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the tbibune thursday slay 16 1968 i only a country doctor i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i mrs elizabeth beach m atha poster contest tribute to dr h b free he was only a country doctor but im sure all who knew him will agree that the memories he left behind him can be a lesson for you and me to say a kind word give a helping hand as we travel along lifes way for this faithful country doctor tried to do this every day many a night when the cold wind was blowing and the roads were filled with snow we sent for this country doctor who was always willing to go he was more than a country doc tor he was father and friend to all wherever sickness called him and he had to make a call when our hearts were sad and weary the angel of death had called our way kind words from this country doc tor brought comfort though dark was the day he may not have had all the treas ures this world has given to man but he had what we most cherish the kind word with a clasp of the hand sleep on dear country doctor you have earned your rich re wards may we try to live as you have lived and be ready for the masters call lions honor secretary by elsie dunkeld atha the atha com munity centre sponsored a poster contest for svhool children prizes were awarded to the following terry fisher 68 years earl draper 910 years speaks i at institute mrs cliff burkholder bethesda mrs stan ley hastings gave a review of the book christie by mrs marshal at the may meeting of the bethesda womens institute mater ials such as nylons cloth remnants jewellry and other things suitable for the craft room at york manor will be received at the june meeting to be held at the home of mrs mildred holmes gormley harold brillinger hav ing completed his second year at sudbury univers ity is home for the holi days malcolm ratcliff has been home for the past two weeks on holiday from nakina northern ontario awaiting the clearing of the ice from the lakes malcolm a pilot employed by austin air ways will be flying on his return to nakina dr and mrs norman fretz and son eric of win dsor were home to visit oran fretz who has been in richmond hill hospital for the past week follow ing an operation mrs 0 fretz spent mothers day with mr and mrs eldon fretz and family and glen fisher 1112 years mr and mrs ron baired judged the entries and several are on display in local stores the altona womens in stitute met at the home of mrs murray dunkeld mrs delamatter conven er of citizenship was in charge of the program the guest speaker was reeve alma walker of markham village miss nelda draper at tended a birthday party for her little friend gail price on friday evening in atha community centre neighbors friends and rel atives attended a going- away party for mr and mrs harold johnston and mr and mrs elwood johnston and daughters mr and mrs edgar fisher and sons attended the harrismckanick wed ding saturday also enter tained over the weekend her mother mrs mckan- ick of toronto mr and mrs a mckanick of mont real mr and mrs art fer- nclius of gibraltar mich igan baptisms by isabel annis brougham at the family service in st johns united church angela marie clodd heather san dra mcgregor drew ieon- aui moyer and gordon leslie umphrey were bap tized with rev cresswell officiating the general meeting of st johns united church ucw will be held on may 22 at 8 pm is is mental retardation week plant your flowers of hope qive hope to the retarded have you sent your donation the york central association for the mentally retarded 321 enford road richmond hill bv mrs william sandle victoria square at the victoria square district lions club meet ing the presentation of a plaque was made by char ter president carl walker iu lion past secretary art wilson mr wilson has been secretary of the club since its organization nine years ago a plaque was also presented to lion past president george brands who has resigned from the club owing to business commitments mrs jack rumney en- tertained a number of ladies to afternoon tea in honor of george rumneys fiancee miss ruth ander son mrs dalton rumney poured tea mrs b taun and glen of stouffville enjoyed din ner with mrs a frisby mr and mrs richard fris by and girls mr and mrs carl walk er had a very nice display of their gift shoppe at the richmond hill fair mrs eric smith of tor onto visited with mr and mrs joe stephenson birthday greetings to jamie rumney one year may 17 paul tyndall 14 vears may 18 sheila gee may 21 wedding anniversary greetings to mr and mrs arnold mortson married 32 years may 16 to mr and mrs henry allen married 32 years may 20 to mr and mrs gordon draper married 29 years may 20 mrs a p wheler agin- court mrs murray phil- ley new brunswick had dinner with mr and mrs leslie hart work has started on the erection of a new home for mr and mrs dalton rum ney hs teacher for ndp vandorf don mc- fadyen 38yearold high school teacher was the choice of the new demo cratic party nomination meeting for york simcoe riding mr mcfadyen teacher at bradford dist high school is currently president of the riding ndp association mr mcfadyen in ad dressing the nomination meeting described t h e other parties as divided since their leadership con ventions and said that sup porters of the unsuccess ful leadership candidates were embittered and cynical he was supported in his nomination by reid scott ndp member for dan- forth who dealt at some length with the housing problem blunder the wonder horse in main street promenade on may 23 and 24 the stouffville players will present three 1act plays at the legion hall two are comedies to publicize the stage presentation blunder the now famous wonder horse will participate in a main street promenade this saturday it is being groomed here for its spring debut by jean harrott hawthorne avenue mcleod photo sad week at buttonvilie by jean leaf buttonville last week was a most tragic one for the buttonvilie com munity residents the sad news of douglas pat hoods sudden passing was followed by the tragic death of nancy and har vey browns small son glen in a farm accident later that afternoon jim miller met with an acci dent which could have been fatal but thanks to prompt action by a neigh bor- the markham town ship police and doctors at branson hospital he is now well on the way to re covery douglas e hood buttonvilie lost one of its best loved friends with the death of douglas e hood pat to his friends on sunday may 5 mr hood lived most of his life on the farm at but tonvilie which is now the buttonvilie airport and golf course the family moved to markham just a year ago after the farm home was sold mr hood served on the browns corner united church for many years in february he celebrated his 80th birthday and more than 40 years as a member of the bass section of the choir he had also been a member of markham un ion masonic lodge for over 40 years and was formerly an ardent curler on tuesday evening a masonic service was held at the dixon funeral home markham on wednesday after noon rev christopher dugan conducted a service at browns corners united church when the sanctu ary was filled with friends and relatives and a very long cortege proceeded to the methodist cemetery on the 5th concession where the burial took place mr hoods nephews act- ed as pallbearers and old friends were honorary pallbearers dr george kelly newton burr char les hooper h r paterson aubrey stephenson and john rodick surviving mr hood are his wife the former ger trude brown and three daughters marian mrs jack stephenson of taco saskatchewan mrs don ald reesor dorothy and isabel also one sister mrs irene atkinson of nipigon mrs stephenson and mrs atkinson were both able to be present for the fun eral the community extends sincere sympathy to the hood family in their loss glen edward brown on friday afternoon a service was held in browns corners church for harvey and nancy browns small son 2 year old glen edward rev christopher dugan spoke truly of him as a shaft of 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for most of his adult years he has made important contributions to canadian political life as minister of trade and commerce at ottawa as a frontbench eolicy spokesman in the senate from which he has now resigned to ecome a candidate in yorksimcoe for the house of commons as a candidate for the national leadership of the party as mem ber of hon robert stanfields national policy advisory committee public service record wallace mccutcheon has a record of public service which it would be hard to match in canadian public life his interest goes back many years to the time when he worked at odd jobs during his high school days and later taught school to finance his education in law he has been closely associated with the work of the united appeal community chest and red feather campaigns t the ontario can cer society canadian welfare council social planning com mittee of metropolitan toronto victorian order of nurses st michaels and princess margaret hospitals in many of which he has been chairman or president he was a member of the royal commission on health services he was an active member of the campaign committer for the york central and york county hospitals his wife eva mccutcheon has managed to take time out from raising a family of three sons and two daughters to take an active part in the work of the girl guides of canada canadian nurses asso ciation order of st john of jerusalem vanier institute of the family in the field of education wallace mccutcheon was a member of the bladen commission on the costs of higher education he serves on the board of governors of the university of toronto and st francis xavier university during the war he was a dollar a year man at ottawa from 194146 and became deputy chairman of the wartime prices and trade board he was awarded the cbe for his services business background wallace mccutcheon has had a successful professional and business career he has been a practising lawyer and an associate of the society of actuaries he was assistant to the president of national life insurance company of canada and assistant general manager he was vicepresident and managing director of the argus corporation for 17 years in which capacity he was associated with the development of some of canadas most important business concerns yorksimcoe interests wallace mccutcheon has owned a farm in yorksimcoe for 19 years and is a permanent resident of the constituency he has given his time generously to various community activities he attends wesley united church why he is a candidate in his own words i tried to make the best contribution i could to the national interest as a senator but there are definite limitations in the fact that it is an appointed office i have resigned to contest a seat in the house of commons for yorksimcoe because i believe i can be much more useful there both to the constituency and the country as an elected representative of the people your candidate wallace mccutcheon yorksimcoe