sv j s sb rf- 5t f ifa the tribune wednesday june 9 1982 t v vftoijyfcv t union official says tv farmwives v labor vkjanabonalfarmersunionofficial ihas charged that womerifirimariy in- stances af e being used- as slave- labor on canadian farms cindy murray the womens vice- president has revealed plans fora national survey that shehbpesvwiir elevate jyorhenfarm workers from their present status as underpaid arid undervalued labor k -i- women often do equal- work on the farm but dontget paid- for it murray said they drive the tractor clean stables herd cows slop hogs you name it in addition she said they look after the garden the house and the children due to present economic condi tions its not unusual she said for a housewife on the farm to hold down another job as well quite apart from the farm operation purposefof the survey murray saidisto determine what contribu tioris canadianfarm women make to agriculture and the economy in general theres a move she saidjto approach the federal government for financial benefits for women farm workers high on the priority list are- pensions properties shared in mar riage and ruralday centres murray claimed one of the reasons so many children are killed and in- juredon- farms is theres nowhere else for them to be v i susan koskireseafcherfor the projectexpressed amazement atthe lack of benefits ofany kind- for women farm workers compared to the urban business woman the f arm womanlsthere all the time she said shes never away from the stress of the business according to vicepresident mur- ray the availability of women farm workers is one of the reasqnscanada established 1 888 barry wwallace publisher andrew p cook advertising manager- i james thomas editorinchief editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classified advertisingcirculation joan marshman i office manager doreen deacon 1 business office eileen glover national advertising representative dan poyntz 363- 1 051 published every wednesday at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402 101 smglecopies 25 s1 300 per year in canada s3500 elsewhere member of cana dian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tnbune is one of the metroland printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press aiaxwhitbypickerinanews advertiser aurora bannernewmarket era aurora bannernewmarket era weekend edition the bolton enterprise bramp ton guardian the burlington post the burlmton weekend post the ejobicoke advertiserguardian- the georgetown independent markhamthornhill economist and sun the miltonchampion the mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edition the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa this weekend the richmond hillthomhill liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbndge s vaughan news 1 echoes from out of the past by jim thomas nothing gives me greater personal satisfac- grouphow could this be evelyn milsted the tion than attending a different church on a papers industrious gormley correspondent sunday morning this is made possible be- shed more light on the question she inserted cause the service in st james presbyterian word original which according to webs- begins at ten with sunday school immediately ter means first while i hardly expected to following at 11 15 usually then i have enough see four gentlemen approaching the ripe old 6402100 a display of mistrust time to visit another denomination then return up my family around 1230 if im late they seem to understand more often than not its way past one when i get back but they seldom complain moreserious is when our own worship goes past the allotted hour when this happens as it did last sunday i must de- cide whether to cut short the handshakesas i fily outthe front or omit the socialities com pletely as i slip out the back on sunday i opted for the latter hoping no one would notice blessingthese men providedat anniversary s and memorial services at funerals wherever they were asked tdsing itis said that every church north of thestouffville gormleyroad in the former county of yofk was honored by age of 105 lwasnt anticipating four gentle- meitsp young looking either harold and lewis heise brothers john reesora brotherinlaw and melvin hender son beganharmonizing 35 years ago they- were single at the time and living only a few miles apart native gormleyites still recall the joy and mistrust is in evidence by the people towards all levels of government from the lowest to the highestmunicipal provincial and federal while one can understand this attitude in partwithjrespect to provincial and federal bureaucracies it would now seem to have seeped into the governing grass roots as well and its sad for what else is left this lack of faith hascome to light in connec tion with of all things acooperative fertilizer plant in the cedar valley area of whitchurch- stouffvillethe majority of residents want no part of it and any assurances by town control under a site plan agreement has fallen on deaf ears n l the issue is a confusing one because council in its handling of the application has changed oars in midstream v differentiapproach is planned that if approved will allow the business to expand but under guidelines as laid down by the munici pality once burned twice wary the residents- arent about to bow to any such deal they fear t thestorage of chemicals ammonia atthe site and reject verbal promises to the contrary adding more fat to the fire is the fact three town councillors on the advice of a lawyer have declared aconflict of interest due to coop affiliation the decision now rests in the hands of four remaining members and theres obviously division within those ranks so where does this leave the opposition- very angry and totally confused and no wonder the object of my hasty escape was a desire to attend the 105th anniversary service at heise hill south of gormley a gathering such as this is always interesting because folks tend to reminisce to recall the days that used to be r find such recollections intriguing however there was more to my desire for being there than that i observed in the tri bunes heise hill churchannouncement that the heise hill quartet was to provide the spe- cial music but id never heard of this singing their presence at least once they always sang unaccompanied harold the lead retains wonderful merrior- ies of pleasant times spent together practices were held either in one anothers homes or at the church he said the sanctuary at heise 1 hill wasdifferentback then inthattwo entr- ances came in from the east and the congrega tion the men on one side and thewbirien on the other faced the west the amen corner was to the northwest there have been changes in the rank andfile of the quartet also since harolds teen years he remembers the lategeorge kelly the late fred lebeck revallan heise now of welland and rev jess steckley a resident of parkview home stouffville however- their mission then as on sunday was the same is there a chance youll continue- 1 asked- harold paused as if wanting to reply in the affirmative v f if we lived closer togetheryes he re sponded the distance factor between victoria square where he lives rr2 gormley where melvin resides and magnetawan where lewis and john now live makes this next to impossible j however for one brief hour sunday the re kindled heise male quartet brought joy tothe hearts of all you could see it on each face you could tell by the response memories relivedi counted it a privilege to be part pf it the pre- scntif riot the past wi ndow on wi id i if e delicate beauty in the woods by art briggsj ude if our recollections are correct the matter dates back several years v previous council opposed the project but no were ever laid when the operation- carried on- now a in bur opinion a site plan agreement is the only way to go however before it proceeds that far- a company official should declare in writing that at no time will anhydrous ammo nia be stored at this location this assurance the residents deserve and in reality that perhaps is all that theyre asking one of the indelible fringe benefits of living f the most of this secluded presentation you in a rural area is the daily contact you have have to return several times for as some with natures world you see it in the flash of a fragile blooms fade away others unfold to re- bluebirds wing on a newlyerected fence you lveal theirown unique beauty hear it in the drumming of a grouse as you a month ago for example the forest floor check the whereabouts of your grazing cattle was host to clumps of pink and blue hepaticas scattered groups of white blood root and the soft greensofrising fiddleheads last week blankets of white miliums with an occasional a1 j 4- vv 1 j aiaerrootpoiestqr your turkey pen red bloomamong them nodded theirjtri- jp ch t r iii 3 tfi v o lti 11 1 1 h f ofvourseeach nm season arrives with its i shaped heads as i passed and patches of ijlvyilaljulcllv vu1ii ml 11111 own comdliment of fresh n a snrtnfnm squatty squirrel corn hung their miniature y white bloomers out as if to dry in the warming -breeze- vj y i a thenbri the longweekend accompanied by fast driving k trees are bursting into leaf and blossom and a a cdiiple of keen orchidhunters from good- on tthe streneth of theietter tocouhcii w chorus of peepers and tree frogs filltheair the iwood and a naturalist neighbor we trekked spent consider we timl in the suffision on ar0 i wl flower wadspirough the moist back tocheck on the heronry we had disco- 3wwls despite man tasks that vered ast yearafter a somewhat circuitous wwr u cr msstlmetmmss doing there comes a time when you simply lay route- and pausingonly long enough to have while a posted limit of 40 kmh may help its s lfransitmavs inlverlt dow hammer hangup the hoe and head ilunch and photograph some showy orchiswe a resident on booth drive in stouffville has requested town council lower the speed limit on a main road through thatsubdivision thicketwood boulevard from the present fif ty to 40 kilometers per hour speeding is com monplace- she said and shes right y you smell it in the fragrance of the wild cherry blossoms as you till your soil and you feel it in the cold watersof the as you cut some alder rootpoles for your turkey pen of course each new season arrives with its own compliment of fresh senses a sort of prog ram to fit that particular time of year and no 1 1 not the absolute answer for in a development of this kindeven 40 is too fast ivv we feel council would be wise to pass on the complaint to york regional police and suggest for the beckoning woodlands fencountered along the way we arrived at the year one of bur newfound friends drew our attention to the waters edge there among the drowned wood and shortsedgegrassla pure white flower thrust its wide bloom beyond its broad green leaves it was a wild calla lily and it was not alone for a careful search of surrounding wetlands revealed at least eight v more of these pristine beauties it was another first for us in this area in fact most of us had never set eyes on this striking bog flower be fore so our cameras clicked despite the inter- mittent drizzle and this rare find made the whole trip worthwhile and the weather bear able -h- v i a -v- iji ij somewhere in one of my jacket pockets is the list we compiled of the various wildflowers we viewed in the past few days it columbines pussy toes mitre wart foam flow er partridge berry and a host of others all delicate and alluring in their own particular way but of all the displays nature had to offer vi