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plowmen upset experts the experts said it couldnt happen but it did two tractor plowmen both ujpng 3furrow units qualified to present ontario when they placed first and second at the international match near wingham last week lloyd grove of bailieboro ont and formerly of rr 1 stouffville topped the class with a first two seconds and a third herb jarvis sheppard avenue east agincourt was the run nerup with a first two thirds nd a fourth theyll compete for the canadian title in new brun swick next fall fantastic was the way lloyd grove described the outcome of the event saying entries with twofurrow plows were always considered to have a definite edge the result set everybody on their ear he said we werent expected to win at the awards banquet friday he received an engraved trophy a set of silverware an engraved plaque a gold wristwatch and a set of luggage his prize money will total 750 herb jarvis has been a participant in international competition since 1937 first with horses and since 1962 with tractors just prior to the big match at wingham he recalled two men predicting the day would never come when a 3furrow plow would beat out a two it did he said a lot sooner than anyone thought with reference to lloyds first place finish he commented it couldnt have happened to a better man while the provincial champions held the spotlight other plowboys from the area fared well too eric timbers rr 4 stouffville won two firsts two seconds and the class championship for 15 to 17 year olds others scoring firsts or in the top three were carl timbers barry timbers bryan degeer ted smith kevin grose don dunkeld and floyd forsyth eric timbers and ken wells were runnersup for the county team title resolve to oust council uxbridge the uxbridge gravel industry in particular a proposed 400 acre pit will be the subject of a panel discussion oct 11 in uxbridge secondary school time of the meeting is 8 pm at the conclusion a resolution will be tabled catling for the removal of the township council on a charge of failing to act in good faith the public is invited request govt probe uxbridge regional councillor gary harrema has called on thomas wells provincial minister of inter governmental affairs to conduct an investigation into alleged charges of impropriety by certain council members councillor harrema sub mitted the request at a highly- charged meeting sept 28 in volving the john b regan gravel pit proposal he said he hoped such an inquiry would clear up rumors i hear on the streets that i was prejudiced and pressured i dont believe in hiding anything he said the request for an in vestigation appeared to be aimed specifically at councillor alan wells and ward 1 resident eric mundinger it was coun cillor wells who at an earlier discussion stated that certain gravel company owners had exerted pressures on certain council members mr mun dinger also commented that be hoped rumors of payoffs to councillors were not true it was at that meeting that council by a 43 vote approved in principal to rezone 400 acres of agricultural land for aggregate use the property is said to be owned by mr regan councillor wells defended his stand i dont believe there was a payoff but i do believe there has been pressure he wht wribum vol 91 no 22 whitchurch stouffville october 5 1978 20 cents 16 pages strike sour note two area musicians rap policecourts stouffville two r area musicians victimized by thieves following a dance at glendale beach musselmans lake sounded a sour note when they appeared before members of york regions police commission sept 27 at newmarket virginia arbuckle and her husband criticized the court v system in york and claimed theyd been treated to a snow job by police the commission was told that a stationwagon containing musical equipment was left outside the dance hall only a short time later the owners discovered the vehicle missing the culprits in this escapade damaged two violins when they used them to smash in a glass door panel mrs arbuckle said the police department was notified but no investigation was started until eight days later she told the board that neither she nor her husband was notified that the instruments had been recovered nor were they given an opportunity to speak to the court regarding damages she estimated the loss at 1500 restitution she said was in the amount of 300 the complainant stated that in order to find out the amount of damage done to their car she had to call police in the region of durham where the vehicle had been impounded she was most upset however over the fact police had relied solely on statements made by the accused rather than allowing her to testify commission chairman judge wm lyon attempted to explain that because the of fenses were of a criminal nature they were committed against the state rather than the individual he said civil court was the place to recoup losses in explaining the incident further the chairman said the carowners had left the keys in the ignition and the motor running a fact member gladys rolling called a bit negligent judge lyon said the board was sympathetic to the couples problem i know victims sometimes think they dont get a fair shake he said chief lands a whopper york region when police chief bruce crawford goes searching for a big one he doesnt give up easily his persistence paid off recently during a holiday trip to prince edward island he landed a 1065 pound tuna using a 120 pound test line the fish and the chief waged a running battle for 2 hours and 20 minutes before the victim finally gave in its value was placed at 2130 however should chief crawford want to sample his prize hell have to do it out of a can on his return to shore he turned the fish over to the captain why all the fuss eleven month old andrea koopmans seems to be asking as markham fairs grand champion baby is congratulated by cathy case the 1978 fair queen her mother dorothy shown here and father simon street markham reside at 12a wilson jim thomas stated as an example he cited the request by mr regan that final bylaw approval be given prior to tbe oct 13 election restriction date if thats not pressure i dont know what is he countered uder municipal regulations the township cannot enact any further bylaws because of upcoming elections in november councillor john paxton in whose ward the pit would be located called for a halt to negotiations until the people have had their say his motion to this effect was defeated with councillors norm lyons mac meyers sandy ewen and gary harrema opposed mayor davies and councillors wells and paxton in favor several angry ratepayers threatened law suits and court injunctions over the affair one of these john ricketts said his property had been devaluated 20000 because of the close proximity of the proposed pit ratepayers chairman barry gray submitted a petition saying his group would be seeking such legal action as may be appropriate or possibly by way of court injunction or otherwise to stop the gravel pit proposal girl wins antique car stouffville shawn heather morrison was one of the lucky ones attending markham fair saturday she won a replica of an antique car in a draw sunday sponsored by the lions club of scarborough shawn age 84 is a student at summitview public school and the daughter of john and sherry morrison south street stouffville while her father held three tickets on the prize the winning one shawn purchased on her own the car is powered by a 34 hp motor mrs morrison said her daughter was so excited on learning her good fortune she didnt sleep a wink all night she was playing hockey at the arena when the call came through driver girlfriend killed in accident uxbridge a tragic accident sunday near siloam took the life of a promising 16 year old and resulted in the death of his girlfriend monday night francis frank keyzers son of wm keyzers co- publisher of the uxbridge timesjournal died a short time after being flown by helicopter to sunnybrook medical centre stephanie redwood also 16 of rr 3 stouffville passed away in toronto general hospital frank keyzers was well- known in town and respected by everyone he operated the big press at the newspapers printing plant surviving besides his parents is a sister dorothy markham fair records broken growing potatoes all in the family markham the simpson family and the growing of big potatoes have been synonomous for years it was apparent at markham fair that another generation has that same skill larry simpson of ballantrae was the grand champion in the big potato contest sponsored by the tribune and organized by ivan norton of goodwood larrys spud tipped the scales at 3 lbs s oz second was dave clarry of markham 2 lbs 12 oz and dan mills sharon 2 lbs 9 oz weights of other entries were janette clarry markham 2 lbs 5 oz brian rose stouffville 2 lbs 44 oz cherjl simp son stouffville 2 lbs 44 oz brian macaioney stouffville 2 lbs 34 oz kevin clarry markham 2 lbs 14 oz dorothy gilbert gormiey 1 lb 144 oz shelby munders markham 1 lb 13 oz and bernard reesor stouffville i lb 24 oz years from now vania gibbons will ap preciate this ribbon even more vania 144 months was the reserve grand champion in markham fairs baby show saturday she and her mother mrs don gibbons left reside at 38 john dexter place markham they are congratulated by alma walker fair president for 1978 jim thomas markham four record days the 1978 markham fair is now history but the results in terms of attendance and exhibits will be talked about for months maybe years for the board it marked the first real test of public ac ceptance of the newsite the facility came through with flying colors while the expanded acreage proved a benefit in coping with cars it created no problem in viewing displays the excellent layout of the buildings has everything accessible only a few steps away as with fairs past organization was a factor in its success with a few exceptions events started and ended on time program variation was also excellent something for everyone president alma walker pleased with public acceptance of the site was at a loss to pin point any one highlight the whole fair was a highlight she said she said she liked the idea of keeping the circus at mosphere separated from the eleven month old girl champion baby markham an 11 month old girl is the grand champion baby at this years markham fair andrea koopmans daughter of simon and dorothy koopmans 12a wilson street markham was one of eight finalists in a contest saturday that attracted wide interest she was crowned by the queen of markham fair cathy case the reserve champion was 14 month old vania gibbons daughter of don and bertha gibbons 38 john dexter place markham both andrea and vania were winners in their respective age categories along with diana vander henne stouffville ryan paddon toronto carol huntington uxbridge joshua ireton newmarket owen norris markham ian christie kit chener and triplets steven cheryl and robbie cline of agincourt judges were mrs dean hughes rr i unionville nick poulis of marshall macklin and monoghan toronto and irene carriere willowdale young at 94 stouffville several hundred senior citizens signed in at a special historical booth at markham fair who was the most senior in years a check of the record book late saturday afternoon showed norah macklem of parkview home stouffville heading the list at 94 with mary rose parkway avenue markham the runnerup at 92 mabel wellman of rr 2 gormiey registered at 91 with several at 90 including jw perry hadcock of dublin place apartments markham agricultural end so that one didnt conflict with the other one problem occurred saturday that threatened to cancel the afternoon race card several drivers complained the track was too loose on the turn before the home stretch and were about to pull out they changed their minds following a hastilycalled meeting eighteen year old wins trophy stouffville two lsls seven 2nds one 3rd and four 4ths added up to 35 points and the championship for susan thomas of stouffville in the eighteen and under class at markham fair she submitted 17 entries and won fourteen ribbons on sunday susan was presented with the kj beamish co ltd trophy jim ross the firms vicepresident took part in the ceremony previous recipients of this award have been wendy lock 1968 jeannie hamill 1969 dorell britton 1970 marion britton 1971judy taylor 1972 shirley morgason 1973 joanne morgason 1974 cathy morgason 1975 wanda llendy 1976 and jackie wilson 1977 sectional winners ihis year were kathryn rumney gormiey sheila saban markham heather hoover rr 2 markham angle bajari rr 1 markham kathryn sim markham bernadlne walker uxbridge susan thomas stouffville dawn thorpe markham tammy bajari rr i markham kelly utile rr 1 markham ronnie lewis rr 3 stouffville christine wannop markham jennifer fair rr 2 markham and stephen ford markham