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mrs a glenn thompson the church her life stouffville the congregation of st james presbyterian church in stouffville and the presbyterian church in canada has lost its most dedicated christian ser vant in the passing of mrs a glenn thompson feb 4 in scarboro centenary hospital mrs a glenn thompson mrs thompsons prominence particularly in the field of missions was recognized on a national scale when the new board of world missions was established july 1 1971 it seemed appropriate that she should be named the vice- chairman of all the positions of importance maintained with such devotion within the presbyterian church at large no office gave her more joy or satisfaction as the election to the office of elder at st james a choice of the congregation last spring it marked the first time a lady had been so selected in spite of her ex perience and capabilities she accepted every new responsibility with modesty and restraint she was the kind of person who always placed others in terests ahead of her own she was loved and respected by everyone not only in her church but in the community mrs thompson the former nellie battisby was born at warkworth ontario she was an ac complished pianist and its often been told how she would travel by horse and cutter and then by train to campbellford for in struction she later had classes of her own mr and mrs glenn thompson moved to stouffville thirty years ago her husband a for mer bank manager here survives along with two sons william of trenton glenn ross of clarkson and six grandchildren cathy barbara paul scott lisa and peter at the funeral service held from st james church monday af ternoon presiding pastors rev fred cromey and rev alex adam spoke in tribute of mrs thompsons contributions within the local congregation and the church at large ministers assisting included rev dr louis fowler representing the moderator of the presbyterian church in canada rev george malcolm chairman of the board of world missions and rev homer mcavoy moderator of the east toronto presbytery in lieu of flowers donations were accepted in the name of the womens missionary society a personal wish of the deceased pall bearers were church elders bruce davidson clarence hood alan powell jim thomas clifton morris and murray pipher interment was made in campbellford cemetery twenty one skaters enter competition stouffville twentyone skaters from stouffville will compete feb 19 against host entries from richmond hill as well as markham and aurora in the second annual interclub competition to begin at 10 am carrying the colors for stouffville in each of the following classes will be v preliminary dance tanis topping and elizabeth harris joanne rennie and georgina kemp lynn roberts and jane lewis annemarie hetherington and lisa daniels prejuvenile ladies michelle symes joanne hopper mary- jo sutherland lynn roberts drug raid vic square three persons have been arrested and a quantity of drugs seized following a raid conducted by eight detectives york regional police charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking are norma fisher 34 and ruby parker 20 rr2 gormley a third party jed mathews 18 of centre street richmond hill has been charged with possession of hashish all have been remanded following an initial appearance in provincial court newmarket member takes hot seat stouffville john roberts mp yorksimcoe will visit stouffville feb 14 and while the occasion is valentines day he may receive something other than hearts and flowers he has consented to occupy the hot seat in a question and answer forum at orchard park public school the time of the gathering is 8 pm the session is open to all residents in the town of whit- churchstouffville juvenile ladies judy ann hopper marlene boyd mary- lou white ginny hendry pre- novicc ladies debbie ward brenda thompson kathy summerfeldt bronze in terpretive marlene boyd marylou white marion brodie cindy wilson silver interpretive kathy sum merfeldt judy ann hopper ginny hendry bronze dance debbie ward brenda thomp son mens open interpretive peter mellon ladies open interpretive nancy yakeley both peter mellon and nancy yakeley are restricted in this competition since they were entries in the more advanced sectionals last december in scarboro f w w ramne stoufevilleavhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday february 10 1972 vol 88 no 37 phone 6402101 12 pages 15 cents kin race meet stouffville the 5th annual kinsmen club snowmobile races and fun day is sunday afternoon north side of hwy 47 east of ringwood there will be rides for the children and a draw on a 1972 skidoo competition begins at l pm 7store plaza new restaurant plan for town bank also included stouffville with council and planning board approval a 7store shopping plaza a bank and a restaurant- apartment complex could become a reality in stouffville the proposed development on two separated lots was outlined at a meeting feb 1 the initial application by gina testa contains the shopping area a bank and possibly a chain store at a site near the intersection of main street east and hwy 47 the buildup mr testa ex plained would be completed in stages with the stores and bank coming first eventually he said three floors of apartments would be added the land in question formerly owned by fred castle contains about three acres it is presently zoned industrial mr testa urged members to act on his request i cant leave the land sitting there he said it represents a lot of money mayor ken laushway pointed out that servicing the site could present a problem mr testa agreed with respect to sewerage but anticipated no holdup with regard to water members agreed to study the plans a second application in volving a site on main street west east of patrick motors was also explained by mr testa the developer was named only as a mr giofcos a combined restaurant- residence would extend over an area of 46000 square feet with a wall at the rear to separate the structure from homes fronting on rupert avenue to the north this area also is zoned in dustrial board chairman tom lonergan described the plan as a bit of an oddity and questioned the wisdom of mixing different types of development i dont think the area will remain industrial stated mayor laushway there has to be a change sootier or later mr lonergan agreed the board will consider sending the plans on to the region for further comment and recommendations window smashed watches stolen stouffville two wat ches valued at 200 were stolen in what police described as a smashandgrab robbery feb 2 at the premises of sheridan jewellers main street east owners mr and mrs don sheridan apartment residents above the store were awakened by the sound of breaking glass around 430 am they discovered the theft minutes later but there was no sign of the culprits the incident mr sheridan said was the first in his ten years of business at this location he suggested that more policemen on foot patrol and tighter enforcement of the vagrancy law could do much to prevent this kind of crime its magic the magic world of puppetry captured the attention of every child attending the saturday show in the lower auditorium of the whitchurch- stouffvillc public library manipulating the models were gordon and lorna ness of stouffville obtaining a closeup view of little red riding hood and the big bad wolf is 4 year old shaunna sanders daughter of mr and mrs jim sanders obrien avenue jas thomas town rabies clinic a record lions bikeathonmay 6 stouffville saturday may 6 is still thirteen weeks away but for dr bill murphy and cochairman colin barrett of the stouffville lions club its not too early to start planning for the second annual lions- sponsored bikeathon last year proceeds from the event exceeded 12000 fifty percent of which went to par ticipating organizations the route will again cover a distance of 30 miles to date applications have been received from the stouff ville branch canadian cancer society stouffville minor hockey stouffville figure skating club stouffville scouts and cubs lemonville cubs lemonville girl guides and the ballantrae cubs other groups wishing to be included are asked to contact dr murphy 6402702 or mr barrett g403057 as soon as possible the lions earnings from the project will be used to pay off the 6000 owing on the new intermediate swimming pool in the town park farm land for farming claims board gormley a rezoning request to permit residential development on 40 acres of farm land fronting on don mills road near gormley has been turned down by whitchureh- slouffville planning board the application from p j ottaway was related to property commonly referred to as the scott farm mr ottaways proposal called for 60 halfacre and 6 threequarter acre lots councillor merlyn baker observed that land was still being farmed mayor ken laushway said the towns policy had been opposed to subdivision plans on what he termed prime agricultural land councillor betty van- nostrand said she could see no reason why this policy should change she recommended the application be rejected members agreed 914 animals vaccina ted stouffville the snowiest blowiest day of the winter failed to deter the en thusiasm of petowners as they flocked to the government- sponsored antirabies clinic in stouffville feb 3 intermittent woofs and meows echoed throughout the committee room of the town firehall all afternoon and into the evening the final count at closing time 914 dogs and cats an alltime high for stouffville and representative of the campaigns success across the region although department figures are not yet complete an official told the tribune tuesday that vaccinations would exceed 10000 also a record robert cunningham of barrie in charge of setting up the clinics described the response as very gratifying he said the department had received ex cellent cooperation from civic officials and the public he noted that although hundreds of animals had been brought together under one roof there had been only one major in cident he said that at markham a doberman pin- scher was involved in a scrap with a terrier it was several minutes before they could be pulled apart the terriers ear was badly bitten at stouffville no unusual animals were brought in not even a horse a goat or a skunk we prefer to concentrate on dogs and cats said mr cun ningham particularly cats the barnyard variety theyre the roamers because of adverse weather conditions officials expected attendance at stouffville clinic to be adversley affected it didnt work out that way with as many as twentyfive and thirty persons lined up at a single time headon crash markham a twocar head- on crash north of steeles avenue on hwy 48 sent three persons to hospital and caused property damage estimated at 6000 most seriously injured was 14 year old timothy kent a passenger in a southbound auto driven by donald kent 36 of locust hill the younger kent suffered severe head injuries and a ruptured spleen the two drivers including james robert nobie of rr2 sutton west received head and face cuts conference at ski resort strictly business claims town mayor a spry little guy at five days old with temperatures close to zero and snow two feet deep the world outside must hao seemed like a pretty cold place for chimo only five days old but the spry little guy didnt seem to mind it a bit leading the tribune cameraman on a merry chase about the corral and standing still only long enough to capture this photo chimo is the foal of muffin a halfthoroughbred owned by mrs susan coutts cone markham at i8lh avenue las thomas york region an account covering expenses incurred by regional councillors attending a twoday conference jan 30 and 31 at a resort in muskoka will be presented for payment when members meet feb 10 today the bill may be approved without comment or it could create a storm it will depend on whether the outing is looked on as strictly business or a holiday at taxpayers expense the amount of the bill varies also the numbers present mayor ken laushway said to his knowledge only two members did not attend mr laushway said he fully expected to pay all expenses for his wife and his travelling ex penses to and from the site he anticipates however that the fee for hotel accommodation would be covered by the region its not really settled yet he said he described the con ference as the most informative session of its kind he had ever attended he suggested that such gatherings should be held quarterly its the only time everyone has had a chance to gel together and discuss all matters pertaining to regional government whether it was held at muskoka brampton or newmarket isnt really im portant as long as it serves a worthwhile purpose he suggested that had the con ference taken place at regional headquarters it might not have proved so attractive the study sessions that began about 8 pm on the sunday and concluded at 10 pm monday also included heads of depart ments heading up the individual discussion groups were gladys rolling east gwillimbury tony roman and jim jongeneel town of markham garnet williams town of vaughan and george burrows twp of georgina regional chairman garfield wright in a press conference later said no formal resolutions or motions had been passed