thursday june ii 1970 the tribune page 3 college graduates frances shelley wees the agatha christie of canada beverley jean palmer daughter of mr and mrs fred palmer rrl stouffvllle has graduated from the atkinson school of nursing george a garland son of mr and mrs john garland rr2 oakwood received his degree of bachelor of science in engineering with honors miss sharon thomson daughter of mr and mrs j walter thomson rri markham received her bachelor of arts degree in mathematics at the spring convocation exercises 5s uficggksripi mbb bbftcww mrf jfvi a ts zis raj uxbridge twp frances shelley wees uv wellknown mystery and suspense novelist so often referred to as the agatha christie of canada has had two new books published in the past month one of these where is jennie now has already appeared in the star weekly as a hardback book by doubleday in the united states and canada and in germany by tran slation just now it is available in pyramid pocketbook on the news stands its the story of a missing girl and an intricate history of criminals with the locale set near stouff- ville although not mentioned as such the last concubine that came out april i is a story set in red china following mrs wees trip to that country it too has already been published in the star weekly in the womens journal london england and now in hardback by abelard schuman in the united states frances shelley wees has also had a short story published recently in a book to be called safari to be used as a text in alberta schools the story is called and come what may wilfred and frances wees reside in a lovely home cone 2 uxbridge township purchased in 1938 until two years ago mr wees was the vicepresident of wj gage publishing company at present he holds the office of associate professor ontario institute of studies in education they have a son tim a former student of stouffville high school and now attending the university of guelph he is married with a baby jennifer a daughter margarita has three children and resides with her parents frances shelley wees has been writing for many years her first book detectives limited was published in 1931 the wees family at that time lived in alberta mrs wees has written about thirty novels tour of homes v si frances shelley wees of uxbridge township talented magazine and newspaper writer novelist ma most of them mystery and suspense plus many magazine and newspaper articles she is at present working on a juvenile mining story for her new york publisher markham a group of hospitable residents in the markham and unionville areas have opened their homes to the public june 18 from 1 to 5 pm to co operate with a project sponsored by the markham region family life centre the stouffville com munity is also a part of the program tickets at s200 are available at aikens pharmacy main street adults only are invited homes on the visitation list in markham town are mr and mrs john prentice hwy 48 south of hwv 7 mr and mrs wmp macdonald 89 main street south mr and mrs paul w mingay 162 main street north mr and mrs hh wyatt 14 ramona blvd and mr and mrs eg tim clark 1 orchard street in unionville the homes included are mr and mrs cw ingram kennedv road north of hwy 7 mr and mrs ws denton kennedy road north of hwv 7 and mr and mrs lb short kennedy road south of i4th avenue at milliken mr and mrs df dunham will also open their home old canada house tc the public refreshments will be available on tour in both markham and unionville the ticket convenor is mrs denis mcclelland 2941762 this is mental health month and local ladies will be calling on residents of stouffville during the next few weeks to receive donations to this worthy cause brian edwards rrl stouffville has graduated from a 2year course in applied arts and technology at scarboro centennial college noreen elizabeth powell daughter of mr and mrs clarence powell rrl unionville has graduated from the atkinson school of nur sing toronto western hospital paul r dean of claremont graduated may 28 with his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the university of guelph a graduate of pickering dist high school approve nursery school sharon byer daughter of mr and mrs lloyd byer rr2 markham graduated from the atkinson school of nur sing toronto western hospital fined 150 markham a markham youth was fined 150 and costs in richmond hill court june 5 following conviction on a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident richard harnish rougecrest drive pleaded not guilty to the charge he told judge rs roebuck that he rounded a curve on bullock drive and noticed a car parked on the shoulder but was unable to avoid hitting it he said that he checked the car for damage saw it was slight and left in tending to return later to speak to the owner according to testimony by pc thomas matheson the accused was located in the parking lot at the markham iga store following a report of the accident by another wit ness he said that harnish was cooperative and admitted being involved damage to the struck auto amounted to 21 harold brillinger rr4 stouffville has received his bachelor of applied science degree in civil engineering university of windsor miss marion hockley daughter of mr and mrs albert hockley rrl claremont has graduated in medicine with honors from the university of toronto stouffville neigh bors in the area of 106 albert street t have given their approval to the operation of a nursery school there beginning in september this requirement was set out by stouffville planning board following receipt of an application from mrs antonia m harding nine children 4 years of age will be ac commodated at the residence four mornings per week from 9 am to 12 noon new location a second application for a similar school has been received from mrs marion boadway maytree avenue previously children were accommodated in st james presbyterian church the letter read the new location is the residence of mrs pat byer tenth line south mrs byer will serve as mrs boadways assistant council will deal with the request on receipt of a recommendation from the bylaw committee dog car collide stouffville damage was estimated at 250 in a collision may 31 between a car and a dog edward saunders watson drive stouffville was northbound on con- c10 markham twp near 14th avenue at 11 pm when the animal appeared directly in front of his auto mr saunders told police he was unable to stop in time to avoid the collision the dog was killed in stantly have you a relative friend who needs nursing care and has limited funds pension etc they are eligible for kind competent nursing care in a modern licenced nursing home green gables manor the manor is available to bed or ambulatory guests aged or convalescent receive personalized pro fessional cars in a spacious and congenial country home atmosphere on a 14acre estate private and semiprivate accommodations call 6403061 stouffville got a money problem bring it to us well be happy to lend you the money you heed for paying bills buying a car fix ing up your home or solving any other problem for a prompt loan on terms your budget can handle borrow with confidence from household apply for your loan by phone well supply your loan by mail need up to household financ markham 27 main street telephone 294241 1 next to the post office ask about our evening hours stouffvilles own welcome service invites newcomers to get acquainted with stouffville our hostess will call on you with housewarming gifts and information on parks clubs and services avail able in stouffville call jane schweichert 6401 110