tbanitr asceit 17 1961 the stouftyilie tr15une pace 3 local and persona happenings the smart new exterior of area the plans were drawn teds mens wear store is a up by mr wm dedlow and credit to stouffvilles main st the carpentry work was com pleted by mr alex wilkins the colonial design is unlike any other store front in town tinted plate glass windows have been installed to preveni lading by the sun cadieuac studio mrs ljeua lemon entertain ed mr and mrs james ridout at lakeview house jacksons point it being the occasion of their wedding anniversary rev and mrs earl honsber- ger and john missionaries on furlough from jos nigeria w africa are making their home in the apartment of mrs john lehman baker ave the hons- bergers are working in africa through the united missionary church the arena has been given a new coat of paint mr roy kea- li completed the work mr and mrs ron slyer have taken up residence in the doug las booth apartment mr and mrs george ross are spending a months holiday with her parents mr and mrs tim oneill george who i in the navy has been stationed at hal ifax mr and mrs truman baxter returned home on monday af ter spending 6 weeks at their cottage at saimfield mamtoulin island deaths mics alex logan the people of slouffvllle were saddened this past weekend by the premature death of lillian logan in her 3sih year lillian shannon came from england at fourteen years of age and made her home with mr and mis harvey mover at dicksons hill in a very short time she won a iermanent place in the hearts of all who met her gay and full of fun witli a sin cere interest in everyone she soon had a wide circle of friends in her adopted country besides her h u s b a n d she leaves her two sons keith and neil as well as two sisters mrs jim clarke emily and mrs tom co*cking ivy of chester field england her hom*o and family were the centre of her life but she never lost an opportunity to help any neighbour or friend with practical christian faith she taught in the stouffville united church sunday school worked tirelessly for the wom ens organizations and for some time sang in the choir even in her illness she constantly thought of little ways by which she could show her apprecia tion for all that her friends tried to do for her she never com plained in fact she met all her visitors with a smile in the service rev douglas davis emphasized that others must now take on the christian work which she was unable to complete the many beautiful floral tributes and the host of relatives and friends at the cha pel and graveside witnessed the esteem in which she and her husband and family are held in this community funeral service was held from oneills funeral parlors on monday at 330 interment in stouffville cemetery pallbear ers were close friends of the family jim harris jacob smith don middleton bob and clarence mcdowell and wilfred morlcv 2 1sc9 in whitchurch township and pased from this life on august 12 1961 in the brierbush hospital stouffville at 92 years of age he had liven and farmed most of his lif in the markham- slouffville area having moved here with his parents at two years of age he was uniquely privileged to share life with his companion for over g6 years having mar ried mary ellen meyer january 30 1895 to this union was born one daughter magdalene mrs albert hoover besides his wife and daughter he is sur vived by one sister esther mrs will wideman one brother and three sisters and a soninlaw predeceased him on may 2 1s9g with his wife he was baptised and united with the wideman mennonite church where he remained a member until death funeral service was held from the residence of the late mr hoover on monday aug 11 130 pm with burial in wideman mennonite church cemetery near markham weddinqs mr steve jones of scarbor ough is holidaying at the home of his uncle cecil smurthwaite and family ninth line north the ross mcguckin family held a reunion at the stouff ville park on sunday afternoon when 3g members were present the occasion was to celebrate mr mcguckins birthday mrs isabel kent kathryn and paul of toronto joined their cousins for the picnic others were present from mt albert ux- bridge hartman and sandford mrs walter kent and paul are spending a couple weeks holiday witli mrs helen dewitt carl harper passes suddenly in 43rd year on thursday aug 19th mr carl harper a former stouff ville district resident and late of g wortham drive toronto passed away suddenly in the scarboro general hospital he was stricken ill while at work and died a short time later he was in his 13rd year the deceased was the son of the late mr and mrs charles harper cone 9 markham he is survived by his wife kath leen three daughters sandra fern and gale and a sister mrs vera wagg of mount albert the funeral service was held from the chapel of mcdougall and brown kingston road on kaiiii hoover saturday morning with inter- ralph hoover was born may i incut in pine hills cemetery iiaxsanbaekv pink and white gladioli graced the altar and sanctuary of st monicas church on saturday august 5th when margaret bev erly daughter of mr and mrs james barry was united in marriage with francis charles hannan son of mr and mrs charles hannan of toronto rev father madigan officiated and choir boys from st mich aels cathedral sang softly dur ing the ceremony the bride given in marriage by her father wore a floor length gown of pure white peau de soie featuring a sab- rina neckline elbow length sleeves and a back fullness which swept into a cathedral train her fingertip veil was held in place by a pillbox cap of matching peau de soie she carried a cascade bouquet of white loses mums and trailing ivy her attendants miss kay hannan as maid of honour mrs norman cox and miss pat barry as bridesmaids were dressed alike in sky blue bro cade sheaths with matching bell shaped overskirts they wore headdresses of blue net topped with a matching french rose and carried cascade bouquets of pink roses glads stephanotis and trailing ivy blue satin shoes completed their costume mr frank sweeney of sud bury was best man and mr joe hannan of scarboro and mr paul barry of agincourt were ushers the brides mother received the guests at a reception at merimoor manor on markham road she wore a delphinium blue lace sheath with pink hat and gloves and a corsage of pink roses mrs john fitzpatrick sister of the groom assisted mrs bar ry in receiving the guests in the absence of mrs charles hannan who was unable to at tend owing to illness she wore a pink flowered peau de soie sheath with a matching full length coat white accessories and a corsage of white mums completed her costume for her trip to the lauren- tians and montreal the bride wore a printed pure silk two- piece sheath in shades of green and beige a green hat and bone accessories she wore a corsage of flame coloured roses and glads on their return mr and mrs hannan will live in toron to ther assisted wearing a lilac organza over print with bone accessories and a corsage of cream roses for a honeymoon to lie spent in eastern ontario the bride chose a green printed shantung dress witli white ac cessories on their return they will reside in newmarket out of town guests were present from lindsay m and kes wick drivein service sunday night witnessed a rec ord attendance at the markham plaza drivein church service paul and budd ratcliff added much to the lively atmosphere as they played old and new se lections on their trumpets mr sam stadelbauer ministered the word in gospel singing the in spirational yet pointed gospel message was given by rev cla rence ilunking of gormley next sunday mr bernard barron of world vision will re late the needs of the world to the drivein audience he has recently returned from the far east and the world vision cru sade in tokyo japan the jo seph family will sing several negro spirituals plus familiar gospel hymns on mondav afternoon the pas tor of the church rev alf rees enjoyed a reunion with a fellow missionary from india rev walter corlett pastor of carey baptist church calcutta mr corlett is in canada repre senting the 200th anniversary of the ministry of william carey the founder of modern missions in india mr corlett and mr rees were on the faculty of the calcutta bible college located in carey church miss ruth oliver brideelect was guest of honour at a mis cellaneous shower on her behalf last wednesday evening host esses were audrey underwood and sherrill stouffer many friends gathered at the under wood home to present miss oli ver with beautiful gifts in preparation for stouffvilles grand roadopening program scheduled for sept 8th the public utilities commission has agreed to repaint the hydrants in town they will be red with yellow- trim about six main st light standards will also receive some brush work replies to the kiddie quips contest this week was the larg est in the five month period to date mrs walter uens of un- ionville rr 1 was the lucky winner mr and mrs cliff mertens of weston visited with their cous in margery mertens on tues day they also called on a number of other relatives while here miss mary davis and mr jim sherriffs of port arthur spent a week with her parents mr and mrs ross davis church street the mongolia open golf tournament considered to be one of the top local sports at tractions of the summer sea son will definitely be held again this year although an exact date has not been finalized the two promoters messrs ted top ping and hal gibson are now working out the arrangements and further information will be published when available flower show flower show tonight thurs day aug 17 in the united church basem*nt mr and mrs marshall connor of brougham have moved to the former bennett home on hovd ave tie horticultural society flower show is being held in the united church basem*nt on thursday today aug 17 en tries accepted until 230 the show will be open to the public at 730 pm misses emma winn and m mertens and mrs vera burnett have returned from a holiday at four mile lake near cobo- conck miss hillary welcton was a uest of miss sharon brillinger ridgetown this past week mr and mrs ted barry were at martitouiin island for the weekend mr and mrs franl- burk- holder spent the weekeid at a lodge near dorset mr and mrs robert john ston charles st left on tues day for a holiday in western canada and the united states farmers in this area have been plagued this summer by acres of flattened wheat and oat crops some fields would appear that they had been beaten down by a steamroller the use of fertilizers in addition to un usual seasonlong growth has weakened the straw barry gregson son of mr and mrs r gregson rupert ave suffered a sixstitch gasli on his left leg last week when he fell on a broken bottle on a toronto beach he was taken to hospital in a metro toronto po lice cruiser that arrived on the scene mr and mrs harold spoffond are enjoying a oneweek vaca tion at hart lodge near miiv den mckeovx smalllv baskets of cdadioli and chrys anthemums decorated the me- cormaek memorial church at vivian for the wedding of glad ys marietta smalley daughter of mr and mrs george small ey hwy is to kenneth william mckeown of stouffville son of mr and mrs wm mckeown of woodville the wedding took place on saturday aug 5 1961 at 7 oclock and was performed by rev bruce hisey the bride given in marriage by her father wore a handmade original gown of white dotted sheer nylon witli appliqued em broidered lace in rose and leaf design fashioned with high neck full threequarter length sleeves and a headdress it being a juliet cap of pleated tulle with fingertip veil she carried white roses stephanotis and trailing ivy mrs anne pose sister of the bride miss kathcrine beach and mrs irene knapp the bridesmaids wore matching gowns of organza over print in shades of coral rose sungoid and deep lilac they carried baskets of pink and mauve mums and yellow daisies mr james smalley was the best man mr floyd king of bel- haven and mr bernard hood of gormley were the ushers and mr pobcit waker of dickson hill the organist tit openair service witli many folk remaining in heir cars because of the cool weather the congregations of four local churches met in me morial park for an openair ser vice last sunday evening rev alan embree of evangel united missionary church in kitchen er ontario was the guest spea ker and miss eflie mustard of uxbridge provided the special music pastor embree based his mes sage on the words of acts 24 25 speaking on righteousness temperance and judgment to come the musical ministry of miss mustard was greatly appreciat ed next sunday evening rev j williams pastor of stouffville baptist church will be the speaker special music will also be provided with the meeting starting at 730 pm the stouffville fire brigade answered its third call in two days to whitchurch township on sunday night they were call ed to extinguish a grass fire on the vandorf sideroad west of cone 7 on monday after noon they were summoned back to the property when the blaze reignited weekend visitors at the home of mr and mrs jim thomas rupert ave were mr and mrs e pascoe of greenwood mr donald thomas cone 9 mark ham mr and mrs robt thom as and family and mr and mis norman tcpscott and son john all of markham it was the occasion of their daughter susans 1st birthday on satur day mrs wm malloy and family have returned home after spend ing several weeks at their cot tage in haliburton while there they attended the lake kushog regatta where yvette took part in the swimming competitions winning a 1st and 2nd trophy mr and mrs dan gibson and family duch*ess st have re turned front a vacation at bear lake in haliburton district mr and mrs carl reesor and boys spent the weekend with mr and mrs gordon brown at four mile lake on friday mr and mrs stewart wideman and son of ringwood and mr and mrs lloyd wideman and fam ily also spent the day with the brown family mrs charlie tindall harold sit spent a week with her friend mrs frank walden of lindsay while mr tindall visited in to ronto with their daughter mrs orvan downer new awnings have added to the appearance of the schcll food market on main street the newmarket citizens band conducted a concert in morgan park at markham on sunday evening village police chief mr fred white is a member mr and mrs ronald myers are pictured here following their recent marriage in st patricks church markham the bride is the former lois elizabeth martin daughter of mr and mrs orville martin stouffville the groom is the son of mr ami mrs thomas myers moncton new bruns wick cadicux studio death john if kobb suddenly on mondav aug 14 1961 john harold robb of milli- ken rlr 1 in his g7th year tie- loved husband of mary pike and dear father of marilyn mrs robert pardon i whitby wedding reception was i christine mrs donald hindson held at the home of the bride markham joanne mrs roger where her mother received her i willoughbyray durham n puests wearing a pleated ar ne jersey dress in heavenly blue with a black picture hat and accessories and a corsage of red roses the groom mo- carolina and merna at home resting at the divon funeral home markham for service on thursday 2 pm interment st andrews cemetery markham gladiolus show the eastern international ca nadian gladiolus exhibition will be held in the osliawa arena on friday and saturday aug is and 19 official opening will be friday i pm by her worship mayor christine thomas mr and mrs ray mccuilv of blackwater visited on sunday with their daughter and son-in- law mr and mrs doug widdi- field miss diana rae meculiv rn of prince rupert bc isspend- ing a few days with her sister mrs doug widdifleld engagement rev and mrs edward liu- renson toronto out announce the engagement of their daugh ter margaret ellen to mr don ald clarence summerfeldt son of mr and mrs william sum- mefeldt of rr 1 unionville the wedding to take place sept 9 1961 at 3 pm in gormley united missionary church tite minor hockey associa tion of the stouffville lions club will hold a pre season meeting on tuesday evening aug 22nd at s pm in the muni cipal hall all managers and coaches are requested to be present mr and mrs robert burton have returned to their home in detroit after spending a week at the home of ins brother mr and mrs orval burton albert st n they also visited other relatives mrs john anderson and daughter margaret of toronto are visiting this week witli mr and mrs a g thompson al bert street along with mrs thompson and mrs battesby they spent tuesday in campbell- ford friends of mrs wm blas- torah of peterborough former ly marion weldon will be sor ry to learn that she is seriously ill in st michaels hospital toronto hal gibson rose avenue en joyed a trip to detroit recently during a oneweek vacation he took in a number of american league ball games and played a few rounds of golf he visited with a former stouffville resi dent mr claude brillinger of ridgetown local residents viewed a num ber of oldmodel ears that pass ed through town on saturday afternoon they formed part of a south ontario horseless car riage tour the one vehicle was a topdown chevrolet of an ear ly 1920 vintage the body sport ed a fresh coat of paint and the chrome was sparkling bright they posted a cruising speed of 30 miles per hour the gleaming alliron plow lo cated on the property of mr win timbers winona drive is the original implement vised by mr timbers as a champion plowman a few years ago it was made in scotland and lias been preserved as a type of monumental reminder of the owners ability mrs harold wood and sons donald and ken of westlawn cresc are presently enjoying a oneweek vacation at eagle lake lodge in northern on tario mr reg boham baker ave will appear on channel 3 bar- rie on the program summer- ama thursday afternoon aug 24th between 3 and 430 pm mr boham a noted baritone soloist was a first prize winner on the barrie tv show last year the representative of ontario county miss donna johnson of uxbridge will compete in dairy princess competition at the cne toronto aug 22nd at 6 pm main ring in coli seum miss carol anne johnston daughter of mr and mrs bert johnston carlisle and grand daughter of mr and mrs r m johnston stouffville and the late j r and mrs foote for merly of the 9th cone has join ed the rcaf and has reached the station at st jean pq for her basic training lawn bowling news aug 9 at richmond hill ladies trebles high for 2 wins elinore crossen reta laush- way and dorothy wagg high 1 win winnie elson doris far thing and earla brammer sat urday aug 12 at markham sponsored by the chesebrough- ponds high 3 wins mr and mrs merv watts and mrs ag nes wallace another 3 wins mr don bacon mrs hattie sto ry and mr alex robertson high 2 wins mr and mrs elgin wagg and mrs elinore crossen the local firemen were called out at five oclock on monday morning when an outbreak threatened the musselmans lk cottage of fred grant on valley road the blaze was confined to a small section in the floor and was quickly extinguished mrs john morgan 6 north- ridge ave toronto will mark her 93rd birthday on aug 21st she has been a longtime sub scriber to the tribune mr and mrs doug ward and family have moved into their spacious new residence on glad park avenue mr and mrs c h nolan and son john travelled to halifax via tca on saturday where they will attend the annual eon- vention of the canadian weekly newspapers association the public utilities commis sion has been advised that tha cost of equipment for fluorida tion of the water supply would be approximately ss000 the es timated cost per person per year is about 30c and consent of tha ontario hydro would be requir ed before installation commissioner waller atkin son of the puc has suggested that all fire hydrants should be repainted in town it is some years since this work was un dertaken mr and mrs will reaman and family spent the holiday weekend witli mr and mrs gor don fuller at their cottage at mitchell lake near kirkiicld gordon fuller caught a 36ineh muskie on saturday night for the second time in seven months fire has broken out on the property of peter fintel- man cone 5 whitchurch in february his barn and contents were destroyed last week a car belonging to his son peter was burned out it was towed away from the house only min utes before the gas tank explod ed miss claudia brillinger of ridgetown was successful in passing her grade xiii examin ations and will be attending teachers college london in september captain and mrs frank os- terdahl and 3 daughters have returned from an 1s00 mile trip they entered the states at ni agara falls went through new york connecticut mass rhodo island and vermont states and returned by the ivy lea bridge four days were spent in new york city and also some timo at plymouth rock miss joan marie milne daughter of mr and mrs earl milne will be married to mr john david ptlgli son of mr and mrs harry pugli of stotiffville ontario on sep tember 2nd in the peoples church toronto photo by wilbur caddell b 7s8 mr and mrs robert stover church the bride is the for- are pictured here following mer nancy ruth harwood their recent marriage in the daughter of mr and mrs second markham baptist fred harwood the groom i the son of mr and mrs harry stover of stouffville cadieux studio
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