel curtis and family of north bay and mrs gordon macmillan and family of montreal have been visiting with mr and mrs fred yea- man rose avenue mrs curtis and mrs macmillan are daugh ters w d atkinson was presented with a bulova watch at the seed fair held in newmarket he won the first prize in the 100- bushel corn competition with a score of 908 bushels per acre at home mr and mrs leslie hollinger and mr and mrs wm hollinger of pickering r r 2 will be at home to their relatives and friends on the occasion of their silver wedding on saturday evening april 11th at the home of mr and mrs george todd cherrywood 432 mr russ forfar suffered a severe gash in his head last week while officiating at a com munity hockey league game in the stouffville arena he was hit by a puck during a game between ringwood and clare mont a number of stitches were required to close the wound we are pleased to report that mrs bud spang is in a slightly improved condition this week mrs spang was removed to the wellesley hospital toronto re cently suffering from a menin gitis virus complicated by pneu monia lb bacon squares lb 12c 2 cif free parking phone 220w food market free delivery we can help make good grooming a family affair k the whole familys clothes will look their sunday best every day when w e clean them every garment spotless aida cleaners and dyers stouffville ph 343w florida proves to be a favor ite winter vacation grounds for stouffville residents mr and mrs geo allison and mr and mrs joe symons returned this week from a fourweek stay at west palm beach while mr and mrs bud lehman left by car on a two week vacation in the sunshine state honored by staff the members of the spofford co staff gathered at the home of mr and mrs ed nigh last tuesday evening to honour mr and mrs h spofford whohave disposed of their main street business following a sumptu ous dinner served by mrs nigh miss hosie read the following address dear mr and mrs spofford it is with feelings of regret that we think of the changes soon to take place our pleas ant association with you in the business of the store your help and understanding and your efforts to improve our working conditions will be hard to equal you have shown a personal in terest not only in each of us but in our families as well this we assure you has been much appreciated we have also enjoyed many happy occasions with you outside of the busi ness too these we hope we may be able to continue since you have elected to remain in stouffville we trust for always wewould like you to know that you will always be welcome in our homes as a token of our apprecia tion and pur esteem we would now like you to accept this gift that you may enjoy health happiness and prosperity is the sincere wish of all your staff members then miss barkey on behalf of the staff presented mr and mrs spofford with several long playing records mr spofford replied and much to the sur prise of the staff presented each member with a gift mr and mrs spofford will be missed in the store but it is nice to know that they will still be residing in our town mr fred chessman 10th con whitchurch suffered a weak spell in one of the local stores last week and has been hos pitalized suffering with pneu monia the athol feir home west- end stouffville has been sold this week to dr connell of un ionville who will make his home here shortly the transaction was negotiated by ken camp bell real estate agent ioof meeting april 6 the regular ioof meeting will be held in the masonic hall on monday april 6th mr lloyd turner local as sessor has been confined to his bed through ill health friends will regret to learn rev and mrs douglas davis are leaving this week for a couple of weeks vacation in florida mrs elva mcconnochie will be in stouffville this weekend call for spirella appointment 68w1 mr ed lintner from elmira was in town for easter visiting at the home of his son mr and mrs harry lintner second st mr and mrs claude brillin ger and family from ridgetown were easter visitors in stouff ville mrs brillinger and girls are remaining for the school holidays while mr brillinger returned home on sunday mr lome boadway princi pal of stouffvilles hillcrest public school was suddenly stricken with appendicitis on saturday and removed to hos pital where he underwent an operation and is progressing fa vorably mr boadway who in addition to being school princi pal is also leader of the united church choir who were busy with special easter music in addition he was slated to ren der solos at weddings on satur day and monday however friends stepped into the breach and helped out this popular friends will regret to learn that mr hugh mcintosh main st stouffville has been resting in claremont nursing home suffering a bout with the flu which has been so prevalent mrs mcintosh has also been hi you should be sure and read hendricks hardware fullpage general electric display on page 12 of this issue rock bottom prices are yours on re frigerators and stoves mr and mrs bartholomew of oakville mr and mrs bert boyd of queensville mr herb bartholomew of toronto and mr and mrs clarence bunker and family of goodwood wera all visitors at the home of mr and mrs a b bartholomew rr 2 stouffville over the eas ter holiday weekend death of p r macklem the funeral was conducted to the stouffville cemetery on sat urday morning for the late phil ip ross macklem who passed away in the western hospital toronto on march 25th the de ceased was a son of the late philip macklem of stouffville he was born and raised here during which time the family occupied homes on victoria st and on mill st of a large family of eight only three re main a brother john stewart macklem and two sisters lily mrs s f daley and laura mrs harry maudsley the late philip macklem was a vet eran of world war 1 united church wms the womans missionary so ciety stouffville united church will hold its easter thank offer ing meeting in the church aud itorium on thursday april 2nd at 230 pm the guest speaker is mis k f price vice president of the toronto conference branch womans missionary society of the united church of canada worship service is in charge of the bethesda auxiliary and mrs robert hammond is our guest soloist we heartily welcome all the women of stouffville and district who are interested in the mis- 1 sionary work of the church to i join us at our easter thank 1 offering meeting guarantees ctildrens shoes lost tmajt a new pair free h tbo sobs wur ont in 3 btontns now m7 children will out grow their shoos before they can outwear them these shoes arc comfortable too and need no breaking in their weatherproof soles are rugged resilient and skid proof smartly styled with all the hewetson quality features priced at only ask for tin w hewetson lehmans shoes easter sunday visitors with mr and mrs arthur holden of markham were mrs holdens brother mr lome dalton his wife and family of oshawa and mr and mrs fred holden and family of london ont mr and mrs victor holden and family of pino grove and mr and mrs young citizen at this awkward k r stiver and family of lang- time i i staff main street stouffville stouffvilles only exclusive shoe store phone 95w gjgebggjgseasebggssbs stouffville coop phone 269 or 122 stouffville