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pas- 2 the tbibfxe tjrijy juic 22 13t2 established 188s i hakiks h nolan publisher 4am ks thomas associate publisher and kditor kobkkt mkalsland advertising manager published every thursday by inlan publishing g limited at s main st smuftv ufe ont tel 6021il siiikic copies 13c subscriptions 600 per year in canl swjoo elsewhere member of audit buretu of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0s96 editorial convincing case for new airport transport minister don jamieson presented a most comprehensive and convincing case for the new pickering airport when he addressed the annual meeting of the york county real estate board he covered the early groundwork completely as far back as 1968 when he told the audience his department was deluged with presentations from various bodies seeking the airport for their municipality the ministers arguments were well constructed and documented with forecasts of the volume of traffic which could be expected over the next couple of decades his review of the malton situation and what could be expected here in the future clearly answered questions of those who have contended that malton should be expanded the minister while acknowledging the use of many experts in gathering and determining the need and location of the airport also pointed out that it remains for him to make the decision and this was a responsibility he would not shirk it is not difficult to see that if the government does not move to acquire the land now and the forecasters are right the situation would be many times worse as by then prices will have skyrocketed and many more people will have to be moved we appreciate the ministers declaration of responsibility for the decision if this decision to build in pickering is a bad one then the minister and the government he represents stands to be corrected at the polls toronto is unquestionably the air gateway to this country with traffic mounting monthly to say nothing of air freight and air express the minister has made a convincing case for the new airport and should have the cooperation of nearby communities such as whit church stouffville in drafting the final plans happy birthday neighbor in 1872 the date of incorporation markham village had a population of less than 1000 in 1969 when the village became a town the population exceeded 8000 in 1971 when the boundaries were expanded under regional government the figure suddenly grew to over 32000 facing such unparalleled growth both in peopleand property- it has been difj ficult for markhams centennial com mittee to refocus the publics attention once again on a village that politically no longer exists has always looked on a friendly neighbor and but members persevered and for the next week june 23 through july 1 the results of their efforts will be revealed stouffville markham as while on occasions in sports the rivalry between the two towns appeared anything but friendly the spirit of co operation has always remained so from one old friend to another happy birthday in five years time well be celebrating too and how landmark to be demolished the centuryold milliken post office steeles avenue and kennedy road will soon be demolished the intersection at this location will be widened jim thomas editors mail political motives criticized a cooperative venture a project called minimanpower sponsored by the whitchurch stouffville recreation committee and organized by coordinator chris hobbs had its start in town this week it will carry on throughout the summer vacation period what is minimanpower its a student labor force willing to do just about anything for a minimum wage it can be parttime or fulltime girls or boys inside or outside town or country depending on the needs of the employer these young people while obviously anxious to prove their worth plus earn some money can accomplish nothing without the publics cooperation so if you have some menial chores that need doing call 6401900 monday through friday between 9 am and 12 noon ask for chris hobbs or carol ann decoteau youll be glad you did and so will they dear sir recently i received a 4page letter from sinclair stevens the progressive conservative candidate yorksimcoe in the next federal election his topic everybodys favorite these days was the airport throughout this epistle he mentions the federal government no less than 19 times but the provincial government never once in the same manner he continually refers to transport minister don jamieson but never darcy milne conservation area at markham opened to public the size of the milne conservation area in markham is better ap preciated from 1000 feet up the site south of hwy 7 and west of hwy 48 was officially opened to the public june 21 by hon leo bernier minister of natural resources in the rear is seen the markham fair grounds the markham disl high school and the towns new water tower the markham shopping plaza is on the extreme left the air shot was taken by tribune editor jim thomas from a ctifi helicopter mckeough in one paragraph and i quote he says the riding of yorksimcoe has been particularly hurt by this indecision through the inactivity of our sitting member questioned at a meeting in stouffville may 1 as to whether he had been consulted by federal authorities concerning the proposed airport site he said no nor did i want to know the sites they were considering to refresh mr stevens memory i recall mpp bill hodgson york- north saying almost exactly the same thing at the very same meeting mr hodgson by the way is the areas conservative member at queens park mr stevens motive is clear hes attempting to downgrade his opponent in this case john roberts and at the same time leave his pc friends on the other side of the fence looking like lilies i only hope the residents of stouffville and elsewhere will see through this ruse john stoyan winlane drive stouffville modernday tractor no match for belgian power this week we received a letter and an accompanying story entitled a man and his belgians from casey veen 5023 west farwcll ave skokie illinois the introduction to the item reads besides doing a lot of work farmer paul mur phys belgian draft horses are intelligent entertaining and able to get by on about 35 cents worth of fuel a day and what mere tractor can make that claim the letter from mr veen reads i receive the tribune every week and enjoy reading the many items of interest particularly those that refer to the good old days i am a former resident of the stouffville community my father was the owner of a farm on the 10th concession 53 years ago our neighbors were win- terstein soden gray rae ferrier and morris i attended bloomington public school casey veen school reunion who will remember me by jim thomas see you at the reunion saturday youll be there wont you wont it be great for the past two months thats all ive heard and while i sincerely try to show my enthusiasm im actually shuddering in my shoes the gathering of the clan circa 1890- 1953 will bring together former staff members and students of markham high j school the result is an exercise called pin a name on a face that is problem number one many of the names are changed and the faces too of course lapel tags will help that is if my one good eye is working well you see t its been 23 years since i squinted my way through the pythagorean theorem and the period between then and now has produced no improvement but aside from normal physical deterioration the memories i hold for old markham high are retained with mixed emotions for i was average barely average and it was work work work all the way without pretending to complain the mr average is not the girl or guy one tends to remember take don maynard a tremendous hockey player i remember him and bruce bagg one of the finest athletes to lace on a pair of spikes i remember him too and then there was sam stadelbauer a dandy boxer nearly knocked my head off ill always remember him neil stiver was the schools oneman band i remember him and valentine spillman we all remember her but who will remember me i was the ninth man in the batting order when bill broke his thumb i was the goalterider for our third form hockey team when the regular forgot his jock i was the runnerup for the class penmanship award i placed second in the school oratorical in fourth i sat all winter with a snowdrift under my desk in fifth i was the may queens escort someone else escorted her home in art mine was the one they displayed as an example of how not to draw in geometry i was a bust in trig terrible and in latin a riot on the dance floor i had two left feet in the air cadets the same in school politics i was liberal the rest conservative so you see i had a hard row to hoe so hard in fact that by the end of fifth the old blade had grown pretty dull but i persevered so did the teachers so did the school on saturday theyll call the roll again for me an absence of twentythree t years some more some less the school is changed the teachers have changed ive changed but i wouldnt miss it for the world dear sir the people of the area bounded by markham oshawa uxbridge and bay ridges are being turned against each other even husband against wife over the announcement by the federal government in late february of this year regarding a second toronto airport at claremont the federal government doesnt in tend to commence building the airport until 1978 and the cost has been variously estimated as high as 5 billion surely the federal government can wait a few months now and spend a few dollars on a public hearing british justice demands that the people j of the area should be heard by an in dependent court of inquiry as to whether there is a need for the second toronto airport t s mills claremont gourmet special a york regional police constable who at present prefers to remain anonymous has an almost uncontrollable liking for rare and earthy foods recently on a 3 dare he consumed in its entirety a six- inch dew worm then to prove that everything doesnt have a price he swallowed a second