The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

v- y ju wy the stouffviue tfttkne itasdiy fcbravy 11 i960 poe 3 local and personal happenings womeus institute the regular meeting of the stouffville womens institute will be held in christ church parish hal on thursday feb 18 ai 215 programme conven er miss b winn roll call my favourite meal current events by mrs v thomas we want you at our meetings try to at tend stouit illes main st pave ment went to pieces bdiy la week during the rain and result ant slush highway dept work men were busy this week trying to fill the worst of the pot holes with tarvia mix they are en deavoring to hold the road to gether as well as possible until work can be started in the spring on the widening and re surfacing from church st ringwood engagement the recently renovated markham united missionary church will be officially dedi cated on sunday feb 14th the project which cost an estimated 533000 was com pleted by the betz construc tion co of stouffville three services will be conducted on sunday at 11 am 230 pm and 730 pm the regular pas tor rev c e bell will be in chaige assisted byrev w m srv of kitchener and rev c e hunkiag of gorm ley markham um church is attractively renovated on sunday feb 7th a new era was begun in the life of the markham united missionary church when the congregation met in their newly renovated and enlarged church for the past years the edifice which stood as a landmark on the main street in north markham serv ed the congregation reasonably well but with the recent influx of people into the community and an enlarged attendance at the church the old building be came entirely inadequate the church was erected in 1877 with a real desire to have a place of worship capable of meeting the needs of the com munity the congregation set about to plan and prepare for enlarged facilities approximate ly two years ago a building fund was started and a building committee appointed with the passing of the months much work and thought went into the project to bring it to readiness for dedication and usefulness the old church building was a red brick unit 30 x 50 in size the unit has been enlarged by adding an extra 30 by 50 in an l shape extending to the east and north the east wall has been removed and the audi torium lengthened the l to the north provides accommodation for sunday school classes and pastors study an additional wing 12 x 18 was built to the northwest to provide cloakroom and washroom space the front entrance has been redesigned and the gallery carried forward beneath the enlarged gallery there is adequate hall space and a nursery the interior walls are finished in plywood panelling four feet in height and the balance if painted a pastel shade of green the ceiling is acoustic tile the new furnishings blend in with the natural finished plywood and the centre aisle and plat form which is completely cov ered with broadloom adds a quiet dignity to the sanctuary the services of dedication will be conducted by the pastor rev c e bell special guests will include rev w m shantz ba bd of kitchener district sup erintendent of the united mis sionary church rev c e hun- king of gormley to minister in music the masters men quar tet of kitchener and mr de- verne mullen baritone soloist of toronto services will be held at 11 am 230 and 730 pm 52 wa reports resbytery the wa of trinity united church uxbridge was hostess of the 3rd annual meeting of york presbytery when 250 wo men sat down to a delicious lun cheon with representatives from toronto conference do minion board toronto east presbytery toronto central presbytery and york presbyter- ial with mrs leonard wellman queensville presiding mrs walton reporting on ar chives said that in 1870 there were only 4 protestant churches in the area of 14 townships now there are 60 united church es fiftytwo womens associat ions reported having 1146 mem bers and having raised 54192- 92 a communion service was conducted by rev d jay min ister of uxbridge united church rev jfg morris of aurora and chairman of york presby tery installed the officers for 1960 mrs fish of aurora pre sented mrs i scott king with a life membership for her work in organizing and being the first president of york presby tery miss bishop a former miss ionary now working with the immigration dept of the unit ed church told of her work and problems with refugees getting them settled in rooms furniture etcshe told of a group of volun teer women visiting institutions homes for the aged and lonely pensioners practicing christian fellowship by sharing and doing kindly deeds by shopping and writing letters miss bishop ap pealed for supplies to give to these people who visit her of fice such as canned meats fruits etc engagement mr and mrs giles trail rr 3 pickering wish to announce the engagement of their daugh ter margaret joyce peggy to donald stewart bruce son of mr and mrs r a bruce rr 1 unionville the marriage to take place at slouttville on saturday february 20 raiciiffslga reopens today ratcufts iga foodliner re opens today thursday after being closed for a few days dur ing which extensive alterations and improvements were made in the interior a complete new tile floor has been laid and all the aisles now run in a direct line with checkout counters additional shopping space has been created and four check- to out counters will be operated three for regular orders and one for express interior redecorat ing has been completed as well to add to the pleasant surround ings of this large main street food market tea a- bake sale explorers valentine tea and bake sale on saturday feb 13 from 230 to 5 pm in stouffville united church home baking popcorn white elephant table 6sh ponu for the children mrs elva mcconnochie will be in stouffville on saturday february 13th for spirella and spencer custommade garments call 68w1 misses lillian albright ruth meyer joan heise florence hoover marly knight and mar- jorie cowan operators from the b s telephone company attended the ice follies in ma ple leaf gardens on wednes day evening at home to friends on eightyfifth birthday save save announcing our february sale buy now and save up to 40 in reupholstering and modernizing your old chester field suite 5 year guarantee custom built furniture draperies and slipcovers custom made rugs and broadloom to order buy direct froin factory and save terms and price range to suit every budget ask your friends and neighbors about our qualitv furnishings and guaranteed workmanship for courteous home service it free estimates call at once oi ohiiguon no stouffville 684 mr barton ward was at home to many friends and relatives at the home of his soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs f m hall of sharon on the occasion of his 85th birthday mr ward and daisy hall re ceived the guests assisted by edna winch gertrude weddel and grace gall daughters of mr ward rev j frank ward of smiths falls and pearl mc- ewen of vancouver were un able to be present the living room was tasteful ly decorated with yellow and mauve mums and the tea table was arranged with spring flow ers and white candles mrs arthur hall mrs lyman hall mrs donald johnson and mrs gordon winch poured tea while patricia hall audrey ste phens wendy gall and lynda hall served friends were present from toronto scarboro new toron to weston locust hill king city stouffville and keswick mr ward is enjoying good health and was one time a resi dent of bloomington births at home mr and mrs albert draper of atha will celebrate their gol den wedding anniversary on friday feb 19 1960 they will receive their friends and neigh bors at the home of mr and mrs fred draper in the after noon from 2 to 5 oclock carload gr0c duck mr and mrs ronald duck rr 2 markham are happy to announce the birth of their daughter on febru ary 10 1960 at brierbush hos pital dunkeld clifford and glen- da nee silverthorn are hap py to announce the birth of a daughter on sunday febru ary 7 1960 at uxbridge cot tage hospital a little sister for susan h1ndson to christine nee robb wife of donald c hindson york county hos pital newmarket february 5 1960 a son robb warren lardner mr and mrs ken lardner are happy to an nounce the birth of a son walter mark feb 5 1960 at brierbush hospital mcarthur mr and mrs neil mcarthur markham are happy to announce the birth of a son jan 31 1960 at the brierbush hospital lean minced beef ib 99c sausage lb rindless side copaco pure pork bacon ends 45 carnation 16 o milk 3 ot 43 bananas 29 c i6oz c large heinz cooked christies brookside bread 2 for 33c 20 oz c cello pack carrots 2fr25 spaghetti 37 dole 28 oz celeryzf 35 j fruil cocktail 41 we deliver stouffville phone 280 m win at broomball a number of stouffville sportsmen replaced their hockey sticks with brooms on monday night and competed against cedar grove the january thaw came n february this year skating was rained out on saturday night and when everything got really squooshy temperature dropped and froze it there driving was pretty bad around church time on sunday with drifts across lanes and sideroads whether they ran northsouth or east- west by monday morning the plows had been along and things were back to winter normal this has been a particularly bad winter for birds and the people with windproof stations have been reporting a great deal of activity during the ice storms the birds could not get enough traction to stay on a branch so the feeders were a blessing now our birdwatchers claim the birds are prophetic if a storm is in the wind the feeders are overcrowded with feathered gourmets filling their crops before the weather forces them to stay at home weather this year has abolished class dis tinction and racial prejudice among the bird population car dinals chikadees juncos and even jays have been seen sharing the same dining room with no incidents reported some of the human birds in cedar grove have flown south and avoided at least part of the winter the sid beares were down for a holiday and the grant burkholders are there at present we dont seem to have a week without either accident or ill ness and this week we are sorry to report that norman beare is in scarboro general hospital george bennett had a fall last week which he is hoping will not have any serious results the men of zion church arc beginning repairs to the church ceiling this week a sunday school teachers workshop will be held at zion church cedar grove on sun day feb 14th 215 415 the leaders will be miss margaret fockler mrs percy bennett ant mr ewart stiver anyone in- at the midwinter music ex aminations held in toronto by the royal conservatory of mu sic the following pupils of ber tha stoufter were successful grade 2 theory elinore shirk 1st class hon janet button 1st class hon faye byer 1st class hon piano grade 2 sharon sinclair hon grade 4 wayne bacon grade 6 mary rae at 1iomk mr and mis elmer p fergu son will be at home to their relatives friends and neighbours from 2 oclock to 5 oclock on the afternoon of tuesday feb ruary the sixteenth i960 in the ss room of st james presbyterian church stbvff- ville the occasion their golden wedding anniversary mr and mrs fred hope and their daughter janet and mrs hugh boyd had supper with nora stapleton on saturday night mrs sliackel stouffer street stouffville had dinner on mon day in toronto with her sister mrs howard crummer london ontario and her granddaughter mrs russell kunon of port huron mrs c l murphy from cock- rane and mother of mrs lome bdadway and dr wm murphy of stoottville is presently in hospital in toronto mr and mrs bert lickerish returned home on sunday feb 7 after spending seven weeks with relatives in england they were quite thrilled with the trip back on the boac brittania jet airliner on board the same plane were mr and mrs j rob erts of england coming to visit mr frank roberts of union ville the stouitville the brigade was called out at 4 oclock on satiutay morning a threaten ed outbreak occurred at the ma ple leaf dairy a shortcircuit in an extension cord has been blamed private telephone lines have been installed in the homes of the two local hydro linemen at the expense of the local com mission since the two men ae on 24hour call for the benefit of the citizens it was thought that these lines would be advis able w a feb 15 the february meeting of the wa of the united church will be held feb 15 1960 there will be a shower for the victor homo hostesses are mrs lo gan mrs crozier and mrs dowswell special music by mrs gresham devotional by mrs ida elson and program by mrs fairless report of presby terian meeting by mrs logan donations can be of canned meats jams towels etc horticultural society the directors of the horticul tural society met at the home of mr and mrs milt storrey on monday night one of the main items of business was the ap pointment of canvassers who will shortly be around to secure your 1960 membership in this society the premiums being offered this year are 12 glad ioli bulbs or fall bulbs such as tulips and daffodils or a vou cher valued at 50c to be used at stiver bros or don lewis nur sery your membership is need ed to help keep our society to the front the annual conven tion is to be held in hamilton on march 10 and 11 a visit to the storrey home with the wonderful display of spring bulbs now in bloom makes one feel that surely spring must be just around the corner resigns community centre board mrs bert tait advised stouff ville municipal council last week that she regrets that she cannot continue as a member of the community centre board due to ill health mrs tait who has been an appointed member for several years was just re cently reappointed for another term her resignation was ac cepted with regret and mrs shirley hanson was named to fill the vacancy mr and mrs reg button and dr and mrs john button left this week for a winter vacation in a or i the parly flew from toronto to chicago on tuesday ana then south to phoenix the remuneration or school crossing guards has been in creased by the municipal coun cil from 3 to 4 a day a reso lution was also passed at last weeks council meeting whereby members of council and town officials will be paid 8c per mile for the use of their cars when attending to town business out side of the municipality mr and mrs a e feir of richmond hill formerly of stouffville recently celebrated their golden wedding anniver sary with a family gathering and dinner atthe yangtze pa goda with special music by the orchestra mr and mrs feir have eight children and seven teen grandchildren markham in a broomball game in the unionville arena stouff ville won by a score of 63 chuck parsons headed the markham squad terested in sunday school work is cordially invited to attend the regular meeting of zion wms was held at the home of mrs j walton on wednesday feb 3rd with a good attend ance the president mrs allan reesor conducted the business meeting which consisted of re ports from presbyterial it was very gratifying to know that zion wms was one of the bet ter missionary givers standing 8th out of 40 this year there is no allocation to supply work materials materials are to be supplied from the home and re fashioned if necessary for those who are not adept with the needle used clothing may be sent to the home of mrs fred beare where more skillful ladies will alter them on tuesday feb 9th mrs charles whittaker gave a paper on world refugee year and mrs maurice hamill took the worship period mrs maitland ryan reviewed the study book wnich deals with the size motive and religion of africa meeting closed with benediction after which a social time was enjoyed last year cedar grove mcn- nonite church held st johns ambulance courses which were extremely well attended and of great benefit to all who took them the firstaid course is to be continued this year with a more advanced book for those wishing to continue or for any who missed the last course in addition a home nursing course will be added for women inter ested in this phase mr and mrs fred mcquarrie and mr fred clark of dundalk mr ed caldwell mr and mrs donald anderson mr and mrs bill kitching and edna bricker all of toronto called to see mrs anna schell who has been quite ill at the home of her daughter mrs lloyd moyer church st other weekend visitors were mr and mrs geo hoover of markham emma schell of mt albert mr and mrs lorn mill er of markham and mr and mrs henry steckley of scar boro mr percy reesor of port ar thur out returned home mon- daj after spending a month vis iting his relatives and renewing old acquaintances in this vicin ity this is his first trip back in fortyfive years since leaving here he has lived in manitoba and saskatchewan but has been in port arthur for the last 15 years he and his son ted are building contractors percy is a brother of jacob reesor of lin- colnville mrs pearl gambrill of oakridges mrs stanley lewis altona and mrs ira rusnell stouffville mr geo scholes a represent ative of the bp british petrol eum products co presented two films to the stouffville li ons club on monday evening one on the trek to the south pole and the other an auto ric- ing film mr scholes who was introduced to the club members by lion walton todd was a former hockey player with kit chener on the 1956 olympic team appreciation was express ed on behalf of the club by lion jim ogilvy vice president lion neil patrick was in the chair the program was made possible through the courtesy of ross giles local chevolds dealer the clubs annual ora torical night was announced for next meeting feb 22nd wms meeting the february meeting of the womans missionary society of the united church was held in the church parlor feb 4 thd president mrs crouch opened with a call to worship follow ed by the lords prayer in uni son after singing oh master of the waking world the min utes and business mrs fairies presided for mrs winterstein and her group mrs hastings took as her de votional scripture 1st john 4 721 the key verse for her re marks was beloved if god loved us we also should love pne another her challenging message on brotherly love was followed by prayer mrs crouch entertained with two valentine piano solos a song of love from blossom time and love sends a little gift of roses which all en joyed the offering was dedi cated by mrs douswell mrs de witt continued the review of africa disturbed chapter 6 land labour law money land is very precious to the africans and much of it is in foreigners possession if the africans do not choose democracy what will happen she closed her remarks with these words for harmo ny we must use the black and the white keys in every way il pays utfeed coop milk quality service stiver bros 3 at your service for furnace oil ba solar keat space heater oil stove oil and coal oil phone 45wl 94508 evenings 109 for prompt service stop the truck with the big sign stiver bras stouftyille i uilk qoou time- it an ideal tjm to urt rusfair your calvei on coop jtllk fteplcer a top quatily lvhole milk lubsutute simply mix with wur accordlnr to direction and start feed- lot thli to your ealvec at 2 to 3 daya i by tccdlnc coop milk rplaccr you can tell all your iirllk and fet even faiteratarunc and healthier calvea than you were fettlnjr before twentyfive ib of coop milk replaeer repfecra 110 ibj of whole milk if yon had eltea yon eopld market u extra ton of milk see about thla iply product at your loeat eoop yoo win aoon tee how it will pay you h dollar and cents to ue coop uilk jteplaeer m co to stouffville coop phone 269 stourrviue ont coop feeds