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the tribune thursday feb 21 um s mayor says council increases justified the council recommended moderate increases for themselves and in my opinion are worthy of it commented mayor gordon ratcliff of whitchurch- stouffville in a press interview this week the mayor will receive 7500 up 500 from 73 and the councillors 4200 an increase of 300 over last year mayor ratcliff said the schedule of meetings kept members very busy he said salaries paid in other municipalities had been considered in arriving at a decision with regard to staff employees the mayor said the 93 percent increase in the cost of living had been taken into consideration he noted too that there were those who merited increases on their value to the municipality we are very fortunate to have such a competent staff he said question was the whitchurch- stouffville ratepayers association in formed of the meeting jan 31 attended by representatives of the schickedanz development firm answer a letter was sent out by the secretary of planning committee to the association president informing him of the meeting the councillor for that ward jim wong may have informed me of his inability to attend but i do not recall it question what is the latest word on the coming of mcneil industries limited and volkswagen to whitchurchstouffville answer an ammendment to the towns official plan is underway to ac commodate the volkswagen firm ar- chitectual- drawnings for the mcneil company should be completed by april 1 the two firms will be working together in an effort to come up with building designs compatible one with the other question is there any further word on the new post office for stouffville answer the town has heard nothing official a building permit has not been taken out nor will it likely be until buildings on the site are removed brief illness markham service was held from the dixon funeral home markham jan 29 for mrs leah yates wife of the late alfred yates following her passing in acton jan 26 after a brief illness she was 35 rev gordon hunter was in charge with interment lamereau cemetery the pall bearers were jacob baker wellington reid walter abraham lucien miller lawrence ferguson and rene drisdelli mr and mrs yates came from england in 1914 and settled in markham township later they moved to york scarborough and finally whitchurch mrs yates lived for 14 years near ballantrae last april she sold her home and moved to acton to be near her daughter she is survived by three children daisy mrs m johnson markham norman of beaver ton and rheta mrs roy goodwin of acton dancing every saturday night music by maxewart the glendales modern square the place to go glendale beach pavillion wellington south road musselmans lake hwv- musselmans lake for information call 6401332 longtime stouffville barber is honored by premier bill hodgson right m p p yorknorth was in stouffville friday and called on barber len keeping main street west he presented mr keeping with an engraved plaque in honor of his 50 years in the barbering business it was signed by hon james w snow minister of govern ment services on behalf of the premier jim thomas answer sought to impasse by don deacon york centre two crowded meetings e life term registration educational mortgage insurance pensions equities plans annuities ronald a p morak clu b i 2945959 licensed with london life insurance company have been held in woodbridge and markham where the public sought an answer to the continued trustee- teacher impasse at woodbridge those present left with a feeling of frustration there seems no middle ground on which the two groups will come together the threat to the future of our students is becoming really grave i therefore proposed the following l both parties agree to voluntary arbi tration on the principle of final offer selection and the teachers return immediately to their classrooms 2 the newsblackout be lifted so both parties can fully explain the position they have taken and adhered to 3 if the two groups cannot agree on an arbi trator within one week the arbitrator will be appointed by the minister of education 4 in an open public hearing the arbitrator will listen to the case concerning contract terms that each side adheres to each party will have an opportunity to explain and be fully questioned by the arbi trator and the other party on the written contract terms it is prepared to agree to 5 the arbitrator will select which of the two final offer contracts he or she considers the more reasonable and that will be the contract for the current year i was pleased that two trustees present at woodbridge indicated they would support this settlement proposal and although the teacher representatives wanted to give the proposal further consideration many teachers present endorsed it certainly it seemed to have the full support of parents and students months of frustrating negotiation indicates there is no middle ground in the disput the final offer selection principle is the best way under the circumstances for the public interest to be upheld and for the more reasonable party to win its case notice of hydro rate increase inflation in the form of rising wholesale power costs and local operating costs has made it necessary to increase our retail rates effective with all bills rendered on or after april 1 1974 like all other businesses today we are faced with a situation of rising costs outside our control the past few years have brought large increases in the price of materials higher wages and high interest rates like you were vitally concerned about the increasing cost of energy and seek your assistance in reducing your costs through the efficient use of energy new retail rates effective april 1 1974 residential first 50 kwh 44c next200kwh 26 next 500 kwh 112wf balance 132 general service demand charge 050 kw no charge oversokw 240 energy charge first 50 kwh next200kwh next 9750 kwh balance this special rate is available to all customers using an approved water heater supplied through the meter 44c 26 185 075 stouffville public utilities commission free license plates on any new or used car purchased now til feb 28th 74 we need used cars so we give top trade allowance and compare these prices brand new beautiful new chryslers from 4490 plymouth furys from 3x5 5 fully equipped motors limited emerald isle motors main st stouffville 64024001 8875787 ciirvslkrl jsnxsservkx