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j the stouffvilu t81mm tbrujay odobw 28 1965 municipal elections coming a number of local municipalities have set the dates for this years nominations and elections though they will not generate the same amount of interest as the federal elections they are equally important to the residents of these areas and just as much information is needed before voters can cast their ballots so often in a number of cases these municipal elections turn out to be popularity contests rather than elections based on concrete issues and capabilities as usual less than a hundred people will turn out to some of the nomination meetings unless something sensational happens before the date arrives there are so many changes be ing made by the department of muni cipal affairs these days that it is im perative that these small municipal ities have the best men available to meet the challenge the days when a local municipality was completely autonomous are gone and now they all must face up to the fact that they are directly connected to all others in the country more and more they will be working together on projects for the good of the entire country in an effort to prevent costly duplication of services these projects can only be a success with men who can think progressively and have considerable vision they can no longer think only of their own immediate problems within their own boundaries voters should make themselves aware of the issues which will be facing councils during the next few years they should be prepared to attend nomination meetings with in telligent questions to ask the candi dates and from the answers be ready to make a decision as to which ones they would like to have elected then they should get out and vote some of the percentages in these municipal votes are pathetic there would never be a better year to change these statistics only through the strength of the local municipal ities can the entire county find pro gress with weakness at home the results are obvious the date for the stouffville no mination meeting is nov 25th with election day dec 6th another church not needed here last week an application was made before the stouffville council deeking permission to establish a full gospel congregation in the old anglican church on main street the building and property is currently owned by the town although the council appeared hesitant to approve the request due to a 7oning problem involved we personally would question the move on a purely practical point of view just how many religious deno minations are required here in stouff- let public opin last week some members of markham twp council voiced oppo sition to a request that the question of sunday movies take the form of a plebiscite on the ballot at the forth coming municipal elections the rea sons for such a stand were not made too clear in fact were not sure that there are any reasons at all surely the council is anxious to ville to satisfy the desires of the residents could not these four or five fam ilies see their way clear to worship in the same pews with the baptists the anglicans the presbyterians the uniteds or united missionary people certainly in most cases on most sundays there would be sufficient room and we feel that they would in deed be made welcome there are some things that stouftville surely needs one of these is not another church ion be heard abide by the wishes of the majority how in certain instances are they to know what those wishes are unless they give the electorate an opportun ity to register an opinion on dec 6th the ratepayers of markham township will be going to the polls to select its council for an other year to register another x on the ballot would create no particu lar hardship too early for such a move the suggestion made last week by public school inspector j c mc clelland of pickering area no 1 that the erection of a school for sen ior students only was under consider fition by the board bas aroused con siderable opposition among rural ratepayers from what we can learn the board too is divided on the issue mr mcclelland has pointed out that such a system has worked out very well in urban areas but pick ering area 1 is not wholly urban on the contrary it is still very much rural we have no argument with the idea in fact we feel that it is only a matter of time until it is put into practice to push such a major move right now however is only inviting opposition and controversy the area system of local education is still in its infancy in pickering no 1 let the members creep before they walk the groom wore black week after week after week we read in our paper about the social events of the community the most important of which it seems is a wedding have you noticed how the writeups go on and on for miles de scribing the bride and her gown and the brides attendants and their cos tumes as well as the mothers attire where does the groom fit into the pic- turei wonder from the newspaper articles it would appear that he is just standing around looking stunned a sort of necessary evil therefore let us salute the over looked bridegroom and tell of a wed ding ceremony written by a man for his compatriot joe was beautiful in a hlack suit of wool with matching lapels pressed down sharply against his chest peering out of his left breast pocket were four tips of a cleverly- folded while linen handkerchief while on the left lapel quaintly held by placing the stem through an un used buttonhole and securing it with a small silver hat pin was a white carnation he wore a shirt of white nylon severely plain which was held to gether at the front by little buttons of plastic around his neck and under his shirt collar was a tie of black jersey knotted carefully in decora tive style and held to the shirt front with a clamping device of goldplated brass the cuffs of his shirt sleeves were closed with links of the same plated metal on his left wrist he wore a mercury battery powered watch n christmas gift from his father that was held in place with a metal band his trousers of simple pleated design matched the coat and were supported by a belt of black goatskin his shoes of black horsehide covered socks of dark material and were fas tened with a bow he wore no hat and had his hair combed back and then forward in a slight wave with no visible means holding it in position the bride wore the customary white the stouffville tribune limited kstabushko 1m member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association autbnriifd a oi4t mill iuffc lpt ottawa member of the audi bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada j00 elsewhere 5600 c h nolan tiihlislior jvs thomas krlilnr 4as mrkkan arlvcrtwinr pumpkin time glad puttyplrft ad pumpv d puttipjji sugar and spice by bill smiley p paurpunyp feiv pmnpifci bunfun- crozeye roamitt around big things are planned for the opening junior hockey night here in stouffville the date is tuesday nov 2nd and none other than last years group champions bobcaygeon will be the visitors this will be no ordinary game no siree ii will have colour and plenty of it opening ceremonies will include a uniformed brass band the like of which has never been seen here before stouffville reeve win timbers will drop the first puck at centre ice and all players will be indi vidually introduced coach harold hodgson has already sign ed up several boys and more will likely be added to the roster prior to gametime ah in all it looks like a great night that could add up to a very successful season see you there if youre a young mother who is tied to the kitchen table by two or three preschool children and long for an afternoon of recreation with the girls then weve just the answer to your problem join the thursday afternoon ladies bowling league thirtysix local girls have made the break from the monotonous routine of dishes and diapers and gather once a week at the stouffville bowling centre no they dont take the kids to the office they take them along to the alley where they can play to their hearts content lenore ramer is the president of the club shirley stewart is the secretary and joanne steel the treasurer there are six teams members include doris farthing edith bacon bunny burton dora danielis joan boyd joyce wright terry mcvicar jean white mary spence phyl colburn hazel wilson bernice nelson doreen northovcr ev mckay irene reid kay brown jean foley edna lee arlene holden joanne steel elinor wood lottie florence jean mann mae budd gladvs bunker dorothy griffith lenore ramer mildred ash aly nauta jackie turner marg schell doreen harper marion green dorothy sheffield and dorothy wilson this is its sec ond season of operation and most of the girls are back from last year the coffey and bartiey trophy goes to the winning club and last spring a banquet was held at the lemonville united church with refreshments later at the home of aly nauta the majority of mothers drive their own cars but those who cant are supplied with transportation there is still room for a few more girls to serve as spares just call shirley stewart 6401583 and have your name listed its the only league in town where you can bowl and babysit all at the same time while on the subject of bowling a mixed senior citizen league will open its activities in the local alleys on wednesday nov 3rd it is interesting to note that markham village may re ceive home mail delivery even before christmas a minimum of 2000 drops are required according to legislation passed recently how long will stouffville have to wait before this personal delivery service is provided it depends on the growth of the town but it could be five or even ten years at the present time we have about 1200 drops here far short of the required figure postmaster jack sanders reports that his office has the accommodation for this service when it does arrive we missed the kinsmens show on thursday nlghtand can therefore make no personal comment on the kind of program that was offered from the talk around town how ever it was western entertainment at its best with body bangay and cousin zeke receiving much of the praise we understand that hi spile of the weather a sellout crowd was iu attendance speaking of the kinsmens club the members did a real good turn for the retarded childrens organization by adopt ing the stetson hat as their oflicial headwear they were on sale at the international plowing match bud smiths lazy lake ranch will be the location of the sloulfville lions club turkey shool on saturday afternoon oct 30th beginning at i pm shot guns and 22 rifles will be supplied lazy lake is situated cast of mussclmans lake near island lake in other words at the corner of the aurora slderoad and the 10th cone club presideni lome boadway claims that turkeys are in season but theres a law sgainst shooting lions in uxbridge twp it wasnt so long ago that we in this column suggested that a flower shop on the main street of stouffville could become a paying proposition last december graham hud son of obrien avenue opened such a store next to the fire- hall and the success of his business has bcn rather amazing mr hudson has been so satisfied that he has now purchased the premises and will lake up permanent residence in an apartment upstairs the exterior has alrcadv been repainted and the interior will be completely renovated the change over will be completed around the middle of november and a grand opening will be held at that time delivery was made on the weekend o new jacket for the junior clipper hockey club of last season all the play ers along with coach harold hodgson chipped in the- equal share to make the purchase possible it is interesting to note that not only did coach hodgson pay a par of his own jacket but he also received nary a red cent for his duties with the team what more can one expect from a man than that the sooner a red warning light is erected at the inter section of the new brock road and no 7 hwv in brougham the better vote as you like but vote by erie w baker this election cliche is less be neficial than its users assume and may actually do harm it may have value in flooding out a radical minority or it may increase the voting influence of communities where there is a strong basic preference for one party but in most cases it en courages impulse voting and may flood out the votes of those who do weigh the issues election workers of all parties know that very few perhaps ten percent will decide and go to the poll without persuasion the extra 40 to 50 percent who are persuaded may not change the proportion if all parties campaign actively but the pro portion may change drastically if one candidate is better known or better financed or better sup ported by workers though not necessarily more capable service clubs might usefully say think as you like but think before voting it must be distressing to all good citizens to realize that gov ernments have actually been returned to office despite record ed scandal this is partly be cause many voters have perso nal reasons for preferring a government which will deal with influence disclosures in this election merely reflect that a large num ber of canadians apparently concentrated in one province do have an interest in influence peddling it would be foolish wishful thinking to assume that these people would change their me thods if their party were en dorsed at the polls those who dislike influence peddling must vote against that party if they wish to teach poli ticians good habits pity tor the city max this is a time of year when my heart goes out to city- dwellers its a time when rural or smalltown living is im mensely superior to that in the concrete canyons the abom inable apartments the sad suburbs of metropolia in the city day ends drearily in the fall theres the long wearying battle home through traffic or the draughty crush ed degrading scramble on public transportation the city man arrives home fit for nothing but slumping for the evening before the television set and what greets him the old lady wound up like a steel spring because h hasnt seen a soul she knows all day theres nothing to look at but that stupid house next door exactly like their own and the kids have been giving her hell hes stuck with it for the whole evening thats why so many city chaps have workshops in the basement its much simpler to go down collar and whack off a couple of fingers in the power saw than listen to mabel life is quite different for the smalltown male he is home from work in minutes he surveys the ranch savs must get those storm windows on one of these davs and goes in to the good fall smells of cold drinks and hot food his wife saw him at breakfast again at lunch has had a good natter with the dame next door and has been out for two hours raking leaves with the kids she doesnt need him instead of drilling oil to the basement the smalltown male announces that this is his bowling night or he has to go to a meeting of the conservation and slaughter club and wheres a clean shirt and thats all there is to it while her city counterpart squats in front of tv gnaw ing her nails and wondering why she didnt marry good old george who has a big dairy farm now the smalltown gal collects the kids and goes out to burn leave there is nothing more romantic than the back streets of a smalltown in the dark of a fall evening piles of leaves spurt orange llanie white smoke eddies neighbours call out lean on rakes women kerchiefed like gypsies heap the dry leaves high on the tire kids avoid the subject of bedtime dash about the fire like nimble gnomes or perhaps the whole family goes to a fowl supper what in city living can compare to this finest of rural functions a crisp fall evening a drive to the church hall through a halloween landscape an appetite like an alligator and that first wild whiff of turkey and dressing that makes your knees buckle and the juices how free in your cheeks but its on weekends that my pity for the citvdwcllcr runneth over not for him the shootingmatch on a clear fall saturday with its goodhumoured competition its easv friendliness not for him the quiet stroll down a sunny wood road shotgun over arm partridge and woodcock rising like clouds of mosquitoes its not that he doesnt live right or doesnt deserva these pleasures its just that its physically impossible to get to them easily if he wants to crouch in a duckblind at dawn he has to drive half the night to get there maybe on a sunday or holiday in the fall the city family decides to head out and see some of that beautiful autumn foliage they see it after driving two hours and with 50000 other cars they crawl borne in late afternoon bumper in bumper the old man cursing the kids getting hungrier th mother growing owlicr smalltown people can drive for 15 minutes and hit scenery at least around here that leaves them breathless or theyll wheel out a few miles to see their relatives on the farm eat a magnificent dinner and sit around watching tv in a slate of delicious torpor yup its lough to live in the city in the fall too many churches york presbytery told halloween safety prevents tragedy for a firesafe halloween give youngsters a hazard in spection before they go out for their evening of fun painful burns and even more tragic accidents have occurred be cause children carried candle- lighled pumpkins and wore flimsy costumes that were eas ily ignited to prevent such occurrences this year hal wright kami safety specialist ontario department of agri culture suggests these rules for a halloween of tricks or treats instead of tragedy 1 use a flishlight never a candle to light a pumpkin candles are hazardous in doors too 2 stay away from flimsy materials for costumes wigs and masks are also flammable 3 if costumes are purchased make sure they are flame- proofed but even heavy clothing and flameproofed costumes will burn to some extent 4 be sure the children understand they must stay well back from bonfires burning leaves and fire places 5 make sure that smaller children are supervised cedar grove there are too many churches said project planning associates to the members of york presby tery meeting at zion united church here october 19th this statement was part of the conclusion of a study corn- misled by the presbytery which it is hoped will enable the united church in york presbytery to estimate its fut ure needs up to 1985 york presbytery extends from the toronto metropolitan border to lake simcoe an increase in population from 128000 to 240000 by 1985 within the boundaries of york presbytery of the united church of canada is forecast to meet the anticipated growth eleven new churches will be required and eight existing churches will have to be en larged and extended thirty- seven churches could event ually be clased mr watts in his concluding statement said the changes recommended in this report may appear drastic to many in the presbytery it will be especially troublesome to those who have made personal sacri fices for a church which is recommended to be closed and to those whose ancestors help ed build a church however the trend towards amalgama tion is unmistakable and th challenge must be met the delegates of presbytery received the report with a great deal of interest one member expressed considerable concern that many spiritual and local factors were not sufficiently taken into account one mem ber wondered how the pro posed union with the anglican church would affect the plant however the concensus wa thai the report is one of the most exciting developments in presbytery for a decade rev a r wright chairman of york presbytery said in thft preface to the report that it represents a standard by which measured he stated further that its ultimate value will de pend upon the integrity of thought and purpose that the members of presbytery r willing to bring to the task which lies before them introducing voters to candidates stationery furniture machines tribune office supplies markham ics have added a new and potentially valuable idea to their allcandidates election meeting on november 1st voters as well as candi dates will be examined and given a chance to show how smart they are questions will deal with voters motivation and degree of participation some of the answers will be tabulated in time lor announce ment at the meeting and others will be reported in the press it is often admitted that we get the kind of government we deserve this is because politic ians are always adjusting to the voters actions some voters preferences show up in the voting but for other factors special questions must be asked and the results will likely be interesting to the voters as well as candidates to get accurate results indi vidual answers will be kept ronfidcntial only totals arc used r- bis th however to makr th suits reliable they should based on a large group so jcs have taken the auditor ium of markham district high school on church st markham village if the good guys pack th meeting this bit of research may be slightly biased but the in fluence on future public attain would be in the right direction in any event the results will teach politicians about us with municipal nominations following the federal election so closely this project could also benefit local affairs so every one interested in good govern ment should let his attitude b included workshop on wheel the latest style in portable classrooms is a british trailer containing eight tons of metal- work and rarnrnlry tools which ran he moved daily irom school to school