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s -i4- jw 4 the tr june 7 17s iot wttbuixt james thomas editorlnchlef established 1888 charles h nolan publisher barrebeacock advertising manager eoitorial oept ed sebtimtv jhn holt display advertising dbt lois wktaaan marl emwrton buahessofflcfjlrtnuinnaaodonmormnimgtat published amy thursday at 54 main st stourmb onl tal 6402101 toronto phona 3611680 stngi capias 20 c subscriptions 10x0 par yaar to canada s200 alsawnare uarabar ol canadian community newspapers association and ontario waakly naarspapars association sacond class mail registration number 0m6 tna tribuna is one of the inland publishing co umhad group of suburban newspapers which in cludes tha ajax whitby plckaring news advertiser brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke gazette ilarkham economist and sun newmarket aurora era oamue beaver oshawa this week misslssauga news oshawa this weekend acton free press milton canadian champion and the georgetown independent 6402100 3611680 editorials little children may lead us this saturday is world child day in whitchurchstouffville the occasion will be our towns way of focussing attention on the year of the child much planning has gone into the program with the real thrust coming from the family life centre here along with the executive of the stouffville nursery school and other participating organizations activities will be centred at four main locations the public library the arena latcham hall and the high school what does world child day mean what is the event going to accomplish most adults weve talked to dont know even worse most dont care this saturday or any saturday for that matter includes such pressing commitments as a couple of rounds of golf going to the cottage cutting the grass washing the car all sorts of things their times booked well in advance town children however are viewing the day differently theyre excited enthusiastic full of anticipation theyve obviously been coached by their teachers which is good for the success of this project will rest on their kind of enthusiasm and hopefully a little will rub off on mom and dad what is a world child according to a prepared brochure its a child who knows that all children in the world are his or her brothers and sisters understandably thats difficult for many adults to grasp but not for kids the majority seem to understand the concept correctly now if theyll put it into practice therell be brighter days ahead lets hope j v iltehstouffville world child dkf juncq to hey kids youre no different than me or are you ft beautif ication is overdue sugar and spice where were the women politicians this week the tribune received a notice from the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce telling of a meeting wednesday last night for the expressed purpose of discussing the rejuvenation and beautification of main street a government representative was ex pected to attend to explam in detail the benefits that could be derived from such a program while too late for coverage as to the projects reception and hopedfor results we consider it important enough to warrant editorial comment now rather than later we wish chairman david barthau and his committee every success this is a thing thats been talked about here for years much talk but no action its something that can easily be delayed shelved swept under the rug for the ideas certain to run into opposition we would suggest however that its promoters should not be too easily discouraged but rather press until the end result is achieved an example of what can be accomplished is now visible within the main street business section of markham the transformation there is amazing but it wasnt easy and it wont be easy here but it will be a feather in the cap of the chamber of com merce if they can even get something started then improvements little by little each year will follow the current thrust by the c of c is vital v if the proposal dies on the vine again itll be dead for a good many years maybe forever we cant let it happen in doubtthrow books out some parents in the whitchurch- stouffville area are upset over certain types of books approved for study within the english department at the high school have they cause for concern its difficult to say what is filth to one could be a classic to another principal mervyn witherow faced with a difficult situation has tried to be fair if a parent queries the acceptability of a par ticular book that student is permitted to study another its a prescribed policy that goes to every home this in our opinion places the onus on the wrong person it is the english teacher or better still the english department head who should decide what is acceptable and what is not considering of course the kind of community in which we live and using a little professional common sense certainly theres a lot of good reading material available without digging up dirt if however a question arises at to what is good and what is not the school would be wise to adopt the policy of most weekly newspapers when in doubt throw it out first lady take a bow alma walker was the toast of the town of markham saturday night the event one of the best organized functions we have ever had the privilege of attending attracted an audience of over six hundred one thing can be said about markham when they take on a thing they do it up big saturdays spectacular was no exception from one who has known alma for more years than most our personal congratulations every compliment was spoken with feeling every gift was richly deserved alma walker is one of a kind markham should be so fortunate one thing that was peculiar among many others in the recent federal election was the shortage of female power where was it oh yes i know thousands of women were out working for their local candidate probably far harder than their male coun terpoints or their reluctantlydraggedalong husbands and yes i know the ndp made a big bid for the womens vote by demanding all sorts of things for women which already exist except in the minds and businesses and hearts of the male chauvinistic empire that still rules this country where was the womens movement where were the women candidates where was the surge of feminist emotion and rhetoric that could have swept the election did you hear the faint sound of a fizzle as i did true there was a scattering of women candidates mostly except for the few cabinet ministers in ridings where they didnt have a hope in hades of winning but when it comes to women in politics this country is still in the boondocks and election results show it whats wrong with the women on this continent they talk a lot but when it comes down to voting they cast either with their husbands because i dont know anything about politics for pierre trudeau because margaret has deserted him or against trudeau because she has declared her in- dependence for joe clark because he seems a bit slow and needs a chance or against him because he has jowls and no sense of humor for ed broadbent because he seems like a younger or older brother who speaks out and is cute in a sort of homely way where in the holy world are the incisive emotional hardthinking straightforward- looking women of the movement theyve turned into a bunch of plain old women thats where in the mysterious east where women are supposed to cringe around in veils sub servient waiting for a kick in the rear or another impregnation by the macho male we have had a prime minister in sri lanka ceylon to you oldtimers and india both have been tough charming ruthless in the notsomysterious middle east we had a tough charming and ruthless golda meir who ran one of the most abrasive and beleaguered countries in the world israel for a few years even the ultrachauvinist male brits have elected their first female prime minister in history and theres evidence that shell do no worse no better than her male predecessors maggie thatcher of course the brits brought up on the idea of a nannie respond well to a female boss elizabeth the first was probably their favorite monarch of all time the virgin queen victoria established an era named after her morals manners hangups elizabeth ii is a model of decorum good sense and hard work vastly admired despite the attacks of a few antimonarchists back to the point where was womens lib when the election campaign began leaders of all parties were males at least as far as plumbing goes is canada a pale shadow of the us where the thought of a female president would turn half a nation white overnight surely not then how explain the sound of silence from les dames de notre pays i just dont understand it we males are harped at and nagged at and niggled at and when the women have their big chance what do they do they make coffee and sand wiches if women could get organized politically theyd have more vote power than all the by bill smiley window on wildlife farmers unions fishermen and all the other groups the polls court so assiduously quirky isnt it from personal experience with sisters a mother a wife a motherinlaw a daughter and various female acquaintances i know absolutely that women could run this country far better than men they are less sen timental physically tougher morally more integral emotionally more compassionate financially more abler at least my women are they are less concerned with making everybody happy they go to the point rather than around it they probe oh how they probe into sensitive areas that most weak males skirt they are much better at organizing their time none of these threemartini threehour lunches at which nothing is settled except that everybodys a jolly good fellow theyd probably open government offices at 8 am which would immediately solve the problem of a swollen civil service half the incumbents would drop dead within a weak they have a nasty habit of insisting that things be done done right and done right away this too would create almost over night a new canada they will fight like tigresses to look after their own if we had a dominantlyfemale government theyd probably hang on to the few industries canada still controls and barefacedly demand from foreigners that they give the others back 4 and what a blessing to have them in ot tawa running the country and letting our weaker sex get on with a bit of golf fishing hunting know who id like to have seen running in the election flora macdonald maureen mcteer and margaret trudeau with no men allowed to vote and no holds barred firm leases land to town soccer leagu mcneil laboratories canada ltd has leased eleven acres of its property to the whitchurchstouffville soccer league for- a fee of one dollar per year for five yearj the site will accommodate five regulation soccer fields shown here signing the agreement is company president lester gagnon right and martin johannessen this years president of the town soccer association jim holt among the many summer projects that should be considered at this season along with all the other gardening plans is a small fish pond while at first thought it may sound like a major construction job modern materials have shown that in reality its rather a simple undertaking and of course when we mention materials today we have to keep in mind the high cost factor involved here again- sur prising as it may seem and depending on the size of the project the cost can be kept within the budget of almost everyone probably the most expensive item to be obtained is a piece of 6 mil builders plastic this polyethelene film comes in various shades however the black colour does show up the marine life somewhat better its available in widths of from two to 10 feet and can be cut to your particular length by your local dealer choose a site for your little pond carefully and with a bit of foresight if for instance water lilies are to be included a full sunny location is necessary while many other water plants such as arrowhead and wild iris thrive well in partial sun an outoftheway corner a site backed by a fence or as the centre of a 1 rockery are all good spots for your oasis and while some shrubbery around the area may be acceptable dont crowd out your view with tall plants and foliage after you have decided on a location place several stones or pieces of wood around the proposed area and look it over from all sides if it suits your tastes you can proceed with the next step which is digging out the soil this should not be just a hole in the i t backyard pond- wildlife attraction byartbriggsjude ground but rather an excavation with curved or straight lines to fit the location a sloping bottom from one end to the other will make a shallow place later on for birds to bath and frogs to sun and again if water lilies are contemplated the water depth must be 18 inches from the root to the surface so with this in mind go down to two feet near one end make sure all the edges of the depressions are rounded as with the bottom and check for any sharp roots or stones etc these might cause a leak when the weight of the water presses the plastic against it sand is a good cushion for the poly to rest on as is an old rug or some pieces of wet corrugated paperboard with the stitches removed smooth down any hard corners or rough spots then carefully lay the poly sheet inside the depression work out the biggest wrinkles but dont worry those that remain will hardly be noticeable when the pool is complete its very important you allow enough of the poly liner to come up and overlap the edge all around by about a foot on this retaining sheet you can now place flat rocks pieces of driftwood or low planter boxes made of lumber slabs these hold the sheet from slipping and by overhanging the edges give the pool a natural effect its a good idea to make a slight depression or trough on one side to act as an overflow in case of heavy rains or when you want to run the hose in fill the pool with water then add water plants by placing them in pots or other such containers small stones should be pressed intothe sofl around the plants to keep the earth from washing away also a covering of burlap or other dull materia over these receptacles will take away the artificial look as they rest on the bottom you will soon see that little rootlets and sediment will form on this burlap and make them appear as rocks or part of the bottom itself try anchoring several pieces of suitable sized driftwood in weighted pots allowing the stub ends to protrude six inches or so above the surface a handful of duckweed from a country pond placed on the surface of the pool gives a pleasing effect but this tiny greenleafed plant has to be scooped off periodically to prevent it from taking over completely the addition of a half dozen goldfish or chub minnows will give you many moments of outdoor pleasure as well as keeping the larva of mosquitos from developing so dont feed them while they are outside instead let them work for you remember though when ycy first put them out suspend them in their store- bought containers for a half an hour or so to let them adjust to the difference in water temperatures by now you have a beautiful addition to your backyard scene and actually a practical one too for besides the flower or rock fringed setting the wildlife in your area will welcome this source of water and visit it regularly throughout uie coming seasons in fact because of it many different birds will nest 4 nearby for water is one of the main keys to wildlife habitat a small pool in your yard then is more than just a pond for fish or lilies its presence often fills a local need and in so doing provides you with a summer long panorama of flitting colour beautiful song and interesting bird behaviour