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ttgt 2 the stourfvte tribune ttaraby september 20 1962 editorial good suggestion change in the lineup its been a long time now since the tribune carried its first item regarding the need for some type of radio communication for the police of the town council has discussed it many times has had prices and general information from many sources but the cost has always ap peared prohibitive for a community of this size however it would appear that a solution may be in the offing coun cillor lehman chairman of the police committee suggested to council the other night that stouffville would be wise to coordinate its efforts with whitchurch township in the matter of police radio the township which heretofore has been policed by the opp is to lose the services of this department in the spring and will have to set up a complete new police department of its own to say the least a costly project some type of radio communication for a force of this size will be absolutely essential stouffville can defray part of this radio cost be helping whit church by doing so as well as helping the local situation we think the suggestion is a good one and trust it is successfully carried through fears weilfounded following the abduction of the little beeton girl thomasina baker parents of schoolaged children have an everpresent fear of such a thing happening to their child especially in the rural areas it is no wonder then that mothers and fathers expressed some alarm last week when two girls and a boy were stopped on the 6th concession of whitchurch twp and offered candy by motorists in separate incidents apparently these children had been warned against accepting rides with strangers for they ran home and told what had happened the ontario provincial police were notified according to the opp at van- dorf there has been a noticeable in crease in reports of this type ever since the baker girl disappeared the police feel and we agree that it is a good thing that parents are conscious of such dangers children cannot be too careful in this regard and if forewarned it is unlikely that they will fall victim to the tragedy that befell the baker family with only a meagre description of the car and its driver and without a licence number the police have a difficult time to track down persons of this type in many instances the motorist could be a wellmeaning man with no ulterior motives what soever the trouble is neither par ents nor their children can afford to take the chance council has backtracked an earlier decision to close a garbage disposal site on the second concession of whitchurch twp to refuse from the collis leather co in aurora has been rescinded by the council some members who had ve hemently criticized this practice only a few short weeks ago have apparent ly bowed to pressures that have been exerted within the past month to say that we are amazed at this sudden turn of events is putting the matter mildly to welcome this sludge back into the township from an adjacent municipality over the protests of a 26name petition is a move that has this writer slightly bewildered this problem has been a thorn in the side of past councils for a number of years now but it appears that no body has the intes tinal fortitude to fight for a town- not out of despite the reducing of canadas dollar value the tightening of money availability and the several other steps the government has taken of late months to try to improve our economic situation a recent report by the gill committee investigating the unemployment insurance fund leaves us anything but cheerful with the town and districts hundreds of young people fresh back to school it makes one wonder what lies ahead of them in the way of opportunity a hurryup effort has been made by government in the edu cational field to try to better equip our young people to fill positions lets hope its not too little and too late according to the gill report on the insurance fund a 34 increase in unemployment is forecast for next year since nearly all the men and women who will be looking for em ployment within the next five years are now in school the number to be looking for their first job is easy to predict from 1950 to i960 which was canadas boomtime best all the ships private rights this reversal of stand is even moi confusing since it comes at a time when whitchurch is up to its neck in garbage problems of its own private individuals are protesting strongly the selection of a new dis posal site that may affect the values of their properties we wonder how the council in the town of aurora would take to a suggestion that a portion of this surplus refuse be hauled across their borders this no doubt would be a song with a diff erent tune the buchanan dump on cone 2 will never be any garden of eden in spite of the pleas and promises of its aurora users this is not the real point however there is a principle at stake here and we feel that the council is sidestepping its responsi bilities the woods yet new jobs that could be created was 160000 a year according to our school population we need 250000 new jobs a year or one million by 1966 against these drastic figures political leaders have taken the plat form to tell us that unemployment is not really serious and could soon be fixed up completely baloney of this kind is not much longer being believed by most canad ians unemployment is here to stay for a good long time we believe de spite all the props which the govern ment can put up unemployment is not only of disaster dimensions for the unem ployed themselves but has perils for the rest of society as well masses of jobless people are standing invita tions for all the foolish votebuying schemes that can be devised the unemployed are desperate and will vote for the politician that makes the most and the most foolish pro mises it is a situation fraught with danger and one that cannot be wished away simply by oratory a public we feel it wise to remind our readers from time to time of the position of the press in regard to the reporting of the activities of our municipal governing bodies the quotation below is from the booklet the municipal council in ontario and it covers accurately the attitude of responsible newspa pers while it holds no official posi tion in municipal government the press play an important and useful part in its operation it is largely through the columns of the news paper that the citizens obtain their information with respect to what matters are being dealt with by their council and their disposition in this way the press serves as a connecting link between the council and iu people and serves to protect the elec tors and taxpayers by keeping coun cils under close scrutiny while the representatives of the press have no special rights they right have the same right of attendance at council meetings and access to public records as other inhabitants of the municipality although the repre sentatives of the press may be ex cluded from committee meetings ex perience shows in the long run in most matters it is better to have the representatives of the newspapers get the correct story first hand than a garbled version of the proceedings by indirect means most newspapers can be relied upon not to publish information which it is clearly not in the public interest to have published in fair ness to the representatives of the press however it should be remem bered that their business is to get news and not necessarily to print only what the council or a member of council wants to be published there is probably no other agency in a community that can do more to promote or obstruct goo5 municipal government than the local press parents 100 en divided opinions on sidewalk cyclist student safety program introduced three months ago by p c harry heatherington of the stouffville police depart ment has found favour among 100 of parents contacted recently by the tribune in a telephone survey the issue has been the subject of controversy among some members of the town council within recent weeks the suggestion that bicycles should be banned from the main streets but permitted on the village sidewalks has brought divided opinions i think its a wonderful idea said mr nick bangay ninth line s in commenting on the safety project any thing that will prevent accidents and save lives is certainly worthwhile in reference to sidewalk cyclists he contended that it would be a good plan to remove the bicycleriders from the roadway if local law would permit but noted that pedestrians especially elderly people could be injured yes i think its a good idea said mrs jim brazier haw thorne ave the mother of two schoolage children when asked about the safety instruction i know that when con- stable heatherington talked to the children before about safety my son was quite impressed thats half the battle she said to impress the children with the importance of safety the question of bicycles on the sidewalk brought a negative reply from mrs brazier i think the children should be taught the rules of the road and if they fail to obey them they should be taken off the road she said i myself have been down town and have seen children old enough to know better careening down the sidewalk on bicycles i think they should know better very important yes i certainly approve of a safely program said mrs michael hunt elm road a mother of five two of whom attend public school she said that she could speak both as a parent and a driver i feel that safety training for children is very important especially for bicycle riders mrs hunt suggested that children should be required to pass a test before they are allowed on the road she contended that side walk cyclists would create a hazard for pedestrians especially elderly folk unless they were particularly polite and courteous i feel that bicycles are too dangerous to be ridden on the sidewalks agreed mrs les clarke lloyd ave the mother of two schoolaged kiddies i would rather see children denied the use of bicycles until they arc old enough to handle them properly on the road she suggested that a safety piogram could be very beneficial especially for older boys and girls mrs jack williams maytrec ave has two children in school she also gives the safety project her wholehearted endorsement my husband is a truck driver and is familiar with the dangers of bicycles she said she favours the use of the sidewalks as a safety measure for both the children and the motorists mrs p wallcy lorctta cresc also favours the use of sidewalks by cyclists pedestrian injuries if any would be of a less serious nature than collisions between a bicycle and a truck she said i agree that the road is dangerous but the children should be instructed on the rules of the road and should adhere to them said mrs roy hcaton park drive n the mother of four school children she contended that bicycles on the side walk would create a hazard for smaller kiddles and elderly people she favours an organized safety program reduced speeds i feel that a safety program coupled with a more rigid speed law enforcement would solve the problem said mrs margaret holder albert stn she suggested that a speed limit of 20 to 25 miles per hour would lessen the accident dangers the speed trap should be put to use she said its done in other towns she contended that officer heatherington had been given little encouragement by council to proceed with his safety project such reaction can be pretty discouraging she said mrs grant turner main street suggested that it might be a good plan to permit children to ride their bicycles on the sidewalks from church street cast and from obrien ave west she felt however that in the main business section they would have to walk and push their bikes im terrified of bicycleriders on the road she said she told the tribune that she was riding in a car with another lady recently on main street and they were afraid to pass a group of cylists we were so nervous wc didnt even talk and thats some- tnlng for a couple of women she remarked at seeing one oung lad riding his bike with no hands i feci that a safety program s a fine thing she concluded a police officer creates a lasting impression on both boys and girls addison when parliament meets this month the great issues of ca nadian life must be faced and discussed as your member of parliament i will be there to represent the people of york north in the meantime how ever there are many important matters directly affecting this aiea which are getting atten tion simcoe water level a petition has been prepared for ottawa asking that some thing be done about the low level of water on the south shore of lake simcoe and i have asked the department of transport to study the problem resort owners say a boat can not be launched from existing docks and there is general wor ry about the tourist industry because of the water the water level also affects market gar deners in lowlying farmlands north gwillimbury georgina and sutton have passed a resolu tion and i have taken the mat ter up in ottawa and arranged for consideration of the petition what we arc seeking is a careful study and action to pro tect both the tourist industry and the farmer mail delivery strong appeals from the rich valeyongehurst area south of richmond hill have resulted in the post office departments decision to institute a mail walk service when it was learned earlier that the government might postpone house to house delivery i went to the post master generals office to sup port the residents appeals it is now highly satisfactory to know that the house to house delivery will begin as soon as residents have installed suitable boxes or riots metro extension discussion has been going on concerning the possible exten sion of metropolitan toronto i have been to see the toronto city planning director and the metro planning director about this in order to learn how it might affect the southern parts cf york north constituency while metro now ends at steeles the metro planning area goes to the klngvaughan town line and to the markham- whitchurch town line wc have been studying future develop- n tvkru in itijumjwjjml sugar and spice bsessi by bill smiley do you like autumn i do for me its the epitome of all thats best in canada you can have your spring glorious spring with its drizzles and its mud and us chilling winds you can have your summer with its particular pests tourists bugs visitors and you can most definitely have winter in its every possible aspect just give me about six months of that septemberoctober weather and you couldnt drag me out of this country to the island of bali i know that according to the rhvthm of nature fall u supposed to be a time of dying of melancholv of shrivelling on the vine of preparing for the deep dead sleep of winter maybe canadians are just contrary but thev dont react in the way theyre supposed to at all in the fail instead or carefully preparing for winter drawing in their horns and going around with long faces they bust out all over as soon as that first nip is felt in the morning air perhaps theyre just fooling themselves but canadians act as though they love the fall they come to life they bustle they form committees make plans have parties they even start going to church perhaps its just a last hysterical fling a frantic escape from reality with the grim prospect of six months winter ahead but they certainly burn with a clear gemlike flame while it lasts where is the sober householder who should be chinking up the nooks and crannies putting on the storm windows getting in his fuel supply and battening down all the hatches for the bitter voyage that looms ahead ill tell you where he is on his day off hes standing in ice water up to his nipples trying to catch a rainbow trout or out on the golf course so bundled witli sweaters he can hardly swing or hes sitting with a noggin watching the football game on television thats where he is and wheres the guidewife who should be knitting wool- len socks putting down preserves and canned meat airing the flannelette sheets patching the familys long underwear and quilting a quilt ill tell you where she is shes on the phone talking about what shes going to wear to the tea or shes off in the car to attend a wedding or shes out playing bingo or shes taking in an auction sale or shes sitting around with her feet up watching the afternoon movie thats where she is it must shake our pioneer ancestors rigid to look down or up from their present abode and see us preparing for winter about this time of year grandfather was killing a beef shooting a deer salting down a hog making apple cider stacking vast piles of firewood and hustling his wheat to the mill it must rot his celestial socks to look down and see his grandson hunting deer for a holiday buying his pig pre cooked at the meat counter and laying in his fuel supply by picking up the phone and calling the oil dealer and what about granny in her day fall was the time when you worked like a beaver making sausage spinning wool putting eggs away in waterglass filling the root cellar making candles and soap she must do a little quiet cussing in the shadow of her halo when she sees her granddaughter facing up to the rigors of winter racked by the dreadful indecision of whether to buy a home freezer or a fur coat torn by the dilemma of whether to have the cleaning woman come once or twice a week but of course thats looking at only one side of the situa tion granddaddy didnt have to worry about antifreeze atom bombs income tax or payments on the car me didnt need suppositories diets and a new tailpipe every time he turned around and granny didnt have to cope with a kitchenful of machinery kids who were smarter than she was and the lata movie she didnt need sleeping pills cigarettes or psychology say come to think of it those were the good old days they didnt have much but what they had was their own not the finance companys no auto accidents no alcoholics anonymous no aspirin lets stop worrying about the hard ships of our pioneer ancestors and got back to sweating over our own neurotic chaos ment of metro with an eye to exploring possibilities for a commuter service in the future in addition we have been mak ing other inquiries about com muter services in other parts of the continent to be in a position to make recommendations when the opportunity arises problem in newmarket holland landing ratepayers have approached me about pol lution in the holland river and i have discussed this problem with authorities in ottawa the pollution comes about through the heavy concentration of peo ple in the newmarket area and the lack of a sewage treatment plant the town of newmarket has been ordered by the ontario water resources commission to build a plant which will over come pollution loans for the work are available through the owrc and the central mort gage and housing corporation i have had corrcspondance with the cmhc in ottawa in an attempt to assist in a solu tion to the problem a very large sum of money is involved the serious problem facing newmarket ratepayers is a re quirement by cmhc that the plant must be completed by march 31st 1963 to qualify for a 23 forgiveness clause it is almost a physical impossibility for financing to be arranged and for construction to be done in such a shoi t time i have approached the corpo ration seeking an extension and have been formally advised that the time limit cannot be chang ed without an amendment by act of parliament such forgive ness would of course mean substantial relief to newmarket ratepayers i shall pursue this further to determine whether it can be brought before parliament in time to benefit the newmarket project warning signs another thing which has come up recently is the matter of warning signs at paradise beach there is also the ques tion of navigation markers in the holland river i have been seeking action on these matters in ottawa and a recommenda tion has been made for additio nal markers physical fitness schomberg people have been interested in a grant from the physical fitness council toward schomberg arena the grants are made primarily for leader ship training and not for facili ties thus i have suggested that consideration be given to the establishment of leadership schools for fitness in the area such schools are eligible for subsidies under the act i am following the matter in the hope something can eventually be done to qualify for a grant more about mail i have been making enquiries about extension of rural mail delivery in the area northwest of holland landing this is now being investigated by the post office department this is all for now the next report will be from parliament in ottawa 0 lje toitffmllc tribune established a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association aslbor1xj meou6ua ato pcvtocec dot- ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere s450 c a noun pubstber us thomas edrtor ms mdcean mtertiwia