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largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge in the district i tfcune all the news whitchurch i uxbridge 1 markham i pickering of all 4 townships vol 82 no 2 stouffvillkmarkhamuxbridge ont thursday june 11 1970 15 cents retain identity for stouffville stouffville therell always be a stouffville and a whit church the new area to be formed within the region of york will retain both names it will be known as the town of whitchurch stouffville initial agreement on the combined names of both municipalities was reached following discussion between the two reeves stewart burnett of whitchurch and ken laushway of stouffville later the steering committees comprising deputyreeve norman barnard and councillor merlyn baker of whit church and reeve ken laushway and councillor tom lonergan stouffville gave their consent the issue was then discussed at special meetings of both councils and hon darcy mckeough informed of the favorable result the name whit- churchstouffville was included in the first reading of regional government bill ap proved in the legislature june 3 village of stouffville must develop own recreation area stouffville any recreation benefits to be gained from the con servation area at the site of the flood control dam must be developed entirely by the village of stouff ville this was the decision of the authoritys executive committee following a meeting in may requirements were contained in a letter to the clerk from fl lunn secretarytreasurer they read as follows 1 subject to the ap proval of the authority the village of stouffville shall be responsible for the development operation and maintenance of recreation facilities at the stouffville conservation area including payment of all costs in connection therewith and 2 the village of stouffville shall assume all liability in connection with the recreational use of the property on a recommendation by reeve ken laushway june 4 it was agreed that the matter be turned over to the park board and property committee for further consideration settle salaries york cty the york county board of education ratified an agreement june 9 settling the long dispute over elementary school teachers salaries the scale ranges from a minimum of 5400 in category 1 to a maximum of 10600 in category 3 categories 4 through 7 will be the same as secondary school teachers salaries for categories 1 2 3 and 4 negotiations at the secondary school level remain adjourned at the request of the teachers hunter shoots self whitchurch twp a 20 year old aurora man is in satisfactory condition in york county hospital newmarket after he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while hunting groundhogs donald dunbar of ross street told police that his 22 calibre rifle which he believed was empty suddenly discharged as he climbed over a fence and fell sgt frank munroe of whitchurch township was called to investigate deputyreeve anthony roman urges bypass road for unionville markham twp a fourlane extension of the kennedy road should not be allowed through the village of unionville deputyreeve anthony roman said this week he favors a bypass route to the east to handle all through traffic with the present main street im proved but preserved for local residents only at the present time an organization called the unionville conservation and development association is hoping that deputyreeve romans views on this issue will be accepted by all members of markham twp council mr roman feels that the architectural design of present homes and business places is unique in a rapidly changing area he suggests that this setting would be totally destroyed if a northsouth arterial road is con structed for proof of his point he refers to the villages of maple king and even the town of markham where the widening of keele street and hwy 48 destroyed an atmosphere that once was theirs anthony roman unionville main st undecided unionville no decision has been reached by markham twp council on the future of kennedy road within the police village of unionville contrary to a report carried in the tribune last week deputyreeve an thony roman explained that this particular phase of construction is still under study the current road- widening plan relates only to hwy 7 between concessions 5 and 7 mr roman said pickering refuses fire call account for barn blaze claim assistance not requested some boys enjoy watching fire engines others the markham arena sponsored by the markham like trains but 5 year old robert carter is a sailor kiwanis club robert is the son of mr and mrs through and through here he admires a painting kenneth carter 18 grandvlew boulevard by artist eveline campbell at the art 70 show in jas thomas fourteenyearold rescues sister loses own life in altona pond uxbridge twp a fourteen year old altona boy saved his sister from drowning saturday af ternoon but then lost his own life after they both fell from a homemade raft near the centre of a farm pond brian mcdougall son of mrs joyce mcdougall rr3 stouffville was one of four children out in the water when the platform suddenly tipped he was able to reach his sister valerie 12 and lift her to safety but then disappeared belojv the surface several witnesses to the tragedy ran for help the victim was located by danny bragg and lifted back onto the raft by mervin bunker who had joined the search george bragg a neighbor applied mouthtomouth resuscitation without success dr donald petrie and stouffville firemen also assisted at the scene the exact cause of death will be revealed in the autopsy report expected later this week mrs mcdougall and six of her eight children moved to altona from bath new brunswick eight months ago five sons gary 21 arnold 17 douglas 16 allison is basil 10 and two daughters valerie 12 and aprile 9 survive recreation survey disappointing brian mcdougall brian described by his friends as a happy carefree lad was a pupil at glasgow public school on monday classmates visited the w kent milroy funeral home in claremont to pay their respects the service and burial will be conducted at bath new brunswick friday afternoon former principal markham service was conducted june 3 in ottawa for the late j earle thorn former principal of markham high school and husband of edythe grubin for merly of stouffville also surviving are two sons and one daughter stouffville last month 1500 survey sheets were delivered to homes in stouffville in an attempt to learn the recreational needs of residents in the community out of this number less than 60 were filled out and returned councillor ian chapman reported june 4 he termed the publics response as extremely disappointing reeve ken laushway said the lack of replies was perhaps understandable since it was the first time an opinion poll of this kind had been attempted he suggested the parks and recreation commission proceed with their summer program as planned councillor chapman agreed praising the work and organizing ability of the recreation co ordinator harold landry cart pins golfer whitchurch twp an unidentified man suffered a punctured lung and three broken ribs sunday when pinned beneath an electric cart on the westview golf course near vandorf stouffville is the stouftvhle fire department obliced to respond to a call across the boundary line of pickering township when the location is outside the brigades coverage area chief waltei smith would like to know and plans to ask village council for a statement of policy on the issue the question has come up following pick erings refusal to pay a 230 account the charge for stouffvillcs attendance at a barn blaze last month in altona in april firemen here received a similar call that time to a home on cone 8 the bill in the amount of 120 was approved for payment chief smith said that until a policy stand is taken by council the firemen would undoubt edly answer calls into pickering regardless it would amount to about five dollars per man he said i doubt whether they will kick too much about that he said he planned to talk it over with the brigade members the chief said that just as serious as any fire would bc the need of an oxygen rcsuscitator in cases of neardrownings or heart attacks you cant tell a party to call another number he said theres just not time reeve ken laushway agreed he said a fire department or a town could get themselves into a terrible jam if they refused to answer emergency fire or first aid calls he recommended a meeting of the fire committee to work out a new arrange ment in a letter dated may 22 pickering twp fire chief donald lynde informed stouffville that no further payments would be approved un less the brigades assistance was requested the north pickering fire area is served by claremont reeve goin fishin police pat on the back stouffville saturday june 13 is the date of the third annual interelementary school field day reeve ken laushway has been asked by the organizers to present the village of stouffville trophy to a class cham- i pion but hes going fishing a trip he told members of council hes been planning all spring he also feels hes earned some time off after attending a total of 19 governmental meetings in the past two weeks it was councillor ian chapman that came to the rescue informing the reeve that he would be making one presentation and could also represent the town at the same time deputyreeve jim mckellar said that if any assistance was required to carry the silverware he would also be available stouffville the success of the stouffville police department in solving a rash of breakin cases within recent weeks brought a note of com mendation from deputy- reeve jim mckellar june 4 mr mckellar is chairman of the police committee he said the occurrences of crime had spanned a period of six months and their successful conclusion had come about through close cooperation with other forces mr mckellar drew attention to the chiefs report for the month of may with officers overtime listed at 55 hours this he said was almost double the figure for april the cruiser travelled 37041 miles the deputyreeve an nounced the resignation of constable donald moxam and the hiring of constable william clause driver risks life to avert tragedy markham twp a 28 year old blackstock man the driver of a truck carrying two tanks of lethal ammonia gas risked his life friday by ditching the vehicle rather than veer into the east- a one mile area surrounding the intersection of hwy 7 and conclo markham was closed off to traffic friday when this truck carrying tanks of ammonia gas only minor injuries overturned in the ditch the driver suffered njas thomas bound lane of oncoming traffic james boynton said he swerved sharply to the right when a truck ahead suddenly turned without signalling properly the accident occurred at the intersection of hwy 7 and cone 10 markham twp both tanks were torn loose by the impact but remained intact preventing the spread of choking ammonia vapors into the air police halted traffic from entering the area but homes were not evacuated firemen from markham town and township neutralized the gas with water until pressure was lowered and escape valves released mr boynton suffered cuts to his left hand that were treated at the scene by employees of vance ambulance markham he said that the tanks while empty were still dangerous due to the buildup of pressure inside had the gas escaped suddenly everything in its path would have been destroyed or badly burned the cab of the truck was crushed down to the steering wheel but for tunately no fire occurred make dad a winner stouffville fathers day is every day but in particular june 21 make dad a winner by filling out forms in the tribune issues of june 11 and 18 then drop them into the stores displaying a lucky father booster sign the 1st prize is 30 second 20 and third 10 the winners names will be announced june 25 square flowers go to pot stouffville the planting of flowers in beds and pots around stouff- villes civic square an almost perennial source of complaint with reeve ken laushway was nipped in the bud by councillor ethel mole at a meeting june 4 she said councils an ticipation of freewill floral offerings had placed her in a very embarrassing position i feel the town should be able to afford a dozen geraniums she said and if we cant i suggest we all resign reeve laushway said his only desire was to have flowers in bloom all summer long but this could not be if no replacement plants were planted councillor tom lonergan entered the horticulturists con ference claiming that in his opinion geraniums were not good growers anyway theyll grow alright but they most be looked after argued the reeve indicating utter frustration over the whole controversey ethel mole suggested a rock garden of cactus the discussion was finally concluded when mrs moles green thumb was accorded a unanimous vote of confidence drug store robbed stouffville money and merchandise estimated at 180 was stolen from widdifields drug store in a smash and grab robbery june 3 removed from the premises was the cash box containing 92 two cameras worth 59 and several pairs of sunglasses valued at 40 entry was gained by hurling a concrete block through the glass panel of the front door whew stouffville some users of stouffvilles community swimming pool have complained of odors wafting on the winds particularly if the breezes are blowing in from the south reeve ken laush way told council june 4 he questioned works department superin tendent ron gibson concerning a solution to the problem the village sewage disposal plant is located in the immediate area mr gibson suggested that perhaps property to the south of the pool should be cordoned off he said some people used it as a parking lot