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wwwvwawwwwwwwvwwmwwvtwwvwm t rtbune vol 82 no 17 stouityillemarkhamuxbridge thursday september 24 1970 15 cents town of whitchurch stouffville four enter mayoralty contest three candidates acclaimed candidates speechless at markham nominations unionville can didates were left speechless literally and figuratively on the stage of unionvilles parkview public school monday when no one moved to select a chairman and the markham town nomination meeting suddenly concluded it all happened after names had been received for positions on the area council the regional council public and separate school boards with that the deputy- returning officer harry c crisp announced that his part in the program had ended he called for the ratepayers to nominate a chairman no one did the meeting was adjourned and everyone went home ten minutes later candidates were still standing around crumpled pieces of note paper still clutched in their hands i spent two hours preparing my speech said one it seems no one wanted to hear it but all is not lost public meetings are planned with one scheduled for dicksons hill school monday sept 28 at 8 pm at press time the following had indicated their intentions to stand mayor 1 to be elected mrs alma walker an thony roman regional council 2 to be elected albert laidlaw james jongeneel harold lawrie local council 1 to be elected in each ward ward l peter rossi edward patrick wm masters bob adams ward 2 chas stewart ray muldrew bob sherwood ward 3 keith kennedy ace ward 4 arthur bud bonner ward 5 robt mcvey murray henderson douglas allison jack morris ward 6 michael larkin norman tyndall public school board 4 to be elected john hon- sberger alexander brown john mackay mrs merna colbourne mrs louise aimone clifford davies separate school division board conrad thompson ace separate school board michael kenny gordon mcmahon dr wr lacroix ace downtown channelization estimated cost 400000 stouffville a proposed channelization program on duffin creek beginning at the con servation dam on the north and extending to the south village boundary will cost an estimated 400000 reeve ken laushway in formed stouffville council sept 17 fees for engineering the project have been set at 32000 the reeve went on with a 7525 percent split between the provincial government and delverton holdings limited the latter hopes to use the stream as an outlet for storm drainage as building to the north proceeds where the creek crosses house shoot up aired in court markham twp judge wa charles has ordered a cedar grove man to undergo a psychiatric examination following conviction on a charge of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace kenneth howard dimma 30 pleaded guilty a summary of evidence revealed that dimma went to the home of mr and mrs russel andrus 19th avenue at 11 pm july 22 he was carrying a 22calibre carbine and was looking for his 16 year old girlfriend he pounded on the door and was admitted when he pointed the weapon at 17 year old bill andrus inside in the home he fired a shot into the ceiling it was further revealed and ordered bill andrus the girl who was boarding at the home and a male boarder against the wall he fired once more into the ceiling and then pointed the gun at his own chin threatening suicide the commotion awakened mr and mrs andrus and when they approached he pulled the girl into the dining room saying that if mr andrus did not call the police he would leave trying unsuccessfully to take the girl with him he escaped through the front door and ran down the road to where his truck was parked dimma was arrested when his vehicle ran into a pole at the intersection of cone 10 and hwy 7 theft loss 2400 markham twp thieves made off with merchandise valued at 2400 sept 18 following a breakin at the home of michael vetzal cone 5 markham twp entry police said was gained by breaking open the front door included among items taken were two cameras a color television set jewelry and numerous other articles detective bruce findlay is in charge of the case committee to study fire report whitchurch twp whitchurch township police committee will meet on oct 1 under the chairmanship of councillor betty vannostrand to further discuss the recent police report on the fire in the municipal building councillor vannostrand and deputyreeve barnard were prepared to present a resolution accepting the report but councillor ratcliff objected he said that the report was not complete in certain areas and other parts needed clarification councillor baker sup ported councillor ratcliff in his contention he said that any premature action could defeat the objective mrs david tran claremont service was held tuesday for mrs david tran claremont rr2 following her passing in brierbush hospital sept 19 gordon ratcliff ward 4 tom lonergan ward 6 councillors acclaimed two councillors gordon ratcliff of whitchurch and tom lonergan of stouffville have received acclamations in wards 4 and 6 respectively nominations to fill positions on council for the town of whitchurch- stouffville and boards of education were held sept 21 also acclaimed was herbert simpson ward 2 a newcomer to municipal politics but no stranger in the area revive bugle corps stouffville in an effort to revive interest and boost membership in the centurions stouff- villes oncespirited drum student killed in 3 car crash under main street one building on each side must be removed the reeve went on in addition to a storage structure on market street one large culvert will be installed under main and two bridges one on market and another on sommerville will be replaced reeve laushway said that only two trees would be cut in the park with a culverttype bridge at burkholder street there the road will be lowered so water during peak flood periods will flow over the pavement several sections of the stream will be straightened it will also be deepened south of the disposal plant to the village limits reeve laushway said no start on this phase of construction would begin until residential development to the north was assured it could be this fall next spring or two years from now he concluded engineering facts of fered in the kilborn report will be finalized by nov 15 1970 cyclist suffers broken leg stouffville an 8 year old stouffville boy suffered facial lacerations and a broken right leg when his bicycle was in collision with a car sunday night ronald morrison 372 south street was taken by ambulance to york county hospital newmarket driver of the car was john m newton 300 main street west stouffville vivian student friends of 17 year old ian carnegy filled the oneill funeral home chapel auditorium thursday afternoon paying silent tribute to a young man respected by everyone ian died sept 16 in st michaels hospital toronto hours after he was seriously injured in a 3car collision at the in tersection of hwy 48 and cherry street south of vivian the family including the parents of the deceased mr and mrs scott car negy a brother eric 19 and a sister robin 2 have lived on cherry street for the past 3 years when news of the tragedy was learned at the high school principal w e duxbury contacted the parents personally he then gave his permission for friends to attend the funeral the next af ternoon mr carnegy said the gesture was much appreciated ian was a student in grade 12 described as an all- round athlete ian was especially active in hockey and school basketball the cause of the accident is still under investigation by ontario provincial police at oak ridges other drivers were hilda mclntyre of brechin and john shirtliss mt albert ian was a member of st andrews presbyterian church aurora and the family pastor rev h w mcavoy conducted the funeral service interment was in mt pleasant cemetery electrocuted ballantrae word was received here tuesday evening of the death by electrocution of tony rogers son of mr and mrs kim rogers rr3 newmarket he was 21 although details of the accident are brief it is believed that- he was operating a crane when the boom of the machine was in contact with a high tension line and bugle corps the kinsmen club is spon soring an openair show in the downtown park oct 1 the time is 8 pm the 90 minute program will include the markham collegettes and the scarboro firefighters at the same time registrations will be ac cepted for both the color guard and the in strumental divisions of the stouffville band kin member jack watson said his club had invested up to 6000 in instruments for the group and it seemed unfortunate this equipment was not being used he said too that the color guard winners of several awards in local and national competition was also in danger of folding cnr station remains open stouffville there is no immediate plan by the cnr to close down all stations on the toronto to lindsay line john knowles public relations officer told the tribune this week mr knowles said however that in vestigations were con tinuing into ways and means of improving ex press delivery in com munities like stouffville before any depot is closed permanently he said an application would have to go before the board of transport commissioners ex plaining reasons for such action election date oct 5 advance poll oct 2 3 stouffville a new municipality with new candidates and new proposals monday sept 21 was thought to be a nomination night different from former years but the mood of change failed to make an im pression on the public less than 200 people at tended the meeting in the high school auditorium capable of accommodating 1000 many left before it was over whether the turnout at the polls oct 5 will in dicate a similar disinterest remains to be seen an advanced poll will be set up in the stouffville municipal office oct 2 and 3 the hours are 4 to 10 pm oct 2 and 10 am to 4 pm oct 3 the returning officer is stouffville clerk ralph corner he also served as nomination meeting chairman monday candidates had until 9 pm tuesday to qualify or withdraw the list follows mayor 1 to be elected kenneth laushway eldred king nor man barnard james mckellar members of council 1 to be elected in each ward ward l mrs betty vannostrand stuart starr ward 2 herbert simpson ace ward 3 henry nauta merlyn baker ward 4 gordon ratcliff ace ward 5 mrs june button john garbutt stephen kettle ward 6 thomas lonergan ace public school board of education 1 to be elected arthur starr john mcmurray separate school board of education 1 to be elected mrs molly mc- maningwell john mcdermott the new town of whitchurchstouffville will come into being jan 1 1971 tempest in a teacup nude statue placed under wraps unionville a nude male statue on the grounds of union villa has been placed under wraps the hasty cover up follows the receipt of several unofficial com plaints condemning the figure as immoral whether or not the statue will be permanently clothed rests with the board chairman keith kennedy said he termed the issue a f tempest in a teacup mr kennedy explained that eventually it was hoped to include a day care nursery on the site and the piece of sculpture was meant to bridge the generation gap by por traying an elderly man with his grandson its maker is gerd unterman of hagerman mr kennedy admitted that up to the time of the controversy all members of the board had not viewed the work he said he did not want anyone to be offended by it since the home relies on the general public for financial sup port he said that an of ficial unveiling would be held some time in the future but until then it would be kept covered good luck to plowman stouffville from stouffville canada to horsens denmark a telegram of good luck to floyd forsyth mr forsyth canadian plowing champion is currently in denmark competing for the world title reeve ken laushway recommended the message be sent in time to reach the match site sept 25 the day he said floyd puts his cham pionship on the line against the best in the world the suggestion was supported by all members oh calcutta the show is a sellout the icing is dead mongolias historic elm tree that won its stripes during the mackenzie rebellion of 1837 is dead the skeleton form stands naked against the sky on 18th avenue between concession 9 and 10 the story goes that the mackenzie troops set up their flag on a top branch then drove spikes into the trunk o prevent the enemy from cutting it down stouffville in spite of protests that culminated in a meeting between thirteen members of the local clergy the reeve and two represen tatives of the arena board the stage sex musical oh calcutta will be shown here as scheduled the performance via closed circuit television is not booked until sept 28 but already a complete sellout is reported two thousand tickets at 10 each went on sale sept 18 the controversial film harmed in many areas stirred up a hornets nest here with signed petitions letters and telephone calls urging cancellation of the contract the arena board refused however and so stated in a reply that read the board has examined the contract and considers it binding the show goes on were not backing out the agreement stipulates a rental fee of 400 at a meeting of stouff ville council tom lonergan termed it a dirty show one that by comparison would make hair suitable en tertainment at a sunday school picnic councillor jim mckellar agreed saying that in his opinion the public stage was no place for people to take their clothes off reeve ken laushway said that if no member wished to take positive action on the matter he would leave the chair and make the motion himself he didnt have to the motion calling for the arena board to cancel the contract was made by councillor mckellar and supported by councillor lonergan it failed to sway the arena boards decision however police chief orland keating said he would be in touch with the crown attorneys office con cerning what action if any was contemplated i personally feel that the people of stouffville are not ready to accept this kind of thing