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a4 tribune january 8 1986 editors mail felt sorry dear editor several weeks ago a reader wrote to your newspaper concera- ing his experiences after picking up two girl hitchhikers on hwy 48 c i also made this a practise but no more despite the fact i often feel f sorry for young people thumbing rides this incident occurred late one night the girl was standing south of the ringwood intersection 1 hwys 47 and 48 she looked about 1 eighteen it was cold and she wasnt i dressed very warmly i stopped and she told me she was going as far as agincourt i wasnt planning to go that far or in that direction but i felt sorry for her i j made out it was on my way and it was no trouble as we approached markham she told me she was running away from home and was really going to toronto where in toronto she wasnt sure she pleaded with me to take her all the way i didnt know what to do i ex pected her parents would be looking for her come morning i felt i was contributing to juvenile delinquen cy she was only fifteen not eighteen rather than turn her out in the cold or take her back to ring- wood i took her to the yongefinch subway handed her ten dollars and wished her good luck she was very appreciative ive since wondered if i did the right thing i know for sure the problem would never have occurred had i not pick- ed her up in the first place itll nev er happen again sincerely fred houghton alderwood street stouffville golly gee offisher i didnt know you was checking people pasht new years the tribune established 1888 bruce annan pat pappas jenn1 hutt publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan kelly connelly display advertising dept lvnn moore real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon karen morton national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroland priming publishing distributing ai 54 main st stouffville ont let 6402100 single copies 50 subscriptions si 700 per year in canada 4750 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickering news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the willowdate mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawaarvhitby this week oshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhill liberal the scarborough mirror the markham economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing end distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around needles not for me by jim thomas editorials i people not informed t eightyfive community mail boxes jrill be located in stouffville approx imately one every 600 feet r this is an excellent service only a few steps short of doortodoor delivery operation of the system is expected to start this spring i while the proposal has our support tfere disappointed at the poor job of flublic relations implemented by canada post except for handout sheets at the local post office and a page 1 story in saturdays weekender people havent been properly told whats going on naturally folks are curious when someone begins digging holes on the ejdge of front lawns residents wonder whats happening r town councillors received com plaints resulting in a meeting with post al authorities friday r several box sites will be moved i but this may only be the tip of the ice- burg when other homeowners are made fully aware of the plan they may complain also approval of the community mail box service didnt occur over night its been weeks even months in the making plen ty of time to put the public relations machinery in motion maintaining the image for which it is known canada post was slow slow in getting its story to the people this tends to tarnish what we believe is an excellent project if the service isnt to begin until march wed recommend nothing permanent be established until the opin ions of all complainants are heard i know youre not going to like this dr glenn graham told me five days be fore christmas but i want a blood sam ple to check your cholesterol my heart and everything above and below it sank to my boots it was as if he as judge and jury had just passed the death sentence for a crime i didnt commit i felt that bad so bad i didnt respond i just sat there and shook no one except those afflicted with an antineedle phobia could appreciate my apprehension at that moment and the days that were to follow to step out from the curb in front of an anderson transport was the first thing to enter my mind yes to me a blood test request is good reason to end it all while my cholesterol count was no 1 on the doctors check list it wasnt the only thing there were also five other areas of concern i realized it was all for my own good even though i might not survive ive a weeks holidays coming up i replied after five minutes of silence ill do it then glenn nodded okay the time period in between was agony even tainted my christmas regardless i made the appointment for dec 30 at 5 pm heather the receptionist welcomed me with a smile and suggested i take a seat i guess you remember me from the last time i said her nod indicated yes lab techni cians never forget strange patients after a few minutes of continuous squirming i received the best news id heard all week youre in luck she said cant do it today you have to go twelve hours with out eating come back tomorrow it was like someone had just cut the hangmans noose a oneday reprieve what a relief butat ten on tuesday i was back heather introduced me to sylvia a lovely looking young lady bearing no re semblance to the human vampire id en visioned please tell her my problem i pleaded heather indicated she already had sylvia i was soon to learn wasnt one to fool around not with me anyway with two other donors waiting in the wings she had reason to get on with the job ill take off my shoes while you get me a drink of water i said she indi cated i could jolly well get my own drink before prostrating myself on a hard- board cot i noticed a wreath resembling a funeral crepe hanging directly over my head that really settled my nerves is the needle sharp i asked ive been up all night sharpening it just for you she replied i knew she was pulling my leg on command i closed my left hand using the other to cover my eyes great beads of perspiration stood out on my forehead with the overflow dripping from the end of my nose the impact between needle and vein was not so much a prick but a sting the ordeal lasted only seconds i couldnt be lieve when it was over however while sylvia went about her business jabbing some other poor soul i lay there too sapless to move a muscle even after five minutes my legs felt like spaghetti i wobbled when i walked but i persevered an accomplishment that makes me feel great for it marks only the second time in my life ive come through the ordeal without flopping like a cold fish on the floor i do have a reaction however so se vere it may force me to return the technician taped the bandaid on so tightly surgery may be necessary to get it off but at least it prompts enquiries and gives me an opportunity to tell everyone my story from the files of 69 from the tribune files of august 14 1969 the following items are gleaned winnifrcd ann skinner 21 daughter of mr and mrs jack skinner somerville street stouffville graduated as a ste wardess with air canada leslie kinton 18 son of mr and mrs stanley kinton edward street stouff- please help on dec 26 a family of nine was made homeless when an early- morning fire destroyed the interior of their rented house at glasgow northeast of stouffville although no one was injured the occupants were lucky to get out alive most of what they owned was lost the content was not insured the lions clubs of clarcmont and goodwood have been quick to re spond so far theyve contributed 300 most of which has been used to buy clothes the familys extremely apprecia tive but the problem doesnt end with the purchase of clothing and food nine people have no place to live as of sunday they were crowded into two old buses parked on the property the vehicles lack washroom facilities proper heat and hydro theyre fire traps weve long prided ourselves as being a caring community lets show we really care and find these folks a home the tribune will pass on all calls received once these people have a roof over their heads wc can pro- vide for the necessities of life most of us take for granted our number is 6402100 please help stouffville has changed in twenty years recognize any landmarks this is stouffvilles main street looking cast from lloyd avenue as it appeared twenty years ago notice the vast open space at the rear of the old arena the ratcliff block now the site of the canadian imperial bank of commerce can be seen at the corner of market and main streets the building was destroyed by fire in 1971 ville was awarded a 500 scholarship to be applied to tuition fees at the royal conservatory of music rev stanley grant conducted a ser vice of baptism at the stouffville com munity pool the following persons were baptized mrs phyllis gedling kelly michell sheryl forsyth shane cogs well vincent cogswell mr and mrs charles oxley douglas page murray hughes and james saunders the con gregation numbered fiftyfour mario petramala proprietor of marios hair styling main street stouffville suffered a fractured skull and two broken bones in his neck when he fell from a ladder while washing win dows on the second storey of his shop he struck a first floor awning and landed on the cement sidewalk below reeve alvin redshaw of uxbridge township reported many people opposed to the construction of a ccm plant in that municipality the clerk was instructed by council to contact re venue properties limited and find out exactly how much land would be re quired to accommodate the factory in itially 200 acres was thought needed to handle a building of such size markham police chief fred white re ported vandalism totalling 4000 on the site of markham volkswagen hwy no 7 chief white said the damage was caused by vandals jumping up and down on the roofs of automobiles the tribune published a photo of the entrance class at stouffville public school dated 1933 students included- donald rowbotham gordon baker le- land fairies bruce stover john smith morley brown elmer winn bert clark- son ruth nendick gloria castle ma rion hastings luella mcmullen ruth marshall jean pipher laurel thomp- son ruth ferguson joe austin walter holden ivan goudie ruth dowswcll molly grey edith grubin evelyn- dougherty bill still ken rusnell elrie thompson gordon hoover george bartholomew garnet fletcher gordon hare and floyd forsyth donna ratcliff daughter of mr and mrs donald ratcliff rr 4 stouffville graduated from john brown university in siloam springs arkansas with a bsc j degree in radio ant television produci tion 1