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mr and mrs john knipriiisiam heise hill enjoyed a family jralhcriiir in the community hall at victoria square on saturday evening on the occasion of their 50th weddinx anniversary staff thoto mr and mrs john empringham mark 50th wedding anniversary edna clubine and john em pringham were invited to a par ty in 1912 they were strang ers to each other until that night he asked her to dance they became acquainted and started keeping steady comp any three years later on january 60 1915 they were married the couple moved into a house on the don mills road just north of victoria square they have been there ever since born near richmond hill ed na said their present home is the furthest away she has ever jived john was born in scar boro township to contrast the building boom of today the empring- hams recall the earlier days when there were no homes at 11 between victoria square and gormley don mills road was a rough twolane dirt road until the 1930s mr empringham has been a farmer all his life and today still works on his own proper ty he started farming with a halfdozen milk cows and a lew hens earl the only son has his own farm just south of his fa thers place a daughter nor ma is now mrs ray wilson of islington there are four grand children mr empringham has a bro ther and a sister still living while his wife has three broth ers and four sisters john explained the big dif ference in farming in those days he said it was simple today though farming has become mechaniz ed and farmers are specialized plenty of money is required to start in farming these days he continued the machinery costs a fortune and you cant do without it education was more of a lux ury than a necessity in those days neither one of them went further than grade eight from school youd go right onto the farm and the educa tion wasnt necessary he ex plained the empringhams owned their first car in 1927 it was a model t ford before that cars were more of a novelty than a necessity the couple look back over the half century with complete satisfaction oh we had our ups and downs smiled edna weve been lucky in farm ing and have done well added mr empringham to keep a marriage secure mrs empringham explained the only way was to give and take only the immediate members of the family twentyseven in number attended the golden wedding anniversary gather ing held saturday at the vic toria square community cen tre a unique gift presented to the couple came from the com munity of victoria square a money tree set in a golden jar had fifty dollars taped to the branches in the form of one and two dollar bills an open house was not held this year because as mrs em pringham explained so many people dont make it to their fiftieth so we had our big open house on our fortieth anniver sary hard workers all their lives the couple are a picture of good health they received congratulatory messages from prime minister lester pearson and john addi son m p york north deaths obituaries boyd sirs nellie may mrs nellie may boyd wife of the late alex boyd passed away at the home of her daugh ter dorothy in toronto on fri day january 22 1965 she was the former nellie may barkcy daughter of the late mr and mrs abe barkcy born in 1s76 in markham township in 1892 she married alex boyd who predeceased her 11 years ago except for 3 years in the west she lived all her life in mark ham township to them were born eight children hugh a boyd of king city harry boyd of lethbridge alia may mrs frank timbers lo cust hill frank boyd of lom ond alta evelyn mrs van joensuul of toronto mariorie mrs wm pet tit of cohurg dorothy mrs charles stewart of toronto ruth mrs lloyd johnston of niagar falls ny she had 27 grandchildren and 55 great grandchildren mrs boyd is survived by 3 sisters and 2 brothers ciara tmrs ralph shcrk of calgary alberta arthur c barkcy of markham cecil e barkcy california usa jessie mrs oliver raymer of toronto flora mrs elmer lamhertl of sjontreal quebec ross m bar- keoshawa after jesting at the dixon funeral ttoe markham serv ice was hekrat bpm on mon day in charge ofbv albert pollex pall bearers wts eldon boyd arnold boyd itobert johnston stanley timbers ronald recsor clifford barkcy interment was in first baptist church cemetery 9th line markham burnett mrs herb mrs ella maude mary mor ris wife of the late herbert burnett of bloomington died at the stouftville nursing home on tuesday jan 19 1965 in her 84th yeai the former maude morris married herb burnett in 1893 and resided on cone 9 whit church he predeceased her in 1961 and for nearly the past two years she has been a pat ient in the stouftville nursing home mrs burnett was a daughter of the late mr and mrs edward morris of stouft ville and was a member of the christian church at blooming- ton she is survived by sons mclvin john of rothsay and el mer herbert of bloomington 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren sons dawson and edward and a daughter marion are deceased a sister frances mrs arthur storry of bloomington also survives the funeral service was held in the chapel of the oneill fu neral home at 2 pm on friday jan 22 in charge of rev d benson pall bearers were earl davis robert mills murray barnes vincent waggg cliff lemon and noel storry interment was in bloomington cemetery wedding cormier barkky a quiet wedding was solemn ized in the stouftville united church on saturday jan 23 1965 when flossy barkey daughter of the late mr and mrs isaac barkey and orville hostctler son of mrs hostetler and the late mr lafayette hostetler of new hamburg were united in marriage by rev a l borland attending the bride and groom were mr and mrs robert cormier of toronto niece and nephew of the bride master vernon and miss suzanne cormier were al so pre nt hpui p i spkvi r ft 91 lx bmp c vf jp ap i2efriw5- h 11 rluhhii v w4 j7- wzhhsnf w ul k mtifitilfh f i m im ml v jm inl ann mw i j2 fl ww i sjskssjs5 nt bxc hla t tulxwiiflirt mmw mwxw buviviliuwih 9ma wttk hm hi p s h i the stouftvilu tm8une twkjiy hastr is 1963 pe 3 barer mrs jessie at brierbush hospital stouft ville on tues jan 26 1965 jes sie martin wife of the lae bert baker rr 2 stouftville lov ing mother of ewart toronto and bruce aurora dear siser of george martin scarboro in her 87th year friends may call at the thompson funeral home 29 victoria st aurora service on thurs jan 23 at 2 p m in terment baker hill cemetery local and personal happenings births steckley trof j c on mondavi jan 25 1953 j c steckley husband of the late eva march dear father of harold don mills douglas of calgary and mrs j miers doris of austraha survived also by nine grandchildren resting at the oneill funeral home stouftville for service in the chjpe on thursday jan 2sth at 2 pm interment ville cemeteiy the seventh annual meeting rev a barry jones of the i of the york county branch of 1 ringwood christian church was the canadian health assoc will i the guest pastor at the annual rtld bob and nancy nee be held in st andrews united stouffville minor hockev assoc barry happily announce the church markham on tuesdav service in the baptist church on safe arrival of catharine el- j- p the guest speaker will sundav evening izabcih on monday january be dr stuart k rosenberg 1 a market hospi- rabbi beth tedec congregation j rob hazard performing with tat a little staex for jimmy toromo a pr coffee 0 thisasoin sr- a party will be held from i30 to hoc loop is currently among 330 pm mel- campbeil robert yv a suddenly the results of a car accident at the toronto general hospital on monday jan 25 1965 robert bob campbell of thicksons rd rr 1 brook- hn in his 21st year dearly be loved son of jean and archie campbell jr loving brother of mrs n pascoe sharon i of myrtle suzanne brett and brian at home dear grandson of mrs r brett phylis of brooklin and the late robert brett mr arch campbell sr of whitby and the late maybelle campbell resting at the w c town funeral chapel whitby lor service in the chapel on thursday jan 28 at 330 pm interment groveside cemeteiy brooklin minister the rev s armstrong visitors commenc ing 2 pm wednesday windsor robert w william robert windsor rr 2 stouftville died on thursday jan 21 1965 his wife the for mer laura oldham survives him mr windsor was a con tractor and builder and spent his lifetime in ballantrae he was identified with the united church also surviving is a son rob ert j of rr 2 stouftville and 3 grandchildren michael elaine and scott and daughter ruth mrs bruce wilson of stoney creek and 3 grandchildren randy laura ann and tom brothers george of ballantrae and harry of oshawa and sis ters grace mrs george tal bot of ballantrae delia mrs aubrey rae newmarket maude mrs fred evans of toronto after resting at the oneill funeral home service was held in the chapel at 2 pm on sat urday in charge of rev roy inglis pall bearers were clif ford wallwork william simp son carl rose william overs and william topper interment was in mount al bert cemetery orchard mrs mabel r mrs mabel reynolds orchard died at her home in orillia on wed jan 20 1965 in her 89th year she was the wife of the late albert orchard and is sur vived by a daughter dorothy mrs clayt baker of orillia and a son grant of scarboro after resting at the chapel of mcdermottpanabaker at port perry service was held on sat urday with interment in pine grove cemetery the orchards were former residents of stouftville madill mrs mildred mrs mildred madill wife of frederick c madill of thistle- town died at humber memor ial hospital on monday jan 18 1965 in her 75th year surviving besides her husband is a dau ghter betty mrs william w hutchinson of st catharines and sons ralph f and harold s after resting at the ward fu neral home weston service was held in the chapel on wed nesday interment was in the clarcmont union cemetery the madills were former stouftville residents mr ma dill having been owner of the stouftville tribune tindall mr and mrs lome tindall wish to an nounce the birth of a son on jan 17 1965 in the brier- bush hospital wagg ruth and ken are pleased to announce the ar rival of donald bruce or jan 25 1965 a brierbush hospi tal a brother for doug dan ny and darlene many thanks to dr pelrie wilson alvin and jean are happy to announce the safe arrhal of a son kevin alvin on january 21 1965 at scar boro hospital mother and baby doing fine bloomington mr and mrs e sheppard at tended the banquet of the board of education in xoroo on friday evening mrs d benson mrs p brown mrs e nesbitt and mrs e lemon attended the wom ens prayer service in new market a g church on thur evening the community extend sym pathy to the family and rela tives of the late mrs herbert burnett whose funeral was last friday afternoon many happy returns to our twins joanne and maureen wil- cocks who celebrated their birthday last week also miss dorothy wagg two quilts were quilted by the ladies tues and wednes day in the church school room highlighted by a potluck din ner mr and mrs f rowe were guests saturday night at the golden wedding celebration of her sister and husband mr and mrs john empringham of gor mley in victoria square hall the annual church business meeting held wed evening in the church was well attended full reports were tabled from all of the departments showing all expenses paid and a healthy balance in the treasury there has been a good deal of reno vation and the basement is at present in this category the auditors for 1964 were messrs elmer burnett and noel storry we are not forgetting the wise spiritual leadership of our pas tor rev d benson secretary for 1965 is mr eugene lemon and treasurer mrs howard doner mr jerry tranmer of variety vilage toronto was home with his parents mr and mrs j k tranmer over the weekend mr eugene lemon is attend ing the crop and farm improve ments sessions in toronto this week mr and mrs walt tranmer and family of mt albert spent saturday at his parents ringwood mrs h preston of pine or chard visited her daughter mrs jos fockler and family last week also mr jim gibson and son harold were thursday evening dinner guests fifteen friends from stouft ville and ringwood christian churches motored to malton airport on wed morning to wish rev wm pape and mrs pape and jill bon voyage on their return journey to tokyo japan mr and mrs fred steckley and miss shirley had sunday evening dinner with misses blanche ciana and winnie mc cauley toronto friends and relatives gather dickson hill mr and mrs roger hallman have returned home from a ho liday in he sunny south dur ing their visit with his mother hallandale fla they cruised to nassau for a short time miss eleanor mover travelled to flo rida by bus with students at tending the urbana convention and visited her uncle and aunt mr and mrs harvey mover of miami also mrs ward hall- man and roger a number of men from the local congregation were present at a mens missionary fellow ship dinner meeting at the youth center monday evening over sixty men from various h m churches of the sur rounding communities enjoyed the program and a panel dis- cusion was the main item of the evenings activity mr and mrs keith hoover and baby daughter had sunday supper with their uncle and aunt mr and mrs chas hoov er at oakyard the death of mrs alex boyd at the home of a daughter in toronto brought together ma ny relatives and friends over the weekend before retiring to markham the boyd family liv ed on a 9th cone farm and were well known funeral service was conducted in the dixon chapel markham with inter ment in the baptist cemetery adjoining the country church there lloyd and margaret wide- iran willard and ruth mover spent saturday afternoon in the kitchener area they called at the elwyn eby home at hes- pler and were present at the weber golden wedding cele bration they also made con tact with a number of students including ann barkey of mon golia and visited the class rooms and dormitories of em manuel bible college supper with the bruce widemans and a safe journey home concluded ihe short holiday the sessions of the markham sunday school convention were as always a special day for workers in the thirty three schools of the township a number from this part of the area were at this gathering which convened in the victoria square church thursday afternoon ladies bowling league high single flat bernice nel son 257 high single hdcp bernice nelson 269 high triple flat bernice nelson 698 high triple hdcp bernice nelson 734 over 200 lcnore raymer 216 bernice nelson 201 240 edna lee 203 jean boyd 206 kay brown 209 shirley stewart 200 joanne steel 218 team standings twisters 69 pts bloopers 63 pts hillbillies 52 pts marry macs 41 pts pin heads 31 pts flora doras 30 pts and mrs tim kennedy with gifts and good wishes on tuesday evening of last week two friends miss thelma cd in the church basement on i sargent and pat mccauley cal- thursday evening to shower a led on miss shirley steckley at recently married couple mr her home hf rf rf specials good 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by his teammate john hall orillia has four players among the top five scorers members of the stouffville cgit enjoyed an evening of outdoor skating at winter won derland on thursday night on tuesday january 26th mrs rachel swain of kairview lodge whitby enjoyed a small party on her 91st birthday those present at the birthday- lunch were mr and mrs har vey swain mrs jim armstrong and barbara mrs vera bur nett and mrs warren rae the monthly meeting of the chris church evening guild was held on january is at the church the vicepies mrs bet ty allen presided the treasurer mrs theo hindson gave her an nual report and proclaimed a balance of 25917 it was an nounced that the arrangements have been made to bring hydro show time to the veterans hall on sept 2s tentative plans were made for the spring fash ion show in april and the fall bazaar refreshments were serv ed by mrs lucille mounce mr john burnett and bill of rothsay spent a few days in town owing to the death of his mother mrs herb burnett last week mr and mrs robert merry dawna and phillip of port hope were weekend guests ot mr and mrs garth good main st e mr and mrs russcl heise of isabella manitoba paid a short visit with mr archie stewart they are on their way for a two month vacation in florida and reported lots of snow and cold weather in the west in spite of the inclement weather saturday there was a good attendance at the house and lot auction sale at the unionville united church manse conducted by walkers auction service mr walker re ported the bidding as brisk the price was s150o0 the purchaser was mr mihorean rev herbert heppner of grace church newmarket will be the guest speaker at the mens christian fellowship meeting in parkside youth centre at s oclock on monday feb 1st mr russell jenkins welsh tenor and an instrumental trio will be in attendance mr and mrs walter warder of lions head spent the week end with mr and mrs harry stover and family mr warder is an uncle of mrs stover winners of the stouffville girls hockey club euchre held monday evening at the legion hall ladies sue schell norine hill consolation evelyn car- ruthers men henry ogden leslie morgason consolation al bond prizes donated by len wilkes k r davis and waggs jewellers the film four religions by the national film board had a public showing in stouffville last week it featured back ground basic teachings and form of worship of hinduism buddhism islam and christiani ty mr c weaver introduced the film on behalf of the stouff ville bahais who sponsored the evening he said canadians should acquaint themselves with the religions of the nations of africa and the east with whom they are developing closer relations the baird real estate firm of markham has completed the sale of 4 acres and buildings on the w g woolhead farm at green river to mr and mrs wm mitchell of don mills the stouftvillp dist stamp club held its meeting at the residence of dr crouch at s pm monday jan is ron cairns was made welcome mr price provided advice for collecting canadian stamps quality spe cialization and complete sets were the main ideas mr ham mond mentioned regretfully there was no canadian stamp honouring sir john a macdon- alds anniversary the next meeting will be on feb 15 valentine lucky draw you may win vour valentines gift free at houstons the rexall drug store see ad in paper mr and mrs stanley clark- son headford celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on sunday mr and mrs bert clarkson and family mrs e clarkson and mrs lucy top ham of stouffville mr and mrs carmen fligg and family of woodville and mr and mrs ken stotts of buttonville were pres ent to help celebrate the occa sion the clarksons were pre sented vvith a silver tea service by the family mr len greenwood enjoyed a 5 day holiday motoring with friends to parrsboro ns re turning on thursday mrs wm morris rr 3 stouffville is recuperating in york county hospital new market following an operation the flag at the veterans hall in town was flown 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