Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), March 14, 1974, p. 4

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l4 the tribunethur94vmarchh t- i frmir ffijy estabjushed 188 james thomas asaocute publishrr i f juki editor- -t- bobebt mccalsland i i js j published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st act i t souffville ont td 6402101 toronto phone 361-1680- single copies 15c sub- ftl im sai t aa i js1 3 i jj fj vp 3 i- cireuiauoncanadiancommunuyneirapapers association and ontario weekly j j ibw mfj registrationnuinberbm j t top clean a sweep 5 when bill davis cleans house he does it v witha broom not a whisk i the premiers latest sweep was necessary indeed it could will be the clue to- this partys success when the people again j trek back to the polls v one change however must be questioned j robert welch had assumed the housing ministry with some authority a challenging task at the present time apriority project was cedarwood and for him jt was full steam ahead now hes gone anda total stranger takes over where does that put the minister the residents right back on square one i- t we had a similar situation at the federal v level don jamiesori was the minister of transport and supposedly the take charge guy in thepickering airport project what happened just when plans were at a peak he was replaced and the learning period began all over again many people may not have agreed with robert welch but at least they knew where he stood as things standnow no one knows anything for sure in our opinion welch should have stayed but wells thats a different story a giinrprazy country j thecoldbloodea killing of a 17 year old mount albjert boy ona highway in dayton ohioiast weekipointsupclearly the kind of guncrazy country united states has become here was a boy riding his motorcycle homef following a holiday trip to florida rsuddenlywithno or war- i hinghe is gunned down and left to die on the road the assassin one of several occupants ina car sped away canadians must surely shudder at this senseless kind of thing particularly when the victim resides so close to home and well we should for murder it seems is a way of lifei in many us cities and states we live too closenomo be concerned aouj teapi ttils sltfts tsyourl pieakrt you aeu ctiap aboard 1 adpbxbisc 7 rirf a ji i editors mkil at last the facts sugar and spige r v v w the old 6 were more colorful idearparentsstudents f v- j s j during the pastfev months you have v heard little of a specific nature from secon- regarding 6ur long drawnout contract negotiations with the york county board of education there were i i several reasons forsilenceiirst we did not wishtotjeopardizei these discussions j secondlywe didfribt wish to be accusedof using students as a captive audience and i finally we were afraid to express the v mounting dissatisfaction and frustrationthat med to taking the drastic step if resignation vf ar l v cwhy afraid because jn the past open i resistance to or criticism of jthis boards policies as implemented by ik chief ad- 1 itministrators hasallltoofrequently brought swift retaliation tothosewhodared to resist or- criticize nowvhowever wefeel we must speak- is- aj f v f s contrary toaietter sent fhome with v f studeritsbytheboardjan 3imt mustbe pointed but that salary is not the only issue i sphere job security and classroom conditions liare equallymportant are a items i significantly one isa grievance procedure have you noticedthebig chahge in the world of big capitalism in the past couple of decades 4- h n the personnel in the inner sanctum of high finance is just as practical as that of the v robber baron days but the things they wheel and deal in are vastly different the badpld boys the fords and the 1 v become exceedingly dull huge bureaucracies with little life or colourmn them 1 the new breed of banditti steers clear of them oh yburmodern wheeler might take a flurry in oil but itsmore likely to be floating a stock issue than getting the stuff out of the ground 7 i today is financial magnate is far ifnore v xf v rv 1 fnrah inarnwnitfpfiail a i operation fortah ingrdwntoehail i r evenptbarnumthe greatest con hi an ould be greertwith jealousy if he w wayisome oft themoderncon artists use every irick he everknewandsomet 1 theyve invented to sucker people intojvatir of them allwould could seethe r stouffville pretty unscrupulous lot fromall accounts- they dealt with solid tangible assets steel and coal oil minerals railways- and banks- their techniques were roughly similar get holdof something as cheaply as possible and dispose of it for as much as possible and never pay a working man more than the ab solute minimum asimple formula butit piled up millions then billions f i i today theirnames are connected with- great philanthropies but when theywere j ahve their names produced more curses than blessings r fought the unions bitterly vthey bribed and bullied and stole i v theyd have laughed at the idea that their let us consider the state of schools in vyork county since jan 31 yes they are f t a -j- y open but not operational- we want the rockefellers the jp morgans t an interested t of sports and schoblslo be fully operative its up to the drewcarnegies weregianuof financeand a entertainment than he is just old th ngs board to act responsible and do the one thing ps like mines and siich k f that will make the schools operative namely agree to negotiate all contentious items t v 1 r if r as students and parents are alarmed over the presentschoolsituationas you have every right to be may we encourage you to make your feelings known to your board trustees if the board shares6urdesire to restore the schools to astate of normalcy if it cares about teacher student morale let it agree to negotiate fully and fairly and in so doing win back the confidence of itsteachers the students and the public c v r elherbert deaf editor the prolonged teachers strike- now over which would give teachers redress against 7 i hope has taught many ofus a lesson arbitrary decisions forexample the i l bdardthrougb to change it has focussed attention on education j arbitrarily ithemterpretationt of certain r related issues like nothing has 2 clausesifin pufw34 agreement this ever done c sl yc resulted insome teachers v reduced- in k i scategoryand hence iiisalarylwefeertnisis sit has made us realize how human s funfair anagreement shouldbebinding y teachers are how mature- many- our he still goes where the big buck is but the 1 action has changed nowadaysihesnore likely to pwria jprizefighter oratrihgi of horses thana chunk of a copper mine todays big money m publishing x and television andsports and the really bigmoney is in land j speculatiop your oldtime financier woulld have been stunned and envious could he sele the doubling and tripling of money lnthi buyingarid sellingjofplain old land soits inthe areasrhentioned that youll v find the- modern sharks in large schoplsl gobbling up the little suckers and regurgitating them the slightly larger suckers- l another big change is in the publicity j for the past 20s- theyd have had apoplexy ifspmeonehad stfil itey keusprwate i suseested somethine as ridiculous as frinee very ciosejmouinea inev kept tneir private lives as secluded as possible retreated to vast i homes arid tried to keep the pressat arms length 1 v jcv todaysmaggots oopsa freudian slip glory in the limelight they are never happier uianwhentheyjhave the media speculating about their next jleali they manipulate the press after-all- every tstory every picture drives wpf the price of whatever theyre selling and is also great for the ego they11 ja teacher in y6rkcouhty jdepf edations iweredestroyirig the ecology though todays entrepreneurs seem to be justas- arrogant greedy and ruthless but f things they deal in have changed almost i-completely- 1 v 5v banks and railways and airlines are still 1 highly profitable but theyare no longer the j financial playthings of afew men they have another itemofjcoricern toteachers is our rpresentlackofjaneffective in deter- minihgeducational policies cthe matter pupilteacher fratiqisian example york couhtyj3ptrisramorigthe highest in the j province and while not every classroom is- cf owdeel under the present system no teacher- l can be sure he orshe will not be faced with a class so large jrtsiat effective teaching becomes impossible young people are how slow to faction government isand how weak- and tim- persdrialsbur area systemhas become u v i- its unfortunate so many had to suffer so thatotherscouldlearn a lesson v heres hoping weve learned it well mrs joyce leary rr 2 stouffville call a pjess conference tbdiscussa pending roamingaroilnd y isscramble for theuckithathasjchanged5 vdrastically thats the relationship witfithejv f people working for thebigdealersv- ijsj inthe bad61d daysrwhenlaissezfaireji reigned supreme it was the accepted custom t to grind the wprkerdownandsweattheyery hfebloodbutdf him tbwringthe last cent of profit n vv today the wormhas turned particularly in sports all you need if youre a pretty good athlete is a good lawyer and you can put the t boss through the wririger i k t can you imagine theoqk on the face of j j p mqrganrif someone could uell himthat athletes mere bodies were pulling in salaries in six figures i fl this last aspect would seemtobeja matter for sheer joy for most of uswatching the bossesbeing squeezed the workers 1 but alas it wontdo usanygdbd fellow sucker theboss will merely raise the price of 1 admission and wont losea nickel of his own money j sounds likethe gbvefnirient doesnt it v when everything cqststhem more thej5 raise our taxestopay for thel increases wheh- everything costs lufmore they raise the taxes as a curb against inflation iftff til get in line sucker for the next increase ini the price of tickets ic somehow with all their faults i like the old bandits better vt r z 1 4 wv a 15 tbpless riib wkatv a bust 3 tptsizfr fh i 9 byalaa thomas- vi t s students held for raiisom 1 iw- j m y c should the schools of york reppen this f week- the bitterness arid illwill that has been engendered by theprotracted teachere strike will long remain the 1 acutev losers- are the students whose education is being held for ransom by the i teachers a wishy-washy- provincial government frightened by the teachers union has failed to act inany decisive manner even the premier himself earlier set deadlines for action which have i x k- ii ii nolan v what is tqbe taught we presume the board could handle the caretaking operation the board too has been lax and is just now getting around to making moves towards hiring new teachers to replace those who have resigned something they should have done much sooner some are talking of resignation to force the govern- ment to act m v however all the while this procrastination has been taking place- the students have been receiving nothinga deplorable situation parents have l schools which includes hiring the number off qualified teachers they deemed nkessaryj for the job- however itnow seemsauthe along r with this mandate given the board as they themselves continue to press that they the i teachers are to controlthe operation they iwishto set the pay they are to receive the number of students they will teach and riled and even threatenedtowitholdschool v elected were- expected to pperatethe taxes with full justificationiboth bodies ui k ij -j- a k- whjch iwere responsibility bythe people have failed 1 the government ands the school board both have had the power to act and havenot done so the teachers for their part were hired to doajobahdv they too have failed- and haveeven gonesb far as to quit the teachersunion has said meet our demands or the students will have no education and this is intolerable for several weeks nowthisnewspaper has beenpublishing an a advertisement proclaiming the personal benefits provided by a city massage parlor 1 its a harmless looking little ad so small in fact i skipped right past it the first time around iu some readers however were more ob- servant the phones started ringing two hours after the tribune was on the street i immediately grabbed a copy from the counter to find out what the fuss was all about and yesftthere it was in full viewof everyonebe pampered it said treated like a king etc etc- v okay whats so shocking about that you ask oi c- a nothing i suppose there are dozens of ibodyrubjbusmesses scattered through the cityi butthisoneisdifferenti 1 tiqnistecyojijseeperfohhtheirrservicein varying degrees ofundressr depending of course on their patronsvability pay i- this is the thing that disturbs people at least some people but riot me and i dont iliketothirikofthetribuneasaclean s- newspaper said one lady j by advertising ityoure condoning it ti claimed another- thiriktof our young people said still another it- v caught a bit off guard i could do little else but listen its difficult to either condemn or approvesomethirig you know nothing about but i decided to findout v i the opportunity occurred feb 15 1 was in the downtown area with an hour to kill so decided to look the place up some job withso many back alleys and oneway streets i was travelling around in i circles- finally in desperation i parked the car and walked j the location i discovered was ina rather ramshackle building offadelaideeashofr vyonge it was eerie at night anyway hardly r the dashyflashy spot i had expected- j t three itiriies i walked in the front door- and three times i walked out my heart was pounding so hard i had to keep swallowing to hold itdown- then i stopped looked the welcome sign square inthe eye and saidjimvi talk to- 6 1 flickering red light and a girl seated behind i desk v- rf i hi she sai im not sure ime oh i see pless 20 totally nude or our special double elight v r a double delight i answered curiously r whats jthat f thats two of us for an hour she ued- i w heavens j said weakly i couldnt id thalgive me yourcheapestil vfinr ohao 1 protestedi r to see the rls first theres supposed to be a choice- there sst she saidbuttwo are busy ont i do im more than just a receptionist u know t v sr s4 1 was caught and she jknewjti had to jnkof something anytb3ngfastt khow long 1 have to wait asked maybe twenty minutessbe answered vsonyrjijbaid jm in a int of a rushvf q ts wheal left j mean xan-jr- down three its of stairs twotepsat a time without v 1 s3 z wmmum

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