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the tribune thursday october 26 1j7s 9 editors mail be a leader editor the tribune i have just read the tribune dated oct 19 and gave particular attention to the editorial entitled election front too quiet you have the resources to com- 2municate with many people in the whit- churchstouffville area why havent you taken the initiative to convene a public meeting for the purpose of getting together with our currently elected council why havent you called upon our council to give a report of their achievements during their term in office the weekly newspaper is the besi source of local information in a rural area you do print decisions of council and on occasions the opinions of individual members however what i have read lately indicates we have a oneman council the mayor what have you done to help newcomers to our town get to know the names of council members many i venture to say dont know their ward representative you neednt tell us that council meetings are open to the public for the most part the meetings are held to authorize spending current accounts or make reference to a motion that was tabled some time in the past the public cannot be expected to attend all council meetings im sure that if some of the effort you have spent on criticism in your editorials was spent on positive thinking and proposals to drum up enthusiasm for municipal elections we might not have an election front thats so quiet you know as well as i that a well- organized public meeting gives us all food for thought bob lewis rr 2 stouffville editors note you know as well as i that a public meeting prior to the closing of nominations oct 23 was not possible even now without an election for mayor ward councillors 1 3 4 and 5 and public school trustee we question the feasibility of such a proposal goodwood ladies honored by elsie boland goodwood three goodwood area ladies who have given long years of volunteer service to the canadian bible society were honored at an evening of recognition tuesday in the goodwood com munity hall mrs jean dawson mrs arthur hall and mrs howard forsyth were praised for their work within the societys goodwood branch the congregation of goodwood united church will hold special an niversary services sunday nov 12 in the morning lloyd wilson and family of uxbridge will take part in the evening jesse pike no stranger to many in the area will attend the anniversary supper is tues nov 14 with turkey and all the trimmings a bazaar sponsored by the goodwood childrens play group will be held this saturday from 14 pm sympathy of the is extended to the family of the later walter cooper mr cooper died oct 17 with interment goodwood cemetery his wife predeceased him in 1976 jim mcchestney is in hospital his many friends wish him a speedy receovery this saturday is the softball dance in the hall tickets are still available euchre winners oct 18 were ladies mrs thos seeley grace thompson and mary anderson gentlemen elsie boland playing as a man tom seeley and morley sellers door prizes were won by tom seeley gladys slack and gord mcguckin the next euchre is nov 1 at 8 p m remember the goose shoot this saturday at the boland farm beginning at 12 noon a special shoot has been arranged for the ladies mary mitchell will host a meeting of the goodwood ucw nov 1 at 8 pm the roll call is joy mae brown i a day to remember by mildred mctaggart greenwood on sunday afternoon close 300 friends and many from a attended an at celebration in reenwood united church the occasion was honor of mae browns birthday the guest the day looked lovely in long turquoise jersey enhanced by a of yellow car- ations engraved were received the town of the provincial and the government a purse of money w as a gift from the community she received dozens of cards adam jason erding son of paul and ruth erding was received in infant baptism sunday by rev a m butler he is the grandson of mr and mrs ross disney the community extends sympathy to mrs margaret frew in the passing of her brother-in- law mr franklin bats- ford the funeral service was conducted saturday at woodstock patpeggand janette crawford attended a conference on weaving at sudbury on the weekend customers our warehouse is bursting at the seams and our bank manager the vulture says move em out at ghastly savings