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4 the tribune thursday feb 21 1j74 i i i i i i i i i i i i hi established 1888 chakles il nolan publtaher james thomas associate publisher and editor robert mccafsland advertising director published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at a main st stouffville ont tel 6102101 toronto phone 3611680 single copies 13c sub scriptions 700 per year in canada 1600 else here member of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorials jail is not the answer in the fall of last year five stouffville boys were surprised by a lone york regional police constable whil consuming liquor near the high school one was arrested but the others fled later they returned and according to evidence assaulted the officer enabling their companion to escape all were picked up that night or the next day and charged in provincial court at newmarket feb 6 the five were convicted and sentenced to seven days in jail plus a 100 fine we dont condone this kind of thing rather we look on the actions of the accused more myth than reality do you know that if- all those persons listed as unemployed were to take all the jobs that are crying for workers there would be no unemployment at all in fact there would be more jobs available than people to fill them most manpower centres report the same situation a wide variety of jobs in each case running into the thousands of vacancies attractive unemployment insurance benefits and the general welfare attitude of so many make these long lists of job vacancies of only passing interest various schemes are being tried to alleviate the situation the handouts are being cut down jumpers are being penalized and thousands have been added to the unemployment insurace rolls many of whom merely find it an added tax since they have little or no hope of ever benefitting the idea that in the final analysis the country is responsible for keeping everyone has snowballed the cost of all this free living can only come from those who work and the government if only for its own sake should see that the work ethic is pushed to the limit editors mail solution to vandalism dear mr thomas how does one stop dr spocks spoiled kids from destroying your property you pay up to 17 for a mailbox and along come a group of hooligans and rip off the flag and the lid if i was a judge id lay them over a desk and give them a few healthy whacks with a cane thats the kind of medicine they deserve north of island lake four mailboxes were ruined by vandals a car was used so they certainly werent children mrs h b wagg stouffville rr 3 its a whatsit this tripod three of them in fact are located on a vacant piece of property north of the cemetery at dicksons hill their purpose has residents curious the tribune is curious too jim thomas with contempt and throw our support solely on the side of the officer but we do not support the decision of the judge he in our opinion places a wrong sense of values on people particularly young people when he considers steel bars the solution or a deterrent to this type of crime it is not nor will it ever be but fines are if heavy enough in this instance 1000 rather than 100 would have better served the cause of justice with payments by installment and by the boys themselves hitting the pocketbook hurts jail solves nothing x sugar and spice r we won the battle but lost the war by bill smiley ive just been reading a book about the battle of britain written by peter townsend he was a world war 11 fighter pilot and was in the battle himself hes also the chap the royal family wouldnt allow to marry the then princess margaret because hed been divorced he was probably lucky later she married photographer called jones or smith or something he is now lord something-or- other his wife is princess northingorother anyway its an excellent book for anyone interested in battles that have changed the course of history townsend has consulted a mass of material from both german and british records and gives a balanced picture of the b of b looking at it from both sides of the english channel by the way is anyone interested in the battles that changed history besides me and a few history buffs there are quite a few of them and one must wonder what would have happened to history if the battles had been lost not won at least one of them has probably affected you personally if the persians hadnt been slowed down at thermopylae nnd trounced at marathon theyd have wiped out the greeks think what that would have done to the restaurant business in canada not to mention jackie onassis 20000 a week in spending money if drake and his fleet had not beaten the armada half the people in canada would be talking spanish eating garlic and going to bullfights how would you like to be out to a bullfight this afternoon its 15 below outside sitting in the shady side of the arena and shouting ole at a bullfighter and a bull frozen literally into the classic stance of the bull ring and what about the battle of the plains of abraham if the limeys hadnt won that one id be happily back m ireland right now cutting peat in a bog instead of sitting here wondering how in the name of energy im going to meet my fuel bill go farther back if joan darc later st joan hadnt lifted the siege at orleans thered be no french no separatiste party no canadian problem another dandy was the battle of culloden where bonny prince charlie was beaten by the english instead of the scottish invading england m kilts they were forced to invade with their brains and they took over the financial affairs of the british empire which as we all know are somewhat less than remarkable back home again theres the battle of queenston heights which nobody knows much about except the residents of queen ston and few of them but this produced a great pure canadian image laura secord chocolates without which canada could probably not have maintained its integrity nationality and rotten teeth the yanks have theirs the alamo for example one of the most stupid affairs of history if anyone ever tells you that you are going to fight to the last man throw away your gun and begin running all directions preferably at once there was of course the charge of the light brigade which didnt change the course roaming around of anything but it did serve as a lasting memorial to the utter stupidity of the british ruling classes and from that war we did get the cardigan sweater and the raglan coat not to be sneezed at or on j perhaps you have sensed my purpose ip this little essay or perhaps like me you havent j fs well like its been a bad day yknowj and ytake an put your average canadian up against something and hell come up with something eh oh yeah i remember i was wondering what would have happened if wed lost the battle of britain it would have been a jolly good show hitler was prepared to make generou terms and divide the known world wit i britain pretty good deal id say but the obstinate stupid british decided to fight and even worse they won the luftwaffe did not destroy the raf which had the privilege of being attached to me or was it the other way around during the wait result britain is sliding down the sluice into economic anonymity germany ifj master of europe financially 3 it pays to lose wars germany and japan the big losers in ww 11 are riding an in credible winning streak in peacetime 3 italy won a short war in abyssinia bombs against arrows machineguns against spearsj shes in her usual mess 3 france won two wars and is in chaos britain won two wars and couldnt borrow q a quarter for a pint of bitter j america won two wars and the dollar is about as healthy as a wet tissue maybe we should have lost the battle of britain 1 i the thing out of sightout of mind a on the south side of main street near civic avenue in stouffville sits a small gray- colored boxa harmless looking thing dozens of times each day folks walk past it around it even over it but no one ever looks under it and lucky too for its content should never again be bared to the outside world not even for an instant its presence has caused enough pain and suffering already natives have cursed it and kicked it rammed it and damned it admonished it and now banished itout of sight out of mind what is this thing that has so infuriated residents and nonresidents of town why just a little old fire hydrant thats allso little no motorist could see it and so old it leaked into the basement of a nearby store while the space between this curbside urinator behind and theno parking sign ahead was sufficient to accommodate a fiat or a volkswagen normal size chariots like buicks mercurys and chryslers were sitting ducks for every pad and pencil policeman on the beat the courts reaped a harvest in fines admittedly any driver with time to spare and plenty of patience could likely have pleaded his case and won but for the sake of 3 who could spend 30 so the outrage continuedtickets by the score however everyone knew that sooner or later the travesty must end for the penalized it ended too late for one constable it came too soon his day of duty was shat tered by such a verbal blast the reper cussions were heard in newmarket on the afternoon in question it was a new- model mercury parked in the haloed zone and since it possessed no distinguishable features to warrant such privilegesthe ticket- the thing a safe refuge for cars but not for dogs by jim thomas routine was repeated thats when the owner arrived on the scene alice hamm it seems had slipped into the iga to pick up a few items however between the time of her entry and exit a visitor happened by the u0me note was already attached to the windshield when she returned now the usual kind of individual would have marched straight to the town office and paid it grudgingly mind you but paid it just the same butnotalice she has principles the kind worth fighting for she decided to fight her first skirmish was with the con stable with no success tell it to the judge he said or words to that affect next the clerk pay it and forget it he advised on to the mayor then the councillors it would take time but alice had no time she phoned regional headquarters and was put in touch with a sergeant theres something down in stouffville you have to see she told him make it as t fast as you can he did an onthespot inspection she explained the problem and he agreed alice was right the town was wrong hence the box out of sight out of mind but alice being a very compasionate but determined person still has one concern vjhat about all the poor dogs she asks