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all the news whitchurch i uxbridge m ar kham i pickering of all 4 townshipsi january classes filled unionville eighty- two children have been enrolled in the january classes of markham town ship school area 2 and no more can be accommodat ed this information was revealed at the boards first meeting of 1967 held tuesday night registra tions were accepted in november there are 29 pupils at the fifth line school 27 at cnionville and 26 at box grove three additional teachers were required new chairman mrs mildred toogood of unionville will head the board in 1967 the vice chairman is eldred king committee chairmen in clude property elson miles personnel gordon champion transportation stuart watson education mildred toogood and fin ance eldred king and the whole board mrs toogood in accept ing the chairmans post said siie could see no dras tic changes occurring dur ing the next term she said that a policy of children first would be maintained she paid tribute to the work of retired trustee gordon mortson and wel comed new member gor don champion uut vol 78 no 32 stouffwllemarkhamuxbridge oxt thurs january 5 1967 10 cents largest weekly ftlarkharn stouffville uxbridge m in the district flood control project recreation paradise two men died instantly in the tangled wreckage of this car dec 0 when it crashed headon into a bridge abutment on the don mills road at vandorf a portion of the motor was driven into the back seat by the severity of the impact staff photo two men killed crash fire calls le 1966 set new record appoint chairman stouffville mr lack j mcdermott fair- dew avenue is the new liairman of the board at it marks separate school n stouffville the appoint- nent wasjnade at a trust ee moetntg7t7u e s d a y light mr mcdermott and trus- eo john hulshof were re- iecled flu- two year terms ah 2 the new member or 196768 is thco van er burgt dr a d oconnor will erve as vice chairman long with william kamps ecretary and dr a t connor vandorf two men died in the tangled wreck age of their 1953 model car friday night that rammed head-on- into the east abutment of the cnr overhead bridge at van dorf in whitchurch town ship james francis dovviihg 26 of toronto and albert ingarra 43 of gormley rr 1 were pronounced deadahjieseene byicores ner c c scholield of new market the impact folded the front of the auto up like an accordion and pushed part of the motor into the back scat although the cause of the accident could not be determined immediately one witness suggested that- a mechanical defect could have caused the driver to lose control an inquest will be held mr ingarra is survived by his wile a son and a daughter stouffville stoutl viile fire brigade was busy in 1966 in fact calls an swered by volunteers here during a 12month period totalled 87 an alltime record this was 36 more than in 1965 11 more than in 1964 and14 more than in 63 every area served by stouffville firemen showed an increase over 1965 with calls in town up from 13 to 23 markham township had is as compared with swirfgrfiy ttftaif monkey is family pet land purchase totals more than 100 acres stouffville a hoodcontrol project to include a large dam and a 12acre water reser voir within the north boundary limits of the vil lage of stouffville could transform the entire area into a recreation paradise officials of metro tor onto and region conservation authority told members of council e i sutter assistant director of operations and r e cunnington attended a special meeting dec 29 to supplv information on the pending 400000 program mr cunnington said that land acquisition would take in more than 100 acres on both the george bartholomew and lambert stouffcr farms the authority plans to extend the scheme farther north into whitchurch and south through the town park tendered bids on the first phase of the pro ject will be accepted in february release lots reeve ken laushway questioned the ofiicials on the possibility of releasing portions of lands south of main street now frozen under an omb 0 approved bylaw mr sutter promised to give the matter further study he suggested that the prob lem might be overcome by building homes with out basements or raising the groundlevel of the lots with fill plans were also outlined for the opening of a road from the ninth line that would extend east ward to a point north of the dr petrie residence keep patients home reeve asks county stouffville stouff ville reeve ken laushway has placed a motion bo- fore york county council that will if approved al low indigent welfare pa tients to be placed in pri- reeve ken laushway vate nursing homes with the cost involved to be as sumed on an equalized basis by all municipalities at the present time the county aid program is ap plicable only to persons residing at york manor the motion supported by reeve alma walker of markham village was pre sented at the yearend meeting and referred to the county welfare com mittee for a report in 1967 mr laushway said that in many instances senior residents would be more content if premitted to live in a licenced nursing home in their own village or town handy to calls from friends and relatives he said lob that the policy would benefit nursing home owners who pay both realty and business tax into the municipalities where they are situated bail set at 4000 no smoking or else warns deputy reeve new location stouffville two wto service centres mov- id to new locations in itouffville this week neil latrick motors limited is sow located in a modern luilding on the north side main street while gor- on page motors limited fid frank bramham hell service have taken wr the former patrick he i dies suddenly t mr lonzo allan stouffville ijr3 died suddenly on edncsday in uxbridge ttage hospital he is ftryiyed by one daughter leva mrs allan hoover lincolnville named qc william g parsons of stouffville was one of 115 ontario lawyers to he honored by lieutenant- governor earl rone jan 1 through the appoint ment of queens counsel mr iarsons is the deputy- reeve of stourfvillc village council cedar grove a real live monkey fresh from its native habitat of southern california has been adopted in til the family of mr and mrs archie little of cedar grove for children in the area hes a oneact com munity circus joey only 7 months old arrived a few days be fore christmas a surprise gift from two sons bar ry and robert already his feats of acrobatics are worth watching whether sliding feet first down the bannister or swinging from a chair by his tail with the exception of ice cream joey will eat almost everything his fav ourite dessert is grapes he will sit up to ihe table and drinks water from a glass his bed at night is in the cage of a deceased parrot but mr little plans to make him his own per sonal pen unaccustomed to cold he must be kept inside during winter months but will exercise outside in ihe summer my wife may even take him up shopping he said town first meeting twp councillor arrives last vandorf an irri tated councillor frank wil liams arrived vi hours late for the inaugural meeting- of whitchurch township council tues day night and claimed that he had not been informed of the date councillor henry nauta added fuel to the fire when he inform ed mr williams that the first session of 1967 was almost over clerk thomas kerr said that he hadnt informed anyone of the meeting date reeve ross farquharson recalled that the night had been set al the yearend session in 1966 but mr williams had left the chambers early before the decision was made chief walter smith only 4 in the previous year whitchurch heads the list with 32 with ux bridge 11 and pickering 3 during a single sixday period in april 1966 the stoullville brigade was summoned to is tires set ting a record for one week the past year was a pe riod of progress for the stoullville fire depart ment with the openinc of a new 531000 fireball and the linking of all stations in ihe county bv radio pickering any per- son caught smoking during court sessions in pickering townships new municipal building could get the old heaveho right out the front door such was the warning delivered by deputyreeve llrs jean mcplierson be fore a gathering of both police and public mrs jlcpherson still burning over the condi tion of new broadlooin carpet in the council cham bers caused by careless smokers asked that one constable remain on duty during each court day until the room is cleared the first man i catch smoking in here ill grab by the nape of the neck and the seat of the pants and throw him out she said pickering receives 25 per court day and the depr- uty will recommend that the rental fee be raised about twelve burn marks are visible in the carpet that cost 3000 to install musselmans lake larry waller covvie 24 mitchell drive mussel- mans lake charged with attempted murder and wounding following a shooting incident christ mas eve was remanded in newmarket magistrates court wednesday he will appear tor pre liminary trial on the two charges january 25 the charges were laid after the accuseds brother kenneth wayne covvie 22 of rr 3 stouffville was shot in the arm and shoul der following an argument whitchurch police seized a 12 gauge shotgun covvie is free on 4000 bail former deputyreeve cleary j palmer for mer deputyreeve of mark ham township died tues day in st michaels hos pital toronto he had been in ill health for about two months and declined to seek reelection to council markham village last letter read life is jurys verdict markham a 49 ar old army officer de- iribed by police chief ed white as a man with brilliant mind took his n life through a sclf- liinislcred overdose of igs and while under the luence of alcohol a jury j five decided at the coll ision of a hearing held 29 major dovle i h arleson was found dead i room oct 23 i che inquest was conduc- j by coroner r blair cjchell of stouffville ju- imembers included mrs agaret meeke rn if gertrude millar pet- ihijduk george under- lh and mel wardman ujemn describes scene markham constable morris shaw the first offi cer to arrive on the scene said he found the victim lying on his side with a broken glass near his head he said that an open bible was on the bed with the word life inserted be tween the pages he said that there was no sign of a struggle chief white said he knew the deceased man personally and described him as a complete alcohol ic he ssid that his army career had covered a span of 25 years but prior to his death he had found it dif ficult to retain a job in ci vilian life drugs blamed a pathologists report submitted in writing by dr donald guthrie of york central hospital at tributed death to an over dose of drugs he said that shoots wolf not rabbits markham a routine rabbit hunt turned into a wolf hunt wednesday for roy riscbrough lincoln green drive markham and bill jennings glad park avenue stouffville mr riscbrough shot the animal from a distance of 5 ards near the 7th con cession of markham town ship north of 17th avenue tablets were found in both the stomach and throat of the deceased in sufficient amounts to poison the sys tem chief white read from portions of a letter writ ten by the victim to his wife and dated oct 22 every road has an end ing and my road has end ed where this is written the world will not improve by my existence nor will my passing create a loss it said in part i believe i can add lit tle more said chief white the letter i feel is explanation enough the jury brought in its decision after forty min utes of deliberation no recommendations were presented cen- stouffville ladies in centennial swing jan 11 is the birthday of sir john a macdonald and to mark the occasion and also canadas centennial the ladies auxiliary of the stouffville legion is sponsoring a centennial luncheon in the veterans memorial hall dress of the is67 era will be worn by waitresses as displayed here by mrs vi jennings lloyd avenue the dinner hour extends from 11 am to 130 and the ticket price is only 125 staff photo reeve predicts banner year markham pride in a library lennial project a 12month centennial pro gram plus continued residential commercial and industrial expansion points to a banner year for the village of markham this is the optimistic opinion of reeve alma walker the new 80000 library building is in its final phase of completion and will be officially opened early this year possibly in february the reeve said the entrance will be enhanced by a modernistic cenotaph designed by rebec ca sisler a fundrasing dinner for this pur pose will be held february 23 new subdivision the first phase of a new 200 home devel opment has already been started in the sher wood estates subdivision this could add an estimated 800 more people and boost mark- hams population in 1967 to almost 9000 the buildup is located on the former armstrong farm and streets will contain the names of early community settlers such as james speight william armstrong major button thomas kinncar squire archibald barker and john lyon a new school to scire the area will be built this year improved services to continue the preparation of markham services for further development a new 300- 000 water tower will be erected north of church street with a capacity of 625000 gallons with the completion of sewer instal lations mrs walker hopes that all roads in the village can be properly paved the parks and recreation committee has obtained permission to plant flower beds on vacant lands left by highway relocations at village entrances we hope to make our town lock more attractive to visitors especially those looking for suitable sites in our indus trial park said the reeve