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museum move postponed whitchurch legal problems have stalled plans to move the whitchurch- stouffville museum to its new home at vandorf the museum was to have been moved several weeks ago to town land next to the former vandorf schoolhouse on the west side of woodbine avenue because its present mulock sideroad location is in the path of highway 404 whitchurch stouffville mayor kidred king told the tribune the fenced museum property which the ontario ministry of transportation and communication wants does not match the description which the deed offers the museum project was postponed by the ministry when it learned the town couldnt provide a dear title mayor king knows who owns the land and is trying to negotiate a deal he hopes the legal formalities can be resolved in a few weeks but is unsure if this is possible he speculated that the problem arose when the school was built a hundred years ago it was either constructed in the wrong place or else the land was described improperly on the deed he added this was a common occurence in days gone by in the meantime the arrival of frost has interfered with any plans to move the building before spring aiy the museum v displays sit packed waiting to go the museum board will meet some time in january to decide whether to reopen the building or set up displays elsewhere wfte nhum thursday december 21 1978 second section florist develops unique poinsettia i byedschroeter gormley two years ago when jim white discovered a slightly irregular poinsettia in his sprawling greenhouse complex on the stouffville- gormley road no one would have guessed that he could develop it into a plant which would corner the world market no one but jim and his family of course i kept quiet because ive seen too many of these projects not work out he said his family was very excited about his work but he wanted the experts to judge his creation he added however that deep down he knew it was a winner none of the countrys 25 best authorities who examined it offered any criticism there isnt a fault about it when the plant is examined closely it becomes apparent the bloom is a darker red the foliage a richer green its a much hardier and blooms a week earlier in time for the american thanksgiving mr white predicts it will dominate the world market within two or three yearss next year the poinsettia named marjo red after mr whites daughters margaret critical lack of industrial land uxbridge r- the in dustrial advisory committee established two years ago by former uxbridge mayor gord davie has called on council to take forceful action with durham region government the committee has been working to secure serviced industrial land for uxbridge mayor gary herrema explained the desperate situation arose when developers anxious to get a bigger slice of the pie blocked the municipalitys plans to obtain more serviced industrial lands the project is stalled until it can be reviewed by the ontario municipal board no hearing date has been set committee member barry olivetta said the group had approached the region for assistance a number of times in the past to no avail however he added we believe the time is right for another approach staff changes at theregion and the support of ontario agriculture minister bill newman formed the basis of their reasoning council hopes that funds from a durham jobcreating task force will be made available for the purpose of purchasing serviced industrial land which the region will sell to developers one councillor alan wells said uxbridge was the only town which hadnt benefited from the money mayor herrema stated i think the council is wise in considering ways and means of attracting industry to ux bridge he noted the job situation was critical and the introduction of new plants would alleviate the problem were the only municipality in the region which has no serviced industrial land he said and joan will begin appearing in florists shops across the continent growing as many mature plants as he can mr white will provide his united states agent and canadian distributor with about ten cuttings from each mature plant these cuttings will be shipped across the continent to as many places as possible in order to popularize the plant the cuttings are then rooted and grown into plants for retail sale between 40 and 50 million plants are currently sold each year in the united states alone the new variety is registered in his name with the canadian ornamental plant foundation which recognizes his sole claim to a two cent royalty on every marjo red sold considering the potential sales volume mr white would make vsizeable profit but for jim white the money isnt important no one can put a dollar value on the satisfaction of developing a new strain of poinsettia and his enhanced reputation his discovery culminates about 30 years of effort mr white has been in business for himself about 35 years ac cording to him however hes worked with flora ever since he can remember he inherited the business from his father who took over from his father before that it was his trained eye that picked out the traits of the mutation which a less ex perienced man might have missed from it he developed the new species jim white and family lived on the seventh line south of the bethesda sideroad for five years he later moved his operation james white florists to the stouffville- gormley road from its kennedy road location wilbert irwin fine neighbor stouffville residents of stouffville lost a good friend and a fine neighbor in the passing dec 11 of wilbert irwin 344 rupert avenue mr irwin died in riverdale hospital toronto after suf fering a serious stroke while vacationing last winter in florida born at island lake in uxbridge township the son of samuel and bertha irwin he farmed there before joining the staff of the stouffville co- santas little helper four year old mark giles played the role of santa claus in the mother goose nursery schools christmas concert last week here he prepares to place a gift under the tree the director of the school pat byer wrote the series of skits and linked them together with christmas songs ed schroeter operative at the coop customers old and new enjoyed his friendliness taking time out to stop and chat awhile this way of life he had known on the farm was well received in town wilbert enjoyed it too as a lad he attended sunday school at churchill christian church later he identified himself with the united church often attending services in both uxbridge and stouffville wilbert loved to travel and took advantage of his retirement years to visit many faroff places including rome hawaii the british isles and europe he had been coast to coast in canada several times surviving besides his wife the former maude gilchrist is one son alvin rr 3 stouffville and three grandchildren catherine timothy and jen nifer he was predeceased by another son lloyd rev jim carder conducted the service dec 13 from the oneill funeral chapel stouffville with interment churchill cemetery the pall bearers weregorman dixon eldon dixon bill mitchell george gilchrist ernie smith and allan hoover weapons charge markham a weston man has been charged with having a weapon dangerous to the public peace after george lazarou of the sherwood park tavern wellington street west told police he was threatened dec 12 according to information an argument developed between a party making a delivery and the complainant who was unloading his own vehicle the suspect allegedly pulled a knife then left an hour later karl red man 35 of 10 biack friar avenue weston was arrested by metro police from no 33 division the accused will appear in newmarket provincial court jan 30 jim whites daughters marg and joan home for christmas display one of the many poinsettias for sale this christmas mr white has developed a new variety marjo red which he named after the girls marg 22 is completing an honors degree course in journalism at carlton university twenty year old joan is employed by the robert simpson company chairman elected york region garfield wright chairman of the york regional council for the last eight years has been ousted from that position by former newmarket mayor bob forhan mr forhan was elected to office at the regional councils inaugural meeting 12 votes to five mr garfields career as chairman began with the for mation of regional government in 1971 when the ontario government appointed him to the post in his address mr forhan called on regional council to join him in a comprehensive review of regional government according to him regional government cant do an adequate job as long as local communities continue to resent its presence he asked- them to work closely with local councils to identify the services over which local people would like more control in many cases it is simply more practical and more ef ficient to operate services at the regional level he said however he added i also think we have to look for op portunities to return services where we find that economies and efficiency can be better handled at the local level targets for reexamination include the planning process the police department and the road system let us accept the fact ths local government may very wel have a clearer and more per ceptive sense of just what the people who live in our various communities want mr forhan noted family infected by rabid pet markham two dogs and three skunks are dead and members in one family are receiving antirabies shots after tests on the animals proved positive mrs jim jackson hwy 48 at 17th avenue told the tribune they had to put down their pet after it was attacked by one of three rabid skunks sammy killed the diseased animal and mr jackson later shot two more another family is receiving treatment after their dog was also attacked by a skunk its nerveracking mrs jackson said in recounting the experience shes afraid to let her two girls go outside the house and each morning she drives the eldest to catch the school bus they believe other skunks may be holed up under an old barn nearby they too could be rabid they fear stouffville veterinarian dr denis oconnor said several incidents of rabies had been reported in other areas skunks and foxes are the most likely carriers he said a number of cases had come o light in the lislowel district in a period of landowners still waiting pickering north pickering landowners may have to wait another nine months before learning what the government plans to do about their claims for compensation involving land transactions these people are currently embroiled in a bitter battle with the province concerning methods used by land agents in purchasing property for the massive north pickering community project it was following an in vestigation that former ombudsman arthur maloney criticized the land agents practices and asked for compensation however former minister of housing john rhodes disagreed with maloneys report and ordered mr justice jf donnelly to investigate the case of the 27 landowners involved in the interim about 78 property owners came for ward and complained about land purchasing tactics by the government keith hoilett a member of the ombudsmans staff was named to check into the whole affair the governments still waiting and may be required to wail another six to nine months it was reported in the legislature last week married 65 years markham fifty years of marriage is an enviable milestone sixty years is more significant still but 65 years few couples reach that mark this saturday mr and mrs wilmot raymer thomson court apartments markham will celebrate such an event an open house will be held in their honor at the home of mr and mrs ambrose raymer ninth line markham south of 18th avenue from 2 to 5 pm three weeks seven cows had been infected he stated its not an epidemic said a spokesman for the dept of agriculture at richmond hill in fact the average may be down a little three cases have been reported in york region so far this month seven in november six in october and four in september everyone should be on guard he warned the doctor urged petowners to update their animal vaccinations and most important keep them supervised at all times too many people just open their doors and let them run thats the worst thing he concluded councilors raise own salaries pickering its that time of year again when members of municipal councils assess their worth to the tax payers they hope to serve in the town of pickering that worth is reflected in a 900 salary hike for the mayor jack anderson and 390 for each councillor the mayors wage goes from 15000 to 15900 and councillors from 6660 to 7150 the increases retroactive to dec l amount to about six per cent excluding an allowance for expenses the mayors total stipend is 28380 the three regional councillors will earn 19630 mayor anderson didnt take part in the salary discussions he was in hospital at the time