celebrates 103rd birthday on wednesday june 30th- mr geo arbuckle a resident patient at the stouftville nurs ing home marked his 103rd birthday td celebrate the occasion the staff presented him with a cake and candles made by the night nurse mrs marian meads of gormley mr arhuckle is shown here with staff nurse helen nicely he has one son franklin of toronto staff photo mrs mary woodcock retires after thirtysix years as teacher those who educate children well are more to he honoured than even their parents for these only rive them life those the art of living well he that teaches gives him eyes those two quotes were writ ten on the inside page of a book entitled biblical quota- tations that was presented to mrs mary woodcock last week they sum up mrs woodcocks 36year career a teacher as the school doors closed on hundreds of children lor two months they closed on mrs woodcock forever behind them she left 36 years of education teaching and instructing not to mention 36 years of me mories born mary muir she started teaching in 1924 she attended teachers college normal school in stratford after ob taining her high school educa tion in port elgin she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a child in public school mrs woodcocks first job was in a rural school twelve miles south west of owen sound that school is closing lor good this summer and she has been invited back lor a final reunion following one year at that school she taught near kings ton she spent four years in st catharines before moving to green river alter ten years there mary muir was wed and took a number of years off during the second world war he rejoined the teaching staff in slmcoe county moving into this area mrs woodcock taught at ringwood mongolia and altona lor seven years she spent the final seven years of her teaching career in stouft ville with lour years at sura- mitview two at orchard park and last year back at summit- view all in all it totals 36 years ot a job she loved i years brought changes mrs woodcock has noted a number of changes in educat ing children but theyre not as drastic as some people are led to believe she does think however that the work load lor a primary school student has eased up considerably when i started teaching she said grade eight was about equivalent to todays grade 10 the reason lor this she ex plained was because only a se lect lew were able to go to high school today high school is iree education and students are compelled to attend until they are at least sixteen because ol the easingoff stu dents seem to have a harder time adjusting to upper school as primary school gets eas ier high school becomes hard er she said the methods of discipline have been changed over the years in the 20s some teach ers believed in lining up their students and strapping them should the class be acting up mrs woodcock never did be lieve in this practise she used psychology and if that lailed she used reverse psychology i would explain why they did wrong and how trivial it was to do wrong then id tell them how to corret it she said three rs reading riting and rithmetic believed the only subjects taught in school by many were only three of a number of les sons taught by mrs woodcock when she first began her career- they were the most import ant she explained but i taught social studies health geography and others my favourite was social stu dies as i went irom communi ty to community i would learn the history of it then reler it to my students since beginning her career mrs woodcock has taken a herron motors ltd announce the addition of the all 1965 s automobile featuring 5 year 50000 mile power train warranty model no on displ complete car service centre now open number ol courses to improve her own education she has always enjoyed teach ing primary school students and never considered becoming a high school teacher im afraid thats just too much to handle she smiled although she knew when she was in public school that teach ing was to be her occupation mrs woodcock said that its not that easy today there are so many occupa tions today that most students dont make up their minds un til grade 13 the major jobs ol yesterday have been split and resplit to create hundreds ol new jobs its a tough decision to get the right one what now when september arrives mrs woodcock will not make her usual return to the school house my husband and i are plan ning a trip to the west coast in the fall ive been out there seven times and hope to make the trip again belore she left mrs wood cock was the guest ol honour at many celebrations and it proved that her presence would be missed at the iront ol the class room she received a set of blue mountain pottery brooches a cameo necklace travelling bag dishes and a gold planter all the gilts came irom students the school board and fellow teachers and she received the book biblical quotations irom two students with the 2 passages expressing how the students lelt about her she was indeed a teacher and a good one new books in library the island ol apples glyn jones the second mrs wu agnes sanford my shadow ran fast bill sands why young mothers feel trapped margaret mead stranger than fiction den- ise robins legend of the seventh virgin victoria holt capote the mares nest david irving pruning guide to trees shrubs and vines tom stev enson memoirs of james r mutch- mor howard thurman port rait ol a practical dreamer elizabeth yates first journev winston s churchill third side of the coin francis clifford the shadow and the sub stance f w kenyon magic of makeup for the stage harold melville these simple things some small joys remembered various authors the stouffvilu tribune tburuhy july s 1965 pw 3 local and personal happenings mr and mrs fred chessman of woodville were visiting in town on monday hies haulage has taken over the operation of the fina ser- j vice station near ringwood mrs george tslor cone 10 markham is prerly a patient i in the brierbush hospital the annual water show in- j eluding water basket ball will be held on tuesday july 27 at i 730 pm at the local swimming i pool mrs gordon crowder albert st s spent the weekend with her sister mrs wrightman in newmarket miss nora stapleton main st w is spending some time with her sister mrs roy hob- son in keswick mr and mrs marshall con nor lloyd ave visited mr and mrs hugh degcer in beth any on sunday brian bovd son of mr and mrs ralph boyd cone 10 markham is on the night shift at herron motors mr and mrs frank burk- holder are spending some tim at her brothers lodge at birk- endale lake of bays carol adams daughter of rev and mrs h g adams is on a trip to winnipeg mr ron sullivan of ottawa was a visitor with john nolan for a lew days mrs may symes church st has returned home after a three week holiday with friends in indiana usa and windsor miss pat toole stouffer st has accepted a position as secre- i tary with the great west life insurance co at eglinton ave toronto 1 misses sharon limner glad park ave and mearet sheri- j dan have taken positions at the i willows golf and country club mr and mrs garth good and family and mr and mrs don doner and family are spending a week at elim lodge on pid- geon lake near peterborough miss donna ratcliff daughter ol mr and mrs don katcliff will be assisting with the floats for the water show at the can- adian national exhibition in j august mr and mrs charlie rey nolds and joyce and miss helen wilson left on wednesday for a motor trip to the west coast mr and mrs russell smith were visitors on sunday with her parents mr and mrs irvin geiger in kitchener correction in the awards list of bursar ies at stouffville dist high school the winner in grade 12 of the si0 history prize should have been darlene watson miss charolette chapman who has been a patient in the brierbush hospital for some time celebrated her 91st birth day on wednesday uly 7th linda sargent daughter of mr and mrs ray sargent vic toria st has joined the summer staff at the 5c to s100 store in town mrs harvey pentland of london ont was a visitor on saturday with miss margery mertens the timbers family re union is to be held on saturday july 17 at the bruce conser vation area supper will be at 630 pm mrs bill ford main st was taken by ambulance to the scarboro general hospital on wednesday evening ol last week mr and mrs harold thurs ton formerly of stouffville were visitors in town on th july 1st holiday mr and mrs mickey hunt and two of their children en joyed a motor trip into the ren frew area on the holiday and visited with their parents miss karen hamilton ed ward st is with the elgin armstrongs at their summer residence in the caledon hills miss lois hutchinson daugh ter of mr and mrs keith hutchinson has taken a posi tion with the prudential insur ance ol america at richmond hill mr and mrs ed pascoe of i greenwood and miss jackie pascoe of claremont visited on i sunday with mr and mrs jas thomas and family rupert ave mr and mrs cec hendricks enjoyed a recent moior trip into the detroit area shirley wagg daughter of mr and mrs leo wagg mill st is presently employed on the summer staff of erie man ufacturing co ltd ballantrae warren hendricks son of mr and mrs c w hendricks william st and a student at carleton university has re- j joined the fort henry guard band at kingston during the summer vacation period mr and mrs ollie madill attended the wedding recently of their grandson david poin- ton to miss sharon rodgers in kew beach united church toronto mrs stanley hastings was in toronto on monday afternoon attending the trousseau tea lor miss carole rounding whose marriage to mr fred burgess jr takes place on saturday the official opening of the new bruces mill conservation area in markham twp will be held on thursday afternoon july 15th at 230 pm hon j r simonett minister of energy and resources management will officiate along with repre sentatives of the metro toronto and region conservation auth ority ruth parsons daughter of mr and mrs wm g parsons 9th line s is spending a por tion of her vacation at hospital ity inn near minden richard ashton son of mr and mrs harley ashton glad park ave will send some time during the holidays with his family in their cabin trailer on wasaga beach miss ruby good of toronto was a visitor on sunday with her father e r good main st e mr and mrs paul aubin of fort churchill are spending a week with mr and mrs ivan goudie market st the wellknown peter con- non home at bethesda has been sold mr and mrs everton smith mill st were visitors on tues day with mr and mrs amos smith at holt the men were celebrating birthdays linda walley daughter of mr and mrs peter walley loretta cresc is a waitress at the half way house restaurant victoria square and will retain this position during the summer holiday period linda laurieanne stephen and lisa daloe family of mr and mrs harold dafoe main street were recent weekend visitors at their grandparents cottage on sturgeon lake mr and mrs john foulds second st visited on the weekend with his parents and his sister in fort erie magistrate david coon church st is on the limp these days after he fractured two bones in his left foot while completing a plunge from the diving board of his backyard pool congratulations to mr and mrs fred alsop who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on tuesday july 6th p s teacher you may worship in the com fort of your car every sunday evening in the parking lot next to the stouffville arena the services are sponsored by the christian churches of stouff ville and ringwood they begin at 730 pm the stouffville junior base ball battery of mike cadieux and barry mclean caught the eye of a scout for the new york yankees at a scheduled game in port hope on sunday afternoon they may be given a chance lor a tryout this sum mer two trailways of canada buses left town on tuesday for the annual horticultural bus tour the day was spent in hamilton visiting the many acres of park land and the royal botanical gardens colleen hisey daughter of mr and mrs norm hisey lloyd avenue and lois hisey daughter of mr and mrs cliff hisey obrien ave have ac quired summer positions on the staff of chesebroughponds ltd markham the tribune would like to clarify a previous report con cerning the purchase of two welcome signs that will be erected at the entrance to town from the north and west the project is a cooperative vent ure shared jointly by several organizations with some fin ancial assistance from council it had previously been suggest ed that the scheme was pro moted entirely by the lions club but this information is not correct mrs j w armstrong main st hew to saskatoon on wed nesday morning july 8 to attend the gideon national convention mrs armstrong is dominion chaplain of the ladies auxiliary of the-can- adian gideons mr and mrs ed herbert and family hawthorne ave spent a weeks holiday at a cottage on four mile lake misses coral young and effie anderson of stratford spent the weekend with the lloyd moyer family on sunday mr and mrs nile shantz of orangeville were visitors mr and mrs john glennie from enniskillen n ireland visited with mr and mrs robt haslam 9th line south over the holiday weekend lieut col and mrs a r thompson and family of camp borden spent sunday with his parents mr and mrs a g thompson albert st n mrs lou murphy of coch rane is spending a few days with her daughter marian mrs lome boadway and son dr bill murphy while mr murphy is in toronto marking grade 13 examination papers mr wally kiernan of kicr- nans plaza drugs in the mark ham shopping centre has an nounced that as of july 1st the business is operating under the firm name of kiernan and crothers pharmacy limited with mr bill crothers owning 50 per cent of the shares in the company herron motors ltd 374 main st e stouffville phone 6402500 or 3642933 mr wayne hornsby son of mr and mrs morris hornsby has graduated from toronto teachers college he has accepted a position on the staft of woodfield road sr public school of the toronto board of kdurafinn specializ ing in music he is now tak ing a summer course lor a higher music degree his mother is the former blanche slack of stouffville and mr hornsby was employed in the bank of commerce here mr and mrs gordon holden and mr and mrs james ridout spent the holiday weekend with their daughter dr and mrs mcclanahan and family at their cottage at rondeau park chatham a disappointing attendance was recorded at the legion blood donors clinic on mon day afternoon and evening only 106 pints of blood were received considerably less than at the clinic held earlier in the year four local girls arc spending the summer at okeechobee lodge on maniloulin island they are linda packer joanne hendricks marg aida and su san barkey piano trios ducts solos were played by thirtythree students o miss a lehman atcm in a musicale held recently at the united church pupils who tried royal con servatory tests and passed grade 4 nancylee daniels floyd fockler grade 2 theory merle thomson lirst class honours shirley wagg jewel stoyan daughter of mr and mrs tony stoyan of the markham motelrestaurant dicksons hill left on friday with a party of 81 other girls on a trip that will take them more than 9000 mil3s they are travelling in two separate bus es operated by mr arthur too- good of unionvillc they will travel right across canada to the west coast stopping off at the calgary stampede banff and jasper in the united states they will visit such cities as san franciso hollywood and las vagas as well as view the grand canyon the group made up almost entirely of school teachers will return on august 28th after spending two months in toronto general hospital mrs phyllis gleave church st is recuperating at her mothers mrs alice jagger following an operation on her heart mr and mrs william mowat and lamily of seaforth moved on saturday to 162 main st w with his lather mr m s gus mowat misses nancy stover and elinor shirk have taken posi tions at a lodge at miners bay lor the summer elinor expects to enter carleton university in the fall misses edith percy of markham and louise dyck of toronto will also be working at the lodge the junior clipper golf tournament will be held at the willows on saturday twenty- five persons are expected to particitpate a banquet and presentation of awards in the evening will conclude the days activities engagements n klson harm an mr and mrs geo h harman wish to announce the engage ment of their daughter sharon lois to mr bruce m nelson son of mr and mrs fred nel son don mills ontario the wedding to take place july 17 1965 at 4 oclock at the christ ian memorial church stouff ville martin jamiesox mr and mrs burnett jamie- son balsam ontario wish to announce the engagement of their younger daughter mary jean to mr duncan slater martin older son of mr and mrs sydney martin pickering ontario the wedding will take place on saturday august 7 at 2 pm in ml zion united church balsam ontario the folks at the cottage will enjoy the coo the cleaver family held a reunion in midhurst park on sunday june 27th in attend ance irom stouffville were mrs percy brown mr and mrs gordon brown mr and mrs bob macaloney mr and mrs howard doner and mr and mrs leo wagg along with their families mr and mrs wesley leonard of stayner were weekend guests with their son les and mrs leonard and lamily while here they attended the wedding of their son laverne to miss ruth howard of toronto which took place in the united missionary church on saturday rev a walsh was the officiating cler gyman birth st summertime candies they travel beautifully houstons 1 main st w the rexall drug store stouffville ph 6 102222 hisey dave and mary lou nee ratcliff are happy to announce the arrival of an 8 lb 1 14 oz boy david scott on sunday july 4 1965 at scarboro general hospital twentvtwo twentytwo death grosk mrs joe mrs joe grose ol oshawa a former stouffville resident died in a port perry nursing home on tuesday june 29th in her 81st year she was the former mrs charlie gerow and in 1947 married mr joe grose and resided in stouffville until a couple of years ago suvriving is a son mansell of oshawa funeral service was held from the gerow funeral home in oshawa with inter ment in prince albert ceme tery mr roy curtis was admitted to the york county hospital at newmarket last week mrs art paisley and her sister mrs mabel rosser of ottawa are enjoying a tour by train to the west coast they will be away about three weeks mr and mrs clarence pipher baker ave and mrs george hoover of markham spent a few days holidays at tooke lake baysville mr and mrs roy heaton and family park drive enjoyed a picnic at lake simcoe on the july 1st holiday miss linda clendenning daughter of mr and mrs harry clendenning on the townline west has taken a position as waitress at the summit view restaurant yonge st mr and mrs alfred chces- man and daughter carol of montreal were recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs jack sanders park drive north mrs sanders and mr cheesman are brother and sister mr and mrs lloyd mover dorothy and mildred accom panied by rev and mrs earl honsberger attended the unit ed missionary camp meeting at kitchener on the holiday mrs s w hastings spent a few days last week with mrs clayton baker of orillia and while there they enjoyed a trip to north bay and down the ottawa valley to pembroke they were much impressed witli the atomic energy deve lopment centre at deep river mr and mrs joe murray sr market st and their grandson gary fockler of ringwood left july 1st for a visit with their daughter cecelia and son- inlaw bruce smith and grand daughter michell in calgary alta they will also take in the stampede dowswell reunion some 21 descendants of the late george dowswell were entertained with a turkey din ner by his daughters lillian and jean at their home banff road toronto on sunday june 27 a good time was en joyed by all midst a perfect setting of tall oaks ilowers and shrubs mr and mrs john badgerow park dr n left on thursday for a motor trip to the west coast while there they will visit mr and mrs james stew art in victoria bc mrs stew art will be remembered by many as the former edna wat son obrien ave misses cathie bacon and lesley connell are serving as waitresses at rolling hills golf and country club for the sum mer jim mehaffey stephen barker gary and murray wil liams and peter turner art als employed there stouffville united church en joyed mr lloyd wilson ol ux- bridge as guest speaker lor sunday morning worship mr wilson chose to speak on gal 6 7 whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap throw ing out the great challenge to the adult world and especially parents to set a worthy ex ample mr wilson will also occupy the pulpit again next sunday morning pattern no 1845 knit any of these beautiful with 4u ski gms fe2c yarns knitting worsteddouble knitting or sayelle nantuk 100 orion du pont certification 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