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1 restraint stouffvile while many areas of government are preaching restraint town council is practicing it as a result those organiza- tions which more often than not found a ready handout for their services are now finding the matter less than automatic this was made apparent when council showed itself un sympathetic to requests for meetings with the childrens services committee and un ited way both of york region childrens services asked that council receive a deputa tion to discuss its role and to reconsider an earlier decision not to support continuation of the committee in york region said councillor tom woodim sure were all in favor of continuance but fiscal restraints are such that were going to receive all kinds of re quests we voted it down last time i dont know why were going over it again i dont mean to be critical but theyre going to have to fight their own battles councillor charles warden said he would like to know more of what the organization does its difficult understanding their work he said councillor bill karaps claimed they hadnt done a damn bit of work other than gather information thats why id like to hear from them mayor eldred king said the group was looking for councils support so that it could go to the province and request more money the ministry com munity and social services says no so i dont know what theyre to accomplish said mayor king council however agreed to hear the group at a future date but the united way wasnt so fortunate a letter from the uw request ing councils total support in conducting an employee cam paign was received however members voted to take no further action albferta- guest top plowman battle for ward 6 a twoway race ged stonehouse promises positive direction stouffville ged stonehouse is back in the election fight not for the mayoralty but for a council lors post hell run in ward 6 a position currently held by jim sanders stonehouse town businessman and father of two made public his inten tions monday the struggle he said was whether to stand in ward 4 where he lives or go for ward 6 his final deci sion he said was based on the knowledge that his views on the future of the town and those held by councillor bill kamps are quite similar theres nothing new ab out a candidate going outside his own ward he declared i believe a council should work as a team with special emphasis on the area he rep resents stonehouse said that in talking to people he senses a strong desire for positive action we must face that fact that were going to grow but it must be control led growth he said we dont want a markham ex plosion in whitchurch- stouffville stonehouse is supportive of a new recreation centre and feels a fundraising com mittee should be established immediately to get things going v the fairview avenue resi dent has pledged himself to a clean campaign win or lose i want to be able to shake hands when its over he concluded jim sanders towns planning chairman a metroland community newspaper vol95 n022 wednesday september 29 1982 25 cents 16 pages whitchurch combin ing the branches of north york east york and king and vaughan created the firstever york region plowing match saturday the competition that included 35 participants was held on the farms of tom clark and herb peach cone 9 whitchurchstouffville the weather was perfect and the land excellent a guest plowman at the match was wally mar from brooks alberta he used the competition as a warnvup for the international at lucan near london this week and placed first in his class results follow class 1- stouffville mayor eldred king admits hes perso nally concerned every time a main street business for one reason or another goes down the drain- howevjer he doesnt feel the local council can be held accountable forthe state of the economy mayor king was speaking specifically on the decision by rick ashton to close out his maylje stouffville fran sainsbury whitchurch- stouffvilles esteemed environ mentalist and citizen of the year has squelched rumors shell contest the position of mayor at the nov 8 municipal election id never go for the top she said admitting theres a lotto learn along the way mrs sainsbury however didnt close the doorto the pos sibility she might seek a ward post although shell be attend ing a threeday jseminar next month at chateau lake louise alberta as a guest of environ- ment canada she noted thered still be sufficient time to file nomination papers on her re turn f store known as jakes jeans the mayor said that in many instances high interest rates were a determining factor at the same time he suggested- each businessman should be aware of the sales potential of his product before starting out as for what effect the 500- home dulverton development will have on stouffvilles com- mercial core mayor king agreed it will help- he pointed out however theres no guarantee every new home owner will shop locally lets face it stouffvilles a bedroom community he said and anyone who thinks other wise isnt being honest with himself mayor king feels that even when the dulverton subdivison becomes a reality stouffvilles present commercial area will be adequate to handle whatever new business is generated he sees nothing wrong with certain commercial properties being rezoned residential people and commerce can mix he said the only problem he warned is the threat of over taxing the municipal sewerage system as for councils responsibili ties king says we could do no more eugene timbers cannington wm gorrall oakwoodwilf ferguson stouffville class 2- paul robinson cookstown john robinson cookstown brad hatchinson caledon class 3steve dunkeld zephyr jan king stouffville tom robinson cookstown class 4eric timbers stouff ville rod king stouffville ken wells stouffville class 5gregtimbers uxbridge ken ferguson stouffville brian degeer mt albert class 6wally mar brooks alberta floyd forsyth stouff- ville keithrobinsonrcook- stownclass7herb jarvis agincpurt bobcampsall oshawa barry jones stouff ville class 8bruce cowan oakwood tom clark stouff ville kevin wells stouffville specialsgreg timbers stouffville cooperative award bobcampsall inter national harvester award jan king wm simpson memorial trophy and bob early f stan tyndall memorial award the york region plowmens banquet will be held oct 27 in the community hall at victoria square although retired from competetive plowing a number of years wilf ferguson rr 2 stouffville is making a comeback and doing extremely well he was an entry in the horse team class at town movie site a sunday treat stouffville hallo ween oct 31 falls on a sunday and the town according to mayor eldred king has no au thority to change it however he feels council will want to consider the wishes of the peo ple and issue a directive if the majority favor saturday he in dicated the issue would un doubtedly come up for discus sion personally i dont see any thing wrong with children trick- ortreating on a sunday even ing the mayor said- satur day isnt that appropriate eitherhe said the well- being of the community would be the prime concern of council whitchurch whitch urchstouffville is fast be coming the tv and movie capital of ontario the town is repeatedly the choice of filmmakers for on location camera work the latest was friday the shooting of a phase in the terry fox marathon of hope special for viewing in both the united states and cana da next may it will be fea- tured on pay tv in the us movie theatres and on ctv- tv here the selected site was an area of the aurora sideroad at the 7th concession this location was chosen because it best resembles the area outside thunder bay where terrys crosscanada walk came to an end a large sign on the outside of the van read miles to date3318 miles to gol682 eric fryerof scarborough plays the lead role the re semblance is amazing his acting has been described as excellent the director is ralph thomas and the pro ducer bob cooper far markham the 127th annual markham fair opens wednesday tonight with the hell drivers doing their auto acrobatics on the racetrack be ginning at 7 pm for those in terested in more passive tests of skill a garden tractor pull will be held in livestock arena at the same time the fairs official opening is thursday tomorrow at 8 pm in the livestock arena with the hon dennis timbrell ontarios minister of agricul ture the guest speaker the 1982 president of markham fair is william bill walker the grounds and buildings will be open 6 pm to 10 pm wednesday tonight and 9 am to 10 pmithursday through saturday on sunday the grounds are open from 9 am to 6 pml and the build- ings 12 noon to 6 pm bus transportation will be available from stouffville to the fair with pickups between success square and the a p plaza at the following times friday and saturday10 am 2 pm 6 pm sunday10 am and 3 pm the last return bus to stouffville is 10 pm friday and saturday 6 pm sunday the exact fare is 50 cents adults 25 cents children 6 to 15 25 cents senior citizens tc riiji it the york regional match saturday the pair of beautiful bel- gians are owned by an neighbor murray grove jim thomas spend 15000 sidewalks stouffville sidewalk reconstruction in stouffville has been extensive this year with the cost totalling 15000 the project has included sec tions along main street ed ward street duchess street and montreal street monty mcewen construction had the contract the area extends over 6700 square feet works superintendent ron gibson told the tribune in addition asphaltboulevards have been laid from the cnr crossing to the library on the north side of main and from the bank of nova scotia to church street on the south side nortown paving limited of toronto completed this work the amount of sidewalk and boulevard construction in 1982 is 3000 more than usually con tracted in a single year mr gib son said 44 blind youth new eyes eric fryer of scarborough is a lookalike for the late terry fox part of the filming for an upcoming movie was done in whitchurchstouftville jim thomas unionville twenty- two year old steve schmucker sabiston drive unionville has new eyes the ambitious young man blind since age four will see through vision provided by a german shepherd guide dog obtained this month from a school called guiding eyes for the blind in yorktown heights new york steve made the trip down sept 2 and returned home with josh sept 26 already the two are inseparable friends ive wanted one since i was eighteen steve told the tri bune he submitted his applica tion in june 1981 then re applied this year steve enrolled in the training course at yorktown heights and the two hit it off from the start hes very protective steve says they returned home together sunday by plane steve and josh go out for walks every day each time the dog becomes more familiar with the area were getting along really well steve said coming stouffville history will repeat itself next- week when new 1983 plymouth and chrysler cars roll onto the lot at les wilson motor salcs main street west it was back in 1945 that the wilson firm took on the ply mouthchrysler franchise a dealer relationship that lasted several years alfred chippy thomas maytree avenue was a partner with les wilson in the company at that time in addition to plymouth and chrysler automobiles the firm will also handle dodge trucks george wilson told the tri- bune e i