oneida flatware sale ewellers 6404646 24m3inwstouffvffle 2344su 76 main n markhara vol 6 no 37 serving whitchuxchstouffville uxbridge area a metroland community newspaper- wednesday january 25 1984 flyers printed delivered one stop service quantities of 2000 and up call ths experts in stouffville ux bridge and area ne sribune 6402100 30 pages 40 ceritsi train slices transport truck driver remains unconscious cab wreckage strewn over a wide area stoufeville twen tysevenyearold darryl jensonof rr 2 stouffville is fighting for his life in hamilton general hospital mr jenson an employee on the staff of roclar car tage limited woodbine avenue markham was seriously injured wednes day when the tractor- trailer he was operating was cut in half by a via rail passenger train r skater wins earn j to ottawa stouffville it tion to the awards baft ferguson of tindale katers road stouffville it was the world just as excitingan ex- her mother said pensepaid trip for two the draw was spon- to the world figure sored by the cahadian the collision occurred at a level crossing on a private road south of royal wind sor drive in oakville the twocab selfpropelled train was eastbound from toronto to london the speed limit along that sec tion of line is 80 miles per hour after the impact that scattered wreckage over a wide area the train pro ceeded further 225 yards down the track none of the 29 passengers was injured mr jenson was taken first to oakvilletrafalgar memorial hospital then transported to hamilton general when the severity of his injuries was learned his condition monday was described as poor one of the first to reach the accident scene was joseph corbett a chef at a nearby restaurant he and others covered the uncon scious driver with table cloths until an ambulance arrived property damage was estimated at 80000 a halton regional police constable examines all that remains of the cab of a tractortrailer after it was rammed by a londonbound via rail passenger train near oakville wednesday driver of the truck darryl jenson of rr 2 stouffville remains unconscious and in poor condition in hamilton general hospital photo courtesy oakville beaver harry bowes trustee predicts salary rollback stouffville trus tee harry bowes feels sure the ministry of education will roll back the latest selfauthorized salary in crease approved by the board at present the figure stands at 10541 00 up from 756000 in 1983 and 7200 going back to 1974 the hike spanning an eightyear period repre sents 39 percent should the ministry step in as it did in 1983 the roll back will be to dec 1 bowes said hes anticipating ac tion on the issue some time in march the whitchurch- stouffville board member considers his work as a form of community service i think we deserve something for expenses he said bowes said he voted against the increase when the motion came before the meeting it will likely come up again he sug gested but theres little chance of change if more money was deemed necessary he felt it should have been held to five per cent equal to the rate of inflation on the other hand he sees no reason why a trustee should be paid less than a municip al councillor when the board is placed in charge of a much larger budget trustee salaries are gov erned by the education act bowes explained while councillors stipends are scrutinized by no one stouffville town postmaster gary fisher admits to a malfunction of his olfactory nerves which means he cant smell last thursday this prob lem proved a benefit the odor inside the building was awfulso awful fisher was forced to let all six of his staff go home he was also compelled to call on the services of two odor detectors from toronto along with fire chief wal ter smith of stouffville the problem was traced to a front mail receiver in it they found a plastic con tainer and inside that two small batteries the investi gators learned that dale baranieski of rr 3 new market had apparently found a hotair weather bal loon on his property at lot 30 cone 4 whitchurch- stouffville the balloon for long service stouffville a montreal street resident has been honored by the south lake simcoe district of the boy scouts gladys clarkson was pre sented with a twenty year pin and a bronze medallion representing ten years ser vice mrs clarksons asso ciation with cubs and scouts goes back a total of 23 years shes the 1st vicepresident of the stouffville group committee and a strong supporter of scoutrcub pap er drives along with mrs clarkson others receiving service pins and medallions in- eludedbruce richards church street north doug simons mill street ian en- derwick watson drive and tony kilmartin blair road with parachute attached had been sent aloft from flint michigan jan 18 mr baranieski obeying in structions on the package mailed the unit back unfor tunately he neglected to disconnect the batteries and sulphur gas leaked out the potent smell soon filled the post office forcing the buildings evacuation at first we thought there was something wrong with the furnace fisher told the tribune he said conditions seemed to worsen every time someone opened the front mail shute but due to the fact he couldnt smell anything he had to rely on complaints from staff it was chief smith who advised everyone to get out fisher said in total eight hours working time was lost necessitating a full re port to head office no one had ever seen or smelled anything like it the postmaster said shed hounds v gain funds stouffville back in november bill kamps rupert avenue and ged stonehouse fairyiew avenue admitted to a weighty problem and vowed to solveit within four months bill then tipping the scales at a hefty 273 promised to pare down to 213 loss of sixty pounds ged a rotund 220 set himself a 40 pound weightloss goal down to 180 they accepted per pound pledges with all pro- ceeds going to the town rec centre fund howre they doing with five weeks to go the deadlines march 1 bill has reduced his bncebuldging biceps by 26 pounds hes down to 247 ged is missing 19 pounds off his middle and elsewhere hes down to 201 if bothmake their mark they will- raise close to 2000i we may have to ex tend the deadline a lit tle ged told the tri bune christmas was pretty tough on us both sordid acts shock town a super salesgirl stouffville over 5 million in sales what company wouldnt want lee weldonon staff lees an employee with gerry meharg li mited realtor of stouff ville she recorded this outstanding sales achievement in 1983 whats her secret work work work lee replied some times seven days a week lee says she doesnt concentrate on any one area estate properties- arid farms arenice she said but theres a grea ter turnover in residen tial lees been eight years in real estate all with the meharg firm the eighth wonder of whitchurchstouffville while this winter wonder falls short of niagara falls it prompts curious motorists to stop and take a second look the icecoated geyzer is located in front of the ashwanden x residence bethesda road west of cone 6 it seems the lawn fountain was still operating when temperatures drop ped well below freezing creating a fifteen foot glacier jlm thomas stouffville re ports of sexual assault in decent acts and porno movies involving adults and juvenile girls have resi dents in the area of stouffer street and thicketwood boulevard shaking their heads in anger and disgust charged with contribut ing to juvenile delinquency and several sexually- related offenses are michael soul 36 and his 28- yearold commonlaw wife catherine holway of 47 stouffer street south the young people in volved are said to be 13 and 14 years old their names have not been released acting on a complaint it was the community ser vices branch of york re gional police that began an investigation of alleged inci dents going on within the stouffer street house la ter detectives from no 28 division were called in and the two adults were arrested they appeared briefly in provincial court newmarket jan 19 the alleged offenses are said to have occurred dur ing the month of december the victims police claim were used as an audience during various sexual acts they were also sexually assaulted police say some residents the tri bune talked to on the street expressed shock at what theyd heard while others said they had suspected something strange was going on none could recall seeing any girls enter the house but said teenage boys often frequented the place both mr soul and mrs hol way have children of their own a big haul stouffville post sunoco main street west stouffville was the scene of a robbery last week when thieves forced their way into the premises and opened the safe cash che ques and credit card re ceipts totalling 11400 were stolen i public mischief a 26yearold ringwood woman has been charged with public mischief after a reported breakin at her pa rents home on hwy 48 she said a quantity of items had been stolen however police say no forced entry occurred and interior damage was caused by the complainant herself the suspect was arrested jan 18 and will appear in provincial court newmar ket feb 1