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ki use of the words pro- russianv and com- munistin a tribune j editorial of april 13 1983 prompted the durhamyork riding iexecutive of the new democratic party to haul the newspapers a publisher and editor up on the carpet thurs- day before a hearing of t the ontario press council the discussion was held in the councils board roorn at the royal r hotelrtoronto the ndp riding asso- ciation was represented by katherine anderson margaret wilbur and -roy- griersontribune representatives were publisher bruce annan and editor jim thomas the editorial followed a riding meeting at ux bridge april 7 at which time the testing of the cruise missile in canada was the main topic of discussion the editorial stated that certain re- marksjmade bythe guest speaker that even ing turned the gather ing into a prorussian rally mrs- anderson claimed the label had damaged the reputa tion of every member of the new democratic party theres no excuse for branding us commun ist she said we take strong exception to such mccarthylike accusa- tions v v she also criticized the- papers news coverage of the meeting claiming- it wasnt full and fair publisher annan argued bothpoints saying the story was- complete and the edito rial was merely the per sonal opinion of the edi tor who had listened in on thediscussion he said the paper had not said or even implied that an ndp member is or ever will be a com munist anderson said a letter of criticism from the association had been published in the tribune but a formal apology was still needed to sat the record straight mr grierson sug gested that while the speaker may have f sounded prorussian he was only attempting tov present the other side jj responding to ques- tions from the council editor thomas said he was one who looked on the united states as a neighbor friend and ally and- it irritated him to hear americans criti cized so severely mr annan reiterated that a distinction must be made between a news story and an editorial its the right and duty of every newspaper to take a strong editorial stance he stressed claiming the cruise mis- silequestion to be a vitally important issue in our day t the press council chairman said a deci sion on the com plainants application would be handed down some time in october l diamond engagement rings ewellers 24 main w stouffville i 2944844 76mainnmartham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area guaranty trust m gics rr5ps rh05ps stars and stripes daily interest savings 81manststouffvffle vol 96 no 18 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 14 1983 44 pages mwaj 35 cents ibarii raising vandorf history will be repeated satur day on the grounds of the whitchurch- stouffville museum vandorf an oldfashioned barn- raising will take place beginning at 10 am and continuing throughout the afternoon other afternoon attractions will include music by the whitchurchstouffville concert band at one childrens games at two and a country and west ern show at three the event will con clude with a beef barbe cue at five and an old- fashioned barn dance from 7to 11 admission to the grounds is free cost of the barbecue and dance is 850 j principal must rest stouffville john nikiforkvnew principal at stouffville dist secondary school was admitted to york county hospital at newmarket monday night after developing chest pains it was first feared he had suffered a slight heart attack but at press time this had not been confirmed as far as we know theres no cause for con- cern viceprincipal robt kroltold the tribune although his release from hospital is expected today mr nikifork will in all likeli hood take an extra weeks rest the viceprincipal said by vandals thirty tombstones were knocked over and destroyed sunday when vandals rampaged through the goodwood cemetery in uxbridge township some of the centuryold markers can never repaired board chairman harry harper told the tribune residents in the community are outraged by the act of wanton destruction jim thomas goodwood resi dents of this community are up in arms over what has been described as the worst act of vandalism ever perpetrated in the area sometime sunday night or early monday morning several persons- still not identified entered the jrbiindsof the goodwood cenetery and wantonly destroyed or overturned thirty gravestones no arrests have been made but police have sever al leads the older section of the site bore the brunt of the rampage with 25 markers cither toppled or shattered four more were damaged in the centre area and one to the north several of the markers date back to the mid1800s police believe the vandals gathered for a party at the site sunday beer bottles were scattered about the grounds officers also found other clues that they hope will lead to the persons re sponsible i it was caretaker vic ste- wart who made the discov ery monday he informed harry harper chairman of the cemetery board who in turn contacted members harry woodland and lome tindall we dont know what to do mr harper told the tribune well try and fix them up the best we can he called it anawful mess someqf the stones are more than 100 years old and extremely brittle he said they cant be repaired the cement wont hold he admitted many families will be upset some consideration he said had been given to plac- ing the markers in a hori zontal cairn but this is diffi cult because individual family names are engraved on each side the board chairman said in some cases a crowbar- type instrument had been used to pry the stones apart fseverairhe observer had been broken into three and four pieces they ever catch them they should be recruited into thearmy hesug- gested that- might straighten them out new homes in demand shielded friend glasgow a nineteen- yearold ringwood driver has been credited with sav ing his girlfriend from more serious injury thursday when their westbound car did a complete rollover on the uxbridgepickering townline near the 5th con cession pat provis helped shield passenger melanie shaw 15i of rr 3 stouffville from the impact as the vehicle spun out of control flipped over and landed on its wheels the couple was forced off the road by a westbound truck that failed to stop melanies mother told the tribune its a miracle they both werent killed mrs shaw said its possi ble the truck driverstill isntaware ofthe near- tragedy shes hoping hell contact them after reading an account of the accident in the tribune theyd have collided headon if pat hadnt swerved mrs shaw said nearby residents heard the crash and came to their aid a portion of the cars roof was crushed to the top of the passenger scat the auto a 1976 monte carlo was de molished melanie suffered an in jured right hand necessi tating treatment at the stouffville medical centre she was later admitted to uxbridge cottage hospital and released pat suffered cuts and bruises melanie is a grade 10 stu dent at uxbridge secondary school its her second se rious accident in just over a year she suffered a broken shoulder in 1982 after falling from a horse for terry town walk stouffville just fabulous is the way agent noreen mcguckin de- scribes the reception accorded homes already built or under construction at fairgate heights to date 21 are sold with conditional offers on five more only one of the five models remains unsold people are very enthu siastic she said weve been really busy she said the fact prices were in creased 2000 on bungalows and 3000 on the two- storeys as of tuesday was not responsible for the buyer stampede on an investment of this size two and three thousand dollars doesnt make much differ ence mrs mcguckin said the burigalowdesign she explained interests mariy most new developments no longer feature this type of home she said mrs mcguckin said evenings and weekends are busiest at 830 pm sunday folks were still coming in mrs mcguckin and edna lutherare exclusive agents thirty homes are in eluded in this phase stouffville the late terry fox canadas national hero will be remembered here sunday when the town holds its annual 10 kilometer six mile walk the official start is 1 pm or any hour there after from latcham hall the route clearly marked also concludes at this location maps will be provided each participant refreshments will be provided at the library the halfway point and latcham hall entries may walk or run but no bicycles will be allowed accident victim v stouffville after seven weeks of home ther apy known as pattern ing signs of improvement town legion praised n stouffville fbe- cause of you our commun ity is stronger- mayor eldred king told members and guests attending a mortgagerburning cere mony hosted by stouffville t legion branch 459 satur day night your efforts he said have gone on for- many years i hope you will continue this roll ithe burning of the 25000 mortgage highlighted a dinner and dance in the beautifully remodelled hall participants included branch president ivan h goudie and immediate pastpresident lou hertle dr r blair mitchell chairman of the federal governments pension commission also addres- sed the gathering along with zone commander bruce heise arid past district commander ralph newell presentationsofservice medals and pins were made to ivan goudie gordon ramsey and lou hertle members of the hall im provement committee were praised for their effort much of it volunteer they include ruth sheppard ivan goudie aurlie smith marjorie smith doreen goudie and ted sheppard dr mitchell com plimented branch presi- dent- goudie on his lead ership he has a way of getting things done he said youre a great group of people mrhertleinhisremarks summed up the feelings of everyone when he said it was a lot ofj work we couldnh have done it alone can be seen in the physical recovery of stouffvilles margie griffiths were not expecting miracles suzanne wallis of obrien avenue told the tribune but her response is exactly what we were i hoping for margie one of stouffvil- les top student athletes and an extremely popular girl was seriously injured in an i autoaccident dec 27 1981 mrs wallis a regular par ticipant in the patterningv program says margies co operating extremely well and the results are very re warding shes more erect now she said and with help can take up to six steps at a time j lv mrs wallis explained that close to 300 volunteers are involved and all have been attending therapy sessions regularly additional help is i i needed saturday afternoons i president ivarigoudie left and immedlatepaipresideritlou herue6fstoufvhle evenings anyone will- branch 459 royal canadian legion participated in the mortgageburning ceremony ing to assist during these saturdaythe legion hall beautifully remodelled was the subject of much favorable periods is asked to call 640- comment t -l- v im thomas 3235 between 6 and 730 pm v v y j