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ask township control of gravel trucks xllu m the gravel truck a dust problem by day a noise nuisance by night staff photo uxbridge twp first the complaints came from whitchurch now its uxbridge the problem by no means new in either area con cerns gravel trucks a letter of protest has been sent to the town ship council with the hope that some move will be made to remedy the situation this most recent appeal is signed by r l adkin and a j bailey residents of lots 20 and 22 cone 3 the matter will likely be discussed at the next regular meeting sept 9 the chief concern of the complainants is the roundtheclock op eration of trucks on cone 4 north oi hwy 47 they urge the im mediate passage of an antinoise bylaw mak ing it illegal for either gravel trucks or pit equipment to work be tween the hours of 7 pm and 7 am tne writers described the present situation as unbearable messrs adtkin and bailey also suggest that a crushing and grading plant is proposed for a pit on cone 3 since machinery of this kind has been seen in the process of delivery to the area if such the case then we wish our strongest objec tions to be put on re cord the letter read it was our under standing that the use of the land had been re stricted according to bylaw 1497 and such an operation in our opinion can only be classified as indus trial we definitely do not wish such an indus try operating at this location a breakdown of ob jections follows 1 defamation of the beautiful countrvside with no respect for the present or future wel fare of the township 2 excessive noise created by both the plant and trucks carry ing grave io and from it 3 excessive dirt dust and sand blown up by both the plant and the trucks 4 deterioration of the concession roads by in- a v i i y loaded trucks 5 lowering of pro perty values of homes and farms in the area concerned we a r e perfectly aware that the remun eration for serving on township council is purelv nominal the letter continued and would therefore as sume that your inter ests primarily lie in the welfare of the township and its resi dents however the ap- apparent lack of action on the planning board and zoning bylaw un willingness to take any action on gravel opera tions and inability to foresee and remedy problems which have led to these complaints makes us feel that your being elected to oflice is purely for the appeal and distinction of being a council mem ber organized search finds missing man kindergarten classes markham tsa2 markham twp for the first time since the formation of the mark- ham tsa 2 area kinder garten classes have been organized halfday activ ities began tuesday at buttonville parkview and no 10 unionville mark- lee and dicksons hill although the enroll ment estimate had been set at 243 prior to the start of the term this fi gure is expected to vary within the first week kindergarten teachers are mrs helen clarke and mrs isabeel pipher buttonville miss trudy peck and mrs mary ei- son unionville miss shirley egerton marklee and mrs jovce brown dicksons hill thirteen portables with the completion of the new senior school in varley village not antici pated until january 1969 thirteen portables have been erected on five sites throughout the area six of these are at parkview three at marklee two at jefferson and one each at buttonville and dicksons hill the portable at jef ferson is a cooperative venture with the area board of the twp of vaughan enrollment estimates the september enroll ment overall is estimated at 2137 last year at the same time the figure was 1643 this requires a staff of 90 teachers both grade and special as compared- with 70 for 196768 a second speech thera pist will be hired to work on a parttime basis with miss karen posen last year 122 children receiv ed speech therapy assist ance including 65 in grade 1 out all night stouffvillk an organized search that included members of the stouftvillc fire dept police farmers family friends and relatives ended successfully tuesday with the finding of an 81 year old man who had strayed the night before from parkview home levi forsyth a former resident on obrien av enue and well known in stouftvillc was first re ported missing shortly after six oclock on mon day police were called and a provincewide de scription was broadcast cooperation was also received from radio stations gfgm and cfrb due to darkness the hunt had to be called off at 115 am with police and firemen working closely to gether the search was resumed on a more massive scale tuesday an hour later mr forsyth was found by bill harper stouftvillc and john little dicksons hill he was lying in a hedgerow on the former russell smith farm near the western town boundary soaking wet and suffering from fatigue and exposure the elderly gentleman was carried back to parkview where immediate medical attention was provided his condition today is reported as satisfactory portable classroom misses deadline date vol 80 no 14 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday september 5 1968 10 cents choir leader mr leroy soper mark- ham rr 1 is the leader of the 25voice mixed choir in the crusade for christ campaign every week night and sunday in the stouffville arena four year old boy cut in hay mower stouffville with tongue in cheek vice- chairman ian chapman of the stouffville public school board said he hoped the new portable classroom at orchard park would be completed in time for the start of the september term it wasnt and it wont be for two and perhaps three weeks stouffville however is not the only town facing this problem the de mand for portables this summer has far exceeded the supply orchard park principal keith sutherland said that the multipurpose room would be utilized until other accommoda tion is made available attendance on tuesday was recorded at 478 last year at the same time it was 483 attendance at summit- view totalled 358 up 10 over the opening day in 1967 at the stouftville dist secondary school the en rollment figure is un changed at 626 principal w e duxbury indicated that this number would undoubtedly increase by the end of the week the staff includes 45 fulltime teachers stop school sale locust hill the century old no 21 school cone 10 markham north of hwy 7 has been with drawn from the sales market due to a problem in acquiring a clear title to the property the board of markham tsa 2 has advertised the lot and building and one firm offer to purchase has been received solicitor paul mingay has advised trustees that it would be useless to proceed furth er under the circumstan ces the site fronts on the farm of jack pike stouff ville rr 1 the fate of former school buildings at mt joy and box grove is still not settled although both will likely be acquired for community use the coun cils of markham village and markham twp would like to utilize the two- storey mt joy structure as a historical museum at box grove residents have asked the township to purchase the no 18 school for a community centre stouffville a 4- year old stouffville dist rict boy is recovering in york county hospital at newmarket following an accident in which his left foot and arm were badly cut by the blade of a hay mower reggie bagshaw son of mr and mrs reginald bagshaw stouffville rr 2 suffered the injury on the whitchurch farm of ivan mclaughlin mr mc laughlin was able to stop the machine before inflicting permanent dam age he carried the little lad to the house and the boy was later treated by dr glenn a graham in stouffville mrs bagshaw hopes that her son may be re leased within a week but doctors warn that it may be a year before he can walk again wins silver medal claremont fif teen year old beverley bell claremont rr 3 has added yet another award to her already impressive list of musi cal accomplishments the talented teenager received a silver medal august 27 in vocal solo competition at the can adian national exhibi tion the class was for girls 18 years and un der beverley is a grade 10 student at stouffville district second ary school her music teacher is mrs peggy clark markham new pastor stouffville rev james l carder the new pastor of stouffville un ited church will conduct his first service of wor ship here sunday prev ious charges included hearst barrie sudbury and glenmount united church toronto both rev and mrs car der are graduates of the university of toronto mrs carder is a member of the staff of the board of christian education two of their three sons are firstyear teachers and reside in toronto a third son is a grade 10 student at stouffville dist sec ondary school and a dau ghter is in the first year of a general arts course at toronto universitv iiss skimps w v elgin wagg dorothy wagg charles l aactaggart builder of a community husbandwife team wins bowling tourney stouffville stouffvilles husband and wife team of elgin and dorothy wagg are two of the towns most prominent lawn bowlers and when it comes to the annual crossen tournament theyre unbeatable on monday they topped all other entries to win the award for the third straight year the presentation of prizes was made by fred and eleanor crossen other stouffville pairs who finished in runners up positions included albert king and margaret wagg elmer and doris farthing charles grove and agnes wallace due to inclement weather the tournament had to be cut short to two draws greenwood rev t h fleetham conducted the funeral service for the late charles lane mctag- gart in the greenwood united church on friday august 30 his passing august 28 in his 51st year after a brave struggle to survive has saddened the entire community he did not live long but he ac complished much kind and generous by nature he was friendly to all and generous in sharing with others he will be greatly missed by his wide circle of friends and relatives his memory will live on charlie will be best re membered as a builder though he spent some years at farming at truck ing and at keeping the store and post office at greenwood starting to build in 1952 he construct- over one thousand at worship service stouffville the rafters of the stouff ville arena have echoed to the sounds of many voices on many occasions but no event could quite compare with the vocal and instrumental har mony that marked the start of the crusade for christ evangelistic campaign on sunday the services nightly except saturday con clude sept 15 the promoters include the five missionary churches in the area stouffville markham altona dicksons hill and gormley the guest pastor is rev quinton j everest of south bend indiana the choir leader is mr le roy soper markham rr i accompaniment is provided by mrs richard ohlman on the organ and mrs ivan noble at the piano rev everest in his opening remarks struck a key note with his listeners when he said he was pleased to be in canada and stouffville away from the riots and unrest of other parts of the world the pastor noted that people today are living in an era of the specialist but you dont have to be a college graduate or even out of high school to be a specialist in the christian church and promote the cause of jesus christ he said a special feature of the service was when rev sam oloyede jebba united missionary church nigeria led the congregation in prayer the theme of the service next sunday at 730 pm will be the home and rev everest will centre his remarks around this subject week- night meetings are at 8 pm ed over 60 homes ranging in style from log cabins to stone mansions he had a remarkable ability with figures and an excellent memory which greatly helped in his work for a period of 18 years he serv ed on school boards in pickering township surviving are his wife mildred and three sons kenneth robert and brian and one grandchild lisa one brother and five sis ters also survive pall bearers at the fun eral were ralph corson darcy higgins honorary ernest trimble edward fascoe dennis owen les lie wilson douglas mor- den and john devitt moose charges car stouffville mr and mrs jim eddington church street stouffville had a runin with a one- ton male moose thursday and their car came out of the collision second best the collision occurred on highway 69 south of sudbury they were re turning home following a visit with their son cpl donald eddington at sen- neterre quebec the moose was standing on the side of the road as they approached suddenly it charged straight at the auto damaging the grill and splintering the wind shield i was never so fright ened in all my life ad mitted mrs eddington to think some people tramp for miles through the bush looking for such animals this one came looking for us she said that two other moose were standing close by mr and mrs eddington were accompanied to se- neterre by their daughter- inlaw mardcle and their grandson jimmy who still live at falconbridge their son don has been re- stationed at an airforcc base in northern quebec and will be joined shortly by his wife and family when residence accommo dation is completed drowning death could have been saved wife tube blew away summer friendship must end when school begins there comes a time when all good friends must part and theres just no room at school for a dog the size of julie regardless of her canine i-o- fourteen year old sheila roper maytree avenue stouffville talks the problem over with her 180 pound pet before leaving for class staff photo whitchurch twp a coroners jury has rec ommended that a ban be placed on the use of all inflatable toys in public swim areas and that life guards be given authority io enforce all water safely rules and regulations the recommendations followed an inquest con ducted by dr patrick greaves at vandorf into the drowning of 48 year sd william slowinski at prestons lake july 28 dr greaves was assisted by sgt david fellows of whitchurch twp police dept and const ivan bales the investigating bfliccr testimony by several eyewitnesses revealed that mr slowinski had borrowed an intlaicd in ner tube and floated out about 200 yards from shore later they said a strong wind carried the tube beyond the victims reach and although a re portedly good swimmer he sank in ten feel of water the body was re covered by norma foster of the york county em ergency measures organ ization ruel huirsiead a life guard at prestons lake lold ihe hearing that the victim had gone outside t h e protected bathing area he said that he sent a boater out with instruc tions to bring ihe man back but mr slowinski did not comply with his order he said he jumped in immediately when he saw the deceased disap pear below the surface but due to weed densitv in that area of the lake he could not find him bernice slowinski the victims wife and mother of four charged that not until her husband had gone down for the third time did the lifeguard re spond he just sat there he was looking pt him i say he could have been saved anthony dc giovanni the lessee of the prestons lake park outlined sev eral safety measures that had been implemented since the drowning jury members included oliver pellclt foreman rr 4 stouffville ronald holmes rr i gormlcv manfred job rr 2 stouffville louis scdore and john hickson rr 2 aurora r