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all the news whitchurch i uxbridge g markham pickering of all 4 townships i wxt wrtfrune vol 79 no 20 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday october 12 1967 10 cents police outrace stork markham mark- ham village police out- raced a stork to scarboro general hospital last week but just barely sgt william vance in tercepted the car at the intersection of highways 7 and 48 and took over hchind the wheel pc john cooper provided a cruiser escort the time was 1 1 40 pm at j 150 pm a bounc ing baby boy was born to mrs bruce forfar stou ltville rr 3 at scarboro general hospital mrs forfar sent a per sonal letter of apprecia tion to the officers for their assistancclt was the fastest ride ive ever had she said how close can vou get bags 300 lb reeve halts debate stolttvilll the controversy within council concerning thr status of the stottltvillc poiir department is a closed book reeve ken laushway requested the clerk ralph comer to report on his meeting with r s milligan chairman of the ontario police com mission then permitted each member to express an opinion on the matter at the conclusion of the councillors comments he called a halt to further discussion the subject was introduced by councillor bob lewis several weeks ago in the form of a notice of motion me recommended that the ontario po lice commission lie approached to make applica tion for opp coverage in stotiffvillc the mo tion was never presented but later replaced by a request for clarification of the act as it pertains to towns like stoultville with less than 5100 pop ulation this was passed by a vote of 2 to 1 with councillor lewis absent bear son follows father in winning of awards wayne forsyth stoultvulc rr 2 was in he centre of the winners circle satur day when awards were handed out at the north york plowmans banquet wayne won the bank of nova scotia special shown here and also the t eaton company junior championship this week he is an entry in the international at barric he is the son of floyd forsyth no stranger in match competitions staff photo north york judge i w www- w praises young plowmen st0uffv1lle a new generation of plow men is commanding the attention of judges at dis trict matches in both on tario and york counties this fall the trend was no ticeable last year and ob vious in competitions just completed in ihc majority of cases the younger lads have gained experience through instruction provided by their fathers at the north york match on the farm of grant wells near lemon- villc saturday it was plain to see that these plowboy pupils had learn ed their lessons well judge george llostraws- cr described the work in the boys class as out standing they outplowcd the older fellows he said their work was remark able in the class for bins 19 cars and under barry timbers placed 1st follow ed by bob tran ted smith ron mcguckin and wayne forsylhc in that or der there were ten en tries in the class for boys 15 years and under bill tran was 1st followed by bruce pearcc jim tran and john hoskins there were seven entries mr hoslrawser spoke of the excellent site that pro vided plowmen with every opportunity to turn in good jobs you had the chance to do good work and you did good work he said its not every day you have that kind of farm available he said that the keen interest displayed by young boys spoke well for the future of match com petition in north york the association president this year was grant wells included among ihc head table guests in the slouflville masonic hall was 19 year old bonnie anderson of sutton yorks entry in the ouccn of the furrow contest at the in ternational her coach for the day was fred timbers of stoultville mr timbers branch treasurer distrib uted the prizes there were 71 entries recreation centre ballantrae the centennial committee of whitchurch will turn over the new community centre to the whitchurch recre ation committee at a gath ering here thursday even ing tonight the public and repre sentatives of district or ganizations are invited to attend and assist in sel ling up a program lor 196768 stouffv1lle four hunters including roy heaton and ian lewis of slouflville and ernie aus tin of niagara falls failed to bag any moose during a recent trip into the gow- anda area of northern on tario but they did return with a 300 pound black bear roy heaton was the marksman the foursome had plan- ned lotcmain for two weeks but cut short their stay due to cold weather mr heaton was taken 90 miles lo a hospital at kirkland lake when he suffered an eye injury but was released following treatment markham mr percy wiclcman the longest resi dent businessman on main slrect in markham has sold his barbershop he has been there 43 years the new owner is mr harry walt mr widcman will con tinue to barber at ihc same location until ar rangements arc completed for a replacement mr widcman began his trade in the former wink ler building back on jan 25 1924 not prepared the clerk proceeded to present his report from memory on his meeting with mr milligan but was twice interrupted by coun cillor lewis mr lewis said that he had accompanied the clerk and should be permitted to speak your turn will come later ruled the reeve mr corner said that in his opinion the ontario police commission had no interest in replacing the present force with the opp he said that the commission was interested in helping out towns ex periencing policing prob lems its unfair to expect the clerk to give this report from memory argued councillor lewis it is my ruling that the clerk should continue countered the reeve mr corner said that ra ther than approve service by the provincial police mr milligan had suggested that council check into the benefits of amalgamation with other departments within the county in an eflorl to provide protec tion on a roundtheclock basis read report councillor lewis read from a prepared statement which is reprinted verba tim elsewhere in this issue in conclusion he recom mended that in 1968 the stoullville council consid er approaching markham village and markham township with respect to integration of police forces and thus take advantage of expert advice as provided by the ontario police com mission you found out what some of us already knew answered reeve laushway at the inclusion of coun cillor lewis text ii should never have got continued on page 0 urges traffic control stouffv1lle mrs vera mckcllar is not wag ing a onewoman war against gravel truck traffic on ninth line north al though she appeared alone at a meeting of stoultville council thursday night she informed the mem bers that her request for more rigid traffic control in that area would be sup ported by a petition now being circulated for pre sentation at a later date mrs mckellar wife of councillor- jim mckcllar asked that a section of the road surface be repaved to smooth out the bumps created through an earlier job that proved unsatisfac tory she recommended a ban on heavy trucks ex cept on emergency deliver ies and a reduction in the present speed limit to 25 miles per hour she also suggested that the council enact a bylaw to prohibit trucks from operating in that area during early mor ning and latccvening hours reeve ken laushway agreed that the road should be resurfaced but there was insufficient mon ey in ihc budget lo com plete the project in 1967 councillor tom loner- gan pointed out that truck iraffic had utilized the ninth line long before the houses were erected just because people happen to buy there doesnt mean thai truck traffic should cease its a case of buyer beware mighty tasty eating the mccowan family rr 1 markham wont go hungry this winter ten year old robbie worked in the apple butter sales booth al cedar grove saturday anil earned a few samples tor his efforts the festival oct 7 and 9 attracted visitors by the hundreds staff photo staff photo dates set lection stouffville the nomination of candidates for stoullville municipal council public utilities commission and public school board will be held in ihc veterans memorial hall thursday nov 23 beginning al 730 pm an election if required will be held monday dec 4 the dales were approved by bylaw thursday six polling booths have been established includ ing two at ihc masonic hall others arc located at the municipal office k r davis store summilvicw public school and ihc murphy licence bureau deputy returning officers and poll clerks respective ly are harold gibson and rcta mclean k r davis and olive daniels joyce spcnsley and betty turner marion murphy and ev elyn lehman a g thorn stolffvnk ten polling divisions have been set up in stouftville lo accommodate voters here october 17 hours extend from 0 am to 8 pm there are three candidates in the hiding of york north mrrlyn baker nop william hodg son progressive conservative and tom taylor liberal kach has campaigned rigorously since the election date was announced polling divisions in stoultville will serve the following areas no is legion hall from the west boundary north side of main street to west- lawn crescent including all of kim road to the ninth line no ifl legion hall from westlawn crescent to ninth line north no 50 masonic hall from ninth line north to the cnr tracks no 51 k h davis store from the cnr tracks to church street north no 52 cadicux studio from church street north to paker avenue no 53 murphy licence bureau from baker avenue to the east town limits no 51 summit view school from the east town limits south of main street to college street no 55 municipal office from college street to obrien avenue no 56 latindramat from obrien avenue to the cnr tracks no 57 orchard park school from the cnr tracks to the west tow n limits the advance poll for whitchurch township and stoultville is oct 12 13 and u at the stouflviie municiual building from 0 am to 6 pm and from s pm to 1 1 pm pson and connie rcd- shaw grace norton and marjoric smith the dep uty reluming officers will receive 18 the poll clerks 15 polls will be open from 10 am to 8 pm now you fellows can begin your electioneering commented reeve ken laushway there was no reply a hot porch unionville a 44 year old unionvillc man was convicted on a chaise of theft in richmond hill court tuesday and lined s100 by magistrate rus sell pcarsc evidence revealed that stanley lumlcy had re moved 27 concrete slabs from ihc front of an ad jacent model home and had built himself a perma nent patio the slabs ihc crown staled were remov ed one at a time over a period of several weeks motion trial by jury markham two markham youths have el ected trial by judge and jury following incidents outside a restaurant on no 7 highway in mark- ham village ian hiscocks faces char ges of assault and obstruct ing police joseph dart is charged with escaping cus tody the dale for the pre liminary hearing was set for dec 5 when the iwo appeared in richmond hill court tuesday on a charge of causing a disturbance dart was lined 100 evidence in ihc case was heard by mag istrate russell pcarsc mmmxi an almost new 1967 mndcl mercury cvclonc it uarpcd around a large irec on don mills road near gormlcy following a violent inlccar accident pinned in the wreck and seriously injured uas eugene preston 23 gorrolcv rr i stall photo badly hurt gormley markham township police low truck operators and passing mo torists worked for over an hour early friday morn ing to free the victim of a singlecar accident on don mills road south of gormlcy eugene preston 23 rr i gormlcy was the driver of a northbound 1967 sup er sports model cyclone thai went but of control snapped off a hydro pole and slammed broadside in to a tree so violent was the impact that the one buck et seat on the passenger side was ripped out of the auto a portion of the steering wheel had lo be cut away and the car pull ed apart to permit ihc re lease of the driver the victim was taken by ambulance lo york cen tral hospital and later transferred lo si mich aels hospital toronto minulcs after the initial crash another accident oc curred at the same site a toronto motorist south bound rammed into the fallen hvdropolc blowing ihree lircs boy shot on bus pine orchard a six year old pine or chard pupil carrying a loaded 22 calibre pistol shot a ten year old companion in the right lr above the knee tuesday aboard a whitchurch area school bus rushed to hospital by constable barry wood of whitchurch township police was david iaiiey rr 2 cedar valley questioned in connection with the shooting was victor m avers rr newmarket three live bullets were removed from the gun the pistol had been fired twice but the whereabouts of the initial shot was not im mediately known bus driver mrs allan morton rr 3 new market said that she saw a boy get on with the gun in his hand but believed it to he only a toy she lolrl him to put it away until after he arrived at school while westbound on the vivian sjde- load she said she heard a shot she stopped the vehicle and snatched the pistol from the lad it was then thai she noticed a hole ill the victim trouser leg she was able to calm him then drove directly to pine orchard school to call iwlirr mrs mary putnam fostc mother of the in jured lad said david told her thai victor first pointed the gun at his chest then lowered it and pulled the trigger police said thai they believed thesun belonged lo mr mavcis the boys father u