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1 s u ff42pf t 1 v- v t as the tribune wednesday august 25 1982 j editors mail memories ciaassiv byalexdavidson 7s j wish to addmy cdngratulatkms those already extended to the iivej boys wborecently cycled the 620 kilometers 372 miles from stouffvilleto ste anne desplainei quebec x-v- vs- many years agoaccompanied by wai- iy reesor of cedar grove we made aj similar but somewhat less ambitious trip to ottawa- like the five stouffvillelads we also made good progress the first day spend- ing the initial night at cataraqui near kingston the second day we arrived in ottawa around midnight i recall the clock in the peace tower announcing our arrival at the stroke of twelve we had earlier visited richmond fair and almost forgot our a mbitious plan to make it to the capital in two days i had a threespeed bicycle however wally s was the ordinary type but he sure had extraordinary legs we had planned to bike home via hwy 7 until we visited the cpr station agent at glen tay 40 miles west of ottawa he seemed to feel sorry for us recalling that a train of empty box cars had passed throughan hour earlier stopping at agin- court hey thats right behind our barn 1 can recall wally saying whens the next train due the agent said none was scheduled tostop until the following day but a throughtrain would be coming by in an hour if you fellas want to bail it then ill flag it he said go down the track a bit but dont let anyone see you we bailed in and no one saw us for about 125 miles until we stopped at a flag station called vimy it was there that the brakeman peered into our car i can still recall the suprised look on his face when he spotted the bicycles if you fellas had a chesterfield youd be all set he stated- you have to get offthose were war yearsand security was strict we cycled north from there and hit hwy 7 at kaladar the next day near bethany we saw a truck with the name stouff ville printed onthe side the driver washaving a snooze he was happy to transport us bikes and all to town it would be nice to know if he still lives in the areatd like to thank him again we hope the boys trip will inspire others to embark on similar ventures it would be good for them and for stduffvil- le their memories will last a lifetime wally and i still have the bicycle licenses we purchased for 50 cents on our first day in ottawa and we occasionally wonder what phony excuse the station agent at tay used to flag down the jtrain that beautiful september dayback- aj w s j- j f ij v i p ft iffewsitem proposed rent increases of 42 to 48 are opposed by r apartment tenants if- editors mau wfyhw fin 1942 fj the mtaurie miymimii iiiinih iii liniuil deapeditoirs shff v cnmerapeatrocities such rshame against women isthecryf the dayuntil no female youngor old is safe g alone day orhightvetno solution has vyet surfaced to affect the slightest im- cprovementon this sorry situations rjit is not time for every citizen to get- involved and help stem this terrible tide rhave the citizens of stouff ville nothing a to offer if so i havent heardmust we callona daredevil a fireeater or a vjoanofarc to do it i haveoftenbeen branded one of the three vet im still a derringdo when the gods open me the gates few refuse me entry once even the tribunepushed me out the door yet i was within the law i only sought to voice the truth which i cherish unfortunately it didnt work that way however time heals i will bite my nails and trj a second time- i offer the following suggestions in the war against assaults and rape whenever i go out i look at the women i meet i see even grannies walking about the streets with bare legs as far up as their shorts will allow and with their i tops scarcely covering their nipples some not even their navels i see lovely looking girls in bathing suit apparel so scant theres nothing left to the imagina tion they seem to confuse the sidewalks with the beaches i ask you is there an excuse for women older women in particular to parade up and down main street so distastefully clad it happens even in the afternoon when their work should be done and theres plenty of time left to dress proper ly the stores arefilled with lovely clothes at reasonable prices- too why then is it necessary to go around three- quarters nude or less you ladies why not show the younger set an acceptable example walk around in your shirttail or in the nude at home if you like but for heavens sake manifest some respect for others if not for yourselves as long as women exhibit their flesh rapes will occur dont blame the rapists blame yourselves theyare only doing what you entice them to do cover up this is my suggestiontake it or leave it see ive done it again so blast me and snob me im used to it sincerely dolores deverell a hazard dear editor children who persist in riding bicy cles on the sidesalks of stouff ville are a hazard to pedestrians young and old alike the problem has been worse this sum mer than any i can recall i know of at least one senior citizen who was severely shaken up when struck by acyclist un- doubtedly there have been others there was once a law forbidding this practise id like to see it enforced before someone is badl injured i r6riald lambert y i stouffer street established 1888 andrew p cook advertising manager i ssja t james thomas barry w wallace editor in cruel c pudhsner editorial dept jim holt jimjrving oisplay advertising 0eptrod soicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman office manager doreen beacon business office- eileen gloer national advertising representative dan poyntz 363 1 0s i published every wednesday at w mam st- stoullville ontf tel 6402101 single copies 25 sbuscnptibns 13 00 per year in canada s35 00 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspapers association ontario press council and suburban newspapers of america second class mail registration number 0896 jtre soutlville tribune is oneol the metroiana prnting apublisniiiqltd group ot sudurrin newspapers which includes jne acton free press aia- vvhitdv picerinonews advertiser aurora elanner newmarket era h auora banner newmarket era weekend edition tne bolton enterprise bramp ion guardian the burlington post the burlnion weekend post tne etobicoke advertiser guardian the georgetown independent marknam thornhill economist and sun the milton champion- tnf- mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edihpn tne north ycrk mirror oakviiu- seaer oakvillelfnday beaver oshawa this vveok oshawa tnts weekend tne richmond hill tnornnn liberal tne scarborough mirror the wooddridge vaughan news j rikroaaaing around- the docohe m kind 6402100 supportofahospualorarecreationcentre share we say no we cant which of the two is top priority the rec centre issues beenbandied about this is the question facingoiir town quite for years the present arena erected in1949 obviously we cant support both for regard- wont last forever besides we deserve some- less of the means employed to raise the funds thing better the major action will come from joe the council in cooperation with the parks citizens pockets fv and recreation board hasin recent months does whitchurchstdufville require a hospit- embarked on positive action we want to see dr nelson freeman tomlinson physician to many friend to all the claremont community said its farewells saturday the doc as he was affectionately called was borne to his final resting place- dr tomlinson a modest gentleman would have been embarrassed by the 35car motor- cadethat travelled up the brock road and across the 9th concession he would have won- dered too at the hundreds who visited the mceachnie funeral home in pickering ex pectations of tributes were not part of his na- turehis was to give rather than receive still he would have been pleased to know that a life of giving has its rewards silent appreciation is one there are families ven generations of families who can relate better than i to the genuine goodness of dr tomlinson my first contact with him came one monday morning when during a weekly check of events within the community i had occasion to call on mac forsyth a former reeve of pick ering township and warden of ontario county the conversation as i recall switched from politics mac was a confirmed liberal to health and thats trielast thing i remember i for the topic went to my head and i passed out on the forsyth frontporch later how much later im not sure i awoke to look into the compassionate face of doc tomlinson kneeling over my still pros trate form whatever happened i remember him saying in a voice filled with concern when i told him of my mental weakness for all things related to doctors and hospitals he helpedme to my feet slappedme on the back and sug gested i not dwell ohsuchmbrbid subjects our paths crossed many times following that informal introduction at the bowling green on the golf course in thebairpark and at his home in spite of an extremely busy schedule he would always take time to talk mostly ab- out others seldom about himself for claremont and its residents were close to his heart doc tomlinson was a combination of many professions a teacher a preacher a doctor a lawyer and philosopher he would byjim thomas- one issue on which he chose not to get in- volved wasthe controversial international airport proposed for the claremont area back in the spring of 1972 when the tribune can vassed the community dr tomlinson wasone of several townsfolk contacted i remember his prophetic replyby the timeany airport becomes areality hesaid ill have long since flown myself dr tomlinson was always known for his wry smile and quick wit for ten winters he com pleted his calls by and sleigh some times i was lucky to get to a maternity case before the baby started crying he once said during depression years he was often paid with a quarter of beef or a bushelof apples more often he received no pay atall even after hc official retire ment longtime patients insisted on returning to the only doctor theyd ever known and treatment was never refused on wednesdayaugust 181982 an era in the life of the claremont community came to an never pressures opinion on others but was end however should the great physician re- always willing to offer advice and suggestions quire anassistant in his heavenly home nnn tomlinson is sure to get first call when requested doc al do we need a rec centre the arguments pro and con are about even with respect to hospitals it would seem t were adequately served with facilities fairly convenient at uxbridge newmarket rich mond hill and scarborough centenary all within 30 minutes travelling time or less certainly one seven miles distant would be nice a marknam status symbol if nothing else but can we shoulder our million dollar this project carried through to completion for the time being at least whitchurch- stouff ville can manage very nicely with hospit- al facilities now available we can also get along with our presentarena but a major breakdown in something we have will be much more serious than delaying something we ha vent the town must cut its coat according to its cloth two projects a hospital and a rec centre will leave us naked window on wildlife- reflections on a pond the time has come for bicycle laws to be ly secondguessing what the cyclist is going to changed not only in whitchurchstouffville but across the province its ridicuous for bikeriders to be classed in the highwaytraffic act under the same categ- ory as motorized vehiclesthey re decidedly different and so should be the laws that govern them- sj- ri y i for examplecyclists should ride facing the do with the bikerider on the left the two would face each other the pond lay like an aging emerald mirror whose quicksilverbacking had broken through and etched parts of the reflecting sur face yet the one end was still clear unblotch- ed by the halfdrowned shrubs and other pond growth in thisbpen area several hooded mer gansers repeatedly dove for minnows and a single kingfisher hovered above their ripples readying itself for a fishproducing plunge action and overshoot its intended resting place with a loud protesting aawk it pumped its wings a couple of times swung to the left and with long legs now extended drop ped into the sunken bushes to escape its tor mentors there the heron remained motionless blending in so well with the grey surroundings it appeared only asa dead snag the black birds soon lost sight or interest and resumed -byartbriggs-jude- the wing the parent birds still treated the area as their territory they also knew from past experiencessjv that the heron is a potential enemy a cause for alarm and apprehension now whenthe heron lashed out and took an unsuspecting frog the male swallowuttering shortquipped alarm notes dove to the attack the female flying nearby also began to pester the heron from above and behind several of the immatures short on experience and not knowing exactly what was taking place joined in the fray forcing it to crouch low and head for the nearest tangles oncydung bird still showing slight traces of down on its feathers came to rest on a weathered spar beside the herons hew retreat in a flash the herons serpentine neck struck forward its eager bill taking the little swallow off the limb as deftly as it would a dragonfly i k the pond was quiet orice more the great blue heron lifted with a full gullet and headed t towards its own young in the heronry beyond mntariif attrivmn u thifet ktf awothervacation period inour memorythe intrusion was- challenged by apairof red- swallows who nested in ahouow stub riot far the ridgeoverhead a pair of tree swallows s h ht at a wackbirdsithis sudden attackaidedfrom the herons fishing hole i u summoned their youngto aheast of flying flights of tree swallows sweptthe light misty owll 0 luvtl u also intown there should beno law that air for flyingjnsects their white underparts their nesting activities along the far shoreline forbids cyclists from riding on sidewalks ca glints of the rising sun and except for an occacsionalflypast the rather they should be encouraged to do so on this tranquil scene a great blue heron swallows paid the patient fisherman little however the pedestrian also deserves protec- arrived it dropped over the rim of the high heed jtioim ridge and with set wings sailed over the low after a short time though the- heron it should be mandatory for every bicycle to shrubbery on it came its usually crooked cautiously moved towards an open pool where traffic not with ittheir place is on the leffsidc be uippedwith a bell through the sfchools eck stretched out to the full its wings swept- the fishing prospects seemed betterits slow or the road the same as pedestrians rather r shou be educated to show considera- back like a huge lawn dart in another mo- deliberate motion was almost indecemable than the right jj ji ton tow people they meetwalking past m the longbilled bird was over the water only when it dove its spearshaped bill into the if suchvnmnc was adodtpil feih and in 1 peoestrnms not too much to expect- onasetcoursctowardsapatchofsedgegrasswatertoseizeafishwastheiranyperception jurysdb itheys cyclist with his back to oncoming traffic cant see the driven the motorist is continual serious problem bicycles in our opinion are more compatible with people than with cars by a family of belligerent swallows causedthe and while the youngswallows were out of the gnats but this time onlyjhrec longlegged wader to swerve in violent evasive nest and learning the ah of insectcatching on cauv s three answered the