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fs 7 the stouffvllli ttbtmt twkut wy 25 w57 3uje icuffirille fertbntt istab1i5hed in a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized u tccondduj null pwtofflc dpt ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ont xn canada 360 elsewhere 450 c h nolan publisher jas thomas associate editor our editorial comment most favored community a wave of appreciation was much in evidence last weekend when our wonderful new swimming pool the gift of arthur latcham was opened to the public the opening came at a most opportune time with a real heat wave prevailing and crowds flocked to the park to see this latest addition to its many fine facil ities the citizens of stouffville owe a debt of gratitude to mr latcham which goes far beyond any tangible tokens that can be offered he has made stouffville unquestionably the most favored town of its siie in on tario he has given us a recreational park with facilities second to none and placed us as citizens forever in his debt local taxpayers should pay for regular town services with a smile when they consider the great wealth of luxury facilities that have been given them free like all communit ies we have our critics and our chro nic grumblers who are like the bar nacles on a ship and must be dragged along by the progressive majority stouffville never had it so good and we believe that more and more residents are realizing this fact each day on july 31st there will be an official opening of the swimming pool and further recognition of our towns benefactor mr latcham but before this official event is held we want to join with and help voice the heartfelt appreciation of the hundreds of kiddies and their parents who have been bubbling over with praise of this wonderful gift placed at their disposal the squeaking wheel god gave us two ends with a connect ing link with one we sit with the other we think our success depends upon which we use heads we win tails we lose i goad impressions just before the recent federal elections a woman was explaining she had decided to vote for the co operative commonwealth federation this time because she said well the other people havent done much she was queried about what she expected of any government taxes are too high was the rejoinder upon further examination it- was found she was talking about the taxes on her home nothing else jus taxes on her home she had never bothered to find out the federal government had little or nothing to do with her property taxes they hadnt done anything to relieve them so she was going to vote ccf it didntmatter to her who was respon sible m 7 how many other men and women are the same way how many know the exact difference between the pro- vincial government the federal gov ernment and the municipal govern ment you would probably be shocked to find out it is appalling the amount of ignorance displayed in the matter of governments a group of people get talking on a street corner and every one has a beef against something but there isnt one in one thousand who gets off his rusty dusty to do any thing about it except to blow off steam on the street corners there is rarely a constructive thought voiced just chronic complainers with no thing better to do what should you do find out both sides of the story if you have arproblem and tackle it with an open mind if it has municipal jurisdic tion take it to the mayor and council youll get a hearing and youll be offered a solution if it is for the good of the majority if it is a provincial matter write to your mpp if it is q federal matter write to your mp if he is a conscientious representative youll receive a sympathetic answer if he isnt youve no one but yourself to blame you put him there just get off your tail and use your head a little youll be surprised how much you didnt know when you thought you knew it all elmira signet picnic time your writer can attest to the fact that the provision of picnic tables along our highways and in- public parks has been one of the most popular moves ever made by the ontario highways dept locally these popular stopping points have been given a helping hand with the introduction of deer park by mr walter atkinson this wellknown auctioneer and sales arena proprietor has opened his small wooded acreage on the outskirts of town to the public for picnics placed tables there for their accommodation and brought in wildlife to further enhance the setting with our crowded weekend high- ways one has difficulty in finding a roadside table that is not occupied around meal time despite the fact that literally hundreds of these tables have been set out at every convenient spot mr atkinsons move will be appreciated not only by the high ways dept but the travelling public which is already making good use of the facilities sabbath to be holy by dolores deverell last sunday driving along no 47 highway and through vill ages south we noticed stores open where fruits vegetables books cards etc were being sold even a bowling alley where in stood young people drinking pop etc though we were un able to ascertain from the road whether the alleys were being used or not but as we looked we wondered if these places all of them ideally located to do txcellent business throughout the week really have to remain open on sunday we are sure that if these people fully under stood the true significance of the sabbath they willingly would observe it as the lord our god commanded us to do for our own good was god in ask ing one seventh of our time and one tenth of our wages being unreasonable weighed against all he has done and does for usrislhls not as a mere drop of water in the ocean yet we begrudge him this small por tion are we not being exceed ingly ungrateful god himself observed the sab bath in six days he made hea ven and earth the sea and all the host of them and rested on the seventh day therefore he blessed the sabbath and hallow ed it genesis 2 again in exodus when the children of israel passed through that great and terrible wilder ness of sin by sinai god fed them with manna six days ye shall gather it but on the sev enth day which is the sabbath in it there shall be none there- 1 fore on he sixth day shall be given yon -twice- the dally raj tion in that same wilderness when gn1 came down upon mount si nai to give moses the laws hi glory abode on the mount and the cloud covered it six days on the seventh day he called unto moses out of the midst of the cloud and moses went up and in the 40 days moses re mained there with god he was given the tables of the testi mony the tables were written on both sides and were the work of god and the writing was the writing of god notice how god here stressed the im portance of the sabbath verily my sabbath j ye shall keep for it is a sign between me and thee throughout your genera tions that ye may know that i am the lord that doth sanctify you ye shall keep the sabbath therefore for it is holy unto you everyone that deflleth it shall surely be cut off from among his people that is the chosen people six days may work be done but the seventh is the sabbath of rest holy to the lord wherefore the chil dren of israel shall keep the sabbath to observe it through- ourthelr generations for a per petual covenant it is a sign be tween me and the children of israel for ever exodus 31 1317 no other commandment in the bible is given more emphasis or la oftener repeated than that pertaining to the sabbath again and again god refers ro it six days thou shalt work but on the seventh day thou shalt rest in earing time ard in harvest thou shalt rest proving its great importance god likens it to a marriage agreement with him it is a promise a sign that as long as we remember it and keep ir holy we acknowl edge him before the whole world as our lord and god and are therefore unto him a peculiar treasure a people above all peoples of the earth and there is no end to his love and blessings if we break it however then we separate or estrange our selves from him just as when one breaks his or her marriage vows or other contract entered into with another person we now are no longer his very own for we openly before all the other nations cast him behind our back and let it be known that from now on we will do as we choose and all this without cause for god never yet has broken a covenant which he made with his chosen ones therefore we cannot expect him to still be the same we must expect chas tisement even great desolation read leviticus jg and deut 27 to 29 for a list of blessings for obedience and curses for diso bedience following which god concludes thus see i have set beore you this day life and death blessing and cursing therefore choose life that both thou and thy seed may live laff of the week jtft county lets contract for new admin bldg york county council on tues day let the contract for the new county building to be built in newmarket in april council passed a by law authorizing the issue of de bentures not to exceed 150000 for the construction of a new administration building on the present newmarket property it will house council chambers and ideal marriages we hear so much of broken marriages with all the unhappiness involved that it is good to remember how many delightful unions take place here is a story told me in toronto but i have thought about it many times a friend of mine who is a clergyman in a large canadian city told me that one evening several years ago his phone rang quite late a man asked him if he could be at church a few minutes before eleven the following morning the appointment was made and the next morning an old man who was seventynine years old and his wife who was seventyseven greeted the clergyman will you please come into the church 1 said the man all three entered the church and walked down the aisle then the old man drew out his watch fifty years ago to a minute he said this dear lady and i stood here and were united in holy matrimony we have been so very happy that it seems like a few months we now live in california and we have made this journey just to celebrate our golden anniversary we are grateful to god would you please lead us in prayer after that he wanted to give the clergyman 50 my friend refused it saying that he had done nothing for the man and could not accept money from a stranger well then are there any poor people in this district the man asked on being assured there were he insisted that the money be used to help them he went on fifty dollars is only one dollar a year and that isnt much to return to god for such happiness as ours the next day they left for california their purpose fulfilled i was glad to get that story which i know is true in every detail with all the divorces in modern life such loyalty devotion and gratitude is like a breath of clean pure air i do wish however that the old couple had given my friend their recipe it might help there have been and still are millions of happy marriages i get tired of hearing speeches and reading articles on is marriage a failure it all depends upon the person who marries marriage is a failure when moral standards have been lowered when men and women have lost reverence for god and respect for themselves when that happens no amount of material comfort can make amends after the death of elizabeth barrett browning her bereaved husband robert browning kissed the steps of marylebone church up which she had passed on her wedding day that was a great compliment and so was chauncey depews reply when someone asked him if he were not himself who else in the world would he like to be my wifes second husband these two cases re mind me of one of the most tender and romantic love stories in all literature that of jacob and rachel listen to the music of these words jacob loved rachel and jacob served seven years for rachel and they seemetl unto him but a few days for the love he had to her it was my privilege not long ago to speak at a veterans banquet the place next to me was vacant for quite a while then the latecomer arrived fell to and soon caught up to the rest of us you enjoy your food i said to this marathon feaster i do he replied and listen a few weeks ago my father and mother celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding there were- a lot of speeches and the guests insisted on my mother saying something now unlike most women my mother is no talker but at least she got up and said friends all i have to say is this i have been married to john for sixty years and he has never found fault with my cooking that was a fine compliment even though the old ladys memory may have failed just a little but it was a nice thing to say anyway and no doubt his appreciation had helped her cooking the thing that amazes me is that women keep on baking washing darning cleaning and doing scores of other things without much applause it isnt that husbands dont appreciate but they too often take things for granted i should like to quote some lines in which robert browning expressed his appreciation of all his wife meant to him love if you knew the light that your soul casts in my sight how i look to you for the pure and true and the beauteous and the right todays quotation is from the book of genesis and jacob served seven years for rachel and they seemed as a few days because of the love he bore her general administration offices including the county clerk and his staff and the assessor and his staff d h payne and sons ltd contractors scarboro have been awarded the contract at a figure of s138o20 plus s526 for screens they have agreed to post a bond of 7500 any ultimate consumer know that those who refer to current inflation as creeping are poor judges of speed as the ottawa- journal ob serves canadas new parlia ment has a butcher and a baker j but a sign of the times no i candlestickmaker fok mbents only vacation activities the skies are blue and the trees are green and i long for a long vacation wrote ted robinson the writer as he m- plalned of his lack of inspira tion in his typewriters song boys and girls as well as ad ults long for a long vacation summer holidays are certainly greeted with joy the question of leisure time activities of chil dren during the summer months faces parents everywhere this does not mean that every minute of a childs day should be planned during the school year with lessons such as music after four oclock with clubs and ath letics often a child has very little time of his own he may complain with good reason that he hasnt much chance to do what he likes this unscheduled time when he chooses his own activity is important to the growth of his character in it he makes choi ces he learns to plan and to complete a project if in his childhood he does not find how to be happy when left to his own resources how is he going to discover this when he reaches maturity boys and girls need a variety of leisure time interests and va cation time is their golden op portunity to try out different hobbies they want to do things with their own chums but there should also be a place for satis fying family excursions such as picnics the handcraft which fas cinates a child now may not be a permanent interest but j enriches his life at the time it is worthwhile although children want free dom of choice in their vacation fun parents can help by talking over with them what they want to do mother or dad by provid ing equipment for some new in terest may stimulate a fresh field of endeavor eeh summer perhaps a camera may be the open door to many wonderful hour taking snapshqts learn ing how to develop print and en large pictures very often pho tography is a lifetime hobby the warm weather the sun- shihe are all so precious in can ada that parents want their chil dren to be outofdoors as much as possible swimming boating bicycling and hiking are popu lar when linked with visits to see the flowers and trees and the wild animals in provincial and national parks these out ings can add greatly la a childs knowledge of the world of na ture iv a study of thestars is a won derful summer activity a clear njght a simple guide book and a chart of the night sky is all that is needed to make a start every boy and girl should know the big and little dipper with by matey cwtt the pole or north star at the cd of the little dippers han- ce a line drawn from this star down to the horizon points to the north the legends of the constellations are full of drama books on stars may be found in the public library a small tele scope adds greatly to the enjoy ment of astronomy there are many other ways of having vacation fun outdoor cooking gardening carpenter ing reading adding to a collec tion of stamps rocks etc dur ing the long months spectator activities monopolize many hours children and adults are entertained at movies by radio and tv programs there is a place for watching and listening but it should not crowd out fun a child makes for himself what vacation activities will your child enjoy this year copyright book talk by betty bangy gift from the sea by anne morrow lindbergh readers digest once publish ed an article stressing how little time most people actually spend thinking we hustle and bustle through our overstuffed days we eat and sleep and get through a variety of activities but most of us do not accomplish five minutes of real thinking in a day gift from the sea by anne morrow lindbergh contains a lot of thinking valuable logical thinking coming up with tho ught provoking answers to ques tions nearly everyone has asked himself at one time or another this book therefore is a gift indeed for between its covers is more real thinking than most people manage in a lifetime this book is available at the stouffville public library also due for february release by signet pocket books price 35c the mysterious north by pierre berton published about iwo years ago is an enlighten ing book of our canadian north arid alaska filled with anec dotes of the yukon gold rush the result of an investigation in to the rumour of a tropical val ley in the nahannl valley in the bc mountains information about the eskimos on baffn isl and the yellowknife country indians and experimental farms near the arctic circle it will leave you with a much clearer conception of this vast land of ours the three books mentioned above are all available at the stouffville public library stonework creative designs for patios garden pooh steps walks wall in natural and precas stone experienced mason unionville nurseries ltd phone unionville 95 or 5t4 eventide the sun is sinking in the west the evening now has com the birds still chirping in their nest have winged their way back home away up in the spruces high where evening shadows creep the mourning doves plaintive cry before they go to sleep tonight that cry seems very i wonder if they know across the fields a neighbor lad down lifes last trail did go he went to sleep as do the flowers when it is getting darkt at daybreak in the morning hours soared upward with the lark and with the angels now ha dwells free from all death and pain his feet grew weary on litrt trails we hope to meet again mrs a webe h0rsh0e pitching the countryman long ago di vided his peers into groups such as tripe eaters and nontripe en thusiasts now he is prepared te divide the male population into horseshoe pitchers versus non- horseshoe men on a nationwide basis in re cent years there has been a heap- tening renaissance of this his torical game some find it more exciting than knocking a little white ball around the country side it is more interesting than projecting arrows from semi circular pieces of wood or un tangling fish flies from llmbe above brooks a man who pitches horseshoe is discriminating about his wea pons each man knows certain shoes feel right in size end weight a countryman who ll particular about his axe and hie hoe knows that correct equip ment adds enjoyment to a task or game any game to completely ful fill its purpose must offer room for wide diversity of opinion concerning techniques that i the way it is with horseshoe pitching some men insist that a ringer results more readily by holding the shoe at the calk in the centre rear a vociferous minority insist on the end over end technique a majority be lieves it best to balance the shoe on several fingers and to get two and three quarters turn while the shoe is in the air even an ardent advocate with almost half a centurys pitching behind him hesitates to be dog matic about techniques he doe know however that when hi shoe sails through the air and settles around the stake a ring er gives a lift to the morale and confirms him in his belief that bis technique is better than hi neighbors ottawa journal if some people told the truth ebout what kind of a time iliey had on vacation it wquld spoil everything the average woman shopper is the one who 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