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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 2, 1976, p. 2

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2 the tribune thursday december 2 li 1 o ence against george w harris 68 of gormley was pronounced dead on the scene after he pulled out in front of a greyhound go bus and was struck broadside mr harris is reported to have been travelling westbound when he stopped ata stop sign at don mills and bethesda sideroad then pulled out in front of the bus the car was pushed sideways for over 100 feet by the bus and the bus which went off the road through the ditch and into the middle of a field travelled another 40 feet before coming to a stop the bus carrying only harry usher 50 and his son both of sutton remained upright and damage was on december 6th 1976 elect carl young trustee for board of education wards town of pickering limited to 2500 mr usher and bis son were uninjured the accident occurred just after 6 oclock friday evening- it was raining and very dark at the time mr harris had been an employee at gormley sand gravel markham fire department has awful weekend a s40uu0 fire on markham main street thursday evening nov 25 marked the beginning of what fire chief myrl smith termed an awful weekend for the markham rire depart ment at 852 pm thurs day a fire was reported at markham auto trim 316318 main street n by a neighbour george anderson who saw flames coming from the building which houses an auto trim and upholstery business operated by tony meuhleee twentythree fire men jand five trucks from markham of cushions got to do unionville and thcrnhill were on the scene within minutes but were unable to save the workshop damage to the adjoining house at no 316 was confined to the rear portion fire chief smith said cause of the blaze is believed to be a smoke pipe which was too close to the studding in the shop wall- he believes it had been burning about an hour before it discovered the fire was correction in a story which appeared in last weeks tribune nov 25 it was incorrectly stated v that two cars involved in a fatal collision were heading northbound a- car driven by thomas west 16 was northbound and a vehicle driven by wayne thompson 17 was south bound mr thompson was not northbound as previously stated brenda mccleod 18 of perth died as a result of the accident thcrcs nothing like having- a cushion orsurplus in your personal chequing account to take care of unexpected emergencies or opportunities but at what price after all pcas dont pay interest biiltd does the next best lliiniz so if you write a fair number of cheques nocharge chequing could be good value ask about it at your nearest td branch for those limes that your monthly statement shows a constant cushion of s200 pr rriqrc th roughou t a whole statement period td cancels all chequing charges for that period automatically td pcrsonil chequing account statement periods coxer foupor lie necks on the last day of each period the statementsareehecked uimte il nivchargc chequing applies nocharae chcquins includes all td pcas except td personal service plan which hai a hat monthly fee 153 toronto dominion the bank where people make the difference 3k fed by supplies at the plant such as upholstery material and firemen were at the scene more than five hours luckily there were three water hydrants adjacent to the site york regional police blocked off main street traffic from the cnr tracks to 16th ave for four hours townhouse fire on saturday night 1127 pm a call was received to a fire which gutted a townhouse condominium at 63 village parkway in unionville chief smith said a neighbour smelled smoke saw flames coming from unit 9 and called the fire depart ment there was no one home at the residence owned bv reg burske nor at the homes on cither side at numbers 8 and 10 the burske home was gulled and there was smoke damage to the upper bedrooms of 8 and 10 cause of the fire which started in the kitchen is unknown at this time stouffvllle charges of criminal negligence filed against michael barry mam st e anda toronto man have been tigmiwri the charges laid after a two car collision in which christopher mudge 28 of toronto was killed were dismissed in bowmanville provincial court the car mr barry was driving collided with a vehicle driven by ian lawrence johnson while the cars were being driven on the mosport park racetrack after a june 20 race judge rb baxter ruled that while neither driver belonged on the track after the racing was completed he did not feel they had deliberately disregarded the lives and safety of others in a written statement mr barry explained be wasnt aware be wasnt sup- posed to be on the track there were no signs and there were other cars thats what gave us the idea mr johnson told the court- he and the deceased a passenger in the car hadnt completed a lap before the collision occurred j he said at least one bad passed him travelling in the opposite direction mr barry hesaw was in the wrong lane as far as race drivers mere concerned but was on the correct side as faras driving on public roads man charged as nose biter opts foi jury newmarket a markham area man charged with wounding in an attempt to disfigure elected trial by judge and jury when he appeared in newmarket provincial court last week robert paul moran was committed for trial on the charge after judge police commissioner succeeded by mayor newmarket east gwillimbury township mayor gladys rolling who will be retiring from the office in a few weeks took up her new duties last wednesday night when she became a york regional police com missioner mrs rolling who succeeds former commissioner stewart rumble of markham has been appointed for a twoyear term gordon cook of king township the other provincial appointee has been returned for another twoyear term following six years on the commission judge william lyons chairman of the board of police commissioners extended the boards congratulations to mrs rolling on her new appointment and said the east gwillim- bury mayor will bring a contribution in wisdom and humour to the position in my view she will be a stable member who will contribute a great deal judge lyons told the board the commission will be honoring mr rumble for his six years of service on the board at a later date judge lyons commented on the work of mr rumble during that time and told the board he would be missed v v charles drukarshhad heard evidence vfroai steven l sawchuckai5 had noted the obvious disfigurement of the markham man sawchuk testified that moran had bitten off the iu of his nose during a fight at his home last june 5 he told the court that moran had also split the side of his face along the cheekbone the court was told that sawchuk had ris- dergone an operation his nose and that lie faces further surgery moran will appear for trial january 4 badge thief discharged newmarket 4r a 19 year old markham youth who was givema ride by a me policeman repaid the favour by stealing his cap badge and ended up sin newmarket court charged with theft roger l beamish pleaded guilty to the theft before provincial judge charles drukarshlast week and was given a conditional discharge and placed on a one year term of probation i counsel for beamjjfe told the court his client felt remorse for his ac tions which occurred last january 21st if he felt such remorse how come it took him almost a year to come and plead guilty to the charge asked judge drukarsh tj police decide- to shop for vans newmarket cjj the york regional police commission last week agreed to a recom mendation from regional police chief bruce crawford to shop for quotations for the pur- chase of two van type trucks to cost ap proximately 11000 for use by the police department safety bureau making the recom mendation the chief told board members that although sufficient funds are not available in the vehicle account for the purchase- fundj are available in other parts of the 1976 -budget- which may be transferred f business directory pubwcaccbuittotrto bregman j sharpley kusatzf i chartered accountants 22 mam si w stoutfville ont resident partner skutatica homi h4 1370 david a huntley chartered accountant 641 davis drive newmarket ont m5457 m4iwi leonard r rosenberg- associates chartered accountant 4 yonoe st s aurora phone m7s720 mf 1741 2 optometrists richard black od optometrist j stouffville wedicau centre t for appointment mo mi hours novril it am i p m livery tootday ontario tend surveyors a malcolm phillips ontario landsuftvevorj 1 1 umatnllw at it an of 1- cwnmorw tormo r q ehokejjfldmllij

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