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wht wrtftixm thursday july 19 ms the second section districtnews t sports woman dead goodwood man injured in headon crash on highway 47 t fire firemen grant turner and keith malcolm of stouffville help ambulance attendants in the release of crash victim lillias ann mcburney from the wreckage of her car the woman died later in hospital jim thomas residents urge council to support gravel plan uxbridge members of uxtra the uxbridge township ratepayers association are strongly urging local coun cillors to actively support durham regions plan to retain the present boundaries limiting gravel extraction in the region uxtras position and that of many other uxbridge councillors past and present has been that no increase in zoned acreage for gravel ex traction should be allowed until an equivalent or greater area has been rehabilitated in the township members say the ontario municipal board is conducting hearings on the acceptability of durham regions official plan and objectors are pressing for changes to allow more aggregate extraction the organization says in a written brief uxtra claims this would be detrimental to the uxbndge councils planning program the wellbeing of the residents and the community as a whole fearing no other group will take the initiative to support the region the release explains uxbridge council must do so and present its viewpoint at the hearings because the township has more at stake than any other municipality according to uxtra developers want the use of 7000 acres located on the oak ridges morraine considered an en vironmentally sensitive area by planners they claim it would be better used as open space or agricultural reserve which it is destined to be at this time uxbridge township is being asked to be a moon crater for the benefit of the aggregate industry the document claims the applications for further licensing for extraction exceed present local boundaries members feel if this is allowed the regional plan would make a mockery of zoning at the local levels total zoning control should be retained by the township members argue storekeeper for 34 years maudle graham a much loved and respected resident is han ding over the balsam general store to grant and shirely jones after 34 years as proprieter a night in her honor will be held in the mount zion community centre on august 18 from 7 to 9 pm ed schroeter by ed schroeter balsam things just seem a little out of place now that maudie grahams cheerful voice and twinkling eyes arent to be found behind the counter at balsam general store after 34 years you get to know a lot of people and make a lot of friends mrs graham noted mrs graham is moving back to a home in port perry the store was getting to be just a little too much for me now she explained v maudie and her husband orr took over the store in oc tober 1945 though shemanaged it mostly on her own mr graham passed away in 1975 her husband in the armed services between 1940 and 1945 was due to return home she began considering what they would do i just thought- id like to work in a store perhaps because i like people young or old she said maudie grahams brother les smith told them the balsam store wass up for sale we came to see it and we liked it mrs graham knows a little of its history according to local history buffs it was buflt in 1890 as a store and post office when it was burned down they drew bricks from whitby and rebuilt it when the grahams first bought the business the goods sugar oatmeal rice and beans were all stored in barrels under the counter the cookies and candies were in jars the storekeeper weighed out the merchandise on scales and place it in paper bags she recalls the large wooden casks in the basement in which lapps vinegar was stored according to maudie a store is really a family operation each of their six children helped out they are bill dorothy mrs irvin gib son joan mrs glen fleming diane mrs carl parliament debra mrs peter costa and linda sullivan this has been a wonderful community in which to raise a family maudie stressed you can trust everyone and people help each other out im going to miss the people she admitted i hope to come back to the com munitys events ive been back twice already and ive only been gone a week mrs graham exclaimed now she plans to do all the things i havent had time to do like travelling and visiting her 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild she stresses shes leaving the store in capable hands grant and shirley jones its a good feeling to have someone you know take over you become attached to a place a 45 year old port perry woman died monday after her 1970 model compact car collided headon with a pickup truck on hwy 47 north of stouffville although still alive when removed from the wreckage lillias ann mcburney of cockrane street succumbed later in york county hospital newmarket seriously injured was the driver of the truck 18 year old stephen alan noble of rr 1 goodwood at last report he was confined to the intensive care unit of the same hospital with fractured ribs a punctured lung a broken nose cheekbone and jaw force of the impact hurled the port perry motorist onto the floorboards behind the passenger seat stouffville firemen had little trouble ex tricating her from the vehicle but had to work carefully because of multiple fractures and internal bleeding a small dog belonging to mr and mrs david mintz and family manitoba street stouffville was riding in the rear seat and escaped with only minor cuts the pet was removed by fireman bill brown and taken to the stouffville veterinary clinic according to police the deceased was southbound near the entrance to sleepy hollow golf course when her car veered to the east into the north bound lane to avoid collision the truck driver swerved to the left just as the victim pulled back they crashed headon a dog riding in the rear of the mcburney auto is removed by fireman bill brown it wasnt seriously hurt jim thomas fire destroys couples home muss lake fire completely gutted the in terior of a hillsdale dnve home tuesday morning leaving only the smoking charred exterior standing according to neighbors eddie and stephanie morgan were away at work when the blaze occurred their two young children a boy and girl were with a babysitter no injuries were reported they were a young couple just starting out one man said mike hazell of stouff ville on his way to work saw the smoke and turned in the alarm about 1045 am frank kelly and jim jessup two passersby kicked in the door in an at- tempt to see if there was anyone inside but heavy smoke forced them back firemen on the scene said the blaze might have started when something was left smouldering on the stove family outing marred by crash stouffville dans college boy was looking for ward to the big horse show in sudbury june 29 young peter was joyfully playing in his safety seat paula was talking to her husband bill nicholson as they drove along highway 69 near parry sound and pebbles the poodle was jumping about in the camper then nearly 200 miles from their destination a car travelling in the opposite lane crashed headon into their truck the truck camper and horse trailer which carried the nicholsons prizewinning horse were totally destroyed the fateful occupants escaped with fractures and bruises paula suffered a broken arm and peter only six months old received a broken leg bills injuries amounted to a crushed chest and several cuts and bruises the three were released from parry sound general hospital two days after the accident dans college boy un derwent an operation to remove four broken bones in his head he still has respiratory trouble due to the removal of his sinus bones paula is doubtful he will ever be able to attend another show but she says they will take him to one this weekend to see how he fares she has fond memories of the 14yearold champion he has done a lot for us hes won nearly everything hes been entered in and he sure earns his keep around here pebbles visited the vet to have her knee cap mended fortunately she was thrown clear of the camper and cared for by a friend during her or deal the family is resting quietly in their stouffville apartment honor lady balsam the commun is organizing a maw graham night to be held in t mount zion community centre august 18 from 7 to 9 pm mrs graham operated the balsam store for 34 years donations for gifts are being accepted by freda jordon tony carson mr and mrsi grant jones at the balsam store and lome jones the money must be in by july 31 ladies of the community are asked to provide food for the occasion rally support uxbridge the com munity has rallied to the support of earl bacon and family who suffered heavy financial losses when 26 milking cows and 42 sheep were lost in a barn blaze july 5 the animals were asphyxiated from fumes of noxious insulation that caught fire we are overwhelmed by the help weve received the bacon family said friends and neighbors assisted in cleanup operations and the removal of dead animals the bank of commerce in uxbridge is accepting donations for the bacon fire fund scholar receives proficiency award al redshaw of the claremont lions cinb presents vlnce morgan with the les parker memorial trophy for english proficiency vlnce received the prize at the grade eight graduation at claremont public school recently ed schroeter