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a4 tribune february 6 1985 editors mail for elite dear editor estate homes in whitchurch- stouffvilles future development plans may in your opinion make this the perfect community but how perfect is it if only the elite of society can afford to live here how can young couples just start ing out afford a 175000 house on a twoacre lot how can low and medium incomeearners join the elite of of whitchurchstouffville society the perfect community in my opinion provides housing accom modation for all levels not just for doctos lawyers and bank mana gers sincerely rebecca matthews tenth line stouffville editors note many instouffville residents are buying homes in out lying estate developments west- field heights this frees up their present houses and places them on the market for families of lesser bouquets dear editor 1 agree with your recent edito rial that our town whitchurch- stouffville is destined to become the perfect community i wish to commend our council and its planner for taking hold of a serious problem lack of sewage capacity and finding a solution through development on septic fields the towns future is bright be cause of innovative politicians members could just have easily sat on their hands while the municipal ity stagnated because they refused to adopt this stance they deserve our bouquets sincerely michael donovan boyer street stouffville r the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan pat pappas editor publisher advertising manager editorial dept jim holt chris shanahan display advertising dept lois wideman real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 publishes every wednesday by metroland priming publishing distributing at 54 main st stoulfville oni fimjs s fop canada s4s00 elsewhere member of conidiioqarrirnuriity newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press coun cil and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the 3tcajffviltotriburie7ionao the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the actori free press ajaxpickering news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiser guardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era tho willowdale mirror oekville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawawhitby this week oshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhlll liberal the scarborough mirror the markham economist and sun and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd 6402100 6492292 roaming around vy time marches on by jim thomas editorials dont alter boundary for selfish reasons keep dicksons hill school in area 2 this was the feeling expressed at a pub lic meeting wednesday night and we agree both the present trustee harry bowes and past trustee john mcmurray spoke in favor of retaining the area 2 status and were roundly applauded this does not mean to say french im mersion students from area 4 cannot attend they can and they will however i the schools operation should remain under area 2 supervision and not fall victim to a f divide and conquer plan all to evident at the initial meeting jan 16 i at that gathering dr peter ross supt t of schools for area 4 explained the prog- f ram he envisaged for dicksons hill at the same meeting john myers an area 4 trus- f tee served as chairman jack simmons supt of schools for area 2 wasnt in attendance harry bowes an i emergency call numbers do you know the telephone number of the fire department serving your area whitchurchstouffville mount albert uxbridge claremont markham rich mond hill aurora and newmarket if not write it on a piece of paper and tape it to your phone even if you do make it available to others in the family who may not do you know the number to call for an ambulance for the police department write them down and keep them handy also one can only imagine the frustration j of trying to find a number under press- ure of an emergency situation on two occasions this past week residents rc- ported such experiences dont let it hap- pen to you area 2 trustee did attend but wasnt asked to speak the takeover appeared complete however the dicksons hill parents we rent about to be manipulated in such an arbitary fashion the second meeting wednesday allowed them an opportunity to speak their minds and this they did in no uncertain terms we trust dr ross got the message we certainly did were confident arrangements can be worked out that will temporarily accommodate the requirements of both sides however switching a school from one area to another isnt temporary its permanent by sheer wait of numbers area 4 would ride roughshod over its weaker neighbors to the north and this they may still do but never let it be said we gave up without a fight i love clocks im even a collector of sorts j to me theres something magic about a timepiece particularly an antique trouble is its difficult today to tell a golden oldie from a copied model repli cas are deceiving especially to an amateur i dont know the difference every time i visit a home and see a clock i like i automatically come under its hypnotic spell i can sit and watch the pendulum swing back and forth for hours folks who dont know me all that well have a right to become suspicious they picture me slipping out the back door the moment their backs turned a hand-me- down heirloom tucked under my arm i dont blame them for many grand father clocks today are worth a fortune still im prone to enquire where did you get it how long have you had it does it keep good time where can i buy one like it and so on bits of trivia meant to start people talking of course they know and i know its empty chatter heck i couldnt afford the hands much less the works and cabinet but it doesnt cost anything to dreamji and dream i do of the day i retire and go into the clock collection business fuff time ill have ten in every room maybe more but the very thought of all this ringing dinging and donging sends jean cuck oo i wont have it she says itll be me or them take your choice i hope im never forced to make that kind of decision but try as i might im continually con fronted by the same dilemma beautiful clocks staring me in the face at every turn like saturday i treated the family to a night on the town down at mothers pizza parlor and spaghetti house mccowan road markham so what did they have lining the wall directly across from our table youre right at least a halfdozen different clocks one exactly the same as once hung in our classroom at old ss 19 1 spent more time staring at the display than spooning spaghetti recently son neil came home from sdss a big smile on his face im making something special in shop he said i hope you like it we tried to guess a coffee table a lamp stand a magazine rack we werent even warm- then just before christmas he mar ched in the door cradling the gift in both arms yes it was a clock a masterpiece of woodworkmanship well prize forever are clocks a good investment the best says writer frank sutton an expert when it comes to antiques an ansonia gingerbread mantle clock for example worth 50 in 1970 would bring 175 today pequegnat clocks says sut ton have soared out of sight since the trend is towards digital time pieces within a few years all clocks with hands will be considered collectors items sutton claims while obviously an authority on anti ques the writers not an accredited counsellor in the field of domestic di plomacy for he says theres nothing like the steady tick and chime of a good old clock to lend a sense of peace and stability to a home brother do ihavenews for him country school days recalled by jim thomas its been 40 years since mrs clies old ham mable tindall graduated from garibaldi public school but time hasnt dimmed her memory or the sparkle in her eye as she thinks back on one of the most enjoyable times in her life mrs oldham and many of her room mates will have an opportunity to recall those days when ss no 9 uxbridge holds a reunion may 11 in the goodwood community hall a reunion committee headed by ivan degeer of rr 3 mount albert is attempting to spread the word mrs oldham is looking forward to the gathering and so are her sisters alice kennedy toronto helen watson pefferlaw and margaret chapman mississauga they are the daughters of bert and florence tindall formerfarm residents at the corner of hwy 47 and cone 2 uxbridge mrs oldham mother of three and grandmother of three lives with her husband a former scott twp reeve on we love letters we love letters especially letters properly signed however if you wish to remain anonymous this is permissable as long as the writers identity is known to the editor the tribunes mailing address is box 40 stoufiville floh ilo the tri bunes location is 5456 main street west garibaldi public school ss no 9 uxbridge- 19 11 on sat may 11 former teachers and students of garibaldi public school ss no 9 uxbridge twp will hold a reunion in the goodwood community hall this photo flashback is to the year 1911 the teacher rear rowfourth from right is miss madden the pupils are rear row left to rightmay allan flo mantle alta mcguckin marion watson howard harper harry paisley frank paisley middle row left to right- marg kellington stella irwin may helmkay jessie harper stella thompson jenny stony evelyn harper mary cur- tiss blanche thompson front row left to rightnorman wagg grant helmkay wilfred mantle bert paisley and amos helmkay the 4th concession north of sandford their farm address is rr 1 zephyr looking much younger than the usual grandma image mrs oldham keeps in touch with the community through a parttime position on the staff of the im perial bank of commerce in uxbridge there she meets other grandmas and grandpas who only yesterday were trudging through the snow to the little red brick schoolhouse in the country the old school burned the year i started mable remembers ches kids her that she burned it down she recalls how the woodshed was turned into a tem porary classroom until more permanent accommodation was acquired she was six years old at the time mrs oldham remembers visits by the inspector once i went out and hid in the toilet i was so afraid she said she also remembers the christmas con certs the school was always packed- people came by horse and sleigh the teacher alma ward boarded at their home mable and her sisters usual ly walked through the fields in the win ter seldom did they miss a day spelling bees were popular she said arithmetic questions were often answered the same way choosing sides and seeing who could stay up the longest arbor day was an important event when the yard was completely raked the children were allowed to go fishing over at island lake the blood suckers were terrible mable remembers however catching a catfish made it all worthwhile it was during one such arbor day cleanup that her sister alice jumped off the fence into a pile of leaves and broke her leg mable remembers the little things like the old school pump and the collapsi ble cups one for each child she also recalls the skating and toboggan parties and the hot cups of cocoa at the host pa rents home those were the good times good times to be recalled may 11 mable old ham will be there im really looking forward to it she said 1