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1 mo- jo marshall king of eats is killed bygordness mojo marshall the king of obrien avenue is dead his sudden passing oc curred dec 17 presumably hit by a car he was about eight years old mojo or beau meau jeau as he was known to the lady cats of the neigh borhood and beyond is survived by his maiden sister gena and by a harem of wives ancl hordes of kittens in many places his passing is deeply mourned by the marshall family and by his many neigh bors especially the children on obrien he was respected by neighbor dogs heinz card stouffer cave and ben patterson who always knew their place when majestic mojo asserted control over his undisputed territory he gave obrien avenue furry tortoise cats like little tilly ness who looks just like her father and lives on obrien still he was a great cat and his death marks the end of an era for the neighborhood wes and clara brillinger christmas was religious day the tribune thursday december m u 9 childrens group byedschroeter stouffville as the yuletide approaches visions of sugarplums and jolly old sl nick dance in every childs bead but wes and clara brillinger recall that christmas was a good deal different when they were growing up wes spent his childhood on a farm on the fifth concession of whitchurch below the bloomington sideroad for his family christmas was above all a religious occasion it was a very special time for us he explained of course it was more than just an austere day of worship it was a season of gaiety and friendship when the whole family was again reunited under one roof there was always a lot of catching up to do ac cording to clara members of the family hosted the annual event in turns un fortunately the milk cows didnt take a holiday so there were chores to do before the families left for the colossal feast by horse and cutter upon arrival a repast which included duck or goose an array of vegetables carrot pudding and mince pie would greet them turkey was virtually unknown because few farmers raised them all we did was eat and wash dishes clara recounted ornaments were unheard of until the advent of paper bells there were certainly no christmas trees even santa claus represented a very different concept to the children he was not the jolly old pipesmoking man in red with a white beard the origianl meaning of the word according to wes is gift child each child knew that the gift child was really his mother or father the presents from santa were always something useful like socks or mittens we either hung our stockings up or as in my house we put plates on the table there were homemade cookies and candy too wes recalled once he tried putting a digger a very merpy christmas to all may the goodwill of this christmas extend through the new year 1979 greetings from my family to yours eldred king mayor town of whitchurchstouffville whoe family was again ornaments were tried putting a digger pea- seventyfive centre of service wesley brillinger plate out on the table hoping for a larger gift all he found in the morning was a potato peel fssassk christmas attend party by elsie boland goodwood an estimated 75 parents and kiddies attended the childrens group christmas party in goodwood hall satur day several graduates concert is well attended mrs fred steckley ringwood an estimated ninety people enjoyed the sunday school supper and con cert saturday evening at the church mrs stewart vague accompanied by their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs r crane travelled to minden on the weekend to visit her sister mrs m stiver mr and mrs william cockwell and daughters called on mr and mrs fred steckley saturday afternoon mr walt vague and mr m brownsberger visited with mrs herb yakeley in stouffville tuesday were present from past years the organization holds its regular gatherings every tuesday and thursday the community extends sympathy to the families of the late mrs staley and mrs kydd the dinner and dance hosted by the couples club dec 16 in good wood hall was well at tended bill moxley immediate past president was honored through the presentation of a pin each lady received a carnation the dinner was provided by the womens institute euchre winners dec 13 were ladies mary anderson grace thompson bea harrison gentlemen chuck lintner gord wilson and irwin kydd door prizes were won by verna fawns phyllis clarke and tom seeley the next euchre is wed dec 27 christmas eve services will be held at both the united and baptist churches worship times are 730 pm stouffville the board of the stouff ville family life centre held a luncheon meeting dec 12 at the home of jerry and anita waite sunset boulevard at the gathering members had an op portunity to acquaint some new people to services provided by the centre within the com munity present were rev jim byrnes of the stouffville baptist church town mayor eldred king stouffville dist secondary school principal mervin witherow and orchard park principal john hincks the board chairman rev ted creen thanked the stouffville lions club through representative jim richards for their generous financial support this assistance he said had enabled the centre to cover operating expenses and deal more effectively with coun selling and family education programs russell kerr was thanked for his work in preparing a new logo and brochure these will be available in january the brochure will explain the goals and services of the centre here appreciation was extended to stella coultice coleader of the childrenthe challenge course held in st james presbyterian church for her participation in the new book display to be set up in the library during the week of jan 5 a resident of the com munity and the centre donated books used in effective parenting courses to the library former mayor gordon ratcliff was made an honorary member of the board out of appreciation for his assistance in obtaining space in the credit union office free of charge mr ratcliff was evolved in the initial planning meetings of the stouff ville family life centre the board is spon soring a poster contest for high school students to honor the year of the child twentyfive dollars will be awarded the best tenry a 3part program is planned for jan 9 in st james presbyterian church 1 registration for effective parenting courses to begin the following week at the centre 2 counselling demonstrations by dr evelyn wolff and larry nissenbaum 3 discussion geared for the professionals in the region members of the board are chairman rev ted creen secretary anita walte treasurer margaret beeby rev jim carder dr don smith dr don petrle jacqui morrison diane kerr gordon ness sigmund kusatz and gordon ratcliff bell hosts dinner by jennie johnson glen major mr and mrs tom sauter attended a christmas dinner for bell canada employees saturday evening in latcham hall stouffville mr and mrs david jones of port perry visited with mr and mrs ossie gill saturday the many friends of mrs claude simmonds will be sorry to hear she is a patient in sunny brook hospital mrs george johnson visited with her grand mother mrs wm graham of port perry recently mr and mrs george picket mr edgar fiss mr and mrs elmer wilson miss hazel jones and mr and mrs edward jones were saturday luncheon guests at the home of mrs charles fiss kevin knight of high point visited with gary johnson sunday mrs jim jones and mr paul baster attended a luncheon at the home of mr and mrs murray potter of epsom following the morning church service mr and mrs ossie gill attended a pre- christmas dinner at glen echo inn monday evening i bells ring out their y symphony of joy we echo their glad message with wishes for a happy holiday season for j you and those you v hold dear v thanks for letting us serve you its been a pleasure stouffville coop 1 edward st 6401550 stouffville emmanuel interna tional wishes the community the tr ue pea ce and real joy found in jesus christ this chris tmas season but if a man has enough to live on and yet when he sees his brother in need shuts up his heart against him how does the loye of god dwell in him i john 317 they could live on what we throw away please use the envelope provided to increase you own joy this christmas you can share gods love with desperately needy people around the world for information write or call emmanuel international po box 50 stouffville ont loh1lo emmanuel international tel 6402111 committed to christian concern