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summer or winter the home of mr and mrs lonie mcmullen tenth st s stouffville lo always attractive but at the chrlstmas season it takes on even more eyecatching colour staff photo mrs laura sfapleton active at ninetytwo continued irom front page in her younger days laura recalled christmas as the nicest time of the year we had a christmas tree he said and it was decorated with long strings of popcorn these were the only decora tions on the tree we hung up stockings and were always in bed eaily so that santa claus could leave our presents laura explained that one member of the family would distribute the presents to the rest of the gathering on christ mas morning oh- 1 would get an orange in mystocking and a toy of some sort she recalled it was no thing compared to what they get today but at that time we thought it was terrific christmas dinner consisted mainly of goose a big gather ing always came to dinner at our place for christmas with no phones the only way to talk to anyone was to visit and christmas visiting was the fa vorite time of year i too commercialized today claims laura christmas is much too com mercialized in my day there were no christmas cards but all the families seemed to be knit close together sleigh rid es were very popular then but now the roads are cleared so well a sleigh ride is impossible mrs stapleton claimed that christmas would be thought of about the middle of december and said that everyone today is reminded about the season two months ahead of time tyou couldnt buy things then like you can today but christ mas was just as exciting if not more so teople in- the area baked all their own pies and made cook ies and cakes said mrs stap leton every once in a while there would be a butcher bee in the neighbourhood the res idents would all gather togeth er cooking all sorts of delica cies in lauras younger days christmas carols were always sung in the churches laura re members silent night as the most popular carol but all the others that are sung today were sung in the 1800s christmas has always been good laura said i cant re member which christmas was the best still want more years ago people were sat isfied with what they had to day people who have every thing seem to want more mrs stapleton has two sis ters in the united states mrs carl estes lives in lexington michigan and mrs carl sarver resides in detroit laura has travelled exten sively through the united stat es visiting iriends and relatives when at home mrs stapleton explained that radio and tv are very nice to help pass the time my favorite show is hed skelton she smiled when asked the recipe for a long life mrs stapleton replied in bed at 10 up at 8 eat three hot meals a day and keep busy deaths yeamens miss emily the death of miss emily yea- mens of agincourt and formerly of second st stouffville occur red on tuesday dec 22 she had been living with her sister yakeley earl suddenly at his residence stouffville rural route 1 on tuesday dec 22 1964 earl yakeley age 55 years son of the late mr and mrs herbert yakeley and brother of wilton of frenchmans bay resting at the dixon funeral home markham for service on thurs day at 2 p m interment at elm- wood cemetery markham attention last minute shoppers we have just received a large shipment of blue mountain pottery an ideal christmas gift for the home price range from s125 to 12 00 houstons the bexall drug store kmqla let us journey in spirit io the manger that its message may inspire us anew herb and alice cossey stouffville floral co and staff mrs ralph atkinson mrs minnie brulinger at kinson of lloyd ave stouft ville passed away at the brier- bush hospital on thurs dec 17 1964 following a stroke she was in her 82nd year and had been in declining health the past few months born in whit church township she was a daughter of the late simeon hoover and mary morley in 1904 she married louis bollin ger and they lived on cone 5 whitchurch until his death she later married mr ralph atkinson who predeceased her for the past 13 years she made her home in stouffville and was identified with the united mis sionary church surviving mrs atkinson are two daughters ruby mrs russell sproxton ofgormley and dorothy mrs herb hisey of stouffville a son leonard brililnger of be- thesda and a brotherfred hoo ver of newmarket a brother albert is deceased there are 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren after resting at the oneill funeral home service was held at the- united missionary church on sat dec 19 in charge of rev f huson assist ed by rev b hisey the pall bearers were all grandsons herb sproxton bob sproxton don sproxton how ard sproxton harold brulin ger and stewart wideman in terment was in the stouffville cemetery vault later to be in the family plot at heise hill births schneider mr and mrs floyd b schneider nee jean wideman are pleased to an nounce the- birth oftheir daughter sharon lbuiset 6 lb 15 oz dec 9 1964 at kit chener waterloo hospital kitchener ont a sister for john and carol s may- peace andjoy be yottrs christmas i corry and wietse van 0o10er with yeo a htppy new yur stwffrvilte home improvements bauantrae walker robert and maud nee graves are happy to announce- the birth of their 8 lb daughter judith olive on dec 19 1964 a very special thanks to dr mitchell a ba by sister for kenny engagement hatch brignall mr and mrs walter brignall announce the engagement of their daughter iona dorothy to mr douglas clifford hatch son of mrs nancy g hatch toron to the marriage will take place jan 30 1965 at 2 oclock at st andrews united church mark ham candlelight pageant at christ church anglican the second annual christmas pageant of christ church an glican was presented- on sun day evening in the absence of the rector mrs jiargaret britton welcom ed the parents and friends and read the story what is christ mas the choir entered singing what child is this then with lighted candles formed a cross as they sang o come o come emmanuel doreen barton and sandra swash read passages from the bible proclaiming the arrival of christ nancy paul recited the mangnificat and it was por trayed in pantomime by burn- heldt ramsay as gabriel rickey mann sang a solo his blessed name the nativity scene opened with the choirs singing o lit tle town of bethlehem paddy smith and royanne colwell each sang a solo david dean and jackie mum- ford were inn keepers explain ing no room to joseph and mary played by mr sherwood jackson and susan britton bridget ramsay recited no room and jennifer johnston sang angels come out four angels valerie harrott kathy roper bridget ramsay and robin colwell appeared and recited salute the christ the junior angels sang silent night the shepherds boys of mr mcmurrays class arrived and gabriel appeared to enact peace peace as read by gail britton all the angels sang realms of glory mark harrott recited let us go into bethlehem and led the shepherds in while all sang while shepherds watched their flocks by night mary and joseph appeared in the manger scene and the she pherds presented their gifts then they led in the lambs pu pils of the nursery and kinder garten classes who sang away in a manger the star appeared and sandy paul raed star of the east art organ solo proclaimed the arrival of the kings boys of mr jacksons class who pres ented their gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh the solo parts being sung by guy hunter david taylor and lar ry william after the christmas creed the teenagers of the teenage discussion group came m pairs to light their candles beside the creche and then formed a line of guards down the centre aisle gabnelle lighted the christ candle royanne colwell recited love and the teenagers and choirs sang go tell it on the mountain all participants of the pag eant left in pairs as everyone sang o come all ye faithfull the pages were boys of mrs helen pauls class the pageant was prepared and presented by mrs pat kin- sella with the help of the sun day school teachers members of the parish and mr jim re- hill who trained the choirs and soloists the stouffvule tribune tkny otctmbtt 24 1964 fcgt 3 local and personal happenings now is the time to pot easter lily the easter lily is available in types such as the croft kenyon- davidson estate and creole the bulbs are usually available in late fall and should be potted up before christmas horticul turists with the ontario depart ment of agriculture suggest using a soil mixture that con tains some peat or fiber and is slightly acid place one or two inches of soil in the bottom of a 5 or6inch pot set the bulb bu do nut- fiim the soil underthe bulb add more soil mixture un til the bulb is iustcovered and then apply water after potting keep the tem perature at 60 degrees f and provide plenty of light arid a moist soil during growth when the growth is about 6 inches high fill the pot with more of the soil mixture leaving enough room at the top for watering the plants will benefit from feeding with a complete soluble fertilizer every 2 or 3 weeks when the buds are just vis ible the plant requires 5 weeks to flower if grown at 60 degrees f when the buds start to bend over 2 weeks elapse until bloom raise the temperature to 65 or 70 degrees f if the plants are late however avoid too high a temperature or too dry an atmosphere these factors may cause blasting or drying of the unopened flowers conservation areas open for winter the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority announces that its conservation areas will again be open to the public this winter ior outdoor recreation when weather condi tions permit the areas and their facilities are albion hills on highway 50 about five miles north of bolton skiing tobogganning and skating boyd area twe miles north of woodbridge skiing and tobogganning claremont area in picker ing township just north of 7 highway tobogganning and skiing glen haffy in albion twp one mile south of mono mills and 9 highway toboggan ning and skiing greenwood area 4 miles north of pickering village on the greenwood road toboggan ning and skiing heart lake area near brampton tobogganning ski ing and skating black creek area at jane street and steeles ave skat ing and on weekends horse- drawn sleigh rides winter picnicking is again be ing encouraged by the authority and it has set up special picnick ing facilities in each of the con servation areas winter hikes along conserva tion area nature trails are also being encouraged at boyd albi on hills and claremont areas only charge for use of the areas by the public is the nomi nal 50cent parking fee for cars since weather conditions have an important bearing on the type of activities which can be enjoyed uptotheminute infor mation can be obtained by tie- phoning the authoritys offices at avenue 55425 during normal office hours bethlehem a small poor town shivered between the cold frozen hills the children quieted by the lash of poverty hungry and empty from the futility of trying to be free slept the world wa dead to itself and cared not to see in the dark ness because they were tired of toil sheep wandered over the frosted rock from blade to sparce blade patiently searching and living and waiting shepherds were gathered around a fire with their eyes closed and their bodies still the flame flickered then glowed then died i then all the stars of the night and one filled the world with light as pure and clean as a droplet of dew on a misty leaf and as the shepherds looked up the songs and ioys of myriads of angels cascaded over them all the waterfalls of heaven opened to the earth flowing through mortal sands for lives that wasted birth the shepherds the wisemen the town folk of bethlehem were all swept as one to the stable under the star they ran and hobbled and crs jdiit of their houses down the streets to the manger behind the inn the stables and streets and town were filled with hearts and tears when they reached the door they stilled dust and miles and years and then as they watched mary slapped the bottom of the baby he cried into his lungs went that breath of life the magic of life the christ child was born tin wees two homes on fairview ave that deserve special mention for their decorative appearance this christmas belong to mr and mrs mansell elson and mr and mrs albert allan open christmas eve until 9 pun hustons the rexau drug store stouffville residents are re minded that garbage collections usually made on friday jan 1st will be completed on thurs dec 31st by lehman and mad den the students council of the stouffville dist high school have donated the sum of 5025 to the stouffville lions club for use in community work during the christmas season mr erie button student at mcmaster university hamilton is at home with his parents mr and mrs reg button for the christmas holidays mr and mrs garth brubach- er of manhattan beach califor nia are spending the holidays with his parents mr and mrs john brubacher albert st s more than 100 children attend ed the annual legion and ladies auxiliary family christmas party at the veterans hall on sunday afternoon dec 13th the boys and girls were treated to a cartoon show and refresh ments prior to the arrival of santa claus a prechristmas family gath ering was held on sunday even ing at the home of mr and mrs herb thomas cone 9 markham present were mr and mrs robt thomas and mary mr and mrs norman tapscott john and ann all of markham mr and mrs jas thomas and susan of stouffville and mr and mrs don thomas and bradley attention last minute shoppers we have just received a large shipment of blue mountain pottery an ideal christmas gift for the home price range from 125 to 1200 houstons the kexall drug store there will be church services in the stouffville united church both christmas eve and new years eve the christmas service will be a communion service at 11 pm and the new years watchnight service will be at 1130 pm the charles neal home on main st whas been sold to mrs dan hall the sale was completed by the harold wood real estate the cbc is anxious that any lastminute shoppers on christ mas eve who are still on the street at 6 pm should make their way down to churchst where the live telecast of the across canada show will take place at 630 pm j f ladies of the stouffville legion auxiliary provided a buf fet lunch on thursday evening in the committee rooms of the municipal building as the town council entertained the munici pal employees and their wives reeve timbers expressed the appreciation of the council for the cooperation of the staff and wished everyone present the sea sons best following the social hour gifts were presented to staff members on behalf of the corporation mr and mrs ross harper baker ave entertained the fol lowing members of their family to a prechristmas dinner on sunday mr and mrs donald harper and david agincourt mr and mrs allan harper susan and ricky mt albert mr and mrs arnold harper xiiic oiiq nuau ji uivuiimikign and mr and mrs rae holden ross terry and kelly mr and mrs don lewis rupert aveentertained mr and mrs j underwood on dec 18th it being their 35th wedding an niversary those present were mr and mrs chas grove and family mr and mrs donald underwood of scarboro and miss audrey underwood and the grandchildren a new projector and screen for the use in the sunday school of st james presbyterian church was dedicated on friday evening by interim moderator rev john forbes of agincourt as a memorial to the late rev gordon hamill the brief cere mony was conducted during the annual sunday school christ mas concert and the projector was used for the first time as part of the program mrs fred byer entertained mrs frank huson and her sun day school class of girls from a 1 1 o n a united missionary church on tuesday evening mr and mrs harry barber timothy lesley and kyle of guelph were visitors on satur day with her parents mr and mrs len euckland main st e mr and mrs norman fockler of ringwood entertained at a miscellaneous shower on satur day evening in honour of newly- weds mr and mrs george me- haffey who are now residing in scarborough attention last minute shop pers we have just received a fresh shipment of laura secord candy lb to 10 lbs get yours at houstons the rexau drug store mr and mrs frank burk- holder attended a christmas concert on saturday evening in bayview high school auditori um by the students of the national conservatory of music their nephew barry raymer of box grove with his electric guitar was one of the partici pants a b fg jim miller of halifax is at home with his parents mr and mrs wm miller main st e on a two week christmas leave on jan 8 he sails on a months cruise of the carnbean sea on friday evening dec 11 about sixty relatives neighbours and friends gathered at the home of mr and mrs clarence fockler ringwood to tender a miscellaneous shower to mr murray fockler and miss joyce roberts in honour of their forth coming marriage mr and mrs norman nigh and family charles st attended a family christmas party on sunday evening at the home of mr and mrs douglas nigh armitage also present were mrs niddery of aurora and mr and mrs ernest matthews of toronto 32 present at prechristmas dinner on sunday the family of mrs wagg and the late foster wagg held a christmas family dinner and reunion at the masonic hall those present included mrs foster wagg mr and mrs stewart robinson of newmarket mr and mrs earl bollinger jim and judy mr and mrs ernie carruthers ruth anne and mrs arthur carruthers mr and mrs gord wagg gail and wendy mr and mrs graham robinson keith sheila brenda and wayne of willowdale mr and mrs ken wagg doug dan ny and darlene mr and mrs murray wagg and stephen mr and mrs grant wagg and david miss erma stouffer is horn for the holidays from queens university at kingston t mr ron wallace reporter on the tribune staff will spend christmas at his parents hom in north bay over 40 of the hics from the united church chartered a bus on saturday evening to go roller skating at the terrace in toronto mr and mrs les clarke and mr and mrs lloyd jennings accompanied the group rev arthur walsh pastor of the united missionary church was taken to york county hos pital newmarket on saturday following a recent heart attack for your convenience we at houstons drug store will re main open on christmas eve until 9 pm a prechristmas party was held on saturday evening at the home of mr and mrs walter smith cone 10 present at the gathering were mr and mrs alfred smith mr and mrs den ton smith joanne kenny and susan mr murray smith of toronto dr and mrs wm nur- sey billie rickey and cathie of toronto mr and mrs kenneth mctaggart and cheryl of noble- ton and mr lloyd graves mrs morley symes lloyd ave is home following a recent eye operation greetings v joy unconflned hop sll unrestrained our christmas wish for you marguerite shoppe sz88sssssssssasssasssssszssss8ssas8s3z8ssssss9 kjokyour cmms was at your carload food mkt stouffville ontario grade a oven ready 20 lb and over tom turkeys lb 43c lighter weights at slightly higher prices devon 1st grade rindless i side bacon lb pkg 59c maple leaf i sausage meat lb pkg 35c porterhouse tbone steaks lb 85c hamburg 3 lbs 100 jug milk homo 2 55c 49c plus deposit this weeks grocery features aylmer 20oz tins choice peas 2 for 35c miracle whip 16oz salad dressing 39c mitchells fancy 20oz tins apple sauce 2 for 39e heinz llovbtle tomato ketchup 2 for 49c kelloggs 12-ozw- corn flakes 29c maxwell house all purpose coffee 1 lb grapefruit large size 5 for large eating pears 5 for 89c 39c 49c a msa of cuioared lights deoontte the home of sir and mrs to all our customers friends a merry christmas store hours thursday till 10 pm open all day monday prices effective this week vimonr thuri 3cidee2lzfj i ai e