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hti the stourtyhjf tbkme tturafay may 10 1962 editorial worth advertising look mom im preshrunk stouffvilles memorial park and community swimming pool are pro ducts that are well worth advertis ing and two recreational commodities that shouldnt be hard to sell with this thought in mind the lions club pool committee has taken steps this summer to post prominent posters in town and on the outskirts of the village to attract the attention of the travelling public to the modern facilities here one of these signs is already up and four more will be erected shortly we think that it is an excellent idea and hope it will bring the desired results with the arena swimming pool and park all in the same general area we would suggest that the arena co the lions club and the village might give some serious con sideration to a pooling of resources to erect a larger electric neon sign in this way all three projects would benefit at a minimum of cost fire bugs on the loose a number of persons responsible for the recent wave of grass fires throughout the district within the past few weeks are slowly beginning to wend their ways into local courts of law a number of convictions have already been handed down and more undoubtedly will be forthcoming be fore these cases are finalized we hive had an opportunity to listen in oh some of these hearings and to date not one of these accused could present a legitimate excuse for his actions the most common compiaint submitted concerns an ignorance of any existing fire control bylaw and its accompanying regulations we agree that there is a lack of publicity on the part of some municipalities concerning this matter but that in itself is no cause for utter careless ness an individual must assume some responsibility and ignorance of the rules is no excuse an- example must be made of- certain unfortun ates in the courts in order that others may learn their lesson where a boy is a man your son may still be just a boy in public school but as a member of the boy scouts he has taken his first solid step towards manhood this was the impression gained by your writer on saturday when he visited an openair camp of 20 scouts of the claremont troup on the san derson farm near balsam in pick ering twp we dropped in unannounced and viewed the general routine of scout activities that is familiar with this worldwide organization we would suggest that if every parent could see his or her boy from the vantage point where we stood early saturday morning they like ourselves would have been more than slightly sur prised these lads showed amazing in itiative they pitched their own tarpaulin tents they cook their own food they wash their own dishes they make their own beds they cut their own wood and kindle their own fires the majority take great pride in their own uniforms and in spite of the rather rugged openair pro gram some had been freshly ironed and pressed we were certainly im pressed with the yes sir and no sir replies tendered by the troup leaders when questioned by the scoutmaster no smoking is per mitted a neutral observer to a scout camp under actual operational con ditions only tended to increase our faith in the good works of such an organization by gaining membership in the boy scout movement every lad is taking a major step forward in the right direction floodlights for free there will be no charge to local and district softball and baseball clubs for use of the stouffville flood lights this summer this policy was adopted last week at a regular meet ing of the park board the move was made after a check with past accounts revealed that the lights a gift to the town were being used very little and the amount of money collected was only peanuts over an entire season we feel that the move on a one year trial basis is a wise decision the floodlights are an excellent ad vertisement both for the park and the town but no one benefits when they are turned off for five nights out of six the power consumption is negligible in dollars and cents with the major expenditure being a month ly service charge only time will tell if the boards policy will attract more team activity to the park the service is ready and waiting its merely a matter of pulling the switch cross walk for stouffville now that all our highway con struction through town is completed and summer traffic is once more upon us has any more thought been given to the onetime proposed crosswalk near the post office at the present time a great many people are using the white line strip at the market st corner as a cross walk and a great many motorists particularly local drivers observe it as such however it is dangerous since strangers not aware that pe destrians are accustomed to step out at this spot drive through without slackening speed we are quite aware that stouff ville has its share of jaywalkers persons who cross the main street at any point which pleases them and run the risk of tangling with a motof vehicle those who do not believe this to be true would likely change their minds if they took the time to make a few personal observations of downtown pedestrian habits partic ularly on a busy saturday is the time not appropriate again to make representation to the department of highways regarding a crosswalk up until now it has been more good luck than good management that no pedestrian has been injured in this hitandmiss street crossing it is virtually a crosswalk now but without markings of any kind to warn motorists to take precautions how long can we press our good for tune willow whistles a fine spring day can start many a train of thoughts that is why the oldtimer is likely to wonder what ever happened to the boyhood custom of making whistles from sections of willow he recalls that when he was a boy most every lad used to cut a piece of small limb crush the bark until the wood inside would slide free ly then theyd cut a notch in the wood near one end cut a sliver out of the top from notch to the other end replace it in the bark and then blow made a nice whistle with a pitch that could be varied by sliding the wood back and forth in the na ture of a trombone of course that was back in the days before youngsters had so many ready made toys provided for them they had to find their own enter tainment ite tcuffutib ftvibunt rstabllskto ism a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association aotkarto u mce4tlu mill rausn dpt ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere s450 c il noun mfcbr us thomas eddo ms mckean adrertisnf for parents only by nancy cleaver mother and a childs tears who ran to help me when i fell and would some pretty story tell or kiss the place to make it well my mother in these lines ann taylor pic tures the experience of count less mothers who meet a childs tears over a tumble or some other mishap by a story and a comforting kiss distracting a small crying child by giving him a favorite toy to play with singing a nursery rhyme or showing him a picture book often works like magic quickly he forgets his grief fathers horror in some families where there is very strict discipline a fa ther has a horror of his son becoming a cry baby he frowns on mothers natural re action to reassure the child who is hurt with a loving hug a kiss and comforting words but some crying for a child is as natural as laughter if a child cries too long and loudly over a small hurt perhaps mo ther has been too concerned too sympathetic about a minor discomfort or it may be that the child longs for affectionate support but from experience mother is to busy to bother with him he may sense his parents disap proval of his tears crying may be his way of releasing his pentup frustration or longing for attention editors mail spice bearao by bill smile mot this spring i was confronted by a difficult decision it involv ed making a choice between two ways of life i wonder what youd have decided oh it wasnt a worldshaking decision like giving up smoking or entering a monastery or anything as serious as that but it did require much mulling over and id wager that the old girl and i got through about 400 cups of tea in the process of making up our minds it came about like this an old acquaintance and a very decent chap had offered me an extremely interesting job the salary was a big improvement over my present one the holi days and fringe junk were as good my training and back ground fitted me for the job which was a challenging one green light all the way very attractive even exciting why didnt i grab it well it was a matter of piling items deep cold of winters in these each pair i seriously considered with half my life spent whether i could afford the sheer waste of time imposed by city life hours are stolen from each week simply getting to work and home more hours of trafic- battling and parkingfrustra tions are snatched from your leisure in the process of getting places whether its to visit friends or go to church or go golfing or go to a show m m here a minimum of time is wasted in the boring business of getting where you want to go im five minutes from work golf course curling rink three minutes from church and shop ping five minutes from good swimming for the kids 15 min utes from a trout stream taking- the job meant getting away from the heavy snows and on the scales an advantage here a disadvantage there and in the process my wife and i learned a lot about what we wanted out of life for ourselves and our children i should mention that taking the job meant moving to a large city it meant the second major dislocation of our children at school within two years it meant saying goodbye to new friends we had made and start ing the process all over again these were some of the things that took a little of the shine off the proposition but there were many items for the other side of the scales i have nothing against large cities and my wife likes them they have cultural advantages the smaller centre cannot pro vide there is a certain excite ment in the city with its good restaurants its theatres its con certs its major sporting events there is a definite feeling how ever little it may be justified of being at the centre of things v taking the job meant saving money it wont be long until the kids are ready for univer sity think of what wed save if they could live at home while attending college right now it would save me about s7 a week which it costs to get my son to the city for a music lesson every saturday taking the job meant higher expenses parking lunches gar- are public transportation pre- lunch martinis more costly en tertalnment all these would easily neutralize those vast sums we saved in the last para- graph accepting the position meant moving from a house we like very much set in a huge lot currently festooned with tulips and daffodils shaded by huge spreading oaks we shuddered at the memory of all those dreadful little suburban brick j boxes jammed in rows with just room to park a car between parts it meant escaping the long wearing drive to the city so often necessary on the re verse side of the coin it meant sweltering summers in the city or the expense of a cottcge in the north country and the long wearing drive to the cottage this sort of dithering went on for weeks finally we found the item that tipped the scales we decided that life looked a little better in this land of trout streams and trees of black squirrels and blue water of friends and flowers than it did in the concrete canyons and the selfconscious suburbs do you know what swung the decision we realized we were too darn lazy to tackle moving stouffville ont may 3 1962 editor the tribune stouffville ont dear sir through your column i wish to bring to the attention of par ents of high school students the utter disregard their children have for property belonging to others their inability to re main on the sidewalk without walking or chasing others a- cross lawns and gardens grass trees and plants have been ruined the students apparent ly do not take advantage of tile facilities provided by the school cafeteria but prefer to eat their lunch and carelessly toss the re mains over lawns or into the ditch or wherever they might be at the time the students who have a bit more spare time on their hands will make it an open competition to see whose lunch or cigarette or candy boxes will go the farthest onto a lawn when all are tossed from an equal distance gardening is a job that peo ple put a lot of time and hard work into it is very discourag ing and so unnecessary to have private premises treated in this way if the students of this age havent any more respect for oiher peoples property in later years they will have even less for their own discouraged ards tiie granting of liquor licen ces to private clubs veterans union and other social clubs in dry areas disregards the demo cratic right of the people of the province to decide the kind of municipality in which they are to live we are forced to conclude that political pressures rather than concern for the higher welfare of the people of the province have played a large part in framing this legislation the liquor trade will reap increased profits at the cost of more suf fering on the part of the inno cent and the helpless r f moulton ontario temperance federation may 2 1962 to the editor the following statement was submitted yesterday may 1st to the hon john p robarts premier of ontario by the board of directors of the on tario temperance federation meeting in the city of toronto the sweeping relaxation of the liquor laws of ontario by the legislature of this province in the face of increasing con sumption of alcoholic bever ages increasing alcoholism in creasing drunkenness and crime in our opinion will still fur ther aggravate an already ser ious problem the legalization of hotel bed room drinking and the licens ing of motels tourist lodges and summer resolts will inevit ably contribute to a serious de cline in moral and safety stand- 5fc reminders about your ontario hospital insurance keep insuredi separate premiums are required for your insnracc from now on obtain application form at a bank a hos pital or the commission keep insuredi the family premium must be paid to cover husband and wife tell your group or if you pay your premiums direct notify the commission liangirig keep insuredi follow carefully the instructions on the back of the certificate of payment form 104 which your employer is required lo give you always keep your hospital insurance certificate bandy ontario hospital services commission 213 yohcc strut toronto 7 ontario claremont r r may 4 1962 tribune editor stouffville ont dear sir i was prompted to write a letter to your paper after read ing the account of the school meeting in our section atha on tuesday night i was one of the parents present at that ga thering i would commend you for the tactful way you handled a very touchy situation no doubt you could have written pages but to little gain espe cially for the ratepayers or the teacher i was really disgusted with some of the comments express ed by people who should know better as far as i am concern ed too many parents set them selves up as an authority on the teaching profession when the truth of the matter is that they know little or nothing about it if the problems at atha are no more serious than the trivial complaints expressed on tuesday then perhaps we should count our blessings i would commend norm leh man and joe tran for having the courage to speak up against such behavior had the discus sion not ended when it did it is hard to say to what extent it might have gone sometimes a few toes must be stepped on to register on some peoples minds mr lehman and mr tran did not beat around the bush in stating their opinions while others myself included just sat there and said nothing i believe in giving a teacher a square deal thcie was nothing fair or square about tuesdays backbiting discussion the trus tees are elected to cope with such issues and the personal feelings of each individual shouldnt count sincerely a parent substitute action a baby cries v what h wants but when he has left babyhood behind crying should lessen a sturdy independent youngster instead of crying for a desired object will substitui action to get it mother may be lying down when tommy c- mes in from play hungry for an apple instead of crying for his apple which is on a dish on the buffet tommy may push a chair over near the apple climb up and get it when mother follows a rou tine a child knows what to ex pect and this eliminates much crying and also extra work for her tommy knew that he could have an apple or some oiher fruit after outdoor play and thus he did not have to cry for it or bother his mother if parents have been too quick to anticipate every desire of their baby it will not be easy for their small child to learn that occasionally a little tim must pass before his wants are seen to if there is a new baby in the family or if mother is answering the phone or occu pied with some other demand ing task a child may have to wait until mother can help him off with his rubbers or outdoor clothes beware blackmail parents are fearful of spoil ing their children but are some times puzzled about the mark of a spoiled child one thing to beware of is allowing a child to blackmail a parent into giv ing him what he wants by loud and persistent crying he must not conclude that this gets on his mothers nerves to such a degree that in the end she gives in to him he should know when possible why his wish is not fulfilled and then be isolated in his own room if he tries the big stick of crying some experts in mental health suspect that our culture has made too much of the import ance of boys and men always hiding their emotions a girl is allowed the luxury of a good cry to get over a disappoint ment or hurt but a boy is ex pected to keep a stiff upper lip no matter how he feels it is considered unmanly for him to cry dont be ashamed at times of family bereave ment what is more natural than for those who wish to cry whether young or old male or female to do so that wise rab bi joshua leibmann advises those who mourn to be un ashamed of showing their grief tears which come from deep sorrow help to lessen this hea vy weight the little child the parent the grandparents all should be able to relieve their emotions it helps them accept their loss and once again face life with courage and with thankfulness for the richness of life which the loved one gav to them mothers love a mothers love is always true she looks for all the good in you forgives you when you go astray god made a mothers love that way a mothers love is always true whereer you go she thinks of you a welcome waits for your re turn the plans you make shell glad ly learn when your best friends hava proved untrue that mothers love you always knew will help to drive away your fears youll see her smiling through her tears there is one day of all the year you can remember mother dear send her a card do not delay she may not be here another day the flowers you bring her when shes gone may help to cheer those look ing on but the card or flowers you send today in memorys garden will llvt always mrs elizabeth beach ifilsworlhhavinffitsworthsavinfffor saveav the bank of novo scqtl