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improved school bus safety measures urged by area parents drivers t stouffville on oct 11 an eight year old pupil of st marks school stouffville died under the wheel of a bus a few feet from the laneway entrance to her vandorf road home the tragedy has resulted in demands by some parents and drivers too for im proved safety equip ment on such vehicles plus in some cases a closer program of mechanical inspection a move may also follow to enlarge on the student patrol system a program that ac cording to parents has proved very successful at ballantrae with it selected senior boys and girls ride on the buses to maintain order and assist the children in getting on and off driving a school bus is responsibility enough without having to look after 55 kids seated behind said one mother heading the list of priorities is the need for an improved mirror system that enables a driver to see directly down on the front wheels the tribune has learned that ward 3 councillor merlyn baker plans to in troduce such a suggestion before town council calling for this equipment to be made mandatory with the receipt of several complaints from parents of bus- transported pupils the tribune contacted several drivers all spoke freely but asked that their identity not be revealed one admitted that the vehicles are not taken care of as good as they should be he recalled operating one of the spares with the steering so stiff from lack of grease he could hardly turn a corner on the subject of student patrols he said the program could prove a benefit if the right type of boy or girl is selected another said her bus was kept on the road for over a month with defective brakes finally i got mad and then they were fixed she recalled she said the company is so big with so many vehicles in use that proper ser vicing is sometimes neglected she endorsed the newtype mirrors suggesting that such equipment could possibly have prevented the october tragedy i would have thought some sort of action would have followed immediately said a second parent con tacted by the tribune she said she had discussed improved safety measures with several mothers but none seemed very concerned she felt the problem should be the concern of the board of education rather than town council on the issue of student patrols one father recalled seeing a bus moving away from a school with one boy holding onto another through the window and dangling from the outside sure the driver should have seen it but just how much responsibility can one person be expected to accept all drivers ap proached endorsed the newtype mirrors although one observed that like everything else they must be checked periodically over rough roads he said they tend to shake loose you look out to see a child and theres nothing there at all another said she thought they were mandatory in metro and that all new buses were delivered so- equipped players theatre nov 16 18 latham hall candidates meeting qoodwood hall thurs nov 23 vol 89 no 25 phone 6402101 whitchurchstouffville uxbridge markham thursday november 16 1972 r2 pages 15 cents markham council concludes in chaos markham a markham town council meeting evaporated into chaos tuesday when members abandoned all rules of parliamentary procedure and norm tyndall ward 6 walked out the climax to earlier fireworks occurred when discussion arose over the hiring of a swimming instructor for the coowned pool at thornlea school bayview avenue there was disagreement over when his duties should start jan 1 or jan 30 councillor jim jongeneel suggested the issue be deferred until nov 21 with mayor tony roman breaking- the tie vote in favor of the motion later when a recorded vote was requested councillor tyndall stomped out and mayor roman called an adjournment later still the council re convened councillor tyndall returned but only to pick up his briefcase and leave again request warning flashers stouffville councillor merlyn baker presented a resolution to council nov 10 that the ministry of transport be requested to replace the city traffic lights at bloomington road and hwy 48 with official highway lenses and that warning flashers be placed an appropriate distance from the corner on both roads the intersection has been the scene of many accidents especially during foggy con ditions when motorists have overrun the red signal the resolution was passed by council and will be presented to the region of york and bill hodgson mpp for support port expropriations over 3000 objections pickering twp more than 3000 objections have been registered with the federal government opposing land expropriations for the new in ternational airport in pickering township hearings will begin nov 27 and after reports are studied by public works minister jeaneudes dube an official decision will be made on whether to proceed meanwhile the government appears to be moving ahead with its airport plan and has filed intention to expropriate in the canada gazette if after the hearings the government decides not to expropriate the issue of whether a new toronto in ternational airport is needed will be thrashed out in public again the people or planes group disputes the need and main tains that the existing airport at malton can be expanded to handle future traffic a special board of examination to study what form the airport would take when it should be built and how it could be tied in with the toronto area transportation system will likely be conducted trip costlier stouffville it is going to cost more money this year to bring santa claus to town at least in the style to which he has become accustomed in a letter to council the kinsmen club sponsors of the annual christmas parade cited increased expenses in asking for a 700 donation to subsidize the event nov 25 mayor ken laushway com mented that the kinsmen do a beneficial thing in arranging the parade but felt it was time to take a look at an alternative form of prechristmas spectacle for the community a winter carnival perhaps every year he added it has been harder to sponsor its become a chore for one organization council agreed that 600 which could have been expended this year on conventions should be re routed to support the kinsmen venture and the clerk was instructed to request assistance from the police in patrolling the parade route candidate flexes muscles uxbridge twp stanley cragg goodwood a candidate for deputyreeve in uxbridge twp flexed his campaign muscles at council meeting nov 14 mr cragg interrupted proceedings from the floor on three occasions to disapprove councils actions on items on the agenda the candidate a resident of goodwood for one year is a professional trades unionist and president of toronto building and construction trades a grads night to shine friday evening was graduation night at stouffville dist secondary school and the spotlight of attention was focused on every student recipient of diplomas and awards one of these was evelyn lyn patrick burkholder street stouffville here she receives a framed ontario scholarship from principal william e duxbury jim thomas level grave markers mandatory council asked about his reasons for running mr cragg commented after his session with council that it should be obvious he was of the opinion that the township needed new blood mr cragg did not think that he was aiming too high in contesting the deputyreeves position and that his long in volvement with other ad ministrative work would give him insight to handle municipal affairs i think i have the necessary acumen he said stouffville reg tomkinson representing stouffville monument works met with planning committee nov 10 to discuss a recent cemetery proposal mr tomkinson did not disagree that a cemetery part lot 24 cone 8 ballantrae was desirable but with the concept of a memorial gardens he said that naturally he was reflecting concern for personal reasons but urged full con sideration of certain aspects of the proposal in the memorial gardens bronze intheground grave markers would be mandatory mr tomkinson speculated that there could be a monopoly on their sale and that if they were sold on cemetery premises it could be a taxfree business venture he pointed out the disparity this could create when taxes must be paid on a memorial sales business in stouffville mr tomkinson disagreed with the conformity in a memorial gardens he ex plained hat in times of stress relatives were inclined to make decisions about burial without looking into details when they tind out they cant put something on the grave of their own choosing they are upset chairman tom lonergan assured him that taxes on cemetery operations would be thoroughly investigated and his observations taken into con sideration when the plan is reconsidered girl shotyouth freed markham a 16 year old scarboro youth has been acquitted on charges of criminal negligence and careless use of a firearm following a shooting incident june 15 that seriously injured a little girl on the grounds of dicksons hill school harry ross gowman alleged to have fired the bullet from a location southeast of the play area testified that he and a companion bruce thaw 15 were shooting groundhogs at the time and had not intended to harm anyone he entered a plea of not guilty dannette grove daughter of mr and mrs ivan grove 18th avenue rr2 markham was hospitalized for a period of 11 days following conclusion of the case the acquittal was handed down nov 8 gordon ratcliff mayorelect ten qualify in four wards two for trustee post stouffville- gordon ratcliff is the 197374 mayor- elect town of whitchurch stouffville the popular ward 4 representative and former township councillor agreed to assume the chief magistrates chair several weeks ago after incumbent mayor ken laush way announced his intention to retire mr ratcliff was not opposed while the shift in power marks a beginning for councillor ratcliff it also tolls an end for mayor laushway the end of a political career that has spanned a record 17 years for a time it was a con sidered possibility that ken laushway might allow his name to stand in either wards 4 or 5 and while in fact nominated he later withdrew acclaimed along with mayor- elect ratcliff are arthur starr ward 1 and merlyn baker ward 3 in ward 2 councillor herb simpson is challenged by three candidates herb peach an electrician jim wong a school teacher and jack wylie an accountant in ward 4 excouncillor rf tommy farr has tossed his hat back into the ring along with newcomer cathy joice mother of three and a resident on rupert avenue in ward 5 councillor june button is opposed by clara harman of ringwood in ward 6 councillor tom lonergan has as his opponent eldred king markham rr2 the latter was gordon ratcliff a mayorality candidate in 1970 a twoway contest has developed for the lone trustee post on the york county public school board of education candidates are michael durnan sunset blvd and john mcmurray elm road both of stouffville john mcdermott fairview avenue has been acclaimed to the county separate school board the ballot dec 4 will also include provisions for a liquor vote prior to the vote all- candidates meetings are an ticipated likely in stouffville and possibly ballantrae pitfalls of pit fill stouffville an ap plication to fill and rehabilitate part of the former roberts gravel pit bloomington road has not been received with enthusiasm by town planning committee the filt members were informed would be clean in dustrial waste you would need to have an inspector there all the time remarked councillor gordon ratcliff there was some difference of opinion over what could be deposited at the site does anyone really think that dry household garbage would hurt questioned councillor herb simpson chairman tom lonergan contended that this could con tain poisonous substances and councillor merlyn baker con curred that garbage was only dry until a rainfall makes it drain through the earth mr baker spoke emphatically against dumping he pointed out that though the wastes act stated inert materials could be used for fill we are going to be the ones to say yes or no lady beaten goodwood a 23 year old goodwood area woman was beaten about the head when according to police she sur prised an intruder who had entered the family residence at lot 20 cone 3 uxbridge twp mrs catherine french was rendered unconscious by the blow necessitating treatment in hospital she was released saturday inside the tribune editorial page 4 womans page 6 churches page 7 sports page 8 classified pages 161718