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twelve pages jkmffiriue erilmne 3000 copies vol 61 no 11 the tribune stouffville ont june 29 1950 stouffville high school announces promotions i7vhhi 11 kmt4 hi co c 5059 names alphabetically in each group h grade ix i joanne bodendistel garth brubaeher margaret uurkholder joan chapin charles doner graham krisby patt hammond douglas hisev gloria hood keith hoover betty lou keller billie council sets up community centre park commission at a special meeting of the mcmiillen eddie mile margaret stouffville municipal council a reid june smith patsy smith bylaw was introduced and given margaret white ii grace anger roberta bone arnold boyd betty brown jim coultice nelda dun- keld douglas forfar arthur hard ing anne lintner june lotton its several readings setting up a special commission to administer stouffville community centre which in fact is the local memorial john push beth rowan marie park schell harry simpson ellen the appointments are as follows steckley burness steckley doris for a one year term harry f rat- taun douglas tribbling joy and harold spofford and for wood ill laura arnold eileen i lwo ve term dr g g bal degeer patricia grove mane epresehtlhg the stouffville lions hartwick marilyn hood carole thp lewis norman hutson ronald m jim aus kpiccntmg tlu peake arnold steckley catharine stover marion white c dorothy grove shirley jones mary murray norma sider donald campbell representing the horti sproxton mary tremblay cultural society and elmer grade v daniels the business mens assoei- 1 jim bodendistel audrey brown reg cox eldon fretz stouffville athletic club mrs leslie wilson representing the womens institute mrs archie barbara hisev billie murphy un m eddie murphy walter oboyle cipahty wil be entitled to receive jean paislev marilyn pearcea provincial government grant on doris steckley glenn thompson all capital expenditures made in mary wideman u florence the park bolender eldon brillinger louise at the first meeting of the newly clarke mary ann fretz david formed committee on tuesday hoover harry hunt lome mort- afternoon mrs les wilson was son agnes ohi phyllis paisley elected chairman harold spofford shirley schell grace sellers secytreas and jim austin roger spence bob sproxton doris groundsman the committee view- whitty ill ira brown marion ed the park and turned clown a brown grant burkholder nelda request by the ball club to erect elson bruce fockler joan snow fence on the southeast line of haynes edward hill herb the outfield while the group roberts anna savoretti helen agreed that a homerun fence snowball elaine spofford ruth might be popular it was not timbers murray wideman c i thought that the use of snow fence glenn byer murray couperth- would do anything to enhance the waite mary eckardt ona hall- beauty of the park action will be man shirley hartwick delphine sought on the repair of the park logan margaret myers eleanor gates which are in a deplorable tragedy strikes markham tp home tragedy struck suddenly at the home of mr and mrs charles hisey 7th concession of markham last week when douglas hisey their 1 1yearold son was almost instantly killed as he put a belt on reid bruce rusnel stewart wideman grade xi marion atkinson eng ii hist i alg i ag sc i lat ill fr ii ruth atkinson eng c hist ii ag sc c fr ii h ec ii pauline barkev eng ii hist i alg i ag sc ill fr ii h ec ii grace barry eng c hist i h ec c arlene bolender hist ill alg ill ag sc c fr c ii ec ii bob bruce eng c hist ii ag sc c shop ii helen campbell eng c hist i ag sc c fr ill h ec c douglas card shop iii ernestine cooper eng c hist ill alg c ag sc c h ec c barbara dixon eng c hist ii alg 1 agsc c fr c floyd doner eng i hist i alg 1 ag sc i fr i shop i clifford dunkeld shop c lome emmerson eng c hist i alg ii ag sc ii lat ii shop i gordon galbraith eng ill hist 1 alg i ag sc ii fr ii shop ii jim hewlett eng c hist ii alg ill ag sc ii fr ill shop i helen hisev eng i hist i alg i ag sc i fr i h ec i donna keeping eng c hist hi alg ill ag sc c lat c fr ii isobel keffer eng ii hist i alg i ag sc ii fr ii h ec ii isobel mccreiglu eng i hist 1 alg 1 ag sc i lat c fr ii douglas mcwhirter eng c hist ii alg ill ag sc ii lat c fr ii shop i clifton morris eng c hist ill al state engagement the engagement is announced of elizabeth elsie daughter of mr and mrs alfred pretty to bertram douglas canhiff fleming son of mr david b fleming and the late mrs fleming the marriage to take place on saturday july 15 1950 at 130 oclock in the church of st aidan toronto overcrowded we regret that a number of items arriving late on wednesday were crowded out of this issue due to lack of space and will be carried next week douglas hisey a threehorsepower motor used for pumping water on the farm the youth apparently got the engine started and placed the belt on but before he could back away he was whirled into the engine his head was wedged between the fly wheel and the wooden mount ing of the machine the family was absent at the time the mishap occurred it took mr hisey some minutes to pry the body of his son free when lie found him on his return douglas is survived by his father and mother and two sisters margaret is and helen 15 and a brother bruce 24 the funeral on monday was conducted from the late home by rev norman rowan and rev roscoe chapin with public service in the dicksons hill church pall bearers were all chums of the deceased keith hoover charles doner graham frisby blake lotton robert paisley and norman smith interment was made in the dicksons hill ceme tery 1200 attend reesor family reunion held at markham hist c agsc c fr iii willard moyer eng ii hist i geom i ag sc 1 lat i fr i janet noxon eng ii hist i geom i ag sc 1 lat c fr iii murrav redshaw eng ill hist ii geom c agsc c shop c barbara smith eng ill hist i geom 11 ag sc ii lat c fr iii ronald smith eng ii hist ii agsc c shop c alma steckley eng ii hist c fr c shirley stecklev eng 1 hist i geom i ag sc 1 lat i fr i dean watson eng ill hist i geom c ag sc c fr c shop c bettv wideman eng ii hist ii geom c ag sc ii fr ii allan winn eng c hist ii geom c agsc c shop ii nb in a number of cases in i ag sc ii fr ill shop i vi doreen ogden eng c hist ii- g x and xii where the fail- alg ii ag sc ill fr c ii ec ii ure subject is not too great helen paisley eng ill hist i alg 1 ag sc ill lat i fr i murrav pipher eng hi hist i alg i ag sc ii fr ii shop ii jean rao eng ill hist i alg i ag sc ii fr ii h ec ii edna sanderson eng c hist i alg ii ag sc c fr ill h ec ii ronald smith eng c hist i ag sc c shop iii phyllis spofford hist c alg c ag sc c fr c 11 ec c keith stecklev eng c ag sc c fr ill shop ii marie stover eng c hist ip ag sc c fr ill ii ec 111 ronald walsh eng hist ii alg 1 ag sc ii fr ill shop c grade xii barbara bagg eng ill hist i geom i ag sc ii lat c fr i shirley bone eng ill hist c geom ill ag sc ii fr c margaret bruce eng c hist i geom c ag sc c john davis shop c vera douse eng ii hist 1 geom i ag sc ii lat i fr i lean kmpringham eng ill hist i geom c ag sc ii lat c fr ii norman fairies eng ii hist i geom 1 ag sc ii fr c shop i clarence fockler eng c hist ii geom ii ag sc c shop ii agnes forfar eng c hist id ii geom ii fr c donald green hist c geom ii ag sc c shop c jessie harding eng i hist i com i ag sc i lat i fr i chas hill eng c geom ii ag sc c fr c shop ii vernon hoover eng c hist ill geom c ag sc c shop c bud lehman eng c hist i geom i ag sc ii barry mackay eng c geom c barbara mccreight eng ill- permission may be obtained to take the subject in the next higher grade each case will be decided on the mark obtained and the industry of the student concerned the grade xi ii results may be looked for about the middle of august l c murphy ba principal former anglican minister dead following an illness of several months rev canon h f batters- by died on saturday at the lind say convalescent home he was minister in the stouffville angli can church nearly forty years ago deceased was in his 70th year husband of the late agatha 0de he is survived by margaret of stanstead college stanstead que sylvia mrs k g cameron of wilberforce w schofield of lind say and two sisters fannie and harriet of lancashire england funeral service on tuesday was conducted from st pauls anglican church lindsay with interment in the riverside cemetery pugh evans gathering in local park four sets of twins attended the pughevans family reunion on saturday june 24th in stouffville memorial park and the twin daughters of lloyd hill from agin- court district were the youngest descendants present they are months old the twins were john and jim wilson of balsam joan and janet slack of gjodvvood emily and irene hill of agincourt and sharon and nancy wiocman of claremont the oldest lady was mrs john white of claremont she being 87 while the prize for the oldest gentleman went to mr george lee of uxbridge so four hundred were present to enjoy the program of sport and the picnic supper mr arthur wideman of claremont rr was reelected president and mrs isabel heisey of toronto reelected secretary preparations complete for great historical event in markham township mrs wesley reesor of markham 90 years of age was the oldest person present at the 5th reunion of the descendants of the reesor family in canada held last satur day june 21th in the fair grounds in markham the youngest was gordon john pike of locust hill tenweekold son of john l pike and suzetta reesor pike who are both reesor descendants nine hundred and fifty registered but it was estimated there were 1200 present sixteen years had passed with many intervening deaths marriages and births recorded since the last reunion wilbur reesor rr2 pickering is president of this organization which commemorates the immigra tion to canada of the reesors in 1801 and their settlement in mark ham township other officers are lion pres fen reesor locust hill vicepresident gordon reesor port perry secretary mrs ger trude reesor millar markham treasurer charles w reesor markham press sees eleanor reesor markham and harold reesor lansing wilbur reesor presided for the afternoon program during which the choir sang dear land of home with community singing led by gordon reesor and edna jerman abner risser brought a message from the cousins in the united states and explained the change in the spelling of the name of the canadian branch was thought to be due to the immigra tion officials spelling it as it sound ed to them dr w stewart wallace chief librarian of the university of toronto gave a brief address in which he recalled the first pennsyl vania dutch corning to pennsyl vania at the invitation of the quakers he spoke of the primitive conditions existing when the reesors came up yonge street through the woods where the stumps had not yet been removed they had no bricks and had to build shelters of logs they had no hooks except the bible and were dependent on the spinning wheel in the manufacture of clothing their venture and endurance dr wallace pointed out was the foun dation which made the structure of the present achievements possible miss hazel i reesor who has spent s years as a missionary nurse in nigeria africa spoke briefly during the program and the other speakers were reesor of locust hill a president and jack f of hamilton rev allan closed with prayer among those coming a distance for the reunion were peter reesor from saskatchewan frank reesor from alberta and a group from california mrs keith macmillan nee helen tlould of locust hill was home from south america with her two daughters she has lived in columbia and peru and will be going back with her hus band this time to venezuela it was the third reesor reunion she had attended the reesor family in canada is the title of the illustrated reesor history just published in which some 9000 descendants are traced the reesors are represent ed in all walks of life but through the years the majority have been farmers good farmers in the summer of iso christian reesor and his family started the trek from pennsylvania to markham twp in conestoga ragons each wagon was drawn by four horses all who could walked to make room for household equipment live stock and other essentials christian reesors bible was on display at the reunion and is now owned by his great great grandson the eightythreeyear old thomas reesor a mennonite minister just as christian reesor was it was brought from switzerland by his i forefathers is printed in german and has coloured illustrations and large clear type and good binding which leaves one amazed consid ering the date of its publication was 1530 it is the zurich bible printed by kristoffel froschover which was the germanswiss bible published for the reformed church of switzerland a people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve any thing to be remembered with pride by remote posterity macaulay stokes open friday mght stouffville business mens assoc iation announce that the stores will remain open this friday even ing but will be closed all day saturday july 1st driver crawls out of blazing auto thomas freeman 20 crawled out of the wreckage of his flaming overturned ceil sunday on a side- road near baker hill on the sth of whitchurch he received a dis located shoulder and minor cuts freeman said the car went out of control on a turn in the road and overturned police chief richard mulholland of whitchurch town ship took freeman to york county hospital at newmarket widow of robert button elliot dead the death of elma may stiver widow of robert button elliot occurred at her home at button- vilie on june 21st in her 76th year the funeral service was held fri day from wright taylors fun eral home in richmond hill with interment in buttonville cemetery mrs elliot is survived by a son ivan cecil of toronto her husband having passed on many years ago she was the daughter of w stiver lot 11 con 5 markham township a farmer and well4nown school teacher of the district robert button elliot was the eldest grand son of john n button lot 15 con j markham township and was a sergeant major of the 2nd regi ment of cavalry stouffville arena limited shows revenue 2312193 among fen former reesor reesor stouffville arena limited show ed a total revenue in the first season of operation of 2312193 according to the financial state ment released by the company at the annual shareholders meeting on thursday evening expenditures amounted to 1179612 added to which was depreciation on build ing and equipment of 1119118 the senior hockey proved to be the biggest moneymaker showing gate receipts of 1539336 from which amount the arena realized 725108 the balance going to the hockey clubs participating rink rental made up the largest source of revenue next to hockey 5888 being received the toronto- hockey league paid in 370395 and revenue from public skating totalled 374430 next to wages paid out hydro and heat made up the largest expenditure being 2346128 following the presentation of the financial report by treasurer reg button president geo allison conducted the annual election of directors which resulted in the entire directorate of the initial year being returned to office in recognition of their services which were thought to be considerable in establishing the new arena the shareholders voted to grant each of tiie charter directors a lifetime pass to the arena the share holders also agreed to a remuner ation for the directors for 195051 the following directors were re elected geo allison reg button gar lehman moriey symes dr s t bodendistel bert bell and c h nolan motions of appreciation were unanimously carried for the work of the directors during the year and lo the manager ken laush- way for the able job he did in his position the matter of placing a concrete or other type floor over the pipes was discussed and it was agreed that the matter should be left to the new directors to decide if such a floor would be a profitable venture a new oilheating plant has now been installed in the east end of the building to supply heat for the engine room supply and skate- grinding rooms and washrooms uptodate toilet facilities are also being installed in this end of the arena this summer and two additional dressing rooms are mooted for the west end of the building it is expected that work preparatory to reopening the arena this fall will commence the latter part of september unique bridal train passes through town preparations which have been going ahead for months are prac tically completed for the great centennial celebration of mark ham township this saturday and sunday july 1st and 2nd chair man win timbers reeve of the township along with some two dozen committee men have been holding bimonthly meetings for some time and only await the favor of the weatherman to carry through this great historical event in markhams history festivities will commence at one in the afternoon on saturday with a grand parade through markham village to the fair grounds main- large concerns and local businesses too are planning to have floats in the lineup along with several bands township school children an old stage coach sixhorse teams and other colorful numbers the children are asked to join in with their decorated bicycles and doll carriages and these will be judged and receive prizes when they arrive at the grounds a great array of sports has been planned for the afternoon with softball tugofwar and horseshoes there will be a public speaking contest by contestants from markham township public schools a dis play of folk dancing by the john madsen troup and an address by hon geo s henry in the evening the program will move into the arena for a dance on sunday afternoon union- villes crosby memorial arena will be the scene of a great divine ser vice with the queens york rangers band veterans parade a massed choir and representative clergy from all parts of the town ship the speaker will be captain rev john s holliday and the lime of the service is 230 oclock here is the unique wedding train which passed through town the other saturday bear ing margaret helen wideman daughter of mr and mrs edw wideman bride of robert eugene lewis son of mr and photo by wiftf mrs stanley lewis the pro cession was replete with new tractor and clanging bell