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a4 tribune march 2 19ss editors mail memories dear editor bruce stapleys column on bar bershops and haircutting tribune community focus feb 3 was in teresting im sure it helped the old er generation recall and relive some of their more memorable barbering experiences since im in the over70 age group i can go back to the shave and a haircut two bits era in my case however no one in our family ever went to a barber until at least age twenty or had some special function to attend father cut hair mother cut hair then all four of we boys learned to cut each others hair these of course were the good old days down on the farm in 1939 i came to the city to achieve busi ness and social success where you had to have a cut or a trim every two weeks then by about 1965 the cost had risen to nearly three dollars and i began remembering the good old days right then i purchased an adjustable mirror attached it to my camera tripod and from that day to this i havent attended a bar bershop or haircutting salon i can look in the small mirror see my reflection in the large bathroom mirror and with comb clippers and scissors snip here and clip there just like an old pro sorry if ive offended any hair- cutting entrepreneurs who are only trying to make a living sincerely charles clarke unionville dss variety show 88 essju tie asvtsie ss the ttibune established 1888 james thomas bruce annan patricia pappas editor publisher advertising manager jennifer hutt distribution manager editorial dept denise mcdonald retail advertising susan berry manager charles canning real estateclassified advertising joan marshman real estate manager dorothy young classified manager debra welter distribution lea kitler doreen deacon business office manager chns bertram national sales representative melroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 mam st stoutfvue ont is one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which 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policy doesnt go tar enough it should have been extended to include all areas of public domain restaurants stores dont stop half way the most important meeting in the his tory of the stouff ville business improve ment area bia will be held wednes day evening tonight the location is the lounge of the rec centre the time is 7 pm members will be asked to approve a 100000 expenditure that accompanied by a governmentapproved pride grant a commitment by hydro and council will give the downtown business core the shot in the arm it needs in our opinion the improvement plan has come too far to suddenly stop even in the past two years the areas been greatly enhanced and people have re sponded twice the business is done downtown now than before partly because of growth and partly because of improve ments some towns have been content to go halfway then rest on their laurels dont let this happen here lets see the plan through to comple tion the business dividends will be im measurable set project timetable residents of phase i in stouffvil- les westfield estates have just cause for anger frustration theyve been waiting three years for completion of their properties however march is not the month to push the panic button and cash in revenues performance bond that should have occurred last septem ber when work could still be com pleted everythings at a standstill now at least until spring we endore resident flora mcdo nalds recommendation of a timet able set out the work to be done and when this will force revenue to toe the line or else so far the developers been call ing the shots and councils been made to look like fools supermarkets all enclosed premises frequented by people true its been a battle but the non- smokers and the responsible smokers are winning this doesnt mean the chronic cigarette cigar and pipe- puffer cant continue his habit it means only he can continue his habit in designated areas or the great outdoors we dont smoke but except in the car smoke doesnt bother us however as parents of a chronic asthmatic we know the problems secondhand smoke can cause its scary today people wouldnt think of light ing up in a doctors office a dentists office or in a hospital no one smokes in church so why should the practice be allowed in any other enclosure the time is fast approaching when it wont except in designated areas in the public interest town council should bite the bullet and make the move sooner or later its going to come bet ter for council to make the decision on its own than be pressured by public opinion what are two young ladies supposed to do when a man old enough to be their father sits down beside them in a res taurant and tries to strike up a conversa tion in the big city they do what maureen and brigette did sunday they try and ignore the interloper hoping hell take the cue and go away unfortunately small town journalists arent so easily discouraged not this small town journalist anyway the cold shoulder only creates a challenge re porters love challenges so it was sunday i was westbound on main street when i spotted two seemingly energetic girls cycling east others saw them loo they peeped their hollos as they passed even a dog left its garbage bag of vitals to tag along there has to be a story here i said to myself not that bike pedalers are so un usual but in february they have to be partpolar bear i concluded indeed they were frigid i mean at first however the icecold reception quickly thawed when i proved beyond a shadow of a doubt i was interested only in their extracurricular vocations our meeting occurred at the country club donuts a popular slopoff point for wayfaring strangers i sat a stool apart but moved one scat closer as the interview continued who did you say you were asked brigette and what newspaper are you with enquired maureen they then looked at each other as if lo say should we trust this guy following a minutes silence they concluded that yes they could our in terview was all downhill from here each summer and fall group cyclists are common to stouff ville but they set such a fast pace its hard to overtake them in heavy traffic let alone stop them since brigette and maureen had stop ped on their own accord there was no inconvenience for them or for me maureen 26 is a graduate of mcmas- ter university hamilton brigette 22 is an economics major at waterloo both are members of the scarborough cycleracing club youre looking at the female conting ency bridgette explained its a male dominated sport i caught a tinge of irritation in her voice its training and willpower against strength and endurance she explained in separating the genders she sounded confident the former if put to the test could overcome the latter anything a man can do a woman can do better i responded that really broke the ice the two gals the ultimate in physical fitness keep in shape all winter cross country skiing come spring even as early as february they take to the high ways and biways of ontario scarborough to stouffvilles a favorite sunday jaunt maureen said on occa sions they go as far as the holland marsh this was their first outing of the season in addition to conditioning cycling relieves stress and frustration ex plained brigette the racing season extends from may through october the girls continued brigette has participated in both provin cial and canadian competitions mau reen has taken part in meets in quebec on occasions they race against the clock but sometimes against each other to safeguard the cyclists roads should be closed off to traffic said mau reen this isnt always possible so pro tective cars travel front and rear brigettes been struck twice and in jured more often accidents occur when closely grouped cyclists collide with each other she said how much does a racing bike cost i enquired anywhere from 1000 to 5000 brigette replied maureens worn out several brigette hopes to make hers last on trips like to stouffville sunday they travel light a cantine of drinking water and an air pump theyre never that far from the city that they cant find a resting place like a coffee and donut shop so it was sunday two prespring eye lists and a nosey newsman i learned a lot about cycling i trust they discovered something about stouffj ville a town where friendly conversa- tion can occur between perfect strang gers as wellas between close friends editors mail the cause mutuals equities blue chips bulls and bears this is mostly stock exchange jargon to the unin itiated a few months ago the worlds financial markets were turned up side down but by what the american budget and trade deficits tension in the persian gulf these problems have been around for a long time so why the panic the market now seems to have come back but conditions that allegedly started the run are still with us and likely will be for some time the pundits said a correction was needed that the bull market was too high so what do we be lieve regardless it was a very costly slide for many people all around the world i have more than a sneaking suspicion that ordinary people arc being manipulated by financiers and political leaders whose outlook towards the rest of the world is hardly philanthropic it seems incredible to me that millions of peoples lives in the in dustrialized world can be adversely affected by the actions of gamblers and risktakers i have no sympathy for the inves tor who bemoans the fact he lost x numbers of dollars in the stock mar ket crash he takes that risk and knows he consequences however i have sympathy for those who have been or could be hurt by him and thousands of others of that ilk after all what docs it matter to them if the indexing of pensions is delayed that consumer prices are rising and the dollar isnt worth what it was i may sound a little harsh in de scribing the actions of the financial and commercial institutions but it could be parasitical adam johnstone rr 1 stouitvillc mickey hunt operated spotless service centre 21 years for2i years 19561977 mickey hunt elm road stouff ville operated he sunoco service centre at alain street west and winlanc drive stouitvillc bill holdcn now of giles chcvolds ltd was a partner during a portion oflhis period mick above and bill kept he station in immacu late condition mick is now a slaffcmploycc with he dcpt of parks and recreation town of markham jim thomas nightmare i wish to add my support to the appeal by mrs karen chubbuck and others on kennedy road whitchurchstouffville for barri cades in the area between the bloomington and vandorf roads to say its a hazard is putting it mildly to me its a nightmare especially if youre a motorist look ing over the edge of a 50foot ravine ive seen barricades in far less dangerous locations i hope york region isnt waiting for a death count like the province before it moves lo erect protective barriers mrs gordon blake rr 4 stouffville