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advance poll sat oct 16 mon oct 18 utt lemonville public meetinq oct 19 vol 83 no 20 16 pages stouffvillkwhitchurchmarkhamuxbridgk thursday october 14 191 phone 6402101 15 cents hodgson accepts challenge stouffville bill hodgson m p p york north has accepted a challenge from his n d p rival bob lewis to appear before a student assembly in the auditorium of stouffville dist secondary school oct 14 today mr hodgson irritated over a charge by mr lewis page 10 that he was afraid to enter into political debate in public confirmed the date monday earlier it had been agreed that jim mckellar of stouffville should speak on mr hodgsons behalf and this decision is the subject of a tribune editorial page 2 however since that time the riding m p has agreed to appear in per son im not afraid to meet any of the opposition on a public platform he said the liberal standard- bearer is george timpson of aurora tax inflation uxbridge tvvp the good old days in many respects yes in particular taxes for example mrs chester pattenden market street stouffville came across a receipt dated oct 9 1909 sixty- two years ago it was for payment of taxes on the 150 acre farm owned by her grandfather the late frank storry and located on the east side of cone 10 now the site of consolidated sand and gravel the total tax figure was 5458 with the following breakdown countv 1196 township 1560 one dog 50 cents high school 2080 and public school garibaldi 572 the tax collector of that day was james howitt of glasgow the farm was later carried on by mrs pattenden s father russell storry a portion of which was acquired by ross winterstein for the start of a large gravel contracting business vandals crash cars headon markham in an act of alleged vandalism not yet explained two youths are reported to have used two new- model volvo automobiles as battering rams and crashed them headon repeatedly until they were wrecked the incident occurred saturday night on the lot of yongcsteeles motors town of markham damage is estimated in the thousands the wheelalignment machine inside the garage was also smashed police are continuing their investigation but no arrests have been made scouting award stouffville the lower auditorium of stouffville united church will be the location of a ceremony oct 31 at 8 pm hundreds of pumpkins waiting for halloween if the size of the pumpkin crop is any indication there should be no shortage of jackolanterns this halloween the largest selection is on the site of the wayside fruit and vegetable market hwy 48 and 17th avenue markham pretty 10 year old julie simonds 554 maystone court stouffville adds to the attractiveness of the scene julie is the daughter of mr and mrs gary simonds and a gr 5 student at orchard park public school jas thomas main street poll apathy dominates local election scene stouffville the for thcoming provincial election seems to have aroused a vast wave of apathy in stouffville in an offthecuff opinion poll conducted on main street about twothirds of the people ap proached had no opinion at all an even larger percentage did not even know the names of the three candidates for york north the answers obtained though are revealing this riding seems about equally divided between the conservatives and the ndp with a sprinkling of liberal support interest in the election seemed to be highest among the provinces new voters those in the 18 to 21 age group who will be voting for the first time oct 21 in the poll the tribune also found that very few women have any knowledge or interest six of one halfdozen of the other said one lady bill hodgson isnt he ndp asked another reasons for a particular choice varied widely many conservative supporters felt mrs florence pearce claremont r r 3 will be presented with a scouting award of merit the presentation and reception is being organized by the executive south lake simcoe district boy scouts of canada guests will attend from the provincial and district councils as well as from the us that past performance was a main factor or that the op position parties couldnt carry out their promises those who supported one of the opposition parties generally cited a dislike for conservative policies but not always oh ill vote liberal said one attractive young lady i think bob nixon is sexy one man said he had intended to vote ndp but changed his mind because of the new democrats stand on the separate school question some displayed not only disinterest but contempt for the whole affair i never pay any attention to these political things said one man there seem to be quite a few uncommitted voters its a difficult choice said a young man thoughtfully i dont know who ill vote for i want to think about it carefully said a girl this is the first time for me to vote and i havent decided yet one elderly lady obviously summed up the feelings of many when she said i wont vote for any of em buncha thieves arrest four in 5000 breakin theft vic square four youths including three juveniles have been arrested by detectives of the buttonville division york regional police following a breakin and theft at the halfway house garage and restaurant don mills road near victoria square a reported 5000 was removed from the premises much of it has been recovered some buried in the ground the lone adult charged is anthony thomas brennan 16 formerly of gormley r r 2 and a recent escapee from bowmanville training school he was remanded following an appearance in richmond hill court oct 7 the others all from the same area will appear in juvenile family court newmarket entry to the premises was gained through a rear window police said brennan was arrested oct 4 and later charged following his return to bowmanville owners object to airport site at claremont committee defers decision claremont for the past several weeks light planes have been landing and taking off from a rather secluded site on the former jas pickering farm cone 9 pickering a halfmile west of claremont residents in the area were curious but except for the few that were notified the majority had no knowledge of what was planned for the property they know now but their concern may have come too late a public hearing before the pickering committee of ad justment was held oct 6 a decision on the application will be handed down oct 28 according to reliable in formation gathered by the tribune a centre portion of the 91 acre farm will be used for a takeoff and landing strip the company an official said is interested only in the training of air cadets utilizing no more than five singleengined craft at one time the venture whether recreational or commercial comes under the strict jurisdiction of the dept of transport as required by law adjacent owners within 200 feet of the site were notified of the hearing of the nine a pickering spokesman said only two were opposed one of these was herbert hilge operator of the claremont nursing home immediately to the north mr hilge a former pilot said such trainees would pose a very real hazard to his premises a residence for 45 patients and a staff of twenty- six he also expressed the fear that the operation would ex pand using more planes and a larger acreage after listening to the ap plicants and hearing the com ments of those opposed the committee agreed to adjourn its decision pending a visit to the site coachs work is never done stouffville stouffvilles peewee fastball defeated preston 72 sunday to win the ontario title in two straight games for coach jack watson however the taste of victory was tainted slightly on return to his residence main street west scrawled in large block letters over one side of his house was the following request we won now wont vou please paint me mrs watson still maintains her innocence driver 87 dies in crash gormley two drivers died and a passenger in one of the vehicles was seriously injured following a headon crash oct 7 on the don mills road killed was fletcher fulthorp 87 of richmond hill and mrs sylvia kleinsteuber 28 of aurora mrs mary fulthorp is in york county hospital newmarket with multiple in juries according to witnesses the cars collided in the northbound lane and came to rest in opposite ditches 100 feet apart mrs kleinsteuber the mother of two children was pronounced dead at the scene by coroner dr blair mitchell of stouffville mr fulthorp died en route to hospital snowmobile curfew raises objections stouffville a whit- churchstouffville bylaw that would limit the nighttime hours of operation on snowmobiles has already been the subject of some criticism although only made public for a first time oct 5 regulations if approved would not allow snowmobiles to operate between the hours of 1 1 pm and 8 am monday through friday and between 1 am and 8 am saturday and sunday by approval of council ex ceptions can be made for snowmobile meets and parades the main objection to date is the 11 pm curfew during week nights some residents par ticularly businessmen who remain open to 9 pm feel it would be impossible to take the machine any distance and be back by the 11 oclock deadline town council in anticipation of opposition to the bylaws provisions has withheld passage of the second reading until oct 19 and third reading until some time in november persons wishing to speak either for or against the proposed ruling are asked to make an appointment through the clerk ralph corner prior to oct 19 tpftre wt competes with best in ontario boss kennedy formerly of cone 7 markham and now of little britain is competing this week in international match work at nanticokr on in haldimand county as in previous years many of the awards will be won by plowmen from this area presentations will be made at a banquet friday in hagersville jas thomas york north to save confusion oct 21 the electorate are advised on the location of polling booths from no 29 through 57 the list follows no 20 stevens residence cone 2 no to pine orchard church no 31 vandorf hall no 32 pine orchard church no 33 boake residence vivian road no 31 whitchurch centennial centre no 35 cedar beach no 36 cedar beach no 37 green gables no 38 burton residence lcmonville no 39 whitchurch centennial centre no to vandorf hall no it curtis residence bethesda no 2 lloyd school no 13 ridge inn oak ridges no it ridge inn oak ridges no 45 kuechrer residence lake wilcox no 16 smith residence lake wilcox no 17 smith residence lake wilcox no 48 legion hall stouffville no 4 masonic hall stouff ville no 50 masonic hall stouffville no 51 guaranty trust stouffville no 52 cadieux studio stouffville no 53 murphy licence bureau stouffville no 51 summitview school no 55 municipal building no 5g coin laundry no 57 orchard park school the regular voting hours extend from 9 am to 8 pm important meeting lemonville a public meeting to discuss the purchase of the former lcmonville school as future community centre will be held in whitchurch- highlands school tuesday oct 19 at 830 pm interested ratepayers are urged to attend