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roy lewis of glasgow recalls storm damage glasgow the recent violent storm that left a trail of death and destruction across parts of ontario brought back memories of a similar experience just one year ago for roy lewis of glasgow in uxbridge township the lewis farm buildings absorbed the full force of a violent wind that reached a velocity of close to 100 miles per hour roy and wife helen bad just started a longawaited vacation at their cottage near minden when word came through by phone they returned to find half the barn blown away six of seven nearlynew silos damaged and large trees uprooted all around the house so intense was the storm parts of buildings were carried a quarter mile away corn elevators were twisted like pipe cleaners these things he remembers however the kindness of friends and neighbors hell never forget on my arrival home there were at least fifty people already cleaning up the debris he said a week later some of them were still there because much of his acreage was in corn silos had to be reerected in a hurry they were in three short months the barn however still bears the scars of that frightening august 19 af ternoon total damage roy places at about 100000 at the time it seemed like the end of the world but i was so busy cleaning up the mess i had little chance to think about it he said but he still cant block the memory out of his mind stouf fville cemetery gates to shut nightly stouffville recent complaints of cars and motorbikes speeding along cemetery lane into the stouffville burial ground prompted councillor jim sanders to recommend the gates be locked every evening when the issue came up for discussion last week sanders said hed received several calls from area residents concerning the noise members voiced varied opinions on ways to solve the problem mayor eldred king said he knew of no other cemetery in the region where gates were locked at night councillor becky wedley referred to a bylaw already on the books that prohibits anyone from entering the site she suggested the police enforce it clerk ralph corner said a town employee could close the area off each evening but hed have to be paid someone suggested that should he forget to unlock it the next day it could be em barrassing if there was a funeral jim doble recommended that one of the local home owners look after the key when the vote was finally taken it was agreed that the gates should at least be closed to discourage traffic and van dalism i believe in free spirits concluded councillor bill kamps wat wrthum the second section thursday august 23 1979 district news sports ex- jr farmers hold reunion unionville it will be a gathering of the clan saturday when the unionville jr farmers celebrate the 65th anniversary of their founding t with a barbecue and dance at the markham fairgrounds the event that will reunite members from all parts of the province will get underway at 7 pm while information related to the clubs origin remains a bit obscure a history of the organization published in 1946 lists lewis stiver as the first president alfred dyke vice- president and murray macklin secretarytreasurer the date was 1929 however charlie hooper took over the presidency the following year with frank brumwell the secretary for alex davidson rr 1 stouffville recollections go back to 1931 he was living at agincourt then ruby reesor was president of the ladies section then called the jr homemakers bill champion headed things up for the men meetings were held in the unionville vets hall bill champion was a born leader said alex he could organize anything club gettogethers on a monthly basis were so im portant he recalled nothing else was ever scheduled on those nights they would arrive by cars from all over since the district extended from stouff ville to agincourt often on winter nights the temperature in the hall would be close to zero he remembers the boys and girls met separately then joined together for the social later on when the girls filed in it was quite a fashion parade he said none of we boys wanted to miss that for some casual friendships blossomed into marriage like elliott and marjorie wheler harrington cam and jean thomson kennedy and sam and eva hunter gough while meetings were educational the social part was very important alex said interclub plays moonlight excursions picnics dances and skating parties were a few of the extracurricular activities the old malvern hall was always packed to the doors for dances blind lady flower show judge markham a flower without fragrance is no flower at all so say some hor- ticulturalists however the executive of the markham and dist hor- ticultural society wont go that far only half way for a first time theyve established a stop and smell class for their show monday aug 27 in the veterans hall washington street the category will be judged by judy davidson a blind person other classes are a garden favorite one to three blooms and a vase of mixed flowers entries will be accepted from 10 to 1130 am displays will be open to public viewing from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm fifteen year old vanessa woodhoose left and sister veronica 13 of goodwood turned fire volunteer friday when cinders from a northbound cnr freight train ignited grass along the rightofway brigades from stouffville and uxbridge were summoned to help extinguish the blaze jim thomas goodwood call in uxbridge weve got a dandy going here came in the order to the firehall in stouffville friday after every piece of equipment had been despat ched the problem that sent calls out for extra recruits was caused by an uxbridgebound cnr freight train loaded with logs pulling hard under excess weight the engines manifold overheated spewing out hot chunks of carbon into tinderdry grass sections along the right- ofway through the hamlet of goodwood burst into flame forcing brigade volunteers to soak the area from some distance away at one point close to two dozen citizens armed with brooms bags and shovels joined in to help somehow somebody got word through to the crew carolyn bolter told the tribune and the train was stopped near the level crossing at the 3rd concession they joined the bucket brigade but were fighting a losing battle until firemen from uxbridge and stouffville arrived she said jr match stouffville a competition and coaching clinic for all juniorage plowmen in the area will be held sat sept l on the farm of floyd forsyth hwy 47 north of stouffville begin ning at 10 am les smith of blackwater will serve as judge the top two entries will represent the north york branch at the international match near chatham next month a community remembered he remembers admission was fifty cents and this included lunch liquor played no part we had fun without it he said the unionville club once had its own orchestra alex recalls elliott harrington played the violin jack cavanagh and cam kennedy were square dance callers they also had some com- petetive hockey and ball teams history relates how sam gough stole so many bases they had to nail them down ken deacon was a tower of strength in goal enthusiasm was the key to the clubs success said alex no one wanted to be left off the executive and come markham fair it wasnt unusual to have thirty show up to prepare the display backin jhose f members were even more economyconscious than now when cars pulled up to the hall there was no end to the number who piled out they didnt have heaters didnt need them joked alex they werent cadillacs and lmcolns either held together by baling wire he said these and other good times will be recalled saturday a short program is planned around 830 pm between the end of the barbecue and the start of the dance train spreads fire back in july maudie graham sold the country store at balsam and moved to port perry however residents of that community and beyond felt anyone who had served their needs so faithfully for so long thirtyfour years was deserving of formal recognition so on saturday evening friends and neighbors said thankyou at a maudie graham night in the mount zion community centre special speakers included the honorable william g newman left and rolph corson one of the chief organizers of the event mrs graham was presented with a color television set a purse of money and a card signed by everyone in the area jj thomas assist at tornado site claremont it looked like veils coming down from the sky and the lightning danced on the ground thats how one woodstock area resident described the tornado which struck august 7 and stan and mary mcmullen of claremont were there to see the devastated remains of the community and to offer their services in the slow wearisome cleanup they became involved in the volunteer program through the uxbridge baptist church whose congregation is deeply concerned over the plight of families there even though the family was on holidays they packed their camper and along with their youngest son gary and his friend john smith went to the site we just couldnt believe it said mary it was just like a new home in country claremont looking for a spacious fivebedroom house in the country if so swiss realty inc of mississauga has just the home for you its custom built on 42 acres of ground has a central air- conditioning and vacuum system a sunken living room a solid oak stairway and many other extras too numerous to mention the estatetype dwellings located on the westney road east of the claremont con servation area it was built by keffer contracting co of rr 1 markhsm for exmaple leaf defenceman bobby baun the asking price is 375000 bomb had gone off and everything had been blown to pieces you had to see it to believe it mary was involved in the cleanup of debris along side her husband and son stan said it was rare to find a single board in one piece in an area fifteen miles long there was absolutely nothing everything was literally demolished there were only a few tree trunks he said stan said there was a strong sense of community fellowship during the time they were there the group who went from uxbridge are very dedicated and caring people they are continuing to do everything they can to help mary said it was sad to see father beat his son markham last spring nine year old markham boy disobeyed his father and arrived home late from school the angry dad beat his son so severely the lad required treatment in hospital last week gordon sparks appeared before judge fd white in newmarket court charged with assault causing bodily harm he entered a plea of guilty counsel for the accused told of the fathers frustrations because of his sons disobedience hes been going through sheer hell because of his actions he said promising that an attempt was being made to work things out so it wouldnt happen again the boy is now living with foster parents the court was told judge white suspended the passing of sentence until the report from a psychiatric examination is received belongings that people had worked for all their lives being gathered up by bulldozers and burned one lady asked me to keep my eyes open for her wedding rings she said even though they could only be at the site a couple of days their help was greatly ap preciated by those who must begin a new life after losing everything experts estimate the tor nado had winds reaching up to 350 miles an hour the storm lasted about three minutes that three minutes will be long remembered by those who now suffer damage as a result but they will also remember the assistance of those who travelled far from home to lend a helping hand garage application goes to committee stouffville an application for permission to erect a repair garage at the don anderson haulage site main street west has been adjourned to the committee of adjustment following a presentation before planning board aug 7 lawyer don hindson representing the firm said the company would prefer to see the 142 ft by 82 ft building con structed towards the back of the 10acre property as to avoid unnecessary disorder in the front yard area the firm it was learned would be eligible for a permit almost automatically if they wanted to add onto an existing structure however since the request is for an independent building approval is required from the adjustment com mittee at present eight mobile cement trucks are ac- commodated there seventeen less than under a previous ownership mr hindson ex plained that only eight are needed to serve the area the gravel truck depot ac commodates sixty vehicles up from five since 1967 new hamlet signs whitchurch eight communities in the town of whitchurch stouffville qualify for new regional name signs but theres no guarantee theyll get them according to a list prepared by the regions engineering committee vandorf wesley corners stouffville musselmans lake ringwood preston lake ballantraeand vivian are all entitled to j receive identifying place signs the criteria is that a hamlet mukhowfi or attempt tojtehowa on a road marram have at least one servicecentre to provide food and fuel to the public