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planning co recommends new stouffville united church building markham memos mostly about people king city while recognizing that it did cot provide final and ultimate answers the york presby tery of the united church accepted recently a report by project planning assoc iates limited which will see 35 of the presbyterys churches closed in the next 20 years 11 new churches created and eight enlarged in introducing the report at king city rev albion wright chairman of york presbytery stated that the 1 church would not follow minutely every recommend ation nor casually cast it aside it was intended he said as a guide to the loca tion and size of churches the expansion and mainten ance of existing churches and the grouping of church es in charges population in the area is expected to double in the next 20 years mr wright noted and the consolidation of industry shopping cen tres schools and recreatiot areas will have broad effects on the church socially and physically york presbytery includes all of north gwillimbury east gwillimbury whit church markham scott and uxbridge townships large parts of king vaughan georgina and reach and small parts of tecumseth west gwillimbury scar- boro pickering and brock townships it consists of 57 churches grouped in 30 charges the report recognizing that the average cost of op- crating a modern church in a toronto suburb is 522000 per year plus 15000 for capital improvements poin ted out that york presby tery could have churches comparable to those in can adian urban areas only if fewer churches with larger membership were created this would result in churches nearly full every sunday large choirs an adequate number of lay leaders welltrained min isters and well designed and inspiring sanctuaries and buildings population increase based on existing official plans development is ex pected to be rapid between 1s65 and 1970 in markham unionville concord and thornhill districts all locat ed at interchanges of pro- pusei controlled access highways close to large in dustrial development in areas suitable for ssivsge disposal and with plants either under construction or authorized with sewage plants now operating at existing capac ity and no lans for new ones growth in the rich mond hill and aurora areas is expected to be slower for the next few years new market aurora richmond hill maple and stouffville are expected to have a smaller percentage of growth it was noted that while farm population in canada as a whole had declined 19 between 1951 and 1961 in ontario it had declined 25to and in york presbytery by 27 to the trend was strong est near toronto where the drop in farm population was 38 in these years com pared to iko decline in scott and georgina townships acquire new sites it was recommended that a threeacre site be acquir ed at concord for a 1000 member church with a seat ing capacity of 550 at good wood it was recommended that the preseint twoacre property be increased to four at king city the pre sent 21 acre site be increas ed to 25 acres that an addi tional 31 acres be added to he present 31 acre site at maple that the present 35 acres at oak ridges also be doubled that at richmond hill a further 15 acres be added to a present 8acre site a further 3 acres be added to the second site now 51 acres and that a third site of 3 acres be ac quired at richvale and at victoria square three acres be added to the present 3- acre site it was also recommended that the following churches be closed ashworth bal- lantrae b e t h e s d a box grove browns comers calvary cherrywood dun- kerron epsom ebenezer fifth line headford hope already closed hartman laskay temonville locust hill melville mount pis- gah musselmans lake pot- tagevilie ravenshoe si- loam sharon stouffville snowball sandford tem- peranceville teston udora utica virginia vroomanton wesley and whitevale new churches were re commended at aurora concord kettleby mark ham newmarket richmond hill richvale stouffville and wesley expansion of eight churc hes at cedar grove kes wick maple mount albert schromberg sutton union- schomberg sutton union- was also recommended with respect to browns corners church it was noted that the metro official plan calls for development south and west of the inter section of highways 404 and 407 proposed and if this development takes place three new churches would be needed in the area in the next 30 years and it was felt that browns corners would not be able to com pete however if the develop ment does not occur or spreads easterly this church could probably remain in existence with respect to the clos ing of the headford church while it was found to be a fine church in good condi tion it was felt that victoria square church was larger more centrally located and better suited to be a district church similarly it was felt that ebenezer church was not well placed knd three point charges as well as accepting the report of project planning associates limited at the november 23 meeting the presbytery also accepted a recommendation of its plan ning and development com mittee that three point charges no longer be consid ered acceptable and that the congregations of goodwood king city sandfordzephyr victoria square and white- vale be prepared to elimin ate these by june 1967 it was also agreed that immediate land acquisition be considered at aurora concord markham new market richmond hill and richvale when a pastoral vacancy occurs at any of the church es recommended to be clos ed the planning and deve lopment committee one of which is to be elected for all congregations will con sult with the presbytery planning and development committee in addition to the pastoral relations commit tee the presbytery planning and development commit tee consists of rev binning- ton chairman rev a a lavis unionville rev a r wright markham and del booth lay representative of kettleby in ceremony for couple from bethesda holiday in bermuda buttonville ban- field memorial church was decorated with lighted christmas trees on dec 27 when brian churchill mur phy son of mr and mrs willlam churchill of wil- lowdale and margaret mar tha patterson second daugh ter of mr and mrs stanley r patterson of rr 2 gorm- ley were united in marriage rev ray priddle officiated at the ceremony and john houck of stouftville played the wedding music during the service bridesmaid pa tricia patterson sang the lords prayer and the brides cousin william gib son of strathroy played 2 trumpet solos o perfect love and tte wedding prayer the bride given in ntsrringo b her father was lovely in a white faille gown fashioned on empire lines with crystalettc detail on the bodice and panel chapel train falling from the lower ed neckline her fingertip tulle veil was caught to a coronet of seed pearls and crystaleites and she carried holly and white mums with streamers of ivy trails and white stephanotis sisters of the bride mrs murray brown and patricia patterson her cousin jane gibson of strathroy and janet craig acted as matron of honour and bridesmaids and kelly and robin trib- bling were the charming junior bridesmaid and flower girl they wore identical long empire gowns featuring white velvet bodices and green peaii de soie skirts their dainty white hats were trimmed with white tulle and sprigs of holly and they carried fur muffs with holly the men in the wed ding party wore tuxedos with holly boutonnicres terence hollngworth was best man and ushers were wayne patterson brother of the groom allan metcalfe and douglas armstrong following the ceremony a reception for 130 guests was held at the bickford room the guild of all arts mrs patterson received guests in a red brocade dress with matching bubble pill box and accessories her corsage was pink and red roses mrs murphy chose a gold brocade suit with matching accessories and corsage later when the bride and groom left for a skiing holi day in muskoka the bride travelled in a delft blue wool tweed suit with matching hat and accessories mr and mrs murphy will live in wulowdalc for the present mrs murphy is a teacher at hendersen avenue school tsa1 markham and mr murphy teaches at terra- view heights school scar borough neighbourhood notes on friday morning at 10 oclock buttonville branch ycha will hold their janu ary meeting at the home of mrs don ridout markham and on monday evening jan 10 the church annual meeting will be held at browns corners church euchre fans please re member that the winter se ries begins at buttonville w i hall on friday jan 14 at 830 pm the clayton jones family christmas was dampened when mrs jones father spent the holiday season in york central hospital mr and mrs douglas waterston darlingford ma nitoba spent the holiday season with their parents mr and mrs george b too- ley don mills road and mr and mrs walter waterston unionville on christmas weekend mr and mrs too- ley and their family motor ed to north bay to visit mrs tooleys sister and then to birch island to mrs too leys parents home mr and mrs waterston accompani ed them the joe robinson family were guests of brampton relatives at christmas and new years day and mr and mrs garnet francey en tertained at their home for family and friends the maw home was a busy one throughout the christmas holidays begin ning with a party on christ mas eve for relatives from scarborough derek and lin da maw and their children for christmas day break fast and the bartons and jean and alan brown later in the day at new years mr and mrs adam brown held their family party and jean and alan were among the guests marie barton spent a few bethesda mr and mrs harry hunt and robert enjoyed christmas and the holidays in bermuda they returned to malton and home on saturday new years day mr and mrs harold mc dowell and sister miss ar ietta mcdowell of markham entertained a family gather ing of twentysix on friday at the mcdowell home in bethesda present were mr and mrs emerson mcdowell and family mr and mrs days last week preparing for her grade 1 january class which began at 6 school south of victoria square on monday morning jan 3rd one small beginner who was looking forward to the day was john donaldson guests at the murphy- patterson wedding which took place dec 27 at ban- field memorial united mis sionary church included mr and mrs walter craig mrs s j english mr and mrs harold stefller mr and mrs a w miller paul jordan mr and mrs douglas trib- bling mr and mrs ross hord mr and mrs wm hibbard and others from toronto strathroy parry sound ottawa and montreal among those who enter tained for the bride before her marriage were miss janet craig and mr walter craig a kitchen shower browns corners church and community friends mrs dorothy cuff for ban- field memorial church friends mrs mary hanley and mrs m henderson tendered miscellaneous showers mrs nancy nor man held a personal shower when guests were staff mem bers at henderson public school where the bride is a kindergarten teacher and mrs k thomson entertain ed friends of the grooms family at a tea and cup and saucer shower brian murphys scout troop held a party for him and presented him with gifts among them a house name plate lome mcdowell and family and mr and mrs asa steck- ley the bethesda womens institute will meet on wed nesday jan 12 230 pm at the home of mrs l r smith 388 glad park ave stouffville mr and mrs howard burkholder richmond hill entertained a group of beth esda young people at their home on wednesday night of last week youngs market 71 high way has been enimgecl to almost double us floor space it is a big step from the time mr young first pur chased the original store from mr bill gray ir 1944 in 932 the old building was demolished and a new store built but it was discovered they did not have sufficient space with the remodelling complete customers will find a walkinfrcezer self serve freezer a meat coun ter and a fulltime butcher on duty john nighswandcr green river passed away last week in his roth year for 27 years he worked for the marmill feeds and was known as the genial miller bill crothers of kiernan- crothers drugs has been en tered in the melrose ac meet to be held in new york city bill expects to compete in his favourite sso and in the mile relatives and friends who visited mr and mrs reef wilson on new years in cluded mr and mrs frank baker and family st cath arines mr and mrs louis orser of novar mrs smith and anita of novar mr and mrs l orser and family orillia mr and mrs neil hammell downsview mr and mrs gordon dennison and family oak ridges and mr and mrs charles hutch- ies barrie mr and mrs john young grandview avenue enter tained their family on new years day more than forty persons attended the gather ing mr and mrs charles ree- sor and david peter street mr and mrs donald reesor and family buttonville and mr and mrs lynn reesor enjoyed new years day at the home of mr and mrs george reesor jane street toronto mr and mrs howard wood and family eleanor whetter of innesville al berta are visiting her father mr tom whetter for two weeks next sunday at the st andrews united church rev gordon winch will be guest speaker mr and mrs art rae spent new years day visit ing with relatives in sunder land mr and mrs lloyd rich ardson and family dunn- ville and mr and mrs don lucking hamilton enjoyed new years day with mr and mrs tim clark jerry fernandez was in volved in a car accident sun day night on the macdonald- cartier freeway he requir ed 22 stitches to close a mouth laceration while mrs fernandes needed stitches phone 2940517 to the knee and legs their son paul suffered only minor injuries mrs rae and son wil liam stouffville spent new years day with mr and mrs roy covey and family jerman street mr and mrs johns and family jerman street en joyed new years day with his parents at port perry visitors at the herman thompson home wilson st over new years included mr and mrs ken thompson and family richmond hill mr and mrs gordon wil son and family whitevale mr and mrs d thompson and family markham and mrs hemingway and sons jack and rick markham mr and mrs jack cla- ridge and family spent new years in toronto with mrs claridges father sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs tom hooper the tri5fse thurso jjrarvy 6 t966 flit 5 audley congregation plans annual meeting visitors at the home of mr and mrs stan pringle peter street on new years day included mr and mrs grant pringle pat pringle mrs aileen graham june cooey toronto mr and mrs ora rarcer mr ted poulton and family and mr and mrs bob douglas and family toronto mr and mrs william baird enjoyed a weeks va cation following christmas at the mount sutton ski resort in quebec winners of the arp draw at kiernancrothers plaza drugs were 1 a c harmsen hawkridge ave markham a transistor radio 2 mrs roy lennox an electric blanket the home of mr and mrs eric pilkey windridge dr was the scene of a new years eve gathering with friends from both markham and stouffville present mrs miton clark dies annual meeting york county soil crop improvement association newmarket plaza auditorium tues jan 11 1080 tun growing feed for livestock cbc television guest speaker dr st a young crop science dept oac lunch provided jack macklin king president door prizes allan a wall newmarket sec trcas painting commercial residential fully qualified and established over 20 years experience colour matching decorative colour ideas a rooo port room or tho complete homo or boiulnr wootifollr flnlih4 to roar oouifaction all first quality materials phono otoco and rttint tho chargr 2821337 scarborough harry m whitney on term deposits for any term one to five years guaranty trust capital and reiurt 123000000 dcpooiu otit j300000000 i 44 yonge st south richmond hill 8341188 customer parking at the rear of the office peterboro funeral service was held here mon day for mrs milton clark formerly of stouffville mrs m clark myrtle klinck who was born at victoria square moved to stouffville with her parents in 1906 after graduation from markham high school and hamilton normal school she taught on the fifth concession of markham while teaching at ringwood she walked from her obrien avenue home much of the time except in the winter at bridgenorth school she worked with practicing teachers of peter- boro normal school in 1920 following her marriage to milton clark they farmed near omemee and latter near peterboro where they have been re tired she was always very active in church and com munity work at their celebration of their fortyfifth wedding anniversary in the summer their family were all pres ent at their youngest sons cqttage on lake chemung mrs clark is survived by her husband a son bruce a former coop manager here now at applewood acres a daughter mrs james d moore dorothy of rich- gandchildren dr leonard was posted lo bangkok thailand by f a o in september there are nine grandchildren dr leonard klinck of vancouver her eldest brother and mrs frank rowbotham may an only sister were unable to attend the funeral mrs fred puckrui audley sacrament of the lords supper will be observed at the regular church service this sunday at 1130 ajn the annual congregational meeting will be held at the church on friday evening january h the community club will meet at the audley school on saturday evening jan s the program will include a game of court whist anne guthrie a nurse-in- training at woodstock hos pital spent the weekend at her home here karen and john godfrey whitby spent the weekend with mr and mrs b churchyard mr and mrs bert guthrie entertained at a family gath ering on new years day mr and mrs m hedge and ricky were at the home of mr and mrs james hedge oshawa mr and mrs c clemence were with miss margaret puckrin oshawa mr and mrs arch bell were with mr and mrs david miller pickering mrs g k pratt and her daughter mrs reg ken nedy flew to california to spend christmas week with mr and mrs lee darwin santa monica mrs pratt remained there with her daughter and soninlaw for a few week mr and mrs fred puck rin and family were at a family gathering at cherry- wood lynda puckrin also di- anne murk3r and sharon koch of pickering attended the annual toe alpha con ference at niagara falls last week midget line scores 7 goals stouffville the 3- man line of doug clark jody holden and bruce me- haffey scored a total of seven goals last week as the stouff ville midgets downed port perry 75 the game was played at port perry holden was the main marksman with five clark and mehaltey each fired one in addition to the seven tallies the trio also collected six assists beare with three chapman and wanamaker notched the port perry goals prenatal classes for expectant mothers a course of weekly classes beginning in richmond hill 11 january 1966 newmarket 13 january 1966 at 730 pm in hygiene of pregnancy how baby grows food for the family feeding of the baby the hospital stay and other subjects of importance to expectant mothers fathers are in cluded in first class 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