Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), June 23, 1960, p. 13

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

expect over 2000 to attend cedar groves annual garden party normally cedar grove je a quiet farming community set tled comfortably along the banks of the little rouge piver and comprising about fifty fam ilies but every on the first saturday of july this gentle village suffers a population ex plosion and close to two thou sand people in hundreds of cars converge on cedar grove cover ing from four to five acres of parking space the reason for the influx goes back 35 years to a minstrel show produced by local talent and presented outdoors to raise money for a community rink the minstrel show lasted two years and the third year it was decided to obtain professional tant and present a real variety programme it wasnt long be fore the cedar grove venture became a traditional july fes tivity with the quality of the programme bringing the crowds and the crowds making top en tertainment possible oldtimersl who have been patrons over the years know well what to expect of the cedar grove show but newcomers are always surprised and delighted at the beautiful setting a nat ural amphitheatre rising from the river bank climbs an acre of hill surrounded by tall lacy cedars the permanent stage is set in the valley against a back ground of trees and shimmering water and overhead the stars vie with the colourful lights and gay costumes it is a lovely spot there are differences of opin ion on whether it is better to sit on the benches near the stage or spread a blanket and view the performers from the hill no matter what parents prefer children usually like to see the whirling dancers jugglers and acrobats in wideeyed wonder at close range whether it is the hill or near the stage an ex cellent pa system beings the entire performance to every ear and the entertainers are chosen for their versatility at long range over the years many of can adas top professional perform ers have added their talent to the lineup of cedar groves var iety show enchanted strings of television and cne fame the swiss bell ringers the commadores and the four gen- 1 tlemen billy meek has emeeed the show and les barker the famous cartoonist was a great hit with the children free parking has become a science at this annual event one year two lots- three acres were cleared of cars in twelve minutes with no fenders dented no fuss just fast efficient direc tion no baby sitters are needed on this night it is a family affair look at the talent for this year cy leonard will emcee the show and his ventriloquism has en chanted children all over the country atilla galamb the six year old saxophone artist a prodigy of exceptional talent the singing strings a glamor ous attraction for those who fa vour fiddles elaine anderson the famous american juggler marie mae the versatile tap and acrobatic dancer the william twins with their clever comedy contortions and handbalancing act bruce webb the cbcs fine bass soloist is returning this year by request of course there is accompaniment for all of these the rink adjacent to the am phitheatre still benefits by the proceeds of cedar groves enter prise but because of the large attendance the price has not risen as you might expect ad ults still enter for 75 cents and it is only 25 cents for children victoria square and district the most widespread occupa tional ailment is an allergy to work death hisey mr orval dawson hisey passed away at the york county hospital newmarket on monday june 13 i960 be loved husband of ruby crowder and father of mrs carl tom- linson margaret of toronto mrs jack gray mae of gar den grove california and john of newmarket he was the son o the late manny hisey and brother of mrs horace greaves of toronto funeral was from roadhouse and rose funeral home newmarket on wednes day at 2 pm with interment in newmarket cemetery mr hisey was a nephew of mrs a grubin church street the funeral for his aunt mrs fred hisey was held here at the same time mrs w sandle graduates banquet on monday evening june 13 the grade 7 mothers of the gormley home and school as sociation gave a dinner in hon our of the graduating class of ss no 7 markham the din ner was held in the sr room in the graduating class were janice farquharson janet var- ley david heise ronald mc- mullen kenneth quinn war ren quinn and john reid also present were the grade 8 par ents and the members of the school board with their wives the toast to the queen was given by mrs cochrane mr a j moorby gave the toast to the graduates which was replied to by janice farquharson a few words were given by mr maur ice farquharson on education and the changes evident in the school section since his gradua tion sr womens institute the june meeting of the sr wi was held on tuesday even ing at mrs d parsons union- ville mrs boynton was conven er of the meeting the motto life without neighbours is like a garden without flowers roll call was answered by a favour ite vegetable and how to cook if misses wendy and margaret parsons sang two duets miss mabel sanderson the guest speaker gave a book review of a woman of the polar nights by christine ritter girl guide mother and daughter banquet thursday evening june 16th at melville united church the brownies and guides were hon oured to have their mothers at their second banquet guests at the head table were mrs dr gunn deputy provincial com mission mrs h currie divis ion commissioner mrs l lye district commissioner for mar kham and rev and mrs davi son toast to the queen was made by mrs gunn and cathy roxborough proposed a toast to the mothers with mrs jack nigh responding dawn tatton received her brownie wings the highest a- ward in brownieland to ob tain this award a brownie must complete her golden hand test before her eleventh birthday mrs lye presented dawn with her wings and brown owlmrs g hardie pinned the gold wings on her back brenda uens sandra jean chadwick and cathy roxborough advanced in to guiding the guides formed their horseshoe the colours were marched on to form an arch tered the circle of guiding col- through which the brownies en- our parties consisted of judy han lynda mccieverty mari lyn stacey shirley davison and jeanette lang lyn sherwood was presented by judy hart for enrolment and mrs gunn pre sented the patrol leaders mary foote judy varden janet var- ley and dinah wilcox with their lanyards and stripes patrol seconds barbara davison mary miller cheryl cochrane and glenda moses were presented with their stripes campfire brought the even ing to a close with mrs currie presenting betty cayman with a prfce for the most cookie or ders and the fairy six each with a token for the six with the most orders linda gardhouse was the top cookie girl for the guides and the kingfisher pa trol received a book for their patrol box the commissioners were met at the door shiriey davison meeting mrs currie nan and judy varden met mrs gunn and margaret sandle met mrs lye this event brought to a close the regular meetings of the guides and brownies several special events are planned for the holiday months brownies the brownie hike was post poned from sat june is to sat june 25 will the mothers of girls who are 8 to 11 years of age by sept 1st and who wish to have their daughters join the brownie group please phono mrs gord on hardie at gormley 5434 as soon as possible bridal shower on friday evening friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs harry barber to have a miscellaneous shower in hon our of their daughter miss mar- jorie barber and mr gordon davie who are being married in victoria square united church on friday evening july 8 they received many beautiful and useful gifts and thanked ev eryone for remembering them baby band graduation the annual baby band grad uation and party was held in the sunday school room on satur day afternoon the mission band members and wms were also present mrs sandle was in charge of the meeting words of welcome were given by mrs h mccague the mission band sang several of their choruses and also had some of their work on display mrs allan orr is the leader assisted by mrs lloyd tennyson mrs barry king mrs f mcroberts and mrs s boynton the highlight of the afternoon came when the following mem bers of the baby band gradu ated to the mission band royce king margaret erapringham ann smith gail sanderson and harrypeter vanderkooy each member passed through a decor ated archway and under the ar ches of lloyd vanderkooy bruce cowie anita orr and margaret sandle mrs binning- ton met the graduates and pre sented them with their certifi cates mrs sandle placed a hat on their heads also a buttoniere was pinned on them with their name on it the mission band also held a graduation ceremony when margaret sandle lloyd vander kooy and yvonne koning grad uated mrs mccaguo presented them with a gift a film on the raggedy elf was shown church news mr clarence steckley was the supt in the sunday school on sunday due to the absence of mr percy bennett who was at tending the mens conference at canadian keswick muskoka over the weekend rev john morris stm of the aurora united church at tended the official board meet ing at headford on thursday evening and presented the claims of the toronto home missions church extension fund sunday june 26 at 1130 am mr fred milnes will be in charge of the church service mr milnes is a candidate for the ministry from danforth united church he expects to begin his first year theology in emmanu el college this fall bake sale the first bake sale of the season will be held on the lawn of the church on thursday june 30 from 2 to 5 pm it will be in charge of the april and sept took charge of the worship per- groups of the wa any donat ions of baking fruits and flow ers will be greatly appreciated by the group park the park committees are busy making preparations for the grand opening of the vic toria square community centre park on july 8 and 9 we hope everyone in the community has notified his friends about it w a due to the wet weather the wa picnic had to be held in doors on wednesday afternoon at the home of mrs fraser gee the regular wa meeting was held first mrs h f collard iod mrs f gee read the scrip ture lesson and conducted a bible quiz mrs m jarvis took charge of the business period a picnic followed with games and lurch neighbourhood notes birthday greetings to mrs douglas gee for june 21 to mrs cecil nichols for june 22 to donald nichols for june 22 to sam snider for june 22 to ross barker who on une 22 will be two years old to lloyd can ning for june 23 to mrs clar ence steckley for june 24 congratulations to mr and mrs gerald hoadley who on june 21 will ttiebrate their 13th wedding anniversary mr and mrs barry king and family of beverley acres had a barbecue supper with mr and mrs allan orr and family on saturday evening mr and mrs johnny nigh mrs f walker and freddie had saturday evening dinner with mr and mrs jim barker and ross mr and mrs warren collins of south river spent the week end with mr and mrs louis nichols and vera congratulations to mr allan binnington who was successful in passing his 2nd year arts course at the toronto univers ity mr and mrs nelson boynton and girls attended the avison reunion at woodland park on saturday mr and mrs lloyd canning and laurie had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs stan boynton and don the stouftyiue tribune twvjjy jtac 23 i960 ft 13 bloomington mrs tate of myrtle was at church service here sunday and the guest of mrs d burnett mr ard mrs e lemon and jonathan were weekend visitors at fenelon falls with mr and imrs reichard of toronto mr and mrs h kee miss betty arre ard john of orange- ville and mrs e a stony of woodville were guests with mr and mrs o tranmer on sun day and attended the cemetery decoration dav service in stou- ftvule mr and mrs g ramer of colborne were visitors with mr and mrs murray raymer on sunday mrs hope of weston spent the week with her sister mr and mrs thomas and brother mr j williams miss betty woodland visited mr and mrs aubrey steph enson of buttonville mr george styan of toronto had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs harvey collard and family mr and mrs wm orr attend ed the anniversary services at knox presbyterian church at elders mills later having dinner with mr and mrs bob johnston and family at nashville in the afternoon they attended the me morial service at maple mr and mrs norman mar- low and family of toronto had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs gordon mortson and family death w1demax mrs joseph wideman passed away at the hospital in castor alberta on june 9th in her 79th year she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs jonas millet of ringwood district she leaves to mourn her husband joseph and two sons hav- ery and allan vera and mer- vin predeceased her also 11 grandchildren survive her she was buried in the cemetery at markham alberta with mr and mrs caulfield at oakville over sunday mrs otto and some of her pupils were to richmond hill observatory on saturday night mr and mrs j k tranmer and family were at oshuwa on sunday mr morris barkey and mrs went of london were saturday and sunday guests with mri and mrs a w storry several ladies from here at tended the afternoon tea thurs day at the home of mr and mrs nauta at lemonville mr and mrs vincent wagg were at the party for mr and mrs earl tindall on their 25th wedding anniversary which was celebrated at their cottage at pefferlaw on lake simcoe mr and mrs doherty and daughter of meaford also a daughter from weston were sunday visitors with their son mr wilbert doherty scxx3docqemeqoooxsc3voeexoc markham shopping centre week ending july 2nd open mon tues june 27 28 9 am to 6 pm wed thurs june 29 30 9 am to 9 pm sat july 2 9 am to 6 pm closed friday dmii1im day aaqcxxmqcbqocoooaoaaaaccocwdooooeooocdosoi shop holiday hours open mon june 27 9 am 6 pm open wed thurs 9 am 9 pm mves liafirfbani centre one minute drive west from the intersection of highways 7 48 beach towels large assortment towels 30 x 60 147 to 049 terrific holiday value holiday special portable bar -b- que i folds up to store in handy carrying case 599 complete with 5 lb bag of charcoal yur iyes the sun tremendous assortment tremendous value styles for men women and children 69c 100 visit our shoe dept see our complete selection of shoes cr footwear for every member of the family ideal for the cottage or home melmac 16 pc dinnerwabe unbreakable stainproof s799 keeps your hairdo neat and dry bathing caps 69c assorted colours special ideal for the cottage red pillows 97c cotton filled reg size see our complete selection of beach toys and swim aids we have the greatest selection of summer white jewellery just the item for the young fisherman lucky boy fishing set complete with une hooks sinkers rod reel sl29 visit our luncheonette foii delicious food cold thirstquenching drinks use w00lw0rths woolworths layaway plan buy now and save completely airconditioned for your shopping convenience woolwortks

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy