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showcase 73 arena fairgrounds may 25 26 27 roller skating i markham arena friday may 11 markhamwhitchurchstouffvilleuxbridge thursday may 10 1973 centennial arena criticism irritates town mayor markhamproblems related to the soaring cost of markhams new centennial arena were reintroduced again tuesday much to the obvious irritation of mayor tony roman a listening post on this issue for the past several months councillor bob adams charged that the entire project had been a story of mis management from dayl the statement followed a committee report estimating the expense involved in furnishing the complex at close to 109000 this time however mayor roman refused to dismiss the remark he asked for clarification at least to benefit the press mr adams retreated somewhat saying he meant nothing personal i withdraw my statement for i know you have tried to clean up all the problems regarding this project ever since the work was started hiyears ago he said harmony hoedown markham a musical evening entitled harmony hoedown will be presented by the markham melody makers saturday june 2 in the auditorium of the high school the program will have a country and western theme featuring recording stars martha and earl heywood i just hope that when the thornhill complex gets un derway and you possibly have the opportunity of everseeing the committee you will do as capable a job replied the mayor he admitted the venture had been a headache to him from the start it was councillor ron moran who first raised the issue he speculated that the cost in cluding the site could well exceed 1300000 on tuesday in the com mittees report councilor roy muldrew disputed a cost of 53000 for what he termed luxury seating he observed too that an amount of 14000 for a an icecleaning machine had been approved previously members then broke off into a private discussion following their return the report was approved with the icecleaner excluded bogus 5s markham bogus 5 bills are still surfacing york region another turned up recently at the bank of nova scotia main street markham it was discovered by astaff employee while checking the night deposits in another instance patricia kaldfleisch of senator reesor drive cashed a cheque at one bank and made a deposit at another a counterfeit 50 was found maurice hamill rri markham and his trusty 35 mm camera have been covering events at markham fair for the past fourteen years recently he announced his intention to retire from this chore but not from the hobby he enjoys so much jim thomas townhouses approved markham after a number of revisions in plans for the development of two blocks of townhouses on the south side of carlton road unionville village in the valley received planning committees approval may 1 the committee turned thumbs down to the proposals presented in april because of poor parking facilities and insufficient play areas for children but last weeks plans resolved the problems by doubling playgrounds for the two blocks and rearranging parking areas were satisfied that this plan is in keeping with our zoning bylaw commented planning director bill power however councillor roy muldrew reiterated his statement of previous meetings that the town should have greater flexibility in its bylaws developers are always coming before this committee with plans for maximum density along with approving the plans the committee authorized the drawingup of a site pian agreement cedar grove ready- aimclick the picture be it a great horned owl in frank barkeys bush or a ribboned roman- holstein at markham fair its preserved for posterity for when maurice hamill rri markham aims and fires he seldom misses his skill is revealed through dozens of plaques and awards through hundreds of colored slides maurice hamill was first bitten by the camera bug back about 1957 however it was not until he began submitting en tries in agricultural society photo competitions that his ability was recognized for the past 14 years hes been markham fairs official photographer and his pictures are considered among the best in eight categories across the province results of judging are announced each spring at the ontario convention maurice hamill a member of the scarboro camera club uses a 35 mm contarex plus a multitude of accessories he even owns a glass reflector for shooting around corners known jto most native fair- goers maurice has the run of the grounds and even owns a key to the arena for shooting after- hours while weather can pose a problem he feels that by at tending all four days hes sure of a little sun to brighten up his subjects judges and exhibitors are always cooperative and readily comply with personal requests any startling experiences like being chased by a bull or stomped on by a clydesdale he was asked not really at least none he noncapital murder markham james alfred bowden 51 of rr2 markham was to have been married in september he died may 2 and two 17 year olds face charges of non capital murder the victim was found in a ditch near hwy 48 north of 17th avenue death has been at tributed to exfixia bowden described as an excellent worker had been employed for the past two years with the firm of larkin equipment limited cone 6 and the stouffvillegormley road a longtime resident in the area of 14th avenue and kennedy road hagerman he had been living at the markham motel in recent months andrew ralph kessel formerly of markham and robin glenn thornton no fixed ad dress turned themselves in voluntarily at the buttonville division york regional police they are being held in custody pending bail can recall experience has taught him to stay out of harms way besides cameras come too costly to take unnecessary chances but all good things must eventually end maurice hamills photo coverage of markham fair concluded with the show of 72 hes passing on the responsibility to brian- armstrong of locust hill a board director but retired or not un doubtedly hell be back strolling through the crowds a camera dangling from his neck markham fair and maurice hamill are synonomous vandals are busy markham new homes under construction are falling victim to vandals with losses soaring each week on may 4 a fire at lot 510 sir galahad place caused an estimated 2000 damage an employeee of sidney homes corporation told police the blaze started in the second storey six boys had been ob served in the vicinity a short time before also between april 30 and may 1 four business premises were vandalized on hwy 48 in addition items were stolen amounting to 144 properties hit included house of plumbing philmar lumber weller antiques limited and markham pool and sauna handcarvings left to museum markham two beautiful handcarvings replicas of a farm wagon with a team of horses and a horse and buggy have been bequeathes to markham museum by hughbert mcpherson mr mcpherson who passed away last month at age 73 carved the miniatures when he was a young man employed in his fathers prestigeous carriage works near the southeast corner at ringwood his father john an ex pert cabinetmaker had inherited the business and his skill from his father hugh the buggies and carriages made at ringwood were sold throughout ontario hughberts sister mrs dorothy daniels lives in the dublin place apartments in markham and clearly recalls her fathers patience and skill in woodworking the carefully wrought buggies delicately decorated with painted roses with elegant velvet dashes she also remembers the painstaking hours her brother spent on his carvings which took over four winters to perfect they were so real i used to ask him when he was going to feed his horses the mcpherson carriage works were sold around 1918 with the advent of the automobile the prominence of the carriage craftsman faded fortunately for markham a miniature monument to this skill has been preserved in its museum government to re attempted murder charge dismissed five sites may have to be moved markham the federal government is anxious to re locate at least five cemeteries all in the area of the proposed pickering airport site four are in pickering township and one is in markham the markham burial ground is at part lot 23 cone 10 south of mongolia originally it was known as the boyle cemetery and although abandoned for a time it is now cared for by the markham cemetery board according iu jofen lunau local historian 200 acres of land between concessions 9 and 10 was granted to george boyle then spelled boils by the crown in 1801 several markers go back close to that date the property later changed hands and was acqured by ezra brownsberger the graveyard is thought to be the oldest in the district the moving of the stones will be completed at govern ment expense the boyle family burying ground cone 10 south of mongolia may be relocated to make way for the proposed international airport in pickering twp the federal government is also requesting permission to move four others all in the same area michael gerhardt markham randolph james slaven the 27yearold markham man who flew the coop from the cells of rich mond hill provincial court april 26 pleaded guilty to four charges and was dismissed of an attempted murder charge tuesday slaven admitted to attempt theft robbery pointing a firearm and escaping custody det sgt clifford cox of york regional police testified that on feb 7 the accused with a 15yearold girl planned to steal a truck owned by clarence rose of james speight road markham by jumping the wires mr rose was awakened by the sound of a motor and in vestigated but when he went to the door slaven pointed a starters pistol at him the two along with philip dupuis a partner in the incident fled the scene mr rose called police and constable william miller buttonville diviision took up the chase after he found foot prints in the snow near the woodland motor court hwy 7 and the 9th cone det sgt cox said the constable followed the tracks to a cabin but when he drew nearer the light in the cabin went out pc miller later saw slaven and the girl escape out the back dcor when the constable ap proached the accused he brandished the gun demanding pc miller to lie facedown on the ground slaven disarmed and manacled the constable with his own handcuffs after pc miller was freed by a nearby resident he con tinued the chase that eventually led to participation house cone 9 and church street francis hill a caretaker narrowly escaped being shot in the head during a scuffle with slaven in the corrridor of the building after seizing the gun from the accused mr hill fired a shot at slaven but missed while trying to escape slaven was grabbed by pc miller the 15yearold girl was arrested nearby following testimony by det sgt cox the defence counsel said the case revealed the in sufficient protective measures of the provincial court cells crown attorney kerr commented that this was a pretty wild night and slaven a very dangerous man slaven was dismissed on charges including attempt murder conspiring to commit theft carrying a weapon resisting arrest possesssion of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and discharging a firearm with the intent to kill he will be sentenced may 18