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ftp 7 thl stouffviue triwnf tkny april 15 1965 i i i editorial no purpose was served by jail sentence last week a cleancut well- dressed willowdale lad was sentenced to five days in jail by magistrate rus sell pearse in richmond hill court following a conviction of consuming liquor while under the age limit of 21 years it was his second offense and this repeat infraction was con tained in the charge the boy was 18 although we dont condone young peoples drinking habits as we know them today we can see no euro or prohibition of the practice by put ting a lad behind bars the magistrate was not to blame he was only following the stipula tions as contained in the law which states very plainly imprisonment for a term of not more than three months we feel that too much leeway is left to the discrimination of the ar resting officer who if he wishes can overlook previous offenses and give the magistrate the alternative of levying a fine of not less than 10 and not more than s500 last week in whitby court a 20 year old youth faced a similar charge in the evidence that was presented by the police constable it was learned that he was a second offender how ever we presume that because thi charge did not read as such magis trate harry jermyn imposed a fin of 50 and costs it would seem very strange that two cases so similar should be treated so differently the solicitor representing the willowdale lad charged that the law was outdated and some leniency should be shown toward his client this of course could not be done wa feel that since the law is both out dated and impractical the police must use discretion and many do we would suggest that 75 per cent of boys between the ages of 18 and 21 have at one time or another taken a drink this may be a shameful thing depending on your view is it also a shame for them to fight for our country at is to drive a motor car or to cast a ballot we as adults appear to enjoy the gentle art of pushing our young people with the left hand and restraining them with a whip held in the right well it doesnt always work but a few of the less fortunate must pay the price like the lad who spent five days in jail improved public relations it would appear that as far as the pickering township council and planning board are concerned the issue concerning the moving of a claremont district woodworking shop to a new site on the same farm is a closed book this is a regrettable problem one that has caused two separate parties much trouble although in our estimation neither is to blame mr howard burton the applicant went through all the proper channels to have his plans approved the com plainants messrs bishop and whit- tington are only attempting to pro tect the interest they have invested in their own properties we feel that in situations of this kind it would have been good public relations on the part of the planning board to inform adjacent residents of the proposed shift in site and obtain their reaction to the move we feel that people have every right to know what type of operation js moving in next door a neighbour hood canvass is nothing new and can be completed at little cost this re quirement may not be written into the law books but we contend that a council or planning board is at least morally obligated to consider the guy who must live with his new neigh bour be it a dog kennel a scrap yard or a glue factory could bring complaints properties purchased for specu lative purposes in the twp of pick ering may soon be assessed at a high er rate if and when an arrangement is finalized between the county asses sor gordon hepditch and the dept of municipal affairs pickering could well find itself subjected to another wave of com plaints with real estate firms on one side looking for sales and farmers on the other wishing to sell increased assessments although only pending could put a serious crimp in agricultural land purchases the owner wishing to dispose of his property and retire may find that his land is no longer acceptable under the new assessment terms last week councillor harvey spang noted that soon there would ba few farms left in pickering if the current sales trend was allowed to continue we would suggest that many farmers can no longer afford to remain in pickering and we dont blame them for selling if the price is right illegal to sleep in church we just returned from a business trip to montreal and as usual we ran into a bit of news which we think is subject for comment sleeping in church is only legal in montreal dur ing services since churches in stouff- ville are not open here during week days we dont know how serious an offence this would be though we can attest to the fact that plenty take advantage of the sunday morning hour for a snooze in the montreal case four men were fined from 50 to 100 each with alternative jail terms when they were found sleeping in a downtown church the chief attorney told the judge that the men were in the church to get out of the cold and their nocturn al visit was embarrassing people who came to meditate and pray since it was apparent the four involved were without funds their sleeping quarters for a time it seems has been arranged by law it appears that the ancient law of sanctuary no longer applies in churches not even for the indigent however our guess is that there will be some who detect an absence of christian charity in what happened to the unfortunates in this case library week means something here this saturday april 17th marks the conclusion of national library week in canada during this week we are asked to give some thought to our local library to the services avail able here in stouffville we have a good library and each year the num ber of books and the quality has been increased there is reading material for every taste it has been said that the first person to take a book out of a public library was involved with adult edu cation whether he realized it or not no matter what the purpose was the person was seeking ideas and growth and this is what adult education is in our stouffville library it still only costs a few cents to get a library card it is one of the few areas not yet affected by inflation the doors are open to young and old alike whether used for only a moment to check a point of reference or to take out several books each week the facilities have been greatly expanded over the years and the number and variety of books has been going up and up our library board has kept up to date in an attempt to keep quality of the library material high you could show your appreciation to the library board by paying a visit with the family and observe the fine facil ities available ehp iouffmlle unhurt kstabl1sheo 1jss member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association amhorum icontfm mull rwtefllet dp ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada s400 klsewhere s600 c h solas publisher jak thomas editor 4as mckean advertising t wdam afewodd lot court7ar the pay tll 4prm so the can spend tceboijnd f m a mknnonite viewpoint the christian and fences do you find it comfortable sit ting on the fence just as there are physical fences which de fine areas of property there are also spiritual boundaries whieli determine our eternal destiny the bible says no servant can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the oth er he cannot serve god and mammon in luke 1613 and in james 44 we read ye adulterers and adultresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with god whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of god each individual who lives in our generation under the sound of the gospel should awaken to the fact that there is no neutral ground our stand must be tak en on one side of the fence or the other not on it if our lives are committed to christ we will want to follow his teachings and allow his holy spirit to di rect everything we do and say the alternative is to commit our lives to the service of the devil with our souls eternal fate in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not god and that obey not the gospel of our lord jesus christ who shall be punished with everlasting de struction from the presence of the lord and the glory of his power ii thess 18 9 there is no peace of mind or real security outside of the se curity which christ provides for those who serve him why not get off the fence behold now is the accepted time behold now is the day of our salva tion sugar and spice by bifr simi 2 heard about the fellow whose wife was always complaining she had so much work to do and nobody to help her he bought her an electric washer an elec tric dryer an electric sweeper and an electric dishwasher then she nagged hah and now i dont even have a place to sit down so he bought her an el ectric chair j0bddir0 with a splash a chap from a paint company phoned the other day and asked me to write an article on liouscpainting at first i was a little nonplussed as i have never painted a house in my life then i remembered the ham one time the hog farmers asked me to write an article about pigs i agreed my wife snorted what do you know about pigs exactly i retorted i sat down and wrote an account of the life and times of a hog that for sheer ignorance of the subject has never beer surpassed but the hog farmers liked it and that christmas i received a twelvepound ham from a packing company as a gift while i was chatting with this paint man on the phone my mind began to race along these lines if a little feature on hogs produced a beautiful ham surely a few hundred words on house painting would be good for a house or at least some paint and i have to paint the trim on my house this spring so while it is a fact that there isnt likely a man in north america who has spent more time not painting houses than i it is not quite true that i have never painted a house at the same time it is not quite true that i have painted a house let me explain one summer in a period of acute mental depression i spent my entire vacation trying to paint the trim on the ancient sagging heap of first and second mortgages wed just bought it was during the first nauseating bloom of the do-it- yourself sickness the whole country was full of sweating cursing frustrated men struggling to assemble everything from golf carts to 50 yachts from their handy home kits i was hooked too i decided to paint the house myself achieve personal satisfaction bask in my wifes praise save all that money there didnt seem to be much to it a few gallons of paint and you wont know the old place probably double its value i rented a ladder bought brushes paint and turps as we old house painters call it the house trim was aboutso feet off the ground i climbed up to have a look at the old paint half an hour later my wife came out to call the kids and found me there cling ing with both arms and oth legs to the top of the ladder white as chalk moaning pilcously she had to call the fire department to get me down i lowered my sights and decided that for that year it would be enough to paint the window frames on the ground floor first i had o scrape where it was blistered and cracked and peeled did you ever try to scrape flint in hell it was the hottest summer in 30 years id scrape for half an hour clear a patch four inches by four then climb down dripping and go in and fetch a cold beer as i emerged instantaneously three or four neighbours would emerge from hiding behind their hedges and join me tongues hanging out invitations announcements accessories come in and ask for your free bridal gift register trib roamin around we along with an estimated 1000 other folk attended the springtime ice revue sponsored bv the stouffville figure skating club in the arena on saturday night the twohour show was a fine performance with excellent lighting bringing out he eyecatching colour of the skaters costumes the crowd reaction to individual numbers was the onlv dis appointing part of the whole program manv appeared to be present in body only with their mind firmly fixed on such television personalities as johnny bower henry richard or davey keon the majority sat silently in the stands like a bunch of cold fish and except for an occasional backstage cheer from onice participants one could have closed his eyes and visualized a funeral march rather than a skating procession this of course is typical of many stouffville audiences they come to hear but not to be heard this type of glovcdhand reception provides the performers with little incentive or satisfaction the croud warmed up to a slight degree with the introduction of guest star debbi wilkes who clad in a glittering sequined costume of gold lame was the semblance of beauty and grace their reaction maintained this level for claremonts fred peddie but his displav of mid- ice acrobatics should have warranted a standing ovation and would have in a hometown rink such as markham or unionville he was sensational equal to anv highpriced per sonality that could have been imported into the show still many people sat on their hands the mc had to call for an encore the audience should have called for two or three in another act the twosome of janice smith and fred peddie turned in smooth effort that could and should have raised the rafters it didnt if there was an audible sign of appre ciation noticeable it was for the wee tads the little guys and dolls that appear to be plentiful with the local club this year it speaks well for the future of the organization as for a stimulant to awaken the deepseated enthusiasm of the con servative crowd the instructress jean barclay could possiblv have done the trick with a solo number but thats only an optimistic guess all in all we thought it was an excellent effort wc enjoyed every minute of it and were sure that 1000 others liked it too although they didnt show it wendy wilkes of rupert ave and dcbbl wilkes of unionville are both figure skaters with the same surname and appeared in the same show on saturday night but are no relation in spite of the advance publicity for the beatle show in maple leaf gardens in august tccn reaction here has not been enthusiastic we have contacted several and not one has indicated any desire to attend of course a big buildup is due in the next four months that practically assures the financial success of the venture following the blaze in the bank of nova scotia in mark- ham on friday morning one customer enquired of a ladv teller if the management planned to hold a fire sale to dispose of old watersoaked twenty dollar bills speaking of banks both the commerce and nova scotia in town will be closed on good friday and easter monday they will be open for business on saturday morning from 9 to 11 am this wednesday some lucky lady was the winner of a new easter bonnet and a new dress in two separate draws conducted at the stouffville bakery to be eligible all you had to do was buy two loaves of bread spring fever has surely hit this area on sunday after noon we saw harold dixon main st e out for a joyrlde on a motorbike the wanderlust has even hit the animal king dom in markham pc rod junkin was called into the sher wood park subdivision to subdue a ramblin muskrat that had ventured into the residential area when he could find no takers for its pelt he quietly laid it away in an unmarked grave houstons have just concluded another 1c sale at their rexall store and business was exceptionally brisk on satur day how a company can promote such a sale and still remain in business is a mystery to this writer its like patrick motors selling one new pontiac for 53000 and a second one for your wife at 53000 plus one cent mr and mrs vcrn davies marked the 35th anniversary of the opening of cedar beach with a large gathering on sat urday night mrs ivan mclaughlin one of their original em ployees of that day officiated at the cutting of the cake that measured 4 ft by 5 ft more than 300 guests were in attend ance dance visitors at cedar beach back in april 1930 in cluded dr and mrs barker mr and mrs gar lehman and mr and mrs w t rennie all of stouffville a lot of water has flowed up on the old north shore of mussclmani lake since those days although we dont profess to be a provocative drama critic that would come close to the abilities of a nathan cohen we attended the stouffville players presentation doctor in the house for specifically that purpose on friday night it was standingroom only at the legion hall for fri days performance the crowd was smaller for the opener on thursday but this is understandable since two teams of pro fessional players were competing in a nationwide telecast and rivalry of that nature is difficult to match the scene of the entire twohour performance was centred in an apart ment flat occupied by three medical students and more often than not the liancce of one of the wouldbe physicians cur- vaciously played by elsa bevan two of the students frank steele and denis epson gang up on a third jerome de- lauricr and introduce him to a pretty nurse jewel stoyan to their dismay they learn that she is a niece of the much disliked matron pat dymond and even worse they are told that the two plan to marry working together with the hospi tal porter wilf mcwhinnic the head surgeon frank barker and a second nurse jean oneill they attempt ta discrcdit the moral honour of their fellowstudents fiancee the play has an excellent introduction as tony grirnsdyke to cut a lone storv short i got two and a half windows done that vcar it cost me about s200 for driedout brushes i frank steele announces rather convincingly that their spilled paint ruined clothing and all that beer the next summer i sensibly hired a couple of painters they did a bangup job and didnt even charge extra for all hat paint they put on the brickwork the window panes the lawn the vines and the children but the whole business gave me a lasting interest in house- painting and i formed a few maxims im happy to pass along to the novice first of all you must have the proper equipment for house painting two basic items are a house and some paint a third thing that makes the job bearable is a wife who likes painting oh yes one more thing you should have a swimming pool drain the water and fill the pool with turpentine youll need it every drop happy house painting une office supplies j tree planting tips deciduous trec5 may be planted in the spring as soon as the frost is out of the ground say horticulturists with the on tario department of agricuure on receipt of the trees from the nursery make sure the roots do not dry out before planting submerge the roots in water or cover with wet burlap to keep them moist holes for the trees should be dug larger than the actual width and depth of the roots so that good topsoil mixed with organic matter such as well- rotted manure or peat can be encourage the development of new roots set the tree at the same depth as it grew previously fill in the soii and at the same time move the tree slightly back wards and forwards to allow the soil to settle among the roots then tramp the soil fir mly after transplanting the trees should be staked securely until they arc well established a sin gle stout stake driven firmly into the ground should be suf ficient finally give the area a- round the roots a thorough soa- worked in around the tree to king to prevent drying out leading lady has been involved in a car accident and the opening will be delayed until her injuries are treated as a sigh of regret goes up from the crowd he calls for medical aid and the two students jerome delaurier and denis epson run up the aisle onto the stage all parts are played well and if any prompting was necessary from the sidelines it was never noticeable the pronounced native accent of both frank steele and elsa bevan especially in the flurry of heated argument in act 1 had us straining our cars to catch the words but this problem was overcome as the verbal pace became more normal the borrowed english accent employed by wilf mcwhinnie was excellent and added much to the humour of his performance all spoke out loud and clear especially in the lovescene act played by jewel stoyan and jerome dclauricr when their voices could have become lost in the chesterfield cushions the almost continuous drinking sessions would never enhance the plays grading with the temperance union and we thought this point was a trifle overdone it seems too that every play to be a success must be tinged with four letter words and although many may find such expressions humourous wc feel that it is often done to death had not the play been advertised as adult entertainment we would have critucd several quotations such as now my virgin needs no urgin there is nothing she wont do or later old girl the mood is right but the moment is wrong we thought that denis epson had one of the best lines when he asked why do women have to have babies why cant they just bud like flowers or frank barkers question have i not operated on you and wilf mcwhinniess reply there was sometalk of it sir but you decided to let me live response by the audience was good and individual comment was most complimentary the next production is scheduled for october if its comparable to the last it will be well worth seeing