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a4 tribune august 13 1986 s editors mail expensive dear editor i was one of the many hundreds who attended the mennonite bicentennial festival at harbor- front on the holiday weekend i enjoyed the event very much however 1 didnt enjoy the price for parking in my opinion 17 is nothing short of fraud it would seem the city or whoev er charges all the traffic will bear in that area assuming i sup pose that if one can stay at the harbour castle hilton a 17 park ing fee is peanuts at 250 a bushel for wheat the expense to me was highway rob bery id much rather have made a 17 donation to the mennonite cen tral committee for overseas relief sincerely ralph buckner rr 1 gormley contrast dear editor while not a mennonite in the true sense of the word my first cousin married one i believe there are no finer people in this country they are genuinely honest strong of faith and extremely generous what a contrast i would suggest to the moneygrubbing parking lot operators in the harborfront area of toronto i came close to mort gaging the car to get home i would suggest that in many in stances its more expensive to park in toronto today than to pay the admission to where one is going sincerely george riley rr 2 markham the ttfbune community 2r james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan patricia pappas jennifer hutt publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan kelly connelly display advertising dept lvnn moore real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 main st stouffville ont is one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajax pickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advrjjserguarctian georgetown independent markham economist sun mitton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa whitby this week richmond hillthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50 subscriptions 2000 per year in canada 4750 elsewhere member of canadian community newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america second class mail registration number 0896 roaming around old cars still like new by jim thomas- 6402100 6492292 editorials a thin line on conflict conflict of interest the tentacles of suspicion are reaching out in all direc tions indeed if this foolishness con tinues it will strangle activities of muni cipal politicians in just about everything they attempt to do what had previously been restricted to federal and provincial levels the stevensfontaine affairs has crept into the whitchurchstouffville camp with the request last week that mayor fran sainsbury withdraw from discussions related to proposed development at bloomington mayor sainsbury resides south of the hamlet following hurried consultation with fellow councillors she complied while in our opinion there have been past instances of conflict here councils of recent years have been extremely cautious in this regard but where does one draw the line if theres a conflict between mayor sainsbury and buildup around bloomington the same could be said of councillor jim rae and estate develop ment at the maples of ballantrac carrying the suggestion a step furth er it might be argued that councillor wilf morley is in conflict with regard to the dulverton development or council lor jim sanders with regard to develop ment by victoria woods should councillor margot marshall withdraw from discussions related to a proposed hotel on the town side of davis drive we think not nor do we think mayor sainsbury need have excused herself from the hearing aug 5 apart from the fact it was not a deci sionmaking meeting neither she nor her property is directly associated with the discussion at hand this in our opin ion absolves her from conflict allega tions the mayor however felt discretion to be the better part of valor which under the circumstances was the right move who needs the aggravation i remember there were a lot of i remembers at the whitchurchstouffville antique and classic car show sunday memories thats what these shows are all about even moreso for the spec tators than for the owners yes sir my father had one just like that commented a bearded chap pointing to gleaming 1930 model a ford displayed by leo and sherry knight of rr 2 claremont just like my grandfathers said a man in his fifties it had a brass radiator too he was talking to john brumwell of rr 2 gormley johns model t dates back to 1915 its a beauty my own enthusiasm for cars spans the 20year decade of the 40s and 50s in fact i was carcrazy just how carcrazy is borne out by recalling how id sit for hours by the side of hwy 7 and keep count of every make and year of auto mobile that passed later id total my score to see which was most popular when the fall models made their de but id ride my bike for miles just to catch a glimpse of a new one parked in somebodys drive the canadian national exhibition for me was an en tire day spent in the automotive build ing the midway was nothing yes i was a newcar hut and i still am but the models today are so many and so many look the same i cant keep track the only variation is in the grill in some instances even grills are obso lete on sunday i tried to coax my three sons into attending the car show at van- dorf without success who wants to look at those old things barry replied not interested said neil so i went alone apparently they sec nothing exciting about a 1959 buick invicta with an all- chrome jewelbox grill and elongated tailfins that slice through the wind like two sharp knives or a robins egg blue 1953 cadillac eldorado purchased new for 7700 and now worth upwards of 30000 old things true but refurbished to look like new that in itself to me is exciting winner of the drivers choice was a 1938 plymouth convertible owned by david and margaret allen of meadow heights court thornhill winner of the peoples choice was a 1965 bentley owned by bob and fenella smith of 19 albert street stouffville runnersup in the two categories were bob hagerman of newmarket with his 1937 packard and john brumwell of gormley with his 1915 model t while the plymouth and the bentley are beautiful automobiles theres more to winning these awards than polished metal and gleaming chrome i found both dave and margaret and bob and fenella extremely personable people they stayed with their cars all afternoon and answered in detail the dozens of questions folks wanted to ask some others did not in fact for much of the time some others were nowhere to be found there were 110 vehicles on display as i toured the site sunday i won dered at the future of the antique and classic car industry what models on our roads today will replace the model ts the model as the packards the hudsons the lasalles and the studebakers what from 198g are destined for induc tion into the classic car hall of fame there are undoubtedly those who know but wont tell despite the fact none of us will be around to prove them right or wrong and neither will i so heres my prog nosticationthe pontiac transam the ford thunderbird the chrysler new yorker the lincoln the ford crown victoria the camero and the fiero these i suggest will prove good in vestments should they last so long yet who back in 1915 and 1930 would ever have thought wed still be admiring model ts and model as smile of the week dear editor why do so many comical and embarrassing situations occur in churches and schools the following comes to mind this also occurred in church for several sundays a bat fre quented the basement we all knew it was there but since it wasnt bothering anybody no one tried to catch it then one sabbath morning the little creature decided to come up stairs it flitted harmlessly about the sanctuary for several minutes some saw it and some didnt at a point in the service when the choir was scheduled to sing it headed in that direction apparent ly attracted by sound waves made by the sopranos the members valiantly retained their composure until the bat be came entangled in one ladys hair net then all h broke lose they ran for the nearest exit while an elder went to the aid of the woman order was restored only after the winged rodent was caught and re leased to the great outdoors sincerely brian killer rr i claremont isiiil chariot racing was once an exciting area sport back in the early i960s chariot racing was a popular sport competitions were held at various fall fairs includ ing markham one of the competitors was henry michcll of markham and later of stouffville mr michcll is pictured here prior to a crosscountry practice run jim thomas window on wildlife will watch for results by art briggsjude following his proposal made in late january natural resources minister vince kerrio recently announced the creation of an ontar io resident angling licence effective in 1987 all persons liv ing in ontario between the ages of 18 and 61 will pay a 10 annual fee for the privilege of fishing in provincial waters a short term licence cost ing 5 will also be sold allowing four consecutive days of fishing young people up to age 18 senior citizens disabled persons who require daily help and indians fishing on reserves are exempt the main difference between this new permit and the 3 fee darcy mckeough cast and later retrieved in the early 70s is more than the seven dollar cost factor it is the commitment by the ministry to util ize this 10 input in ways that will best help our sagging freshwater fishery in effect it is a userpay charge to which the two-and-a- quartcr million residents of ontar io that do fish will contribute anglers were adamant in their stand that any fees derived from such a proposed licence would be used to improve fishing however mr kerrios announcement of fisheries improvement sounded sin cere restocking more fish cul ture stations construction of fish ladders for natural reproduction restoration of fish habitat re search and improved enforcement capabilities they all sound like good ideas to me he has also estab lished a fisheries advisory com mittee to counsel him on where best to spend the money so far it seems the 51inistcr has stickhandled his way through the opposition and with majority sup port has the net in sight however any evasive action on his part in failing to bulge this net in favor of the ontario angler in the immediate future will leave him high and dry like the proverbial fish out of water for not only rick morgan repre senting the 50000 ontario anglers and hunters will be watchdogging this latest government endeavor but all others who occasionally or continually wet a line while we are the last province to legislate a resident anglers licence we may be the first to realize such an aboutface in our fisheries it cant happen too soon