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ptftl tw stouffvlue mtuht tfcumfay mjy 7 i9m editorial an excellent progrom for a good cause following lap of one year stouffville united church couples club ha returned to present another colourful twonight public perform ance only those closest to this pro duction can know of the work in volved in such a program we would suggest that the partiiipants do not regard the event in this light but rather a entertainment both for themselves and their audience the talent that is brought to the forefront of public attention is re garded as amateur and yet in the view of this writer some must ap proach close to the borderline of pro fessionalism we have personally watched many a socalled profession al presentation on television thai couldnt hold a candle to some of the amateur acts presented here many comments to this effect were heard after the show the main interest lies in the fact that local talent is playing before a local audience this magnetic attraction will never lose its appeal the end result of the whole pro gram is that people less fortunate than ourselves will benefit the pro ceeds will be donated to the canadian save the children fund what mora can be said finalize revised official plan stouftvilies first official plan and zoning bylaw was drafted some six years ago this town was one of the first of the smaller communities in york county and the province to complete such a plan as the bylaw stated at that time it was designed to regulate the use of land and the character of buildings the location and the use of buildings and struc tures since that time there have been several small amendments while the need for other revisions have also become apparent a year ago stouff ville annexed an additional thousand acres of land which necessarily should come under these regulations as well most of the land in the newly- annexed area will be placed in what is known as a holding zone from which it can be changed to either residential commercial or industrial when tje desired development be comes apparent the stouffville plan ning board with the help and co operation of the metro planning board has been working on the new revised bylaw for some months and the final draft is now ready to be reviewed by the town solicitor the new bylaw contains addi tional residential zones with smaller lots it also governs shopping centres and objectionable industries the whole purpose of the new bylaw is to provide a comprehensive policy and program designed to se cure the health prosperity safety convenience and general welfare of the residents of stouffville it will also secure an orderly and economical pattern of growth with the highest standards in civic beauty and dignity main development areas are for the most part all on the north side of the highway due mainly to the fact that they can be most economic ally served by water and sewers the ultimate population envisaged for the area is 7500 persons when the solicitor has completed his review of what the planning board has prepared it will be passed on to the town council for its scrutiny will there be much opposition to bill 54 so far we havent heard much opposition to bill 54 the proposed ontario legislation which would do away with the many small school boards throughout the province and in the ultimate do away with the little red school house the depart ment of education claims that over 60 of rural schools already operate under township boards this means that the new legislation would only extend what has already taken place voluntarily in much of the province in our two counties of york and ontario there is expected to be oppo sition although it has not been too strong yet to the ordinary man in the street there has been an attempt to seek some exemption by the farm group for their land on educational tax the farmeers feel that they may be called upon to pay an even larger share for the children from the urban areas the wageearners in these builtrupareas are equally opposed to having any heavier burden thrust upon them the farm population as a whole is not putting up any strong plea for the oneroom school for the aggres- red shield still another demand for money the reader might sigh as he ses the posters urging him to give generously to the animal red shield appeal is the army really meeting the need in this insecure age he nicy aak the army he will be glad to know is always striving to bring its xervice uptodate anyone knows that juvenile delinquency is one big headache of the authorities and the army is making a substantial effort to cope with this problem its hostels and rehabilitation centres deal with a good proportion of youth but air experiment that is bound to be ev- tended is meeting with great success n x place near toronto a farm with the thrilling name of the house of concord there the discordant notes of many a young life are changed to harmony magistrates send young offenders there nther than committing them to prison car thieves vagrants burglars bullies and the officer in charge at concord has a deskful of fearsome weapons of which he has sive child it may be all right but for the average and those who learn slow- ly it seems that one teacher having to teach all grades cannot give the attention required to an individual farmers in this areaare prosperous and they want the best in education for their children so they see and want the benefits of the larger school the farmers main fear is that his school taxes will rise under a township area board they fear that they will be carrying the load for the urban section however there is no reason why having a single board for a large area should raise the per pupil cost of education nor is it likely either to wipe out all the one- room schools overnight the singe board would simply provide one ad ministration for an area that should prove large enough to support ade quate education for the farm child on an equal basis with an urban child extending the township school board system already well on the way is a right step in providing equal educational opportunity for all child ren whether they be from the farm or the village appeal relieved some of his clients the reader can readily imagine the work is by no means a bed of roses but the dedicated staff tackles it quietly and earnestly the results have been most encouraging a high percentage of success having been re corded there are no bolts or bars the boys can escape if they so de sire but those who stay are glad in the long run they have ample meals a freshair life and they can learn to he farmers dairy or poultry or pig they may learn how to service a car or even how to be a chef for a european chef is the cook for the place feeling he can be of greater service to humanity by his presence there than by being in charge of the cuisine at a large hotel this is only one of the many services undertaken by the salvation army their work at providing a haven for the very old or very young their shelters for the homeless and their rehabilitation centres for alco holics and exprisoners are but a few of the other characterbuilding activities you help to support by your gift to the red shield appeal shall we discuss our piddling allowance or squeal to mr roberts for of f ice supplies its the tribune by bill smiley it happened one sunday does going to church improve your golf score do you put the good side out or in when you build a fence on your property how many people attend evening seivice at church why do women live longer than men i dont know how you spend sunday the fine sjiing days but i got the answer to these questions and a few others last sunday went to church sunday morning and was early for once if was twenty to eleven when i arrived and its usuufly eighteen minutes later than that the reason was that i was on hand to teach bible class which begins at a quarter to ten you guessed it the smileys for about the tenth year in a row had forgotten to join the swing to daylight saving time k k k ir k took advantage of the extra time to line up golf game with fellow pillar of congregation answer to question 1 no i cant understand it but going to church doesnt improve your golf this other good anglican and i took on a couple of presbyterians who admitted theyd missed morning service they licked us badly home at 4 pm sat in chair in sun in yard licking golf wounds wife appears glares around yard looks meanly n me then a halfraked leaves halfbaked dog who messes every where cat who climbs screen on kitchen door and ruins it huge branch off oak free lying across flower beds fence leaning towards us at 45 degrees she tells me weve got to have a new fence itll cost hundreds of dollars i produce a diversion ask her whether well put good side of fence in or out i suggest out she says no i say everybody does she says im crazy i say calmly shes ridiculous leap in car to inspect fences all over own some face in others out nobody will give in she gets sore i give in but im telling you right here answer to question 2 depends on whether you want to look at the nice side of your fence or want your neighbours to see it urgent call during dinner sidesman needed for evening strvicc cant think quickly agree reluctantly get to church not a pillar in sight not a sinner not a choir member three altar boys rector on the job congregation is mc go he works including sermon answer to question 3 isiil rector told a good sfory later one elderly cattle farmer turned up once for evening service treacher said kindly since youre the only one here perhaps well dispense willi the sermon farmer says well if i loaded the whole wagon with feed and only one old cow turned up i think id feed her preacher agreed it was good logic went through entire service including onehour sermon when it ended he asked farmer what he thought latter replied well if i loaded the whole wagon with feed and only one old cow turned up to he fed i dont think id dump the whole wagon in front of her and the answer to the last question why do women live longer than men taint original but i like it because they dont have- wives by th way axxk koss i wonder how many folks around town feel as proud as i do these days proud of our own local talent over the past few weeks weve been privileged to enjoy numerous produc tions which have heen more than gratifying to the audiences in fact weve been marvellously entertained and yet we hear so little and enthuse so briefly about the pleasure weve received of all the local endeavors the three that stand out most prominently to me are the light opera presented by the local high school the four oneact plays of the stouffville players and most recently music mania produced by the couples club of our united church each of these has been most praise worthy comparable to similar productions anywhere in ontario at the amateur level and in their highlights coming close to many a professional performance beond and behind the entertainment we have seen is hard work the talent and the imagination of many people the funniest stories the most dramatic moments and he vocal highlights would have lost their impact had it not been for clever staging artistic scenery excellent lighting rakeup costumes and all the visual embellishments of any stage work bejond these is the work of the producers directors publicity people and ticket sellers all devoting lime and talent for the success of the show wc are convinced that in stouffville there is a wealth of talent wc would like to sec more of it we would like to hear more about it we would like to feel there greater apprecia tion among all of us who are so pleasantly entertained for those who work so hard to pcare u lets c proud of stouff ville and let others know c are proud of our home town lets start boostinj stouffville i efliims moil markham ont mr editor the elm is the largest grow ing tree in southern ontario their crowns usually towering high above the surrounding bushlands as a young man i helped cut many of these trees on the property now known as the clarcmont conservation area some had trunks of 34 feet in diameter and a height of fifty feet or more the lumber found many uses around the farm and the limb wood was used in the big kit chen range for yearround cooking and heating it was quite necessary to cut and haul a huge supply each winter logs not used were cut into stove lengths with the old crosscut saw and the limb wood was hauled and piled near the buildings to be cut up in the spring with the buzz- saw there are some huge elms still growing in this area but the dutch elm disease is sprea ding and killing more and more each year several hundred dead and dying elm trees are said to be marked for cutting along the roadsides in picker ing township in the metro ar ea they can be counted by the thousands if nothing can be done to stop this disease from killing the elms on farm lands and bush lots it may be only a short time until this graceful tree will be seen no more in this locality all who are able should take lime to plant some trees of dif ferent varieties to replace the elms our forefathers planted hundreds of miles of maple trees along our country roads for our benefit and enjoyment are we doing as much for fut ure generations the answer is no here in ontario many thous ands of trees are being sacrific ed each year for the widening of roads and highways little if any replanting is being done except on some main thorough fares he who spends a little time to plant some trees today leaves a living monument to show that once he passed this way geo e pegg roamin around it would appear that markham village has been caught up in the housebuilding boom betterthanaverage homes are coins up at a record rate with the expansion especially notice able to the west along no 7 llwy keeve alma walker plan to call a halt to future residential subdivisions however before the assessment scale falls too far out of balance fortunately for markham they can boast of seveial fine factories within the town limit that some other municipalities stouffville included would appreciate stouffville a dry town thats a joke the brewers tiuck totes a big load in here every week and theres little left by the time it completes its doortodoor rounds what ls the need for a retail outlet in the village when one can obtain such personal service we would suggest that some of its patrons would be well advised to invest their hardearned cash in other household necessities such as bread and milk hundreds of viewers including this writer were thrilled with the twonight performance presented last week by the united church couples club the scenery lighting and costumes were especially effective although it is perhaps unfair to mention any individual when everyone did so well we felt that the limbo gymnastics of one sharon krazier was just great my back still hurts we have still not heard a icasonable explination for the presale of tickets to the beatle show at maple leaf gardens several months prior to their appeaiance is it possible that gardens officials feared that the fad might pass and they would be left holding the bag the essay written by tim wees on two das in the life of the late alf kockler and published in the tribune last week was one of the finest pieces of pen work we have had tho pleasure of reading in a long time the description so excellent- ij composed almost brought the deceased back to life befora ihe eyes of the reader the salvation army red shield campaign is underway in this district the goal is 52300 your suppoit is requested for no organization performs such a marvellous seivice we never see one of these uniformed ladies or gentlemen but we wonder at their unselfish devotion to duty constable kilward grinishaw r the similtville police department has been appointed safely promotion officer here and will embark shortly on a slimmer program with the boys and girls in town speaking of this officer his handling of cases in the local courts is rapidly gaining the respect of cuurt per sonnel and members of ofher departments his facts are always well prepared and are presented in a clear concise manner that everyone can understand we are contient that the local safety program is in gool hands clarcmont teams hockey and softball must take the cake as the greatest bunch of quitters in the local history of amateur sport in hockey several seasons back they captured two titles lasted one more year and folded in ball they captur ed a championship last fall and now appear to be finished their withdrawal from softball competition comes at a time when several promising young lads were about ready to rank with the best in the local league they have the finest group of fan followers in the area and no entry lends to hurt the other clubs in the circuit as well its still a little early to think about christ mas bill one merchant on the main street in pickering village has his seasons greetings posted prominently at his store entrance 1retty tough slcddin for old st nick these days speaking about advertising one of the most eyecatching displays is located on no 7 hwy near bayview ave in maik- ham twp it is the replicaof a german shepherd dog life size or larger on the roof of emsleys training and boarding ken nels the image is so real that on first glance it would appear leady to bound out onto the road take a look at it the next time you drive down that direction a good sign for the time is the erection of a new addition on the rear of si andrews presbyterian church in markham village it will be utilized mainly for sunday school accommo dation its too bad that more churches and sunday schools are not finding it necessary to enlurge their quarters its hats off to glenn ratcliff of the iga for coming to the aid of the junior baseball team here this summer glenn has offered to buy these boys mdspanking new uniforms and his generosity cannot be i ted to go unnoticed talk about speed stouftvi emeu had heir red reel on he road in less than two minutes 1 mill 0 sec on sunday afternoon when they received a cull to a blaze on montreal si it was thought at first to be a house fire but inter turned out to be a grass blaze close lo a new home a pair of energetic gentlemen were in stouffville on satur day ringing up business for their twowheeled sharpening machines they walk many miles in a day and no doubt the money earned would hardly replace the wornout shoe leather one man a native of italy and identified only as joe had been in canada only three weeks his partner was also a new canadian i wonder how many native canadians would be willing to earn a living this way the fund drive promoted by the thornliaven school for retarded children was started on slay fith and will end on may ifith the objective is 80000 the proceeds will he used to maintain a training centre and workshop for retarded young adults if this goal is accomplished sufficient funds will then be available to continue his important part of the schools work for three years give what you can the markham dist high school has established a photo gallery of all scholarship winners within recent years their record is quite impressive and the framed pictures are a tribute to the students who attained this honour stouffvilles own helen busato accomplished this feat and her photo could hold a similar place of distinction here a youth from toronto convicted in court last week on n charge of stealing the radiator from a tractor on ihe farm of mr chas hooper lluttonville told the magistrate that he planned to sell il for scrap from his evidence it appeared hat the lad was in the scrap business what kind of car do you ihiuk he drove into he court parking lot you guessed ii a cadillac of course even the soiling of scrap can he profitable if you steal it and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the lord almighty jiosta 110 isaiah 436 we are indeed nil children nt god every man every individ ual has equal opportunity to be lieve in god o accept salvation it is a birthright made possible- through gods jove for all herein lies the strength of christianity herein jics tho strength of the individual chris tian jf we believe in god and understand tho example ot tho life of christ upon earth wc ac cordingly find it easier to meet the trials and temptations of lifo and to recognize the rights of others the hope of salvation which is peace eternal is gods promise lo all mankind wc must remem ber however that god expects something of us in return rtod your bible doll and go to church sunday