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vol 6s no 15 the tribune stouffville ont thursday september 12 1957 tex pages relief shows increase in whitchurch mr eric allen relief officer 1 for the township of whitchurch i receiving an increasing num ber of calls with regard to re lief and hospitalization assist ance during the monfh of aug- no further construction of sewers till 59counci stouffville council meeting j if we make such a request in regular session on thursday for one then it should be for night turned down a request j all stated councillor laush- j f rom mr ira rusnell for sewer way baker avenue residents ust his mileage expense accounr installation on baker avenue should not be privileged over was in excess of s10000 j prior to 1959 on a split vote j others he said councillor piggery council ruled that they should i laushway pointed out that when the ybrk county health unit abide by the municipal boards j the date for sewer completion in a report to council at their ruling of aug s 1956 at which was set for 1959 the municipal i regular meeting on thursday time the sewer construction i board realized what we should evening informed the members area was designated the por- spend and what we could afford that they had made a recent in- tion of the town not completed j reeve daniels agreed that it spection of the property of mr in the initial phase will be done was unfortunate that baker ave- bing yip ringwood the report in 1959 said thav the fly menace had j mr rusnell contended that been reduced it noted that the some twenty residents favoured i i ringwood piggery is licensed sewer installation on baker ave- j ovor another i under the dominion govt an in- nue as soon as possible he re- i spector had visited the property quested that council contact the i accompanied by a provincial municipal board for permission council learns near beer may be sold her eyebrows were raised ar the ary church and chairman of nue had not been included in the first phase but he hesitated at the idea of favouring one street councillor gar lehman felt that council should appeal to government officer and the own- to install the line he pointed out j u 5 tor approv- i kj i u it 1 j nl to complete the sewer instal ls i mr- win itjikcr uxbridge twp lady is 104 years threads needle without glasses mrs william baker a resident on no 47 highway near the 5th concession of uxbridge twp will mark her 104th birthday on wednesday sept 18th in spite of her years she is still very active and enjoys excellent health she lives with her daugh ter mrs tom phillips washing dishes sweeping floors and sewing are all part of mrs bakers daily routine she never wears glasses and is rble to thread a needle with ease mrs baker was born at new market one of twelve children at the early age of 11 she start ed to work in homes around the district her salary was s100 per month she later received a raise to 200 during the sum- j mer she would pick berries in j order to buy boots and clothing i for the younger members of the large family her parents regu- lar churchattenders would take the entire family to the nearest j church four miles distant on a double wagon or sleigh for more than fifty years mrs baker lived west of stouffville on the 6th concession of uhit- i church she has been a resident of uxbridge township for the past six years her husband passed away 32 years ago at the age of 81 mrs baker still retains her permanent teeth she loves to sew an art she can perform without the aid of glasses a few years ago she purchased a pair of glasses but didnt like them since it was necessary for her to work out at an early age she was unable to attend school although she cannot read she enjoys looking at the pictures in the papers and books she has never been seriously ill ive had a few colds but they only lasted for a day or two she said she has two daughters mrs tom phillips and mrs sa rah forsythe of toronto there are seven grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren mrs bakers activities arent confined only to her home she takes an occasional stroll out in the front yard but never ven tures out on the road the cars go by here pretty fast she said she does not profess to know any prescription for long life she claims that when young she worked extremely hard it doesnt seem to have hurt me too much she agrees although mrs bakers chief hobby is sew ing she used to knit also now when i drop a stitch i have a hard time to pick it up she says i can still turn a heel on a sock she noted quickly the tribune joins with mrs bakers many friends in wishing this fine uxbridge lady many happy returns as she enters the 105th year of an active life ers license had not been can- that the health unit recommend celled following their inspection i ed sewers on baker avenue tax complaints deputyreeve milt burk ag- it was reported that many j reed that sewers were probably complaints were being received j needed badly on baker avenue with regard to the increase in taxes for 1957 it was noted that lation on baker avenue if we can do anything lets try he stated well deal with other re quests when they come i the majority of complaints were i coming from residential owners agreed that prior in a resolution moved bv cou- but felt hat the health problem j ndh laush an se if rr edward dep reeve burk council and albert streets agreed on a split vote to akicie if we ask for approval of council agreed that prior to measured assessment the farm i well receive similar requests i deadlock when councillors wagg properties were carrying the from other residents on other and lchman vote1 in the heavy portion of the taxation i streets where there are no sew- one complainant stated that his crs he said property tax had gone up over 100 percent fire inspection mr r c osborne secretary of the aurora fire department suggested in a letter to council that a member of the brigade visit each school in that district regular meeting dfsloufiviue council on thursday evening when police chief frank ed wards in a written report noti fied the members that he expect ed the muchpublicized near beer would go on sale from stouffville grocery stores and a restaurant he noted that a rep resentative of the retail gro cers association had approach ed a number of local business men with regard to such sales chief edwards stated that this product was being sold in toronto and at the present time j no steps could be taken against storekeepers for selling it he the ministerial assoc spoke in opposition to such sales in a written statement to the trib une rev huston said as a minister of the gospel and a christian who endeavours to stand for christian principles i feel that this is the thin edge of the wedge and i am definite ly against the sale of near- beer or any other beer that is going to bring about the physi cal moral and spiritual destruc tion of our youth rev d davis stouffville un ited church pastor also opposed the sale of near beer here he pointed out that in his own opin- pointed out that the matter was ion such sales wouldnt enhance still under investigation by the j the reputation of the town or in- crown and he expected a court crease the business of the indl- tive board divided on proper site for new public school the stouffville public school board meeting in special session on wednesday evening of last week discussed at some length a possible site for the proposed new school building the board were split on the matter mem bers harry schell and ethel mole favoured a location on or chard park boulevard south of main street while members cec hendricks and lorna but ton spoke in favour of a site in the cedar pines subdivision north of rupert street both mr hendricks and mrs button felt that at the present time the main residential growth was i occurring north of the main street mr schell and mrs mole contended that in the near xu- ture there would likely be resi- dential expansion in the orchard park area they also fell that there would be less delay in pur- 1 chasing the required lots from the owner mr milt smith chairman of the board mr i keith middlemiss stated that since the members were divided on the issue he didnt feel the board should attempt further headway on the matter until all members were in attendance mr wm malloy was not pres ent the board members agreed that they were not desirous of resorting to a desperation choice in acquiring a new site but felt that if a new school was to be completed by september j of next year some action on the matter would have to be taken immediately messrs hendricks and middlemiss agreed that when started the building could be completed in six months mr hendricks stated that he would obtain legal advice on the prob lem attendance increases principal lome boadway in formed the board that the total enrollment had reached an all- time high of 454 pupils he said there were 46 in the kindergar ten and 48 in grade eight mr boadway said that the staff were willing to carry on with the overcrowded classes until more suitable arrangements could be made he said he didnt fa vour moving any students back from grade 8 to grade 7 as it would mean a shiftback through the entire school if the inspector and teachers are willing perhaps we should attempt to carry on under pres ent conditions for at least a month said mrs button board chairman middlemiss noted that as a last resort a church base ment might be obtained he pointed out that it was difficult to obtain good teachers at this time of year principal boadway noted that the majority of pu pils in grade eight were good students he said however that with such a large class it would be impossible for the teacher to provide as much individual at tention residential growth when asked about accommo dation in the present school for next year principal boadway said that although they were filled to capacity at the present time they might be able to struggle through he noted however that much would de pend on the towns residential growth to set up outside court of revision stouffville council meeting in regular session on thursday evening agreed to set up a court of revision outside of council the first reading was given to the bylaw the court will comprise five- members they will be selected at the next meeting reeve daniels in promoting the plan stated that the position held considerable responsibility he noted also that it could be a lengthy affair the members will receive pay as designated in the bylaw to instruct the children on fire prevention and also inspect the fire equipment at the school the clerk was instructed to get the opinion of school officials and contact other brigades to see if such action would be desirable for the entire township no action council decided to take no ac tion with regard to the forth coming hearing before the board- of transport of the bell tele phones application for an in crease in rates although the members felt that the increase was not justified council was not prepared to go to the ex- e58sasljjayjil4im prepked opposing the application drainage project to cost estimated 36000 uxbridge township council meeing in regular session on monday night were advised by the metro conservation author ity that the proposed flood con trol project for the hamlet of goodwood will be started in the rear future it is expected that the scheme will be in operation to take care of the spring run off in 195s the cost has been estimated at s3697000 a break down of this sum reveals the following divisions in cost ditching and piping s18000 pump s6600 county s4000 land 3000 and legal etc 3 000 it had previously been plan ned i drain off the entire sur plus of water but a number of residents felt that this might re sult in a number of wells run- ning dry later in the year the authority has since decided to create a large pond on th prop erties belonging to messrs har per and meyers this excavation will they believe provide a water reserve and keep local wells at their previous level stouffville tax collections have set record here may the first installment of taxes due this month may have estab lished a record payment for stouffville or towns of compar able size tax collector k r davis informed the tribune this week that to date a total of s101 13215 had been collected the total tax roll for 1957 is s130254s7 this leaves only 29122 72 to bo collected on the second installment due in de- womens club meeting the stouffville business and professional womens club held their first meeting of the sea son at the home of mrs gar lehman on monday evening uxbridge hospital i nets 14000 an emergency meeting held thursday evening by the ux bridge cottage hospital board staved off yet another court hearing of the mechanics lien which the l c scott construc tion co holds on the unfinish ed building the hearing was postponed for two weeks board members were hopeful that the remaining 10000 left of the debt can be collected in that time mr fred taylor con vener for the fundraising com mittee gave an encouraging re port to board members we have on hand approxi mately 14000 to date in cash i and that leaves us only 10000 to collect he said the board also discussed the possibility of approaching reach township council for a grant they have been refused twice but members felt that the time was ripe for another approach a committee was appointed of mr bernhardt mr donald davis and mr ron ferguson to approach different residents of reach township they will make up a deputation to appear be- fore the next council meeting another committee of mr peter bernhardt mr fred tay lor mr robert harris mr gor don coulter and mr bill wood will negotiate with mr scott of l c scott construction co for a settlement mr taylor reported further that he had contacted drs mit chell and smith of stouffville and that these doctors were will ing to bring their patients to the uxbridge cottage hospital mr taylor continued the board was anxious to have a resident surgeon at the hospital sup ported by a staff of capable young doctors two new members were nom inated to the board and accept ed by the members edgar lat- cham of uxbridge and p t bernhardt principal of uxbridge high school are the two new members to torn mongolia farm into 18 hole golf course ruling with regard to the legal ity of the sales would probably be forthcoming rev f g huson pastor at the stouffville united mission- vidual merchant rev davis ex pressed concern over a juveniles ability to obtain the drink which would be made available without age restrictions work is now underway to transform a 120 acre mongolia farm into a modern 18 hole golf course putting green driv ing range and miniature course the project will be completed next summer it will be known as the markham golf and coun try club it will be the fastest golf course ever built said mr ar thur latcham formerly of stou- itville now residing at downs- view it will be located south of stouffville on the 10th conces sion of markham twp plowing harrowing and disk ing operations are now in prog ress the greens will be shaped up later this week and seeding will be completed next week a modern club house will be erect ed it will measure 60 x 80 mr latcham also operates the well- known dehaviland golf course and driving range on dufferin street edsel to be here thurs the much publicized 1958 ed sel car an allnew unit pro duced this year by the ford mo tor company will go on dis play on thursday at edgevale motors ltd west end stouff ville the new service centre is in the premises formerly known as walter taylor motors the new fordedsel agency will handle a complete line of ford and edsel cars ford trucks tractors and implements and britishbuilt ford cars and trucks the management j a jim montgomery president and w k ken beesley vice presi dent invite the residents of stouffville and district to drop in and meet the staff look over the uptodate service facilities and inspect the gleaming new edsel steal cigarettes thieves entered bertas res taurant on the don mills road north of victoria square during the early hours of monday mor ning and took 25 cartons of cigarettes the robbers gained entry through a rear window the owner discovered the break- in at am on monday sgt geo clayton of markham twp police investigated messrs harry lee gar leh- marianddr ron smith attended the rochestertoronto baseball game on sunday afternoon mr lee obtained an autographed ball from jack kent cook leaf owner mr hal gibson was also in attendance to see the maple leafs win the pennant giant natural gas pipeline crosses two local townships rocks rivers and roadways are slowing up the progress of the natural gas pipeline pres ently worming its way through markham township mr leman creech superintendent of the oklahoma pipeline company said that rock formations num erous small streams and paved roads were impeding die prog ress of the project this particu lar section extends from new castle to oakville at the present time 275 men 20 trucks 16 sideboom tractors and 12 bulldozers are being cm- ployed due to numerous delays much work is being done at night the line extends westward from montreal and will eventu ally bring alberta gas a distance of 2294 miles the pipe must be laid under all roads streams and railroad tracks each section is 20 inches in width and weighs 2100 lbs it is placed in a five foot trench approximately 6000 feet of pipe is laid per day work was start ed at newcastle early in august the company expects to com plete the section by nov 1st where economically possible natural gas will be made avail able to villages towns and cities along the pipe line route at various intervals stubs have been placed in the line a small station will be set up and a branch line will be laid to service nearby centres with natural gas the consumers gas company have obtained a franchise to tap in wherever sijch hookups are available the nerve centre of the entire toronto montreal construction program has been set up by trans canada pipe lines ltd at trenton at this point a short wave radio communication ties in with subsidiary headquarters at cornwall grafton and mark ham ibbkc trucks transport pipe through pickering fara last the president mrs verna austin was in charge of the business session the hilight of the evening came when the president preented the annual bursal y to miss helen nigh for attaining the highest academic cember outstanding taxes from i standing for grade 13 for the 1956 amount to only s136s1 year 195657 mr davis praised local resi- also entertained for the eve- dents for their prompt payment ning were five other graduating mr and mrs lloyd mover he said that many taxpayers girls from grade 13 and mrs dorothy and mildred visited at had paid all their taxes when roy nigh mother of helen the the home of rev and mrs mfl- the first installment was due girls present were margaret ton bricker and edna in toronto thus obtaining a discount i curtis isobel dcnnie wanda on sunday olzevski nancy harwood and eleanor white par skinner and barbara hewlett were unable to be present miss nigh is attend ing toronto teachers college rivers rocks or bujh salt lao jogcsa of pipe iir giant fciiozrs tire out a wita tircfefa till plckerins twp twocn th sta burhund izi 4ih co rilon tbl section will b completed bj not 1l