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high school winter carnival march 2 omha playoffs march 23 stouffville arena vol 88 no 40 phone 6402101 stouffvillkwhitchurchmarkhamuxbridgi thursday march 2 1972 12 pages 15 cents new town post office by 1974 stouffville the federal government has included s360000 in its two- year budget estimates to build a new post office in stouffville the work to be completed in 1974 word of the planned project was telephoned to the tribune bv john roberts m p york- simcoe from his office in ottawa a start on construction is scheduled for early in 1973 the site location was not revealed mr roberts said the present building would likely be sold by tender or demolished it is anticipated that carrier service will not be inaugurated in town until after the structure is finished save horses from fire stouffville sixteen horses were led to safety when fire of unknown origin threatened a barn on the property of bayview farms cone 7 and the stouffville- gormley road feb 23 mrs ben ewen wife of the owner said the blaze started in a pump house it just seemed to explode she said many valuable horses are stabled at bayview the former arthur paisley farm none of the animals was injured msmmm lake scenes change with a change in seasons a lone snowmobile was the only sign of activity on the frozen surface of mussclmans lake when a tribune cameraman hap pened by late saturday afternoon in five months time however the season will have changed and likewise the scenery new library building anticipated by 1974 stouffville a sum of 125000 has been established in whitchurch stouffvilles 5year debenture forecast for a new public library a start on the project is an ticipated by 1974 commenting on the item feb 22 mayor ken laushway said the same figure had appeared in previous forecasts but nothing had ever been done he ad mitted that an immediate decision was difficult and suggested that the direction council should take should be much clearer in two years time estimated expenditures over this 5year period total 825000 included in addition to the library are the following parks and recreation 150000 roads 200000 sanitary sewers and waterworks 200000 general upgrading of town facilities 150000 all figures are subject to change it was pointed out clerk ralph corner said it was highly unlikely the municipality would need to issue debentures for the full amount uxbridge man killed on way to funeral from france to india uxbridge on thursday afternoon norman smalley beach street uxbridge was to serve as a pallbearer at a funeral for a friend in markham but fate intervened while completing the turn at the roseville intersection his 1968 model car was hit broadside by a transport truck killing the motorist almost instantly norman smalley was well- known in rural uxbridge operating a farm at sideroad 35 and the 4th concession until his retirement to town 3 years ago he was a member of sandford united church surviving besides his wife the former evelyn cain is one son allan a student attending carleton university in ottawa a sister nellie mrs nelson oliver resides on east street in uxbridge rev eric warren of sandford conducted the service sunday from the funeral home of low and low uxbridge hundreds of friends and neighbors called to pay their respects the floral tributes were beautiful pickering says no to proposed airport pickering twp the twp of pickering wants no part of any federal plan that would locate a jumbo jet airport in the municipality council made this plain monday following a daily press story that indicated the site could be in an area bounded by hwv 7 the brock road and the c p r line members stand was sup ported by a delegation of residents the majority from the townships rural section councillor don kitchen presented a notice of motion rejecting any airport site proposal for pickering with the recommendation that ottawa clarify its intent as soon as possible the council also turned down a request from the dept of lands and forests for a 3day deer hunt in pickering this fall a delegation headed by jim murray claremont rr 3 spoke in opposition to the hunt claiming the damage caused by trespassers would be far in excess of the problems created bv the deer leaves paris april 1 stouffville six thousand miles by bicycle quite an undertaking for even the most am bitious of pedalpushers but not for 20 year old paul hamilton son of rev and mrs john hamilton baker avenue stouffville hes looking forward to the trip paul and his travelling companion jon jantzen of kansas will leave paris france on april 1 and will cycle through parts of italy yugoslavia turkey iran afghanistan pakistan and india for paul mussoorie india is almost like home since he attended school there as a boy his parents served on the mission field in that area for several years paul and jon anticipate few problems with the exception of completing a border crossing from pakistan into india im hoping the tension between the two countries will have eased somewhat by the time we arrive he said paul has set aside 2500 and this includes his air fare to europe and the purchase of a new bike he saved the money working as a library technician at the university of toronto the idea first came to him as a student in grade 9 when he talked to a rider who had just completed a trip from berlin to calcutta he decided to make the dream a reality in 1971 paul and jon will travel light even their tent weighs only 22 pounds they hope to get by on 2 expense money each per day what of the future paul will return to tii f1 f paul hamilton baker avenue stouffville leaves april 1 on a kihhi mile bicycle ride that will take him from paris france to musmiorie india las thomas stouffville in the summer of 1973 unless of course he happens to meet up with some pretty little afghanistanian along the way pickering farm assessment ghastly mess enforce market valuation reject test case formula pickering twp a ghastly mess is the term used by a federation of agriculture official to describe the handling of farm land assessment ap peals in the twp of pickering the problem dating back to 1968 deals with the insistance of valuating farms on a basis of market sales rather than productivity in york halton and peel however a test case involving the now famous cyril clarke appeal resulted in a court victory for the farmers the clarke formula was then ap plied following an agreement with local township councils but in pickering this procedure has not been ac cepted according to the federation clerk d j plitz explains pickerings position this way council feels that present farm assessment is fair they want the ontario municipal board to make a decision on our assessment here rather than use the clarke decision for us underlying the townships concern is the fact that re assessment of farm properties according to productivity would reduce taxes on farms by approximately 500000 a year arthur richardson a member of the assessment review court heard the farmers ap peals feb 16 through 23 he denied most of them according to edward aldridge farm valuation manager at the ontario assessment office whitby the farmers who have had their appeals denied will receive official notices within 14 days of the hearings these farmers can then appeal to a county court judge aldridge said they should write to miller har- binson regional registrar of the assessment review court at newmarket within 14 days of mailing of the denial notice stating they would like to appeal the decision of the review court to a county judge gordon hill president of the ontario federation of agriculture has urged farmers to pursue their appeals until they obtain a satisfactory decision it is totally unfair that a farmer earning his living from the sale of farm products should pay for the actions of speculators increased value doesnt mean he grows more corn or raises more cattle at present its just an increased cost that he can ill afford hill says the provincial assessment branch is prepared to recommend average assessment reductions of at least 25 percent on farm land presently under appeal 39 million for education york region york regions education budget for 1972 has been finalized at 39640000 up 8 percent over last year the figure remains within the expenditure limit set by the province more restrictive ceilings are anticipated in 1973 the studentteacher ratio in york remains unchanged canadian tire store wins council approval despite protest stouffville council has decided to ignore objections to the proposed canadian tire store on main st west during the meeting feb 22 it was revealed that two objections had been received containing a total of 12 signatures from local garage operators and businessmen mayor ken laushway said these objections had been considered but the zoning bylaw in question was passed after considerable negotiation over a site plan a motion was put forward to authorize clerk ralph corner to apply for ontario municipal board approval of the bylaw stating that council believes that development of these lands is in the best interests of the municipality councillor tom lonergan chairman of the planning committee said the previous zoning envisioned some development like this and agreed that it would be in the best interest of the people to allow it to proceed everybody has a right to object observed councillor gordon ratcliff adding i dont think this development will be harmful mayor laushway said the objections were based on a fear of losing business but suggested the canadian tire store might in fact attract even more business to town the mo ion carried unanimously at the same time the tribune has learned that another possible difficulty has arisen over the canadian tire proposal officials say that the owrc has refused to approve any more sewer construction in town since the store was to be serviced by sewers from the ninth line it would be directly affected by this ruling it was pointed out however that the owrcs position may be altered as a result of coun cils recent action in asking york region to proceed with an extension to the sewage plant this whole thing will probably be settled before canadian tire starts to build said a spokesman boy under blankets spared from killer claremont blackpools victorian hospital in england is a long way from claremont but the massacre there that took the lives of three small children has resulted in shock waves felt thousands of miles across the sea two little boys and a girl died in their beds victims of an in truders knife however 3 year old stephen holland survived because according to a staff nurse he had a habit of sleeping with his head under the blankets stephen is the great grandson of mrs eliza hartley claremont rr2 the killer failed to see the little lad in the dimlylit room or hospital officials say he would have died like the rest a man said to be a former hospital physician was later arrested by police