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12000 a pioneer village there were 109 quilts entered in die sale at pioneer village saturday with receipts totalling more than 12000 the auction one of the highlights of the mennonite festival topped last years returns by over 2000 margaret empringham the committee aalrman told the tribune other chief organizers were adeline reaman and irene empringham both of gormley along with about fifteen behindthescene helpers bus transportation ride to the fair stouffville if transportation to and from markham fair poses a problem the board has the solution a shuttle bus service is being provided on sat sept 30 and sunday oct l on the saturday buses will leave the intersection of stouffer street and main success plaza at 10 ajn 1 pm 4 pjn and 630 pm departure times from the fairgrounds are 1230 pjn 330 pjn 6 pjn and 1130 pjn on sunday buses will leave stouffville at 12 noon and 130 pm departure times from the fairgrounds are 430 pjn and 630 pjn fares are 50 cents adults 6 to is years 25 cents over 65 years 25 cents children 5 years and under free guest opens 78 fair markham grant henderson chairman of the metro toronto and region conservation authority will officiate at the opening of markham fair sat sept 30 at 12 noon other platform guests will include markham mayor tony roman barney danson mp york northj alf stongf mjpp york centre fair president alma walker fair immediate past president rogers gard- ham and fair 1st vice- president mac cosburn htfte htniune second section b thursday september 21 1978 police charged for ridiculous reasonschief york region york regional police chief bruce crawford warned commission members last week that of ficers are fed up with the constant abuse they must take from a crosssection of the citizenry so much so they may develop a lackadaisical at titude towards their work chief crawford in a prepared report explained that between 1971 and 1978 a period of seven years only 26 of his men had been charged with assault and none of these had been convicted of such an of fense at the same time 152 of ficers have themselves been assaulted while attempting to make arrests these statistics came on the heels of allegations made by a former police constable fired from the force several years ago douglas sheldrake told various reporters and the on tario police commission that he had observed instances of police brutality and corruption within p the department chief crawford pointed out that should public respect for the law continue to decline police officers might very well start looking the other way he said such an attitude was already becoming a problem in the united states should it occur here were in deep trouble he said bruce crawford explained that in some areas of the us charges against arresting of ficer had become so frequent constables want legal support every time they stop someone in the throes of committing an offense the chief said the situation in york region had reached a point where people are laying charges against police officers for what he described as the most ridiculous reasons in his report chief crawford said all officers within the regional force are trained to avoid physical contact with any person in the execution of their duties he noted however that the law does permit a constable to use as much force as necessary to effect a lawful purpose he credited the departments training program for the excellent performance to date he observed that since 1974 close to 31000 arrests have been made out of the hundreds of officers involved only 21 had been charged and none had been convicted chief crawford recalled one instance where the charge against a policeman was r dismissed in court later he said tile complainant was himself charged with public mischief entered a plea of guilty and convicted it is my opinion the report read that there has been a general decline in the respect shown by a segment of society in the past decade towards police officers not only in this community but across the country it is of some con cern to me and others in my position that officers may grow weary of the constant verbal and physical abuse that is heaped on them daily and succumb to their natural in stincts to retaliate in some- fashion in explaining the word retaliate chief crawford said he did not mean use of force but rather to think why stick my neck out to looktheotheri way v- commission member gladys rollings ofeast gwilfimburysaid she had beeri reassured by the departments record commission chairman judge wm lyons called the statistics impressive boy were we wrong markham last week a news story in the tribune suggested the size of entries might be reduced this year in the big potato contest at markham fair the paper based the claim on the midsummer drought that affected many crops in the area however dave clarry of station street markham argues the point and supports his disagreement with proof a sample of some of the largest spuds ever seen fourteen potatoes taken from a 60 by 35 plot filled half a bushel and tipped the scales at 32 pounds diane reid the 1977 queen of markham fair receives an appreciative kiss and an engraved plaque from immediate past president rogers gardham at the conclusion of her reign saturday night in his address to the audience mr gard ham described diane as a blend of modesty and pride the queen of 77 participated in the crowning of her successor cathy case church street markham jim thomas late fred shadlock suffered through lengthy illness unionville frederick charles shadlock a wellknown and highly respected resident at r r 1 unionville passed away sept 12 in york central hospital richmond hill following a lengthy illness born near milliken the late mr shadlock farmed most of his life in his spare time he utilized his skill as a butcher helping out neighbors and friends he was identified with melville united church surviving besides his wife the former vera jarvis are sons howard and glen a daughter hazel mrs lome morgason two brothers cecil and tom two sisters alice mrs allan reesor and winnie mrs hugh durant and six grand children rev roy inglis conducted the service friday from the oneill funeral home stouff ville with interment stouffville cemetery the pall bearers were cecil reesor bruce empringham john bruce stan burkholder jack pearcey and eldred king late ross winterstein operated successful gravel business stouffville service was held tuesday from the oneill funeral home stouff ville for william ross win ters tein one of the areas most successful businessmen mr winterstein passed away sept 17 at parkview home in stouffville where hed been a resident since the middle of march it was back in january that he suffered a slight stroke and his health declined since that time born near zephyr in scott twp the son of robert and isabelle winterstein he farmed for 26 years on the 6th con cession of whitchurch in 1946 he moved to stouffville ross winterstein became well known through his ownership of stouffville sand and gravel the firm that later included son bruce provided employment for dozens of local residents and truckers his brother joe also worked there in 1963 he sold the business to consolidated sand mr winterstein was an honorary member of the stouffville lions club and a membef of stouffville united church ross winterstein loved his home at 88 rose avenue and returned there whenever physically able surviving is his second wife the former gladys silversides brillinger four grandchildren clara jean kent and delight and seven great grandchildren his brother joe resides at 191 second street mr wintersteins first wife the former olive carver passed away nine years ago son bruce died in february cruiser contract markham for a second time in succession mcarthurs ford in markham has submitted the successful tender for police cruisers in the region of york the firm will supply 23 new cars at a price of 9793160 the bid was the lowest of six received on recommendation from chief bruce crawford the purchase was approved by the police commission at a meeting sept 12 press ban enacted stouffville the press isnt welcome at committee meetings of town council tribune reporter ed schroeter concluded this following a brief discussion with members monday the majority felt com ments would be guarded with the newspaper represented also that in formation could appear prematurely in print causing irreparable damage it was further explained that committee agendas often include issues of a private and personal nature that should not be made public one councillor contacted later by the tribune said that while he did not agree with the decision i guess thats the way it will be af least until the end of the year the new queen of markham fair is 20 year old cathy case centre a ryerson student and resident at 167 church street her attendants are wendy dockerty left 17of 5drakefield road and marcia mundell 18 of 72 main street all of markham ryerson student crown fair queen driver dies locust hill a 38 year old thomhill man was killed monday when his latemodel car veered off hwy 7 east of the cpr crossing and hit a tree pronounced dead on arrival at scarborough centenary hospital was roy booth akey of 41 rockwell road the accident occurred during a heavy rainstorm markham a 20 year old ryerson student is the 1978 queen of markham fair cathy case 167 church street markham was selected from seven candidates for the title at a ceremony saturday night she was crowned by the queen of 77 diane reid runnersup were wendy dockerty 17 of 5 drakefield road markham and marcia mundell 18 of 72 main street markham other entrjes in cluded debbie castle sunset boulevard stouffville kim morley loretta crescent stouffville rosaleen ohiggins peter street markham and angelica schickedanz rr 2 gormley judges were patricia fuller markham mac cosburn markham kay johnstone markham and ai ludford thomhill the new queen is an established markham resident moving to town from agincourt in 1966 shes a grade 13 graduate of markham high and currently in her final year of a business administration course at ryerson shes employed parttime at murray wilson shoes in markham im really looking forward to the fair she said at least this year ill have tht saturday off in 1979 hell be markham s repr ntative in the miss cne pageant wendy dockerty is a student in grade 12 at markham high shes interested in a perfect blend secretarial position or a career in marketing marcia mundell has lived in markham only a short time one month to be exact shes currently enrolled in a course offered by eleanor fulchers modelling school toronto modesty and pride markham the sweetheart of markham fair those words were used by immediate past president rogers gardham to sum up the virtues of diane reid fair queen for 77 addressing a large audience saturday prior to the choosing of dianes successor mr grdham described her as a blend of modesty and pride he presented her with a beautiful engraved plaque markham fairs image he said includes the strength of the rural community along with the progress of urban life i believe the fair reflects this and so does diane her manner he said en compasses not only beauty but personality and poise i want you to know youll always be the sweetheart of markham fair alma walker first lady president in the 123 year history of the fair echoed roger gardhams remarks saying diane had been an excellent representative at the 78 cne mrs walker was presented with an engraved bell com memorating her break through as president after so long a time i feel honored to hold the position she said