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average awards stouffville harry bowes trustee for whitchurch- stouffville will be front and centre at several com mencement exercises this month and next hes already attended graduation ceremonies at huron heights with aurora stouffville and newmarket still ahead how does he feel about singling out special students for special awards its something thats been with us for a long time he told the tribune he agrees that many average students who may work just as hard as the honors graduates tend to get left out when it comes to academic recognition for one its good but for 30 or 40 others its not so good he said thats why at the elementary level its nice to see a prize go to the pupil making best progress he observed harry bowes feels more prominence should be given to high standings in technical and vocational subjects he said he had attended graduations at don head secondary school and described the program there as amazing theyre a dif ferent type of student he said there that piece of paper the diploma really means something deliver mail stouffville despite the fact many postal employees across canada nave rejected the govern ments backtowork legislation offices in smaller centres are operating as usual these include stouff ville markham uxbridge claremont and mount albert in an effort to bypass the blockade in toronto many private couriers are delivering mail direct to outlying regions including stouffville local mail is also being processed here airlift boy to hospital by helicopter wht rttme vol 9i no 25 whitchurch stouffville october 26 1w8 20 cents 20 pages markham a markham boy is recovering from injuries in toronto general hospital after being airlifted by helicopter from the scene of an accident saturday afternoon danny faber son of bruce and joyce faber 23 captain armstrongs lane was badly cut and bruised when he fell off a dune buggy driven by bob reesor son of ashmore and marie reesor tenth line south rr1 markham one of the machines wheels passed over him cutting his hip and chin and bruising his neck although an ambulance was able to reach him the operator feared the rough ride through the fields to the road might worsen his condition he recommended a helicopter be brought in from a base station at buttonville by telephone ashmore reesor was able to direct the pilot to the exact spot by the time i had hung up he was dropping down he was there in a matter of minutes he said the injured lad was ad mitted first to sunnybrook hospital then transferred to toronto general where his condition is reported as much improved mr and mrs reesor praised the service provided by both york regional ambulance and the emergency helicopter saying both had responded quickly danny faber and bob reesor are close friends playing on the same omha team in markham auto theft report i stole itvou tow it claremont a case of auto theft with a twist was heard by judge reid scott in newmarket court last week when donald fockler of claremont admitted taking a car from the main street of stouffville and driving it to jacksons point there the vehicle broke down so the ac cused contacted police by phone told them he had stolen it and requested they tow it back judge scott described the incident as rather bizarre do you always phone police and ask them to tow your cars away he asked he sentenced the 18yearold to sixty days in jail taking intoi account he had four previous convictions for similar offenses he also ordered him placed on a three month term of probation favor new schools reject busing york region elementary students should not be bused out of the community in which they live york county board of education adopted this stand monday at the conclusion of a lengthy discussion the decision goes against a recommendation from staff their report suggested pupils be transported from overcrowded schools to facilities where ac commodation could be provided the board will call upon the ministry to provide 47705000 for construction of new buildings and additions during the next four years in his report to the trustees stephen bacsalmasi director of planning and building said a major construction program wasnt needed because no marked increase in enrollment was expected between now and 1982 markham trustee doreeri quirk urged members to be realistic she said the board doesnt have a hope of getting funds for building when there are empty seats in classrooms none of us like busing but were going to have to accept it she said keith hargrave of georgina disagreed saying it was simply good business to ask for more than you expect and settle for whatever you receive eugene timbersofcannington guided this beautiful ttani to a first place finish in class i at the eastyorkking and vaughan plowing matctf saturday on the farm of howard burkholder 5th concession mdrklum the horses belong to jim gordoif alsoof canningtgp other entries were tony featherstone milliken and nels raymer of markham jim thomas pumpkins come alive stouffville boys and girls in- stouffville 12 years and under are invited to participate in the tribunes great jack-o- lantern contest halloween night oct 31 judging will take place between 7 and 9 pm prizes are10 first 5 second and 3 third each must be lighted and plainly visible from the street to be eligible fill out the form on page 8 and bring it into the tribune office 5456 main street not later than 5 pm monday the winners will be announced nov 9 fre candidatestry for two town seats stouffville there are five candidates contesting two positions in the town of whitchurchstouffville for 1979- 80 all other positions have been filled through acclamations nominations closed monday at 5 pm election date is monday nov 13 the completed list of those acclaimed and nominated follows mayor eldred king rr4 stouffville acclaimed councillors ward 1 james doble rr3 newmarket acclaimed ward 2 one to be elected ron robb rr 2 stouffville becky wedley rr3 stouffville ward 3 bill mcnalley rr4 stouffville acclaimed ward 4 william kamps 370 rupert avenue stouffville ac claimed ward 5 june button 136 obrien avenue stouffville acclaimed ward 6 one to be elected jim sanders 29 obrien avenue stouffville tom lonergan 422 loretta crescent south 14 stouffville john gibbins victoria street stouffville board of education public school harry bowes 164 hawthorne avenue stouffville acclaimed separate school john mc- dermott 121 fairview avenue stouffville acclaimed special legislation to protect council a threeway race in towns ward 6 jf jjfebs floyd forsyth of stouffville is a professional in the art of plowing a straight furrow he represented canada in world competition several years ago and participated in the east yorkking and vaughan match saturday jim thomas east yorkking and vaughan a class match stouffville its often been said that in a 3way elec tion race anything can happen that is why on nov 13 much attention will be focussed on ward 6 in whitchurch- stouffville where three can didates are fighting for a single seat the latest to toss his hat in the ring is john gibbins 14 victoria street he turned in his nomination papers monday joining tom lonergan and jim sanders in the fray mr lonergan lives at 422 loretta crescent south mr sanders resides at 29 obrien avenue john gibbins feels each ward should be represented by a resident within that ward to an outsider our problems may seem petty but to us theyre important he said he wants to preserve the smalltown atmosphere of stouffville and pay closer at tention to growth particularly in approving new plazas he advocates making the town a more beautiful place in which to live with a cleaner main street and more trees john gibbins is a graduate of the university of toronto and employed in sales with dow chemical stouffville the council of the town of whit churchstouffville is making application to the legislature of ontario for special legislation that if approved will provide protection for themselves and their em ployees should court actions occur while performing municipal duties the private members bill will be introduced by york north mpp wm hodgson if passed it would authorize the town to pay legal expenses and costs of judgements incurred as a result of law suits the council was prompted to take action in this regard after a writ was issued back in 1975 involving a proposed development on the north side of the vivian road near cedar valley no trial date has been set mayor gordon ratcliff named separately in the writ said the region now has in surance to protect its members but the policy isnt retroactive the special legislation would be he said gormley fifty lands were plowed saturday at the annual east yorkking and vaughan match held on the farm of howard burkholder lot 33 cone 5 markham despite the lateness of the season weather conditions were ideal the executive headed by ken brown of richmond hill expressed satisfaction with the turnout including participants and spectators results follow class l- eugene timbers canning ton tony featherstone milliken nelson raymer markham class 2steve little little britain glenn leslie georgetown jan king stouffville class 3eric tim- ben stouffville ken wells stouffville janice grove bailieboro class 4kevin wells stouffville greg timbers sandford lome britton claremont class 5ivan degeer mt albert floyd forsyth stouffville paul harder sunderland class 6ken ferguson stouffvillle ellis britton claremont ted smithsunderland class 7herb jarvis agincourt earl bacon uxbridge john mcdonald king city class 8keith leslie georgetown ivan degeer mt albert floyd forsyth stouff ville class 9ken wells stouffville lome britton claremont eric timbers stouffville class 10mark grove bailieboro david painter stouffville special prizes went to the following the f stan tyndall memorial awardkevin wells stouffville international harvester company of canada awardivan bacon uxbridge guaranty trust company richmond hill branchjohn mcdonald king city guaranty trust company stouffville branchherb jarvis agin- courttoronto dominion bank markham branchbob richards stouffville kleinburg lions club trophyken wells stouffville the annual plowmans banquet will be held nov 24 at the victoria square community hall tickets are available from fred timbers stouffville and lloyd doner gormley esther herbert girl breaks arms in fall from horse stouffville a 15 year old stouffville girl suffered fractures to both arms recently when she was thrown from a horse esther herbert daughter of mr and mrs edward herbert hawthorne avenue is con valescing at home after a week in scarborough centenary hospital her arms will be confined to casts for another five weeks through the cooperation of the principal at stouffville dist secondary school instruction will be provided along with the help of her parents both qualified teachers esthers a student in grade 10 ron robb ward 2 candidate stouffville therell be an election in ward 2 nov 13 councillor becky wedley is being opposed by ron robb a nineyear resident on ron robb churchill drive musselmans lake mr robb says he has no axe to grind with any member of council including his opponent in fact he admits shes done a pretty good job however he feels the entire democratic process is being downgraded when no one comes forward to contest ward positions ron robb says hes proud of his community and will fight to the end to give people the representation they deserve he served two years on the ballantrae community centre board is the im mediate past president of the churchill drive ratepayers association and has served as a coach in softball at ballantrae married with two children hes a 14year veteran with the toronto fire department