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airelilto0 c more v i upre tt w i i stouffville mention capital expenditures deben tures- and spiralling mill rates and mayor eldred king sees red tt- j mention the inclusion of such funds for anew arena and his vision goes even redder at a weekly press meeting friday tribune editor jim thomas conjured up enough nerve to ask him for a personal opinion on the need for a second artificial ice surface somewhere in town his reply was direct no not for an arena or any other facility while the current economic climate exists while admitting that wmtchiirchstouffvflles deben ture debt is comparatively low hesees no reason to con tract an expenditure that in his words will represent a financial t strain on the tax payers- besides he says theres nothing we really need the arena he claims is accommodating everyone just as well doday as it did ten years ago in fact he pbintsout there are less kids playing hockey in minor leagues this season than there were in 1963 to build a hew rink in whitchurchstbuffville would place an extra 100 on everyones tax bill the mayor said such an increase he described as unreasonable v- with the coming of the 500- homedulverton development the need becomes greater and the assessment base to meet that need- becomes more practical he explained in addition more lot fees could be directed towards such a project lets hang on awhile he suggested 5 as to how the twp of ux- bridge had been able to meet its financial commitment mayor king said he didnt have the answers i intend to check into it the mayor pointed to a recent debate at the regional level where some advocated the construction of a new building in newmarket for- some of the same reasons they saw a need but he was opposed and argued against it as did others until eventually the proposal was scratched from the budget hydro men injured markham vtwo markham hdro employees were injured one seriously monday when a switch gear at the york regional pumping station exploded philip hoover 19th avenue rr 2 markham suffered a broken arm and concussion jim mcfeeters rr 6 woodville required treatment for lacerations and shock philip was admitted to sunnybrook medical centre c mfmfktm h j i xj- 4 2 r stouffville j- town pressed dissatisfaction with the i council will examineithe decisionhe urged the town to possibility of operating its own t embark on a municipal garbage r f garbage- disposal- system staty immediately feeling that however for the next two years wnsiderable savings could be the spademan firm will do the realized if municipal collections job j werestarted month- x ca kirfbkmn bufcbuncilldrpbill kamps i a spademan bid of396000 a ask by whitchurchstouffvdle msi weeks he saidhis stand refusewiubedumpedoutside sm the municipality v j a jim san- councillor jim doble ex- ders- r i vol 91 no 45 whitchurchstouffville march 8 1979 20 cents 18 pages i7 four persons killed ms two l stouffville the stouffville area remains in shock this week reeling from the effects of a 27hour night mare that saw four persons kiiled and two others seriously injured in two separated car accidents jithe first occurred feb 27 onthestouffville gormley road west of the 6th con- cession there a westbound oldsmobile driven by edward wideman of richmond hill skidded out of control and rolled over several times the driver died almost instantly while his passenger 29 year old erie reesor of rr 2 markham remains unconscious in sunnybrook hospital toronto erie and helen reesor reside at his parents home on 18th avenue east of hwy 48 they are expecting their first child in a couple of weeks late merlyh preston lifelohg resident lf stoulfviue ara flemonville v there wer0 chairs in the aisle of- lenionville united church saturday to accommodate the many friends neighbors and relatives who out of respect attended the funeral service for the late- merlyh preston a lifelong whitchurch stouffville resident l v mf preston 52 of rr 4 stouffville died ina tragic two- car accident feb 28 near bitiwhhill south of sutton vvjjorhin the area the son of charles and- laura preston merlyn t was employed as a sanitation and gravel cori- tractorlater operating his own graveltruck i li he was- an avid- guh- collectbr his other hobby was i gardening enjoying this out- door activity to the fulir v he and hiswifevthe former s would have z celebrated their 30th wedding s anniversary s sept- 24 of this 7yeav others liri j the family jn- qlude jbheson anthony at hbmettwovdaughters june mrs paul- rose of queen- sville laura mrs wayne thibeault of keswick two brothers harold toronto and floyd of rr1 gormley three astersjeari morton toronto blanche- whittirigton- formerly ofbeaverton and now in alabama rita- wilson of keswick and three grand children michael and jeremy rose and heidi thibeault rev marya buckingham of cobourg anglican church- a sister of- paul rose conducted the service saturday with interment pine orchard cemetery pall bearers were charles ireland wally mckennley bob oliver stan ellis john mckinnon and allan scott while still in serious con- dition signs of recovery are encouraging a family member said hes now breathing on his own and showing movement in his arms and legs prayers for a complete recovery were said in the wideman church sunday and in many homes throughout the community thesecondcrashfebr28on hwy 48 at brown hill took three lives dead arethe two drivers 52 year old l merlyn preston of rr 4 stouffville and allen wallace 61 of bald win george vaughah of bloomington a passenger in the preston vehicle also died mait burrowsofrrr3fnewmarket4 was seriously injured and remains a patient in sunnybrook hospital toronto three local men all closefriends were returning home after calling at the homeofmr burrows brother don burrows near coboconk the preston car a 1975 buick sky hawk was demolished cause of the collision remains a mystery j late george vaiighan bloomington mans family came first bloomington the aftermath of a tragic twocar collision feb 28 on hwy 48 at brown hill saw hundreds of people call at theoneill funeral hometo pay tribute to the memory of- george vaughah a lifelong resident of bloomington and one of three persons killed in the crash mr vaughan 53 was welk known in area having served as a mechanic for the- firm of markham sand and gravel company nearly 19 years i he was- a great t out- x doofsman who loved to getaway on weekend camping trips during the summer he also enjoyed l antique shows everything from automobiles to threshing machines he was a fine husband and father i besides hiswife the former audrey sweet he is survived by two sons bui of stouffville and allan of musselmans lake two daughters debbie anddianne both at home four grand- children cheryl linda gwenn and lisa two sisters marion bartlett of unionvilleand helen gray of mt albert and one halfbrother eddie bishop of scarborugh he was proud of his two foster- children dennis jordan of peterborough and david godbehere in scar- borough p rev cw sorley of the- bloomington christian x church j conducted the service sunday with interment stouffville cemetery two whitchurchstouffville men died and a third was badly injured when this car a 1965 buick skyhawk collided with another on hwy 48at brown hillsouth of sutton feb 28 the lone occupant of the other vehicle was also killed the cause of tfie crash has not yet been determined- k i v tc j i rjim thomas something to baa about joe morra a sheep farmer at rr1 unionville isnl mixing fertility pills with his alfalfa but a recent population explosion makes one wonder within a few days one ewe gave birth to four lambs two others had triplets and eight had twins jinr rae rr 4- stouffville an authority on such things- likened quadruplet lambs to a cow giving birth to triplet calves very rare he said wayside gravel pit bloomington roaring gravel trucks six days- aweek could cause bloom- ington residents sleepless nights if a new gravel pit on the northwest corner of hwy 48 and bloomington road is opened in may a senior vicepresident and engineer with tdagmar con struction limited l j stone told council his company has applied to the ministry of j stouffville while sympathetic v to v the aims of christianday school advocates in stouffville town trustee harry bowest sees little likelihood of support from the york county board im sure most members would be opposed he said in discussing the matter with the r- tribune at present no private schools come under the county boards jurisdiction mr bowes said david natural resources for per- after which the pit will be mission to use a 25 acre parcel of rehabilitated less than half the land as a wayside pit area will be utilized the firm wants to use the townc council has no aggregate in the reconstruction of hwy no 7 east i concession for which government contract vm- u j ministry of transportation and vztfxr t s communications v- j v dagmar mlghttrytp make the r dagmar proposes to remove operation adding e r her objections councillor becky wedleyr voiced concernoyer dangers the trucks cbiildposeat the busy intersection mayor king noted council hasan obligation to protect residents of the area 6000 twentyton between may and truckloads september ianuzzo an executive spokesman had met with the programs committee some time ago i was very im pressed theres obviously a need- v supermarket premature late eciward wiheman greatt musicaltaleiit stouffvillb in a dated j dec 15 1966 the stamps a backup group for the late elvis presley stribune theres a picture of four young 1 edward wideman son of his face became familiar to i di nj di mr and mrs lloyd wideman- tv viewers in the show grand m ra rete grew upand went to school at old country stoning ronnie s lcmon s dicksons hill later he at- prophethe alsdappeared with fiv stouffvlue hj-jh- ian tyson tommy ambrose in fa hlgh school christmas anrt um n ol friend of anne variety concert they sang o s music bothvocalandin- a c0 frt of anne holy night a strumental was his j love j he took lessons fora umewith followinghis tourdth ione member of utgrbup- peggieoark of markham then elvis presleytheretumedto the list goes onandmmj ed wideman of dicksons hifl branched offjlonhisowhto vlcanada and started up mr- own rev wasojesunedtogo on to in- perform with several well studio called sound unlimited jstrathroy ternational stordom hi a career i known quartettes including davidyake was a coparmer in deceased that was cut all too short bya- thechurcbxnenand later the firmlatervheopeneda studio called spectrum audio on esna park drive markham edsiprominencevuv the music world was mirrored in the faces of many famous people who attended- the service friday in the richvale bible chapel they came from all across canada ronnie prophet tommy ambrose dave rolana7 goodejtnw stephanie 4ai spadden of richmond hill the pall bearers were ronald weir stephen clarke douglas bolton douglas browne dwight henderson and tom brillinger interment is in dicksons hill cemetery j he suggested thatwhatever changes the board might agree upon he doubted they would satisfy those persons favoringa different system alternative schools are not new harry bowes pointed out few ever last more than two years he said the pay scale for teachers is considerably less than in the public program theres been a suggestion the trustee said ft 3jsl stouffville- theres not sufficient business in town 1 to support three supermarkets claims mayoteldredking but this could change when the 500- home dulverton development is completed mayor king denies that hes being protective of the two stores already- here sjust practical v va11 would suffer he said a zoning change is required to accommodate development of 1 v a proposed plaza on main street thatjithe christian school might cshare upwvu v u xu u facilities at the highjschool westnear glengalllane that- suchanarrangement would be vaccordingtomayor king -will- difficult he explafriedduevto undoubtedly result in an ori- connictingtimetoblvvivv t tario municfpal board hearing besides his wife ikv ci carolweirandhisparentsheis chrishan school shoiddfconeshanour- months ago v two children centrate ite a supermarket andjared 2- threi elementary level rather than the appuattoirtostouffyiueseast brothers david and kenneth of urpopulatlon hasnt