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altona twins mark first birthday judy and julie assinck twin daughters of mr and mrs ted assinek altona are pictured above or their first birthday which they celebrat ed on tuesday march 6th the little girls were the first set of twins to arrive at the stouffville brierbush hospi tal in 1955 the proud parents have two othe children mi chael 1 and nancy 2tt victoria hospital in montreal i and is now on his way to wes- l tern ontario the st0uffyiu8 tribune thursday march 8 1956 pg 3 local and personal happenings we are informed that john oxendaie is no a resident of the nursing home 3 gormey miss beulah rutledge stouff- the stouffville child health j local restaurants did a land clinic for babies and preschool j office business on friday even- children iyll be held in christ ins a several hundred stirlins a few- day the local veterans hall wa one of the hardest hit in the biz rain tuesday night as many basements were flooded vie was home fo this week from her duties as american airlines hostess out of chicago church parish hall or fr march 9th from 130 to 3 pm free immunization roxy thentre markham evenings doors open 030 sat matinee 113 wfatacrbw what a crwsef what a laughs thur fri sat march s 9 10 two big hits tun warhtt bwm utuitt taoita as the wi sb dorothy mal0ne3kjs- only four hundred fatw turn ed out to see stouffville whip georgetown 105 on monday night jn the georgetown arena and a considerable percentage of those attending were from stouffville something which was most encouraging to the victors the tribune opened six new- newsstands last week for the convenience of customers the tribune can now be purchased each thursday at the brock rd store kinsale greenwood but- tonville vandorf and balsam in addition to the regular out lets jfew like crusade wku attbxdkd our faith was small and es pecially this tuesday evening march 6th but god kept his promise that where two or three are gathered together in my name there am i in the midst though we like zachar- ias of old believed not when the angel told him of the com ing gift of a son john the bap tist o we thought there might be only the two and three yet there were a goodly number present he delights o bless his children come to ringwood church and hear the word preached also there will be pictures of cuba porto rico and other south american places these meetings will continue till march isth sunshine theodore niel sen wellknown knight of the road was in town this week visiting with mr and mrs levi forsyth he recently under went an operation in the royal engagement miss margaret june porter daughter of mr and mrs wil liam porter will be married to reinhold schmidt son of mr and mrs daniel schmidt in second markham baptist church on march 24 1956 at 230 pm f pi swm u dirk bogarde 1 3 brigitte bardot brenda de banzie iahes robertson justice tecmcoiot vistavsiom monday tuesday march 12 13 ecstasy of song spectacle and love i slars of doclor in he house riproaring comedy hit help crippled children through the lions club easter seal dollars provide hospital treatment fun at camp transportation special clinics braces wheel chairs and crutches j to more than 10 son crippled children in this province will you support your local easter seal service club by buying and usins easter seals mail your donation today in the familiar pink return envelope and help crippled children to more than 3000 members of 211 service clubs scattered j across ontario easter has spe cial significance because it is at this time of year they enlist the publics support in their year round task of making life easier for handicapped child ren you have jus received your seals from the stouffville lions club this is the tenth anniversary i of the launching of the easter seal campaign by the ontario society for crippled children an annua event that has grown steadily until today it is the focus of the hopes of 10500 children who benefit from the societys services this month the faster seals sales objective is 625000 to help finance the program of treatment and train ing made possible by province wide nursing service the gen erous time and skills given by doctors and the service clubs volunteers who find and cham pion the cause of crippled chil dren though the easter seals sale was started only 10 years so it us 32 years since a few mem ber of ten service clubs met and laid the foundat on for an organization which is a model of efficiency and accomplish ment at firs financed by a levy of 50 ecus on each mem ber of the participating clu- the work developed o swiftly that public cooperation was es sential and has been given so willingly that thousands upon service clubs committees form the bedrock upon which the societys structure is erected i the central and small organ- zatioh is the societys offices the headquarters of the army i of service to this office 21 grad- uate field nurses with special training in orthopaedics qual ifies them to work with handi- capped children report in collaboration with the club crippled children commit- tees and through contact with local physicians public health officials and school principals the nurses visit crippled chill dfen arrange for their examin- ation by physicians or surgeons and provide attention when the children first return home af- i ter treatment they also teach j mothers how to care for the lit in ones how to provide exer- cises how to adjust appliances i and so on the service flubs committees play a vital role in this pro- i gram in addition to sellingthe easter seals they seek out the children who need treatment or training they provide transpor tation they assist with the hos pitalization in short year round v form the army of volunteers who make possible priceless program of self- dependence or greatly improv ed fieifreliance to children who would otherwise go thro ugh life as victims of crippling i conditions without help during the month of march these 21 service clubs are ask i r the of- ontario for united church a the meeting of the united church womans association was held in the church parlors on march is- the president opened the meeting with a call to worship and a hymn min utes of previous meeting were read by the secretary and ap proved business of the meet ing consisted among other things of reports from chris tian stewardship secty corr secty and supply secty and the quilting being held at the home of mrs a woods on thursday the 22nd ladies were asked to come early and bring one dish either hot or cold for pot luck dinner a report from the presbyter- is meeting was given some highlights being its a mistake j ifthe church fails to accept the j fatherhood of god and the bro- therhood of man this must be witnessed by the home church among othe- competitors is the moving generation the growth of our population de- mands more ministers and j more teachers how great the difficulty is to fire peoples en- 1 thusiasm when they feel they may not be in one place for long its hrd to build lasting- ly for church demands when i one starts and another must finish another problem is the lei sure time will it be devoted to spiritual and cultural things what does your spare time mean for you more time for j sports tv or tavern how are we going to meet this chal- lenge the future is nearer j than you think and we are called for service in a time like this but to meet this challenge we must first be willing to meet the changing pattern of life if we look to our hidden powers knowing that we live by the power of god we will not doubt our resources mrs woods took charge of the devotional period devo tional exercises were taken by mrs sisco acts 121216 stu dy book reviewed by mrs hastings thanks to the group was expressed by mrs wil liams and the meeting closed with a hymn and benediction mr and mrs erie lehman of stouffville left by motor for new york on sunday they were accompanied by mr and mrs ies wilson the group plan to be away a week mr wallace e james has successfully passed the resident final examination given by the international accountant so ciety inc of chicago 111 hockey fans arrived in town about supper time with their bantam team the town maintenance man harry vaneenop was kept busy last weekend opening up catch basins and culverts as mild weather brought on hood ing of sidewalk- and basements in many parts of town mr lome raven of kingston mrs norman barks of picker ing mr and mrs fred hamil ton of brougham mr and mrs eric wallace and sherly of weston and mr and mrs ken petty of oshawa called at mr and mrs- gordon waggs home on the weekend where they visited the waggs and gayle word has reached us that mrs ursula heitner who suf fered a fall in november is still confined to hospital in re- gina it will take some time yet before she will be able to get around again her address is genera delivery regina sask friends are urged to write to her mrs reg stouffcr president of wms the womens missionary so ciety of the united missionary church met for their annual re organization meeting on march 2 at the home of mrs john lehman the service was con ducted by mrs p huson who gave a challenging message on the use of each godgiven tal ent for the glory of the lord the past year has been a busy and successful one mis sionary offerings amounted to ssioll donations for hospital and relief purposes were val ued at 11900 officers for the coming year were appointed as follows pres mrs reg stouffer vice pres miss louise hoo ver youth counsellor mrs john brubacher secretary mrs fred alsop treasurer miss vera tarr convener of sewing committee mrs geo byers three carloads of stouffville loof members motored to agincourt on monday night for the regular meeting of the odd fellows lodge where brougham lodge members were the visi tors and put on the degree work mr glenn ratcliff entertain ed the entire staff of the iga store to the playoff hockey game at georgetown on mon day evening walter taylor motors are holding the grand opening of this new car agency on thurs day night of this week with free drinks and novelties the new motors is temporarily lo cated in the fred byers build ing and here the new- chevro let and oldsmobile model- arc being shown friends will regret to learn that mrs l lownsbrough for merly of edward st stouff ville is not enjoying the best j of health mrs lownsbrough has been living with her dau ghter mrs teel of woodville for some time mrs roy brluinger of to ronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs harry rrillinger and sunday visitors at the same home were mr and mrs rim westcott linda susan and joan of toronto mr and mrs ed baker and mr and mrs- grant baker of fenelon falls mr and mrs harold dixon entertained a party of their friends and former employees at the new nanking in toronto las wed feb 29 indeed a date to remember the group of twentyseven had a wonder ful evening thanks a lot pat and harold- major and mrs carrie of montreal are visiting at the home of mrs alf mole prior to alajor carries departure by air for indo china late in march the major who will remain for one year in lndo china has heen posted to the truce com mission which is composed of representatives of the cana dian polish and indian armies archie stewart of stouffville who is on the staff of stiver bros and an elevator employee is more convinced than ever that the old saying about the cat having nine lives is very true a black cat clipped past mr stewart and landed on the endless bell which is equipped with cups for carry ing grain up into the elevators he said he saw no more of the animal and was certain it must have escaped as a ton of oats poured down the chute after it however not long after when the grain was pouring down the pipes into bags out flew the black cat and away across the building apparently none the worse for her trip through j the mill i the fire alarm sounded in town at noon hour on sunday and the local brigade made a run out to gormley where a brick barn near the post office was threatened by fire brush was being burned at the rear of the building when a spark ignited the roof the owners of i the building b j nixon and g i campey complimented the sto uffville brigade on their prom- pness in answering the call they arrived on the scene in j less than ten minutes damage to the building was confined to the roof the brick building is a village landmark operated as a blacksmith shop for many years the stouffville womens in stitute will meet on thursday afternoon march loth at 215 in christ church parish hall the programme will be in charge of mrs lamoraux con vener of agriculture and cana dian industry roll call kama an irish song mrs smith will give the motto and the world current event will be given by mrs farthing a social time will follow at the close of the meeting indies of the community please accept this inviatlon to attend local g m dealer makes impressive sale fr3jvs hr i t trie 3cmt members of ie cid w 1 it stouffville sand gravel ltd with pit operation north of slntiffville off 47 highway choose a gmc 600 scries for their lough rough pit opera- lion this strong rugged workhorse carries up to 17 ton willingly the biiick super sedan lo be used by ross winterstcin res for business and pleasure is spectacular in every way ross agrees that its the rest ruick yet tops in performance and a fabulous ride above bruce winterstein sectreas and production mgr proudly accepts the keys from neil patrick of patrick motors jerry hooker sales mgr on right and doug ramer service mgr confidently represent patrick motors in sales and service patrick motors ltd main st w stouffville ont phone 372