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4 the tribune thursday october 11 197 wlv -i- wj 1 jyj lfe hhbtttt james thomas editorinchief established 1888 charles h nolan publisher barrebeacock advertising manager editorial dept joann thompson jkn hon display advertising dept lois wklaman marl emmarson busmess office joan marshman dormn oaacoo ebsao glovar publlshad aoary thursday at 54 main st stouimua ont tal 8402101 toronto phona 3611680 slnala copies 20 c subscriptions 10x0 per yaw in canada j2600 alsawhera mambar ol canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mall registration number 0896 the tribune is one ol the inland publishing co united group of suburban newspapers which in cludes the ajax whitby pickering news advertiser brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke gazette markham economist and sun newmarket aurora era oakviiie beaver oshawa this week mississauga news oshawa this weekend acton free press milton canadian champion and the georgetown independent 6402100 3611680 editorials ball champs again in 79 for a town to win a provincial fastball championship once in a decade is a com mendable accomplishment here in stouffville the good fortune has come our way not once in ten years but twice in two years the juvenile boys took the ontario title in 78 and the juniors com prising many of the same players repeated the feat in 79 quite a record those closest to the team are loud in their praise of these lads not only for their athletic skills but also for their sportsmanlike conduct on and off the field this speaks well for the management the parents and the players themselves and indirectly it speaks well also for the community this newspaper like others often publishes unsavory stories concerning the exploits of young people on this occasion the opposite is true so let it never be said we overlook the good and acknowledge only the bad on sat nov 3 team members will be honored personally at a banquet and dance in the stouffville legion hall tickets at 750 a person will be available up until oct 27 to get yours call 6401984 lets show the players the appreciation they deserve heeler the tribune sound advice from seniors world series 79 we know whos no 1 o a h its often been said that we pay too little attention to advice from our elders folks older and wiser than we true were a youthoriented society just about everything circulates around the young still theres a generation out there with much to offer if well only stop and listen last week we stopped by and listened in on a program silled as the great debate at the silver jubilee club in stouffville three timely questions were placed before the audience the first should the strap be retained in our schools was supported by a vote of 42 to 22 the second should a municipal council have the right to raise its own members wages was rejected 44 to 13 and third is a supermarket needed in the east end of stouffville was turned down 47 to 14 the arguments pro and con were not only interesting but enlightening so much so they effected the final vote on each issue by a considerable margin for what our opinions worth we agree that the strap should be retained as a last resort form of punishment at the elementary level we say too that population is in sufficient to support a third supermarket in the east end of stouffville or anywhere else in town on the question of councillors salaries we feel a recommendation should be put forward by outgoing members to be dealt with when the new council takes office regardless thursday evening was set aside for seniors to have their say and the six who spoke said it well too bad the entire town council included couldnt have been there to listen roaming around tiny mouse is big trouble v by jimthomas 4 m cooperation mens success town council has authorized an ex penditure of 10000 for trees to beautify the main street of stouffville the chamber of commerce interested in playing some part in this project wants to be kept informed on where exactly these trees will be planted we see nothing wrong with this by the same token town council should be kept informed on what the chamber of commerce is doing the two must work together to accomplish this a council representative should be appointed to the chambers executive in this way nothing would be approved or even discussed without jhe others knowledge theres much to be done by way of im proving the appearance of stouffvilles business area it will be done better and faster through total cooperation the chamber of commerce and council should be thinking and working as one tremendous accomplishment r the area branch of the canadian cancer society including stouffville markham and unionvule collected nearly 56000 in its canvass last spring this is amazing almost unbelievable but there it was in black and white 2903796 from markham 1196680 from unionville and 1024093 from stouffville while the cause is good and the challenge is great this is not the point its the fact that three individual communities can join forces and work so diligently together that stirs ones appreciation of the end result since the units campaign went over the top by more than ten thousand dollars the goal will undoubtedly be increased for next year heres hoping they can do it again with your help they will how would you like to be seated at the table enjoying a pleasant quiet meal and suddenly have a wife and three daughters standing atop their respective chairs shrieking to high heaven thats what happened at our house sunday andall because a teensyweensy mouse had occasion to poke his nose out from under the electric stove l none said anything just screamed and pointedrby thumeiduiaascertauvthe cause of the commotion the furry little fellow had scurried from sight back to the safer confines of the basement from whence he came s while any stranger in our midst would have been startled out of a years growth by such excitement not me i tend to take such occurrences in stride almost to the point of ignoring them completely for it happens every fall the first wee mouse that ventures in out of the cold is met with cries of concern and threats of extermination why do women react this way id like to know and so undoubtedly would the mouse if he did hed probably try a different ap proach like staying hidden all day and coming out in the dark itd be a heck of a lot easier on all of us now because of his grandstanding his very existence is in jeopardy you see my wifes bound and determined ill set a trnn some wav to treat a guest the fact im a bit of a nature nut who wouldnt hurt a fly let alone a mouse in furiates her she calls them ugly dirty and dangerous i say theyre cute clean and harmless she says dead or alive hes got to go i say catch him okay but kill him no way hence a stalemate the strange thing about this current standoff is the realization we once had two white mice for pets all one winter they were provided all the tender loving care that any rodent could want even now were hosting a hamster and nobody minds a bit so whats the difference the fact i wouldnt kill anything be it a mouse or a moose is one reason for my ho- hum response the other is being a born and bred country boy i tend to accept such seasonal agitations as a way of life a kind of here today gone tomorrow sort of thing back home on the farm the mouse processional started in the fall and ended in the spring no my mother didnt like them neither did dad but there was no solution for everyone that was caught there were ten more to take its place not until we introduced a cat to the kit chen was the situation somewhat relieved old matilda as we called her was alerted to the slightest sound and woe betide the errant mouse that crossed her path despite the fact she had no tail it was run over by the milk truck she could move extremely fast and the mice knew it rather than risk their necks they seemed content to play tag between the baseboards upstairs one could hear them scurrying back and forth at all hours but no one seemed to care not so today the slightest sound and everyones alerted like the harmless little creatures were regrouping their forces for some kind of mass attack which theyre not its probably only one i try and convincemy wife and hes moving about only to keep warm o while im against mantomouse combat in the middle of the living room floor and even the employing of mechanical means to rid the house of a singlerodent ive agreed to sneak in the neighborvcat and let nature take its course but even conceding this much i know im safe for she hates cats every bit as much as mice claiming id only be com- pounding the problem so whiskers stays so will the corn- motion hell cause all winter long spring cant come too soon the distaff side hurricane hazel swept through area 25 years ago remember friday oct 15 154 many folks will for it was twentyfive years ago next week that hurricane hazel swept through this area tearing oat trees destroying bridges and wrecking roads on the cnr line between markham and stouffville a 130 ton locomotive was derailed along with two baggage cars the engineer and fireman jumped clear and no one was injured jiu thomas really want jo lose weight then become a reporter ive beenwith the tribune for about three months now and ive lost seven pounds fantastic its not that im overweight but after graduating college in may i noticed id put on a few extra pounds in the wrong places of course because of sitting all day and eating parnell cafeteria food now that i work for a living im con stantly on the road i have a standard car and my legs get a workout every time i go to the corner store when a person keeps busy his or her food intake isjowered when youre interested in something and all is going well you dont even think about eating its when youre bored and irritable that you feel sorry for yourself and find consolation from that luscious cream pie in the freezer between tuesday night town council and thursday night uxbridge council along with features in the goodwood claremont greenwood and brougham area all i have time for is a midmorning snack and between- assignment munchies editors mail forced truancy dear editor i am one of the parents you talked about last week who accompanied her child to- markham fair im not proud of the fact nor am i ashamed i weighed the educational benefit of one against the other and concluded he would gain more knowledge from an af ternoon at the fair than three hours in class im satisfied now that he did if a pa day had been declared in our area truancy of this kind wouldnt have been necessary jennifer flett stoaffvillerr2 r health foods only by joann thompson its not chips and pop either i buy only the freshest most nutritious foods i can find with the opening of the new health food mart i can get quick energy boosters and i know im getting quality raisins carrots alfalfa sprouts and granola bars are my favorites im becoming a real health food nut but im not the only one on staff who finds it difficult to get three full meals a day jim our busy editor is often seen scurrying out of the office to get something to tide him over he usually comes back with a toasted western lots of ketchup if you please from the regal restaurant but ive also seen him munching on cashews while deep in thoueht at his typewriter jim holt our roving sports editor doesnt have to worry about his weight he can eat anything a hamburger and french fries is all he gets time for on a busy tuesday ave forbidden myself to eat junk food of any sort in favor of natural juices vegetables cheese and eggs i try to stay away from any kind of meat as well ive read j too many books on how animals are cruelly treated in crowded stockyards brutally butchered not to mention the chemicals added later to give the meat an esthetically pleasing appearance and supposed flavor i think and truly hbpe people are becoming more aware of what they put into their stomachs an excellent book on the subject entitled how to get rid of the q poisons in your body is available in any health food store i thought id read everything on the processing of food but what was in the book really shocked me i was so repulsed at the truth of our massproduced foodstuffs i had to v close it before becoming physically ill so really the basic tricks to losing weight arent tricks at all just commonsense you must keep busy every day you dont have to j become a reporter lower your food intake and make sure the food you do eat is the very best after all we cant trade our bodies in for something better and as a leading hair coloring firm proclaims youre worth it l v wk