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h thjetribune thursday october 2s 1j78 celebrate a ralph spademan assisted by norma shearer cut the anniversary cake marking 41 years in business the spademan firm first started out selling blocks of ice doortodoor then switched to disposal service in 1952 norma is the companys secretarytreasurer jim thomas stouffvtlle on saturday ralph spademan of spademans waste removal hosted a party for all 29 employees and their families at his office location on hwy 47 north of town an entire beef was barbecued for the occasion it was 41 years ago that the firm started up in business initially they marketed ice with ralphs father hubert spademan taking over this trade from carman lewis and the late frank burkholder at markham dairy mr spademan sr borrowed 1000 to get it going the ice was cut from milnes pond in markham and hauled by the late george hoover to the spademan property where it was stored in sawdust later it was removed from the mill pond at almira and after that purchases were made from lake simcoe ice and fuel toronto it wasnt unusual to handle 10000 blocks during tb winter ralph spademan recalls the day be went on strike due to the condition of streets in markham 1 went straight to ob heise the reeve and told him i wouldnt take another load until the streets were fixed he said repairs were made quickly be remembers ralph spademan turned from ice to gar- bage in 1952 using a ton pickup truck with an old bedspring in the back for a tailgate the price then was 25 cents per household per week five years ago he acquired an office and parking lot north of stouffvule that has since been expanded to contain 15 acres he has a fleet of 15 i trucks ralph spademan sees no end to the growth of his business but predicts major changes in the industry particularly in the process of recycling give a welcome hand to your when they call wednesday october 25 when a united way volunteer knocks on your door consider two things the 14 humancare service agencies identified in our brochure depend primarily on the united way and the united way of york region depends solely on you please give generously if you want to help call 8840132 y yaxata atayayatat hard work has its rewards when theres work to be done in preparation for markham fair kay thompson left and husband bob can always be counted on to do more than their share on saturday evening their efforts were rewarded daughter barbara hoover on behalf of the grounds committee presented them with the golden hammer award jim thomas tribune files reveal halloween was worse stouffville tuesday oct 31 is halloween for hundreds of town children its the second most exciting night in the entire year surpassed only by christmas eve for york regional police and firemen its thebusiestthightinthe year with stouffvule ho exception in fact during recent halloweens the town has resembled an armed camp as extra forces have been moved in to keep order this year like last adults braveenough to do so will stand on the street corners shaking their heads in disgust at the antics of highspirited teenagers forgetting that their generation too was actively engaged in hooliganism way back when to refresh a few memories keith bolender of the tribune staff checked back through a few post- halloween issues to find out what if anything went on in the good old days some of the events were indeed shocking in 1933 great crowds of youngsters roamed stouffvilles streets breaking win dows and oiling the sidewalks the police chief of that day was so nervous he summoned help when he spotted someone lurking in the local bank the village reeve and undertaker rushed to his aid only to discover the goblin was the bank managers assistant doing some late- night homework in 1942 several shanties were over turned and a number of car tires slashed it could have been that folks had their minds on other things like world war ii the tribune of 1948 tells of vandalism at the presbyterian church wooden railings were smashed and several windows broken trucks parked outside the coop were damaged and someone even set fire to a barber pole an unidentified party tied a horse to the tribunes front door and it remained there all night in 1955 vandals overturned 1 7 gravestones in the mennonite cemetery at altona in 1959 halloween hoodlums placed wooden obstructions at almost every level crossing on the cnr line the same night a car wasseverely damaged when it crashed into a fence placed across the road these are only a few of the things that oc curred there are hun dreds more pointing to the fact that people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones teen party by marion sandle vic square a teen halloween party is planned for friday evening at 815 pm in the sunday school room of the church for further information call rev alfred day at 8875066 sympathy of the community is extended to mr and mrs neil pickering and family in the passing of mrs pickerings father reservations are being received for the turkey supper wed nov 1 from 5 to 7 pm in the community hall for tickets call mrs frank brumwell mrs john mccague or any ucw member the price is 5 adults 150 for children 12 years and under wedding anniversary congratulations to mr and mrs gordon woolnough jean van- derkooy married one year oct 29 and to mr and mrs keith doner margaret wright married two years oct 30 birthday greetings to mrs don canning oct 29 dale barker oct 29 mrs john mccague oct 30 mrs tile hoffman oct 30 mrs lawrence boynton oct 30 and maria horsch oct 30 the youth group meets every friday evening in the sunday school room of the church at 7 pm for further information call the group leader ann boyd at 8875347 gormley church weeklong services by evelyn mllsted gormley on sunday oct 29 special meetings will begin in the gormley missionary church with services at 11 am and 730 pm weeknight worship is at 730 pm including saturday the guest speaker is rev eddy jones with special music sunday by the inheritance singers of london ont the 105th an niversary services will be held in the gormley missionary church nov 5 the workman quartet of st catharines will attend worship both morning and evening heise hill church is holding a halloween party and hayride saturday at the home of mr and mrs ray winger rev andrew brndjar of the canadian bible society will speak at heise hill church sunday at 730 pm special music will be provided by the good tidings quartet of toronto mrs geraldine brillinger had surgery on her knee last week at toronto orthopaedic hospital she is making a satisfactory recovery mr and mrs fred doust and genevieve bruce visited saturday with mr and mrs allan doner and family kit chener mr jos cherry of fort myers florida is visiting with his sisters mrs aylmer gray and mrs florence bell sympathy is ex pressed to mr and mrs glenn wideman in the sudden passing of her sisterinlaw mrs garnet ray of stouffvule mr and mrs bruce wallace and daughter of owen sound spent the weekend with mr and mrs ray hawkins the myf will meet at 645 pm fri oct 27 at the missionary church for volleyball practice at whitchurch highlands school a