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the tribune thursday may 1 19ts 5 lejtts to the editor et squeeze affects service i dear sir the following statistics are comparisons of per capita expenditures for selected libraries in the province of ontario 1970 1971 1972 1973 metro toronto region ontario central ontario region ajax king markham aurora georgina newmarket whitchurch- stouffville 795 868 1039 1105 537 581 623 749 467 517 611 683 730 784 890 789 380 414 426 475 353 376 405 476 347 345 444 552 308 no figures 396 440 219 287 400 464 104 169 207 328 provide the books needed to fulfill the growing de of the community nor can we ex- pand other services books by mail to in crease service to rural areas reserves large print books or programs films book discussions summer reading clubs which are being requested by patrons if you find that the library is not providing the services and programs which you expect jyou must let your elected representative know of your desire for increased facilities only when the municipal council is made aware of the desire of community members for im- i proved library service will the per capita expenditures be increased and library service can only be improved if the library receives increased per capita support if you support the librarys efforts to improve facilities we encourage you to contact your municipal councillor whitchurchstouffville public library board in 1973 only 19 of 102 libraries in ontario serving populations over 5000 had lower per capita expenditures than stouffville the library has provided these statistics for you in an effort to explain our ability to provide quality library service to the whit churchstouffville community the whitchurchstouffville public library board and staff have worked ex tremely hard during the past year to improve library service the library moved to an- expanded facility in september 1974 at that time open hours were increased by 17 hours per week preschool programs were also expanded to 3 eight week sessions involving 75 children in each session art exhibits craft and school displays are a monthly feature at the library the book collection is being ex panded and the library card catalog is being revised to provide greater access to in- formation in the library both the board and staff are interested in further improving and expanding the librarys collection service and programs s however we must work within the budgetary restrictions set by municipal council- an examination of the per capita expenditures for the province shows that whitchurch- stouffville ranks wll below other municipalities without adequate funds the library cannot gordon ratcliff jim sanders carol mcdermett ann griffiths doug harris carol morin marion wells r sanderson editors note the above letter has been distributed to patrons of the library by the whitchurchstouffville library board young thieves being educated dear sir with our pockets being constantly drained by the high cost of living taxes etc it sure is mighty discouraging to find one is not getting true value for ones money with a large part of our tax dollar going toward the cost of educating our children it sometimes makes me wonder if we are getting short changed in enquiring about an episode that happened to a member of our family at stouffville district secondary school we have been told it is quite a common occurrence to have wallets money and other personal property taken from the lockers of fellow students it seems that a padlock on a locker doesnt mean anything as the doors of most can be opened with the lock never having been un done it surely must be possible to install lockers with doors that cant be opened without undoing the lock this seems like a very small matter to some but tothese kids who are the victims of our sick society it is also the nuisance of- replacing a drivers licence social insurance birth cer tificate etc as well as losing their money these kids of today are to be the adults of tomorrow is this something to look for ward to mrs lome morgason support coverage appreciated dear sir music mania is over for another year we wish to extend our thanks to the 2100 people who attended the show we hope that they en joyed the show as much as the cast enjoyed presenting it music mania has become a real com munity effort r and tradition this year there were 131 people directly involved in the show we feel this illustrates the kind of spirit co operation and talent which we are fortunate to have in stouffville on behalf of the cast there are many organizations and in dividuals which we would like to thank for assisting us the tribune for its coveidge cards hard ware for selling tickets st marks separate school for free use of its auditorium hic groups rangers and scouts for help with the auditorium and parking proceeds from the show siil be given to the whitchurch stouffville public library and sdss awards for performing arts don and joyce caudle presidents united church couples club them old tax collector blues dear sir many of your readers who have justcompleted their income tax returns must be wondering if the tax collector is some kind of sadist we cannot take it with us and we dont even expect to die in luxury but leave us with a few bucks while were still here william e rae scarboro f warehouse shoe sale hours- thursday t friday may 1st 2nd 8th 9th 600 pm to 930 pm saturdays may 3rd 10th 900 am to 400 pm sundays v may 4th 11th 1200 am to 400 pm w- x o a i j i z o q e- s i aurora ide rd uj mosle y st thousands of pairs of spring summer dress casual work shoes huge huge savings come early stay late mens casual shoes one price mens dress shoes one price 9 mens work shoe 6 height 0 8 height 12- misses infants dress casual s special on mens casual dress salesmans samples 00 tj per pair for two pair or more all sales cash no cash refunds wiil exchange size it available sale ends may 11th oi a fc i n y look for redtag values throughout the store pork boasts shoulder portion butt portion ttsn tuunumical burt pork chops l 89 pork hocks picnic shoulders meatier ones two ounce beef patties a ta81efute rindless sliced side bacon kj tablerite wieners as 75 pork sausages sliced tablerite bologna lis 79 shopsy 2wlbavg corned beef roll ii 35 essex family pack sliced sandwich meats as 95 hospitality p6 kbreadffc f 24 oz y- ioaf plt ii j u firm red sucers produce of us a noi grade a tomatoes 599 crisp- produce of usa no i grade celery stalks sst produce of usa tlmlngi t u 39 cello radishes is- 29 as futorful juicysweet kiittraitnr produce of usa canada fancy grade produce of mexico anjou pears- 399 pineapple hi 1 jmtistaww v pf carnation frozen fancy crinkle cut j french fries stuart house chicken noodle soup mix essoruffnreodiplas viujj garbage bags stews schick ln twui jii highlmer frozen sssfifwaj cod in batter il xmmci westons chocolate douwe chocolate mint and butterscotch wagon wheels humpty dumpty regular or ripple potato chips j trophy spanish or blancheo salted peanuts boomontpure maple syrup esso ruffn reodi plastic os 1 3si itn ozjuo thke ftaturcs available at stouffville iga only c a qiiiility service and value all at stouffvilliiga oien mon to wed 6 pm thurs fri til 9 pm sat 6 pm f ii b 1