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architects drawing illus trates the new bell telephone company exchange building which will be completed in may located on the west in stouffville the onestorey brick wall building will house the new automatic dial switch ing equipment allfigure num bers which will be introduced side of west lawn crescent here coincident with the change to dial service will begin with the figure prefix 640 follow ed by four more numbers a typical stouffville number might be 610ss88 todays marvels of travel c h nolan local publisher travelled to fredericton new brunswick on friday afternoon to represent the president of the canadian weekly news papers association at the an nual meeting of the new brun swick provincial newspaper group he left toronto about a quarter to five friday afternoon arriving in the new brunswick capital about eight oclock left again late saturday afternoon and arrived back in stouffville saturday evening this was a round trip of nearly two thou sand miles if done by rail and all within a little over twenty- four hours and meetings at tended in between big boon to these business trips are the jet flights to montreal which whisk one from toronto to the quebec city in just 42 minutes freder icton is a city of only twenty thousand picturesquely situated on the banks of the st john ri ver it has been endowed by a great many gifts of lord bea- vcrbrook the great british pub lisher whose home paper was the fredericton gleaner among the many fine gifts given the city have been the arena a wonderful art gallery and now under construction a new thea tre for dramatic art obituaries a number of interesting ev ents have happened recently in the life of rev d r mckillican former minister of st james presbyterian church stouffville a few weeks ago he was pro moted to major in the canadian pipher mr clifford dean pipher of church st stouffville passed away suddenly from a coronary on thursday march 1 1962 in his 77th year he was born in lemonville a son of the late mr and mrs john pipher in 1910 he married jennie may lehman who predeceased him in 1953 he is survived by a daughter jean marie mrs how ard barkey and a brother mel bourne a brother earl roy and a sister eva iva delia also pre deceased him he was retired having been with the torotno york doad commission for a number of years and was a lifelong resi dent of this community mr pi pher was identified with the united church and was a past president of the choir also the choral society he was past pres of the horseshoe club a member of the lawn bowling club and the curling cluk the funeral service was held at 2 30 pm on sunday march 4 in stouffville united church toronto graduate school of the ological studies and the degree of master of theology will be awarded at the convocation of knox college on may 1st on february 22nd he was appointed as a permanent member of the staff of knox college toronto after serving a three year term as dean of students on febru ary 26th he left for a three weeks tour of the colleges and army militia where he serves as chaplain of the toronto scot- universities in western canada tish regiment two weeks ago to secure recruits for the minis- his thesis was accepted by the i try of the presbyterian church tender lb lb lb 60c 29 45 pork chops pork liver picnic hams minced beef 2 lbs for 75c wieners 2 lbs for 75 bologna by the piece or sliced 29t oboyles meat market we deliver phone 35 stouffville in charge of rev cruikshank and rev douglas davis the pallbearers were fred penrose wilf brown thomas proud harry haines melbourne hai nes and ken pipher honorary pallbearers were wm grove al len closson archie stewart walter slack ross davis wal ter vague george johnston george middleton albert king ab troyer and guy rutledge interment was in the stoucville cemetery vault shirk mrs myrtle clementine shirk ringwood ont passed away on tuesday feb 27 1962 at ux- bridge cottage hospital after a short illness she is survived by her husband john albert shirk whom she married in 1954 mrs shirk was born in picker ing township in 1892 a daugh ter of the late mr and mrs al bert hoover a sister rita mrs thomas of oshawa survives her also daughters hazel mrs a kemp of milton ont dor othy mrs bruce cowan of oakwood auldeen mrs ralph reaman stouffville myrtle mrs norman reaman of fordwich viola mrs herman berndt of selby ont kath leen mrs leigh machan win nipeg and sons earl of green river and gordon of hudson ont as well as a granddaughter helen mrs ernie benzinger of hanmer ont mrs shirk had been a resi dent of the community for the past 27 years and was a mem ber of stouffville united mis sionary church after resting at the oneill funeral chapel the funeral service was held in the united missionary church on friday march 2 at 3 pm in charge of rev arthur walsh the pallbearers were asa by- ers walter baker ernie ough walter lee walter davis and norman fockler interment was in heise hill cemetery wideman miss lorna l wideman main st w stouffville passed away at the brierbush hospital on saturday march 3rd 1962 in her 77th year after a short ill ness she was a daughter of the late ludwig wideman and ma tilda bartholemew and had spent her entire lifetime in the same home she was predeceas ed by a sister cora and a bro ther bart the funeral service was held at the l e oneill funeral home on tuesday march 6 by her minister rev douglas da vis of the united church the pallbearers were eugene leav ens milton storey ross davis levi forsyth eldon smith and frank johnson interment was in stouffville entombment weddings bakkjev hensleb a pretty wedding took place in dicksons hill united misslon- ixy church on friday feb 16th when jane lillian carol hensler daughter of mr and mrs james maynard became the bride of gordon barkey son of mr and mrs elmore barkey ballantrae they were united in marriage by rev rees the bride given in marriage b her stepfather mr james maynard wore a traditional white wedding dress with a fin gertip veil and carried white mums and red roses attendants were miss lillian plaxton cous in of the bride as bridesmaid wearing red velvet and carrying white mums and miss karen baker niece of the groom as flower girl wearing white vel- et and carrying a nosegay of red roses lawrence barkey act ed as best man for his brother and the ushers were floyd plax ton the brides cousin and glen barkey the grooms cousin the music was played by mrs how ard baker and soloist was mr howard baker sister and bro therinlaw of the groom the reception was held at the orange hall markham the brides mother wore a blue flow ered dress blue accessories and a corsage of white and yellow carnations the grooms mother wore navy with pink accessories and rose pink carnations as her corsage following a trip to the united states the happy couple will make their home in stouffville pinnell lehman a very colourful wedding oc curred at green river baptist church saturday feb 24 at 345 pm when mary lois leh man daughter of mrs lois leh man and the late j blake leh man became the bride of jamie stewart pinnell son of mr and mrs l pinnell of toronto rev walter w fleischer offi ciated at the ceremony mrs webb of markham played the wedding march and mrs benson draper was soloist mary was given in marriage by her brother c benson leh man the wedding gown was floor length of white lace and net over taffeta with a fingertip veil the bridal attendants were in rose and turquoise blue they were miss anne draper mrs doro thy higginson and miss shirley postill with miss carol leh man as flower girl stuart pin- rell brother of the groom was best man the ushers were paul draper cousin of the bride and gordon lehman brother of the bride the bride and groom received the guests in the basement of the church the members of the ladies aid served a delicious buffet supper for the brief honeymoon the bride wore a pale green suit olive green coat with matching accessories and black suede shoes and purse with a winter white hat mr and mrs j pin nell will reside in hamilton among the guests who attend ed the wedding were mr and mrs hugh coutts of hampton ont mr frank lehman and son ted of huntsville mrs t a barefoot and son mr ross barefoot and his daughter shir ley of welland junction well- and ont other guests from toronto markham locust hill thistletown and rexdale the stoufrvtue tobune tkny march 8 1962 ttf 3 local and personal happenings mr william andrews of bra mpton was visiting friends in stouffville over the weekend mrs bob farthing hawthorne ave is in uxbridge cottage hospital at present david keeping son of mr and mrs len keeping has returned home from scarboro hospital following his recent accident mr and mrs wes wideman park rd n and mr and mrs levi forsyth obrien avenue were guests on saturday even ing of mr and mrs eldon smith of lincolnville mrs ed herbert hawthorne ave has been teaching at ux bridge high school the past two months the teacher in english having been away through ill ness a st patricks dance is to be held in the masonic hall stouff ville on friday march 16th at 8 oclock sponsored by the odd- fellows and rebekah lodges mrs c mckie scarboro was the winner of the draw for an oil painting given by the la dies auxiliary branch 459 this money was for the bursary fund and the lucky ticket was sold by mrs muriel steele mrs dave stouffer main st w was visiting her sister ber tie mrs wendell knight at newmarket on friday while there she had the misfortune to fall and in so doing broke her hip she is presently in the new market hospital a doll dressed in fifty 100 bills to be awarded to some lucky winner in a stouffville lions club draw on thursday april 5th may be seen in thurs tons store window on main st the proceeds will aid stouff- villes minor hockey program mr len keeping main st w suffered a fall recently on the sidewalk in front of aikens drug store and will require sur gery mr keeping is asking that the two elderly persons who witnessed the accident should contact him immediately at stouff 845 birth green clarence and marion stouffville rr 1 are happy to announce the birth of a daughter on march 2 1962 at york county hospital new market a sister for garry and susan our thanks to dr mitchell the womens world day of prayer will be held on friday march 9 at 3 pm in the mem orial christian church the speaker will be mrs sidney mason of toronto and guest soloist mrs jim oldham markham builder doug me- harg left this week on a 17day trip to the barbados mr and mrs hugh boyd of king city celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary today thursday march s mr and mrs floyd fairies were sunday visitors with mr and mrs otto tranmer of bloo- minguii york manor home auxiliary there are 103 residents in the beautiful new york manor home of 165 bed capacity with two married mples in special ac commodation provided about a third of the residents partici pate in handicrafts mrs car rol proctor craft director is in charge of handicraft rooms five days a wk on wednesday af ternoon the tuck shop is open for convenience of residents the second wednesday of the month is a birthday party all residents are invited to help those with birthdays celebrate in february miss fox our old est resident celebrated her 103rd birthday the fourth friday of the month is auxiliary business meeting in the auditorium at the manor visitors are wel come appoint a representative of your group or better still 2 who could attend our meetings someone interested in work ing with senior citizens we need your continued support in 1962 a heavy duty electric sew ing machine used christmas and other cards used nylons wool socks and sweaters maga zines jigsaw puzzles odd shap ed bottles cotton scraps at least 4 by 6 beads and but tons albert mclntyre age 81 uses the beads for centres in artificial flowers of which he is our only producer albert is an enthus iastic worker in craft rooms he is there to greet mrs proc tor when she arrives in the mor ning he is busy all day making flowers for table centres flower airangements and other decora tions painting bottles and boxes his physical and mental health is much improved now he is busy and interested whatever it is if you think we might use it give us a chance if you would like to hear more about our work we have speakers available corres ponding secretary mrs a van- nostrand rr 1 gormley mr and mrs oran fretz of bethesda were visitors with his sister mr and mrs vernice hoover and family hagersville and his brother rev and mrs a lewis fretz of selkirk during the past weekend prior to leaving for a holiday in quito ecuador marguerite simons was tendered a surprise bon voyage dinner by some of her 6th line friends at houstons coffee shoppe on friday night they also presented her with a travelling iron marguerite will be leaving on thursday morn ing and will fly to tampa where she will spend a few days t see stiver bros limited for russell garry rodney seed oats seed barley clover b grass seeds pasture mixtures fertilizers stiver bros limited ujjionvnxe stouffvilus aurora uxbridge engagement mr and mrs clifford sweet of mt albert wish to announce the engagement of their daugh ter sharon louise to james franklin smalley son of mr and mrs george smalley of stouffville rr marriage to take place march 31 1962 at vivian church york manor home womens auxiliary york manor home womens auxiliary met at york manor on friday feb 23 the treas urer mrs j l smith reported on the euchre and bridge held feb 12th to raise money for a television set for use of resi dents proceeds 12000 public ity convener mrs a e starr re ported that the annual report of auxiliary work with resi dents had been sent to all wom ens institutes in york county more copies are available and can be obtained by contacting mrs starr r r 1 gormley mrs peter wilde reported more equipment is needed for hairdressing a dryer a wheeled cart electric clippers and bar ber scissors mrs g e richard son reported the residents feb birthday party had been held on valentines day and the march party would take the form of a st patricks bingo mrs proc tor craft director reported that mrs smith director of handi crafts for ontario homes for the aged had spent two days at york manor bringing with her lots of new ideas for handi crafts also seven residents have been taking the course in leatherwork given by special instructors lunch was served by mrs j l smith mr and mrs gordon barkey recently married in the dickson hill church are making their home on edward st stouffville mr and mrs ray foord of leamington were weekend vis itors with her parents mr and mrs cliff lemon rupert ave stouffville municipal council has granted the local air cadet squadron permission for tag days in town on may 4 and 5 master brian raymer of box grove spent last week with his aunt and uncle mr and mrs frank burkholder friends will be pleased to learn that george morden is home again after being in the scarborough hospital for the past few weeks hong ing son of mr and mrs roy ing left by jet on wed nesday from malton for a four months visit in hong kong the trip from malton to hong kong was made in 15 hours prof and mrs j c steckley of burkholder ave arrived home by plane on tuesday after spending a month at gulf port near st petersburg florida they came home in a little over two hours mr lloyd turner has been reengaged as stouffville as sessor at a salary of 3100 plus 400 car allowance the bylaw covering this position was pass ed by council last week a large storage shed a tow- truck a car and quantity of car parts were destroyed in a fire on the property of mur ray acreman cone 3 markham township on saturday night richmond hill brigade was sum moned to the scene mr and mrs milt clark of omemee visited at mr and mrs frank rowbothams on sunday mrs george kirby of mont real st is presently a patient in brierbush hospltal mr and mrs charlie hlsey were visitors on saturday with their son mr and mrs bruce hisey and family near vandorf at home mr and mrs john keeler 75 park drive north stouffvuie will be at home on friday march 16 1962 from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm on the occasion of their 30th wedding anniver sary mr morley davis the con tractor who built the home own ed by mr and mrs lloyd brit- ton south of altona resides at ballantrae and not glasgow as stated in last weeks issue of the tribune mr bill hall 9th line north is presently enjoying a two- week cruise on a luxury liner ss hanseatic to the west in dies they will visit such points as haiti trinidad and kingston jamaica the liner carries 650 passengers plus a crew and staff of more than 500 mrs athol feir of richmond hill a former stouffville resi dent had the misfortune to fall and break her hip and is pres ently in newmarket hospltal mrs s w hastings mrs clayton baker of orillla and david baker of toronto left on friday for a holiday in califor nia free trip to mexico each person who purchases a new or used car from patrick motors in stouffville during the month of march will have an m opportunity to win a free trip en employees had stouffville municipal council following a meeting with th public utilities commission ag reed by resolution on thursday night to provide in this years budget funds for a pension plan for municipal employees providing sufficient of these em ployees were interested clerk ralph corner reported that sev- to mexico the draw will take place on saturday march 31st at 2 pm mr and mrs frank burkhold er attended the anniversary supper and church service held at ajax united church on sun day evening the guest speaker was rev forsey of st pauls united church in st cathar ines whose church was destroy ed by fire a few weeks ago stouffvilles new police cruiser has been delivered and is now in service the new car a chev rolet was procured on a rental basis from williamsons motor sales in uxbridge at a rate of 100 per month the lease agree ment covering 24 months was signed by council on thursday night friends will be pleased to learn that deputyreeve ken laushway of stouffville has successfully undergone an ex tensive surgical operation in the toronto general hospital and is progressing satisfactorily as a great many enquiries have been received regarding this main st businessman we are pleased to report his satisfactory progress towards recovery stouffville lions club music festival is in full swing this week with competitions each day at the united church both wednesday and thursday even ing there are competitions at night as well as in the daytime and the public is invited to come in at any time the concert of signified their interest a meeting of the markham village chapter of the canadian mental health association was held at the home of the secre tary mrs hugh boyle 97 rougecrest markham on feb 27th mr robert e bunn field services director from the pro vincial office was present to help with organizational matters as were p a townshend carter president of the york county branch board and mrs d strickland executive secretary to the branch mrs wm rut- ledge chairman of the chapter conducted the meeting and the chapter made plans to conduct a project during mental health week which is held the first week in may among those pres ent were mrs margaret wal ters mrs d b reynolds and mrs duard rose robert d little of richmond hill will be awarded the ontario horticultural associations sil ver medal at its annual conven tion march 15 and 16 at niag ara falls r g gomme secre tary of the association said the award will mark his out standing ability and publie contribution to the field of hor ticulture over the pasl forty years the medal the associations highest award was established in 1932 and so far has been presented to only 28 persons mr little a car dealer special izes in the growing of delphin iums and lilies and the cross breeding of iris he is a past president of both the richmond stars presenting the winners will be held in the high school i hill horticultural society and auditorium on march 22nd the oha acquire new cruiser on rental basis delivery was made last the 1962 chevrolet was ac- week of a new cruiser to the quired from williamson motor stouffville police department sjcs in uxbridge on a two- year rental basis reeve win timbers left and senior offi cer hugh vankoughnet are pictured here with the new car staff photo patron meeting will be held at coop store wed march 14 815 pm guest speaker bill sutherland masseyferguson farm representative will speak about his recent trip to the british isles all welcome refreshments served stouffville coop phone 269 or 122