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a4 the tribune wednesday july 21 1982 editors mail a unfit s dear mr thomas thank god for a local media where an individual can offer both beefs and bouquets i hope youll pub lish my letter a beef in the strongest form last week i had occasion to visit the latcham gallery of the town library i took along our eight year old giri- to the library but out of curiosity we dropped into the gal lery to look around i got the shock of my life the display thereis in my opinion just pornography the same sort of thing we decry in many movies however theres a difference the movies at least give us advance warning but latcham gallery does not i think the powersthatbe should hang a parental guidance or adult only sign- above the door that way a parent such as i would be spared the agony of trying to explain this adult weakness of admiring the female form minus clothes people who see beauty in this sort of thing wouldnt be caught dead looking at the centrefold of playboy one is considered art and the other is not i guess we change our morals to suit our purpose one bouquet to the artist the stained glass framework is beauti ful unfortunately his choice of sub jects leaves much to be desired sincerely elmer perkins manitoba street j stouffville well done dear jim i wish to thank you for your coverage of the mount joy public school reunion it was characterized by good taste imagination and kind ness i heard many complimentary re marks about the account engineered by you in your newspaper- please include me among your many friends sincerely frank pringle washington street markham news item some offended by nude vv r t theyd do better fb sf ick with ifie work of amaeurs sweet and pretty picures wifh little or no tkrwheae y thetrisume fteittttefii andrew p cook advertising manager i established 1888 james thomas barryw wallace edilorlnchiel publisher editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman i office manager ooreen deacon business office eileen glover j national advertising representative dan poynt2 363j1 051 published every wednesday at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402101 single copies 25 sbuscriptions 1300 per year in canada 3500 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 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes theacton free press aiax whitby pickenna news advertiser aurora banner newmarket era aurora 8anner newmarket era weekend edition the bolton enterprise bramp ton guardian the burlington postthe burlinton weekend post the etobicoke advertiser guardian the georgetown independent markham thornhill econoraistand sun the milton champion the mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edition the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hill thornhill liberal the scarborough mirror the wbodbndge vaughan news rkroaaaing around- tt ta i from ashes a beautiful home by jim thomas- 6402100 library building public morals is a highly sensitive subject in whitchurchstouffville moreso than in metro- oriented municipalities like markham and richmond hill t when a morals issue arises be it a question able book in the local library a topless female dance act in an area tavern or sex education within the secondary school system residents here sit up and take notice and this is good for it keeps educators and politicians on their toes they think twice before pushing certain pieces of legislation through even though it may meet their personal acceptable standards the latest incident arousing a flurry of critic ism here is the current display of art photo graphy by jack dale in whitchurch- stouffvilles latcham gallery its reception has run the gamut of hohum to seething anger many of the photos are of female nudes transferred onto stained glass while the process is indeed unique even beautiful the choice of models leaves much to be desired we see it as exploitation in a most blatant form that more than a morals issue leaves us cold however the latcham gallery committee is undoubtedly informed in advance as to what a particular display entails these members must decide what is acceptable and what is not in future they should keep in mind that such shows like the library itself are pub lic open to everyone men women and chil dren so when in doubt turf them out who needs the aggravation it was the- afternoon of may 23 1981 i was attending an auction sale on the 5th cone of whitchurchstouffville when a markham- volunteer firefighter hurried over a report had just come through on his portable radio telling of a blaze in the area of kennedy road and 18th avenue markham he pointed to a column of black smoke already visible in the sky it sounds serious he said thought you might like to check i thanked him and left not knowing what to expect l daytime fire calls are seldom serious theyre usually spotted in time but night alarms area different story they often have a head start however on this occasion the amount of smoke plus the fact police had estab lished road blocks at both warden and ken- nedy indicated this was no farmer destroying a stack of spoiled straw yes this was indeed serious this was the 150 year old home of bar ry and marlene nicholson in the community of cashel rr 1 unionville my heart sank when i reached the scene half the house was already gone and only a shell remained of the rest barry and marlene stood on the lawn staring into the blackened ruins for them it must have seemed like the end of the world i wanted to offer my sympathy but whats a person to say at a time like that so i said nothing didnt even advise them of my pre sence just took a few shots and left that was 14 months ago last saturday i returned and was accorded an extremely warm welcome marlene home alone when i arrived was later joined by her husband we sat and talked in the breakfast room of their new residence overlooking a neatlytrimmed lawn filled with flowers shrubs and trees for me the transformation was- hard to believe for them a nightmare had turned into a dream but the memories remain memories theyd just as soon forget but cant on that afternoon of may 23 marlene recal led filling the garden tractor with gas she had planned to cut the grass however before she even started the machine a spark ignited the fumes and the entire unit was enveloped by flame her cries for help were heard by neigh bor harry forrester who came quickly to her aid marlenes first thought was to move the car but the keys were upstairs she remembers running into the house and closing some of the windows seconds later extreme heat was popping glass all over the floor she attempted to escape through a rear door but was met by a wall of flame she ran out the front put the dog in the car and backed the vehicle out of harms way firemen from the unionyille station were on the scene in about eight minutes but there was little they could do the loss was estimated at 100000 including priceless anti ques gifts from her grandmother despite the heartache of that fateful day barry and marlene feel they have much for which to be thankful- the fact ho one was in jured is reason enough i really believe some- one was watching over me marlene says the handsome couple dont deny the fact the 1 storey house was exactly what theyd been looking for we were living in willowdaleat the time recalled marlene and barry saw it it was just what we wanted that was nine years ago this october but thats all in the past they now have a new home on the same site thats also exact ly what they wanted the contractor was buster nesbitt of ballantrae however more than the ingredients that go into a house barry and marlene discovered something of greater importance a close con tact with family and friends for example fred hume a neighbor down the road offered them a home over the winter a gentle man at victoria square that they didnt even know came over five weekends in a row to help with cleanup marlenes parents and sis ters pitched in and so did others in the com munity there were times marlene admits when they wondered if it was all worthwhile if it might have been better to have gone out and bought another place but now they know they did the right thing suddenly it all came together she said its a good feeling to be settled again were very happy so are their friends and neighbors saying goodbye is never easy in a close community like cashel thats what makes life in the coun try so very special inspect property first in my opinion adults grab sports spotlight byjimholtl no municipal planning committee can prop erly fulfill its obligations unless members are completely familiar with various properties under consideration on occasions in whitchurchstouffville this problem becomes apparent one can tell by the questions asked that some havent a clue as to the location of certain sites decisions on a basis of ignorance are unjust- last week at such a planning meeting in uxbridge township a similar problem arose so what did members do they packed their bags jumped in their cars and drove to the site to view the situation firsthand this in our opinion is the proper way to plan decisions can then be made with full knowledge of the subject being discussed no starting date in sight whats happening with regard to the prop- osed 500home dulverton development on the northerly outskirts of stouffville thats what people keep asking the answer in a single word isvnothing nor will there likely be until interest rates drop the economy im proves and real estate starts moving again v u- the dulverton agreement has been signed but the plan of subdivision has not been reg- i istered the town has extended the registra tion date to aug 31 however theres no guarantee this deadline will be met nor one in the immediate future unless the economy does a turnaround the municipality we feel has gone that ex- tra mile- in an effort to get this development rolling now nothing short of assuming control of the site seemsto be left lets hope were spared that aggravation one of the most interesting phenomena to occur within the town in recent years is the growth of adult recreation prior to 1978 there were comparatively few by todays standards adult ball or hockey teams which makes one wonder what the grownups did for extra curicular enjoyment the tide started to turn when someone somewhere published a report thai berated canadians for being in poor shape compared to scandinavians the average canadian 25 year old was in as good a physical condition as a 60 year old swede the report condemning us to somewhere between thirtieth and thirty- fifth in the international fitness scale was a crushing condemnation of our sloth the report came as a shock to most people who after years of watching their kids belt the ball into the outfield skim down the boards to flick the puck in the net or boot theball be tween soccer posts had not given a thought to their own physical condition all of a sudden everyone became fitness- conscious not only did we witness a glut of fitnessclubs but amateur sports took off like the wind the outcome has been a resurgence of in terest in sports of all kinds that in turn has produced a healthier nation locally things never looked better the ballantrae tennis club formed just two years ago now has a membership of nearly two hundred of which only one- third are juniors under 18 years the mens amateur hockey league is another example of phenomenal growth with eight teams on their roster and about forty to fifty hopefuls waiting to join only the lack of icetime precludes further growth for this 24 years and over group this year has seen an explosion in slowpitch competition previously hailed as a girls game the guys suddenly realized its specta torvalue and advantages over fastball there is now a 12 team york durham mens slowpitch league limited to future expansion only by lack of diamond space most are unaware of the sharp drop in sports registration among younger people which according to local organizers is likely to con tinue for years to come the turnaround is really no surprise statis- tics predict that by the year 2000 more than 60 of canadians will be over 60 years of agethis coupled to a plummeting birthrate makes for interesting speculation on the future of amateur sports will we see increased emphasis on tradition al games with accommodation made in the rules for those in their fifties and sixties or will we turn to more gentler pastimes whatever the outcome we can be assured that the declining number of sportsconscious youngsters will be felt in the not too distant future where then will we find our super stars of tomorrow in the geriatric wards of the old folks home or the wheelchairs of the over eighties one thing is certain its going to be tough finding a coach for the old timers squad mmmttgm