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t protected from the chill of midwinter winds i this beautiful thoroughbred bull keeps a lonely t vigil in a corral at angusglen farm rr k unionville a tribune cameraman waded through waistdeep drifts to capture this pose when angus indicated resentment over the intrusion the photographer left in a hurry las thomas barn burns in 40000 loss j cannington a large frame barn on the property of howard doner cannington was destroyed by fire saturday morning in a loss estimated at 40000 mr and mrs doner well- known in stouffville resided south of bloomington before moving to the cannington community in june 1969 the blaze was first noticed around 8 am and in fifteen minutes the entire building was a mass of flames lost was 9000 worth of turnipwaxing equipment a farm tractor a cow calf and steer and the childrens pet riding horse the house and a nearby implement shed were saved the cause of the blaze has not been determined smoke fire damage home mt albert damage from smoke and fire was extensive but no one was injured in a blaze friday evening at the home of mr and mrs david paisley hwy 48 rri cedar valley much of the kitchen interior was destroyed but firemen from 4 mount albert were able to contain the flames to that part of the house mrs paisley and 2 year old daughter michele were forced to flee the residence they are now living at the home of his parents h mr and mrs bruce paisley mount albert until repairs can be completed no inquest claremont there will be no inquest into the cause of a house fire dec 12 that took the lives of two children in the family of mr and mrs peter white an officer of the whitby detachment ontario provincial police told the tribune this week investigation the officer said indicated the blaze started in the dining room of the twostorey home the origin he stated was thought to be electrical but no conclusive evidence had been turned up to support this suspicion mrs white remains a patient in oshawa general hospital sight impaired markham a veteran employee of amalgamated electric corporation ltd has lost the sight of his left eye following a oneinamillion type accident jan 27 in the parking lot outside the plant george hanna lawlor boulevard toronto was at tempting to start a fellow workers car with cables ex tended from one battery to another an explosion occurred and bakelite struck him in the face the victim was rushed by taxi to the scarboro general hospital for emergency surgery physicians now feel certain the sight of the second eye can be saved mrs hanna told the tribune snowmobile struck by car balsam one of the first serious carsnowmobile collisions to be reported in this area occurred jan 28 sending one man to hospital and causing an estimated 125 damage lloyd wilson 63 rri ash- burn suffered a fractured pelvis and three broken ribs the car was driven by donald foster rr2 oshawa police established the location of the accident as south of county road 5 on sideline 4 and 5 mr wilson is reported in satisfactory condition in oshawa general hospital vandalism shocks councillor pickering twp acts of vandalism described by pickering two deputyreeve george ashe as willful and malicious have been reported in a recreation area of the new- donald beer memorial arena mr ashe told how in the second floor pool room cues had been deliberately broken hundreds of holes had been punched through uie ceiling and cigarette butts ground into the floor the deputyreeve explained that people were allowed in only on an admittance basis but many entered illegally by means of the fire escape he attributed the damage to the irresponsible actions of a few he urged anyone who might be able to identify the culprits to come forward new regional police office charge site political issue york region regional council was the scene of a lively debate thursday after newmarket mayor bob forhan charged that the selection of a site for the new regional police headquarters had become a polictical issue quit playing games he told council everyone knows that the south wants it built in richmond hill mr forhans outburst was touched off after the engineering committee gave a cool reception to a proposal to locate the police headquarters in the vacant office specialties building on prospect street newmarket committee chairman anthony roman told council that a resolution recommending the purchase of the 22 year old site had been made but that no formal offer to sell had been received from the owners he suggested the police offices be located in the regional buildings until a suitable location could be found but mr forhans charges did little to convince the rest of council that the office specialties building should house the new regional police force richmond hill councillor don plaxton warned that renovations on the old building would bring the price up to nearly 300000 whats the point of paying three hundred thousand for an old building when for 500000 we could have a new one he asked the price is definitely on the high side added markham councillor jim jongeneel he said he didnt care where the project was located but felt the headquarters should be housed in a new building built to police specifications aurora mayor dick illingworth was critical of the project as well he felt that the installation of 7 cells in the basement would present serious problems since the police desk would be on the main floor prisoners should be watched at all times he cautioned but richmond hill councillor gordon rowe had the last word he reported that he had looked the building over and suspected it would need a new roof before long he further predicted that the maintenence on thebuilding would be something fierce and that the amount of fuel consumed would be tremendous tttte stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday february 4 1971 vol 82 no 36 phone 6402101 12 pages 15 cents mortgagees press for action against century city firm caught in financial squeeze goodwood ninety mortgageholders who sold their properties to century city developments limited almost three years ago but have received no payments in principle or interest since last may are growing impatient so impatient theyve called a meeting for the township hall at goodwood feb 10 to establish what action if any they should take to collect at least a portion of these delinquent funds residents not directly affected will not be admitted on jan 28 louis devor a company official attempting to pour oil on troubled waters explained that it was the provincial governments failure to sanction the scheme that had held up progress on the venture a multimillion dollar loan he said had been withdrawn when queens park through its torontocentred design for development plan had established the area for recreation agricultural and open space uses mr devor said the company had no intention of giving up the project and while he didnt blame the mortgagees for attempting to protect their investment all applications for closure would be opposed through the courts he urged all interested parties to bring pressure to bear on mps and cabinet ministers setting out the seriousness of each months delay mr devor said that in the companys opinion the prices paid for land 1500 average per acre had been fair he said he was certain most former owners werent interested in getting their properties back but only in receiving the original price agreed upon revealing the firms decision to embark on the century city development in the first place mr devor said officials had outlined their proposal before a private meeting of several provincial ministers back on march 19 1968 he said none had expressed opposition to the plan on the basis of this recep tion he said the company proceeded to assemble large quantities of land wave smashes boat markham twentytwo months of hard work has ended in near disaster for captain bruce robertson two members of his family and crew when their 65foot twinhulled catamaran capsized and sank in mona passage west of puerto rico the beautiful boat christened saorsa and weighing 12 tons was built on a site at cone 7 markham on completion last august it was transported on a gm smith float to fren chmans bay although no one was injured captain robertson his daughter dale 17 son michael 14 and crew members david morris and sharon morrow were forced to cling to one section of the ship for 36 hours until rescued she broke up in less than 15 minutes said the disillusioned captain he attributed the breakup to a freak wave house destroyed high school student loses everything stouffville a 19 year old girl a grade 13 student of stouffville dist secondary school lost all her personal belongings wednesday in a fire that destroyed her small rented cottage home on the property of albert holzschuk main street east miss gaye menges a resident there since jan 2 was absent from the premises when the fire was discovered by tenant ronald hardy living in a sheep damage claim dog owner must pay markham dogs involved in sheep flock raids are the responsibility of the owner or keeper wm shearn bylaw enforcement officer town of markham told the tribune this week with respect to the slaughter on the farm of harvey brown hwy 48 and 18th avenue jan 24 it is alleged that one or both dogs came from the property of gerald delaney markham rr 2 mr shearn said that with small claims the settlement is usually made between the livestock owner and the owner of the dogs in this particular case however the municipality will settle with the farmer first then deal with the other party mr shearn said while a total figure cannot be assessed for several weeks the amount of the damage is ex pected to exceed 2000 the claim is one of markhams largest in recent years uxbridge twp clerk treasurer honored at farewell gathering klwood foskett clerktreasurer for the twp of uxbridge during the past 13 years was honored friday evening at a farewell gathering held in the home of councillor and mrs darcy higgins uxbridge rr4 mr foskctt third from left was presented with an engraved silver tray and his wife effie with a bouquet of red roses shown with them here are reeve and mrs kobt nesbitt mr foskctt is the new deputyclerk town of whitchurchstouffvillc jas thomas basement apartment with mr and mrs holzschuk the structure erected originally as a tool shed was described as an oversized doll house by fire chief walter smith the cause of the blaze was not immediately known although an inside electric heater is suspected the loss in total is estimated at 2000 the building was in sured miss menges did not learn of the fire until she returned some time later while almost everything she owned was lost most of her school books had been taken out two days before cottage breakin stouffville a stouffville district youth was scheduled to appear in provincial court brechin this week charged with possession of stolen property from a cottage residence in scott township john robert mackay 18 of rr4 stouffville was arrested by officers of the brechin detachment ontario provincial police following an intensive investigation into the case the residence is owned by norah dawson of willowdale miscellaneous articles in cluding a number of antiques were taken police said several items have been recovered an opp spokesman said that charges are also pending against one or more stouffville boys under the narcotics control act this phase of the investigation however has been turned over to the rcm- p he said