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pate 4 the trjbuxe thursday november 16 1972 l5cna tiiunt established 188s charles h solas publisher james thomas associate publisher and editor robert mccacsland advertising manager 1 published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 51 main st stouffville onl tel 6102101 single copies 15c subscriptions 600 per year in canada s1000 elsewhere mmbr of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly news papers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorial it takes time to serve on council twentyfive years ago stouffville council met only twice a month what meetings were required in the interval could be hastily convened on the streetcorner the planning board what little planning was done was a separate body with only the reeve serving on both times have changed but un fortunately the dedication of some councillors has not they cant spend the time or more bluntly wont spend the time that positions of such importance demand these are the drones all take and little give doubtless every municipality is plagued by this problem including whitchurch stouffville for almost two years now there have been mumblings and grumblings con cerning the attendance record of the representative from ward 5 the seat sometimes occupied by councillor june button has been vacant on so many occasions members are more surprised by her presence than her absence but no one has ever said anything at least not in public finally at a planning committee meeting nov 7 mayor laushway blew the lid off the pot and while he didnt name names the subject of his remarks was as obvious as the empty chair he stared at in disgust back in 1970 june button won the ward 5 popularity contest handily her long time residence here plus experience on both the public and high school boards stood her in good stead her support was greater than that of her two male rivals combined in the two years that have followed however her lacklustre interest in whats going on has impaired her political image in the eyes of the elec torate if councillor june button seeks re election of is acclaimed at this time neither is certain she must agree to put town business before personal pleasures if for her a sacrifice of this kind is too great then she would have been well advised to step aside and let someone in who will the penalties of public service as the penalties of public service in crease it continues to amaze that communities are able to provide the men and women to accept positions that usually carry bitter rewards again this year we find that there is a full slate to fill the council offices those who have stepped forward can rest assured that their unselfishness will bring them plenty of criticism and very very few compliments the vast majority of citizens will natter on endlessly about all the things they are doing wrong but you can rely on it that very few of them would be seeking the position if they had the chance service clubs as well are continually subjected to such unending criticism despite the fact that most join the club in order to help boost the community they soon discover that the people who belong to nothing and help no one are ready to criticize at every turn the mayor is usually the butt of every carping tongue and his phone rings into the small hours with complaints he will be lucky if he hears one well done in twentyfour months criticism of the right sort is vital to a democratic community but todays snarling has almost become a disease people who have a lot to say should be able to back their words with ability and willingness to do the job they believe is being so mishandled by the victims those they have elected the old wooden clock tower of 1930 what is now the civic square on main street stouffville was once the firehall with a wooden clock tower attached demolition of the tower was completed in 1930 and this picture was taken as work commenced the 1926 model chevrolet car parked at the curb was owned by frank burkholder and purchased new for 250 i churches 5houlp pay taxe5 say umitep church operator how vuch of tfle 5epvon did you buy editors mail dear sir according to the tribune nov 9 a large development containing 199 homes and a commercial area is planned for the east end of stouffville this all sounds very glamorous and will help improve stouffville but i dont understand why town council should bother wasting its time and our money discussing this project when a sub division at ballantrae was halted because it was located in the noise zone of a proposed airport does the council feel these planes will detour around stouffville and make no noise if the ballantrae development was stopped for this reason then all building in the entire area should be stopped until the situation is clarified the subdivision at ballantrae is vl a approved veterans only have until 1974 to avail themselves of the opportunity to qualify when the time expires the chance of a nice home on a good lot will have disappeared forever the first phase of the vla development is by far the best looking in the region the second phase however has been stopped so why consider a new subdivision even closer to the airport site i feel that ballantrae has every right to grow to have new homes and stores instead of all the money and development being poured into stouffville in ballantrae we pay comparable taxes yet we have no water and sewerage services for all this we do not complain but we are supposed to be a town of whitchurch stouffville so why not spread the development evenly let the ballantrae subdivision proceed and not leave it in its present state like a white elephant gerald logan ballantrae the following is a copy of a letter received recently by mayor ken laush way town of whitchurch stouffville from mr p g kirkegaard real estate manager canadian tire corporation limited it reads as follows dear mr mayor i would like to take this opportunity to thank council its staff and you per sonally on behalf of canadian tire corporation for all the time and effort that was expended in assisting us to locate in stouffville through your guidance i believe we have achieved a well balanced development that will be a distinct asset to the community and everyone con cerned it has been a pleasure working with you on this project nd may i wish you continued success in all your future endeavours pg kirkegaard real estate manager dear editor i have both good and bad news to report concerning the operation of the stouffville arena first the good i think its a wonderful thing that school- aged children have an opportunity to skate every wednesday afternoon at so reasonable a cost and from the times i have been present it would seem that more and more kiddies and some mothers too are making good use of this chance i hope it can be continued now the bad it is apparent to me at least that more control must be exerted rather than allow the kids to run wild eg play tag skate the wrong way etc im sure one or two high school boys could be hired for a very small fee to supervise this program if none of the fulltime arena personnel has time to do it children whether in a school their own homes or the arena need supervision unfortunately it only takes a few to spoil it for many marian spencer stouffville dear mr thomas i read with interest your editorial last week calling for a public all- candidates meeting as a candidate for councillor in ward 2 1 fully support your suggestion over the past two weeks my can vassers and i have been trying to meet and talk with as many residents as we can i will continue to try and meet all the voters in this ward quite a task in an area of this size it has been our ex perience that most people would like to meet the candidates in person and have a chance to hear their views and ask them questions a public meeting would provide this opportunity the size of previous turnouts should not deter council from holding such a meeting even though we are sometimes embarrassed by the small percentage of people who exercise their voting privileges we continue to hold elections similarly i feel that a public meeting should be held for the benefit of those voters who are interested in attending possibly a suitable alternative would be local candidates meetings in the various wards jim wong rr3 stouffville stouffville fire just a year ago nov 9 a day i wont forget we were hurried down the fire escape on a morning cold and wet sorrow can be healed with time pain will come and go but there are things that hurt the heart and make the teardrops flow we watched our homes go up in flames too shocked to think or care that so much we loved and could not save was being buried there material things dont make a home when people older grow its links one treasures from the past that keeps the heart aglow my life was saved to god be praise 4nuljnt no greater sin by jim thomas this has been a most distressing and depressing week for the common bond of com- panionship between a father me and a son my son has been shattered perhaps beyond repair what hurts most hes right im wrong and its all over a dog a pup about the cutest little 4legged bundle of joy that ever lit up the face of a lad he trundled it home from orchard park school tuesday a classmate just handed it to him you know all for free no strings attached an offer no 9 year old could ever turn down of course he knew he should have asked first he knew we had no place to put it and he knew brother paul fills up to the ears within whiffing distance of anything on four feet but that didnt matter the idea in his opinion was to get first and ask later it was about 5 pm when he telephoned and believe me about the only dogs i was thinking about at that time were my own two feet but he didnt break the news straight out he was too smart for that he knows that no replies are final it was merely a hey dad guess what ive a surprise for you how soon are you coming home i told him two or three hours and an audible sigh of relief came from the other end he realized the sentence had been deferred about 8 oclock i was formally in troduced to no 6 in the family circle i held him with mixed feelings first he licked me flush in the face then wet down the front of my coat barry was bubbling with excited an ticipation over keeping his newfound friend and fear that his guest would be quickly banished back where it belonged to his surprise and my sorrow i did neither i adopted a compromising approach the old well talk it over routine thatj has got more dads into more trouble than any other evasive answer i know and we my wife and i did discuss the matter but not until after we went through the worst night in thirteen years were both still staggering around half asleep first we put the pup in the garage no luck it barked and whined and yelped keeping half the neighborhood awake next the basement worse still it kept half the household awake into the kitchen still no relief as a last resort i sneaked it into our bed and aaaah blessed silence until 5 am that was when the pesky little critter became overly amorous padded softly across my wifes pillow and sat on her head she screamed the covers flew and the dog landed halfway out in the hall then and there the pups fate was sealed on friday barry took it back he cried a holdback tearless cry common to boys his age he tried to understand but couldnt k to him the dog represented everything he had ever wanted better even than his birthday watch his bicycle or his framed photo of bobby orr for the pup was alive something he j could feel hold and love i fully realize now that to separate the two was my greatest sin and im paying the price were miles apart but ill buy him another when suitable accommodation is available with car- pentry not one of my skills that day wont be tomorrow however who can disagree with edgar a guest who wrote tis pity not to have a dog for at the long days end the man or boy will know the joy of welcome from a friend and whether he be rich or poor or much or little bring the dog will mark his step and bark 4 as if he were a king but i always will remember that part of me was buried there on that ninth day of november betsy mcleod stouffville