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y y y y y y y y 5 y carol service civic square dec 23- s pm immune 1 v 5 y akron ohio i peewee allstars f dec 28 630 pm y b y y vol 88 no 30 phone 6402101 stouffv1llewhitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday december 23 1971 16 pages 15 cents school sale is approved lemonville the former lemonville public school cone 7 whit- churchstouffville will be retained as a community centre the sale for a purchase price of 19000 was ap proved by the york county- board of education monday while the offer ac cording to campaign chairman reginald fairbanks was below the price anticipated by the negotiating committee it was as high as we would go at a public auction oct 30 the top bid was 15000 mr fairbanks told the tribune he had already been in touch with mayor ken laushway the next step is up to council he said ask additional senior citizens accommodation stouffville by resolution whitchurch- stouffville council has requested the ontario housing corporation to proceed with construction of 11 additional units of senior citizens accommodation but town mayor ken laush way is far from happy he feels the survey conducted by o hc does not accurately in dicate the current need mr laushway has been a prime promoter of such projects in cluding the completed apart ment on elm road i know there are some folks who didnt get an application in said the mayor i want to investigate this matter further a check of those who did apply showed some to be ineligible while some others later reconsidered j protest costs i brougham an important meeting of north pickering area ratepayers will be held in the township hall at brougham thursday dec 30 at 8 pm an invitation has been ex tended to all members of council to attend the main subject of discussion concerns the assessing of ser vice costs across the entire municipality for which rural residents gain little benefit receive 103 fire calls stouffville the stouffville fire brigade responded to 103 calls in the year ending dec 15 1971 this is an increase of 15 over the same period in 1970 a breakdown follows whitchurchstouffville 75 town of markham 11 twp of uxbridge 15 twp of pickering 2 there were 41 fire calls in the former village of stouffville and 34 in whitchurch brigade officers are un changed for 1972 with walter smith the chief and fred castle the deputychief volunteer personnel numbers sixteen some gifts cant wait until christmas while dec 25 is the customary giftgiving day some items cant wait that long one of these is tasha an adorable golden labrador pup purchased by brian irvine 523 rupert ave stouffville for his wife sharon the cute little girl is one of eleven born to goldie owned by mr and mrs jim goudie church street jas thomas town apartment area an unsightly mess stouffville a victoria street resident has termed the area surrounding stouffvilles newest apartment building an unsightly mess in a letter to council dec 14 robert sanderson referred to the work as inconsiderate action and criticized the spread of mud on both albert street where the site is located and sunset boulevard to the west he demanded the road be restored to its original condition at once mr sanderson charged that more than just his property was affected he alleged that no consideration had been given to drainage problems before the dumping began he noted too that children walking to or chard park school had been forced to find a new route and the walter pipher residence was surrounded by mud i dont object to progress mr sanderson concluded but i feel the residents have been ignored and treated as second- class citizens mayor ken laushway readily admitted that mr sanderson was justified in registering his complaint he called the matter a deplorable situation he termed the problem as a typical example of not formulating definite plans before work is started i hope we can avoid this kind of thing in the future he said j mr laushway said there had been some improvement in recent days but predicted that much of the cleanup would have to be done by the town in reply to a question from councillor tom lonergan on whether the cost would be charged back to the developer the mayor said he didnt really know we must do what we can now he said during the discussion it was revealed that on one occasion a 25ton bulldozer was found parked overtop the victoria street pumping station farm workers injured woodville a freak ac cident monday on the farm of clarence baker near woodville injured two persons including mr bakers son edgar evans formerly of claremont and allaji baker were working near the barn when a heavy door suddenly fell pinning the two men beneath mr evans is in ross memorial hospital lindsay noflasher zones with two crushed vertebrae and bruised ribs allan suffered a broken left wrist for mr evans the latest injury is one of a series of ac cidents to place him under doctors care in the fall a calf kicked him injuring his elbow and later while administering a vaccination the needle slipped penetrating his face close to the eye council acknowledges hazard bethesda if at first you dont succeed try try again this has been the motto practiced by mrs wm mcgregor bethesda sideroad rri gormley and her determination has paid off not only for the parents of school- aged children in her neigh borhood but perhaps for all communities in whitchurch- stouffville facing a similar problem that problem is a provincial law that makes it illegal for school bus drivers to operate stop flashers in speed zones less than 40 miles per hour town council dec 14 agreed to consider a bylaw that would raise the speed limit to 40 not only on the fifth concession but on other roads in the municipality initially council felt the change should come from the provincial level and requested the cooperation of mpp bill hodgson to bring this about mr hodgson agreed and promised to lend his support when the issue was introduced for discussion at a party caucus however all hope for a change in legislation was dashed on receipt of a letter from hon charles mcnaughton minister of transport he maintained that any law that would require all motorists to stop in under40 mile zones would in his words create unwarranted congestion the replies failed to satisfy council mayor ken laushway suggested the speed limit be raised to 40 and predicted that under regional jurisdiction it could possibly go to 50 when mrs mcgregor re- emphasized her concern councillor merlyn baker in troduced a resolution calling for a survey of other town roads and the preparation of a bylaw for consideration dec 28 support was unanimous a little bit of heaven candlelight services were held in many churches sunday in cluding st james presbyterian slouff ville sharing in the magic of the moment is pretty 4 year old heather nicholson daughter of mr and mrs craig nicholson stouffville r r 4 jas thomas blame christmas lights family escapes goodwood fire from window damage estimate 12000 goodwood dick and sheron burgis r r 1 good wood were looking forward to a wonderful family christmas gaily wrapped gifts had already been placed under a lighted basement tree mrs burgis parents were coming out from toronto to spend the day but all this is now changed the result of a flash fire early sunday morning that caused an estimated 12000 damage to their cozy third concession home mr and mrs burgis and daughter kimberley 3 were lucky to get out alive so quickly did the smoke and flames spread through the house they escaped by jumping from a second storey bedroom window mrs burgis suffered a sprained ankle and frost bite when she ran through the snow to a neigh bors to summon aid the cause of the blaze has been attributed to faulty wiring in the christmas tree dick burgis and his family moved to the goodwood area in august he is a graduate from the university of guelph and employed with the ontario department of agriculture the contents of the home is covered by insurance from the road the residence still looks much the same located at the end of a treelined lane closer inspection however reveals the extent of the damage within while the interior can be repaired the work will take many weeks perhaps months in the meantime the family are living with her parents in toronto a gift new 12000 tanker stouffville its going to take a largesize stocking to hold the christmas gift fire chief walt smith is expecting dec 25 its a 12000 water tank truck acquired by whitchurch- stouffville in an agreement with the developers of- the v l a subdivision at ballantrae the 1972 dodge equipped with a 2000 gallon tank will be retained in the stouffville firehall and made available when needed throughout the area served by the local brigade fire committee chairman councillor gordon ratcliff doesnt look on the truck as an outright gift since the town agreed to perform certain road construction works within the development the vehicle is being accepted in lieu of payment on this job however he feels the municipality will benefit since the old truck has outlived its usefulness i only hope it gets here soon he said with christmas only two days away chief smith isnt banking too heavily on its arrival saturday or even by new years besides hes hopeful none of the units old or new will be needed driver charged stouffville eric hunsberger 18 of r r 2 markham has been charged by york regional police with criminal negligence causing death the accusation follows an accident near ringwood dec 11 in which george martin 34 of r r 4 stouffville was killed four other persons required hospital treatment no trial date has been set trees stolen uxbridge twp the spademan property on the sixth concession of uxbridge township has some of the finest christmas trees in the area so good in fact families have come from miles around to cut their own but callers of another kind visited the site recently after hours they smashed the lock on the gate and stole not one but an entire truckload of trees the theft loss has been estimated at 150 told to obtain glasses young driver takes off stouffville when an officer of the whitby detach ment ontario provincial police stopped 20 year old patrick oconnor of r r 3 stouffville and checked his licence he discovered that the permit was valid only when the motorist was wearing glasses the constable instructed the youth to obtain a pair within half an hour or his car would be towed off the road instead of complying with the request the officer testified oconnor sped away the constable gave chase in provincial court whitby dec 14 the accused was con victed of dangerous driving he was ordered to pay a 200 fine and his licence was suspended for 12 months the incident started on main street east in stouffville and ended on a county road in pickering speeds reached 100 miles per hour the officer said when the auto was finally stopped the constable con tinued the driver grabbed a case of beer from the vehicle and again attempted to leave a scuffle followed and with the help of another officer oconnor was forced into a cruiser level pits or else i stouffville legislation will likely be approved by the cabinet this week to establish a gravel pit improvement program effective jan 1 1972 this is the latest word from mpp bill hodgson yorknorth in a telephone conversation with the tribune monday however the plan that would charge 2 cents per ton to be placed in a site rehabilitation fund will not be effective im mediately in whitchurch- stouffville he said but he anticipates that in time the law will eventually cover the entire province this type of mineral is essential he said but its operation must be con trolled