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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 13 1950 qtfamtl service local and personal happenings what is your gasoline problem i what is your fuel oil problem stiver bros will have an answer for these problems on april 17th stiver bros siouffville ont office ph 45 there are actually 7795 more acres of land in the township of markham as compared to the town- efliip of whitchurch according to the survey made in 1s85 this sit uation comes about because of the angle which yonge street takes from which the basis of the survey was made local girl wed on saturday an interesting church wedding on saturday afternoon witnessed the betrothal of rose clarkson daughter of mr and mrs arthur clarkson and george taylor mem ber of the rcaf the bride wore a suit of powder blue and was given in marriage by her pastor mr fred gould in stouffville christian church phyllis clarkson youngest sister of the bride wearing a suit of gray was bridesmaid rev e morton conducted the ceremony the young couple left shortly after for their new home in clin ton ontario among the guests ware the grooms parents who came all the way from british col umbia to the hakdofheakixg be sure to read the beltone hear ing aid display in this issue mr robert walsh highly qualified ex pert on the fitting of hearing aids is making regular trips to town goodwood claremont gormley or your home in the country he will be glad to discuss your hearing pro blem in the privacy of your home and give you the benefit of his ex perience and without obligation to buy fill in the coupon on the display announcement and mail to hendrys hearing service 89 bloor west toronto 512 obituary mablk k hollidge suddenly stricken while visiting lifelong friends mr and mrs wes lehman in claremont miss mable hollidge was suddenly stricken with a stroke ami rushed to the brierbush hospital stouffville on sunday evening where she expired in a very short time miss hollidge was born in scar- boro fiftynine years ago a daugh ter of mr and mrs fred hollidge the family is wellknown in vivian where they have resided for many years the late miss hollidge has been employed of late at agincourt deceased was a daughter of the late mr and mrs fred hollidge nephews are clifford and ken of vivian and mrs oldham of mt albert a niece a brother ted hollidge predeceased his sister about avo years ago the funeral on tuesday was con ducted from theakers funeral parlor mount albert with inter ment in the mount albert ceme tery jim bowes former resident ofi youll want to buy something at mr joe ouellette has moved his stouffville is reported to have suf- the united church wa home- butcher shop from the lawsoh fered a weak spell at the york baking sale this friday afternoon block in the west end to occupy county home last week but is re- the east side of george bakers covering nanrm wntw5 nt i a property and miss helen dickinson member of the canadian bank of commerce staff is now on vacation and is spending a week with relatives in toronto mrs ambrose stover is spending a week with her daughter mrs don brown in hamilton mrs harry stover is in lions head for a week visiting her cousin doris tyndall apartment rentals have been boosted in town quite substantially as much as 15 per month in some cases mrs david russell who has been in brierbush hospital during the past four months is living with her daughter mrs w r dough- herty a cablegram has reached friends in town reporting the safe arrival in australia of mrs salmon mo ther of mr cliff salmon who made the long journey from stouffville by plane which she took at malton airport badminton club annual spring dance iti veterans memorial hall stouffville friday april 21 st with the promise of warmer and finer days just ahead the an nual spring cleanup will begin grass fires will be started in the country and will cost the taxpay ers a lot of money to put them out always remember that all fires are the same size at the start and never begin one you are not pre pared to control there will be bridge for those who want it admission 100 dress optional guests with mr and mrs audrey bartholomew 9th con for easter were mr allan bartholomew of newmarket mr and mrs clare bunker and children of goodwood mr and mrs george adams of toronto mr and mrs gordon bartholomew and bruce of oak- ville mr and mrs herb bartholo mew and children of toronto mr and mrs bert boyd of queensville mr and mrs jim morrison siloam mrs earl robertson and daugh ter judy were in town on sunday attending morning service in the united church mrs robertson of course is the former erie collard and her father was a town druggist here for many years mr and mrs george collard and family were prominent in the life of this com munity when the parents were dive some years ago m elbkkx chapman in the early morning of thurs- day aprii 6th 1930 melbern john hugh chapman passed peacefully unto death at his late residence at mongolia the late mr chapman was born it the rear of lot 2 concession 4 uxbridge township on april 13 1ss1 had he lived another week he would have been 69 mr chapman was a farmer for many years and in later life was wellknown in the stouffville dis trict as a painter and decorator he was of a quiet disposition and i devoted husband and father three weeks ago mr chapman became ill suffering from throm bosis and finally succumbed to a heart attack surviving are his widow nellie and an only daughter myrtle his mother still lives and also two sisters mabel mrs arthur storry alice mrs wm profit two brothers perry near aurora and maurice of trenton the funeral was largely attended on saturday from oneills funeral chapel stouffville pallbearers were five neighbours and one bro ther namely james cowan rus sell couperthwaite clarence mc dowell allen wideman and joseph brownsberger and perry chap man interment stouffville ceme tery louis brownsberger resident of ringwood and the southeasterly corner of whit church township all his long life louis brownsberger died at the aged peoples home newmarket on thursday evening he was in his 90th year and was born on the place now part of ringwood farm just north of the hamlet on the 8th concession son of the iale benjamin browns- j berger the forebears of this fam- ily came from pennsylvania to canada in 1862 there were six sons and daughters born to benj brownsberger and louis was a twin with george two other sons were william of toronto and john of winnipeg they with two sis ters are all dead and the passing of louis removes the last of their immediate family louis brownsberger married edith robinson of green river who died in 1916 they are surviv ed by a son earl living in winni peg and who used to induce his father to travel west each winter for some years the funeral service was conduct ed at the chapel of l e oneill stouffville on saturday afternoon and burial was made in dixon hill cemetery hockey fans parking their cars at the stouffville arena might take a tip and see that their vehicles are locked when they leave them sneak thieves have been pilfering the parked cars in the lot which for the most part are left unlocked george watson of toronto spent snowball barber shop the holiday in town visiting his r mother mrs geo watson obrien avenue mr and mrs e w granger and miss margaret harris of lindsay were easter visitors at the home of mrs w t byam tax rate in the town of aurora for 1950 was struck last week at 50 mills on the dollar an increase of two mills over 1949 many in us over easter quite a number of townspeople spent the easter holiday in the united states mr and mrs jack a spaniel puppy belonging to mel emmerson was killed sunday afternoon by a passing motorist who was passing along at a mod erate speed when the animal ran in front of the wheel its a poor life for dogs in town any more since with the ever growing motor traffic and the demand that the animals be tied up all summer there just isnt a dogs life left for them mr and mrs p h plato kay and joy of comber are easter holi day visitors with mr and mrs l c murphy the regular meeting of the stouffville womens institute will be held on thursday april 20 at 230 pm in the municipal hall motto mrs lickorish roll call name a country and its emblems paper mrs mortson subject se lected current events mrs wilson reports of years work election of officers e k wellington sec sport trousers readytowear suits and overcoats at right prices at f e raes tailor shop spofford block alf mole mr and mrs k rdavis dr and mrs bodendistel and mr and mrs les wilson all went to new york some by motor and some by plane from malton airport mr and mrs ken wagg spent the holi day in washington and their jewe lry store was left in charge of mrs cooper former margaret jennings and her sister mrs walter smith easter meeting the afternoon auxiliary of the wms of stouffville united church smits visited in detroit mr and held its easter thankoffering mr vri vi i -vt- v d n meeting in the church on wednes day afternoon with mrs k camp bell president in the chair and mrs blake sanders and mrs ross wintersteins group in charge mrs sanders gave a brief but convincing talk on the foundation of the church mrs woodcock was in charge of the devotional the story of the cross concluding with an inspiring message on the importance of selflessness in our effort to attain the truly christian goal prayer was offered by mrs young a solo by mrs j holden was beautifully rendered the guest speaker was mrs o b cou- mans who gave an unforgettable address the theme what would you do with jesus she said the world is waiting for our answer thus the answer is a personal re sponsibility on all mrs winter- stein gave a vote of thanks and rev davis closed the meeting with prayer after which a delightful lunch was served before you buy those spring sport trousers or readytowear suit see the bargains at f e raes spofford block mrs james barry west of town sustained a nasty scratch on the face and quite a shaking up when she tripped on the uneven side walk and rubbed her face against a tree when she fell mrs barry doesnt think too kindly about the condition of sidewalks in town or those over which she is compelled to walk when coming down town from the barry farm it is hoped that a thorough inspection of the walks will be made this spring by the sidewalk committee of the coun cil and steps taken to repair much of the uneven places brought about by winter frost mr e a lloyd who has not been in town or out of his home on the 10th concession north for two years remains very much the same over that period of time despite his illness from arthritis and his 83 years of age this lifelong citizen of the stouffville district enjoys his meals and looks better than when he was forced to first remain in bed daughter miss louie lloyd told the tribune a few days ago the lloyd subdivision on main street near the station is selling well and the number of lots now available is surely growing fewer each week cottams restaurant almost opposite post office stouffville full course meals i fish chips short orders lunches ice cream tobacco cigarettes open sundays successors to mr and mrs wm simpson the brown betty 4 sti ssi ssssi cadieux studio portraits a and weddings specialty phone 24 j2 stouffville tttiiii s45iis k- jtj ssi jane ann mckinnon word was received in stouffville on saturday of the death of jane ann mckinnon at the home of her daughter in calgary she was the widow of the late robert mckinnon of stouffville and will be brought here for burial this thursday on arrival of morning train from tor onto mrs mckinnon was in her 84th year was a daughter of the late jerry francisco of uxbridge town prior to the death of her husband here a few years ago the couple were retired living on edward street surviving the mother are one bert and three daughters thelma also airs j nivins of cal gary and mrs h p thomson mr clayt baker took his seat at the village council on thursday evening having come down from orillia for the weekend holiday as previously reported mr baker has purchased a dairy business in the couchiehing town but his wife and son are residents here and this makes mr baker eligible to retain his seat which he has offered to relinguished at any time his ser vices on the water and light com mittee have been invaluable mr percy brillinger has sold two lots and half another lot in one block immediately west of mrs mcconnochies residence in the nor- thwest corner of the village to clark e mckenzie of toronto who plans to build a residence there this summer and set out trees at the north end of the property which fronts on harold street mr but ton states that mr mckenzie hopes to have quite an imposing growth of trees orha sr hockey final haliburton huskies vs breslau red shirts in the stouffville arena this is the ontario rural hockey association allontario senior final the fifth and deciding game in a best three- outoffive series saturday april 15 reserved seats 75c children 25c youth for christ stouffville si james ireshylerian church april 15 22 1950 third annual sacred musical festival sessions 200 pm and 730 pm o come let us sing unto the lord n rowan director district governor lion bob lit tle of richmond hill was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the stouffville lions club on mon day evening he spoke on the tremendous growth of lionism throughout the country citing the fact that there are more than 400- 000 lions in the province of on tario prince edward island now has a club the last of the provinces to enter the work the district governor was introduced by de- putydistrict governor fred camp bell and a vote of thanks was ten dered by lion f l button the members were entertained by a transcription broadcast of the final period of the recent hockey game between stouffville and clinton ky gkakshom size harness maker at unionville for more than half a century gear- shorn size died in stouffville hos pital on sunday in his 77th year his little shop and dwelling still stands to the memory of his long years of service in the district only a few days ago he became seriously ill and was removed to the hospital in stouffville where he continued l late jacob size one of rzim the first members of the lutheran its and read toweai suits are church at unionville gearshom l jut light was one of the longest living resi- j dents in the village he is surviv- ed the service ed by two sisters mrs wa noble i mrs irwin was born near whlte- and miss ruth of unionville and vale in pickering township a one brother j g size of toronto daughter of david badgero and his following service at wignalls wife hezia divens the badgeros funeral home in markham this later kept store in goodwood on wednesday afternoon interment the property now owned and occu- was made in the hagerman ceme- pied by mr j f reid former cn tery ir agent there the badgeros had eight children and besides mrs irwin who was named josephene four others are dead namely rachel emma wil liam and louis badgero surviv ing mrs irwin are her only son weyman a brother robert bad gero in florida and a sister flor ence living in grand rapids mich her husband george irwin died 21 l vears ago i although weyman irwin was only four years old he recalls the death of his uncle louis a brake- man on the old grand trunk he was killed at goodwood when he fell between moving cars when the coupling broke ssfcssssssssssss5ssftsssisss5i stanley theatre stouffville ontario two shows nightly monday to saturday 7 pm 9 pm friday saturday april 14 15 two great pictures teamed up for your weekend entertainment brimstone in color starring rod cameron adrian boothe plus triple threat richard crane gloria henry mrs george irwix mrs george irwin resident of altona east of stouffville for 45 yqars died at her home there on good friday mrs irwin reached her 90th birthday on march 25th last and up until within three weeks of her death had kept house for her bachelor son weyman from whom she had never been separ ated since he was born 61 years ago mrs irwin was laid to rest be side her husband in bloomington cemetery on monday afternoon following service in o neills chapel here rev gibson brown conduct- monday tuesday april 17 18 see john wayne in his roll of the tough rough kentuckian with a heart as big as a pumpkin john wayne vera ralston in fighting kentuckian comedy and cartoon wednesday thursday april 19 20 christopher columbus in technicolor starring frederick march the worlds most daring adventure into the unknown cartoon twelve oclock high is drawing nigh