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the tribune thursday september 3 1976 3 several merchants display antique objects in windows by john montgomery tainly indicate a cbage stouffville in the pharmaceutical we have noticed lately business in the old days that the windows of chemists did a roaring several local merchants- business in such poisons have been blossoming as arsenic and i hove tt will iv lov c ivil ivdlcmrrcluj oi- llipluis liumv 1 ndpfuiv5 this greeting card is but one of the many items displayed in the window of cliff aikens drug store similar antique exhibits have appeared in the window of george ross photography and the clock shop it is ex pected many more local firms will join the trend for the centennial year festivities letter to the editor council amazes reader every time i obtain a copy of your paper i am amazed at the antics of 1 our local council it ap pears as though they cannot say no first of all we have the library nonsense the arena purchase and heaven knows what else s does it not make sense to rent the premises they have for a library instead of running the people into debt to the tiine of close to half a million dollarsiatthe present time ifis only costing about 80 cents per head of population to pay for the accommodation of the library but even considering the pithy grants has anyone figured out what it is going to cost the municipality and the aged taxpayer in interest alone for the new com plex why dont they forget about this whole fssue and if the pressure groups start up again then let them furnish the money and pay for what they want i am of the opinion now after perusing your papers that the people who want and use these facilities should pay for them and not the elderly home owners v society today is 4 getting to the stage that everyone is making too many demands on the industrious few and the bubble must burst some dayjlet those who have undertaken to lead the season starts for i singers stouffville a new season gets under way again for the stouffvillc singers as they prepare under the direction of barbara sibbick to mount a scries of concerts for area churches the choir will perform handels messiah before christ mas and mydens creation later in the new year the group will also take part in the i cen tennial celebrations the stouffville singers which have 14 female and 8 male members arc still looking for more voices and invite men and women to attend the practices every sunday from 35 at the stouffville united church as well as adult singers there is a youth choir for children bet ween 8 and 14 also con ducted by mrs sibbick the youngsters will be performing cool in the furnace- an operetta about shadrach meschach abcdnago and daniel v f openings- are still available in the choir and adults or teenagers are needed to play in the orchestra which will accompany the singers in their mayor communities capacity as councillor or whatever be given the courage to say no no no instead of yes yes yes surely they themselves must realize what is happening and the debts they arc incurring the time is not far away when the tax burden will be too heavy for all and this arises but of a very shortsighted v view of the future v getiwith it you imayorsfcpuncillprsandaa those entrusted with the effortof administration and do the job you are elected for the protec tion and good of the people wb macdonell stouffvillc with antique displays cliff aikens drug store lias an interesting assortment of relics from the pharmacy business this includes patent medicine bottles gold plated headache pills and such ancient school supplies as writing slates mr aiken came into these articles when he purchased the business in 1960 from j m storry who had owned it since 1922 precise records of the business go back to 1894 several old photos in the window show the store as it was before the turn of the century in those days the building was the premises of shank els barber shop several of the old record books are on display and they cer- thief picks up 20 dentures somewhere a thief in the area is trying to figure out what to do with 20 sets of false teeth a box of dentures was one of several items worth a total of 4500 stolen at 37 portree crescent thornhill on september 21 according to police douglas mckittrick of queenston had also placed a baseboard heater ski rack and skill saw on the front lawn of the residence when he came out to get the items they were gone strychnine a prescription book is open in the window and lists a 1929 prescription for straight heroin a modern chemist doling out this drug would promptly find himself in jail an interesting window display and it even contains a few amusing articles sh as lotion guaranteed to remove freckles queen victoria scales greeting cards old hypodermics and other oldfashioned tools of the trade round out the exhibit mr aiken promises to outdo the present window display with next years in honour of the centennial george ross photography is another business sporting an interesting display old photographs in less than mint r condition are displayed beside reproductions taken off them the amazing thing is the reproductions are far superior in quality to the originals ripped pic peared and faded images have been restored to a point they could rival many modern pictures this display owes much to the wizardry not to mention dogged per- sistence of george ross darkroom technician orval hosteller jake smith had a unique display of ancient dock making and repair tools in the window of the clock shop this display was out for a month but unfortunately jake had to take it out of the window the reason is that he returned from his holidays and couldnt get open house regional reception centre study y yesorno what do you think about the regional reception centre proposed for uxbridge township by the canadian penitentiary service read the booklet mailed recently to all residents of the town ship copies are still available from the township office call 8523301 or write box 85 goodwood ontario come and talk with members of the steering committee and cps staff rcgister your opinion by mail or at an open house zephyr community hall goodwood community hall uxbridge music hall monday october 18 tuesday october 19 wednesday october 20 tures are mended large- any work done with all his scratches have disap- tools stuck in the window from 200 to 900 pm displays people slide show wbet to the markham fair september 30 to october 3 hwy748 cftotv will be taping a new show the amazing kreskin the easy choice its canadas ryewhisky j sunday october 3 note6roundsopenooamoopm button hole contest and demonstrations in oeneral exhibits building 900 am welsh ponies and appaloosa horse show infield ring 1000 am hackney fine harness and shetland ponies race track roadster childs showmanship childs driving and childs fancy turn out race track 1 x pm dairy coat show south show r ing lmpm approximate arrival of markham falrparede t 200 pm angus cattle show north show ring 200pm charolals cattle show north show ring on entertainment stage 130 pm spelling bee 200 pm maorette corps 2 pm square dancers and fiddler- 100 pm brampton clown band i00 pm closing ceremony o markham fair grounds c special show ring following parade brampton clown band almar musical ride v j