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wed at palmerston wedding bexvett noble palmerston united church was decorated with baskets of white gladioli and white mums for the wedding at 230 on march 20 1965 of bonnie june noble daughter of mr and mrs ralph noble rr 3 palmerston and david roiph bennett son of mr and mrs- frank bennett rr 1 unionville rev d a muir was the officiating clergy man given in marriage by her father the bride chose a peau- desoie satin gown with fitted bodice and long lily point sleeves the bouffant skirt was enhanced with alencon lace and a bow at centre back her head dress was of petal roses and a full veil she carried a white orchid and a white hyacinth on a white bible the matron of honour mrs ivan frederick of kitchener and bridesmaids mrs ixs i mr anil mrs david itnlph bennett are pictured here follow ing their recent marriage in the united church at palmerston the bride is the former bonnie june noble daughter of mr and mrs ralph noble of palmerston rr 3 the groom is the non of mr and mrs frank bennett rr 1 unionville russell studio iistowel editors mail march 30 1365 editor stouftville tribune dear mr editor thank you for encouraging the markham township citi zens committee by your edi torial could prove beneficial i am glad to provide some of the background information you invite as in other communities ma ny citizens of markham care e- nough about their home envir onment to do something helpful and have been doing what they could individually and in local groups but there has been in creasing awareness of the need for townshipwide communica tion understanding and coop eration this awareness led dif ferent people to consider what form of organization would be most suitable but there was some hesitation as to who should take the initiative the planning group whose recommendations finally pro duced our organization had three clearly stated objectives 1 to establish contact be tween as many different inter est groups official and volun tary as possible so that each may appreciate the objectives of the other 2 to enroll as members experienced persons who prefer to act on facts ra ther than impulse 3 to fa cilitate community improve ments in ways acceptable to present citizens and at a mini- i mum tax cost as stated in your editorial we do represent a good cross- section of community interests but we are not a closed corpo ration and would welcome a representative from any organ ization interested in markham township we have ben quite surprised at the alarm raised in certain quarters at our requests for ad ditional facts as you stated the press can only report what it hears and too often this has not been enough for mature de cision making by all the parties affected facts are like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle if we have en ough of them put together we no longer have to guess what is the real picture for that reason we are devel oping facilities for getting background information and communicating it to our mem bers in our bulletin and we welcome the cooperation of the press and the citizens in this community service yours cordially eric w baker chairman markham township citizens committee houston and miss claire me robb also of kitchener were dressed alike in short gowns of royal blue velvet styled with batteau neckline i length sleeves dome shaped skirts with bows at side of waist their headpieces were match ing bows with marihou trim they carried blue and white carnations on white muffs the flower girls were miss charlene roger of klmira niece of the bride and miss brenda noble a cousin and the ring bearer was kevin reger a nep hew mr keith nigh rr 1 union- ville was the best man with mr ron albrecht of petersburg and mr vernon heise of palmer ston the ushers miss phyllis frederick of palmerston was the organist and miss jane fotheringham the soloist for the reception at kurtz- ville hall the brides mother chose a turquoise chiffon sheath with length sleeves and a corsage of pink baby roses and white carnations the grooms mother wore a south sea blue brocade ensemble with black accessories for a honeymoon spent in florida the bride wore a green poodle cloth 3 piece suit with beige accessories and a white orchid corsage they are residing at rr 1 unionville guests were present at the wedding from london port credit kingston kitchener harriston gormley elmira hagersville unionville and wil- lowdale full gospel centre welcomes singer johnny ambrose one of the worlds great gos pel singers johnny ambrose will be the guest at a greater metro singspiration service to be held in the shopping centre auditorium in markham this sunday at 7 oclock mr am brose who has already travel led over a million miles to share his inspiring talent with gospel music lovers all over the world is on his way to africa in august his service in mark ham on april 4 will be one of the last that he will take part in in canada before leaving be sides singing his most request ed hymns and gospel songs johnny will tell bis life story from nightclubs to christ everyone is invited the stourtvlue tribune tway apnl t 1965 p 3 local and personal happenings the house at 310 main st f i has been sold to mi- robert j bruce harold wood real i kstate completed the deal mr and mrs lloyd mover dorothy and mildred were guests on sunday with mr and mrs roy moyer dicksons hill mr and mrs norman tindall and darlene were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs joe symes church st mr and mrs robert piaskitt and family moved to their new- home on manitoba st last i week the annual daffodil tea will be held today thursday apr 1st from 230 to 5 pti 2 the home of mrs david coon 4 church st n this is sponsored by the canadian cancer society admission 50 cents door prizes air myrle raymer of simcoe visited his mother mrs frank lin raymer in the nursing home and his sister mrs frank burkholdcr on sunday obituary mefntosir mrs hugh mrs lily mcintosh wife nf mr hugh mcintosh died at the brierbush hospital stouftville on wednesday march 24 1965 she was the former lily for- man born near listowel and was in her 89th year in 1914 she married mr hugh mcintosh who survives her he has been a patient at the brierbush hos pital the past few years after their marriage the cou ple operated the store at locust hill until 1924 when they sold out to mr percy wilson and moved to altona there he op erated the mill for a number of years and 11 years ago they re tired to stouftville since last september mrs mcintosh has been making her home with her niece miss olive mcintosh in markham after resting at the oneill funeral home service and committal was held at 3 pm in the chapel by rev a bor land minister of the united church interment was in stouftville cemetery local swimmers attending classes in competitive swim ming at victoria park second ary school in toronto are andrew and michael bridges tom and john mcfadden rich ard hone elaine borland fran- kie steel dean piphei ray mond rioux norman christie david christie kevin willis and jim brodie local boys kevin and keith acton and douglas feasby competed in the canadian open indoor speed skating cham pionships held at the central arena etobicoke on saturday and sunday march 27 and 28 in the pee wee boys events keith placed second in both races while douglas was third skaters were present from vari ous parts of canada an1 the united states adoption do boer douwe and reta of stouftville rr 2 are very happy to announce the final adoption of their chosen daughter j anna mabel granddaughter for mr and mrs jan de boer of zeven- huizen holland and mr and mrs warren rae of stouft ville rr 2 great grand daughter tor mrs mary ann hall stouftville births burkholder howard and ruth are happy to announce the birth of a son christopher douglas on march 24 1965 at toronto east general hospi tal fintelman dick and verna wish to announce the arrival of their son everett john 7 lb 11 oz at uxbridge col lage hospital march 25 1965 a brother tor albert and ricky irwin bruce and marie nee stover wish to announce the birth ot their daughter kathryn ellen at scarboro hospital march 27 1965 a sister tor ann marie morris cmtton and dorothy are happy to announce the birth of their daughter cheryl anne 8 lbs on thurs day march 18 1965 at york county hospital newmarket a sister for heather our special thanks to dr mitchell winfield bob and gina thank god for the safe arrival of their daughter victoria jane 5 lb 3 oz premature on march 22 1965 a sister for mark the open night program in the stouftville district high school attracted a good attendance of parent and friends the fashion show was one of the evenings features and is year old maine ocndenning a grade 9 student looked lovely in this patterned shift dreis staff photo mr and mrs win timbers en tertained the executive mem- bers of the local horticultural i society to a crokinole party at j their home on friday evening mr and mrs cliff lemon rupert ave were guests on sa- turday at the 23th wedding an- niversary of mr and mrs wil- fred ferguson rr 2 stouff- ville there were over 125 who enjoyed the evening at victoria square community hall visiting at the home of mr and mrs r j fleury over the weekend was mrs maurice dix on t phyllis of kingston mr and mrs edgar smalley and mr and mrs nelson oliver of sandford mr and mrs gar net smalley of mount albert and mrs russell feasby of stouftville were saturday even ing dinner guests with mr and mrs floyd fairies engagement fraas dart mr and mrs roy dart re 2 markham wish to announce the coming marriage of their dau ghter donna lee to mr walter claus fraas of stouflviue son of mr and mrs hans fraas of hanover germany the mar riage will take place on friday april 30 at 730 pm in st an drews united church mark ham mr and mrs benson myers second st have moved to the home on edward st recently vacated by the misses woods mr and mrs charlie jackson and family duchess st moved i on saturday to the will birkett home main st w 1 pc alvin thompson com menced his duties with the stouftville police dept today i he has taken up residence at i the home of mrs bert tawn mr and mrs percy brillin- ger arrived home on monday of last week after spending the winter in long beach califor nia mr arthur lamb church st is presently a patient in brier bush hospital miss janet hope of kingston spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs fred hope deaths valliere angus william james angus valliere died at his residence main st markham on sunday march 28 1965 in his 82nd year he was the beloved husband of annie botham and father of dorothy mrs e b brown margaret mrs frank brumwell grace mrs bruce wallace james and bessie mrs fred const able 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren after rest ing at the dixon funeral home markham service was held on wednesday at 3 pm with in terment in victoria square cemetery whittamore amv at her home 444 main st e stouft ville ont on friday march 26 amy loving and beloved wife of francis john frank whittamore loving and be loved mother of gilbert fran cis loving and beloved mother inlaw of evelyn nee lapp and loving and loved grand mother of david katherine and michael whittamore went peacefully to rest in her 85th year cremated at necro polis crematorium toronto on monday march 29th 1965 mr frank burnett jr of scarboro was a weekend guest with his grandmother mrs vera burnett church st on sunday mr and mrs frank burnett and cheryl also visited his mother patricia dedlow injured in an accident on main street several weeks ago is now home from the scarboro general hospital she hopes to return to school at orchard park after the easter vacation period mr and mrs h devries and family main st e have moved to the gostick house on duehes st on thursday mrs howard mantle entertained her mother mrs robert hook and other friends mrs hook was the re cipient of 100 cards on her re cent birthday mr and mrs ross winter- stein obrien ave returned on thurs from holidaying for se veral weeks in st petersburg florida the stouftville and district christian mens fellowship will hold their monthly meeting in the parkside youth centre on monday evening april 5th at 8 pm the guest speaker will be rev eldon boettger home on furlough from nigeria special music will be provided by the hisey male quartet mrs norman wagg and her sister mrs mclntyre of egan- ville spent a few days last week with mr and mrs john badge- row park rd n they will be leaving the middle of april to spend 3 months in the british isles and the continent several sales have been com pleted locally by the thos n shea real estate ltd the wood home on edward st has been sold to mr houck of may- tree ave mr gordon kenne dys residence on boyer st has been purchased by mrs robin son ot toronto and the nauta property near lemonville has been sold to mr and mrs bur nett also of toronto each of these transactions was handled through the stouftville office of the shea firm mr and mrs stanley hind- son tindale ave have just re turned from attending the fun eral of mrs hindsons mother mrs t g harvey who passed away in the ottawa civic hos pital at the age of 93 on mon day march 22nd the funeral service was held in the chapel of all saints ang lican church westboro ottawa interment was in family plot in mount green cemetery burl ington vermont winners of the girls hockev club euchre held at the legion hall on monday evening were ladies mary rvfa ivy muir- head and norrine hill men jack forsyth dave perrv and henry ogden winner of the 50- 50 draw was j martin union ville mrs wm garrett and mrs frank bramham were in otta wa for a few days visiting mr and mrs jack garrett and fam ily master donald garrett is home from hospital and doing nicely mr bob wagg dorothy ro berts eleanor wagg barry mc lean and margaret miller at tended the hockey match at bobcaygeon on friday night when bobcaygeon defeated wellington 64 25th wedding anniversary a surprise party was given mr and mrs wilfred ferguson rr 2 stouftville by their fam ily at the community centre victoria square on saturday night about 125 were present to en joy the evening of cards and dancing before her marriage mrs ferguson was the former edna chadwick daughter of mrs florence chadwick of markham and the late herbert chadwick wilfred is the son of mrs margaret ferguson of ringwood and the late peter ferguson the couple have 5 children ken of richmond hill murray donna and ron at home and doreen mrs gordon reaman and also 2 grandchildren mr and mrs ivan goudie jack and barbara mr and mrs allen goudie and margery mertens were with mr and mrs fletcher goudie of altona to help them celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary on saturday evening winners at the legion ladies euchre held on march 25th at the legion hall were ladies mrs l erensted mrs wes schell and mrs harry ratcliff men elmer wells les morga- son and jack forsyth the next euchre will be at the hall on april 8 at 815 pm its rexalls big nationally advertised spring lc sale you buy a regular 125 rexall air freshner floral apple blos soms or pine then you get a second identical package for one cent more and thats one of hundreds of items you can save on during rexalls spring one cent sale which opens thursday april 1st for ten big days at houstons the rexall drug store pilgrim players to coma the christeens youth group of markham have secur ed the services of the pilgrim players a well known theatre organization for sunday april 4th at 730 pm at st andrews united church markham they will present christ in the concrete city the passion of our lord jesus christ this is a once in a lifetime chance to see this marvelous production at no cost to yourselves mem bers of all denominations are welcome and a good turnout is necessary to make the evening a success stouffville figure skating club presents its 1 5th annual lee mewue in stouffville arena saturday april 10 1965 8 pm featuring debbi wilkes a gold medalist and also working on her 7th figure test in 1964 she and her partner guy revell were olympic bronze medalists and 3rd in the world championships a refreshing new and excitingly different programme this year we present n robin hood tt a feature of the open night program held in ihe audltori- nm of the stouftville nisi nigh school on tuesday evening was ihe fashion show donna ihsev is pictured here as she models pretty dress of her own creation staff rhoto over 100 skaters participate in this special family programme for all ages enjoy a springlim holiday highlighted by a visit to the deep green of sherwood forest for a glimpse of robin hood his merry men and many other friends in the second hrif of our programme we present a glamorously gay variety of dances by our senior skaters featuring the ballel rouge roaring twenties and others outstanding choreography impressively and personally conducted by mrs jean barclay club pro a former club member breathtaking costumes and scenery a wonderland of colour as never before seen tickets adults 100 children 50c reserved 150 tickkts available from club members or mrs robert carey no tickets exchanged on the night of carnival