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the tribune stouffville out thursday december 4 1947 vaniiokf i lome cousins 25th wedding to the electors of anni- fruit dealers fixe mr and mrs wm kingdon and i versary the guests presented mr f- j gradesdsales son bill attended a surprise party and mrs cousins with tomj tifflimaisr were in aurora on saturday night the i beautiful wedding cake decorated a fonouir- dealer a ere affair was in the form of a familviwith silver trim and a lovely eiec i baie ont on november 4 reunion in honour of mr and mrs trie toaster thomas g edmunds komoka ont s10 with costs each on two charges of selling potatoes in pack ages not properly marked at bracebridge ont on novem ber 5 john dekon rr xo 2 freeman ont s10 with costs for offering for sale apples in non standard packages clayton laith- waite rr xo 1 goderich ont and xorman w bristow g9 john street barrie ont- 10 each with costs for failing to stop for inspec tion at gravenhurst inspection station at hamilton ont on november 10 morris yanover 72 george street hamilton 25 with costs or 20 days in jail for breaking a detention and 10 with costs for offering for sale tomatoes below the minimum grade all these actions were taken by inspectors of the fruit and vege table division dominion depart ment of agriculture on behalf of the ontario department of agricul ture township of markham ladies and gentlemen i am a candidate for the office of reeve for the year 1948 and ask your active support during the days before the election and your vote on monday december 8th as a member of council i have fought vigor ously for a better deal for the taxpayers of this municipality but i have met determined opposition from the old guard who cling to the outmoded methods of township administration i trust that that the election next monday will avail themselves of this opportunity of electing a council alive to the changing needs of this growing municipality i have no axe to grind no special interests to serve and my only aim in offering myself as a candi date for reeve is that i may serve the best interests of all the ratepayers as your representative in county council i will have no personal ambitions to serve no favors to repay and my single purpose will be to judge every issue from the standpoint of the most good for markham township time will not permit my carting to see every elector so i trust you will take this as my invitation for your support and influence next monday will be an important day in the municipal history of markham township i trust you will let nothing interfere with your exercise of the franchise if there is any particular problem of municipal administration which is giving you concern i will be glad if you will contact me by telephone i will be glad to call and discuss the problem with you moreover during the coming year if i am your reeve i trust you will feel free to call upon me at any time if there is any matter concerning township or county affairs with which i can be of a assistance to you thanking you in anticipation of your support i am yours sincerely councillor vern griffin candidate for reeve the voting takes place monday december 8th polls are open from 9 am to 7 pm ringwood mrs lloyd mclean and children sharon and barry are visiting her partknts near owen sound messrs walter vague and mur ray sinclair started working this week for a toronto roofing firm mr and mrs jacob grove had sunday dinner with mr and mrs uilmer ham baker hill church is being re decorated this week mr and mrs owen halsted and daughter clara were toronto visitors on tuesday we are glad to see mrs delos j graham out again afier a prolonged illnes mrs cora mcbride returned last week from a twomonth holiday at the west coast where she was visit ing her son walter mr and mrs truman grove were sunday visitors with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs alex ratcliff mr orval drewery with stouffi ville friends enjoyed a days curling i at the toronto high park rink on tuesday markham township electors it is time for a change vote for vern griffin for reeve 1948 a new and better deal for the ratepayers of markham township vww victoria square miss margaret boddy of toronto spent the weekend with rev and i mrs e a currey and loretta miss betty tribbling had tea sunday evening with miss helen boynton mr and mrs harold wellman and family of toronto mr and mrs lome mortson and alan of newtonbrook spent sunday with mr and mrs e avison and family mrs xorman marlow and family of toronto are spending this week with her parents mr and mrs v westbrook mr and mrs maurice ebv mr and mrs r e perkins and coral spent the weekend in buffalo mr and mrs percy williamson of port huron mich spent the week end with mr and airs clarke john son and merrill the monthly sunday evening church service will be held sunday evening dec 7 at 730 fellowship period will follow in the sunday school room the annual white gift service will be held sundav dec 14 at 230 pm v mr and mrs bert sanderson and miss mabel sanderson spent sunday with friends in thornhill mr and mrs r boynton spent tuesday with friends in oshawa goodwood hear those wedding bells on the third mr and mrs william henderson have gone to oshawa to be with their son owing to illhealth of the parents we hope the veteran school teacher and his wife are soon recovered if you do not happen to see findlay thompson hustling about as usual its because of a broken ankle due to an accident he met with recently reuben middleton is getting about following his recent accident when he was thrown from the gasoline jigger on the cnr and pitched some 30 feet he suffered a broken finger and other injuries but is recovering from the severe shock and will return to work in a couple of weeks both mr miller and robert daw son are working in the city travel ling back and forth daily with percy baston j f reid has returned from three weeks spent in montreal and ottawa united church sundav school meeting this friday evening the death of agnes sharpe wife of the late george sharpe of ux- bridge occurred at brandon man on november 29 a daughter mrs a b lee of brandon and a son s 0 sharpe toronto survive last euchre before christmas in oddfellows hall stouffville friday dec 5th prizes 830 pm lunch provided aaan electors of markham township cherrywood dr ray pilkey and mrs pilkey of markham were with mr and mrs edgar pilkey on sunday the wa will hold its monthly meeting at the home of mrs morrish on wednesday dec 10 at 230 pm a full attendance is requested for this meeting as it is the election of officers group 6 will have charge mrs counter of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs wes petty mr and mrs lloyd bryant and daughter of claremont were sun dav visitors with mr and mrs george todd mr and mrs murray hollinger and baby wayne had dinner with mr and mrs william sinclair on sundav mr and mrs william smith and family visited at markham on sat urday miss margaret purdon sjent the weekend with friends at hamilton your vote and influence respectfully solicited to reelect charles el hoofe reeve for 1948 safe sound clean experienced administration voting monday december 8th 9 am to 7 pm alton a the young people held their j monthly meeting at the home of mrs walter carter on tuesday evening last the monthly meeting of the christian endeavour was hold at the home of mrs f mcnair last thursday afternoon mrs muir of stouffville was guest speaker our school is closed this week owing to illness of the teacher miss harper a number of young people attended the yp rally held at mount zion on friday evening last the monthly meeting of the wi will be held at the home of mrs e lehman on wednesday dec s at 2 pm roll call a christmas convention exchange of christmas gifts demonstration christmas cake the motto behold i bring you good tidings of great joy to all people program in charge of music committee visitors are al- wavs welcome raxliios furniture store end tables boudoir lamps table lamps trilights toasters ash trays clothes hampers magazine racks dolls bed lamps hall trees all types of furniture rugs imported from belguim with beautiful oriental patterns still a few space healers left at the old price gormley we are pleased to report that mrs harrison schlichter is much improved following her recent appendix operation also we are glad to see mr allen sides going around again and feeling much better miss betty farmer spent last thursday at her home here miss ruth gooding and air and mrs douglas jones of lansing visited with mr and mrs eldon gooding and carol of utterson over last weekend mrs r sproxton entertained the members of her sunday school class at supper miss pearl bond spent last week end at her home here mr and mrs f warwick of thornhill had sunday evening supper in the home of mrs e jones mr and mrs frank bennett and family and mr murray bennett visited in fordwich on sunday rev and mrs barley and family had sunday evening supper in the home of mr and mrs c doner we extend our sympathy to mrs c belling and her family on the death of mr pelling last monday mr pelling had been employed for a number of years at the summit golf club although he had not i been well for some time his death comes as a shock to his family j tfci family had located in gormley in the former wilson home only a short time ago mr and mrs george barrett and joan had sunday dinner with mr and airs allan doner rev and mrs archie doner mov ed last week from our community over to the eighth concession at the south end of ringwood mr and mrs doner had only recently returned from visiting their daug- ter in the states mr and mrs n carrington en tertained rev and mrs barley and their three daughters in their home tuesday evening for supper we are very sorry that so many in our community have been sick with colds and flu we sincerely hope they will all soon be well last friday evening mr and airs c doner held a potluck supper in their home those present were mr and airs lloyd doner and fam ily air and alrsj sider air and alls w timbers air and airs conner and jos and alarjery aler- tens from stouffville on friday evening dec 19 the i mbc young people will present a very fine christmas program all j are cordially invited to attend this service to the electors of township of markham my opponent for the reeveship has called upon me by advertising to apologize for my nomination address his purpose in so doing is to divert the at tention of the electors of the township of markham from the real issues of the election to one of personal attack my opponent should know that my nomination address calls for no apology- those who are acquaint ed with the record of my services on behalf of the township of markham and the ratepayers and of the prolonged series of personal attacks made by him during this his first year as councillor upon me will realize that he is the person who should be called upon for an apology charles h hooper reeve township of markham attention residents of stouftville and surrounding districts marvin hollemberg r 0 eyesight specialist of whitby announces that he will be in markham each thursday for eye examinations prescribing of glasses repairs etc he will be located in the office of dr c l houghton main street the old telephone building office hours 1230 to 800 pm repairs may be left at masons drug store markham phimark 4w or whitby 671 acaoi i0e30i s0e30i ios30x