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stouffv1lle trade fair sept 9 10 11 minor hockey reqistration sept is vol 83 no 14 16 pacrs stouffvilliuhitchurchmarkhamuxbrdgi thursday sfptkmbkr 2 1971 phone 6402101 15 cents prov grants cut budget 307000 scrap regional 53400 dental program york region the region has finally accepted and made public a budget one which contains some surprises overall expenditures will be 307000 less for the region than for york county in 1970 m this reduction was achieved in spite of new responsibilities assumed by the region especially the task of policing the main item accounting for the drop was the total of con ditional grants up almost 3 million over 1970 administrator john rettie explained that staff members had recommended cuts in various areas to comply with a request made by minister of municipal affairs dalton bales t the minister asked that 300000 be chopped from this years budget reductions were made in the area of salaries this category was sliced by 19000 for the clerks and treasurers j- departments the police budget was cut by 23000 other major reductions in cluded 20000 from in formation expenses over 33000 from the childrens aid society and 110000 from interest payments dr burrows described the program as an important measure and said it would deal with a serious problem in the region the program which would examine teeth of public- school students would find the hard core of children who do not have access to a dentist he said some council members sympathized with his point of view although mayor ken laushway supported the can cellation mr rettie pointed out that the money was originally intended for a full years program but it had not been initiated because of budget problems dr burrows introduced a motion to supply 7500 to initiate the dental care plan it was approved with mayor ken laushway and aurora mayor dick illingworth opposed theft loss 4000 bloomington the value of property removed from a new home near bloomington on the weekend has been estimated at close to 4000 according to the whitchurch detachment york regional police the breakin occurred at the residence of donald william mathews ninth line north mr mathews still lives at gormley rr 2 since the house is not yet finished articles taken included a 1200 refrigerator an automatic washer still crated an electric stove and a quantity of power tools belonging to the builder the robbery was discovered late saturday night town of aaarkham rural residents oppose hunting ban markham rural residents particularly farmers are strongly opposed to any bylaw that would prohibit hunting in the new town of markham this was the feeling expressed by members of a delegation in attendance at a committee meeting of council tuesday while none spoke publicly they made their opinions known later council has yet to make a decision on the matter sidney dorland an official of the dept of lands and forests spoke against a hunting ban but suggested nonresident licence sales could be cut back to 200 councillor murray henderson agreed that from his in- formation it was the non resident hunter that posed the problem mr dorland said the former township of markham had operated under a regulated hunting program since 1938 and he could see no reason why the system should be changed salesman shoots self in hand markham some days it doesnt pay to get out of bed while demonstrating the effectiveness of a 22 calibre ramset gun the man shot himself in the left hand the accident occurred at a construction site near the in tersection of hwys 48 and 7 one farmer told the tribune that a petition circulated across two concessions had found 99 percent opposed to the ban in addition to keeping the rodent population down to a normal level and reducing crop damage it also aided in the prevention of a rabies epidemic he said another admitted that hunting was also a form of recreation popular with many rural folk lions club donates 10800 stouffville in the lions club year just concluded 1970- 71 a total of 1088890 was spent on projects and programs within the town of whitchurch- stouffville the figure that does not in clude 4000 held in reserve for an addition to the community swimming pool was revealed in a financial statement prepared this week by treasurer john mcdermott the president was ivan harris a breakdown includes bike- athon payments 579290 sports and recreation 233963 civic improvement 156397 health and welfare 103511 and sight conservation 15800 the biggest moneymaker was the bikeathon at 1158434 barbecue and draw 38579 golf tournament 6670 and trade fair 1225 bear cub stolen j 1 markham officials of the dept of lands and forests are on the hunt for a small bear cub believed stolen from a residence tuesday the pet was originally found in the wilds of northern ontario and brought to the area by its keeper the strap around its neck had been cut an officer said it is not known for certain if the incident is a case of theft or merely a prank it is illegal for unauthorized persons to keep a wild animal in captivity jh i vvkv i mm shoe shine boy is bright spot on main street ssbp shine mister the voice has become a familiar on main street in stouffville the ambitious young lad is 11 year old van carter william street selfemployed van operates the only business of its kind in town customers feel the service is worth accepting such fees as jas thomas second apartment nearly filled stouffville the demand for apartment accommodation continues in stouffville gerry meharg whose firm is responsible for the leasing of suites at parklane place in the ponderosa reports only three available out of fiftyone one suite in fact was leased two weeks before construction was started and half were spoken for a month prior to completion the meharg office is located in the stouffville plaza the majority of tenants are young married couples mr meharg said retired folk also find apartment living to their liking each suite includes a stove and refrigerator rent covers heat hydro and water the building contains a laundromat recreation room and sauna mr meharg points to a definite need for this kind of accommodation in the com munity he would like to see the authorities recognize this potential in spite of darcy mckeoughs stand on the torontocentred region plan it looks like people still want to come to stouffville he said mr meharg retains one worry if the demand keeps up where are people going to go will install traffic lights stouffville the con troversial intersection at hwy 48 and the bloomington road will soon be protected by automatic traffic lights mayor ken laushway made the announcement at a meeting of york regional council aug 26 the information he said had been phoned to him personally by an official in the dept of transport installation mr laushway said would be completed when work at the corner is completed likely this month dazed by blow stouffville a stouffville man was found tuesday lying on the ground in a dazed con dition near the north entrance to the high school on edward street allan goudie church street was bleeding from a gash on the side of his head his right arm was cut and bruised it was believed he had suffered a fall but the location of the accident was not immediately known antique exhibition markham the 8th annual antique exhibition sponsored by st andrews presbyterian church will be held in the markham arena sept 10 and 11 in addition to dealer displays exhibits of collectors items of unusual interest have been acquired a fashion show will be featured during the evening dinner hour cyclist killed markham an 18 year old cyclist was killed saturday on hwy 7 a halfmile east of hwy 48 in markham when struck by a pickup truck john karton 18 of 4 watford ave toronto was pronounced dead on arrival at york central hospital richmond hill the truck driver was 16 year old scott boyington houghton blvd markham no charges have been laid family escape bedroom blaze uxbridge twp five children in the family of mr and mrs stanley burns had gone to bed for the night when fire broke out in an upstairs room at the former dickinson family residence cone 4 uxbridge twp it was 3 year old stephen who first noticed the blaze he aroused his sister susan 12 who spread the alarm firemen from claremont were on the scene in minutes and kept the flames from spreading sixteen year old debbie burns in whose bedroom the fire started lost everything including all her clothes others in the family include susans twin sister sandra 12 robbie 14 allan 10 and barbie 8 the blaze has been attributed to a shortcircuit caused by a mouse eating through the in sulation of an electric wire mrs burns described the response by friends and neigh bors as wonderful immediate aid was also provided by the pickering red cross and the markham clothing centre until repairs can be com pleted the family will sleep in improvised bedrooms down stairs hint no tax increase in 71 stouffville seeing will be believing when whitchurch- stouffville council reveals its belated budget figures for 1971 but indications are no tax in crease for town residents mayor ken laushway hinted at a holdtheline estimate prior to attending a regional meeting in newmarket aug 26 the whitchurchstouffville budget will be handed down this month possibly sept 14 the towns home shelter grant a bonus from the province has been increased to 73 pm to address pickering students pickering prime minister pierre trudeau will address an assembly of students in the auditorium of pickering dist high school friday sept 10 word of the visit has been confirmed by liberal party organizers in the area its one of several stopoff points for the prime minister during a whirlwind tour of three county ridings his arrival at the high school is scheduled for 10 am freak tractor accidents injure two operators wm hodgson survey york north a wide majority 638 percent favor government action in im plementing a form of wage and price control this is the result to date of an opinion poll conducted by mpp wm hodgson york north however only 6 percent of the 19000 questionnaires sent out through the riding by mr hodgson have been returned results as tabulated follow i should government take a more effective role in con trolling wages and prices yes 638 percent no 15 percent undecided 15 percent 2 do you favor extension of public support for separate schools to grade 13 yes 153 percent no 60 percent un decided 106 percent 3 would you favor govern ment support to private schools for ontario residents yes 137 percent no 702 percent lndocided 28 percent i would you favor in creased personal income taxes to help lower the present hospital and oiisip premiums yes 163 percent no 643 percent undecided 56 per cent 5 should offtrack pari- mutual betting be a governmenl operation yes 518 percent no 194 percent undecided 115 percent 6 do you favor the reduc tion of age of majority to 18 years yes 518 percent no 188 percent undecided 115 percent 7 do you use the rail commuter system to toronto regularly 177 percent oc casionally 513 percent never 177 percent k is the present transit bus service to toronto sufficient yes 253 percent no 321 percent undecided 26 percent mr hodgson points out and as can be seen by the figures some of the questions were not answered stouffville two separate tractor accidents thirty minutes apart on the properties of two brothers sent two persons to hospital aug 25 the first occurred at 6 pm on the farm of ted barry ninth line north sixteen year old sandy rasmussen of stouffville suf fered chest injuries when a wheel of the diesel machine passed over his body police said the boy lost control of the tractor on leaving the field and tried unsuccessfully to jump clear the unit without its driver continued on through a cabbage patch for a distance of 600 feet crossed the road and came to a stop in a deep ditch a 5 halfhour later on the property of bill barry welding main street west albert carey 64 rr2 stouffville suffered a broken left leg head and face cuts according to police mr carey was using a tractor to haul a heavy metal form across the lot when the load struck a steel post flipping the machine over on the driver a tow truck was required to free the operator constable ron lowcock of vandorf investigated both mishaps hospital first board markham if sewerage services to the site of the proposed markhamyork hospital cannot be included as part of markham s residential buildup plan then the hospital project should come first this is what the board recommended to markham town council meeting in committee tuesday the boards action follows rejection of a building permit for participation house planned for a section of the same property officials were told that the sewage plant capacity was inadequate to serve the site the ontario water resources commission however has agreed that if sufficient cut backs arc made in subdivision plans it will approve the hookup lachlan cattanach spokesman for the board said the participation house project must proceed immediately or wait until 1972 mayor tony roman has promised a decision sept 7