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i ail the news whitchurch uxhndge markham i pickering urn largest weekly markham stouffville uxbridge voli 2fkoj 34 12 pages stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday january 21 1971 phone 6402101 15 cents caretaker assaulted stouffville whitchurch twp police are continuing their investigation into a reported assault at the stouffville sales barn hwy 47 that caused injury to the caretaker of the property steven lancaster mr lancaster was struck on the head face and chest by a masked assailant who at tempted to enter his quarters around 11 pm following the scuffle in which the employee was knocked to the ground the man fled nothing was stolen although no gun was seen it is believed the intruder was ar med mr lancaster was treated in hospital and later released fire escrt markham when fireiien found it impossible to extinguish a smouldering blaze in a load of garbage hwy 48 north of markham a police escorts of three cruisers was called in to accompany the vehicle to a nearby dump whats it like back therel radioed the officer in the leqd car to the constable at the the blaze is not so badtte replied but the pollution count sure is high can marry can fight too young to drink stouffville kenneth boyle valley road musselmans lake is 20 years old and married he could if he so desired serve in any branch of the canadian armed forces however hes still too young to drink without passing a personal opinion judge russell pearse took note of these facts when the accused appeared before him jan 15 charged with consuming liquor while under the legal age of 21 boyle pleaded not guilty he explained how he was stopped by police on the night of dec 31 north of stouffville he said he had spent the evening at the home of his motherinlaw and denied consuming any alcohol he told the court how he had requested a breathalizer test but because of his age was refused constable david hadden testified as to an odor of liquor on the accuseds breath he said the youths eyes were red judge pearse in rendering a conviction limited the fine to 10 recognition at last stouffville where theres life theres hope the management of stouff- villes peewee softball team ontario finalists of 1970 refused to give up they felt the club deserved recognition but separate ap peals before council and the recreation committee were ignored or rejected the lads had their hearts set on new jackets now theyll get them new jackets and a banquet too thanks to a group of sports- minded citizens who followed the team through all of last summer the dinner in the stouffville masonic hall is being prepared by the players mothers in co operation with members of the altona womens institute and volunteers from the stouffville rangers the date is an evening in march the fund is still short of covering the total cost anyone wishing to contribute to the success cf this project is asked to contact either jack watson 283 main street west 6402335 or wilf morley 361 north street 403422 maybe some day another bobby orr monday through saturday jan 25 to 30 is minor hockey week in stouffville and across canada hundreds of little bobby orrs and davey keons will be scrambling around arenas across the country cheered on by proud moms and dads brothers and sisters such a lad is 5 year old michael glenn a mite league defenceman in the stouffville minor hockey association hes the son of mr and mrs edgar glenn mill street jas thomas lions club organizes bike marathon may 1 stouffville a bicycle marathon that with the co operation of the entire com munity could develop into the largest fundraising venture ever organized here will have its beginning from the stouff ville memorial park saturday husband charged home not fit for dogs uxbridge twp con ditions described as unfit for dogs were found sunday when police and tribune editor jas thomas visited the site of a dilapidated farm house north of gravel hill in uxbridge township a family of three including a baby boy were living in only two rooms of the frame twostorey structure the temperature inside was about 40 degrees the situation came to light when the young mother arrived in stouffville she said she feared for her life charged with threatening is william cammack rr 3 stouffville a loaded 22 calibre rifle was seized the child police said was extremely dirty and weighed less than eleven pounds the interior of the house was sparsely furnished a motor cycle with extended han dlebars was parked against one wall there was a small portable television set on the table mr cammack currently unemployed was living on welfare police said that mrs cam mack and the child had been taken in by her parents business booms stouffville business is booming at the stouffville licence bureau snowmobile business operator mrs marian murphy reports 693 sales this winter both new and renewals the licence period extends from oct 31 1970 to oct 31 1972 the cost is a flat 400 at markham licence manager fred hayward reports sales exceeding the 800 mark may 1 arranged through the special activities committee of the stouffville lions club the route will extend over a distance of 30 miles the chairman is lion bill murphy heres how it works a par ticipant boy girl man or woman selects one organization or one project that he or she would like to assist financially he then goes looking for spon sors who pledge x cents per miles covered at the end 50 percent of the money earned goes to the organization of his choice and 50 percent to the lions club for example a cyclist obtains 10 sponsors at 10 cents each per mile if he completes the 30 mile course he earns 30 fifteen dollars would go to his pre selected project and fifteen dollars to the lions the bikeathon is not a race entries musi be 7 years and over and all children must have signed parental approval the first mass contingent of riders will move out at 9 am all participants nust report back by 5 pm check points will be set up at intervals along the route and guards will be located at all crossroads and highway intersections the safety of the cyclists is our first concern said chairman bill an estimated 90 adults will be required to police the project five trucks will patrol the route carrying spare bikes and repair kits motorcycle escorts will also assist along with members from st john am bulance riders should take along sufficient food but water will be provided a map of the route will be published when finalized regional post markham mrs alma walker former mayor of markham town has accepted a social workers position within the region of york the office is located at york manor newmarket previously mrs walker served as committee chairman home for the aged and a member of the board for five years i love every minute of it she told the tribune revenge cited business firms hit by gas shutoff spree stouffville the plight of the striker involved in a current nineweek wage dispute with the management of consumers gas company was not enhanced but rather impaired when persons unknown shut off the fuel service to many business places here sunday the branch office at richmond hill began receiving complaints early sunday morning when the cause was discovered a systematic check was made throughout the town the temperature in one second storey apartment dropped to forty degrees water pipes in the stouffville bakery were frozen solid but luckily did not break man found frozen glen waugh district man ager said that with most business establishments closed and many owners away it was difficult to reach everyone he said the police department was very cooperative about 35 places were affected many in the west end plaza it had to be someone with an intimate knowledge of the area said mr waugh its not something a kid could do malicious acts of this nature are a rarety he explained he said his firm could do little to protect itself terming it unwise to place locks on outside meters he said the penalty for con viction of such an offense could be very severe instances of a similar nature had occurred in toronto he said but stouffville was the only area in the region to be hit sunday stupid just plain stupid said one irritated merchant stouffville the frozen body of a stouffville area man was found outside his home early sunday morning by a neighbor who had risen unusually early to check his stock charles wellington baker 48 rr4 stouffville was reported dead at the scene by coroner blair mitchell and taken by newmarket ambulance to york county hospital temperatures at 6 am sunday went down to 15 degrees below zero the victims death has been attributed to exposure in vestigators included staff sgt david fellows and constable ronald lowcock whitchurch branch york regional police offers municipal site ballantrae the pre selected location of municipal offices in stouffville to serve the expanded area town of whitchurchstouffville is proving a major inconvenience to many ratepayers says clayton clouter gormley rr 1 mr clouter is the developer of a 57lot vla subdivision at the intersection of hwy 48 and the aurora sideroad instead of spending several thousand dollars to improve the hire clerk goodwood uxbridge township has a new clerk new perhaps to some of the ratepayers but certainly not new to the job hes donald s kennedy riverview drive markham mr kennedy held the position previously for 2 years resigning in 1958 to accept a teaching post on the staff of markham dist high school council finalized the selection at a special meeting jan 18 mr kennedy assumes the of fice feb 1 municipal site in stouffville mr clouter has agreed to donate sufficient acreage in his development at ballantrae for a new building in discussing the matter with the tribune he termed it completely unfair that a resident say in the area of cedar valley should have to drive all the way to stouffville a distance of over twelve miles whats worse he said when you do get there you cant find a place to park mr clouter argues that a more central location should be established immediately rather than investing money in a project that is obsolete before it is completed gormley exchange free call to toronto stouffville skidoo team sets prize winning pace at district meets s clocked at speeds on the straightauay of up to 80 miles per hour this team of dare- icvil kqom mobile drivers has won many awards in district meets so far this season they are left to right rill broun tim kennedy marvin itrtz keith betz and glen avery they race every saturday in competition at markham and will participate in the big kinsmensponsored meet in stouffville feb 21 jas thomas gormley beginning dec 1971 all residents in the gor mley 887 exchange will be granted expanded freecall service to willowdale don mills and toronto in announcing the plan gordon b wansbrough bell manager said 831000 additional telephones would be added to the local calling area at new monthly rates monthly rates residential at present and as proposed are as follows individual line 515 to 720 twoparty line 400 to 575 multiparty line 360 to 520 for a business service an individual line will increase from 1250 to 1915 per month mr wansbrough said the proposal followed a survey of gormley exchange residents seventy percent were in favor of the extended service he revealed with regard to stouffville manager wansbrough said the number of longdistance calls lo toronto had not yet reached a lotal that would demand the same consideration accorded residents at gormley