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ci toobm i m fj t v rix v a metroland community newspaper l i v vol95n014 wedriesdayaugust 4 1982 v ciages stouffville theprac- use of celebrating a sporting victorywith a ride through stouffville on the towns fire truck has been douced by chief walter smith the trucks siren that has heralded town triumphs for many years sounded its death knell last month when it pro voked a wail of complaints from residents incensed over itsindiscriminate use in the early hours of the morning cliff dunkeld coachof the stouffville stingers softball club however was not one of the complainants he express ed disappointment over the dis- continuance of the ritual ride at a parks and recreation board meeting july 27 he described as regrettable the fact that team members had played their hearts out to win the provincial regional championship and had been refusedlthevictory ride he notedthat apparently another smalltown tradition had come toan end he alerted fellow board members that there might be need for ear plugs if the stin gers should clinch the proving cial title at kingston aug 15 well be blowing our horns hesaidyoullhearusintown fire truck or no fire truck c honorary seat jim clark r venerable and stanch supporter of stouffville hockey teamsover many sea sons of wins and losses will be able to watch upcoming games from aspecial seat the honor ary chair bearing his name will bctplaced in the arena foyer kfensurethe wellknown fan the best seat in the house vg inf jlandbook- program coordinator lizette lacouisiere is presently con- sidering possible formats and costs she feels the venture should proceed following muni cipal elections in november the directory will include in formation on council municip al and administrative services local clubs as well as re- creational and cultural prog rams for 1983 slide dangerous a playground slide between the town pool and park drive south will be relocated be cause otirs proximity to street traffic the board feels it pre sents a hazard to those children using the facility the slide was erected at its present site through a donation from music mania play ball only slightofhand wont replace mightofarm at home plate if the recreation boards opposi tion to magic festival events held on stouffvilles ball di amond is upheld the practise of using the diamond for activi ties other than ball games was roundly criticized by members due to the funds and effort re quired to restore the playing field to its original condition a short cut residents of the thicketwood subdivision who have worn a rutted path across the grass south of the arena arent about to have their shortcut legiti mized by ashpalt a suggestion that the route be paved for con venience and esthetics met with little enthusiasm when presented to recreation mem bers the shortest distaance be- tween two points may be a straight path it was concluded but it need not necessarily be a smooth one two councillors again stouffville council lors bill kamps ward 4 and wilfmorley ward 5 are the latest incumbents to annnounce that investment reelection plans for nov 8 mayor eldred king stated weeks ago hed stand again i councillor kamps said hes- anxious to see the dulverton developmentthrough to a suc cessful conclusion hes also anxious for a newarena and feelsthetown approaching the proposedprojectrn the rightway a major effort will be made to publish an information hahd- book for whitchurch- councillor morley told the stouffville next year town- tribuneits taken him two years to fully understand the process of municipal govern- ment i now wantto return he said both members praised the handling of town affairs by mayor king with four new councillors itsbeentoughon him mayor kingbut hes been very patient and under standing said morley hes done an excellent job c6mmcnted kamps theres np o torep him board of education trustee harry bowes will also seek re election he was chairman of the board in1981 the whitchurchstbuffville historical society will holds its annual antique and classic car show this sunday aug 8 on the grounds of the town museum woodbine avenue vandorf the event opens at 12 noon and extends through until 4 pm one of the vehicles on display will be this beautiful 1953 chevrolet 2door coach owned by bryan ponting woodbine avenue newmarket x jim holt gifts wrongmayor stouffville mayor eldred kingdoesnthavc a surefire remedy forcanadas econmomic ills however he thinks he knows a partial cure- dont spend morethan you make government is the greatest cause of inflation he says it cant continually- keep provid ing benefits to a society that feels everything is free sooner or later itcatchesup mayor king points out that despite cut- backs by ottawa spending is up by 20 rercerit the interest rate alone on the national debt is tremendous he said salary guidelines while mayor king considers the sixpcr cent wage guideline a start he also thinks it un- vfair for those in a lower salary bracket the fact he said that v fuel costs haveclimbedby 20 per cent creates an imbalance t the mayor said salaries with in the towns own municipal staff had climbed by 1314 per cent in 1982 even then the scale here is below that of em ployees at the regional level he stated he said there would be no wage rollbacks in whitch- ureh govt job creation mayorkingdpesnt agree with the federal governments makework program claiming it as too temporaryi see it asno different than giving peo- pie welfare he said he feels the crux of the prob- lem is overspending sperid- ingmorc than you earn means trouble he said and this is as true with governments as with companies and individuals deficit financing mayor king explained is not permit ted in a municipality ifwhitch- urchstouffville wishes to bor row money it must prove to the ontario municipal boards its ability to pay theres a law for the rich and a law for the poor and were the poor he concluded bare not beautiful stouffville mayor eldred king says hed much sooner look at a girl with her clothes on than one with her clothespff in spile ofthis preference he saidjhercouldrit get alf that upset over an exhibit of nudefemale photographs int thetownslatcham gallery last month he said he made a point of viewing the display in the company of his wife only af ter being questioned on the matter by the tribune mayor king explained that some members of the lib- rary board also serve on the gallery committee they the library board approve everything the gallery does but they dont censor their displays- perhaps they should he said the exhibit the mayor said seemed somewhat re moved from what he consid ers works of art treally wonder if its the kind of thingourgallery should have at the same time he was quick to compliment the committee on the many ex cellent displays in the past charged with cruelty pet ringwood r a old whitchurchstouffville man appeared in newmarket pro- ivincial courtaug 4 charged withcruelty toananimal it is alleged that david alexj ander caldwell bf lot 35coric 1 8 shot a german shepherd dog belonging to of the incident occur red at9 am july 28 accord ing to police the pet was on the reid property when felled t marijuana garden when police visited a proper ty on valley road mussel- mans lake saturday they discovered marijuana flourishing in a backyard plot charged with possession is eric frank gucftther 19 of rr 2 stouffville he will appear in court this week found dead a17year old girl showing no signs of life wasdiscovered sunday morning in a tent at shadow camp- rr- i 7 toronto was pronounced dead on arrival at york county hos pital newmarket office breakin a breakin at the office of stouffville feeds ltd 133 main street west was reported july 26 about 100 damage was caused to acompany safe g on the same date entry was gained to orchard park school on sunselblvd stouffville but inbthingavas reportedmissing c- tw marilyn evans of alice mount albert reported adiarh6ndiing at 1800 taken from her home while she wasonvacation stouffville it was dutch treat at tliejuly 13 meeting of town council in attendance was piet van derburgt of odploo st antho- nisand ledeacherholland currently visiting his brother theo at stouffville mrvander burgt recalled that two years ago 1000 tulip bulbs had been sent to whitch- stouffville- sherry lynn urchstouffvillc from his town aptard of 25 buttonwood drive as an expression of apprecia- fire victims stouffville- r- for more than a week norm brown wife joanne and son michael had been living dntheverandahof afire- ravaged house at the corner of park drive south and main street x wiv 7 at night they would put up aplasticsheet their only protection from the cold and the eyes of the curiousn- when their plight was disc- overed they had ho food lit tle clothing and no furniture k it was a phone call tothe tribune tuesday morning that alerted thepaper to the faniilysiniisfortunc the editor contacted cliff aiken a food voucher was approved and temporary accommodation obtained the couple still hope to sal- vagesufficient clothing from the hoiise seethem through the most urgent need is j for a bed and mattress and a chesterfield anything to sit on mr aiken said the lions he said could take care of the rest rjfthere were three families t living in the house at the time of the blaze daleknabbina v thirdfloor apartment jack and cheryl harper and son kennyinpfmbrowiijfewife tion for canadas aid to holland during world war ii he presented mayor eldred king with a plaque from his municipality where he serves as an alderman in reply mayor king said whitchurchstouffville had been fortunate to have many hollanders chose the town as their permanent home they arefine canadians he said they have added much to this province council- in turn presented mr van der burgt with a town flag and a book on the history of stouffville councillor charles warden an exserviceman in holland said he and his wife had recent- ly re visited the country and were treated royally i still correspond with peo- pie there after 37 years he stated j- pooper- m the bride and groom travelled in style t douglas kerr rr 3 newmarket and connie giasson stouffer street north stouffville were married saturday in a lovely wed- v i ding at the ringwood christian church j following the ceremony the bride and groom travelled through town in bob hagermans igleaming 1916 model ttj ford other members of thewedding party occupied cars owned and driven by charlie tompkins 1927- ford and john urwin 1927 dodge 11 of markhamthe reception was held in the goodwood community hall the happy couple will i reside at ballantrae i 4v javj r jim thomas whitchurch more than just dogs are accommo dated at jim ryans canine control centre- rr 4 stouffville the latest to take up permanent occupancy there is a baby skunk its been deodorized so poses no threat to the ryan family dog they play together by the hour jim says however not everyone visiting the ryan home is aware the pets scenting system has been neutral ized r j r jim tells the story of a re cent gathering of friends and relatives in the living room of his residence during the party- little- jimmy asleep upstairs was awakened by the buzz of con versation below and decided to check it out v jjisawfhini coming step bystepl butdidnt say a word mr ryantblditi tribunejsecoridslatera flurry of excitement eruptedi never sawa place clear out so fast in all my life i ma