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mm am m m mmmummwmmnmmmwmmm rcry- own a masterpiece barthau jewellers v 6404646 banquet facarries serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area a memorable dining experience sunday bkuncwsmoscaseord weddings 6406060 vol 100 no 24 a metroland community newspaper wednesday october 14 1987 66 pages 50 cents plowman seeks world title by jim thomas editor uxbridge a tractor and plow parked in the side yard sets apart the ewen drive home of barry and cheryl timbers from all the rest proud neighbors say the unit should be bronzed and mounted in the towns civic square for not only does it represent a canadian plowing championship but part of a long line of plowing championships that has engraved the timbers family name on the coveted esso trophy several times a match plowman26 years this most recent accomplishment marks barrys first canadian title the competition bringing together two of the best from each of canadas six provinces was held at coaticook quebec barry placed first and darryl hostrawser of belwood second the 39yearold uxbridge resident will now advance to the world championships in amana iowa sept 9 and 10 1988 ihave eleven months to get ready barry says with a smile working under inclement weather conditions barry rolled up 525 points in a rainshortened match hostrawser scored 511 vi barry describes their association as friendly competitors on one of the two days they plowed side by side barry trucked his own unit the 430 mile distance he hopes to do the same for the world the canadian title concludes a season in which barry took part in five local matches as well as the international near meaford hes only missed one international since 1962 since ewen drive is not the most appropriate place to practice barry works out on farms owned by cheryls brothers not too far from town the truck was on loan from eric timbers of markham thats the good thing about having generous cousins and brothers- inlaw he laughs but i havent received the bill yet the trip to coaticook was a family affair mrs timbers and daugh ters heather sharon and beth went along as well barry says its the first time in canadian championship history that competition has been cut short i was soaked for two days he said however both he and darryl would have continued into sunday but the smaller tractors were having problems barry explained the esso silver plow holds a prominent place in barry and cheryls home its unique that bob timbers barrys father was the firstever winner back in 1953 he followed this up with championships in 54 55 and 59 he presently serves as secretarymanager of the canadian board and a director with the world plowmens association other local names prominent on the esso trophy include joe tran 1954 and 1957 hugh baird 1956 flovd forsvth 1963 grant wells 1967 don dunkeld 1964 and 1975 ken brown 1976 and ken ferguson 1982 speeders vivian complaints of speeding have been reported to whitchurchstouffville council by residents of cherry street a residentialcommunity west of hwy 48 near vivian these in turn have been pas sed on to york regional police radar was set up in the area for 15 hours over a onemonth period eight motorists were charged whats significant about this is the fact the majority of drivers summonsed lived in the area under surveillance strike right stouffville a postal worker recruited from the divisional office in torontos downtown was given a rough verbal ride when she entered the stouffville post office friday she couldnt understand why- im management she told the tribune she said nothing physical occurred several inside workers established a picket line near the entr ance thats their right postmaster gary fisher said its also our right to continue to serve he called it a nowin situation the post office he explained is obliged to provide customer service and thats what were doing arm reattached physicians hopeful surgery a success auction sale glows with ageold antiques uxbridge most auction sale lists today include the word antique its an automatic crowd- drawer however some wouldbe buyers leave disappointed such will not be the case sat oct 24 the auction of genuine antiques the property of john kerr of markham is described as the sale of the year it will be held at lloyd wilson auctions ltd beaver road uxbridge on sat oct 24 starting time is 10 am with previews arranged for oct 22 from 1 to9 pm and oct 23 from 9 am to 6 pm an itemized list is published bouquet whitchurch ward 1 councillor margot marshall has tossed a verbal bouquet to the management of ram forest pro- ducts inc of whitchurch- stouffville at a planning advisory com mittee meeting oct 6 councillor marshall said the firm deserved to be complimented on the neat ness of its grounds and its method handling outside storage she suggested a number of other firms in town would do well to follow the companys example auctioneers auction stouffville when one auctioneer holds a sale for another some rare and unusual items arc anticipated so it is thursday at the stouff ville sales barn the property belongs to the estate of the late fred smith of newmarket mr smith was a li cenced auctioneer 65 years items include a round oak tabic a baby grand record play er some beautiful pieces of china and more the sale begins at 6 pm with viewing wednesday evening to night from 6 to 9 pm auctioneers are phil faulkner bill walker and jim couch elsewhere in this newspaper however several articles are of general interest even to the occa sional auction attender these in clude a 100piece set of iron stone dishes wheat pattern 18 shaving mugs and 12 moustache cups a paquegnat clock a school clock signed by george m hen dry co ltd a scottish clock circa 1890 a pine harvest table withdrawer a pine flatback cup board with 12 panes of glass a pine corner cupboard circa 1840 a dough box with warming drawer an oak medicine chest with bevelled mirror four hang ing cupboards a kennedytype rocking chair a childs scooter car stained glass church win dows a brass hanging lamp with prisms and cranberry opalescent shade two hanging lamps with prisms and floral shades violin banjo and trumpet and more this is a private collection that john kerr has acquired over the years everything is reported in mint condition by bruce stapley stouffville fast action by several people has been cre dited with not only saving steve navratils right arm but also his life the 25yearold thicketwood boulevard man remains a patient in st michaels hospital toron to after becoming entangled in a gravel screening machine near goodwood oct 2 the victims right arm severed at the shoulder has been reat tached doctors are guardedly optimistic the surgery will be suc cessful the accident occurred about 530 pm at lk haulage and supply cone 3 uxbridge it was coworker paul sarama- ki who responded immediately in an emergency situation he didnt see me where id been seconds before recalls steve he shut the machine down i dont think many peo ple would have had the presence of mind to react the way he did i couldnt believe how calm he re mained the stouffville ambulance was first on the scene the fire de partment was right behind steve was rushed to uxbridge hospital and there the drama began stouffville fire chief bill brown recovered the arm and raced at top speed to emergency meanwhile calls were being put through for the air ambulance at button villc and to physicians at town loses industry whitchurch a citizens- victory thats the feeling of residents opposed to a bookbinding plant at the intersection of woodbine ave nue and the bloomington road on the oak ridge moraine the property owner has de clined to renew the purchase op tion mayor fran sainsbury told the tribune the applicants fit- zhenry and whitesides have pul led up stakes it would have been a class in dustry mayor sainsbury said the third best in town mrs sainsbury said she was neither for it nor against it what bothered her most she stated were the personal attacks that accompanied the confrontation while dr os slingcrland yorkregions medical officer of health had refused a permit for the entire 55 acres he would have consented to the 30acrc parcel mrs sainsbury claimed she said no other agencies were opposed the land all 55 acres is being advertised for sale the mayor noted st michaels hospital toronto instructions by phone assisted uxbridge staff in preparing steve for what was to be a daring attempt to reattach the arm initially prospects werent good when the arm is severed so close to the shoulder it can be a problem to even try said dr eric swanson at st mikes he was one of a team of eight doctors who performed the seven-hourop- eration nerve repairs under such cir cumstances can be difficult he said physicians headed by plastic surgeon dr james mahoney not only reattached the limb but re main hopeful the shoulder and elbow functions will be restored a subsequent operation is being considered that could repair nerves that govern hand movd- ment contd page a 3 report card bothers mayor stouffville a mimeog raphed piece of paper was lying on mayor fran sainsburys desk when tribune editor jim thomas entered her office friday take a look at this she said is it any wonder good people are hesitant to enter politics the article under the heading report card was taken from the november 87 issue of toronto life magazine it dealt with among others the performances of tony roman independent mp yorknorth and sinclair stevens progressive conserva tive mp yorkpeel heres what the toronto life examiner had to say about each tony roman so much was expected of this man follow ing his valiant defeat of far-right- wing tory john gamble an inde pendent figure should have been expected to attract attention and say what needs to be said but ro man has been a bust both ways though his health may have been partly to blame early on a no nentity in the house he is master only of his own caucus which he keeps to himself roman is graded an f sinclair stevens everyone knows what happened to sine stevens 60 the blind trust in bifocals but few know there was little cheering in ottawa when sine went down as minister of regional industrial expansion sine had become a bornagaih bleeding heart his concern genuine for places such as cape breton had he not blown it he might have made a difference but he blew it so what can any- one say except so long stevens is graded an f and susi pended to boot town volunteers a2 antique treasuresa3 pastors pasteda6 dedicated courier a8 sports save stouffville soccerb1 sdss midgets unbeatenb1 good and bad news for cross country teamb1 bowling scoresb2 sheila mcneil in fashion page a 3 m