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l ug ur mh mi f r ftiwim uxbridge members of durham board of education wont be starting their christ- mas holidays as soon as they expected last night dec 21 the board held an emergency meeting to deal with an internal matter in- volving its education manager george stanford the meeting continued past an early press deadline- the 62yearold manager of maintenance and construction at the board recently pleaded guilty in durham provincial court to a charge of tax evasion according to revenue cana- da between the years 19771980 stanford failed to report in come in the amount of 139893 the board meeting was cal led to see what disciplinary ac tion would be taken against him where his jobs concerned he already faces a fine of 30911 from the courts or 90 days in jail claremont trustee linda carder told the tribune that news of stanfords involvement had shocked the board she said she had only learned of the mat ter last week in a press release from the director of the board mrs carder said that the case could have some in teresting repercussions throughout various school boards was the same thing happening in other places as well according to evidence pre sented in court the accused re- ceived payments from contrac tors honoring board contracts at stanfords direction the money was paid to muriel gray interiors which is run- by his wife the payments were reported as income on his wifes tax re turn because of its lower tax rates unrelated expenses were also claimed against the money evidence showed the boards first meeting of the new year will take place jan 6 for the christmas holi day mrs carder said that all the members of her family from other areas will con- verge on claremont for turkey ham and roast beef were looking forward to it shesaid l wilson shoes i u u ft -family- footwear skates 7 main st 6402429 stouffville tuesday december 21 1982 pillager meats shop londottfoo f9 pierre caroum 1 and many other canadian name brands 55 main w stouffville 6406859 back in style once more elite log houses fjft uxbridge shades of pioneer daysthe log house is back in style no one knows this better than mel shakespeare of roseville west of uxbridge building log homes is his business an example of his handiwork can be seen in the warm rustic residence occupied by he and wife jean along with two dogs and a cat he built it in 1971 following up this project with a stone house ten years later mel describes his log homes as authentic early canadian he uses white pine a wood thats readily available but dif ficult to handle from a lowly beginning i didnt know much about build- ing its a good way to learn hes now established his own company called mel shakespeare limited he em ploys from eight to twelve people mel admits to being quality conscious so much so hes lost money on a few i became too involved he said as wife jean nods agreement she mel shakespeare ofroseville west ofuxbridge is a perfeption- winter and cool in the summer he says mel also works with stone ma the books is when it comes to building log homesin the pasteleven years but 0 onthe site where- the house istobe erecteda- -vi- a he own houseontheuxbridge v rr jim th6riias emlog hie- road is an example ofquality workmanship theyre warm in the u price range is from 45 to 55 per square foot depending on who provides the labor the average size is 20 by 30 mel serves as both the architect and builder the work- is completed on his property however stone houses are con structed at the site selected by the owner with fuelsaving a prime con sideration these days mels log homes meet requirements for all seasons theyre warm in the winter and cool in the sum mer also says mel theres something about wood that most people like a softness he calls it it was 1968 that mel shakespeare moved from toronto intothe uxbridge area- do you ever go back he was asked astseldom as possi ble he replied murdersuicide an eyecatching but simple sign advertises the industry thats hidden from view by trees mel claims the product sellsitself theres a softness about wood the people like he says jim thomas reprieve j uxbridge despite his plea for an extension of draft plan approval of his five-year- old housing development an uxbridge builder sees good times ahead r appearing before township i planning board last week jack grant of the 76unit forsythe e project at balsam birch and beech told the board he thought people would be de lighted to come here equity in their own homes had gone up i and they were looking to buy farther away from the city i regret the bank has such little optimism that the market is here forhouses grant said itsbelief too that lowering in- terest rates would hurt mat ters was a fallacy his group was optimistic about the eco nomy and was serious about proceeding they would be meeting with the bank this week with a view to getting rid of all their debts he said tootlthe projects victorianstyle houses should win all kinds of awards were looking forward to a better year next year said grant he said he hoped to get the projectunderway in the spring i r -y- chairman sandy ewen sug gested a new draft plan agree ment be drawn up but mayor bill ballinger disapproved builder has good inning uxbridge it may not have been any weather for baseball but uxbridge con- tractor harvey acton batted 750 in a session with planning board last week acton appeared before the board to discuss some money owed him by the township for two transactions both of which were disputed by the members as to price and fulfilment in the first one the board was reluctant to pay out 1100 on a grassseeding job atthe central works yard because it was done later than expected acton argued however he had spread mulch over the seed afterwards at his own cost to protect it despite some opposition board chairman sandy ewen thought that might be enough here we are running a 12 mil lion dollar corporation and haggling over a 1000 job he said that wasnt the point at all argued mayor bill ballinger paying for something that hadnt followed the terms of the contract would be setting a precedent although he received some backing for his stand mayor ballinger and the rest of the board later agreed to a motion by rookie councillor ian morri son to pay acton 550 half the cost of the operation actons next time atthe plate wasto get 2600 from the board to pay for a gravel box he sold the township in the summer for a used truck ithad just purch ased chairman ewen said the box had been guaranteed but short ly after being installed it started losing hydraulic fluid acton provided a new ring to seal the leak but it hadnt been put on as yet councillor ewen suggested the board give acton his box back and buy a new 7000 one- give his head a shake was councillor gerrilynn ocon nors reaction to the proposal acton told the meeting he didnt know the box was dam aged when he sold it it was working okay then he said mayor bill ballinger said he was willing to try it with the new ring councillor oconnor said the board should pay for the box if the new ring didnt alleviate the problem they could call acton in again i should be paid for enter taining council said acton when the matter was finally agreed to why scrap the old one he said the board agreed to granting a sixmonth extension to the latter it also approved a similar ex tension to a request from buil- der fred schaeffer of dor- chester heights subdivision although the major sharehol der had gone bankrupt an attempt was being made to get the project back on the track he said vlts in your interest not to pull the plug he said the proposed 260 single family development is located just northwest of the uxbridge arena on brock w newsman dies durham funeral ser vices were held last week in kingston ont for newscaster david green 30 of ckwstv who died of a massive heart attack a native of pickering green collapsed and died in the hall way of the television station 90 minutes before he was to go on the air with the evening news a company spokesman said he was given mouthtomouth resuscitation but died on the spot he was reported to not have any history of heart trouble coproducer and anchorman for the 6 pm news green was described by ckws news direc tor david mcginn as one who had a very promising career born and raised in pickering green graduated from the uni versity of western ontario with a masters degree in jour nalism he started his career in the maritimes before going to kingston last year his wife kathy is expecting their first child in january motive unknown uxbridge deaths uxbridge durham re gional police have ruled the shooting of two young men here last week a murdersiiieide but the motive may never be known inspector morley nicholson of the durham force told the tribune that investigations showed wayne eugene millar 19 formerly of stouffville had been rifle his death occurred some- time earlierthan thatofhis close friend dennis brooker 20 of rr 1uxbridge mr and mrs bruce brooker found the two young men in the basement of their home their sonwas still alive but died en route to uxbridge cottage hos named to commission durham region wal- ter beath former chairman of durham region has been appointed to the durham re- gional police commission he will serve a twoyear term mr beath a provincial appointee succeeds william- bill low of uxbridge mr low held the position six years tom jermyn commission chairman has agreed to re main on the board until the end of april a third member gerald fisher was a regional council appointee he was defe ated in the nov 8 municipal election by candidate norah stoner messiah uxbridge a 52voice choir and a 16piece orches tra under the direction of roy menagh- will present selections from handels messiah at concerts tues dec 21 tonight and wed dec 22 in trinity united chufch the event at eight oclock both evenings- is sponsored by the uxbridge ministerial association soloists will include sopra nosdonna bernhardt and catherine randall bass- harry hall tenorsnewton reedand gordon sim- monds altoscharlotte mills nancy mills and ruth wade proceeds will be donated the canadian bible society and local charities donna bernhardt pital millar was killed almost instantly inspector nicholson said police are at a loss to know why the shootings took place as all evidence indicated the two were the best of pals millar had only recently re turned home from vancouver island to spend christmas with his mother his father also flew in fromibcto attend his sons funeral j 2 7 waynevtheir only child travelled west two years ago with his chum brooker a for- mer school mate atuxbridge brooker had been unable to obtain a job andhad returned home but millar found work in a fish factory and stayed on mrs millardescribed her son as a happy boy with many friends she said brooker was a great guy and she had been happy the two were friends she said her son had told her that work had been going well and that he had been planning to buy a truck when he returned west the second week in january services for the two were held friday afternoon from tlie low low funeral chapel uxbridge happier season this time claremont the con- elusion of 1982 is consider- ably brighter for howard and doris burton and fami ly than the same period twelve months ago v for it- was dec 30 1981 that daughter colleen then nineteen was seribuslyin jured in a snowmobile acci- dent near claremont she suffered a broken back when thrown off one machine and struck by another she spent many weeks in st michaels hospital toronto for a time it was thdught she would never walk again however colleen has made a miraculous recov- ery although still receiving therapy twice a week shes back at work and sharing an apartment with her twin- sister caroline both are em- ployees of citadel insurance co thrilled is the word used by colleens mother to describe her daughters re turn to a nearnormal life she still uses canes for sup port but only when walking outside mrs burton said equally pleased with col- leens progress are physi cians at st michaels she was admitted there by ambulance from scarbor ough centenary when the seriousnessofherinjury was learned yes itll be a happier new year within the burton household weve a lot to be thankful for they agree