junior choir this is the junior choir of the stouffville united church as they appeared in their new gowns at a recent sunday morning service the choir is under the direction of miss mona armstrong with mrs c nolan organist and rev douglas davis minister photo by walter lee new library books fiction the king tree taylor women and thomas harrow marquand anna and her daughters stevenson logging with paul bunyan robins victorine keyesthe detroiters the serpent and the staff jthe well shute around the world with auntie mame dennis man overboard dickens mrs arris goes to paris gallico the land god gave cain innes the sound and the fury faulkner livingston ross yerby i husband for victoria wilkins the rainbow and the rose i the ordeal of gilbert pinfold homy theatre markham evenings doors open 645 pm sat matinee 115 pm thur pri sat dec is 19 20 king solomons mines technicolor stewart granger deborah kerr eyes have never seen its equal rr plus ricochet romance n waugh the mark israel the solitary horseman loring love came laughing by loring gay courage loring here comes the sun loring nonfiction the jervis bay pollock klondike berton the memoirs of viscount montgomery montgomerty aunt hatties place jacques execution mcdougall the greatest raid of all phillips fences symons lawrence and the arabs graves the pick of punch bentley newspaper writer new deputyreeve with marjorie main as ma kettle mon tues wed dec 22 23 24 the reluctant debutante wonderful screen fun in technicolor adult entertainment plus golden age of comedy a delightful laugh feature coming peter pan dec 25 26 27 mrs nelson ion associate edi tor of the newmarket era and express won an acclamation as deputyreeve of newmarket in her first try for municipal coun cil she has been a member of the public school board for the past two years mrs ion is the mother of two sons ted 15 and ricky 8 she joined the era and express staff in 1947 comirg with her hus band to newmarket the previous year mrs ion was educated at the halifax academy and dalhousie university she is a member of ist pauls chancel guild and lea der of two teenage girls groups at the church she is an execu tive member of york curling club ladies section a charter member of the newmarket and district association for retard ed children and york county hospital wa i mrs ion is past president of the alexander muir home and school and the newmarket hor ticultural society she edited the yorksimcoe home and school magazine for one year and as sisted in the reorganization of guides and brownies in new market serving both as guide captain and district guide com missioner since 1952 caroline ion has covered the council and school board activities for the era and express the richmond hill lib eral and stouflville tribune aurora she has not missed a meeting stouffville of york county council since it richmond hill moved to newmarket in 1954 king city and attended sessions at the newmarket old county building adelaide street united church wms the christmas service of the womans missionary society of the united church was held in the church parlors opening with a worship prayer by the presi dent mrs woods community friendship reported forty calls made and there was over 100 received from mite boxes the nominating committee report ed the slate of officers for 1959 the collection was dedicated by mrs r young mrs king re viewed chapter 4 from study book concerns of a continent this chapter dealt with condi tions in the usa mrs dr crouch had charge of the birthday offering and later her group served tea and cake mrs woods had charge of the worship service taking her entire theme from the hym- nary beginning with the con fession of thanksgiving all par ticipating and several ladies read scripture verses which was a very interesting and en- the st0uffy1ule tribune thny ueceatw tt 1958 fcge 3 local and personal happenings the two banks in stouffville friends will be sorry to hear bank of commerce and bank mrs a mcconnachie is at pres- of nova scotia will remain j ent in hospital in toronto open for business on saturday morning dec 27th from 9 to our popular prescription 229 11 oclock for the convenience cough syrup is now in stock of customers houstons rexall drug store at home on the occasion of their fif tieth wedding anniversary mr stouffville stouffville business places are mrs k agnew has left for a i holiday in jamaica come and enjoy the christ mas story in picture and song at stouffville memorial chris tian church on sunday evening dec 21 at 730 mrs epp our district nurse has taken a portion in scarboro and will leave here shortly mr and mrs henry steckley mr pete walsh and family mc louis schell and mrs lor- were called to toronto last sat- on miller were all present for open each evening from now and mr s alvm l winger will christmas be at their home in gormley i lions club christmas lurday as mrs walsh was very ill again ontario friday december 26 friends will regret to hear from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 10 pm j t sfss t that miss e yeamans is at pres- stl sfkf ve locations t ln the weston sanatorium reids at ringwood sunoco stouffville legion branch 459 had their annual christmas par ty last sunday it was well at tended children and parents had a good time and gifts of candy and nuts were distrib uted the 91st birthday celebration for mrs anna schell on sunday at the home of her daughter mrs lloyd moyer men shoppers are you in a quandary our sales girls will assist you in choosing the gift that is per- station patrick motors san- ders service station and thej e bank of nova scotia lot in the lucky ticket for the cut- stouflville i lery set at midtown garage was iect ior her it w be glft- ticket no 181 holder of this wrapped free of charge and miss ann burgin will be cele- ticket please call at the garage ready to be placed under the brating her twentyfirst birth- for your prize programme the primary grades of ring- wood and mt joy public schools will be heard in a special chris tmas programme saturday dec i 20 at 845 pm over cjrh dial 1300 mrs m clendenning tea cher of the ringwood class will accompany the class at the or gan and miss mona armstrong supervisor of music will direct the group soloists will be mi chael baker and ruth shank of mt joy and nancy paul and elaine clendenning of rin wood day on friday mr and mrs j stevelinck from belgium who have been greetings to all my old boys and girls tree houstons rexall drug stor residing in the allan mcconuf vivian isss and of mon- nachie home for the past six sept 1s90 dec 1s94 months are moving to cedar 1en to all my old friends i grove the gagetown to which ma jor william thompson son of mr and mrs a g thompson has been assigned is gagetown in the maritimes not in the united states as erroneously stated in last weeks issue send this christmas wish ever for the best lions lucky draw the second lucky draw in stouffville lions club sut-a- month draw will be held at the local arena this saturday evening there are still a few tickets left for this draw which could bring you a new suit of fclothes and your purchase will help the lions in their many welfare activities lions club members are urged to be cer tain that their tickets are turned in before saturday the stubs can be left at lion ken laush- ways office main st at home mr and mrs charles badge- row will be at home to relatives and friends on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary tuesday december 23 195s at the residence of their son mr and mrs harold badgerow east main st stouffville from 2 to 4 in the afternoon 79 in the evening christmas wishes christmas comes once more with candlelight and pine with songs and fun and lots of gifts to cheer your house and mine time once more for special thoughts of friends we like so much and time to say hello again to those with whom were out of touch and so with happy recollections and warmest wishes too this wish for the merriest christmas now goes out to you this coming sunday evening dec 21 the choir of the stouff ville united church along with the couples club will present the nativity in pageant and song in the church auditorium these groups have spent much time and planning on this pres entation which promises to be oneof the finest christmas con certs ever presented here the canadian girls in train ing presented their annual can dle light service in the stouff ville united church on sunday evening more than forty girls participated in the impressive service which was well attended the girls taking parts in the service were louise gordon wendy lee daphne chewins jean winterstein lynda nolan elaine forsyth and judy bell man rev d davis brought the sincerely e a quantz christmas message mrs b burkitt resident here joyable service after the sing- 1 ing of a christmas hymn rev fjvpr ffjrtv tpart davis closed with prayer and vyyci ul l sk benediction garrett evening auxiliary amidst a pretty seasonal setting members of the garrett evening auxiliary enjoyed their christmas meeting in the chu rch parlours on december 10th the devotional by mrs wood was indeed timely and based on four aspects of christmas wor ship mrs duxburys two car ols a star was his candle and madonna and child were also an inspiration in this sea son of praising and glorifying god mrs nolan accompanied at the piano a film madonna and child was shown with mrs mercer as commentator and the group joining in the singing of carols throughout miss g brooks gave a reading christmas promise a gift of jewellery was presented to our supply secretary a recent bride mrs frank burkholder during the social halfhour program con veners were mrs mercer and mrs miller north york midget league standing cfettght vrntnlrie wtiri woodbridge unionville sutton markham w 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 l 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 5 pts 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 0 0 the grooves between insulat ed ceiling tile may gather dust or grime to prevent this ap ply a fresh thinned coat of pure white shellac to the clean groove mrs benjamin burkitt pass ed away suddenly on saturday and though she had not enjoy ed good health for some time her death came as a shock to the many friends in the com munity she was in her 75th year mrs burkitt was the former gertrude e alcock daughter of mr a nd mrs a alcock of new market she had been a widow for more than thirtyfive years and a resident of stouffville for more than forty years the late mr burkitt had engaged in the dray business here when he and mrs burkitt moved to stouffville from newmarket deceased was a member of the stouffville united church and had been active in church organizations as well as the womens institute surviving is one sister mrs alec morrison of vancouver and a sisterinlaw miss jane burkitt of stouffville as well as a number of cousins residing in this locality the funeral on monday after noon was conducted by rev douglas davis from oneills funeral chapel with interment in the stouffville cemetery the pallbearers were henry slack walter atkinson geo coombe floyd fairies hoyle brethour and gerald brillinger birth middleton jean and don are happy to announce the arrival of a son william ross at the york county hospital newmarket dec 14 1958 m from the maui ingene anne quality service christmas cheer for every smart santa knows that the ladies all sigh for lingerie the wide selection includes sips panties sleepwear and petticoats come in and see our heavenly col lection of feminine adorables west end stouffville phone 150 the fireplace cannel coal it is ideal for the flreplace it is clean to handle it burns with a long flame it burns fiercely and gives off high heat reliable brand anthracite the finest in hard coal stiver bros stouffville ontario jltij5s5 jli5ciiisi this 145 year old log barn is believed to be the oldest struc ture of its kind in york county located on the farm of mr per cy puterbaugh lot 13 cone 5 vaughan township the barn is still in use and in good repair six generations of the puter baugh family have lived on the property this woodland in 1813 from mrs allen who obtained it from the crown in 18111812 she handed over the crown deed which is still in the puterbaugh posses- j sion john and catharine puter baugh had 13 children they cleared the land and built thej first log house and barn the john puterbaugh who married log barn is still in use and in 195 atharine vanbuskirk bought good repair i john puterbaugh died in 1842 his son isaac 1st took over the farm 18411881 his son isaac 2nd took over 18811908 his sons edgar and alvin took over in 19081956 in 1946 the new toronto-bar- rie highway 400 crossed through the west part of the puterbaugh farm percy became owner in the custom 21 21 cu fu goop chest freezers a soundly constructed chest type frceier designed for beauty and high efficiency enjoy your favorite foods year round at your 6ngcrtips buy in larger quantities and at lower prices pick the capacity you need and enjoy the 91 b fast freeze compartment easy to move storage baskets reversible two handled chest dividers and an automatic mercury switch that turns the light on when the lid is opened famous heavy felted fiberglass insulation never exposes an uninsulated area because it will not sag or settle 17 cu ft and 12 cu ft models also available stouffville co op