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a4 tribune april 10 1985 editors mail pollution dear mr thomas i dont pretend to be an environ mental expert but its a safe bet the problems at musselmans lake are being caused by a combination of many things road salt seagulls septic systems plus a low rate of discharge regardless of what the health department says i feel faulty sep tic systems are the main culprits the solution could cost thousands maybe millions perhaps this is the reason authorities are hesitant to point the finger i cant believe that with all the modern testing methods available today the source of con- tamination cant be found george caplan rr 2 stouffville sit on it dear mr thomas a brief note concerning your association with the aloe vera plant this home remedy is not new in fact i believe it goes back to my greatgrandmothers day as to its healing qualities im of mixed opinions in certain inst ances i feel the fluid has helped other times it hasnt helped at all while many scoff at my using it i do feel its good for burns and other similar irritations as for growing hair and easing arthritis i have my doubts also with respect to piles i wish only to quote the fonz of tvs hap py days fame when i suggest youll have to sit on it cecilia jackson booth drive stouffville hospihl cm api the tribune ease up on the pressure boys this is only a practice not the real thing i the tribune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan pat pappas editor publisher advertising manager editorial dept chris shanahan brian kirlik display advertising dept lois wideman real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing distributing at 54 main s stouf fvtlle ont tel 64021 00 single copies 50 subscnptions si 700 per year in canada 4750 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickering news advertiser the aurora banner brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the willowdale mirror oafcvillo beaver oakville friday beaver oshawawhitby this week oshawawhitby this weekend the richmond hill liberal thor- nhill 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 an unfamiliar fragrance by jim thomas editorials chief administrative officer a shameful waste of taxpayers money financial restraint is whitchurch- stouffvilles theme song we just dont have the money is a common response to program and project requests and we believe it however we find it difficult to under stand how town council in one breath can bemoan hard times and in the other slacken the purse strings and spend 45000 plus benefits per year on a chief administrative officer a chief administrative officer we dont need what waste what total disregard for town taxpayers and hardearned town tax dollars we can think of a dozen different ways 45000 could be wisely spent complet ing the upper auditorium in the new rec centre complex for one improved light ing on main street for another the list is endless ajl worthwhile projects that would prove a direct benefit to our town but a boss to boss the bosses as councillor fran sainsbury described the position no way a personnel commit tee of council working in close com munication and cooperation with de partment heads should be able to cope with internal office problems that arise and could if given half a chance if they cant well elect councillors who can honestly is the operation of our town staff in so great a state of turmoil that an administrator must be brought in to res tore some semblence of order we dont think so in fact other than personality clashes that will always arise from time to time in any office we think the inter nal office system here operates very smoothly certainly no one to our knowledge has been charged with assault the decisionmaking process in this instance was in itself extremely strange council acquired the services of an outside firm again at taxpayers ex pense to advertise for and interview ap plicants this was done even before members were agreed the town re quired such an employee in the first place in fact at least three members of council appeared strongly opposed la ter out of four finalists the position became available and an individual to fill it was hired talk about putting the cart before the horse wc have no complaint concerning the individual selected he is undoubtedly clever and wellqualified but so was his predecessor and we all know what hap pened to him he eventually resigned in favor of a position with a municipality that could use and afford his kind of highprofile person the town of whitch- urchstouffville hasnt yet reached this status nor should it for many years down the road most people here pay their taxes willingly even cheerfully they trust council to spend their money wisely and council does past records show members extremely tightfisted in this regard however here is an instance of waste waste that should not and cannot be tolerated whew thats the kind of response my pre sence aroused everywhere i went it happens every spring the last saturday in march to be exact the event is the ontario bull sale at markham fairgrounds- 1 brushed but tocks with some of the beefiest male bovines in the business or they brushed buttocks with me it or not but i did my best to avoid personal contact however thats like venturing outside in a rainstorm and not getting wet practi cally impossible i was surrounded by them bulls in front of me bulls behind me bulls both sides of me and their call ing cards under foot it was the under foot stuff that set me apart from all my friends no they didnt know what it was only a flavor they didnt much like i never saw folks scatter so fast in all my life v strange isnt it how city people think of the country only in terms of green grass trickling streams and fresh air but hit em between the nostrils with something slighly foreign and they head back to the asphalt jungle with great haste i guess its all part of becoming accus tomed to what rural livings all about some can accept it and some cant it helps however if youve been raised in a country climate you appreciate it for what it is and accept it for what its riot the benefits far out weigh the drawbacks when i attended the beef bull sale i knew the risks involved i also attemp ted to eliminate the hazards as much as possible however easier said than done walking a tightrope over niagara falls is far simpler for try as i might i continually stepped into one plopper af ter another and so did everyone else the difference was following the auc tion my country cohorts headed home but i had to travel into toronto believe me the corner of queen and bay is a far cry from cone 7 and sideline 18 rr 2 markham my first stop was the giant sears building on jarvis street i fully ex pected it to be closed and im sure if mr sears had been warned in advance of my coming hed have given the staff the afternoon off however i caught every one by surprise including the uniformed guard posted just inside the door he hoisted the white flag and beat a quick retreat before id reached the top step but the young man at the reception desk was less fortunate he was trapped i quickly explained my reason for being there personal delivery of a photo that had appeared our newspaper as requested by a gal in public rela tions you didnt have to drive all the way into toronto for that he said his nose twitching like a beagle on the trail of a slowmoving skunk oh but i did i answered assuredly she wanted it yesterday the receptionist explained that the girl i was seeking fortunately wasnt in he promised to pass the picture on to her first thing monday morning as he spoke he stood up and stared at the ceil ing undoubtedly wondering what had suddenly happened to the air- conditioning kinda stale in her today dont you think he asked much nicer outside i replied and left en route home i spotted a hitchhiker at the corner of woodbine avenue and hwy 7 nothing alarms me more than this sort of thing daylight or dark girls take terrible chances and this was a girl no mistake about that maybe six teen or seventeen i switched on my turn signal and pulled sharply to the right she climbed in without hesitation how far are you going i asked wootten way in markham she re plied thats fine i said which it really wasnt id intended turning north on mccowan my usually route to stouffvil le but didnt have the heart to say she talked a lot about school about work and about the weather however as we stopped for the lights at unionvik le she suddenly became silent one glance told me she wasnt well her facie was pale and she held her hand to her noset wanted to enquire if something serious was wrong but didnt figuring if she was sick shed say i as we approached the bus stop at markville she broke the silence 0 think i need some fresh air she said if you dont mind ill get out here i said sure and she thanked me for the ride that far however it wasnt until sunday morn- ing when the kids piled into the car that i realized the full potency of the problem what reeks asked marylynn it smells awful in here and thats when i noticed my bull- tainted rubbers under the heater that was twelve days ago and things havent returned to normal yet but the big blow of last saturday sure helped i left all the windows open the beef bull aroma should be approaching port per ry by now editors mail protection garibaldi public school destroyed by fire in 1934 there are no known photos available of the original garibaldi public school at ss no 9 uxbridgc township this sketch was completed by ted kidd of goodwood as the building was described to mm by bruce taylor a former pupil 192429 now living in port perry the frame structure was destroyed by fire in 1934 former teachers and students will gather for a reunion may ii in the goodwood community centre dear mr thomas the attempted burglary at the beckers store in success square is i something the clerk there will nev er forget while such stores- provide a ser- j vice im wondering if an earlier lockup time is necessary such places are easy marks for wouldbe thieves staying open un- til midnight is an invitation to rob beries if earlier closing isnt feasible every store should be protected by a guard dog this might make shady customers more wary and provide defenceless staff with some protec tion sincerely rod maclnnes main street stouffville no change dear editor as an avid spectator sports man i enjoyed the feature story and accompanying photograph on stouffvillcs own keith acton published in the march 27 tribune apart from his skills on skates the thing i like most about this fine athlete is his ability to be himself not all professional hockey ball and soccer players are this way fame and fortune often go to their heads theyre not small town any more this can never be said of keith during the summer i see him on the street corners and down in the park talking to kids as he would have ten years ago before hitting the big league mijwlijlbx the likelihood of this town having a local son in the nhl may not happen again in this century when keith acton has long retired and j hung up his gear he can honestly look at himself and say i did i stouffville proud sincerely henry ballentyne i rr 4 sloofmlle j