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second section thursda august 7 19ss truck driver risked his life svi richard dick puckrin of rr 1 goodwood was pinned for a time in the crumpled cab of his dieselpowered gravel truck following collision with a car on hwy 47 near lincolnville last week damage to his vehicle has been estimated at 40000 jim thomas swerved vehicle to avert tragedy margaret swiden of agincourt driver of the car in the foreground suffered only minor injuries despite the seriousness of the crash witnesses say she owes her life to the quickthinking of to assist jobless goodwood fifty year old dick puckrin of rr 1 goodwood is lucky to be alive v so is margaret swedin 71 of agincourt mr puckrin risked his life to avoid collision be tween his westbound gravel truck and the swedin car on hwy 47 near lincolnville last week and in doing so over- turned the tractortrailer in a nearby ditch total property damage has been estimated at 46000 in cluding 40000 to the puckrin truck a 1977 ford diesel dick puckrin an ex perienced driver was carrying about 38 tons of gravel and travelling between 40 and 50 miles per hour when he saw the car a 1979 oldsmobile move out from a private lane suddenly she was right there only 30 feet away at the most my only thought was to swing to the left to get away from her it was either that or go right over top mr puckrin said later he swerved across the centre line then cut back as another truck approached from the west i knew i was going to hit her but at least it wouldnt be where she was seated the right front wheel caught the front of her car spinning it around like a top witnesses said with no steering the truck flipped over on its side puckrin was pinned in the mangled cab fortunately he said one of ted mclennan s tow trucks happened by the operator hooked a cable onto the steering wheel and pried it loose this enabled the driver to escape through the shattered windshield both victims were rushed to york county hospital in the same ambulance she kept asking me if i was alright but other than that we didnt say too much dick said with a wry smile sixteen stitches were required to close a gash on his forehead and he suffered injury to one leg im alive and so is she he said you can always get another truck but not another life dick puckrin purchased the tractor in 1977 for 37000 two years later he bought a new trailer it cost 28000 he thinks the trailer can be repaired but hes not so sure about the truck one of similar size today would cost close to 50000 he said she was all paid for and good for at least another year he noted adding that 190000 miles isnt that much for a diesel the goodwood resident said his last scrape was seven years ago when the driver of a north bound pickup pulled in front of him at the corner of the 5th concession of whitchurch- stouffville and the bloomington road since then i havent had as much as a nick he stated that is until now while not claiming to be any hero dick admits if he hadnt braked and swerved as he did shed have been dead if it had been the other way around i would hope that driver would have done the same for me he concluded beerfest pickering do beer festivals and pioneer festivals go handinhand pickerings pioneers might have said no but the town fathers said yes at a special meeting of council july 22 a request from the greenwood ratepayers association for permission to hold a beerfest in connection with historyinaction festivities for the weekend of sept 13 was approved since a special occasion permit is required the green light must also come from the liquor licence board of on tario durham region growing numbers of unemployed particularly in the oshawa area are the concern of durham regional council in an effort to find some solution to the problem the regions chairman walter beath has recommended all municipal mayors meet with representatives of durham college and canada man power to determine what type be of assistance ca provided chairman beath feels a committee should be set up to look into various retraining courses available at the college mayor jim potticary of oshawa has been loudly critical of the region claiming its development department hasnt kept in touch with area plant closings j t jtw trucker dick puckrin whose overturned tractortrailer is seen in the rear in attempting to avoid the auto puckrin turned his heavy vehicle on its side spilling most of the 38ton load on the road ed schroeter pick new plant site hydro power cut 430 pigs killed uxbridge twp four hundred and thirty pigs the property of morley davis rr 1 claremont suffocated in their pens last week when a severe electrical storm knocked out hydro and shut down air con ditioning units at the barn the livestock to be marketed the very next day were being kept in premises near utica west of manchester the loss has been estimated at over 30000 it is believed that lightning higher pay durham region until some other system is devised politicians will always find themselves on the spot when it comes to salary increases so it is in the region of durham where a seven per cent increase has been recom mended effective in 1981 if ratified by next years council if approved the average 12980 stipend of a councillor would go up by 900 while the cbainnans wages of 35528 would increase by 2487 the affirmative vote on the recommendation was 17 to 11 there were several critics one being ed kolodzie of oshawa who called the decision ludicrous he reminded his audience that in 1979 they were the highest paid in the entire province t jack anderson mayor of pickering was also opposed some of those in favor were doug dickerson of pickering gerry fisher pickering gary herrema uxbridge ken matheson pickering and maustyn mcknight uxbridge hit a transformer on the road cutting off hydro power to the bam and rendering the air- conditioning system useless the storm passed through the district during the late af ternoon but discovery of the animals deaths wasnt made until the next morning when mr davis made his rounds or dinarily his wife said he would have gone to the property sooner but on this occasion he decided to stop off first and have a lawnmower repaired when he arrived he found the barn filled with liquid fer tilizer fumes despite the in tensity of the gas he was able to throw open the doors strangely enough it was the older pigs that died about 200 younger ones survived to prevent a recurrence of such a loss mrs davis said they are looking into the possibility of installing an alarm system either to their telephone at home or to the phone in a neighbors house uxbridge a property adjacent to the cnr line near lincolnville has been chosen as the site of a new 2000000 plant for st lawrence starch com pany mayor gary herrema said a special meeting of uxbridge council last week had passed a recommendation calling for the ministry of housing to amend a freeze on lot 11 where the plant is to be built the amend ment would allow facilities for corn drying storage and processing as as fertilizer stations he said township bylaws already carry this provision but the company wanted provincial approval as well jf work on the new plant accommodate between 500000 to 1000000 bushels of corn a year is expected to begin in september passenger pulls knife on cabbie pickering a 23 year old woman cab driver had an unnerving experience last week when a male passenger suddenly pulled a knife catherine anne douglas told police she picked up the man at the pickering go station and drove him as far as bowmanville it was at this location that he drew the knife after driving around the area more than two hours she finally convinced the man to get out of her vehicle at the whitby psychiatric hospital charged wih attempted robbery and possession s of a dangerous weapon is sross stinson 30 of gladstone avenue oshawa i objections not welcome roller rink queen sixteenyearold roada hathaway church st uxbridge is working this summer at the snack bar at the pleasure valley roller skateway near copplns corners ronda likes to spend her breaks rolling down the ashphalt snrface ed schroeter coppins corners a township of objectors that day is gone uxbridge mayor gary herrema told the tribune he was referring to op position that might result from a decision by council to allow light industry and outside storage on fifty acres at coppins corners hwy 1a and the brock road development has stayed away from uxbridge because it was frightened away said mayor herrema not everyone will be happy sometimes you have to step on a few toes but council has decided to take the bull by the homs we need jobs here instead of depending on oshawa and toronto the mayor admitted several homes in the area would overlook proposed industrial sites im sorry about that he said rezoning will allow such industries as a warehouse a truck terminal feed mill a heating air conditioning or plumbing shop an auto body shop a repair garage or light equipment business outside storage will be permitted only to the north where it will be hidden from view as for repercussions mayor herrema replied that for tunately we have a few on council who dont play politics adding i can go back to farm ing any day hay lift durham region a hay lift is underway from areas of durham region to parts of manitoba and saskatchewan hardest hit by summer drought- a coordinating office has been established at elmvale north of barrie the situations quite serious especially for beef herds brian hall asst agricultural representative for durham region stated both rail and truck transportation is being used y the price ranges from 50 to 50 a ton