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c16 tribune april 27 1988 tom cravens yard a hub of activity by bruce stapley whitchurch if you should up hwy 48 near the pbloomiugton road some satur day dont be alarmed to see something resembling a space ship sparkling in the sun on tom cravens front lawn o its toms collection of 3000 wheel covers he leans one against the other waiting for motorists to pick out what they want according to tom chances are good theyll find what theyre after we set them out about five weekends a year he says it takes about four hours to put them all in place what motorists see is really only the tip of the iceberg toms hobby involves close to 30 men inmost of them employees of the scarborough works department where tom has been employed j since 1955 i the boys are constantly find- 1 ing wheel covers on roadsides in 1 garbage and in ditches theyre i all brought to my place where 1 theyre available to buy or trade explains tom 5 tom says most requests can be j met the discs are set up in sections l everything from hondas and j toyotas to cadillacs and rolls i royces whatever falls off we have he explains the rare ones tom keeps for himself including one from a 1930 ford and two made of brass i wont part with them he says but the rest are there for the taking at prices a fraction of what dealers ask dented or damaged covers are free tom claims hes always on the look out for those who try to sell him an expensive looking set at a ridiculously low price i just send them on their way i dont intend to get involved in any thing questionable he says toms interest in collecting wheel covers began three years ago when he talked to a seller at a flea market he offered to buy a pair id found but wouldnt pay enough for my- trouble from there on i just kept on col lecting setting up and taking down the exhibit is toms responsibility with the help of his wife betty and son often as many as 10 people stop at a time occasionally cov ers go missing when he gets too busy although its really a hobby tom also considers it a service some caps would cost 100 new he claims everthehumorist when tom is asked hows business he replies its dropping off as long as wheel covers keep on dropping off tom will keep on lining them up on his front lawn so folks can snap them up for a song reel em in with the trout season close at hand don burd of ringwood is busy preparing for an influx of fishing enthusiasts using a giant screening process don separates the big from the notsobig and places the kbversize fish in another pond every paytofish participant is guaran teed a catch as don puts it you dont leave for home without one the don burd trout pond is located on the east side of hwy 48 a halfmile north of ringwood jim thomas i mondatis red shield blitz night please give generously when the red shield volunteer canvasser calls if you would like to help out by being a canvasser yourself please phone campaign headquarters the national red shield appeal jeep eagle 35 point inspection a complete inspection of safety running items to insure troublefree summer driv ing call andrew for details free oil filter included bring in this advertisement 99 forthe love of god give markham offer expires may 688 hal customer edgle i cjrcljrucnijcpfithr i- metro toronto objective 7100000 campaign headquarters 1992 yongc street room 205 toronto ontario m4s iz7 347 main st n markham shuttle bus available andrew bronstine service manager 4714505 mccowan 16th ave 4 v c kwy7