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rrv 1- i v 4 t married seven months vol 92no50 whitchurch stouffvilleapril 10 1980 25 cents v 20 pages hj whitchurchbrian ami denise thorn were married augj25 it last yearl buf they bad nohoneymboninstead they spent their spare time establishing their new borne at prince albert near port perry that seemed more important to them then r i an extended holiday was planned for this year a trip into the poccino mountain region of southeast pennsylvania but that dream was shattered last week when brian was killed in a freak accident oh the property of pit haulage limited blooroington sideroad west of hwy48- the 26yearold man wellknown in the stouffville area and highly respected t among coworkers died in- stantly when a portable crusher weighing about 45 tons tipped forward- pinning him beneath there was nothing unusual about the job pit owner paul sabiston told the tribune in 4 fact both the victim and site foreman bud doucette had moved the machine many times without incident both men he said were experts in handling equipment maintaining an accidentfree record since the pit first opened nine years ago v this love of v heavy w machinery was recalled by denise that was part of what he lived- for she said remembering how he spent two months attending a course at thunder ibay so he could per form his duties even better c he also enjoyed v out- doors assisting with any chores that j needed doing on her fathers dairy farm he was quiet- spoken she said a wonderful person v this opinion was shared by all those attending the service saturday afternoon filling the port perry chapel of mc- dermottpahabaker to over flowing the floral tributes were beautiful rev clifford pendlebury the minister at their marriage conducted j the funeral with interment hillman cemetery uticaithe pall bearers were ron batty a close friend who travelled here from peace river 4 paul sabiston- bud doucette keith doucette michael bedore and chris tolley i v surviving besides his wife are his mother dorothy thorn of stouffville a sister debra mrs neil crawford of port perry and a brother allan also of stouffville nabs escapee york region once a policeman always a policeman former- deputy-chief- tumedliberalcandidate wally harkness proved this last week when he apprehended a prisoner making a bid for freedom outside the old court building in newmarket- the male accused was being led to a cell in the basement when he suddenly bolted through an open door leading to the fire escape from the steel stairs he jumped onto the hood of the paddy wagon and then to the ground if the prisoner had reached main street he might have been on his way however he came to the end of the line when he ran into the open arms of harkness as an aftermath to the escapade two officers required medical treatment for injuries constable tbm wauchbpe formerly of stouffville suffered a broken hand when the cell door was slammed on his fingers and constable alfred garvey suffered bruises when punched in the face gormleys f ate i gormley the board of r transport commissioners will meet soon possibly this week to decide the fate of the eastwest stouffville road through trie i hamlet of gdrmley s ron moran regional councillor for the town of markham said a progress report on the appeal had been received smoke and flames roll out of a barn on the property of john murphy rr 4 stouffville the blaze that caused damage estimated at s50o00 hasbeen blamed on a faulty- fjurnace all the animals inside were snvpil t v l soon jim thomas indicating a decision possibly by april-15vs- 3titi the original recom mendation called for the closing of the road at the cnr crossing forcing residents east of the tracks to take the bypass route to the north many within the hamlet opposed this claiming it would create a hardship for persons wishing to attend sunday- services at the missionary church they also said it would divide the com munity into three separated sections mr moran said hes hopeful the board will at least approve a pedestrian crossover so per sons living east of the tracks wont feel completely cut off stunt judge stouffville if your school gave- a course in stupidity j both get one hundred per centjudge fd white told two youths on lear ning theyd travelled all the way from lindsay to stouffville to steal a tailgate for a pickup truck and two side mirrors paul robert tamlin 17 and two dicksons hill a two- car crash on hwy 48 hear dicksons hill march 29 sent three people to hospital and wrecked both vehicles most seriously hurt were delbert and shirley gilbert rr w 2 markham mr gilbert suf fered a fractured knee and his wife had spinal injuries wayne goulding of agin- court driver of the second auto was tfeated for f facial lacerations goulding stands charged with careless driving and failure to share half the roadway paul terry mclean 19 were granted absolute discharges the pair the court learned took the items from the property of charles richards and sons main street west however they hadnt gone far when police pulled them over and began asking questions the teenagers said theyd obtained the articles at a wreckers later the lads had second thoughts and returned- to the scene of their crime to take the goods backtheywere spotted again by police and placed under arrest whitchurch fast action by the owner and his helper saved four horses three cows and v four month old st bernard pup from certain death friday when fire destroyed- a barn on the property of john murphy rr 4 stouffville mr murphy and v his assistant john robinson had time to release the animals before flames enveloped the building the loss has been estimated at 50000 the blaze attributed to a faulty furnace was first ob served around 10 am with no telephone there j several minutes elapsed before the alarm could be sounded the house is some distance away and was never in danger john murphy the owners son had an apartment in the barns second storey and lost everything including clothing school books and furniture a student attending seneca college he haid gone to the familys cottageat midland for me weekend- stbuffvilles three fire units were assisted by two tankers from the town of markham extra water was pumped from a nearby pond johnrobinson was the only casualty he suffered a broken finger while attempting to release one of the horses he was also stricken with what is parents seem pleased t si- yv4kjviiv l known as hyperventilation but recovered- quickly v at- the- height of the blaze chief walter l smith had to- caution several of his men against venturing itoo far into the building it wasfeared they might be trapped should the roof collapse the murphys moved to the property oak farms in november 78 the previous owners were vince arict ruthlove j v student orator almira sixteen year old- helen couchof rr l unionville has advanced to the third round of lions- sponsored oratorical com petitions in may the grade 10 student atsdss will travel to owen sound and compete j against toother- finalists from ontario a quebecahd labrador helen was the winner at the local level back on march 10 then went on to take regional honors at claremont april 2 the vivacious almira girl with the sparkling smile and personality portrays her subject physically as well as oratorlcally the title of her speech is jshortpeople her- height is ah evenfive feet j- i t v j fshouldhelen besuc- v cessful at owen sound- shell enjoy an expensepaid trip to ottawa and speak before a session of the senate shell also receive a cheque for dollars toshowforbereffdrts tarioquebeclabradof finals of the lionssponsored oratorical plus two lovely trophies contest v i 4 jim thomas k gormley a boundary change that if approved by york- county board of education- will see fifty students transferred from dicksons hill public school to crosby heights in richmond hill with tiiestart of the fall term in september the shift accorded almost unanimous approval at a public meeting thursday night will increase the enrolment at crosby heights to about 550 the school can accommodate up to 600 to alleviate the attendance drop at dicksons hill children from markhams mint leaf subdivision will be bussed to classes there new homes are now under construction in that development with thirty schoolage children anticipated by- september f 4 the change in boundaries will affect pupilsin thcarea of igormleyand victoria square the district under discussion drive onithe southytothe stouffvillfcgormleyroad on the north- vit vv j bill mcvicar superin tendent rtr area 2 said parents at victisha xsquare are par- ticiilarlypleased since they extends richmond hill west to a midpoiiit between5 than dicksons hill he noted too concessions 4 and 5 on the east and from major mackenzie qiffanize 6 run a stouffville join the fun run its a new and challenging competition being offered july jl by the whit- churchstouffville branch of the canadian progress club the towns event part canada of celebrations will take off in advance of the parade the- route covering a distance of 62 miles will begin from the sales barnonhwy 47 travelsouth to main street west to the ninth line- south to 19th avenue east the to the tenth line west again to loir c4iiffa cfwaaf catitk a day stouffer street south to month thicketwood then west to the park there will be prizes gal ore including trophies crests and merchandise full registration particulars will be announced later this that graduates fromf crosby heights are automatically enrolled atbayview- secondary however onemotherrspoke out against the move ex- pressing a desire to have her children continue at dicksons hill and later attend higbschbol in stouffville mrl mcvicar said this could be arranged thesuperiritendent in- formed ijtheaudience that academic programs at the two elementary schools- a basically the samvhepraised the teachers at both saying that a high class dance v v extra staff t be required at- cfbsbyto the- larger v enrblmehttiwt the board is expected to- deal with the matter some time this month mcvicar said stouffville high is going high class for this years spring prom vthe semiforma is being held in the ballroom second floor of the royal york hotel toronto the date is fri april 18 the admission is 37 a couple this will- include a 5- cpurse 730 pmwith dancing to frank bogart and his orchestra from nine to one v vve the demand for tickets has already covered the costva told committee representative the tribune however the students council is anxious uiat- parents and persons outside the school feel welcome to attend rreservatiohsafe tbeingvv handled by the secretarial staff- the office number is 6401433 rvi escape whitchurch three boys two from ballaritrae and one from stouffville- suffered only minor injuries in a single- vehicle accident april 2 that completely demolished their car police said a 1973 dodge- driven byisryear old mark munro of jasmine crescent veered off hwy48 south of the bloomington road travelled across a lawn and struck a tree passengers in the auto were gavin rogers 15 also of- ballantrae and gary white 16 of main street stouffville i xt ttv 9 vfts r although an ambulance was l summoned none of the lads wast a taken to hospital rrww the tribune index youth jvrfpage editorial age 4 cfiurchevpage 5 peremfaii vvjkpage 6 events kpagei sports pagmllfiv ciasslfleljpager1719 rr jw hac v f l ljluu