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one killed two injured crash traps drivers stouffville mem bers of an entire family shaken by the sorrow of the past few days stood at a gravesite in the stouffville cemetery grief showing on every face it was a last farewell to a dear husband father son brother and grandson a life taken at the age of only 23 ian cuthbertson formerly of stouffville and more recently of markham died sunday in st nichaels hospital toronto the result of injuries received in a grinding twocar crash early saturday morning on hwy 48 north of the vandorf road hospitalized with a broken ankle and facial lacerations was the victims wife susan jen nings also the driver of the other auto charles watson 21 of uxbridge the cuthbertson vehicle a chevy nova was so badly smashed it took firemen and two truck crews thirty minutes to free the victim from behind the wheel he was southbound watson was travelling north the collision occurred around 150 am the known deceased was in stouffville well moving here with his parents dave and gennie cuthbertson fifteen years ago from noranda quebec following completion of his secondary school education he enrolled at george brown college toronto graduating as a fullfledged technician with an honors mark of 95 per cent he was his fathers right arm in a refrigeration trade that took him to many places around the area and beyond friends and relatives gathered at jhe oneill funeral home tuesday afternoon and evening and later attended service wednesday at 2 pm in the stouffville missionary church with rev john hamilton in charge pall bearers were kenneth wood robert leonard randy ingram barry cuthbertson gordon barker and stephen pitcher besides his wife and parents ian is survived by an 18 month old daughter angela two brothers bruce and an drew a sister valerie a sister- inlaw brenda and his grand mother mrs teresa seaman in lieu of flowers donations are being received for the ian cuthbertson trust fund 3wbune vol 91 no 23 whitchurch stouffville october 12 1978 20 cents 16 pages tribune sales set record tribune sales during september increased by more than 800 copies the largest singlemonth cir culation climb in the papers history the average sales in crease during this period was 195 copies per week and this despite the fact three retail outlets handling the tribune recently closed the management and staff are pleased with this response a figure far ex ceeding anything previously recorded we hope the trend will continue that more and more residents will become regular subscribers said jim thomas the papers editor fuel oil tanks a hazardtown stouffville an application from bp canada for permission to increase the capacity of its oil storage tank on edward street has been turned down by whitchurch- stouffville planning board the project if approved would have replaced a 5000 gallon tank with one of 15000 gallon capacity in a covering letter it was installation soon fire volunteers to use monitors explained that traffic volume on edward street would be reduced because the new unit j require refills by tanker trucks less often councillor becky wedley was firm in her opposition pointing to the hazard that already exists and suggesting that a larger tank wpuld only increase the risk due to the close proximity of homes a fire would be tragic she said its a bad place for the storage of oil agreed coun cillor june button ive thought all along that these tanks are a hazard councillor wedley ex- stouffville soon possibly within the next few days the stouffville fire department will switch over to a new form of communications the system to operate from markhams new base station at unionville will provide each volunteer with a portable monitor over which he will not only benotified of a fire call but will be told the correct location at present each fireman has an alarm bell in his house but the whereabouts of a blaze isnt known until he reaches the hall installation of this new device should coincide with fire prevention week oct 8 to 14 in this connection an open house has been arranged for the main street station thurs day tonight at 730 pm the public is invited to drop in meet the firemen share a cup of coffee and view two films made available for this occasion whats it like to be a fire fighter in whitchurch- stouffville getting to the hall is quite a scramble admitted chief walter smith particularly on saturdays when traffics bumper to bumper if the blaze is serious every second counts he said chief smith doesnt minimize the dangers however adequate knowledge lessens the chance of personal injury he says apart from the risk its also a complicated business town firemen are continually taking courses to keep abreast of latest information chief smith describes volunteers here as a good crew pumpkin face prize stouffville many boys and girls in stouffville show their creative genius in the making of jackolanterns their artistry while often admired has never been recognized in a monetary way this halloween will be different the tribune is offering prizes of ten dollars five dollars and three dollars for the three best pumpkin faces on display oct 31 they must be lighted and plainly visible from the street children 12 years and under are eligible entries will be judged between 7 and 9 pm seventysix per cent of all structural fires start from careless smoking the chief explained he stressed the fact theres no concern if when they arrive on location the blaze is already out all the better he said wed rather attend and make certain theres no danger the whitchurchstouffille fire department has a com pliment of seventeen men they are chief walter smith deputychief fred castle grant turner george wilson charles jackson lloyd jennings bob macaloney marvin betz ken roberts bill brown ken wagg keith malcolm don doner murray emmerson jim rennie tom brillinger and don lewis pressed the hope that the company might relocate if expansion was denied three firms bp gulf and coop maintain bulk storage tanks on edward street planning board was told the coop facility is underground however and the others should be also mayor gordon ratcliff told the tribune to allow a larger tank would only be expanding the problem he said several years ago the town attempted to rezone these properties to residential use making expansion impossible due toobjections the proposal vwassj3capped underuthe presentofficial plan such tanks are no longer allowed however the units there now were in stalled before the ruling came into effect bp canada is expected to take its application before the committee of adjustment it will do so the mayor said without planning boards support ian cuthbertson 25 formerly of stouffville and more recently of markham was trapped in the front seat of this car for half an hour following a twovehicle crash early saturday morning on hwy 48 north of the vandorf road he died sunday in st michaels hospital toronto the other auto driven by charles watson of uxbridge is shown on page 9 jim thomas fireplace blaze ballantrae a fireplace is for fire but not the kind that occurred in a house ar38 iroquois drive monday night the blaze ignited wooden supports at the rear of the unit forcing brigade volunteers to dismantle the entire struc ture its the second similar fire in that area a depart ment spokesman said he attributed the problem to poor construction from the outside its impossible to tell if the fireplace is built properly or not he said most home owners are hesitant to go to the expense of finding out he stated i know if it was mine id install an ornamental one he said damage in mondays blaze has been estimated at 2000 seeks reelection whitchurch stouffville councillor bill mcnalley has announced he will seek re election in ward 3 nov 13 for another twoyear term a number of projects have been started and id like to see them through he told the tribune paving program stouffville dust and potholes problems that have plagued residents on the lower end of the 5th 6th and 7th con cessions for years are at long last being eliminated the region of york has let the contract and pavings already begun the successful bid was 250000 the total distance is just over seven miles mayor gordon ratcliff told the tribune he described the approval as a real fight a job thats needed doing for a long time due to gravel truck traffic these roads have taken a terrific pounding the mayor explained he said numbers of trucks could very well increase with a paved surface but suggested that hwy 404s completion up to the bloomington road could lessen this problem in future work is also proceeding on the jog elimination at the corner of the 5th and the stouffville- gormley road the valley immediately west of the 5th will be levelled out the cost of this project is a halfmillion dollars school board too large stouffville the york county board w education as presently con stituted is too large harry bowes member for whitchurch- stouffville agrees a reduction from the present 20 to eight would be much more efficient he says however he sees little likelihood of change since the size of the elected body was established by the education act mr bowes admits that considerable time is wasted at meetings through repetitious debate this problem he says has been overcome to a certain extent through the creation of standing committees that deal with such matters as staff relations programs finance planning and building as for trustees showing concern only for the municipalities they represent harry bowes denies this is the case were all part of every problem regardless of where its located he said accident victim bubbly teenager october 8 to 14 is fire safety week in whit- chnrchstouffville to mark the occasion an open house is being held thursday tonight at the main street station here 8 year old gordon i madden son of mr and mrs david hadden baker avenue stouffville realizes every boys drea m to sit behind the wheel of a real fire truck jim thomas uxbridge twp stephanie redwood could best be described as a bubbly teenager a girl filled with energy and enthusiasm she loved the wide open spaces everything related to outdoor life realizing this her parents tom and patricia redwood purchased a residential property at bristol ponds estates on the second con cession of uxbridge north of hwy 47 there stephanie enjoyed nature to the full that joy was cut short however when a car in which she was a passenger overturned on regional road 8 near siloam oct 1 the driver frank keyzers of centre road ux bridge died the same evening in sunnybrook medical centre stephanie passed away the following monday at toronto general hospital both were sixteen steph as she was known to her friends had many in terests she loved riding so much so she often travelled miles through the scenic countryside aboard her favorite horse shane only recently she and a girlfriend tracy mancini participated in a ride- athon for crippled children sponsored by the card foundation they finished first she also enjoyed downhill skiing during the past summer she played on a girls allstar softball team in stouffville and stephanie redwood on occasions served as an umpire in games at goodwood stephanie was a grade 11 student at uxbridge secondary school she had served as a class rep on the students council and participated in both the shop and auto mechanics courses she was a finer artist it was a personal wish that should anything occur her kidneys should be donated to someone in need that request has been fulfilled hundreds of friends in cluding many young people paid their respects at the funeral home of low and low uxbridge and later attended the service in goodwood united church with rev clifford pendleberry in charge the floral tributes were beautiful pall bearers were terry and kevin mancini terry hockley matt mathers logan medland and terry gammon interment was in goodwood cemetery besides rher iparents stephanie iv survived by one sister karenhtaridygrand- parenls mr ariajmrs jack crone rr 3 and mrs ena redwood toronto