n w t -j- esmmwm brsfwii cashel vthe cashel commmunity lost a good friend and former neighbor last -week- in- the passing july 19 of merten d brown an area resi dent many years mr brown more re cently of park view home instouifville was the hamlets good humor man turningif rowns into smiles wherever he went he was 85 born at cashel the son of edmund and margaret brown he attended school at col- ty corners rr 1 un- ionville and richmond hill as aboy he assisted his father in the operation of two general stores one at cashel and the other in victoria square he wouldoften tell of accompanying his dad on horse team expedi tions to toronto dur ing a time when- this practise was common prior to entering a partnership in the firm of national stationers toronto he was a staff memberwith sterling bank working in severaltbrahches in- eluding monkton ont and hamilton he served in the royal flying corps during world war i r- usually attended nomination and pre- election meetings j- t7 butmost of all he was interested in peo ple engaging in con versations at every w opportunity he was a generous person one of the main supporters of the peachs softball team during its early years of organization he assisted in the-purch- ase of the clubs first set of uniforms y j for twenty yearshe lived in east york la ter moving back to cashel where he re mained until declining health forcedhim to- take up residence at parkview home stouffville for merton brown his familywas an im- portant part of his life he followed their acti- vities at every turn tib besides his wife the former daisy murray he is survived by two sons neil of udora and denton rr 1 stouff- ville seven grandchil dren and six great grandchildren a brother milliard lives atbobcaygeon and a sister mabel wilson re sides in etobicoke he was predeceased by one brother everett of richmond hul t i jjtjjv funeralservicey thursday was con ducted by rev alf reese from the mar- kham missionary church with interment victoria square cemetery pallbearers wereneu david paul and scott brown davidthompson and kenneth prudham claremont dahce aid medic ail fund merten brown was keenly interested in politics at the local level and while never standingfor office he 5 sale organizers wish to by rosemary timms claremont a dance sponsored by the claremont lions and lioness club will be held this saturday aug 7 at 8 pm in the community centre hall tickets 15 a cou- pie are available from denise norton 649- 2615 shirley pilkey 6492359 or at the door proceeds will go to the carol rowe medical fund the bake sale fri- day held on the brock road bypass spon sored by the claremont lioness club raised 81806 including dona tions the proceeds will go to the carol rowe medical fund thank the many resi dents of the commun ity for their support themany friends of mrs harry porterwill be pleased to knowshe has been released from hospital and is con valescing at home mr and mrs dick ward spent the weekend with mr and mrs glen manderson at their cottage near parry sound hopkins of- agincourt has been visiting with her aunt margaret baker dur ing the summer vaca tion period filming ofof the movie strange invad ers will be done in and around claremont from aug 9 to sept9 several local residents have been interviewed for backup parts mr and mrs bernard bumell have returned from a weeks holidays with friends at sharbot lake the baptist church young people are hold ing a fastathorf for world vision it will be gin aug 7 at noon and iastiintil6pm aug8 participants will be seeking sponsors in the community on sun day evening aug 8 a barbecue will be held at the home of stan and mary mcmullen as part of the-baptist- united summer fel lowship an open lawn bowling tourna ment will be held here on saturday aug 7 beginning at 130 pm bill hammond marked his 38th birth day sunday- one more year and ill be as old as jack benny said billthen ill start counting the other way recent claremont euchre winners were- ev bryant bessie acyohlenaogden bill hammond john quantz and lloyd wil son lucky draw win- ners wereeiva kidd evans benson and john quantz earle arid shirley pilkey honored her pa rents sunday on the occasion of their gol den weddirig anniversary v t aprrs the tribune wednesday august 4 1982a7 j vjvv vjthr- k i by jim thomas stouffville c karen harris- 16 and- jeanne soderberg 15 had never met never even talked except for an exchange of photo graphs and minor per- sonalinformation they were complete strangers but not any morev through-ahands- acrosstheborder arrangement set up by lions international the two girls are en joying eachothers company over a period of four weeks karen lives at 194 main west stouffville jeanne is from harbron connec- ticuit impleased the way things are work ing out said karen we get along really well they hope to maintain contact through correspond ence karen spent the first two weeks in harbron jeanne is now here in stouffville returning home aug 7 their fathers are both active lions club members the holiday weekend was spent at the harris family cottage near minden prior to that they visited such well- known sites as niagara falls the eaton centre and the science centre are canadians that much different from their us neighbors jeanne was asked only in the way we talk putting ehat the end of almost every sentence we also have different words lo de scribe such items such as pop instead of soda running shoes instead of sneakers and purse instead ofpocketbook sixteen year old karen harris main street west stouffville enjoys the rhusicaltalents of her exchange guest 15 year old jeanne soderberg of harbron connecticut jeanne is in stouffville for two weeks after karen spent two weeks in harbron- the exchange is arranged through lions international except for those minor secondary school gra- details were pretty- duation she hopes to much the same jean- train as a psychiatrist ne observed karen hopes to enrol jeanne is an excel- as a registered nurse president of the lions pleasant oneandthat lent pianist she also or a physiotherapist club in stouffville some day shell return reads a lot following jeannes father a as harbron wcl- again- state trooper is a vice- president in the lions club at harbron karens dad is a past- jim thomas corned- karen so stouffville welcomes jeannewe hope her stay has been a f t i terrific savings at stores down town stouffvilles annual i thur augl 5 fbi aug 6 sat aug 7 prompt friendly a j service i general electric appliances side x side i9cuft almond refrigerator m- j36m5 slight muli 17cuft almond deluxe refrigerator 899 slight maik 13 cu ft white refrigerator 666 15cuft almond refrigerator 788 slight mark 30 white electric range many features 49900 under counter dishwasher 439 30 white self clean electric range black oven door medallion vfviiv 833 automatic dryer with bell and automatic advance jj9m5 344 automatic washer 6 cycle lint filter i fab softener 3 agitations i jbomt 566 00 x portable 1 dishwasher almond v plus many more inflation busting specials air conditioners 5000 btu 100 u j cards pro hardware t slappuance5 k29 mainststoufll wilson shoes skate off bauer- daoust new 1st quality over 150 pairs murray wilson shoes ihoubs montues wedsalm- thurs4fri99 7 main st 6402429 downtown w stouffville- 53 main st w stouffville telephone 6402522 j i sidewalk specials specialrack 5dtry75off selected s v wedding gowns y bridesmaids mothers lounggwear x i coverurs ff track suits v xk txtf m