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i rev ken campbell pastor berates r garbage books york region the founder of renaissance in ternational rev ken campbell called putting dirty books in the classroom spice to keep teens in school during a seminar at aurora monday thirtyfive people attended the meeting to hear rev campbell speak on the mental and moral disintegration within the school system the speaker was critical of many presentday films and reading materials used in the curriculum he mentioned specifically such books as who has seen the wind the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz and that was then- this is now all in the course outline at stouffville high all were dismissed by the group as being unsuitable for a classroom setting garbage like this comes naturally to teens in todays society said the pastor he suggested alternate literature such as the horseman ben hur the last spike and churchill rev campbell pointed to the fact many parents are unaware what their children are reading in class its up to renaissance to let them know he said r we must make sure the school responds to our wishes its merely an extension of the home and should be subject to three books not banned three books that in the opinion of renaissance in ternational should be with drawn from all high schools in ontario are in use at sdss principal mervyn witherow told the tribune this week that was then this is now is studied by students in grade 9 general who has seen the wind is in grade 10 advanced and the ap prenticeship of duddy kravitz in grade 12 general v each he said had been approved by york county board of education and to his knowledge were being used at most secondary schools in the region the same controls and disciplines becky wedley chairman of the york chapter said a survey would be conducted among 650 residents of york region in december to gather further information and opinions to be placed in a brief the group wants to have the results available for presentation to york county board of education by midjanuary in his remarks to the audience rev campbell fur ther questioned whether teachers themselves are living up to the ontario educational act 1973 that states it is the duty of a teacher to inculcate by precept and example respect for religion and the principles of judaeochristian morality and the higest regard for truth justice loyalty love of country humanity temperance and all other virtues this query will be included m the survey becky wedley stressed the fact that renaissance strives for communication not con frontation when dealing with the problem of decaying morals at the secondary school level speaker urges get involved stouffville get involved that in short was the message brian kempster ontario chairman of renaissance international brought to a mens breakfast meeting at the u stouffville missionary church saturday the st thomas solicitor critized a crosssection of parents who although they do not- agree with the trend in public school education today tend to sit back and say nothing the school system should respond to the wishes of the people he charged claiming that a teacher is a servant of the parent just as a lawyer is a servant i to his client and a physician is a servant to his patient -m- offfcialplaii hold hearing stouffville four years in the making whit- churchstouffvilles official plan was unveiled this week and will be discussed in full at a public meeting thursday to night in latcham hall at 8 pm the intent of the document is to assist in the creation of a living environment that will enhance the physical social and mental wellbeing of those within the planning area the ten areas of principle concern are environmental community development recreaion agriculture historical mineral extractions transportation municipal services economics and ad ministration copies of the plan are available at the municipal offices or at the meeting to night for a fee of five dollars two killed voicing objection to the type of literature used in some schools the speaker said each parent should be entitled to choose the reading material he feels is suitable for his children im not a bookburner he said im a book selector the solicitor described as unnecessary the practice of reading entire books to discover their suitability the first ten lines is usually enough with respect to the students kempster claimed young people dont want a watereddown religion you cant fool kids to day he said they know hypocrisy when they hear it stressing the positive he described chnstanity as dos not donts theres no such thing as neutral morality he said urging parental in volvement he pointed to the fact that since the people are covering the cost the people should have a greater say in how their money is being spent further he said parents should not be penalized if they choose an alternate system car hit broadside markham two people are dead and a third is in critical condition following a twocar crash friday morning at the intersection of 17th avenue and kennedy road in markham sixteen year old denise spencley of 38 munroe street cannington was pronounced dead on arrival at york central hospital richmond hill gregory weedman 3 son of the driver mrs diane weedman also of cannington died later in the hospital for sick children mrs weedman is in sunnybrook medical centre the other motorist herbert summerhayes 41 of scar borough was admitted to hospital but his injuries were not thought to be serious according to police mrs weedman driving a 1975 pontiac approached the in tersection from the west but did not stop her auto was struck broadside by the summerhayes vehicle a 1973 cadillac travelling north the impact took both cars through a ditch on the northeast corner fireman from the unionville station were called to help release the victims seventeen year old rod king rr 4 stouffville was the recipient of five awards friday when the north york east york- king and vaughan plowmens associations held their annual banquet at victoria square one of the prizes received by rod was the coveted william simpson memorial trophy presented her by mrs simpson jim thomas announce canadian title com aval for junior plowboys victoria square next year for a first time a junior plowing competition will be held at the national level the decision approved by the canadian plowing council was outlined by bob timbers at the annual north york east yorkking and vaughan plowmens association banquet friday in the victoria square community hall site of the contest will be mcdonald college guelph boys up to age 21 as of jan 1 1980 will be eligible each member province can submit one entry im looking forward to it bob said i hope it will be a popular and beneficial ad dition a total of 31 awards were handed out to prizewinning competitors as a result of branch matches held earlier this fall of these rod king rr 4 stouffville received five in cluding the wm simpson memorial trophy and the f stan tynall memorial award kevin wells rr 4 stouffville and floyd forsyth rr 2 stouffville each won three with two awards going to anthony featherstone rr 1 milliken herb jarvis agincourt jan king rr 2 stouffville and bob campsall rr 2 oshawa other recipients of prizes were tom robinson r r 4 cookstown ron thompson r r 2 seagrave ken wells rr 2 stouffville linda jarvis agincourt allin lewis rr 2 markham greg timbers sandford jim ferguson rr 4 sunderland don dunkeld r r 1 zephyr ernest davis r r 4 stouffville ken ferguson stouffville and karen grove bailieboro ken brown of richmond hill was the master of ceremonies guest speaker was rev gardner ward of ux- bridge others to address the gathering included don pear son a director with the ontario plowmens association carl timbers coach of the canadian entry in the world match at ireland and les smith a judge at the two branch competitions the accomplishments of eric timbers and ken wells at the international near chatham were accorded enthusiastic ovations eric and ken were branch association champions eric then won the reserve championship for the province allowing him to advance to the canadian finals at guelph next year parade saturday stouffville santa claus comes to town saturday hell be preceded by more than 60 parade en tries including at dozen bands majorettes and floats the procession will lead off from the area of stouffer street and hwy 47 at 2 pm and condlude at the stouff ville plaza the three judges town councillor becky wedley legion president john mccracken and lions president jim richards will select winners in six categories best overall best christmas theme best group or club float most humorous float best school and an honorable mention the event is organized by the kin and kinette clubs of stouffville in cooperation with local businessmen the parade chairman is ted coward the cochairman is- ken smurthwaite i at bloomington reject subdivision a sixteen year old girl and a three year old boy both passengers i this 1975 pontiac died following a collision with a second vehicle friday at the intersection of 17th avenne and kennedy road north of unionville jim thomas bloominton a proposal to develop fifteen lots on the northeast corner of the ninth line and the bloomington road into a residential sub division has been turned down by planning board clay clouter representing owner ron fisico said a large pond on the property would be filled in thus eliminating drainage problems he pointed out that under the old official plan such a project was per missible clouter was told he could welcome stouffville stouff ville is awaiting the arrival of its first refugee family two married couples and an eleven year old girl are expected here either friday or monday they are natives of laos at present theyre staying at a government centre in edmonton apartment accommodation is waiting for them at a country home on 18th avenue west of kennedy road near cashel proceed under the old plan and object at a hearing related to the new one and if this failed he could appeal to the ontario municipal board the speaker called this unfair claiming a citizen shouldnt have to employ a solicitor to obtain rights that are legally his in the first place councillor jim doble said the town already had several residential subdivisions un derway and shouldnt entertain more planning chairman councillor june button said she didnt like the thought of build up occurring on each of the hamlets four corners plane lands on sideroad markham some expert flying and a little bit of luck enabled the pilot of a single- engine piper colt to land the plane safely on 18th avenue markham saturday without injury to himself or his son karl bracken and son douglas were en route from the island airport in toronto to lindsay when they encountered motor problems as they neared the airport at dicksons hill the engine quit completely making a forced landing necessary the pilot was able to miss hydro wires but the right wheel hit the ditch and collapsed this dropped the right wing up into the ground the craft skidded to a stop along the edge of the road david bamett the airports assistantmanager was one of the first to reach the scene together they pushed the plane over to hwy 48 then onto air port property where repairs will likely be made vjmisw