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i all the news whitchurch- 1 uxbridge markham i picke of all 4 townships wrihu largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge 1 in the district vol 78 no 34 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge oxt thurs january 19 1967 10 cents the wives say beards are ok but stouffville the centennial beardgrowing contest has become the most popular and controversial competition ever held in stouffville the committee chairman is jim brazier hawthorne avenue while the husbands appear to be having all the fun the wives or at least some of them arent quite so pleased about sharing the nup tial pillow with a pin cushion said mrs russ holder he itches mrs ken patrick put it this way t wish he was someone elses husband for the next six months the children seem to like it said mrs john foulds he can stay down at the station said mrs mickey hunt i didnt believe he would do it said mrs ray steel i suppose it could be worse sighed mrs ivan harris said mrs jack pollard no comment judging will take place july 1 expansion square is centre of main st boom iuc chairman r f tommy farr was named chairman of the stouffville public util ities commission at the inaugural meeting this week police vs fireman s0j a final trim to pass inspection stoultvilles centennial beardgrowing contest this week the first to register was mickey hunt el the letter of the law clerk ralph corner right gave will take place july 1 has more than 30 entries with others still to sign up m road just to make sure the rules were followed to him a quick trim and pronounced him aokay judging staff photo cache of liquor seized in raid angry councillor seeks expanded if attacks speed markham an anger ed councillor douglas alli son ot markham village charged as irresponsible a report by s c wilson oc the department of high ways who concluded that a reduced speed limit on no 7 highway in the area of st patricks school would not lessen the dan ger to pupils using the road why do you have to wait for a child to be kil led demanded council lor allison you know damn well youll reduce the limit if a child is kil led mr wilson replied that the posting of school guards at hazardous cros sings constituted the most foolproof safety method appeal by board the original request for reduced speed laws in the area came from the trus tees of st patricks school mr duke the spokesman also passed on his appeal to the highway department village council has rec ommended that the limit be reduced from 40 to 30 i miles per hour mr wilson said that his rlccision had followed a iose survey of motorists dn highway no 7 using a onccalcd radar unit readings were taken dur ing both morning and aft ernoon hours he said that 85 percent of all drivers obeyed the posted limit while 15 percent did not esman sal paid 50 stouffville a 77- ycarold milt street stouff ville woman became yet another victim of a fake salesman who accepted her 550 down payment on aluminum screens and storm windows but never delivered the merchandise police chief orland keating said that the man believed to be about 45 made the lady a fantastic offer and then proceeded to take down the window measurements on receipt of the money he promised to return the next day and do the job he hasnt been seen since buttonville sid ney gadsby newlyelected deputyreeve of markham township ran into opposi tion monday when he at tempted to get his first major piece of legislation through council he was ruled out of order by reeve stewart rumble when his motion asked that planning board be ex panded from seven to nine members reeve rumble also expressed opposition to the recommendation mr gadsby suggested that the names of lawson mumberson and lionel frost be added along with sitting members harry maynard napier simpson william masters frank 1 brumwell nicholas belak councillor anthony roman and reeve rumble mr gadsby argued that with an increased membership it would be easier to have a legal quorum in attend ance at meetings reeve rumble said he would regard the sugges tion as a notice of motion and hold it over for dis cussion on jan 23 buttonville a raid conducted by officers of markham township po lice on two separate occa sions at the metro fire lighters recreation club don mills road resulted in the seizure of 1733 pints of beer and 97 bottles of liquor magistrate russell pearce was told in rich mond hill court tuesday charged with selling liq uor illegally was jack al fred colwell and robert glenn draper both of willowdale when the first raid was staged sept 29 they found 100 people attending a banquet on oct 20 an estimated 200 persons were enjoying a dance when police arrived frederick zemans de fense attorney said that the club had obtained a liquor permit but admit ted they were not entitled to sell members are await ing approval of a liquor li cense from the ontario liquor control board fourteen other charges were withdrawn by the crown shrubs destroyed rabbits run rampant 91st birthday markham mrs an nie beech a resident of markhaven in markham will mark her 91st birth day on friday jan 20 new school markham a request for 350000 to cover the purchase of a new site and the construction of a school was received by markham village council monday night the build ing to be called the wil liam armstrong school will contain eight class rooms and a kindergarten the proposed location is in sherwood estates on the south side of high way no 7 and west of concession 9 buttonville rab bits multiplying under the protection of a no hunt ing bylaw south of no 7 highway in markham township arc causing nursery operator george a jennings of milliken much concern he claims that hundreds of dollars in damage is done annual ly to his nursery stock in a letter to council mr jennings asked that some thing be done to control the rodents members agreed that in spile of the hunting ban an owner had every right to protect his own proper ty however it was felt that a legal opinion on the matter should be obtained councillor anthony ro man took the stand that if you cant beat them join them he suggested that mr jennings should distribute food such as lettuce leaves around the outskirts of his premises so that the rabbits would leave his nursery slock alone everett harper conser vation officer at unionville said that the department of game and fisheries was contemplating action to re duce the numbers of rab bits in certain areas dog pack vandorf dogsare running in packs in whit church township and po lice chief fred mason in formed council that the sit uation was now serious chief mason said that one telephone report from a lady resident estimated the number of animals in one group at 40 he said he checked out the story per sonally and counted close to fifty clerk thomas said that two applications for the position of canine control officer had been received organize hunt goodwood an or ganized fox hunt will be held in uxbridge town ship saturday following the repeated reports of rabid animals throughout the area jim michell clarcmont rr i will head up the posse and assistance has been offered by officials of the maple branch dept of lands and forests about 30 hunters will take part covering an en tire block between the 4th and 5th concession from the uxbridge pickering townline to county road 1a only shotguns will be used and no dogs will be allowed all fox holes will be gassed out to kill ani mals hiding underground stouffville a renovation and building boom has hit the main street of stouit- ville it comes at a time when commercial con struction in most communities dips to a seasonal low as spring approaches the expansion trend will likely increase if present plans of owners arc car ried through on tuesday excavation was started on the new quartermillion dollar lga foodlincr next to the bank of nova scotia immediately to the cast ken wagg of waggs jewelry and china announced plans to renovate the interior of his store elmer shirk of stouffville has the contract civic square the big change that has everybody talking will occur at civic and main streets where the old firchall will be removed leaving the clock tower as a monumental entrance to a landscaped civic square this is stouffvillcs centennial project across the road to the north crest hard ware has acquired the former carload groceteria store contractor bob bruce started work this week on the changeover an interior archway will con nect the two parts with a huge 41 ft electric sign stretching full width crest lines will be expanded and a mail order delivery service started renova tions will be completed in february expansion planned expansion is also planned for hendricks hardware in the current year and remodelling work is already underway on the former mayfair restaurant building bing ing told the tribune that he hopes to open his new restaurant premises in march farther west the birkett block recently purchased by shea real estate company ltd will undergo both interior and exterior alterations the shea firm will move into the former hodgins grocery store building and stouffville police will take over the present shea office presents wriitchunch council with industrial land program york warden newmarket dep utyreeve floyd perkins of richmond hill was named warden of york county on tuesday no election was necessary when reeve gar field wright of east gwil- limbury withdrew from the race the election of first and second county commis sioners was held wednes day vandorf a vandorf district resident presented a fivepoint program be fore whitchurch town ship council last week that called for the pur chase of land suitable for industrial- sites lawrence hennessey gormley rr 1 also rec ommended that municipal elections be held on a sat urday that the voters list be revised that township bylaws be reviewed and an official plan be prepar ed that land assessments be reviewed and compared with basic rates in other municipalities and that residential lots of 1 and 2 acres be considered as a representative of a large real estate firm mr hen nessey said that his assist ance in acquiring both res idential and industrial as sessment in whitchurch was available at any time costly project mr hennessey suggest ed that 100 acres of land could be bought for future industrial development near vandorf at a price of 90000 he noted that it was well removed from any urban area and not subject to annexation in later years he said too that it was adjacent to a railway siding reeve ross farquharson said that council did not have that kind of money to spend he noted that work was underway to wards the preparation of an official plan and special zoning in the lemonvillc area when mr hennessey attempted to acquire opin ions from each member reeve farquharson ruled him out of order therell be no inquisition here he said kinsmen aid stouffville stouff ville kinsmen club has guaranteed lo underwrite the cost of operation of the community drum and bugle band for 1967 the project approved at a meeting jan 12 includes a 3800 fee for the rental of instruments charged over a 5year period in addition the kins men will donate 1000 to the band this year with i he stouffville lions giv ing 500 and the legion 100 a flag from each of the contributing organiza tions will be rarricd by the color parly owner charges dog shot by vigilantes atha an alha dis- rict resident of pickering township has charged hat vigilantctypc tactics vcrc used in the killing of heir valuable 3 year old maskan malcmutc dog lot far from their home n the 8th concession tonald baird and his wife indy who moved into the una area only last year aid that nicki was shot y men in a car they lamed ward i councillor larvcy spang as the one vho wounded their animal hen killed it at close angc mr baird said he as considering charges was missing mr baird said he be- ante concerned when the og did not return last cek and reported it mis- ng to the officer at the ickcring pound it was ion that he learned of jickiv fate he charged at mr spang had appli ed for a 5 bounty mr and mrs baird paid 125 for the dog as a pup it was being trained for competition in sledpulling championships and had been used in several expo 67 film strips he describ ed it as a childrens pet harvey spang killed geese mr spang admitted shooting the animal but only after it had destroyed 28 geese on his 9th con cession farm he said that in the latest raid it killed three and one other couldnt be found they were scattered all over the place he said he admit ted filing application for the bounty and also admit ting a claim to recover damages to his flock one bird isnt so bad but t w e n t y c i g h t arc too many he said he had no idea who owned the ani mal but had seen it on his property on several occa sions i hate to cause hard feelings but a man has a right to protect his own stock mr spang re called how other farmers in the athaaltona areas had suffered livestock los ses in past years its all due to dogowners who cant keep their pets under control he said driver bitten then pinched buttonville markham township con stable richard pike may have been envious or just plain curious when he slopped 20 year old den nis green of scarboro near the bultonvillc police station the officer described in court how the driver was crowded by his girlfriend who was either kissing or biting him on the neck constable pike then pinched him lo the tunc of 10 and costs whether driving or dat ing its difficult to do eith er well with one hand commented deputychief robert hood new primary teaching method attracts areawide interest a new primary teaching method the first of its kind in this area has been put into practice at stouffvillcs two public schools its called a language arts program and the director mrs pat byer has expressed enthusiasm for benefits already gained by 150 pupils enrolled in the course one set is pictured here with staff teacher miss brenda barringer while left to right pamela gibson david burkhoidcr susan thomas and joanne rrnie observe the actions of goldfish in an acquaxium barry bright dictates a story story and more pictures on page 3 staff photo breaks arm mr jack nigh farm res ident at cone 7 markham is in scarborough general hospital with a broken arm it is the same arm that he broke previously and a bone graft operation is now necessary to make the mend compicu-