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quality service former local couple given tv on golden anniversary the st0u1tyiue triwne thursday april 26 1956 tup j swifts calf nursing formula one 25 lb bag enough for one calf swifts mineral for all livestock swifts mineral blocks for cattle pork0 hog concentrate pork0 hog grower egg0 chick starter egg0 chick grower egg0 laying mash stiver bros mr ad mrs edward w ba ker ferelon falls ard formerly of stouffville celebrated their golden wedding anniversary when they were at home to their friends at their home on prince st which was gay with spring flowers for the happy occasion the guests were received by their daughter miss lorna ba ker and in the dining room the tea table was centered with a lovely floral arrangement of spring flowers mrs harvey ba- 1 ker of aurora and mrs clayton j baker of orillia sistersinlaw and a niece mrs edgar scott of toronto presided at the tea ta- ble during the afternoon and i evening and dainty refresh- ments were served by mrs jack baker and mrs fern lecraw at fivethirty the immediate family numbering some 30 en- i joyed a delicious dinner at the home of mr and mrs jack ba ker when the serviteurs were three granddaughters mary and vs3xxxxvs3vwvcjvcwcev the students council presents the annual spring prom stouffville district high school friday may 4th music by ron tomlinsons orchestra buffet luncheon admission 250 by couple only dancing 9 to 1 dress semiformal vivian baker ard fay courte- marche mr and mrs baker ree mar tha cooper both of the clare- mort district were married in stouffville by the reverend mr washington they lived in the vicinity of stouffville until no vember of 1936 when they mov ed to rosedale and sever years ago mr and mrs baker took up residence in fenelon falls they have six children pat and grant of rosedale lome and jack of ferelon falls evelyn mrs buster courtemanche of belleville and fern mrs le- craw of lindsay and 9 grand children among the gifts which mr and mrs baker received were a tv set from their family jewellery flowers and many cards and congratulatory mes sages from their many friends who called to extend good wishes attending from stouff ville were mr and mrs harry brillinger mrs brillinger is a sister of mr baker local and personal happenings i the maple syrup run this mr fred woodward is still chief constable w a dia- spring is considerably less than i confined to hospital in toronto rcond had his new speed trap in previous seasons messrs and has undergone a second op- in operation at the east end of clarence atkinson and lloyd tration mr woodward is quite town on tuesday afternoon and bolander report small yields be- well known being the crossing according to reports tagged a tween 30 and 60 gallons guard at the public school i number of unwary drivers miss mabel edwards has re turned from a vacation in or lando florida pretty sprinq weddinqs mcclanahan holden easter lilies bank erla may holden daughter j church for walsh- of mr and mrs gordon holden pearson nuptials became the bride of robert jo seph mcclanahan of chatham son of mr and mrs r j mc clanahan of kirkland lake in an afternoon ceremony at ring- wood christian church rev d davis officiated mr holden gave his daughter i hrand mrsll walsh stouff in marriage and she chose a gown of white nylon tulle over net and taffeta fashioned with shirred bodice dropped waist- easter lilies banked the altar of knox united church trail bc on march 31 for the wed- ding of mary jean pearson daughter of mr and mrs james pearson of trail and lcpl william ronald walsh son of lemonville pine orchard mrs downs of bendley rice mr and mrs j cargie of lake enjoyed a weeks holiday toronto were sunday visitors with mr and mrs m kerr- line and full length bouffant skirt a tiara of iridescent se quins and seed pearls held her fingertip veil of nylon net and she carried a white bible with orchid and streamers miss bet ty sinclair attended as brides maid gowned in pastel green flocked net over taffeta and headpiece of same material and she carried ville ont rev j m taylor officiated at the ceremony at which the bride was given in marriage by her father for her wedding day the bride chose a dress of soft wool flan nel in pale pink shade a scoop neckline highlighted the bodice and the flared circular skirt was accented by pink satin pip ing at waistline and hipline her pink shoulderlength veil fell from a white cap with gloves and shoes in matchin nosegay donald an oldfashioned j shade she carr a wll or chid on her prayer book j clyde as matron of mcmillan was best j mr and mrs r archer of clure hamilton were overnight visi- 1 torsr with mrs a yake a week ago mrs yake returned to hamilton with them a pleasant evening was spent saturday at the preston home the occasion being a surprise birthday party for mr charlie preston and miss nancy smith who was also celebrating a birthday mrs delia pattcndcn of van- dorf spent the weekend with mr and mrs charlie preston mr and mrs douglas whitting- ton and family of toronto were also sunday dinner guests sympathy of the community is extended to our teacher mr floyd doner on the death of his grandfather mr geo hiltz of gormley school was closed on tuesday man and ushers were murray honor wore a two taffeta pipher and edwin parr to re- dress jn platinum biue shade ceive at the church parlors the her hat and g were pink brides mother wore periwinkle and she carried a nosegav o blue with a corsage of pink roses the grooms mother as sisted in romance blue with a corsage of pink roses follow- loromo were ounciay visitors ing a wedding trip to lake jn sheath stve had white an with mr and mrs howard mc- george and the adirondacks the trim h accessories and carnations in matching shade miss carol bingham and miss cecile clark acted as brides maids the formers navy dress ml pi5gah mrs c iattenden mrs l smith mr and mrs earl walton and mr and mrs ed scott were weekend guests of mr and mrs wallace scott and family mr bill lepard of holt visit ed on sunday with mr and mrs roy hewlett mrs e a smith is spending a few days with her daughter find family mr and mrs peter eisentadt at newtonbrook miss carol proctor of schom- berg is spending this week at the sproxton home and accom panying marjorie sproxton as student teachers at no 7 school markham and mrs m davis of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs harry brammar and mrs j lundy mrs wm galley was a week end visitor with mrs wesley lundy mr and mrs rae mcciure and family were guests on sun day with mr and mrs f rcid of markham mr and mrs clarence foot and family of cedar valley moved to their new home at lindsay dont forget the sharon jr farmers minstrel show at van- dorf hall on monday april 30 sponsored by pine orchard w i if you like music and good clean fun plan to attend couple will make their home in chatham among those who entertain ed for mrs r j mcclanahan the former erla m holden are the staff of industrial rela tions at ford of canada a pres entation the dept of indust rial relations a dinner party and shower the telephone oper ators on switchboard at fords a presentation rlngwood christian church friends and neighbors a shower the aunts of the bride mrs g le mon mrs m gillion and mrs j ridout entertained the bridal party after the rehearsal at the home of mrs j ridout mrs acey has returned to the brown home after spending a holiday in florida recently mr and mrs russell ellas and linda visited mr and mrs jack beatty at keswick on sunday mr and mrs bob sproxton and jimmy of unionville visit ed his parents mr and mrs russell sproxton on sunday the institute conveners met at the home of mrs n brown last thursday to make out re ports for the district annual would anyone who has any old pictures of any historical interest in the gormley district please contact mrs r c bay- croft mrs baycroft is compil ing the history of gormley district for the tweedsmuir his tory book bells selling outbargains there are still a number of excellent bargains to he had at our selling out sale many of these are offered at away below our cost wc list only a few and as follows waterloo 20 garden tractor with cultivator coleman space heaters beatty delux automatic ironers white bnaroel wood coal annex power lawn mowers good used electric washers radios ge electric kettles ge steam irons radiant electric heaters grease guns new and ised electric motors rubber belting small quan tity paints and varnishes pressure water systems plastic and steel water pipe 2burncr hot plates oil cans bolts electrical fittings floor cleaner floor wax refrigerator polish many other items too numerous to mention all offered at ridiculously low prices our loss is your gain so buy now and save s c h bell son stouffville phone 2slw postill redshaw a pretty wedding was solem- mized at the claremont united church parsonage by rev hh lackey on saturday april 21 at 3 oclock when joan marie rcdshaw daughter of mr and mrs harold redshaw was united in marriage to george emmerson postill son of mr and mrs thomas postill of green river the bride wore a beige suit with navy accessories and a cor sage of red roses she was attended by mrs orville beelby of markham wearing a navy- suit with pink accessories and a corsage of roses the groom was assisted by his brother mr kenneth postill of markham gora trim her accessories and carnation nosegay were en tone miss clark chose pale blue taf feta with white accessories and corsage of white carnations lcpl e luciak was best man for the groom and both wore the uniform of the canadian provost corps ushers were j clyde and a rossi the bridal party was piped into the reception at the sky lark cafe by a highland piper the brides table was covered with a lace cloth and centred with a fourtiered wedding cake tulle and tapers surrounded the cake receiving the guests with the bridal party was the mother of the bride who chose for her daughters wedding a black taf feta dress with woven gold thread the streetlength dress featured princess lines and she wore matching hat and shoes following a wedding trip to stouffville for two weeks the young couple will take up resi dence in victoria bc dagostino shipton the scene was st michaels cathedral when patricia anrt shipton daughter of mr and mrs james arthur shipton of balsam exchanged marriage vows with leonard dominic dagostino formerly of edin burgh scotland the rt rev b t kyte dp performed the w hai ceremony the bride was given after a reception at the home by her father of the brides parents the happy couple left for a trip to the usa bines alsop white snapdraggons with gladoli and candelara decorated st pauls runnymede angli can church toronto for the marriage on april 14th of joy i alsop daughter of mr and mrs robert roy alsop to ray mond frederick rines son of mrs rines chichester sussex england and the late albert rines rev george a w lart officiated given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of white silk the rounded neck line trimmed in pearls and the skirt bouffant and hooped her white silk headdress trimmed in the bride wore a period gown of white peau de soie and french lace and veil of silk il lusion she carried a prayer book bound in white satin and liliesofthevalley patricia brook of greenwood attended as maid of honour wearing pale yellow crystalette over yellow taffeta joey dun- das as bridesmaid wore french blue crystalette over blue taf feta their flowers and head dresses were blue cornflowers and yellow shasta daisies mary jane bevan and wilma patterson as flowergirls wore pale nylon organdy their nose- gays and headdresses were of blue cornflowers sweetpeas and red roses jack mein was best man and dr joseph median groomsman the ushers were thomas gill editors mail box 2s7 innisfail alta april 20 1956 the tribune stouffville dear mr editor i was very interested in the article by old timer in your tribune of april 12th i was at that baker hill pic nic mentioned and saw that football match between the whitchurch sand rats and the gumbo bovs lemonville and baker hill a load of us came down from church hill to that picnic in a hay rack half full of new tim othy hay the trip itself was as good as a picnic i attended school at ballan- trae with joe feel jim mc- mullen and the gray boys irwin and billie back in the 1870s i was acquainted with some of the other boys men tioned the barn raisings in i those days were something to write home about t a lot of water has run under the bridge since then but i think the people were just as contented and happy then as they are now even with all the j wonderful inventions we now 1 enjoy i congratulations to old timer for his article come again just arlother old timer e a quantz rev and mrs d davis of stouffville and mrs rovvsell of toronto sister of mrs davis left malton by piare on tues day morning for st petersburg fla where they will vacation for the next few weeks a big maintainer was in town this week scarifying and grading the streets while few of them blew up with the frost this spring many were terribly potholed and extremely rough stores will be open in town next tuesday evening may 1st according to an announcement by the local business men i stouffville fire brigade made a run to altora on tuesday afternoon when a chimney fire at the ii brown apartment i house threatened the rambling i structure for many years the corner store no damage re- suited stouffville was represented at i the newspapermens big social event the byline ball by jim thomas associate editor of the tribune the affair was at the royal york hotel on friday evening church st residents were sud denly without domestic water just at dishwashing time on tuesday noon repairs were be ing made to a broken line cor ner of church and warriner sis 1 muskrats are becoming more numerous in local streams last week this paper carried the account of one animal having wandered onto main st and be ing mistaken for a rat this week another fine pelted fellow was seen by a member of the tribune staff sunning himself on the lawn of walter smiths home market st tlere is considerable ice in i the lakes of haliburton yet 1 and fishermen preparing for the seasons opening this satur- day are eyeing the weather with skepticism stouffville lions club will attend divine service in the ang lican church on sunday may 20th at 10 am it was an nounced at the regular club meeting monday night golden wedding anniversary for bishop and mrs shantz bishop and mrs b b shantz of freeport celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week end in an observance delayed more than a month the anniversary date was ac tually march 7 but bishop and mrs shantz were in florida at that time so last weekend they will be honored by members of their family and friends bishop shantz is the son of mr and mrs jacob shantz freeport mrs shantz is the former myra snyder daugh ter of mr and mrs levi sny der hespeler they started far ming the homestead which is still their home mr shantz was ordained as a minister in the mennonite church in 1908 and was made bishop in 1939 the couple have four sons and four daughters gordon st catharines ralph blair roy kitchener clayton at home mrs cranson violet good of baden mrs w ray edna hilborn roseville marjorie puerto rico and grace at home y vfrv pearls held her threequarter length veil and she carried pink hooly and james f shipton roses matron of honour wasj the wedding breakfast was mrs kenneth cotler and atten- held at the king edward hotel dams were mrs john macko and i the reception and and audrey alsop sisters of a armadale hall mrs the bride they wore ballerina- j shipton wore dior rose silk length dresses of crystalette in bengaline with corsage of coral turquoue and pink with match- j r0 mrs c dagostino wore ing hats and shoes flower girl dior blue crepe with corsage in pink silk with matching 0 pink roses after a wedding flowered hat was janice smith tr to stotsird the couple will all the attendants carried cas- in toronto cades of carnations gary cotler j was ringbearer groomsman j was hugh oliphant and ushers was a cream wool suit fleeted were john macko and frank j with brown she wore avacado pethick i green accessories and a china receiving at high park cluhjmlnk jacket immediately after the brides mother wore navy the reception they left for new blue crepe with white access- york city they will reside in one and a corsage re roses toronto the photographer was the brides goirs away outfit mr ted cadcux of stouffville rev charles hunsbcrger missionary life on the ni ger river will be the major theme of a message to be given by rev c w hunsbcrger at the united missionary church at gormley on sunday at 730 pm rev and mrs hunsberger who have just returned from three years missionary term in nigeria w awrica worked at shabanda on the niger river they were twenty miles from the nearest white person and the only means of reaching their station was by native dug out canoe or motorboat during the last two years the hunsbergers have seen a number of the pagan island people of the gungawa tribe accept christ rev hunsberger assisted the young congrega tion build a new church he will be bringing a challenging mes sage which you will not want to miss both rev and mrs hunsber ger attended bethel college in mishawaka and pastored the united missionary church in medon michigan before going to nigeria in 1953 a miscellaneous shower was held at the home of mrs betty acton stouffville last friday evening in honour of miss mar guerite grubin who will be mar ried in may assisting mrs ac ton were mrs jean alexander and mrs barbara schell about twenty friends were present following the public meet ing on the stouffville official plan on monday evening chair man henry ogden of the local planning board and mrs og- i den entertained members of j the board as well as members of council and mr gumming of the metro planning board at their attractive new home on j main st mr and mrs elmer loveless also mr and mrs tracey love- less of streetsville recently mo- i tored to the states for a weeks i holiday visiting washington i dc on cherry blossom day i and home by way of new york city miss jessie sage and her sis ter mrs elizabeth beach who have been in the brierbush hos pital were moved to the rest home at gormley during this past weekend deputy- district governor tom wiltshire from willowdale paid his official visit to the stouffville lions club on mon day evening the meeting was well attended and two new members elmer daniels and neil patrick were installed into the club by the visiting gover nor lion tom wiltshire com- mended lion bill ford of the stouffville club chairman of the membership committee for his splendid work in this capac ity and for having brought 11 new members into the local club during his term of office christ anglican church campaign all anglicans are urged to attend the loyalty dinner to be held on thursday may 10th in the masonic hall stouffville at 630 pm this the first pub lic gathering in preparation for the forthcoming campaign will enable everyone to share the wealth of information which will be distributed and to have his questions answered mr 0 reynolds passes the death occurred on tues day april 17th at the toronto general hospital of orlanda reynolds of bracebridge where he lived for several years be fore going to the north coun try he had lived in toronto and worked as salesman for a lum ber company he was in his 81st year and had been in poor health for some time he has one surviving brother russell r storry of goodwood there were originally six children in the family funeral services were held on thursday from oneils funeral parlors the services was conducted by rev john hill of goodwood inter ment was at brunswick ceme tery green river in view of the canadian can cer campaign being conducted in our area at the present time it is of interest to note that the richmond hill unit since its inception has supplied free and without a means test on advice of a doctor dressings medica tion and transportation for treatment services to a number of local residenfs plans to form a branch unit in the local area during the year are now in pro gress for information on films speakers dressings services contact the local representa tives mrs g purves union ville 239 mrs m f thomson tu 41361 mrs j h hammer- sley stouffville 25g presbyterian wms st james auxiliary of the w- ms held their spring thank offering meeting at the home j of the president mrs r ste- vens obrien ave the meeting j opened with a call to worship by the president mrs r stev ens christ the lord is risen was sung followed by prayer words of welcome were ex tended to the visiting members from markham auxiliary the devotions were in charge of group ii scripture readings on the power of the resurrec tion by miss a duncan and mrs w morris in commenting it was pointed out that we should appropriate this power by surrendering fully to him and serve him with rejoicing i miss m stirling led in prayer i mentioning particularly those who have given 25 years of serv ice to the wms and will re ceive their medals at the ap- proaching council meeting in ottawa j mrs harold dixon rendered i a solo i know that my re deemer liveth mrs a g thompson introduced the guest j speaker mrs h green our min isters wife the manse mark ham mrs green in her timely j message stressed particularly the challenge of this period j through which we are passing after the joy and sorrow of j easter has passed just as the disciples were all impressed j with one thought christs love and the desire to tell others this period should challenge each one of us to a fresh be ginning in the call to service in our church and in establish ing a friendly relationship with those who are indifferent or on the fringe of the church the meeting closed with pray er a social half hour was en joyed horticultural anniversary there were over 100 in at tendance at the horticultural anniversary meeting held in the united church basement last wednesday evening the agincourt society as our guests provided the program which was in charge of their president mr howe it con sisted of musical selections solos by mr del ryder dem onstration on making a corsage by mrs chapman and an illus trated talk on lilies by mr joe tiffin miss ada linton the dis trict president was present also three car loads of guests from the mt albert society after the program refresh ments were served by the di rectors wms sleeting the afternoon auxiliary of the womans missionary so ciety stouffville united church will hold its regular monthly meeting in the church parlors on thursday may 3rd at 230 pm mrs roy grove will conduct the worship service and there will be special music by mrs c morganson a brief review of home missions digest which has been compiled from letters articles reports etc writtten by missionaries church work ers and officers will follow a very cordial invitation is extended to all of the women of the congregation to join with us 45 yrs married mr and mrs charles tindall harold st were at home to rel atives and friends on the happy occasion of their 45th wedding anniversary april 7t despite inclement weather an a heavy heavy snowfall they were at tended by many wellwishers from out of town were mr and mrs cecil tindall and fam ily oshawa mr and mrs reu ben tindall cherrywood mr and mrs bert tindall mount albert miss e kennedy ux- brldge mr and mrs murray slack mrs o downer earl and dorothy and miss dorecn switzor all of toronto and mr and mrs arthur dowswell of stouffville also jimmy tindall claremont betty beauty salon victoria street cold wave machinfifss hair styling shaping ilton stoiiftlllla s8t r ividgero a wash mobile a modern automatic rarwahrg machine has been installed at the garage of wm g garrett and son main street stouffville the washer comparatively new in canada and manufactured in the united states does an ex cellent job on eve the dirtiest vehicle two men and this ma chine enn clean a car both in side aw out in ten minutes approximately 20 gallons of water is used per car the machine operates on a i t track the first application of water loosens the dirt a neutral detergent is then used with the second application which re moves stubborn stains but leaves the wax on the finish the operators then go over the entire vehicle with a woollen mi ard tre detergent is rcmov- cd with a third rinse of clear water the car is wiped dry with a clean cloth and is ready for the road a vacuumblower attached to the machine cleans up the in terior the floor upholstery and ceiling arc cleaned from top to bottom the windows are pol ished both inside and out pic tured above is mr jack gar rett operating the washmobile on a mudcoaled car