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all the news whitchurch uxixridges i c- markham i pickering of all 4 townships htlte ttiun largest weekly markham stouffvihe 7uxbridge in the district vol 78 no 50 stouffvujjemarkhamuxbridge ont thurs may 11 1967 10 cents substandard homes rejected by council ask full description irate resident stouffville homes that do not meet the requirements of stouffvillcs building bylaw cannot be moved in from another town or town ship according to a decision of council thursday night it followed a request from mr w c mor- den of markham to transport a house from scar- boro to a building lot on stouffcr street mr mor- den accompanied by building inspector henry ogdcn attended the meeting wc arc trying to increase the square foot area of homes here in stouffville said reeve ken laushway something similar was moved into town four years ago that shouldnt have been al lowed the reeve said that the house in question measured only 825 square feet wc shouldnt en courage the construction of homes less than 1000 square feet his stand was supported by deputy- reeve bill parsons if it doesnt conform wc should reject it commented councillor tom loncrgan wc have a bylaw lets support it said councillor jim mc- kcllar had some doubts mr mordcn admitted that he had some doubts that the house would meet stpuffyillcs building standards do you have any objection to a house being moved through the main strrrt of town he asked- wc would want all the information about it first replied the reeve councillor bob lewis recommended that any house to be relocated in town should first include a sketch plan that could be checked by the mem bers and the building inspector councillor loncr gan asked that the application be accompanied by a photograph wc would want to know where the lots arc the size of the building and the type of construc tion said reeve laushway wc refuse to go out on a limb and approve anything without first ob taining the facts mr mordcn said he would be pleased to a- bidc by the councils requirements if a similar sit uation arose in the future raps buttonville slum area signs centennial register home and school approves student sex education button vi lle an irritated resident of the arnleigh heights subdivi sion no 7 highway and don mills road complain ed bitterly before mark ham township council monday that the commun ity was becoming the slum area of the munici pality mrs arthur waggoner was a member of a delega tion that appeared to com plain ahout the unsightly condition oe commercial properties fronting on the highway including knob hill farms market she charged that the subdivi sion lacked water and se wers adequate roads and no garbage collection she said that taxes were 400 health hazard george nash complain ed that conditions sur rounding the market rep resented a fire and health hazard both to the imme diate property and the ar ea reeve stewart rumble took exception to the term slum to describe the com munity and said it was the first time he had heard it criticized in such a man ner councillor anthony ro man defended mrs wag goners complaint and- said that as a resident there it was only natural that she should be concer ned councillor alan sum ner said it was unfortun ate that owners had not investigated the condition of the subdivision before buying their properties reeve ken laushway had the distinction of being the first to sign his name in stouffvilles new cen tennial register now placed in the municipal building stouffville their on civic street h is hoped that all stouffville resi- numbers werent large but dents and visitors lo town during 1967 will add their their opinions were frank signatures to the list staff photo the subject for discus sion at a meeting of the ib stouffville home and centennial register ssgsaesg lion be provided in our r i public schools the unani- will be town record ss3ss some reservations on the scntcd with each signa- is questions included at what grade level turc donanons in the a- should r be starlcd mount of a persons own should instruction be pro- choosing will be accepted v to mixed classes to defray expenses vi is qualified to pro- during the weekend of t instruction is july 1 and 2 the registers parental approval ncccs- will be made available in sar should the moral a booth in the memorial as of the issue be dis- park cussed who should insti- lute the program the par ents the board or the prin- in hospita cipais k board take lead uxbridge mr magistrate david coon george allison of uxbridsc who took the lead in the and formerly of stouff- discussion said that clini- villc was admitted to ux- callype films were the bridge hospital tuesday best form of student in- following a heart attack struetion he recommended he is confined to an oxy- hat moral issues pcrtain- gen tent and no visitors ng to sex should be ex- are allowed plained in the home gmwwawwsa lmr- oon ur hal 1c school board take the lead and have sex cduca- f kilt ojl tion included in the curri culum dont wait for par ental approval he said cases of mental illness king for a queen 2 are on the increase partly due to misinformation centennial prom 3 two films entitled boy to man and girl to woman ti i t- a were shown bv mr fred the mouse trap 4 n outpatients psychia- crown mdhs queen 3 iric scrviccf york county hospital newmarket sex education 6 both arc approved by the north york board of edu- cfassificd s 9 cation dont force issue omb hearing 10 that may be alright in metro but dont force this tabic tennis champs 13 thing on the parents in stouffville advised prin cipal keith sutherland of stouffville a centennial register has been purchased to record the names of all stouff ville residents and visitors to town during the 1967 centennial year the books one for outoftown guests and the other for local cit izens will be available in the municipal building during regular office hours in addition an ar rangement has been made for the municipal office lo he open every friday eve ning from 7 to 9 pm and each saturday 10 to 12 noon and 3 to 5 pm mrs helen dewitt and a com mittee of helpers are in charge of the register and signatures are welcome a centennial pin is prc- orchard park where are those par ents tonight questioned trustee mrs florence wil liams mr sutherland said that the issue had been discus sed by the board about eight years ago but no ac tion had been taken it could be set back 15 years if not approached proper ly he said there had been some discussion among senior members of the school staff on the ben efit of such a program he said the majority of opin ions were favorable hit by car markham a six year old markham village boy was seriously injured monday when struck by a car on robinson street police said that stephen jackson son of mr and mrs k b jackson 114 robinson street ran into the path of a car driven by arthur wcdde church street police chief fred white and constable morris shaw were on the scene within minutes and the child was rushed by vance ambulance to scarboro general hospital want housing forecast stouffville the stouffville public school board has requested the town council to provide them with a fiveyear fore cast on residential buildup in the municipality a letter from the trustee secretary mrs elsie san ders was discussed at a meeting thursday night it was pointed out that such information would assist the board in plann ing ahead for school accom modation deputyreeve bill par sons estimated that 200 lots could be developed within a fiveyear period he said that two sub divisions had been approv ed but nothing had occurr ed on cither property no one can tell when a start will be made and it presents a serious problem to the school board said councillor tom lonergan he recommended that a time limit be placed on future developments clerk ralph corner said -he- ex pected that more informa tion on the former chio- vetle subdivision in the stouffvilles west end would be available this week he suggested that the school hoards request should be turned over lo planning board reeve ken laushway agreed we shouldnt jump off the deep end on this thing and give the trustees a misleading re port he said no eviction for nonpaying tenants a mother robin and her unhatched family of four will not be evicted from this rather precarious perch in the roof girders of ralclilfs new iga koodlincr in stouffville although the nonpaying tenants could hold up the completion of the project for a few weeks the owner glenn ratcliff has ordered that the brood shall remain until old enough to fare for themselves staff ihoto let june tender on darn project stouffville stouff villes longawaited control dam project a program of the metro toronto and re gion conservation author ity moved another step closer to reality with the announcement that tenders for construction would be let in june deputy reeve william parsons a committee mem ber on the authority said that the first stage of the work would cost 155000 and would include the building of a 12 foot high dam and the creation of a 12 acre manmade lake for construction purposes access will be from the north end of church street district fishermen will be interested to know oiafthe1acewiirbe- stock ed- mr parsons said that it could be from 5 to 10 years before the dowdstrcam channelization project is completed he recommend ed that this phase of the program be started immed iately following the com pletion of the dam mr parsons said that trained personnel would be available in the area lo act in the case of a flash flood high school centennial queens places third stouffville ruth parsons 17 a grade 11 student of stouffville dis trict high school placed third in the ontario- quebec oratorical finals saturday at st john que bec it marks the first time that a stouffville entry has placed among the top three the competition is sponsored by the lions club ruth was presented with a 50 award and also taken on a oneday conducted tour of expo wreckage sighted fear sailor lost margaret sheridan 18 stouffville high school stouffville the report of a wreckage sighted off the coast of massachuscllcs has arous ed fears that it may be the remains of a 30 foot yacht owned by a whitchurch township man 12 days overdue on a trip to flor ida william grecnhalgh 41 concession 6 and an unid entified west indian crew man left west palm beach april 17 and were clue in new york cilv ap ril 27 a business associate bri an whitton stouffville rr 4 said that mr grccnhalghs mother in rhode island had contact ed the american coast guard when her son failed to arrive on schedule mr grecnhalgh owns a lovely home and extensive acreage onehalf mile south of the aurora side- road he has crossed the atlantic several times and has written a number of articles on boating for am erican publications opening the new addition to ux- bridgc cottage hospital will be officially opened thursday afternoon eileen winch in markham high school official plan goodwood ux- bridgc township council has approved the prepara tion of an official plan and restricted area zon ing bylaw at a basic ice of 5600 prepare for next phase of civic square hey freda da jou hue uncle ftiir honor library board members for faithful service mrs robert slaplcv and rev douglas davis two faithful members of the stoultvillc public library hoard were honored on their retirement with a presentation by the chairman mr john mumford centre rev davis a member for 20 years received a new jerusalem bible mrs staplcy who served for 8 years was presented with an engraved siivcr tray staff pholo stouffville work men will begin within a few days with the next phase of the civic square a much heavier than ex pected base of reinforced concrete had to be placed beneath the clock tower and this has now been completed the added brick work the special archway corners and clear ing out of the interior will soon commence paving the pool and landscaping arc to follow once the site has been propciy cleared more money is needed several thousand dollars additional is required as there have been some ad ded expenses in properly basing the tower focal point of the square over four hundred have contributed several hun dred more should lend a hand to this community effort previous total 1245734 d a const 3000 stouffville home school association 1500 audrey donald hodgins 2jck total j12s2734 t