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community fallout shelter for 2000 the markham community was presented lat week with a 3f- thousand square foot allout shelter by the markham centre merchants association deputy reeve paul mingay of markham village received the key to the giant shelter from ohn connell president of the association alderman joseph piccininni o toronto was pres ent on a oneman inspection tour i the shelter was built under i the markham centre and in cludes 3foot thick concrete j walls the markham centre can hold up to 2000 people in j a community of 1300 a shower j area was built into the shelter through which a deep well can i be built under supervision of civil defence authorities the t shower area is designed so that j people coming into the shelter i will be washed free of fallout dust mr piccininni said i think the type of shelter i saw today is perfectly suited for a com munity like markham 1 was very impressed with the mass- iveness of the shelter and im going to recommend to emo that they make a thorough stu dy of the shelter to see if build ings going up in toronto can be constructed along the same fines its the first shelter ive i ever seen its enormous i size miss diane dufort modelled i art atomic fallout suit in the shelter and showed newsmen and officials an emergency pro vision kit which can keep food fresh for fifty years mr piccininni and newsmen were whisked into markham in a giant 20 passenger helicopter owned by dominion helicopters tfcnr december i 1961 the stoubyilu twrn 3 local and personal happenings stoujevul municipal council will issue the annual proclama tion shortly proclaiming a soxj ins day holiday on dec 6th mr and mrs henry steckley i myrtle and ruth of scarboro were visitors with her sister mr and mrs llovd movr i church st mr wm andrews of bramp ton was a recent visitor with his friends in stouffville rev and mrs dougla davis spent sunday with their son don mrs davis and larry a weston would you like some song recent visitors with mr and sheets lor christinas caroling mrs gordon crovvder albert you can get them at the office st k w erf their cousins mr of this newspaper compliments and mrs norm kilpatricf of ol the stouffville tribune friends will be pleased to know that mrs percy stover obrien ave is home from pri vate patients pavilion toronto where she underwent surgery a few weeks ago the final stouffville munici pal council meeting for 1961 will be held on thursday eve ning dec 21st and the inaug ural meeting for 1962 will be on jan 1th these dates were set by bylaw on monday morn- 1 ing toronto vandals smashed six win- dows in the stouffville district high school over the weekend j the damage has been estimated i at s6000 the opp from van- dorf are investigating mr and mrs frank branham and boys were dinner guests of mr and mrs edward corbett of newmarket on sunday they attended the christmas messiah program by the choir o trinity united church in the evening mis slewardson and miss gladys sutterby albert st a flying shortly to california to spend christmas with mrs stewardsons son they were guests of honour at a surprise party held for them recently by their niece mrs hand of tor onto the womans association ot the united church will hold their christmas meeting dec is at s pm the christmas story will be given by mrs r fieiry and mrs k laushway mrs woods will give the devotional and mrs hammond will lead in the singing of carols a spe cial invitation is extended to attend this last meeting of tile year mr and mrs ian grant may tree ave were in vancouver recently roses were in bloom in the gardens although they were j having a considerable amount of rain growers of holly were just starting to harvest their crops an austinltcaley sports car the property of albeit chapprll glad park avenue stouffville was scorched by fire on tuesday afternoon when a blaze broke out in the luggage compartment the driver was northbound on the tenth line south when the outbreak was noticed the local brigade was summoned to the scene stouffville council meeting on monday morning heard a re port prepared by mr a g thompson planning board who was the towns delegate to the recent industrial conference in toronto prof and mrs j c steckley burkholder ave spent a week in ridgetown where they re newed acquaintances with for mer friends prof steckley also took part in a number of the functions at the agricultural college theic the christmas gift campaign promoted by the canadian men tal health association was giv en excellent support in stouff ville a fine collection of gift items were received the offi cials in charge are very appre ciative of the response accorded this program right at horn mt ami s5 scamp a domesticated rac coon has found a new home at the cowan residence mon golia the pet was rescued from a barn on the victor koote farm 10th cone mark ham in june and has been a member of the cowan house hold since that time it is pictured here with 16yearold howard cowan staff photo mm wmsmsm xp f wmsmm mmm mm ybr mmfor hmmfryon exquisite charm engagement ring 20000 m i 35 wedding ring 7500 ladies stone ring watches 1 for him for her the timely gift a watch y i l i m 1750 visit our chinaware dept waggs jewellery and china a gift for every occasion 24mabftst stoutfyille phonlzjmjii f m the tribune would appre ciate their readers phoning or sending in the names of christ mas visitors phone 152 or 153 mr and mrs lohn timbers and girls of cookstown were visitors with her mother mrs mcnno grove on sunday have you ordered that port able typewriter yet for that boy or girl student of yours dont he disappointed order now christmas is not far off correction we would correct a couple of typographical errors which crept into the columns of last weeks issue of the tribune in the statement concerning the polling figure for lawrence hennessey whitchurch twp the number of votes polled was 356 not 256 as stated and in the case of the stouffville election the total number of votes cast was 1200 not 12000 allies organize for new hospital women of the southern part of york county are to be given an opportunity at a very early date to share in the job of get ting the new hospital to e creeled at richmond hill to serve their area on the way two meetings leading to the formation of a womens auxil iary have already been held by an organizational committee plans are under way tor a meet ing to be held in the lions hall richmond hill on tuesday january 30th to which all wo men in the area to be covered by the york central hospital will be invited they will be given the opportunity to become founding members of the aux iliary an executive committee will be named and shortly thereafter unit branches will be organized throughout the territory kach will have a representative on the central executive temporary representatives have already been named in various communities further information about the january 30th meeting will be sent to organizations in the area prices effective this week end wed to sat dec 13 16 main st stouffville phone 280 w frie delivery i s d smiths avlmer choice halves ier 2o m 35 peaches 2 iiis m fleecy laundry rinse 41 sweet mixed rose pickles 29 on ballards champion dog food 3 39 duncan mines cme mixes 37 cheery morn 10c off instant coffee 67 carnation evap milk 3 43 4c0u uk asppum chase sanborns fresh tender pork 3lb average rib ra lb 47 loin end 10 o 3 loins maple leak boneless hams centre cut or chops cooked readyt0eat end cut pieces lb centre cuts or slice lb jubilee small link sausage matle leaf chopped suet lean hand cut burns polish sausage bulk burns sliced cooked ham 6oz pkg lb tray pak lb bag lb 69 79 99 4 23 73 49 christies bread 2 for 37 1 fruit baskets made to order avoid disappointment order your turkey now christ church anglican this sunday morning at nine- thirty the congregation of christ church anglican will meet for the first service to be held in their new parish hall on orchard park boulevard the need for larger accommo dations has long been a present and a pressing one with the parish it will be with a great sense of thankfulness and ac complishment the members will gather this sunday in their new church home work on the building was be gun in june of this year it is situated immediately easr of the orchard park public school federation of agriculture annual sleeting banquet whitchurch federation of ag riculture held their annual ban quet and meeting friday even ing atvandorf the guest speak er was dr f o sargent a land economist from the agricultural college at guelph he outlined a land project that he conducted in 1959 including land value and use in a small section running from toronto through to owen sound with the help of graphs and charts he brought his find ings to our attention stressing how important recreational land is within 75 miles radius of toronto then there js much more farm expansion in 75 to u5 miles radius a question and answer period followed with some open discussion mr l brumwell and mr fred wicks reported on ofa projects and accomplishments during the past year and s ome resolutions for the coming year taxation and assessment are very high on the list of problems for con cern mr m baker outlined the fame project and encour aged every farmer to purchase at least one share if at all pos sible the 196162 election of offi cers took place with mr fred wicks acting as chairman the executive is as follows past pres bruce clarke president stewart starr 1st viee stew art brunett 2nd vice tom clarke secretarytreas grant wells directors from the 1960 slate were reinstated for the coming year come in and browse around our shelves are loaded with gift items for the whole family let one of our staff help you make your selection free gift wrapping houstons the rexall drug store candlelight service at um church rev and mrs john kurtz missionaries from yeotma in dia provided a special christ mas program for the markham wms on tuesday evening and the dicksons hill wms on wednesday evening mr kurtz has been the chaplain of the landour school for missionaries children for the past two years he has been on the staff of the union biblical seminary yeot- mal the markham church will be filled with excitement as the children gather for their annual christmas program on tuesday december 17th likewise for the dicksons hill church sun day school children on thurs day dec 13th the annual candlelight serv ices will be held this sunday evening the pastor of the church has written a special program for this annual event community members are invit ed to attend cither the markham or dicksons hill church at 730 pm the pastor rev all rces conducted a mission seminar at the united missionary church be college didsbury alu about sixty students were en rolled in this weekior course w a meeting the december meeting of the womans missionary society stouffville united church was held in the church parlours on thursday december 7th at 230 pm mrs crouch presided and mrs b sanders was at the piano christmas decorations made a most suitable background for the annual birthday tea which was conducted by mrs wedsel- toft following the birthday off erings a christmas story lonely is the word was road by mrs winterstein mrs ken neth campbell told the story which prompted phillip brooks to write the carol o little town of bethlehem mrs stew art stouffer read the christmas story as told in matthew 2 mrs kenneth campbell con ducted the worship service weaving her thoughts around the theme the light that shone over bethlehem the world council of church which met in new delhi india had as its theme jesus christ the light of the world we should welcome christmas not only for its social joys but for its deeper meaning of a united humanity and a coming reign of peace mrs sisco closed the worship service with prayer since this was the last meeting of the womans missionary society lie- fore we go into the new organ ization the united church women mrs crouch gave a farewell messagerelatingto the work of the womans mission ary society after which mrs hastings expressed the grati tude and appreciation of the members lo mrs crouch as president and the other officers for faithful service rendered mrs todd treasurer reported a total of 57712 raised to date and airs d holden community friendship secretary reported 51 calls made by members dur ing november a social time followed four ladies of the stouffvills and markham ladies liberal association attended the annual meeting of the york north lib eral association held in rich mond hill high school mrs r norton president mrs d coon mrs h lintner and mrs g ramsden voted in the annual election of the executive it was a very interesting and en lightening meeting omission two thankyou advertise ments were inadvertently omit ted from last weeks issue of the tribune they are publish ed in this issue for lawrence hennessey whitchurch town ship and henry slack of stouff ville both candidates in recent municipal elections mrs albert clara smith formerly of stouffville now liv ing in toronto left by plane for saskatoon sask on saturday dec 9th to be with her sister and brotherinlaw who will bs celebrating their golden wed ding anniversary on christ mas day the tribune is appreciative of information provided by mr geo partridge in connection with the serious accident near ballantrae on thursday evening as a result this newspaper was the only one present at tha scene and firsthand information was provided by the vandorf opp who investigated the col lision the poppy drive promoted by branch 459 of the canadian le gion brought in a financial re turn of 18329 the memorial day service offering amounted to 7706 and the ladies auxil iary memorial tea earned 116- 50 making a lotal receipt of 37685 when all expenses are met the balance will be used for the relief and aid to exserv ice personnel and their depend ents the financial report was prepared recently by mr stan burkholder chairman of the poppy fund the legion are appreciative of the generous re sponse of the local citizens a sincere thank you to all those who supported fluoridation as a valu able public health measure we urge all citizens to keep an open mind to the facts of this matter and avail themselves of the educa tional material presented by the medi cal and dental professions the stouffville committee for fluoridation m my appreciation is extended to the electors of markham township for giving me on acclamation for ihe posi- lion of deputyreeve for 1962 i will put forth my very best to justify this confidence best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous new year deputyreeve lawson