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i all the news whitchurch i uxbrf dge markham i pickering rtbn largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge vol 82 no 38 phoni 6402101 siouffvillewhitchlrchmarkhamuxbridge thursday february 18 1971 12 paces 15 cents century city men and machines slowly win battle against winters worst storm it was a tough struggle but we made it thats what road main tenance crews are saying today on sunday morning however when this picture was taken the situation was very much in doubt stranded cars located everywhere made snow removal all the more difficult this scene is on the stouffvillegormley road west of ringwood it was completely blocked saturday night but opened to oneway traffic by sunday noon jas thomas bus costs hiked 25 york region the york separate school board is viewing with concern the 25 per cent increase in student tran sportation costs charged by bus companies within the region members fear that a monopoly has been created whereby an agreed figure has been established they are calling for a com plete investigation into the matter they are also asking for a provincewide system of tendering to bypass regional boundaries and combinations of companies crawls mile in storm mt zion there are hun dreds of stories to be told out of saturdays storm but none are more frightening than the ex periences of mrs tom davis cone 8 pickering she crawled home a distance of 154 miles on her hands and knees mrs davis is a school teacher in oshawa she was returning from an afternoon shopping trip but could get no further than balsam she started out to walk but was soon bogged down in waistdeep drifts almost frozen and weak with exhaustion she luckily found an unlocked car with blankets and a coat inside she remained there two hours then walked the rest of the way arriving home at 1230 am mr and mrs davis reside on the former jack empringham property rri ashburn hit by train vandorf two residents of king township miraculously escaped serious injury monday when their latemodel car collided with a southbound freight train at an unmarked crossing on a private road police said jean and walter bick were returning from slaters pool at the time of the mishap the couple were taken to york county hospital by newmarket ambulance mrs bick was treated for lacerations and released her husband suffered head injuries commuter service study is approved stouffville member of parliament john roberts yorksimcoe has announced the introduction of a study at the federal provincial and metro levels of government to ascertain the feasibility of a rail commuter service out of toronto present lines would be utilized mr roberts said in cluding the cnr rightofway into stouffville mr roberts told the tribune he had discussed the matter with ministers donald jamieson dept of transport and robert andres dept of urban af fairs on the basis of in formation received he raised the question in the house mr roberts contacted the tribune friday from his ot tawa office kin fun day stouffville this sunday is fun day for the whole family on the bruce harper farm obrien avenue south stouff ville activities to include snowmobile races rides for the kiddies and a lucky draw on a 1971 skidoo are sponsored by the stouffville kinsmen club events begin at 1230 pm refreshments will be served on the grounds private roads keep out stouffville individuals living in homes on private roads cant expect the town to plow their lanes and drives whit- churchstouffville council agreed feb 9 by a vote of 4 to 1 members rejected a request by a stouff ville area man who asked the municipality to clear his lane albert thomas stouffville rr 3 explained there were several homes on the road and it was used extensively during the summer months mayor ken laushway said it would be difficult to operate equipment on a road of sub standard width he also noted that to plow one would result in similar requests throughout the area the lone dissenting vote was cast by councillor june button she argued that people living in homes on private roads were entitled to the same kind of service accorded other tax payers life threatened gormley a gormley area woman testifying before judge russell g pearse told how her husband had thrown several knives at her and threatened to cut her throat susan kemp gormley rr2 appeared with her husband robert in richmond hill court feb 4 the accused admitted the threat judge pearse permitted his release on 500 bail but ordered the couple to stay away from each other pending an ap pearance in family court newmarket farmers rally forces prepare court action against developers weve waited long enough chairman goodwood like an exasperated general attempting to rally the ranks of a disorganized army grant drewery preappointed com mittee chairman pleaded for total cooperation in facing what he termed a very troublesome situation his remarks feb 11 were directed to 42 mortgageholders assembled in the township hall at goodwood all were present for the same purpose to win a release of interest and principle payments dating back to may 1970 while one speaker in the audience exreeve earl dowswell felt the farmers fight was with the governament and not century city developments limited the majority including some members of council held an opposite view whether century city comes to uxbridge township or not commented councillor frank hendy they owe you the money and should pay it to you right now the majority also felt that through the formation of a century city mortgageholders association a much stronger testxase could be prepared for the courts lets get the ball rolling so someone either century city or the provincial government will get off their rear ends said tom lavoie goodwood rr 1 weve waited long enough agreed chairman drewery united you will go some place but divided youll go no place said reeve bob nesbitt in the vote that followed the result in favor of the association was 37 to 5 members include grant drewery harry harper donald hope john hulshof sidney mason john spang norman tapscott and frank vivian the membership fee was set at 10 grant hill wanted to know the feeling of council with regard to the development he suggested that some members had earlier opposed the project and he wondered if this opinion had changed reeve nesbitt admitted that initially he had opposed the the venture mainly because the promoters wished to separate the city from the rest of the municipality as an im provement district councillor hendy referring to his nomination notes of nov 1969 said that in principle century city could prove a benefit to uxbridge he denied that council was responsible in any way for its delay while solicitors donald hindson of markham and gordon ness of stouffville were present at the meeting and spoke briefly mr drewery said the committee had reached no conclusion concerning the selection of legal counsel praise firemen farm house saved altona while damage was extensive firemen from claremont were able to save the frame house feb 10 on the farm of mr and mrs bob butler between concessions 8 and 9 pickering twp the blaze attributed to a downdraft explosion in an oil heater destroyed an addition to the main residence being remodelled for the hired man the contractor john win- terstein managed to move the stove outside then returned to fight the flames himself he lost all his carpentry tools mrs butler had cause for added concern when she noticed her 7 year old son wayne was missing it was feared he might be trapped in the structure she found him later behind the barn mr and mrs butler have two other children lynda 5 and billy 17 months the property is the former earl brillinger farm commenting on the work of firemen mrs butler said they arrived just in time five minutes more and everything would have gone they did a wonderful job brigade chief tom hammond said the township plow had gone down the road just ahead of the truck and the lane was clear of snow right to the house for tunately mr butler had plowed it out the night before king mayor admits mistake wrongway vote favors new police building site york region after three hours of intense debate regional council has turned down a proposal to locate the new regional police headquarters in the office specialties building in newmarket by a one vote majority council decided not to act on a report from the engineering committee recommending the purchase of the 22 year old site for 252000 the tiebreaking vote was cast by king mayor ken mactaggert who sided against the purchase by mistake mr mactaggert told council he had misunderstood the motion on the floor and voted against the project when he actuallv had intended to vote for it but despite a note of caution from the police commission warning that a new building would cost over 1000000 and take at least a year to construct councillors from the southern municipalities werent con vinced that the office specialties building was a good site for the new headquarters richmond hill councillor gordon rowe opposed the project commenting that the office specialties building is in no way suitable for a police headquarters he told council he had in spected the premises on 240 prospect street and found there was extensive roof damage he was also critical of the lack of storage facilities and predicted the building would be difficult to heat why not construct a building with al the ingredients of a first class centre he asked lets get off on the right foot and build a headquarters with laboratories garage facilities and a rifle range richmond hill councillor don plaxton was equally opposed to the project we warned council that the purchase of the building would be a mistake that would be with us for many years to come the acquisition of the building is a permanent thing he said im afraid the argument that we could save 100000 doesnt impress me very much he suggested that the headquarters be located somewhere on a main artery in the vicinity of oak ridges its very important that the headquarters be conveniently located for all parts of the region ive nothing against oak ridges as a possible location for the headquarters said aurora mayor dick illingworth he described the location of the office specialties building on the corner of prospect and water as the worst intersection he had ever seen anywhere why pay of a million dollars for an old building on a poor site when we could have a building we could be proud of at a negligible extra cost we still dont know how much the building will cost with renovations were only borrowing trouble lets build for the future and get something for our money debate grew heated as donald taylor of the ontario police commission appealed to council not to procrastinate over the choice of a site by making it a political issue there is an emergency to get organized and we are very concerned about undue delay he said we cant let the situation coast along the men on the force are concerned about their future were concerned about the undue influence of some people here today fired back mayor illingworth is it undue delay to ask for a period of 30 days so we can obtain estimates on the cost of a new building markham councillor jim jongeneel agreed he felt an initial cost of 252000 represented only the begin ning we have no idea how much renovations on the heating system and parking facilities will cost there may not be much difference between the cost of a new building and an old one after an appeal from east gwillimbury mayor gladys rolling urging council not to leave the issue in a nebulous state a motion was passed r- equesting the police com mission to submit alternative sites recommends public protest goodwood the farmers fight should not be with the developers but with queens park ex- reeve and county warden earl dowswell told a mortgageholders meeting in goodwood feb 10 he suggested that court action against the century city firm could be a prolonged and costly af fair even if successful he said the end result could be the return of all properties to the original owners something he personally opposed lets hire a bus and take our protest to the government he said perhaps in this way we can bring them to their senses mr dowswell argued that if century city did not proceed the farmers would never receive their mortgage money or back interest thrown out of bed by quake stouffville it was terrible just terrible im never going back those were the feelings of mrs- isabella morrison 86 of tenth line north stouffville she was in alhambra california ten miles out of los angeles when the earthquake struck feb 9 causing an estimated 1 billion damage while la took the full force of the shock the impact was so severe in alhambra that houses shook and windows were broken mrs morrison was thrown out of bed the initial tremor was felt about 6 am and it lasted about two minutes it seemed like an hour she said while there was no noticeable damage to the exterior of the house dishes and glassware were knocked from shelves and smashed mrs morrison left stouffville in january planning to spend four months with her son and daughterinlaw in a warmer clime the day following the quake however she agreed to return home since i have a choice she said ill take the ice and no flashers in 35 zones york region its illegal for school bus drivers to utilize their vehicles stop flashers in zones of 35 miles per hour or less according to a recent reply to the york region board of education from the minister of transport irwin haskett board members requested clarification on the matter after some parents and drivers pointed to the risk involved in areas over 35 miles per hour a stationary school bus with its red lights flashing means that traffic in either direction must stop mr haskett noted that in reduced speed zones crossing aids are provided its obvious the minister has not seen too many of the 35 mile zones in york commented a trustee