page 2 the tribune thursday july 9 1970 br wht wtibunt established 1888 wna c h nolan publisher jim thomas editor noel edey advertising published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st slouflville ont tel 6102101 single copies 15c subscriptions 500 per yar in canada 750 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorial moving into the apartment era with the turning of the first sod last week for the first of twin apartment buildings on winlane drive stouffville begins its move into the era of high density housing the two new buildings will ac commodate nearly a hundred families construction is also ex pected shortly on two additional apartment blocks on albert street south these apartments are needed we only have to look at the migration of residents recently from stouffville to markham where such living is available with only a few minor exceptions stouffville has remained a com munity of singlefamily dwellings out of the million new housing units said to be required in ontario in the next five years eighty percent are said to be required in the toronto area this will undoubtedly mean an even greater influx of residents here and many of them will be seeking apartments in addition there is a steadily increasing number of presentday residents some of them elderly rwho would be interested in giving up the rigors of maintaining a house if this type of accommodation was available in stouffville the new senior citizens apart ment house to be completed later this summer will also provide much needed housing for elderly residents at a most reasonable rate the launching of this new type of housing will be welcomed by many who wish to make stouffville their home as well as numbers who want to remain here but find the upkeep of a large dwelling beyond their physical ability larger area additional benefits on jan 1 1971 stouffville will grow from a village of 4000 population to a town of 10000 on the same date a similar transformation will occur in whitchurch the truth is for all practical purposes the two will be one this major change as far- reaching as its implications may be has to date made little impression on most people the few that have given it much thought have expressed fears that the greater the area of government supervision the greater the cost such fears are undoubtedly well founded but on the brighter side there will be benefits too stouffville for instance with its little more than 4000 people has been unable to afford certain ser vices that the residents justly deserve whitchurch with its 8000 population spread over a largely rural area has had some difficulty finding a main focal point in which to attach a municipal identity these problems should now disappear and will disappear if we the people set our sites on a common goal complete unity through total cooperation anything less is not enough poor flag wavers citizens of stouffville are poor flag wavers a fault not peculiar to this canadian community a trip around town on dominion day revealed less than a dozen homes displaying the canadian flag during centennial year such activity received a real boost but it would seem that since the celebrations are over citizens have settled back once more into their reserved canadian style forty years ago a successful campaign was put on to see that every business place displayed the flag on national holidays places were provided in the sidewalk for inserting the pole and each mer chant acquired a flag and displayed it proudly on the appropriate oc casions however over the years the flags wore out and the custom dwindled away among the many differences between the americans and our selves flag waving is among the most noticeable the americans outside the minority bands of country wreckers are notorious for their patriotic fervour and need little excuse to wave the stars and stripes while most of us pride ourselves in our differences this is one area where we are sadly lacking while canadian nationalism may be on the upswing it has so far failed to demonstrate itself very strongly at the end of a flag pole jeditoi rs jna ifj dear jim regarding an open letter from mr a brillinger of lamable ontario about wolves which was published primarily because we have no wolves in our district for the past ten years i have gone to algonquin park for my holidays and like thousands of other people have gone on wolf howls an event that is becoming a major attraction in the park i have also been for tunate enough to meet and talk with a number of experts on wolves one authority ron tozer is presently writing his thesis on wolves based largely on a five year study in the park ron tells me he has no reason to believe that there are any fewer deer in the park today than there ever were but adds that most of the tame ones which once came to the roadside have been hit by cars russ rutter states in the recently published book the world of the wolf by rutter and pimlott that during a five year period after snaring of wolves was stopped in the park there was no significant in crease in the number of wolves research on wolves has shown that they control their own population while increase in deer herds is goverened by the available food supply and weather conditions nobody can deny the fact that by taking the weak and the stray the wolf helps to maintain a healthy herd of deer two farmers who lived in the area outside the park recently informed me that they had no trouble with wolves killing livestock but that bears had been a problem at times twentyfive thousand children paddle their way through algonquin park each summer where there is said to be approximately 300 wolves yet no child has ever been injured by them it would interest me to know on what grounds mr brillinger bases his fears for the safety of his sons i am not against control of wolves where damage is done but i am against bounties and threats of extermination canis lupus once roamed over almost all of north america today 1 stand in line 77sa oatag stf- left qf4f i m m nb wbbbom wn wm mmm whkkbm ml hhi now hmbu nnl sugar and spice two strikes two fish by bill smiley to a days fishing at one of the secret places he has reconnoitred over the years and would rather sell his wife and children into slavery than reveal its location he doesnt have to worry it took us three hours to get on the lake and i couldnt find my way back there with the help of a bloodhound hand cuffed to a mountie we began on highways that dwindled to gravel concession roads that shrunk to its hard for the average chap to get away from the daily bind wife kids job mowing the lawn hes fortunate if he can sneak a game of golf or get out fishing without ex periencing a deep guilt feeling this week i didit have no guilt feeling and spent one of the most enjoyable days ive had in years a colleague who is an ardent crafty and persistent angler and is leaving the area decided to treat me there are reported to be 20000 left in canada and alaska the wolf is no longer found- in the maritimes newfoundland the prairie provinces or in southern british columbia on vancouver island it is facing extinction in the state of michigan full protection is given to save the few that remain in ontario the wolf is snared and trapped relentlessly and a bounty placed on it only in provincial parks is protection given yet there are some people who are constantly putting pressure on our government to have it destroyed there some authorities doubt that the wolf can survive the pressures against it others say that public opinion is changing and that more and more people are accepting the wolf as a part of our most precious heritage wildlife i can only hope the latter is true and that future generations like i will have the privilege from time to time to share algonquin park with the timber wolf and listen to its howl edgerton pegg claremont rr2 ps note a free booklet entitled wolves and coyotes in ontario is available to anyone by sending your request to the dept of lands and forests queens park toronto heike schroeter is an ex ceptionally pretty girl shes also a lifeguard and swimming in structress at the stouffville pool recently she had occasion to issue a warning to a seemingly young lad performing some daredevil stunts on the high diving board no more of that she called out to the boy remember your life is in my hands the youth observed from where the order had come then replied quickly what a lovely way to go mountaingoat paths that ended in solid bush we crossed a couple of bridges that looked as though a wellfed family of butterflies couldnt walk across them without going through but finally there was the lake lovely and utterly solitary just us and the bugs and we were out numbered about eight million to one mosquitoes the size of starlings while ashore in thick bush i could put my hand to the back of my head and remove it with a solid handful of blood and mashed mosquitoes in five minutes my head was a phrenologists delight a solid mass of bumps and blood but once on the lake we got a modicum of relief and the fishing was very pleasant it was one of those toorare summer days that are ideal for fishing cloudy odd flash of sun threat of rain and just enough breeze to ripple the surface we trolled and chatted and ate sandwiches and had a slug of rum it must have been the last item that did it after more than an hour without even a snag i was caught on bottom right after wed had a snort we backed up to try to save the lure and suddenly the bottom began to move i knew it wasnt a real fish a speckled rainbow or bass will fight jump and try to snag you under the boat this was an old rubber boot besides there were no rainbow speckled or bass in this lake after five minutes of praying that my rotten line unused for two years wouldnt break i caught a glimpse of him and my suspicions were confirmed just a dirty big sucker id probably hooked by the tail oh well i had to get my lure so i dragged him up my partner netted him and with considerable chagrin i discovered id caught a svfe pound lake trout sneaky devils go for the bottom instead of coming up and fighting another hour without a touch and we decided to move into the other secret lake where the big speckled are after a vicious 60foot portage of sorts which left me gasping like a trout out of water we were on it again a completely lonely little lake wooded to the water with not a cottage or waterskier in sight my partner took a 10 pound lake trout as the sun went down and total peace reigned he didnt like to but he was forced to smile as he laid it down beside my big one a nice day two strikes two lakes two fish i i iiftii i i rr-y- portraits from the past this gentleman needs no introduction not in 1954 riding mower he once used to trim the grass around the when this picture was taken or in 1970 vera davie of spacious picnic grounds that was 16 years ago cedar beach musselmans lake is shown here on the jas thomas mm i ffiulfttt a daniel in a cyclists den by jim thomas im no motorcycle enthusiast the fact is im accustomed to riding nothing faster than a standard ccm im also no ardent advocate of motorcycle clubs you know the kind they roar out of the movie screen tear whole towns to pieces rob kill and carry off the pretty maidens to their hangout in the hills but the hells angels are one thing the paradise riders are something else 1 think i was an invited guest at the members headquarters north of goodwood thursday night but i should never have gone for two reasons first my host who arranged the whole deal failed to show up second the chaps left in charge of the place didnt know i was coming what a setup the advance guard had me hemmed in before i could switch off the key it was obvious inquisitive sightseers werent welcome it was also obvious i wasnt going anywhere since one of the members had snapped shut the lock on the car door i felt very much like a biblical daniel trapped inside a cyclists den fortunately for me one of the men the biggest the tallest and the toughest recognized the camera on the front seat and suddenly softened he explained that len the club president was away but hed try to satisfy my curiosity it was plain to see that in paradise language aa stood only for abundance of alcohol there were beer bottles everywhere hundreds of them all empty and scattered about a kitchen annex i was escorted into a rather sparsely furnished living room its lone occupant a girl who somehow seemed completely out of place in such surroundings she nodded hello john o his only identification tag took charge of fielding all questions he described himself as the sgt at arms third in command the club he said included about 45 members the majority from metro all are employed at jobs that range from driving trucks to operating bike repair shops most of the men are married he said but wives or girlfriends play no direct part in club activities theyre a luxury they just tag along he said a number 1 requirement for membership is ownership of a motorcycle the bike thats the whole thing continued john to us its like a cadillac the paradise riders came into being ten years ago john went on its an original association and not an offshoot rebel branch the ap prenticeship or striking period is at least six weeks although the qualifying time could run six years depending on the applicant john declined to reveal the amount of a membership fee or to discuss initiation rites while beerdrinking is a party policy drugs within the clubhouse itself are out the spokesman ad mitted however that drug con sumption by members is not un common does public reaction to motor cycle clubs cause members con cern sure it does replied john sternly because its not true people who feel this way have been seeing too many movies or reading too many comic books were an organization not a bunch of hoodlums just because there may be one bad egg in the bunch the same tag shouldnt apply to all we dont intend to cause trouble we ask only to be left alone at the same time john noted if trouble should come their way they are quite capable of defending themselves is that what the guns are for i asked observing three propped up against the wall john laughed weve got more upstairs he said it was then and there i decided to leave