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wssmmmmmmmm diamond engagement rings lfjfj i 7 24fainwsotibnfc 2344844 t 7sltainnuum t vvt jfs vu ametroiand community newspaper ajx v vr- volm01rrv wednesday may 18 1983 36 pages 35 cents gjlvmlslpsmuuulps stars and stripes dairy interest savings 81manststoumnfc 6404000 seizure stouffville ill fight it i have to blarie burnie of stouf f vil- le sound and music feels betrayed by recent police action that resulted in charges of possession and circulation of obscene mate rial being laid against him self his partner tom bril- linger and staff employee william edward card mr burnie a town businessman 13 years claims he has a reputation to protect and resents any action by police that could give him and his associates a criminal record in all 51 tapes valued in excess of 4000 have been seized some of the same movies are currently being shown in toronto theatres he says he feels if anyone should be charged its the distributor what bothers burnie most is thewaythe raid was car ried out he said two months ago police from york re gion visited his premises and requested two cassettes be removed from the shelves he readily com plied expecting such checks of his stock would be common practice instead two different officers came in with search warrants and informed him charges would be laid im no judge ot what is and what isntobscene burnie told the tribune each store owner should be provided a list so he knows whats permissable and what isnt he de scribed the situation as de grading and embarras sing burnie says that to fight the case could cost him up to 20000 even worse it could drag on for up to eight months he says the police acted on a complaint he notes however that no one has ever compjained to him he denies theclaim such tapes are purchased by children all are marked adult he explained and none at his store are sold to customers under eighteen burnie shudders at the thought of a conviction it could effect his bonding and the future of his business and still he wonders what constitutes something obscene where does one draw the line kind of strange hecon- cluded a movie can show violence even someone being decapitated thats okay but not sex we see worse right in our own living rooms donations now 14000 markham the char lie warriner fund has top ped 14000- this latest fi gure was announced mon day by allan nichols rr 1 gormley charlie warriner is the 21- yearold markham area man partially paralyzed following a freak hockey accident last december the money will cover the cost of a fullyequipped lift van including the installa tion of hand controls in addition to private donations 1725 was raised through a dinner and dance at the stagecoach res taurant april30 and 1405 at a dance euchre and cro- kinole party in the victoria square community centre may 13 i had no idea it would be anything like this mr nichols told the tribune the response he said had surpassed all expectations isobel nigh of stouffville a main organizer of fri days event said she was very pleased she noted that caller frank barkey had attended from black- stock at no charge and the victoria square lions club had donated the hall ab out the only thing we had to buy were doughnuts she said many door prizes were also offered including a years membership at roll ing hills firefighters golf and country club valued at 550 the winner was ellis britton of claremont charlie attended the func tion and thanked everyone fortheir interestand sup port the 80s way to travel orchard park public school wednesday was like a scene from the motion picture around the world in eighty days as a giant hotair balloon took off into the wild blue yonder while several students were anxious to go for a ride principal john hincks kept a close eye on possible stowaways the balloon is owned by the beckers milk company jim thomas to protest abortions york region york central hospital at rich mond hill is coming under fire from the right to life association theyork south branch of this organization claims abortions are being per- formed there by choice the membership is pro testing this policy on sunday may 29 a si lent march will be held at the hospital site on trench street between 2 and 3 pm we have exhausted all other means of showing our communitys rejection of these merciless killings at york central a committee spokesperson said the destruction of innocent hu man lives must stop association representa- piped water whitchurch thir teen homeowners in the for- mer twpof whitchurch will receive an alternate water supply piped directly from stouffvilles arterial system however a project of this magnitude takes timemayor eldred king told the tribune contract tenders closed may 12 all- thirteen residents were gi vertan opportunity to obtain bottled water until the hookup was complete but not all complied he stated its his understand- ing however that all have agreed to utilize pipedin supplies i this service was con tained in an agreement worked out by thetowh and owners of the landfill site as- partj6f a compromise in v allowing dump operations to continue into 1985 y ttl tives have discussed the issue with the hospitals medical staff and have raised the subject at annual meetings without success they say they plead help us protest the killing of the weakest most innocent member of the human family golf club breakin melville york re gional police are investigat ing a breakin thursday at the windmills golf club house kennedy road rr 1 unionville clubs tools and a quantity of liquor were stolen the loss is valued at over 8000 the thieves also attempted to open the office safe but failed a sour note police are seeking a cus tomer who entered the stouffville sound and music and purchased a violin for 535 he paid 195 cash for the instrument and post dated two cheques for 170 each both were later re turned marked no account whitchurchstqtiffville townonly tax average2 1 6 deadlittes may 23 victoria day is a holiday the tribune office will be closed however the publication date may 25 is un- changed to enable staff to maintain deadlines all dis- play real estate and class- lied ads must be in no later than 5 pm- friday your cooperation is appreciated presents cheque stouffville whitchurchstouffvilles recreation complex fund is 1000 richer thanks to the generosity of montreal canadien centre star keith acton and 1100 richer thanks to the generosity of his wife ive kept a close eye on the needs and desires of the new sports complex and i dont see why we cant all pull together and make it a reality the fastskating forward told a meeting of council last week when i was a kid there was always an arena for me to skate and play hockey in he said id like every one else to have the same opportunity on presenting the cheque to mayor eldred king he said i thought it was for 1000 but my wife must have made a mistake its for 1100 said mayor king the town appreciates very much this very generous donation to the recreation complex we also thank you for the recognition you have brought to our municipality through your professional skills muster stouffville the stouffville fire brigade will host its second annual mus ter june 11 with a mam moth parade down main street and competition in the park time of the procession is 11 am with the games to follow at one co ordinator of the event is volunteer charles jackson stouffville for municipal purposes only the average homeowner in whitchurchstouffville will pay 21612 in 1983 up 2802 over last year however combined with education and regional costs the average taxpayer here will fork over 115000 education ex pense consumes 677 of this figure locally the tax hike is 149 per cent with 95000 earmarked for new and im proved services a deben ture payment on expansion of the stouffville fire hall and the setting up of an au xiliary fire station at bal- lantrae accounted for much of theincrease mayor eldred king told the tribune recreation ex- penses are also up he said the budget total stands at 1816831 with 138166629 to be raised through taxa tion grants and subsidies make up the difference cutbacks were made in several areas mayor king explained including the library the library boards request was 16000 more than received cur rent economic and employ ment conditions were consi dered he said costs related to fire pro- tection are up by 87784 re creation by 45788 and the library by 4293 mayor king said 75000 had been set aside in the budget for roadimprove- ments in the cedar beach area of musselmans lake this work he said would be completed in 1983 with the residents paying 50 per cent of the cost charged thirtyeightyear old richard pettersen of scarborough driver of a southbound vehicle that struck the gilbert car heacuon has been charged with criminal negligence causing death a police spokesman with the beaverton de tachment of the opp verifiedthis tuesday petterson suffered only a broken nose in the crash brcnda gilbert 21 of sutton and former- iy of stouffville died in stantly her husband brent is recovering in york county hospital newmarket fashion in action- may 25 one of the most colorful fashion shows yet held in stouffville is planned for the high school auditorium next wednesday may 25 at 8 pm models will include lovely susan lee farrow of rupert avenue with apparel by the marguerite shoppe and villager mens wear susans sister julie roy will be in charge of makeupmn addition to the fashion promenade several music and dance numbers will be fea- tared proceeds will go to the town recreation centre fund jim thomas fulloflife christian loss mourned stouffville a young and beautiful girl who at an early age gave her heart to jesus christ with these words rev fred francis of wesley free methodist chapel scarborough described the life of 21yearold brenda gilbert victim of a tragic twocar collision may 8 on hwy 48 north of mount albert rev francis deli vered the eulogy in co- operation with rev jim clubine at the funeral ser vice wednesday in the stouffville missionary- church where brenda and 1 husband brent attended brent remains a patient in york county hospital new market i a beautiful singer- and a talented pianist brenda was a fulloflife christ- ian he said ai his- voice breaking with emotion rev francis admitted to no easy v answers words arc trite at a time like this he said but the grace of god is sufficient brenda was born july 9 1961 the daughter of jim and annette sturge rr 3 stouffville while her pa rents lived at goodwood she attended uxbridge secondary school then dr gw williams in aurora brenda gilbert fi4v v following their move to the ballantrae community af- ter graduation she enrolled at seneca college she and brent were married nov 8 1980 and only two months ago purchased a new home at sutton their pride and joy her parents said on occasions she helped out at emmanuel interna- tional and at teen ranch near caledon where her sis ter and brotherinlaw au- drey and glenn cordery are assistant directors she was an employee on the staff of topp and zarefs- ky solicitors sheppard avenue scarborough besides her husband and parents she is survived by four brothers tom and don of brougham david in gravenhurst edward at i home and two sisters lor- raine mrs robert far- quharsonajax arid audrey mrs glenn corderyof caledon interment was madeat stouffville cemetery t i