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pate 8 the tribune thursday novraiwr 13 1971 i thought wed had it asst postmaster stouffville when the west wall of the ratcliff building went down i thought wed had it these were the thoughts of asst postmaster howard smith four days following the disastrous are on main street nov 9 the post office and the bank of nova scotia were the two closest buildings to the blaze however due to the direction of the wind and the height of the ratcliff structure the post office was in more imminent danger mr smith took every precaution he had all mailbags removed to a south west loading platform for quick collection at one point six streams of water were sprayed over the roof find photo album stouffville while most material things destroyed in a fire like the one that struck stouffville nov 9 can be replaced there are certain items with value that cannot be measured in dollars and cents one of these was a photo album treasured by mr and mrs david ku and family operators of the pine tree restaurant it was located in the remains by lloyd morris obrien avenue quite well preserved in spite of water smoke and flames he gave it to mr and mrs ku now residing on rose avenue and the exposed east wall in spite of this windows in the building were shat tered and shingles melted by the extreme heat smoke rolled through the interior but it didnt seem to matter mr smith said people still kept coming in for their mail finally i had to lock the door before coming to stouffville howard smith was employed in post offices in toronto scarboro and aurora he likes it here people are very good he said this is one of the nicest places ive ever worked due to the blaze and the loss of an entire days work deliveries of second and third class mail fell behind he said he noted however that all first class mail was cleared on time he said most folks seemed to un derstand and there were very few com plaints it meant con siderable overtime like many others directly affected by the fire some of the stouffville mail was i i i arty catrafctan style furniture i custom crafted to your most exact specifications grandfather clocks antique hardware samplea en dlaplay i i dicksons hill 29- m m n of s ion hwy 18 markham pile carpeting headquarters all in a rainbow of colors i looking east from the roof of the stouffville post office provides this view of the gutted ratcliff block main and market streets at the height of the blaze nov 9 it was feared the post office itself might go insurance adjustors have declared the business premises a total loss cleanup operations will begin soon jas thomas peerless powerhouse cutnfit nylon 665 sq yd campari sheertipped nylon 4oz5 sq yd capilano shag tweed by peerless 965 sq yd macleans carpet centre 1 hwy 3 nu north of rlngwood 6403403 open 9 am to s pm mon thru fre sat until 6 pm free parking r4 smart step kodel by burlington 995 q- yd heritage vanoor sculptured nylon 595 sq yd transferred to aurora but now everythings back to normal and howard smith can now take a minute to talk to his customers as for tuesday nov 9 he readily admits its the first time anything like that ever hap pened to me a little community reservoir dropped only three inches stouffville mayor ken laushway revealed that the towns water system held up well under demands imposed by the nov 9 fire at council nov 12 the mayor mentioned the large number of fire brigades that assisted at the scene and the hundreds of gallons per minute of water pumped onto the blaze at no time was the pressure threatened he said and when it was all over the level in the reservoir had dropped by only 3 inches the mayor praised the works department for prompt action when a watermain on burkholder street broke at the height of the fire the break was found dug out sealed with a collar and re covered all within threequarters of an hour the mayor said council voted to send a letter of thanks to the fire brigades which assisted the york regional police and everyone else who helped or offered to help stouffville forced to abandon your home of 5 years leaving everything behind is a sad ex perience mrs mary risebrough an apartment resident in the ratcliff block had no alternative it was a telephone call from mrs charlotte florence that alerted mrs risebrough combined with a pounding on the door mrs risebrough was already up and dressed having smelled smoke earlier even so she escaped without being able to save anything she was luckier than some or better prepared as the contents of her apartment were in sured loses everything stouffville possibly the first person to detect the the real blow came r the breakup of a little community enjoyed by all residents in the building mrs risebroughs daugh ter mrs ethel wilson explained the older ladies there used to call on one another for tea or go shopping together it was like a family mrs risebrough is presently staying with another daughter mrs bruce fockler ringwood business directory meet me and all the other animals and enjoy all our new sights and sounds friday november l through saturday november 20 open 800 am to 1000 pm monday to saturday opens 130 pm sunday november 14 by car ample parking in exhibition grounds streetcar rathurstexhibition directly to the doors cotvain to exhibition grounds ad mission r adults 150 students 75 children 25 at the royal winter fair november 1220 licensed public accountants william allen chartered accountant po box 664 60 timlale im stouffville ont phone 6401832 chryco tire sale summer tires super 100 full 4ply nylon black wall from 12600 1680 each whitewalls from 1440o 191 5 depending on size oedoooooocxmooeoo snow tires super 100 full 4piy nylon whitewalls from 1465 o 2040 each installation free on each pair sold for service worthwhile see emerald isle 6402400 main street hwy 47 stouffville bregman sharpley co chartered accountants 22 main si v stouffville ontario resident partner s kusatz ca te 6401091 9641370 toronto line leonard r rosenberg associates chartered accountants m yonge st s aurora telephone 8847110 james turnbull chartered accountant box 369 kr1 unlonville residence 2972175 thomas e withers bcomm ria chartered accountant po box 192 42 palmwood gate stouftvllle ont phone 6403378 johncwylie fia licensed public accountant auditor office residence wylle acres mussel- mans lake kd rr 2 stounmlle phone 640sh4 chiropractors jsdelaurier dc 201 main street west stoultvule ontario office hours by appointment only monday to saturday telephone 6403562 ontario land surveyors d h black ontario land surveyor 310 painted post dr corner of markham rd scarborough ont phone offlce 2825283 res 2824508 h w boehnke dc doctor of chiropractic the chiropractic centre 4 main street north markham for appointment call 2941400 electrical electrical architecture industrial commercial residential electrical service 2945100 r g mckibbon ontario land surveyor 264 wellington w markham phone 2943754 malcolm phillips ontario land surveyor 157 main st w stouffville phone 6404031 opticians funeral directors howard g mills regd optician 286 main street west stouffville prescriptions filled appointments made contact lenses phone 6403465 oneill funeral home stouffville funeral director mrs fay mixtox continuous telephone service day or night ph stouffville 6402855 optometrists buy office supplies at the tribune f richard black od optometrist stouffville medical centre for appointment 6403722 hours 10 am 8 pm every tuesday tribune classified ads get results ratcliff block fire last week was mrs wm dougherty mrs dougherty one of seven tenants in the building said she was awakened around 6 am that morning and could smell smoke she recalled leaving her room to check the hall but there was no sign of fire she then went back to bed two hours later she was awakened by paul florence pounding on her door she had time only to leave by a rear fire escape saving none of her personal belongings for the present mrs dougherty is living with her sister mrs norman burton rose avenue be pre for winter john deere chain saws new john deere snowmobiles nothing ttirins like a your friendly john deere dealer hutchinson farm supply hwy 48 3 miles nolh of bingwood 6402 we wouldnt ask if we didnt have to stouffville puc is a publicly owned utility in business to serve this community with a de pendable supply of electricity at the lowest possible cost wc do not operate to earn specula tive or large profits however the amount wc collect in revenue must be sufficient to assure the highest possible service and the financial integrity of the utility any revenue in excess of these requirements goes directly into expanding facilities or keeping your rates down today wc face a difficult situation for the past few years wc have been absorbing a large rise in the cost of running your utility wages have risen the cost of the manufactured and raw materials wc use has jumped enormously and were now serving more people than at any other time indeed rising costs have now reached the point where our present rates arc no longer sufficient to cover the cost of a years operation thus however reluctant wc arc to do so wc must introduce a new rate its a small increase the smallest possible to allow us to fulfill our obligation to you the customer dependable electric service at the lowest possible cost new net monthly rates for residential customers effective on all bills issued on or after jan 1 1972 cost per kilowatthour kwh consumption kwh first 50 kwh 37c next 200 kwh 20c next 500 kwh for customers with hydro approved electric water heater 09c all additional kwh 115c minimum bill 300 typical net charges based on new rates monthly consumption monthly charge 250 kwh 585 685 kwh average consumption 977 750 kwh with electric water hcatcr1035 1000 kwh 1323 stouffville public utilities commission 130 main w stouffville 6401902