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tut 2 the srooffviui trieun ttunaw dttdtr u h6t editorial retires with fine record despite fab defeat at the hands of the electorate in the recent muni cipal election it is certainly fittinjr that ken wagg not pass from the local municipal scene without public recognition of the fine service he rendered during his four years on council mr wagg entered council in 1958 served as deputyreeve in 1959 and i960 and reeve in 1961 during that time he fought two elec tion battles and was quite successful prior to the most recent balloting we know that our newlyelected reeve mr timbers would be the first to recognize the valuable service the past reeve has given being a muni cipal man of longstanding himself mr wagg was a good administrator fcnd an excellent chairman he repre sented the municipality well on all occasions and like his predecessors mr lehman and mr daniels gave more than his share of time to public lady candidates make their marks not so many years ago a lady candidate preparing to embark on a career in municipal politics was con sidered lightly by the electorate and as a mere pushover at the polls by her male opponent a womans place is in the home was the theme of the day the tune for the 1962 political hit parade is headed for a change however the long play record has been flipped over and the ballot boxes of 61 have produced some startling results the town and township coun cil chambers once the consecrated confines of an allmale body has been invaded by that once degraded housewife newmarket has its caro line ion whitchurch has its elsie gibbs markham village has its alma walker pickering township has its jean mcpherson and east whitby has its myrtle lovelock no longer does the onceproverb ial smile surround the mention of a lady councillors name certainly caroline ion has made her mark on the newmarket political scene and business we realize that the majority of the electors know very little of county council of its administration and how the local reeves and deputyreeves fit into the picture in this higher level of government for those hundreds who are not conversant with these matters we must point out that high honor was brought to stouffville by mr wagg when he was selected to be a county commissioner for 1961 stouffville has only had one warden in its entire history of more than seventyfive years and few commis sioners to our knowledge the tribune extends to mr wagg a thank you for an adminis tration job well done and for one which can be looked back on with pride at the same time we welcome our new reeve mr timbers who we know will be putting forth a sincere effort to guide the affairs of the muni cipality her support at the polls recently is an indication of her popularity with the electorate elsie gibbs is a vocal match for her male counterparts in whitchurch and alma walker has vaulted in the reeveship in markham village no one needs to expound the vitality and enthusiasm of pickerings jean mcpherson who only last week was returned to the deputyreeves post and myrtle lovelock has gained favor in east whitby will these ladies last can they cope with the complicated problems of todays expansion programs punc tuated by debenture issues subdi vision agreements reassessments and industrial promotions some have already proved their capabilities others are merely on trial we per sonally are pleased that the ladies have made inroads into what for merly was a closed male circuit sure ly if they are accorded the right to vote they can be equally capable of serving the voter the proof of the pudding is in the eating and only time will tell the tale the inhuman attrocity perform ed against a german shepherd watch dog in the claremont area recently is one of the most despicable acts of brutality we have seen in many a day we viewed the battered remains of the animal last week and a picture appears in this publication when the matter was brought to the attention of this newspaper we were slightly skeptical that any sane- a despicable act thinking lvifman being could stoop to such a low degree of vicious cruelty after inspecting the rigid remains we are confident that the owners are justified in their belief that the dog was tied to the rear of a vehicle and dragged to its death we would like to think differently but unless some one can come forward with a more logical explanation our conclusions will remain unchanged another votecatching scheme there have been a number of hints lately that there may be intro duced a universal pensionscheme which will supplement the oldage pension plan now open to every per son over 70 if he or she has lived in the country for ten years the hope has been expressed on numerous occasions that this contri butory plan will be selfsupporting and possibly even voluntary the chances of it being selfsupporting are in our opinion about as remote as anything could be it might be reminded that when the unemploy ment scheme was first introduced it was said that the government would make a contribution of 20 per cent and pay the administration costs these two items form quite a dip into john publics purse added to this has been the fact that in late years a great number of self-employ- never too old prior to the election in the town ship of vaughan this year a school was conducted for all deputy return ing officers and poll clerks within the municipality the clerk mr james mcdonald was the chief instructor every detail of the election program was discussed in an effort to avoid any minor discrepancies that could result in a ballot recount the class according to all reports was success- ed people such as fishermen and other seasonal workers have squeez ed their hands into the pot so that the general idea seems to be that the unemployment insurance fund can be milked by anybody who finds an excuse for being unemployed its original worthy purpose has pretty well gone down the drain and much of the assets are going the same way if it were government intention to make a supplementary pension truly selfsupporting it would not be necessary to have one at all it is the privltge of any citizen to arrange with an insurance company or through his employers for a pension plan to be contributed to on a monthly basis if the government docs it watch out it will be a votecatching scheme and if it is votecatching you can bet your bottom dollar it wont be free to learn ful perhaps some other district towns and townships might consider a similar scheme in pickering on saturday the officials at three polls took almost seven hours to complete their count and the finalized returns were not received until after 3 am on sunday morning a prearranged class of instruction could eliminate a repeat of such a schmozzle in the future established list a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association w 0 itte weeu f ok back it mgtw had a nrngb day too for parents only by nancy cleaver your childs clothes the clothes make the man was an old latin proverb many people think too much emphasis is placed on clothes but they are important at every age the runabout child soon be comes aware of how he looks gay color clothes that are easy to take off and put on appeal to him as soon as he begins to play regularly with other little tots he wants to look like the other children adult standards of fashion or cleanliness make little dint on him he just does not want to seem queer or dif ferent from the other kids desire to belong this desire to belong to a group and appear like the other children is strong all through school days in large families clothing must be handed down from an older child to a young er but mother should do her best to make the secondhand article look as nice as possible the addition of a new leather belt or collar and cuffs can brighten up an old dress which the older sister has worn girls are more sensitive than boys to their chums comments about their clothes once in a while every child should have some clothes which are com pletely new nor does it harm a small child to wear a hand-me- down which is clean and mend ed mothers who are friends can often help stretch their clo thing dollars by exchanging out grown articles in good repair with each other or by patroniz ing an extoggery centre never hoard never hoard childrens clothes for which you have no use pass them on to a needy family or contribute them to a clothing collection for destitute children there is still a need for all kinds of articles of clothing lor child ren under the care of the united nations and in some centres for newly arrived hungarian immi grants it is not easy with living costs so high for children to be given a major choice in picking out their wardrobe boys are notor ious for being hard on their clothes but if son has a voice in the buying of a new sweater or pants he is more likely to lake a little better care of them little girls love to go shopping i with mother if they know the outside limit of money which can be spent wiiy not let helen select a pink dress instead of a blue one as boys and girls reach their teen years they should be given more and more responsibility for the choice of their clothes by experience they should learn to budget their clothing allow ance so that it will cover big expenditures like a winter coat or a suit and at the same time invest in the smaller necessary accessories from time to time different taste adolescents taste is different from their parents but after all they are the ones who are appearing in the clothes which are purchased when they real ize how much good clothes cost they are more cooperative about contributing to the cost of their wardrobe with money that they have earned in their leisure time by the time they graduate from collegiate a boy or girl should be capable of looking after his or her own clothing needs and be able to shop inde pendently and keep within the money which the family income can set aside for his expendi ture in planning for a childs clothes parents must think not just of todays needs they want lheir child to grow into an adult who can spend money wisely on clothes which are durable and becoming swift once made the cynical remark about a woman who wore her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a pitchfork parents want lheir son or daughter to select their apparel with care be proud of their appearance and wear clothes in a manner which is an asset and not a drawback to the impression they make on their friends and on the public good clothes open all doors thomas fuller pointed out in one of his books the difference between a poor man and a rich man is that one worries about his next meal while the other worries about his last one when a right guy goes wrong a lot of wrong guys are always ready to go right along with him halfpast tfiif aauwrtoad as aaceelaaa ball foatoffita dpt ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere si50 c h noun pobfak- jai thomas uam ias awcean arfrtrtiuat christmas trees indoors can be dangerous christmas trees a symbol of gaiety and happiness too often become a mass of flames and a symbol of disaster according to the all canada insurance federation trees decorations and special christmas costumes should all be chosen with special care and protected from fire the federa tion which represents more than 220 canadian fire automo bile and casualty insurance companies makes these recom mendations for safety in the home during the christmas sea son choose a small christmas tree it will be less hazardous than a larger one keep the base of the tree in a container of water the water will be absorbed and keep the tree moist keep trees away from stoves heaters and fireplaces use good quality electric lights on the tree not candles check your lights for any de fects which might cause short circuits be sure that christmas lights do not overload the electrical circuits in your home keep papers gifts and other inftmmable articles away from the base of the tree until christ mas eve do not use paper gauzelike materials or other highly inflam mable cloths for childrens cos tumes check carefully for burning cigarette butts after every party or gathering in your home always turn out electric lights when room is unoccupied what about frankincense and myrrh gold has always been one of mans most treasured posses sions but what about frankin cense and myrrh the other sub stances which the wise men chose to offer as gifts to the infant jesus why were they so highly valued frankincense and myrrh are resins taken from trees and shrubs found on the dry rock- strewn hills of somaliland and southwestern arabia peoples of antiquity used the two substances for a variety of purposes for em balming and in cosmetics per fumes medicines and incense frankincense somaliland is chief producer of frankincense although some comes from arabia most frank- incense comes from a small shrublike tree with a stout trunk and pale brown and yellow bark its flowers are grouped in slender clusters and the fragrance of the blossoms is discernable for a considerable distance the resin flows from natural fissures in the bark of the tree or from manmade incisions it emerges as a whitish viscous liquid that turns yellow and clings to the wound in the tree like tears every few days the resin is collected and the wound in the tree is freshened ancient arab traders introduced frankincense to many peoples today the yellow tears and brown lumps of resin are sent to the seaport of aden to be shipped to europe america or bombay myrrh from somaliland myrrh is obtained from trees of several species and most of it comes front somaliland some of the trees arc from ten to thirty feet tall other myrrhproducing plants are mere bushes myrrh flows freely from a break in the bark of the tree or plant and is collected in brownishyel low or red brown mosses that may be as large as a hens egg the ancients used myrrh in em balming the egyptians used it to the mummification process and roman physicians prescribed myrrh in treatment of dropsy earache eye diseases bladder stones abscesses and broken beads frankincense was chiefly used for incense yet was an early in gredient in prescriptions for chest pain hemorrhoids hemorrhages from the mouth and throat bro ken heads paralyzed limbs bruises and ulcers inwfaumitm sugar and spice by bill smiiey whoa there slow down re lax get that frown off your face dont look so strained its not a funeral or a wedding or even a t hreshing youre getting ready for its christmas re member in know i know its a ly ing time for all of us and christmas is getting too com mercialized and its not what it used to be and we cant af ford all those presents and christmas is just a big pain in the neck and i dont enjoy christmas any more im simp- lv worn out ive heard them all poppycock piffle its not christmas thats a big pain in the neck its some of the so- called christians who celebrate it worrying complaining grab bing sweating pushing whin ing in a perfect frenzy as the glorious day approaches a a a for myself i find christmas and the weeks approaching it a demanding but exhilarating ex perience each christmas sea son around our house presents a challenge that brings out the best in me and dont anybody please remark that the best is none too good the reason is that each year about the time other people are wrapping gifts and addressing christmas cards we are up to our ears in a domestc project for some reason we become in volved annually in the most stupendous household upheaval just before the festive season its not my doing every year about the first of december the chief engineer gets hallucina tions of grandeur and were for it a one year it was a new sink in the bathroom translate this means i wound up witli 1 complete new bathroom which took me about two years to pay for another year she thought wed sand all the floors the result looked like lake superior on a choppy day one pre- christmas we got into he paint ing and whenever the family met at mealtime it resembled a wargathering of the six na tions on still another occasion we had to build a chimney a couple of weeks before christmas no virginia it wasnt for santa claus to come down it was for the smoke to goup for a change instead of just hanging there anyway the man said the bricks were too wet or some thing so we wound up with about s000 bricks piled to dry in the kitchen a a a during these ordeals the old trouble n strife is about as easy to get along with as a cob ra with a hangover thats why i look on the annual project as u challenge if we can get through a couple of weeks of this without anyone picking up an axe christmas is a breeie when the last snarl of ths sander fades or the last brick is slapped into place or the last splatter of paint is turpentined off i know that christmas peace on earth and goodwill toward me and the kids are practically upon us each year the project has acted as a safety valve for the old girl you know what wom en are like with christmas com ing on normally- they run around in everdecreasing cir cles as they try to cope with turkey and tree and trimmings pudding and presents and pies after a couple of weeks of paint ing or running around the brickpile my old lady was al ways so whacked out that get ting ready for christmas was a pleasant change in comparison a thats why i was a mite alarmed this year you see were living in a rented house and theres no outlet for that prcchristmas project the lady is restrained by law from rip- ping off all the wallpaper or launching into a linoleumlaying orgy all she can do is eye it longingly m but i neednt have worried unable to create alarm confu sion chaos and open warfare in the house she has gone fur ther afield to church as organ ist shes facing her first christ mas willi all he extra and spe cial services theres panic a- plenty that kid spends mora time at church lhan at home we have carols coming out our cars a a but its a good thing i say heres the program three serv ices the day before christmas including a midnight a service christmas morning then jump in the car and go haring off a hundred miles across country to grannys for christmas dinner see our new display of christinas pa pgfries letter stationery i to buy i a most acceptable gift useful and most economical come in while our kiddies too selection is at its best boxed for grownups and priced from 75c to 3 the stouffville tribune