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4 whitchurchstouffville an inland community newspaper vol 93 no 29 whitchurchstouffville november 13 1980 25 cents 20 pages majo stouffville eldred- still king read a preelection headline in the nov 6 edition of this newspaper while not proposing to be prophetic this heading became a reality monday night when eldred king was reelected mayor of whitchurch stouff- ville for another twoyear term but not without a fight ged stonehouse exchamber of commerce president and fresh man politician had the in cumbent looking over his shoulder all evening by 1015 pm with all polls in it was king 2262 and stonehouse 1920 councillor becky wedley a third candidate in the race was well back with 770 town council for 198182 follows mayoreldred king councillors ward 1 charles warden ace- ward 2tom wood ward 3jim rae ward 4- bill kamps ward 5whf morley ward 6jim sanders as expected mayor king held a sizeable majority in each of the rural wards he also edged his rival in ward 4 but dropped behind in wards 5 and 6 the advance polls gave king 92 votes stonehouse 59 and wedley 22 most surprising was the rather inept showing of coun cillor wedley even in her home area of ward 2 she trailed the field her successor tom wood garnered 450 votes to 384 for ron robb and 234 for pat cashman jim rae topped ken evans 353 to 258 in ward 3 and bill kamps more than doubled the count oh wayne andrews in ward 4 it was kamps 628 and andrews 304 the most lopsided victory went to wilf morley in ward 5 he outdistanced marie adams 624 to 132 carol bent collected 129 in ward 6 it was councillor jim sanders over former councillor cathy joice 551 tc 479 an upset occurred in the contest for separate school board trustee betty lee defeated incumbent jack mc- dermott 381 to 349 fortysix per cent of the whitchurch stouffville elec torate exercised their franchise ged stonehouse mayor- a gentlema mayoralty candidate ged stonehouse viewed the election result with mixed feelings monday nighthlisappointment and relief disappointment that he didnt win and relief that its all over obviously the time wasnt right there was a lean towards a stay put situation he told the tribune he said he was satisfied by the fact hed remained close all evening eldred knew he was being chased he said mr stonehouse praised mayor king for the way he conducted himself throughout the campaign every bit a gentleman i intend to sup port him and i hope the whole town will do the same as for coming back in two years time he wouldnt say i havent closed the door to that possibility he stated but ill be able to think more positively about it in a couple of weeks becky wedley moral issues hurt family ofswdns en joy late swim swimming season- will soon be over for this family of beautiful mute swans on the property of keith and susan chester and family rr 3 stouffville the snow white signets born earlier this summer are almost as large as their- parents motorists travelling the uxbridgewhitchurchstouffville townline often stop to watch them paddle about the pond jim thomas win 14 awards stouffville one evening in the high schools year isnt setaside to honor members of the ku family but that in reality is what commencement here is all about in- addition to diplomas nancy margaret and michael ku main street east stouff- ville will receive no less than fourteen individual awards friday night its a record unequalled across the province nancy 19 with an average of 9717 per cent tops in york region will receive seven scholarships and bursaries margaret is the recipient of four and michael three and waiting in the wings is brother jimmy now in grade 9 nancy majoring in medicine at toronto university was the top student in grade 13 margaret stood highest in grade 12 and michael was tops in grade 10 arid not to be ignored was jimmys average of 938 per cent in grade 8 in addition to nancy ku others receiving ontario scholarships friday are david hewitt lois james murray johnston chris kamps glen kelly nicola palmer indie persaud theresa rae richard reesor cheryl stelling john thiessen michelle wang and brian wong the valedictorian is chris kamps the mc is carolina dervaric president of the students council platform guests will include former principal mervyn witherow longtime vice- principal ron mercer and former staff teacher george mccullough now the vice- principal at huron heights secondary school newmarket the commencement night program has been arranged by staff teacher john marshall tony roman mayor retains office best stouffville high school principal michael muir has described staff phys ed instructor jim rehill as the best volleyball coach ive ever seen inspired by this kind of support coach rehill will take his sr spartans into the georgian bay volleyball finals thursday today the tournaments location is st roberts high school thornhill to advance to this round sdss had to knock off the best in york county this they did at woodbridge for the tenth year in a row the stouffville lineup follows paul boynton mike rehill doug davidson steve johns jim chilvc andrew redshaw marek kacyznski ken grove ross dube mark zane claude marllett mayoraltycandidate becky wedley has attributed her disappointing third place finish- monday to her tough stand on moral issues obviously the electorate did not agree with me she said in a telephone interview tuesday she drew this conclusion from the fact her successor in ward 2 tom wood voiced an opposing view and won it was the same she said with mayor eldred king and he won also she admitted that her 770 votes was a disappointment particularly for members of her family who had worked hard on her behalf eldred king failure to place a single woman on the 198182 council drew no conclusions other than the belief all candidates were measured by what they stood for councillor wedley said she now plans to rest up for awhile and consider future plans she estimated the cost of her campaign at 4000 praises opponent he put up a great fight i didnt really think it would be so close s commented mayor eldred king of his opponent ged stonehouse after all polls had reported monday night he suggested that lack of experience had hurt him ged most i think he stonehouse wasted two good years by running for mayor as he did he should have gone for council first and could have made it king admitted the results show one faction in town ad vocating slow growth and another wanting more growth im afraid ill now be plagued by every kind of development going he said then after pausing a few seconds he added if people want something to happen here then it will hap pen the mayor reaffirmed his stand that he would never support urban buildup at the expense of the rural home owner the council must think of the whole town not just a part of it mr king said he was sorry markham ron morans recordbreaking support at the regional level in 1978 stood for nought monday night when he chose to move up to mayor he was soundly trounced by in cumbent tony roman 13318 to 5911 markhams regional representatives will be carole bell 12663 ron dancey 11710 and stan daurio 11633 dave crombie was re elected to board of education crombie polled 2944 newcomer barbara gilbert was second with 2895 the race in ward 6 was close with councillor elson miles edging out mike larkin 471 to 466 in ward 3 it was dave wilson and ward 5 gord landoh reelected to hydro commission were alma walker 12334 don mcnabb 8093 and don cockburn 5644 newcomer to the commission is bill burnett 7180 son in trouble chief would resign york region gladys rolling head of york regions board of police commissioners isnt quite sure if chief bruce crawford submitted his resignation or not it was more of a com ment she said it came about in a conversation there was nothing in writing facts pertaining to the matter remain sketchy due to the fact discussion was held behind closed doors mrs rolling admitted however that the chiefs concern was related to a recent charge laid against his son allen henry crawford it is alleged that the younger crawford now 26 was involved in the theft of 170000 worth of gold dust from toronto international- airport in sep tember mrs rolling said each member of the board was given an opportunity to speak on the matter the commissioners she said were unanimous in their decision that chief crawford should carry on pointing to his flawless record since assuming office the commission contended that any charges filed against the chiefs son should not be the fathers responsibility asked why the matter hadnt been dealt with in public like other resignations mrs rolling said the chief looked on it as personnel a part of the agenda thats always discussed in private as elated eldred king mayor of whitchurch- stouffville signals a victory sign outside bis home on the bioomlngtonroad following news of bis re election monday mayor king counted 2262 more than hlsclosest rf stonehouse fairview aveiisc stouffville jim holt no women would hold seats on the new council im not saying the elected ones are the wrong ones but im suggesting that women should be asked to serve on committees- as he talked in the quiet of his study family members and close friends watched the results on television both op ponents the mayor said had called in earlier expressing congratulations chairlady j steps down stouffville coun- cillorjune button chaired her final meeting of planning board nov 4 at its conclusion several members including mayor eldred king paid tribute to her for sacrifices over the past ten years mayor king said hed always held her opinions in high regard in addition to her involvement in council and planning activities mrs button has also served on the high school board the mayorstated my first love has always been the town she replied adding theres a time for everything and the time to step down is how expansion gormley the homestead restaurant on the stouffvillegormley road near the 5th concession is expanding its premises to accommodate eatin customers up to now its been a take out service owner harry kennedy told members of town planning board the 1500 square foot ad dition will include a new modem kitchen and a place for patrons to sit down provisions for take out will be continued the project was approved by the board with no site plan requested