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hit tt the stck mam ttorvfey december 23 1965 vjvutvvtao for all our friends marguerite w staff marguerite shoppe stouffville ont z4- h the world is happy its christmas day the bells are ringing those special christmas wishes of joy and happiness to all we are taking this perfect opportunity to express deep appreciation to you our valued friends and customers merry christmas john and sybil houston and all the staff of houstons the rexau drug store stouffvihe ont bethesda dist driver in accident motorist is charged by police bethkia an aurora dis trict driver has been charged by markham tvvp police following an accident on sunday morning at the intersection of the whit church townline and the 5th concession police said that an auto driven by keith preston was hit from behind and badly damaged mr prestons sister doris suffered a bump on her head but xrays showed no seri ous injury herbert van dyck of rr 2 aurora has been charged by pc albert hudson with careless driving witnesses to the collision included mr carl wideman and keiths mother mrs burn preston who was returning home from church accompanied by miss louise bolender once again bethesda has its beautiful christmas lighting outstanding this year is the display at the sugden home where house and trees on the spacious grounds are lavishly covered with coloured lights spot lighted in front of the house are large figures repre senting the nativity scene organ music by clarion baker candle lighting and a suitable decorated church pro vided a fine setting for the an nual white gift service at bethesda church on sunday evening a short programme was given by the children ac companied with bible readings and christmas stories a good assortment of groceries was sent to the needy in downtown toronto the ladies of the ucw are meeting at the burkholder home on tuesday evening of this week to prepare christmas boxes for our senior citizens at home mr and mrs russell herbert had dinner out in toronto fol lowed by the sound of music at the eglington theatre re cently mr and mrs winston watt gary and barry from elora vis ited mrs wm watt and wilbur on saturday happy holidays glad family gatherings and a merry christ mas to all local optician at work stouhville optician howard mills fixes a pair of glasses in his main slrcel office staff photo howard mills optician service is worldwide classified ads bring results jhrislmos carols fill the air with joy we echo their message gords marine taylors lunch bit claremont j hank you dear friends and customers for the generous measure of partonage you extended to us throughout the past year you have made it our most successful ever and it is with sincere gratitude and pleasure that we wish you the finest of everthing always merry christmas neil patrick motors ltd and staff stouffviile ont stouffville howard mills is an optician it is one of 3 proffessions connected with the care of the eye his duties in this field are similar to a druggist he fills prescriptions that have been made up by an ophthalmologist who is a doc tor of medicine many people are aware of the three types of men trained in the field of the eye but most dont know the difference among them howard mills said thai in his line he will fit frames and lenses and properly dress a persons eyes with glasses the ophthalmologist is the doctor of medicine who specializes in all phases of eye care and the op tometrist is licensed to conduct refraction of the eyes and sup ply glasses after 34 years of working in the optical department of eatons of canada howard mills opened a small shop of his own in his home he opened for business four years ago with four frames for glasses on the wall today his busines area i s still the same but his merchan dise on hand is worth more than 6000 he has all trie latest frames in supply with a selec tion that rivals the optical shops in toronto his clientele is literally world wide the way to build such a reputation takes a man with personality and diplomacy such is howard mills for his services to be effective he has to be recommended by on oph thalmologist a person requir ing glasses must first receive a prescription from the doctor who in turn advises where to take it to be recommended as many times as mr mills has is a sign of a sound solid and reputable firm all my work is guaranteed if something is not satisfactory i will refund the money or make it satisfactory with pleasure he said his shop is enveloped in the typical homey atmosphere which he explained was what the people like there is nothing posh about this place he said motioning to the antique clock on the wall and the ancient but wellkept desk that he works at inleresting tests lenses the most important part of glasses are tested for durability for childrens glas ses a special lens is used and mr mills tested it for sound- nes to demonstrate the differ ence he placed a regular lens in a catapultlike machine and hy releasing a lock drove a steel ball at it the lens shat tered into hundreds of pieces for the kiddies bausch and lomb lens are used and he set one up for the same test the steel bail after four attempts could not scratch its surface there is 300 pounds pressure when the ball connects with the lens more than would ever be received in the most violent headon collision it is an effec tive test persons who break their frames can have them easily re paired by dropping into howard mills establishment mr mills said that even frames that are snapped in two can be repaired but only temporarily they will hold for about 2 weeks long enough to get a new frame in the exact same de sign he stated the expert can with the use of another small machine re place hinges connecting the frames with the temples he has hundreds of small intricate hinges on hand at all times in one demonstration he removed old broken hinges and replaced them with new ones in less than two minutes frames match faces inserting the lenses into the frames is a tricky job that to an observer seems impossible in some cases the lenses are too large for the designated frame but with the aid of heat ing melting and cooling the process becomes almost simple some people are under the mistaken impresison that just any frames will be suitable but such is not the case by select ing the wrong frames people can change the whole shape of their faces for this reason it is important that the frames match the looks and personali ty in his assortment mr mills has hundreds of frames on the walls and in showcases all of the latest style and fashion they come from such places as venice austria france and the united states if he hasnt the suitable frame on hand mr mills said hell soon obtain it he makes two rips a week to toronto and in this way keeps abreast of all the latest styles the glaucoma problem glaucoma is the worst thing that can happen 1o a persons eyes if not properly stopped in time glaucoma is a condition in which the pressure within the eye is raised there are a number of types of this disease which if not detected in time will result in blindness a blindness that is permanent mr mills who is not qualified to actually detect glaucoma has made his pet project trying to contain the disease i am trying to arrest glau coma he said by advising people to have regular eye checkups glaucoma strikes without the victim knowing anything about it it is primarily a disease of middle age although one form occurs in infants and children one hundred thousand canadi ans have glaucoma the dis ease which causes 10 to 12 of blindness in tlii- country some types of the disease are secondary acute and chronic each can he detected by tests made by an ophthalmologist no one knows what causes it or how to prevent it but qual ified experts can save sight if they discover it early enough it is a serious disease with serious results howard mills has a real chal lenge in his part to overcome it antique shop although it was never intend ed to be howard mills has put i together enough antiques to go into business for himself these items which he displays throughout his house are to kens of appreciation from his customers and some are today priceless he has many clocks all in working condition that have been cleaned up and repaired he has samples of glasses some more than 100 years old he has a school book from altona school dated 1860 and he has a number of coal oil lamps situat ed around his rooms when the giant power blackout struck he thought he was prepared until he discovered there was no coal oil to make the lamps work since his change from the downtown offices mr mills said that he has never been happier in the four years that ive been open he smiled i have never met an unlikeable per son at first he thought that his private business would not pay off however people from all walks of life have been in to see him and as a result mr mills is operating an efficient profitable service although he is a registered optician mr mills has had re quests from people to pull teeth fix alarm clocks repair electric razors and a number of other items nowhere near con nected with the eyes its all part of a days work mr mills is marired with two children sandra is 16 and don ald is 11 they live at 286 main street west a white sign on the front lawn indicates his small thriving business with a constant smile on his face howard mills can put a twinkle in your eye starr reappointed ontario riding mp michael starr was reappointed monday to the post of house leader of the progressive conservative party mr starr held the position for some months in the last par liament following the resigna tion of gordon churchill of win nipeg for a time mr starr was both house leader and cau cus chairman but he relinquish ed the latter post to waldo mon- tcith of stratford who was also reappointed to that position the appointments were con firmed at the first party caucus held since the nov 8 general election mr starr said that the turn out of the majority of the 97 pc members was surprisingly good considering adverse weath er conditions which stopped some western mps from flying to ottawa a fc lknstmos oreettns to you and your family may this be your happiest christmas ever th0s birkett son ltd stouffviile ont peycjmsl ross hetheringt0n onfa rings s- his bell to send very best ishes for a funfilled holiday to all electric stouffviue ont mrs mildred oneill family and staff stouffviue j we sincerely hope this christmas overflows with all s the good things making it very special for our new ji friends in the community i gbeen gables manor stouffville g kind competent nursing care for the convalescent w and aged s 8 thl christmas we especially recall the simple message of peace on earth good will to men you dear customers hare shown your good will to us by your loyal patronage our hearts filled with gladness we wish to soy thank you for inch a wonderful year frank and johanna ryfa east end grocery stouffviue ont