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craft display 140 main street monday may 7 band concert markham high tuesday may 15 to correct bottleneck by july markham the bot tleneck at the intersection of hwys 7 and 48 a problem area to motorists- for the last eight weeks could be corrected by early july this is the latest word from markhams engineer dippen mukherjee following contact with provincial authorities at queens park originally it was feared the trouble might extend through the summer rush period into september a section of new roadway over a branch of the rouge river was washed out during a heavy rainstorm in march a detour has since been established but motorists insist on using robinson street to the north instead the traffic flood through a residential district has irritated the home owners permanent relief it seems is now two months away broke jail recaptured markham randolph john slaven 27 of markham flew the coop at richmond hill court thursday after being remanded to may 8 for trial slaven faces several charges including one of at tempted murder he was arrested at 3 am the next morning in toronto while the search that concentrated in buttonville area of markham proved un successful deputychief robt hood was appreciative of assistance rendered by the pilot of a ckey helicopter slaven was arrested on the site of participation house markham after firing a shot that narrowly missed a staff caretaker he had been in custody since feb 18 markhamwhitchurchstouffvilleuxbridge thursday may 3 1973 murder markahm a 50 year old man is dead and two suspects are in police custody following a fracas of unknown origin early wednesday morning the victim is james alfred bowden of markham the killing occurred at a location near hwy 48 north of 17th avenue the victim had been strangled the arrested pair were picked up by officers of the buttonville division york regional police with inspector wally harkness in charge of the investigation it is understood they will be charged with non capital murder o canada markham a satirical stage per formance entitled 0 canada with a cast of more than 100 students will be presented in the auditorium of markham dist high school may 4 and 5 the writer and producer is ronald hindle a member of the staff beth beckett and rob faulds appear in lead roles curtain time both nights is 830 pm w2 million dollar building proposed for police the ramer family cemetery seldom seen but neatly main tained is located on a corner of the original ramer farm east of wales avenue in markham inscriptions on many of the stones date back to the mid1850s jim thomas pioneer cemetery preserved by board markham three vertical stones remain in the centre of a neatlykept burial ground east of wales avenue in markham the markers contain the names of eliza h smith 1808- 1890 john ward 18 and thomas hague 1895 nearby a horizontal cairn has been constructed by the markham cemetery board there the remains of other stones are embedded john lunau town historian and museum curator tells how the cemetery had its origin back in the mid1850s utilizing a corner of the ramer family farm acquired in 1809 when the railroad was put through in 1870 a section of grounds was taken for this purpose the site is designated as lot 14 cone 8 several stones contain the surname of wismer and it is said that several members of this mt joy family died when an epidemic swept the area still legible are john meyer died fatherson suffer loss 1882 albert meyer 1881 thomas robinson 1842 elizabeth wismer 1850 lydia cook 1850 fanny reesor 1833 daniel raymer 1870 abraham remer 1846 emma raymer 1891 many of the deceased were stricken at an early age sup porting the epidemic account related by john lunau albert meyer for example was only 6 weeks old and emma raymer 1 year 3 months and 21 days decision stands on town refuse tender markham the decision on markhams garbage tender is now history but verbal refuse concerning the issue still keeps cropping up on april 24 it was councillor bud bonner who had his say he charged that ralph spademan originally though to have sub mitted the successful bid had been dealt with unfairly im not at all happy over the withdrawal of the companys tender said mr bonner during the reading of a bylaw giving the contract to the firm of minisan limited of kitchener and viewing the decision from an even broader angle he said the sprawling pickup program to include the areas of thornhill unionville and markham tended to destroy the aspect of unity that council has been striving for during the last two years international quartette is coming may 16 markham four members of the medical mission sisters specializing in education through music will ap pear in concert may 16 at markham dist high school the time is 8 pm the quartette is an international religious congregation of women featured in concerts and on records for several years tickets are available through churches in the community york region a new wz million dollar building to serve the areas of markham rich mond hill and vaughan has been proposed by the board of police commissioners region of york chief brace crawford and commissioner stewart rumble explained the necessity for such a project before a meeting of york regional council april 26 although the land has not been acquired nor an ap proximate location revealed chief crawford estimated the cost at 1505000 of this amount 162000 has been allowed for in the departments 1973 budget it was pointed out that exact figures could not be established until the force knows precisely what it needs the building will ac commodate about 200 em ployees including 25 non commissioned officers 145 officers three administrators twenty detectives and eight civilians council in discussing the proposal appeared divided on whether it would be better to own such a structure or acquire the premises on a rental basis on a resolution by mayor robert forhan of newmarket it was agreed to study the plan to determine the most economical approach and have the engineering committee don deacon mpp york- centre has called a press conference for monday may 14 in the royal york hotel toronto at which time he is expected to announce his can didacy for leadership of the ontario liberal party present recommendations as soon as possible if approved construction is expected to begin in march of 1974 with completion in june of the following year one question was raised by mayor evelyn buck of aurora she queried the purpose of a 24000 car wash facility in the complex there is only so much you can ask of the public she said plaza animal clinic is it professional mayor tony roman disagreed he said all tenders had been treated in the same manner he noted that when the engineer indicated his preference for the munisan bid mr spademan could have come before council and discussed the matter instead mr roman said he chose to withdraw his price entirely markham is a clinic for the treatment of humans any different than one accepting dogs and cats residents on southdale drive in markham are certain there is however planning director bill power isnt quite so sure it was revealed that a veterinary centre had opened in the seven star plaza at hwy 7 and cone 7 homeowners in the area claim the bylaw stipulates professional offices and does not include a clinic for animals mr power sees a very thin line between the two my in terpretation would be to allow the clinic vet or not he said the bylaw constitutes a very open definition town clerk joe pickard said later that on applying for a licence the veterinarian said no kennel facilities would be included the clinic is for treatment purposes only he explained council agreed to obtain legal advice on the issue of legs locust hill a locust hill father and son underwent leg amputations in scarboro centenary hospital the result of a tragic carmotorcycle crash april 7 at the intersection of hwy 7 and cone 9 markham theadore ted ooms 35 and son billy 11 were returning home on the fathers bike when the collision occurred mr ooms owns and operates teds appliances in locust hill billy is a pupil in green river public school they expect to be confined to hospital three more weeks no crosswalk needed markham a pedestrian crosswalk is not requirted on the main street of markham north of the cnr tracks according to the findings of a committee on engineering region of york the report was presented and adopted april 26 the department felt such a crossover would not be suf ficiently patronized to make it practical the only time its use might be warranted the report went on is following sunday services in the markham missionary church and this is caused by members parking their cars on the street particularly during the winter zzzz since the lot at the rear is inaccessible because of snow the depart ment recommended that church authorities keep its property better cleared to eliminate this problem a 1922 sawyermassey steam engine owned by the late gordon and hart sellers of scarboro has been purchased by the markham historical society to be placed on display at the markham museum site the successful bid was 13300 jim thomas markham- a crowd estimated at close to 300 cheered lustily april 25- when it was announced that an auctioned 1922 model sawyer- massey steam engine had been acquired by the markham and district historical society for public viewing on the museum grounds main street north the sale was held on the wellknown sellers property sunrise farms middlefield road south of finch avenue scarboro bill hood gormley r r 2 bidding on behalf of the society had to go as high as 3300 to get it the machine cost 3000 new the wooden thresher has been donated ron haynes rr 1 milliken had the steamer purring like a kitten as spec tators milled around mar velling at its condition while delivery to the museum site is not expected for a couple of wcokb the distance factor should present no problem a route up the 7th concession to 16th avenue is likely when i heard the people cheer it brought tears to my eyes said museum curator john lunau its wonderful to know how much folte really care two problems still remain however one is raising enough money to pay for the steamer and second finding space to store it