we ijways give mr and mrs john keeler formerly of cone 7 pickering and now living on park drive in stouffville celebrated their golden wedding anniversary sunday afternoon in attendance to present them with an engraved plaque was town mayor eldred king mr and mrs keeler have three daughters and seven grandchildren jim thomas hearts still in tune r h by jim thomas stouffville when young john keeler joined the choir at st timothys anglican church agincourthis eyes wereonmore than the music- for seated nearby was pretty ethel beckett soon it seems their hearts were in tune a harmonious- encounter thats lasted 50 years they were married march 16 1932 in that same church with rev gs scovell conducting the ceremony on sunday they celebrated their golden wedding an niversary mr keeler was born at malvern the son of walter and harriett keeler he attended ssno 6 school scarborough ethel lived at osullivans corners the daughter of uxbridge a former uxbridge school teacher arrested recently in saskat chewan on an abduction matter has gone on a hunger strike according to richard llewellyn lawyer for the arrested man he said that norman shipton who once taught at st johns school disappeared five years ago with his young daughter following a divorce action he has since been taken into custody atmeadow lake sask and bail was set at 21000 llewllyn said however after the money was raised it was turned down by the crown attorney he claimed- the subsequent hunger strike was in protest he said llewellyn said the child was about five at the time of the abduction she is now back with her mother he said that the accused will be tried in toronto he has elected trial by jury thomas and emily beckett she attended school at ss no 5 following their marriage theyd planned a trip to hamilton but the weatherman intervened it snowed steadily and the roads were blocked the honeymoon was postponed for 26 years they farmed on the 7th concession of pickering theyve lived on park drive north in stouffville for the past 24 years mr and mrs keeler are members in the congregation of stouffville united church ethel is a life member of the ucw included in the dozens of cards and messages of congratulations was a beautiful bible from an organization known as community service systems group also a lovely clock a gift from the family mr and mrs keeler are justly proud of their three daughters alice mrs gordon greig markham irene mrs tedgray rr 1 manilla and marjorie mrs david bain- bridge of goodwood they have seven grandchildren mr keeler has two sisters elsie miller stouffville and marjorie miller agincourt mrs keeler has one brother thomas beckett of uxbridge top orators durham region the legionsponsored regional public speaking competition was held recently in port perry with first place winners ad vancing to the district finals at fehelon falls april 4 results follow junior elementary anne mccarrow ajax 1st my sister and i andrea debosky oshawa 2nd metric conversion anna winterstein goodwood 3rd crosscountry skiing senior elementary bobby chow whitby 1st bad speaking habits kristin snyder newcastle 2nd being short franca osso oshawa 3rd hands junior secondary sam laskaris bowmanville 1st the future arlene reid uxbridge 2nd unsolved mysteries of the world kelly mcphee oshawa 3rd television senior secondary kim harris port perry 1st the elderly vivienne joyce uxbridge 2nd language shari lesser leaskdale 3rd here comes the bride hurt iii cavein honored oh 80th birthday ed pascbeof greenwood wasnt surprised to receive a visit from members of bis immediate family saturday for after all it was hb 80th birthday however the wellwishers kept coming and soon the boose was filled mr pascoe said be didnt feel a day over fifty well maybe sixty he didnt look it either jim thomas uxbridge an ux bridge developer is in satisfactory condition after being partially buried in a gravel cavein on his property near coppins corners doug coppins was treated for injuries at cottage hospital in uxbridge and later released according to durham regional police mr coppins and an employee rick manuel 23 also of coppins corners were digging test holes for aggregate using a power shovel police said mr coppins went down one of the holes to check it out and it suddenly caved in after running for help manuel and three passersby rickbrown coppins corners chuck white west hill and ken taylor lindsay dug him out with manuel using a backhoe also assisting were members of uxbridge fire department manuel has been lauded by police for his quick response chorale uxbridge the 40- voice ontario bible college chorale currently on tour will present an evening of sacred music at- uxbridge baptist church tues- march 30 time of the service is 8 pm the chorale will be travelling to uxbridge from the ottawa area where theyre singing the night before the choirs president is ken wues rr 3 stouffville uxbridge despite the pleas of an uxbridge developer that implementation of his commercial project was helping to keep the downtown area alive planning board- last week agreed to wait another week- before deciding on various concerns were the only committee that never gets anything we always give like a blood bank said mayor bill ballinger after jerry sprack- man of landawn shopping centres uxbridge plaza had appeared before the board to ask for expansion in order to put in a restaurant at the north end of the plaza on highway 47 on the outskirts of uxbridge both sprackman and the board also debated the merits of a lefthand turn lane into the plaza with the advent of the latter being put over until another tune in asking for expansion sprackman said he just wanted to run his business prudently like anyone elsel planning board chairman sandy ewen said the board was concerned about a fast- food outlet being located there tenants are worried about people hanging around all night he said councillor maustyn mcknight termed the plaza the best thing to happen- to uxbridge but we have to think about parking would an extra store generate that much more traffic he asked sprackman said there would be no such problem with his restaurant he said also he felt he had been put through the ropes long enough when it was suggested the addition of a restaurant would use the parking spaces longer sprackman said he was glad the plazas filled most of the time i dont think you should hold that against us he added he said also that more people were shopping in the area since the advent of the plaza i dont think our impact has emptied the stores downtown after mayor bill ballinger had concluded the discussion by saying that the main con cern of the board was safety in the matter of turning off highway 47 it was agreed that a resolution be prepared for the next council meeting late pearl margaret heron pays to mother of eight service was held from bayfair baptist church hwy 2 pickering march 18 for mrs wm heron rr 1 whitby following her passing march 15 in ajaxpickering hospital she was 91 mrs heron the former pearl margaret atkinson was born in an old stone house now a restaurant near the corner of kingston road and eglinton avenue s daughter t of george and isobel twhite atkinson as a young girl she would travel by horse and sleigh to scarborough junction station and then take the train to markham high school following their marriage 65 years ago jan 17 they at tended washington methodist church where mr heron served as sunday school superintendent and mrs heron played the organ in later years they attended st marks united church whitby although mrs heron main- tained a connection with the ajax baptist church mr heron marked his 101st birthday jan 15 during r depression years both worked extremely hard raising a family of seven- sons and one daughter she was proud of them all george a salvation army major in kitchener ross rr 1 claremont harold west hill rev murray heron and rev lorrie heron montreal arnold and earl of pickering and isabel mrs bruce hisey rr 4 stouffville there are 29 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren mrs herons love and affection extended far beyond her immediate family circle she was a firm believer in missions and often used her pension cheque to purchase christian books for small mission stations across canada rev sam martin pastor of bayfair baptist church con ducted the service rev murray heron read the scripture interment was at st margarets inthepines cemetery west hill thief held a knife balsam when a young lad entered balsam general store around 830 on the morning of march 11 proprietor grant jones greeted him like any other customer however the warmth of the welcome changed quickly when the youth suddenly pulled a knife and demanded money grant handed over a small amount of cash and the boy left but he failed to get far because the stores owner had the presence of mind to jot down the license number of the getaway car durham regional police soon had it stopped grant said he offered no resistance you can replace money but not people he stated the police he said responded quickly even though they had to come considerable distance i knew bythe old car he was driving he wouldnt get far the arrest was made about three miles down the road grant admitted surprise he said the lad was neat and clean a nice looking kid not the type one would expect- to pull such a stunt wife shirley wasnt in thestore at the time but watched the youth leave as she stood at the window of their adjoining residence grant and shirley jones purchased balsam store from maudie graham 2a years ago it was the first robbery since acquiring the business file theft charge claremont a 53 year old claremont area man has been charged with possession of stolen property valued at 70000 the accused was observed by undercover york regional police officers purchasing tires at a markham industrial plant friday afternoon the items were said to be stolen further investigation revealed more tires worth many thousands of dollars the case will be handled in a durham region court balsam general store was the scene of an armed robbery march 11 when a youth with a knife demanded money from the till owner ibs- grant jones observed the cars license number and called police the lad was arrested three miles away jim thomas