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to honor softball champions stouffville stouff- viltes juvenile softball team allontario champions will be honored at a banquet oct 20 in the legion hall the event to begin at 730 pm will include a roast beef dinner with a dance to follow tickets 750 per person are available from joanne steel 6401984 cancer volunteer is honored markham a markham lady has received the canadian cancer societys highest award pat leblanc franklin street was presented with a gold cadesus at the annual meeting sept 20 in grace anglican church phyllis stalter a charter member of the markham unit made the presentation unit president christine hindson described mrs leblanc as a very special person her work with the local organization has spanned a period of 17 years including several years as treasurer also honored on the same occasion was babs robinson of peter street markham she was presented with an engraved plaque signifying the societys appreciation for her leadership m the 197778 campaign the units ob jective of 41000 was sur passed by over 8000 executive officers for the year ahead are markham president mrs don hindson 1st vicepresident mrs hugh roblin 2nd vice- president mrs vic wareham 3rd vice- president mrs ken mc donald secretary mrs ross harrington and treasurer mrs wm ilott stouff ville president may richards secretary audrey clarke treasurer grace murray unionville president marion warne vicepresident miss l winterflood secretary miss m featherstone treasurer mrs i billingsley in stouffville committee positions are held by the following campaign chairman doug widdifield vicechairman beryl san derson commemoration viola mccreight education audrey johnson medical advisor dr john button planning jane graham publicity mary ham- merston service to patients beulah king and tran sportation joan collins stolen meat valued at 2000 stouffville with meat being a costly item these days it poses a tempting commodity for those who would take it for free last week someone did 2000 worth from oboyles abattoir on ninth line north stouffville a chain saw was used to cut a hole in the rear door of the premises a freezer was opened and nine hindquarters of beef removed wht wrihum thursday september 28 1978 the second section sports district news tory tax plan is praised jvflhi a markham a twopoint program announced sept 21 by progressive conservative party leader joe clark whereby canadian homeowners would be allowed to deduct a major portion of mortgage interest expenses and municipal taxes from their income tax has been praised by town of markham treasurer alex barton mr barton knowledgeable in this area said a similar proposal had been put into practice in the united states with considerable success i see no reason why it wouldnt work here he stated one economic benefit he suggested would bethe enr couragement for more people to purchase homes the end result of expansion in this field alone could be farreaching he said theres an incentive factor too that cant be discounted the treasurer stated mr barton was quick to point out that while the tory leader had put forward the plan its not his idea ive been talking about it for fifteen years he said gordon ratcliff mayor of hold back on salary increases york region a committee recommendation calling for an increase in trustees honorariums by six per cent was defeated on a recorded vote at a board of education meeting monday members currently receive 6000 a year speaking in support of the resolution georgina trustee keith hargrave said the demands are great but the remuneration is small he explained he had no stake in the e issue because he wasnt seeking reelection he felt however that the work should be made attractive to others there isnt exactly a lineup for my job he whitchurch stouffvilles representative harry bowes opposed the raise as did several others including eric baker of richmond hill most can didates seek such positions for reasons of interest rather than monetary gain he said whitchurchstouffville said he v liked the idea of giving a break to young homeowners with heavy mortgages his main concern he said would be where additional revenue might be generated to make up the difference what would we be trading off for he asked to this alex barton replies cut expenses he feels there are many government- sponsored makework programs that should be stopped theyre costing us money and becoming more burdensome all the time he said asked if he ever expects to see the recommendations im- i plementedalex barton replied i hope he clark gets the chance what the program would mean has been explained in depth by yorksimcoe mp sinclair stevens he points out that under the clark plan every homeowner would be able to deduct the interest he pays on his mortgage for his principal residence from his taxable in come up to a maximum of 5000 in most cases mr stevens says it would permit a taxpayer to deduct his full an nual interest costs on a mort gage of up to 50000 those with mortgages of more than 50000 would be allowed to deduct the first 5000 of their annual in terest costs he uses this example a taxpayer with an annual income of 15000 and carrying a 30000 mortgage at 10 per cent would have his or her taxes reduced by 158 the first year by the end of the four year period hisher taxes would be reduced by 617 the same taxpayer paying 500 a year in property taxes would have a tax reduction of 26 the first year when the program is fully operational his taxes would be cut by an ad ditional 105 combining the two this homeowner would have a total tax saving of 184 the first year and a full 722 at the end of four years stevens concludes with a major political party now ad vocating such mortgage interest and municipal tax deductions it is now likely that either the trudeau government will give in and adopt the scheme themselves or if there is a change at the next election the program will be implemented by the tories in any event its good news for homeowners manager injured knife- wielding thief robs plaza store unionville an at tendant at a beckers milk store in the fred varley plaza unionville suffered cuts to both hands while defending himself against two attackers saturday night one brandishing a knife police said hun sung rhee was in the premises around 1045 pm when the suspects entered one stepped behind the counter pulled a knife and forced the operator to the floor he then removed about 63 from the till and fled the companion wasnt too fleet of foot however he was caught by mr rhee and held but not for long his accomplice returned and lunged at the proprietor with the knife for cing him to retreat then both escaped officers have a description of the thieves and are continuing their investigation 0 vco l vw eighteen year old kathy lowe of r r 4 stouffville riding jumbiya owned by zweibrucken horse farms r r 1 unionvile won two trophies and four ribbons in national com petition recently at rochester new york she cleared inches a feat never accomplished before jim thomas preset salaries opposed stouffville in some municipalities its the practice of councils to recommend salary schedules for others to follow here in whitchurch- stouffville this would mean that those now holding office would suggest a stipend for those elected or reelected for 1979 doesnt agree mayor gordon ratcliff doesnt agree with this policy next years remuneration will come out of next years budget and the present council has no right to say what that remuneration will be he told the tribune cost of living besides he pointed out the council of 78 has no way of knowing what the work load will be in 79 or how much effort will go into it v mayor ratcliff contends that increases should be tied to the cost of living the same as at thvregiohr nothing done he admitted the salary question had been discussed but nothing done at present the mayor receives 8700 and each councillor 5200 kathy lowe equestrienne champion kathj proudly displays her awards she trains contantly and also provides instruction for a class of 30 students her next challenge the royal winter fair jim thomas a special m ar k h a m refusing to minimi breed 99 m volunttrs people helping people hats what com munity iall about the peaker was rev gordon unter minister at locust ull and melville united lurches he was addressig the annual meeting if the markham unit cnadian cancer society spt 20 in grace anglican hurch stouffville and uniorille are branches within disorganization cance- he said is thought q mainly in the physical snse and while minimize its seriousness in that form he pointed to other cancers that continually affect society cancer in the body is a disease in a country its civil war in society its crime and in the home its selfishness he said we live in a selfish society a me first society he continued at the same time the speaker showed how through volunteer work the opposite is true rev hunter described volunteers as a special breed theres no great honor or recognition you may not even receive thanks but youre people helping people you are expressing the real meaning of com munity the speaker challenged his audience by saying the healthiest thing you can do for yourself is to help someone else in this way he concluded youre helping to build a better world gordon hunter was in troduced by eleanor malcolm and thanked by ruth torrance stouffville five years ago rick chase of zweibrucken horse farms rr 1 unionville purchased an unbroken stallion destined to be destroyed he paid 500 for him little did he know then that this same animal now beautifully groomed and trained would go on to win three top awards in the 1978 national show at rochester new york it was also five years ago that kathy lowe then 13 of rr 4 stouffville was starting out in tough equestrienne competition little did she know she would be the rider receiving the raves following last weeks brilliant per formance kathy and jumbalaya teamed up to clear a 6 foot 9 inch jump a feat they had never before accomplished in fact said kathy the class started higher than they had ever gone still they soared over each extension of the barrier with comparative ease kathy worships the horse and he obeys her every com- mand she stops in at the farm every afternoon following completion of classes at shaws business college shes also there weekends the pretty 18 year old has a class of 30 students including boys and girls and adults holding her trophies and ribbons it was a proud moment for kathy on her return to zweibrucken after the show a riding companion laura tobias of thornhill also did well aboard big steel she missed out on the jr championship by only 21000 of a second both were successful at the cne as for jumbalaya hes more than responded to the patience and confidence ac corded him by both owner and rider mr chase told the tribune hes been offered as much as 35000 for him but had turned it down record crowds business booming at braces mill gormlev business is booming at braces mill an official at the downsview office of the metro toronto and region conservation authority told the tribune that at tendance at this particular site to the end of august was up more than 40000 over the same period last year the increase in revenue is about 12000 he said the popularity oi the area is growing by leaps and bounds he stated and he sees no likelihood of a decrease particularly with more em phasis being placed on cross country skiing during the winter equipment rentals and ski instruction will be provided this season he said overall attendance at the eleven conservation areas is up by 137 per cent with revenue up 40 per cent