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page 2 the tribune thumday decesiber 9 1971 established 1888 chables tt nolan publisher james thomas associate publisher and editor bobebt mccacsland adwrtuin jlanage published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402101 single copies 15c subscriptions s500 per year in canada s900 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorial constructive criticism welcome certain programs and policies ap proved by the york county board of education have been the subject of some criticism in recent months particularly by the tribune this is true we have contended that current overcrowding at ballantrae public school is partly the result of premature school closings at vivian and shrub- mount we have criticised the proposed sale by auction of the lemonville school even after trustees were told the areas residents wished the building retained for a community centre our opinion hasnt changed last week two members of the board mrs louise aimone and mrs margaret coburn travelled from thornhill and aurora respectively to discuss these and other issues with the newspapers editor personally while admitting that to err was human even for school trustees they also challenged the press on its duty to compliment as well as criticise the work of the board when decisions warrant favorable recognition they also pointed to the need for a closer working relationship between the people and the board this vacuum they feel could be best bridged by a concerned press these criticisms of a constructive nature are welcomed by the tribune the tribunes criticisms of a con structive nature should also be welcomed by the board position of responsibility the rural residents of ward 1 town ship of pickering will have a voice in that section of the municipality they made themselves heard saturday electing candidate john an derson r r 3 claremont to a seat on the 197273 council candidate anderson had two things going for him following his nomination nov 26 first his campaign was well organized and included several in fluential supporters wellknown and highlyrespected throughout the ward secondly he had as his opponent john campbell a constant source of irritation to farm folk when he held the fort in a predominantly urban area several years ago it would therefore be safe to say that the vote in the rural district at least was as much anticampbell as proanderson the end result then was obvious while winning a position on council any council is an honor that falls to only a few john andersons success carries a tremendous responsibility for he will be representing a ward part of which could go to metro toronto or oshawa and the remainder to uxbridge or even york where will the cutoff occur where should it occur opinions are divided so whatever the decision many will not agree john anderson must share in that decision however he cannot be all things to all people a voice in the north that will be heard in the south read his election slogan of this he can be sure the ratepayers will be listening nobodys business the days when receiving any form of welfare was considered shameful are over most people now see nothing wrong with public assistance to a person who is ill old or otherwise unable to fend for himself yet as mayor ken laushway pointed out at a recent meeting of regional council the health and social services committee reports in great detail the disbursements from a trust fund on behalf of york manor residents mr laushway suggested a return to the system used by the former county government a board of management which could decide such things it is after all of very little interest to the public if mrs smith or mr brown wants 200 for christmas shopping the money is in most cases their own it was put into a trust account when they en tered york manor we agree with mayor laushway that its really nobodys business theres no need to trot it out in public moreover we can recall at least one snide crack made by a regional coun cillor about one requested disbursement this is in the worst possible taste we suspect this is a hangover from the old days of charity or the workhouse it is interesting to note that this committee is the only one which reports in such detail usually its just accounts totalling 510700 and these can be examined at the clerks office mayor laushways suggestion makes sense a board of management would not only avoid the petty spectacle of dragging these details into public view but it would also be more efficient ejitpr 3ail l i f e bio o d of eye r y to w n yes i care whether stouffville as a business community survives if it doesnt the effects would be far greater than people realize sure you can find some items selling for less elsewhere but lets be fair and do a complete comparison repeatedly i have seen furniture and appliances selling at a lower price here when you take the trouble to compare model for model i just bought a coat here for less than the same coat priced in toronto i can buy most drugs for the same price or less than at our discount stores outside of town how about our gasoline prices our house prices land prices and services our food costs could be higher than some but one in particular is now operating at a loss i wonder why could it be to eliminate the opposition and then watch the prices go up now suppose we lost our businesses as such what does it cost us while some of our friends had their houses catch fire while they were elsewhere shopping who would come to their aid most of our firefighters are either local businessmen or their em ployees it appears our fire department would be only a token effort without local businesses how many people would get out of bed with the temperature zero to go to a fire for 5 pay what would happen to our local newspaper which has won so many awards if there were no businesses to advertise dead i wonder where the money comes from for the santa claus parade the candies to support the local dances plowing matches fire fund and other charities how many parents take their boys to play hockey wearing a sweater bought by local businessmen and accompany their children to get a free gift from santa provided by local businessmen all before they leave town to do their shopping local businessman j nqtyfwecoulportlyef i a pervanejsj fhjntohasgewon n bsbxa ronou mamma mmmm nan mmmm vmmmt mmmm mmmm nam mmmm tmamm mmmm mm their iives for our liberty dear sir on a number of occasions i have found your column roaming around rather boring and sometimes contradictory to the facts it has therefore become my habit to ignore that particular section of your paper however the heading on your column nov 11 best we forget attracted my attention and i could not resist reading your comments on remembrance day boy you really did it this time i never expected rash statements and conclusions of this kind i have to assume that the least an editor can do is to try and understand the facts before publicly voicing his opinion i am sure that most people have a better understanding of remembrance day than you have let me for your sake and possibly some others briefly review the true meaning of this solemn occasion on november 11th 1918 an armistice between the hostile powers came into effect which ended the great war a war which was believed to have been fought to end all wars john mccraes in flanders fields had been written in 1915 and as a result of this magnificent and meaningful poem the red poppy became symbolic of the human sacrifice which was made to end all wars the first line of the third verse readstake up our quarrel with the foe the word foe is meant to be war november 11 was then called armistice day wars however had not ended and the world experienced another armed clash with all the horrors of such that war was named world war ii it was then decided to change the name of november 11th from armistice day to remembrance day thus remembering the ending of both wars and all wars on the same day remembrance day is not an occasion to remember the war activities this day and the symbolic poppies are to remember those men and women who lost their lives for a cause which among others enables you to voice a warped impression of the meaning of that day lest we forget simply means that we are reminded not to forget those who died for the freedom we cherish and enjoy the infiltration of new recruits in the ranks of legion members shows your ignorance of the meaning and purpose of the canadian legion these younger people may never have fired a gun in battle but they also have sworn allegiance to the constitution of the legion which undertakes to help those men and women including their dependents who still suffer from af flictions resulting from their wartime service the stouffville branch of the canadian legion is periodically host to a number of patients of sunnybrook hospital on the next occasion of such a visit you should also come to the legion hall and see those veterans or in some cases what is left of them again then remembrance day ser vices are not held to remember war but to remember people and their sacrifices therefore mr editor you should have refrained from voicing your opinion before doing your homework in order to get familiar with the facts louis meydam manitoba street stouffville too complacent dear sir on a recent television newscast a report on drug sales concluded with the remark that as yet heroin had not shown up in public schools suddenly im angry after com placently saying isnt it terrible for the last couple of years are we as parents accepting this condition as a sign of the times i firmly believe that if everyone co operated this problem could be solved most parents wouldnt allow their children to frequent immoral places then if drugs are to be accepted as a part of school life i say they too are immoral perhaps exceptional conditions require exceptional tactics like withdrawing our children or refusing to pay school taxes until they meet a standard that we feel is acceptable our young people are intelligent but also adventuresome lets guard them its our responsibility mother of two the true spirit of christmas by jim thomas what interests do sunday afternoons hold for you is it an exciting time like skiing skating or snowmobiling is it a relaxing time reading visiting or resting is it a boring time a few long hours with nothing to do at all for me its a time to set aside everything and concentrate on writing this column believe it or not i usually start around two and finish around six interrupted only by the occasional phone call and a couple of trips for coffee over at bings for this reason i seldom book any extracurricular activities for the sab bath for as sure as i do im in trouble it throws my whole schedule out of line and i find myself working into the wee small hours of monday morning trying to catch up there are exceptions to every rule however last sunday was such an oc casion it was a letter dated nov 26 1971 from the world vision of canada that at tracted my attention it was addressed to me personally otherwise i might have chucked it into the wastebasket without enquiring further into its content at- tached to the covering correspondence from the organization was a handwritten note that read as follows dear sirs i feel that people in a prosperous country like canada indulge too much in their own extravagance expecially at christmas time i this christmas i have asked folks who give me gifts to give me the money in stead so i may donate it to some worthy charity i know the sum wont be very large but i hope it will help feed some poor hungry little children i have heard that your organization does help such people with little loss through administration costs please send me information concerning your work thank you sincerely penny dawson on sunday afternoon i visited penny i found her not at home sleeping or watching tv not out on a nearby hill skiing or toboganning but in church the goodwood baptist church assisting in the training of an 18voice childrens choir to sing this week for senior citizens at lakeview home in beaverton and at parkview in stouffville she immediately stepped forward and introduced herself penny 17 is a grade 12 student at port perry high school she lives a few doors south of county road 1a with her parents mr and mrs robert dawson her grandmother a dog named ladda and a cat called willie shes exceptionally attractive and overly modest even to the point of ac cepting no credit for her personal fund- raising campaign the idea of assisting others less for tunate than herself came on a suggestion from a united church minister speaking on the radio i had thought about it before she said but this year i decided to do something about it her mother obtained the office address of world vision from a friend penny contacted them for additional in formation but wont it be a bit disappointing to get up on christmas morning and find no presents under the tree i asked ive thought about that penny answered honestly but i also feel there are many other things that make up a happy christmas than just exchanging gifts penny refuses to look on the project as any personal sacrifice she also admits that the money she receives will not be that great to go too far she points out however that every contribution large or small will help a little i love helping children she said a broad smile lighting up her face that love is twofold for somewhere in bogota columbia one little childs christmas will be a little merrier thanks to the thought fulness of a 17 year old goodwood girl named penny dawson perhaps others will follow her example