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lie toufifotue rttmt no 25 the tribune stouffviluv ont- october 29 1sx will proceed to prosecute illegal cottagers whitchurch townsh proceeding forthwith to pros- j ecute a number of cottage res- klents at musselmans iake who are continuing to reside in small summer cottages the whitchurch township coun- year round contrary to townlcil meeting in regular session ship iiylaw biggest headache expressed favour with the pos- as explained by clerk craivjsible organization of a rouge ford to council is the despar j river conservation authority ate school situation which is as proposed by lir m haynes attributed in many cases to of box grove who appeared these illegal residents before them mr haynes -tat- the clerk told council oned that a group of interested thursday evening that there citizens in the unionvilie area is only one school in the en- had been instrumental in get- tire township which is not iiljting the movement started for led to and beyond capacity the establishment of a rouge and that one is bethesda i authority pickering seartobro these city dwellers it was markham vaughan and king pointed out who remain in i townships also markham and these cottages all winter cbri- istouffville villages would be tribute little in tax money and the municipalities involved yet create educational probj markham township would toe terns which cost the munici- the chief participant and the township of whitchurch gjj council would favor rouge riverj piggery bylaw a conservation authority paiity and its permanent resi dents thousands of dollars aurora fire agreement to settle a long standing dis agreement over payment for fires attended toy the aurora fire brigade whitchurch township has offered the vonge st neighbour 00 a fire for the first hour and s10 for each additional hour with the annual retainer fee of 8250 a year to toe dropped councillor legge expressed the opinion that he would fav our doing away with all re tainer fees and having the same hourly rate apply to all the brigades serving the town ship however other members of council thought that if oth er agreements were satisfact ory with the other brigades they should not be altered there was some discussion on the longstanding project of lowering the yonge st culvert at oak ridges a price has been received on the job and the clerk was instructed to write to king township sug gesting that they should as sume half the cost since the benefits of king are equally as great as to whitchurch call for tenders tenders are being called this week for a truck to plow snow in the township from dec 15th to march 15th ll5 tenders are also being called for salt treated sand to he stock piled for winter roads pass election bylaw nomination day for the township of whitchurch will bo on friday nov 20th with an election if necessary on monday december 7th with the polls open from 10 am un til s pm these dates were set in the annual election bylaw passed by council plan 600000 addition to newmarket hospital plans were announced for a sioooco addition to york county hospital at a meeting jf the hospital board of dir ectors last week the propos ed expansion would increase the bed space by approximat ely 100 per cent we have de cided to go ahead with an ad dition to the hospital said kenneth stiver chairman how far we go depends on the amount of money we can raise tentative plans for the pro posed addition were presented to the meeting toy norman mc- murrich member of the firm of architects council of that municipality has already expressed favour in the project it was better to begin the authority before emergencies arise such as floods dumping of sewage into the stream be gan a survey would ultimate ly be taken toy the depart ment of planning and devel opment a the entire rouge valley if the authority was es tablished there would toe no charge on the municipalities for this service sir haynes stated two thirds of the area in volved is fed toy artesian wells rising in whitchurch town ship clerk crawford told council lp evans whitchurch planning board stated that the greatest problem was pol lution which was not created toy the rural section but toy the urban centres we send them down pure water and they pol lute it he said mr evans revealed that a movement is on foot to form a metropolitan parks board ta king in the etobicoke num ber don and the rouge all having authorities with the exception of the rouge setting up conservation is the reason authorities are es tablished not for the opera tion of parks said mr evans no use having parks establish ed toy polluted streams he stated that he believed if the great housing developments continue in scanboro there are sure to ibe sewage plants a- long the rouge river no municipality can toy rights pollute a stream its in the act tout the act is not en forced for political reasons continued imr evans he stat ed that it was his opinion that council should give thought to the authority for the rouge but thought they might wait until the metropolitan council made their move a film of interest to conser vationists entitled our val ley is being shown early in november in the vandorf hall it was stated sentenced to eight years roger i buck corbet is who admitted fatally shooting his brother in the bedroom of their uxbridge home july 23 pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter and was senten ced to eight ears his trial lasted less than an hour the slim youth wept sound lessly in the prisoners box as judge dpj kelly passed sen tence newmarket rugby player breaks collar bone here stouffvihe high school gridders down newmarket is to f in a game here last wed nesday jim coultice opened the scoring in the first quarter with a touchdown on a pass from frisby fristoy pushed the score to 100 on a plunge in the second quarter after halftime frisby scored on a nice end run and the convert was good jim coultice com pleted the scoring with a safe ty touch in the second quarter in the last moments of the game newmarket toroke into the scoring with connell plun ging for a major and groves converting ray foord completed 11 out of 19 passes one of his better efforts to date widdifield a newmarket halfback broke his collarbone in an attempt to plunge through the stouffvihe line early in the game stouffvihe is now tied with richmond hill with six points each markham has four while newmarket hasnt won a game local rugby squad first the stouffvihe high school rugby squad took over undis puted possession of first place on tuesday afternoon as they handed richmond hill a 5126 setback in spite of a damp af ternoon a good crowd of stud ents wtfs on hand and the loc als rolled on to victory encour aged by a group of colourful cheerleaders it marked the second straight win for stouff vihe over the yonge street crew at the present time richmond hill are in second place markham in third and newmarket all alone in the cellar only two appeals heard against local assessment stouffvihe municipal coun cil sitting on monday evening as a court of revision on the 1953 assessment roll heard only two appeals mr milt smith appealed a business tax of approximately sco on the grounds that his greenhouses somerviiie msis c0verc1 bv a rovision murrich and oxley they included 50 more ileds a new kitchen and cafeteria and increased surgical obstetrical nursery and laboratory facil ities the new wing in the pro posed plans which are only ar bitrary measures 135 feet by 43 feet and would be located directly south of the present building running parallel to prospect st an addition of 25 feet by 52 feet was shown at the end of the present matern ity wing i the toronto f nim fron claremont man sweepstake holder mr and mrs edgar evans of claremont mav be able to cash in on some sweepstake money when thev learn the results of the cambridge sweep which is run wednesday today an- holds a ticket on he a lone shot entry assessment act which business as sessment as he was selling the produce which he grew a similar case is being heard by the supreme court involving the town of brampton and the dale company and the local court agreed to withhold decis ion pending the outcome of this case mr rf fan- appealed a- gainst a business assessment of s100 claiming immunity on the grounds that he was a salesman the assessor er good pointed out that mr farr kept goods at his house and carried on business from there the court sustained the assessment plinning board stouttville municipal coun cil on monday evening passed the final bylaw appointing members of the stouffvihe planning board messrs reg mackay alf mole ag thompson and ch nolan were the four members named off on j along with reeve henrv oz- mr evjden the newh- appointed un- the mr brun- membcrs attend are being asked to lectures in toronto mystery fire in welding machine a mysterious fire of known origin destroyed welding unit operated by walt smith of stouffvihe the welder was loaned to mr ross rodman uxtoridge fire chief on sunday for work at the im perial oxygen plant at west on mr rodman was working inside a tank when the motor suddenly stopped rushing outside it was discovered that the welder and truck was en veloped in flames although a toronto brigade was summon ed to the scene they were un able to save the welding unit damage to truck amountd to sum mr smith has purchased a new welder to replace the one destroyed bv fire friends of mrs steve ko- teles will be pleased to learn that she is recovering from a recent operation in iockwood clinic the koteles family re side on the former mertens farm just west of town next month in which various subjects pertaining to town planning will he discussed bv competent department ex perts meeting behind closed doors monday evening with sol icitor jd lucas markham township council issued no statement on their discussions regarding the possible rescind ing of the swill feeding bylaw however it was learned unof ficially that council contem plates no immediate action in the matter culver trouble councillor wl clark of the township road commute reported that the treasurer was having difficulty in mak ing his books balance in the culvert department and ap proximately s3o00 in culverts awjeared to have disappeared the auditor asked last year in his recommendations that an inventory system be set up its just a further case of inefficiency in our system 1 asked for a meeting in the soring to discuss these ineffic iencies and it was voted down stated deputyreeve lemasiir- ler its the first 1 knew that anything was wrong with the culvert business said reeve timbers the treasurer stated that he believed the discrepancy went back into 1952 council agreed that it was quite possible for someone to steal i culvert road supt bu chanan stated that he checked the culvert stock periodically but it would ik- practically im possible to have paid for that many culverts and not know a- bout it the treasurer told council that he did not believe that there was any shortage of funds but merely a lack of co ordination between his depart ment and the road department on reporting the placing of culverts after continued discussion l was agreed that the treasur er should take the matter up with mr miller of the depart ment of highways and report back to council heudfoiil dunn the heartford dumping ground is to be opened from oct 31st until nov 7th coun- cil agreed and a notice to this effect was authorized for the three local newspapers scour area for juvenile club swingers pickering township police are seeking three youths who clubbed an assistant scout master into unconsciousness with the butt of a rifle the slugging occurred on sunday near the district scout camp scoutmaster harry cook and assistant jim hearn were leading seven members of a dunbarton troop on a search for a new campsite when they came upon three youths with guns after hearing shots cook left to call police after tolling the youths they were trespassing and that it was unlawful to hunt on sundays after mr cook had left one of the youths said to us whos going to keep us here and the three of them levelled their guns at us hearn later reported 1 walked over to two of them and grabbed the barrels of the guns and crossed them he continued i think one of them kicked me in the groin the oldest one yelled at a kid who looked like about 13 to keep the boys covered some thing hit me and i dont seem to remember any more jim mcquinn 15 reported they hit mr hearn over the head with the butt of one of the guns and he was lying on the ground with blood spurt ing out all over i saw them hit him again and again i pulled out my bayonet knife and hit one of them they beat it then within 10 minutes pc char les daniels of pickering arriv ed and minutes later two township police cruisers and five from the opp were search ing the area police believe a dog found running near the scene had been with the gun toting youths they say the dog was owned by a toronto man who boarded it at a pickering farm every farmhouse was check ed by police for information on the three youths whose ag es are believed to be between 13 and 20 schools are being checked local um church celebrates 50 years service the stouffvihe united mis sionary church celebrated their golden anniversary ser vices sundav oct 25 the day opened with an interesting sunday school hour mrs hu- son presented a suitable sceneofelt entitled leave them outside rev woodrow goodman president of bethel college mishawaka indiana was the guest speaker for the day in the morning he used as a theme the face of jesus ta ken from 2 corinthians 45 several were present in this service who remembered the first anniversary occasion fif ty years ago the afternoon service wa- marked by special anniver sarv features a number of greetings were given from for mer ministers and appropri ate tribute was paid to them and to the local members who after faithful service passed on to their reward a poem composed by mrs h stouffer our golden anniversary was recited by miss alma pil- key rev goodman spoke from joshua 40 what mean ye by these stones he stres sed the importance of trans mitting the gospel to the gen eration the evening message was a study of the life of jacob taken from genesis chapter 32 at the close of this memor able occasion a beautiful bou quet of yellow mums was pre sented to mr and mrs as stouffer in honour of their many years given to the work of the church duets ouartettes and chor us numbers by local talent were sung during the day huge 500 pound bear is sighted in glasgow area by uxbridge tp farmers a 3000 piece of construc tion machinery was stolen from a house under construc tion in the timbers subdivi sion last week pickering deed important in court action a deed registered more than forty years ago is the central document in a court action being heard in the on tario county this week the action involves messrs rob ertson and todd and is being heard by his honour judge f j macrae in the action the plaintiff todd represented by fl button qc of stouffvihe is seeking title to 14 acres of land in a lot in pickering twp the defendant robertson claims that a deed registered in 1912 stipulates that only four acres of this lot belong to todd robertson is represent ed toy rd humphreys qc george coltham land surv eyor was the first witness cal led by the plaintiff he then produced a survey he had made of the property in ques tion in 1918 his survey had covered some is acres sur rounding a gravel pit in the southern portion of the north quarter of lot 12 concession four pickering township this field he said had at one time been fenced oliver denny now of col- borne was called next he stated that he had purchased the 50 acre tract from bruce wilson in 1917 and was about to give further evidence regar ding the agreement at that time when mr humphreys ob jected to the evidence he maintained that there was a registered deed made at the time of the same in 1912 which gave the purchaser the whole 50 acres with the exception of 4 acres now he said the plaintiff was claiming that an error had been made and this should have exempted 14 ac res he argued that unless there was some evidence ad duced that would be no verbal evidence given his honour ruled that this was so and the evidence re garding boundaries contrary to the deed was not taken at this time mr humphreys also pointed out that since the original deed in 1s77 the land had been sold in 1912 with the four acres exception 1916 1919 1921 and 1947 now he contin ued the plaintiff was trying to show that there was a mis take in the deed of 40 years ago mr button maintained that his client was claiming the gravel pit bv possessive ti tle the case is continuing the stouffvihe fire brigade were summoned to the apart ment of mrs geo lawson on tuesday afternoon where an overheated stove threatened the residence the outbreak however was not of a serious nature mr jos mortens 85 was one of the most interested members of the congregation at the 01st anniversary of the stouffvihe united church on sunday mr mertens recalls quite well attending the open ing of the church 61 years ago a huge 500 pound bear sight ed by numerous uxbridge township residents has be- icome the talk of the neigh bourhood the animal was first noticed by daniel grib ben 1th concession of ux bridge while returning home from claremont late in the af ternoon he slopped his car and ran over into the field to get a closer look but the bear lumbered oft into a nearby swamp gribben claimed that the bear would stand four feet high while all four paws remained on the ground later in the week mr roto- ert spencely driving a- long the 3rd concession ac companied by his sons ronald and edwin noticed a strange looking animal eating some gaitoage along the side of the road at first they thought it was a pig but on closer in spection they realized it was a large bear the big bruin cros sed the road in front of the car hit the fence then disap peared into some dense brush a number of hunters in the immediate area failed to se the bear one of the farmers said that the animals feet were as big as stove lids and its legs were like bed posts only hairy mrs speheley who hails or iginally from northern ontar io believed a lone bear in the district was no cause for con cern mrs gribben and mrs fw clubine on the 4th con cession however were of dif ferent opinion both feared for the safety of their child ren david g year old son of mr and imrs clubine must walk two miles to webb school throughout the area where the bear was spotted mr clubine intends to drive his young son to school while the danger lurks in the area provincial police constable wilton scoured the district when word of the bear spread but he failed to notice any thing unusual constable wil ton informed the tribune that a full scale hunt for the animal would be within the law if under proper supervis ion over fifty appeals on pickering assess more than fifty appeals are slated to be heard on nov 10 before the court of revision on the 1954 assessment roll of pickering township one filed b harry newman qc in re spect to his property in the southwest section of the town ship is a repetition of his 19- 52 appeal which is still before the ontario municipal board pickering township assess ment has been increasing by leaps and bounds and is only exceeded bv scarborough the figure stands today at ss610- 252 an increase of s191c00 ov er last year similarly the po pulation is crowing rapidly and is todav listed at 11045 as compared with 10936 for- the previous year big entry for queens guineas one of the largest yearto year increases in queens guin eas entries in the history of the royal winter fair is forecast by the ontario department of agriculture with entries just closed and still toeing tallied between 120 and u30 young steers will ccm- peteat the royal on nov j3- 21 for the coveted guineas the hon t l kennedy challenge trophy and the followup auct ion price of around 2 a pound traditionally ibid by meat buy ers for the top animal the field will be about 30 larger than last years total limited to baby beef steers owned toy farm boys and girls from ontario who must be members of the ih calf clubs the contest is one of the high lights of the fair the queens 50 guineas drawn from a fund created by king edward vii when prince of wales trlmost a half century ago and held in trust by the ontario depart ment of agriculture have in re cent years been translated as meaning a 250 cash prize to the winning owner the exhib itor of the champion steer in runnerup breeds gets a 100 cash award every exhibitor also receives a sweater with a 4h crest the young owners have to feed care ifor and fit the calves they enter and each calf must have gained at least one and a quarter pounds a day during the 5month period between nomination and clos ing of entries richard ward veteran machinist mr dick ward si year old resident on blake street in stouffvihe beside the cnr crossing was at one time the towns most skilled machinist born at balsam on the farm of his parents mr and mrs wil liam ward the veteran trades man lived for three years at special prices patrons of the stanley the atre please note that the man agement has announced an increase in prices for monday and tuesday november 2nd and 3rd during the showing of salome starring rita hay- worth adult admission will be 75c and children 23c watch for baby day at houstons rexal drug store nov 21rt uxbridge before moving to stouffvihe where he has resid ed ifor the past fifty four years i when imr and mrs ward came to town in the early 1900s they purchased the for mer coulson residence on blake street where they con tinue to reside together after mr and mrs ward had decided to settle down in stouffvihe mr ward built a garage on the main street which served as a machine shop for the village his son charles and mr bill van- zarit worked in the business they repaired everything from cars to lawnmowers mr ward constructed the well- built and useful lawn roller used at the stouffvihe bowl ing green at the present time in looking back over the past half century spent in stouffvihe mr ward recalls vividly the gravel road run ning through town horse and buggies hotels and vacant lots where thriving subdivis ions now flourish both mr and mrs ward remember the children playing softball on what is now known as lloyd avenue when mr and mrs ward moved to stouffvihe fifty four years ago there was tout one train a day moving by their front door for a time this train proved very annoying to residents situated near the crossing but now with four passenger trains and numer ous freights screeching into the stouffvihe station the noise is hardly noticed although mr ward is not a- ble to get down street any more he enjoys an occasional drive through town to note the many changes which are ever taking place from year to year air and aire ward have one son charles and one daughter mrs percy stover on obri en avenue