Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 4, 1982, p. 9

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s i- v t y mm j w jross stevenson mpp for the ontario riding t he was accompanied byhis constituency secret- of durhamyork was in claremont friday- ary sheila adams of claremont- speaking to constituents at the community hall jim thomas end of an era kinsale hooker and over a wide district was estab- sons ltd one of the oldest and lished back in 1931 fiftyone largest gm dealerships in the area has passed out of exist ence with the holding of an auc- tion sale at thekinsalesite i such scenesare notuhcom- mon today a sign of the times commented morley bain sheriff for durham re- gion its happening to many good and respectable citizens who through no faultof their own have run into financial difficul- tyhesaid j thekinsale firm distribu tors of general motors cars years ago none of the family was present to witness its de mise during the first six months of 1982- total of 5j383 canadian companies have declared bank- ruptcy the problem is attri buted to inflation high interest and mortgage rates and a cut back in spending by the general public but as one business goes under another is riding the crest ofsuecess homer stephens of greater toronto auctions mississauga indi cated all is going well for them when things are good we do good and when things are bad we do better he said receipts from the hooker sale were esti mated at between 75000 and 8tfpoo ft claremont a policy of not putting all your eggs in one basket is proving a benefit to sfarmersin the riding of durhamyork during tough 7 agricultural times- mpp ross stevenson told the -tri- bune last week mr stevenson spent an after noon in claremont friday talking to constituents at the community hall farmers are becoming more diversified particularly in choice of crops he said in- stead of putting all their acreage in cornor wheat theyre experimenting with soybeans and even sunflowers- with considerable successhe observed describing agriculture in the riding as a significant indus try he said farmersin durham- york hadnt been- as hardhit as those in some other areas of ontarioeven those specializing in beef and pork r had been in it longenoughtb have their feet on the ground he said some had been forced to sellhoweyer he stated v v dairyfarmers werenfas- seriously affected the local member explained and while beef and pork prices are better they still go up and down like a cluding monetary donations receipts ex toilet seat stevenson pointed out- that v very few propertyowners in durham- york had applied for or had qualified for aid under the provinces farm adjust ment assistance program as for unemployment in the area the mpp said layoffsat general motors had been ex- perienced by some he noted however that with few major industries in thetriding the problem isnt assevere as in more urbanized centres j 800 three of the sale organizers above are left the claremont lionessclub held a bake sale friday on the brock road bypass with all pro- torightpenise norton sandy hill and shirley ceeds going to thecaroi rowe medical fund in- pilkey- ki v exceeded rjim thomas c lofcal private rail service claremont fifteen businessmen are considering the purchase of a commuter train to operate on the cpr linebetw torontoand peterborough i if successful the service would replacetke present via- rail systemslated to be with- drawn sept7 i t t v v a member of this industrious group is john lennox of janet- ville he admits the scheme is still lip in the air since no thing has beenfinalized with canadian pacific a lease arrangement must be worked out on the tracks a line that runs about 110 kilometers or 70 miles ifthe proposal goes ahead the train will operate five days a week from toronto-to- peterborough with stops along the way at claremont dag- mar myrtle and burketon it would be impractical to go all the way to havelock lennox said- the three coaches would be handled by two diesel locomo- tives to make it a paying proposi tion fares will likely increase by at least 25 percent lennox said depending on the number of stops involved- it would be strictly a private line with no government support he ex plained he said that due to the amount of work involved in finalizingthe scheme a short break in ihe service might be necessary after sept 7 nohitter claremont bobby ryan pitching ace for the claremont- legion blues has written his name into the 1982 oasa bantam d re- cordbooksiie fired a bril liant nohitter thursday as claremonf crushed wyevale 160 inthefirst game of the provincial zone finals s ryan faced only 22 batters in seven innings striking out the side in the 1st the 3rd the 5th the 6th- and the 7th a walk in the sixth robbed him of a perfect gamehe whiffed19 batters the hardthrowing right handerwiirbehonbred by the association through the presentation of a nohit cita- tion next spring in addition to his mastery on the mound ryan was also a power at the plate hitting four- for four including a home run andchalking up five rbis catcher frank soule and shortstop randy lyon also belted round- trippers lyon had four hits in six atbats markhendy had threeforfiveand scott har per had twoforthree heh- dy drove in four runs and harper two j t claremont is expected to wrap up the series when they host wyevale here wedhes- day tornight at 830 pm v jfe t uxbridge 5an ux- bridge area housewife was the big winner in last months wintario draw j- shirley oconnor ux- bridge rr 1 is richer by 100000 she and husband ralph plan to deposit thewindfall in thelbankjandcventually buy afarmthey nave two children both in their teens claremont cottage brock road bypass took advantage of abake sale fri- day sponsored by the claremont lioness club and by the time it was overterburidjb pm thecaroi rowe medical fund hadbvnefited by8i806 food plus doriatiohsvcame from all areas of the village af- v ter five hours on the road just about everything was sold denise norton one of the pro- jects cbordinators told the tribune 7 carol currently- undergoing treatment for a skin disorder at a clinic in west germany is ex pected home in about a week shesdoing well denise said following receipt of a let ter shes in good spirits corrective measures used by skin specialist pavelkozak haye a lotto do withdiet denise explained proper- clothing 100 cotton and exclusion from direct rays of thesun are also requirements shesaidc 1 originally it was expected t that carol might be home this weekend but the physician de- cidedshe should remain afew- extradays to date more thanll000 lions and lioness icliibs are holding adanceinlthe com- munity r tickets has been raised to help cover 15 a couple are available carols expenses including fromdenise norton 6492615 1000 contributed by her shirley pilkey 6492359 or at- grandfather thissatur- the door thedancebeginsat8 dayaug clavemontpm ss claremont the leagueleading claremont legion will battle brook- lin thursday night in the first round of the oasa int c zone playoffs the con test starting at 830 pm is h in brooklin park with the re turn game at claremont monday also at 830 the winner will advance against base davemckerizie2ridi greenbarik for thezone r pase larry pilkey3rdbas f championship 4v i jonessh6rtstopi if normmckenzie left field the claremont club will be dougrowe centre field a minus tvo key players mar- john pollard and bob legerv ty uzzell isvslatjedjfor righuieldlafrybrown is v urgeryinyorkcountyhos- the assistant coach don- vpital- newmarket this week vale the manager j and brian redshawisalso out of the lineup coach paul carruthers is confident his ace hurler- darrell norton will carry the team into the next round billicarruthers completes thebattery j roster includetodd pascbe pitcher gofd lehman dsti frank collins avid gardener had great smm v u v f t its called a millionaire family michael and joanne straughan of 1655getacir- straughan is the former joanne lyon daughter 2 cle pickering have a millionaires family re- h of jim and sharen lyon rr 3 stouffville mike fc wuuanfnicolas were born is the son os frank and marjorie straughan uxbridge twp frank collins a lifelong resident of uxbridge twp passed away suddenly on sat july 24 1982 francis william elwood col lins son of john and elizabeth poyner collins was born feb 15 1905- on the family farm cone 4 uxbridge where he re sided at the time of his death franks maternal great- grandparents the derushas were among the original pioneers who homesteaded just south of franks residence on the fourth line as a young man frank had an adventuresome spirit leav ing home for brief periods to vwork in gold mines at kirkland lake arid to travel on western excursion trains to help with prairie harvests on nov 28 1934 frank mar- ried marjorie sharrard and set tled on one of the collins family farms where they raised three children and two foster boys when he stoppedfarming t of jintand sharen lyou rr 3 stouffville mike frank worked for nearly 20 ceased him three years ago three greatgrandchildren i frank was an avid gardener funeral services were con- his beautiful flower and veget able gardens stand asa testi mony to hishobby he was ac tive inthe claremont golden age club and was a familiar participant at local card par ties in the area i he leaves to mourn his pas sing son jack of goodwood ducted by rev edith mcmani man of goodwood united church from the low and iibw chapel uxbridge wed juljr 28 with interment uxbridge cemetery v pallbearerswerefrarik moore alvin redshaw ivan norton gordon symes gordon daughters greta hudson bfj wilson and arnold maye flow- burnt river and ruth paxton of erbearers werenorm faulk- sandford foster son allah ner ron may charlie symes barter four grandchildren and and alan redshaw tv bell durham region- oshawas bruce mcarthur- july 23 at ajaxpickering hospital weighing 6 lbs 11 a ox and 5 lbs 2 oz respectively mrs goodwood jim thomas years asa miller- with the durham region and theasso- claremont cooperative retir- ciatioh of municipalities of ing in 1969his wife ontario yv st xv durham regional council has purged swift action calling j for the region to spearhead the fightv5 -1- the deadline for filing objecj tions is aug 16 f bellcanada has informed the region that a 151 per cent in- crease in revenue would allow the company to earn a return of 17 percent nextyear ij t kvarthuf described tl proposal as inflationari xl t f v u j i in voiced strong opposition to bell canadas proposed 15 perteht rate increasein1983 f this feeling will be written into a report now being pre pared for submissions the canadian radio television- telecommunications commis sion federal politicians in

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