Newmarket Era and Express, 26 Jul 1956, p. 12

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wan raided 1 Ml under the ANNUAL of at the Prince Charles for Retarded y Mr William Warden and School gardening com Assistance given ill boy and grade I Hospital Gift Shop Discussed At Luncheon Clow to women majority take a shift every other who donated biking the sale and the then who assisted mothers The flowers and bone meat were donated by the New market Horticultural society YOU A CAREFUL USED CAR BUYER ELECTION OF TEED RECONDITIONED the faction of the county by York Coun ty Hospital attended a luncheon meeting of the Womens auxiliary at Briars on Wednesday June A gift shop for the hospital was the topic of the meeting Mr J ft Edwards of New market presided were Mr J Cross and Mr Hawthorne Steele of the Toronto ft it General They report on their auxiliarys gift shop which has been in operation for less than a year Mr Richard Hoi born was the guest soloist He was accomp anied by Rev J both of Sutton Grace was pronounced by Dr Margaret A Hal of questions had been sub milted to the visitors from To ronto prior lo the meeting In answering these questions which had been prepared Mrs ft Vandervoort and Mrs H Hooker the guest speakers out lined their method of operation at the Toronto East General hos pital They explained hosv they had set up their gift shop telling of the staffing merchandising and display problems and giving much helpful information for the York County hospital group which is planning a shop for the local Mrs Cross explained thai the operated a tuck shop at the Toronto East General lal and so the had opened a gift shop where they sell handmade toys maternity bras sieres flower arrangements and potted plants all types of lay ette articles cosmetics lingerie costume jewelry purses and other novelty Items which sell for un der five dollars A group of volunteers Is needed to keep the TEG shop functioning effectively Mrs Cross said Some of these vol unteers go once a week but the Hash were growing up one out of every babies died before full birthday Now advances in medical science arc saying million of young lives each year Yet the cost of die better available today is actually than the care you get when you were a child lb reason new treatments and new medicines developed by the medical profession and the jnacenlical industry A dramatic in point is mastoiditis in children Surgery was often able to save the childs life but sometimes left him a deaf ear Nowadays the doctor is often able cure him with per ha pi worth potent new medicines and thus lave die expense of an operation and hospital stay But most Important these new drugs are saving children livesby the millions the ftmr most deadly child it were diphtheria whooping cough starlet fever and pneumonia Nowadays the of deaths all of these combined it actually less than the number of children killed by accidents And medical rontiriiKS Today the dollar you spend for prompt ami proper medical care buys more than ever before and may one of the really extraordinary bargains of your life n an by Company Ltd week There am shirts a day during the week two on Saturday and one on Sunday but a few key women the con vener and buyer have made visits to the shop since it opened In November Mr Cross emphasized the importance of having a large ac tive committee so that each would have a small share in the respon sibility and no one would have too great a load to carry In their group in which Mrs Cross is Gift Shop convener and Mrs Steele is buyer they have such officers as secretary treas urer assistant buyer assistant convener who is responsible tor the staffing of the shop handi crafts and flowers There is a captain for each day whose duty It Is to see that the shop is in good order and that sold mer chandise is replaced o the shelves A stock list is printed and Is given each patient upon arrival at TEG hospital Mrs Cross said A price list is kept in the shop for reference by volunteers Work in a hospital shop Is one of the most interesting forms of volunteer work said Mrs Steele as she outlined her duties as head buyer for the TEG gift shop Former nurses enjoy re newing their contacts with the hospital Others will appreciate the opportunity of meeting peo ple but everyone wants to keep store at sometime in her life and here is the opportunity she said A gift shop is a service to the and the community Mrs Steele added It serves as a steady fundraising project while it builds good will She invited Mrs Cross and herself to the luncheon and said that she would like to return to New market shortly and set the York County Hospital Womens auxil iary keeping store Last in our baseball-soft- Canadian Legion is sponsor- ball summary we overlooked a couple of important items First Newmarket ladies finished atop the and district ladies league standing The Charlie VanZant George Watt crew accomplished this notewor thy feat by annexing a double win at last Thursday Tonight Thursday the locals play at the fair grounds in the opening game of the league semis We are pleased to note that the locals have added bench strength this season This could be an im portant factor when the PWS and league get rolling at the same time Noted among the newcomers in the local lineup of late have been Elsie Mitchell Yvonne Wil son Joyce Johnston Mary Sedge- wick and Smith Whatever happened to the Lake junior ladies soft- ball league itjust scented to rage Newmarket Era and Express Thursday July WW the drive to revive hereabouts Messrs Mickey Smith Jack Groves yours truly along with coaches Matt Walsh and Bob were on hand to get the league away on the right foot There is a girls team too of all things and the girls can play la crosse as well If you dont be lieve drop down at the arena any Saturday morning and youll sec them in action Matt Walsh and Bob are to bo con gratulated with our Canadian Le gion for sticking with lacrosse They certainly received the worst run around in history from the arena commission Youll be hear ing more on this score as time goes along Thats a promise Less stout hearted chaps than Matt Walsh and Bob would have tossed in the sponge long ago considering the difficul ties they had to surmount to cure the use of the arena LEGION CLINCHES PLAYOFF POSITION Newmarket Legion clinched a third place finish and a playoff in the Markham Town- ship league as they Thornhill at the fair grounds Tuesday It was the concluding game of the regular schedule Errors played a major pari in the final outcome All runs were unearned as Thornhill gave their pitcher Ab down the who a five hit ter poor support committing six glaring Bob Marriott the Legion linger posted a pitch ing triumph on six hits and fan ned six only hit of consequence for the visitors was Bill Bow ens towering fifth frame home run that earned the invaders lead Newmarket used three errors- Dave Harveys bunt single and Don single to score four sixth inning runs to nail NORTH DRIVEIN THEATRE LTD miles north of Newmarket on county road between Sharon and Holland landing Newmarket die a natural death this season TrackField I KV PHARMACISTS T Phono COMMITTEE NAMED FOR GIFT SHOP AT THE HOSPITAL A gift shop committee has been named by York County Hospital Womens auxiliary and plans are underway for the opening of the shop at the hospital in the fall Coconveners are Mrs Vandervoort and Mrs Armstrong More volunteer workers are needed The shop will be open during the visiting hours of pm and from to pm will require three women to staff the shop for each period and volunteers are wanted preferably for both one or more days a month But if a woman is able to pledge her service for only one regular session she will be welcomed For further particulars pros pective volunteers are request ed lo contact either Mrs W Noble or Mrs C land file gift shop committee con sists of chairmen Mrs voort ami Mrs Armstrong ad visory committee Mrs J Edwards auxiliary president Mm J lies I ways and means chairman Mrs W P Fish per sonnel conveners Mrs Noble and Mrs buyer Mm Hooker and accountant Mr Hooker SCHOOL CONCERT More than parents and friends attended a recent con cert presented at the Prince Charles school by the pupils under the direction of Music Supervisor The con- cert was held prior to the clos ing of school Each grade presented a few selections from its years work Included were solos and action songs by the junior classes and partsinging by the older- child ren A double quartet from Alex ander Muirs grade six class were guests The grade group gave an unusual perform ance for children at that age group by singing in four parts Mr thanked the teach ers for their assistance during the year Mr William replied on behalf of the staff as no one seemed interested in accepting an executive position Its too bad to see this league go by the boards Town Baseball Francis has six teams operating in this circuit The games are played every morning at the Stuart Scott di amond There is an of players for each team which indicates keen interest by the small fry Tennis Keith Davis reports very membership at the local courts this season In addition the small fry are attending the ten nis instruction classes in greater numbers than ever before The classes ore being conducted by Keith Davis and this gentleman can step forward and take a bow for his work in increasing tennis interest Lawn Bowling The weather man has been giv ing the bowlers a rough time of it this year Several important tournaments have had to be post poned The club is looking for additional members particularly among the Hubs new citizens anyone is interested in joining the bowling club contact Ken Bain phone Lou or Gene McCaffrey Minor Lacrosse It was quite a sight to see the eight j towns young lacrosse hopefuls strong lined up for the open ing ceremonies at the arena a couple of weeks back The annual Recreation Com mission sponsored junior Olym pics were an outstanding success again this season Commission member Ray was chair man of this phase of the program Summer Program The latest figures indicate ap proximately have registered at the Lions Club park for the playground program sponsored by the Newmarket Recreation Commission The program is un der the direction of LauraMae Coulson and George It is not too late to register Re port in any morning around am and youll be accepted to participate in the busy program Holdover It was like old limes Monday to see a ball game going on at the old Stuart Scott school diamond Provincial Police and Green Acres two town league contest ants had the honor of rcopening this diamond It brought back many fond memories of church and league games of the thirties and forties The plan is to rotate the town league games some at the fair grounds and the Stuart Scott Monday in the Sunny Hills section the Canadian Le gion will make its debut in the town league This should give the fans lit this area of town an opportunity to see a ball game without travelling too far DURING JULY AND AUGUST SUNDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW EVERY WEEK Box office open pm Show starts a 1 FRIDAY and SATURDAY JULY In Cinemascope All Technicolor Show TO HELL AND BACK TECH AUD1E MURPHY CHARLES APACHE DRUMS TECH- STEPHEN COLEEN GRAY SUNDAY MIDNIGHT TULSA TECH SUSAN ROBERT PRESTON CONFIDENCE GIRL TOM CONWAY HILLARY BROOKE JULY YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY MONDAY and TUESDAY JULY 30 Cinemascope All Technicolor Show SEVEN YEAR ITCH TECH ADULTS MARILYN MONROE TOM THREE YOUNG TECH MITZI KEEFE fc AUGUSTli3 r a WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY In Cinemascope Technicolor THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN CLIFTON WEBB JEAN PETERS DOROTHY SUDDEN DANGER WILLIAM ELLIOTT STANTON PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDDIES FREE BABY BOTTLE WARMING CHILDREN UNDER It FREE FIRST DISTRICT iil to the wonderful response Harry wish to show by offering the public a few more specials SKIRTS AT 25 OFF LADIES SWIM SUITS HALF PRICE SWEATER fi J SALE OFF ALL OUR WOOLS ORLONS LADIES MENS t mm I NO ROUNDS- i J i- Flower Shows Held Recently Two flower shows were held j the Newmarket Horticultural I society during June and despite poor growing conditions the quality of bloom exhibited was high Michael Steel is this years show chairman Mrs Hendricks made a clean sweep of the trophies for Hie Iris show wining the Gordon cup for the sweepstake iris the Violet MacNaughton trophy for the host pedestal basket and plant stakes don by Eves and Co for the highest number of points in he show Mrs Hendricks wort It first prize six second prizes and three third with her en tries A close second to Mrs Hend ricks in total points in the Iris was Mr Ross Mr Arm it age lost by only two points hi the PeonyRose show Mrs Walker of won first place anil received plant stakes from W and Co Mr Walker hud live firsts and five second prizes Second place went to Mr Elgin Mrs won the Newmarket Dairy Rose tro phy shared the trophies for the second show Resides Mm Walker and Mrs Mrs I or no Kef for Miss Edith and Hill won special awards Mrs KefferV entry won the sweepstake rose The Mrs cup for Urn peony went to Miss Robertson was her first entry in penny Mr Hill was award ed the It trophy for the best pedestal basket Considering the had weather commented Mr Steel our show were good We were pleased to have so many entries and to see some of our new exhibitors winning prizes Mr Steel said that the committee I look ing for a big entry tut the final show in The sum mer show or show a it Is more frequently railed will have a vegetable section and many classes for late summer flowers as well as gladioli There is a special section for beginners and allow committee members will assist now planning to enter the show The date will ho advertised hi the Era and later Mr Starts JULY for 6 Matinees Saturday July and July at -v- THE EDDY STORY rtitS A WHO ii1i I in TYRONE POVVLR S3 I NOVAK I p Sit Alltl Moil July SO only KVKNINOS show m H m t t i

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