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the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 5 1951 keystone of main street where oil derricks dot the prairie a towns sure to be building not far away the shacks of the drillers and roughnecks give place to the homes offolks come to stay the bank opens in canadas oil fields its probably a branch of the commerce staffed by men and women giving the kind of banking service that is the keystone of community progress commerce serice get to know your commerce manager and the men and women v ho work with him theyre good people weddings victoria square lewlsvsanukusox congratulations are extended- to in a quiet ceremony marion miss coral perking and mr david sanderson and gary lewis were j boynton on securing first class married in the united church honours m their grade 11 theory i i hv i r i examinations held recently at the iaa b uu rev royal conservatory of music tor- parlors on july douglas davis lome ii bouchard arca the canadian bank of commerce the commerce ringwood sincere sympathy is extended to alex and gordon ratclitl of baker hill in the death of their mother mrs wm ratcliff of stouffville mr and mrs kenneth campbell are spending a few days in hamil ton our ringwood church services have been well attended the past two sundays with rev e morton in charge in the absence of our regular pastor rev g brown who is visiting his parents in ireland rev douglas percy of toronto will be our guest speaker next sun day afternoon at 230 we wish a speedy recovery to miss barbara hisey who is ill in the brierbush hospital the gower family held a re union on sunday afternoon at the dancing glendale pavilion south shore musselmans lake fri day july 6 the dixielanders saturday july 7 music by billy hole his livewires home of mr and mrs herb yakely in stouffville the occasion being the birthday of mr george gower mr and mrs nelson raymer and family enjoyed the holiday with her parents at midhurst mr and mrs j cracknell and family of florence ontario are visiting with his brother mr tom cracknell mr and mrs roy grove enjoyed a call on monday from mr and mrs george hewitt of peterborough mr dean fockler of toronto had monday dinner with his grand mother mrs martin fockler work has commenced at ring- wood christian church in prepara tion for moving the church back an additional 30 feet from the high way and placing a complete base ment under same a partial base ment vand furnace were made possible a few years ago largely through the generosity of mrs alex irving nee irene reaman in memory of her parents mr and mrs a g reaman this new base ment project is being helped fin ancially through the thoughtful bequest of 1000 from the late philip fockler to the sunday school the membersof the church have been canvassed and have pledged an additional 1700 other generous donations are being received from others in the district who are interested in the work of this communitv church and sun- schools out watch out drive with extra caution last week several hundred school children were released to roam here in stouffville for the summer holidays most child pedestrian injuries it is stated happen to youngsters in the 59 age group and most bicycle injuries to those 1014 heres a slogan this summer make safety a habit and six simple safety rules for children and six for motorists for children 1 play in safe places off the roads 2 walk on the left side of the road if there is no foot path 3 stop look and wait before you cross any road 4 be easy to see stay clear of parked cars at night wear or carry something white 5 on bicycles remember good riders take no chances 6 in cars help dont bother the driver for motorists 1 on trips start early to avoid hurry and confusion 2 take it easy speed and hur ry cause many accidents 3 the right of way at an in tersection is no excuse for careless driving 4 expect unpredictable moves when you see children on foot or on bicycles 5 children inside your car are extra reasons for caution 6 signs signals and rules of the road are for your safety obey them glen major mr and mrs- ed johnson and family visited mrs c johnson of pine grove sunday evening mr and mrs wm sturgess mr david simmonds misses madelene simmonds diana lambe barbara grose spent the holiday weekend at braeside several froin here attended dec oration services at glaremont on stan day mrs wesley weldon of uxbridge mr and mrs r holden and dougie of toronto visited over the weekend with mr and mrs t risebrough and family miss eleanor johnson left friday for bala where she has taken a position for the summer at cromarty lodge mr and mrs joe jones and lila visited with mrs wm hopkins and family of ashburn on sunday mr and mrs mcneil and family of toronto visited with mr and mrs claude simmonds on monday mr and mrs earl parrott cabled on mr and mrs ed johnson one evening last week mr and mrs albert lee and fam ily mr and mrs alec hingston and family of toronto spent the long weekend with mr and mrs j hing ston mrs stewart ross of sussex eng land is spending a few days witih mr and mrs c a neville mrs mccaffrey mts jim jones lila and shirley spent tuesday in toronto onto i last tuesday miss lois heise haxdlky richardson and the pupils of ss no 7 mrs at the home of the brides par- j murray and the pupils of ss no ents toronto on saturday june 30 1951 at 1 oclock by rev d a mckeracher dr grace richard son daughter of dr and mrs g f r richardson was united in marriage with william george handley son of mr f w hand- ley wliiteroek bc loyst jiaxiox the marriage was solemnized on saturday june 23rd of marian janet manion youngest daughter of mr and mrs f manion of tweed to john rendall loyst son of mrs loyst and the late frank loyst of claremont rev a s sisco of tweed performed the cere mony in st johns united church parsonage the bride wore a streetlength dress of pale blue sheer with half hat and shoulder length veil and 12 enjoyed a bus trip to niagara falls and queenston we wish a speedy recovery to mrs v westbrook wno is ill in bed congratulations are extended to mr and mrs harold klinck nee penelope gilchrist of guelph who were married saturday evening mr and mrs s robb spent the holiday weekend with friends at lloneywood attending the domin ion day celebrations there mr and mis roy wilson and john of toronto had dinner tues day evening with mr and mrs harry fade and family last wednesday mrs pope and the pupils of ss no g enjoyed a picnic to thornhill park the regular monthly meeting of the senior womens institute will be held on tuesday evening july 10th at 8 pm at the home of mrs 11 mccague richmond hill in stead of at the home of mrs a carried a bouquet of red rases and i mortson owing to illness in the peas mr lloyd pascoe was best collard mrs stewart mrs j man buchanan mrs h fade and mrs the reception was held at a buchanan tweedsmuir hotel where guests mr lloyd baker of newmarket were received by the brides s tn weekend with mr and nv evelet with jl1 ne boynton and famil is her therell be a public band concert in memorial park stouffville this sunday afternoon at 3 oclock by the temple salvation army and of toronto the tribune subscription rate is now 250 per year but single copy rate remains at 5c day school if there are others who wish to help provide better facili ties for sunday school and young peoples work in this church any contribution will be sincerely wel comed by the treasurer of the building committee roy grove mother wore navy figured sheer with black accessories and a cor sage of cream roses after a short honeymoon the young couple will reside in clare mont sproxton blaklky a pretty wedding took place on friday june 22nd at st pauls united church cornwall when constance fern blakley daughter of mr and mrs leonard e blak ley cornwall was united in marriage to jack sproxton rcn halifax ns formerly of new market rev w s atchison per formed the ceremony and mrs brown was the organist the bride given in marriage by her father wore a white satin gown fingertip veil caught by a band of white flowers and carried a cascade of white gardenias miss shirley mcarthur was bridesmaid and wore green organdy a head dress of mauve flowers and carried a nosegay of mauve carnations miss jill blakley sister of the bride was junior bridesmaid and wore yellow organdy and head dress of yellow flowers and car ried blue cornflowers best man was francis dowdall rcn ushers were eric shaver cousin of the bride barry blakley brother of the bride reception was lield at beach hall where the brides mother received the guests wearing a gown of mauve green and white nylon organdy and white access ories with a corsage of yellow roses she was assisted by the grooms mother wearing a grey mesh dress with white accessories and corsage of american beauty roses white accessories and an orchid for travelling the bride wore a corsage they will live at halifax white gabardine suit navy and nova scotia sunday school visitors on sun day were miss charlene hill master garry hill of nobleton and mr lloyd baker of newmarket the cgit and explorers hike has been postponed until a later date rev a c huston was guest anniversary speaker on the churchill charge on sunday mr and mrs s boynton law rence jim david and donald called on mr and mrs avesley boynton at epsom on sunday evening mrs roy glover and mrs s boynton were delegates last wed nesday of the senior womens institute attending the health league of canada conference held in the new hospital for sick child ren toronto rev and mrs a c huston and betty mr and mrs s robb mr and mrs percy bennett and ray mr and mrs gordon mortson and boys mr and mrs s boynton and donald mr and mrs r boynton enjoyed a picnic at cashel last wednesday evening weekend visitors with mr and mrs clarke johnson were mr and mrs percy bennett and mr and mrs glover of toronto mr and mrs percy bennett accompanied miss gwen smith and mr merrill johnson to owen sound on sunday engagement mr and mrs vincent wagg of stouifville announce the engage ment of their daughter eunice irene woodland to harold caul- field son of mr and mrs robert caulfieid of manchester england the marriage will take place on saturday july 28 1951 at 330 oclock in the baptist church stouffville space contributed in he service of the community by john labatt limited brewers since 185 i wwwv stouffville ioof street dance wednesday july 18 at stouffville 15 lucky draw prizes electric washer radio gruen wrist watch tickets 25c each 6 for 100 refreshments bingo md g ames music by the mello deans all proceeds for cancer polio tb fund