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ornnca i ik is j 1 powr group is denied again toronto preserve our water resources powr a local citizens group monday was again denied permission to participate in the justice samuel hughes inquiry- the inquirv was called to investigate an alleged 35000 donation made by disposal services ltd to the ontario progressive conservative party in 1974 disposal services ltd is the parent company of york sanitation co ltd which operates the highway 48 landfill site powr wishes to make a submission as to the suitability of the site but were earlier refused permission because they had no direct evidence of political influence the dump is located on the oak ridges moraine although permission was refused a second time this week john swaigen a canadian environmental law association lawyer representing powr told the tribune he is op timistic they will yet be allowed to make a presentation mr swaigen said the inquiry chairman has agreed to state the case to the divisional court because he felt it is an sm o k ing s till firs t in causing fires mind blowing devices winged creatures and marshmallows all played a major role in the performance by the english mime troupe abacadabra the performers who wished to be known only by their group name played to an enthusiastic crowd at irenes goodnight during a special performance last weekend the coffee house in dicksons hill does not officially open for another two weeks annegret lamure vol 90 no 23 whitchurch stouffville october 13 1977 20 cents 20 pages claims ontario humane society vet responsible for dog seizure toronto ethel blaedow the dog lady of stouffville still does not know the final fate of her 16 dogs still held by the ontario humane society of the 31 dogs seized from the rented barn south of the stouffville cemetery one dog escaped and according to a knowledgeable source who asked that his name not be used 14 have been destroyed executive vicepresident tom hughes represented the society before the animal care review board last friday mr hughes immediately requested an adjournment on the grounds that the veterinarian who signed order of seizure was not rpresent at the hearing mr hughes in his opening statement seemed to be placing responsibility for the seizure on rthe veterinarian he told the board that stouffville veterinarian dr terry oconnor has chosen not to testify voluntarily because he feared a loss of revenue and fpractice mr hughes said he could sympathize with the veterinarian who he described as being frightened to appear before the board but added that the society was subpoening the witness the tribune later contacted k dr oconnor by telephone dr oconnor denied refusing to appear and said he would be contacting his lawyer with regard to the case ladys baking tops markham uxbridge fairs goodwood i always wondered how id compare to other people in the kitchen laughed ruby johnson as she talked about her domestic science entries at the uxbridge and markham fairs judging by her prizes mrs johnson compares very well indeed she scored the highest number of points in domestic science at both fairs this fall at the markham fair she was awarded 11 firsts eight seconds six thirds and four fourths and she also took eight firsts 12 seconds and three thirds at the uxbridge fair i enjoy putting myself forward to see how i compare with other peoples baking said mrs- johnson im a housewife and usually when you put a meal in front of your family and they complain you have nothing to compare it too but after seeing all the red ribbons i can say im not so bad after all i too have a place in society it gives you something to measure yourself by dr oconnor said he was called at 730 the night before and asked to appear at the hearing he said the other veterinarian in his practice had made arrangements to be away the day of the hearing and because of this he found it im possible to attend i wasnt able to make arrangements on such short notice he said i would have been happy to appear i cer tainly would have gone down there if it was possible dr oconnor said a death in the family had further com plicated the matter the veterinarian said he had gotten involved in the case with some hesitation at the request of the humane society he said mrs dick parry had called him the day of the seizure and asked him to come and look at the dogs as her son bruce parry also a humane society official was out at blaedows they were considering a seizure dr oconnor would not comment on the seizure as a court case is pending regarding the criminal neglect charges laid against miss blaedow by the society mr hughes seemed to be placing full responsibility for the seizure on the veterinarian he argued that inspector dick parry who led the raid as a layperson is not in a position to argue with the vet he said that even if the seizure is declared not justified the society cannot be faulted as the society officials were see fights page 2 stouffville kids playing with matches overheated stovepipes and grease fires and octopus wiring are no match for careless smoking when it comes to causing fires according to stouffville fire chief walt smith mr smith says that 76 per cent of the home fires in the region are still attributed to careless smoking despite massive public education campaigns however mr smith says that car and truck fires are becoming more frequent and clothes dryers are another bad thing remarked the chief people dont clean the lint and crap out and it catches fire when it builds up close to the bur ners october 9 to 15 is fire prevention week and chief smith expressed the view that prevention was the most im portant component in fire fighting to this end the stouffville company is hosting two open houses at the station this week and showing a fire prevention movie firemen are also visiting schools and will make home fire inspections if requested based on his experiences mr smith made several recommendations to lessen fire risk keep a nice tidy house clean up the basement and dont have octopus wiring he admonishes chief smith also suggests getting a smoke detector im a great believer in 6 uffe rv ille 9 unde r honoured stouffville it was a proud moment last thursday evening when the two oldest living descendants of abraham stouffer unveiled the plaque commemorating the founding of stoufferville the unveiling ceremony was held at the new librarys latcham gallery at 7 pm last thursday evening and the ministry of culture and recreation plaque was set out by the street almost im mediately afterwards the library gallery was packed with a group of people standing at the back the town received two flags one from the provincial representative bill hodgson and the other by a representative of sinclair stevens the federal member centennial committee chairman keith sutherland acted as master of ceremonies mayor gordon ratcliff told the crowd even in the early 1820s stouffville had active interested citizens and he added this is the nicest town in ontario well wishes were also received from york regional chairman garfield wright library board chairman jim sanders commenting on the gift of two flags said we will have to go back to council and ask for money for a flag pole keynote speaker of the evening was stouffville historian and author jean barkey i underline the word brief but youre just never sure with jean said mr sutherland in his introduction mrs barkey prefaced her remarks by admitting she had no prepared speech and began by thanking the library board for this beautiful edifice she urged the community to use the library which was built as a centennial project to its fullest capacity mrs barkey then described that bleak and miserable day dec 11 1804 when abraham stouffer accompanied by his wife elizabeth and two children came onto the future site of stouffville they perceived it to be a good land said mrs barkey she then recounted how the stouffers went to york to swear allegiance to the british crown and there purchased 200 acres belonging to russell hoag a nonresident another 200 acres was purchased and the stouffers moved to the present location of the town and built a house on the site where dr bill murphys home now stands mrs barkey said the pennsylvania mennonite had built his barns near the present location of stouffville nursing home and the piggery has been replaced with the laundromat the plaque was located at the site of the new library because it was the location of the third stouffer mill the previous two believed to have been built at the southeast corner of main and market sts had burned down we are proud of our heritage said mrs barkey they worked so hard for a better future they y believed in toleration education faith in our people and faith in our god concluded mrs barkey commenting on the voluminous amount of material collected for the centennial book mr sutherland com mented that mrs barkeys see oldest page 11 the founding of stoufevi h ro506 atnkm stmthr r790b9l hhumii mqtktt 400 mrs 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mr justice hughes is reported to have said the statutes under which the inquiry is operating are ambiguous and should be interpreted by the court powrs cases will be argued at the divisional court by attorney ian scott who has acted as counsel for such royal commissions as the berger pipeline inquiry mr swaigen told the tribune that mr scott will represent the ratepayers free of charge the inquiry has now been adjourned until the divisional court makes a ruling on whether powr will be allowed to ap pear the matter will be heard at divisional court either the last week of october or the first week of november mr swaigen said the inquiry judge had refused to hear powr on the grounds that by representing the people he was usurping the role of the attorney general and by allowing citizens groups to appear the hearings would be dragged out indefinitely mr swaigen said he is pleased with the witnesses the inquiry is calling the town recently received correspondence from the ministry of the environment informing council that the in dustrial waste dump has been granted a 200 ton per day in crease the dump is now allowed to accept 700 tons of refuse daily some people prefer to hunt up their own mushrooms at this time of the year but the vast majority opt for the less strenuous not to mention less risky method of buying them at the local supermarket if they do chances are good that they were handpicked by ronnie forfar one of the employees at the triple a mushroom farm in gormley for more pictures and story on growing the delcctably fungi turn to page 3 recreation club for disabled will open mrs roy moyer and harry stouffer unveil the plaque com memorating the foanding of stouffville mrs moyer and mr stouffer are the oldest living descendants of abraham and elizabeth stouffer who founded the town in 1805flfi at left are whitchurch stouffville library board chairman jim sanders nearest plaque and centennial committee chairman keith sutherland jean barkey told the story of the founding york region the dreams and hopes of many people will be realized on thurs day october 27 the opening date of a recreation club for the disabled in york region the project funded by the ontario march of dimes and organized by prod promotion of relization of opportunities for the disabled will use the joseph a gibson school in maple as its headquarters the club will meet every thursday from 630 to 10 pm however it never wouia have gotten off the ground without the donation of tran sportation by other community groups unionvilla and par ticipation house in markham have both agreed to provide vans for the transportation of the disabled adults to and from the club recreation programs planned include arts and crafts games and relaxation exercises depending on the preferences of the participants one program already has a full complement of eager members the mens wheelchair basketball team is willing ready and able to take on all comers the only thing theyre still missing is coaches program organizers point out that no experience is necessary anyone wishing to volunteer will be trained by the ontario wheelchair sports association in refereeing skills the club is open to all disabled adults 18 and over in york region anyone wishing to join either as a member or a volunteer is asked to call sharon galway 7173878 jan virtue 8832087 or lillian hart 898- 4554 police after cream thieves york regional police are probably looking for thieves with great skin complexion following the theft of 10000 jars of noxzema skin cream the cream was stolen from rcthe tann group distributors 83 glencameron road in thornhill sometime between september 13 and october3 the jars were 66 millimeter size and were valued at 5000