pf t the stouffvue tohjke tfarxjiy dtcorf 3 t95 fireworks mark opening of markhams new shopping centre this week the modem coun terpart of the old market was officially opened bringing to markham the finest in modern chopping facilities which would certainly have made grandmas eyes fly open wide a dozen shin ing new stores incorporating every feature devised to date to make shopping a pleasure for the whole family comprise the new markham shopping centre located just west of markham on highway 7 official opening ceremonies took place thursday evening nov 26 at 7 pm when j p koblensky developer of the centre and chairman of the mer chants association presented reeve fry of markham with cheque for 5100 from the mer chants to be spent at the dis cretion of the reeve for christ mas relief following this reeve fry declared the shopping cen tre officially opened and a burst of fireworks marked the occa sion at nine oclock a spectacular display of fireworks was staged including a ground display feat uring the childrens christmas favorite rudolph the rednosed reindeer outlined in sparkling colors and flanked by roman candles tossing flaming fireballs into the air rockets and search lights illuminated the entire shopping centre saturday nov 28 saw the arrival of santa claus at the markham shopping centre on his own float and accompanied by his famous reindeer he dis tributed free candy canes to all the children and free photos of the children taken with santa were provided at the new shopping centre the homemaker may shop for groceries outfit the whole fam ily with shoes and clothing con duct her banking business have clothing cleaned prescriptions filled and choose from a wide selection of gifts for christmas and alloccasion giving all with in a few steps of the spacious parking area for relaxation there are three fine coffee bars and some of the most modern bowling lanes in canada four of the locations in the new centre boast names which are household words for quality and service from coast to coast the torontodominion bank dominion store aikenhead hardware and woolworths others are members of smaller chains the newest in groups of from three to 12 stores al ready flourishing across onta rio boyds mens and jjoys wear collyers shoes steven sons pharmacy and yore clean ers the mark 7 smoke and gift shop is operated by two part ners widely experienced in their field a nationallyfamous for mer nhl star operates the msc lanes the modern bowl ing area and snack bar which is bound to become a popular ren dezvous for bowlers of all ages store summer clothing now despite the continued warm weather late in the fall this year its a safe bet you wont be needing summer things again this year they should be stored properly now before the snow boots woollens and fur coats need the space theyre occupy ing in clothes closets and draw ers specialists with the home ec onomics service of the ont de partment of agriculture have this to say about storing the straw sandals slippers and bags so popular in recent years they should be clean and this can be done with soap or detergent and water dont saturate them with water use the thick foamy part of the suds and a soft brush wipe off the suds rinse carefully with a clean damp cloth and dry with a soft absor bent cloth such as an old turk ish towel stuff both shoes and bags with paper being careful not to push them out of shape iif rrrrrxricirr trnii isstafft a ei i ii s ditch gates oh drums with top and bottom removed snake inexpensive and serviceable dlvertins rates at ybranch of irrigation ditch gates are board covered with sheet metal drams axe weighted with rocks water pressure keeps gates la nlace some though not all white plastic bags and belts clean up well with the same soap and wa ter treatment the important thing is to use water sparingly and keep the lining dry bags made of synthetics should wash wellthough there is some dan ger of the lining shrinking beach toys bathing caps and shoes of rubber are apt to stick together during storage wash and dry them well then dust both inside and out with a fine coating of talcum powder be fore wrapping to store slippers we ve got suppers weve qot stacks stacks of slippers for the ladies t fur trimmed y moccasins ij 199 299 399 a powder puff s99 soft mules 5 flat and wedge heels 5 tj99 high wedge glitter cloth mules 3 99 for the men romeo hard soft soled slippers 49 plaid striped corduroy 299 beautiful velvets in blue black red 99 super soft shearling 499 a great variety of childrens slippers by la parisette your gift problems solved at markham shopping centre phone 1482 free tuberculin tests free chest xrays save lives u t j chorus se1uls y fl i t jsjgs m ill vv- i i u1i lists jfipppii sw b ft i 5 in at your service dominion stores woolworths aikenheads hardware stevensons pharmacy boyds mens wear collyer shoes torontodominion bank mark 7 smoke gift shop yore cleaners msc bowling lanes lady ellis to open joseph beauty salon markham barber shop fill il 11 m i w ill kitaljkn j h yjimwyrj w wkhw c3ks0mwwetwwvr skwhsm i ich i i m 1 1 lii 1 i fti on highway 7 west of markham rd hwy 48 iit the mutual life of canada policy holders are accustomed to big divi dends the company is famous for its outstanding dividend record the increased dividends that will be paid to the policyholders in 1960 will further reduce the low net cost of their insurance the mutual life has been providing policy ummt aib holders with insurance coverage at the lowest possible cost since 1869 the year the company was formed and has been applying the same i principles to group insurance since the company entered that field 5nj jl927f lyou can share in the dividends that go with mutual life of i canada policies your nearest mutual life representative will i provide complete information on the advantages of mutual life of canada protection 1bs9 ninety yean of leadership in mutual life insurance 19si i m wn 4 i wm wm mm wm ww i sa m i m 1 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