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sa4 wednesday may 30 1984 editors mail disapprove of sunday market the following is a letter addres sed to norm faulkner and manage ment of the stouffville stockyards a copy of which was sent to the tri bune dear sirs it is with very deep regret and disappointment that we read in the tribune of your decision to open your premises to a sunday flea market we have always enjoyed stouff ville as a quiet country town and are fully aware that change does take place we also know full well that this added attraction will draw hun dreds of cars through the town this will only be the beginning as other businesses who have respected the long time practice of sunday clos ing will want to join in the breaking of the quietness of the lords day today may 17 gordon sinclair passed from the scene of toronto while he was at times a controver sial figure he was respected for his integrity my wife and i have lived on tenth line south since 1943 we are aware of the additional traffic that has been generated since the plea mar ket was started this will now be the pattern for sundays while we dont have the influence that gordon sinclair enjoyed we do plead with you to reconsider your decision in respect of the wishes of the majority of stouffville residents and adjoining community folk sincerely albert e drudge rr 1 stouffville the last roundup ofiurio community issss james thomas editor the tribune established 1888 bruce annan publisher pat pappas advertising manager editorial deptjim holt chris shanahan display advertising deptterri bernhardt real estate classified advertising joan marshman circulation manager doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing distributing at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402100 single copies 40 subscriptions 1650 per year in canada 54500 elsewhere member of canadian community newspapers association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press coun cil and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tribune is one of the metroland groupof suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press the aurora banner ajaxpickering news advertiser the bolton enterprise the brampton guardian the burlington post the burlington weekend- post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent markham economist sun the milton champion the mississauga news the newmarket era the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend richmond him liberal thornhill liberal the scarborough mirror the stouffville tribune and woodbridge liberal metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises limited 6402100 6492292 r roaming around i lost my right arm by jim thomas editorials challenge for church on june 5 1961 the first sod was turned for the present christ church parish hall on sunset boulevard stouff ville participants in that ceremony in- cludedrev john l ball elizabeth foote harry bourne lionel foord and reeve ken wagg we counted it an honor to attend that historic event on may 27 1984 almost twentythree years later the first sod was turned to start construction of a new church sanc tuary we counted it an honor to attend this historic event also this project is the realization of a dream for the anglican congregation but it is not the end its really only the beginning for it was rev arthur walsh former pastor at the stouffville missionary church who once said for a congregation to remain alive it must be challenged we believe this and so obviously does christ church angli can for this is indeed a challenge however the project will be the means by which the membership will grow in both spirit and in strength as they wit ness this dream unfold before their very eyes stouffville is a church oriented com munity it was upon a rock of devout mennonite faith that the town had its be ginning since then other denomina tions have established deep roots and the forest of christian influence has flourished it is by establishing goals and accepting challenge that progress is achieved christ church anglican took a major step forward sunday an exten sion of a journey that began back in 1879- a proud moment in a proud heritage this week i lost my right arm my camera went on the fritz which journa listically speaking is one in the same admittedly the mamiya im present ly using and have been using for almost a year will never match the old graphic that carried me through three decades of assignments the graphic was built to last the cadillac of press cameras the mamiya while just as cumbersome is cheaper to operate which by todays standard of photo acceptability is the bottom line problem is when something goes wrong im beat how different the graphic just shake it cuff it or kick it and presto all would be normal as be fore my present pictureclicker has never been right on from the start the focussing mechanism has always been a shade off the precision i need to correct this requires a minimum of two weeks in the repair shop fourteen days i dont have until vacation time in july so ive been limping along trying to make do until holidays roll around this week it happened i received a telephone call friday from sjoerd witteveen the darkroom technician at our sister paper the economistand sun in markham somethings seriously wrong with your camera he said the faces are so blurred qant tell who thev are he offered several suggestions none of which seemed like solutions some are useable he sympathized but theyre not good by this time id already covered a ballantrae tennis club fashion show at the deer park inn the installation of a new president at the silver jubilee club and our girl next door feature the fashion show i couldnt do again and the others well a trifle inconvenient and just a bit embarrassing for people nev er really believe its the cameras fault to most its just an excuse but how to correct it i didnt have a clue so i rushed down to george ross of george ross photo studio and threw the mamyia at his feet please help i pleaded george never missed a puff on his rumsoaked cigar as he checked the camera over from front to back five minutes ldter after loaning me a part from one of his own i was back in busi ness again but not for long early saturday morning the phone rang again this time at my house theyre worse than before terrible in fact said a voice i didnt want to hear better borrow another camera theres something seriously wrong my knees went like jelly by this time id reshot our girl next door feature plus additional assignments including a markhamstouffville hospital fund cheque presentation the high school band and a concert at st james pre sbyterian church and there were just as many more i stilt had to do with hat in hand i went back to george ross please help i pleaded a second time the old master took one look at the lens how long has it been like this he asked pulling it back to normal and snapping the lock in place i admitted i hadnt noticed should make a big difference he said try it and see so thats what ive been doing trying it over and over again repeat assign ments all weekend long but i havent yet seen the results im keeping my fin gers crossed but folks have been great not a single person complained despite the fact ive inconvenienced them terribly i appreci ate their cooperation most ive been able to do again the high school band being the exception you dont reconvene fortyfive kids at the snap of a finger besides i havent mustered sufficient nerve to ask but i will maybe by wednesday if im still here for if the repeat pictures show no im provement ill take a flying leap from the top of the duff in creek dam with camera in hand well go down together positive approach window on wildlife blackflies are back by art briggsjude the whitchurch ratepayers associa tion for want of a better name is plan ning a public meeting june 6 at the bal lantrae community centre while neither the date nor the place has been confirmed hopefully it will be by press time our informant is usually reliable so we take it to be true were wholly supportive of rate payers groups we feel theyre not only beneficial but essential they help keep people informed and politicians honest were bothered by one tendancy however negivatism most are born with chips on their shoulders and die when problems are resolved seldom are such associations established to support anything most are based on opposition were not suggesting this is the sole purpose of this organization its still too early to say however from what weve seen and heard to date this is the stance they seem to take there are many fine projects in whitchurchstouffville that could stand a boost building up instead of tearing down the whitchurch ratepayers association could give themselves and the area they serve a shot in the arm by being more positive political decisions are not always wrong theyre often made to seem that way appreciation night the region of york will say its farewells to allan wall friday night the event arranged by some of the areas leading agriculturalists will be held at markham fairgrounds more than 500are expected the occasion is a fitting tribute to one who has served york region well the location is also appropriate for al wall was always close to markham fair not only during show dates but at annual meetings too as the regions agricultural repre sentative he gave farming a status that symbolizes the highprofile profession it is he felt just as much at home discus sing crop problems in a fencecorner as debating subsidies at the legislature he was a man for all people al wall also displayed an intense in terest in the youth of york region he along with his associate phyllis mcmas- terpromoted 4h programs at every opportunity together they made a great team friday evening is allan wall appre ciation night some tickets may still be available two contact numbers are-640- 1117 harvey brown and 404107 ter ry oconnor the event including a din ner and dance begins at 630 pm the scourge of the outdoors is back and amongst us to some the black fly is a signal the bullheads are biting but to most of us it means bug dope headnets and irritation often this insects blood thirsty heyday is just the climax to several manoeuvres designed and guaranteed to cause aggravated mayhem they seem particularly adept at finding and exploiting openings to the skin and their countless numbers is only surpassed by their ability to avoid being swatted in cloud form they swirl around us like aerial piranhas each on deter mined not only to get the first bit but albeit the biggest in the mouth they taste bitter in the nose they trigger sneezing in the eyes they scratch and burn and in the ears their buzzing comes close to upsetting your equilibrium even when a person is veiled with suitable attire these midget vampires persist in making personel contact down the neck up the sleeves around the beltline and into the pant legs they burrow crawl and itch their ultimate goal a large chunk of your ana tomy of course like poison ivy and bee stings some people are more suseptible to black fly bites than others i have seen some individuals bloodied in the space of a short time while others end up with a few hard centered blotches but whether you have one or a series black fly bites are always both painful and annoying and while the application of insect repel- lant to the cuffs neck face and hands keeps these humpbacked pests from gaining a bite hold perfume shave lo tion and scented soaps draws them like a magnet if fishing or working outside at this season keep your shirt cuffs tight with wide rubber bands and your pants tucked into your boots the headnet mentioned or a more liberal application of repellant is almost a must to keep these vicious bloodsuckers at bay in some areas depending on the sea son black flies are so abundant as to cause undue suffering and even death in editors mail conscience dear editor as a member in the congrega tion of a church in the stouffville area i appreciated the tribunes report on the ministerial associa tion meeting these pastors it seems werent at all backward about speaking their minds and although their stands varied somewhat a com mon purpose was apparent thanks to organizations like the ministerial this community has a conscience these gentlemen may not speak for everyone but certain ly they represent a crosssection of opinion in a very church oriented town thats what makes stouffvil le so special so unique sincerely joseph fazzari rr 2 stouffville extreme cases to farm animals lately our cattle sheep and goats have been doing their feeding after dark seeking the shelter of the barns from the hordes of buzzing pests wildlife too are not im mune to their annoying attacks and in the case of deer are driven to the highest open ridges to take advantage of the breeze usually found there some spe cies of black flies carry and transmit a type of waterfowl malaria which is said to account for nearly half the deaths in our wild ducks and geese the life cycle of these pests interests our curiosity as to where the countless hordes come from actually the eggs are laid on the leaves or rocks at the edge of fast flowing streams from here the lar vae hatch and drop into the water where after reaching about a y inch in length build cocoons these cocoons resemble moss in bunches growing on the rocks in the stream when the adults emerge and break free of their small chambers they rise to the surface on a bubble of trapped air and take wing there they join the other insects that form ninetenths of the worlds animals the fact they they outnumber man by some 300000 to one and that inone square foot of the forest floor there is more life than there are humans in the world makes us realize where we stand on the numerical pole luckily for us in the case of the black fly only the females suck blood thats encouraging news by about 50 because yesterday while down in a hollow planting trees i thought all the black flies in the whole country were trying to sample my blood type