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news and features ixktw iwawjawvuvrwvxra wilbur reesor thursday september 7 1972 the tribune page 9 90 years young his garden a masterpiece ontario municipal board hearing ex planner opposes apartment markham a 5- storey apartment is presently under construction in an area bounded by robinson street water street and wilson street in the old town of markham an application now before the ontario municipal board is seeking permission to build another 3 storeys high directly to the north a strong opponent of the project is kunio alidaka former markham planning director he was questioned for almost an hour by solicitor donald malcolm aug 28 before the chair man called an ad journment to sept 18 at 10 am mr ilidaka listed the following reasons for opposing approval of the structure 1 ffhc site would en- croach on valley land to the west 2 the use of the site for this purpose would in crease the traffic problem in the area 3 the apartment is not in character with other buildings in the vicinity 4 approval of the apartment would change the general nature of the fhole town of markham mr ilidaka said that the preservation of valley lands had always been his policy he noted that about the vmly part of the building that would be above the level of the valley bank was the driveway the planner admitted however that he had attended mieetings when the project had been discussed and was present when the site plan agreement was signed he said that since the former markham council had approved the venture the new council ap peared willing to abide by that decision solicitor malcolm accused on several occasions of badgering the wit ness said that an apartment precedent had already been established on dublin street with regard to traffic mr malcolm compared any in crease in volume caused by the apart ment like a bucket of water thrown into the atlantic ocean both agreed that water street and dublin street were laid out in the horse and buggy age mr ilidaka argued that contrary to the murray jones report he did not consider such residential areas as compatible with apartment con struction the old town of markham has an established character and the residents wish to maintain that character he said i feel that as much as possible it should be preserved i do not agree with wholesale redevelopment hearing chairman thompson voiced c o nc e r n over availability of fire protection to a site served by such narrow streets he wondered if this problem had been considered mr ilidaka replied that he had thought about it but had made no mention of it rr not for me to say- but only for to do markham former markham plan ning director kunio hidaka who resigned his ii000 a year job in march of this year startled an ontario municipal board hearing aug 31 during questioning by solicitor donald malcolm mr hidaka spoke in opposition to an application that if approved would permit the erection of a 3storey apartment at the west end of wilson street in the old town of markham when asked by the lawyer why he had not made his feelings known earlier mr hidaka said the majority of members in planning committee appeared willing to abide by a decision made back in 1909 before amalgamation when one is em ployed by a municipality he cannot ex press his views as freely as in private he said he said further that in certain situations decisions are made and it is only for the staff to carry out these decisions a similar line of questioning was followed by win h thompson the omb chair man he asked if the objections mr hidaka had raised at the hearing had been present in his mind in the past again the former director said he had very definite views particularly in respect to site encroachment on valley lands but i didnt come outright and say it was a serious situation shades of the gay nineties grace philip main street south models a oncepopular flapper styles both past and present will be featured by patricia bridal and dress salon at st andrews presbyterian church antique show and kxhibitioii in the markham arena sept 8 and jim thomas fashions past and present markham with the exception of price antique items change little with age such is not the case with styles both will go on display sept 8 and 9 when st an drews presbyterian church hosts its 9lh a nnual antique kxhibitioii and sale in the markham arena the show chairman is w m r u 1 1 e d g c rougccrest drive the fashion parade featuring apparel through the century 18721972 is in charge of patricia bridal and dress salon 8 main street north models all local ladies include beth fountain catharine noble marg bcarc jane armstrong jean scargill grace philip pat reynolds dianne fuller cathy smith joyce sine marilyn brown sheila lynn pamela wing and limla sine the last four marilyn sheila pamela and linda will model present day styles the fashion display begins at 8 pm both evenings the antique show is open from 11 am to 10 pm sept 8 and 10 am to 9 pm isepl 9 cedar grove a fellow would need to get up pretty early in the morning to get ahead of wilbur reesor say maybe 530 am while few cedar grove chickens have their alarms set for that hour it is a common sight to see mr reesor out weeding his im maculate garden before sunup and the result speaks for itself on sunday sept 3 wilbur reesor marked his 90th birthday on monday sept 25 wilbur and eva reesor will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary such recognizable mile stones couldnt come to two finer people wilbur reesor while considered a native of hth avenue rr2 pickering actually claims cherrywood as his birthplace however at the age of only two his parents solomon and emily reesor moved to their present place and wilbur has continued to reside there ever since he attended ssno 20 public school as did eva hoover now his wife but then just a pretty little girl on the other side of the room their family also were airport hearing sept 7 buttonville a public hearing will be held t h u r s d a y tonight at 830 pm in the council cham bers town of markham to hear argument pro and con concerning an application by toronto airways limited buttonville the port owners are seeking approval of re zoning that would permit extension of the north east south west runway a distance of 1200 feet applicants feel the longer strip will decrease hazards presently encountered while landing and taking off while un willing to give positive assurance that jet powered craft will never use facilities at buttonville they say it would only occur on rare occasions and even then the plane would have to come within noise limitations established in advance sanctuary markham a water filled gravel pit on 16th avenue east of hwy 48 has become a sanctuary for dozens of birds including canada geese on friday an estimated 45 of the graceful fowl settled down on the man made lake once part of the lorne and roy grove farm and now owned by warnock and johnson sand and gravel the birds appeared quite tame pupils there including sons kenneth and gordon and daughter esther mrs john white of brougham they have 10 grand children and 16 great grandchildren wilbur still retains three framed promotion certificates dated 1891 1892 and 1893 the teachers signatures are ralph brodie and maggie irwin wilbur reesors memory is amazing he recalls the days of barnthreshing when neighbors joined together with neigh bors to get the job done before christmas thresher units in the area were operated by samuel reesor whitevale oscar petty cherrywood and merino ramer mount joy when the operation was com pleted at one place the host farmer would hitch his team to the old boiler engine and haul it on to the next this practice changed around cedar grove mr reesor remembers when several went together and purchased what was known as a traction steamer levi ramer was the chief operator the hauling of milk to the station at locust hill was quite a chore with from 12 to 14 shippers taking a regular turn loading the cans on the train each farmer kept a loading chart in his milkhouse wilbur reesor was an excellent athlete and still retains a keen interest in sport particularly hockey and baseball he played with the locust hill clippers with the home football field in armstrongs flats in 1901 the team won the york county championship and in 1905 they captured the ontario title mr reesor has framed pictures to prove it mrs reesors athletic interests when not watching wilbur booting a football was playing basketball her team used the grounds at locust hill school mr and mrs reesor are members at locust hill united church besides being able to bake and prepare meals wilbur reesors most energetic enterprize is his garden the produce from which he shares with friends and neighbors ive got the best crop of tomatoes ever he said and ever for him spans a good many years happy birthday golfers spain included in the cost of golfers spain linund trip economy c1n airfare from montreal to mala v ihcria air unci of spain transfers between airport and hotel 5 7 nichta aecpmiwodatiori at the atalaya park hotel continental bveatfaat and dinner daily ireen feea daily at the atalaya park course welcome sangria party t i farewell ffala bjinjier i hntrtta and er vice rharne a solf exruraion to the loa mnntero or cuadel wellington way travel service 8 vvpllihgton st w markham 2944262 co mine sept 28 oct til cattle horses exhibits midway itn iih uiixunn romi ni tin im wilbur reesor of cedar grove displays a sample of tomatoes grown in his 14th avenue garden this summer growing things is his favorite past time mr reesor marked his jloth birthday sept s jhn thomas stuart watson top wheat entry markham stuart watson 18th avenue rr2 markham has submitted the 1st prize entry in the wheat class section of the field crop com petition sponsored by the markham fair board results were released this week by board secretary miss cora brodie runners up in order follow jack warriner rr2 markham davidson bros rr 1 stouffville leit- chcroft farms rr2 gormley don williamson rrl locust hill and charles hooper rr2 gormley in the class for barley results were lack warriner davidson bros don williamson mike larkin stuart watson chas hooper in the class for oats results were leit- chcroft farms stuart watson ellis britton jack warriner chas hooper guaranteed trust certificates heres a great way to put your money to work 8 interest guaranteed on 5year term deposits other terms available minimum deposit 500 call or drop in and see us today sterling trusts qlx i tobonto372 bnslrm 6 3647435 sftbsjf barrie35 ounlop stmt 7051 726649s 0rilua73 miaaiataga st e 705 325222s at sterling we put your money to work imf cmon out r i oki sat son won fcaboslutcorn also piokyourown tomatoes a peppers beets 75c o 6 qt 6 ql also loaos of bargains roadside market