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tn 1 the stooffville tribune twwji auflujt 29 1963 editorial a lesson from the little lads any adult athlete could possibly have learned a lesson in good sports manship in the stouffville park on saturday afternoon it was a sched uled playoff game the lopsided core favoured the visiting team there was no arguing with the um pires no players offered excuses for errors there were no threatened protests there was no foul language there was elation by the winners and disappointment written on the faces of the losers but no hesitation to offer a handshake at the end in conclu sion the personnel of both clubs sat down to a picnic table of sandwiches and soft drinks the teams squirts the lowest age class on the ontario amateur softball scale we may b a little older and little wiser but in the field of good sportsmanship soma adults would do well to take a lesson from the little lads not the way to a tourists heart it is amazing to see how far off the beam some people in the tourist business can get in their desire to lure us visitors to their establish ments we have done sufficient tra velling to know that the way to in terest a tourist is not to make every thing look like home in the british isles and in europe where us and canadian tourist trade is really big business you wont find the stars and stripes or the canadian ensign flying all over the place somehow many in this country have the idea that the way to attract americans to their place is to make the place look more american no thing could be farther from the truth in our opinion just take a look the next time youre motoring at the wage differential at a time when this country i tryinsr desperately to stimulate tha economy and open new doors for elling canadian products abroad it is significant to consider the great wage differential among the compet ing countries statistics recently issued show up as follows average hourly rates of pay in united states 235 can ada 173 ceylon 15c japan 34c denmark 94c finland 73c franca 46 west germany 73c ireland 47c italy 40c netherlands 55c norway 98c sweden 113 united kingdom 92c australia 97 new zealand 114 tha price structure and living tandard must all be borne in mind of course when relating one figure to another fringe benefits and social number of motels flying the american flag in addition to the flagflying the eating establishments persist in try ing to entice tourist trade by serving southern ham fried chicken and new england boiled dinners we think that canadians could better demonstrate their friendliness through their personalities surely we have some things with a canadian flavour to offer the tourists from tha south it might not even be surpris ing to find that many americans are embarrassed by this type of window- dressing which so many canadian business people seem to think is the way to an americans heart some visitors might even be so unkind as to describe us as those fawning natives north of the border makes market tough allowances paid to employees must not be overlooked either some of these rates include such payments others do not countries where thesa extra benefits may be added to the hourly rate are japan west ger many france italy netherlands united states and canada in soma cases these benefits range as high as 40 of the hourly rate in the face of these rates selling abroad by the united states and canada is exceedingly difficult and can only be overcome by mass pro duction methods which lowers unit cost and if possible an uplift in qual ity any way you look at it the over seas market for those with the high living standards as in canada and the us is tough too many tractor deaths on saturday afternoon a five year old buttonville district boy died under the rear wheel of a heavy farm tractor the tragedy only one of everai similar accidents that have occurred in this area within recent years only points to the need for strict rules and regulations to govern the operation of such equipment at the time of writing there is ome question whether an inquest will even be held into the fatality that 200 t tent revival meetings are con tinuing this week in the stouffville memorial park the central speaker at these evening gatherings twice on sunday is a peterboro pastor rev m b ainsworth last sunday night he hosted his largest attend ance thirtysix adults and nine child ren we have attended two of the tenb services and although not wholly familiar with all aspects of the pente costal faith there was only one inci dent that in our opinion could ba considered as offensive it con cerned a plea fifteen minutes long for funds to meet a 200 payment on the pastors truck due in september like some public auction the speaker started at bids of 10 and when this class of wageearner had responded to the appeal the figure was reduced to 5 until a goal of 50 had been pledged not being blessed with that type of folding money for that par ticular purpose we dug down deep for the proverbial quarter but a half- dozen patriots gave the raisedhand signal to put the campaign over tha top we feel that such a hearing is both vital and necessary the findings could add some support to much- needed government legislation on machines of this nature a definite ruling will not restore the young life that was snuffed out on saturday or bring back the ones that were killed before but it might make certain practises prohibitive and thus aid in saving childrens lives in the future ruck payment although the legality of such a plea is subject to question we would suggest that hundreds yes perhaps thousands of tribune readers have cars trucks tractors etc that are financed and with payments fast approaching we would suggest too that if a single individual made a personal plea on the main street of stouffville for financial assistance to meet this obligation he would be collared by police chief keating and given the old heaveho across the town boundary line and yet a busi nessmans car or a farmers tractor is just as necessary to him as a tent- totin truck is to an evangelist in the two times we were pres ent the same appeal went out al though sunday evenings plea was by far the loudest and longest we must admit that pastor ainsworths approach was direct his request was not glossed over with any flowery words or fancy phrases ive mado two payments on my truck but the last and largest is coming due very soon he said im asking you for 50 here tonight and 50 he re ceived tithe stouffmlle ribuite established u1i member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association authorised a mconrfcu rait poalope dpl otuw member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 c h nolan publisher jas thomas editor jas mckean advertising i think im gonna do better now that we have a test ban jsjs t og mbotbabbie sugar and spice isaaw by bill smiley ral by 1he time this appears in print t hope to he lolling arrogantly beside the saltwater swimming pool at the manoir richelieu one of canadas most lush hideaways for wornout millionaires and tiredout weekly newspaper editors both will be gathered there this week the former trying lo regain their lost health the latter trying to ruin theirs at their annual convention at the moment of writing its merely a hope between here and there lies a nightmare of ear rail anil boat travel with a wife and two children i have no doubt whatever that the journey will he an unforgettable horror composed of car trouble missed trains seasickness forgotten brassieres mislaid baggage checks furious wife and lost children this is the way we always travel k m ir tv ur fr as usual at our place the kids and i have taken the pre parations for attending this convention with admirable calm while my wife has been sewing and ironing and swearing softly since the first of july i swear shed need three years advance notice should we ever decide to go to europe for a month what really baffles her is the unpredictability of the good old canadian weather late august can be reeking hot cold and clammy or brisk and breezy figure three changes of clothes a day for three possible climates for four people for seven days and you have the measure of her misery this week while she stews at home getting ready im at a slightly different typo of convention its a gathering of school teachers oh there are similarities you wear a name badge at each you eat meals at each there are receptions at each each has a key word dedication at this one and grassroots at the newspaper one there are interminable up lifting speeches at each but what a difference in the details at our first evening at the manoir i shall lead down to cocktails my beautiful wife enhanced by a smashing hairdo and new gown we shall sip languidly and exchange bons mots with old friends while a whitegloved waiter passes the hors doevrcs then wooed by dozens of handsome young public rela tions men who want us to sit at their table we shall proceed in stately style to the lobster thermidor and the baked alaska it it frfr ir things werent quite like that at the first meal at the teachers gathering my dinner companion was pleasant but not exactly exciting and by no stretch of the imagination beautiful he didnt even get a new hairdo for the convention he was my roommate director of the technical wing in a high school none of this decadent dining at seven dinner was at five- thirty we washed our hands and went down to weiners and beans followed by a palatable but not quite exotic dessert of canned cherries at the manoir great public institutions life finance com panies will vie wllh one another to provide predinncr recep tions and postdinner convivialities for the editors at this convention the only reception was a eoffee-and- cookies affair at 930 pm and the guests paid for the grub at the manoir each evening will produce its small parties followed by dancing and entertainment in the handsome casino at this one evening entertainment consists of a we ik around the grounds followed by a couple of hundred other lonely teachers who miss their families and ends with a coffee from the automat in the basement teachers and weekly editors are good and useful people and have much in common though they often hate each others innards both try lo inform educate and raise the standards of society but when it comes to conventions though ill probably be healthier after the teachers affair ill have a lot more fun with the editors opening for apprentice commencing the last week of august the stouffville tribune will have a position open for an apprentice two years high school preferred good chance for young man of high school age to gel a tart in the printing trade apply to either bert jackson plant foreman or c h nolan publisher stouffville 6102100 sunday school lesson golden text humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of god that he may exalt you in due time 1 pet 56 approach to the lesson as we have seen jacob was an astute man with a keen eye for the main chance and al though possessing the birth right blessing and having met with god at bethel his inbred cunning did not leave him in that one exalted moment like the rest of us he needed more than one visitation from god and in the strange and wonder ful events recorded in gensis 32 we see him brought from artfulness to godliness from fear lo faith from weakness to strength and from being a suc cessful man of the world to be coming a man of god by now jacob was advancing in years he had spent 20 diffi cult years away from home liv ing with his uncle laban this home was not a happy one and jacobs business relationships with laban were very unsatis factory neither was his own spiritual life at a very high le vel we read for instance very little about god in the interven ing chapters jacobs life at haran was one prolonged disci pline in various ways he was almost continually in the cruc ible whether through the faults and sins of others or through his own unworthy and sinful expedients the entire story is full of sad and sordid incidents but as we read it we shall do well to bear in mind that the longsuffering patience of god was all the while at work with his unworthy servant grif fith thomas jacobs native cunning needed labans artful ness in order to save him from himself often the people who we least appreciate are made the greatest means of blessing by the disciplines they impose upon us god uses sandpaper personalities in order to refine his servants the most important thing in our lives is not our relationship with men and things but with god when that is right other things come into harmony too here we find god reaching into jacobs life at a time of crisis and bringing him to a place of victory if we follow the exam ple carefully we can expect god to come into our lives in like manner the heart of the lesson jacob invoked gods coven ant and blessing in prayer and then discovered that god was much more concerned with him than with his circumstances bringing god into a situation is adventurous as well as comfor ting and it can be costly for god deals with us as well as our situations invoke gods aid and we invoke his holiness too prayer is not as casual or even frantic invitation to god to in tervene for us it is a plea for him to help on his own terms the blessing that streamed in to jacobs life because of gods striving with him is a token of that which he is equally willing to give to us int plowing match on mf farm 65 york county will be repres ented in the 1363 world plow ing match to be held in calcdon in october the local match committee agreed at a recent newmarket meeting site ot the 1965 match will be the masseyferguson farms in milliken committee chairman winfrcd timbers stouffville reeve said it was felt that york parti cipation in the world match at caledon in the afternoon pa rade on opening day oct s and throughout the matches will serve to publicize the 1965 event vernon b c news best weekly in canada for 1963 the vernon british colum bia news has been named canadas best weekly newspaper for 1963 the mason trophy emblematic of the top spot was presented to the news at the canadian weekly newspapers association convention held this week at murray bay quebec the news also won the am- herstburg echo trophy for the best front page the trenton ontario trentonian placed sec ond best allround newspaper classification and also second in he front page competition while picking up the first prize the rae l king memorial trophy for best editorial page third in allround excellence was the leamington omario post news the abbotsford british columbia news was second in the editorial page competition and the pointe claire quebec lakeshore news was third complete results are as fol lows class i circulation 8000 and over mason trophy best ail- round newspaper first ver non bc news second trenton ont trentonian third leamington ont post news bae l king memorial trophy best editorial page trenton ont trentonian sec ond abbotsford bc sumas matsqui news third pointe claire que lakeshore news amherstburg echo tro- phy best front page first vernon bc news second trenton ont trentonian third tie brampton ont times conservator midland ont free press herald class 2 circulalon 2001 to 3000 gertrude a dunning memorial trophy best allround newspaper first fort erie ont timesreview second williams lake bc tribune third weston ont timesadvertiser p george pearce memo rial trophy best editorial page first fort erie ont timesreview sec ond gananoque ont re porter third tie hanna alta herald minnedosa man tribune mission city bc fraser valley record william udall memo rial trophy best front page william lake bc tribune second pictou ns advocate third mis sion city bc fraser vallev record class s circulation 1001 to 2000 edward v johnston memorial trophy best allround newspaer first acton ont free press sec ond campbell river bc courier third portage la prairie man manitoba lead er george w james trophy best editorial page first port elgin ont times sec ond creston bc review third rimbey alta re cord omer perrier trophy best front page first ladner bc optimist second tl acton tont free press portage la prairie man leader third port coqult- lam bci herald class 4 circulation 1000 or less walter asiuield tro phy best ailround news paper first nanton alta news second macgregor man herald third white- wood sask herald george 51 murray tro phy best editorial page first whitewood sask herald second eckville alta examiner third elora ont express ridgetown dominion trophy best front page first nanton alta news second macgregor man herald third grenfell sask sun special competitions adam sellar trophy best 1962 christmas edition first altona man red river valley echo second blenheim ont newstribune third powell river bc news j a maclaren trophy best local spot news picture first quesnel bc cari boo observer second rouyn que rouvnnoranda monitor third elmira ont signet s r curry trophy best sport page first powell river bc news second pointe claire que lakeshoru news third georgetown ont herald a e calnan award for community service first alliston ont herald second powell river bc news third west van couver bc lions gata times editors mail stouffville ont aug 2663 mr editor stouffville tribune dear sir being the target in headlin ing your editorial column and referred to as something that barks up a tree i should like to say at least i do not run with the hare and bark with the hounds nor let myself become a mouth piece for those who hid behind the fence neither do i sit on the fence waiting to see which way the wind is going to blow in your editorial you have painted me as a twentieth century scrooge and one who would deprive our citizens of their rightful pleasures in life i have spent considerable pro viding winter recreation enjoy ed by young and old in an old fashion community spirit this endeavour was such a success it far exceeded all expectations you have accused me of try ing to force higher water rates on the arena this is not correct at no time have i ever stated anything about higher rates i only say the arena should be on meter and pay its fair and equitable share be it more or less who knows what the cost would be since there is no meter at pres ent to record the exact con sumption i cannot accept all the credit for this meter idea it was at a special meeting called by council and held in the puc office when one of the council members suggested all com mercial accounts included small commercial gardeners should be placed on meter why not start on the larger users of water the arena is one of the largest annual con sumers of water and pay just over one dollar a day for water while some other accounts pay over 150000 annually the arena had a meter at one time it was removed for some un known reason by whom and what for has been a myste ry but after reading your comments it is quite obvious why but who removed the meter still remains a deep dark secret in comparing other arenas which are municipally operated and do not show a good balance sheet it is quite understand able wncn you realize our arena is a slock company hav ing paid 600 divldonts on a 10000 investment over the past 15 years now anyone with the intelli gence of an editor cant help but know you cant compare a mutual operation with that of a stock company because they have two distinctively different objectives i agree the arena is a first tlss recreational centre pro viding good wholesome fun for those who wish to attend but the fact remains more support comes from outside than from town patronage the arena company has been indirectly subsidized inthe past by those who invested their money without full dividend payments are the cltzcns of stouffvilla now expected to extend this subsidiary by continuing to ex tend speical water privileges which are not afforded to other commercial accounts in town in referring to commercial ventures that might want to locate in town receiving unfair incentive if treated in this manner how about commercial business which are now located here they have already helped lo pay for the building of the distribution system and are still paying their fair share of its maintenance they should share in any special considerations the puc pays property taxes also business taxes to the town treasury therefore must be considered as a busi ness enterprise as such it should receive a fair and just compensation for services rend ered particularly when every customer is a coowner in its operation it is our duty and responsibility as commissioners to see that this business is con ducted in such a manner as to produce an economic and effici ent operation you also referred to the wat er restrictions as not being ad hered to i agree this is true in a lew cases when the commission made these lawn hose restrictions we felt it was in the best inter est of all citizens we under stand the circumstances mak ing these temporary restric tions necessary and as a repre sentative of all the citizens in stopffvillc we must act ac cordingly keeping in mind everyone rather than favour ing the chosen few this has been my policy since ac cepting a position as a commis sioner on the puc and this stand i will continue to pursue regardless in your report you itatcd tha puc were presently trying to sell hydro power to the arena this may be so but as a com missioner have never received an invitation to attend or enter into any such agreement i receive a number of weekly papers from the surrounding communities and read with in terest their editorials when i compared these with some found on your editorial page i suggest your time and effort could be put to better advant age elsewhere many thanks for the spac taken sgd w d atkinson