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the tribune thitisday sept 1j3 jjcna wht ftfame established 1888 chakles ii nolan publisher james thomas asotltu publisher and editor bobebt mecausuutd advertising director published erery thursday br island publishing co limited at 54 main st stoukville ont tel mo2101 toronto pbcoe 3611680 single copies 15c subscriptions 600 per year in canada 1500 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers association and ont ario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorials how long must they wait the wheels of government grind ever slowly and no group is possibly more aware of this fact then those farmers who sold their lands to the proposed century city development and now find themsleves unable to collect on their mortgages somewhere along the line in the vast tangle of planning legislation farmers have found their farms included in a total block of property from which it has been found nearly impossible to sever themsleves for individual mortgage collection purposes more than a year ago the planning department of the provincial government advised that an amendment to the act had been worked out which would give relief more than 50 property owners are affected only a week ago the department of in- subsidiesbut not for taxpayer subsidies a subtle type of taxation hoisted on the general public is just another of a long line of socialist giveaway programs delved into by our federal government under the constant prodding of the ndp each one milks the forlorn taxpayer a little more and sends him constantly to his employer for higher and higher pay as more and more chunks are lopped off his takehome pay a great deal of attention has been focused on cases of fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the unemployment insurance fund and the welfare rolls the heat has been turned on the politicians for such pilfering but the subsidy system is overlooked and much of the grant system which hands out huge sums of hardearned dollars for everything from whittling stumps to catcalling under the guise of artistic endeavor no blame can be attached to those receiving the grants they might as well get in on the government handout of the taxpayers money as anybody else however government should not be surprised at protests from the countrys wage earners when they find out that some of these grantreceivers are taking home more pay than those who turn in a full weeks work year after year it certainly rubs more salt into the wound as the weekly gash is slashed from the regular pay envelope having the government play santa clause was never popular and most taxpayers are becoming completely fed up with the entire deal can only get worse royal commissions special committees special studies have almost reached the stage of becoming a household joke since frustrated ratepayers view the majority as simply a delaying tactic of politicians numbers of these specials are merely sidestepping a common sense decision we have a case in point right here in stouffveilles westend where the urgent need for a traffic light has been already cited in this column on several occasions traffic in and around the plaza area from thursday night on was a shambles this last weekend very shortly ap will be opening a vast new store in this area and the situation will be further aggravated the number of residents and cars increases year by year so that the situation has only one way to go worse we are told that a traffic study in eing prepared which council can further study to try and come to some decisions this may be fine in the long term but it requires no traffic study to know that a light is needed at winona and has been for many months cleanup bylaw a washout our clean yards bylaw is a bee without a stingall buzz and no business the buzz might be enough to bamboozel some erring homeowner into tidying up his property but its been completely ineffectual against the commercial litterbugs at the west end of stouffville its not the fault of our enforcement of ficers stymied by old zoning applications they are given a featherduster of a bylaw to work with when they need a crowbar theres no sting to the legislation what is worse there seems to be no appeal that will prick the conscience of these commercial property owners who are community residents community businessmen but not community minded tergovernmental affairs let it be known that this same amendment was still under con sideration the provincial government has been a culprit in this affair from the very beginning as if allowed the century city project to procsed in the first place knowing full well final consent for the development was going to be r fused while the government has been only partly at fault it has done nothing since to xpedite the situation and continues to drag its feet in passing this corrective legislation the situation recalls some of the words of the late lester b pearson who said that one of his greatest fears was that government today would become incapable of handling the multitude of demands placed on it and become bogged down in its own legislation utflegpdp sugar and spice theyre robbing me by bill smiley travelling is tiring its eleven oclock in the morning a perfect day with temperature in the 80s and any selfrespecting tourist should be out stomping around looking at a castle or something but my wife is on the bed having a snooze and i myself am almost relieved that i have to write a column and dont have to get out there and tromp about tromping if youre going to do britain bring along your oldest most com fortable pair of shoes that noise you hear in the background is the barking of thousands of tourists dogs as the furriners wearily climb yet another flight of stone steps were in the middle of a heat wave here in chester back home it would be just pleasant beach weather but the brits who suffer stoically through the normal rigours of their windy rainy isle cant take the heat this mornings newspaper reports that millions are fleeing to the beaches that resort hotels are jammed that the sale of deodorants is booming and that it is expected there will be ten million cars on the roads this weekend thank goodness were not touring by car highways are completely inadequate for the volume of traffic the cars are piled up in hundreds about twenty feet apart and when sonething happens there are usually four or five cars involved an englishman on the train told me that a serene spot off the paved highway the whitchurch conservation area on the south side of aurora road offers shade and cool waters the park and facilities are maintained by the whitchurchstooiiville conservation club sheila mcleod the trouble with england is that we never do anything until our backs are to the wall he was commenting on those same highways which were built for the traffic of twenty years ago with no thought of the future well thats the way theyve gone into every war twenty years behind the times but theyve managed to muddle through so far speaking of wars it is driven home to the tourist through innumerable plaques in castles and cathedrals and other public places what a tremendous toll of british blood was taken in the two great wars one plaque in the castle in edinburgh reveals that one scottish regiment lost nearly 700 officers and almost 8000 other ranks in world war i edinburgh castle is a fascinating place my friend dick whittington a history buff would go right out of his mind and would have to be dragged away by the constabulary when he saw the magnificent displays of ancient and honorable uniforms coats of arms weapons and such but i think he might turn purple with outrage had he seen us eating chinese food tip there on the great brooding castlerockeveni had an uneasy feelingthatwilliam wallaceand robert the bruce would be rolling in their graves as i chomped my chow mein on the massive rock where heroic deeds were done and the course of history changed chinese restaurants are common here but i dont think their food is as good as that in canada on the whole i detest the stuff but my wife loves it so i wind up hacking an egg roll when id rather be getting into some dover sole food prices here are a little lower than at home but not much there are thousands of tatty little restaurants something like our greasy spoons poor food badly cooked litter everywhere and sloppy service at the other end of the stick are the classy joints excellent food beautifully cooked elegant surroundings and four waiters hovering but youd better be well fixed with travellers cheques if you wander into one of them theres not too much in between though most hotels evensmall ones serve a decent dinner for about four dollars bars have sandwiches and the good pubs have hot and cold lunches something that irritates me no end is the coffee racket you are seved an enormous threecourse dinner so lavish you can eat only half of it then the robbers want eleven or twelve pence for a cup of coffee even though im dying for coffee and the meal itself was reasonable in price that bit of scottish blood in me makes me refuse to pay about thirty cents for a cup of the worst coffee in the world thets about the only thing that annoys me and its childish on my part generally in september of 22 the prime minister of canada arrived in stouffville 51 years ago sept 15 to all the pomp and fanfare a small community could muster although early morning torrents threatened to force carefully laid plans for an outdoor reception at memorial park into ratcliff hall by 8 am the rain stopped and the sun broke through to dispell clouds and the gloom of the organizers bunting and banners festooned the main street stores opened and the merchants warmed up to the business and excitement of the day farmers and residents from outlying areas were already drifting into town over at the mansion house hotel horse and motorized rigs sheltered in the shed the hotel dispensed port and ginger wines at 10 cents a glass willards carbonated ice cream odgens cut plug and old chum tobacco the dining room was open for the ladies and served meals just like mother prepared in w h shaws dry goods store that summer sensation the billy burke dress was being supplanted by practical serges ulsters in box beaver worsted and pure wool cash mere hose and stanfields unshrinkables skirts were dipping down to earth or 6 from it and waists had slipped to the hipline at the market drug store george collard catered to a generation convinced that irregularity was the source of all ills dr williams pink pills lydia e pinkhams vegetable compound and for junior bowels california fig syrup were all favorite for mulas along with sloans for aches cutacura for pimples and freezone for corns the hit tunes hotlips and georgette were among the selection of records at geo e bakers as well as numbers by henry barr and the billy sundy chorus models of the phenomenal phonograph were on display at prices ranging from 15 200 ratcliff and co stocked quaker flour the happy baker uses quaker mclarens invincible jelly powder black knight stove polish eggs cost 28 cents a dozen butter 35 cents a pound onions 1 for 75 lbs the 48th highlanders band arrived for the festivities by morning train directed by captain j slatier and led by pipemajor fraserthe men swung along main street to the fire hall where they played a few selections for the appreciative spectators at i pm the prime minister of canada the rt hon mckenzie king arrived by car he passed under the gaily decorated archway that had been built at ringwood bridge just east of cone 8 and was escorted into stouffville by the guard of honor 5 mounted veterans recently returned from the war uniformed members of the fire department and the 48th band spectators thronged the main street public and continuation school pupils lined up in the station yard joined the parade as it passed and everyone converged on memorial park for the afternoon picnic games and festivities reeve a g lehman welcomed mr king to the village and the assembled school children sang o canada the prime minister speaking from a platform decked with plants and flowers thanked council and residents for their en thusiastic reception during the afternoons sporting activities he presented stouffville bowlers with the cup he donated for the winning team in the county championships in turn he was presented with a walking cane by members of the womens lib for liberal association a symbol no doubt of their support the english and scots weve come in contact with are the soul of courtesy and friendliness weve not had a single unpleasant incident though i must admit that the natives have a penchant for doing most things backwards example in london i booked a room in an edinburgh hotel i paid the agent the full price for two nights in the hotel the hotel turned out to be the worst one north of the tweed nut thats another story ok checking out of the edinburgh hotel i asked for a receipt they wouldnt give me one but ive paid for the room i ex postulated na na sorr we canna gie ye a rrreceipt because ye havena gien us any monny we hae only the voucher i pff vehemently but came up against that in- domitoblescouish spirit thathashddthetiin red line so many times and had to retreat in disarray up the scots meanwhile its time for a half of bitter and a crack at chesters roman wall havent walked it for thirty years