public meetinq vandorf hall thurs nov 2 uut public library essay poster contest vol 89 no 23 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday november 2 1972 24 pages 15 cents stevens sweeps town polls wrests riding from john roberts i wonder whos king of this castle something new has been added in stouffville forty postal units have been located at points throughout the town as a convenience to residents particularly senior citizens no rental fee is charged but boxholders must supply their own rupert avenue is intrigued by the keys and padlocks neil thomas silent steel sentries jim thomas ringwood study doesnt go far enough stouffville a study of the ringwood area ap proximately v4 mile in radius from the intersection of hwys 47 and 48 was presented by jim hill area services branch and received initial comment from members of planning com mittee oct 27 although it is to be given more extensive consideration before council can make public comment members voiced definite opinions councillor gordon ratcliff expressed disappointment that the study did not extend to the municipalitys southerly limits on hwy 48 chairman tom lonergan agreed and pointed to examples of incompatible land use along that section of road the report precipitated michael durnan seeks education post stouffville the an nounced resignation of arthur starr as whitchurch stouff- villes representative on the york county board of education has prompted michael durnan sunset blvd michael durnan stouffville to let his name stand for trustee dec 4 mr durnan 29 is a graduate from the university of waterloo obtaining his ba degree in 1965 later he completed a 3- year chartered accountants course and is presently em ployed as an auditor with the scarboro board of education michael durnan has retained a keen interest in education for some time and now with three children of his own he wishes to become personally involved in the field his three sons are robert 5 now in kindergarten at orchard park scott 4 and christopher 18 months mr durnan is a firm believer in standardization of systems in all schools he also feels that new programs started on an experimental basis should be researched after a time to determine their value too of ten he feels some programs while not satisfactory are allowed to continue because boards are hesitant to halt them debate on a familiar subject how to upgrade the approach to stouffville from ringwood along hwy 47 referring to the cement plant on the north side councillor merlyn baker commented its there and its going to stay there lets face it rezoning as a cure for all planning ills brought a cautionary comment from jim hill you should only rezone if you have a proposal it is good planning practice you have more control mayor ken laushway agreed and suggested one way to control development was to zone according to a site plan he referred to the new small plaza on the north side of main street east that had been rezoned commercial originally to ac comodate a funeral home if it had been zoned with a site plan we would not have had to permit that development he con cluded the report was received by the committee for further consideration and a recom mendation made for a sup plementary study of land on hwy 48 to the towns limits man beaten stouffville peter cox 20 of rri stouffville was approached by two men in stouffville car wash at about 1030 am oct 29 according to york regional police the men asked him to change a one dollar bill when he indicated he couldnt they beat him severely remembrance service sunday stouffville the annual service of remembrance will be conducted sunday nov 5 at 230 pm in the stouffville legion hall legion padre rev douglas davis is in charge prior to the worship veterans will gather at the cemetery to pay homage to the fallen of two world wars following the service a parade led by the uxbridge legion pipe and drum band will proceed to the cenotaph in the civic square for the laying of wreaths yorksimcoe the riding of yorksimcoe has gone con servative in a sweep unimagined by even the most partisan pc supporters sinclair stevens wrested the representative reins from mp john roberts of the liberals in convincing fashion figures as tabulated late tuesday had mr stevens with 22951 votes roberts with 19233 truck driver is charged stouffville twenty- eight year old ian steinson of mississauga has been charged with criminal negligence causing death following a 4- vehicle crash oct 23 near the intersection of hwy 48 and the bloomington road killed was mrs earlene totten 42 of cone 7 whit church stouffville mrs totten and daughter cynthia were westbound when a gravel truck driven by steinsoh veered across the highway and struck their vehicle almost headon injured also were lawrence and ruth westall of udora and mrs alice statton of uxbridge rural hydro rate hike stouffville hydro rates to retail customers in rural areas will increase by 10 per cent jan 1 1973 chairman george gathercole announced this week the increase cottages farms and rural residences will be shown on bills payable feb 5 this is the first rate hike to country customers in two years the chairman said he at tributed it to inflation within the industry and wally gustar of the ndp far back with 8108 while the stevens bandwagon rolled well across the entire riding the trot turned into a gallop in whitchurch stouff ville he took each of the 27 polls within the former village boundaries it was stevens 1490 roberts 853 and gustar 295 in the former township it was stevens 1573 roberts 876 and gustar 561 unbelieving proliberals sinclair stevens were still taking second glances at the figures yesterday and asking the obvious why a backlash against trudeau said a victorious stevens from his home the morning after the night before however in town stouffville in particular he felt his antiairport stand had won him voter support mr stevens said he was certain of victory as the cam paign neared its conclusion and even went so far as to predict the margin 2100 votes he was low the difference between the top two contenders was 3718 a breakdown by polls gustar roberts stevens in whit church stouffville follows vandorf 153 336 570 ballantrae 335 395 652 whitchurch highlands school 42 78 220 orchard park school 35 120 260 richardson masonic lodge 75 218 326 stouffville legion hall 73 162 270 parkview home 42985 latcham hall 106 303 519 summitview school 62 124 223 the advance poll is not in cluded in these figures equally surprising as the upset in yorksimcoe was the ontario riding victory by conservative frank mcgee art latcham sponsors hockey team trip to switzerland stouffville whenever a financial need arises in the stouffville community art latcham is there that need was this week acquiring a sponsor for the bantam hockey teams trip to switzerland in january so in typical art latcham awakens to 2500 dream stouffville to be awakened out of a deep sleep by the continuous ring of a telephone is usually an irritating experience but not for henry michell burkholder street stouffville at least not after his wife relayed the good news he learned he had won a brand new 1973 chevrolet or pontiac car or 2500 cash in the lions 4 sponsored draw at the legion hall friday i thought i was dreaming he said later i remember thinking car draw what car draw finally it came to me and then i got to wondering what i had done with my ticket henry michell has been buying lions cardraw tickets for years as a matter of fact it was just one year ago he was the runnerup for the same prize he received 100 ed macaloney rr 3 claremont sold the winning ticket and the most tickets 217 elgin wagg park drive north stouffville sold 171 other individual prize winners were harold reesor mill street stouffville stephen kettle loretta cresc stouff ville heather campbell loretta cresc stouffville don hanson rr 3 stouffville frank white rr 3 claremont mel emmerson stouffville david james and paul hoover stouffville barney godfrey stouffville peter turner stouffville e wallas rr3 king john roe stouffville jim clark stouff ville george vassinakes stouffville gord mckay rr 4 stouffville the presentation of either the car or the 2500 cheque will be made at a meeting of the stouffville lions club nov 13 mr and mrs michell leave for florida the following day a new 1973 chevrolet or pontiac or 12500 the choice belongs to henry michell burkholder street stouffville mr michell held the winning ticket in the lions sponsored car draw oct 27 last year he was the runnerup to the big prize and received 100 jim thomas style like magic he agreed to underwrite all expenses his donation 8000 the gift will cover return fare for 16 players coach jack watson managers gerry acton and wilf morley trainer kevin acton convenor ed grimshaw and press representative jim thomas the sponsorship will also provide the boys with new hockey equipment excluding skates the town of whit- churchstouffville is buying the club newjackets complete with crests one of these will be presented to mr latcham with a flasher on the sleeve to read magician the team to leave malton international airport jan 12 will be selected by coach watson this weekend a public meeting has been arranged for stouffvilles latcham hall tuesday nov 7 at 730 pm where all plans as finalized to date will be outlined to interested parents ward j councillor to quit stouffville that ap propriate twosome election promises and trick or treat have faded with october and now locally municipal can didates are crisping up for battle in whitchurch stouffville it will be a disappointment to many constituents in ward 1 that councillor betty van- nostrand a dedicated ad ministrator in whitchurch before her term on whitchurch stouffville council represents residents in the vandorf area the councillor commented to the tribune that she had con sidered not running 2 years ago but later agreed it would be unfair to quit at the birth of regionalization it is rumored that arthur starr exchairman of york county board of education may contest the ward 1 seat councillor merlyn baker concedes that he is likely to campaign again in ward 3 jim wong vivian will contest the ward 2 post against in cumbent herb simpson