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lions christmas party victoria square hall december l6 christmas song sheets pages 11 and is markham uxbr1dge wh1tchurchstouffville thursday december 14 1972 government airport hearing like holding a trial after the hanging receives award donald risebrough rr2 markham is presented the bank of commerce trophy for the best showman in the markham 4h dairy club presenting the award is alex davidson at the 1972 markham fair dec 1 new courthouse is too small york region the new provincial criminal cour thouse 17th and bayview avenues boasts such niceties as red broadloom panelled walls and solid wood benches but the requirement that matters most accommodation appears to be lacking this was the opinion of press representatives as they scanned the plush interior quarters for a place to lay a pencil and pad at present reporters are so far removed from the judge its difficult to catch what is said the problem too is intensified j because of in ceiling heat generators located directly overhead the building it seems is not as originally planned its 4000 square feet smaller and it shows at the front on either side of the judges bench are two witnesses boxes the only suggested reason for this is that in cases involving domestic squabbles the husband can speak his mind in comparative safety another opinion was that it tended to give the courtroom needed balance a presiding judge said he felt microphones and speakers should be installed so everyone in the room could hear the proceedings he also noted that the prisoners dock is located too close to the witness box in spite of these shortcomings he said he still preferred the new structure over the old one markham fair champions eleven are honored awards banquet markham eleven champions at the 1972 markham fair were honored dec 1 at the annual awards night banquet held in the upper auditorium of the markham community centre two entries mrs murray clarkson stouffer street stouffville and don risebrough r r 2 markham were double winners mrs clarkson won the thos birkett and son trophy for the most points in the domestic science division and the cyanamid of canada limited award for the winning exhibit in the garden collection i division single winners were s badenoch farms of poslinch ont the t eaton ltd i trophy for the best 1 in the i aberdeen angus divi k shur gain farms of pie the i simpson sears t y for the jj best herd in tiiv holstein division mrs murray clarkson of stouffville the thos birkett and son trophy most points in the domestic science division mrs g brown of oshawa the crothers pharmacy trophy most points in the womens work department the claremont public school pickering twp federation of agriculture trophy most points in the school work department donald risebrough r r 2 markham bank of nova scotia trophy best showman in the markham 4h dairy club john risebrough markham bank of montreal trophy outstanding member of markham 4h crops club donald risebroughr r 2 markham bank of commerce trophy champion calf in the markham 4h dairy clubjjane yusko royal bank of canada trophy highest score for the year by a markham 4h beef club member tom smith of claremont the stouffville co operative special wrist watch the grand champion potato exhibit donald dunkeld claremont r r 2 the bradford fertilizer co ltd award first prize exhibitor in the grain corn section mrs murray clarkson stouffville the cyanamid of canada ltd trophy for the winning exhibit in the garden collection and morley smalley mt albert the claremont branch of the u c 0 trophy most points in roots and vegetables injured in car crash markham four markham men were taken to hospital after the car in which they were travelling crashed head on with another york regional police reported that on dec 6 a vehicle driven by james caryle devenport 21 of 45 peter st markham was going south on 10th line without headlights when his car hit the other devenport had been drinking according to police larry castle clive burton keith hargraves and roy dart all of markham were injured in the crash and later taken to hospital james caryle devenport was charged with dangerous driving firm charged with possessing obscene matter markham doren news co ltd markham and employee mrs dora victoria welch 51 of toronto were jointly charged with possession of obscene literature for the purpose of distribution dec 7 according to a report york regional police executed a search warrant on the companys premises and mrs welch was arrested she was later released on an appearance notice for dec 12 threatened with knife markham a 59 year old markham woman was dragged into a field threatened with a knife srd beaten unconscious when accosted by a man as she returned home around mid night mrs hilda dennis told how a stranger first asked her for the time then began following her after posing the same question he put siis hand over her mouth pulled out a knife and threatened to kill her the victim was then beaten about the face and head her assailant was described as about 30 and spoke with an accent no relief markham following a letter from the city of windsor requesting markham town councils financial aid in flood damages suffered by windsor and surrounding areas council announced at its meeting nov 29 that they have limited funds according to the letter the nov 13 and 14 disaster caused damages estimated at 5 million and the areas hardest hit were the township of mersea and pelee island with damages at about 15 million ssgjj but according to mayor an thony roman the essex county flood relief fund is not the responsibility of the town of markham if relief funds are to be provided they should come from the federal and provincial governments because they declared these regions as disaster areas he said also he indicated that relief funds should come from individual donations council decided to put the issue over until sometime in january claremont businessman victor thompson of whitevale has likened the government sponsored airport hearing to hanging a man then holding a trial to determine his guilt or innocence mr thompson was one of more than 50 objectors to ad dress a public gathering in the auditorium of claremont public school dec 7 the temporary change in location from the four seasons hotel toronto was agreed on earlier by the hearing officer j w swackhamer hugh miller r r 2 claremont the first to speak told how the proposed ex propriation line would divide his property taking one portion and rendering the other half sterile he described the farm residence like others in the area as a pioneer home dating back to the mid 1800s he noted that since the dwelling could not be moved it would undoubtedly be demolished if the airport project went ahead if so he conclulded a little bit of canadian history will be buried in the nearest gully mrs helen auld r r 2 claremont told a story similar to that of hugh miller her home on the end of a proposed runway was built she said in 1840 we love our house its just too precious theres no sale value that can be put on it she said the whole project is wrong heidi ehlers 34th sideroad r r 2 claremont recalled several candidates promising to stop the airport but will they she asked heidi is 11 mrs sylvia cowls of whitevale said the need for a second airport had not been proven she also voiced ob jections to what she termed the undemocratic process by which the site was chosen and i the land is to be acquired mrs diane robertson r r 1 locust hill charged that ex propriation in the name of progress provides no benefits if it ruins the atmosphere and bulges the pockets of a few mrs earl taylor r r 2 pickering condemned the way the airport announcement was made without consultation with riding members of parliament mrs kay fallis r r 1 locust hill said residents had been deceived into thinking the area was to be preserved for agricultural and recreation only to learn that 18000 acres of it was to be used for an airport andrew pemberton piggott of cherrywood termed the airport plan a political move by prime minister trudeau to gain the favor of metro voters the government plans to spend millions on an airport that no one needs said mrs luella creighton of brooklin mrs betty pegg r r 2 claremont said in her opinion too little study had gone into the pickering site choice she said the natural environment would suffer permanent damage and the peoples way of life would be seriously disrupted town solicitor commended stouffville paul w j mingay q c of markham solicitor for the town of whit church stouffville earned personal praise from j w swackhamer airport hearing officer nov 30 following presentation of a brief that lasted just under 45 minutes your preparation was most complete and your presentation ably done both by you and your colleagues said the officer a further compliment was extended by ted oakes solicitor for the region of york other than mr mingay the only speakers on whitchurch stouffvilles behalf was mayor elect gordon ratcliff and york simcoe mp sinclair stevens jw swackhamer christopher chapman k k 1 markham said previous experience had proven that where two large airports are established in an area one becomes a white elephant john livingstone r r 1 locust hill likened the airport decision to hitlers invasion of poland a dictatorial act some say ours is an exercise in futility he said i cant believe this but if its true then its a sad day for democracy muriel gostick speaking on behalf of her father fred gostick claremont r r 2 described how family ancestors had settled the area 140 years ago and it was her fathers wish that the property be maintained through further generations we here in pickering town ship have been plagued with fear and mistrust she said hugh michell claremont r r 2 described the govern ments action as taking the best farmland in ontario aileen adams r r 2 claremont described her location as smack dab in the centre of runway one corn harvest made easier for gormley farmer stouffville the corn harvest was late this year because of the unusually cold summer and a lot of time was wasted in waiting for the crop to mature according to john doner rri gormley last year mr doner pur chased a new grain dryer and two storage bins of which he said work very well compared to what some fellows are using the dryer and bins are real labour saving devices he commented the dryer is extremely ef ficient in drying the grain mr doner pointed out that all grain must contain 14 percent the two large bins are used for farm rri gormley on the left grain storage on john doners is the grain dryer of which mr doner says is a great laboursaving device moisture if it is to keep corn always has to be kept dry he said the dryer runs all night during the busy season the two large storage bins are 37 feet high to the peaks and each one holds 21000 bushels of grain he explained that the grain is dried at 200 degrees and when one load is dry an elevator type system drops the load and down comes another on each side of the dryer mr doner said that there is more specialization in farming today and less mixed farming because this cuts into a farmers volume and cattle cbst too much money farming around my area is dying out he said old far mers are slowing down or selling out and other people are buying farms only for speculation he said that there is space only for a limited number of large farms in his community of the 1000 acres he rents 470 are farmed for corn mr doner pointed out that he and two employees harvested over 10000 bushels of grain this year bomb threat thornhill allison ryrie wife of pc ryrie 28 division received a bomb threat over the telephone at her yongehurst rd home dec 9 according to a york regional police report the male caller said i want to warn you that your house will be bombed mrs ryrie told him he must have had the wrong number but he replied he did not and repeated the number then he hung up police reported that the house will be checked periodically