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2 the stouffyttu tkjume tksvlty fewy 15 1962 editorial a ballot vote a council guide at the recent december elec tions in the township of pickering ratepayers cast a majority ballot in favour of sunday movies and sunday sports in spite of a negative return in the more rural areas of the muni cipality the question of its passing wasnt even close in spite of this landslide affirm ative opinion registered by the elec torate the deputyreeve mrs jean mcpherson elected to vote against the passing of both bylaws at a regular meeting of council last week she explained that her opinion on the issue was still unchanged and she could not condone any program of this type although we can readily appre ciate anyones personal feelings on such a debatable subject we feel that by placing such questions before a ballotvote of the people the council is obligated to be guided by its re sults we would suggest that on dec 9th the matter was automatically taken out of the councils hands this is only democracy in action if the members would overrule the de cision of the electors then the who idea behind such a plan is of no avail the council as servants of the people should serve the people we could not help but assume with some dis may what might have happened if three other councillors had adopted a similar attitude to the deputyreeves stand and both bylaws had been de feated wouldnt that have been x fine pot of potatoes we could just visualize the municipal chambers crammed with irate ratepayers that would have made the antiassessment gathering look like an afternoon sew ing circle the deputyreeve may have the courage of her convictions but in this particular issue the wishes of the electorate should come i first our library deserves support the annual report from the stouffville library board indicates that the growth in hunger for books is continuing a trend that despite tv and other interests has been con tinuing for some years the report indicates too that greater changes will have to be made in the financing of these facilities in the future if we are to keep pace with this growing demand for the printed word like school facilities the need for good facilities in the field of read ing are something that cannot be ignored most important is the need to provide the availability of good reading for our young people what provisions there are in the way of grants from government sources for capital expansion of libraries we do not know but this avenue should cer tainly be explored as was pointed out in the recent inaugural meeting of the library board the present building was erected through the carnegie foundation twenty five years ago and since then the popu lation has trebled this fact alone should be enough to cause town au thorities to take a close look at lib rary needs present facilities are severely cramped and there is little land in the present site on which to build if the present site is to be maintained it would appear that an other storey on the building might be the only answer if this is feasible on the present structure while increased population forms a factual reason for needing enlarged facilities there is also the impact of the vast advancement from the tech nological development of the last decade there is serious need for in formative reading material that would permit individuals to brush up on their knowledge so that they can intelligently assess the world of today we live in an age overloaded with conflicts which bring an in- creased tendency to seek guidance from good books library grants have been in creased in recent years but they still fall short and cannot provide foe the natural growth and better facil ities we are entitled to expect from our library operations the time has come when v must be prepared to award this in- stitution the place it deserves so that it can fulfill the duties the public is demanding of it the finer things of life the ofttimes callous and selfish interests that surround this work-a- day world was hit a solid jolt on the jaw right here in our own commun ity last week when it was learned that a young uxbridge man present ly employed in stouffville had will ingly offered one of his kidneys in an effort to save the life of an older brother for 22 year old gene more it was not any heroic gesture on his part rather than except any verbal compliments for his act he appeared more inclined to pass it off as an occurrence that should be expected of one brother for another for this writer there is much more to it than that the decision sets an example in life that many of us would do well to emulate even on a much smaller scale the actual operation or the period of convales cence to follow is not the important factor in this story its the unselfish willingness to give of ones own in order that another might live that sets such an admirable example in this case this act is something that we could well expect from this 22 year old young man for those who have come to know him here in stouffville he is just that kind of person the bestwishes of the community is ex tended to this family in their time of deep concern one may be sure that with family ties welded so close ly together the success or failure of this venture can leave no room for regret putting the best to the test on friday night of this week the uxbridge black hawks will come to town for an exhibition bene fit game with an aggregation of all- star hockey talent from the stouff ville community league the uxbridge club last years provincial intermediate c champ ions have organized another fine team again this season and their hometown supporters are justly proud of their entry attendances of close to 1000 people have not been uncommon even during the regular schedule and the playoffs are yet to come in fridays game the spotlight of attention will be focussed on- two individual performers uxbridge has the top pointscorer in their lineup out of an entire 8team league in art kennick no- 4 the allstars in turn will dress their top marksman in matt kinnari no 9 many faithful followers of the community leagues weekly activ ities have suggested any member of the allstar unit could hold his own in oha company on friday two of the best in each class rennick and kinnari will be put to the test of course if rennick no 4 should fall below pregame expectations fans might be wise to watch bob cherry no 17 wayne redshaw no 16 or fred etcher no 12 each has produced enviable records to date it tmtfftnlle irrltmu established mil a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association altwrtw a iim i aus tuoi djt otuwm h member of th audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 150 c noun huurn us thomas editor i uckean adtartisma checking under the hood for parents only by nancy cleaver valentine gifts red heartshaped valentines say i love youl even without any words printed on them and no one is ever too old or too oung for this expression of at- lection february the 1tth is supposed to belong especially to youthful sweethearts but lov ing is an emotion which laughs at age categories in brewers dictionary of phrase and fable we aie told that st valentine was a priet who before he was even a christian was imprisoned for succouring persecuted chris tians from his association with them he himself adopted the faith of his prisoners although by tradition he healed the blind ness of his jailers daughter this precious gift of sight did not save liim from martyrdom it has long been believed that he was clubbed to death on feb 1 1 269 valentines day comes when winter in many lands is begin ning to loosen its icy grip it is a very ancient superstition in warmer climates than ours that birds chose their mates for the year on the date of saint valen tines death chaucer refers to this myth in parliament of foules 309 and the bard of avon wrote in midsummer nights dream good morrow friends st valentine is past begin these woodbirds but to rouple now in england this was a quaint old custom that on st valen- kmbgbbihbbxbbsts sugar and sipice by bill smile report from parliament veenssm theres a new movement and a fairly strong one afoot in quebec these days its adher ents labeled separatists are urging that la belle province secede from the rest of canada and establish a separate french nation on the shores of the st lawrence i dont know the ins and outs of it but personally i think its i splendid idea in fact not on ly do i wish them well but i hope the scheme becomes a trend that will sweep north america its the only thing that can break up the vast neat blocks into which this contin ent is divided and give us a hodgepodge of untidy interest ing little states countries and principalities such as the other continents boast f m as far as i can see breaking canada down from 10 huge in digestible chunks of 40 or 50 juicy indigestible morsels would solve most of our problems in a twinkling first of all it might stop cul tured europeans and disgrun tled homebrews from articles about the good gray canadians those unimaginative conserva tive colorless people who live somewhere north of detroit nursing their inferiority com plex i get so sick of this slop i could cry they couldnt accuse us of these negative virtues any more if we were suddenly transform ed into a seething mass of re publics peoples democracies ed overnight thered be count less new government jobs open in customs immigration post office treasury propaganda and secret police departments smu ggling would provide a refuge for the few adventurous souls who repudiated officialdom thered be no more juvenile delinquency as half a hundred new armies would provide an outlet for highspirited youth and a lot of dandy little wars would keep them on their toes but there wouldnt be much fighting supposing the new monarchy of prince edward isl and declared war on the new union known as the united counties of the ottawa valley theyd have to fight their way through the new nations of pas- samoquoddy gaspe beaver- brook and nova laurentia to get at each other e my plan would hush up those bores who continually agitate for a canadian national anthem and a distinctive canadian flag theyd be too busy writing an- lliems and designing flags for such new nations as the yukon republic the peace kivcr prin cipality western northern on tario and prince ruperts i a ml the smashing up of stodgy old canada would also give us a chance to introduce some line new social legislation that the present federal government rc monarchies and whatnot you i t0 consider surely some s- see if this was done everything would be different the over powering dullness of canadian life would be replaced by hie romantic exotic existence or the other continents wed be able to enjoy such fascinating things as revolu tions and counterrevolutions refugees fleeing across borders students rioting in the streets military juntas carrying out coups detat sidewalk cafes rid dled with spies united nations aid abusing the americans and all the other finer things in life another thing canadians pro bably travel more miles per year than anyone else yet most of us have never been outside the country what could be more boring than to climb on a train ride it for the best part of a week climb off and sttll be in the same country thats what happens now all this would be changed with all our new countries and borders a crosscountry train trip would become a thrilling adventure wed need passports and visas wed have to pass border guards with tommy guns our travelling companions would be mysterious strangers es pionage agents diplomats mis tresses wildeyed anarchists insuad of talkative elderly ja- die going to visit their daugh ters young mother with damp whiny children and exhausted middleaged men heading for home after the hardware con vention unemployment would be solv- ot our brave new nations would lead the way in such progress ive social measures as homes for unwed fathers a free fix a day for dope addicts handy- dandy divorce by vending ma chine thered be a bit of confusion at first of course financially by michael starr mp minister of labour parliament approved the new and enlarged municipal winter works program at the end of ihe week and this meant that some 40000000 was available for the federal contribution to work undertaken by some 2200 municipalities across canada looking over the figures i note that some 180000 has been ex pended as the federal govern ment share for winter works in oshawa and district since the program stated in 1958 not a considerable sum per haps in comparison with the amounts provided through pub lic works for harbour improve ment and dredging but never theless significant in providing employment during wintertime for many of those who other wise might not have had work i might say that when this item was passed this week it also meant that some 100 muni cipalities whose accounts were already in for this winter could now get their money and be in a position to pay their bills on monday my colleague the honourable minister of nation al health and welfare intro duced a resolution raising the old age pension by 1000 a month this is now being debated in the house and will then be pass ed as a bill and is expected to become law within the next two weeks this is a matter of consider able interest to more than a mil lion old age pensioners across jieople would have to do without their beer when the baby bonus cheques failed to appear this however could be solved by hav ing the new governments dis tribute free beer once a month m but the real beauty of ihe scheme is this do you realize that instead of being a big fat nrospeious peaceful country we could suddenly become a whole mess of small poor stru ggling aggressive countries all wed have to do is abolish the income tax then sit baok md scream for help and the yanks wouia rush in enough foreign aid to keep us in luxury canada and it is noteworthy that among the audience in the house of commons galleries this week have been a number of elderly persons in the over70 class when the bill goes through it will mean that pensioneis will have benefitted by total inc reases of 19 monthly since the present government first as sumed office at the same time veterans pensions were raised last session by 20 percent as pari o the overall social justice program speaking in the house on thursday i pointed out that unemployment was lower by 115000 than at this time last year and as a percentage of the labour force was the lowest it had been in december for five years at the same time some 18000 more canadians weie at work i also stressed the fact that hie government would contin ue to implement measures to stimulate the economy and to provide jobs until such time as every canadian who wanted to work was able to work perhaps the most significant factor in assisting the export drive has been the devaluation of the dollar and this has meant a vast increase in the sale of canadian products overseas and this in turn has been reflected in increased industrial activity and more jobs for canadians one of the encouraging de velopments in recent months has been a marked increase in automobile production accom panied by higher employment in the industry production was tip 2 percent in the automobile industry and employment rose by 6 percent this does not mean that we are out of the woods by any means however a continuation of pres ent trends along with a degree ol stability in labourmanage ment relations such as the agreements recently concluded in ihe automobile industry will be reflected by a high level of employment and continuing security over the next few years both management and labour can take credit for some of those developments because in spite of preliminary difficulties lines day lots for lovers wer drawn the girl who was thus rhosen by lot was the drawers valentine she received a gift frequently in the form of gloves but sometimes a much more ex pensive present parents all know that small children love to make and give presents cutting out valentines to give to friends and relatives is a very enjoyable and popular activity for the small fry there are many inexpensive valentine books complete with envelopes which are a boon to busy mo- thei s but if you have time why not buy a sheet of bright red con struction paper or cardboard and encourage your child to make his own valentines equip your small son or daughter with this paper and with an outline of a heart blunt scissors- paste and old magazines with colored pictures with just a little help from you outlining the heart with pencil on the cardboard and finding a suitable picture your child will quickly be completely engrossed in his valentine pro duction project if there are duplicate snapshots of individ uals in your family a snap of a person instead of a picture from a magazine makes the val entine much more personal encourage the scholar who has learned to block print to write a message on the valen tine and address the envelope if a child finds he can use a skill he has learned at school he is much more willing to con centrate and master his new lessons if your child is good at penmanship by all means have him write a little note to an elder lelative or a friend out of town to tuck in the envelope with his valentine composing poetry is a soli tary occupation and if you have a budding writer in your family crcourage him to express his thoughts on paper john mase- lield once said poetry is writ ten to be lead aloud no ado lescent would want other mem bers of his family to see much less to hear the lines he has penned with so much effort but after the evening meal on st valentines day mother or dad might lead aloud a favourite poem or two which is suitable for the day song and poetry will always best express the language of love robbie burns scotlands immortal bard realized this and his love songs have never been surpassed in any language the florists have a slogan say it with flowers but no one knows if burns gave his sweet- heart a red rose before he pen ned those lines which could well he used on a homemade valen tine with a picture of a rosa from an old seedcatalogue o my love is like a red red rose thats newly sprung in june my love is like a melody thats sweetly played in tunc lovers are confident that their love is not only a grand pas sion but also an enduring one thus burns exclamation of his undying affection has become one of the well known verses for the lovers festival as fair art thou my bonnie lass so deep in love am i and i will leve thee still my dear till a the seas gang dry copyrighted dence of a greater degree of co operation on both sides in order to keep the economy rolling in high gear this has been the key to suc cess in europe where manage ment and labour have sat down logelluv to deal with such prob lems as automation export mar kets training and upgrading o workers and so on it is evident that these prin ciples must be applied here and ihere and there arc encouraging signs that management and la bour are getting closer to gether in orking out the machinery to here seems to be growing cvi- 1 tral with these problems greatest adding value in years machine made by underwoodolivetti ihe prima 20 has all the features of many much larger and more ex pensive machines direct addition and subtraction ii is a high capacity machine multiplecipher keys printed ape and other features not usually found in so lowpriced a machine heres a machine that offers high efficiency and dependability or office or home use a wonderful buy at only 11950 the stouivvllle tribune