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page 2 the tribune thursday juuuary 13 wt1 inn established 1888 charles h nolan publisher james thomas associate publisher and editor kobert mccacslajsd advertising manager published every thursday bv inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffvihe ont tel 6102101 singh- copies 13c subscriptions s600 per year in canada s100o elsewhere membr of audit bureau of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorial seeing is believing to most the bremner company disposal site is front page news again the suggestion that the town of whitchurchstouffville should seriously consider this location for future deposits of dry garbage has aroused bitter con troversy involving not only members of municipal council but some ratepayers those in favor of such an agreement point up the fact that the area in question is already providing a valuable service to hundreds of residents in the former twp of whitchurch they say that as garbage dumps go this one is as good as any and better than most those opposed allege that liquid waste is still being deposited there and that regulations recommended earlier have not been fulfilled considerable time had elapsed since we last visited the site making it difficult to properly assess what improvements if any had been completed on thursday afternoon we viewed the premises unannounced but we didnt enter via the back door or look over the property from the other side of a line fence we called at the office like anyone could and should and received the full cooperation of the manager in charge admittedly the bremner dump as it is commonly called is no garden of eden few dumps are but neither is it the giant cesspool that some critics would have us believe and this we feel is important we are not opposed to dry garbage from whitchurchstouffville going there we are opposed to liquid waste from whitchurchstouffville or any other municipality being deposited there the manager emphaticamy denies that such a practice is continuing in fact he says the firm is attempting to get rid of the liquid deposits that remain as quickly as it can during our inspection we saw no evidence that would brand him a liar our suggestion is dont take our word for it go see for yourself then arrive at your own conclusions but enter the premises properly trespassers are not appreciated by anyone something in the wind in past years this newspaper has consistently endeavored to excite a little interest in pending municipal elections sometimes with success and sometimes not the interest must be created by not only a concerned press but also by concerned candidates when this is so strong ratepayer reaction is certain to follow usually little election excitement is generated until at most one month prior to nominations often the decision making is delayed to the eleventh hour such we predict will not be the case in 1972 at least not in the town of whit churchstouffville already theres something in the wind we predict mayor ken laushway will run again we suggest his only opponent will be councillor merlyn baker we feel eldred king will content himself with a councillors post in spite of his near miss for the mayoralty in 1970 ward 6 is a likelihood councillor tom lonergans stamping grounds we further predict an election for every ward post with the exception of no 4 where councillor gord ratcliff appears firmly entrenched too early for such prognostications you say yes usually but not for 1972 the hand writings on the wall editor mail dear mr editor thank you most sincerely for your kind editorial communication channels needed which appeared in the 16th december 1971 issue of the tribune i have at all times at regional council tried to express what i felt was the majority opinion of the citizens of aurora and what to me was in the best interests of the citizens of the area and the region it is always pleasant when someone agrees with your thoughts very often it is difficult to obtain the opinion of the citizens of the area so that you can better represent them for this reason the weekly papers of the region of york are to be commended for their informative news reporting and the feed back that they present all best wishes to you and the staff of the tribune for 1972 richard aillingworth mayor town of aurora dear editor as a resident of stouffville for the past 23 years and having used the services of the p u c during an ice storm last winter also the fire department and town maintenance men i would like to express my personal appreciation for their prompt and courteous attention in times of need jean middleton burkholder street dear sir in the tribune issue of dec 16 a picture was published in regard to the historic elm tree at mongolia and later dec 30 a photo of the same tree after it had been cut down id like to know more of this story was it used by the rebels was it used as a flagstaff was it used by peter matthews as a rallying point before the illfated march to montgomerys hotel on yonge street is there an historical item about this or is it a handeddown tale from old- timers to presentday people im a bit of a nut on the rebellion period but had never heard of mongolias part in it any information available in this connection would be appreciated donald g gibbings brougham ont editors note unfortunately there is no available documentation of stories in this regard the information as we have it today has been handed down through several generations john lunau markhams noted historian points out that a mr selby now deceased had a scrapbook that contained items of in terest on this particular event but it cannot be found the elm according to john was the last of a firstgrowth tree in markham thus dating it back to 1837 in the battle at montgomerys tavern hoggs hollow phillip wideman of ringwood fighting on the side of the rebels was killed he is buried at dicksons hill cemetery no age limit miss elizabeth williamson formerly of peachs and now living in toronto is 90 years young recently she was treated to a rollicking snowmobile ride on the farm of archie little rri markham following the crosscountry trip she had only one request id like to drive it she said im sugar and spice predictions for 1972 by bill smiley this is the time when pundits across the land speculate in type about what the coming year will bring forth if there is one thing we dont need more of in this country it is pundits we have political pundits economic pundits sports pundits most of them spend most of their verbiage disagreeing with other pundits in the same field what is a pundit it is a person who knows a little more about practically nothing than we nonpundits having unburdened myself of those sour sentiments i now propose to leap into some punditry pundineering concerning 1972 read carefully now so that youll have a clear picture of what we shall face this year most parts of canada will have lots of snow i hope nobody will give me an argument on that one the population taxes and your fuel bill will increase this statement is not based on fact but on pure intuition especially the part about taxes according to some of the rosy statements in the new tax reform bill hustled through parliament i will pay less taxes this year about enough less to buy an overcoat from the salvation army but they cant fool an old taxpayer like me i know with sickening clarity that if one level of government hands me a few bucks some other level will be digging three times as much out of my back pocket the wageprice spiral will continue though perhaps not as rapidly the reason were all greedy as pigs at a trough there will be a federal election and whoever wins there will be promises galore the churches will continue to be one- third filled and scrambling for enough money to stay alive thousands who are now merely a gleam in somebodys eye will be born and good luck to them when they enter a mighty complex world thousands will die and lets just hope you and i are not among them thousands of kids will experiment with drugs and some of them will end up tragic figures shattered human beings but thousands of others will ignore the chance of becoming vegetables and will lead happy healthy useful lives loving and learning sad and happy unemployment will continue to be a fairly desparate situation and the schools will again be jammed to the rafters with students who shouldnt be there and dont want to be there but for whom there is nothing else to do there will be thousands of broken homes and marriages turned to dust but there will be thousands of dreamyeyed brides and proud young grooms positive that nothing could ever happen to their love which is something special there will be wars that have no vic tories and peace conferences that go on interminably proceeding from nowhere to nowhere thousands of bright young people will emerge from college spilling over with knowledge and come face to face with that brutal edict you cant get a job with no experience and you cant get ex perience until you get a job does this all sound sort of familiar to you it should does it all sound rather depressing it shouldnt youll have your downs but youll have your ups too those glorious and fleeting times when you wouldnt be anyone else or anywhere else your children will change preferably for the better but dont count on it the year will fly by make it a good one by thinking positively winter can be beautiful winter presents its problems but it also can be beautiful the beauty aspect of the season i is captured here in this farm laneway en trance 9th stouffville concession whitchurch- im left off the list by jim thomas ive just finished reading the complete list containing the names of the best- dressed of 1971 and im insulted they left me off it wouldnt be quite so disturbing if theyd lowered the criteria a little and selected me among the second best a runnerup but no ive been utterly and totally ignored i tell you this social setback is more than i can stand honestly now how can i possibly look a reader straight in the eye after hes handed me a complimentary letter ad dressed dear sir how can i rub shoulders with mayors police commissioners municipal ad ministrators solicitors and building inspectors without feeling like some sort o of second class citizen its going to be tough i tell you mighty tough but who is this madam concubine anyway who does the picking and choosing every year by what right what authority and why does she circulate among the bluebloods of society the aristocracy after all what has baron alexis de rede of paris got that i havent besides a longer name and lots more money and the same goes for gianni bulgari of rome sidney poitier of hollywood and mike jagger of liverpool how much do you want to bet that madam whatshername has never ever heard of a town called whitchurch- stouffville let alone one individual in it namely me its not fair however giving her the benefit of every doubt suppose she had made an unannounced visit here say on a tuesday she would certainly have seen me on main street wildly sidestepping east and westbound traffic a chunk of sports copy in one hand an editorial correction in the other and a halfdozen classifieds clenched between my teeth as for fashion id admittedly be hatless coatless scarfless and with my mouth full of engagements marriages and births quite definitely speechless if she happened by on a sunday shed have observed me come tripping out of church one brown rubber on one black shoe and the other already awaiting my arrival at the bottom of the steps certainly nothing there to catch the appreciative eye of an expert fashion fancier but then even baron alexis de rede is vulnerable to those common little everyday kind of embarrassments like throwing a shoe but although i hate to admit it there are other irritating little things that tend p to shove roe well down the ladder of in ternational fashion success for example my footwear regar dless of size material and cost my boots and shoes invariably turn up at the toes like pontoons mind you in all fairness to the manufacturer they arent that way at the start but expose them to two or three weeks of continuous use and they curl up and around like a mountain goats horn needless to say rocking instead of walking is socially unacceptable and my socks sure they have a few mend marks but this is supposed to be a personal secret shared only between me my wife and an oversize toe and whats so wrong with that anyway does mrs nixon never mend a sock for dick i bet she does using a 300 watt bulb for a base of course i never wear a hat it makes my head ache i left my last pair of gloves at the arena and i think mayor laush- ways wearing my scarf as for hair i like mine short kind of square by todays standards the severest fashion knock of all is my suit my wedding suit i place too much value on it sentimental and otherwise i to simply cast it aside like some old rag in the wind but its days are obviously numbered the seat is shiny the pants are tight the legs are loose and the lightning is continually shifting into reverse so come june 20 1972 its thirteenth anniversary ill reverently retire it to its rightful resting place the bedroom closet then look out baron alexis de rede a giannie bulgari sidney poitier and the rest of you trendy types with a new suit new socks new shoes and new shirt my rating among the styleconscious social set is bound to improve theres just nowhere to go but up