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thursday sept is 1969 the tribune page 13 s pickering twp barn destroyed in 25000 blaze ecooi ection lake wilcox riviera of york county whitchurch twp lake wilcox has often been jokingly referred to as the riviera of york county while the area is a popu lar centre during the sum mer months with some nice homes the majority of re sidences are lowclass type cottages that impair the ap pearance of the entire com munity the council of whit church township has been informed that the metro conservation authority is ready to begin negotiations for the transfer of this property in addition to the 68 acres of municipally owned land the authority has al so requested council to zone the remainder of the lake district as open space this would prevent the use of the land for any other purpose other than its present one it envisions the munici pality deeding over its holdings which include a 67acre water lot for one dollar and then over the next 20 or 30 years buying up the remainder of the privately owned land around around the lake the immediate area of in terest is the 1g8 acres of water and shoreline ex tending from willowbank avenue around the eastern end of the lake but it could eventually involve as much as 700 acres some 112 individually owned cottages and two pieces of property contain ing 33 acbins would be af fected by the move conservation officials stress that expropriation is only a remote possibility they expect to gradually buy the land as it becomes vacant is condemned or comes on the market a start is expected in about two years the project will not cost the municipality any more than its normal conserva tion levy as all the authori tys member municipalities will be designated as bene fitting areas trade fair on fil m stouffville rich mond hill cable tv began filming two weeks ago for programming to subscrib ers this fall the initial taping took place september 5 at the stouffville trade fair a mobile cablecasting studio was set up to film the of ficial opening the fashion show and a number of in terviews conducted by ken foss with men women and children attending the fair as well as several exhibi tors saturday september 6 richmond hill cable tvs mobile unit was again on location to film the klein- burg binder twine festi val this program began with the filming of the wcstview centennial band followed by the opening ceremonies a camera mounted on the roof of the studio then captured a birdseye view of the col ourful pet parade costume parade and bicycle parade produced by the young sters of the area the seg ment was completed with an interview by ken foss with reeve garnet wil liams and comments by some of the costumed resi dents who were participat ing in the festival one of our prime in terests in entering the cable field said stewart coxofrd president of rich mond hill cable tv was to provide some local pro gramming on channel 5 the stouffville trade fair and the klcinburg binder twine festival marked our initial efforts in this field mr coxford added that both tapes would be tele cast later this fall once cable television service begins in stouffville and klcinburg the company is in the process of completing con struction in order to pro vide a cable service to stouffville markham the yongc street corridor woodbridge and klcin burg area resident passes service was held from the lewis funeral home mt albert sept 9 for mrs laura stapleton following her death sept 6 mrs stapleton wellknown in the stouffville area is survived by a daughter olive mrs carl moorehead mt albert and a son harold heisey in california jas thomas john roberts preserve historical sites yorksimcoe at a recent press conference held at aurora john rob erts member of parlia ment for yorksimcoe ex pressed concern for his torical sites and monu ments he told newsmen that he felt some incentive possibly in the form of grants or reduced taxa tion should be provided to assist owners of old homes and buildings to keep them in good condi tion he said he is trying to obtain the assistance of cmhc in the matter one suggestion was to adopt a system similar to that used in the united states where the govern ment buys and restores houses and then rents or resells them with the pro vision that they be main tained as historical sites mr roberts gave his views on many other ques tions ranging from hous ing to inflation pollution and external affairs he told the press he felt the old people of can ada were the most under- privilaged of all ages he felt that young people of today do not have one lentil the problems that pensioners do he added that many people feel that those who have saved all their lives are being penalized because they do not receive the same pen sion that others do mr roberts stated that he may be offered a post as a parliamentary secre tary in the near future and that he would prefer a position under the sec retary of state if possible amusement tax no laughing matter pickering twp a barn and four outbuildings at the corner of cone 4 and the greenwood road pickering township pur chased less than a month ago by mr charles green were destroyed by fire sept 7 heat from the blaze was so intense that a house 200 feet away was dam aged the temperature in side this residence at one point reached 120 degrees brigade units from brougham pickering and ajax responded but the fire was out of control when they arrived the structure contained only hay it was to have been used for boat storage this winter the loss estimated at 25000 is covered by in surance drag racers in court markham twp two suspected dragracers had their day in court sept 2 but their stay was short lived charges of dangerous driving were withdrawn against michael william son 18 of agincourt and john brooks 20 of scar- boro the two were arrested in the early hours of july 19 after police in a light air craft spotted a number of cars congregated near the intersection of steeles avenue and highway 48 the information was re layed by sgt donald dukes to officers in four cruisers below they quick ly converged on the area it marked the first time that police have used air craft to arrest drivers sus pected of racing on back roads included were depart ments from markham vaughan king whit church and pickering townships while the original charg es have been withdrawn both williamson and brooks will appear in aurora traffic court sept 26 charged with racing drug study course whitchurch twp municipal police depart ments are coming in closer contact with the current drug problem particularly among young people in an effort to deal ef fectively with eases of this kind chief of police fred mason whitchurch town ship has recommended that two officers attend a special twoday course at aylmer the request was received by council at a meeting sept 2 chief mason noted that previously the problem had been dealt with almost exclusively by the rcmp he explained that this was no longer the case since drug use had become so widespread whitchurch twp if a 100 amuse ment tax is to be collected from the operator of oiympia park on don mills road then a similar fee should be charged against similar businesses throughout the township police w chief fred mason suggested to whitchurch i school rental council sept 2 councillor norman barnard said that if the bylaw was on the books it should be enforced other members felt that the date could be extended to january 1 1970 it must be election year commented the chief he agreed to inform the operators of councils decision and send each a copy of the bylaw new staff teachers stouffville six new fulltime teach ers have joined the staffs of stouffvilles two public schools orchard park and summit view while mrs doreen brown watson drive is hardly new to pupils here she previously ser ved only as supply she is on the staff at or chard park along with mrs joyce caudle and mrs beth hughes new teachers at summitview arc miss bren- da pollard mrs leslie james and mrs ruth lewis mrs pollard in charge of kindergarten is a recent graduate of toronto teachers col lege mrs james and mrs lewis are from north york mrs hughes taught previously at oak ridges york cty in ac cordance with a policy set down by york county school board school buildings and facilities are being made available to organizations outside the school system how ever the school takes first priority community groups wi shing to use the schools must make application for a permit through the area business officers permits will normally be granted for use of school facilities through out the year the boards policy pro vides that school facilities shall be made available to municipal councils recre ation committees and na tionally recognized groups at no charge where there is no additional expense other organizations will be required to pay a fee each time the school is used in addition pro- titmaking organizations or activities designed to raise money will be char ged full costs including overhead visibility at crossing hampered by box cars coroners jury rules in spite of a recommendation by an inquest jury that stationary box cars not extend closer to the seventh concession of markham twp than a factory building located there the request up to the time this picture was taken had gone unheeded an uxbridge district man david edward barker died june 13 when his truck was struck broadside by a westbound cnjt dayliner jas thomas lovely country home erected on 9th concession pickering twp the home of mr and mrs mervyn card cone 9 pickering township is one of the finest in the area mr card and son graydon operate dominion hardware main street stouffville jas thomas favor complete separate school system nearly 50000 members of the catholic womens league in ontario have signed a statement back ing the equality in edu cation brief in favour of a complete separate school system its statement bearing 47000 signatures with more to come was deliver ed to the office of hon william g davis minister of education september 4 the crop was harvested according to mrs r j el- linghausen president dur ing a threeweek period this summer signatures are still coming in she writes as members return from holidays league membership in ontario ap proximates 65000 the statement was re commended at the provin cial convention of the league in cornwall this july by unanimous vote our organization mrs ellinghausen notes was a signatory k the brief these signatures are fur ther evidence of our whole hearted support of its con tent the brief presented to political leaders of the province by the ontario separate school trustees association on may 26 re quested that separate school boards be authoriz ed to provide a kindergar ten to grade 13 continuous type of education the separate school sector now ends at grade 10 with par tial support for grades 9 and 10 since the presentation of the brief county commit tees have been organized to call on local political figures to discuss the con crete effect of the brief in the county or districts releasing the cwl let ter chris asseff executive secretary of the ossta said it is encouraging when we see the support we arc receiving from ca tholic parents of ontario who desire catholic educa tion for their children undergoes surgery peter campbell son of mr and mrs james camp bell glad park avenue is recovering in toronto sick childrens hospital follow ing hip surgery i i 3 ksksex i the hamlet of dicksons hill from 700 feet up this is how the hamlet of dicksons hill appears from inside a helicopter at 700 feet tribune editor jim thomas was taken aloft by murray little a licensed pilot this photo is looking south along hwy 48 jas thomas horse teams suit occasion horse teams and steam power were prominent at history in action day on the grounds of the brougham museum sept 13 this pair of clydesdales is owned and driven by hugh miller claremont rr2 peter harris