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stouffville bakery marks forty years of progress with fine enlarged store premises stouffville bakery operated by the stover family is this year marking forty years of progress on this milestone the stovers have opened one of the finest bake goods stores to be found anywhere the new en larged premises is bright air- conditioned and has ample space to display the dozens of flne bake goods which the firm makes it is interesting to note that stouffvilles first bakery was opened in 1s91 by j b vurts and required fifteen barrels of flour a week this bakery was eventually sold to frank gor don and later to frank row- botham in 1921 ambrose stover ac quired the bakery which by this time had grown to an out put of 30 barrels of flour a week had seven men on the staff and required 9 horses and 2 trucks for delivery purposes today the bakery is operated by harry stover son of the man who took over the business forty years ago the output of the bakery has almost tripled and the staff numbers more than twenty employees the use of horsedrawn vehicles for de livery was discontinued ten years ago and the firm now operates five trucks all the bread produced today is wrapped and there are over one dozen varieties in addition to the great host of other fine bake goods the stouffville bak ery delivers within a radius of twelve miles of town aid the renown of its products is known much farther than that none of the original equip ment used by the stover family remains in use today numerous new mechanical devices have been added both for producing and wrapping operations the great bread ovens once fired by coke then changed to oil are presently being converted to gas the svouffylui tohjne thcrkfiy fax i 1961 fj 3 local and personal happenings weddings f mr randall birkett of regina j sask is visiting at the home of his brother mr will birkett mr and mrs jack rae of haliburton were visitors on monday with mr frank rae church st cote scheix standards of white gladioli with mauve chrysanthemums and pink carnations decorated st patricks church markham for the wedding of donna marie schell daughter of mr and mrs john wesley schell stousville to mr eugene joseph cotd of hawkesbury ontario the groom is the son of mrs f j cote of guelph ontario and the late dr francis j cote rev father r j cote officiated at the ceremony the bride was given in mar- riage by her father she wore 40 whi a gown of monasterv white faille and alencon lace the bod- t the local horticultural so- mr and mrs frank burk- holder spent the holiday week end at her brother dons lodge near dorse mr and mrs frank mcdon ald of hamilton called on mr frank rae and other friends on tuesday mrs r a fraser and her two children from vancouver visit ed with prof and mrs j c steckley on saturday trees ice with portrait neckline was fashioned with a pointed basque olfset with panels of lace ap pliques the bouffant skirt had double box pleats with cascades of embroidered lace in front and fabric roses in the back ac centing the pouffed chapel train her fingertip veil was caught into a matching full blown rose iced with pearls she carried a cascade of baby orchids and white stephanotis attending the bride as matron of honour was mrs joanne cote and bridesmaids were mrs cathy sutherland mrs doro thy schell and miss helen cote they wore street length dresses of violet taffeta with low v- standaway decoletages and very bouffant skirts featuring in the back a waistline bow and a petalshaped surplice effect in the bodice which repeated in the skirt their headdresses were matching circlets crisscrossing in the front and they carried shades of white pink and violet sweet peas soloist was miss colleen osullivan and the org anist mr jerry waite paul cote kemptville brother of the groom was best man ushers were harry schell percy schell and david cote for the reception at the ce dar brae golf country club the brides mother chose a ceil chapman dress of amethyst silk crepe and corsage of white gar denias the grooms mother wore a dress of rose beige lace over taffeta and corsage of white gardenias the grand mother of the groom mrs w j sheridan wore a violet and black two piece dress of print ed silk and corsage of white carnations for a wedding trip to banff alberta the bride wore a cocoa brown two piece dress with green accessories and a corsage of baby white orchids the bride and groom will re side in hawkesbury ontario out of town guests at the wed ding were from oshawa belle ville montreal toronto guelph buffalo detroit london kem ptville and hamilton by iety on the members property last year about the same num ber of flowering crabs were planted a fire on the welis property victoria street during the early hours of tuesday morning de stroyed a garage and scorched two houses one being the home of mr john hill on an adjoin ing lot the blaze was worsened when a gasoline can exploded in the shed local firemen were able to halt the spread of the flames on sunday afternoon iiie brigade was summoned to almar acres cone 3 uxbridge two miles south of goodwood to extinguish a minor grass fire eight local girls were hon oured as graduates of the stouffville cgit organiza tion at the annual mother and daughter banquet con ducted in the united church on thursday evening two of the groups leaders mrs peg gy topping left and mrs bernice nelson right are pictured here with the grad uating class they are left to right beverly irwin linda mathewson isobel cole man susan ogilvy rev d davis diane nelson marilyn fosdick carolyn hamm and elaine forsyth cadieux studio cgit annual mother and daughter banquet 9 main stw tbuffvill6aim aurora horse show sat june 10 aurora town park see canadas finest horses and riders olympic team riders heavy horses ponies womens exhibits cooking sewing joyce sullivan tv singer guest of honor will open show saturday midway open fri evening and all day saturday dr ballards mutt show sat 7 pm adults 50c children free stouffville united church was the setting last thursday eve ning for the annual mother daughter banquet of the cana dian girls in training the ban quet was presided over by the president elaine forsyth seat ed at the head table were rev and mrs douglas davis bonnie baker secretary mrs norman baker lynda nolan vicepresi dent and her guest mrs k laushway elaine forsyth pre sident mrs floyd forsyth barbara button treas mrs john button and mrs t top ping after elaine had introduced the head table and the leaders each girl introduced her mother or guest grace was then pro nounced by rev davis follow ing the fine meal prepared by the womens association crests were presented to the following girls in recognition of their ex cellent work during the past year mrs nelsons group diane nelson elaine forsyth susan ogilvy isobel coleman mari lyn fosdick beverly irwin mrs jcnnings group bonnie baker barbara button carol ann cossey lynda nolan jan ice osterdahl betty ann slack mrs murphys group gail nelson june emmerson gail cossey judy vankoughnet heather smith mrs rodgers group bev erly roberts anna mae sand ers janet button nadine len nox mrs boadways group win nie skinner donna lee karen hamilton marilyn corrigan linda plaskitt mrs mcfaddens group betty lamoreaux mrs clarks group joanne hendricks susan barkey perfect attendance pins were awarded to diane nelson anna mae sanders elaine forsyth winnie skinner gail nelson beverly roberts runnersup were susan ogil vy june emmerson bonnie ba ker gail cossey janet button marilyn fosdick nadine len nox beverly irwin rev davis was then called upon to conduct the service of graduation when eight girls were presented with their dip lomas most of them having completed five years in cgit the local branch of the la dies auxiliary of the canadian legion were hostesses for the zone rally held in the memorial hall monday evening eleven branches reported from this district and around two hund red were present the speaker from the provin cial command was sectytreas rose manning she reminded the ladies present that although we have been at peace for the past fourteen years there is still much to be done so long as exservice men live and the widows and orphans there will be need for help mrs j duffield of aurora former zone commander of this district also spoke briefly this was followed by a question and answer period a buffet lunch was served at the close of the meeting mr and mrs murray allen and his sister mrs chris friz- ell of barrie were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs ar thur march and also visited with their uncle mr and mrs lon allen main st mr and mrs ted topping mr and mrs lome boadway mr and mrs harold thurston and mr and mrs walter pi- pher all of stouffville were among the hundreds who at tended the provincial lions convention in kingston this week vote no committee to meet at atc square the vote no committee of markham township will hold another public meeting in the community hall at victoria square on thursday night at s oclock the topic will surround the forthcoming vote on june 21sl concerning liquor outlets in the municipality on may 25th more than sixty persons attended the in itial gathering at the kennedy chiropractic clinic in union- vule rev davis commented briefly upon each girl as she came for ward expressing the wish that they continue in some way the training they have received in this organization as leaders in the church and community mrs topping presented each girl with a graduation pin and mrs nelson pinned a beautiful blue and white corsage to their middy collars the girls grad uating were isobel coleman elaine forsyth marilyn fos dick carolyn ham beverly ir win lynda mathewson diane nelson and susan ogilvy following a rousing sing song led by mrs jennings group the girls entertained their guests with a short varie ty program the evening came to a close when the girls and their mothers joined hands for the singing of taps there were 138 present a family affair the richards family name their headquarters had pre- has been connected with the viously been located at agin- internatioral harvester com- court but a few years ago pary for the past 31 years they established a depot on the westerly outskirts of left is pictured here with his stouffville the father mr four sons left to right charles richards 2nd from murray jim donald bruce several car loads of local folk were in attendance at the band concert on sunday eve ning at the canadian national exhibition grandstand in tor onto the concept was given by the massed bands of canadian army central command which included 20 bands with a total of too bandsmen the bandstand was packed for this occasion mr bob kerr of ringwood returned home after spending 5 days in niagara falls at the sheraton brock hotel he at tended the executive meeting of the united handicapped groups of ontario followed by its 9th annual convention he was re elected to the position of treas urer and reappointed chairman of the finance committee dur ing one of the sessions he was one of three who led a group discussion with his topic being home occupations for the phy sically handicapped delegates and representatives were pres ent from windsor to ottawa and as far north as fort wil liam with 2 groups from niag ara falls ny and buffalo the theme of the convention was the handicapped as a moral force within society mr and mrs stewart reesor of toronto called on mrs fran- win raymer at the nursing home on sundav mr d a kidd of stouffvill had his 1959 chew camera etc stolen while attending timothy eaton memorial church st clair ave toronto on sunday mrs gordon holden and son bill spent the holiday weekend with her daughter erla mrs mcclanahan and family at sparton village michigan mr and mrs gord wagg and girls had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs mike shelby and beverlev of toronto a surprise celebration was tendered mr and mrs foster wagg boyer st on sunday may 2s the occasion was their 45th wedding anniversary and around thirty of their family were on hand to help with th festivities nearly one hundred members and guests turned out for the ladies opening day at meadow- brook golf and country club on saturday may 13 1961 all were welcomed by the captain mrs r grevin mrs g c ma son social convener was as sisted by her committee mrs p a hoffman mrs a b john ston mrs thos connor and mrs wm bennett and mrs f brennan members of the exec utive are mrs r grevin cap tain mrs r g fitzgerald co- captain mrs j l matthew secretary mrs j b linton treasurer miss bonita jack handicap captain among others at the head table were mr and mrs arthur latcham owner of the club mr george clifton pro manager and mr telford rennie starter the horticultural society have arranged for their annual bus trip for monday june 26 first stop will be peterboio and then to belleville and home by no 2 highway tickets must be picked up by june 10 from mrs frank burkholder the regular meeting of wel come rebekah lodge no 3s3 was held at the masonic hall on tuesday may 23rd lodge opened in regular form with noble grand sister ellen den nis presiding this was a spe cial evening for the lodge as it was the first time to confer the degree the degree team conferred these on 4 new mem bers these being sisters edna ward luella lemon manetta williams and joan marshman guests present included the d dp sister gladys stoneburg also others from beaverton brougham brooklin and osh awa lodges this was followed by a social halfhour the home of mr and mrs ken kiles of harrison ave aurora was the scene of a pleasant family gathering on friday last to celebrate the 85th birthday of their uncle mr herbert t grimshaw a buffet supper was served the dessert course including a pretty birth day cake complete with lighted candles the guest of honour was the recipient of many gifts cards and congratulatory mes sages from friends and relatives far and near among those pres ent at the giles home were mr and mrs roy morley and mr and mrs grant morley to gether with their sons billy and paul all of stouffville and miss lelia reynolds of aurora all joined in wishing mr grim shaw continued good health and many more birthday celebra tions special auction sale 100000 importers stock residential commercial and industrial ceiling- fix tures crystal chandeliers bisque dresden and italian figurines candelabras vases lustres etc ordered liquidation without reserve to be sold in detail and lots to suit finance up to 24 months available on all purchases over 10000 friday june 2nd in 2 sessions afternoon session commences 2 pm sharp evening session commences 8 pm sharp at provincial warehouse 10 yonge st south richmond hill under instructions of trustees we will tell this fine stock without reserve in detail and lots to suit fixtures for studio show rooms hotels restaurant and home use termc of sale no rierv cheqati accepted 71 month terns available on purchases 110000 or orer goods on ticw all day thursday from am to pm and friday from s am to time of sale for information pleane call auctioneers office av 55901 drs smith oconnors veterinarians as of june 1st will be located v2 mile west of town at the former len haylow qaraqe