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largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge in the district iiune all the news whitchurch i uxbridge markham i pickering of all 4 townships vol 82 no 4 stouffvillemarkhamuxbridge ont thursday june 25 1970 15 cents road blocked trucks collide 12000 damage whitchurch twp damage has been estimated at 12000 in a collision monday between two trucks on the aurora sideroad whitchurch township the vehicles one owned by lee sand and gravel limited and driven by stephen bell 21 of cherry street and the other driven by andrew heinemann 17 of rri gormley collided when according to police the heinemann truck was partially turned the highway between don mills road and cone 5 was blocked for three hours heinemann has been charged with operating a vehicle without a drivers licence his father has been charged with per- mitting an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle the accident is still under investigation with constable brian cousineau in charge fire facts not final vandorf whit church twp police working in close co operation with the ontario fire marshals depart ment are still sifting through evidence in connection with the blaze may 1 that caused close to 10000 damage at the vandorf municipal office arson is suspected but no charges have been laid sgt donald hillock said investigations had been delayed somewhat due to additional time spent on the doreen moorby murder case the monthly report for may prepared by chief fred mason and presented to council june 15 showed 728 hours of overtime much of it the chief said related to the murder offense reesor family reunion markham once in every ten years the reesor family holds a day of reunion and fellowship the event is this saturday june 27 on the grounds of markham fair over 1500 invitations have been sent out to families all direct descendants of christian reesor and fanny reiff who came from penn sylvania to upper canada in 1804 registration is at 1 pm with a short formal program the traditional family portrait a time for visiting and a large picnic meal at 430 historical family heirlooms will be on display and a fine china multicolored souvenir plate has been prepared for sale the plate holds special significance since it portrays a sketch of peter reesors early home showing the farm buildings the water- powered mill and pioneer activities with use of oxen members of the genealogical committee will be attempting to gather additional in formation for a possible revision of the reesor family records boy bitten by rabid fox markham twp a 12 year old grade 7 pupil of mark ii public school unionville is undergoing treatment following a bite by a rabid fox june 18 terry mcadorey son of mr and mrs bob mcadorey gormley rr2 was bitten by the animal after he chased and caught it uxbridge stands firm on gravel bylaw uxbridge twp uxbridge township council will not be swayed on requirements under its gravel bylaw not even with its neighbor the twp of pickering jj taylor of toronto attended a meeting in goodwood june 22 and recommended the two municipalities enter into an agreement convenient to both townships uxbridge refused with councillor darcy higgins the most outspoken on the issue mr higgins referred to the pickering pit site in uxbridge and demanded a survey showing the exact area of gravel land owned by his client and the depth to which it would be worked the deadline date for this submission he said was june 30 mr taylor argued that such a requirement could prove costly mr higgins replied that cost was not the question whitchurch township tax demand up 169000 uvvwvwvwvwvvvywawivwwwwwwvwvvvwvwvvvvwvvwvsaaawvvvvvwwt a fishing pole and a quiet pond where problems disappear some politicians relax by playing golf for others its a walk in the woods but for stouffvllles deputyreeve jim mckellar a fishing pole and a private pond provide the solutions to his problems during the county tour of vivian forest friday jim took time out to try his luck at a site north of ballantrae off hwy 48 however his bait failed to attract nary a nibble and his companions fared no better peter harris government pays 75 road study approved stouffville stouffville council has given its approval to a road needs study a report that will coincide with a similar program already underway in the twp of whitchurch the recommendation introduced by councillor ethel moles has won unanimous support the cost has been established at 195476 with the provincial government paying 75 percent stouffvilles share will be about 450 mrs mole said the study in both whitchurch and stouff ville will deal with road requirements con struction and maintenance five years in the future the report should be ready by oct 1 the councillor continued reeve ken laushway agreed that the study would prove very beneficial to stouffville since it comes at a time when amalgamation with whitchurch is only six months away he pointed out that or dinarily the dept of high ways pays a subsidy of only 50 percent he noted the extra 25 percent would save stouffville additional money trout tempt tourists student admits drug use stouffville a 14 year old girl has admitted taking a half capsule of lsd after police were called to stouffville dist secondary school june 11 the case the first incident of its kind to come to light here has been turned over to the drug squad of the royal canadian mounted police investigations here indicate the student took part of one capsule during her noonhour lunch period and began to have hallucinations a short time later when police talked to her the effects had subsided although she appeared in a state of mental depression chief orland keating said he said that to his knowledge it was the first time the girl had experimented in drug use he described her as a nice kind of kid that wished to assume responsibilities she could not handle police now know how the student obtained the drug and two boys have since been questioned in this regard the name of the original supplier has not been revealed however chief keating has not released any names in connection with the case since no charges have been laid ballantrae subdivision stalled ballantrae a 55lot subdivision proposed for an area near ballantrae in whitchurch township remains stalled although at least two members of council feel action is long overdue the application was re opened for discussion june 15 deputyreeve norman barnard said no sub division agreement had been arranged between the applicant clayton clouter and planning board in fact to his knowledge no formal proposal had ever been presented councillor gordon ratcliff said the land had now been tied up for over two years representing considerable investment he suggested the applicant be given a yes or no answer on the issue councillor merlyn baker agreed preyed on elderly like vultures judge tells youths farm prices fall flat uxbridge twp farm land prices in the uxbridgereach areas have fallen off sharply this has been attributed in part to the failure of century city to proceed as originally expected one realtor told the tribune that in 1968 a reach township farmer was offered 110000 for his property with a 55000 cash down payment the same farm was reported sold only recently he said for 55000 crank caller on probation whitchurch twp a 16 year old whitchurch youth has been placed on probation for a period of two years following con viction june 16 on a charge of making harassing phone calls according to evidence patrick needham telephoned a lake wilcox housewife demanding 500 or her invalid son would be harmed he gave her in structions as to where to leave the money the youth was later arrested at his boarding house probationary requirements are that needham abide by an 11 pm curfew obtain steady employment remain in the area and refrain from the purchase or consumption of liquor originally needham had been charged with extortion but this was later withdrawn by the crown 98 stolen stouffville while the owners were absent a sneak thief entered the home of norm hisey lloyd avenue and stole 98 from a purse the loss was discovered by mrs hisey stouffville police are investigating art show claremont the residence of mr and mrs les parker cone 7 pickering will be the vandorf the tax levy against rateable properties in the twp of whitchurch will be suf ficient to raise 140440416 in 1970 this is an increase of 16941616 over last year mill rates will vary with areas depending ap plication of school costs garbage collection and other services taxes may be paid in two installments with due dates july 15 and sept30 a breakdown of ex penditures follow township general purpose ftrm and residential 37661613 commercial 3814358 county 14586833 public schools 39810124 separate schools 2841055 aurora high school area 14696970 newmarket high school area 5314845 stouffville high school area 19812711 garbage collection 1043133 oak ridges water area 850144 tile drainage 8630 in addition to the office at vandorf tax payments may be made at bank locations in stouffville newmarket aurora oak ridges and mount albert vivian a batch of twentyfive handpicked trout were slipped into the vivian forest pond thursday to tempt members of york county council into trying their luck during a tour stop over at the site friday but either the fish were too shy or the worms were too fresh they just werent biting stouffville reeve ken laushway had his own opinion he said last year some unidentified poacher had snuck in during the night and fished the pond dry install crosswalk stouffville work was started tuesday on the installation of a legal crosswalk at civic avenue and main street in stouffville given jail terms markham twp two metro youths likened to vultures were sentenced to jail terms when thev appeared before judge r s roebuck in richmond hill provincial court june 23 wayne harding 19 and daniel sutton 16 were apprehended in aurora by markham town ship police after they stole the sum of 120 from an elderly victoria square woman mrs alice perkins similar offenses were also committed in the twp of whitchurch the court was told you acted iikc a couple of vultures judge roebuck said in passing sentence you preyed on people least able to resist according to evidence heard earlier the ma jority of offences were against men and women aged 70 to 80 years one man was 90 sutton was convicted on three charges of break and enter and two of theft over 50 he was jailed eight months definite and 4 months indefi nite on four of the charges and two months con current on the fifth harding was convicted on one charge of pos session of a restricted weapon a 22 calibre re volver three of break and enter and two of theft over 50 he was sentenced to a total of 12 months definite and 6 months indefinite ward system deadline july 1 stouffville an electoral system on the basis of wards will be established in the new regional area of whit- churchstouffville the decision deadline is july 1 less than one week away and reeve ken laushway has urged members to formulate their own ideas prior to a meeting of the two coun cils a 5ward plan is con sidered the most practical although this number could be increased to six mr laushway said population of the area is estimated at about 10000 persons the reeve warned that if no agreement could be reached at the local level the minister hon darcy mckeough would settle the issue in short order location of an openair art exhibit sunday from 2 to 7 pm all the paintings are the work of amateurs the majority from the claremont area bench warrant issued for arrest stouffville a bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of former mansion house hotel operator norman casimiri and his wife the order went out from high court toronto monday following their failure to appear on a charge of possession of stolen goods the incident dating back more than a year ago followed investigations by the police department of oshawa a large quantity of merchandise believed stolen from a store in oshawa was recovered at that time a change in management is reported at the mansion house this week the proprietor now is ronald femson milliken p ball game umpire socked bridge builder with a dislike for datsuns its obvious the engineer who designed the re- onstructlon of this bridge at cone 10 and 16th avenue markham township doesnt drive a datsun peter harris reporterphotographer for the tribune does add had a terrible time negotiating the trail apparently not built with his particular model in mird unionville it started out as a boys ball game between two peewee teams unionville and east gwillimbury it ended in a brawl that according to reports saw the umpire struck in the face cutting his mouth all this action occurred at unionville monday night markham twp police learned of the fracas when the official reported the incident at the buttonville office the name of the alleged assailant was not revealed but hes believed to be an adult member of the east gwillimbury club constable bob mc- causland said that charges if any would have to be laid by the complainant in the case teacher retires gormley miss audrey leary gormley rri a public school teacher and principal more than 40 years has retired in recognition of her long and dedicated service she was honored recently at a public reception dies suddenly bloomington the bloomington community was saddened monday when news was received of the passing of mrs otto tranmer the former emily mahon rr2 stouffville until recently mrs tranmer had been a correspondent for the tribune extending over a period of 30 years service was conducted from the bloomington associated gospel church wednesday at 2 pm with interment stouffville cemetery lucky fathers stouffville les clarke 54 lloyd avenue stouffville is the 30 first prize winner in the tribunes lucky fathers contest mr clarkes ballot came from aikens pharmacy main street second prize goes to john makkreel claremont 20 george gray 95 tindale road won the 10 third prize