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parade v astouffvtlle santa claus will be accorded a royal welcome when he comes to town sat dec 1 he will be preceded by dozens of floats seven bands lovely majorettes and colorful clowns the procession will line up on stouffer and north streets and lead off at 2 pjn travelling west on main to the ajk p plaza the parade chairman is ted coward ken smurth- waite is sin charge of the floats unionville fifteen year old glenn lewis rr 1 unionville is- the grand champion in jr showmanship at the royal agricultural winter fair initially glenn topped all entries in the clydesdale division then advanced to the open class that included belgians and percheronsfor his performance he receives a beautiful engraved trophy glenn placed third overall last year r j the reserve grand champion is steven grove rr 2 stouffville steven 15 topped the belgian class and this allowed him to advance to the showmanship finals in ad dition steven won another first and two thirds his father murray grove had two fourths gord lewis c unionville wasnt to be upstaged by bis son he won a third in the 4horse hitch a fourth in the unicorn hitch a fourth in light draught a fifth with his twohorse tea and a sixth in heavy draugl bob butler of stoiiffvi also won a fifth in t clydesdale gelding or gra mare class gaylanda farm of rr gormley were prominent in t winners circle with entries the hunter division at pre time they had won a first second two fifths and a sixi marilyn garlick of rrj unionville won a second in t arabiaridivision vol 92 no 2 whitchurch stouffville november 15 1979 20 cents 20 page shares town academic award with brother v resent forest intrusion many students were honored friday when stouffville dist secondary school held its annual commencement exercises here nancy ku a grade 12 graduate receives the town of whit- churchstouffville academic award from mayor eldred king nancy shared the prize with brother michael for more graduation pictures see page 8 jim thomas like the second coming train explosion stouffville like the second coming was the way rev jim shantz of baker hill baptist church described the explosion and fire in mississauga sunday morning that necessitated the complete evacuation of the city mr shantz accompanied by his mother his brother and his brothers wife were east- bound along hwy 401 near the airport when the blast occurred jjjs w jl ball offirq tnenfiames stiothigh in the sky it was something like you wouldnt believe phenomenal he called it so completely unexpected he said the illumination was so bright it turned night into day one coufd have driven with the headlights off he noted although shock waves were felt as far distant as markham and stouffville the pastor couldnt recall any impact or even a loud noise he placed the time at about 1215 am the minister remembered turning on the radio to catch a report on what had happened but heard nothing until one oclock and that was erroneous it attributed the explosion to a ruptured gas main joyce williams of maystone court stouffville was caught up in excitement also her son dwight lives on joan dnve in mississauga only a short distance from the blast site- how did he react he didnt his mother said just got up looked outside and went back to bed later when warned by shutdown the mass evacuation that forced nearly a quarter million homes in mississauga sunday has closed down the production plant and presses of inland publishing co limited this emergency has forced the tribune and other sister papers to seek press facilities elsewhere at last word this newspaper was slated to be run off at willowdale through the cooperation of stouffville postmaster gary fisher the tribune will be distributed to readers as quickly as possible the inland plant is located less than half a mile from the cpr line where the explosion and resulting fire occurred police of the danger he moved into his girlfriends parents place in oakville two face wire theft stouffville two stouffville men face charges of theft under 200 and possession peoplettdsfleetheirp ofpropertyvalued than 200 following their arrest friday on the cnr line north of 19th avenue norman j landry 21 of elm road and mark man chester also 21 of main street appeared in court nov 13 it is alleged the pair were removing copper com munication wire from poles in the area vivian homeowners privileged to reside within the confines of vivian forest look on the land as private and woe betide any wouldbe developer that casts an envious eye towards that territory resentment over possible intrusion was indicated last week when a large delegation attended a town planning- board hearing to voice disap- proval over a proposed amendment to the official plan as legislation now stands estate residential landuse is not permitted adjacent to regional forests removal of this law would affect the whole of the municipality but more specifically a proposed 13lot subdivision at the west end of cherry street south of the vivian road i mayor eldred king ad mitted an application was now before the board but contended this one development was not the sole purpose for making the change itjs sothe same acuoiwhoola wontbe necessary again he 31 said v those opposed to the- legislation charged the town was opening up a whole new ball game its contradictory to previous planning policies stated ronald madden of faulkner avenue cedar valley mrs madden said the people would be more inclined to accept this development if the lots were larger she suggested five acres rather than two councillor becky wedley described the present legislation as unduly restrictive she noted however that it wasnt the intent of the board to destroy the present rural at mosphere the proposed sub division she said wouldnt even be seen by residents of cherry street councillor jim dobe agreed with some of the speakers saying a subdivision next to a regional forest was inviting problems lawyer don hindson speaking for the applicant called the amendment a positive and necessary step crunch ringwood despit the fact one car was ramme by two others and damagd totalled 7800 no one wad injured in a 3vehicle collisior at ringwood nov 6 police said helen schl midt of burkholder street i stouffville and thea hulshof rr 4 stouffville were proceeding in opposite directions across the inj tersection on a green light atj the same time john coutts of ruddington drive willowdale was travelling north the coutts car a 197 oldsmobile was sandwichedl between the other twoj demolishing it completely assist police on halloween stouffville mayor eldred king has promised york regional police his full support so that stouffville doesnt have a repeat of the halloween hoplaganism thatrecurred oct the young people he said were trying to intimidate the police because of this officers sat back and waited hoping nothing would develop but the if it happens i dont wanl their parents to come crying tf me he said often he note its the presence of a crowd thai prompts others to ac htuationthdnvcotfecmtselfbtvitoe mayor king told the tribune that while he wasnt in town that particular night he had heard reports of what went on he attributed the problem to a handful of troublemakers most of whom he suspected didnt live here rather grewworse the police should move in and clean things up early the mayor stated this he feels would stop the trouble before it starts mayor king admitted that mass arrests could include many innocent kids who other than being there would be com mitting no crime present father and son with civilian citations pop plan a fantasy markham recently the people or planes organization published a brochure entitled the last green door in it the executive considers future uses for 43000 acres of government- owned land in north pickering they feel this property should be declared surplus by ottawa and queens park and made available to young farmers on a buyback scheme through loans provided by farm credit share prize stouffville a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush this was the agreement reached by norma card obrien avenue and gail coughlan dorman drive when they learned they held the last two tickets in the lions elimination car draw saturday night they consented to take the money 3600 and divide it fiftyfifty other top prizewinners were ted wallas sandy cove acres a toro snowblower vera davies musselmans lake a tenspeed ccm bicycle and dr terry oconnor rr 4 stouffville a cross country ski set corporation prices they suggest should be established according to the lands value for farming purposes only while some have seen merit in the proposal others are describing it as a fantasy in a news release submitted to the tribune and signed by farmers john pike ashmore reesor phyllis hollinger walter reesor barry little and gib whittamore it is suggested that chaos will reign again should the pop plan be im plemented north pickering is being well farmed the com munication states most of the tenants are longtime family residents in the area in fact several have lived here through five and six generations the statement continues the rapport between farm tenants and project ad ministrators is quite good lines of communication are open by means of continuing discussion a viable and productive agricultural community will continue 1 the six farmers are asking the pop organization to lend its support to the present system change will continue in the north pickering area this change must be based on reasoning from facts not fan tasizing from dreams the paper concludes stouffville in grateful acknowledgement of outstanding services and un selfish assistance rendered to the york regional police force in the preservation of peace and order these words were enscribed on two civilian citations presented to jim and david rehiu at a ceremony nov 7 in newmarket chief bruce crawford described to the board of police commissioners how the stouffville father and son had apprehended a suspect after a ladys purse was grabbed as she walked along the street the chase he said extended over some distance including several back yards as a result of their in tervention a 17 year old ux- bridge youth was subsequently brought to trial convicted and sent to jail for sixty days its not often we see per sons who are willing to step out beyond the call of duty and actively participate said judge donald couture chairman of the board too often we read of the reverse where citizens stand back when they see violent crimes com mitted and do nothing we share our appreciation t a job well done he con cluded addressing her remarks to david gladys rolling the boards vicechairman said it helps police officers to know mat our citizens are behind them maybe in the future you yourself may want to seriously consider a police career present at the ceremony was shirley rehiu jimswife a second son scott and davids girlfriend lyn ianuzzo it marks the first time any stouffville resident has been so recognized a stouffville father and son were honored by the york regional citations by chairman jodge donald couture and vicechairman s wwm w s board of police commissioners at a ceremony in newmarket nov 7 jim rehffi left and david rehfll were presented with civilian gladys rolling- for their actions last august that retailed in the arrest of a pnrsesnatcher on main street y r r 4jkv- v jim thomas give a clown an audiencd and hell make a fool of himsell every time he said mr king said the town had passed a no loitering bylaw tq give the police additional powers in local parks he exl plained that this samtf legislation could apply to mairj street he feels that priori td halloween next year the council should meet with chiej bruce crawford and talk things over the municipality he said might also consider proclamation spelling out just what steps the town willtakel the mayor said that unlike some politicians he backs the police one hundred per cent to unveil town planl stouffville whiti churchstouffvilles longf awaited official plan will be unveiled this month the document four years in the making will outline the growth and development pat- tern proposed for the town up to about 1985 copies can be purj chased for five dollars apiecej two information centres will be opened one at the i municipal building nov 26 and another at the ballantrae halll nov 27 hours will extend from 3 to 8 pm a public meeting to discuss the plan is set for thurs nov 29 at 8 pm in latchamhall councillor june button head of i whitchurch- stouffvillesl planning committee will chair the gathering questions from the floor on i all aspects of the- plan will bel welcomed mayor eldred king i told the tribune ah i suggestions put forward will be i given serious consideration he said rollover markham a 20 year old stouffville man escaped unhurt friday morning but his car was completely wrecked when it i failed to negotiate a curve on robinson street and ended up on its roof in a private driveway kenneth risk walked away from be auto rafter firemen were called to aidjiis release the accident occurred at