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a lovely solar home owned by mr and mrs hans rudolph is nearing completion at rr 1 ashbum the system still somewhat unique in this area is supplemented by an electric furnace and two fireplaces just in case the sun forgets to shine solar heating system supplemented by hydro many unique homes are tucked away in the privacy of the countryside one of these belongs to mr and mrs hans rudolph ash- burn rr 1 the residence of unusual design is heated by the sun or partially so about 75 per cent project architect jim fryatt of salem ont near elora told the tribune the solar concept is by no means revolutionary fryatt- said although its development has occurred at a more rapid rate in recent years he described the principle as a viable economic alternative to more conventional forms installation costs will in crease the price by about five per cent fryatt explained the extra expense should be chesebrpugh 7 ponds bowlathon over 7000 recoverable in eight years he said solar heating systems come in various forms fryatt likened the unit in the rudolph residence to a model t not terribly fast and efficient but one that starts every time to insure they wont be caught out in the cold mr rudolph himself an engineer has installed an electric furnace and two fireplaces to sup plement the suns rays 9 markham were deljghted shirley kelloch corporation and consumer affairs manager on the staff of chesebroughponds canada ltd told the tribune at the conclusion of a fundraising bowlathon sunday i while the final figure isnt yet known a modest estimate places the amount pledged at 7000- shes hopeful however that when all returns are tallied it will be close to 10000 all proceeds go to par ticipation house a residence for adult cerebral palsied in markham the management and staff at chesebroughponds have established a 100000 goal for themselves over a period of three years altogether 32 teams took part with the conclusion on sunday during the afternoon the tribune upset the economist and sun markham kinsmen defeated markham rotary conlin motors downed mcarthur ford and markham hydro dunked the markham firemen a touch of professionalism was added to the tournament when players from the maple leafs took on representatives from the argonauts leaf participants included john anderson dick duff paul marshall dave farish and mark kirton they were beseiged by autographseekers and readily obliged the management of markham centre lanes donated their entire facility for this first- ever event the bowlathon chairman was john damato production manager at chesebroughponds puffed out uxbridge a resolution by councillor ron johnson at the inaugural session monday was ap proved but after the smoke had cleared not everyone was happy about it johnsons resolution called for smoking to be prohibited during council meetings a smoker himself johnson admitted it would take a bit of discipline on his part to maintain voting against it were councillors mac meyers and don jackson said meyers after the motion passed i just declared a recess real swinging success durham region it was a singingswinging success the annual junior farmers association of ontario sing- swing hosted this year by york county and held saturday at thornlea secondary school representatives from ontario county enjoyed ex cellent success scoring three firsts and a third red ribbon awards were earned by the square dancers including brian and marilyn harrison of uxbridge brian homemdkers receive diplomas v i3i c sharyn fits left and linda jones both of rbi i ashbum received county honors cer tificates at a 4h homemaking club achievement day in ajar last week jim thomas jones mt zion and pam izatt of audley frank mangam of beaverton and joanne man- derson mt zion hugh mcleod and anne hoskins mt zion ann sonley of whitby was named the most outstanding caller janice stone of oshawa and cathy parker of greenbank placed first in ladies vocal and the jr farmers choir directed by betty and janice stone earned a third ontario county was also represented in divisions for open instrumental public speaking and mens and ladies solos at the conclusion of the all- day competition more than 1400 jammed the general exhibits building at markham fairgrounds for the show of stars with awardwinning entries participating honored claremont twenty- year old joanne manderson rr 2 claremont has obtained her advanced honors diploma in the 4h homemaking club achievement program other recipients of cer tificates from the area included janice shaw and cindy fiss rr l ashburn provincial sharyn flss barbara jamieson and linda jones rr i ash bum county nicole hale greenwood county oredj new uxbridge gary herrema was still mayor of uxbridge when the tribune went to press wednesday but that could be changed by now durham regional council was to vote the same day for a new chairman to succeed walter beatb and herrema was a prime candidate if elected herrema was to resign im mediately as mayor an election would then be called later to choose a replacement speaking to the inaugural meeting council monday night herrema returned by ac clamation told the wellfilled chambers he might not be back as mayor he had been happy he said to serve in that capacity but i find it challenging to try something else the something else of course as the battle for the chairmanship of regional council a position the mayor had warned voters prior to the november election he would be contesting x -v- regarding his candidacy he said if we go much further with social services in durham region were going to have mortgages rather than taxes he explained that more and more welfare costs are being transferred to property taxes at the region the social service budget there is almost as high as the police budget and tax reform is needed he said he said also theres a lot of hostility toward the region from the outlying areas if elected he hoped hed be able to clear up what he termed a misunderstanding the mayor later told the tribune he felt the remoteness of the regional headquarters in whitby helped bring on the latter he said he felt he would be able to help uxbridge in its overall dealings if he was chairman the opportunity is here reg and mabel walker a milestone goodwood mabel was peeling potatoes for saturday nights supper when the tribunes editbr called husband reg was in the living room seated in his favorite chair the welcome while somewhat restrained at first grew cordial as a link between the past and the present was established for reg and mabel walker it was the day before a very important occasion their diamond wedding anniversary accompanied by their son and daughterinlaw bruce and margaret walker of courtice near oshawa they planned to visit a nearby restaurant for sunday dinner then home again nothing more we dont want any fuss mabel said reg and mabel griffin were married at whitevale dec 1 1920 for a year they lived at hagermans corners north of milliken then to but- tonville and later to north markham in 1929 they learned that a piece of property east of goodwood could be purchased for 5650 although times were tough they took the chance and have continued to reside there ever since a year after i wished id never seen the place reg said potatoes were selling for fifteen cents a bag and mortgage payments were hard to meet but together they persevered and now would want for no other home i hate being cooped up mabel replied when asked if shed like to live in an apart ment mrs walker describes the neighbors as all good mrs harold gribble takes her to goodwood or stouffville for groceries every week whenit comes to medical care mrs walker says she relies on two main remedies- dr chases nerve food and dodds kidney pills while reg revealed his age as 82 mabel wanted that kept secret just say im as old as my tongue and older than my teeth she replied both point with pride to framed pictures of their family including three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren- although accustomed to having a dog to keep them company the last two were killed on hwy 47 weve got cats to burn mr walker said reg readily admits his wife runs the house im under petticoat government he revealed with a smile retired for the past seven years the property is now worked by neighbors harry woodland and ken hockley this is home and this is where i want to stay mabel says and reg agrees now mayor herrema said i r would have liked to have waited another two years but the op- portunity is now- uyita also ambitious he added and i dont hesitate in saying it y looking back on his own term in office he told the meeting there are nights when you get phone calls you wonder why youre in it still it is a pleasure to see things done i dont try to be popular but to do things as i see it i dont intend to rule with an iron hand but to let people know and to use common sense he said the mayor praised his competent and loyal staff and thanked the press for its coverage a wellinformed public is a satisfied public he said regional councillor maustyn mcknight said he would be voting with mixed emotions wednesday we need you as chairman but will be losing a good mayor among those on hand for the inaugural was bob nesbitt reeve from 197073 and deputy reeve for a total of 10 years following the meeting a reception was held in the up stairs offices support prayer bethesda a representative delegation from the bethesda womens institute made their presence felt at the 78th annual central ontario wi convention held in the royal york hotel toronto last month a resolution addressed to dr bette stephensonontarios minister of education was placed before the delegates its mover was mrs cliff burkholder and seconder mrs leila whitcombe the motion expressed concern over a suggestion that the reading of scripture and the recital- of the lords prayer should be removed from on tarios schools the resolution- urged the minister not to change this regulation fin order that every force for strengthening the moraland ethical values of our young people should be retained drug seminar stouffville a drug education parenting seminar organized by the stouffville family life centre in co operation with stouffville dist secondary school will be held at sdss thurs jan 8 norman panzica from the ontario council on drug abuse will chair the meeting high school principal michael muir said a followup discussion might be arranged for the spring depending on the success of januarys workshop no recount markham therell be no recount in markham s ward 6 i decided to leave it candidate- mike larkin told the tribune the deadline for making the application was nov 27 the mccowan road property enjoyed strong support extending incumbent elson miles right to the wire there was only a five vote spread between the two larkin stated that had he announced his candidacy earlier it might have made a difference at one advance i poll he lost out to his rival 23- 3 r similar plant plan the st lawrence starch companys new plant in uxbridge township at uncoinvuie will be similar to this facility at slmcoe work at the site is already underway with completion expected in the fall of 1881