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thursday jan 13 1970 the tribune page 3 vandorf clock watcher wants to get to work on time whitchurch twp the clock on the front of the whitchurch tow nship municipal build ing has been reset but commuters to toronto daily are advised not to count too heavily on its accuracy this is the advice from clerk tommy kerr who has been look ing at its exterior and interior for quite a number of years the importance of the outside timepiece was brought to the at tention of council re cently when a motorist from sutton informed members by telex mes sage that he liked to kn ow if he was on schedule when passing through the hamlet each morn ing he signed himself only as the clock watcher to reset the clock is no easy chore points out mr kerr to reach the mechanism a huge filing cabinet must be moved requiring the services of half the of fice staff and clerk kerr has every reason to wonder if the service is worth all the effort when tri bune reporter peter harris checked the clocks timing thurs day it was 65 minutes slow arthur starr elected vicechairman york board of education york cty arthur starr york county board of education trustee for stouf fville and whit church was elected vice- chairman of the board for 1970 at the inaugural meeting held in aurora jan 6 mr starr succeeds william bales to the post the commuters timepiece a clock on the whit church municipal building peter harris dies suddenly brougham many residents in the commun ities of both brougham and claremont were shock ed to learn of the sudden death of elmer reaman new years eve at his home in niagara falls mr reaman only 40 was preparing with his wife to host several friends when the attack occurred all efforts to revive him failed as a young man the deceased had lived in the claremont brougham area later moving to french mans bay and burlington he was a company estima tor at niagara falls besides his wife he is survived by four children ranging in age from 2 to 11 years those attending the fun eral from this district in cluded mel and joyce nor- rish lloyd and lillian titkm name committees stouffville a change in committee per sonnel within the stouff- ville council has been ap proved for 1970 so that according to reeve ken laushway individuals can gain more experience in dealing with new depart ments the arrangement ap proved jan 8 follows the first named will serve as chairman public works ethel mole and tom lonergan sanitation and waste re moval ian chapman and jim mckellar by laws and administration tom lonergan and macgregor earl and bev wilson and bill and jackie hill of saintfield and form erly of claremont ethel mole police and fire jim mckellar and ian chapman library board reeve ken laushway will serve on the commit tee in charge of the stouffville public library other members are jean giles teresa foulds frank mellon and jerry waite planning board bill kamps has been re turned for a 3 year term on stouffville planning board reg mackay has been renamed to the com mittee of adjustment also for a period of 3 years councillor tom loner gan is stouffvilles repre sentative on the executive committee of the metro toronto and region con servation authority arthur starr john j mckay was re elected for a second year in the capacity of chair man at the meeting the board received greetings from mpp william hodg son york county warden stewart rumble aurora mayor dick illingworth markham high school stu dent council president glen case miss audrey fullerton representing the ontario federation of wo men teachers associa tions melvin a maclen- nan president of district 22 ontario public school men teachers federation- and willard p fish pres ident of district 11 on tario secondary school teachers federation the prayer of invocation was spoken by rev r f kuznik of christ lutheran church aurora puc inaugural stouffville the inaugural meeting of the stouffville public utili ties commission will be held tuesday jan 20 at 9 am previously the meetings were held at night the one new member commissioner ken betz was sworn to office by clerk ralph corner jan 8 other members are bill sanders and reeve ken laushway ot mr cold be on your way our oils m ing warmth v gjoxthats here to tv stay m c i- z if you are new-to- town or have just moved into a new home stouffvilles own welcome service would like to call en you with housewarming gifts and information about your new loca tion the hostess will be glad to arrange your subscription to the stouffville tribune call mrtmervin turner 6401275 how much home are you missing through outdated wiring when this house was built it was hard to imagine all the wonderful ways in which electricity would be serving us today thats why the wiring in so many older homes just isnt adequate for todays needs there are many signs fuses blowing lights dimming appli ances performing sluggishly cluttered extension cords not enough outlets so if youre planning to mod ernize your home think first of the wiring have a qualified elec trical contractor check it youll be surprised at how easily and inexpensively it can be updated or just ask your hydro x el the name of the gsma is electrical living fc whitchurch twp council members take oath of office for oneyear term members of whitchurch townships municipal council were sworn to office for a oneyear term at the inaugural meeting held j in vandort jan 6 they are left to right clerk thos kerr reeve stewart burnett deputyreeve norman barnard and councillors j merlyn baker gordon ratcliff and betty vannostrand peter harris preserve regiment stouffville stouffville deputyreeve jim mckellar feels that the queens own rangers of york county one of the oldest regiments in can ada should be retained deputyreeve mckellar lent verbal suppou to a recommendation from newmarket asking that the rangers not be drop ped during the federal governments imposed au sterity program too many ageold cus toms are being put aside said mr mckellar i would like to see the regi ment retained reeve ken laushway said he felt sure county council would lend its support to the recommen dation but this was no confirm appointment uxbr1dge tvp reeve robert nesbitthas guarantee that the regi ment would remain the letter from new market was endorsed been reappointed to rep resent oxbridge town ship on the metropolitan toronto and region con servation authority he has held the post for sev eral vears entire stock of mens womens fine footwear and sn0b00ts early birds always make the best buys shop now open thurs fri nights until 900 pm lehimitls shoes 9 main west stouffville 6403753