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another sensational show following a show like music mania 80 editorial comment is expected and necessary for after all the program and its participants are as much a part of this community as this newspaper in fact from the hundreds of unfamiliar faces in the audience saturday its outreach beyond town boundaries may be greater than the tribune however strange as it may seem ap praisal is difficult for what could be said this year was likely said iri 79 and 78 and tv- back down the line to the very beginning variety of course is the key what ap- peals to some doesnt to others however when something of everything is offered the patrons are sure to go home happy they did thursday and friday and saturday stand ing ovations not easily earned in stouffville followed each performance that in itself was proof of success yet people tend to compare was it the best yet we cant say no one can say twenty years is a long period of time however to refresh readers memories and prove our point weh quote from a tribune editorial of may 5 1960 under the heading a fine per formance for a good cause it reads we commend the members of the stouffville united church couples club for their ex cellent twonight minstrel show in the auditorium of stouffville district high school its been many a day since so many people received so much enjoyment for such a wonderful cause the proceeds will be for warded to the retarded childrens association for two nights the true meaning of community cooperation and goodnatured fellowship was returned to our town in this day and age of rapid residential growth we have often felt that much of that onceproud community spirit has waned under the hustle and bustle of a workaday world our faith was once more restored when sellout crowds gave the talented troupe a rousing ovation at the conclusion of each performance it was entertainment at its best that was our appraisal of music manias first show great then great today whats even more satisfying the cast is already talking about tomorrow music mania 81 may it go on forever parents seeking solutions this newspaper wholeheartedly supports the drug awareness program planned for thursday evening tonight at stouffville dist secondary school we support also the inclass discussions at the elementary and secondary student level its high time we took the wraps of this curse thats plaguing a segment of our young people and took a look at just where were headed for some its already too late its a simple matter for board personnel trustees and administrative staff included to brush the problem aside and pretend it doesnt exist or if it does its really nothing to get concerned about stouffvilles no worse than any other high school in the county is a common expression this may well be but is it any better from what we can gather the same serious situation exists all over so what do we do about it thats what teachers and parents we hope will learn tonight principal mervyn witherow is the first to admit most people are in the dark hes right despite the fact drug use and abuse has been with us at least for the last ten years parents are no wiser on how to cope than they were in the late 60s why is this one reason is that distribution of drugs is an under cover thing the identity of the distributor is top secret second most mothers and dads are easily lulled into thinking it cant happen to one of ours for many it has and it will so again what do we do about itt well be looking for answers tonight winter dies hardjn a woode region of uxbridge winter arrives early andoies bard in some areas of uxbridge township in case yon hadnt noticed it snowed last week nothing much only a few flakes bat they lingered long enough to remind one that winters not far behind this picture of snowcoated trees was taken near the brock road south of coppins corners joann thompson fvk ttmour news item pregnant dog halts farm fertilizer flights vi sugar and spice v t a good letter writer im not ry bill smiley o in many ways i am one of the worst people i have ever met and one of them is in not answering letters i wish it were not so i wish i were meticulous and tidy and had my income tax return filed at least two days before the deadline and liked cats and shined my shoes at least once a week but im not and i dont thats just a sample of the things i dont like about myself an entire list would fill this column but not answering letters is right up there near the head of the list jv it was brought home to me today end of march when i received in the mail my annual card and gift from an old fnend and onetime roommate at college norm laghtford every christmas arriving end of march this year great mail service eh he sends one of those beautifully illustrated calendars and a warm card and i have never seen him or written to him or telephoned him for about thirtyfive years of course the turkey never sends his address but i could find that with a little effort poor norm i shouldnt say that hes now a dental surgeon in ottawa with a large practice a happy marriage after a lousy one and a family but i did him a dirty one time away back in the fall of 41 i decided to join the air force not because i thought i could bring hitler to his knees in short order not at all mainly because i was falling badly behind in my studies because i had fallen badly in love with a girl from rio de janeiro who had to go home leaving me bereft enlisting was a good way out only one problem i was sports editor of the varsity yearbook torontonensis i had some scruples but not many i didnt want to leave them without a sports editor scruple so i suckered my roommate norm into taking over result he failed second year dentistry and had to repeat while i was off in the wild blue yonder no scruples and just here on my desk is another example of my nonletteranswering perfidy that bothers me but doesnt seem to go away like a headache or a cold s v n i its a letter from tony frombola of oakland cal it is dated october 4th 1979 it begins dearest bill and ends well bill old buddy i sure wish i was handcarrying this up to you it sure would be nice to have a few for old times sake s tony had tracked me down after thirty- four years last time id seen him was on a troopship home from england he was a typhoon pilot a prisonerofwar and we had escaped together after our camp was taken over by the russians he was also one of the great con artists and id written a column about this aspect somehow through the old buddy network hed learned about it and spent four months trying to find oufwhere i was he phoned me j one night from california and ive never answered his letter today i had a longdistance call from a woman asking if she could reproduce one of my columns for a meeting of school trustees the column was critical of schools i said sure she said thanks very much i said ok communication instant if shed written me asking shed never have heard yea or nay what really has rubbed into my skin this a major flaw in my character is the number ofj letters that pile into our place from exoticj lands bearing incredibly beautiful stamps for our son hugh after nearly five years in the wilderness he- gets letters from iraq- paraguay a argentina ireland and so on there are two from the united nationsbuilding in new york another from florida many fromal quebec he has friends all over the world v maybe he writes back to them ia i dont even write letters to the editor no matter what inanities appear in print w but its all going to change after all a man controls his own destiny i am definitely going to answer all your letters norm tony winnie- floss norma blake uncle ivan nephew paul cousin laura and all you readers the minute i retire plain people roaming around a clean sweeper by jim thomas people often remark on the tidiness of stouffvilles a p plaza mind you they may not know why they only know that it is and maybe to some thats all that matters 1 regardless through this column wed like to introduce you to the person respon sible the man behind the brush and broom who tuesday through saturday keeps the west end shopping centre in immaculate condition hes bill whelan father of six five still at home and a resident on valley road musselmans lake actually it was bills son who answered the ad when the job came up just over five years ago the owner however suggested the duties were such that someone of more senior years should handle so the father applied and was hired for bill the timing vas perfect the company where he was employed had moved its headquarters to another part of toronto driving to and from the new location was more of a hardship than the work itself so bill was looking to make a change if the switch in positions has been good for him its been doubly good for both merchants and shoppers they appreciate the plazas immaculate appearance as much as bill appreciates the challenge and it is a challenge for folks while well- meaning are sometimes careless they dont do it on purpose says bill with preference to dropping refuse at their feet vthey dont seem to think at times he becomes frustrated thats when be slips into his office at the side of the a p and shouts at the four walls there no one can hear me he says r bill whelans day begins at 745 a jn and he works through until five hardly ever stopping unless its bitterly cold hes his own boss no clock to punch and thats what he likes he admits hes dogtired at the end of eight hours but come morning hes ready to go again bill describes the plaza merchants as pleasant people and his employer known also as bill as a good guy the hardworking caretaker says he sees the same faces time and time again but knows very few folks by name he speaks with great respect of the many senior citizens who come by to shop including one gentleman in a wheelchair and another who drops in regularly to purchase ice cream for his wife in addition to keeping the walking area and parking lot in shipshape bill also cuts the grass a sizeable chore in itself he cant mow it all in a day he tried it once and nearly died bill says its difficult to organize his cleaning duties because refuse is where you find it the strength and direction of the wind can also be a factor as in any job humorous incidents crop up from time to time like the one occasion when a lady inadvertantly deposited several letters in his garbage bag instead of the postal box i had to go chasing after her to give them back he said money scattered about the pavement is common one time he grabbed a bill right out of the air it just came floating by he said he also found a wallet in one of the pay telephone booths through identification he was able to return it to the owner bill whelan the man and his job hes doing what he likes and likes what hes doing certainly no one could do it better bert sears rupert ave stouffville 1 bert sears rupert avenue stouffville has been involved in two main community activities before and since coming to town- the scouts and cubs and the lions at markham where he lived for two years he served as a cubmaster here in stouffville he was a scoutmaster in addition he was a cubmaster for the fairbanks salvation army pack and served as camping chairman for the vaughan district his membership in the group committee spanned twentyfive years he was responsible for starting one markham pack he holds the coveted wood badge when he considered it time for a change he joined the stouffville lions club since 1971 hes worked on the barbecue com mittee the christmas tree committee and the bikeathon committee now retired and spending a portion of the year in florida bert recalls his forty years with the cnr while with cn he was union president in the brotherhood of railway carmen of america at st james presbyterian church in stouffville his work as a volunteer handyman is much appreciated bert and ivy have two children a son tommy a physical education coordinator with the region of durham and a daughter gwendolene a captain and registered nurse in the armed forces shes stationed at ottawa they have two grandchildren i because of people like bert whitchurch- stouffvilles a better place in which to live r