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apple butter bee record attendance bv pat mcclenxav cedar grove ce dar grove has a reputation of good luck when fine weather is of prime im portance as usual we hoped our luck would hold to help make our thanksgiving apple butter festival a success we did not expect perfection but we got two perfect days an early morning rain polished the park for monday so it really sparkl ed in the later sunshine the coluors were glorious and many a camera re corded the bubbling butter and twisting smoke against a backgorund of reds and yellows from caning chairs to buying gourds there was lots to see and do and a toot from the old steam engine could even be heard over the delightu musc of the claremont band and that is cedar groves apple butter festival for this a record breaking year boiling apple butter over an open fire in old copper pioneer pots will be more appropriate than ever in 1967 notes about neighbours along with a train trip around newfoundland re cently the petries john and bea took a cargo and mail boat and poked around all the little ports inaccessible by road an interesting sometimes heartbreaking and always beautiful view of that part of canada alan and ann jlamill have now made their home in guelph while alan is 21 university there ginny and gary dare were both off over the last long weekend ginny to montreal and gary to minden visitors from far and near came to the festival over thanksgiving among the guests of the allan reesors were mr and mrs elmer winger from caledonia mr and mis whining from elgin mills and mr and mrs bill thompson from thornhill also called in after a trip to woodland park ivan and carolyn reesor are home again after a honeymoon trip that took them out west to visit lome and a return home through the states they are now busy with their new home in markham lloyd clendennen flew in on sunday after a holi day in scotland and hol land and reports a wonder ful time dates to remember october 14 meeting in the school about the school october 17 euchre will be held in cedar grove shoolhouse all players welcome october 16 anniversary services at zion church 1113 mr binch 750 pm mr dave mckinley october 23 laymans and the service will be conducted by the laymen november 2 saturday 24 lcw bazaar twister strikes township buttonville a twister cut a narrow path of destniction through parts of vaughan and markham townships monday evening hitting the town of richmond hill and communities of victo ria square buttonville and cedar grove on don mills road a house trailer was caught up in the wind gust and flipped over on its side the car driven by john scott judson of scarboro was turned completely around on the highway no one was injured and damage was estimated at si 50 large trees were toppled in several areas and tele phone lines were damaged near millikcn the tribune thursday october 13 1966 pe 17 big changes ahead for family farms f he waterskis o and ptavs s fflgp 7 jls mo hes president i of our class t tiu w wl cjtt w w 4 because t liked mm even before he askid v meto go steak pawn at the office nvgr saw a ball 6ame n her upe50 she wins the office pool three weeks in a row when he comes in smiling awl humming to himself he scares me to peath pont let us interrupt- wilson were merely looking for a spot to install aether computer dont forget their memo pads i understand several weeks ago one of tttem actually had an idea the last two weeks in october what does the almanac say aboot that jhpeabody sr testing one million dollarstwo million dollars three students of stouffville high where is your initia tive your individuality your sense of responsibil ity your school spirit last year the newly for med glee club gained prestige and recognition through the efforts of two conscientious teachers mrs gresham and mr smith the choir became enthuiastic and ambitious we worked long and hard hours for our choir mas ters who contributed their lime and talent some of us discouraged from sing ing in public school found that there was a place for us in the glee club and in so doing we received a great deal of satisfaction and enjoyment we were honoured when churches asked us to sing at their services pleasing com ments from parents and eleventh of a series by walt mcdayter there are some people who tend to writeoff farming as an anachronism in this atomic age yet it was cot too many years ago that agriculture was the keystone in the foundation of our economy wheat was the king staple and the very pros perity of canada was dependent on the going rate for a bushel of golden grain the relative importance of agriculture admittedly has de clined economists report that it will play an even less signifi cant role in canadas future and that our prosperity will be more and more dependent on manufacturing especially sec ondary manufacturing of prod ucts suitable for export and sale in the markets of the world however agriculture docs still contribute considerably to our national income as was dramatically illustrated by the series of multimillion dollar sales of wheat to russia and china these sales did more than just stuff dollars into the overalls of prairie farmers they stimulated the whole econ omy farm machinery manufac turers benefited as did rail ways grain elevator workers shipping companies bankers and brokers but perhaps an even more significant consequence of the wheat sales was the boost in canadian foreign exchange earnings which improved our balance of payments with the world market a healthy bal ance of payments affects every one without it canadian dol lars have lo be devalued and prices on imports have to be in creased which hurts the pocket- book of every canadian the huge wheat sales came at a time when economists were warning of a slump in our rising prosperity due to a decreased export trade fortunately dollars flooding in from these grain sales came to the rescue pumping octane into our economic system and providing it with increased drive despite these sales many of canadas farmers arc finding it neighbours delighted us the glee club sang at commencements and as semblies in april we held our sounds of spring sometimes we had to sacrifice valuable class time to prepare for a big occasion as a club we re- impossible to earn a decent liv ing from their land the number of farms in canada is dropping annually and the farm popula tion is dwindling farmers have been demanding increased sub sidies from ottawa but experts believe that higher support prices from the federal govern ment would solve little a major concern of economists continues to be the price spread the difference between what farm ers get for what they raise and what consumers must pay the answer some authorities ccntend is in better manage ment of farms surveys have shown th3t many farmers are trying to eke out a living from soil that is infertile on blocks of land that are too small to be profitable the trend has been towards larger farms and more me chanization small farmers un fortunately cannot afford the huge capital investment re quired for automated farming and are being gradually forced off their land by the competi tion on the prairies studies are now being made for means to canadas century a news background special on the centennial of confederation increase the productivity of tha grain fields one way being ex plored is to bring in more wa ter eliminating vast arid areas with this in mind saskatchew an and manitoba have been pressing fcr the diversion of tho columbia and fraser rivers from british columbia over tha rockies and onto the prairies or turning the athabasca and peace rivers into the north sas katchewan and to channel it into irrigation streams whatever the future of farm ing one thing is certain tho age of the family farm the ago which did much to build canada in the century since confedera tion is inexorably drawing to a close toronto telegram news service clip and save its the end of the trail for this old wagon as it sits neglected and decaying on a forcsaken homestead ceived special privileges last year we heard the ko rean orphan choir and handels messiah now we are preparing for com mencement and a show to be held in december al ready we are going ahead with plans for our first full length musical to be held in september 67 we need you especially men for without your voices we shall not be able to go a- head with our plans join now add music lo your school life and a bar to your sweater mustard lifelong resident of markham township stouffville mrs nelson mustard ella bea trice summerfeldt who passed away in slouffville nursing home on satur day oct 1 1966 had been in failing health for a num ber of years she had cele brated her 84th birthday on september 7 mrs mustard was born on the 6th concession of markham township on the farm now owned by mr geo elliott her par ents lemuel summerfeldt and his wife margaret harper were both mem bers of pioneer families when a young woman she married nelson mus tard also a member of a family who settled in the township in 1801 they farmed on the 5th conces sion of markham for a number of years and have always lived within a few miles of their birth place her husband predeceased her in february 1944 surviving are three daughters and two sons audrey mrs harry for rester unionvillc rr 1 garnet markham rr 2 roy of unionvillc mary mrs walter dunlop agincourt and beatrice mrs fred bartlctt or unionvillc a daughter jean mrs clarence wicic- man passed away on oct 5 1938 also surviving arc sixteen grandchildren and thirteen great grand chil dren the service was held from retty lfsfowei listowel a pretty wedding was solemnized at the united missionary church listovvel at 2 pm september 24 1966 amid baskets of gladioli fern and candelabrae the bride kathleen ann hcise daughter of mr and mrs paul heise of rr3 palmerston was united in marriage to ronald bruce e m p r i n g h a m of rr2 gormlcy rev arthur heise of richmond hill uncle of the bride per formed the ceremony assisted by rev sheldon wilson of fordwich the guest soloist was mr how ard baker of brampton accompanied b miss leone wilson of fordwich at the organ the bride given in mar riage by her father wore a floorlength gown of duch ess satin with rose appli ques and matching train a silk organza rosette headpiece together with lilyofthevalley held her floor length scalloped veil in place she carried a cas cade of deep pink roses stcphanolis and green ivy miss tina van dc kemp of gorrie was maid of hon our bridesmaids miss pauline hcise of kitchener sin of ihe bride their at tire was identical to the bridesmaids in rose peau de soie miss colette harri son of toronto was flower girl she wore a dress of white silk organza with a matching flowered head piece and carried a basket of pink and aqua carna tions and white baby mums master kevin winger of maple was bearer for the double ring ceremony he matched the flower girl in a white suit and carried a heart shaped white satin cushion mr ivan winger and miss shirley hcise of palmerston sister of the bride were gowned ident ical to the maid of honour in aqua floor length alinc pcau de soie will empire bodice and sleeves of mat ching lace matching bows held lace panels which were floor length from the obdicc back their wed ding ring headpieces were of matching lace and tulle and they carried cas cade bouquets of white feathered mums and aqua carnations the junior bridesmaids were miss lois empringham of un ionvillc cousin of ihe groom and miss beth ann widcman of gormlcy cou- of gormley was best man ushers were mr vernon heise of palmerston brother of the bride and mr ronald albrccht of kitchener candlelighters were mr merlin hcise of palmerston and mr jonat han hill of toronto following the ceremony a reception was held in kurtzville community cen tre where the brides mother received the guests she wore a teal blue brocaded dress with matching gloves and black accessories her corsage was pink sweatheart roses and carnations the grooms mother assisted wearing a dusty rose crepe dress navy accessories her corsage was white roses and blue carnations the couple left for a trip to northern ontario for travelling the bride chose a grape brocaded suit with a corsage of cream gladioli and fern and black accessories on their return they will re side at rri unionville outoftown guests at tended from wingham kitchener hamilton wet land fort erie new york toronto maple gormley richmond hill and peter borough dixons funeral home in markham on tuesday oct 4 with interment in bc- thesda lutheran cemetery north of unionvillc rev wiseman pastor of the church officiated and pall bearers were grandsons carl and glyn forrester bruce mustard robert dunlop and grand son-in- laws james mowbray and darcy elson three brothers george of oucensvillc william of markham murray of tor- onlo and three sisters gertrude mrs n jagger lornc park jean mrs stuart duncan bethcsda and myrtle mrs ray mond brillinger of mark ham also 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