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titmtme vol 82 no 1 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday june 1 1970 15 cents waste ban deadline june 15 indiscriminate dumping feared when disposal site is closed area council 7 members whitchurch barn destroyed in early blaze flames roar through a frame barn on the property of walter kublnski hillsdale drive whitchurch township in an early sunday morning fire that completely police crash party in early morning destroyed the structure there were no animals in the building and several hundred rabbits in an adjacent shed escaped injury a nearby farm house was not damaged jas thomas uxbridge twp when several young people both boys and girls organized an openair party in an uxbridge twp field last month the police werent included on the guest list but officers attended anyway following com plaints received from nearby residents they found the gathering already in progress the group seated around a bonfire in cars parked at the site they also found a considerable quantity of liquor and beer the location was described as lot 4 cone 4 in whitby court may 26 william paul baker 23 of claremont rrl was fined 200 and costs following a conviction before judge hw jermyn of having liquor in a place other than his residence he entered a plea of guilty in commenting on the amount of alcoholic beverages seized judge jermyn observed you certainly go well sup plied car struck girl stouffville a 24 year old toronto man was fined 25 in richmond hill court may 29 when he pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report an accident it was revealed in evidence that ted karasirwich was nor thbound on baker avenue stouffviue april 22 when his auto struck a young girl identified as 5 year old darlene good daughter of mr and mrs garth good main street east the accused the crown stated did not stop his car at the scene or report the in cident to police the drivers counsel argued however that his client did in fact stop render assistance to the child and offer to take her to hospital the solicitor said mr karasirwich was living only two doors away from where the accident had occurred underwater line markham anyone wishing to complete a call from markhams newest telephone booth location would need more than a dime and certainly a pair of rubber boots would be appropriate neither bell officials nor markham police can explain just who in stalled the booth in the centre of the rouge river north of hwy 7 the coin box had been removed and the glass side panels smashed bbbiiadsdqbiieidsaanbbeiaadciaadg gotrain sponsor asks profit refund york cty last fall mount albert lawyer john medcof was successful in raising sufficient funds to sponsor a gotrain special from barrie to toronto and return the venture was strictly an experiment to prove to the provincial government that a commuter service of this was required profits on the day amounted to 30541 with the recent announcement out of queens park ruling against the service mr medcof has asked that his money 30541 be refunded copies of replies between premier robarts and mr medcof are published as follows dear mr medcof many thanks for your letter i am assuming that it was intended as an amusing item of whimsy but if i am wrong about this and you really are applying for the return of the so- called profit you deposited with the provincial treasurer it can be returned to you on application to the treasurer of ontario yours very truly john p robarts dear mr robarts thank you for your letter of may 20 please return the money it was given to encourage needed commuter service when you cancelled the rail service to richmond hill the 150000 people north of metro did not think it amusing clogged highways pollution and accidents 609 so far this year are not amusing spending threequarter million dollars of the taxpayers money for busses when gray coach and trailways already serve the area is not amusing please make the cheque payable to asphodel enterprises limited carrying on business as railway boosters for 30541 we shall use it to promote further rail service so urgently needed stouffville a stouffviue man who ac cording to judge william camblin used too much force in an attempt to collect a seven dollar debt was himself fined 50 on a charge of assault in rich mond hill court may 29 ross heatherington main street west entered a plea of not guilty derek simmonds testified the accused visited his auto sales office concerning an unpaid bill an argument ensued he said and mr heatherington grabbed him by the throat alan simmonds brother of the complainant and an employee at the same establishment said he was attracted to the scene by loud shouting and ordered mr heatherington to let go stouffviue police were called mr heatherington in taking the stand said he had experienced difficulty in settling the account he told how one of his work men had called at the premises on two occasions and he also had been there the previous day he said that when he confronted mr simmonds with the bill the complainant tried to leave he admitted stopping him but denied using force to do so in registering the con viction judge camblin said the penalty for assault is usually a jail term yours truly john c medcof aaandobabnaansbondnaonoaaac water runs red markham twp water samples have been taken from a section of the rouge river near cone 7 markham and 19th avenue after two residents complained of a red liquid plainly visible in the stream the initial call to police was received saturday another followed on sunday andrew kerr an in vestigator with the ontario water resources com mission was called to check on the type of potlutent and its source the department is awaiting a report pickle cruet for 92 seven dollar debt brings 50 fine sells stouffville ninetytwo dollars for a pickle cruet yes the auctioneer had heard correctly stouff- villes walter atkinson has become accustomed to antique sale prices like that and the one satur day was no exception it was the property of mr and mrs norm baker rose avenue successful bids included 72 for a cranberry bell 36 for two milk glass candlesticks 16 for a single english brass candlestick 40 for a priscilla open compote and 450 for a grandfathers clock stouffville the new whitchurch area council to assume office jan 1 will include seven members rather than nine representatives of both whitchurch and stouffviue felt that a smaller number could perform the duties more efficiently the mayor and one councillor will be elected to sit at the regional level of govern ment raising the total at the top tier to 27 rather than 16 the election date is oct 5 ward boundaries must be established by july 1 the whitchurch area will not extend to 19th avenue as originally ex pected but one lot north officer resigns stouffville police constable donald moxam a member of the stouffviue force since jan 1 1970 has resigned to return to a department in copper cliff where he served before coming here his resignation is effective june 6 hired to fill the vacancy is william kenneth clause formerly of pembroke ont constable clause commenced his duties june 1 tax bills delayed stouffville worried about not receiving a tax bill so far this year dont be it will come perhaps a little late but likely soon enough to meet the first installment deadline of july 1 the holdup is at queens park reeve ken laush- way explained this week the government is en deavoring to put a bill through the legislature to ease the financial burden incurred by some property owners due to re assessment in york county and missassauga if no formula is worked out by june 25 the due date will be extended and ad ditional funds borrowed from the bank the reeve said womens institute anniversary altona the altona branch of the womens institute will celebrate its 60th anniversary- year at a meeting june is in the stouffviue masonic hall the president is mrs harold lewis mrs fred byer will outline the history of the organization since its inception in 1910 special music will be provided by miss beverley bell to tips police union vi he fights back unionville on jan 1 1970 unionvilles police village status will be dissolved added to this is the fear that the widening of kennedy road to four lanes will all but wipe out the original core including some homes many residents are strongly opposed to this type of- treatment and to make their feelings felt have established an organization called the unionville conservation and development association to prove the existence of a strong community spirit a spring festival is planned for this saturday at 1 pm continuing through until ten included will be a 30 mile bicycle race a display of art and sculpture an antique auto show a street dance model airplane races and special music by the claremont citizens band a dixieland band the merry men of markham and the markham melody makers pour in whitchurch twp whitchurch twp police working in close co operation with other area departments and the opp are checking every lead in an effort to find the murderer of mrs doreen moorby gormley rrl and mrs helen ferguson palgrave hundreds of calls have been received at the vandorf office and elsewhere following the publication of a sketch drawing of the suspect police repeat that all information will be treated in the strictest of con fidence candidate for mayor deputyreeve jim mckellar of stouffviue has announced his intention to stand for mayor of the new area council oct 5 if successful he would oc cupy a seat in the top tier of regional government jan 1 along with one other elected representative ires law squealed appealed pickering squealing tires may be an aggravation both to police and pedestrians but should it be ruled an of fense when it takes place on private property the highway traffic act does not differentiate between private and public solicitor terence kelly pointed out to judge donald b dodds may 28 he feels that it should and has challenged the hta clause that forbids the squealing of tires anywhere his client is keith fertile 23 of cummerie street pickering the incident occurred on a service station lot liverpool road if this man is guilty then why not charge every race driver at mosport questioned mr kelly judge dodds agreed to hold the case over to june 25 so that legal arguments could be submitted in writing council determined whitchurch twp june 15 is the deadline date for acceptance of liquid industrial waste at the r w bicmnei- disposal site north of stouffviue in whitchurch twp what then- officials of the waste management branch dcpt of energy and resources fear the worst indiscriminate dumping in roadside ditches and fields but they admit the municipality has the power to close down the property and this order was issued by whitchurch council may 4 the dump is the only site near metro that accepts waste materials of this kind it has been estimated that up to 50000 gallons of miscellan eous materials are deposited there daily at sarnia a huge digester is now in operation but firms claim the cost of trucking loads that far makes the solution impractical while rural residents near the site are ob viously concerned over the possibility of pollution the loudest complaint has come from stouffviue since village artesian wells arc located nearby it is feared that seepage could contaminate this underground water supply wesley williamson a department official said that the closing of the dump in january produced a critical situation with reports of illegal refuse deposits everywhere he revealed that the ontario water resources commission has the power to prosecute but only if a well stream or water course is contaminated he ad mitted that new legislation was now before the house but would not become law until after sept 1 a spokesman for the owrc admitted that the policing of such bootleg practices was difficult theres little we can do except clean up the mess he said reports out of whitchurch indicate that council intends to stick by its guns and then deal with related problems if and when they arise township of markham reeve refuses to sign subdivision agreement markham twp reeve stewart rumble has refused to sign a sub division agreement that would allow development to proceed on 69 lots at the village in the valley in unionville reeve rumble accused the company of failing to provide deeds to sufficient lands for future school sites he noted however that if it was the wish of council to proceed another member could be named to sign in his place councillors jim jongeneel and eldred king accepted the challenge requesting deputyreeve anthony roman to assume the responsibility mr roman also refused reeve rumble said he would add his name to the document only after promised land deeds were delivered the matter was sub sequently tabled for fur ther discussion at a later date four lane road for unionville markham twp in spite of objections voiced by many village residents and members of the unionville conservation and development association the main street north of hwy 7 will be widened to 4 lanes the decision to proceed with the work was ap proved by markham twp council monday in spite of a recommendation by councillor eldred king that the contract be delayed pending further investigation it was pointed out that ample shoulder allowance is available and no houses will be directly affected reeve stewart rumble said that to cut off the roadwidening program at hwy 7 would create a serious traffic bottleneck stouffvilleclaremont two lions clubs combine to win best float award a native of stouffviue mr christie armstrong albert street north still enjoys a life more active than some people many years his junior mr armstrong who was born on stouffer street in 1884 is an ardent sports fan and seldom misses an iga ball game or clipper hockey match one of his favorite summer pastimes is maintaining his backyard garden in bis younger days be was a member of stoaffvilles hockey team and played lacrosse he was well known in town as a tailor a business from which he retired only a few years ago peter harris stouffville lions clubs from stouffviue and claremont combined to enter the winning float in the giant sunday parade at the ontarioquebec lions convention in windsor more than thirty members accompanied by their wives participated in the event there were more than eighty floats entered from across the two provinces making the win an out standing achievement the convention marked the soth anniversary of lionism in canada and this theme was carried through on the local float in ad dition the two clubs won the top award for having the most members present from the greatest distance the float was a replica of the old covered wagon complete with oxen and centennial costumes the wives of the claremont club members who have a ladies club of their own participated in their smart blazer uniforms and other wives wore oldfashioned gowns the parade took three hours to pass and in addition to the floats had more than twenty bands special mention for their contribution from stouff viue goes to ollie pellett walt richards ron lee john foulds and frank brock orval and earl wilson bill webb ray and ken ward were among the chief organizers of the claremont contingent