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oneida flatware sale from 6404646 24 main st w stouffyilie serving whitcburchstouffville uxbridge area jountrye tyme irealtyltd as you suoeoown toe bannister of j ufe may all the splinters point in the foa right direction- gjg v645090 6w6090 vol 98 no 36 a metrolandf community newspaper wednesday january 8 1986 42 pages 50 cents 1 blaze destroys farm house two buses familys refuge glasgow nine members of a glasgow family are crammed into the confines of two stationary buses after fire destroyed the in terior of their rented farmhouse on the second concession of ux bridge township dec 26 the children and grandchildren of charles sheffield and beverley tustin are utilizing this tempor ary accommodation until some thing more permanent can be found six are living in one bus and three in another beverley says shes thankful theyre all alive the blaze attributed to faulty wiring started in an upstairs bed room and quickly spread sons stephen and eddie awakened the rest of the family they escaped only in night attire when attempts to put the fire out proved fruitless beverley went outside and threw the breaker on an front yard pole cutting hydro off to the house she then ran barefoot through the snow to the residence of david mackenzie some distance away due to the hour 5 am she had to bang several times on the door in the meantime daughter cindy had driven into stouffville and called the fire department from a pay phone at tenth line and main five suspects charged stouffville fiye men ranging in age from 25 to 32 have been arrested and charged follow ing- an attempted theft at the stouffville iga dec 29 the suspects all from metro toronto were to appear in court jan 8 today they turned them selves in over a threeday period after contact was made by inves tigating officers of york regional police each is charged with theft under 1000 while volunteers were able to save the house the interior is damaged beyond repair airport officials plan to tear the structure down the tribune was told theres no insurance on the con tents mr sheffield was able to save a few pieces of clothing and most of the familys christmas presents their furniture was either badly scorched or destroyed mrs tus tin said son stephen suffered the only injury he was struck in the chest when the television set exploded were alive and all together thats the main thing beverley said she told how members of the claremont and goodwood lions clubs had come to their assist ance with vouchers totalling three hundred dollars most of this has already been used to buy clothes while mrs tustin says the two buses are heated they lack toilet facilities and all drinking water must be boiled the couple are looking for something more permanent and airport officials have promised to contact them as soon as a place becomes avail able anyone able to assist is asked to call the tribune office at 640- 2100 six members of a glasgow family are living in this bus and three in another after fire ravaged the interior of their farm house on the second concession of uxbridge township the vehicles lack washroom facilities and all drinking water must be boiled the parents are presently looking for permanent accommodation jim thomas terrier returns stouffville back in november linda clark welcomed a wnairedxetrierintottefayiiilybboth dnve home hours la- ter the appreciative pooch gave birth lo eight pups since then all have been adopted all except the mother a canine control officer at kennel inn aurora said that due to space restric tions shed have to be put to sleep mrs clark couldnt sit idly by and see this happen shes bringing the pet horxie today t- problem is the clarks already have one dog we dont need another linda said besides were not sure the two will get along she wants someone to adopt the terrier its welltrained and very friendly linda told the tribune shed make a wonderful pet mrs clark claims it wouldnt have been right to have the dog put down she said shed been in touch with the pound almost daily just to make sure this didnt happen anyone interested in giving the pet a good home should call 6403335 residents not informed delay postal boxes own mayor urges supt clifford cox hangs up holster whitchurch onmarch 15 1956 clifford cox joined the mar- kham twp police department as a constable on march 31 1986 hell retire from the york regional force as a superintendent his climb up the ladder of suc cess spanning aperiod of thirty years holds memories that could fill a large book however supt cox has no plans to write his memoirs hell be too busy feeding horses and shovelling snow despite the pressures of region al law enforcement cliff cox has never lost touch with his roots he can now sit back and joke about incidents that at the time seemed deadly serious he can even recall the names of fellow officers who like uniformed sar dines operate out of the button- ville station yith exacting effi ciency helping people with their prob lems has been the most satisfying about turn stouffville when lay participation in parks and re creation was abandoned in 1983 fran sainsbury then a councillor in ward 4 voted against the mo tion now as mayor of whitchurch- stouffyille she feels council did the right thing with several major projects then on the go including the new rec centre it was only right that decisions be made by elected rep resentatives mayor sainsbury said much was accomplished she stated the one major hurdle left is what to do with the old arena when this issues resolved mrs sainsbury hopes to turn parks and recreation back to a commit tee of lay people with council rep resentation we have residents here with expertise in this area mayor sainsbury said a decision on the old arena is expected early in the year 1 part of police work for cliff suc cess in anything depends on co operation he says this he re ceived both from the police and the public will he miss it sure i will he admits but im prepared he looks on country liv ing as a form of therapy so does wife marion they love their new home and the 22 acres that sur rounds it any regrets supt cox was asked id like to see the tribbling murder solved he replies any unsolved case is always on your mind cliff and doug tribbling started their police careers together supt cox comes by his profes sion honestly in fact police work is a family affair brother har vey was chief of the markham twp force his uncle art harri son headed up the op p detach ment at vandorf and his uncle john harrison held the position of district chief of metro toronto yes police work has been good for me he agrees ive also tried to be good for it success in any thing depends on cooperation stouffville mayor fran sainsbury has recommended no additional footings be installed for community mail boxes in stouffville until residents are ful ly informed about whats going on mayor sainsbury made the re quest at the conclusion of a meet ing with postal officials friday about 85 of the units will be lo cated in town none more than 600 feet from any one house the new pickup and delivery system goes into effect this spring possibly march dale wells community mail box coordinator told the tribune improved service is the main reason for the change weils said only on rare occasions to purch ase stamps and money orders will it be necessary for people to go to the post office however those persons living in close pro ximity to the central depot will still pick up their mail there councillors wilf morley jim sanders and wayne emmerson said theyd received complaints from several homeowners with respect to proposed box sites the majority of these will now be moved officials agreed its a good program said councillor sanders but every one in town must be informed otherwise it could go down the drain wells admitted to a breakdown in public relations due to a changeover in staff 1 individual boxes will be identi fied by a street address each boxholder will receive a set of two keys should these be lost the lock will be changed and new keys provided the community mail box sys tem is free of charge stouffvilles present postal code loh 1lo will change but not for a year so firms can use up existing stationery the same goes for the stouffville rural routes although boxes will not be placed in these areas the maximum number of cus tomers per box will be 38 with the average about 23 wells said locv al couriers have been advised of the system he stated three new jobs will be created ambulance only on trial a policeman thirty years superintendent clifford cox will retire from the york rcgiona force march 31 mr cox says if he had his life to live over again he would choose the same career he and wife marion have purchased a 22acre retirement property on the aurora sidcroad east of ballantrae where they wilt raise and board horses jim thomas stouffville the ambu lance is stationed in stouffville as a pilot project councillor ron robb told the tribune this week if the demand for service between 12 midnight and 8 am warrants roundtheclock operation approval is likely councillor robb chairman of the protection to persons and property committee met with ministry officials tuesday theres a lot of money in- sports promoter stouffville this is not a time for exaggerated grief but a time for gratitude gratitude for a life that was long happyand useful these words were spoken by rev cecil tillerof stouffville un ited church at the service satur day for milton milt smith formerly of stouffville and more recently of 19 adelaide street pefferlaw mr smith died dec 31 at river glen haven nursing home sut ton he was 91 milt smith was best known for his operation of stouffville flor ists a flourishing market garden and greenhouse business on ninth line south he was assisted there by his late brother george he was also an enthusiastic sportsman following the exploits of the stouffville red sox base ball club and serving in a man agerial role with the stouffville clippers of the oha he was a strong supporter of the arena construction project in the late 1940s his was a lifetime of service rev tiller said a life of giving rather than getting besides his wife mr smith is survived by one brother frank he was predeceased by brothers george william fred and john spring interment will be made at stouffville cemetery volved robb said in a telephone interview monday he explained- that to keep the vehicle operation- al 24hoursaday will required eight fully trained persons on staff i want the facts and figures councillor robb said the busiest periods robb ex- plained are from eight in the morning until twelve at night af ter midnight it could be extreme- ly busy or nothing at all its hard to know he pointed out that while a price cant be placed on human life commonsense must prevail according lo robb the minis- try of health is monitoring thie- stouffville situation with com- parison checks during hours from 8 am to 4 pm 4 pm to 12 mid- night and 12 midnight to 8 am j if the situation warrants ill push forit the ward 2 councillor stated with respect to post- midnight service but there are aj lot of questions that must be answered first top lawyer takes case j noted criminal lawyer clay ruby is representing guy morin 25 of qucensville at his first degree murder trial that opened in ontario supreme court london yesterday morin is accused of killing nineyearold christine jessop also of queensville the two families were neighbors christine disappeared from her home oct 3 1984 her body was found dec 31 1984 near sonya east of sunderland an autopsy showed she had been sexually molested and stabbed several times here in stouffville the case has attracted much interest be- cause morin was a member of the towns concert band at the time of his arrest he was en route to stouffville to attend a band practise when stopped by police on hwy 48 at ballantrae