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editorial the little country store it would appear that the rural reign of the little country store is nearing an end in a gallant defence of its proud but simple domain only a few remain to wage a losing battle against the steady encroachment of urbanized shopping centres and su permarkets the little country store has served its patrons long and served them well now we the fickle public with nary a sign of sadness nor tear of regret have turned our backs on a most faithful friend the little country store stocked everything from horse collars to bubble gum there was a place for everything although everything was not always in its place when the antiquated crankstyle cash register failed lo produce the necessary change the owner would merely dig down into a wellpatched pocket for an additional supply of nickles dimes and quarters the little country store knew no regular hours if the front door was locked purchases could always be made at the adjoining residence a sort of annex on saturday night it resembled a community meeting place politics the weather the hay crop births marriages and deaths were current topics htat were thor oughly discussed when everyone had been brought up to date on the weeks neighborhood news all parted com pany in separate directions see you in church tomorrow joe would be a common parting remark the little country store was no utifig of beauty no tiled floors no stainless steel showcases no fluor escent fixtures no airconditioning no revolving doors no giant plate glass windows and no multicar park ing lot in spite of its failure to keep in step with the trend of the times the country store retained a friendly atmosphere that couid never become outdated the majority of customers either lived just a stonesthrow down the road or on the fifty acres around the corner a few strangers would enter the front door all would leave as a lifelong friend the little country store has been part of our heritage rvv of us saw them come too many of us are see ing them vanish lemonville altona buttonville kinsale and cedar grove are all vivid signs of changing times to some it may be a step forward to others it signifies a major step back put it to the test our sincere sympathy is extend ed to the members of the ballantrae public school board their present plight is perhaps unique in the entire province unscrupulous cottageown ers at musselmans lake are respons ible in part for a pupil enrollment that according to september expec tations will exceed the capacities of the present fiveroom structure larger landowners faced with a skyrocketing mill rate have joined forces in a solid front against further increases in the sections debenture debt councils hands are tied breach of bylaw cases aired in court have gained little sympathy from presid ing magistrates still these summer residences continue to flood the schools with four to six pupils per dwelling and the section reels under the tax load we would suggest that the board members should pass the buck right into the laps of the province some where along the line there will have to be a show down on the issue and we feel that the ratepayer who is sharing the major portion of these school costs is nearing the end of his rope the problem al ballantrae has not occurred overnight it has been smouldering like some semidormant volcano for over four years the board members have done everything humanly possible to satisfy the needs of the children and meet the wishes of the ratepayers it would appear that the areas educational dollar has been stretched to the limit someone must surely break under the strain agas at last weeks meeting of stouft- ville municipal council there was mention of the installation of parking meters a subject which has been dormant now for some time on this occasion a number of business men appeared before council suggesting that some contact be made with the dept of highways as regards widen ing the main st and instituting angle parking the majority of the group present favored parking meters and were told that they could be installed anytime that a sufficient number of all the business places indicated that they desired them now as was the case when me ters were debated several years ago we are strongly in favor of them those who say they are afraid they would drive business away are only kidding themselves we dont know of a community anywhere which has installed meters where they have ever asked to have them removed we would also venture to say thai the most prosperous towns around have meters and like them parking meters they definitely make for orderly parking and what is even more im- portant they give much more assur ance that those who want to park on main st lo do business will find a place while it is true thai there i considerable revenue from meters this is of secondary consideration and the only reason thai there is a fee at all is thai it gives control the time has come to take a realistic view of our parking prob lems and modernize our system as much as possible take a leaf out of those communities which have made changes and see the benefits they have derived notice the bustling communities which have meters and the steady flow of cars in and out cars driven by people who drop their few pennies in the slot do their busi ness and move out for someone else not a street where seventyfive per cent of the space is taken up with cars parked for the night while the great majority scramble for the few spaces thai are left council should act our town is once again being offered a gift which any community in the dominion of canada would give its eye teeth lo get mr ar thur latcham is proposing to build for stouffville a modern curling rink fully equipped and ready to go he has asked council in return to pro vide additional parking space in the town park since the proposed new building will use up considerable of what is now available how they do this he is not concerned with it might be necessary to procure addi tional park land as this newspaper has suggested a number of times whatever steps need to be taken lo provide this extra accommodation is a mere nothing compared to what is being oftered by this town bene factor mr latcham has already pro vided stouffville with a fine swim ming pool baseball floodlights grand stand and picnic shelter and rate payers must be eternally indebted for these wonderful gifts our sister communities yes communities all across the country marvel at our good fortune we believe that council will take steps to provide the space that is necessary and we wholeheartedly endorse whs lever steps they take to enlarge our park for this purpose all the gifts mentioned above are luxuries for any community and stouffville has received them at no expense whatever to the taxpayer most centres work years to gain som of them and then everyone has to dig deep to provide the money thus we say whatever small amount is necessary to bring another fine recre ational gift here should be provided without hesitation for office supplies business machines see the stouffville tribune afl 6j ju week editors mail tf 3iti i far a u aad sfcip uus i from hut essl march 31st 1960 mr james thomas editor the stouffvjlie tribune dear mr thomas our neighbour mrs mary hume who is one of your sub scribers was kind enough to pass along to us your editoriaj 1 on the canadian national exhi- i bition grandstand show which appeared in the february 4th edition we wish to think you for your understanding of our problems which exist in presenting a show of this size and your kindness in bringing it to the attention of your readers catering to an i audience with such varied tastes i in entertainment is rather like i serving a table dhote dinner to j a thousand people most of them will enjoy the meal but many will fail to appreciate every i nem on the menu this of t course has always been a major j problem in ilic production of j the grandstand show and it is all too seldom that we have the privilege of seeing it acknowl edged publicy thank yoii again for he moraleboosting editorial our i production slaft as well as the writer found it most encourag- ing with kindest regards yours very truly cne association 1 a arthur executive producer grandstand show where we are stretching the good neighbour policy a littiei a taxpayer too far 1s60 way back when may 1896 the stouffville bicycle club had their weekly run to clare- mont on tuesday evening last their next weekly ran will be to markham on tuesday eve ning little dorothy grandmas is the nicest place you dont have to mind a thing that is said to you we desire to draw the atten tion of the public to a personal matter which should be under stood by every society church or organization in the commun ity sometimes it happens that no report of a lecture or enter tainment appears ir the paper and surprise may be expressed as to the cause when in reality the parties who are in charge of the entertainment are at fault because the usual court esy of admission ticket was not extended a seven day wonder at spofford cos 27 lbs beautiful bright sugar for 100 only by the dollars worth 100 lbs beautiful cheese lie a lb worth 15c 6 lbs good choice fresh ginger- snaps for 25c 5 bars of best castile soap only 2c each ladies and mens straw hats 2ic each altona altona is now connected with the outside world as mr willis monkhouse has installed a tele phone in his store some of the farmers are placing them in their homes the world is mov ing forward stouftville 1903 mrs james and son arthur of toronto are visiting at her daughters mrs a c burk- holder may 3 1894 those having any job print ing to do call at this office for quotations we run dodgers at 1 per 1000 quarter sheets at 1 for 50 or s125 per 100 half sheets at 125 for 50 or 150 per 100 and whole sheets at s2 per 100 all other work done at proportionately low prices the notice given in the tribune in connection with work done in this office is worth as much as bills owing to the extensive and general circulation of the trib- une through the entire neigh bourhood editor and proprietor wm malloy ba gormley rr 1 aprii 23 1sg0 editor the tribune stouffville ontario dear sir i wish to ind corrected if im wrong but i understand that the council in the town ship of whitchurch intend to enter into some agreement with a tannery company in an ad joining municipality whereby this township will continue to be used as a dump for sewage from this aurora firm this issue has been hanging fire for some time now and it would appear that the mem bers are backtracking from their former critical stand on the matter i am certainly very disappointed i am not personally affected by this sludge pot but i can not stand idly by and see any part of our municipality defaced by this unwanted refuse this company shows little concern for our township or they would not ask the council to accept this waste i wonder what the town of aurora would think if suddenly a whitchurch firm requested permission lo dump sewage on property within its borders we all know what the answer would be here is certainly one case sugar and spice some people think we cana dians are lacking in tradition they are quite wrong we have traditions we havent even told anyone this legend reprinted by request tells of the origin of one of them once upon a time wo or three million years ago a cana dian couple lived in a cave with their three small children when fhe winter had begun theyd had eight small children but theyd had to keep he wolf away from the door somehow and he wolf was very partial o small children y now it was spring and things were tough the mammoth they had put in the deep freeze at the back of the cave was gnaw ed to tusks and tail the mother had begun to eye the three small children gaunt as they were in a rather chilling man ner and every time the father looked at the mother saliva leaked out the corners of his mouth she had a little more meat on her than the three small children as for the three small chil dren they look a snap at he calves of heir parents every time ihcy crawled past them and the wolf had long since for saken the front door he knew well that if he whined once hed be hauled in clubbed and end up as guest of honor a a wolf dinner it was a tense situation and just to make it unbearable the mother started agitating about the condition of the cave she wanted all the bones picked up and dumped outside the skins on the floor shaken out and the mammoths skeleton dragged outside so she could get into the corners and dean them ay bill smiley maintaining an iron selfcon trol the father went to work he knew that if he hit her as he should and she went down hed pounce on her and gobble her up he didnt want to do that as she was a good woman she always chewed the tougher piec es of meat before handing them to him and she made the best sabretontli tiger soup in ihc neighborhood bui she made a mistake when she told him to go out and get some clean sand for ihe floor he rolled back the stone at the mouth of the cave it was a golden morning blue sky world turning green he took a deep breath a quick look over his shoulder and off in that order and didnt stop until he reached the place where the big ones are when her mate failed to re turn the mother snarled that lousy bum he never has line o do anything around the house but he always has time to go lo the place where the big ones are the three small chil dren knowing they were living on borrowed time anyway nod ded their three small heads agreeably though they didnt have a elite about what was bothering her as she stormed around cleaning up by noon the cave was tidy and the mother was fit lo be tied she sat in the cave ent rance chewing her nails in a combination of rage and raven- ousness the three small child ren sat in the sun on their three small bottoms looking worried suddenly the mother realized she had chewed three of her fin gers right down lo the second joint this would never do sad- ly hut remorselessly she fasten ed her gaze on ihc three small children when they saw their mother pick up her club and advance on them the three small children uttered three small squeaks of despair and forgetting that they had not learned to walk got up and be gan to run like hell just then who should come strolling up whistling but fa ther the mother scarcely had time to hide her club behind her back bel you dont know what ive got for you beamed the daddy coyly sliding something behind his back and ill bet you dont know what ive got for you she countered grin ning whitcly and clutching her club tighter but lie knew her of old just as she swung lie leaped like a deer and she missed grinning hugely he whipped from behind his back a knotted piece of hide on which were strung the three biggest rainbow trout you ever saw after the tears of remorse and her assurance that it was just her nerves he gave her a 12pound trout she was well into it before she remembered with shame and said go and find the three small children and give them a fish she could have saved her breath as the three small children were al ready crawling out from behind three small rocks their three small noses quivering and their three small teeth glittering soon their three small bellies were dragging tin the ground and so they all lived happily ever after until next winter and hats the story of opening day of he rout season and how it acquired is significance on our canadian way of life een hough 11 interfere with the housecleaning thr jstmiffuilif fertkiiu established uhw a v nolan son publishers meaaber of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association aottaortzcd mm tecondclaaa null postoaic dept ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 c h houm rsbfekw ias thomas trfdo jas mckean adrertiiinf april mr g lehman reeve stouffville ont dear sir on behalf of the mayor and council of the town of ridge- town may i extend to you and to your council and through you to your wonderful midget hockey team the congratula tions of the town of ridgetown its officials and its citizens for the splendid showing made in the ont minor hockey cham pionship playoffs and for the good sportsmanship of eacii and every member of your team they arc truly the type of young people from whom cham pions are made sincerely yours gladys kennedy clerktreasurer what does the bylaw mean to you we put in a council in stouff ville to do our business and to make bylaws and lo have the ones already there carried out we have two capable police offi cers furnished with a car gas and some allowance on their own cars and i believe trying to do a good job what we would like to know is why some of the council do not want to en force the good dog bylaw al ready there in the eleven years 1 was the officer the council wanted that law enforced and published it in the paper two or three times and the majority of the dog owners were law abiding citi zens and tied their dogs or kept them under control i would say about ninetyfive percent did just that and the small minor ity of about five percent were warned to tie their dog or be liable for a summons and after one summons most of them obeyed the law but some had to have two or three and we got some extra revenue for the town and no extra expense lthink it is high time some i think it is high tine some dog took off part of a lads ear white playing at home lawns and flowers should be protected now help to keep our town nice with the beautiful lawns and flowers and shrubs we certain ly dont need extra expense just now in trying something new added to our already heavy ex pense thanking you for allowing me to air my views and the viev of many many more ira d rusnell balsam april 22 stouffville tribune stouffville ont dear sirs at this time when the com- iviarder of the french forces and president of france is visit- ing the country of canada may i mention something i saw in our pickering township hall at brougham which made me feel very proud to belong to this township 1 dont imagine many people know of this i was visiting mr beaton the then clerk a very fine gentle man who worked hard and well for the good of many people charging so little for his serv ices i noticed a very imposing picture hanging there and ask ed what it was and to my sur prise it was the signing of the armistice which we celebrate once a year on november 11 the declaration was signed at the back of the filing lines in france i wonder if this import ant picture is being so preserv ed for future generations and as belonging to pickering town ship mrs r dav body fender repairs duco dulux refinishing estimates without obligation w g garrett and son main street stouffville ont phone 2g5 wanted more cream shippers for best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery we pay two cents more per pound baiterfat for cream delivered to the creamery to have our truck call phone 18gw stouffville creamery co cold storage lockers for rent furnaces oil gas coal dealer for pease iron f reman vacuum cleaning burner skrvice sheet metal work eavestroughing alex wallace phone markham 5i6j w hf 9 new hours a c kennedy dc t12 tues frl hart kennedy dc x 9 mon wed frl for appointment ph stouffville 617 answering service hart a c kennedy chiropractic office church st s stouffville