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t wednesday october 12 1983 sa3 feafeggs twentyoneyearold martina bopp former ly of mannheim germany has joined the staff of a once- allmale barbershop in stouffvilles iga plaza while her presence has generated a few raised eyebrows the lovely mother of two says shes been well received in stouffville and loves her work she and her husband ar rived in canada 1 vz years ago they are pre sently seeking permanent apartment accom modation here jim thomas no male barber barrier germanborn girl boon to business by jimthomas stouffville stouffvilles cnangingfor the better signs of prog ress are every where for ex ample a hand some new hard ware store is now open at the west- end entrance to town beautiful homes are being built in the long- awaited dulver- ton subdivision at the extension of millard street a scotts chicken villa is under construction on main west and the most prog ressive step of all a lady has broken the barbering bar rier at a tradi- tional mens hairstyling shop it was eight weeks ago that lovely martina bopp answered an ad and applied for work at a hairstylist cen tre in the aip plaza she was hired almostim- mediately and is now a regular on staff sure some men greet her with raised eyeb rows when they i enter the door she says but no one has yet re jected a turn in her chair and no won der for not only is martina ex tremely attrac tive but shes a pro in every sense of the word a native of mannheim near frankfurt ger many martina tina for for short arrived in canada with her husband and d a u g h t er nadine now four in may 1982 i said id try it for three years and if things didnt work out wed go back she re called r things are working out the arrival of tamara now one has made their family com plete their only wish is to find a p a r t m e n t accommodation in stouffville i love this country and i love the people shesays as for the language tina can con verse in english amazingly well even though she hardly knew a word a year-awl- ahalf ago all i could say was yes and no she re calls i picked it all up in the bar bershop many of the words are very close she says tinas parents live in germany but her parents- inlaw reside at belleville shes looking forward to the day when her father and mother can come here for a visit as one might expect many of tinas customers are german- born or have an association with her homeland she talks to them in her their na tive tongue as for repeat patrons tinas not sure she hasnt been here long enough for customers to need to come back however if first impress ions are impor tant the male clientele should soon be lined up to main street editors mail artist at work dear mr thomas the description of your participa tion in the celebrity cakedecorating competition at mar- khamfair was the funniest thing ive read in weeks it came as no sur prise to see it in your column be cause i was there and saw you in ac tion i still think theres a place for you in the kitchen im still trying to figure out where you were a good sport and helped make the contest the fun thing it was sincerely janet mcars itr 1 little bri tain psso those were dixie cups eh i thought they were lemons editors mail a hazard dear mr thomas i fully concur with mr hincks of orchard park school concerning the hazardson sunset boulevard particularly on wet days its a wonder someone hasnt been injured or even killed at this location while im not sure no stopping signs are the answer they would at least give the principal and police legal reasons to assert their authority the practical solution to the problem is education educating the parents to the fact theyre creating a situation that could result in the death of their own son or daughter sincerely jean sloane stouffville service j7cbnomistsuh thetribune to have your message delivered to our market call joe anderson at 2942200 or 6402100 we treat our customers as we would like to be treated frurr market quality 4uuu vfdattei fresh from california us no 1 grade crisp and crunchy red grapes 79 lb limit 6 lbs 218 kg p direct from ontario farms can no 1 grade arriving daily mix n match bartlett bosc pears 49 limit 4 kg 108 kg lb jmfmfzstsavzmmmssmn from the sunny tropics the yearround favorite fresh from local growers arriving daily large size can no 1 grade cabbage 2 100 for 1 j ji u v r