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fg 2 stouffvrli ushm tfrrwky few 3 s5 editorial an issue between neighbors at a recent meeting of town council a lttr of complaint was re ceived from a local resident concern- in the height of a fence separating two properties although the property commit tee of council was asked to check a dangerous on sunday morning a doe was rescued from an open testdrill ex cavation on a piece of property north of lincolnvillo in whitchurch tvvp the animal had been trapped in the hole for two days after surviv ing a plunge of about 30 feet to the bottom this experience has aroused ill feelinjr among many residents in the into the matter the majority of mem bers were unaware of controls if any that could be enforced by bylaw we feel that the council would be wise to steer clear of such issue they are private matters between individuals and should be settled that way practice area and we can readily understand their concern we would question the good judgment of anyone who would per mit such a hazard to exist the acci dent to the dog could just as easily have occurred to a child the result would have been much more serious tragedies are bound to happen but they shouldnt be invited costly but valuable lesson lulling the past few weeks local farmers no doubt have been watching closely the reports that have come out of the inquiry into the illfated fame program while the hearing into the farmers allied meat enterprises is still going on there is little doubt hut what the government investiga tion will come up with the conclusion that mismanagement led to fames downfall many area farmers had money invested in this dream and at present it appears that their invest ment is in jeopardy farmers similar to most other citizens can not afford to lose money on such ventures because their main livelihood is a risky enough business in fact their money was invested in such a venture because they were of the opinion that they would improve their cash returns and many of them realized that they had to gamble on that promise the hearing will provide farmers with some of the answers as to where they may have gone wrong unfor tunately for some it may be a costly lesson one thing they will probably learn is that hard work and a zealous enthusiastic approach to any venture does not guarantee success repetition becomes tiresome last week the same delegation was back before pickering twp council asking that the proposed erection of a new municipal building at the intersection of brock road and no 2 hwy he cancelled or at least delayed for a time the spokesmen may be quite sincere in their requests but for listeners and readers alike we feel its all becoming quite tiresome as far as were concerned the place to file such complaints was be fore the public hearing of the ontario municipal board that was held in brougham many months ago at that time only a handful of ratepayers at tended and their protests were over ruled by the omb as far as the selected site is con cerned the decision was reached on a majority vote of council and unless it is impractical to proceed at this location this is where the building will be during the debate of the issue no one fought harder against it than councillor bill newman of ward 2 he even took his protest to the omb hearing however since the question has been settled he has not played like the dog in the manger all the way down the line he has bowed to the democratic process of majority rule although perhaps his own personal opinion on the matter has not changed we would commend him for this attitude we can recall the lime when markham twp began its move to erect larger quarters on a new site in buttonville the decision aroused a great hue and cry far louder and longer than the complaints heard in pickering nevertheless the shift was made and the municipality now finds itself cramped for room once again in spite of the expanded prem ises with reference to the pickering plan it seems rather strange that almost all of the opposition is coming from the predominantly urban areas of the municipality where in fact the new building will be located in the rural sections and particularly the hamlet of brougham where the township seat is presently situated weve heard hardly a word adding to schools complexities while there are many efforts being made to bring school courses into a more practical line through the teaching of trades in secondary schools there is one line which would appear may be fouled up by new and considered more modern ideas parents sometimes wonder why junior has such a struggle with his reading some answer without think ing there are so many other ways for children to learn today such as tv and radio why worry too much about his reading but this is no answer for certainly to advance in school the higher he goes in grades the better reader he must be reading well is a real skill and childrens readiness to read differs some are slow some are fast we are told that almost a quarter of todays scholars need extra help with read ing some children suffer by starting toschool unable to speak clearly and without the habit of listening atten tively with some the vocabulary is very limited in many cases they have never heard their parents read aloud to them most parents have forgotten the struggle they had a struggle which some of them never quite mastered there are many in consistencies in english spelling which to a child may seem most con fusing the new method which is being promoted in some circles is by recog nition and sound rather than spelling most of us recall that we had to learn the whole alphabet thoroughly before attempting to read a single word the sight and sound method may appear to be a shortcut to producing readers but it would appear to only add to the struggle of producing good spellers a child who can read but whose only familiarity with the words is by sight would certainly lie headed for trouble as he advances and cannot produce the words by spelling children on such a plan will have even more trouble when parents at tempt to assist with the reading in their way most children look on reading as a grownup skill which can be fun they should be encouraged at every opportunity and not con fused tehc stouffiiiiifc tunluutr kstabmsheo 1 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association auhrl4 a iaromiln lijt totofllr dr ot- member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 5400 elsewhere 600 c r nolan rtimihr ias thomas mllnr jas mereals adertlsi keeping the storm windows on this year roamin around girls hockey here in stouflville mjv become a thinj of the past unless sponsors are found to piomote next seasons program the cost of ice time equipment etc is more than the club can cany they had peiformed every friday evening between the two community league games the management is extremely appreciative of the financial assistance orovided assistance provided last winter by the following local firms bet pools ltd patrick motors waggs jewellery store gar lehman weldon shoes crest hdwre coffey bart ley sunoco stouftvillc bakcn sugar i and spice by bill smiley time hobblks on ill be 45 this week its one of those rather decisive birth days like 13 and 21 and 30 only 10 years bcforelll be middle aged a good time to sum up one thing that strikes me is the amount of junk a fellow can collect in such a brief span i came into the world without a stitch or a nickel and in only four and a half decades i have acquired a number of stitches about 400 nickels a house with two mortgages a car with 12 payments to go two teen agers to put through university and a wife currently talking up the glories of an automatic dishwasher not to mention a houseful of furniture thats all due to he replaced a basement full of empty beer bottles a tool- shed full of rusty tools and broken bicycles and an attic full of black squirrels but i have no complaints about life i was the runt of ihe litter in our family and ive grown into a magnificent physical specimen towering live foot eight on hot days and lipping ihe scales at a strapping 138 in my winter overcoat and what a beating that meagre machine has taken in 45 years ive been seasick and airsick and lovesick ive rolled over in a car crashlandcd in an aircraft and smashed into a steel bridge at top speed on my bike ive been beaten into unconsciousness by a gang of germans and hit with every thing from a telphone to a plate of roast beef by my wife yet theres hardly a scratch on me outwardly ive broken fingers and toes and nose three limes ive had haemorrhoids and hangovers ive had my scalp laid open by a hockey stick and a horseshoe ive had measles and mumps and tb and ihe trots scarlet feycr and bursitis and pink eye and dyscntry and yet amazingly the old carcass presses on sight and hearing are sound as a bell though smelling is gone complete ly appetite is unimpaired and the old guts can handle any thing but broken glass hair and teeth are thinning and have changed color but are still original models endurance isnt what it used to be i couldnt run 200 yards al top speed if the devil himself were alter me with a redhot pitchfork but he rarely chases us sunday school teachers so why worry i can still swim a few hundred yards and llaxnp a trout stream or golf course half a dozen miles a day i can still sit up all night and argue about politics or women or religion i can still get excited about an idea or a song or a poem or a play i can still thrill lo the sighl or a beautiful broad or a big fish or a full moon or a bluebird or a bonfire i enjoy loafing and hard work chess and dry martinis thunderstorms and trees good movies and little children old friends and new clothes though not necessarily in those combinations not bad for an old chap ch please dont think im brag ging what im doing is singing a paean of thanksgiving lor my own good luck and a note of consolation for you birds who arc creeping up on 45 a lot of people burble if i could only live it over know ing what i do now not me i wouldnt trade my childhood romantic shy imagina tive for any ive seen since the thrill of sports as a teenager falling in love half a dozen limes first job on a steamboat university and ideas and new friends air force and kicks as a fighter pilot prison camp and hunger and good talk marri age and kids weekly newspaper editor high school teacher and be hanged if a fellow didnt offer me an interesting new job just last week nossir ive had a good run and im going lo keep right on running when im 85 i want lo he known in the nursing home as that old devil smiley who pinches your bottom every time you walk past his wheelchair prime minister pearson to open canadian national exhibition william h kvans president of the canaidan national exhi bition has announced that the prime minister of canada the righthonourable lester b pearson will officially open the 87th cne on friday august 20 the exhibition runs through un til labor day september 6th jack arthur producer of the evening grandstand show has this year worked more comedy into the production than ever before it has ihe new look he says it will be a fine show and a big show comedy galore victor borge and bob hope will divide the honours to star the extravaganza borges comedy in music with leonid hambrowill he featured from aug 20 to 27 hope the master of rapid patter will take over from august 28 through to september 4 backing these two kingpins of comedy will be the famous hanncfords the royal family of the circus with george han- neford and his family of eight doing precision and comedy riding extending the comedy theme will he wes harrison mr sounds a sound effects virtu oso who spins a hilarious story while his vocal cords produce sounds of horses water gun shot thunder ears trains and planes then there are the breggazis a novelty trio ot stage and screen performers who play sing and perform acrobatics one of the main production numbers will be highlighted by francois szony and nancy clair the worlds greatest dance team other main attractions will include debbie kaye a 14 year old canadian from sautt ste marie the liverpool set ihe womenfolk a group of six columbia recording artists and midge arthurs canadettes musical numbers will be slaged and choreographed by alan lund howard cable and his orchestra of 60 will supply the music motors hunts oneills furniture lga food- liner and the veterans construction harry allard the golf pro at rolling hills sunk a 115 yard holelnone shot last week quit a thrill no dotiht even for those who know all the tricks of the trade while on the subject of golf courses it would appear that the cherry downs club at the 7th cone of pickering is nearing completion work on this propertv has progressed much faster than the reconstruction of he hill at the front of the premises it must he a couple of ears ago since mr- bill cherry- requested action from pickering twp council to correct this hazardous situation but to our knowledge noth ing has been done with cars going both to and from the golf course and the claiemont conservation area we can visual ize ihe traffic problem thai will occur at this site this mav be a major project but with the taxes that cherrv bros will turn over to the township we feel thai iheir request was not out of line as for the travelling public keep a rabbits foot in your clubbag private swimming pools are becoming quite numerou around town the latest under construction is at the leffrev home on glad park ave we had a look al the new ambulance that will operate out of markham village and if approved by ncighbourint coun cils could serve both markham twp and stouffville its a fine looking machine fully equipped and readv for the road at ihe present time it can accommodate onlv one but a collapsible stretcher will be installed to handle a second patient nine men are available on call with five regular drivers the vehicle is owned by mr john vance twentvfour hour service will be provided at a requested retainer fee in stouffville of 5300 persons using ihe ambulance will of course pay the regular rale over and ahove ihe standby if okayed by ihe town council ihe 300 will be paid by the municipality a little over a year ago mr and mrs david livingstone william st stouffville won an estimated 30000 in the irish sweepstakes their horse peacetown came in third al though mr livingstone is reluctant to discuss anything about his good fortune it would appear on the surface nt least in have changed iheir lives very little a new thunderhird park ed in the family garage is the onlv visible sign of their wind fall editors mail may 28 1965 die editor stouffville tribune stouftville ont dear sir in view of the following facts 1 there is apparently an ur gent need for additional hospital space 2 there is apparently an ur gent need for complete and comprehensive medical pro tection for canadian citi zens 3 thcrr is anpaienlly a hous- inr shortase the obvious solution to the above is to build more hospitals and do away with all private housing as most of our citizens seem to he ill most of the time the obvious answer is to live in hos- pilals this will eliminate any need for government hospitali zation and medical care insur ance the rent paid by all the citizens for living in the hos pitals would cover all medical expenses there would be no further need for hospoal cam paigns for funds the doctors nurses and orderlies would all live in ihe hospitals therefore no problem to cet nvvtical scrv- ad captandum vulgus plant chrysanthemums for autumn color now is the time to plant chrysanthemums say horticul- lurisis with ihe ontario depart ment of agriculture by select ing a series of varieties you can have color for eight to ten weeks chrysanthemums grow well in different soil types but those thai have a high humus content are best the addition of orga nic mailer such as welirotied manure iejf mold or peat moss will prove beneficial plants do best when spaced one lo two feet apart depending on final spread there is con siderable difference in the vigor and growth of chrysanthemum varieties and it is therefore wise lo buy a few more plants each year lo replace old or dead ones heallhy vigorous clumps may be divided the outside shoots or stolons that form round the base of old plants may be cut off and planted to produce new plants select a location in full sun shine and in soil that is well drained to give the plants a good start apply about two lbs of a complete fertilizer such iff 51015 to 100 square feet of growing area about midsum mer sidedress with one pound of same fertilizer to 100 square feet removal of the top onehalf inch of the plant two weeks after planting encourages branehinj frequent watering and a regular spray wheduie for insects and diseases are ne cessary for good results i iasl week we were laken on a lour of ihe cachet country club site a rather exclusive subdivision in markham twp with an entrance off the don mills road north of ruttonville one would almost require a guide lo travel the network of roads that extend eastward past ihe 5th cone the developer is a mr richard k person who resides on ihe propertv some of ihe homes are country mansions costing an estimated 30- 40000 others are less expensive say about 25000 former stouffville district farmer bill brodie has a new residence in ihe area a stream cuts through a portion of the subdivision and a golf course is in ihe making its a rather scenic drive on a sunday afternoon and it doesnt cost anything to look just make sure you lake along a compass or you might travel around in circles high school alhlelc laurie buckland posed a loaded question for garney henley of the tiger cats on friday night when he asked do you think that hamilton will have a chance against the argox this year henley was the guest speaker at ihe annual athletic banquet at stouffville high if we sent any local folk on a wild goose chase down to ihe markham arena on saturday night for an evening of rol- ler skating were sorry the dale was changed and the open ing is now scheduled for monday evening june 14th girls must still be considered as secondrale athletes if not then there would be an allontario track meet wher i hey could compete from what we can learn after girl stu- dents compete in ihe georgian bay finals theyre finished for the season while the boys lake on rivals from across the prov incc if it- wasnt for instructors like lloyd pcrcival girls ilka abby hoffman and susan nigh would be virtually unknown its not fair the firsl westerntype show lo be held in stouffville in many years attracted a standingroom audience to the sales arena on thursday nighl the program was sponsored by the kinsmens club and the members have every right to be pleas ed with the success of iheir firsl public venture the crowd applauded as no stouffville crowd has ever applauded before this spectacle alone for ua was worth ihe 100 admission fee adults lecnagers and children joined in the singalong clapped their hands and stamped their feet to the echo of slcel guitars banjos drums and a big bass viol the trans formation of ihe saturday sales ring into a thursday night bandstand was in itself qule amazing we could still catch a faint odiferous scent common lo the farm animal family but this was diffused by a border of lilacs thai circled the plat form the imported lalent was good but the local stars shared equal prominence this may be just a start for some thing even bigger theres some talk of holding another similar show with a headline attraction say hank snow or kitty wells well anyway theres talk of another show in larger quarters perhaps even ihe auditorium of ihe high school we wish ihe kinsmen luck theyre off lo a fine start the honda motorbike craze continues throughout this area local dealer fred lewis of altona has sold 26 of the machines their prices range from 299 to 899 with eight slzes and three models in each size they are manufactured in japan jim hill has been named chief instructor al ihe slouft- villc community swimming pool this season lie will he assisted by anna mac sanders and jim daniels bolh qualified teachers and examiners frances farr will also instruct and later qualify as an examiner when she completes her tests at ihe end of his month additional guard duty will be per formed by barbara winn sharon and nancy wideman and darlene watson the manager is mr a h williams ten energetic members of the stouffville lions club turned out on thursday evening of last week lo repair the south field of the memorial park following- ihe circus inva sion of trucks horses goals and one elephant thoae present included wall todd don huxlable john foulds dr bui murphy norm hill bun sellers bob hammond ralph cor ner charlie taylor and ron lee mr lee very generously donated two loads of fill to level out he worst boles the chore was made much easier by town road foreman flgln wagg and his tractorloader on saturday afternoon mr helmut schuclze of don mills completed a successful maiden flight of his single- cngincd homemade aircraft from the buttonville port in markham twp the craft was built in his basement and cost 1800 it measured 14 feet long 16 feet wide and weighed 548 pounds il is powered by a 65 hp continental motor the only part of the plane that he did not piece together himself the cruising speed is about 120 miles per hour prior lo take off the craft was given a thorough inspection by an official of ihe dcpl of transport il took one year to complete the project mr schuclze is a member of ihe scarboro chapter of ihe experimental aircraft association and a former flyinjj insltuctor al buttonville fr