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thieves ransack home loss 3200 stouffville york regional police believe a truck was used io haul away an estimated 3200 worth of household property from the home of harry madden hwy 47 rr3 stouffville the breakin sometime during the weekend was discovered by the owner about 630 pm sunday entry was made through a rear window items taken included a color television set three handguns and three rifles a coin collection a quantity of cash a movie camera and projector a quantity of meat from both a downstairs freezer and an upstairs refrigerator an adding machine ammunition a radio and a vacuum cleaner after the meat was removed the thieves for some unknown reason pulled out the plugs spoiling much of the contents left behind there was no set pattern but the fact that some minor ar ticles were removed and more costlv ones left leads police to believe the intruders left in a hurry footprints plainly visible throughout the house showed every room had been sear ched drawers were pulled out and business accounts scattered about the floor fingerprints taken on locations indicated the men wore gloves stouffvlllkwhltchurchmarkhamuxbrldcr ltursday june 22 1972 vol 39 no 4 phox1 6402101 14 pages 15 cents v ji shot in back at ball game girls condition now good police charge two teen boys noted veterinarian dr allan c secord of goodwood has been named winner of the 1972 gains award presented annually by general foods limited in recignition of outstanding service in the field of animal care award to prominent veterinary goodwood dr alan c secord an authority on the behavioral patterns of dogs has been named winner of the gaines veterinary award for 1972 the prize is made annually by general foods limited dr secord pioneered the field of small animal practice in canada and today operates one of the countrys most up-to- date animal clinics his hospital with a staff of 12 is located in an ultra modern building on torontos yonge street selected for the honor by a panel of veterinarians he will receive a cash award and a specially designed medallion at the annual meeting of the canadian veterinary medicine association in quebec city on july 1 1972 after graduating from the ontario veterinary college guelph dr secord was one of the first veterinarians in canada to undertake graduate work in animal surgery he was awarded an ms degree in surgery from ohio state university and a dvsc degree from the university of toronto he was recently appointed a governor of the university of guelph and is a member of the ontario governments animal care review board an avid hunter and fisherman himself dr secord is a founding trustee of the ontario waterfowl foundation a member of the conservation council of ontario and past rpresider of and director of the toronto anglers and hunters association sponsors of the national sportsmens shows heis also a life member of the toronto humane society and honorary veterinarian of the canadian kennel club and a member of the canadian national exhibition sports directorate impose lawn watering restrictions in town stouffville beginning july 1 lawn watering restrictions will be enforced in stouffville the resolution introduced by works committee chairman councillor gordon ratcliff was approved june 13 councillor ratcliff described as excessive the amount of water used during a recent dry spell he said a forced cut back was the only answer terms of the arrangement follow no watering of lawns will be permitted anywhere in town on mondays from july 1 to sept 15 the division of use tuesday through sunday follows west of the cnk tracks wednesday friday and sunday east of the tracks tuesday thursday and saturday time periods extend from 8io am to sno pm councillor ratcliff explained that water consumption had decreased by as much as 50 percent in areas where the use is metered in future it was agreed that meters should be installed in all new homes to be connected to the towns water system a long term program of placing meters in older homes was suggested but not acted upon j two busloads stouffville seventy senior citizens from whitchurch stouffville visited ontario place tuesday a trip arranged by mayor ken laushway two buses acquired through the lions club and board of education accommodated the guests gravel truck gauntlet lemonville picking up the mail is like running the gauntlet hugh canning in formed whitchurch stouffville council in describing gravel truck traffic on the 7th con cession through lemonville writing on behalf of his sister miss maude canning the complainant said the noise was unbearable and speeds ex cessive he said the entire house shakes when the vehicles rumble past we would enjoy more peace living next to malton airport he said mayor ken laushway ad mitted to the problem claiming traffic of this kind should be diverted along the bloomington road he noted too that the 7th was badly broken up in places councillor gordon ratcliff said that under increased truck tonnage no rural road could stand the strain the tonnage is increasing all the time and our roads cant stand it he said an appeal will be made to area pit owners as well as the region in an effort to alleviate the nuisance dicksons hill a nine year old grade 3 pupil at dicksons hill public school is ianctto grove glasgow school will be closed uxbridge twp the decision by ontario county board of education will close glasgow public school at the conclusion of the june term parents of pupils attending both glasgow and webb schools met recently to discuss the proposal recovering in searboro cen tenary hospital following a near tragedy june 15 danette grove daughter of mr and mrs ivan grove 18th avenue rr2 markham was shot in the back while watching a ball game during the noon hour period close to 300 children were in the playground area at the time principal allan martindale said few realized the severity of the injury until danette com plained of a soreness in her back and stomach by the time the principal reached her she was near collapse he carried her into the school and called her mother dr blair mitchell of stouff ville immediately recognized the nature of the wound and had her admitted at once to hospital for two days it was touch and go- on tuesday a nurse reported danettes condition as good she is out of intensive care the bullet fired from a 22 calibre rifle carried a distance of about 1200 feet police said two boys one a juvenile ad mitted to shooting in the general direction of the school property from a neighboring farm they said they were hunting groun dhogs charged with dangerous use of a firearm is harry ross gowman 10 of searboro and his companion age 15 two guns were seized principal martindale while noticeably shaken by the assaulted babysitter mt albert a 31 year old mt albert man has been sentenced to nine months in reformatory following con viction in newmarket provincial court on a reduced charge of indecent assault against a 15 year old babysitter he entered a plea of guilty originally he had been charged with attempted rape testimony revealed that atkinson contacted the girl by telephone after seeing an ad vertisement posted in a newmarket laundromat the teenager was told that her services were needed to care for the accuseds 3 year old son the offense was alleged to have occurred at the mans home a one year period ot probation is effective on his release more apartment un its for senior citizens stouffville with council approval the ontario housing corporation will proceed with the construction of 26 low rental senior citizens apartment units in whitchurch stouffville sufficient applications have been received to warrant a project of this size the site has not been revealed peter lepik an official in the planning and research branch of ohc said that while several of the applicants were residents outside the town boundaries they were still considered part of the whit church stouffville community municipal authorization is expected when council meets june 27 seriousness of the girls injury expressed relief that no other student was involved he praised the efficiency of police with the worst now over danettes recovery is expected to be swift with a helping hand from her many school friends waiting for her tuesday was a beautiful bouquet of flowers a gift from the students and staff disposal site closed uxbridge twp the uxbridge twp disposal site operated by beverly beach rr3 stouffville has been closed by order of the waste management branch province of ontario the action effective june 15 followed refusal by the operator to comply with certain govern ment requirements the property is now said to be up for sale the municipality forced to make other arrangements has entered into a 6 month agreement with the i b pedersen disposal company to utilize a location at uxbridge r r 3 heavy damage in house fire claremont damage has been estimated at 10000 in a fire sunday at the home of mr and mrs allan turcotte and family cone 7 pickering twp while the blaze was confined to one upstairs room the loss through smoke and water was extensive the residence owned by marion hertzman of willowdale is located on the former walter pascoe farm claremonl rr2 the family was absent when the blaze broke out but neigh- bors arriving on the scene feared some members were trapped inside at present mrs turcotte and children paul and cathyjo are staying at her parents in pelerboro mr turcotte is residing with mr and mrs les wilson near greenwood pool tragedy unionville a tragic accident tuesday took the life of a 2 year old unionville boy john foster emily carr road varley village drowned in the familys backyard por table swimming pool he was found by his mother in about five feet of water although emergency mouth- tomouth resuscitation was applied by neighbors the little lad failed to respond he was pronounced dead on arrival at searboro centenary hospital the victims mother mrs betty foster was treated for shock the coroner is dr robert scaver of markham an inquest may be held