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pae 2 the tribune thursday october 26 1s72 established 1sss ciiakmcs jl solas fumlsher s james thomas associate publisher and editor robekt mccauslaxd advertising manager published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6102101 single copies 15c subscriptions 600 per year in canada s1000 elsewhere imbr of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly news papers association second class mii registration number 0s96 editorial still a two party fight despite david lewis ndp contention that government money is being squandered unnecessarily on industry that the opening of canadas northland by pipeline is a bad deal for the country and canadas elderly folk and- the unem ployed are harddoneby the coming federal election vote is still very much a twoparty struggle we do have unemployment high taxes high prices regional disparity among the provinces and rampant inflation and if the general public across the country feel that saturation in these areas has been reached they will be voting conservative come next monday mr trudeaus stress on the matter of canadas solidarity is an issue high above the thoughts of the average voter thousands feel they are on a treadmill of high prices and their constant worry uxbridge hatchet men at work no 10 sideroad in the twp of ux bridge was once the most unusual the most beautiful rural thoroughfare in this area it was unusual due to the fact that it could accommodate only a singlelane of traffic its beauty was due to the heavy con centration of trees the foliage of which formed a thick leafy roof between concession 6 and 7 for it was a moving experience just to stop the car and listen listen to silence and we often did others did too some walking some standing all listening it was nature unspoiled but not any more for as we always feared it was just too good to last ux bridge townships hatchet men have been at work what took years to create theyve destroyed in a single season strange isnt it how people will oppose a hydro tower line but thats personal strange isnt it how people will oppose a planned satellite city but thats per sonal too yet council can endorse the mutilation of one entire sideline and no one says a word strange isnt it is being able to keep wages up to keep pace with the spiral likewise the businessman who is continually besieged for more wages is continually raising his prices in the neverending circle the conservative leader believes he can stop this wheel from spinning and a great many believe he should be given the chance it is a safe assumption that unless the conservatives do make such a try we can look for still higher prices and wages as the liberals do not seem able to cope with this trend both local conservative candidates stephen roman and sinclair stevens are strongly opposed to the proposed airport which will undoubtedly win them votes from those who are only concerned with their immediate surroundings and not the entire metropolitan region while we do not agree with their stand on this issue we can understand them taking this calculated risk in their effort to get votes and they may win in this connection it is highly unlikely that the liberals will be able to sweep the metro ridings as they did in 1968 and any substantial losses in this area could just tip the scales for a conservative minority government chn ww zw i ab3 igrandfathers skis l yday v fmkt os t8 i i editor mtail t cyclist club members insulted claims writer sir i have never been so insulted in all my life for up until now i never realized what kind of sarcastic thickheaded prejudiced people lived in stouffville my complaint is in reference to the page 1 story oct 12 under the heading cycle funeral cortege enough to waken the dead i hope that when you pass away someone has the grace to say something equally civil about you any member of the vagsvagabonds is as much a human being as you or your kids he also has a family that love him dearly even if he isnt gods brother and if you cant put up with a bit of noise from loyal friends and even loyal strangers of the deceased then i cant put up with you or your friends is it so surprising to you that a choice satins choice or vag has money in his jeans and wasnt it amazing that a whole crowd of them could spend 10 minutes in a store without burning it to the ground wasnt it terrible that when they angleparked their t machines on church street only one single lane of traffic could get through and oh yes it must have been very interesting to your readers to know exactly what every member was wearing and if you adults so to speak ever have the chance i know that down deep youd love the experience the thrill and sense of freedom of speeding down the highway on a motorcycle just ask a bike- cop hell tell you altona community league softball champions 1952 the original claremont community softball league has completed its freti grant drewery harold hodgson jim prentice lee fretz merv 21st season the first championship 19521 was won by altona team bunker front row left to right cliff dunkeld dor dunkeld murray members shown here are rear row left to right grant hill norm johnston don davis and ab davis but your minds are closed to liberalism you would never permit yourself to think about it youd be too afraid of what someone else might think of you if found riding a chopper jusi hirsch stouffville editors note youd be surprised at the comments i receive while riding my two- wheeler down rupert avenue dear mr thomas i am writing with regard to the page 1 story oct 12 in the tribune in my opinion it is a sad thing when the death of a boy and the accompaning funeral service is considered front page news while i agree that a motorcycle makes a great deal of noise but to the deceased and those who participated in the cor tege it is music to their ears their bikes are their first loves and im sure there are many much worse on our roads today it is a very rare occasion when one is arrested for being impaired nor can i recall hearing of an instance when they have maimed or killed anyone motorcycle clubs are like any other similar organizations except the good things the members do are never recognized the boy who died was a brother to his fellow members i would be proud indeed to think so many would come from so far to honor my son i dont think the noise bothered as many as you feel and i dont recall the town worrying about noise at 4 am when stouffville won a hockey cham pionship i think you owe these boys an apology the motorbike like a car is here to stay please give the biker a chance mrs r gray greenwood ave toronto ont dear sir congratulations on your editorial oct 19 hunting ban it when more newspaper editors and publishers show the courage to speak out against the ravages of nature we may yet save the wild life that remains mrs sj deverell rr1 stouffville 3buurh cycle visitors group two by jim thomas three weeks ago an estimated two hundred motorcycle club members from many parts of the province attended the funeral of a comrade in stouffville i wrote about it not because i believed an orgy of this kind deserves front page publicity but because from a news point of view it represented an infamous first for stouffville but oh how it aroused the readers cries of shameshame were heard from glengall lane to loretta crescent including some protesters whose only c communication with the outside world is through a knothole in their neighbors fence their complaints left me to conclude that such events uncommon or not should be ignored you know just close your eyes and pretend they never occur sorry folks but life as i see it isnt at all like that would that it was however there are brighter sides to stories even to stories about cycle gangs 4 the second with a slightly different flavor occurred sunday also in stouff ville i dropped into bings restaurant around noon for my usual postchurch repast of toast and coffee outside were about a dozen bikes ccms not harleys parked against the building inside the tables were filled i could tell at a glance they were strangers to town but these were no straggleyhaired pastyfaced kids like many tend to categorize all teenagers today rather they were polite vibrant wholesome young people the kind any parent should feel proud to call a son or daughter i heard none of the familiar hey you whats with the hamburger i ordered or when yu gonna bring me that milkshake their conversations con tained real square expressions like please thankyou and excuse me i couldnt pass up the opportunity of enquiring into the groups reason for being here where they had come from and where they were headed dave rankin sharon andrew and marie chabot seemed pleased to explain marie told how once a year the prefects of wexford collegiate embark on a crosscountry project usually as part of a campaign to raise money for some worthwhile organization on saturday she said fifteen grade 13 students 10 boys and 5 girls ac companied by dr dawson a staff french teacher left scarboro for mount albert a roundtrip covering 70 miles the starting time was about 830 am with everyone completing the distance by 430 pm they cycled back sunday stopping off in stouffville for lunch any unusual experiences the students were asked not really recalled marie one of the guys fell off his bike and was nearly run over by a truck but other than that nothing really she admitted however that for some including herself the most uncomfortable experience was at tempting to sit down she winced slightly and shifted positions minutes later their meal finished they were back outside pedalling west on main street say who were those kids com mented a fellow coffeedrinker as the last disappeared out the door certainly not like any teenagers ive ever seen perhaps youre like me i replied we see one and we think weve seen them all 4 dear sir enclosed is my cheque for 1420 covering renewal of the tribune and a copy of and so they bought a farm by dean hughes the tribune simply glistens with familiar names and faces to alight happy memories an eventful weekly letter from our former stamping grounds a warm thankyou to the publisher editor and staff bruce lehman 142 marshall ave delhi ont