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j i ti vst victoria square news anhuallion shoot this saturday bymrswsana the november meeting of the womans institute was held last week in the community hall the guest speaker was mr kedwell a member of the board of directors of the york central hospital rich mond hill who showed slides of the building of the hospital and its ad dition another euchre party was held in the com munity hall on friday evening of last week- prize winners were ladies vera jones myrtle brillinger and myrtle campbell men laura hodgson bert nichols and jim grainger lucky draw- was won by margaret gooderham the next euchre party will be held on friday evening nov 26 at 8 pm everyone welcome the annual turkey shoot sponsored by the victoria square district lions club will be held on nov 20 at 1 pm at the order book in hand gay robertson sits at a rare sideboard desk circa 1840 from renfrew county the piece is just one of many canadiana antiques in her recently opened shop thorntree antiques on main st mrs robertson hopes the store will provide a good retirement business for her and her husband don stouffville could be second yorkvilleantique shop owner stouffville gay robertson owner and proprietor of the recently opened thorn- tree antiques on main st w envisions stouffville as becoming an elegant shopping area similar to yorkville ave in toronto mrs robertson who opened the shop in stouffville to complement her business as a plan ning consultant and in terior decorator feels that all thai is needed to make the village boom is a fashionable shopping area is more parking and a bpass for highway 47 il would be no problem she is con- inced to restore many of hie older commercial buildings to their original condition with slouff- villes beautiful old homes and with thead- dition pf planters and benches she feels it is quite a practical idea thorntree antiques specializes in canadiana all pieces at least 100 years old and primitive i accessories such as kitchen utensils when questioned by the tribune as to why she w members are welcomed at churchill a membership sunday at churchill baptist church ballantrae november 7 welcomed 16 new members into fellowship since the last annual business meeting they have welcomed 32 new members into fellowship of the church an in crease of 666 percent giving a total of 80 members one of the thrilling aspects of this growth to the congregation is that over one third of these new members were converts as a result of the ministry of churchill and its members an amazing contrast to the 14 active members in 1971 opened an antique store she replied i had to go into antiques because people demanded il the store is an outgrowth of her planning business where she mainly specializes in antique decorating although not an ar chitect mrs robertson does draw up plans for extensions or renovations to offices and homes she designed the extension to the meharg home on main st and has decorated board rooms across canada and into the lmlcd slates thats the in teresting part of ihe business she said not just sitting in the shop waiting for people to come in she estimates that over 60 percent of her business comes from customersshe has dealt with previously in her planning business but she admits to being pleasantly surprised at the number of customers who have come in off the street she feels owning her own shop w ill improve the service she offers in planning and- interior decorating she sas she doesnt really do straight interior decorating work but will help people choose wallpaper and like that her work experience she says has been in valuable to her in the planning business she worked for a time as a dress designer and ap prenticed at an interior decorating shop in her home town of montreal the secret of suc cessful decorating ac cording to mrs robert son is knowing how to put things together and especially how to scale ihe furniture to the room when draw ing plans for a room she will specif the window hangings and the sic and location of the furniture and hen leave it to the customer to go ahead and purchase the furniture if they so desire that way they know exactly what the room is going to look like and they wont spend money on things that wont fit in she explained her husbnd don robertson an execulive vicepresident with the firm of heggie ad vertising does her refinishing for her and will be more active in the business following his retirement the robertsons have been stouffville residents for the past 10 years reupholstersng a record 25 years in markham hundreds of happy y customers our record speaks for itself lowest prices for the best job v free armcaps deal direct with mr f the big boss 5 year guarantee workmanship 4 monthly payments no extra charge for free home estimates call 2942581 toromark 2972055 new connections gormley starting saturday november 20 there will be no more long distance charges on calls between the gormley ex change and the new torontoislington scarborough west hill and weston exchanges you will be able to dial these numbers direct without dialing 1 before the number a brochure with complete details of the change has been mailed toyou because of the complexity and size of this change you may experience some delay in reaching your new local call- ing area in the early hours of nov 20 bell canada victoria square com munity park the explorers have changed their meeting night from thursday to tuesday girls please note the meeting is held in the sunday school room birthday greetings to mrs frank brumwell nov 20 mrs dwight henderson nov 21 mrs reid brumwell nov 25 philip hill nov 24 wedding anniversary greetings to mr and mrs terry hart married four years nov 18 mr and mrs ernest ladd mrs melvin blumer and three children of central square syracuse new york spent a few days last week with mr and mrs jim barker and family and other friends in the district mrsv barbara hart judy and wendy attended the trousseau tea of miss karen wheler on sunday afternoon- about 40 supporters of alex cowley who is running for councillor in ward 6 attended a meeting in the com munity hall on sunday evening many issues were discussed regarding the forthcoming election the many- friends of mr lawson mumberson a former resident of our community will be sorry to hear that he is in the couingwood hospital a speedy recovery is l wished for him mr and mrs harvey collard and june spent the weekend with mr and mrs fehnell julian at woodstock the tr1bunetuursday november 18 1s7s u belongs to daddy diveffm v hejfvlilvl0ve a pioneer chain saw we have them i pioneer s chabvi saws 8 gords marine 2 claremont 6492007 oak ridges wheelhouse holds euchre and craft sale events by pauline king oak ridges lake wilcox an evening of euchre is planned at the wheelhouse on nov 29 admission is 1 and in cludes a buffet lunch everyone is welcome on dec 4 from 14 pm there will be a bake and craft sale at the wheelhouse the wheelhouse christmas party for members only will be held at the wheelhouse dec 9 and includes an exchange of gifts fur ther details will be available when members are notified by phone the regular dec 14 meeting w ill be cancelled since on this date the members will be joining the maple seniors on a christmas light tour on professional development day nov 12 mrs jose richter a master teacher gave a program on the techniques of introducing developmental reading basics primary teachers attended the seminar at om mckillop ps in richmond hill mrs jean swanson also a master teacher gave a similar program to the teachers in the junior division on wed nov 10 the school staged a remembrance day program- under the direction of staff mem bers pam ladell and neil ringwoott news honoured at dinner mr and mrs m keith attended a dinner and portrait unveiling on sunday evening in honour of professor raithby george rodanz and the late dr frank skinner at confederation ballroom seaway towers toronto ken phillips and his beatty the pupils read pieces on the meaning of remembrance day staff members read ap propriate poems and in flanders fields was recited by a grade 6 student a trumpet solo was given and suitable songs were sung by the choir and audience rev james sider of the brethren in christ church oak ridges gave a very short address on the significance of the day meditation programme transcendental as taught by maharishi mahesh yogi tm is a simple natural technique that eliminates stress and tension and allows us to live more fully scientific research has shown a deeper-than- sleep state of rest- free introductory lectures stouffville public library 45 main st w fri nov 19th 830 pm 4825440 2971504 authorized by toronto world plan centre son tom phillips were each presented with a leather wallet and money last week in view of their departure from ringwood general store and the community they are wished well in their new location at stouff ville town of pickering notice to all ratepayers elections will be held on monday december 6th 1976 for the purpose of electing councillors public and separate school trustees for the municipality of the town of pickering the polling hours will be from 1100 am to 800 pm daylight saving time an advance poll will be held on saturday november 27th 1976 in the municipal building for those electors who will be unable to attend the regular poll the hours will be the same as for the regular poll you will receive voter notification cards through the mail which will advise you of the place to vote those electors choosing to vote by proxy must submit their ap plication to do so to the office of the clerk by- november 30th 1976 noel c marshall amct administrator- clerk town of pickering the regional municipality york warden avenue regional road no 65 and stouffville road regional road no 14 the council of the regional municipality of york proposes to pass a bylaw authorizing 1 the elimination of the jog in warden avenue regional road no 65 at its intersection with stouffville road regional road no 14 in the town of whitchurchstouffville by realigning and widening warden avenue from its westerly intersection with stouffville road to a point approximately 5000 feet north thereof foa basic width of 100 feet with additional widenings at cuts fills and the intersection with stouffville road the clearing grub bing fencing grading gravelling and paving thereof to provide a basic two lane roadway with additional turning lanes at the in tersection with stouffville road the construction of a culdesac on warden avenue immediately north of its easterly intersection with stouffville road and the construction of culverts drainage works and all other related works and undertakings and t he- acquisition of the necessary lands and interests in lands 2 the widening of stouffville road regional road no 14 in the town of whitchurchstouffville from approximately 1200 feet west of to approximately 1500 feet east ofitsintersection with warden avenue to a basic width of 100 feet with additional widenings at cuts fills and the intersection with warden avenue the clearinggrubbing fencing grading gravelling and paving thereof to provide a basic two lane roadway with additional turning lanes at the intersection with warden avenue and the construction of culverts drainage works and all other related works and undertakings and the acquisition of the necessary lands and interests in lands the engineering committee of the regional council will at its meeting to be held at 200 pm on the 7th day of december 1976 at the engineering building on the west side of woodbine avenue one and onequarter miles north of the aurora side road hear in person or by his counsel solicitor or agent any person who claims that his lands will be prejudicially affected by the by law and who applies to be heard information with regard to the above proposed work may be obtained at the office of david hill director of property at the engineering building tel 8952303 dated at newmarket this 1st day of november1976 edwardoakes 62 bayview avenue newmarket ontario solicitor for the regional municipality of york n rience fulltime r v on december 6th vote to reelect ri tj for litformation of transportation vi