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pastors aid fire fund stouffville a fire fund to assist marie adams and two of her tenants following the tragic main street maze dec 20 is gaining support especially from local churches rev ted creen pastchairman of the stouffville ministerial told the tribune this week he said several congregations had already responded raising the total to well over 500 mr creen explained that persons not already contacted and wishing to assist can for ward cheques to box 1031 stouffville he said a fire fund account would be opened at the stouffville branch of the im perial bank of commerce and that an approach would be made to the local chamber of com merce concerning help in that area theres still a pressing need for clothing mr creen said mrs adams size is 1112 in shoes she takes size seven jane glick of 206 manitoba street is collecting items at her home the contact number there is 640- 2794 while the loss of one mans life plus a residence and business has been keenly felt here the tragedy has not gone unnoticed elsewhere last week one of mrs adams daughters evangeline delivered a suit case full of clothes gathered together by a group of friends in layfayette louisiana mrs glick said that in collecting wearing apparel the two male boarders would not be overlooked she said she planned to get in touch with them this week to find out their needs wht wrihunt vol 93 no 36 an inland community newspaper whitchurchstouffville december 31 1980 25 cents 16 pages look for nol on friday the tribune will bs checking in with the three local hospitals york county newmarket york central rich mond hill and uxbridge cot tage to identify the new years first arrival the stork has beenknown to stray from the aforementioned destinations however should this occur the proud father in addition to all the other things hell be thinking about is asked to call the newspaper at 6402100 so we can spread the news and take a picture the tribune is also in terested in any precious gifts that arrived special delivery christmas day give us a call unanimous decision market value for 81 taxes stouffville market assessments been approved by whitchurchstouffville council in short this means that 1981 taxes will be based on 1978 valuations fifty per cent of property owners in town will pay more and fifty per cent will pay less the decision passed unanimously at a special meeting dec 23 concluded debate on the issue that began earlier in the year the municipalities of aurora newmarket east gwillimbury and georgina are considering aid crash victims stouffville seven members of a stouffville family were injured friday when their eastbound 1979 chevrolet stationwagon was struck by a westbound car on the stouff- villegormley road near ringwood retained in hospital was 1 christopher stainton 90 van- zant court also treated and later released was mrs stainton and five children kathryn timothy elizabeth stephen and daniel mrs stainton said her husband ditched their vehicle in an attemptto avoid collisiorrbut it was struck broadside and demolished she praised the assistance rendered at the scene particularly by two off- duty nurses arid an offduty police constable one nurse joanne mcallister of the suc cess steak and seafood house witnessed the crash and came back to help mrs stainton described these people as just marvellous thirteen year old elizabeth suffered severe lacerations when her head went through a side window mrs mcallister she said placed elizabeth in her car and the constable covered her with his coat the accident occurred about 1115 pm the family was en route home after spending the evening with friends s imilar moves all others have made the switch owners of some older residences can expect a sizeable tax hike mayor eldred king told the tribune while those in newer homes may pay less a breakdown follows residential 2204 will decrease 2206 will increase commercial 310 will decrease 195 will increase multiple residential 163 will decrease 38 will in crease industrial 15 will decrease 28 will increase farms 258 will decrease 327 will increase the council felt it had to start somewhere mayor king explained pointing out that the longer the situation was allowed to remain the wider the spread would become some are going to behappy and some are going to be concerned he said individual notices will be mailed out jan 20 two public meetings will follow one at the ballantrae centennial centre jan 29 and another in latcham hall jan 31 representatives from york regions assessment staff will attend residentially the average tax shift by ward will be ward one 599 units 61 per unit ward two 1179 units 52 per unit ward three 725 units 27 per unit ward four 573 units 79 per unit ward five 666 units 50 per unitf ward six 668 units 60 per unit an example of the tax shift on farm properties is best shown in wards 2 and 3 on 102 farms in ward 2 the average will be 81 in ward 3 there are 217 farms the average shift there will be 46 owners of vacant land could be exceptionally hard hit mayor king said teen candlelighter prepares for pageant christ church anglican sunset boulevard stouffville was filled to capacity dec 24 for a beautiful christmas eve candlelight pageant shown here setting the sanctuary all aglow is 15 year old shelley mcmurray elm road jim thomas attempted bank robbery comedy of errors vandorf two eighteen year olds charged with con spiracy to rob the royal bank on woodbine avenue in vandorf last june have been sent to jail following trial last week in york regional county court jeffrey sheppey will serve one year in prison his com panion brian miller was given sixteen months both were residents of aurora the youths entered pleas of guilty to the offense and chatted back and forth throughout much of the proceedings judge donald shearer heard the case testimony revealed a comedy of errors that even tually led to their arrest in an aurora donut shop although the two had planned carefully the means by which they would carry out the robbery even to arranging for a pilot to fly them out of the country their arrival at the bank was illtimed crown attorney kd murray told how the manager hadjust closed the premises and was resetting the burglar alarm when the pair pulled up by accidentthe alarm went off sending sheppey and miller fleeing in a car that had been stolen for the purpose murray described how the accused had purchased nylon stocking masks and carried a so- so winchester rifle after bot ching up the breakin they changed clothing to escape identification murray said firemen felled markham three markham firefighters suf fered smoke inhalation and another required treatment for burns while battling a blaze dec 23 at the home of edward wise 10 riverview road douglas curr and john woodcock were admitted to york central hospital rich mond hill bill snowball was treated in scarborough centenary gordon hooper was given first aid by york ambulance attendants chief myrl smith said occupants of a basement apartment were making potato chips and left a con tainer of cooking oil on the stove unattended damage was estimated at 18000 william gorewich counsel for sheppey said the two could give no logical explanation as to why they embarked on their ill- fated stunt although each has a criminal record they were described as youthful of fenders one cannot equate age with innocence said crown attorney murray each knew the consequences of his act he calledtherobbery attempt a sophisticated and planned event he claimed that had they not arrived on location 15 minutes late and had they completed their venture he would be recommending a sentence of between three and five years the potential for danger was there even though no robbery was committed said murray it is my impression both have treated this thing as a lark something to bring them glory among their peers he called it a crime that could have ended in disaster judge shearer agreed with the seriousness of the intent it was intended to be a highly professional job all intricately planned he said pointing out that any attempt to rob a bank is a very serious matter adding to this was the fact the accused were armed in case of resistance judge shearer noted in passing sentence safeguard apartments town fire chief vows against a background of scorched wood and blackened bricks a gaily wrapped gift swings back and forth near the entrance to marie adams christian supply centre on main street stouff ville a tragic fire dec 20 destroyed much of the interior including the store a tenant living in a third storey apartment died in the blaze stouffville apart ment dwellings in whitchurch- stouffville will come under closer scrutiny fire chief walter smith has vowed following the dec 20 blaze that claimed one life and rendered three persons homeless chief smith told the tribune he intended to check requiremnts under present legislation and if necessary up date them to better safeguard such buildings when asked if there were other residences in town used for a similar purpose the chief replied many others with respect to the adams house however he said he wasnt aware of tenants in the second and third storeys until some time after he reached the fire scene johannas sorenson 72 a roomer on the third floor died in the blaze when his escape down a rear stairway was cut off by smoke and flames chief smith said that on learning a man was trapped in that section of the house a ladder was raised to the win dow by then he said the heat was too intense for anyone to enter we all felt sick about it he stated the chief stressed that all such dwellings should be equipped with smoke detectors ill be taking the necessary steps he promised one cant measure lives in dollars and cents the chief stressed too that every public residence of more than two storeys should have two exits its his feeling that anyone planning to rent a room should first be required to obtain a permit in this way an in spection would be carried out before the application is ap proved friends say farewell stouffville funeral service for johannas sorenson the lone fire death victim in a blaze that destroyed the home and business of marie adams dec 20 was held friday from the danish lutheran church finch avenue west with in terment king city cemetery mr sorenson was 72 a native of denmark he came to canada about 27 years ago for the past ten years he was employed by don hargrave first on 19th avenue near dicksons hill and more recently east of ballantrae mrs hargrave described him as an amazing man who took great pride in his work he cared for their vegetable and flower gardens and also looked after their horses he had the run of the place she said and seemed to enjoy a feeling of independence mrs hargrave told of his love for poetry and how children would gather around him he had friends from every walk of life she said the necessity of con structing fire escapes will also be considered chief smith praised the assistance provided by firefighters from markham a hydraulic telesquirt used by markham for a first time helped bring the blaze under control its a great machine he said we need one here at the height of the fire close to 2000 gallons of water per minute was being poured onto the structure while the cause hadnt been determined when the tribune last talked to the chief he in dicated the fire had started in a rear kitchen and spread up a stairwell to the roof an inquest he said would be held if recommended by the fire marshals office and the canadian standards association walter smith said the death of mr sorenson was the first of its kind in stouffville since he took over the post there have been three others in the area all in the former twp of whit church