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the tribune stouffville ont wednesday december 24 194t may the musical bells of christmas resound with peals of joy and happiness for you and yours this holiday season and throughout the entire new year rev and mrs gibson brown are expecting her parents for christ mas mr and mrs stanley golds- worthy of lachute quebec vbttve still a chance if you omitted to have a christ mas greetings announcement in this issue merchants will find they can extend new year greetings in the next issue which will be in the mails on tuesday dec 30 phyllis wells of lemonville who is employed in the home of mr and mrs john mathewson obrien ave was forced to return to her home last week when she suffered a severe attack of appendicitis stiver bros donations iok house show 15 markham twp council 10 donations markham fair board uxbridge twp council pickering township council whit church township council village of stouffville 7 doug and ted neville 5 mayfair restaurant d f holden sons l oneill jno mathewson maple leaf dairy stouffville creamery ratclifr co bethesda stouffville tel co spoftord co stouffville tribune stouftville motors telf rennie t burkett son stouffville machine tool works stouffville coop stoufiville planing mill stiver bros ross winterstein milt smith jas barry stanley theatre dunn lavock com agents cor- bett henderson armstrong master feeds vince baker 4 w c brillinger gar leh man norm farr 3 henry ogden bert tait bell son chas ward n w byer son w f riches mccullough button j m storey a e weldon ben raxlin les wilson elgin wagg a s farmer jack sanders 2 hugh gregg wes aideman alex robertson wm wallace herb simpson j oulette stouff ville bakery schells meat market k n wagg canadian bank of commerce central feeds d dunn wes boadway 0 lehman shine davis roy curtis n oboyle sted- man bros ltd harry golden ross ratclift ken laushway dr ball e b leavens d hodgins chas forsyth bill garrett son h b free dr barker dr neil smith dominion stores dr john button bruce winterstein win timbers dawson hare dr bodendistel smith andy williams j k agnew h g banks art wideman earl not a candidate the reeve of stouffville was mentioned last week in several of the newspapers in toronto and york county as a possible con tender for one of the two commis sionerships next position to warden in york county to be named when the county council meets in january this is incorrect as the local reeve is not a candidate for this high office and never authorized anyone to place his name on the list as a likely con tender for the position junior oha exhibition holiday hockey in stouffville arena ox boxing night friday dec 26th scarboro dukes vs r b outfit stouffville jim porter gets a managership mr james porter who has been on the staff of the canadian bank of commerce stouffville for ten years is being transferred to new castle and will be promoted to manager of the busy durham county village in the bowmanville district mr and mrs porter and master bobbie enjoy a wide and warm friendship in stouffville where mr porter has served on the public library board for several years and is a member at this time he is also treasurer of the stouffville lions club there will be no addition made to the local staff when mr porter leaves to take over his new position mr and mrs warren reaman had dinner on thursday with rev and mrs s goudie rev and mrs h s hallman and family will spend christmas at their old home in hanover the stanley theatre was jammed on saturday morning for the annual free christmas show for the kiddies special films were brought out for the occasion christmas day had an extra meaning for jos murray son of mr and mrs j murray main street since it was his 22nd birth day friends and relatives can double up on joes presents mrs grw thomas will enjoy the christmas holiday in toronto with her three sons alfred hugh and james and their families mr and mrs bruce clark and son are enjoying the holiday in toronto with mrs clarks parents mr and mrs r f mee the businessmens association i announce thtt stores will remain closed on jan 2nd the day follow- mlss belle mitchell is leaving for california where she intends to spend the winter on her return home miss mitchell intends to travel by way of vancouver where she will visit relatives and friends in western canada mr and mrs l c murphy and family will spend the christmas j holiday week with mrs murphys brother r h plato comber near windsor ont j ing new years similar to the shut- down this week when the business i places will remain closed from wed nesday evening until saturday morning mr hector pollard former business man jeweller of stouff ville was in town last week mr pollard since the death of his wife has been living in toronto he having sold his fenelon falls business it will be recalled if you expect visitors or are go ing away for the holidays this column would be pleased to record the fact it makes interesting read ing for friends both at home and abroad telephone 15301 or drop the item in at the tribune office classy toronto junior b outfit victoria square red wings admission 33c time 830 oclock brillinger 150 marie jacki 100 jno scott bert hamilton jake hoover pg tarr geo baker c m atkinson robt snowball harold forsyth phil hamilton j l smith percy brillinger frank rae n claughton wm harding ralph boyd the horse committee want to thank all donators who helped make the horse show a success we wish to especially thank w d at kinson who so kindly gave us his barn to stable the horses which made him days of work to make it ready for use and provided lunch and coffee for the exhibitors which was much appreciated weddings on burg ter of h married i50ckxer kl1 xck saturday doc 20th in pitts penn phyllis isobel daugh o klinck stouffville was to mr lewis bockner a few friends and neighbours gathered at the home of mr and jmrs frank baker mill st on thursday evening to tender a mis cellaneous shower to the newly- weds mr and mrs douglas ramer the previous night a shower was held at the home of ora ramer markham for the young couple fluorescent lighting has been installed in the reading room at the public library which makes a remarkable improvement over the old lights which were bad at their best the library boards efforts in improving the premises should be appreciated by all whn make use of the building dr and mrs harry wilson of shelbourne were in town for a short time on saturday this former stouffville old boy is head of the county health unit in the northern district and gives a good report on the excellent work being accomplished this health unit is similar to that which has been proposed for the northern munici palities of york county new and used car owners stop rust corrosion squeaks rattles protective underbody coating stoutts garage phone 154 aurora ontario son of mrs edwin gould toronto the happy couple will spend the holiday season at their respective homes after which they will reside in pittsburg where the groom is completing his ma at the college of social studies married at the mnnse a quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of rev gibson brown on friday dec 19th when ethel irene eldest daughter of mr and mrs richard williams became the bride of mr isaac james smith son of the late mr and mrs isaac smith the attendants were miss betty williams and mr leonard black the happy couple left amid showers of confetti for a trip to toronto niagara and other points when floors took a beating the request for calcium and sand on main street last thursday cer tainly brought a lot of grief to the merchants and homeowners near the business section when the stuff tracked into the ibuiklings and played havoc with the floors some thing should be done in future to find a safe place for the horse show without causing this annual trouble county officials are not to blame as they were asked to sand the road heavily to make the going safe for the show horses however we believe the merchants feel that it was hardly worth the trouble it brought to them later and so it is hoped that sanding through the business section will be done spar- inly in future not only at christ mas but all the time contrary to general belief sanding it just a courtesy measure and not a com pulsory job sanding of sidewalks a court action revealed last week might be compulsory but sanding of highways was not declared a city magistrate last week we cer tainly appreciate the sanding of highways especially on the hills but in a business area like stouff ville the appreciation is doubtful use petrolane bottled gas vvvvvvvviavvmvv use petrolane bottled gas for cooking heating and refrigeration see our dis play of modern gas ranges space heaters and hot water heaters call us for your requirements petrolane corporation ltd distributor of bottled gas yonge st thornhill phone 1 70 j mr frank burkholder has been appointed to the markham school board replacing mac reesor who has served for nine years mr burk holder is the former reeve of markham and an old stouffville boy in county council he took active interest in school affairs the cxr announces that the buffet car which has been a part of the regular evening train from toronto is being discontinued reason given is the shortage of these cars makes it necessary that they be kept for only the most heavily travelled lines local stores are still well stocked with christmas goods and the late shoppers will find plenty of choice dont forget to stock up with supplies that will last over thurs day and friday as stores will be closed on both these days most of the town churches have had their christmas concert all well attended and no doubt the kiddies enjoyed them as well as the parents and others who entered into the spirit of the yuletide season christmas services in the churches on sunday also drew augmented congregations and the pastors will no doubt wish that the extra church goers on sunday could be induced to make it regular habit many good wishes to you this glad christmas season and may it be yours to enjoy contentment and prosperity during all the years to follow maple leaf dairy dairy closed all day on christmas and new years- guy rutledge geo allison greetings not just a wish for christmas but a wish for each day of the year and never were greetings more hearty or wishes more true and sincere a mcquarrie stouffville ont phone 6515 as we stop in the midst of the season of good cheer our hearts grow tender as we are carried back in thought to the reality of christmas day and what it means in sincerity we greet you and wish you a delightful holiday season betty beauty salon stouffville ontario tstcsjsiis