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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 8, 1954, p. 5

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4 quaijtv service kill the bugs cil insecticides fungicides cil garden dust gun cil atox deeris dust deecop 37 dust sprays cil nicotine sulphate 40 cil methoxvchlor 40 cil wettable ddt 50 cil tricop for commercial growers cil 3 ddt dust cil 5 ddt dust cil 4 malathion dust cil atox 1t rotenone dust cil cucurbit dust weed killer cil herbate amine cil brushkil one car only feed oats 3800 per ton whole stiver bros phone 45wl or 64508 stouffvihe ont presentation after 27 years service oee9eceeee2seeesceeeeceed9ec calling all boys girls to attend the daily vacation bible school july 12th to 23rd in the stouffville united missionary church classes for all ages bring bible note book pencil and scissors bev p husox director each morning nt 000 stouffvihe bowlers tournament winners stouffvihe ladies lawn bow ling club was the scene of district no 13a playoffs on monday evening there were representatives here from au rora agincourt richmond hill and stouffvihe in the singles doubles and trebles events mrs fred crossin very easily taking the singles event 21 to 3 over aurora and a score of 21 to 7 over richmond hill the doubles was won by agin court over stouffvihe repre sented by mrs wm birkett- skip and mrs elgin wagg by a score of 11 to 10 they were tied on the 14th end the trebles was also won by agincourt ov- the trure stouffvffie ont thursday jur g ipm local and personal happenings mr and mrs don fraser and daughter joanne of cornwall are visiting in town for a time with mrs frasers aunt miss jane burkitt the stouffvihe child health clinic for babies and preschool children will be held in christ church parish hal on friday july 9th from 130 to 4 pjn mr and mrs j m young of vancouver are visiting their parents mr and mrs john lehman the youngs are regu lar readers of the tribune in the west coast city public utilities is appealing to stouff ille commission residents through an advertise ment in this newspaper to ob serve the regulations on the use of water for lawns water ing lawns is forbidden except during the hours of six to eight in the evening with a fine fishing rod and reel a gift of the postoffice mr e b leavens stouff vihe postmaster for twenty- seven years is shown here staff past and present mak- on the left being presented ing the presentation is lou morden wellknown mail courier mr leavens is pres ently on vacation at the con clusion of which he will re tire morgason geer custom baling combining bale pickup service also grainauger truck for baling for combining phone cliff 51w5 phone don 51 w6 er stouffvihe represented by mrs lena hoover mrs alvin klinck and mrs gordon lem on skip by a score of 1514 they were also tied on the 14th end mrs crossin and the two agincourt representatives will play the final game for district 13 championships at totten ham on monday july 12th the stouffvihe trebles repre sented by alvin klinck mrs klinck and geo allison skip won the green trophy at rich mond hill on july 1st with three high wins another stou ffvihe trebles of mrs gordon lemon mrs fred crossin and gordon lemon skip won sec ond prize with three wins also again stouffvihe bowlers win in the doubles for men at markham on monday evening geo allison and mervin watts won first money with three wins and alvin klinck and gordon lemon second prize with three wins miss erla holden and friend miss joan pearson both of oakville spent the long week end with the formers parents and brother here in town mr win timbers who was recently named by stouffvihe council to fill the vacancy on the planning board caused by the death of mr alf mole has been named as vice chairman of the board the position also held by the late mr mole mr and mrs son ferguson james thom- weston an nounce the engagement of their daughter louise isabelle to mr donald william hope son of mr and mrs fred c hope claremont the marriage will take place in westminster united church on saturday july 31st at 3 oclock engagement the engagement is announc ed of barbara jane bagg daughter of mr and mrs thomas bagg to walter john hook son of mr and mrs robert hook stouffvihe the marriage will take place quiet ly on july 24 lbmonviile mr and mrs wilfred yake and family had sunday night dinner with mrs yake mr and mrs gordon mat thews bruce and donnie of uxbridge had sunday dinner with mr and mrs chas pres ton mrs yake and mr and mrs preston spent saturday after noon and evening with mr and mrs r archer of leaside pikes peak weddings clyde good miss winnifred audrey good 931 25th st daughter of edwin r good of stouitville was mar ried at 2 oclock last saturday afternoon in the gospel center church to robert clyde son of mr and mrs clinton clyde jlo concord st elkhart ind rev quinton j everest con ducted the cereroony after a musical by mrs lloyd murphy and royce saltzman vocalists who were accompanied at the organ by mrs helen snyder miss mary agnes gingrich of south bend was maid of honour and chester clyde of aluquerque nm brother of the bridegroom was best man garth good of stouitville bro ther of the bride and sam mil ler were ushers charlene clipp of buchanan mich and kay moore of elk hart were flower girls the bride was attired in a gown of chantilly lace and taf- ifeta which was made with a lace bodice pointed sleeves and a scoop neckline edged with pearl centered daisies the full taffeta skirt had an overskirt of net with a finger tip peplum of lace her three- quarter veil of illusion was fas tened with a tiara of lace trim med with pearls she carried a bouquet of tufted white car nations centered with pink sweetheart roses the maid of honour and the two flower girls were in match ing gowns of white dotted pink organdy over white taifeta which were made in a style similar to the brides gown they carried baskets of sum mer flowers the reception was held at the central ywca 119 n lafayette blvd after which the couple left on a honeymoon at lake of the woods decatur mich the bride attended emman uel bible college kitchener and bethel college mishawaka the bridegroom attended beth el college and asbury theo logical seminary asbury ky those complaining of the dust on edward st and rose ave are to have the trouble remedied his week councillor mill bulk of the road commit tee has agreed to have a sup- lily of calcium on these roads before the week is out whitchurch township coun cil will convene in regular ses sion this saturday afternoon miss a b duncan is spend ing this week in toronto with her cousin mrs a stewart mrs walter lewis of saska toon sask is spending a va cation with her sisterinlaw mrs a brown of orchard pk blvd the tribune is pleased to re ceive all public school promo tion reports any pictures which appear in the tribune are available in size 8x10 print at a cost of 75c on thursday july 1st over 3000 employees of simpsons- sears enjoyed their annual pic nic at cedar beach park mus- selmans lake mr and mrs john scott moved on thursday from the alda house on market st to the raxun house on main st east mr and mrs harry molson of oshawa were visitors with ben raxlins lat week mr molson operated the carload groceteria here some years ago mr and mrs ivan goudie and family have been holiday ing for a few days at the gou die cottage near north bay the house on stouffer st be longing to john morgason and occupied by the fred pugh family has been sold to mr j brown mr and mrs c c reid of toronto spent several days in town last week at the home of mrs a v nolan stouffvihe council was crit ical during their meeting on monday night of the speeding in town and it was revealed that a sliced trap costing the municipality over fifty dollars has been idle for a couple of years it was pointed out that uxbridge was operating a trap and others are being used ef fectively elsewhere mr harry walters mayfair restaurant proprietor has been nursing an injured foot result ing from a tumble when he stepped off the sidewalk on church st south the area is not too well lighted and the sidewalk ends abruptly on the east side when one is travel ling north the local council received notification on mon day night of the mishap and the walk committee was sched uled to view the situation on tuesday night with the con stant activity which takes place in our town park now consid eration could well be given to the completion of the sidewalk on the east side of church st to main st mrs j e mckee who has been in toronto western hos pital for some time with a pul monary thrombosis is expect ed home this week stouffers hardware has im proved the approach into the store with a large glass door which gives a full view into the premises as one is enter ing mr jim jarvis wellknown local resident who resides op posite the public school has been having a bout with pneu monia but is progressing fa vourably mr george gower celebrated his eightieth birthday on july 2nd at the home of his daugh ter and soninlaw mr and mrs walter pipher where he is now residing those attending the surprise party were his five daughters and their husbands 11 grandchildren 6 greatigrand- children a brother and his wife mr and mrs bert gower of toronto and also friends mas ter larry peacock 3-month- old son of mr and mrs wm peacock was the youngest one attending a brother mr ern est gower of belleville a sister in england 5 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren were unable to attend the hap py occasion rev a w rees evangelist in word located 2 miles north of markham whitchurch townline on the fifth concession s crvices each evening except saturday at sundays 230 730 pm 8 pm church broadcast 845 am sunday cklb oshawa rev a w rees and evangelist and for missionary work has experience as during this summer in india hear h preaching a pastor will leave s dynamic mr w r hallman is professor asbury theological seminary god his ministry in song of music in richly blesses everyone welcome c e hunklng pastor mr w r hallman musical director evangelist in song turn down meters stoulfville municipal counck will not proceed with a con tract for parking meters at this time was the decision on moncjay night reeve ogden stated that while they definite ly favoured meters as the most orderly way of parking he did not believe the town was ready for such a move councillor ratcliff stated that several cus tomers had expressed their op position to him councillor daniels said that meter park ing was best but believed the move would be premature members of the chamber of commerce who favoured instal lation of meters and were ex pected to appear before council in support or meters failed to show up mr and mrs h 0 klinck loft by train last weekend for vancouver where they will spend some time with dr and mrs l s klinck and mr klincks daughter mrs hugh heilbison the local couple will also attend the british empire games for which they have re served seats awaiting them william bryan former local son was a visitor back in the home town with miss efiie harding last week l e oneill popuplar busi nessman was entertained last weekend by a number of neigh bours on the occasion of his birthday mr and mrs ross davis were in new york during the weekend and took in the big baseball series between the giants and the dodgers mr and mrs lome boadway and his parents mr and mrs carl boadway left by motor this week for the west coast they plan to travel much- of the way through the states and will be away for a month or more mr e s barkey left on saturday via tca for calgary to attend the internationally famous stampede he will also visit with relatives in the west including mr beno a cousin in leslieville alta whom he has not seen in many years on sunday afternoon july 4th the children grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of the late mr and mrs james wagg held a very enjoyable picnic at the old homestead where mr and mrs vincent wagg now reside about 75 were present the eldest was mr cecil wagg of town and the youngest was the 2wecksold son of mr and mrs graham robinson of to ronto members of the family were present from st cathar ines toronto unionville new market atha cashel good wood and stouffvihe shepherd mckuen dixon hill united missionary church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on satur day june 26 1954 when mary lois mckuen daughter of mr and mrs samuel 1 mckuen markham exchanged marriage vows with john charles shep herd son of mr and mrs wil liam shepherd of toronto rev h shantz officiated as sisted by rev c berry mr reg howe played the wedding music and mr robert mcdow ell sang ill walk beside you and the wedding prayer given in marriage by her father the bride looked lovely in a gown oi white satin with a lace bodice studded with pearls a flowing netskirt and a fingertip veil her headdress was scalloped and trimmed with pearls she carried a bouquet of red roses and was attended by her sister miss ruth mc kuen as maid of honour dressed in a blue lace and net floorlength gown with match ing headdress she carried a bouquet of pink roses miss ger- aldine hoover was bridesmaid dressed in a pink lace and net ballerina length dress with matching headdress and carried a bouquet of pink roses little- miss noreen hickey cousin of the bride was flower girl dresed in green nylon and car ried a nosegay of pink roses roliert campbell was grooms man and alvin smith and well ington yake were ushers the reception and buffet supper was held in the church base- merit with the brides mother receiving the guests dressed in a suit of pink cashmere and a corsage of yellow roses for a wedding trip to points north the bride chono to wear a powder blue suit with white accessories on their return they will live at the lome park married couples residence where both the bride and groom stouffvihe 3si4 or will ooounu their studies r r 1 unlonvlll at the time of the 1837 re bellion an alarm that indians were on the warpath and were burning buildings and murder ing settlers swept through sou thern whitchurch and northern markham township the in habitants were terrified fam ilies abandoned their houses and assembled in the more commodious farm houses pre pared to daend themselves it was a foile alarm but a mem orable experience for those who passed through it mr a d bruce u anxious to accumulate as much reliable information as possible concerning the cri sis he can identify at least five forms to which frightened citi zen gathered for mutual pro tection these farms with their present day occupants are as follows in marknam twp lot 26 con z l b heise and family iot 33 con 3 joseph helse and family lot 29 con 5 ri chard roxlxirough and family ixit 31 con 5 r a bruce 1 con 5 edgerton clublncand family he also believes that and family i ako believe that lot 5 con 3 r baycroft and family may have been another place of refuge if any tribune readers have family traditions concerning this indian scare mr bruce would like much to hear from them telehone to write to mrs elva mcconnochle of stouffvihe was in lindsay last week attending a reception and presentation being made to miss cassie haugh who was retir ing from her position as pri mary teacher after 41 years sixteen hundred of us scat tered all over the world owe our start in education to her nd she could call us all by name mrs mcconnochie told the tribune she started her career at north bay and her first principal was present last week for the celebration to present her with an easy chair table and lamp she was prais ed by various speakers for her tact and diplomacy miss haugh told the gathering that as a child she had hoped to be a bal let dancer but her mother had other ideas and now she said she believed her mother was right she was just the same as i had remembered her 30 years ago and is certainly the most unforgettable character ive ever known said mrs mccon- no lie strawiberries appear to be a scarce commodity in local stores this year although there is no shortage of crop the an swer appears to be that the growers are selling their pro duce privately and in larger quantities for keeping in cold storage ropair work is underway on the bridge on market st where some of the foot planking had given way the bridge is quite narrow and in due course should be widened now that much of the land south has been occupied with new homes stouffvllles streets are in the poorest condition this year they have been for some time council in discussing the mat ter stated that they were not sure whether the lack of pro per stone in the gravel or tha rains which immediately fol lowed the oiling is the cause however council is not satis fied and mr sid brum engi neer for the oiling contractor is being called back to view the situation and malce recommen dation last week was moving day for a number of families in town bob hall and family have moved from the east- end to the house formerly oc cupied by chas badgero in tho westend the badgeros will make their home at ballantrae mr and mrs martin moved into the house vacated by the hall family and their house is now occupied by mr and mrs pete walsh mr and mrs len haylow and family local mas- seyharris dealer has gone in to the former forsyth place occupied for some years by tha walsh family stouffvihe cpop stooftvill phont 269 or 122

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