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he cant stand to be without rh real happy radio cjrff ww editors mail feb i i960 dear mr editor markham businessmens as sociation on main st has awak ened to the fact that they need a parking space in the area surrounding the former post- office which was forsaken last summer the village council was called into consult with them as to the best way to com pete with the new section which has developed unavoidably on no 7 highway a bylaw has been prepared and given its first and second reading to give tiie downtown businessmen a free parking lot by issuing debentures to last for 120 years it is to pay for one single space in one short block and to do it they must pay the post office officials 1g000 more or less and demolish that val uable building as a public nui- 2nd markham baptist church the 111th annual business meeting of second markham baptist church was held wed nesday evening january 27th there was a splendid attend ance to hear the reports of the various departments for the past year and to make plans for i960 total receipts for the year amounted to 14140 of which 5447 was given to missions much progress has been made in all departments during the year with the outstanding im provement being the complete renovation of our auditorium a new illuminated sign has also been added to the front of the building second markham is sending its pastor rev bruce hisey to jamaica for the month of march in jamaica he will be preaching in several campaigns for our missionaries there pas tor and mrs robert clubine plans are also under way for special services in our own church in the fall of 1960 which is to be a time of particular evangelistic emphasis among evangelical baptist churches deacons for 1960 are bruce clarke keith hutchinson herb sanee debentures also cost money the municipal board has set friday feb 5th at 2 oclock in the council chambers to either allow council to pass or throw out the third reading of the bylaw arthur l hore markham toe stouffyllle tribune ttetvijy febniarv t 1960 pae 5 local and personal happenings mr and mrs cliff lemon of rupert st had dinner with i prof e a and mrs smith of 3 1 gormley last thursday evening mr and mrs reg tompkin- son of second st left on sunday by tca from malum to spend a month with mr tompkin- sons parents in england i mr and mrs murray e dunkeld rr 2 claremont ontario wish to announce the engagement of their daughter nelda marjorie to mr james henry loree son of mr and mrs james loree toronto ontario the marriage to take place saturday february 20 1960 at 6 pm in altona chris tian united missionary church hisey earl brillinger charles clubine and jim sinclair trus tees are floyd ratcliff and ar thur paisley general treasurer is mis harry clendenning and missions treasurer is charles ratcliff organists and pianists are mrs floyd ratcliff mrs howard ratcliff mrs harry clendenning and miss louise clarke david greer general superin tendent of the sunday school reported that there were thirty- seven teachers and officers and an average attendance of 131 onv serto could bring you soch voiuc ond only during the serto presidents sole auikmtic posture feolurei matchtess serto quolity you coutd pay much more for o posture mottreis ond stiu net get superb sleepng comfort tita this speciol irvscrsprmg construction or extra irrmness extra levelling loyer hondsome heovywoen fabric cover multivent oir conditioned border lets yosrr mattress octuotly breathe fomout serto srobinter edge vntf nee buckle son or bend 9 avoilobrc with comfort coordnced b spring or tee some low price see it now the serlacreighfon hollywood ensemble beautifully textured headboard in carefree covering finest smooth top mattress sturdy matching box spring longer lasting steel frame price includes all four pieces twin size only l e oneill furniture phone 98w1 main street st0uffville friends were pleased to see l e oneill out on the street this week after a serious time in hospital notice e a grubin ro optome trist will be in his office in stouffville on monday and tues day feb 8th and 9th mr harvey schell main st businessman was stricken by a severe stroke last week and re moved to hospital in uxbridge the attack left mr schell par tially paralyzed although fam ily and friends were pleased to learn that he had been able to accept some small nourishment this week if a person were to exercise all his rights to the fullest hed either be in jail hospital or the morgue ml pisgah the new officers of the sun day school for 1960 are supt mrs wallace scott asst mr roy smith sectytreas billy gamble asst george boynton pianist mrs roy smith teach ers joanne reid mrs keffer joy reid rosemarie reid mrs george boynton mrs j gam ble mr keffer mr and mrs jeff leeder of warsaw ny called on mr and mrs r c baycroft last friday afternoon mrs hattie gamble of rich mond hill had sunday supper with mr and mrs jack gamble and family the church was a busy place last week when the ladies assist ed by the men had four bees to lay the nsw carpet which the womans association purchased last year the wa will meet on friday afternoon at 230 mrs hepburn will lead the devotional the program is in charge of mrs pattenden the roll call to be answered by how can we im prove our meetings ir 1960 all ladies welcome mr and mrs frank teasdale of snowball had supper with mr and mrs r baycroft and bob on friday mrs leary and mrs patten den represented mt pisgah at the annual meeting of york presbyterial wms at stouff ville united church last thurs day ss no 7 played another game of hockey with hillcrest school last friday and won with a score of 7 to 6 keep it up boys we may have some champions some day the institute meeting held at the home of mrs n brown was well attended last wednesday when the main feature was a debate resolved that years teach us more than books the negative team of mrs harry smith and mrs hepburn were the winners over mrs j gamble and mrs j leary the affirma tive the judges were the teach ers of ss no 7 mr harry hunt mr john mullings and mrs ivan grove mrs r bay croft had an interesting motto he who forgets the past loses the key to the future public schools continued from front page pal building was pointed out as one thing which the lot fees were paying for mr hendricks also asked if council could advance some of the 1960 levy to the board as they ran out of money early in the year reeve lehman replied we on council do too and we will be borrowing until the first tax money comes in councillor laushway said that fee is to pay for things on which the municipality gets no grant it would be foolish to use it even if we could to pay school costs as the govern ment would only cut off the grant on that amount and the municipality in turn would have to debenture for the things which this lot money would otherwise have paid for henry ogden chairman of the planning board said that the new homes were not erected or occupied as quickly as the sub- dividers anticipated and he doubted if there would be any 128 families added this year mr hendricks said he thought the meeting had been very prof itable he stated that he believ ed it would be wise if the school board had knowledge of new plans as soon as they came to planning boards attention reeve lehman said that it had always been his aim to hold a number of such joint meet ings during the year to dis cuss similar problems and he hoped that this meeting would be a forerunner of future gath- riasr mr and mrs john baks of altona moved into the apart ment over the crest hard ware on saturday high school news stouffville high school is buz zing with activity the inter- school christian fellowship which is headed by margaret hoover is having a skating par- tv at the youth center thurs day night they have sent a personal invitation to all the students support this fine group by attending the girls basketball teams went to markham on tuesday the junior girls tied with markham but the seniors failed to do so the boys teams went to newmarket where they play ed an exhibition game the valentines dance is be ing held friday feb 12th the student council has obtained a discjockey from the radio sta tion ckey this dance is the second most important event of the year the date for the an nual may prom at the high school has been set for friday may 6 jocelyn button wedding mackay parker on friday january 29 1960 at 730 pm in tiie knox united church vancouver bc eliza beth ruth younger daughter of mr and mrs wilbert parker watford ontario was united in marriage to barry richard only son of mr and mrs reg inald p mackay stouffville haynes postill a wedding of local interest took place in the united mis sionary church stouffville on friday january 29 1960 when rev a walsh united in mar riage dianne may postill eld est daughter of mr and mrs clifford postill of green river and donald charles haynes on ly son of mr and mrs charles haynes of stouffville the bride chose a white and mauve gown and carried a bou quet of white mums and red rose mrs p vanhanaanen was matron of honour wearing a coppercoloured satin dress with matching accessories her bou quet was composed of bronze mums mr p vanhanaanen was groomsman following the ceremony a re ception for the guests was held at the home of the grooms par ents the brides mother receiv ed attired in a figured blue crepe dress with matching ac cessories she was assisted by the mother of the groom who was dressed in a gown of rose lace with matching accessories the couple left on a trip to western ontario and on their return will reside in toronto guests were present from to ronto green river stouffville and various other points mr and mrs milt smith left this week for a holiday in flor ida mrs john brubacher albert st returned home on tuesday from visiting her son in cali fornia mr herb stewart of red deer alberta formerly of ag- incourt has been visiting with mr and mrs a m wood and other scarborough friends weekend toronto visitors with the dewitts and rowbothams were mr and mrs walter kent kathryn and paul also miss frances whitworth and ross kent called mr len keeping has opened stouffvilles fourth and newest barber shop at main st west mr keeping is assisted by his son in the twochair parlour he is wellknown to local resi dents and has had forty years in the barbering business the new shop is fully equipped with all the latest appliances used in the barbering trade mr and mrs ross winterstein left on monday by car for st petersburg florida mrs art march rase ave had the misfortune on monday to fall on the ice in front of the baptist church ana break a bone in her right arm could you use an adding ma chine in your business the tri bune has some real buys in adders right now ask about the february discounts on add ing machines prof and mrs j c steckley burkholder ave left by plane on tuesday for miami florida after a short stay there they intend taking a 12 day carribean cruise and on return will spend some time with mrs steckleys brother mr and mrs percy march at st petersburg fla mr and mrs elmer p fergu son will be at home to their relatives friends and neighbours from 2 oclock to 5 oclock on the afternoon of tuesday feb ruary the sixteenth 1960 in the ss room of st james presbyterian church stouff ville the occasion their golden wedding anniversary mr and mrs henry ogden left on wednesday for fort lau derdale florida where they will spend some time from there they intended going to tampa for a short while next week mr roy minton will fly down to spend a couple weeks with his mother mrs ogden mr and mrs harry stover en tertained the staff and their families from the stouffville bakery on tuesday night at parkside youth centre about forty were present for the skat ing party and other forms of entertainment after which a buffet lunch was served the funeral of miss meeda lehman of toronto took place at the trull funeral home on yonge st on monday jan 25 with interment at newmarket cemetery the service was con ducted by rev burton hill and the pallbearers were messcrs john thorold william and ted lehman bert rowe fred pier- cy and cliff pipher miss lehman is survived by a sister miss ada lehman to ronto she was the youngest daughter of the late lud leh man and susan clendennen and was born on the 9th con of markham on the present ken nedy farm she spent much time at ringwood with her grand parents who lived on the kerr farm in 1902 she graduated as a registered nurse from tem ple hospital philadelphia and retired to toronto 23 years ago mr and mrs ken campbell ringwood went to hamilton on sunday to visit their daugh ter helen and on tuesday left for st petersburg florida where they will spend some time from there they will go to west palm beach to see her brother stanley mitchell who left right after christmas for the sunny south they expect to be away for two months sir francis a ibium of ni geria africa member of the privy council and chairman of the board of university college ibadun and the national chris- tian council nigeria was guest of honour at a luncheon royal york hotel under the general board of missions presbyterian church mrs j r battesby mrs r stevens and mrs a g thompson attended the lunch eon mrs bruce davidson mrs r stevens miss m stirling mrs j r battesby and mrs a g thompson attended the 46th an nual meeting of east toronto presbyterial held in st johns presbyterian church mrs bat tesby was the oldest delegate attending the conference in her 93rd year and was present at the three sessions sunday was open house for a few hours for the dale estate at brampton to present a showing of their orchid house orchids of many varieties and colours were in full bloom as well as many other varieties of flowers giving camera fans plenty of scope for taking pic tures some local people took advantage of the tour miss margery mertens enter tained a number of friends and neighbors to dinner on satur day evening including mrs wi- ancko mrs john lehman mrs menno grove miss mildred barkey mrs wm conner mrs lloyd moyer and mrs levi for syth entertainment was pro vided by mrs chas nolan with slides of recent travels reeve wm clark of mark- dress following the recent ham township is pictured ceremony conducted at york here in the formal warden- county council mr curk is the one hundredth reeve to hold the office photo by leonard