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the tribune tborsday mtfd 14 196s 99 5 mr and mrs charles tapscott for markham couple a golden day mr and mrs charles tapscott galsworthy drive markham celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary march 6 more than 250 attended a gathering both after noon and evening in st andrews united church hall staff photo siarkham it is un likely that theres a cou ple in the whole of mark ham village with more good friends than mr and mrs charles tap scott galsworthy drive if mr and mrs tap scott werent aware of it before they surely are now on wednesday afternoon and evening march 6 more than 250 attended a lovely gather ing in the hall of st an drews united church on the occasion of their golden wedding anni versary folks came from near and far to offer their con gratulations included a- mong the visitors was mrs tapscotts sister rose mrs earl robinson and a close friend mrs susan lyons both of toronto they attended the cere mony fifty years ago mr and mrs tapscott were also pleased to receive a personal visit from mp donald deacon of union- ville and a former church pastor rev b e newn- ham now of aurora the following afternoon the church hall was beautifully decorated with flowers and a large 3-tier- ed anniversary cake en hanced the reception table mr and mrs tapscott received more than 200 cards letters and tele grams including messages from prime minister l b guest speaker ypis3s pupil transportation problems by molue stewart markham members of the markham village public school board may jvell hold their aching heads when it comes to school bus transporation issues decisions made pro and con concerning public school children be- ing transported from home to classes and back must be handled with a delicacy comparable only to the caution used by a 200 pound heavyweight trying to walk over eggs without breaking one what pupils should have school bus privil eges who should and who should not pay for school bus services which sections of town are eligible for public school transportation ride 400 yards last year the public school board was faced with a poser which al though skillfully maneuv ered may still ride back at the end of the year when right of way for access between rouge sub division and sherwood estates was not forth coming parents with chil dren attending armstrong public school were per turbed youngsters some mere infants were com pelled to walk a hazardous section of highway 7 a debatein between worried parents and the school board resulted in an agreement that since the bus already shuttled between franklin street school with a pickup of small fry at christmas court and armstrong school rouge subdivisi on children could also be included it was stipulated the measure was to be a tem porary one until such time as the road to sherwood estates was put in since no deviation of the bus route was necessary costs for the service were waiv ed so 65 pupils travel 400 yards safely to their classes a technicality consider the problem further along on highway 48 were children from princess and rouge streets have walked to school along a recognized danger strip of thorough fare there has been one child fatality and several accidents for many years when deputyreeve a laidlaw appealed to coun cil ten years ago he was turned down last year laidlaw went to the school board and contend ed that since rouge sub division children were being transported to school those from high way 48 south were entitled to school bus service as well this time he got the co operation of the board but due to a technical ity of just where the town limits were he was told parents of children using the bus would have to pay resulting costs the financial wrinkle was ironed out when laid law personally saw to it that each family with philr dren included in the bus pickup paid s2110 per month no relief with everyone taken care of the school board can relax for a while now mothers of the rouge subdivision secure in the knowledge that jun ior is being safely bussed to school and back are viewing the temporary ser vice with trepidation and along with this the board has to contend with the dilemma of the trans portation of children from christmas court who have no alternative but to walk along highway 7 beginning mar 17 rev e pannabecker of north bay will conduct a series of meetings for the bev erley acres united mis sionary church congrega tion at richmond hill services will be held in the auditorium of bever ley acres school on sun day at 730 pm and week- nights at 8 the gormley congregation continuing in founding relationship with the richmond hill group will cancel all even ing services to join in the crusade bicks of canada ltd pad 70000 to 147 cucumber growers in this area last year if you have the land and the labour and would like to put it to profitable use phone or write ron brooks rr 6 bowmanville ont telephone 6235125 we will contract for or more 3acre no obligation free pickup in this area dont treat your car to a bright new look with the skill and speed of ion experience w restore repaint your car expert body wnrk for your convenience our parts service departments will remain open tues thurs nite until 900 pm where price quality meet dick coffey motors ltd min west stouffvllle phone 6402600 pearson premier john robarts and york north m p john addison born in england both mr and mrs tap scott were born in eng land in fact their homes were only 50 miles apart mr tapscott is a native of kingsnepton devonshire the son of john and eliza tapscott and one of a fam ily of five in 1909 at the age of 22 he came to can ada and worked as a hired hand on farms in the agin- court area one of his first employers was the late fletcher morgan he later worked with his brother william prior to his mar riage mrs tapscott the for mer dorothy vezey was born at wiltshire eng land the daughter of harry vezey and lydia miles she came to can ada as a young girl of thir teen and lived at the home of her aunt the ebenezer united church has played an im portant part in both their lives the two actually met there and on march 6 1918 were married by the pastor of that day rev john j ferguson the ceremony was conducted at the home of mr and mrs fred miles the mar riage certificate well pre served through the years is retained as a treasured keepsake and momento weatherwise the wed ding day wasnt too bad mr tapscott recalled but many of the roads were still blocked with snow from a previous storm we had to rely on old dobbin he said with a smile that seemed to light up the whole room even the rail line was plugged tight until two days be fore i think they opened it up just for us they travelled by horse and sleigh to the milliken sta tion and took the train on a honeymoon trip north to mount albert on their return they farmed for two years west of milliken and then moved to arma dale where they remained for 39 years had fifty cents we can honestly say that we started our mar ried life together on fifty cents said mrs tapscott thats just how much we had left after making the down payment on the yield not to temptation tops motto mrs ruby mansfield left watson drive is stouffvllles first tops queen within a year she lost s3 pounds due mainly to her determination o refuse such temptlng foods as offered here by mrs mary reesor of dick sons hill staff photo farm they retired nine years ago and purchased a cozy bungalow in mark ham where they now reside in between this time they raised three sons norman and mau rice highway 48 south of markham howard clare- mont rr2 and one dau ghter phyllis mrs milne freeman of agincourt they speak of their family with a great deal of pride also their eleven grand children peter and adele john and ann marylynn beverley and- beth brian keith ronald and lorna on wednesday evening twentyfive gathered at a family anniversary party held at the summit rest aurant near richmond hill mr tapscott has one sister living jessie mrs frank archer of maple creek saskatchewan mrs tapscotts two brothers and two sisters are all liv ing rose mrs earl robin son of toronto lilly mrs stanley brann charles and william vezey all in england in august mr and mrs tapscott will fly overseas for a reunion i of relatives they havent seen for a time both have been very ac tive in the church at ebe nezer and st andrews rm features tappangurney electric range 30 178 zenith 14 cu ft refrigerator automatic defrost 249 zenith automatic washer 209 zenith 14 cu ft frost free refrigerator 289 zenith 21 cu ft freezer 199 zenith electric dryer 154 zenith dish washer the home of the family purchase plan no down payment easiest terms 5 main west stouffville hardware furniture paint appliances 6402771 open thurs frl till 9 pm mr tapscott has been a session member for 40 years and mrs tapscott has taken an interest in the work of the ucw she is the treasurer of her unit he also holds a mem bership in the east york plowmens association and the oddfellows lodge both are active in the good neighbour club mr tapscott is the president and mrs tapscott the pro gram chairman it goes without saying that no couple could be more highly respected and certainly none is better known the cards the flowers the letters and tele grams are proof enough to all this add 250 visitors in a single afternoon and evening and the story is complete the tribune is pleased to add its congratulations with the hope that they both may enjoy many years of health and happiness to gether save on camp trailers boat trailers camp trailer new sleeps 6 inside zipper storm flap windows camp trailer new sleeps 6 complete with matt resses spare wheel camp trailer new sleeps 6 tent complete with canopy boat trailer new 1000 lbs complete with tie- down straps safety chain tall light winch rope other models to choose from camp trailers 289 to 299 289 299 199 499 bruges trailer sales seagrave tel port perry 9862528 guardian specials ball point pens for 10 mcleans tooth paste 149 jwy for 133 0 widdifieldso drug store open sunday afternoons sisaffviile shopping plaza 6402700