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smarts vlii yrvv v v h2iz v m stoiiffyillcs monumental clock tower will be rc- faineci al ils present site according to a decision by jvillage council it will provide a picturesque entrance to the towns civic square a centennial project staff photo police to move stouffviuk the planned removal of the former fireball building at jmain and civic streets in stouffville has forced the i town council to acquire new accommodation for lhc police department presently contained in the csame structure it was announced thurs day night that the present shea real kstatc office in the former birkctt block would be available next month a lease agreement will be drawn up for a period of four years ficevc ken iaushway re marked that when the new quarters proved no longer adequate another location could be considered its not going to drive too much business my way joked deputyreeve bili parsons whose own legal office is situated next door they might just as well be watching you as me replied clerk ralph cor ner vol 78 no 33 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge oxt thurs january 12 1967 10 cents largest weekly markham stouffville mxbridge in the district create clock tower to remain at present location stouffville a midtown civic square 1 stouffvillcs centennial project is moving ever gf closer to reality the transformation according to i plans on paper will turn the present building bottleneck into a veritable garden of eden and it may not cost the taxpayers of stouffville a single cent square 3 reeve ken laushway speaking before a meeting of stouffville lions club monday night made public the first sketch drawings of the proposed centre as prepared by toronto architect alexander b lcman mr laushway said that he hoped through donations and promised pledges to be able to cov er the total cost involved the stipulated amount eligible for government grant has been set al si2000 anything spent over this figure will not be subsidized including the removal of the former firehall and renovations to the present municipal building clock to remain the clock tower will re main at its present site a walkway will be cut through the centre of its base leading to a reflect ing pool and fountain the entire square will be con structed of colored con crete including the adja cent roadway to the west the area will be land scaped with ilowcrs and shrubs and benches will be placed at various loca tions as a convenience to the public a centennial plaque will be erected in a prominent place reeve laushway said that he had been assured by the architect that the clock tower could re main independent of the former firehall the cost to relocate it was esti mated at s5000 to reno vate it will cost s2300 other estimated expendi tures on which the centen nial grant is applicable in- include paving s4300 landscaping 1750 re flecting pool 52000 and centennial plaque 250 deputyreeve bill par sons termed the project a milestone in the history of stouffville reeve admits residential runaway buttonville reeve stewart rumble ad mitted at the inaugural meeting of markham township council mon day afternoon that resi dential buildup in the mu nicipality had far out weighed the gains made through new industrial as sessment we must en deavor to correct this sit uation he said addres sing the members he warned that propos ed changes in municipal government were antici pated but each proposal should be closely scrutiniz ed prior to adoption he said that the constant de mand for improved serv ices made it almost im possible to guarantee any decrease in taxation he said that the town ship police department was now functioning un der an organized police commission and the pro gram was working out very well other members spoke briefly including the lone newcomer to council dcputvrccvc sidnev gads- by one minute of silence was observed in memory of former deputyreeve geary palmer who died januarv 3 to build church stouffville the united missionary congre gation of stouffville will erect a new church sanc tuary the decision follow ed a meeting jan 4 the membership has outgrown the accommodation offer ed in the present building quarters are particular ly cramped for the sunday school with classes set up in an adjacent house and a renovated barn a policy committee has been appointed to prepare plans for the financing of the project and their re port will be presented to a meeting of the members feb 1 no licence stouffville year old maple a 16 district driver was charged follow ing an accident on main street in stouffville mon day robert arthur how- den was operating a truck wihout a licence when he crashed into the rear of a car driven by mrs helen elizabeth morris stouff ville rr 3 damage total led 225 pastor criticizes funerals as the big coverup j stouffville death and funerals are subjects that few people wish to talk about but rev alan m borland of stoullville united church selected that very topic for his jsernion on sunday his vcmarks hit home with tremendous impact rev borland likened now referred to as slum ber rooms he described the smell as sickening and the donations of flow ers as moncv that could be ev some canadian funeral services to pagan rituals aherc beautiful flowers polished caskets and soft rights arc accentuated to ovcr up the cold facts of death i he charged that in life jnost people would be cm- parrasscd to be found nslccp ex en in a hospital oped hut in a coffin ihcv ate placed on public view jcxposcd toeury morbidly furious cc he said that lome funeral parlors are rev a l borland put to a more worthwhile use the pastor noted that the same kind of cover up is employed at the grave siicwhcre the minister us ually asks permission to sprinkle earth rather than place a flower on the casket the coffin is no longer lowered into the ground until all relatives have left the cemetery it saves the family from rea lizing that this is it that he or she is really dead he said mr borland agreed that funeral directors perform a very necessary communi ty service but charged that some with a desire to make extra money per suade the hereaed to spend more than they can afford 4 plan ahead in offering advice as a guide the pastor urged his listeners to make their funeral plans well in ad vance dont wait until death knocks at the door he said he termed a christian funeral as one where the deceased had earlier committed his life to the lord and where members of the family have faith in the resurrec tion mr borland outlined his own funeral plans to in clude the most economical casket a closed coffin a committal service 24 hours after death a memorial senice one week later the singing of hymn 109 and a sermon directed to the glory of god stouffville the financing of stouffvilles new civic square was given a real shot in the arm this week with the promise of a 1500 don ation from the lions club the square will repre sent stouffvilles centen nial project and will in clude a landscaped walk way from main street to the municipal building the former firehall build ing will bv iemoved but the clock tower will remain at its present site a sketch drawing of the plan was displayed by reeve ken llushway at the lions meeting mon day night members ex pressed enthusiasm for the scheme in addition to the dona tion for the centennial pro ject the club also approv ed a 5500 contribution to be used by the centennial events committee ifu-4- l rural mail box identity a centennial project the dressing up of rural mail boxes has been adopted as a centennial project by the york county federation of agriculture county residents are asked to print their name lot number and township on the box hen submit a photo to he judged in a contest rules are listed on page 3 staff photo suspension appealed rc- the uxbr1dge the suit of an appeal to ontario police commission by uxbridge police chief laverne ellenberger may be revealed this week chief ellenberger was suspended at a hearing be fore the town council which found him guilty of two counts of acting in a manner likely to bring dis credit to the police force and one of failing to make a proper account of money collected the police commission heard the appeal dec 20 hits snowplow vandorf an acci dent involving a car and a whitchurch township snowplow was reported to council tuesday night by road superintendent ern est davis damage to the auto was estimated at 300 beard i growing i contest 1 stouffville male residents of stouffville arc asked to give their razors a rest until july 1 a beardgrowing contest has been announced by the chairman of stouffvilles centennial events commit tee lome boadway regis trations will be accepted on or after jan 12 to be eligible for the 300 in prize money parti cipants must register cleanshaven al the office of the clerk ralph cor ner judging will take place in the memorial park on dominion day mr boadway principal of summitvicw public school plans to produce a centennial fuzzy face and he hopes others will follow his example mrs boadway was unavailable for comment student stampede markham area 2 board feels meed for new senior school new iga stouffville work will begin today on the new ratcliff iga store harron construction is the contractor unionville no sooner docs the school board of markham town ship area 2 finalize plans for a new building or building addition when the need for even more student accommodation becomes a fearsome reali ty at their inaugural meet ing jan 2 it was learned that the 12room park view senior school and its extended 8 room addi tion at unionville was rap idly becoming a junior school since the majority of children from the var- lcy village subdivision were quite young it was revealed too that in spite of an 8room en largement planned lor dicksons hill school these facilities would not cope with rapid attendance increases over the entire area trustee stuart watson recommended that a spe cial meeting be called to consider the erection of an entirely new senior school and the immediate acquisition of a suitable site other members agreed more homes business administrator wilfred morley said that in the month of december the pupil population in the area had increased from 1425 to over 1500 he said that 1102 new building lots had been registered with six plans of sub division and 350 lots ready for immediate home con struction he said loo that there were 450 tenacre lots awaiting sale or de velopment mr morley said he had obtained his in formation al the township office bultonville an emergent meeting was ar ranged for jan 16 when the board will discuss future plans in commit ice no inquest coroner vandorf an inquest hearing into the cause of a crash dec 30 that killed two men has been with drawn by coroner dr c c schoficld of newmarket following a check of the wreck by mechanics and whitchurch township pol ice the car that crashed headon into a bridge abut ment on the don mills road at vandorf was so badly demolished that the mechanical fitness of the vehicle prior to the im pact cannot be deter mined part of the engine was driven into the rear seat killed instantly was the driver james francis dowling 26 of toronto and albert ingarra 4 of rri gormlcy a passen ger police said that several witnesses saw the crash but were travelling behind the northbound car and could not explain what happened school accommodation felt adequate for 67 stouffville al though centennial year building projects appear to be popular in many mu nicipalities stoulfvillc public school trustees hope to spare ratepayers this pain in 1967 board chairman t e topping staled at the in augural meeting monday night that pending any unforsccn development facilities would be ade quate to accommodate minor enrollment in creases in september he noted that summitvicw school was near its maxi mum but sufficient space would be available al orchard park the total attendance is now 847 pupils reappointed mr topping was reap pointed to head the board for another term a post he has held since 1962 other members include mrs florence williams mrs rose barry ian chap man keith stccklcy and john mcmurray mrs bar ry fills the position made vacant through the resig nation of mrs william dedlow vi wj- z r r rrz ix vn st charges pile up pet joey looking for a handout archie little of cedar grove will always have a close companion as ions as joey his pel monkey is around the lively lad a christmas cift has become a favorite friend of children in the whole community staff photo stouffville charges against 21 year old ii john vankoughnci loretla crescent stoull ville continue to pile up three charges including dangerous driving were laid by the whitby detach ment of ontario provincial police following an acci dent august 13 1966 near altona jim miller 21 of stouffville a pascncr in the vankoughnci car was killed in the crash me appeared in whitby com l tuesday but the case was adjourned to april ii vankoughnci is sched uled to appear in port per ry court jan 18 on an other charge of dangerous driving filed by port perry police stouffville police have him charged with careless driving to be air ed in richmond hill court januarv 20