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f th stowryjuj thhjnt thursday june u 155 century introduces iew lowcost sprayer fotftfqt c a1 w fti iwnm fiu dou ukioil trtwxct coo- trcl 110 gl cicity adjustable row apacicf toll coer 46 of s lows ey to mount biult lot jcuri o depcndihe ktvkc prewar rp- istor has outlet for hindgin ipnytx come iii fc jaj also jet and ham sprayers we have a full slock on display chas cooper ltd claremont ph 103 or 104 taxation to support cbc op erations now averages about s3 per family per year pine orchard mr and mrs rae mcciure and myrna spent the weekend in thornbury danny returned home with his parents after spending a few days with his grandparents miss beth johnston is holiday ing at her parents home here mrs wesley lundy visited in toronto over the weekend mr don white of meaford visited the home of mr and mrs r mcciure last thursday mr and mrs ray lundy vis ited her parents mr and mrs preston on sunday mr and mrs chapman mr and mrs w johnston and earl were sunday visitors with mr and mrs h eveleigh aurora congratulations to mrs ed- son johnston on securing six first prizes at the aurora horse show also to mrs j ash on winning a prize mr and mrs harry brammar and laurene also mrs j lundy attended the june meeting at port colbourne on sunday and visited mrs lundys grand daughter congratulations to dorothy and lois brillinger on their graduation at oshawa general hospital mother starts fathers day bt it all goes to prove that fa- ther is a modest man fathers day as we know it had to be started by a woman in 1910 a mother mrs john bruce dodd of spokane wash ington proposed the idea of a j special day to honour father ithe spokane ministers alliance land the ymca developed and i promoted it since then despite j the callow humour aimed at father every day the special day that shows father he is top man in his familys affections has become tremendously popular this year fathers day is sun- day june 17th i of course fathers were hon- loured long before 1910 the greeks set aside a day for gilts to all fathers the chinese went one better and used two days i one in spring and one in aut- 1 umn as special occasions for fa- titers j in europe fathers day cele- j brations took many forms the germans made it a convivial occasion a time of wine and song the queerest twist to it j was in the balkans there a day j j was set when father was bound to a bed or chair and held fast j for ransom the ransom was i gifts to the family canadians have more subtle means of at- j taining the same end all through the year odd twists also come up on this side of the atlantic a group of pennsylvanians tried to promote the dandelion as the fathers day flower on the grounds that the more it is trampled on the more it grows this idea didnt have the sur vival power of either the dande lion or father it died in the year of its birth 1924 perhaps president coolidge got the closest tc the spirit of the day when he said the wide spread observance of this occa sion is calculated to establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and also to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obliga tions 22000 new members enrolled in united church sunday schools lemonville mrs kemp who lives with her nephew and niece mr and mrs roy carey is visiting with her sister in chicago we are sorry to report miss marilyn hood has been confined to her home this past week through illness miss gloria hoed nursein- training at western hospital toronto is vacationing at her home mr and mrs rae and bob visited with mr and mrs mun- ick martin ralph and ileene of holland landing on sunday afternoon mr and mrs r archer and baby of hamilton spent sunday with mrs a yake mrs archer and lynne mary are staying for a visit with her mother almost 22000 new members have been enrolled in sunday schools of the united church of canada during the past year showing a 35 increase rev dr david i forsyth secretary of the board of christian educa tion of the united church of canada stated last week the total sunday school enrollment is now 65s5t0 more than 34s new through- theweek christian education organizations have been launch ed during the year a 59c in crease showing a total enroll ment of 21335s was also noted by dr forsyth the twoyear old senior coeducational pro gram now enrolls 919 groups with a membership of 20 93s it was announced many of these groups are following the new hic program members of united church sunday schools raised for all purposes during the past vear 1624146 for the missionary and main tenance work of the church sunday schools raised 285000 j an increase of 0 over the pre ceding year in the 1214ycarold bracket attendance at sunday school shows an increase of over 5000 in the 15 to 17yearold bracket attendance at sunday school shows a slight increase of 1200 dr forsyth said that despite the rapid increase in sunday school enrollment 76 fewer churches are holding regular meetings for teachers he de scribes tiiis as a very disturb- ing factor only 7 shopping days till fathers day 5 smoked picnic hams 39c lb jewel and domestic shortening 25c lb cooked ham 98c lb lean boneless pot roasts 29c lb oboyles meat market stouffville phone 35 claremont rev geo davison formerly of claremont is the new minister of the melville and ballantrae united church charge he will commence his duties on july 1st mr douglas mcphee will re place rev john hill on the goodwood united church charge this summer 1tnr 3000poooooooooopoopoooooooooooooooooooi notice to ratepayers in the crosby memorial community centre area comprising lots 125 from con 2 east to con g east take notice that a ratepayers meeting will be held thursday june 21 1956 at 8 pm in the veterans hall unionville to discuss the plans for the new community centre arena and hall crosby memorial community centre board booooooaooo gormley mrs c milsted our community was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of mrs estyn roberts early last wednesday morning our sym pathy is exterded to mr rob erts and the family baby chris johnston has been in sick chldrens hospital suffer ing from asthma and bronchitis congratulations to mr and mrs ross brillinger on the birth of their son kenneth le- roy also to the proud grand parents mr and mrs roy bril linger miss helen colbeck had sup per on sunday with mr and mrs g mcwhirter mr and mrs paul boadway of stouffville had sunday supper with mr and mrs frank har vey mrs a pope is ill at home suffering from a virus infection mrs f warwick of thornhill and miss h colbeck had sun day dinner with miss ruth hoo ver mr and mrs c brander and family spent the weekend with i 1 mr and mrs roy brown of mat- i tawa mr and mrs geo french are keeping house for miss vera hilts while she is enjoying a weeks holidays in pennsylvania mr levi steckley was enter tained at a surprise birthday party on monday night mrs pearl smith had her ton sils removed at brierbush hos pital on friday afternoon mrs e mccormack and evan have moved to their new home at ringwood mrs beulah jones underwent surgery for ulcers at toronto general hospital on tuesday rev ted montgomery well- known in this district was sta tioned at st thomas united church by the recent confer ence at stayner rev l k sider a former pastor here was stationed at bethany church in kitchener mrs jos cherry is visiting at the home of her son jos in new bedford mass mr and mrs jos cherry had a second son recently bishop and mrs alvin winger are attending the annual con ference at roxbury penna mr and mrs chas milsted and charleen spent the weekend with mr and mrs e gooding of utterson dicksons hill mrs walter piphcr of stouff ville has been calling on homes in the community in the capacity of census taker mr and mrs a c barkey have been spending a time with relatives in the peterboro dis trict birthday greetings to miss martha hoover who reached her 84th birthday on june 11th her nieces gave her a surprise party at her home friends of the wideman fami- show dad 5 he is king of your castle shirts tir belts jewelry i sportswear sweaters hose hats pyjamas underwear slacks suits for afihe selection of gifts visit weldon s shoes and mens wear ilies at castor alta rejoice with them in the birth of janice j eileen and james edward may 30 1956 playmates for brother robert congratulations to the proud parents mr and mrs wm pauly nee frances wide- roan last wednesday evening miss hazel eby gave an illustrated j address of the work she has been carrying on among the indians of mexico entering the country as a nurse she ministered to physical and spiritual needs of the people an offering was re ceived for the purchase of dental supplies mrs mcconnochie of toronto passed away after a lengthy ill ness and was laid to rest in the cemetery here the former net- tee piphcr she lived with her grandmother mrs piphcr in the home now occupied by the moyer family and attended dick son hill school mrs dan hall of stouffville called on mrs henry riddle at the nursing home here mr eyer of the transport commission of kansas city paid a short visit at the home of his cousin clerk chas hoover as well as contacting a few friends at gormley bauxite deposits are found all over the world normally near the surface of the earth but are most abundant in warmer areas 25 new chrysler plymouth and fargo trucks will be old at dealers cost price discount as high as 900 these cars are in stock ready to go with factory service and warranty we are celebrate business our reentry into the automobile sal for thur fri sat june 14 to 16 to chrysler plymouth fargo dealers ltd ba station no 7 hwy markham west of markham road