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9 s touf f ville public utilities the end of an era stouffville the end of the year marked the end of an era for the stouffville public utilities commission the puc as constituted back in january 1953 held its final meeting dec 29 1978 members in office at its con clusion wereken laushway chairman ken betz and bill parsons commissioners and mayor eldred king exmayor gordon ratcliff had held office up until nov 1 and has been re appointed for 79 along with mr laushway and mayor king superintendent gordon brown and office manager patricia kuhn will retain their positions the new utility that came into being jan 1 is called the whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission the highlight of fridays gathering was the honor paid to gordon brown superintendent of the puc since its inception twentysix years ago he was presented with a bulova acutron watch suitably engraved chairman ken laushway in recalling the past told how the hydro service had been continually upgraded thanks to recommendations put forward by mr brown he described the utility as one of the best in the area gordon ratcliff said the superintendents knowledge and cooperation had saved the town hundreds of dollars mayor king described him as a faithful servant gord in reply thanked the commission for the gift saying the work while a challenge had been enjoyable ill continue to serve the new commission with the interests of the public at heart employees here have always carried their weight stated commissioner ken betz when there was work to be done they did it both mr betz and fellow commissioner bill parsons were presented with brass candlestick holders members of stouffvilles first public utilities com mission includedart weldon chairman reg stouffer and reeve henry ogden the secretary was george storey a january hydro bill back in 1933 amounted to 3570 the figure for a similar period this year will be close to 90000 chairman laushway said wht vol 91 no 35 whitchurchstouffville january a 1979 20 cents 14 pages gordon brown right superintendent of the stouffville public utilities commission since its inception 26 years ago was honored at the con cluding meeting dec 29 he was presented with an engraved bulova acutron watch by puc chairman ken laushway as of jan 1 the utility became known as the whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission mr brown will continue as superintendent of the new system jim thomas beauty in fulj bloom a beautiful amaryllis at the home of mrs russell couperthwaite 388 stouffer street stouffville really outdid itself when it burst into eight glorious blooms for a first time last week some measuring eight inches across mrs couperthwaite obtained the bulb from white rose nurseries at unionville jim thomas chairmanship loss a disappointment stouffville disappointed but not discouraged whitchurch- stouffville trustee harry bowes may let his name stand for board chairman in 1980 sex study for kids sex your stouffville educationwhat should child be told an indepth discussion on the subject will be aired on tv cable 10 thursday jan 11 eric baker former member of york county board of education and chairman of the values education com mittee will host the program panelists will includedon cousens board of education chairman john stephens board of education immediate past chairman rev quick chairman of right to life in richmond hill and ruth her bert representing the association of concerned citizens region of york while unsuccessful in his bid for the post this year he said this had been the pattern since 1975 it seems you must be defeated first before you can win he stated the towns representative said markhams don cousens made a big campaign of it visiting each of the members personally in an effort to commandeer support in doing so he had missed a total of ten meetings within a period of two months an anonymous letter discrediting cousens had done him more good than harm harry bowes said the fact it was even mentioned at the inaugural meeting was kind of dirty because all members were aware of it he stated although the voting was done by secret ballot the local member says he has a pretty good idea who supported him and who didnt thats democracy it was fair he conceded harry bowes says he hopes to spend more time in town this year meeting and getting to know more people two charged man assaulted stouffville when words like merry and happy are common ex pressions its difficult to think of crimes involving physical abuse however police are constantly reminded that its not exactly a season to be jolly not for everyone they report that at musselmans lake wayne lock of cone 7 whitchurch stouffville was seated in a car parked on valley road shortly after midnight when he was accosted by two men he was allegedly beaten and later required emergency surgery in york county hospital newmarket charged with assault are- patrick cashman 21 and paul christopher guenther 17 both of rr 2 stouffville in another incident scott hay low of montreal street stouffville was allegedly assaulted dec 22 police werent immediately able to locate the suspect so a warrant was issued for his arrest trustee urges equal salaries stouffville harry bowes whitchurchstouffvilles representative on york county board of education realizes the futility in each region negotiating its own salary agreements with area teachers instead he would rather see the ministry establish a standard pay schedule across the province with bonuses for those willing to accept positions in ontarios far north i think it has to come he told the tribune pointing to the fact the board would soon be receiving notice of a new salary agreement for 197980 before a settlement is reached for 1978- 79 with the province handling teachers wages local boards could concentrate on upgrading working conditions mr bowes said at present an agreement is close at hand for the countys elementary teachers he believes he hopes ratification will come before the boards next meeting jan 8 it would be retroactive to sept 1 and carry through to aug 31 the situation isnt nearly so bright at the secondary level the mediator has declared a recess in negotiations until later this month theres been no great progress harry bowes said the main reason for delays is that negotiators and the mediator like to see the salary schedules approved elsewhere then they come up with some kind of compromise he stated where the negotiating teams are strong and the boards are weak the teachers are likely to get more he explained the town trustee doesnt like such an arrangement from uxbridge wiiitari live uxbridge on thursday tonight the spotlight of attention will be focussed on uxbridge location of wintarios special bonus draw the program will be broadcast live from the high school beginning at 9 pm entertainment however will start at 715 pm and will include the uxbridge secondary school band and the millstream men of ux bridge a barbershop chorus this portion of the event will not be televised in addition to the regular wintario draw with five chances for 100000 three bonus numbers will be selected for prizes valued at more than 5 million admission to the show is 3 this price includes a wintario ticket anglicans celebrate centennial year christmas eard special delivery stouffville saltcoats ayrshire scotland has nothing in common with stouffville ontario canada but that was the postmark on a christmas card received dec 27 by jerry tranmer ninth line north the greeting was mailed to jerry by his sister sharon tranmer from toronto around dec 14 the postmark in scotland was dated dec 18 wed never heard of saltcoats said norma tranmer we hado look it up in an atlas jerry considers the card as more special than if it had come direct lewd businesses a threatmayor stouffville mayor eldred king supports whit church stouffville councils position that local municipalities should be given the authority to control porno graphy bodyrub parlors and topless waitresses after all the mayor observed local government knows whats best for the community however before the province can give municipalities this power it would first have to define ob scenity and pornography though the mayor feels theres no immediate danger of these establishments setting up in the town he noted it should be an area of concern for all citizens however mayor king agrees with councillor bill mcnalley that its important to have the legislation as a weapon when and if we need it in whitchurch stouffville the mayor feels govern ment does have the right to precious gift zephyr for david and connie meyers of rr 1 zephyr dec 25 is doubly important it was the birth date last week of daughter leslie ann weighing seven pounds six ounces time of arrival was 8 am at york county hospital in newmarket leslie ann is a fourth granddaughter for mr and mrs arthur westgarth alice street mount albert legislate peoples morality in fact he noted the censorship of film is one current method of performing this function stouffville the year ahead is historic for the congregation of christ anglican church in stouffville its their centennial a milestone that will be celebrated in many meaningful ways a special events committee coordinated by margaret britton was established back in 1976 activity chairmen include- rev frank edney the churchs rector canon hr puxley gary hoy john mcmurray bruce johnston irene eidt and mike follett the cooperations been marvellous the parish has come alive said rev edney pastor at both stouffville and st philips unionville since 1974 the congregation comprises 110 families and growing he said a main project will be the completion of a book covering the history of christ church over the past 100 years the author of this work is professor david hayne of claremont its entitled christ churchthe first century and should be available later this month the former church located at the present post office site was built in 1882 and the present one on sunset boulevard in 1961 twentyone rectors have held pastorates here its significant that grace foote powell the lady who composed the theme song for stouffvilles 100th birthday has also written the words and music for the congregations centennial it was sung for a first time sunday mrs powell was in attendance in the months ahead the tribune will keep readers posted on events already planned including the dates of services to be conducted by former rectors rev fred miller rev john ball rev jim tiller rev norman edwards and rev paul brillinger a past team member this sunday jan 7 special music will be provided by a mixed choir from stouff ville dist secondary school under the direction of teacher jh rehill time of worship is 930 am the churchs homecoming weekend is may 11 to 13 burned out family praises town help stouffville the sullivan family burned out of their home dec 11 will have a theatre max plays to full house latcham hall was filled for the prechristmas theatre max stage performance of the reluctant maxine presented by the whilcburch- slouffville public library in cooperation with the ministry of culture and recreation here wizard do played by bill malcolm talks to five year old rebecca harding of bristol ponds estates rr i goodwood edschroeter happy new year thanks to the generosity of stouffville residents ken and myrtle sullivan their daughter sherry sons wesley kirk and robert and wesleys fiancee dannielle castonguay are lodging in temporary accommodation found for them while they wait for work to begin on their damaged residence tears came to mrs sullivans eyes as she told the tribune words just cant express our appreciation she added she couldnt begin to properly thank all the kind people who had assisted the family including the fire department for their prompt response and help in finding them temporary quarters mr sullivan expects it will take at least four months before the 30000 damage can be repaired theres room for more stouffville music mania 79 sponsored by the stouffville united church couples club will go on stage in less than four months theres still room for more participants in some phase of the show singers dancers skit performers or helpers behind- thescenes rehearsals are held every wednesday at 8 pm in the gymnasium at summitview school