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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 7, 1975, p. 4

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f i the tribune thursdayaugust 7 uts jt sisfe wxt wiiunt i barre beacock established 1888 charles k nolans- lr f s- v publisher yjh5 dos beft car f pvmnlmdcvtrytkandaymmatelaslsteitffvilicoattclmmioi kallwr cu4tlmttnhn mcmbtr of audjt rai of circulation canadian num manager community mrwiaapcrt association and ontario weekly newspaper association second class null registration number mm fjposfa i i the tribune is one ei ne inland pumishura co limited group of mtui suburban newspapers wnlch includes the aiaxwhitbyickenng news criff 1 advertiser brampton guardian buruoaion pest gaielte markham ecoaomist and sun newmarkevwirera era oakville beaver j v n oshawa this week and mississeuoa hews ice vmce there is a strong feeling in this part of complete flipflop in trying to throw road ontario at least that the davis government has been trying to play both sides in the current airport hassel in order to gain a maximum vote advantage in the next provincial election jy the ontario government which was even morethah ottawa instrumental in choosing the pickering site for the airport is doing a wrong materials iii wrong places an additional difficulty has surfaced at the stouffville recycling depot a few users or pranksters or both have chucked the wrong materials into the wrong bins and caused several long mornings orafternoons to be spentresorting garbage paper and glass users of the depot should take material- there only when it is open thursdays and saturdays 10 am to noon and through the summer thursdays 630 pm to 830 pm and childreh and the youngatmind would be advised to stay away from the depot rbins except when helping out there the tin k cans and broken glass especially are nothing to play with s this all demonstrates the need once j more for a building in which tostorethe bins andor waterproof lockable bins blocks in the way of its construction v a vast number of people believe that this is merely a political ploy an effort to gain the votes of the antiairport people and that once reestablished for a new term with a majority government the conservatives would be quite willing to roll ahead with the airport as originally planned this apparent effort by ontario to block theairport found immediate favor with the antiairport group and those who actually believed the government was trying to save money at the same time ontario is quietly proceeding with its north pickering project and is looking to ottawa for a multimillion dollar grant in this connection ontario has also not been without fear that ottawa just might reverse its longterm stand against enlarging malton all in all it has been thin ice politically for the davis government while appearing for voter influence to be firm with its road blocks it also knew it must leave loopholes ontario spokesmen have been careful not to state opposition to the plan only the financial arrangements v reports put of ottawa indicate that the federal cabinet too yiewed ontarios moves as merely for political purposes and has approved the ministers decision to proceed with the airport immediately behind the scenes the ontario government is possibly breathing easier sirice the holdup of federal v funds for north pickering and expansion of mahorf could have become a real threat could you direct aae to the sales barn sugar and spice bill cops out fqr the sutrimr gfet oil witk iselibrary attor more than 10 years of debate and j consideration stouffville mightsoon have its rnew library most people will agree that such a facility lis long overdue mayor gordon ratcliff announced last is put up for sale who would want tojtroy it it is not suitable for commercial use in its present state j and would need extensive renovations if- not complete rebuilding the prospect is that the building might not v week that two sites are being considered and be desirable and the town would end up selling that theproject might be completed under a winter works grant from the senior levels of government next fall j t urge the council to move resolutely on i this issuea- central location with adequate t parkingvcould make the library a focal point n l u i 4 one there is certainly a need for some kind of ia wins andjher staff- dult prograrn intownpresenuyvrlittleis have dpne wonders since the library moved to a ffor people who have fefttheir 4thetangible results of her efforts i y acl jrcaio it wellbelow its market value bids were asked for earlier this year but nobody was willing to pay fair marketvalue for the structurev v nthe- proposal put forward by recreation committee chairman jack watson is a good t 7 onow isthetjme to acquire the land and r start construction of a permanent library ifasforthe old libraryitappearsthat the local recreation committee wants to use it for jan adult craft programthe mayor on the i other hand has said that the building should be sold- uzi i twpaspects to thequestion of whether the old library is a goodsite for such a project is however questionable council approves the building of a new library surely space could be made available in the new facility for this adult craft group trie town should make another attempt to sell the oldlibrary anduse the money to acquire land fora new building as it stands whatshould be donewiththe old library if it nowthe old building is a liablity to thetown 1 30ear ago this week f r excerpts from thetribune from august 9 clm5w t v f 7 7 v knight of the road- frwith a packonisback a man who toils t notneitherdbesriespinandvwho doesnt excel as a tailors model made the rounds of the business sectjbn last week asaperehnial caller for alms anything but soap it seems is s to his liking for judging from his appearance anyway what would be the use in rushing over the country in a car he wpuldohly have ito turnaround and rush backthe other way that imiiclf sooner some day if we get our friend of the foof path to talk his story might be interesting tranips are so few now that anyone who ever saw the subject of this item cannot mistake him j lipstick squelched sir alexander fleming the whitehaired j- i 5u- v oi ulc wunucr cure o yuwci in mi unci view ak his standing and makes noapology for being con laboratories in toronto the bac- jjnfftl w tirioioat predicted that overtheounter f all the reporter ever could draw from him his general unattractiveyappearance prevents- himfroni getting a lift with passing motorists research stdii t progress is to some a dirty word and i stouffville is not a town to remain stagnant mn ourjast moving world v i we become so caught up and concerned f about our future that we tend to forget- v about the past and sometimes even the s present -a- zx stouffville has so very few historical buildings left small reminders of days gohe by gradually overth years we i have lost one or another of our valuable buildings or sites 2 j sjflri 1967 the old fire hall was torn down to amake roomforjhe new clock tower the flong jttandiiig tqueen was demolished in theearly 1900s to no obvious purpose the lot is empty even today jusf recently an old building was destroyed on one of the most historical lots in this town the site which has at various times acr mmodatedpld tannery and later beebes blacksmith shop ialtof thesecould haveibeenavbidedijiai isto be hoped that the closing of thes ifoldf railwayistauon will not heraldits ceventualdestructioniasvaabuudinglthe ptaubmisdneofourbldestjremaining lwidmarksfanwetmuitnot lose itj- thtfcojumnwrittentbyreieari trciifulll innard nwnlinnmrii sale of penicillin in toothpaste lipstick and other beauty aids would likely leadtoa great waste he explained that there will not only be a great waste of penicillin but also of time and money and ontop of that the public wilf be greatly disappointed penicillin is onlyef- fective when it actually comes in contact with heaven and ads wrong withthe world or the the microbe that iscausing a patient distress opposite i dont care l summer in the country sitting here- writing a column in grandads office a pair of shorts and nothing else i would have to work very hard at it to be anything but peaceful vnd im not about to- back home my lawn is burning to a crisp my roses are dying for lack of water my cat with any luck has left fof good and some junkie has probably broken into the house and stolen the color tv i dont care out there somewhere people are hurtling along hot asphalt in the heat cursing the obstreperous kids in the back seat and wishing theyd never started this stupid trip elsewhere guys and dolls air over the world are hustling and sweating and trying to impress each other and pursuing the ever- dwindling buck with maniacal intensity of purpose everywhere politicians are cooking up new clouts for the next session or thinking up r newyays of saying maybe yes and maybe cnbahd maybe maybe somewhere arabs are killing jews and jews are killing arabs and -christians- in timehonored custom are killing other christians v j somebody is winning 30000 in the somethingortherqpen with a 24 foot putt and somebody else is losing it by missing a four foot putt s i people are earnestly taking virtually 1 useless courses which will fit them for practically nothing j unexpected and unwelcome visitors are piling in on old friends the visitors unload two surly kids one illmannered dog and announce neartily cant stay morena coupla days thought about gettinamotel room but knew youd be hurt f we didden 1 stay thyou sound of old friends- eyes rolling j my sonisin paraguay south america swimming a piranhainfested river or slouching through the jungle kicking poisonous snakes out of theway lying in a native hut wracked with by malaria my only daughter is trapped ina box on the ninth floor of an apartment building in the heat withanfi8month hellon boy clutching hersawedoff jeans and a little sister in the oven ready to join him justabout on his second birthday and oh dear isnt it awful imagine having two babies in two years in these times sound of gran gnashing teeth v v and about all of these things all the hurly arid the burly ail the muss and the fuss all the higgle andpiggle all of the everlasting human struggle to prove- that gods in his i just dont give a diddleydam why riot because at this time and in this place i have irrefutable proof that he is in his heaven and there aint nobody who could improve on the world just as it is right now its a coolhot perfect canadian day hot sun cool breeze whatever your thermometer says its about 83 fahrenheit here f i raise my head from the typewriter and roses lean toward me a big matronly maple ruffles her bustles in thebreeze like a lady 1 caught in a bodyrub parlor on the top rail of the fence 10 feet away two retarded robins are singing and making 1 overtures a denuded lilac- bush is whispering yesbut wait tu next year along the back fence the hollyhocks stand not row on row but in little groups muttering together- tossing their heads in the breeze and looking down theuvslong cool shoulders at the 1 upstart blue delphiniums which bear a- gleam of miscegenation in their eyes just beyond them is a field of uncut late j- jahbut its- lovely arid peaceful and lonely not lonesome but thegoodkind of x lonely when you dont want another human being even a loved one to spoil the mood maybe thats it my loved one is away down the gravel road exchanging hysterical tales about their children with an old school j friend l p grandad an incorrigible 83yearold is out belting around his 40mile mail route this morning i saw hawkwhen iwas little the chickens who were all psyched up v wouldscuttle the kids would all scream with delight hawk a hawk and the farmer would run in for his shotgun nobody even noticed this guy he looked like a skinny ancient kite peering down for t the dead body of a roman legionnaire perhaps no chickens no legionnaires i havent paid my duesj it was kind of sad down in the baythere is a big rainbow trout just waitingtoshowmeisome tricks- yesterday i saw 1 two partridge flush just outside grandads off ice window late hay bowing and tossing and rippling likev tomorrow ill see three deer standing up by the fence looking curious tommorowht care about the world again and all the bad things and good things happeriingin it r but right now at this time in this place i donjt care god may be but to lunch as i frequently suspect but whoever is filling in 1 for- him at this moment is dong one helluva job if youll pardon the expression v- a blonde teenager who has just discovered she just might be a beautiful woman raise the eyes but one more degree and there framed in green foliage is the deep blue beauty of the twomilewide bay with the high rolling shoreline on the other side and the cottages so tiny that you cant see the squalling grunting sweaty humans in and around them by ted wilcox some of my friends have considered me slightly daft on bccasionwearing sweatshirt bermuda shorts and running shoes 1 step outside on t warm summer- evenings and- reappear later soaking wet and with a blearyeyed expression on my face w they begin to wonder about me did itakev a midnight dip in creek j was i chased home by bandits l- no i explain its simple i was jogging for the past several years with greater or lesser consistency i have been plodding around neighborhoods parks and athletic fields in an ever attempt to stay in shape vkjvflfsy fft iv usually jogging is something you dot- alonefew are the times when joggers- can coincide- on when wherehowlongand howfastthey want to run v pffigb alone jintbtheblackness joggers love the dark you see unless they are in some sequestered spot far from other living creatures t t v- otherwise- they learn to live with the- running commentary that inevitably ac- companies any attempt to jog in populated areas 1 the most pleasant comments come from very young childrenwhenthey spot the lbne jogger they sometimes yell outthehvwon derment at van adult physically exertihg himsdforelsemightjoininandpadalorigfor- a half blockor80v- however many adults feel compelled to- give drill n sergeant instructions to the sweating stranger the favorite remains hup mtwojthree four huptwb three fourbut get those knees up go go go goandrun run run runwill always be popular as well o v tf gritting his teeth the panting plodder v moves on across more yardsof grass and concrete aridif hes been atitforenough years them no mind its not him whos going to drop over witha heart attack at age 45 tells himselfvfi vivm v in fact- he can almost begin enjoying the repartee i geta little chargeout of inviting any sedetary hecklers to join me in my thrice- weekly circuit j that- cuts short the snide banter as they- sit pondering an adequately i snappy reply byfthen im long past- y j hthe kind of reaction that joggers receive though has certainly changed from the time 1 began jogging- at that time vaijogger was i considered an oddity on the order of someone whqj indulged in snuff orwhof relished chocolatecoyeredjinsects j ii v now to see some isolated runner huff and a puff past yourfront door is no longer such a rare qoeunraim foland once in a blue moon i will even meet- upvrim another lone jogger hisway y f as fi km

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