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pige 2 the stouffviuf trieunf tueufjy december 24 1963 editorial space project 64 goodwill towards men no man could have done more no man in the more than one hundred year history of whitchurch township- has done more in the service of his municipality than the late john crawford john crawford was the second generation of his family to serve the township in the position of clerktreasurer and the seventh man to hold the post in one hundred and thirteen years the deceased whose untimely death brought shock and sorrow to so many residents was a man of quiet and unassuming disposition his cheery manner and longstanding term of office had made him one of the most popular and bestknown municipal officers in the entire county john crawford grew up xvith the township he entered the service of his home municipality at an early age and as it grew so he grew in respect and wealth of knowledge history will never record the great weight of public problems which this man carried during years when economic stress beset the township and times when his councillors were not gifted with the ability required to deal with a multiplicity of business items john crawford was never too busy to assist a ratepayer or a councillor with some problem either personal or public he knew his people well and he loved them as he loved his township and not all the gratitude and appreciation due this public servant need come entirely from the township of whitchurch stouffville too owes much to john crawford for his determined cooperation along with this towns officials to see that a high school was erected here to serve not only stouffville but a large area of whitchurch we were privileged to have known the late john crawford as a close friend since the early time he took office close to thirty years ago his passing marks the end of an era in our neighbor township one which we shall cherish a lifetime john crawford fought the good fight and has finished his course no man could have done more his life was one of service and we believe the words of tolstoi aptly describe his philosophy life is a place of service and in that service one has to suffer a great deal that is hard to bear but more often to experience a great deal of joy but that joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness the lone soldier on friday evening a lone girl stood on the sidewalk on main street in stouffville in front of the iga store without doubt it was the cold est night to date this winter pre- christmas shoppers rushed past her some trying not to notice but finding it difficult to look the other way for nearly two hours she stood by her post a halffrozen figure of loneliness but also a monumental martyr for all that is good you see she was a member of the salvation army organization a group of de voted men and women whose spirit of giving is practiced not only dur ing the christmas period but all the year round never have we heard anything but the highest praise for the salva tion army and their personal sacri fice for the welfare of others was never more evident than right here in town on a subzero friday night more thought to paying municipal servants with the high cost of living and a less appreciative public more thought is being given today to the paying of those men and women who serve their municipalities both as elected and appointed representatives at the present time only public school trustees are not provided for in pro vincial legislation payment has been appropriate for some time for mem bers of municipal councils of the members of parliament of the high school board members and planning board it should be equally so for public school trustees here in stouffville the amounts paid are pitifully small it is inter esting to note that the recently- elected reeve in the town of mark- ham receives more remuneration than all the members of the stouffville municipal council put together in fact this reeve receives over 600 more in total stouffville planning board members recently had their stipend increased from 8 a meeting to 0 a meeting at their own request stouffville high school board mem bers are allowed to receive much less than 100 each for an entire years work public school board members are allowed nothing were the first to agree that in some municipalities such remunera tion is high and even more so when it is abused however in many busi ness operations some of those who are well paid abuse the privilege but this is no reason why those who do an honest job should be penalized no one suggests that the calibre of candidates for public office or the quality of service rendered is in any way impaired by remuneration and there is no reason to suppose that it will be different with public school trustees the administration of school affairs requires those elected to the board to give much of their time in some cases at the sacrifice of personal business and at personal cost it may be assumed that there are people qualified and who would be willing to serve but who cannot afford for financial reasons to offer themselves the same could be said of those on council a reasonable salary would offset to a certain ex tent this disadvantage a poll was recently taken by the school trustees council in this con nection and the majority is in favor of payment this is at least one reason for the provincial government to enact legislation permitting such an improvement for public service in the case of the small annual fee paid to local councillors the reeve has announced that this matter will be reviewed at an early date in the new year holy day helped comfort sorrow even when christmas wasnt merry history shows that the holy holiday has brought com fort and hope into the midst of sorrow and hardship such was an early christmas in the xew world observed in 1535 at a small fortress on the banks of the st charles river near what is now the city of quebec canada jacques cartier french ex- filorcr and his kind of tin sett ers were beset by cold and hunger as well as fear of the nearby indians whose friendly attitude seemed to have changed more than half the members of the colony suffered from scurvy bravely the men celebrated christmas mass was said in a lop cabin at an altar made from a wooden table evergreen branches decorated the walls carols were sung and the best of the meager food supplies were used for a feast sometimes christmas is writ ten xmas because x is the greek equivalent of eh and stands for the word christ hanging stockings story of the first christmas stocking is associated with the real st nicholas a fourth cen tury bishop known for his many kind deeds wishing to present an anonymous gift to help the daughters of an im poverished merchant he threw a bag of gold down the chimney where it fell into a stocking hung up to dry the legend is reflected in to day s custom of tucking gold an orange or tangerine into the toe of a christmas stocking t tauffutllr irtinntp established isjl member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association authorized ta teconduu mall potoffc dfpt- ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada s350 elsewhere s450 c h nolan publisher jas thomas editor jas mckean adverttiinr mfg th wmw o anne boss we have had numerous requests to reprint the poem written for last christmas and so here it is we hope you will relax and smile as you read it the day after christmas this year twas the nighttime on christmas when up and down street not a creature was stirring not a soul did i meet the stores were all closed forsaken forlorn theyll be open for business again friday morn when shoppers exchange the gifts they received for sizes and colors more close to their need the merchants and clerks and their poor tired feet were way off in dreamland a happy retreat the children all playedout were snug in their beds while visions of precious toys danced in their heads and mas in their kerchiefs and pas in their caps had just dropped exhausted into much longedfor naps vvhen way down the street there arose such a clatter i whirled around quickly to see what was the matter then straight to the ruckus i flew like a flash towards santas chalet i made a fast dash the moon on the breast of the newfallen snow round the little red house made everything glow and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer with a little old driver so lively and quick i knew in a moment it must be saint nick he was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot although he looked tired hed had quite a night and his toy sack was empty yet to my delight his eyes still they twinkled his dimples were merry his cheeks shone like roses his nose like a cherry his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was still white as snow he had a broad face and a round little belly that shook cause he laughed like a bowl full of jelly he was chubby and plump still his jolly old self and i laughed when i saw him in spite of myself a wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know i had nothing to dread he spoke are folks happy in stouffville this year for ive filled all the stockings i said santa dear weve had a grand day and i know everyone thanks you dear santa for the fine job youve done he said youre most welcome twas a joy to be here and tell all the folks to be good till next year the stump of his pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath as he sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle but i heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight goodbye till next christmas and to all a good night then i wandered alone back home past the stores and thought of this wonderful christmas of ours and wondered if with all the joy of the day folks remembered its origin when the wee baby lay in a manger in bethlehem and the shepherds adored and the wise men brought gifts to the son of the lord his son who brought light to the world long ago though that light sometimes flickers were so busy you know yet it shines bright as ever with christmas goodwill so lets carry it over the whole year to fill with love and respect for every mans worth to fulfill that great promise peace on the earth your by michael starr mf wheat on the prairies has always presented a problem its disposal was becoming more and more difficult sales to our traditional buyers were not suf ficient to take care of yearly crops as a result the grain elevators were dverflowing and spilled over in the fields of the farms in western canada in the past few years iron curtain countries have been ex periencing droughts and fail ures in their crops they turned to canada for the requirements of wheat arrangements were made on term basis our wheat began to move red china turn ed the trend when she ap proached canada and purchased a tremendous amount of our surplus wheat the elevators began to empty russia experi encing a severe drought placed another large order a situation such as this taxes all of our transportation resources to the limit it is a situation such as this that requires organization this has been lacking in the past weeks and the result was that canada turned down a forty million dollar order from red china this should not have happen ed as canada needs sales in order to balance our trade defi cit as usual at this time of the year the government has been receiving submissions from the various national groups the canadian labour congress the railway brotherhoods the nariian chamber of commerce and others have stated their views in printed form for th consideration of the govern ment these organizations express their views on all matters from the canadian economic scene to the world situation and what they consider should be the part the canadian government should play upon receiving there presen tations the government usually gives consideratiaon to the sug gestions it may eventually adopt some of them and ignore others which they feel are im practicable this session of parliament is nearing its conclusion another session will start after a recess of a few weeks the cmmbers are going home to spend christ mas and new years with their families sunday school lesson golden text but the fruit of he spirit is love joy peace loiigsuftering gentleness good ness faith meekness temper ancc against such here is no law gal 522 23 approach to the lesson the lip service that is paid to liberty today might give the im pression to the casual observer that it is a modern discovery by the western world and gen erally enjoyed outside the com munist states both impressions would be quite wrong in the days of our lords earthly life the jews at that time under the roman yoke were indig nant at being ottered freedom by christ and proudly said we be abrahams seed and were never in bondage to any man bound they were not only by foreign domination but by strict religious observance that gave no joy freedom or life yet they labored under the delusion that they were never in bond age multitudes are today in a comparable situation from which laws cannot give deliver ance freedom of religion in a country does not insure free dom from sins bondage in life freedom from fear of govern mental interference does not guarantee we shall be free from the bondage of fear in out- minds and so we could go on new testament freedom is a personal experience of the lib erating power of christs life in the believer setting him free from the dominion of sin charl es wesley could write of christ he breaks the power of canceled sin he sets the prisoner fc his blood can make the foulest clear his blood availed for me there can be no tloubi that this hymn expresses new testa ment christianity but does it accurately present the experi ence of multitudes of sincere christians today does this as sertion that christ breaks the power of sin in the believer really signal the experience of the teacher and class members it is just this enjoyment of vic tory with which our lesson deals today and which consti tutes a significant and very practical subject for attention and personal application for here in our lesson the great truths of this epistle are brought lo bear on our daily living and after all if they do not do that iliin our profes sion of faith is useless heart of the lessor as the cultivated rose has a dual nature because it has been grafted on to the old stock so has the christian whose new life from land in christ has been planted iis the old nature there is bound to be a conflict of interests the rose can only grow in fragrance and beauty as the new life is cultivated and the old nature is ruthlessly cut back tlie christian grows simi larly the pruning knife is the holy spirit and he operates in the surrendered life sugar spiee by bill smiley wading through the snow to the garage this morning climbing the snowbank thrown up by the plow and picking up my shovel tc commence a typical canadian winter dav i couldnt help feeling sorry for poor old george cadogan and wife flda who are wintering in spain the cowards newspaper people who are taking a year oil to write they are settled on the island of mallorca in the mediterranean with two cats a dog and daughter kathie 14 anyway as i took a deep breath of that cruncliy polar air and stalled coughing my heart went out to them here i was a virile man of the true north red blood pumping in practically every vein nose running freely heart thumping sporadically battling the elements to begin another days hunt for meat for my little family and where was george at that very moment he was strolling indolently down the hill in palnia de mallorca on his way to the bakeshop to buy some of those crusty little rolls hot from the oven and take them back to the apartment where he and elda would sit on their balcony in their shorts and have breakfast looking at that same old monotonous scene the mediterranean sparkling in the sun and as i thought of this i was so overcome bv pity for them that i started to cry at least i think thats what made me commence weeping at any rate i was still sobbing when i got into the car and found it wouldnt start think of what they miss theres the happy family jaunt lo the christinas tree lot and the delightful democratic choosing of the tree that ones straggly this ones bushy at the bottom but kinny at the top i like spruce no were getting a scotch pine too big too small too much money and whod want to be in mallorca on christmas dav nothing to look at but palm trees and blue sky and golden sand and blue sea no crackle of flames in fireplace no boxing day rabbit hunts or calls on friends for eggnog by the fire no skiing skating sliding no rosy checks no leftover tut key feel a pang for the cadogans just sitting there in their shorts watching that lousy mediterranean and look at the fun they miss on new years eve no firstfooting it through the drifts for a drink no losing your overshoes at the party no catching hell on the way home from your wife for hissing all the other wives at midnight the cadogans probably just sit around on new years eve in a spanish cafe drinking wine with a lot of other lucky dev uh lonely souls listening to a flamenco singer trying to cope with auld lang syne no i wouldnt mind joining the cadogans in paris in the spring or rome in the fall but nothing could force me to miss the brisk joys of winter and the holiday season in the true north strong and freezing nothing that is except enough money to get out of it editors mail trees trimming trimmed christmas trees first appeared in the united states probably during the american revolution hessian soldiers with the british juices started the practice to relieve their nostalgia for the home land an earlv darv written at fort dearborn 111 in 1801 re lates the practice of trimming the christmas tree with oran- ments of the time i wish to take this opportun ity of extending to the people of ontario riding my very best wishes for this yulctidc season and health happiness and pros perity during the year 1061 rr 4 stouffville ont december 6 19g3 editor the stouffville tribune dear editor i noticed in your editorial of november 2s tribune that you said you would welcome more letters on the controversial sub ject of government change in government laws regarding lotteries draws and bingos and other forms practiced by service clubs and socalled char itable organizations i have been very busy getting caught up with my bible reading so did not intend to write but after reading what was in two parti cular letters in tribune of dec 6 1 dare not refrain for one letter condemned the church people and churches for failing to contribute to some of the needs which are supported by the social clubs etc i am wil ling to admit that if the churches had done their duty down through the years as out lined in the bible there would never have been need for the social clubs or other socalled charity drives this is because so many socalled christians are robbing god of what rightly be longs to him in the old testa ment the people of god were required to give the tenth as a minimum under the new testa ment teaching the tithe should not only be given but more ac cording as god prospers us as paul tells us on the other hand the reasons we christians do not support these socalled charity drives is because a great share of the money goes for socalled administration costs and quite often a large expensive banquet is held at the close of the drive out of the peoples money and many of the needy never get a cent again some of the collectors are paid for collecting if all the millions collected were spent for the cause of which they are supposed to be collected all the poor would be taken care of our nation is following in the foot steps of the ancient roman empire what was the cause of its downfall r shall explain this under three head ings 1 drunkenness it is getting time for the preachers to speak out boldly against this devilish government traffic dont call it government control you cant control either the devil or his works when men whom the people have sent as trusted servants of the country to gov ernment positions are arrested for impaired driving i drunken ness its time we christians wake up for as sure as god is in heaven god will bring every secret thing into judg ment for righteousness exalt- eui a nation but sin is a re i proach to any people prov 14 34 2 sports anil idleness history tells us rome before her down fall spent over half of her years in sports drunkenness and gambling and we know her doom do you think when our people desecrate gods holy day by all kinds of sports and working on the day lie appoint ed for worship and rest that god will overlook it any more than he did israel or other nations in spile of all the calamities of the past few weeks still people go on mock ing god some of our radio pro grammes and announcers use blasphemy which len years ago would have put them off the air now the law winks at it some few men on the radio can hardly speak in an intelligent manner any more be not de ceived god is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap some men have been cut of in their sins and more will be unless they repent mark my words unless there is a return to the faith of our fathers an oldfashion revival of bible salvation great er calamities arc coming god will judge our nation john wesley preaching and others of his day saved england from a bloody revolution i thank god for every preacher who has the courage like my broiiren of the last few weeks who dare to cry out against the sins that are damning our nation god bless and pity the mealymouthed compromisers gambling in any form whatever is forbidden in the word of god tin purpose does not make any difference wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished but he that i gathered by labor shall increase prov 13 ii there is a way that secmeth right unto a man but the end thereof is the way of death prov 1625 3 lawlessness i was shocked to read that foolish letter in this weeks tribune about the boy expelled from school for a few days if children were disciplin ed in the home instead of being allowed to rebel against their parents there would be no trouble with them at school and our country wouldnt have to spend millions every year to confine socalled juvenile delin quents in our reformatories and prisons the people who are the delinquents are the par ents and lawmakers who forbid discipline in schools and preachers who arc only icicles in the pulpit and teach good works instead of salvation through the blood of christ denying the inspiration of the scripture the virgin birth bodily resurrection and perso nal return of our glorious re deemer if parents would teach their children the facts of life we would not have the thou sands of unmarried mothers divorces broken homes and children left lo run the streets and get into all kinds of trouble i was converted when i was 10 years old and brought up in a christian home i never sauced my parents or teachers or lied to either of them i did dis obey my parents at times and was properly punished in love and not pounded or sworn at as i have seen some parents do the bible says parents arc to love their children and bring hem up in the fear of god and children are to obey their par ents in the lord the wise man said withhold not correc tion from the child in the home or school if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not die thou shall beat him with the rod and shall save his soul from hell pro 23 13 11 mothers place is in the home and not in the saloon club or social or factory or store un less she needs to support her self leslie grove old custom in ancient times mistletoe was used to insure the favorable outcome of crops later its charm was invoked to happily guide the destinies of young lovers through the centuries long after the druids who pop ularized mistletoe with sym bolic rites were absorbed by other cultures the custom of hanging the mistletoe persisted first stocking filled by accident in britain it is the custom for children lo leave their toys under the tree until the afternoon of christmas day santa ciaus fa ther christmas makes his christ mas eve visit however filling the stockings left by the children at the hearth or beside their bed british legend says the slock ing custom originated by accident once st nicholas was making his descent down a chimney to leave some toys for a family of children and some gold coins fell from his pocket dropping into stocking hung by the hearth to dry since that time santa has always had something for every jtockinc