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mv the tribune stouffville out thursday dec 281944 zi j5 tlf 3 y ir community watch night service li gormley mennonite brethren in christ church sunday evening 1030 special singing speaker mrs p huson gormley a cable was received by his wife last wednesday that pte allan doner had arrived safely overseas miss marion hunt is spending several days this week at her home here we wish the staff of the tribune and all our readers a very merry christmas and a prosperous new tear let us hope and pray that by another christmas we will see the end of the war and all our friends and families reunited receives award for son mrs f gallen mother of the late wing commander lloyd v chadburn dfc of aurora received the dso and bar from the governorgeneral for her son r who was killed in france five day after dday the investiture took place in ottawa listen tonight thursday dec 28th to premier george drew cfrb 1015 pm- altona a happy new year to all mr and mrs wm reeor enter tained their family on sunday mrs hoover mabel and louie were guests of mr and mrs david nighswander on christmas day mr and mrs wm ciarkson spent the holiday weekend with friends in toronto mr a davis was a guest of mr and mrs ernie davis bloomington on christmas day mrs barkis reesor stanley and blake mr ancrmrs k reesor were guests at wellington widemans for christmas guests at stanley thompson on monday were mr and mrs win mcnair mr and mrs f mcnair and charlotte ann mrs l grove guests at wm reesors on sun day were mr and mrs walter car ter mr and mrs f mcnair and charlotte ann and mr and mrs millard reesor mr and mrs o madill hilda and marjory were guests of mrand mrs gerald pointon toronto on mon day guests with mr and mrs d crosier on monday were lac wm d malloy racf and mrs malloy of trenton mr and mrs roy grove rmgwood mr and mrs walter slack and betty ann mr and mrs howard st john gary and dianne guests at a davis on sunday were mr and mrs j mcdonald and little son mr and mrs davis mr and mrs ernie davis mr and mrs r hook mr and mrs willis davis mr and mrs joan davis guests present with mr and mrs orman bunker on monday were mr and mrs clarence bunker and family pte harvey bunker and mrs bunker and daughter mr and mrs dick jones and family miss leta bunker toronto mr arthur wagg and family of stouffville guests with mr and mrs wm slack on monday were mrand mrs h slack mr and mrs fred lewis and family mr and mrs walter slack and betty ann cpl stanley slack and mrs slack and marilyn miss merle slack and mr and mrs james slack of stouffville veteran stock man dead retiring from active participat ion in the holsteinfreisan assoc iation r m holtby of port perry died on christmas eve in his 76th year stock men all over ontario and particularly in ontario county were intimate friends of the late mr holtby whose judgment was regarded as top ranking in the cattle industry robert sabiston dies after long illness funeral service for robert adam- son sabiston who died at his home in unionville on dec 12th 1944 after a long illness was held at the residence rev h maccormaek conducting the service mr sabiston formerly a whole sale manufacturer of horse cloth ing in toronto came to this com munity in 1914 and purchased the farm omno 7 highway which has been his home since that time from joseph and joanna eckardt this farm being one of the original eck ardt holdings settled in 1794 although deeply interested in the work of the united church of which he was a member and in all public projects he took no active part being of a quiet and retiring disposition but his high standard of life has exerted much farreach ing influence through his family and the lives of the men and boys employed on his farm and with whom he came in contact he is survived by his life partner who was formerly miss laura eck ardt a direct descendant of the eckardt pioneer family 3 sons campbell donald and james three daughters janet mona and mrs joan tidy besides one sister mary living in toronto interment took place in union ville lutherian cemetery the pall bearers being campbell and donald sabiston eckardt and william mit chell john young and charles 1 woodley canadas newest vc winner sir wmmul0ck leaves mr king 50000 hon w p mulock postmaster- general of canada has applied to the surrogate court of the county of york for probate of the will of sir william mulock kc mg the estate amounts to more than 2500000 consisting of the follow ing assets real estate 441422 mortgages 2581648 stocks 630 60414 bonds 137207342 cash 8568944 book debts 4432740 miscellaneous property including household goods and effects 12- 45883 the will provides for the setting up of trust funds in the amount of 200000 each in favor of the de ceaseds daughters mrs edith m oflynn andmrsethel kirkpatnck with provision for their children after their decease s the will further provides for a legacy of 50000 to prime minister mackenzie king sir williams friend of many years standing the will directs payment of legacies to the deceaseds grandson hon w p mulock mp for north york of 200000 to his soninlaw col a e kirkpatrick of 30000 to hisgranddaughter mrs marjorie hignett of london england of 25000 to his nephew homan lount of 25000 the will makes provision for an annuity to the deceaseds house keeper miss rosamond pratt of 1200 and for legacies to the de ceaseds gardener james clark of 6000 to his chauffeur j holden of 6000 and to miss isabel poustie of 4000 after providing for trusts and legacies the residue of the estate is devised to hon w p mulock no provision was made by the de ceased in his will for charities it is estimated that the large estate will pay succession duties of slightly more than three quar ters of a million dollars this is a portrait of pte ernest alvia smoky smith of new westminster bc who is the first private to win a victoria cross in this war taken shortly before he went overseas with the seaforih highlanders since his daring exploit in holding an important bridgehead against a german tank assault he has been dubbed canadas oneman army at a private investiture his majesty king george vi presented smoky with the vc saying heres a little present from me to you he is the second soldier from new westminster bc to win the svc send the tribune to absent friends happy new year greetings sim ple words yet no other words can say the same thing better 1 they convey meaning no other phrase fulfills and in saying that little we say a lotfor we express every good wish it is possible to have for your immediate enjoymentand for your future good fortune in the year to fojlow thank you for your patronageand we look for ward to always serving you to the best of our ability stouffville planing mill wesley schell prop w awwwfcftfcx vti lacm pine orchard sorry to report miss spence is still confined to her home in tor onto mrs dike is teaching the jr room in miss spences absence albert boake had the misfortune to lose a cow last week doraine and lorraine smith spent a few days with mrs chapman mrs fred reid spent the week end at her home in markham despite the bad weather our school remained open last tuesday and wednesday with a good attend ance of pupils mr bryon boake visited his son here last week mr and mrsshepherd enjoyed a visit from their son who is in the armed forces we wish the editor staff and readers a happy new year to our many customers and friends i 4 we expresstur appreciation for their continued patronage and sincerely hope l that -3- th e com i ng year will bring with it a full measure of blessing e- ratclif f co v town delivery i- phone 198 a peaches we wish you all a happy and victorous new year holiday visitors at the ferguson home were major and mrs eager and mrs knox of toronto mr allan lewis and family had christmas dinner at the miller home j mr and mrs george hoover and family spent christmas with mr and mrs willis r reesor cedar grove mr and mrs painter and murray had christmas dinner with mr and mrs j painter almira mr and mrs cleverdon and family were christmas visitors at the lickorish home stouffville mr and mrs nelson smith and family spent christmas with mr and mrs robt smith mt joy miss dorothy hoover spent the weekend at her home miss laura warriner spent wed nesday at the hisey home douglas cleverdon has returned to the coast after enjoying two weeks at his home doug expects to be posted out to sea upon his return to duty mr and mrs j painter sr and mrs upton and family of toronto were sunday visitor with mr and mrs painter miss beatrice lickorish of stouff ville spent tuesday at the clever don home christmas visitors at the warri ner home were mrt and mrs fer gus taylor and family of new market mr fred wawiner of tor onto and mr and mrs brown and familyvof markham vote disney for council pickering township atha news happy new year all sympathy goes to mrs arnold due to the death of her mother mrs s hoover had christmas dinner with mr and mrs eli leh man mr and mrs lloyd pugh on the brock rd were guests at the wal lace home here misses e g whitson had din- ner with mr and mrs fred draper mr and mrs featherstone and joan were in armadale and picker ing village for christmas v frank cowperthwaite toronto spent the holiday at his home here sherman arnold had christmas dinner at the carruthers home mr j kirton attended the funer- al of an old friend in toronto eric wallace of toronto was home for christmas mr and mrs norman lehman entertained mr and mrs walter james of uxbridge on christmas day also a brother from oshawa and a sister and mother from tor onto d j tran and wife entertained friends here on sunday to a special dinner since the family were away on christmas day mr and mrs murray dunkeld and family also wm and mrsthos dunkeld all had christmas dinner with mr and mrs john scott the church services st james presbyterian church stouffville rev x deconrcy rayner minister sunday december 31st 130pmsabbath school and bible class 2 30 pm divine worship gods afterglow of christmas god intended that the glory of christmas should shed its radi ance over every day of each year does it for you come and learn how it may a message for the opening year the last sabbath of the old year should find you in gods house stouffville mennonite church rv e moyer pastor sunday december 31st 1000 am sunday school 1100 am christmas message 730 pm evangelistic thursday eve stouffville prayer meeting next week monday evening young peoples wednesday evening altona prayer meeting wed eve altona prayer meeting a glad new ypar to all stouffville christian church charles montgomery pastor miss nora stapleton organic sunday december 31st 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm gospel service monday 730 pm teen age girls meeting friday 7 pm childrens meeting friday8 pm christian endeavour church htlii sunday december 31st 200 pm bible school 300 pm divine worship everybody welcome valee and wife separate mennonite churches dickson hill and mt joy rev s s shantz minister modnt jo sunday december 31st 1000 am sadbauiv- school 1100 am divine worship 730 pm evangelistic service dicksons hmo sunday december 24th 1000 am divine worship 1100 am sabbath school rev r h hamilton will speak at the morning service rudy valee and his actress wife bette jane greer whose matri monial difficulties began al most with the day of theic mar riage separated again the bandleader said they were going to think things over but miss greer was less opti mistic this time the parting is final she asserted she and vallee were married dec 2nd 1943 gormley and bethesda mennonite brethren is s christ church rev p huson pastor bethesda evangelistic 730 pm gormley sunday december 31st sunday school 2 pm preaching 3 pm dedication of childrenat this ser- vice r evangelistic 730 pm the community watch night ser vicewill be heldmh the gormley church on- sunday evening at 1030 r w second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday december 31st 9 55 am sunday school 110 am morning worship the pastor wishes our and all the people the return on earth of peace among the nations melville bethesda and peachs churches rev r t chapln minister sunday december 31st regular services at all three appointments 1000 am peachs 1130am melville 300 pm bethesda come and join us ji bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday december 31st 1100 am bloomington 2 30 pm ringwood 730 pm altona h friday 800 pm bloomington c e meeting v monday 8 00 pm ringwood ce meeting you are cordially invited to attend these services plan to come 2 god commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners christ died for us romans 58 stouffville baptist church rev d macgregor pastor sunday december 31st i 1000 am bible school s classes for all ages 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting we wish one and all a happy new year you are invited to worship with us i stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister v j sunday december 31st 1000 ampsunday school 1100 amjdlvine worship 730 pm evening worship sunday january 7th holy com munion i came to the throne with a sin- stained soul the old year was done dear father hast thou a new leaf for me i have spoiled this one he took the old leaf stained and blotted and gave me a new one all un spotted and into my sad heart smiled do better now my child christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday december 31st 200 pm sunday school 230 pm evening prayer everybody welcome