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reunited with her son and two daughters who have tried for MRS ANNA SOYKO 75 is years to bring her to Canada from behind the hon Cintaln She will celebrate her rm happy Mothers Day tomor row grown from left to right are William Soyko Sornin Mrs Katharine Baskewich Feel Street Barrie and Mrs Michael Shewchuk of the The Long Road From Horodenka By JOHN MncLEAN Examiner Staff Reporter The flat brown ground of the icstorn Ukrainea land that once was Polandis far behind So is the post office station of Horodcnka and the little village of Potoczyeka and its 1500 people who live under the dure domaino of the Commun isls And so is the nine long miles of gravel road which she used to walknot once but many times She used to walkthis tired old woman bent with 75 years of hardshipto plead with the Communist authorities for per mission to come to Canada AD TO COME Yes she told them she had to come to Canada Her three children were in that capital istic country of the Western world And she hadnt seen them for years She hadnt seen her daugh ter Mary flicwchuk 51 of VISIT COSllv Barrie since 1927 long 34 years She hadnt seen her son Wit llam Soyko 49 of Samiu since 1956 when he came to the Ukraine to visit her And she hadnt seen her dauglter Katharine Baskewieb 30 of Peel Street Barrie for three years But the officials asked the old woman Mrs Anna Soyko why was it that her son and two daughters did not come back to the Communist Ukraine Instead of she going there HAPPY wanna Patiently Anna would tell them She would say her chil dren could not leave Canada They worked there They had business there They were happy there But the officials would ask Did she Anna Soyko not like the Ukraine Was there some thing the matter with the coun try ive land land where she was born Leave her church and all her friends Could she leave her nat Could she leave the Patiently she would answer yes Yes she could Yes she must go to Canada Then discouraged after her Plan Annual pleadings she would walk the nine miles back to her small room walking over the stones She covered the heartbreaking route so often she remlls COUNT EVERY STONE could count every stone Anna Soyko wrinkled face the color of wellworn leather her hands gnarled with work and rheumatism smiled All this was behind her This was today and today she was happy Her eyes glinted with happiness then slowly fills ed with tears But she tight ened her firm mouth and did nt let them drop from her eyes IN BARBIE Anna was in the American Hotel in Barrie owned by her daughter Mary and Marys hus band Miohael Shewchuk They were beside her now Then there was her son Will Iamvand Williams wife from Sarnia They were with her And her daughter Katharine and Katharines husband of Barrie were there too They were all there son two daughters seven grandchil dren and six greatgrandchild ren There was much talking Some eyes were moist with re membered pain ohhers spark led with mirth Son William explained he had been trying to bring his mother and combining and slaughter Ladies Night Annual ladies night of Cen tral Ontario Sales and Adver to Chanda since he went to see her five years ago The task seemed hopeless he said and it WOUIL have been hopeles the relatives all said if It hadnt been for the work of the Canadian and Interna tional Red Cross Each daughter and the sun asked in tum directly and with great sinceri Please say in the paper we thank the Red Cross Please say that Then it was time for the pho tographer to take pictures and Mrs Anna Soyko with Polish dignity insisted she hold her rosary Anna Soyko didnt simply pose for her picture While it was being taken herfingers moved gently over the beads and she prayed to God DREAM cont TRUE Spmking in Polish she told her son Sometimes thought my dream would not come true The tears started to come again and William softly touch ed his mothers bending shoul ders Tomorrow Mrs Anon Soyko and her children will go up the hill to say mass at St Marys They will say prayers thank ing God for giving tired old kind and very persistent wom an happy Mothers Day CHICKEN DUMPLINGS After mass they will come down from the church to family celebration with turkey and chicken with dumplings and potatoes and salads and des erts and coffee and tea and perhaps spirits too And asthey talk and laugh and celebrate Mothers Day in Canada the flat brown ground of the Western Ukrainea land that once was Polandwill be far behind So too will be the post office station of Horodenka and the little village of Potoczycka and its 1500 people who live under the dure domains or the Com munists And so too will be the nine long miles of gravel road where Anna used to walk to ask and ask and ask in vain to come to Canada Where she used to walk back and forth so many many times FABMEBS MARKET The produce from farm and garden each week at the mar ket indicata the changing sea sofis this morning with daffodils at 25 cents dozen fresh rhubarb and parsnips newly dug and grated horseradish Honey in jars and tins many American Hotel Barrie Mrs Soyko lived in the Western Uknlnlan sector which form erly belonged to Poland She Accordionist Is Tops In OrilIia Music Festival 14yearold Barrie girl who nsnthada teacher in almost two years swept all aceordian honors open to her at the Ki wanis Music Festival at Orlllia Friday Rosemary Robson daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Hob son 52 Holgate Street received two firstplace ribbons and two outstandingperfonnance prizes She placed first in the 14 and undel class and the 16 and un del class She was awarded the Dr Paul Leeson Trophy for top presentation in the 14 and under group and the Canada Wood Specialty Scholarship of $25 for outstanding work in the in and under classes Truck Injures Boy ALLISTON nineyearold Alhston boy suffered concus sion Friday when he was hit by truck at the corner of NeLson and Paris Streets in Alliston Donald McLaughlin of 40 On tario Street south was struck by truck driven by William James Mitchell of Mansfield It is believed that the boy was travelling east on Nelson Street which is stop street and he Was hit by the 1955 truck which was going north on Paris Street According to reports another truck made turn from Nelson Street on to Paris Street and the boy was blocked fromthe Vlew of the northbound vehicle The McLaughlin boy was taken to Stevenson Memorial Hospital ln Allistnn Police Chief Tom tklnson is investigating the ac oldent WEATHER Synopsis Warm night time temperatures light southerly wtnds and few clouds are ex pected to continue over South em and Central Ontario today after Friday warmest day of the year This pleasant weather is expected to continue through Sunday with only few scat tered showers likely to mar the weekend In Northern Ontario where cooler weather has ad vanced southward across Lake Superior cloudy weather with showersis the prospect for the weekend Georgian Bay regions North Bay Sudbury Mainly sunny and warm today Sunday partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers or showers Winds southerly 10420 Forecast temperatures was flown to Canada after clearance had been arranged by the Canadian Red Cross tExnminer Photo Car FlipFlops For 500 Feet No people were injured one of them criticallyin spec tacular endoverend accident two miles south of Barrie Fri day atternnnn on Highway 400 Ontario provincial police said the accident was caused by blowout One of the rear tires had beenrecappcd three times Police said when theback tire or tires blew the car shot into the air and flipflopped some 500 feet down the high wnv BEAVlLY LOADED The accident brought tragic end to an early summer fishing trip The car was loaded with four men and garage men said some half ton of 2qu meat In Royal Victoria Hospital in serious condition with head in Tge Mifizbeilol Also in hospital but in satis factory condition is Roy Moore Patterson the driver according haters cut the houses the harm Examincr CITY AND COUNTY NEWS SATURDAY MAY 11 Hooded Thugs Threaten Two Cookstown Brothers With Shotgun Andenives ALLISTON No middleaged brother farmers were held cap tive in their RR Cookstown borne for an hour early this morning by two hooded thugs who threatened them with sawedoff shotgun andknives The two brothers Russel and Clarence Coulter told The Ex aminer they finally managed to chase the men out using broom handle The hooded at tele phone line Ontario provincial police from AlIiston on investigating Neither brother was Injured during the fracas Early this momlng provin police found one of the injured were Alex Kerr of Georgetown and Richard Helst of Scarboro OPP said the accident happen ed about 245 pm The car was northbound when the accident happened but after the jarring looptheloop It ended up facing south in the opposite lane People who saw the wrecked car including city police offic ers said they were amazed anyone left the wreck alive Barrie Ambulance Service sped an ambulance to the scene and took the injured to hospital OPP constable Flax ton investigated OOPS SORRYI The 13X RCAF Cadet of the Year trophy did not go to the in Wednesdays Ebraminep The trophy Wis awarded to W0 W02aiamesGilzTgmfif Douglas Gallaugber of 15 Cum berland Street black masks alleged to have been used by the gunmen Holes had been cut out for eyes and nose This morning Russel Coulter told The Examiner that he and Clarence were asleep upstairs in their home At about am they were awakened by noise downstairs THREATENED They said they discovered two men between 38 and to years at age who threatened them with singleharrcled shotgun and knives The thugs also carried white clothes lint Coulter said The brothers told The Exam iner they believed the hoods were searching for money They threatened to shoot both of them lf they didnt say where It was NEAR ALLISTON The Coulter farm ls five miles east of Allislon and about hall way to Cookstown Finally the bromers said they ganged up on the thugs chasing them across the lawn Then they drove into Alliston to re port to police rope Hospital Hqsg Open House ALLISTON Stevenson Mem orial Hospital here held its first open house In six years Pri day During the hour and aimii the hospital was open to the public many interested people the majority of whom were we men toured the building visitorn were invited to inspect such things as oxygen tents ray equipment hospital beds and other necessary and expen sive items The hospital labor atory was open for inspection as was the operating room Became most of the spec tators were women greatest in terest was shown in the kitchen and laundry rooms The kitch en with staff of 10 under the silpcrvision of Mrs Melville prepales an average of zoo meals per day Tea was served in the nurses residence by members of the Hospital Womens institute The Institute took the opponlnity to sell tickets for draw to be made in June painting by Mrs Harvey White side of Alliston All proceeds from the draw will go toward the construction of the proper ed new hospital Miss Irene Shaw hospital superintendent was on hand to greet visitors at the door The purpose of open house Miss Shaw explained was pure Iy one of public relations The visiting day was intended to bring people to the hospital so that they might see why so much money is required for its successful and efficient opera tion Miss Shaw who has been at Stevenson Memorial for two and half years outlined several problems with which the hospi ST JOHNS PTA MEET The annual meeting of the St Johns ParentTeacher Assoclav tion will be held at St Johns Vianney HallMay 15 at 830 pm to is faced The fact that Allis ton has an ambulance service presents much difficulty to the hospital The superintendent re called recent case in which Toronto ambulance hadto be used tobring patient from Bond Head to Alliston dis tance of only in miles The main problem which con cema the administration Is the serious limitation of spaceI she said Miss Sbsw stated that on occasion patients had to be placed in the balls because there was no room Cost of new budding has been estimated at $1 bullion Although much of the money will come from grants the rest will have to be raised by other means she said Stevenson Memorial has fulltlme staff of 54 people of whom 24 are nurses At pres ent there are 44 beds but the misused hospital will have 75 The hospital serves 10 the tors and patients come from Amstoo and surrounding com munities including Cookstown Tbttenham and Beeton FURNITURE THE aesr IN PRICES SELECTION AND SERVICE AT BARRIE FURNITURE LTD 17 Moleastcr St PA 60501 vtul on colonial thief adjfiends man can are INVITED TO ATTEND RECEPTION TO BEHELD IN HIS HONOR ON SUNDAY MAY 14 FROM pm TO pun TO CELEBRATE ARY IN THE PRIESTHOOD 318 40TH ANNIVERS Reception To Be Held In ST JOSEPIF 4AUDFFGRIUMi Mulcasier Street to police of 250 Oakwood Ores cent Toronto Passengers in Use car both un Wa are now located in chitmains Lrn Furniture Moving and storage Commercial Warehousing Agents for North American tisingClub will be held Mon day May 15 The new officers of the club will be installed at this meeting Speaker will be At Bruner sales an marketing director for televi on station cm in Toronto Mr Bruner is the founder of CJSP radio station in Leamington Ontario He started this station in 1945 and before that he was the singing host of Club Sunshine CBC summer replacement for Sat urday Night Hockey Mr Bruner is seasoned per former and has been featured on stage and radio and be had two seasons on NBC television in Chicago Les Barker an international artist satirist and humorist will provide the evenings en tertainment Mr Barkers ad vance copy features him as be ing disti tly different en lcrtainmcnt ATheGcorgirm Airs abarbe shopper quartet will sing dur ing the dinner The Airs are known in service clubs in the county Camp Borden and tchool concerts IDP PIANO HONORS nvo Barrie youngsters took top honors in their respective filaaslseis at ultehOrillia Muskie Fes unng epast wee Joan Mulchinock was awarded its points in the class age 12and under In the class for 16 and under Michael Henderson Twiss took 85 points to lead his class Both are piano pupils of Mrs Inger Aarson Sizes was from Joseph Carney and Son on North Street light in the city Eggs as usual were big lead ers in sales with many regular order had great lflome baking choice with tarts doughnuts bread muffins date squares Charles Nash was missed from Low tonight and igh Sunday Windsor 55 80 OFFICESa so DUNLOPST Ground Floor Suite 103 Toronto 3f Entrance filoed Grant 511 cookies and candy etc his place REFRESH Your planners FLUFFYFSOFT cLEAN CELLOPHANE WRAPPED AND sEAUED IN IDEAL PACKAGING Eon WARM WEATHER STORAGE ANDERSONS INSURANCE AGENCY 12 DONALD ST rA 66085 AT YOUR SERVICE YOU PHONE ILL SEE YOU AT YOUR HOME WRITING ALL cnassss or INSURANCE noamva seasons acne hen you runny covenan