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news whitchurch j uxbridge markham i pickering une largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge vol 83 xo 20 packs stouffvillkwhitchlrchmarkhamixbridck thursday july 1 1971 phone 6402101 15 cents slams birdie stouffville a birdie in golf is not un common but in softball its an impossibility or at least it was the oddity occurred during a game at the stouffville missionary church sunday school picnic gordon tarr obrien avenue socked a tremendous skyhigh drive to deep centrefield pow the ball collided with an errant swallow killing it instantly in flight l scrap dam whitchurch the proposed pleasantville dam and reservoir on bogarttown creek in the former twp of whit church has been scrapped officials of the south lake simcoc conservation authority have ruled the project as not practical originally it was hoped that the system would provide an area of recreational space and downstream flood control alfeced tend owners may accept this as official notification that the project will not proceed the release con cluded theft loss 3000 claremont an alleged policy mixup has left unin sured the largest part of a 3000 theft on the property of gords marine claremont the breakin occurred june 23 items stolen included five new outboard motors one new and one used chainsaw five guns and the office wall safe gord taylor the business owner said the outboards were not insured we thought they were covered he explained but there was some mixup in the policy none of the stolen goods have so far been recovered to sell small schools stouffville the york county board of education has received a report concerning schools declared surplus to present educational needs w while some buildings will be retained for storage and maintenance purposes others will be sold the schools to be sold in this area are ringwood vandorf bloomington pine orchard shrubmount lemonville melville and hagerman while first choice goes to the owners of lands adjoining the sites the board will also consult the municipalities concerned to determine their preference in the method of sale this can be by sealed tender or public auction the board however is not bound by the municipalities requests the method and dates of sales will be announced later seven hurt in 3 car crash ringwood seven persons were injured and damage estimated at 2900 in a 3car collision at ringwood june 24 one of the vehicles was driven by william turner 37 rr 2 stouffville two passengers paul edward turner age 7 and cheryl ann turner age 15 sustained minor injuries a second auto was driven by larry allan lyford 22 main street markham the third motorist was arthur ferguson 13 of newmarket he suffered chest injuries along with passengers anne ferguson 44 deborah ferguson 14 pamela ferguson 7 and carla easton also 7 deborah ferguson sustained a broken pelvis and head lacerations the others were less seriously hurt hail commuter now a reality township of uxbridge century city plan rejected by 4 to 1 vote reeves stand jeered monday june 28 marked the official start of the stouffville to toronto cn rail commuter with a civic ceremony at the station on its return the red ribbon is held by mayor ken laushway left and councillor gordon ratcliff mayor laushway left introduces former stouffville station agent magnus mowat another commuter promoter john medcof mt albert left presents gold spike to mayor laushway goodwood century city is dead not buried but dead uxbridge twp council passed sentence monday reversing a decision made earlier the vote was 4 to 1 with only reeve bob nesbitt supporting the project the reeves stand was greeted by boos and catcalls from a partisan audience that packed the goodwood hall whens the next election someone shouted the councils action followed several briefs presented by members of why a city citizens committee that arrived unexpectedly and asked to be heard the resolution read this council is opposed to the century city project for this township one speaker summarized the difficulties that had beset the venture and pointed to the dangers of too rapid ur banization it would be pure selfdeception to suggest that urban sprawl can be opposed without a plan said peter harris pretty soon a place to stand is all well have left other members echoed his concern during discussion on the resolution submitted by coun cillor clark muirhead reeve nesbitt said he had not changed his mind this council voted to support century city a year ago and i stand by that he said ive been aware of certain dif ficulties over the proposal and i would hope the ontario government can plug some of ill loopholes in the planning act his statement was greeted by angry boos deputy reeve don jackson pointed out that he himself might well profit from century city to the tune of fifty or a hundred thousand dollars he nevertheless supported the resolution councillors darcy higgins and clark muirhead also condemned the plan and indicated they would vote for the resolution the crowd interrupted again when councillor frank hendy said he was neither for nor against this council has not dealt with this matter in the last 30 meetings he said and i dont care if we never do there were angry mutterings throughout the hall one man turned to his wife and said we know who not to support in the next election during the vote however councillor hendy supported the resolution a second resolution was in troduced at the suggestion of reeve nesbitt this called for the ontario government to amend existing legislation so that mortgageholders in the century city area could recover their former propeties without delay it passed unanimously copies of both will be for warded to minsters darcy mckeough dalton bales and members matthew dymond and william newman dr cm godfrey committee chairman thanked council for its support and commended them on their decision this has been truly a democratic action he said afterwards dr godfrey ex plained that the committee was not simply against century city but actively supported the torontocentered region plan receives royal welcome 3 million gravel plant four year old cathy medcof christens the commuter with a bottle of gingeralc her uncle john medcof assists nine ontario scholars stouffville nine grade 13 graduates of stouffville dist secondary school have been awarded ontario scholarships the names of the successful students are announced this week by viceprincipal r l mercer they arebrian baker rr 2 stouffville gerard egberts mill st stouffville allan fuller 10th line south stouff ville charles lvndo main st w stouffville jill mchhinnic wcstlawn cres stouffville wayne morris obrien ave stouffville bridget kamsrv rr 2 markham judith hccmr rr 1 unionville and sail schell sunset blvd stouffville each received a final average of 80 percent or over the scholarship amount is 150 the top mark was registered by charles lynde with a 9g in mathematics other individual award winners from grade 9 through 13 will be published next week proficiency award stouffville seventeen year old erika de bruyn a graduate from grade 12 at stouffville dist secondary school has been named winner of the kn wagg general proficiency award for 197071 her prize a 75 engraved bulova wristwatch will be presented at commencement exercises nov 12 stouffville children cheered adults applauded and those in between just stood and stared it was a magnificent sight the arrival home of the cns first stouffville to toronto roundtrip rail commuter and stouffville was ready the station platform was crowded for the occasion as the 3car diesel unit like a blunt- nosed silver bullet swept in from the south across main street the claremont citizens band launched into a rousing ren dition of show boy and boy what a show it was the mood was one of co operation and celebration the speeches were short and the conversations friendly mayor ken laushway the reception organizer was presented with two historical novels on railroading by the cns jack menary and a gold- plated spike from commuter booster john medcof york north mp bill hodgson termed the extended service as only scratching the service yorkcentres don deacon described the occasion as a red letter day a highlight of the event came with the introduction of magnus mowat a longtime stouffville agent when local passenger traffic was at its peak and steam was king in response to ap plause he joked perhaps i should pass my hat there were also a couple of more worrysome moments like mayor tony roman and four members of markham town council they rode up on the commute- only to be left stranded when it departed with little warning xnd whitchurch stouffville councillor gordon ratcliff who leaped across the tracks only- seconds before the dayliner severed a red ribbon held in his hand on the statistical side the last regular passenger train to pass through here was back in 1962 mayor laushway said he was pleased to see a new sign board reerected at the depot and the name of stouffville returned to the union station schedule he took the morning trip to toronto and described the sensation like sitting in a chesterfield thirtynine paying passengers left stouffville monday mor ning with 76 others climbing aboard at markham unionville millikcn and agincourt return fares increased to 194 every downtrip customer received a rose courtesy the cnr coffee parties were organized at stops along the route with the liberal iadies handling the refresh ments in stouffville prior to the trains departure 4 year old cathy medcof christened the engine with a bottle of gingerale lewis wins ndp nod york north the york north ndp supporters have pinned their hopes on robert s bob lewis to win this riding in the next provincial election the seat is currently held by the conservatives bill hodgson of kettleby mr lewis a former stouff ville and whitchurch councillor defeated newmarkets roy dowling in a secret ballot count sunday it was strictly a twoway contest he predicts an ontario vote this fall stouffville a new 3000000 crushing and washing plant one of the largest in canada was officially opened monday by consolidated sand and gravel limited on a 1270 acre site in the town of whit- churchstouffville and uxbridge twp the system is rated at 800 tons per hour with an anticipated increase to 1000 or more costly 3- damages whitchurch a 3alarm fire that could cost the town of whitchurch stouffville as much in brigade time as the total amount of property loss swept across an estimated 25 acres before being brought under control the blaze believed started by children was confined to the christmas tree farm operated by win j devins aurora and keith w horton rr 4 stouffville at the height of the outbreak however it was feared the fire might consume the entire vm mile block the site location was cone 5 whitchurch north of the van dorf road volunteers from stouffville aurora and mt albert in ad dition to dozens of nearby neigh bors plus the dept of lands and forests were able to ring the area then extinguish the flames with water it was 15 year old steven macfarlane who spotted the fire first a companion bradley- may turned in the alarm although some small trees were lost the fire was confined mainly to a wind break section of lower sales value ceremonies highlighted the firms policy of conservation and restoration a small lake that supplies water that is re cycled through the plant was stocked with rainbow trout property manager lyman chapman said that under proper management the land could eventually become a rolling golf course or a residential sub division alarm fire tree farm stouffville volunteers were at the scene over five hours the following day one unit was re called when a new outbreak threatened fire men vandorf no male institution is sacred any more feminist integration is even threatening the ranks of the whitchurch stouffville fire depart ment the breakthrough oc curred june 24 at a blaze on cone 5 near the van dorf road a prominent frontline volunteer was ward 1 councillor betty van- nostrand beating out the flames with all the gusto of a veteran i always did think a pair of pink rubber boots would look good in our hall said one brigade member