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the mothers and tots class at the stouf f ville pool this summer has pyoved very popular the director is pat ermen a participant in the program is 14 month old robbie lowe shown here with his mother mrs robt lowe stouffville rr 4 i a the waters fine for everyone nine month old kristen farquharson takes to the water like most boys enjoy a sandbox anyway he sees no cause for concern in the arms of his mother mrs barbara farquharson rr 1 unionville full story on page 2 jim thomas to develop 93 acre mobile home site stouffville westview estates a division of stouffville trailer sales ltd has received approval from manvers township for the development of 93 acres as a mobile home subdivision the location is north of newcastle 18 miles from oshawa albert hudson head of the firm told the tribune that there will be 43 acres of treed parkland in the area and the remainder of the development would support about 400 homes the township hastapproved 225 homes in the first stage he said that it was planned to have 25 homes ceady for occupancy before winter mr hudson said that there is ample water and lots will all be landscaped homes may be purchased with or without basements parents killed in carbus collision youths recaptured stouffville two 17 year old stouffville youths who escaped from a guelph reformatory camp aug 3 were rearrested saturday after they allegedly stole 82 in cash and some clothing from a home on fairview avenue james hopper and wayne peck were stopped by constable william tully on dufferin street after recongnizing the pair from a description broadcast over his cruiser radio both lads had been serving sentences of six months definite and three months indefinite with a two year probationary period on release stouffville a tragic carbus crash aug 8 in scar- boro killed willian glover and his wife edith parents of mrs irwin ledlie r r 2 stouffville the collision occurred near the intersection of danforth avenue and brimley road mr glover was 68 and mrs glover 67 the cause of the crash is still not clear according to police the bus driver was preparing to make a left hand turn from brimley onto eglinton avenue east when the car hit it from the rear none of the passengers on the bus was injured in addition to mrs ledlie mr and mrs glover are sur vived by two other daughters jean and helen three sons frank william and norman 17 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild service was held saturday from the paul oconnor funeral home lawrence avenue east loses holiday pay stouffville on saturday aug 4 mrs violet booth 39 tenth line south was shopping in the a and p plaza and accidentally dropped an envelope containing 240 the money in denominations of 10s and 20s was holiday pay that she planned to use for a summer vacation her name was at tached to it the finder may contact mrs booth or a member of her family by calling 6403204 the return of the money would be sincerely appreciated vol 86 no 12 whitchurchstouffvillemarkhamuxbridge thursday aug 16 1973 24 pages government announces increased offers to airport landowners approve 3000 for inconvenience pickering twp landowners under ex propriation in the pickering airport site will receive a 10 per cent increases on the offers made on their properties by the federal government the decision was made by the compensation by the review committee which also approved a 3000 payment for the time miscellaneous costs and in convenience of relocating to all owners still living on ex propriated lands on jan 30 jack anderson pickering twp councillor and a public observer at the committee proceedings set up to review property values explained to the tribune that the 10 per cent is to cover land price increases from jan 30 the date ex propriation was confirmed to june 1973 when payment of many of the offers based on january land valued was af fected mr anderson said that he felt a 25 per cent increase would have been more equitable the 10 per cent added to the initial offer he stressed was not a final figure and owners in ac cepting the increased amount still had the right to appeal for more compensation there was tremendous pressure on the government mr anderson said by people who wished to relocate and rebuild and needed money to operate this should be of help to them the additional 3000 which will go to every owner occupying his property is a miscellaneous compensation for relocation and has nothing to do with market value mp norm caffik has also stressed that the decisions made by the compensation review committee do not prejudice the expropriated owners right to appeal government offers appriaisal delays were responsible for the hold up in benchmark decisions he stated but as soon as all cases were presented com mittee decisions would be issued without delay the costly barn blaze bogarttown flames were visible as far distant as stouffville thursday night when fire destroyed a nearly- new barn at erncroft farms rr 3 newmarket the blaze was first noticed about 930 pm and soon levelled the structure despite efforts by brigade units from newmarket and aurora owner ernie payne said the structure one of the finest in the area had been erected only 1 years ago the loss including 7000 bales of hay has been estimated at close to 100000 flower show stouffville the interior of the stouffville masonic hall will be transformed into a floral beauty spot aug 23 when the horticultural society hosts its largest flower show of the season displays will be open to public viewing from 2 to s and 7 to 9 pm last year exhibitors placed a total of 428 entries in 90 classes the society president for 1973 is mrs alex ratcliff stouffville rr 2 vandals ravage flower gardens held at knifepoint stouffville a 15 year old girl had a frightening ex perience tuesday when she accepted a ride with a stranger on hwy 47 south of uxbridge and was later held at knifepoint on a sideroad near goodwood debbie wood of pickering said she was able to open the car t door and escape she flagged down a passing motorist who brought her into stouffville the teenager was able to give police a good description of both the car and driver the knife she said was held to her throat but she suffered no physical injury stouffville a spree of vandalism that included properties on rupert avenue glengall lane maystone court and elm road saw sections of flowerbeds ripped up car aerials and wipers broken and one windshield smashed some time during the early hours of friday morning some gardens from winona drive west were spared while others suffered extensively owners found it difficult to believe what they saw and police could establish no motive for such conduct many of the beds par ticularly in the ponderosa subdivision are floral beauty spots this summer somefiowers yanked out by the roots were replanted and saved while others were a total loss several years ago similar destruction was caused on park drive north at that time the tops of tulips just coming into bloom were cut off one youth was later arrested and charged r gift brought tears of joy goodwood two weeks ago the world of 14 year old heather day was shattered her beautiful redbrown hachney mare named lady suddenly took ill and died the horse a gift from her parents only five weeks before was heathers pride and joy she worshipped it but unknown to heather the loss of lady was felt far beyond the confines of her own family the entire community was saddened so much so that they decided to replace her pet with another just as special the young people of the area took over from there with kids like gordon brian and stevie harper paul and christine adkin cathy and mark couchman leading the way a campaign was started resulting in donations exceeding 150 bill simmons noted horse- breeder at rr 4 stoufville did the ret on sunday afternoon heather was presented with a beautiful palomino stallion at the home of cliff and doreen harper fourth line uxbridge the presentaton made by don lehman of stouffville came as a complete surprise heather cried this time tears of joy of appreciation her friends cheered applauded a scarletred banner around the horses neck read appropriately happy birth day heather im yours heather was 14 on friday hes wonderful beautiful she said throwing her arms around its neck then with all the grace of an ac complished equestrienne she settled into the saddle and galloped off through the fields the shattered world of heather day had been pieced together again fourteen year old heather day rr i goodwood hugs her palomino stallion a gift from resident in the community heathers own horse lady died suddenly two weeks ago following an illness of only two days jim thomas a