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public industrial meeting vandorf hall thursday july 6 western horse show noral acres sunday july 16 vol 89 xo 6 phone 64021 u stouffvillkwhitchurchmarkhamlxbridgi thursday july 6 1972 12 packs 15 cents mmmmmmmm t ig tax increase only 1 average town home more in other areas tmrnmrn members wife injured in crash balsam mrs margaret newman wife of mpp bill newman ontario south is recovering in oshawa general hospital from injuries received in a single car accident south east of balsam june 28 mrs newman was all alone in the family station wagon at the time her husband said the vehicle slammed into a tree she is recovering very well mr newman told the tribune we still dont really know how the accident happened mrs newman was released from the hospitals intensive care unit sunday the car mr newman said was completely wrecked he said it was a miracle his wife got out alive additional school grants aids financial position stouffville ratepayers in the town of whitchurch stoulfville will face only a minor tax increase this year at a meeting june 27 council passed a levying bylaw for 1972 the combined overall mill rate shows a rise in each of the municipalitys three areas slouflville whitchurch and the former township of markham on a house assessed at 20000 located in whitchurch taxes will go up by 2130 over the 1971 rate the same house in the merged markham area will experience a jump of 1084 while a 20000 house in stouff- ville will pay an increase of exactly one dollar professional and commercial assessments are subject to a steeper rise but a moderate one on 20000 assessment the increase will be whitchurch 2310 markham 1012 and stoulfville fiftylour cents note llii- above figures are bused n rates for a publtc- schnol supporter council discussed the levying bylaw thoroughly most m e m b e r s expressing satisfaction that increases have been minimal the total levy is very little different from last year ob served mayor ken laushway i think that speaks well of this council councillor merlyn baker pointed out that increased provincial grants to schools helped to hold the tax rise down mayor laushway agreed and cited also york regions assumption of roads the bylaw was passed without a dissenting vote the next tax installment is due august 31 with final payment due oct 31 town honors its benefactor july i was arthur 1 hicham day in stouffvillc and as the oc casion implies tlicgiiest of honor was arthur latcham the man that has contributed so much for the benefit of so many among the several presentations was an engraved bronze plaque to hang in latchain hall and a color portrait courtesy cadieux studio stoulfville hill thomas ignoring gods law for mans convenience a approve sunday sports bylaw mayors vote breaks deadlock stouffville overriding a plea by councillor merlyn baker to place the question of sunday sports and en tertainment before the people mayor ken laushway cast the deciding vote june 27 to ap prove passage of both bylaws supporting councillor bakers stand were councillors gordon haleliff and herb simpson on the side of the mayor were councillors june button betty vannostrand and tom lonergan mayor laushway observed that the issue was first raised almost two months ago and in that lime he had not received a single letter or phone call in my opinion council should exercise its authority in this regard i feel ils a far greater sin just to overlook breaches of the lords day act councillor baker would not be swayed we will be judged by future generations for what happens here today he vowed i feel it should have gone as a referendum to the people this is ignoring gods laws for mans convenience councillor haleliff expressed concern lor what he termed a decline in the democratic process weve had an airport shoved down our throats we have a regional school board nobody has any say about anything any more he charged i dont feel i can make legislation that will affect people in the future unless they have a chance to vole on it concurred councillor simpson councillor june button oil- served that activities as spelled out in the bylaws were already being accepted its being done she said and it might as well be recognized the sooner its made legal the better councillor betty vannostrand predicted the decision would have little impact i cant see that anything will change at all she said councillor lonergan wasted no words in his approach if any of us are so touchy about the subject we should stay home on sundays and not force other people to work he said were all a bunch of hypocrites councillor baker said the bylaws tended to put his allegiance on the line we call ourselves a christian country if we dont act like it lets join russia lets join cuba and not be double hypocrites he called for a recorded vote the result was 43 on each clock winders arm too short stouffville after 41 years of manual labor an automatic winder may soon be installed in the historic town clock main and civic streets council considered the pur chase of such an attachment june 27 following receipt of a letter from the firm of gillett johnston limited original suppliers of the timepiece back in 1931 reaction was favorable mayor ken laushway said the winding of the clock by hand two or three times a week presented some difficulty the matter has been turned over to the property committee for a report question sunday sports and recreation as specified in separate categories are now legal in whitchurch stoulfville plan major changes in town elections york region new legislation covering municipal elections which is expected to be passed in time for the 1972 balloting contains a number of new procedures the bill has been given two readings in the ontario legislature and will be studied in committee prior to presentation for final adoption the new act sets the municipal election date as the first monday in december every two years commencing this year polling hours will be set from 11 am until 8 pm ad vance polls will be provided for with hours from 8 am to 7 pm these changes it is believed will benefit the working class no nomination meeting a major change from former years is the fact there will be no nomination meeting at which consider benefits of student trips york region some day every student in york county may participate in international trips as pari of his education this prospect was raised at a board meeting june 26 when trustees considered a report on a recent visit to mexico made by a group of students master geography teacher russell reese and master art teacher miss jean ally termed such lours as valuable educational experience the report went on to suggest a long term program to in clude every student in the york county system a visit to mexico was suggesteti tor boys and girls in grades 7 and 8 travellir in canada lor grades 9 and 10 and a european i rip for grades ii and 12 trustee reaction was one of cautious enthusiasm questions of financing scheduling and oilier matters were discussed but director of kducalion sam chapman was more optimistic i dont quibble at the thought of three trips a year that might include a thousand students he slated we have to start somewhere observed trustee deeua simpson her motion thai a feasibility study lie made m the near ful lire to determine whether such a travel program would ik- realistic was ap proved i shooting victim doing fine markham nine year old danette grove daughter of mr and mrs ivan grove markham rr2 is making an ex cellent recovery following a nearfatal shooting in cident june 15 danette was shot in the back while watching a ball game on the grounds of dicksons hill school now home from hospital she must return for periodic checks to insure continued progress her lempcralure is now near normal her mother said and barring unexpected complications recovery should be complete although confined to bed much of the lime she is now able to get up and move about for short periods each day a trip to church centennial style june through july i was a week most residents in the former village of markham will remember for years to come it was their iimiiii birthday since incorporation with activities galore to mark the occasion however the celebrating didnt stop at midnight saturday it carried over into sunday as shown here mr and mrs tim clark orchard street travelled to church in a stylish model chaiiffeured by bill brown uilh avenue markham hr2 names supported by two eligible voters are received for various offices in place of this the nomination day for a regular election will be thursday the 18th day before polling day in 1972 this will be nov 23 can didates may be nominated during the seven days preceding nomination day and until 5 pm on nomination day a candidate must file with the clerk a form signed by at least ten electors consent in writing to the nomination and a declaration of qualification are also required from any person nominated an elector may sign nomination papers for different candidates new wage schedule ontario cty the ontario county board of education has announced terms of a wage agreement with its elementary teachers the new schedule provides increases of from 400 to 1300 in various classifications the basic minimum is now 5500 the maximum is 15300 the salary range for principals extends from 15750 lo s20g5o no settlement has yet been reached with the boards secondary school teachers according to a recent an nouncement both parties have agreed lo proceed lo con ciliation and no further in formal ion will be released until a schedule is finalized girls too in minimanpower stouffville the towns minimanpower program is not restricted lo men or boys girls are a part of the project loo a very important part to dale 110 young people are enrolled and while partlime jobs have been found for some ihe majority of requests are for boys girls are very willing workers said chris hobbs whitchurch stouffville recreation coordinator residents requiring help around the home or farm either boys or girls full or partlime are asked to call 6401900 monday through friday bet ween 9 am and 12 noon