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lady auctioneer does her stuff his 80th birthday the stouffyluf tribune thursday may 3t 1955 pe t local and personal happenings the home of mr ard mrs roy morley of stouffville was the scene of a very happy occasion the regular loof meeting mrs elmer daniels wife of j mrs v e wagg has returned we are sorry to report that on thursday evening last when will be held on monday evening reeve daniels of stouffville re- home after spending a week mr lewis wells lloyd ave is relatives and friends of mr her- j june 4th the next euchre will turned home last week from hos- with her daughter mrs h caul- presently confined to bed with bert grimshaw gathered to ceie- be held on thursday night j pital where she had been under- field of oakvilie and sister mrs rheumatic fever orate his 80th birthday j going a tonsil operation l lockie in hamilton an appetizing turkey dinner footings were being poured 1 mrs s v hastings attended was served from a decorated this week for another new home mrs a g thompson and mrv a m wood accompanied the shower at the granite club table gay with spring blossoms on william st north of harold i glenn attended the evening anni- by mrs a w king motored to in toronto on thursday even- at the conclusion of the meal the property of mr jim austin i versary service on sunday at warkworth last week and spent ing given by mrs jack wel the guest of honour was the re- j jthe st andrews presbyterian two days with relatives and man in honour of her niece pr cipient of a number of birthday mr and mrs o m madill at- j church markham friends jean hogarth daughter of mr gifts including an illustrated j tended the funeral on monday rnd mrs s i hogarth park birthday book signed by those of mr madills brother who councillor harry walters has tne local municipal office re- 1are bayview present and containing verses passed away friday night they 1 been quite ill and will be con- decorating has been completed composed for the occasion were accompanied by mrs rho- fined to bed for a couple of and painting done in two pale the town of oxbridge had tax during the evening music da sellers weeks it is believed shades of green giving a neat arrears as of the first of this and games were enjoyed and clean appearance to the home of year of 13391 since then this many interesting events of the miss june smith daughter of mr and mrs gerald pointon town council amount has been reduced to past recalled and related mr mr and mrs george smith j of toronto spent the weekend sssh while this amount is not grinlshaw was for ii years pro- church street has successfully with her parents mr and mrs a new and revised building in prietor of the store now occu- notice all livestock mas veterinarian lh 1aivf tuittiutcb uu mrs doris mclelland of kincardine is seen here in action at the stouffville sales arena on saturday afternoon the visit of this lady auc tioneer was part of the special program marking the opening of another new sales ring also the 27gth auction sale since the opening of this fast- developing business mrs mclelland who would we be lieve make an excellent candi date for tvs whats my line program ran up sales on a number of veal calves with real dexterity her hus band is also an auctioneer also seen in the picture to her right is owner and auctioneer walter atkinson and to the left clerk d s kennedy among the distinguished visitors were dr warton pro vincial veterinarian and w p watson ontario livestock commissioner who spoke a few words during the opening ceremonies fred smith vet eran auctioneer who has been calling the bids for more than fortyfive years was also pre- ent other guests came from as far away as cobden and kingston an interesting local side light to the affair was the recognition of ralph faulkner of claremont who is on the staff at the sales arena and has been the one member present at every one of the 276 sales he was presented with a pen and pencil set wedding widemax insey pink and white snapdragons formed the setting in ringwood christian church for the mar riage of barbara irene hisey daughter of mf and mrs her bert d hisey to stewart wide- man son of mr and mrs leslie wideman rev norman rowan officiated at the double ring cer emony assisted by rev f g huson mrs howard ratcliff played the wedding music and accompanied ron swain who sang the lords prayer and the wedding prayer the bride given in marraige by her father chose a gown of embroidered nylon tulle over taffeta the fitted bodice was en hanced by a rounded neckline and puff sleeves the bouffant skirt flaring from the hip line in crinoline effect fell into a long graceful train a matching bandeau outlined with pearls held her fingertip veil of tulle illusion she carried a cascade of pink carnations and white sweet peas the brides attendants were doris steckley as maid of hon our marlon gostick and helen hisey as bridesmaids donna hisey sister of the bride as junior bridesmaid and doris brillinger as flower girl their floorlength princess line gowns were styled alike in descending shades of pink with bouffant skirts which fell gracefully into unpressed pleats on each side they carried bouquets of pink carnations and white sweetpeas grant wideman was grooms man for his brother ushers were lloyd wideman and john coutts the reception was served in the church basement the brides mother received the guests wearing a dress of rosewood with oyster and navy access ories and a corsage of talisman roses she was assisted by mrs wideman who wore a navy dress with navy and white accessories and a corsage of pink roses for travelling through north ern ontario the bride wore a naturalshade suit with flamingo and black accessories and a cor sage of white carnations on their return the happy couple will reside in stouffville decoration day at the stouff- jville cemetery has been set for sunday june 17th remember stores are open in stouffville now each tuesday and friday evening for your shopping convenience district governor lion dick edmunds of richmond hill paid his official visit to the stouffville lions club on monday night the distinguished visitor was introduced by past dist deputy lion fred campbell and a motion of thanks was tendered by lion merv watts the dis trict governor inducted three new members into the local club lions don davis ron morin and bruce grose hort society bus trip the local horticultural society are planning their annual bus trip the date is to be wed june 20 the trip will be via highway 35 tp huntsville re turning via no 11 and then to springwater park at midhurst for supper plan now to join the group and see the beauty of the countryside in june fuller de tails will be given next week and tickets will be available un til june 11th m mertens secretary he least alarming nor would mpleted her second year ato madill east of stouffville bylaw has been passed in stouff- be in stouffville the latter numi pied by mr c w spence on the school of nursing lniver- j vile and is being put into boo yonge street in 191s he sold sity of toronto his bakery business and went i to the united states taking up the annual june ladies night it on of the stouffville district bylaw will be included in the tax collector davis residfnee in redlands califor- j of the stouffville lions club wi nia his wife passed away in be held this year at cedar beach 1915 and five years later he mar- on june 11th ried miss lottie atkinson built a home on connaught avenue j the sale is reported of mrs and returned to aurora to live harmon hoovers house on his many friends during the baker ave to mr fred pugh of past week have been honouring altona him with many letters cards cipality has not had five cents you can procure a copy of form and made easily available of ta arrears for some years i the wine and white 1956 edi- to the public the town zoning thanks to diligent collection by tion of the stouffville district bylaw will be included j high school year book at either same book at a later date of our two local drug stores as well as the office of this news paper fine new bus on the stouffville in taxes for our southern neigh the markftam economist gray coach lines placed a sun is prophesying a big hike run last week interior is inbor possibly double last years the financial report of the j pink and charcoal gray and new rate which was 37 mills the ringwood christian church j safety windows are among the rate for education alone is like- showed an improvement over features of the new conveyance ly to equal the entire mill rate the previous year receipts for of last year markham village and other expresstons of good mr and mrs chas gostick le year saw s419070 raised i friends will be pleased to taxes are based on measured may 21th of this s150 was spent for for- learn that mrs george kirov assessment considerably higher wilf all join in wishing him j returned home future years of continued health and the enjoyment of living guests at the birthday party included mrs wm powell mrs percy allin mr and mrs grant morley and son mr and mrs kenneth giles mr and mrs roy morley and miss lelia rey nolds mrs a c burkholder now a resident of brantford has been visiting with mr and mrs geo storey stouffville eign missions and 251 for home mission work from an enjoyable trip to the western provinces and slates leaving april 20th thev drove a friends car to lethbridge al- the monthly meeting of the berta and proceeded bv train to i womens missionary auxiliary passed her 90th milestone montreal st is improving in than stouffville particularly on health after being on the sick land and this accounts for the list for a time mrs kirby is one seemingly low rate of our eldest citizens having eng agement prizes given out at the stouff ville sales arena on saturday in connection with their special an niversary sale were as follows mr and mrs allister johnston of cobden for coming the long est distance over 300 miles mr and mrs mcclelland of kin cardine second the lucky draws went to art topper of stouff ville and mrs john chappelle of baldwin harold pogus queens- ville sold the most during the sale to win a prize and frank bennett of unionville purchased the most at saturdays sale mr and mrs garnet vanzant announce the engagement of their only daughter mary caro line to charles alexander ste- faroi son of mr and mrs mike stefaroi stouffville the mar riage will take place on satur day june 23 1956 at 3 oclock in the stouffville united church mr and mrs percy d brown announce the engagement of their eldest daughter dorothy edna to frederick jack king son of mr and mrs frederick j king oshawa the marriage will take place on friday june 22 at 7 oclock in stouffville mr and mrs wesley ellwood elson announce the engagement of their daughter nelda emma louise to wilfrid george mor ley son of mr and mrs fred c morley claremont the mar riage to take place saturday june 30 at 330 pm in altona church altona ont mr and mrs jos symes of stouffville wish to announce the engagement of their eldest dau ghter erla josephine to charles herbert bambrough son of mr and mrs herbert bambrough of toronto the marriage will take place on saturday june 16 1956 at 3 oclock in stouffville united vous says the keeper of a zoo church they also make people nervous vancouver through the fraser valley they visited friends in vancouver and also victoria mr and mrs gostick continued on by hus to washington ore gon and california they visited los angeles san francisco and hollywood on the way back they passed through las vegas no money was lost and iowa finally ar riving home last week the trip was described as being marvel ous ray yake laid to rest funeral services were held on may isth for the late ray yake from oneills funeral chapel by rev lackey of claremont and interment was made in the stouffville cemetery the pall bearers were archie stewart charlie barkey art woods aub rey spang walter pipher and a e weldon mr yake was a farmer for many years on the homestead place at lot 33 con 9 pickering where he was born the late mr yake attended the christian church at altona he was also a member of the ioof lodge a grand master also richardson lodge the deceased was the son of the late mr and mrs harmon yake the late mr ray yake is survived by two broth ers wilmot of toronto and os car of manitoba also by three sisters verna mrs gordon riddle 7th con pickering myr tle mrs loss hill claremont pearl mrs j lewis stouff ville one sister died in 1941 ellen mrs harry tobias of toronto will be in the united church parlours on thursday afternoon june 7th at 230 a special invi tation is extended to all the la dies to attend an interesting programme is being arranged by the group leaders mrs fred yeamans and mrs a m wood in spite of the cold weather on monday evening may 14 the young peoples society of the stouffville united mission- miles away according to resi- mr and mrs w thomson of i dents south of town windsor spent the weekend with i mrs c gostick mr and mrs a building permit has been thomson had been attending issued to drs button and bro- a large number of both adults jary church closed their years and children attended the colour- 1 activities by holding a supper ful fireworks display put on j and fellowship hour at the sum- by the local legion at the park mit view restaurant on thursday night the reflec- there were approximately 60 tion in the sky could be seen five present to enjoy the spiritual people make monkeys ner the graduation of their son and daughterinlaw rev and mrs nelson thomas both of whom received bachelor of divinity degrees at mcmaster university in hamilton the pupils of mrs clarence baker and her teacher mrs ar mour martin held a recital in the united church sunderland on monday evening may 28th there was a good attendance and the musical numbers were much enjoyed die for a new clinic building and doctors offices on main st just opposite the 9th con added to our food for thought nd material feast after the delicious southern fried chick en dinner everyone relaxed to enjoy several numbers by the wideman male quartet in addi tion to a timely film entitled the bible on the table which the site was recently purchased from mr jim austin and mr betz sr who had previously in tended to erect dwellings there mr a e weldon local cloth ing merchant returned recently from a brief visit to friends in carnduff sask from this visit we note an interesting incident involving a letter mailed to his friends the day previous to mr weldons departure the local merchant motored to saskatch ewan and oddly enough arrived a full day ahead of the letter now this might not be quite so spectacular except that the letter was sent by airmail a pleasant surprise was given mr and mrs foster wagg by their family on may 24 when their four sons and four daugh ters along with seven grand children gathered to help cele brate their 40th wedding anni versary as well as mrs waggs birthday there were 23 present garrett evening auxiliary the may meeting of the gar rett evening auxiliary was held on wednesday may 16th in the united church parlours the president mrs storey presided and opened the meet ing with call to worship mrs crouch took the worship serv ice taking her bible reading from the 3rd chapter of exodus moses while attending his flocks sees the angel of the lord god in all from toronto newmarket i tz i told him the place whereon claremont and stoufvlle after d ground a pleasant tme together the eve- am m crouch sug t jo summer dresses ladies dresses sizes 10 lo 44 from 395 to 795 many styles many colors girls dresses size 2 lo 14 in nylon issue gingham or polished cotton from 395 summer skirts- cotton skirts circular tiered or unpressed pleats from 298 summer shorts tshirts separates from 198 matched sets of dan river wrinklshed cotlon in plaids and checks 495 festival of song presented by stouffville public school grades 1 2 3 in the stouffville united church friday june 1st plan to attend admission 25c miss mona armstrong music supervisor l c roadway principal stouffville public school today thursday is the last day to obtain your membership card in the stouffville canadian artist concert association af ter this date tickets will not be available if you were away when the canvasser called and you wish to be a member to en joy three concerts of top cana dian talent singers pianists violinists ballet phone the home of mr harold spofford 228 and a canvasser will be glad to call at your home the official opening of the new kitchen in stouffville united church will be at 230 on sat urday june 2nd after the rib bon cutting ceremony tea will be served and a bake sale white elephant sale and plant sale will be held an invitation is extended to all with a special invitation to the men ning ended with lunch includ ing an anniversary cake mr and mrs wagg were the recip ients of many cards and gifts as well as a sum of money a present from the family local publisher c h nolan and family had a close call while driving east on no 7 highway near woodbridge on sunday the local folks had pulled up for a stop light when a large trans port loaded high in the air with chicken crates was unable to stop and completely overturned coming to rest on its side less than a half dozen feet behind the nolan car the truck driver came off without a scratch and scrambled out of the overturned cab fearing fire as gasoline was dripping from the damaged gas tank o shortie coats size 101s 1295 jdomb davis clothing and drygoods boys loin pork chops smoked picnic ham cooked ham besf hearts 59 lb 39 lb 85 lb 20 lb 0boyles meat market stouffville phone 273 stouffville phone 35 united church wa the regular monthly meeting of the womans association was held on monday evening may 28th in the church parlours mrs a wood presided and con ducted the business of the meet ing the association was pleased to have a number of young girls present who provided the musi cal part of the program joc- elyn button a piano solo mardel willis aviolin solo jean winter- stein lynda nolan and mardel willis a vocal trio and claudia brillinger a piano solo mrs a campbell led in the devotional which dealt with the wonder that god who made the uni verse in its immensity and mi nuteness and who governs every motion in it wants to enter into fellowship with men and has told them that he loves them ard has a place for them in working out his vast designs mrs stan hastings was the guest speaker of the evening and gave in her rapabie manner a very worthwhile and thought provoking talk on living she used as her text seek ye the lord and live today we live in a world where a feeling of frustration and lack of accomp lishment prevails our grand parents did not have the luxuries and labour saving devices that we have but they had time and took time to think and to enjoy the life that god give them life was not meant to be a burden but a gift from god to be lived fully and used in his service we should not think of the church only for weddings bap tisms and burials and be indiffer ent to it at all other times gods creat gift is eternal life let us take time to seek god and live the womens association wish to announce the official opening for inspection of the united church kitchen on sat urday june 2nd at 230 pm the ribbon cutting ceremony will be performed by the rev and mrs d davis after whirl at 3 pm a bake sale tea white elephant table and sale of gar den and house plants will take place a special invitaion is ex tended to everyone to view the modern conveniences of our we should make all ground whereon we stand holy ground god helped moses to lead the people of israel out of bondage and will help us to remove oth ers from bondage if we will let him mrs priestley read the poem the burial of moses our musical numbers were rendered by three of our jun iors misses lynda nolan jean winterstein and mardell willis two vocal trios and a violin solo by mardell mrs nolan was accompanist for i lie girls the theme our dollars can buy happiness was introduced by mrs floury who called in turn miss winnie hutchinson for her article on overseas re lief work miss emma winn on korea still needs assistance and mrs irene slack on the tale of the bale the offering was received and dedicated mrs klinck supply secty invited all downstairs lo see articles ready for the bale the minutes were read and adopted presby- terial meets in markham on june 13th and several members plan to attend so it was decided to advance our meeting to june 20th this meeting to commence with a pot luck supper at 630 members please note time and date meeting closed with hebrew benediction and a social jialf i hour was enjoyed program in new kitchen and enjoy the sale of homemade baking and the cha e of brooks and mrs many other items being pre- bacon pared by the ladies i allimy pull when the day is long and the work is heavy the farmer needs a gasoline that will give maximum power early and late coop gasoline is refined to fill 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