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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 4 1950 iality service quality never in a product is quality so important as in tractor gasoline especially these cold mornings you can be sure that our ba gasoline is first line quality and will give easy starting satisfaction try a tank full service we are as close to you as your telephone phone nos 45wl or 64508 test our service stiver bros stouffville ont office ph 45 local and personal happenings mr- ault burkitt of oakville was a weekend visitor with miss jane burkitt frank massie mowder loeal paint brush artist here for many years remains in a precarious state of health at his home on church street mr lambert malloy of stouff ville and teacher at leaside is in ueliesley hospital for a couple of weeks under medical care he was ill for three weeks before going to the hospital mr h j malloy stouffville who was forced to bed for a few days last week through ill health is up and about again friends will be pleased to learn the stouffville ioof held their last euchre of this season on friday evening these euchres have been well attended and many valuable prizes were given to the winners the proceeds have been going towards the cancer polio and tb fund dont forget tag day for the blind saturday mav 6th be generous on saturday may c and give your support to those who cannot see buy a tag mrs v f moher and baby i daughter teresa mary new tor- jomo are visiting mrs mohers parents mr and mrs joe oulette mrs delos brown and daughter susan of colbourne are visiting mrs browns parents mr and mrs ambrose stover stouffville lions club will attend the regular meeting of the mark- ham club this thursday night in the anglican church unionville stouffville lions club fostered the markhamunionville club some years ago and will attend on thursday in a body for the first time youth for christ stouffville 745 childrens film s00 song service featuring special numbers by the girls choir and joan oldham chalk artist rev copeland will be with us with one of his inspiring talks and special numbers on the piano and accordian remember the question box 9 15 colored film voice of the deep a moodv bible college modern scientific film showing the wonders of gods creation on the floor of the ocean where youth meets youth norman rowan director ringwood having served as correspondent since mr nolan acquired the tri bune twenty eight years ago your bingwood reporter is deeply griev ed over the sudden passing of our editor whose warm personal friendship as well as challenging leadership in the public interest has always been very highly val ued we extend the sincere sym pathy of our entire community to his bereaved family mr floyd shank of detroit has been visiting his uncle mr albert hoover the excelsior class held their april meeting at mrs walter pip- hers on thursday afternoon of last week mrs chapin of melville was guest speaker bringing a challenging and much appreciated message mr and mrs sam barkey and family moved from the halsted home to his fathers farm near mongolia on saturday afternoon mrs roy moyer from dixon hill brought a splendid missionary mes sage to our endeavour meeting on monday evening mr and mrs dan filyer of simcoe called on relatives here last week mr and mrs ralph burkholdcr were sunday guests with their daughter mrs jake baker of baker hill mrs nelson chapman of ux- hridge mrs john lee and mr ed barkey of stouffville called on mr and mrs truman grove on sun day pair hurt ix car ox wav to hospital mr and mrs w r reid were going to the hospital in brampton anyway when it happened they were going for a routine health check then mr reids coat caught in the steering wheel and the car went into a ditch on no 47 highway two miles south of uxbridge they had their examination- plus treatment for head injuries rev douglas davis was the visiting minister last sunday at zephyr on the occasion of a special rededication service following the re decorating of the church rev c fockler of markham occupied the pulpit in the stouffville united church in his absence a number of ladies of the local united church evening auxiliary visited the aurora society on tues day evening and provided a por tion of the program the hobbycraft classes which have been carried on at the high school during the winter months ended last week we understand the art class which was one of the largest and was under the able direction of arnold hodgkins of toronto is planning a trip to the country for an afternoon of sketch ing and a picnic supper as soon as the weatherman makes up his mind that spring is here to stay it seems to be necessary every spring to issue a warning to boys and girls that it is against the village bylaw to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk those who persist in doing so are liable to be lined and if they run into someone that is sure to happen youngsters have been getting so brazen that they actually crowd pedestrians off walks this little news item is a mere tip to those concerned approximately 530 was raised by the stouffville lions club in the recent easier seal campaign for the ontario society for crippled children lion dr s t rodeni distel was chairman of the cam paign j friends will be interested to learn that mrs w h shaw and miss waters who have been holi daying at st petersburg fla have begun the trek northward to their home in stouffville the couple expect to make stopovers at miami and washington on the re turn trip the stouffville constable and municipal council members are frequently in receipt of anonymous postcards and letters complaining over various law infractions and they wish it made known that tin- less such communications are signed by the ratepayers they will be disregarded entirelv j llorli ullmil meeting friday may 10 is the date of the next open meeting of the horticultural society with mr roy cadwell of toronto as guest speaker conservation of the soil will be the subject and it will be illustrated with slides work commenced this week on the foundation of the first of four new residences which it is expect ed will be erected on lloyd ave this summer sod was turned for the lloyd ham house just north of geo allisons on the east side of the street a basement is also going in on main st on the site of the former morrin home just east of international motors the morrin property was purchased by chas brown who erected a new home on a lot there last year the canadian girls in training held their annual mother and daughter banquet in the united church basement last monday evening mrs s w hastings was the guest speaker and built up a most interesting talk around the quotation ye are the salt of the earth there were about ninety members and mothers present funeral service was held in ottawa on saturday afternoon for the late william davey brother of walter davey former correspon dent of this newspaper and the late edw davey of stouffville who passed away suddenly at his brothers home 8 stanton ave toronto on wednesday april 20th william davey was born in good wood and will be remembered by some of our elder citizens as a member of the onceflourishing goodwood brass band he was a printer by trade and spent the greater part of his life in ottawa he is survived by his widow the former olivia caldwell one daug- ter evelyn mrs h gordon of ottawa and two sons william and lohn of montreal he was in his 80th year nomination the nomination of candidates for the purpose of filling in the office of reeve of the village of stouffville for the balance of the year 1950 and of filling any office of council for the balance of the year 1950 which prior to the time of holding the nomination meeting may exist will be held in the municipal hall upstairs stouffville on mon may 8 1950 from 730 pm to 830 pm daylight saving time if more candidates are nominated for the respective offices hereinbefore mentioned than are required to fill the same the election will be held on monday may 15 1950 from the hour of 900 am to 630 pm daylight saving time and no longer in each of the two polling sub- divisions that is to say polling subdivision no 1 south side of main st in council chambers lud hoover deputy returning officer e r good poll clerk tolling subdivision no 2 north side of main st k r davis store ross davis deputy returning officer a c davis poll clerk among the last communications received by the late editorinchief of this newspaper was a prized letter from beverley baxter mem ber of the british house of com mons 51 hamilton terrace dear sir among the cuttings sent to me recently from canada was one from your newspaper i am very glad to learn from it that you are still in harness and ministering to the people of stouff ville with i am sure unbroken energy and undiminished wisdom i remember your visit to london when 1 was editorinchief of the daily express and i hope tha some of these days you will come over and see us again this time however i will have to receive you at the house of commons in the meantime my- kindest regards yours sincerely beverley baxter the stouffville womens instit ute will sponsor the campaign in stouffville for the current salva tion army drive a doortodoor canvas will be made commencing may 22nd contributions may also be left at riches hardware sr major d snowden public relation representative for the army was in town on tuesday of this week making the necessary arrange ments saskatoon quakers offered owen sounds tommy burlington 0200 to return to the prairies to play hockey two nhl clubs are seek ing to sponsor a junior a team in kitchener one of them is les canadiens theres a feeling in some quarters that toronto marl boros senior hockey club will play in an eastern circuit next winter hut theres also a humor that conny smythe is willing to back another team in the senior oha loop possibly in london ont to provide an outlet for his surplus players the shawinigan falls cataracts of the quebec senior hockey league may become a farm team of the detroit red wings it was reported last week theo racette general manager of shawinigan arena admitted he had broached the idea to manager jack adams of detroit last month marcel prono- vost larry wilson and johnny wilson all came originally from the shawinigan team stouffville may i 1950 george j storey returning officer last thursday evening an audience of s000 gathered in varsity arena to witness the grad uation exercises of the toronto bible college nearly 200 students formed a choir and under the leadership of cyril redford rend ered some beautiful singing instrumental music on the plat form with the choir was from three pianos played by graduates fiftyone students received diplomas and certificates from president e g baker best known graduate was marion c newby negro contralto who has been singing to toronto and district audiences for several years many in stouffville will remember her impressive singing when the college choir first sang here miss newby has accepted a position at the college to teach singing and in time hopes to take up radio work as a gospel singer it is expected that 05 percent of this years graduates will go into full time service as missionaries pastors and deaconesses while the remaining will do lay work at home white elephants on may 13th the w a here in stouffville united plan something good and really gay so dont be too affrighted sandwich and a cup of tea bread and cake and candy you must come to really see what you can buy to come in handy plants and bulbs shrubs and oeeds and implements for garden work flower pots books and jewellry needs antiques well try to satisfy your quirk bring useful toys in good repair pictures frames and dishes beds tables and even a chair useful old or new will meet our wishes a spinningwheel may even be in our display so varied therell be a fishpond even a rug you may see to make you glad you tarried these elephants so very white as you houseclean kindly proffer when our new building sees the light furnishings from them well offer deaths bales terry as a result of an accident on tuesday april 25 1950 son of mr and mrs bruce bales newmarket aged 1 years interment in newmarket cemetery rowe florence boynton at lockwood clinic tuesday april 25 1950 florence boynton wife of the late frank rowe dear mother of edith of toledo and fred of aurora interment aurora ceme tery duncan charlotte harriet at her late residence 8th concession markham on thursday april 27 charlotte miller beloved wife of herbert duncan and dear mother of eilen at home mrs h mclellan evelyn of weston henry of toronto interment sanc tuary park cemeterv weston johnston ethel p passed away suddenlv at her home 1950 bloor st w thursday april 28 1950 ethel p todd wife of the late dr herbert e johnson of ml albert dear sister of mrs j champion of penetanguishene interment mount albert cemetery wine and white prom the stouffville high school is holding a semiformal dance in the high school on friday evening may 5th music will be provided by the legionaires admission 200 a couple dancing s30 to 1230 mr and mrs b beeler and son donald of hamilton were weekend visitors with mr and mrs ken laushway stouffville mr beeler and donald took in the opening of the trout season in local waters and returned home with their full quota pupils win honours piano pupils from the stouffville studio of mr t w eagleson at cm rmt were successful in winning over fifty dollars in prizes money at the recent youth for j christ music festival held in stoulf- ville every pupil who entered won a prize winners included barbara hastings shirley spence i louise clarke gloria ilood jo- anne bodendistel and gladvs rat- cliff friends will regret to learn that bert smith former resident of stouffville where he was employ er with the loeal floral co has suffered a heart attack at- his home in grimsby and removed to hos pital mrs harold wright who resides on tiie loth concession of mark- ham just south of stouffville suf fered a stroke on saturday night friends will regret to learn mrs wright lias not been in good health for some time cam pa hi x spea kek rev john linton ba of wheaton illinois who will be the speaker at the special evangelistic services to be held this summer in the stouffville arena from august 20th until sept 3rd weddings hamm eksley pkxstoxk on saturday april 29th kath leen edith penstone became the bride of john herbert hammersley i the marriage took place in the un- i ited church parsonage with rev douglas davis officiating the bride looked charming in a suit of beige gabardine with lemon and brown accessories and a cor sage of roses her niece june grant made a very pretty attend ant and wore a grey suit with green accessories and a rose cor sage mr elwood hammersley brother of the groom was best man others present at the ceremony were the brides father mr pen- stone who gave her away her sis ter mrs andrew francis grant a cousin mr george grant mr and mrs osbourne mrs elwood hammersley mr and mrs chad- wick and the two boys dave and bob the reception was held at the home of the brides sister mrs grant 10 lankin boulevard tor onto where between 10 and 50 re latives and close friends assembled the couple are spending their honeymoon in new york usfiiijidjiihiilli edward bind ro e a grubin ro optometrists oshawa picton stouffville mr bind ro at stouffville on mondays 900 am to 9 pm and any evening for appointments with two or more phone oshawa 4221w reverse the charge mr grubin ro at stouffville every third monday as announced in the stouffville tribune and markham econo mist and sun 900 am to 900 pm a complete and frequent visual service phones oshawa 4221w stouffville 86j2 stouffville office over snowballs barber shop hafaiajaiaisisjmsiajoyaiffl 3ssssss55s5iftfti sssss5i stanley theatre stouffville ontario commencing may 1st and continuing through daylight saving time doors open 700 pm first show starts at 730 pm during the week saturdays holidays open 630 pm starts at 700 pm friday saturday may 5th ith furious men fighting to the finish and a clever woman whos she for hellfire in color with william elliot marie windsor selected short subjects monday tuesday may 8th 9th humphrey bogart follows a blonde into a mess of trouble where they play for keeps tokyo joe starring humphrey bogart alex knox and florence marly sports reel cartoon wednesday thursday may 10th 11th please note the change in program miss grant takes richmond a swell picture thats going over big starring lucille ball william holden