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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 29 1949 1 890 1950 happy new year our staff joins with us in extending to one and all the wish that you may have a happy and bright new year ratcliff co urinridge man connty assessor gordon mclean 58 of uxbridge has been appointed supervising assessor for the county of ontario he was selected from nine applicants- three of whom council found hard to choose between salary will be 3000 per annum and seven cents per mile will be allowed for travel as there is much required with this job mr mclean succeeds ralph wilson gordon mclean is most experi enced and suited for the job he is thoroughly familiar with ontario comity and for the past two years has been assessor of uxbridge village and brock township prev ious to that he was with defence industries at ajax during the war in charge of maintenance work on line 3 mr mcleans appointment finds wide approval give- warden watch- county council wound up its session last week with a formal presentation of the traditional gold watch to warden william h west- ney reeve duncan mclntyre read an address in which he praised the work of the warden and said that the confidence which council expressed in giving him an acclam ation has been well placed mr westney has earned himself the respect of every member of coun- cil and has maintained the dignity of the office at a high level reeve ernest hayes of port perry presented the watch dickson hill the usual christmas cheer pre vailed in this district the teacher miss milligan and her pupils entertained the mothers with a program and afternoon tea sunday evening under the auspices of the young peoples society a special service presided over by pastor berry with pictures and music presented the christmas message in an effective manner home coming parties brought many into the community among whom were mr and mrs harley wideman and family mrs wen dell knight mrs lott and miss doris all of toronto mr and mfs bruce wideman collingwood eleanor moyer port arthur mr and mrs lome tindall goodwood and blanche hoover kitchener mr philip fockler who died at the western hospital was laid to rest in the family plot in the cemetery the mckuen family spent mon day with his brother in toronto uxbridge township nomination ends with acclamation the largest crowd to attend a nomination meeting in recent years assembled at the township hall at goodwood on monday to nominate candidates for the incoming council and to hear matters of interest to the rate payers at the close of nominations the following persons had been named as candidates for election to coun cil for reeve stuart ball walter beach and isaac catherwood for deputyreeve berton tin dall for council wendell alcock bruce beach luther booth ralph faulkner and russel feasby a public meeting was held after nominations closed and the mem bers of the present council gave an account of their stewardship during the year although taxes have reached an alltime high for this township very little criticism was offered as most ratepayers realize that municipal councils have not much control over expenditures after the county public and high school levies are paid there is not very much left for the council to expend on the needs of the municipality the township balanced its budget with a tidy surplus remaining mr lome tindall who is the township representative on the high school board addressed the meeting on high school matters and while some were inclined to criticize this new move he explained that when the plans for the future were fully developed he did not think that the expense to the municipality would be any greater than under the old system the following candidates quali fied for election for reeve isaac catherwood for deputyreeve berton tindall for council wendell alcock ralph faulkner and luther booth ebbbapaaaosssssaooossaootsxi open days at spoffords next week we ask the general public to make a note of the store days next week at our place of business the store will be closed all day on tuesday wednesday and thursday and opening friday morning this will provide an opportunity for raking stock and we ask your kind ir dulgence during this period visit our store next weekend and watch for january bargains spofford co altona a happy and prosperous new year to the tribune staff and its readers mr and mrs h mcintosh entertained on saturday miss esther davis spent christ mas with her sister mr and mrs j mcdonald of kinsale mr and mrs wm reesor enter tained their family on monday mr and mrs c- hodgson jean and harold were with her parents for christmas david nighswanders entertained their family and mrs hoover and mabel of stouffville on monday mr and mrs f goudie held a family gathering on christma day including parents on both sides mr arid mrs l hodgson were guests of mr and mrs c stafford for christmas mr and mrs david crosier entertained their family and also mr and mrs roy grove ring- wood on monday mr and mrs nt bunker spent sunday with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs jones in toronto mr and mrs j pallister spent christmas with their daughter in toronto mr and mrs o m madill and mrs h pointon stouffville were guests of mr and mrs g pointon toronto on sunday visitors at o madills on mon day and tuesday were miss marjorie madill mr hugh pres ton mrs baker and mrs achisori of toronto and mrs peters and milton peters niece and nephew of utica new york mr and mrs e elson had their markham downs jiidland lll markham millionaires tied the stouffville clippers for first place in the big seven oha group on tuesday night rompmg to an 111 win over the hapless midland flyers the forgie brothers scored four of markhams eleven counters the win boosted mark- hams point total to seven along with the local clippers vandorf mr win mackay cecil and alvin mr and mrs gordon mac kay spent sunday with mr and mrs wm hobbs and daughter at hope mr and mrs gordon mackay spent monday with mr and mrs george sproxton mr and mrs herbert oliver had sunday dinner with mr and mrs james oliver mr and mrs james oliver miss ruth oliver and miss sylvia smith spent christmas with mr and mrs harry sproxton aurora mr and mrs herbert oliver mr and mrs fred allin murray and shirley spent christmas with mrs percy allin aurora mr and mrs jack robinson and girls spent the weekend with mrs robinsons mother at midhurst mr and mrs geo e richard son betty and billie and mr wm bentley had sunday supper with mr and mrs john crawford and family the crawford family had mon clay supper at the richardson home miss audrey switzer and mr george bilton toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs h switzer mr and mrs grant morley and billie had sunday supper with mr and mrs h white mr and mrs frank grammer and betty newmarket spent christmas with mr and mrs john petch and bob mr and mrs dudley foster mr and mrs douglas biebrough and family aurora and mrs watson toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs loy carr mr and mrs dudley foster spent monday with mr and mrs earl foster aurora mrs alf pattenden and muriel mr and mrs garnett pattenden mr and mrs roy smith and shirley spent saturday with mr and mrs clarence foote and family at cedar valley mr and mrs floyd preston and douglas spent monday with mr and mrs chas preston mr and mrs r carr spent christmas witli mr and mrs gordon carr and peggy at keswick mr and mrs roy morley mr and mrs grant morley and billie miss lottie atkinson spent mon day with mrs wm powell and mr and mrs ken giles aurora mr and mrs colin pattenden and family spent christmas with their daughter laura and family at maple mr and mrs stewart burnett and family spent christmas with mr bennetts family at richmond hill mr sam jenkins toronto and mr and mrs chester graham and family spent monday with mr and mrs rolio scott and boys mrs cale and pearl spent the weekend with mrs cales daugh ter mrs anglin toronto miss marion vannostrand sud bury is spending the christmas holidays with her parents mr and mrs a vannostrand mr and mrs harry eade and son victoria square mr and mrs george kerr and daughter aurora mr and mrs roy hawlett spent christmas with mr and mrs steve eade may the joy of this christmas season be yours to keep throughout the whole new year stouffville creamery co stop look listen musical night sunday january 15 at 700 pm gormley united missionary church quartettes trios solos pipher quartette toronto dixon hill quartette heise hill quartette henderson sisters gormley mixed quartette steckley quartette garfield brown olo charles atkinson solo youth for christ choir carol mansbridge recitation speaker rev n rowan pres g f harvey pastor rev l sider everyone welcome bring your friends and enjoy the gospel messages in word song the salmons at sea mr and mrs cliff salmon and the two children are now in mid- pacific bound for australia in a letter dated at vancouver on dec 20 cliff promises the tribune there will be more of his widely read letters our readers will be delighted and will be looking forward to the letters appearing in print mr salmons mother informs us that the family sailed at christ mas dec 22 and so it will mean a delay before we can receive mail back but it will be packed with interest we have received favorable com ment on mr salmons letters from as far away as california drop in price not disaster the current drop in egg price will not bring about any major economic disturbance in canada finance minister abbott said tues day night speaking at the annual meeting of the suburban westmount young liberal association he said ha could not foresee any serious economic downswing in the immediate future true it is more difficult for us to dispose of some of our surplus production than in the past mr abbott said but were living in great country high speed jet bdlribers dispense with air gunners ma the church services united missionary church rev cyril berry minister mount joy sunday jan 1 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship service dickson hill sunday jan 1 1000 am worship service 1100 am sunday school 6th line whitchurch mr and mrs bert staley and mr and mrs eldon staley of good wood visited with mr and mrs family all home for christmas js and family mr and mrs clarkson had their family and other relatives home for christmas mr and mrs f pilkey had their family home on monday mr and mrs stanley lewis and family spent christmas with her sister mr and mrs ira rusnell stouffville mr and mrs i lehman and allan meyers spent christmas with mr and mrs g raymer colbourne bus service toronto east bound read down brougham toronto time claremont west bound read up pm sun hoi 45 1010 1020 1035 1038 1040 1050 1100 1105 uw 1120 pm daily ex sun hoi 545 610 620 635 638 b40 650 700 705 710 720 pm sat only 200 225 235 250 253 255 305 315 320 325 335 am sun hoi am daily ex sun hoi toronto 1000 bav and edward 840 1025 danforth and luttrell 810 1035 scarboro jet 800 1060 malvern 745 1053 browns cor 742 1055 town line 740 1106 cedar grove markham 730 1116 locust hill 720 1120 green rtvor 716 1125 brougham 710 1135 claremont 700 am sun hoi 936 910 900 845 842 840 830 820 815 810 800 pm sat only 520 455 445 430 427 425 415 405 400 355 346 pm sun hoi 936 910 900 845 842 840 830 820 815 810 800 bus will operate via cedar grove from may 1 to oct 31 and via markham from nov 1 to april 30 terminal northeast corner of b ny and edward streets danforth bus lines miss norah macklem had christ mas dinner friday evening with the ratcliff family miss alma pilkey visited with her sister mrs ken bacon a few days recently mr and mrs gorman dixon spent christmas day with her parents mr and mrs russel couperthwaite of mongolia mr and mrs donald harper david and lynn mr and mrs mervyn harper and karen mr and mrs ken harper and michael and mr allen harper enjoyed christmas dinner with mr and mrs ross harper and family on monday mr and mrs earl dowswell and gwen mr and mrs walter hope mr and mrs sam bacon garnet and evelyn had christmas dinner with mr and mrs ken bacon and wayne on saturday evening miss grace talbot visited with her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs ross harper and family on sunday mr and mrs percy pattenden and mrs wm pattenden had christmas dinner with mr and mrs norman steckley and family on monday mrs robt winterstein and miss norah macklem spent christmas with mr and mrs ross winter stein and family and mr and mrs joe winterstein and family of stouffville mr and mrs ken bacon and wayne enjoyed chirstmas dinner with her parents mr and mrs fred pilkey and family of altona christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday jan 1 first sunday after christmas 145 pm sunday school and junior bible class 230 pm evensong blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see god matt 58 stouffville baptist church sunday jan 1 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm eveningservice stouffville christian church mr fred gould minister sunday jan 1 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship start the new year right by attend ing the house of the lord happy new year to all second markham baptist church rev norman rowan pastor sunday jan 1 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning service communion tuesday 8 pm prayer meeting he that believeth on the son hath everlasting life and he that believeth not the spn shall not see life but the wrath of god abideth on him a happy new year to all stouffville united missionary church rev h s hallman pastor wed 8 pm altona prayer service thurs 8 pm missionary meeting rev gordon bolender returned missionary to africa is the guest speaker sunday jan 1 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship j new years message 730 evangelistic 730 pm altona new years message begin the new year right by attending church each sunday welcome stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sunday jan 1 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship tuesday 4 pm explorers thursday 7 pm cgit friday 4 pm mission band thursday jan 5 at 245 the wms will meet in the church after christmas what the wise men returned to their own country another way united missionary church rev l k sider pastor new years day services bethesda 1030 am worship 200 pm sunday school wed 8 pm prayer meeting gormley 145 pm sunday school 245 pm worship service 730 pm young peoples meeting speaker mr charlie millstead tuesday 8 pm prayer meeting st james presbyterian church stouffville donald mckilllcan minister sunday jan 1 1000 am service come and worship sacred heart rc church uxbridge ontario rev fr v mogivney priest sunday jan 1 bloomington ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday jan 1 1100 am bloomington 730 pm ringwood sunday school at 10 am classes for all ages friday 8 pm ringwood mission circle at the home of walter pipher wednesday 8 pm altona prayer meeting thursday 730 pm ringwood prayer meeting and sunday school business meeting no meeting in bloomington friday night all welcome melville bethesda and peachs churches rev r t chapin minister sunday jan 1 new years sacrament service at each church 1000 am peachs 1130 am melville i 300 pm bethesda melville wms meets tuesday afternoon jan 3rd at the manse bethesda wms meets wednesday afternoon jan 4th at the home of mrs burkholder