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ribttwe vc n the tribune stouffv1llb ontl july 24 1932 local woman seriously injured in crash 5 injured when the small truck in which she was riding was struck from behind by a gravel truck mrs william grove 50 was rush ed to toronto western hospital saturday with head injuries police i grove who was shaken said at the hospital where her tou police ho signa before i he turned the truck police said was i driven by charles a hill 19 of police said the old model truck driven by mr grove was turning into the family home on the eighth concession of markham at dick sons hill when the accident condition is described as only fair her daughter mary is a nurseintraining photo by cadicux rr2 markham it was loaded with gravel and was southbound behind the grove car hill told police he did not see groves sig nal the impact sent the truck hurling into a guard rail complete ly demolishing it the truck driver was not injured two die in crash with cpr flyer at locust hill crossing a proposed fishing trip ended in tragedy at 705 am tuesday when a car with two youths crashed into the side of an ottawatoronto cpr flyer at locust hill cecil watt lj 61 virginia ave toronto was thrown clear and died instantly graham carberry 21 of rjril malton believed to have been the driver of the car was trapped in the wreckage and the train crew worked feverishly to free him despite their efforts he died enroute to toronto general hospital the accident occurred at a level crossing on xo 7 highway in the centre of this small village only stones throw from a general store two heavy skid marks on the pavement indicated the driver had made a frantic attempt to stop the vehicle was ground between the train and the metal standard of the wig wag signal and car wreckage and lishing equipment were strewn along the track one tire was carried 5c0 feet the motor was hurled up a bank ed havers if said he saw the train slow down as it approched the crossing the train was in charge of c p mcwillianis con ductor and j logan engineer villagers said several crashes have occurred at the same place in the past the wig wag was was installed after a fatal accident they said the driver must have been blinded by the rising sun a witness told police the wig wag was operating graham carberry was driving a car owned by his father stuart carberry at the time of the acci dent cecil watt was his brother- inlaw there was a loud crash said mrs frank wade wife of the pro prietor of the general store the closest building to the scene 1 thought at first the children might have left a wagon on the tracks 1 looked out and all i could see was a cloud of steam from the train she said graham had just returned with other members of the family from a weekend at satllt sto marie we arrived back monday night and although graham drove all the way up and back lie was intent on going to haliburton for the rest of his holiday his said he had a good job had high hopes for him mother and we hope for rain to cool mercury as this issue of the tribune goes to press the local newspaper office stall sweat it out with the mercury hovering in the mid nineties with no signs of a letup in the sizzling temperature farmers told the press this week that while the grain was taking a real cooking corn crops were thriving several heavy down pours last weekend helped consid erably and crops generally look good in this locality with much of the wheat already cut feels wheels drop takes look thirty feet down dr r m rogers of west hill felt the back wheels of his car drop into a ditch as he was backing out of a driveway late monday night the doctor got out to invest igate and almost took a ifoot trip straight down what the doctor thought was a ditch was a 30 eiiir overhang ing lake ontario at failport reach the car was precariously balanced on the verge when a tow truck arrived the driver found he could not get into the doctors car because of the overhang theyre still trying to figure how the doctor got out carpenter breaks feet on tuesday afternoon john thompson o altona had the mis fortune to break both his feet when the roof boards on the union church at altona cave in the local carpenter was laying shingles on the roof and was un aware of the weak supports the injured youth will be otf his feet for some three months medical attention was given by dr john button septic tank bylaw passed in markham twp with councillor hooper and deputyreeve james absent from the session markham council completed the passage on monday night of a septic tank bylaw as recommended by the local health unit the new bylaw is expected to be a major step in improving the sanitary conditions in some of the west side subdivisions two readings were also given to a bylaw authorizing a slsoco drainage scheme under local improvement for doneaster sub division previous to the passage of these bylaws a delegation from high land pk headed by mrs james interviewed council and most par ticularly councillor lennie on the matter of sanitation mrs james claimed that three cases of polio had occurred there last fall and that present drainage was all being carried down to the site of the new school building reeve timbers explained that the land was extremely heavy clay and most difficult to drain and the sub division was 25 years old and the present condition could not be blamed on present councils coun cillor lennie told the delegation that the new septic tank bylaw would give the council some teeth in their drainage department and was the first step to correct a problem a request from stouftville for financial assistance in connection with the municipal 75th annivers ary celebration there was granted and s50 extended car car overturns on slippery road on friday afternoon driven by mrs archie goldsmith of oshawa skidded out of control on the sth concession of markham plunged into the deep ditch turned completely over and landed up right on its wheels the car was proceeding north but ended up on the side of the ditch facing south the driver received a nasty cut on her forehead apparently caused by her glasses a front seat passenger mrs stanley pollard also from oshawa was badly shaken up the roof of the auto was badly caved in and it is a mystery liow the occupants escaped more serious injury roth were rushed by dr f j button to the brierbush hos pital for treatment constable george clayton of the markham twp force investigated claremont pastor is bereaved suddenly on sunday july 20th mrs f davison who had only recently journeyed from her home in staffordshire england to visit some of her family passed away in newmarket hospital the de ceased left the old country on may 22nd and since her arrival in canada has been renewing old acquaintances whom she has not seen for years there are two sons in this country rev g h dav son of claremont and william of aurora a daughter made the trip across with her mother but will return shortly the late mrs davi son the former florence evans had the pleasure of attending the fvanspugh reunion which was held recently funeral service was held on wednesday afternoon in aurora at the home of her son william con ducted by rev robinson of pick ering anglican church with interment in claremont cemetery average attendance of 65 at local bible school gov tom dewey named in possible markham tp syndicate while not too many concrete steps have been taken so far it has been revealed in toronto fin ancial circles that a large new york corporation plan to lacate a mammoth industrial develop ment in markham township on the doorstep of richmond hill in fact the tremendous setup would be within the richmond hill limits if the proposed annexation of part of the township takes place al though a governor dewey spokes man in new york refused to make any elaborate comment his name persists as central in the huge syndicate right now the whole expansion scheme depends on the decision of the ontario municipal board which held a hearing on the annexation scheme some weeks ago mr brian newkirk toronto mining and oil financier has purchased between goo and 700 acres of land and is known definitely to be a member of the group interested in the industrial project the summer vacation bible school conducted so success fully in the stouftville- christ ian church for the past two weeks came to a conclusion on friday nisht when the accomp- lisiments of the children were put or display before the many parent and friends in atten dance the listeners at the closing exercises were thrilled with the beautiful musical selections rendered by the pupils under the direction of mrs ken wpgg and mrs frank mulr an average atten dance of v was recorded for the two week seson and be cause the school was such a success this summer it is hoped that the work may le continued next year pictured above is the prim ary class ranging in age from two to five years this class is conducted by mrs iwrence barkey mrs robt gow and children from new york are in town visit ing with her parents mr and mrs horace walsh church st mr and mrs briard market st left last week for montreal where they will visit for some weeks with their daughter we are sorry to report that miss ada barkey is not enjoying her usual good health markham reeve forced to adjourn council meeting and call police to clear room when councillor chas hooper attempted to filibuster the regular meeting of markham township council on monday evening reeve timbers called for an adjournment to restore order and threatened to call in the police to clear the coun cil chambers of ratepayers who continued to interrupt the proceed ings the meeting resumed later with councillor hooper and deputyreeve james absenting themselves the flareup arose when coun cillor lemasurier requested a check on the budget in order to see what funds were available he stated that he had asked for the report three weeks in succession out without success councillor hooper stated that there wasnt enough help in the office to have such a report at hand deputyreeve james charged councillor lemasurier with creat ing a scene at the last meeting and preventing the report being read councillor lennie stated that he favored having a progress report from the various departments you cant do it with the staff weve got youve got to have another man asserted councillor hooper at this point the meeting resolv ed into a heated debate with con tinual interruptions c from rate payers on the advisability of engaging a treasurer and the muchdisputed auditors report a resolution instructing the audi tor to set up the budget in a way in which council could have a monthly report from the treasurer as to what funds had been spent and what funds were available for expenditure was lost councillors lemasurier and lennie supported the motion with several resolutions in the reeves hands calling for reports from the police roads and other departments councillor hooper opened up a verbal barrage against councillor lemasurier and the con duct of this years council which eventually ended in the meeting being adjourned he stated that councillor lemasurier had been sabatoging council all year and had not told the truth to council he claimed that a deputation had recently visited his home with a view to having councillor lemas urier unseated if possible overturned gravel crusher blocks j highway no 7 i on friday afternoon a huge i tractor trailer transporting a 46 ton crusher to a gravel pit in ux- bridge township met with trouble on xo 7 highway near the third concession of markham an axle ion the crusher snapped and the i giant machine toppled off its plat form to the roadside blocking traltic for a considerable distance until police arrived to clear up the i situation hardly had the crusher been righted when the blocks gave i way under the weight and the difficult job had to be started over again with the aid of two large dereks the steel structure was fin ally cleared from the road and traffic returned to normal special issue of tribune next week next week the stouftville tri bune will publish one of its largest editions this year it will combine the annual musselmans i ake edi tion with special historical features in conjunction with the 75th anniversary celebration advertisers and correspondents are asked to make special effort to have their copy in this office as soon as possible advertisers by saturday and correspondents by monday night a complete history of the town will appear in this issue and bun- reeve asks residents brighten up premises for the holiday youve still time if you havent already done so to swing a paint brush on the front verandah or the side fence and make the home town look just that much better for your effort reeve henry ogden in a proclamation this week setting monday aug 4th as civic holiday in stouftville is ask ing all residents to decorate their homes and business places on this 75th anniversary occasion a little bunting and a few flags can do wonders and will add much to the gaity of the holiday withits big parade and other entertain ment hundreds of visitors are expect ed here over the weekend and many will be returning to town for possibly the first time since their early years residents are proud of their town and want these visitors to be proud as well it will help if you decorate and otherwise spruce up your home or store on this special occasion engagement mrs ross watson announces the engagement of her younger daughter alice hope annabell to william carl jones son of mr and mrs frank jones of sandford the marriage will take place on august 2nd at 3 oclock in the goodvood ibaptist church whitchurch township council will meet this thursday dreds of extra copies are being printed in order to supply the musselmans lake summer resi dents and added local demand snow joke aw cut it out giris a snow man at this time of the year dont be silly but its no hall ucination caused by the heat joan robb left of markham and yvonne page of winnipeg are actually building one in new toronto at the lions lake shore memorial arena where a summer ice skating fthool is being held this year