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all the news whitchurch i uxbridge i markham i pickering 1 une largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge in the district vol 81 no 52 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday may 28 1970 15 cents elderly lady robbed youths arrested markham twp markham townships detective division working in cooperation with aurora police depart ment have arrested two youths in connection with the robbery of an elderly victoria square woman earlier this month wayne edward harding 19 and daniel gregory sutton 16 both of danforth road scarboro appeared in richmond hill court tuesday the pair are accused of stealing a sizeable sum of money from a purse belonging to mrs alice perkins 81 of rr2 gormley acting on a description of the getaway car detectives douglas tribbling and robert burbidge traced the suspects to aurora where the two were taken into custody they were held without bail in buttonville cells and later transferred to the don jail both youths are wanted for questioning by other police departments following similar robberies in whitchurch aurora and brechin dropin centre wins student support stouffville a survey among students of stouffville dist secondary school has indicated strong support for an organized dropin centre here this summer the poll conducted recently showed a majority of 8 to 1 in favor of such a program the following questions were asked do you feel a summer dropin centre is necessary in stouffville yes 741 no 93 do you feel the high school with its gymnasium facilities would be a suitable dropin centre site yes 694 no 132 would you support such a dropin centre yes 612 no 215 will you be in or near stouffville for most of the summer yes 592 no 235 a dropin centre is considered one solution to the problem of drug abuse so prevelent in some communities likely candidate stouffville cdred king councillor for ward 3 in the twp of markham has confirmed the report that he will let his name stand for elec tion oct 5 to serve on the new area council of whitchurch the south boundary line as established by hon darcy mckeough takes in that section of land where the king farm is located uxbridge tree house uxbridge twp through the years homes of many shapes and sizes have been built in the twp of uxbridge but robert allan of toronto has plans for one without equal anywhere in the municipality or perhaps even in the province the structure to cost an estimated 30000 would be a veritable tree house erected on stilts and overlooking a beautiful valley at lot 25 cone 7 architects plans were viewed by members of council monday night mr allan said he had inspected many properties before purchasing the site it contains 26 acres the house mr allan said would be nestled among several large beech trees giving it the ap pearance of branches protruding through the roof while council admitted that their building bylaw did not permit homes of this type it was felt that an exception could be made to accommodate a structure of such value it was agreed that the application should be forwarded to the township solicitor for an opinion brakes defective driver tells court markham twp an 18 year old goodwood district driver admitted in court may 19 that the 1961 model dodge car he purchased only one day before it was involved in a serious accident had defective brakes fernand landry cone i uxbridge twp entered a plea of guilty to a charge of dangerous driving laid by markham twp police he was fined 200 and his licence suspended for six months according to evidence the northbound landry car struck the rear of a second vehicle travelling in the same direction pushing the lead auto 140 feet into a nearby field the crash occurred on cone 7 markham south of the markhamwhitchurch townline it was revealed that following impact the landry vehicle continued an additional 87 feet fur ther down the road coming to rest against a hydro pole seriously injured in the crash were thomas and viva beatty rr2 stouffville recreation survey stouffville a survey to determine the recreational needs in stouffville is now un derway but the co operation of all residents is required to make the program a success hundreds of forms have been delivered personally to all homes with their return requested by a deadline date of may 27 they should be handed in at the village municipal office civic street the questionnaire is sponsored by the stouff ville parks and recreation committee and its co ordinator mr harold landry it is directed to all ages from children to senior citizens and in cludes activities ranging from baseball to checkers office closed vandorf to enable the staff to move back into the newly renovated offices the whitchurch municipal building at vandorf will be closed for business tuesday june 2 the cooperation of ratepayers is requested in this regard interior repairs were necessary following a fire may 1 that caused over 9000 damage public school badly damaged by vandals thirteen year old michael kamps rupert avenue stouffville was one of 1250 participants in the walk of ages for union villa saturday michael completed the 20 mile trip raising a total of 70 through personal pledges here he takes a five minute break to cool off his aching feet before proceeding south along the seventh concession markham twp full story on page 3 jas thomas wvvvvvvftrtwvvvsvvvvvvuvftrtrtvvvvwvwvwtfjvwvvflafvvvtfwvi private pond a hazard r stouffville does an open pond on private property constitute a hazard some residents on manitoba street in stouffville feel that it does they want the site located on the former lehman farm fenced off to protect their children from falling in the property is now owned by delverton holdings limited reeve ken laushway introduced the issue before council may 21 he suggested the municipality take the initiative rather than wait until a tragedy occurred councillor tom lonergan disagreed he argued there was no more reason to fence off the pond than to protect the lake at the base of the con servation dam or the council not convinced stream that flowed through town if the ruddy parents would assume some respon sibility and keep their kids off private property there would be no problem that pond has been there for years and no one has ever been injured well soon be bylawed to death councillor ian chapman suggested a letter be sent to all homeowners in the area recommending they erect protective fences in their back yards reeve laushway said that while the pond in question had been there for years the proximity of homes now erected close by increased the danger if that pond was near the back door of any of your homes youd be here quick he said id hate to think of some little child lying in the funeral parlor because we failed to do something deputyreeve jim mckellar suggested the clerk write the delverton firm and propose some protective measures be taken four boys arrested markham twp a scries of brcakins including extensive vandalism at mark ii public school in unionville has resulted in the arrest of four juveniles three from the stouffville area the lads range in age from 13 to 15 years at mark ii damage estimated at close to 1- 000 was confined mainly to the library and social science rooms there containers of glue were dumped on the carpet a typewriter was smashed against a wall shelves broken and books scattered about the floor entry was gained through a sec ond storey window markham twp police detectives douglas trib bling and robert burbidge were called to the school sunday and on tuesday teachers and students were still cleaning up the debris a scene described by one staff member as unbelievable it is hoped that the carpet can be repaired al though some sections contained cigarette burns only a small amount of money was stolen on monday afternoon the police investigation moved to stouffville where breakins were also reported at orchard park public school and the high school other cases believed connected in clude entries to stouffville cooperative stouff ville creamery sanders gulf station and an at tempted breakin at shine davis tobacco shop a quantity of items have been recovered in stouffville detectives tribbling and bur bidge were assisted by constables tom wauchope and harry davis charges secret council meeting to honor school teacher markham forty- four years a teacher this is the enviable record of miss myrtle hamill elm street markham on june 18 a public reception will be held in her honor at franklin public school parents friends and former pupils are invited from 4 to 530 and 7 to 9 pm miss hamill plans to retire at the end of the current term calfroping contest paradise riders silent reception for cyclist club uxbridge twp a silent reception has been accorded members of the paradise riders motorcycle club as goodwood residents watch the blackjacketed visitors roar through their village from quarters established recently in uxbridge township they dont bother us and we sure dont bother them said one gen tleman pointing out the location of the gangs rented property but while local citizens arent saying much many are obviously concerned i just dont like them around said a lady who asked that her identity not be revealed it seems wherever they go trouble follows police departments including the opp at whitby are aware of the clubs quarters but plan no immediate action to close it down as long as they cause no disturbance theyll be treated like all other residents said an officer in conversation with the tribune he said that no complaints had been received the membership is said to number about 30 in cluding several girls some come from the stouffville district the men sport the traditional paradise riders crest on their sleeves and backs long hair and beards jeans and heavy motorcycle boots the riders singly or in pairs have become familiar figures on hwy 47 between stouffville and goodwood in stouffville police chief orland keating said no complaints had been reported to his office he noted however that one of the cyclists was charged last week for operating his bike without wearing a proper helmet whitchurch twp the equestrian club of the whitchurch centennial centre is always em barking on something new the latest attraction is a calfroping contest as part of an allwestern horse show sunday june 7 starting at 10 am a day of fun for the whole family is planned cancel regatta whitchurch twp the muchpublicized regatta organized by the oakville boat club at prestons lake has been cancelled the controversial issue was concluded may 19 when police chief fred mason was requested to rescind the permit and refund the licence fee the regatta had been planned for a weekend in june following councils approval earlier in the spring ratepayers in the area complained that the lake was too small for such an operation with many teres ting scheduled other in- even ts protest move by metro markham twp the council of the twp of markham has filed a protest with municipal affairs minister darcy mckeough over a proposal that would move the present boundaries of metro farther north possibly to the route of hwy 407 deputyreeve anthony roman revealed may 19 that members had met personally with mr mckeough to outline their complaint mr roman said that by extending the metro line to hwy 407 markham would lose 95 percent of its in dustrial and commercial assessment and 68 percent of its residential assessment the metro move if it does come is not expected for at least two years whitchurch twp a charge by whitchurch councillor merlyn baker that a committee meeting of council was nothing more than a council meeting with the press not present won the support of member gordon ratcliff in a terse verbal exchange may 19 councillor baker said that while the topic of discussion was to be employee salaries other issues were introduced that in his opinion should have been aired in public one of these he said was a bylaw dealing with the disposal of liquid industrial waste reeve stewart burnett admitted that while it was his intention to deal only with salaries other things kept popping up criticisms voiced by councillors baker and ratcliff aroused the anger of deputyreeve norman barnard he said that if objections of this kind were to continue the meeting should be adjourned councillor baker replied that public business should be discussed with the press and public present and not under the guise of something private it is not discreet to hold meetings in this manner he concluded murder suspect a provincewide search is on for a man in the likeness of this artists sketch wanted by police for questioning in the murder of two women mrs doreen moorby gormley rri and mrs helen ferguson of palgrave both victims were shot several times in the back and head whitchurch police have announced a reward of 2500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer this amount is in addition to the 10000 posted earlier this week by the attorney- generals department reject boundary change stouffville a move by the twp of markham to have the areas north boundary extended to the gormley road has been rejected by the councils of both stouffville and whit church this decision followed a meeting of representatives from both municipalities may 13 the protest contained in a resolution has been delivered personally by reeve ken laushway to the office of the minister of municipal affairs at queens park the members also agreed that the whit church area council should comprise 9 members eight councillors and a mayor honor hockey heroes stouffville stouffvilles juvenile hockey team allontario champions will be honored june 26 at a reception in the banquet room of cedar beach gardens musselmans lake the evening will include a dinner entertainment and a dance sponsored by the stouffville kinsmen and lions clubs there is accommodation for 400 and tickets are now available stouffville advanced to the provincial finals by beating alliston camp- bellford and sutton they then downed aylmer in four straight to take the title the team coach is jake harman the manager is ray steel auto overturns lands on wheels powerful motorcycles like the two shown here have become familiar sights in stouffville they belong to the paradise ridtrs a club thai has acquired new quarters h a rented house near gooawood jas thomas markham twp a high speed chase in volving police cruisers from both markham township and whitchurch ended late saturday night when the suspects car veered out of control on the bloomington road rolled over once and landed on its wheels arrested at the scene by constable ron reesor and charged with dangerous driving was john lewis davis 19 of 45 wales avenue markham town charges are also pen ding against a passenger in the vehicle who fled from the scene on foot the chase started in varley village unionville when pc reesor at tempted to check two persons parked there police from vandorf were despatched when the get away car headed north into whitchurch in spite of the severity of the impact that com pletely demolished his auto davis suffered only minor injuries