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markham section ws- vol 89 no 23 phone 6402101 stouffvillewhitchurciimarkhamuxbridge thursday november 2 1972 24 pages 15 cents roman wins in markham but danson retains riding satisfied says area organizer susan rutke unionville is growing and with the completion of this most recent phase will extend through to the 5th con cession a typical home in the new village in the valley area is this chalettype 4bedroom residence a large shopping mall is also planned to eventually serve a population approaching 5000 jim thomas vj v out of mud and clay a new village unionville its a scene of contrasts vast acres of mud and ribbons of asphalt homes completed and houses just started a planned shopping mall beside a delapidated barn its all part of the latest phase of residential and commercial deve lopment west of unionville known as village in the valley or carlton village take your pick the buildup bounded by hwy 7 on the south cone 5 on the west and 16th avenue on the north will some day ac commodate up to 5000 people including varley village to the east if it all sounds a little confusing think of the frustrations facing a delivery man at tempting to find a house with no number on a street with j no name in a subdivision with two names but hopefully out of chaos will come or der as grassy sods replace mud and asphalt covers gravel the homes now completed are beautiful the originals built by bramalea con solidated develop ments limited range in price from 46250 to 48400 others by the coventrygraystone group have a price range from 42674 to 47900 some boast sold signs long before theyre finished in addition to the convenience of a proposed mall the handy location of mark ii public school has attracted many young couples to the site alma walker to seek election in ward 5 election 72 markham members reveal intentions markham now that federal fever has subsided local councillors are sur facing for the town of markham election campaign roy muldrew ward 2 keith kennedy ward 3 bud bonner ward 4 norm tyndall ward 6 and hi lawrie regional representative have confirmed they will seek reelection contesting the ward 1 post which will be vacated by bob adams who is running for regional coun cillor will be marg findlay and repor tedly harry crisp former town clerk councillor murray henderson has declared he will not seek reelection alma walker exmayor of markham will contest his ward 5 seat bruce conley of the save the valley organization has breakin markham the lock was smashed off a door to gain access to the premises of thomas pepper peppers parkway markham cases of a slide and hedge valued at main st eleven orosol projector clippers 340 were stolen announced his can didacy in ward 4 as yet there has been no notification from jim jongeneel regional councillor mayor seeks re election markham mayor tony roman will seek reelection in the town of markham dec 4 the mayor revealed his intentions just before press time wednesday pins in apples charged markham two markham youths have been charged by york regional police with booby trapping apples as a halloween prank placed under arrest tuesday was 18 year old bertram pfeil of sherwood forest drive and a 15 year old juvenile from the same area both pins and razor blades were found in the treats police acted on a private complaint markham with the defeat of mrs alma walker for the town of markham mayorality post back in october 1970 the tribune announced the result as the end of an era and it was but not likely for long for mrs walker has acknowledged her intent to return to municipal politics this time as a councillor in ward 5 the election date is monday dec 4 alma walkers decision to return to the political arena was based in part on two other factors 1 the announced retirement of councillor murray henderson and 2 knowledge that she could hold a ward post and still retain her position at york manor with regard to the latter she has been assured that it is legally proper to hold both offices the decision by murray henderson not to seek reelection comes as a surprise to many in the past two years he has been looked on as one of the towns strongest council members he also took a keen in terest in matters pertaining to planning and recreation councillor hen dersons record in the community is an en viable one he served alma walker for 8 years on the public school board and 9 years on the high school board he was instrumental in ob taining a swimming pool and an arena for the old town and has been active in seeing a start on a second arena at cone 7 north of hwy 7 he has served on the markhamyork hospital board and in 1907 was the recipient of a prized centennial medal murray hendersons popularity within the town was indicated at the last election when he polled 1084 votes to only 215 for his op ponent robt mcvey aima walkers service to markham needs no telling it dates back to 1954 extending over a period of 16 years even against a formidable opponent like tony roman she lost out by only 480 votes for the mayors chair in 1970 the result was 3993 for mayor roman and 35i3 for mrs walker markham all was not gloom at stephen romans conservative campaign office markham when results filtered in oct 30 from other districts to confirm the reelection of barnett danson liberal danson retained the yorknorth federal seat 28334 votes to romans 26026 and 11111 for ndp candidate jim reid the markham division registered wins for roman in 33 of its 54 polls for a majority of 4816 to 4327 liberal and 1529 ndp excluding advanced poll i thought we were going to take it commented mrs muriel oliver an en thusiastic tory from gormley who manned the markham office throughout the cam paign don hindson district organizer pointed out that their yorknorth representative in the last election had been soundly beaten in the markham area and that though disappointed in the overall result the local vote was very satisfying there was great interest in the election here he said we had no difficulty ob taining workers and every house was canvassed when the conclusive votes had been recorded mr hindson thanked the markham volunteers for all they had done ifjr and ended wistfully see you in 4 years a breakdown of results by poll danson reid roman in the town of markham follows victoria square 228 53 338 button ville 198 61 236 hood residence kennedy road 542653 veterans hall unionville 169 54 179 parkview school unionville 579 159 union villa unionville 258 101 bethany lodge unionville 70 28 centennial library unionville194 75 146 robinson school markham 539 219 599 dublin apartment markham 97 30 107 crosby school markham 352 134 492 markhaven nursing home 276 98 300 markham high school 410 1 427 armstrong school markham 349 87 397 box grove 743968 locust hill 128 39 101 markham lodge 813290 dicksons hill 178 74 196 parkside youth centre 93 24 146 deborah fernandez michael riley 552 295 94 deborah shallhorn to honor markham ontario scholars nov 24 lilijijflr annette lenters janice stubbs george jenssen fischer david scott markham veterans students favor romanl dicksons hill conservative can- vandalism markham damage and theft at a costain estates ltd housing development brookdale court markham amounted to 340 holes were kicked in the dry walls of two homes under con struction and 35 sheets of plywood were stolen didate stephen roman gained a large majority in the voting grades 2 through 6 at dicksons hill public school mon day for mr roman it was 108 votes liberal barney danson 38 and jim reid of the ndp 12 during the day boys and girls were per mitted to attend the polling station in the school and see first hand the procedures that are followed markham the 11th hour of the 11th day of the llth month that is the scheduled time and date for the annual remembrance day service organized by the markham veterans association the president is jack teplow the parade marshal is ed hidkinson the procession led by the highland creek pipe band will leave the veterans hall at 1030 am and gather at the cenotaph in front of the centennial library for worship at 11 padre rev fred h cromey will be in charge assisted by members of the markham ministerial association par ticipants will also include the markham dist high school band under the direction of mr harold hiorns taking the salute will be brig general colin a campbell dso obe wreaths will be laid by mrs h g mingay representing the silver cross mothers donald m deaconm- pp and anthony roman mayor town of markham emerson electric buys napanee firm nhhgmhhm wj flhnhtthfa v i jifcawfe t highway soccer goal is obstacle course for drivers a soccer goal at the intersection of ramona bovevard and paramount road markham not really but certahily s test of ones driving skills the tunnel is meant to direct motorists down the centre of the street rather than cutting through the corners still not completed markham mr mk douglas president of emerson electric canada limited has con firmed emersons ban heavy traffic unionville at the request of the town of markham a bylaw will be prepared by the solicitor and commissioner of engineering region of york which on approval of regional council will restrict heavy traffic on kennedy rd from hwy 7 to 16th ave between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am except for pickup and delivery services or vehicles going to residences or storage purchase of the assets of the fractional horsepower portion of canron limiteds electric motor business under terms of the purchase emerson has obtained canrons motor plant in napanee ontario which is a building of 64000 square feet and employs two hundred people certain motors will continue to be made for emerson at canrons lachine quebec factory and a new sales head office will be opened at emersons markham location mr douglas in dicated that the purchase was not expected to affect previously announced plans for the expansion of the markham plant for other emerson divisions