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a4 the tribune wednesday july 28 138z editors mail tt foolish dear editor v town council may feel its doing a very noble thing by placing the nuc lear disarmament question on the ballot this fall im not questioning the sincerity of the decision what im wondering is who in whitchurch- stouffvillereally cares while i dont wish to sound cynical i dont recall any large deputation coming before a meeting demanding this kind of referendum nor do i re- call any letters to the editor on the subject in the tribune so i repeat who cares any person with an ounce of intelli gence already knows the result of such a question whatever way its worded a ban on nuclear arms will be favored by 90 to 10 thats how people are thinking today so i doubt the passive residents of this town will go against the grain so whats the big deal whats to be gained the voters will only be telling gov ernment what it already knows if council wants to give the electo rate something on which to register an opinion let it be a question of a local nature something about which a yea or nea will have some meaning like do you favor an indoor swimming pool in whitch- urchstouffville do you favor a rol- lerskating arena in whitchurch- stouffville do you favor a 2 million dollar recreation complex in whitch- urchstouff ville should municipal elections be held every three years instead of two should the towns of richmond hill aurora and new market be allowed to annex all lands lying west of warden avenue the 5th cone presently in whitchurch- stouff ville would you favor a study related to the introduction of an town transportation system in whitchurchstouffville and so on these are only a few suggestions i could go on but a question on nuclear disarma ment donttake us for a bunch of fools we all know the answer already sowhy waste our time sincerely douglas cameron rr 3 newmarket iriiuut im serious harry i think ill enter that bikini contest at brougham next year l andrew p cook advertising manager 1 established 1888 james thomas barry w wallace editorlnchiel publisher editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rodspicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joanmarshman office manager doreen deacon business office eileen glover nationaladvertising representative dan poyntz 3631 05 1 published every wednesday at 54 main st stoulfville 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 siouftville tribune is one ol the metroland printing publishing ltd group ol suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press aiax whitby pickering news advertiser aurora banner newmarket era aurora banner newmarket era weekend edition the bolton enterprise bramp ion guardian- the burlington post the burlmtonweekendpost the etobicoke advertiser guardian the georgetown independent markham thornhill economist and 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 woodbndge vaughan news 64021 00 stonehouse for council town councils current twoyear term is rapidly drawing to a close and compared to the previous two its been very productive a lot has been accomplished the reason for this is obvious cooperation rather than con- f rohtation has been the watchword of all mem bers the results speak for themselves this doesnt mean there isnt room for im provement there is and we feel itsthe news papers responsibility to push for improve ment wherever possible several months ago we recommended daphne goldman as an excellent council candidate we based this opinion on her lead role as a member of the town recreation com mittee that opinion hasnt changed at this time were also giving strong support to the candidacy of ged stonehouse not for the position of mayor but for one of the six ward posts we trust hell give our recom mendation serious consideration the decision by mayor king to seek re election announced last week came as no surprise wed have been surprised and dis appointed if he hadnt for the last two years have revealed strong leadership qualities in the man qualities most including the media knew existed but couldnt see they were kept camouflaged by his policy of cautious eonser- vatatism but no longer at least not to the same de gree this will make him an extremely strong adversary should anyone decide to contest the seat we predict an acclamation ged stonehouse however should not remain on the sidelines for he also has strong lead ership qualities qualities that combined with experience- will make him an excellent mayoralty candidate three or maybe six years down the road the time to take that first positive step is now need a trafficstopper most towns in ontario languishing in the doldrums of an economic slowdown would give their eye teeth for the type of traffic con gestion seen on stouffvilles main street last saturday yet to many even most this migration from metro is considered more of a deterrent to business than a benefit while its true 95 per cent of the people com ing here are en route to the stouff ville market the potential is here its up to us to harness it we feel the chamber of commerce should embark on a plan to do just that even if it means hiring a marketing expert to do it thousands of to rontonians travel thirty miles every saturday for a reason the stouff ville market obviously has something to offer and so must stouffvilles downtown mer chants we think they have but they must- make it sufficiently attractive to prompt driv ers to stop to prove it can be done the new carousel ice cream bar next to the firehall stationed a clown last saturday at the corner of main east and tenth line north handing out pam phlets they had anotherin front of their pre mises handing out balloons every time we passed by we noticed the place filled with pat rons just one example of how good promotion can be made to work wett never concede the fact that market- bound motorists wont stop they will and they do if theres something to stop for lets give them a reason and cash in oh the biggest satur day tourist attraction this side of niagara falls x roaming around jrviij t v ll i 1 mzfi i f9mjjaidmji9i jf sll irons canadians are chronic complainers and whitchurchstouffvillefolk are just as guilty of this practise as natives of pickering ux- bridge markham or carrot river saskatch ewan we seem to derive some kind of enjoy ment out of being critical and of feeling sorry for ourselves admittedly on occasions criticism is justi fied but most times its not after awhile it becomes a bit tedious on saturday afternoon ivisited a claremont home where the exact opposite is true oh sure ron gauslin has just cause to complain hes had muscular dystrophy for as long as he can remember from birth i sus pect but does he mope about the house and complain that the lord dealt him a low blow no siree rons a busy young man doing exact ly what he wants to do attending auction sales and collecting antiques but not any antiques rons a specialist dealing in flat irons thats right flat irons he has a collection that would put most museums to shame hes been at it about thirteen years some of his pieces date back to the late 1700s various shapes and sizes that i never knew existed theyre all precisely arranged on shelves in the familys recreation room rons a familiar figure around the auction sales circuit and many folks know exactly why hes there but he receives no breaks nor does he expect any an auctioneer wouldnt dare show me any favoratismnot even his uncleearl he says if he did people would never come back he admits however that his parents gord and lillian gauslin have greatly assisted him in expanding his display patience is rons virtue hes been known to ron gauslin by jim thomas- wait threeand four hours for a particular item then lose it to a higher bidder the sightseers will leave but those who really want a thing will stay he says flat iron prices sometimes go as high as 60 condition isnt all that important its amaz ing what a little lubricating oiljsandpaper and stove polish will do however if rust is embed ded too deeply ron leaves them in their natu ral state does he ever trade irons theres no one to trade with he says- he knows of one other collector in the area but he deals more in weights than in models are any of his irons for sale everything has a price ron admits but keepsakes are expen sive this is not a business he explains its a hobbyim not in it to make money ron doesnt limit his treasure chest to irons alone other items include a whale oil lamp a cobblers iasta bedwarmer a crank telephone several bee hive and beaver sea- lers a twoended babys bottle a handheld streetcar bell a pair of brand new high- button shoes and more in addition to a wealth of items ron also possesses a wealth of knowledge knowledge hell readily impart to anyone willing to listen- i learned a lot in one hour saturday about antiques and about life ron gauslin is an ex ample to us all his parents must indeed be proud window on wildlife- swallowsaerial acrobats by art briggs-jude- when someone asks us what is the most com mon bird seen here during the summer- ve answer without hesitationthe swallow yes bluebirds are our favorites we have at least twelve pair of these hardpressed songs ters using our nestboxes but swallows appear wherever we go even in some of the bluebird boxes but we dont mind we merely put up a few more nest sites so there will be room for all actually its only the trim little tree swal low that nests in such places the others like the barn swallow- nest inside the outbuildirgs using old beams as supports for their mudball cradles in reality when we talk about our swallow population we are in fact discussing five diffe rent species in addition to the aforementioned tree and bam swallows there are three other kinds of these swiftflying birds frequenting our farm one of these the cliff swallows attach their gourdlike structures under the eaves of the house and have now started a new colony under the overhanging roof of the barn another species the rough- winged swallow usually digs tunnels in the old sand pit walls and raises its brood there this season howev er since the cattle have been dusting them selves in the sand pit the swallows ha ve moved across the road to carry out their nesting acti vities another type of swallow that spends a lot of time near our house is the big purple martin they dont nest here every year but they do come almost every day from somewhere close by and entertain us with their gurgling sounds and aerobatic flight although- they are the largest and hence the strongest flyers of the swallow familythey often are quite finicky when it comes to starting a new colony while in most areas house sparrows and starlings prove too much competition for martins trying to become established such is not the case here tree swallows and a certain male bluebird have been observed chasing the mar tins on numerous occasions much has been written concerning the de sign and location of a martin house to give the best results a 16 foot pole a special ventilated central shaft a 1 vi inch hole an open flyway and nearness to a pond or lake have all been mentioned as necessary for a successful attraction certainly the hole size is important and some of the other points are a necessity but in certain areas martins will come and in others you must have more than a bit of luck a good point along these lines is the village of westporl here the martins nest right up be hind the residents garages and along the fences in boxes no higher in some cases than eye level and i well remember a number of years ago at long point when the duck hunters used to put up their wooden shell boxes for the martins at the end of every boat dock but whether theyre martins tree swallows or any of the other kinds mentioned swallows are interesting birds to have about they each destroy as many as a thousand mosquitos and flying insects daily and their aerial manoeuv- ers are a constant source of wonderment how else can you describe a bird so deft on the wing that it sips water while skimming over the surface catches a feather on the fly or rides the back of a menacing hawk like a tiny avian jockey