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ten grade 13 stoisffviile graduates win 150 ontario scholarship awards graceful swans like this one frequent the ponds on the property of frank vanstone rr4 stouffville last week one was killed and another badly injured wild mink are blamed and traps have been set in an effort to catch the intruders jim thomas mink kill swan stouffville wild mink are believed responsible for the death of a valuable blackneck swan on the property of frank s vanstone stouffville rr4 the stately bird was found dead near the edge of a spring- fed pond its head had been bitten off a second swan this one a female was also badly bitten but will likely live it was treated by veterinarian dr a t oconnor and returned to its owner mr vanstone is feeding it through a tube it seems to be getting stronger every day he said mr vanstone feels the second swan was attacked on land had the bird been in the water it would likely have drowned he explained a wild mink is not an eater but only a killer he said they sink their teeth into a swans neck puncturing the windpipe the loss is the second in two years at the vanstone estate the previous victim was also a blackneck we didnt think too much about it then the owner said the bird appeared un marked but we didnt think to look at its neck he iscertain now that a mink was respon sible since neighbors have reported seeing several in the area in hopes of nabbing the in truder traps have been set out on the property with little luck on monday a baby mink was caught but it appeared much too small to attack an adult swan the vanstone swans have long been a joy to professional bird watchers children and weekend motorists on sundays it is not unusual for a dozen cars to stop during the afternoon so that passengers can get a close look at the graceful fowl lake special this weeks tribune contains pictures and items of interest from the resort centre of musselmans lake every cottage and trailer resident will receive a complimentary copy increasing the papers press run to over 9000 the issue also contains advertisements related to stouffvilles annual sidewalk sale friday and saturday persons wishing ad ditional copies may acqnire the tribune at any one of several outlets in the lake area teachers win a six percent salary increase for 1972- 73 york region teachers in the regions elementary schools will receive a pay raise for 1972 73 the terms of an agreement were presented to the board of education july 10 by trustee jack hadfield mr hadfield chairman of the boards negotiating committee stated that the overall increase will be on the order of six percent he also stated that the committee has attempted to equalize the responsibility and qualifications of teachers in elementary and secondary schools the schedule was unanimously approved by trustees without discussion also approved were raises for supervisory personnel averaging about 42 percent and a raise of 1500 each for add 29 units to apartment stouffville twenty nine units will be added to the senior citizens apartment on elm road mayor laushway presented the site plan july 4 in culminating negotiations with the ontario housing cor poration twelve units will adjoin the west side of the existing apart ment block and seventeen will be added to the east council was unanimously enthusiastic in its approval director of education sam chapman and associate director gordon mclntyre subdivision under consideration for 26 years charges owner stouffville six lots north of musselmans lake i caused six councillors and mayor laushway considerable discomfort july 4 when gino i testa a local developer in troduced the forfar subdivision lot 20 cone 9 into the planning board agenda j the history of the application was rehashed in lively com ments that shuttled back and forth between council and mr and mrs robt forfar who attended the meeting with mr testa weve been trying to build a subdivision for 26 years claimed mr forfar in 1970 this plan was given draft ap proval by the dept of municipal affairs wc havent heard anything from council whats the delay councillor betty vannostrand replied that the site was now in the airport freeze zone and explained we passed a resolution to request that the dma release the land from the freeze we havent heard from them unmollified mr forfar refused to put the onus on the dma and pursued the delay to preairport negotiations with council he was highly critical of councils alleged tardiness in processing of the plan and also its lack of communication with the applicants mayor laushway countered in exasperation im sick and tired of taking this kind of stuff we were dealing with your solicitor i called him three times to see why we didnt get a draft plan an agreement didnt come in for a long time the delay hasnt been here councillor june button was somewhat critical of councils failure to advise the applicants of the latest negotiations with dma she asked why the subdivision had been under consideration for 26 years because mr forfar replied angrily we didnt come to meetings and lose our tempers if you want us here at every meeting to move the plan well do it council agreed however to attempt to move if with a further letter to the board regarding the release of the land from the freeze zone stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday july 13 1972 vol 89 no 7 phone 6402101 20 pages 15 cents norm cafik ontario riding reveal airport study result aap not opposed to project development blocked stouffville york regions planning department is not yet satisfied with plans related to the proposed development of the nowvacant ratcliff block main and market streets gordon brush planner for the areas services branch has requested more detailed in formation on such matters as access points contour maps and landscaping a sold sign was erected on the site three months ago it was reported at that time that a bank and several stores might be built at this location at a meeting of planning committee july 7 mayor ken laushway speculated that the situation could change once the conservation authority proceeds with its channelization project of the downtown stream several buildings will be removed the mayor said in cluding the office of k w betz construction co the laun dromat neville appliances and an antique store formerly snowballs barbarshop mr laushway observed however that this work could be delayed for many years r bull or just baloney pickering twp all sanding committees within the twp of pickering will be replaced by an executive committee in the interests of improved efficiency members will meet twice each month however a suggestion by councillor don kitchen that the meetings be open to the press and public brought a scathing rebuttal from reeve john williams we are elected to run a multi million dollar corporation not a two bit political machine he retorted and we wont get it done by sitting around a table shooting the bull most of the bull comes from the head of the table shot back mr kitchen ontario riding following an exhaustive study of the residents in ontario riding norm cafik federal member declares that he will not oppose the establishment of a second airport in pickering township it should be pointed out however that only 9 percent of mr cafiks riding falls into the area primarily affected by the airport results of an extensive survey conducted by mr cafik and revealed this week showed that 52 percent did not object to the airport being located in pickering and 57 percent believed that more people would benefit mr cafik points out that it was interesting to note that 55 percent of those replying believed they lived in the noise area while actually only 8 percent do live there the survey showed that the majority of people feel that those being expropriated will receive more than their property was previously worth in concluding comments mr cafik states i am convinced that the government should proceed with the expropriation of this land without delay since delay can cause uncertainty and unnecessary hardship and in addition the federal government is obligated under the ex- attractive from any angle whether your attention is directed to pretty 14 year old susan bosworth or her fathers beautiful stallion statue the selection is equally attractive the monument on the property of john bosworth cone 6 whitchurchstouffville is a lifelike replica of the owners chariot steed seen many times in race meets across ontario jim thomas propriations act to proceed in an expeditious way contd on page 8 live grenade in garage stouffville while working in his garage monday ken marcellus rr3 stouff ville discovered a live hand grenade concealed in the corner of the building he called police the bomb with the detonator pin still attached is believed to be a souvenir from world war 2 explosive experts from downsview sealed the grenade with tape then removed it from the property mrs marcellus expressed relief at its removal she said a child could have found it and been badly injured or killed she said her husband an ex- serviceman identified the bomb as soon as he saw it david deacon recovery a miracle unionville twentythree year old david deacon son of yorkcentre mpp donald deacon rri unionville is recovering in ottawa general hospital in what has been described by his father as just a miracle the highlyrespected young man an avid motorcyclist suffered a fractured skull june 25 when thrown from his machine during a prerace test run he suffered a broken foot a broken leg a smashed kneecap a broken arm and broken jaw physicians in charge of the delicate brain operation did not minimize the seriousness of davids injuries mr deacon said while recovery was cer tain doctors feared davids right side might be paralyzed on monday he took his first few steps aided by crutchesin two weeks he hopes to leave hospital mr deacon said his sons recovery had been so swift even the physicians couldnjt believe it building boom markham the town of markham is experiencing a building boom of unprecedented scope in 1972 at a council meeting july 11 members received the report for january through june the total shows construction worth almost 31 million this com pares to 13 million in 1971 and s9i million in 1970 tops in value were single- family dwellings accounting for 14i million industrial buildings were next at s5 million