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thursday october 1 1970 the tribune page 17 election special second section town of whitchurch stouffville candidates for mayor norman barnard eldred king kenneth laushway jim mckellar ward 1 ward 3 betty vannostrand stuart starr ward 5 merlyn baker henry nauta how many voters whitchurch- stouffville how many can vote oct 5 in the town of whitchurch- stouffville area election at last count according to returning officer ralph corner the figure was 6725 however the actual number could ap proach 6900 by oct 5 mr corner said it is interesting to note that out of that number less than 200 attended the nomination meeting sept 21 june button john garbutt stephen kettle public school board arthur starr john mcmurray separate school board whitchurch stouffville poll locations i whitchurch stouffville nine j polling subdivisions have been established in the six wards for electoral purposes monday j oct 5 jj the hours extend from 10 am to 7 pm i the locations of the polls are as follows j ward l cedar valley post office vandorf community hall ward 2 earl grose j residence vivian cedar beach pavilion musselmans lake ward 3 rolling hills golf club bethesda bruce burton residence lemonville ward 4 masonic hall 9th line north stouffville ward 5 fire hall main street east stouffville ward 6 municipal js office civic avenue stouffville twoyear term john mcdermott molly mcmaningwell li mented mayoralty can- home owns you didate alma walker at a candidates meeting in dicksons hill dicksons hill monday with the high tax rate on you no longer own your real property com- home it owns you whitchurch- stouffville on jan 1 1971 the duties of both the regional council upper tier and local council lower tier will officially begin members elected oct 5 will hold office for two years 1971 and 1972 for the town of whit- churchstouffville the mayor will sit at the regional level the local council will comprise a mayor and six councillors 1 from each ward the whitchurch- stouffvillc area will elect one trustee to the york county board of education and one trustee to the york county separate school board of education the latter will also represent the township of east gwillimbury- regional council meets oct 14 york region the inaugural meeting of the york regional council will be held oct 14 at bayview secondary school chairman garfield wright announcd this week hon darcy mckeough minister of municipal affairs will attend along with deputy minister wh palmer the regional council has until jan 1 1971 to complete its organizational asks mr wright said the names of those elected to this level of government will be known when returns come in oct 5 ozeel the area of whitchurchstouffville has been divided polling subdivisions arc listed elsewhere on this page into six wards for electoral purposes the location of election date is monday oct 5 the town of markham area is divided into six wards 17500 eligible voters election date is monday oct 5 extending from mongolia to thornhill the area has town of markham where to vote markham on monday oct 5 more than 17500 voters will be eligible to cast a ballot in the new town of markham area a municipality that extends from mongolia on the northeast to thornhill on the southwest the council will comprise a mayor two representatives at the regional and local level and one councillor for each of six wards also to be elected are four members to the york county public school board of education the following polling subdivisions have been established by wards ward l vitos hair stylists highland park woodland jr public school henderson ave public school york farmers market bayview glen public school german mills community hall ward 2 north thornhill community centre thompson residence langstaff german mills community hall ward 3 david gough residence cone 5 and steeles heemsherk residence cone 5 at hwy 7 buttonville wi hall walton residence 14th avenue and kennedy road parkview jr public school2 veterans hall unionville ward 4 markham centennial library james robinson public school 3 roy h crosby public school veterans hall markham ward 5 box grove community hall 2 veterans hall markham franklin st public school 2 wm armstrong public school 2 ward 6 community hall victoria square 2 markham museum wm grove residence dicksons hill cowan residence mongolia advance poll municipal office buttonville oct 2 from 4 pm to 10 pm and oct 3 from 10 am to 5 pm candidates town of markham mayor mrs alma walker anthony roman local and regional council 2 to be elected albert laidlaw jim jongeneel harold lawrie local council 1 to be elected in each ward ward i peter rossi edward patrick wm masters bob adams ward 2 chas stewart ray muldrew bob sherwood ward 3 keith kennedy ace ward 4 bud bonner ace ward 5 robt mcvey murray hen derson douglas allison jack morris ward g 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 da vies town of markham candidates for mayor alma walker anthony roman election machinery ready to roll whitchurch- stouffville under the organization of returning officer ralph corner machinery to put the oct 5 election in motion is all oiled and ready to go one phase of this work has been to establish polling booths throughout the area and selecting deputyreturning officers and poll clerks these employees are ward 1 mrs earla brammer dro elizabeth hope poll clerk george richard son dro june pon- ting poll clerk ward 2 celeste smalley d ro helen grose poll clerk john wylie dro alberta britten poll clerk jean wind sor dro cora van dolder poll clerk ward 3 velma wideman dro caroline hoshell poll clerk mrs christa nimmo dro mrs phyllis hunt poll clerk lois hrebik dro mona burton poll clerk ward 4 ag thompson dro constance redshaw poll clerk mrs grace norton dro mary lintner poll clerk ward 5 betty turner dro evelyn lehman poll clerk mrs joan cadieux dro olive daniels poll clerk ward 6 aurelia smith dro reta mclean poll clerk barbara smith dro joan davidson poll clerk advance poll fred timbers dro norma tranmer poll clerk central control whitchurch- stouffville when the election polls close at 7 pm monday oct 5 the spotlight of attention will turn to 2 locations the municipal office in stouffville and the municipal office at vandorf staff employees at both centres will post returns as they come in first to the returning officer ralph corner in stouffville and then by telephone to vandorf early results depending on turnouts are expected by 745 pm while resident ratepayers are welcome to visit action central at any time during the evening mr corner urges the electorate to refrain from obtaining the votecount by telephone this only ties up the line and makes clerical tabulation impossible advance poll whitchurch- stouffville for those persons qualified to vote but unable to be in the area on election day advance polls have been set up in the stouffville municipal office civic avenue the dates and hours are friday oct 2 from 4 pm to 10 pm and saturday oct 3 from 10 am to 4 pm local regional council jim jongeneel harold lawrie albert laidlaw candidates agree on bypass dicksons hill both mayoralty candidates mrs alma walker and anthony roman markham town are in agreement that a bypass rvd should be constructed around the police village of unionville rather than through it both replied to the question posed from the floor at a candidates meeting monday night party politics dicksons hill markham regional council candidate jim jongeneel addressed a public meeting in dicksons hill school and was critical of past performances of county council he claimed many members were more interested in parties than in projects he advocated the in troduction of new blood to break up the compact of professional politicians doggoneit dicksons hill mrs louise aimone candidate seeking reelection to the york county board of education attended a public meeting in dicksons hill school with her hand in a cast she explained that she suffered the injury when she tripped over the family dog go classified