Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 4, 1966, p. 13

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whats going on in stouffville mr and mrs ray fleury aceosapamd by lr and mrs cordon smith and kussti spent a weeks holi day at kintor pion and the provincial park mrs henry johnson for merly of ufmonviue and a reiwnt patient in the brier- byh hopiul h now suy- inz with her dauzhter mr and mrs frev greenfield in alarkham hilda jone and betty jeanne tran have returned from a very enjoyabe motor trip a far as portage la prairie manitoba miss ruth badsero re turned home on monday after a two week vacation when he and miss ethel rap of toronto enjoyed a trip to the west coast mr victor brain was the weekend zuest of miss judith brabacher at her parents home on albert street mr ream radio man 3rd class petty officer is presently in a class b radio school in bainbridze maryland his home is in lonzmont colorado mr and mrs lome wide- man mark and larry had dinner with his sister mr and mrs ed nigh on wed nesday mr and mrs wide- man are well known in this locality each havinc tauzht school in whitchurch lome has been principal of birch- cliff public school for a number of years mr and mrs ross harper were saturday nizh supper zuests of mr and mrs fred greenfield and mrs henry johnson of markham ste marie of mr fcasbys nephew they spent a week in winnipeg visiting cou sins of mrs fetbj mr and mrs charlie feasby and mr and mrs harvey feaby and sons are home after a two week trip which took them as far as winnipez on the way they attended a wedding at sault visitors mr and mrs george blake of clarcrslurt 3e pleased to have her parents visiting with thera xrom cleveleys england mr and mrs george hail attended their granddaughters wed ding and plan to remain in canada for another month mrs blakes nephew robert irlam of manchester is also here and expects to remain for a j ear he ha completed his fourth year in a course of architecture to coast karcrt and christine blake daughters of mr and mrs ceorge blake of clare- rront left recently on a 5- week motor trip to prime edward island and xova scotia they are travelling with mr and mrs x x bovair of leaside urge horse sense at cedar grove the tribune twuby abou 4 1966 pjt 13 constable william watte f whitchurch township has submitted his resigna tion from the force effective atiut 13 he joined the de partment in may 196i the council lias agreed to adver tise for a 1st class constable to fill the vacancy cedar grove cnes it has been quite recently changed there is a law in toronto under the hostelry ac which allows a rider to demand oi the royal york hotel the four seasons etc overnish stabling and food for his horse it is the law but a rider attempt ing to live by the letter of it in 1956 would have no success the laws governing horses in this province date prior to the invention of gasoline according to the highway traffic act section 87 the hore is king of the road just as he was a hundred years ago but it is not a hundred years aso and if the law has not been amend ed to protect both rider and driver then we must strug gle along under the laws of common sense horses on cedar grove roads are not new but in numbers they are certainly a novelty to this generation so in an open statement from the old residents of cedar grove to her horse- owning neighbours here it is straight from the should er you have chosen to make your home in a beau tiful section of ontario still rural enough to be condu- sive lo almost ideal riding conditions you have chosen a village of friendly adapt able people who welcome you and want you to enjoy living here as they do we hope you understand that the beauty and character of cedar grove is the result of the families who were here building it before you arrived a hundred and fifty years before in most cases we will be sharing the roads with you and we real ize that under the best of conditions the horse is a highly unpredictable animal we will give you every con sideration whether we are bound to by law or not in return we ask that you con sider us we ask that you abide by the rules of safe riding that you ride single file the jaw does state incidentally that you held thursday evenms last following one of the most successful years ever the teachers were most enthusi astic about the school and the steady attendance of the children proved their enjoy ment 154 enrolled and the average attendance was 131 with gratifying numbers in the upper grades the theme this year was follow the path of jesus mr mcdowell led the school but had to leave midway and his place was capably filled by mr birtch zions new minister student mr and mrs cornelius visited don and norma over the weekend stan thompson was respected altona resident altona the commu nity of altona and the sur rounding area was shocked last week when news was received of the sudden death of mr stanley g thompson a wellknown and highly respected resi dent he was stricken with a heart seizure on tuesday morning july 26 while working at the stouffville district high school he was 5s mr thompson was born at armadale in scarborough township the son of the late george thompson and hannah couperthwaite lie was an accomplished build er and many homes in the district show his handiwork he suffered a sick spell about six years ago but re covered sufficiently to re turn to work again he was identified wilh the united missionary church at alto na and was a member of richardson masonic lodge in stouffville mr thompsons pleasant personality had won him a a host of good friends over lhe years as shown by the many who attended the announcing the village shop teeivsradies month of august oneill funeral home in shall inot ride so a vehicle stouftyiue both jbefore and must pass between two on the da the service horses we ask you to realize that a dark horse plus a dark rider minus a light equals a dead horse and possibly a rider sooner or later the law states that you go with the vehicular traffic so we have not even the advantage of seeing your face who wants to crash into a horse and rider in the mid dle of the night certainly none of your neighbours but someone will be cause you simply cannot be seen if you ride at night please wear reflectors good big ones o carry a liizht and wear light clothing and please remember that the rest of the village is asleep we are not all young inter rupted sleep docs not always return easily some of us are old some are ill and the sound of many pounding hooves outside a window on a still summer evening can put an end to sleep a couple of years ago kathleen english an excep tional rider on a beautiful horse was hit by a car on steeles ave near here and kathy lost her horse we remember this and once in enough we ask that you respect our properties and private lanes and get permission be fore you ride on either remember too that al though you ride with the law on your side you still cannot interfere with high way traffic according to it and must ride on the right of the highway we will try to make your life in cedar grove a happy one and we sincerely ask your cooperation to make this possible and on to other news dont forget thp community picnic at the corner lot on saturday august 6th bring enough food for your family and guests and your own cutlery refreshments and good times will be provided anyone for tennis courts are all ready lacking only players the markham girls ball team which includes five cedar grovcrs is scheduled lo play against barrie in markham either friday or saturday night final word should appear on the front page of the paper this is the first round of the usu bible school iclosins was the flowers were most beautiful surviving- besides his wife the former flossie mc- nair is one daughter kath leen mr s lawrence smart new 1966 fashions at tremendous savings shop early for finest selections the village shop jlfi main west slbiiffville 6401261 schell of and three richmond stouffville richmond hill sons john of hill karl ot and lome at home there are also two brothers carman of peter horo lloyd in oshawa and three sisters alary in tor onto florence of brougham and eleanor of quecnsville the service on friday was in charge of rev f g uu- son the pall bearers were fred byer allen meyeti arthur wideman robert rawson walter carter and murray dunkeld the lower hearers were orval fretz walter lee frank bielby millard reesor cecil hen dricks norman ncah har vey nighs wander and ken recsor interment was in stouffville cemetery 5year or 50000 mile powertrain warranty dont sculc for less kighl now were offering yearend savings on lfi ears big savings wilh the big plus thai ran save you hundreds of exlra dollars fhe protection of the famous oycar 50000 mile power train warr anty covering hoth parts and lahour come in and make a deal before you buy any new car see gordon page motors limited chrvsikr bktvkokrk pivmoutii flibv fitolftv or fitn2021 barracuda valiant iikaikk i3s main m sfntiltvlllr

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