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workman loses eye in industrial accident by jean leaf buttonville bob cunningham had the misfortune to lose the sight in one eye last week when struck by a steel particle while employed as a supervising mechanic at a local concrete ready mix plant surgery was per formed at north york general hospital he is expected home this week richard carr has been confined to bed for the past week with a back ailment mrs walter craig is recuperating from a fall at browns cor ners church a knee and an arm were badly bruised a christmas euchre sponsored by the buttonville branch of york centre hospital auxiliary will be held dec 8 at buttonville hall there will also be a sale of baked goods and gifts mr russell boyington is home from york central hospital following a second eye operation in a month he enjoyed sundays grey cup game on television dec 10 is white gift sunday at browns corners church the christmas season was ushered in at browns corners united church with the first sunday of advent there was special christmas music by the junior and senior choirs lynn carr lit the first advent candle regina allen and sharon buchanan played choir ac companiments on the piano and organ with regina playing the organ prelude new hymn books presented by members of the congregation were in the pews they will be dedicated dec nduring the service mrs gertrude holt of richvale was welcomed into membership rural corn harvest bogged down in mud by madeline harrison locust hill if we can manage to get our arms up as high as the typewriter you will have a column this week if they give out somewhere near the end you will probably end up with a half column why we have been cleaning the augean stables this weekend hercules where are you when we need you we have been waiting for the mud to either dry up or freeze up enough to wheel the wheelbarrow outside the door un fortunately the weather has been three months in deciding what to do besides rain now were paying for it others have been waiting to get the corn off- apparently it is still not quite dry enough for that tractors wagons and corn pickers are getting bogged down all over the place have you ever known a wetter fall we were about ready to start building another ark other than the mud which cannot be considered very newsworthy locust hill has been quiet this week dont forget white gift sunday dec 10 also dec 10 is the pot luck supper and sunday school concert at the locust hill church the time is 630 pm in the sunday school room please make a note of the ucw date dec 12 the monthly meeting has been moved from the last tuesday in the month to dec 12 because of christmas and the new y e a r celebrations the ladies will be asking each ucw member to contribute to the showerof mittens the mittens will be presented to the used clothing centre in markham apparently mittens are the last thing that is thought of when people donate to this worthy cause if you dont have any mittens available toys and clothing for children are needed torwon home centre 1 laidlaw blvd markham broadloom -a- vinyl cushion floor ceramics draperies ir floor tiles wallpaper for free estimates complete installation call 2944888 or 2971254 open daily 9 to 6 tlnirs fri 9 to 9 jhjgawgmgfflieffigghikymgmggflmgaglggtfqggi the new 73 exciting rugged topperformance dependable eight exciting models to choose from m see boaskis new instrumentation panel deep padded seat wide stance skis and exciting stylings theres more to boaski i nil mtns bett friend in the snow reid lawnmower 310 markham rd richmond hill ont abco equipment supplies 1 torsarrie rd oownsvifw ont any donations will be acceptable more illness has been reported in the community mr stan baker of bakers five acres on the tenth line is on the sick list we also understand that tony griffa is hobbling around he apparently scalded his foot quite badly and is confined to crutches birthday greetings go out this week to mrs p kennedy mrs herbert jarvis thursday dewniber7 1972 the tribune page 5 miss averill greet tells of work in ceylon break in stouffville miss averill greet a missionary from ceylon visited park view nov 30 to tell of her work in a childrens home in nuwara eliya miss greet showed pictures of her work and presented a tape recording of the children singing a trip to sunny spain was the title of a film shown by mahlon shantz friday evening in the auditorium dec 2 seven of our residents enjoyed a visit to the bazaar at markhaven mark ham the ladies auxiliary again arranged a very lovely birthday party for the month of november 29 among those residents celebrating were mrs nancy hilts mrs ella pollard mrs frances rattee mr wesley slack miss ethel deacon and mrs ethelwyn swindells the message sunday evening was given by donald donaghey assistant pastor o stouffville pres byterian church our residents enjoyed two solo numbers by mrs bev archer accompanied on the guitar by her husband ron recent visitors to parkview include george and grace talbot for mrs bella staley jack and vera leaf for miss nellie bond denise topper for mrs rose mr douglas thorn of toronto for mrs s grubin mary moses and family for miss lyng mr and mrs grove for mrs m logan mr and mrs a mcmaster for mr bert haw tin elizabeth french of unionville for miss walker janet rodick of buttonville for miss martha patton mr t bullock of toronto for miss gussie hoover mrs p upton and mrs rhene hansen mrs eileen mcintosh of markham for mrs swindells mr john dobson for mrs stotesbury ringwood some time during a period from 10 pjn nov 30 to 630 am dec 1 the xl service station at ringwood was entered and 400 stolen from the office entry the manager said was gained through a door or a window the door was found unlocked and the window had been removed i christmas i 1 n a n n paper and cards t 20 to 50 off sherwood i variety gift sherwood plaza markham 2945719 noted agriculturist honored i i noted agriculturist eugene lemon rr 2 stouffville was honored dec 1 when the markham fair board held its annual awards banquet mr lemon right was presented with an engraved certificate by fair president gerald mann jim thomas and lynn burton mr and mrs carl ramer are celebrating a wedding anniversary on dec 8 to the people in locust hill i need your help after all though you might not think it by the looks of this space this is your column if you dont like what you see or would like to see something that has not yet come under our busy little fingers please give us a call or drop us a note auihorized dealer lip rock of ages yudrantees every sealmark memorial not only to you but also to the cemetery where it is erected wrj carry in stock at all times a large selection of beautiful designs crafted in granite marble or bronze for your choice satisfaction guaranteed monuments erected in all cemeteries cemetery lettering and renovations out of respect and understanding we refrain from untimely solicitations when time and circumstances are convenient will you please consult us appointments or courtesy car by request stouffville monument works or month aminica 113 main st west phone 6403643 stouffville po box 235 presentation markham mr and mrs herb thomas village squire apartments markham were honored sunday evening by session members and their wives of st andrews presbyterian church they were presented with a new leather bound hymn book to mark the occasion of their forthcoming golden wedding anniversary dec 27 participants included rev fred h cromey dr donald sine and mr bill mceachern mr and mrs thomas are members of st andrews congre gation with mr thomas serving on the session for many years watch your money grow its like a yearround money garden the way our interest rates make your money grow put your cash in a sure thing high interest paying sav ings accounts certificates sow those money seeds soon the stouffville district credit union ltd 96 main west stouffville 6402811 the id bank in the stouffville plaza 387 main st w stouffville announces new 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