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legion member receives twentyfive year pin the tribune fimiir mir 1967 pjjt 15 i few men in markham village or township are better known than gordon lunau 16lh avenue mr lunau has hecn a drover for 40 years starting out ap ril 29 1927 during this period he has driven more than 800000 miles he is pictured here with his constant travelling companion jimmy a springer spaniel staff photo by eleanor johnston stouffville com rade fred castle of stouff- villc was presented recent ly with his 25 year pin he first joined the legion in 1942 while stationed at camp borden in recogni tion of his many years as an active member of this branch he was given a cigarette lighter bearing the legion crest the ladies auxiliary en tertained the branch at a social evening on april 14 to celebrate their 20th an niversary and presented them with a builtin flag cabinet in the club room to store and display all flags and accessories the bowling is over for another season and con gratulations go to the mer rymakers captained by marion crowdcr for fin ishing first in the league and also to the maggies captained by opal leh man for being first in the playoffs the awards were presented to the win ners by president aurelia smith at the banquet held at the town and country restauraiii may 2 stouffville will be the host auxiliary for the an nual rally of auxiliaries in zone e2 on monday may 15 at 8 pjn zone com mander gloria sandford will preside and there will be a provincial officer as guest speaker the regular monthly so cial of the branch will be held friday may 12 at 9 pm members and their friends are welcome reg perkins rose farm plant these beautiful rose bushes in your garden now hybrid teas in reds yellows red and yellow eicolour pinks apricot white even lavender and the most beautiful orange shade you will ever see prices are mostly s125 150 175 and s200 each with a few very special new ones at 2j0 and 275 each climbing roses in red yellow pale pink and deep pink at s123 and 150 each plus of sales tax these are the very best rose bushes you can buy field grown right here on our farm acclimatized and hardy all grown on the very best understock every bush is nametagged and true to variety and will bloom all summer long right up till frost our rose bushes are in the vers- best condition having wintered perfectly all plump and green as can be guaranteed to grow planting instructions with each order buy direct from the grower hurry on down to our farm and get your rose bushes while there is still a good selection we are on the pickeringuxbridge town line just east of altona open week ends closed monday and friday look for our sijjn it says reg perkins rose farm kjs 3 claremont phono 649 5301 want to make a great deal on a brand new 1967 auto look here 9 only new 1967 pontiacs laurentians strato chiefs all idoor sedans with v8 engines and automatic transmissions serviced ready to go fiust comb first served drive a little further for a better deal on a new or used car call or see jc at chas cooper ltd claremont phone 6492114 buy your office supplies at the tribune gordon lunau markham gordon lunau 16th avenue mark- ham could almost drive to and from the toronto stockyards with his eyes closed hes been making the trip three times week ly for the past 40 years hes the longest active drover in the district mr lunau now 64 was born at lot 17 cone 8 markham township the present joe knobbs farm his father reuben lunau was in the same kind of buying and selling busi ness it was april 29 1927 that gordon lunau drove his singletired 114 ton chev truck on its first of ficial trip to market part of the road wasnt yet paved he recalled youd meet about ten cars along the way now you meet more than that in less than a mile times have changed mr lunau can recall cattle selling for 2vi cents a pound in 1930 and cart age rates of 15 cents a hundred now the sale price is about 22 cents per pound and cartage is 40 cents a hundred in more than 800000 miles of truck travel mr lunau has been involved in only two minor acci dents he has owned three it may be significant that you rarely encounter the old knowitall if you can take a deep breath and hold it when youre about to blow your top youve got selfcontrol money available first mortgages at current rates or second mortgages available without lumus charges or wc can refinance your present mortgage problems or combine your present first fc second inortsasts into one call mortgage department sm3573 or 2971956 ajihiaiilwlibhg realtor 101 main si n markham member ontario mortgage broker association chcvs a ford an interna tional and a rugby another drover of the pre30 era was william mcnceley a markham vil lage butcher he owned a model t with solid rub ber tires another was the late alex boyd loading facilities were often tough he said but once a cow or bull was in the truck i had no trou ble they had to spend too much time trying to stand up to worry about break ing out he can recall shooting one steer that went completely wild in those days if afarrher kept ten cows it was a lot today they keep 40 50 or even 100 farmers have learned to respect mr lunaus opin ion on market prices and will often enquire about price trends before mak ing a shipment original calls looking back over the past forty years brings to mind the names of some of the original farmer cus tomers of 1924 including the late leonard hoover amos grove and allan le wis russell grove albert widcman ora ramer max rccsor and ralph westland we travelled some aw ful roads and lanes he recalled but there was always a team of horses handy if we needed a pull he received his first pcv licence in 1932 mr lunau seldom trav els alone for seated up front is his trusty springer spaniel jimmy trips in to the country is about the extent of jimmys travels there might be too many distracting attractions in the big city the rural scene is chang ing rapidly and no one knows it more than mr lunau he counted on his fingers the number of ac tive farmers south of steeles avenue theyre selling out and either re tiring or moving north who can blame them the lands too valuable to farm anymore and besides who can afford it he said that on his own prop erty the taxes amount to 10 a week mr lunau opened the truck door and gave a whistle out of the house bounded jimmy ready and raring to add more years more miles and more farm friends to an already enviable record start that trip without stopping at our service department and having your car thoroughly checked we have the latest in timeup test equipment the allentronic analyses takes engine efficiency drop for yourself neil putriek motors ltd stouffville now at our new headquarters just west of the new stouffville shopping centre acadian main sl wcst souffvilie 6103150 buick tubeless whitewall size price 60013 3340 650 13 3568 70013 3682 6951465014 3666 7351470014 3780 7751475014 3982 8251480014 4332 8551485014 4696 5601560015 3560 7751567015 4016 8151571015 4332 8451576015 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