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w rj the tribune- stouffville ontario thursday dec 24 1942 llliuel as christmas 4raws near and heralds the approach of a new year our thoughts turn to the business associations we have had dj with you and which have been so cordial ngi it is ourhope that the new year will bring you a larger measure of health happiness and prosperity ratcliff co yuletide greetings friends for your fireside a wreath for your door more pleasure at christmas- than ever before contentment and laughter good times and good cheer and peace to go with you ah through the new year d f holden sons in appreciation of our pleasant v relations we extend to you our customers our wishes for a bountiful christmas and a prosperous new year robt snowball barber stouffville ringwood george barkey is driving a new dodge car our stores will be open on satur day as usual after the christmas holiday mrs t grove who has been con fined to her bed for some time is riot improving as fast as her friends would jike to see the sympathy of the community goes out to the relatives of the late mrs sarah grove who passed away on monday mrs grove was one of onr oldest citizens our teacher miss pearse and her pupils are to be congratulated on the splendid christmas concert which they rendered last friday afternoon a goodly number were present remember the regular monthly missionary meeting of the c e society next monday night a good programme will be given by the children consisting of solos duets and choruses also an address will be given by -mr- montgomery of stouftville plan to attend and bring a friend whiten weddings g cook saunders missethel may saunders daugh ter ofthe late mrlandmrs david saunders of the seventh concession whitchurch township became the bride of mr s franklin cook of bradford son of the late mr and mrs yreid cook on saturday december 19 th at three oclock the marriage took place at 16s parkview avenue willowdale and theiceremony was performed by the rev c b jeffery the bride was becomingly attired in a dress of romance blue with matching accessories she was j at tended by her sister alice in may fair green mr roypookof toron to supporteathepmii the newlyweds ieft immediately for a motor trip and on their return will reside in the grooms house on jury street in bradford a miscellaneous shower was tendered the bride at the home of mr and mrs jack momullen in stouffville one evening last week to all our friends and customers we wish to convey our thanks for their courtesies of the past year and express our wlsh for their happiness this christ mas betty beauty salon stouffville ont almira one of our markham farmers made a good showing at the north york christmas market which they have been attending for years when mrs w wregg unionville district carried off the red tickets for both eggs and poultry mrs wregg was awarded a silver plate donated by the canadian bank of commerce proclamation in compliance with a largely signed petition of local merchants including all grocery stores i hereby proclaim saturday december 26 as boxing day and a public holiday stores will therefore be closed after christ mas eve until monday morning december 28th 1942 patrons of stouffville will please govern themselves accordingly a e weldon reeve kbe storry the home of mr and mrs 0 h tranmer was the setting for a pretty wedding on saturday december 19th when ruth helen grace storry only daughter of mr edgar a storry and the late mrs storry became the bride of john howard iross kee son of mrs kee and the late john wesley kee of orangeville given in marriage by her father the bride entered the livingroom to the strains of lohen grins wedding march played by miss margaret gerrard the bride was gowned in tur quoise blue crepe trimmed with gold sequins and carried a bouquet of pink briarclifc roses which was sent to the grooms mother who was absent through illness the bridesmaid gwendolyn tran mer cousin of the bride wore a gown of bright rose wool trimmed with gold and carried a colonial nosegay of roses and forgetmenots howard shantz of kitchener at tended the groom rev douglas g davis performed the ceremony against a background of pink mums and ferns the brides aunt mrs tranmer received in a dress of airforce blue wool crape and wore a corsage of talisman roses following the re ception to somir thirty guests the happy couple left for a motor trip to north bay for travelling the bride chose a monterey rose dress black bducle cloth coat with silver fox fur collar and black velvet hat on their return they will reside on the grooms farm near orangeville the grooms gift to the bride was a mink fur neckpiece to the brides maid a turquoise dinner ring to the best man a waterman pen and pen cil set and the pianist a compact melville owing to the extreme cold wea ther and the impossibility of starting many cars the attendance at christ mas services last sunday was con siderably smaller than usual and it was decided to postpone the candle light service at melville until next sunday dec 27 at 730 the melville school- held their an nual christmas concert on thursday evening and the school was filled with parents and friends who came to enjoy the program presented by the scholars under the direction of the teacher miss ruth allen we heartily congratulate both teacher and scholars on their performance the rev and mrs arthur j orr desire to take this opportunity to ex tend the seasons greetings to the tribune and its readers and all the members and adherents of the mel ville bethesda and peachs united churches safety driver it is a genuine pleasure at the holiday season to depart from the usual routine of business and wish you a merry christmas may the new year bring you much happiness and a full measure of prosperity re curtis altona mrs gerald fointon and david are spending the holidays in this vicinity we sympathize with mr and mrs d- morris and mr herd in the loss of their home which was destroyed by fire on saturday we also extend our sympathy at this time to mrsl grove and family in the death of a mother- inlaw and grandmother mrs jacob grove the community was shocked to learn of the serious accident of mr russel whitehead in which mr whitehead and young daughter lois were killed and mrs whitehead and paul are in the hospital in a serious condition the accident occurred at the level crossing at whitby on saturday night the members of pickering town ship council officials and other guests were entertained at dinner at the home of reeve william reesor and mrs reesor following the clos ing of the last council meeting on tuesday evening of last week fifteen gentlemen sat down to the table where they enjoyed a wonder ful venison dinner served by mrs reesor and daughters mr reesor is an enthusiastic northland hunter at the request of the host w c murkar acted as chairman and toastmaster in his remarks he called attention to the change in local conditions from the operation of the plant here that has brought 9000 new citizens into this town ship from all parts of this continent anatural development in conditions isjseen in the need for increased police services particularly during the past year arid predicted the coming of the realization of still fur ther service so long as the plant continues to operate and probably even beyond that time a toast was proposed to clerk donald r beatori by councillor m si chapman and replied to by mr beaton mr reesor proposed r the toast to the officials and which was replied to in turn by moh dr tomlinson road supt roy ward treasurer hugh fugh assessor adam spears collector and asst clerk lloyd t johnston and chief of police john b irvine members of council deputy reeve d blake annis and councilmen william h westiiey ad george todd were also called upon from the remarks of these brief addresses we noted the following hugh pugh bank bor rowings this year just about lowest point hopes for this year of no hank loans whatever lloyd johnston collector expects 100000 taxes paid this weekend 50000 at that date would have been good a few years ago dr tomlinson predicted some sort of state medicine in the near future population of this township today just about puts proper medical supervision out of each of abusy practicing physician acting as moh mr reesor thanked the members and officials for their loyal cooper ation during thepast year a well known figure in the local municipal aifairs for many years mr g m forsyth and mr nolan of stouffville also addressed the gather ing mr forsyth recalled that mr monkhouse a pickering councllirian of 65 years ago resided on this same farrri goodwood goodwood boys who have been in training at simcoe and the new- home for the christmas holidays in clude george wilson alymer cooper and harvey feasby miss ann christie of regina has been visiting friends here for a week claude and dean watson have been sick with very bad colds jack johnston formerly a help er at mr forest johnstons has been renewing acquaintances jean wilkinson was home over the weeked we all sympaflrfifevwith mrs c jones and mrs d wagria the loss of their mother who was burled in goodwood cemetery on monday the goodwood sunday school christmas concert which was held last friday night was given to a small audience on account of the cold weather and blocked roads the play was well acted and can be recommended to any church or society wishing to secure the play- ersggvte congratulate mrs c w watson the director along with the actorls for their good work i mr andrew morgason was home for a few days but has gone back to nerval where he expects to be for at least two months due to onlytwo schools accepting the invitation of w i to participate in the concert planned for jan 6h this event will be cancelled how ever we wish to thank those who have tried to cooperate in making this a success 3 93a riatmajs fto bloomington ringwood christian churches rev- g w brown pastor sunday december 27th 1942 1100 am boomington 700 pm ringwood sunday school in both churches at 1000 am classes for all ages childrens meeting in the ring- wood church on monday 700 pm lantern slides of john the baptist spend an hour of the last sunday of 1942 in the church a welcome awaits you at alj these services a thought for the new year if thou but suffer god to guide thee i and hope in him through all thy ways hell give thee strength whate- er betide thee and bear thee through the evil days god- never yet forsook at need the sou that trusted him in deed christ church adcjlican rev f herman rector miss elizabeth footc organist st john evangelist first sunday after christinas 200 pm sunday school 300 pm evening prayer and sermon by the rector the public are cordially invited to worship with us melville bethesda and peachs churches minister rev a j orr sunday december27th 1942 christmas services peachs u0 00 am melville 1115 am melville 730 pm candle light service bethesda 300 pm stouffville united church rev douglas g davis minister sunday december 27th 1942 1100 am morning worship 1215 ani sunday school 730 pm evening worship special christmas music at both services may new thoughts of god now faith and new courage be with you as you enter this christmas season wishing you all a very happy christmas stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stjiplcton organist sunday december 27th 1942 1000 am bible school 1100 am worship 700 pm gospel service church hill 200 pm bible school 300 pm divine worship a hearty welcome awaits you at these services behold i bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people stouffville baptist rev d macgregor pastor glenn ratclifi organist sunday december 27th 1942 1000 am bible school classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship 730 pm gospel service christmas music and messages pastor will preach at both services new hymn books a gift to tho church will be put into use on sun day wed 8 pm prayer meeting born in pickering twp v 90 years ago the death occurred at her home in oshawa on monday december 21 of annie quigley beloved wife of the late robert graham mrs graham has not been in good health for five or six years the daughter of the late thomas and margaret quigley who came to canada from ireland as small child ren she was born in pickering twp 90 years ago last october predeceased by her husband 60 years ago mrs graham is survived by four daughters and two sons mrs thomas mayne mrs alfred snod- den and mrs richard bint all of oshawa and mrs edward timrick of detroit and robert and chris graham of oshawa the funeral was held from the family residence at 230 pm on wednesday december 23 followed by interment in mount lawn cemetery second markham baptist church norman rowan pastor sunday decemlber 27th 1942 bible school 955 am morning worship 1 1 0 0 am subject looking back remember all the way which the lord thy god led thee deut 82 tuesday 8 pm prayer meeting for thou shalt worship no other god ex 3414 wishing you al ameiry christmas st james presbyterian church stouffville minister rev t decourcy rayner sunday december 27th 1942 130 pm- sabbath school and bible class 2b0 pm christmas service bells of bethlehem have yon ever heard the bells of bethlehem over the radio and have you ever heard bells of bethle hem elsewhere it is expected that the choir of st andrews presbyterian chufch- markhapi will sing christmas anthems worship christ tho newborn king mennonite brethren in christ church gormley and bethesda rev ward m shantz pastor sunday december 27th 1942 gormlky 200 pm sunday school 300 pm worship a church in prayer 730 pm special musical cimistmas program members of the yps will pre sent the open door a beautiful song and story program bult around the scripture there was no room for them in the inn dickson hill and mt joy mennonite churches rev j harold sherk pastor sunday decembor 20 1942 mount joy 1000 am sunday school 1100 am public worship 730 pm evangelistic servico dicksons hill 1000 am public worship 1100 am sunday school 730 pm evangelistic servico the public is cordially invited to all of these services harvey kaster of walkerton transport driver who has driven nearly 1000000 miles without an accident since 1926 is shown with the sliver cup with which ho was presented at the 16th annual meet ing of the automotive transport association of ontario in toronto he also won 50 in cash a suit of clothes and other prizes secret of his record ho says is never take a chance on the other guy a christmas greeting id friends and customers we wish to take this opportunity to express to our friends and customers our appreciation- of their business during the past year and wish all a kind greeting for christmas and the new year david crosier livestock transport altona bethesda sunday december 27th 1942 1030am worship another ycnr has ended 200 pm sunday school wednesday next week prayer meeting at george yaks home watch night service gormley church dec 31 9 pm special slningiillc messages prayer while the world revels let christ ians in a wartorn sinsick world pray and worship a cordial welcome you awaits stouffville mennonite church rev h shantz pastor sunday decembor 27th 1942 1000am sunday school special missionary programme ll00 am divine worship 230 pm mongolia s s 730 pm evangelistic 730 pm altona pastol- no prayer meeting this thurs day evening monday evening 830 pm young peoples meeting at altona harry stover is convenor of the group tuesday 830 pm mongolia meeting wednesday evening 830 altona prayer meeting thursday evening 830 stonff- vllle prayer meeting come nd worship with us ss5rr warn m