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truck speed crackdown markham mark- ham town police have commenced a crackdown on gravel truck drivers who fail to abide by post ed speed limits within the municipality areas of concern in clude a new 30 mile zone on hwv 7 west and on hwy 48 the most recent speed er to receive the pinch was alfred lambert of downsview a driver for harold eeles haulage he was fined s27 and costs in richmond hill court lambert was clocked at 27 miles per hour over the limit fenders flapped in wind markham a mark- ham man rick harnish rougecrest dr will prob ably benefit from paying a 1280 fine for driving an unsafe vehicle keep ing his 1960 austin on the road could have cost him his life when he stopped the car pc fred macneil found that not only did the front fenders flap in the wind but all four tires were bald and the car had no emergency brake the front suspen sion and steering were in such bad condition that the car would not stay on course and the wheels wobbled uncontrolably harnish was fined an additional 1280 for driv ing with a temporary per mit without a licensed op erator in the vehicle lions present oxygen unit stouffville the stouffville lions club has donated an emergency oxygen unit to the man agement of shadow lake camp a summer school for retarded children the presentation of the resuscitator was made to director brian chapman and business manager bruce hutchinson by the club president bill dux- bury other lions present included oliver pellett rev doug davis and wal ter pipher mrs lottie baker stouffville services will be held fri day at 2 pm from the oneill funeral home for mrs lottie baker who passed away july 29 in brierbush hospital stouffville nab suspect markham a 22 year old toronto man has been charged with break and entry following his arrest at 3 am inside the can adian tire store hwy 7 markham p c roy aldwortli re sponded to an alarm at the premises and found a rear window open he entered the building and arrested oswald compton without a struggle revive trade fair dates set sept 5 6 stouffville a community trade fair so successful in stouffville a decade ago has been re vived by branch 459 of the royal canadian leg ion displays in the stouff ville arena will be open to the public sept 5 and 6 space rentals at 25 per unit are now being accept ed by a committee that in cludes arthur dixon tom johnston pauline stcek- ley carol jackson and john lindop reservations are made on a first come first served basis the arena floor can accommo date 37 individual display booths each measuring 12 feet by 10 feet space re quirements can be in creased as desired the legion is hoping to make the fair a real fun outing for the whole fam ily in addition to mer chants exhibits there will be displays and demonstr ations works of art sculp ture paintings antiques and handicrafts a child rens pet contest a puppet show clowns and free bal loons pony rides fish ponds and games a tea garden hot dog stand and dozens of lucky draw prizes the doors will be open from 5 pm to 1030 on friday and from 9 am to 1030 pm saturday all proceeds will be used in the promotion of youth work in the com munity correction in the tribune issue of july 24 a news story referred to one michael sifton as a party in volved in a bylaw en forcement case now be fore the courts the alleged offense is not charged against michael sifton but mrs carolyn sifton a pro perty owner in whit church township the tribune regrets any embarrassment this error may have caused senior was citizen 95 committee of adjustment approves house lots stouffville an application by herbert cossey ninth line south to divide a section of pro perty fronting on sunset boulevard into four res idential lots has been ap proved by stouffville planning board and the committe of adjust- office staff seeks increases salary whitchurch twp a feeling of unrest among some members of the whitchurch twp office staff with regard to salar ies has prompted reeve stewart burnett to call a special meeting of coun cil to consider each re quest discontent over current wage rates was revealed july 22 requesting considera tion are asst clerk ed ward blackburn building inspector marshall mil ler and bookkeeper mrs r c bavcroft mr blackburn inform ed council that he was ful filling all the duties of a deputyclerk but had nev er been officiallv appoint ed to that position he re quested an increase of 1000 he is prcscntlv re ceiving 6600 mr miller stated that the work load warranted cither an additional cm- plovcc or a waec raise mrs bavcroft request ed onlv that her salary rate be revised in replv to a question posed bv denutvreevc lawrence henncssev clerk thos kerr said that all members of the staff had been informed of the salarv schedule adopted bv council for 1969 he noted that a report from the auditor in this con nection would not be av ailable until some time in aucust councillor norman bar nard contended that the wane rate of the building inspector had alrcadv been revised and he felt that it should remain at the present figure until the end of the current year while it was acrccd that further salarv dis cussions should take place in private members did authorize an expend iture of up to 500 to pro vide increased office space in the second storey coun cil chambers ment conditions of approval include the granting of 10 feet and 16 feet allowance for road widening pur poses on cone 9 and sun set blvd respectively and payment of the 700 lot fee the committee chaired by ken wagg with mem bers walton todd and reg mackay agreed that the lots were sufficiently large to permit a setback and allow the road width to be extended to the re quired 66 feet one greenhouse on the property will be removed no persons were pres ent to speak for or against the application chair man wagg noted how ever that a 14day period must elapse before the de cision becomes final old sale posters stouffville two ancient auction sale post ers dating back to 1835 have been discovered by mr bill grcenbury church st stouffville he found them in the bottom of an old trunk both bills originated in england under the names of william cardncr gues- twick and david curtics thornage enclosed clippings indi cate that the families em igrated from england to oucbcc city and later set tled in stoultxillc stouffville service was conducted from the oneill funeral home july 21 for mr hugh mcintosh one of the towns most senior residents mr mcintosh passed away in stouff ville brierbush hospital where he had been a pa tient for nine years he- was 95 prior to coming to town he operated the store in locust hill and later lived at altona vol81xo 9 stouffvillemarkhamlxbridge ont thursday july 31 1969 15 cents valuable offered as must complete project for ethnic circle pickering twp a valuable piece of pro perty fronting on the brock road and conces sion 8 one mile south of claremont has been offered as a gift to the federal government of canada by its present owner robert g roy in making the contribution the donor is asking only that a project a large openair amphitheatre for the advancement of the fine arts and culture be completed on this site this work started several years ago by mr roy is only partially complete it was to have been utilized by the ethnic circle of canada a nonprofit organization without barriers in race color or creed in addition to the theatre the complex includes an 18hole golf course and clubhouse excluded is the donors home adjoining buildings and ten acres of land mr roy is asking no personal recognition in connection with the gift the property would be donated anonymously and without incumbrance in a letter to the council and court of revision of pickering township mr roy was highly cri tical of the treatment he had received he esti mates his cost to date at two million dollars this project could have been completed hap pily and honestly and without involving it into an endless abyss of criminality inspired by per formances they have indulged in trying to white wash their mistakes and persecuting the town ships most willing benefactor mr roy said thirty years of my life have been ruined to gether with my resources and i have no further appetite to continue this project only to receive the brutal ingratitude of those who have not suf ficient intelligence to see my predicament and defend my cause he concluded mr roy said that although invitations had been extended to township officials to visit his property only one member of council had done so and this on the pretence of discussing another matter claremont gift to property canada theft suspect stouffville stouffville police are ques tioning a 37 year old man in connection with the theft of a pair of ear rings from wages jewel ry and china main st officers are also check ing a theft report from the residence of james cuddy stouffer st the loss is estimated at s200 in cash to discuss aty plan stouffville stouffville reeve ken lau- shway has requested a meeting with the council of the twp of uxbridge to discuss matters per taining to the proposed century city develop ment although no date has select match site stouffville the floyd forsyth farm hwy 47 north of stouffville will be the site of the north york plowing match this fall the date is oct 11 mr forsyth is the asso ciation president junior match competi tion will be revived this year it will be held aug 26 on the former ellas farm don mills rd north of gormley been set reeve laushway said that such a meeting had been approved by al- vin redshaw reeve of ux bridge mr laushway said that while the city was not contemplated for an area within the village bound aries its close proximity to stouffville made it im perative that council be kept informed on its pro gress late orval burton stouffville service will be conducted from the oneill funeral home thurs at 2 pm for the late orval burton russell ave who passed away in scarboro centen ary hospital july 28 in terment is in claremont union cemetery attends reunion at age 91 stouffville miss selena atkinson formerly of bethesda and now a resident at park view home has never missed an atkinson fam ily reunion in 24 years she is 91 and the oldest present at a gathering of the clan in the stouffville memorial park other charter attend ants are mr wilfred at kinson stayner and mrs norene howcroft barrie the youngest present was 16 month old kimber- ley ann atkinson daugh ter of mr and mrs roy atkinson oshawa mr fraser atkinson of mont real travelled the farthest distance mrs myra pearson of alliston is compiling the family history and copies will be available soon in book form elected president for 1970 is mr willard dob- son of utopia mrs wil- bert pearson barrie is the secretary annual meeting stouffville the annual meeting of the stouffville arena limi ted will be held at the rink aug 11 at 8 oclock the financial report for the year ending apr 30 1969 will be discussed along with matters per taining to the season ahead the president is ken roberts vpres gar leh man and sec bob has- sard directors arc dr ron smith les wilson don harman and ken schell local bowler on championship trail dog days stouffville tra velling the circuit in provincial lawnbowling competition is not a new experience for mrs dorothy wagg park drive north shes done it many times before even to sharing in the ontario trebles title in 1958 this season its diff erent shes an entry in the ladies singles and must go it alone dorothy earned the right to advance to the ontario semifinals by winning at whitby july 22 the next round is in smith falls august 7 should she be fortun ate enough to emerge the winner there she will go on to the pro vincial championships at hamilton august 19 similar honors on mrs dorothy wagg previous occasions have been won by comem bers eleanor crossen and reta laushway assaulted councillor youth fined 100 markham twp an assault on markham twp councillor james jong- eneel has cost a thornhill james jongeneel district youth s100 follow ing conviction before judge russell pearse in richmond hill court john bierma 17 is al leged to have kicked mr jongeneel several times in an altercation at the lane- way entrance to the coun cillors home the accused was ordered to post a bond to keep the peace for a period of one year police said that a car in which bierma was a passenger backed into the driveway of mr jong- eneels property nearly striking the owner when the councillor walked ov er to talk to the lads bierma jumped from the front seat and assaulted the man he accused mr jongeneel of hitting the auto but this was later proved untrue request gravel pit controls whitchurch twp residents in the cedar valley area of whitchurch twp are indicating in creased concern over the opening of gravel pits in the district and the inabil ity of the municipality to stop it in a letter july 21 mes srs alter and stewart of rr 3 newmarket want ed to know why regula tions under bylaw no 1773 were not enforced the ratepayers indi cated that they were in terested mainly in the al leged rcopening of the sabiston pit on cone 6 north of the aurora rd they charged that the site inactive since no equipment had been 1963 and had been moved onto the property until 1968 councillor norman bar nard a resident close to the pit in question stated that information in the case was being obtained but due to summer recess a court hcarinc was not anticipated until fall the complainants sug gested that council apply for an injunction to stop all work at once an ontario municipal board hearing on a re vised cravel pit bviaw was held at vandorf july 30 police escort to hospital there conies a time during the long hot days of summer when even a walk to the park or the pool can be a rather tedious pastime particularly for a dog four year old joanne gordon main st east stouffville will accept no excuses from her canine pet but from the look on lassie its obvious her hearts ust not in it jas thomas altona an 18 month old altona district boy was rushed to scar boro centenary hospital with a markham town police escort when he de veloped a severe breath ing problem following a penicillin injection steven lewis son of mr and mrs roy lewis stouffville rr 3 is now making satisfactory re covery although confined to intensive care for a day the initial treatment was for a sore throat but the lads condition wors ened on medical advice he was admitted to hos pital constables thomas mathcson and wm hill accompanied the parents car with a markham cruiser a tube was inserted in the boys windpipe to assist respiration museum piece atha ernie carruth- ers claremont rr 2 has located an old arith metic text book inthe at tic of his farm home dating back to 1861 the name charles mc- avov is handwritten on an inside page the mc- avoy family once resided on the property the title reads first book of arithmetic re vised edition adapted to the new decimal cur rency of canada mr carrulhcrs will place the text in the mu seum at brougham