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fegt 2 the stowfyllle tr18ume tkndtr deoabe 3 1959 life tmiffmlle tribune established 1es a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and tb ontxrioquebec newspapers association anthatfecd m aecoaddjia ma poooksc dept otuva member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 c h noun pubgsha ms thomas ecrtof jas mckean wtii our editorial comment voting time monday municipal election time is here again and ratepayers should most certainly be taking a long look at the candidates who are offering them selves for council and public utilities commission too often residents are apathetic to these matters running a municipality today is big business and it requires able and qualified personnel to keep this busi ness from becoming a tangled mess public utilities commissions are equally responsible for large expen ditures and practical farsighted men are essential to the successful operation of commissions it is up to every citizen to get out and exercise his or her franchise to give the municipality the best local government possible the taxpayer is insuring his future by taking an active interest in municipal elections large nomination attendance a healthy sign the standingroom attendance at the thursday evening nomination meeting here was most gratifying we would estimate that the crowd was one of the largest on record there is little doubt that the current council police chief case has sparked considerable interest among citizens who had previously been afflicted with dormancy in regard to muni cipal matters the otherwise luke warm ratepayer has suddenly been aroused by recent outbursts of charg es and countercharges which of late has been a part of almost every street corner conversation it is somewhat regrettable however that this type of spark has been necessary to arouse people from their lethargy we hope that this same interest that was so noticeable on thursday night will be equally keen at the polls on monday if in past years ratepayers showed a decided lack of interest at the annual nomination night there was perhaps little to get interested about the stand up- sit down ritual practised by the majority of candi dates would certainly not rate a pennantwaving ovation such a rou tine was cracked wide open here on thursday a number of wouldbe office holders were loaded with verbal ammunition some charges were greeted with mixed reaction by the audience but they enjoyed every minute of it we feel that no nomination should be a cream puff affair where a member of council recites his piece and goes home if an incumbent has not been a part of some questionable act or policy during his tenure of office then we would suggest that his usefulness as a municipal servant is also questionable a timely motto hangs on the wall in the pickering township municipal office which reads as follows to avoid criticism say nothing do nothing be no thing when one reaches the stage where he is beyond the reach of human criticism then he has reached the stage of disuse it makes ona appreciate every season the question of minor hockey in stouffville is the gubject of considerable debate it is difficult to organize a schedule that will satisfy every boy every parent and every coach the country lad finds it difficult to attend early even ing games the town boy is hesitant about playing too late at night per haps if we were forced to operate under the same conditions that pres ently exist in the town of ajax we might better appreciate our more fortunate position here every sunday morning seventy- five boys ranging in age from nine to fifteen years arrive at the stouff ville arena for two hours of hockey they awaken shortly after 4 am they leave their ajax homes at 5 am and an hour later they are on the ice three ajax clubs will be entered in the ontario playoffs all their home games will be played at port perry this is the type of sacrifice that must be made in a town without artificial ice facilities are the par ents bitter do the players com plain the tribune attended one of these sunrise sessions on sunday morning out of the many lads ques tioned not a single boy offered even the slightest complaint if anything they appeared rather enthusiastic over the scheme the management however dreams of the day when they like stouffville can organize a minor hockey association to operate in a modern arena at a moderate hour complacency deadly complacency can be a deadly enemy said e c mncleod chair man of the tb christmas seal appeal in his annual report particularly complacency towards tuberculosis it is a tragic truth mr mac- leod emphasized that we are losing our fear of tuberculosis it is tragic because much remains to be done that cannot and will not be done if complacency once sets in we can rejoice in the reduction of deaths from tuberculosis but we must continue to be aware that this gain depends solely on the continued effectiveness of a few drugs tuber culosis is far from being defeated it is a versatile enemy which is most dangerous when we think it is licked it takes advantage of socioeconomic gradations it is cyclic and unpredict able it is not easy for canadians to realize that even today tuberculosis rages as an epidemic throughout the world and takes an annual toll of 2000000 lives it is even harder to accept the fact that more than one million people in ontario have living tuberculosis germs in their lungs and most of them are not aware of it this fact alone leaves little ground for complacency tuberculin tests and chest x- rays which are provided free of charge through the services of the national sanitarium association provide the surest methods of early discovery and in turn early discov ery plus the prompt application of drug therapy means more rapid re lease from sanatoria and a dramatic decrease in the number of deaths it is still the responsibility of every one of us to protect ourselves and those with whom we come in contact from the highlycontagious germs of tuberculosis preventive methods are simple and free regular tuberculin tests and periodic chest xrays remain your best pro tection it is gratifying that so essential and beneficial a service is made possible solely through the annual sale of tb christmas seals you can get business machines and office supplies from the tribune shotgun wiping sugar and s this week we had a birthday in our family playboy was one year old for anybody who came in late the fellow with the fancy name is our spaniel pup he ar rived last christmas morning a sixweeksold bundle of coal- black cuteness with a big red ribbon around his neck his arrival was the result of a mental aberration on the part of my wife normally she is very sensible about animals like me she loves cows pigs and sheep in the form of steaks bacon and chops and is able to tolerate other species with a nice blend of unease and disgust but somewhere she picked up the maudlin idea that the children should have a dog a i had misgivings but humour ed her as any redblooded cana dian slob of a husband does when his wife gets a weird no tion the kids of course were ecstatic they loved the little black brute dearly from the min ute on christmas morn when he wobbled across the floor to their eager hands and made a puddle the first of thousands i prefer to draw a veil over the first couple of months of playboys presence in our house hold even now i develop a slight twitch when i recall those midwinter days and nights in short he was a pup and there fore stank was lousy messed and piddled chewed to ribbons anything of value howled like a siren in the predawn hours and had to be comforted on several occasions my wife had to be forcibly restrained from strangling him on quite a few i could cheerfully have tak en a hockey stick to him myself at least twice a week his mis tress declared in tones just this side of a piercing shriek that we were going to have to choose 8y bill smiley between her and the dog the kids fought for him fearfully and tearfully and i sided wiih them just so i could continue to remind her that it was her silly dam idea in the first place mar ried people get a lot of satisfac tion out of reminders like that we managed to stave her off until spring glorious spring when we could let the hairy dir ty leaping little fiend out we tied him to the clothesline and he raced up and down the yard chasing butterflies and beetles gnawing old boots and yapping at the crows he ate like a wolf and grew like a pig he got sick and had to have costly shots he was a delight to the kids who did everything for him except bath him feed him or clean up after him o but the little devil with his perky turnedup nose his mel ancholy expression and his per petualmotion hind end gradual ly sneaked into our affections even when he wound himself and chain around my legs while i was laden with garbage cans even when he dashed through the ashpile and leaped up on mothers new spring suit with loving forepaws he couldnt get it through his head that he was a nuisance and a nogood a friend built him the classiest doghouse in town custom made of plywood it was painted red and green had a swinging door and even a window we put a soft bed in it and waited for him to make himself at home he refused to go into the thing we tried everything from pushing him in while be braced all four feet and howled to bribing him with a tidbit tossed into the far thest corner of the house he has never yet been inside it he preferred sleeping in the grass and waking up soaked with dew when we went to a cottage for two weeks in the summer everything changed we decided it was now or never and turn ed him loose he immediately vanished in the company of sev eral rakish beach dogs the kids started to panic after a couple of hours we were about to launch a teary search when he turned up looking like the most delinquent of juveniles when we tied him outside that night he howled arrogantly until he was let in from that day theres been no holding him he has learned to swim to run with the gang to snarl fiercely at very small dogs who want to buddy up to him and to run like a deer when iarge dogs snarled at him he r like a demented soul when he wants in or out he sits in the middle of the road like a small black statue watching in all directions with a stern and piercing gaze he follows the kids to school horses around for a while with the other dogs who do the same then if its a cold or wet day trots down to the office there he appears at the window gives me a look that would melt the heart of a dope peddler and trots in when i open the door wagging like a metronome in high gear he spends the morn ing smelling up the place trip ping the customers and upset ting the wastebaskets so he can chew stuff all over the floor then rides home with me for lunch i wouldnt want anybody to get the idea im crazy about dogs im not i think their in telligence is highly overrated and i know spaniels are among the dumbest there are but playboy is no longer a dog hes a member of the family and it will be a dark and doleful day around our place if anything happens to him been an assortment oi alters bits and other odds and ends for special uses now it was all gone upstairs gathering dust we found one old set of single harness which could be used in an emergency and a set of old work harness it was sad the big fat sleek horses were all gone the only ones now on the farm were a pony and a riding horse which the farmer kept as a hobby and because he himself couldnt stand the thought of a farm without a horse around the place windsor star granddad says a man must have his hopes and dreams to lead him through lifes tests and strife wherein he sees a better day for expectancy is the joy of life some golden climax to it all where one can relax and enjoy a heros welcome some sweet day when nothing shall his peace destroy when ended shall be grief and pain ones envious and rebellious thought when he has found himself again back home when his battle is fought lifes mysteries all shall fade away and brothers shall as brothers be where one is loved for what he old fashioned beds easily remodelled if youre not satisfied with that oldfashioned bed turn it into a newfashioned one ycu can do it either with an outmoded bedstead that has been relegated to attic or barn or with the bed you now use headboards can be perked up with a variety of materials lea ther plastic paint wallpaper felt and with odd motif to be found infurniture stores an old fourposter could be painted all white with a yellow headboard charming daffodil effect against a pale green wall a young girl might prefer a pink and white scheme against a f rench blue wall an oldfashioned maple bed may be given an early american flair by the addition of a variety store eagle either metal or wood and a pair of finials painted barn red it would look handsome against white walls with a quilt ed bedspread in blue barn red and other patchwork quilt col ors many headbjards that are ev enly balanced without curlicues take to the slipcover idea and that makes for fun and seasonal change in winter felt could be used as a headboard and foot board cover tightened with a drawstring hooked or snapped in spring it could take on a more colorful floral motif den im and plaid corduroy are two washable slipcovers ideal for a small boys room any number of handsome wallpaper prints lend them selves to headboards and foot boards plaid and striped pat terns arc attractive in small girls rooms oldfashioned headboards may be pared down if you are handy with the plane if these old styles have depressed oval pan els as so many did 25 years ago the area could be upholstered with felt red green vibrant blue and attached with a large brass nail heads the surround ing headboard area could be painted in a darker or contrast ing hue and dont forget how interest ing an old bed can look given a coat of paint with a stripe of a darker hue bordering the head board and footboard is and his wounds bathed in sympathy home again in his fathers house with a welcoming festival and ball ribbons and medals for hl chest a cane and a hat to top it all then all shall bow and bend the knee at the joyous dance some eter nal spring when he wears the crown of victory some perfect day when he is king m t dowswell iassoobotsawgoa christmas cards and round about december the cards upon his shelf which wished him lots of christmas cheer and fortune in the coming year were never from his near and dear but only from himself perhaps a a milne in his lines in king johns christ mas was poking fun at the amount of enjoyment most peo ple get from their christmas cards the custom of sending cards is only a little over a hun dred years old but what pleas ure countless people receive from them the popularity of yuletide greetings has grown steadily all over the world in canada christmas cards cost ing a large fortune are mailed each december there is some dispute whether the first christmas card was a sketch drawn by a mr w c dobson in december 1844 which symbolized the spirit of christ mas or whether the credit for originating a christmas card should go to mr j c horsley who two years later sent an elaborate card to his friends this had two allegorical designs showing needy folk fed and clothed and a family group ga thered around the festive table many of the other designs which are shown from year to year can be traced far back into the past mistletoe holly and ivy were all esteemed by the early britons wreaths were used by the ancient romans candles were popular hundreds of years ago with the jews and were used in their annual feast of lights the christmas in the middle ages likely adopted the use of candles from their jew ish neighbors the christmas tree may be traced to germany in the seven teenth century it came to eng land when prince albert erected a christmas tree in windsor castle in 1841 the early ger man settlers on this continent brought their love of christmas trees with them the use of miniature art scenes on christmas cards has become popular in recent years not on ly reproductions of famous re ligious paintings such as ler olles arrival of the shepherd or raphaels madonna but pictures by modern painters are also used there are several very fine canadian artists se ries of cards with fine color prints of typical canadian scenes these arc of special in terest to friends in other lands some canadian art galleries including the national art gap lery of canada at ottawa have colored reproductions suitable for christmas greetings these prints can be glued to red or green construction paper es pecially attractive yuletide gree tings are the following national gallery prints clarence gag- non village in the laurent ian mountains lawrence harris snow maurice cullen ice harvest f s coburn win ter morning art or construction paper should be bought in large sheets from a printer or a stationery store figure out how it can best be cut economically into a size which will fit a standard envel ope and still be a good back ground for your colored print too large or too small cards are a nuisance to the postal em ployees especially in this rush season christmas cards with infor mal snapshots of members of the family are quite poputar es pecially with older relatives they are always amazed to tc how much the children have grown a message written in red or green ink on white paper makes a pretty contrast if a child has learned to block print or to write do encourage him to send a little note with the christmas cards to those who remember him at christmas time it means so much especially to grand parents to know that they are loved and remembered copyright farmers grinding mixing service molasses blending without lumps done right on the spot 1 bagged off or blown into bin thorn mobile feed service unionville phone 137 a t n r n 0 iwhm i nnirn empty pegs in form stables during the summer we visited a once familiar farm stable it was empty but that in itself was not significant as stables usually are empty in the sum mer but as we looked at the wall behind the stalls we were nostalgically impressed by the great changes which have come to ontario farms there was the old row of long wooden pegs fixed firmly as ever up on the stonework but every peg was empty when we were lads every peg was full of harness there had been two sets of single driving harness one for show and the other for ordinary purposes there had been a dou ble set of double driving harness for the team on the democrat there hjti been the fine brass- bound set of harness to show off when teaming to town and there had been several sets of ordinaiy work harness some with leather tugs some with rope tubs and some with chain tugs there had been a bridle for each horse and each horse had its own collar then there had wanted more cream shippers for best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery we pay two cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery to have our truck call phone 186w stouffville creamery co cold storage lockers for rent body fender repairs duco dulux refinishing estimates without obligation w g garrett and son main street stouffville ont phone 265