veteran auctioneers in action recently two of this areas bestknown auctioneers joined forces to conduct a sale at parkview home stouffville with all proceeds going to the star fresh air fund although they heed no introduction thats alvin warmer of gormley left and walter atkinson of stouffville ed schroeter alivebarely praise police york region two york regional police officers have been commended by the police commission for in vestigative work that led to the arrest and con viction of tour suspects chief bruce crawford described the efforts of pc kenneth knapton and pc paul heaver as outstanding it was back on dec 24 that constable knapton was called to investigate a breakin at a home in king township while on location be found a glove and received a description of the vehicle used later be matched the one glove with another as a result james dupon was arrested and charged with break entry and theft mischief to private property and possession of stolen goods alfred hollingshead was charged as an ac complice both were convicted in newmarket court dec 20 and sent to prison chief crawford said constable knaptons determination was an excellent example of outstanding police work constable heavers commendation came as a result of another break- in july 13 at which time the officer spotted two hitchhikers in the area he questioned the youths and later charged them with the offense a quantity of jewellery and money was found in their possession the pair were later convicted given suspended sentences and placed on probation rcwv the tribune thruspay july ittiwill garden fresh peas freeze rcadv 10 ia boxes smnmrtiasjtmuiimaaahm order now 8843391 only 172cpttreterchmohomu honor pastpresidents of markham horticultural society recently the markham district hor ticultural society held a special evening at the veterans hall on washington street at which time pastpresidents of the organization were honored in sttesdsacc were rear row- aylmer lambert 196870 jf vanpoeche 197172 pat warriner 197678 front row- myrtle hamill 197375 russell wldeman 195051 and pam wright the president for 1979 the presentations were made by ross gomme rearright secretary of the ontario horticultural assoclatica others who have held this office through the years inciudeah crosby or stalter wilf bnndy tim irish man walter heaton gs jourdan wa- tyte and orcrosby ed schroeter midas jarkfiam 762 markham at lawrence phone 4384400 mi das midas mufflers fxhovh ftfucka guaranteed for s long you own the cr air cadets say friendly place they it isnt easy to stay alive- in the funeral business theres not much that can be done to drum up business when things are slow when a customer doesnt pay the funeral bill theres nothing to repossess the cost of coffins has tripled in the last five years including various government taxes the i retail cost is more than three times the wholesale price undertakers are hesitant to discuss the dollars and cents costs of providing a funeral coffinmakers wont divulge the wholesale prce of their product to anyone other than an undertaker much of the hardware equipment must be imported custom duties and the devalued dollar push the price up many funeral home operators say their business is so com- petetive prices vary by less than 100 a splkesman for hinnegarhoneil funeral home in london ont said people should stop being so squeamish about death and dying a funeral is a large pur chase it should be the way the customer wants it and at a price he can afford she suggests people should shop around if the funeral director wont do it your way or if you dont feel satisfied go to another a medium funeral costs about 1850 in cluding thecemetery plot and grave opening the two latter expenses arent included in the price quoted by funeral homes the coffin is usually the single largest ex pense prices range from expensive airtight ornate models to simple plywood boxes the cost in a medium funeral is 640 to 700 the price of a cemetery plot is 250 and up although policies vary most undertakers say buying a 1000 coffin for a cremation service isnt a sound investment at the same time they dont recommend the inexpensive cloth- covered pressboard coffin fpr a church ser- vice sometimes we dont know if we can make it down the steps without the bottom falling out one said its not only embarrassing it can lead to a law suit undertakers shrug off questions about why they remain in such a demanding high capital investment and low profit business they talk of liking people and having a need to help the profit ratio is estimated at five to eight per cent at lake claremont mr and mrs clarence beelby and family also mrs debbie beverley spent the weekend at pigeon lake marjorie rowe of agincourt was a weekend visitor with mrs doris norton mrs annie porter and mr and mrs earl cook visited with mrs glover at marmora sunday uxbridge an uxbridge township resident michael mcluhah is organizing a group to aid the viet namese boat people he says at least five people are needed to sponser one vietnamese family hand even though dont know yoa the two grade ten stouffville secondary students recently returned with eight other cadets from a weeks stay there as part of a cultural exchange nine eskimo cadets have already enjoyed a sojourn instoufffville during their visit the girls discovered that despite the towns isolation the inhabitants are able to secure most of lifes amenities including blue jeans records canned food womens fashions soft drinks alcohol and skidoos melanie and crystal pointed out tran sportation costs have skyrocketed prices on goods which are slow to come right up to you on- mt community only- link to the south quantities are limited the eskimo is as at home on a skidoo as a dogsied and as happy in a homemade fur parka as in jeans the girls learned though rarely do they live in igloos- any more despite the towns obviously small size theres never a shortage of entertainment nightly dances are held in the school at cambridge films are shown regularly theres also an stouffville cambridge is a village of 800 people in the north west territories 400 miles north of the arctic circle theres snow in the town during the winter spring and fall seasons its generally so cold freezers arent necessary in spite of these seeming drawbacks two stouffville cadets melanie rodgers and corporal crystal buchanan say theyd rather live in cambridge than here its hard to explain why melanie says youd have to go up and experience it yourself people are really friendly there adds crystal the eskimoes with in- vietnamese refugees require sponsors sponsers are responsible for arranging accomodation food and employment the process is relatively easy and inexpensive mr mcluhan can be reached by calling 852- 6435 amusement hall assorted games eluding pinball inventing their own games the eskimoes make a lot of their own fun too melanie ex plained while in the north- land crystal and melanie tried their hand at the innuit language though almost every eskimo speaks english now anyway chopped blubber and tasted various eskimo dishes including quock a type of stew made with frozen carribou meat crystal wasnt im- pressed with it its okay but i preferred the canned chicken stew from our army ration packs though we had to chip it out of the con tainers part of the exercise called for winter camping in homemade igloos when a fuel tank ignited the girls discovered another interesting fact snow burns like anything i else unquestionably the highlight of the trip was a glimpse of the perfectly preserved body of a local shaman or sorceress lying unburied on the tundra when she died the inhabitants refrained from burying the body fearing retaliation from her departed spirit irish house near jacksons point sutton on the shores of lake simcoe enertainment 6 nights a week all summer long tues sat 91 floor show dance music also dont miss mon thru thurs 610 pm big deal back by popular demand next week tues jo sat big deal sunday hot buffet 250 open 7 days a week for reservations phone 7229995 or 7228102 advertise weekly dthapar denture therapist 66 brock st west oxbridge 8525291 hours mon to frl by appointment only university at night atkinson college york university evening and parttime undergraduate programmes leading to ba ba admin bscandbsw applicatlonsloradmissiontotheaulumn winter session will be accepted until august 7 1979 forfurtherinlbrmationtelephone6672471 atkinson college 4700 koele street downsview ontario m3j2h7 mobile grassthinner improves bed at town bowling green no its not a power lawnmower not the removes the dead grass and allows the bed to usual kind anyway its a vertacatter em- breath the operator is dennis frewin of the ployed last week at the stonfrvflle bowling agincoart lawn bowling clob green to improve the grass bed the machine jim thomas town of whttchurchstouffville proclamation 1979 civic holiday pursuant to a resolution adopted by the whitchurchstouffville council i hereby proclaim monday august 6th 1979 as the civic houda yfor the town of whit- churchstouffvbe al persons are hereby requested to take notice and govern them selves accordingly- eurtd lonj miysr god save the queen chairs tabus chairs bargains bargains too many to list them all at toromarks 2 stores sherwood plaza markham plaza mixn match coffee end tables vl price queen size mixn match mats box springs j 79 chesterfields in stock dining rooms in stock bedroom suits in stock r0xton furniture 40 jf 25 o off c odd chairs odd dressers vl price