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claim measles epidemic durham region durham regions medical of ficer of health says that despite denials by the ontario ministry of health meres a red measles epidemic in durham weve had more than 1300 cases so far this year and that compares with a total of 43 in 1979 and 31 in 1978 said dr jean gray she was commenting on reports that there was an epidemic in durham and york regions statements that were denied by health minister dennis timbrell dr gray said the outbreak appeared to peak april 11 there were 569 cases in april and upwards of 350 in may the definition of epidemic is more than the expected number of cases in a defined geographical area over a- defined period of time she said health minister timbrell has announced that the ontario government will combat the red measles problem by im plementing a vaccination program next year he said it will be the closest thing to compulsory immunization the minister said the new plan would involve closer scrutiny of the health of children entering school he indicated that school health oficials will be told to recommend to parents they have their children vac cinated red measles can result in ear infection pneumonia and uncontrollable fever at least 47 people in durham region this year have been hospitalized by the disease but none have died j- wht rtfcune second section thursday june 5 1980 reunion uxbridge members of the mustard family and their direct descendants will hold a reunion sunday june 15 at elgin park uxbridge those assembled will represent a link with the mustard emigrants who arrived in canada from scotland between 1795 and 1830 some settled north of unionville and later re located throughout various parts of markham township others acquired properties in the township of scott and still others moved into the county of bruce clan members are asked to bring a picnic lunch and assemble at the site no later than 1 pm a formal meeting will follow at two for additional in formation the contact person is mrs donald isabel st john rr 3 uxbridge sex education is parents job durham region ontario censor chief donald sims may have found some help here in his battle to keep overt sex out of the provinces cinemas while sims defends his proposed cuts of youthful nudity in the movie the tin drum a group led by rev ken campbell president of rich mond college has gone to battle against durham board of education for its proposal to provide school children with the facts of life of the kind now supposedly being denied their parents by mr sims meeting before the board this week campbell an evangelist and wellknown proponent of family and children rights told members they had no business teaching their children sex the board plans to initiate a sex education course in all schools next september ac cording to mary johansen an oshawa housewife and registered nurse who also addressed the meeting the course would include instruction on masturbation menstruation various positions of sexual in tercourse and at the kin dergarten level how birds mate it would be followed by a description of a mother and father in bed said campbell a graduate of whitby high school in the durham board to review course durham region durham board of education will review its plans to provide a comprehensive sex education course in its schools decision to review the matter was made by the board following a protest meeting led by rev ken campbell last week- at that time rev campbell and other spokesmen told the board- it was the job of the parents to instruct children in matters of sex robert sheffield superintendent of operations for the board told the tribune this week that there would be a general review of the program the trustees are naturally concerned he said does this mean the program uxbridge twp owners face tax increase would not go on in september sheffield said durham region already has a program on sex education in its schools the family life program has been going on for years he stated york county board of education is also considering the possibility of instituting a sex education program in its schools and recently showed the controversial sex education movie taking chances before a public audience reaction to the film was mixed said earl evans in formation officer for the board early 1950s i find this sort of talk distressing even at a meeting of adults he described the family as the supreme social in stitution parents are tired of being put down and treated like juvenile delinquents he said campbell claims parents must be given the right to examine the qualifications of teachers in charge of the course if denied that right they should spend their education money on a system that would give them a better return backing the delegations stand against the proposed course was a petition signed by 1129 parents the petition also stated that any parents wishing the course should first be ad vised as follows full disclosure of materials to be taught should be offered and presented in writing to the parents methods of presentation such as resource material books films kits transparencies etc should be disclosed the qualification of those persons who will teach the subject should be revealed parents should de allowed to sit in on classes parents would then sign a consent form the petition also stated that preferably this program should be conducted outside of school hours to prevent in filtration into other classes in commenting on the petition board chairman art winter told the gathering that it was the parents who had asked for the course in the first place he said also the subject would not be compulsory and teachers not wanting to be in volved in it could be exempted lieutenantgovernor pauline mcgibbon left and gwen mowbray of kinsale chat outside the old greenwood schoolhouse library following its official opening sunday afternoon mrs mowbray is chairperson of the greenwood library board jim thomas amazing transformation greenwood school now a new library by jim thomas greenwood on the outside its still every bit the little red brick schoolhouse thats maintained a place of distinction high atop greenwood hill for the past 120 years on the inside everything is changed and beautiful the uxbridge homeowners in uxbridge will pay an extra 75 on an average home assessed at 30000 this year as a result of the town ships new budget the total allocation passed last week calls for an ex penditure of 1136968 an in crease of 214302 or 20 per cent above last year the hike for property- owners will be about 12 per cent this includes local tax requirements for durham region and the board of education all told the total amount of tax dollars to be raised in the township in 1980 is 4904439 as usual education will get the biggest chunk with 2136996 or 52 per cent going its way durham region will get 875572 mayor gary herrema said current spending this year was down by 100000 from 1979 however debt carryover from 1978 and 1979 for equipment and land purchases in the amount of 300000 had brought about the 20 per cent hike the general administration budget for municipal purposes is about 364300 up more than 20000 from last year roads this year were set at 917000 compared to 964076 for 1979 of which 421652 was subsidized by the provincial government other costs recreation and community service 284010 down 69484 from last year thanks to reduced interest charges on the new arena and a previous budgetting of 50000 for land purchase for library expansion planning and development 35000 street lighting for goodwood zephyr udora leaksdale bristol pond estates and sandy hook 2000 street lighting town of ux bridge 12500 dog control shared with the township of scugog 29000 livestock claims 9000 compared to 16643 last year there was no increase in last years allotment of 41200 for council honorariums fertilizer spill kinsale last week the tribune and other media reporting on the evacuation of more than 100 residents from this community attributed the cause to an overturned tanker truck this was wrong what actually happened a hose on a 1000 gallon tank of liquid fertilizer ruptured spilling most of the contents into the atmosphere norman and donald eyers operating the unit at the time fled the scene when the con nection broke escaping injury others werent quite so for tunate ten people and three firefighters were treated in hospital and later released building erected in 1860 has undergone an interior metamorphosis that surpasses the imagination its now a library visitors viewing the transformation for a first time sunday were loud in their praise of whats been ac complished who would have believed it said a former student staring out a huge rear window into the valley below for board chairperson gwen mowbray its a dream come true she had a vision of the possible however until everything started falling into place she wondered if the end result would ever be realized sundays ceremony added the final touch the honorable pauline mcgibbon lieutenant- governor of ontario cut the red ribbon across the front door and declared the facility officially open cost of the project was 112000 the ontario heritage foundation provided 36000 wintario 7500 the brougham citizens league 2000 and the town of pickering the rest mrs mowbray praised the cooperation she and other members of the library board had received including help provided by mpps bill newman and george ashe board associates include donald kitchen julia mooney john coates hubert wank joyce lawlor agnes blakeley alan south and john gilmour the branch librarian is edith morgan the chief librarian is thea driesschen while a new chapter is being written into the history of s s no 9 longtime community residents still like to recall something of the old how the original site was purchased for 4947 how the school was built for 103900 how the overseer architect was paid 3972 and how the bricks were hauled from samuel adamsons yard one mile to the east they like to look up at the bell and remember how it was acquired from st james cathedral toronto transported by boat to frenchmans bay and hauled by ox team to the property it cost 99 greenwoods population was 450 at the time the schools enrolment during the winter months was fiftyfive of real significance to chapter 1 of ss no 9 is the fact that john diefenbakers father was a teacher here back in 1899 it several platform guests addressed the gathering sunday including the lieutenantgovernor one very important person who has en deared herself to everyone in the community is mae brown her presence lent a nostalgic dignity to the ceremony the library convenient to valley view school will be open to the public every tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm thursday from 4 to 8 pm and saturday from 10 am til 12 noon there are currently 4200 volumes available now and these will be increased as the wishes of the people become known mrs mowbray said a golden day for respected balsam couple mpp biu newman left a close neighbor and friend presents an engraved plaque to mr and mrs burnett jamiesoa of balsam on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary saturday the highlyrespected couple have one daughter marean mrs dick ward of claremont one son donald on the home farm and eleven grandchildren they were married may 28 1930 jim thomas drivers scared durham region fight fire with fire advises durham board of education trustee jim chalk he claims a per centage of students are so unruly on school buses someone will have to ride shotgun to maintain law and order chalk says the language used by some of the young people is extremely rough many insist on smoking and its not uncommon for seats to be ripped up director ken munroe suggested that perhaps the board should reconsider an earlier proposal that recommended volunteer students and adults lend assistance on certain routes chalk said some drivers are actually afraid of a few student passengers because of the way they act