wm eckardt was ardent sportsman stricken with a stroke satur day morning april 29 mr wil liam eckardt passed away at the brier bush hospital friday may 5 1961 william eckardt was born at glasgow in 1s9l son of the late edward g eckardt and abigal risebrough he farmed on the homestead north of glas gow and spent many years as a thresher thirtyfour years ago they moved to their present resi dence east of stouffville and ran a garage business then es tablished a custom sawmill in which he worked even up to the morning he took ill mr eckardt was an ardent hockey and baseball fan and took an active part in all com munity affairs eesides his wife the former margaret morrison he leaves four daughters one son 16 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren his children are mabel mrs thomas mitchell of keswick rettah mrs norman pellatt sudbury elsie mrs leonard adams belleville mary mrs lionel elson stouffville and gordon at home the funeral service was con ducted by rev dow sargent from the l e oneill funeral home interment was in stouff ville cemetery the pallbearers were stanley and kenneth ree- sor arnold and mansel elson melvin mcniel and lloyd wide- man ttusrsdiy may 11 1961 the stouffyiue tribune 9 3 local and personal happenings a representative from the salvation army citadel at ux- bridge will be in stouffville the week of may 15 for their 1961 red shield canvass queen and her court pretty eighteen year old the annual semiformal dance ated for the event possibly daphne chewins centre on friday evening her at- the top social attraction of popular grade 12 student at tendants are lynda nolan the entire school year stouffville dist high school left and susan ogilvy the staff photo was crowned may queen at auditorium was gaily decor- steam powered excursion train popular sight on local cur line a number of local folk were among the nearly one thousand passengers who left toronto at 10 am sunday for the steam powered rail excursion to lind say this was sponsored by the don valley conservation au thority stops were made at scarborough agincourt and stouffville at milliken and mar iposa passengers were allowed to disembark to take pictures lunch service on the 11coach train was provided by the cn- 115 and operated from the bag gage car coming up from markham it took 3 runs to make the grade between the two towns a large number were on hand at every station and crossroad armed with cam eras to record pictures of his 1961 meteor rideau 4door sedan automatic radio windshield washers arm rests lighter courtesy lights mirror and undercoat trade or terms new car warranty 30000 mile lubrication free 1000 mile liter cedarvale motors limited in stoultville 569 huge cnr northern type steam locomotive no 6167 along some sections of the line the engine and the rear section could be seen at almost the same time miss ruth marshall a former local resident was a member of the trip com of the dv- ca and in charge of coach 7 a large crowd was on hand at the park in lindsay for the arrival of the excursion and a colorful band provided music mayor holden welcomed the group it was in 1871 the first train arrived in lindsay from toronto and 90 years later the arrival of nearly one thousand people will be a historical event at one time there were 400 rail roaders and their families liv ing there and today there are only 2 or 3 dozen one station is being used as a museum sev eral busses were on hand for tours of the town or to rose- dale and the lake district the group entrained at 430 for the return trip with stops at stouffville and agincourt hetiieuington hetherington john alexan der dc suddenly at toronto on thursday may 4 1961 john alexander hetherington dr of chiropractic aged 66 years be loved husband of bessie hoover dear father of douglas and bruce brother of eva mrs d d hurst detroit michigan george of flint michigan and frank cincinnati ohio funer al service was held on monday at 11 am from the chapel of mcdougall and brown dan- forth ave with interment in mount pleasant cemetery reesor robert c entered into rest at scar borough general hospital on saturday may 6 1961 robert c reesor beloved husband of edna whiteoak of rr 1 pick ering dear brother of miss margaret reesor of stouffville paul of markham peter con- cul sas and james of tiver ton ont funeral service was held in the chapel of the mc- eachnie funeral home at pic kering on tuesday may 9 at 2 pm with interment in park lawn cemetery toronto mr lloyd turner lloyd ave attended the assessors conven tion in hamilton this week mrs john badgerow park drive is in scarborough hos pital having had an operation on her eye mr sam kindy of toronto along with mrs byer had din ner with mrs geo kirby mont real st last wednesday the stouffville christian mens choir are joining with the ambassador choir of tor onto and are holding a sacred festival of music on saturday night may 13 in west side united church owen sound patronize stouffville united church ii i c te ens bag of bulbs i 60 watt bulbs for si 10 door o door canvass friday evening may 19th booth in business section too proceeds to adopt an asian poster child stouffville district high school presents its annual sprinq concert friday may 12th al 815 pm featuring two plays bimbo the pirate and now that aprils here the choir and the orchestra admission 0c irocccds for scholarships sale 50000 bankrupt stock ok furniture appliances refrigerators stoves washing machines french provincial and modern airfoam chesterfield suites bed room niiimg room and kitchen suite fine occasional chairs ami tables everything for the home all name bkanns fully guaranteed priced below cost your opportunity to buy name brand roods while ihey last 2 years to pay only x small deposit xocssary provincial warehouse formerly old post ofllrr 10 yonck street south richmond hill for information please rail mwmsw do your weeks laundry in less than 1 hour av 55901 av 55901 v 21 automatic washers v 10 large driers v plenty of soft hot water open around the clock for your convenience your suggestions o improve service will he appreciated under new management maytag coin laundry mr and sirs cord wagg gayle and wendy had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs ken petty and mark the perns recently returned from mom- real to their home at victoria square entry was gained recehuj in to the white rose station on the westerly outskirts of town and approximately 36 was sto len local police were able to obtain some excellent finger prints at the scene mr and mrs frank rowboth- ara church si s celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on monday may 1st mr and mrs roy law ca thie and timmy also mrs ger ald pointon of torontu visited with their parents mr and mrs ollie madill on sundav mr and mrs- roy strong from the huntsville district were in town on monday mr- will birkett main st is a patient at the brietbush hos pital mrs dave stouffer is home after an operation at the york county hospital newmarket mr and mrs harry stover bob and nancy harwood were sunday visitors in vineland and attended the dedication serv ices of the new united mission ary church there miss marguerite oconnor of washington dc is spending the week at the home of dr and mrs terence oconnor of glad park avenue miss ocon nor holds a position in the i-ak- istanian embassy in the capi tol building a large white whistling swan a rare bird in this region set tled down in the secord sanc tuary south of goodwood on saturday dr secord hopes the swan will make his premises its permanent home they are more common in the far north mr and mrs win timbers and mr and mrs fred timbers were visitors op sunday with mr and mrs keith clark of jordan they were also present at the opening ceremonies of the vineland united missionary church rev cecil brown a former stouffville boy is the minister there on saturday evening mr and mrs leo wagg mr and mrs foster wagg mr and mrs ar thur dowswell mr and mrs fred woodland of uxbridge miss betty woodland and dor othy wagg gave mr and mrs vincent wagg a surprise party in their new home on lloyd avenue war veterans and dependants the canadian legion service bureau officer will be visiting the legion hall stouffville on tuesday may 30th from 3 to 4 pm anyone wishing informa tion regarding war disability pensions treatment allowances etc is requested to contact r f sargent at midtown gar age for appointment mrs a g thompson piest- dent of wms western div presbyterian church is in stratford this week attending the sessions of the annua meet ing of the wms council the giant firewoiks display will be held by the legion br 459 on may 21th at 9 pm in memorial park residents of stouffville bloomington and ringwood will be canvassed within the next week for con tributions to help finance this display the regular meeting of the wt will be held in the i hal in the library building on wednesday may 17th at 215 program convener mrs a bur- gin current events mrs j symes roll call hints from the greenthumb to the green horn and exchange of plants the horticultural meeting 1 and flower show will be fri day may 12th in the united church basement slides of mexico will be shown by mrs garnet francy the following were the win ners of the free draw for s5000 worth of magicote paint at crest hardware held last sat urday first prize 2500 worth of magicote paint won by mrs muriel mcdermott rr 2 stouffville second prize 15 worth won by mrs noel storey rr 2 stoultville third prize 1000 worth won by mrs geo middleton stouffville stouffville lions club is plan ning a big carnival day here on julv 1st mr and mrs r jim smith of ringwood have moved to their new home on park drive which had recently been vacated by dr and mrs brodie and family the home and school asso ciation of the summit view school are fortunate in secur ing mrs francis e taylor as guest speaker at the school on wednesday may 17 at 815 pm mrs taylor formerly of eng land is presently teaching in richmond hill w a meeting the womens association of the united church will meet in the church parlor on monday evening may 15 at s oclock mrs blake sanders will give the devotional musical num bers will be provided under the direction of mrs h r button all ladies are invited to attend c w l membership tea a membership tea for mem bers and prospective members of the catholic womens league was held on saturday may 6th at the home of mrs gordon col- burn 352 glad park avenue stoultville the tea table was tastefully decorated with a cen trepiece of yellow ad white mums and yellow tapers pour ing tea for the first hour was mrs j d harris and mrs r d oconnor presided for the second hour assisted by mrs len haylow mrs c j mccar thy president of the catholic womens league and mrs h l jordan membership conven er welcomed the guests on be half of the league attend speaking finals two members of the stouff ville lions club lions cec hen dricks and wm duxbury trav elled to dixie on saturday to attend the ontarioquebec fin als of the lions public speak ing contest they took along students who had recently com peted in the stoultville contest along with the local winner ka ren kreick the stouftvillc con testants while not finishing in the money made a most credit able showing there were about twenty contestants the win ning girl was an orillia entry and the winning boy was from niagara falls womens auxiliary the york manor home wom ens auxiliary met for their monthly meeting on friday april 2sth at the manor mrs fred boyes president was in the chair the proceeds of the euchre and bridge parly were 15515 the ladies wish to pur chase two television sets bel- haven womens institute have offered to donate a set also at least four sets will be needed in the manor with the number of residents increased from 67 to 165 bed capacity the conveners for the baz aar to be held on nov 18th were appointed mrs geo rich ardson mrs j petch mrs a starr tea table mrs mc gregor and mrs march ap rons mrs wm sellers and mrs j smith bake table mrs h proctor and mrs wm turner handicraft conveners will be in charge of sale of work of residents stouffville public utilities commission is planning to move their office headquarters next week from the old munici pal building to their new prem ises at main and blake sts local veterinarian dr ter ence oconnor glad park ave is recovering in york county hospital newmarket following an appendicitis operation he i expected home later this week the next regular teen town dance will be held in the audi torium of the stouffville dist high school on saturday even ing may 13th the annual father and son banquet of the stoultville cubs and boy scouts will be held in the united chinch on tuesday slav 23rd bag of bulbs sale the young people of stouft- ville united church hic teeits are asking the patronage of the people of town in a drive for funds to adopt an asian foster child on friday evening may 19th the young people will be calling on everyone in town to buy a bag of electric light bulbs for the price of 1 everyone needs bulbs and the group needs financial support so here is the chance to get together and in so doing bring hope to another refugee orphan wms sleeting the may meeting of the wms of st james presbyter ian church was held at the home of miss bessie laurie 17th ave east mrs r stev ens presided and opened the meeting with a call to worship mrs a powell conducted the devotional period the study programme was in charge of group 3 led by mrs r osborn and the theme was together we provida christian literature the stu dy was made very interesting with the aid of a map showing the parts of the world where our literature is being sent the influence of this material is far- reaching and we share in the joy of this work of helping others to understand the gos pel tea was served by the host ess and a social time was en joyed roll out welcome mat the stouffville station plat form area was a hive of activ ity on sunday morning when local and district residents welcomed the cnr s steam- powered excursion train into town the allday trip spon sored hy the don valley con servation authority attracted a sellout crowd of more than 900 passengers the locomo tive no g167 encountered considerable difficulty in mas tering tlie steep grade be tween markham and stouff ville sightseers were posted at almost every crossing along the 80 mile route staff photo to new location the stouffville public utilities will close ot 5 pm on fridoy moy 12th 19g1 at the present location and will open at their new location 130 main st w on monday may 15th 1961 stouffville public utilities commission announcinq crest painters decorators since 1930 firingintr 30 years experience o stouftvillc painting papering stains gyptcx finishes floor wall and ceiling tile plaster and carpentry itcpairs glazing- signs truck lettering residential commercial workmanship guaranteed fickk estimates no obligation phone 1098 stouffville 328 stouffek street