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mr e a button obrien avenue stouffville will be 91 august 17 has resided in the district all his life moving to stouffville in 1902 staff photo a salute to a senior citizen stouffville as part of stouffvilles centennial events program dur ing 1967 the committee wishes to honor a senior citizen of the community who has reached or exceeded the age of 90 years the tribune working in coopera tion with this committee plans to feature a short biography of a lady or gentle man each week who has attained this milestone it would seem fitting to select one of stouffvilles best known and most highly respected residents to begin such a centennial series he is mr e a button 90 of obrien avenue ernest alanson button was born august 17 1876at concession 9 mark- ham township on the property best known as the clifford king farm his par ents were major john r button and alma jones he attended the old ss no tit school later his parents moved to ring wood and mr button can recall meeting the train each morning in stouffville to attend high school in markham he then returned on the passenger train in the evening it was not unusual during the midwinter months for the rail line to be blocked with snow it meant a holiday until the tracks were cleared u a stouffville resident since 1902 he gained a wide circle of friends during the vears that he owned and operated a hardware store on main street the first location was on the site of the present ratcliff iga and later where hend ricks hardware is now situated mr button rose to the rank of captain in the governor generals horse guards following in the footsteps of his famous father who was personally dec orated by queen victoria he is a graduate of the royal school of cavalry he served for several terms as a member of stouffville council mr button has always been an ardent hunter and fisherman and only last fall7 attended camp at nogeys creek near bobcaygeon mrs button the former agnes anderson passed away four years ago a son dr john button and a daughter janet mrs norm baker both live in stouffville he has four grand daughters janet barbara and jocelyn button and bonnie mrs alex curr of markham the residents of the community of stouffville salute mr e a button its first and one of its foremost senior citizens of 1967 world travellers arrive in australia the tribune word was received last week by mrs helen dewitt from port moresby xevr guinea that her daughter and soninlaw joyce and chris hassell expected to reach their destination in australia by the weekend leaving england february 25 they travelled with a group of 22 by bus to pak istan then chose their own route by c2r train car plane and boat crossing india thailand malaysia and indonesia the first part of their journey was through belgium ger many austria yugolslavia bulgaria turkey syria lebanon jordan iraq iran afghanistan through the kyber pass into pakis tan longest stops were in bierut tehran lahore new delhi calcutta and singapore they visited for 5 days with joyces cou sins mr and mrs cameron clark and family of bang kok also a day with a missionary nurse friend of mrs dewitt who let them see what canadians are endeavouring to do to assist a droughtstricken area of india where they aiso saw the taj mahal they plan to remain in australia for an indefinte period dies at york manor mrs mary louise cook wife of the late george cook passed away at york manor newmarket on sa turday may 6 she was the former mary louise wilk inson surviving are dau ghters mabel mrs carm an powell of vienna and pearl mrs allan barthol omew of newmarket for many years mr and mrs cook were resident on albert street south in stouffville service was held mon day at the roadhouse and rose funeral home new market with interment stouffville cemetery thnrkfar mjy 18 1967 fge 5 pet show on june 24 stouffville stouff villes centennial pet show will be held on saturday june 24 at two oclock in the main park the com mittee chairman is coun cillor jim mckellar boys and girls residing within the 640 telephone exchange and including pupils up to grade 8 in public school are asked to fill out entry forms that will soon be prepared there is no limitation on tlis kind of pet that may be entered well take ev erything from a pet pussy cat io a crocodile said mr mckellar prizes will go to the lar gest pet the smallest pet the most unusual pet the most friendly pet and the personality pet tt 3 rtliiiibtf dear doris boy 10 is greatly over weight the only help i received from his doctor was dont let him eat so much so i went on a diet with him he lost two and one- half pounds in that first month and gained back one pound i keep a graph on the cupboard door which is coded so guests cant read it and tease him he is learning which foods are the weight bear ers i give him 25 cents a week if he holds his orig inal weight 50 cents if he loses he has learned that one slice of bread and jam can be allowed where two three and four are not necessary eats an apple for bedtime snack hes active shovels snow walks to school plays violently and nor mally he finds it difficult to do gym work because there is no one strong enough to swing him over or hold down his feet comments please dear comments bravo it would be folly to work for any more sud den loss than you are do ing with a growing boy you simply must keep on with the nourishing bone building elements this way your boy will learn good eating habits my leaflet is your child a fatty may have a few more hints for you it is on its way to you being the right weight does more than protect physical health the rag- gmg fatty takes can do real harm to his peace of mind b robinson dies blake robinson of vic toria bc passed away april 18 in the royal jubi lee hospital he was 73 he was the son of the late wm robinson and sarah watson and was born in goodwood where he at tended public school dur ing the first world war he served with the rcha kingston and later he bought land near sylvania in saskatchewan where he farmed for 45 years he spent last winter in victoria where he became ill services were held from oneill funeral home april 21 conducted by rev frank huson inter ment was in goodwood cemetery mr robinson is survived by one sister bessie mrs ed wideman stouffville rr3 receives centennial chain of office markham village reeve alma walker was presented with a silver chain of office at a brief ceremony in the council chambers last week the presentation was made by paul horton chairman of the markham community ccntenial com mittee staff photo the cottage hospital uxbridge has been the grateful recipient of many donations from stouffville area residents thanks for your interest in the extension and renovation program through community effort your hospital is how able to serve you better receipts for gifts during 1s67 will be issued as soon as the redesigned form is ready this change is necessary to meet new federal incometax requirements r b robinson chairman campaign fund uxbridge ss sun midnite show double bill adult entertainment box office opens 1115 pm may 21st 8526033 warning if you have a weak heart dont see this double bill chills and thrills galore hews wim chance jo see the futons hitchcock masterpiece ih aoult homom wwm em isi mm saw rllifl ihm and peter cushng- patrick wm- chflstcfret ie kisolklissjiekrjvsloikskiii pulkwitjusb stouffville centennial soap box derby to be held dickson hill june 3rd first race 2 pm for boys and girls 9 over application forms can bo obtained from s marks school closing datk fob entries friday may 10th markham ph 2943335 markham ph 2943355 thurs fri sat may 18 19 20 kaquel welch john richardson million bc also robert gotjlet both pictures in technicolor cinemascope matinee saturday 2 pm out at 5 pm above show mon ttjks wed may 22 a real laff riot 23 24 the wrong box in widescreen technicolor michael caine star of alfie peter sellers jonn mills color cartoon 2 shows 700 pm 900 pm planning board thos broadhurst may or of richmond hill and norm garriott former reeve of woodbridge have been named to represent the southern six munici palities of york county on the metro planning board west end barber shop hours tucs thurs fri 8 am till 9 pm wed and sat 8 am till 6 pm len david and bill keeping 3 registered barbers 153 main st w stouffvuie trend pools has the one you can afford choose from 38 models at our in celebration of our 8th year in business displays films refreshments trend pools ipfpil 2410 lawrence ave e just east of kennedy rd saturday sunday monday 1 pm 7 pm buy your office supplies at the tribune j wed may 24th at 8 pm to second markham baptist church rev john visser founder and for twenty years pastor of the largest baptist church in amsterdam holland has travelled much suffered at the hands of communists will speak ox show pictures all welcome dont start that trip without neil stopping at our service department and having your car thoroughly checked we have the latest in tuneup test equipment the allenironic analyser the most modern method to maintain engine efficiency peak drop in and see for yourself patrick motors ltd stouffville now at our new headquarters just west of the new stouffville shopping centre acadian main su wcst stourvil 6103450 buick