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students learn from seniors stouffville were there pa days did your school have a gymnasium did you study french how much was your allo wance did you have any fun these were only a few of the questions asked of annie neal erma brown daisy fryer edna allan mathilda defrance and norman hooper during inter views in the library at orchard park school wednesday the factfinding semi nar involving students and senior citizens was part of a bicentennial program underway at several schools in whitchurchstouffville and elsewhere across the york region mrs neal recalled how one teacher would hand le up to 45 children in a single classroom out in the yard the boys and girls never played together unless the teacher was present she explained prompting one student to comment gee that would be no fun baseball tag and skip- ping were favorite sports her young audience laughed as she told of wading through waist- high snowbanks to reach the schools outside toilet they also found it hard to believe that an icecream cone a choco late bar and a box of pop corn could cost but five cents the childrens eyes grew wide when she told of receiving only an orange in her stocking at christmas mrs neil said travell ing into town stouffvil- le by horse and buggy on a saturday night was a real treat because the majority of babies were born at home she often helped out as a nurse for this she received 12 a month and still bought all her own clothes mrs neil said that while stouffville didnt have a sales barn back then the farmers market brought many people to town mrs brown talked about coaloil lamps steam en gines and threshing machines butter- making and wood- burning stoves she re called a sunday school picnic at torontos high park and a big day at the cne at age 16 she obtained a position with the t eaton company at a sal ary of nine dollars a week when she left the pay had increased to fif teen some make more than that an hour to day observed a young listener daisy fryer remem bered buying round steak for twentyfive cents a pound and ham- burg at two pounds for a quarter she said a full- course meal cost only fif ty cents at the sound of the bell students and seniors were- hesitant to leave it was an interest ing learning experience- for everyone april is jewellery month win a shopping sprm 640646 24 main w stouffville 2344844 76 main n markham serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area flyers printed delivered one stop service quantities of 2000 and up call the experts in stouffville ux- bridse and area the tribune 6402100 6492292 vol 96 no 50 a metroland community newspaper wednesday april 25 1984 36 pages 40 cents priceless lawn bell stolen whitchurch an antique school bell valued at 1000 but considered a priceless keepsake has been stolen from the property of harry naylor lot 9 cone 5 whitchurch- stouffville the theft occurred april 19 it originally belonged to mrs naylors parents my mother arid dad prized it mrs naylor told the tribune i treasured it tooit held a lot of memories while theres no certainty as to its origin mrs naylor says it goes back as far as she can remember it was a real conversation piece charges follow assault unionville a un- ionville woman was alleged ly assaulted and held more than two hours saturday after a man impersonating a police officer forced his way into her village park way home according to police lois clarke was injured when the accused on gaining en try dragged her down a flight of stairs she was then held against her will until breaking free and summon ing help york regional police in vestigated and later arrested a 34yearold male of no fixed address on hwy 7 in unionville charges include being unlawfully in a dwelling house forceable con finement assault imper sonating a police officer breach of recognizance three counts plus outstand ing warrants on charges of making harassing phone calls and watching and be setting projects stouffville the tribune is sponsor ing three projects in con nection with whitch- urchstouffvilles cana da daybicentennial celebrations june 28- julyl on june 28 the town will honor its 1984 citizen of the year this event hosted by the tribune will be held at the high school in con junction with the miss whitchurchstouffville pageant on june 30 the tri bunes annual pet show is scheduled for stouff- villes south park at 2 pm in the evening 730 pm a celebrity auction is planned for latcham hall as part of the same program the cam fella film will be shown the horses co- owners norm faulkner and norm clements will attend along with bob davies composer of the nowfamous cam fella song admission to the show and auction will be one dollar with all pro ceeds going to the towns rec centre fund fashion styles modelled by students of whitchurchhighlands school thursday spanned a period of 200 years and formed part of a program celebrating ontarios bicentennial here fourteenyearold tara dow models a lovely gown of the 80s students revive fashion styles this ancient school bell- has nothing on the outfit worn by eightyearold meagan austin gormley rr 1 the style is reminiscent of the early 1900s more than forty students participated in the fashion promenade organized by parent volunteers joyce dow and joan bannerman assisted by staff teacher marie lloyd more photos page b5 jim thomas market 57 years markham jacob shank was as well known at st lawrence farmers market as the downtown toronto location itself for 57 years he travelled there many times by horse and buggy he saw many changes both in the proper ty and the people his quali ty produce was readily sought by longtime custom ers he knew their faces and many of their names jacob shank died sudden ly april 16 at parkview home in stouffville hed been a resident there six months after suffering a stroke back in september 1982 he was a patient for a time in scarborough centenary hospital mr shank was born near markham july 31 1894 the son of william and mary byer shank he spent nearly 75 years on the home farm at rr 2 markham where he assisted his brother oliver following retirement he and wife martha moved to their new home next door here he maintained an excellent market garden mr shank appreciated the care and attention he re ceived at parkview and in dicated this on many occa sion in spite of limited speech and confinement to a wheelchair surviving are two daugh ters grace mrs delbert bontrager fairview michigan and edith mrs erie byer rr 2 mar kham one son don shank of markham eighteen grandchildren and seven teen greatgrandchildren one sister nancy shank resides in parkview apart- ments he was predeceased by his wife in september 1981 also four sisters and four brothers rev jim shantz con ducted the funeral service thursday from wideman mennonite church with in terment wideman cemet ery pallbearers were six grandsons willard shank dale and brian bontrager david murray and mark byer allcolor show stouffville music mania plays on the element of surprise and the 1984 edition is no different however to fully appreciate it you have to see it on sunday producer elizabeth fraser opened the curtain just enough to give the media a sneak preview of whats to come its beautiful especially the chorus colors adopted from the halftime show at the super bowl in january we can say no more music mania- now in its 24th year takes to the high school stage thursday april 26 and continues friday and saturday april 27 28 there are still good seats available more than 100 people are involved including fifty in the chorus and eleven dancers rehearsals began four months ago in addition to mrs fraser others holding positions of importance includeai whittaker assistant director lovanna sanders producer bruce burton assistant producer melody curtis dance choreographer nancy wagg costume director linda williams chorus choreographer ann bell chorus director linda carney assistant chorus director ivan harris technical director daphne goldman skit director proceeds from the event will be used to purchase new drapes for the high school stage a 100 theatre arts scholarship and a donation to the whitchurch- stouffville recreation complex to discuss behavior rules at h stouffville a code of conduct will be established at stouffville dist secondary school the edict issued by the ministry of education re lates to all secondary schools across ontario the chairman at the board level is earl rowe of markham the committee chairman locally is sdss vice- principal bob krol harry bowes trustee for whitchurchstouffville will sit in on the discussions mr rowe will also attend since a number of students from the markham area are en rolled here no meeting dates have been established although a draft plan will be presented to the york re gion board this september the final draft must be readied by september 1985 mr bowes anticipates at least three meetings will be required to prepare the foundation for septembers draft report he intends to make enquiries at other high schools across the re gion to learn some of the re commendations presented there the stouffville code of conduct committee will in clude three staff teachers- carol stamatiou jim rehill and lin jones three stu dentsmarc meyer sean lynch ganish persaud and elizabeth sled and four pa- rentslovanna sanders daphne goldman gary mucci and dave stronach while discipline is not a problem at stouffville high the requirement is part of the osis report ontario schools intermediate and senior approved by the ministry in 1983 principal john nikif ork said mr niki- fork will also sit in on the discussions when specific dates are established debate plan stouffville accommodation within-the- town council chambers has been taxed to the limit before however previous crowds arent expected to come close to anticipated attendance may 1 at 845 pm the topic for discussion is an application by the firefighters bethesda group for a 400lot residential development on two golf courses be tween warden and woodbine avenues the proposal also includes areas for industrial and commercial buildup while the size of the subdivision is considerably reduced from the original application 600 lots a petition signed by 32 families stands opposed both oral and written submissions will be received the subject lands fronting on woodbine avenue bethesda road and warden avenue- comprises ab out 550 acres additional information on the project is available at the municipal office 19 civic avenue stouffville during regular business hours 8 30 am to 4 30 pm enlarge church markham a sod- turning ceremony monday marked the start of con struction on a new three- level addition to wideman mennonite church hwy 48 markham with completion expected by late july or ear ly august the frontal extention will provide for a pastors study a nursery a fellowship room washrooms plus added sunday school and foyer space cost of the project is esti mated at 150000 with close to 115000 already contri buted or pledged murray stewart of rr 1 gormley has the contract mr ste wart is a member of the building committee along with trustees doug hoover john reesor and eldon ramer twentytwo mem bers of the congregation have signed up as volun teers initially the construction start was planned for last fall rev jim shantz told the tribune delays however postponed the pro ject until spring the sodturning cere mony monday was unique with male members of the congregation pulling a sing lefurrow plow owned by aaron grove rr 2 mar kham this is music mania week in stouffville the curtain goes up thursday with shows continuing friday and saturday whatever the stage attraction the dancers are sure to command attention like left to rightsue hathaway melody curtis and gayle davis jim thomas