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other of three earns her diploma from september through june housework and schoolwork were top priorities for mrs agnes may cone 5 whitchurchstouffville mrs may mother of three returned to stouffville dist secondary school for her grade 12 year and will study for her rn degree beginning this fall jim thomas hords of army worm on march in york york region york region the dreaded army worms are on the march in rural areas of york word of this latest challenge to district farmers comes from 3 alan a wall agricultural representative at newmarket their numbers are such that they pose a real threat to oats barley and even corn says mr wall he personally inspected several infested fields and saw hundreds of the grubs at work damage however at that point was quite light the worms are smooth fleshy brownish green in color a with a dark strip down the back and each side they are about one inch in length the worms lie dormant during the day and come to life during evening hours when they become very thick they move as an army eating as they go natural control is usually provided by parasites there is a hope too that the worms have reached a stage of maturity where they may soon change to pupa however if the situation worsens says mr wall in secticide should be used to save the crop a suggested product is sevin administered with a weed sprayer using about 20 gallons per acre this is the kind of situation that makes chemicals so essential in farming explained mr wall without a good in secticide huge quantities of food as well as the livlihood for farmers could go down the drain pickering reeve on the mend pickering twp pickering twp reeve john williams is on the mend following major surgery in scarboro centenary hospital a spokesman at the municipal office confirmed this week the operation for a duodenal ulcer was performed july 17 reeve williams is presently convalescing at an undisclosed location away from the telephone for a few days cemetery lane name change request reaches dead end stouffville would you like to have a nice new house with an address cemetery lane this was one point considered by planning committee july 28 when realtor keith mcdowell and ted orton tabled a plan for five building lots in that area the lots had been considered earlier and the committee imposed a number of conditions mr mcdowell stated that an earlier plan to build two semi detached and one singlefamily home had been reconsidered wed like to keep the whole area as singlefamily homes he stated committee members raised no objections to this and discussion centred around a cul- desac paving the road and installation of services what about changing the name of the road asked mr mcdowell who would want to live on a street called cemetery lane councillor june button agreed chairman tom lonergan looked at it differently its a deadend street isnt it he observed the question of a name was dropped the committee in dicated general approval of the plan and further studies will be conducted town name too long stouffville call it whitchurch or call it stouffville but not both this is the feeling of councillor merlyn baker a contention that is held by others in the municipality but not other members of whitchurch stouffville council it was the decision of the majority that the present handle should stand but councillor baker put forward a strong argument part of the name is long enough its time to forget sentimentality and be prac tical he said he speculated whether the issue should be placed before the people in the form of a referendum mayor ken laushway ad mitted to being the sole culprit in retaining the double identity he charged that no matter what the change stouffville would remain because of its association with postal and other civic utilities but he warned if the name whitchurch was removed it would disappear other councillors speaking on the subject said they could see no necessity for a change they suggested that after nearly two years they were now getting used to it improve policing or else town mayor issues ultimatum stouffville during the past two weeks there has been a noticeable increase in police activity in stouffville promp ting local residents to question the reason why what could be the answer was revealed in part by mayor ken laushway monday he ad- mitted to holding a private discussion with newmarkets ray twinney a member of the york regional police com mission at which time he made known in no uncertain terms his thoughts concerning police protection or lack of it in the former village i have been a strong sup porter of the regional policing system the mayor said but i told mr twinney i could no longer hold to this stand if protection as far as stouffville is concerned was not im proved mr laushway said that whenever stouffvilles policing problems are discussed the size and efficiency of the old force is raised i can no longer tolerate excuses or comparisons that was two years ago the town has changed and the people have changed i want one police cruiser here 24 hours a day surely an area of 5000 people deserves protection of this kind the mayor said he had per sonal knowledge of one property damage accident when it took an officer 10 minutes to reach the scene the constable he said had come all the way from east gwillimbury in another in stance when police were called the officer was there in less than 10 minutes mr laushway said he was aware of stepped up police surveillance in stouffville within recent days but declined to attribute this to his conversation with the commissioner he said he expected to see him again this week ill know more then he concluded it better not be any flash in the pan the mayor said he had no desire to dictate to the com mission how the force should be run but if his requests were not met he had other considerations in mind 3ethesda when the grade 12 graduates of stouffville dist secondary school walk proudly to he platform to receive their diplomas next november one of their number will be a 47 year old mother of three mrs gordon may or just plain agnes to her class mates has completed the first step in fulfilling a life long dream to become a registered nurse it hasnt been easy but its been rewarding the teachers they were terrific and the students the greatest id recommend it to anyone a native of glasgow scotland mrs may came to canada in 1944 i always wanted to enter the nursing profession she said but every time something seemed to prevent it last fall however en couraged by her husband and three children bradley 16 dianne 13 and scott 11 she decided to go back to school and obtain the necessary subjects she took eight in all between cramming for biology exams and keeping up with her housework agnes had little time to spare on manv occasions she studied into the wee small hours extra curricular interests included the school bridge and drama clubs agnes was permitted no special privileges her husband signed her absentee notes and her term report cards she ate her lunch in the school cafeteria that was my only com plaint she said they never seemed to have enough tea her picture is prominent in the 72 year book how did son bradley then in grade 10 accept the realization that at any given moment he might rub elbows in the hall with his mother it was strictly student to student during the day and mother to son at night she explained mrs may feels that the ten months back in school has given her a much closer association not only with her own family but with young people as a whole in fact shes enjoyed the associations so much shed like to return to grade 13 they the students made me feel at home 1 was one of them 1 cant praise them enough in september agnes com mences a 2 vear course at the quo vadis school of nursing fctooicoke leading to her rn degree she will specialize in surgery however come nov 10 shell return to sdss to receive her diploma a proud mother on the platform an even prouder family looking on stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday august 3 1972 vol 89 no 10 phone 6402101 14 packs 15 cents stephen b roman no axe to grind with pm claims yorknorth candidate charge youths after chase stouffville two stouffville youths were arrested by officers of york regional police july 28 following a high speed chase that started around 2 am near dicksons hill a search of the vehicle disclosed a small amount of hashish charged with possession of narcotics are wayne newmarch 16 main street east and mark harrott 18 hawthorne avenue harrott has also been charged with dangerous driving airport a waste of money critical of hand- outs ri stephen roman meeting cancelled the aug 8 meeting of whit church stouffville council has been cancelled the next meeting date is aug 22 county health unit closes private park uxbridge twp a private park operated by a greek ethnic association near cone 6 uxbridge has been closed by ontario county health unit township council was notified of the shut down july 31 in a letter health unit personnel described an inspection of the camp and listed several problem areas these included an uncovered garbage pit and incorrect placement of outdoor toilet facilities the original check was made in mid july and owners were given a week to comply when this failed authorities ordered the camp closed until all requirements are met township council discussed the matter at length monday members agreed to ask their solicitor to draft an anti noise bylaw and set out additional regulations to govern all private campgrounds markham mining magnate stephen b roman progressive conservative candidate in the federal riding of york north has flatly denied the inference that an earlier confrontation between himself and the prime minister prompted his decision to enter the political arena the question was posed by tribune editor jas thomas during a press conference july 27 held at the roman estate residence rr2 gormley it was pierre trudeau that blocked the sale of denison mines limited to us interests in 1071 mr roman is the firms chairman and chief executive officer 1 never hold grudges he replied i like to look forward rather than back mr roman admitted that up to the last election he had voted liberal but then changed his support to mr stanfield at present york north is represented by liberal mp barney danson mr roman sharply criticized ottawas policy of hand outs in particular the current li p program and opportunities for youth instead he said canada needs a long term goal something more permanent where people particularly the youth of the nation can apply their energies in a more productive way october election suggests roman markham stephen roman progressive conservative candidate york north feels a federal election is in the wind for october he named the month during a press conference at his home july 27 he is not alone other politicians are counting on a trek to the polls this fall however the final choice rests with the prime minister a red ribbon for young equestrienne ersn year old tammy ewen bayview frms enjoyed excellent success aboard her horse bomarc at allenglish show sunday sponsored by the whitchurch equestrian club tammy is the daughter of mr and mrs ben ewcn rr4 stouffville jim thomas for the free system to survive people must be motivated he said with respect to the proposed airport in pickering mr roman was firm im against it he said i feel its a complete waste of money he suggests that the issue should be placed before a public hearing and let the people decide by referen dum where the location should be i believe in bringing more and more people into the decision making process of democratic government he said speaking personally on the project he said it didnt make sense to establish two major airports so close together questioned on whether his own feelings and policies might not necessarily be those of the conservative party mr roman let it be known he didnt par ticularly care i will never conform to any policy against my better judgment and no party whip will convince me to vote with the party if i feel that policy is wrong refuse dogs for research uxbridge twp stray dogs impounded past an ac cepted period of lime will not be turned over for medical research according to a decision of uxbridge twp council a policy on the rather con troversial issue was requested by the municipalitys canine control officer mrs ann barrett councillor clark muirhead was hesitant to personally en dorse such a measure without first obtaining an expression of opinion from the people while the township would receive payment for unclaimed dogs relayed through the medical research scheme members deferred action public reaction they agreed would be welcomed at present strays are destroyed by a qualified veterinarian 4 i i i i ii