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largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge news whitchurch i uxbridge markham l pickering in the district vol 77 xo 35 stouitvillemarkhamuxbridge oxt thurs feb 3 1966 10 cents townships two engines six tank cars vault cnr line in markham first accident on new bypass unionville two rlirscl engines and six tanks cars vaulted the tracks on the cxr by pass line in markham township on friclay but no one was injured the accident occurred south of hwy no 7 between concessions 5 and 6 the lead locomotive plowed into the snow but remained upright the line through to montreal remained clear workmen toiled throughout the day and night in sub zero temperatures repairing the dam aged track a huge mobile crane was used to lift the two engines and cars since the derailment occurred between the two concession roads work crews had to reach the scene from 14th avenue through a farm field it is believed to be the first serious accident on the bypass since it was opened to regular train traffic car faulty driver too first derailment on new c n r line the cnr recorded its first derailment on the new bypass line that cuts through markham iwp it occurred on friday between cone 5 and i two locomotives and six tank cars went oft the track but no one was injured staff photo ruttonvillk there will be no dragstrip on the 9th concession o markham or anywhere else in the township a bylaw to exclude racing projects of this kind was passed at a meeting of coun cil on monday the vote was 2 to 1 with ward 1 council lor allan sumner express ing opposition councillors charles hoover and anthony roman were in favour of the bylaw deputyreevc cleary palmer was absent councillor sumner argued that he wished a legal opi nion from the townships solicitor on the issue before he could vole intelligently it was later learned that solicitor paul mingay had provided the council with a letter but it was marked confidential and never read in public lawyer john allen repre senting toronto dfagways limited requested that the members give further con sideration to ills clients li cence application but this was denied by reeve stewart rumble mr rumble said that the bylaw had already been passed and the request could not be considered mr allen said that he would have to consult further with company representatives on possible action through the courts solicitor donald hindson of markham and several of his clients who had earlier expressed opposition to the dragstrip scheme attended the meeting but did not speak 37 charges laid buttonville a 30 year old oak ridges school teacher entered pleas of guilty to 15 charges of break enter and theft when he ap peared before magistrate o s hoiiinrake in richmond hill court on tuesday 22 additional charges are still to he heard against roger lewis smith of willowdalc the offenses are alleged to have occurred in both metro toronto and markham township according to evidence the accused took quantities of feminine apparel but later turned it over to charitable organizations articles were recovered from his car home and school detective wm ferguson of metro said that smith took little of any value dur ing the brcakin spree and in many instances overlook ed items that were costly his wife expecting their sec ond child appeared in court with him magistrate o s hoiiin rake has requested a lull report on the accused v stouffville was the driver at fault or was it his ear both according to evi dence presented at a hear- ing on an impaired driving charge against robert ern est nokes of glen major in uxbridge township constable david hadden of stouffville said he follow ed the nokes auto along main and market sts before it veered into the ditch solicitor donald hindson of markham argued that the cars foot brake was low the steering was loose there was no emergency brake and the gas pedal was missing although the accused ad mitted that he had consumed three bottles of beer earlier in tlie day the officer said that he completed several tests at the police station fairly well magistrate o s hoiiin rake felt that there was suf ficient evidence to support the charge he levied a fine of 125 and costs the case was heard on tuesday in richmond hill court cbaremont chief claremont fire chief tom hammond has responded to a good many calls in his day in all kinds of weather hut conditions on sunday night were de scribed as the worst ever the brigade was summon ed to the scene of a barn fire on the property of mr jack jensen cone s pickering twp it was at the height of the storm and visibility at times was reduced to zero the 20 by 30 frame structure was destroyed along with a quantity of hay straw and grain two steers and a goat were saved it was the worst ever said mr hammond you just had to sit there and hang on the trip across the 9th cone and along the atha road was helped by earl wilson who accompanied the two trucks with his au stin landrover and plow jack lehman guided the pumper and randy carruth- ers drove the tanker at times it was necessary to stop until the snow gusts cleared fanned by the wind the barn was levelled in twenty minutes the owner plans to rebuild in the spring find way stouffville a group of eight stouffville and dis trict ice fishermen walked over a mile through a raging snowstorm on lake simcoe sunday afternoon to reach shore lee fret and sons ron- nie and donnic clifford harper and son gord jac kie harper wayne malcolm and boo lamb found their way to dry land although vis ibility at times was almost zero jack valleau also of stouffvillc left early and escaped the ordeal several of the men returned on tues day to bring back a car and a truck that became stuck in in the snow although cold and wet tlie boys appeared none the worse for their experience hundreds of others were caught in their huts when the storm struck midgets need tie stouffville the stouffville midget hockey team can advance into the omha group finals with a tie here on thursday to night they thumped mark ham millionaires 83 in markham on monday follow ing a thrillpacked 11 tie in their first encounter game time is nine oclock ij jody holden was in top scoring form in mondays contest firing three goals he assisted on another pete turner the club cap tain and doug clark each potted a pair larry norton counted one bruce mehaffey set up three of the stouff ville tallies markhams captain david paulikot had a twopoint night with a goal and assist joe praskey and george lo- max fired the others a win for the visitors would force a fourth game back in markham on mon day the stouffville entry is coached by jake harman memoirs war ace uxbridge the book with the wind in my face written by world war 11 air ace ian l-alkow- ski of uxbridge will soon he released it contains the experi ences of the famous polish pilot who only last fall re turned with his wife to his native country and receiv ed a heros welcome he was twice shot down in actual combat and a photo of his escape from his disabled hurricane fighter is portrayed on the cover orders for autographed copies are now being taken they will sell for 550 the printing order now under way calls for 2500 copies the book will bo distributed personally by the writer mm all dressed up and ready for class is 11 year old debbie foulds a grade 6 student at st marks separate school in stouffville many of the girls have acquired their new uniforms and st marks is the first school here to promote this idea staff photo n h l oldtimers to play clippers feb 24 peewee playoffs stouffville thurs day evening will be hockey playoff night in stouffville with both the peewee and midget teams in action against clubs from mark ham peewee action begins at 630 pm with the return tilt back at markham on saturday feb 5 at 1230 pm a third game if needed will be here in stouffville on feb 10 the coach is alex wilkins the manager bill nichols stouffville the nhl oldtimers will come to town on thursday feb 21 it will mark their first appearance on stouffville ice they will play the for mer stars of the stouffville clippers the winner will be the stouffville minor hockey association who is sponsoring the game a sell- out crowd is expected stouffville players already contacted include such well- known names as bert baker don mcintosh ronnie bell frank stephenson norm stunden george stark chick webster gord lewis polly minion hal gibson jack watson bud lehman les clarke bob jlassnrd don ifayncs jake harman joe lewis ross madill and glenn jackson referee lor- ing doolittle still very ac tive as an ofiicia will be as- sited by ted topping and ken laushway although a complete line up of the exprofessionals has not yet been received likely members are john henderson wally stanow- ski bob goldham ivan ir win ron hurst harry wat son cal gardiner sid smith jackie hamilton murray i lenderson and brian cullen the team man ager is john lunau of markham big blow closes roads stouffville its an ill wind that doesnt blow someone some good and for hundreds of happy children the wcekend storm brought a oneday vacation from school poor visibility and heavy drifts kept buses oil the back roads on monday morning forcing the cancellation o many classes in markham twp area 2 only union- villc school was open in the whitchurch area about half were closed all were shut down in uxbridge twp and even the high school in uxbridge town was closed in pickering twp area 1 schools at atha and mount pleasant remained shut for the day st marks separate school in stouffville was closed since about so percent of the children arrive by bus both markham and whit church police departments received several calls from marooned motorists all were later freed by tow trucks or snow plows whit church sent a cruiser out to the aurora sideroad when a woman just released from hospital required assistance she was taken to east gwil- limhury and then on to her home in keswick the home of mr and mrs wilfred welch ballanlrac has been almost completely closed up by a 20ft high snow bank thrown up by the provincial snowplows neighbours helped extricate mrs welch on tuesday so that she could visit a daugh ter in hospital and are planning to assist with a loader to clear the snow from the front of the house use compass to reach shore find bogus bill the first 20 bogus hill to be located in this area turned up last week at the bank of nova scotia in markham the counterfeit and a legitimate hill are held here by teller iinda woolvcn albert st stouff ville close inspection shows the queens features to he rather dull on the forgery top and green spots on the paper cannot be scraped oft staff photo stouffville it was a rather blustery afternoon here in stouffville on sun day but the wind whistling along main street was a- merc breeze as compared to the storm that swept across lake simcoe several dis trict residents were ice- fishing off jacksons point when the storm struck one of these was lloyd housli- ton llawkridge ave mark ham and manager of the stouffville iga foodliner he along with his son keith 12 and his companion scott dingwall windridgc drive were among a group of nine who left on sunday morning they planned to fish until 130 pm but by four oclock the weather had closed in the visibility was reduced to zero bonnie boats ltd des patched a snowmobile and aided by hank heyink a fishhut rental agent the entire party was guided to shore a compass was used to maintain proper direc tion even with this equip ment they reached shore a halfmile from the right location in spite of the difficulties encountered mr houghton never let go of the big fish he had hauled up through the hole a few hours earl ier he praised the efforts of the guide and the snow mobile operator he said that on the first trip it was load ed down with 23 passengers ore was a five year old boy editorial page 2 district news page 3 womens page page 4 district xews page 5 district news page 6 teen page page 7 sports page s additional sports page 9 classified page 10 extra classified page ii district news page 12 do it vow page 33 farm page page u sunday school association executive for 1966 l maurice karquharson second from left is he new president of the markham twp sunday school j association the 071h annual convention was held last week in stouffville other members of the executive lets blov thu veeki include icfl to right lewis heisc secretary ewart stiver 1st vice president and ilev rosco chapin ptnsien on i movie show i staff photo