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a4 tribune may 14 1986 editors mail policy criticized dear editor limiting the number of young people in a store at one time is in my opinion extremely poor public relations i believe the beckers management in success square should change its policy shoplifting is a risk all shop- owners take however all teens arent guilty nor should they be sus pect id hate to think of the reaction if all stores adopted a similar prac tice its up to merchants to erect re flecting overhead disks and control the problem in this manner shoplifting has and always will be a matter of grave concern prices must take these losses into consid eration sincerely freda menzies booth drive stouffville invaluable dear editor through your newspaper i wish to commend peter samuelson and members of the sdss sr band for the excellence and the in formality of the concert involving band members from boone county hs in kentucky the feeling generated at this gathering undoubtedly broke down any barriers that might have ex isted previously i have always felt that student ex changes in whatever form are in valuable this feeling has been strengthened i found the florence kentucky people adults and students an ex tremely friendly group also ex tremely talented their stouffville hosts made them feel at home the warmth of the reception undoubtedly carried over into the return trip sincerely julianne porter rr 3 stouffville j s j o give me my home where the old herefords roam and all is quiet by day the tribune ontario cofnmgftiry sffisn james thomas editor established 1888 bruce annan pat pappas jenni huh publisher advertising manager distribution manager editorial dept chris shanahan kelly connelly display advertising dept lvnn moore real estate classified advertising joan marshman distribution doreen deacon karen heise national sales representativemetroland corporate sales 4931300 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday and saturday at 54 main st stouffville ont is one of the metroland printing publishing distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickering news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiserguardian georgetown independent markham economist sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawawhitby this week richmond hillthornhillvaughan liberal scarborough mirror topic newsmagazine willow- dale mirror metroland printing publishing distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd single copies 50 subscriptions 2000 per year in canada 47 50 elsewhere member of canadian community newspaper association ontario weekly newspaper association ontario press council and suburban newspaper of america- second class mail registration number c89g roaming around minister on the move by jim thomas 6402100 6492292 editorials stevens respected within the riding sine stevens resigned monday as in dustry minister in the mulroney cabinet it was the only logical thing to do to save himself and save his government both were headed down a deadend road the opposition knew they had a tiger by the tail they intended to twist the appendage for all it was worth on monday sine stevens cried uncle and conservatives everywhere breathed a sigh of relief yes even deepseated pcs were shaking their heads including one of the most prominent and most vocal tories in whitchurchstouffville smile of the week dear editor i hope this brief note will qual ify for your smile of the week column back in the early fifties when gas was cheaper and highpowered cars were popular one of my friends had a 1950 ford that he claimed was faster than all the rest naturally the others including myself resented his boasting we challenged him to a race a paved section of highway was marked off my car a 1951 oldsmo- bile was selected to go against the ford both at the same time side by side neck and neck while my friend was out of his vehicle a couple of the guys jacked it up so the rear wheels werent touching the pavement when the flag dropped i took off in a rub bery cloud of smoke but he stood still the motor roaring and the tires spinning in midair he was going 20 milesanhour but gettingnowhere we never let him forget it ves those were the days sincerely cam elliott rr 1 goodwood at this point in time it hasnt been proven that stevens has done anything legally wrong maybe just maybe by somewhat flexible conflict of interest guidelines he hasnt but accusations were made even by several of his strongest allies accusa tions that couldnt be ignored apart from sine stevens business en tanglements we contend hes served and is serving this riding well the best mp our towns had in years his re sponse to residents problems and re quests has been above reproach this in our opinion is what really counts by relinquishing his cabinet post sine will now be able to return to the grass roots of politics and devote more time to his people the purpose for which he was originally elected bygone days revived i thought those days were gone but theyre not don beanie lehman looked on saturday as seven young men under the direction of foreman steve schell built a garage and bicycle repair shop on his property at 352 boyer street stouffville it will replace the structure destroyed by fire jan 20 of this year the project totally volunteer will allow beanie to continue his practice of repairing bicycles the majority of which are given away to children around the community i was going to give up on it he said pointing to the dozens of bikes bunched together in the backyard but they wont let me stop beanie recalled in times past it wasnt unusual for people to organize bees in order to complete jobs as quickly and as cheaply as possible i thought those days were gone he said but theyre not stouffville is changing but when it to volunteerism it hasnt changed that much may it never stouffville is a church oriented com munity ours could be correctly described as a town of churches there are so many and most are well supported on a given sabbath morn i would esti mate half the motoring public on main street are travelling to one church or another of their choice and goodness knows there are plenty of choices i can quickly count up to nine not to mention those located in the suburbs but places of worship dont tell the tot al story either at least two churches have multiservices in the morning to accommodate their congregations and some still meet at night i point this out because i found it strange just this past sunday to see a preacher standing first in front of the bank of commerce and later in front of aikens pharmacy his taped gospel songs playing through two portable loud speakers to anyone wishing to hear the sign on the front of his two- wheeled p a podium read simply peace with god through jesus christ initially like dozens of other east and westbound motorists i passed him by however a block further on i found my self wondering whats he doing here whos he preaching to why does he bother is anyone listening dont just wonder stop go back and find out a journalistic voice deep down inside demanded i agreed not wishing to disrupt the service i stood on the edge of the sidewalk a few minutes listening to the gentleman sing when he spotted me he turned down the volume a notch or two came over and shook my hand he identified himself as frank tucker of scarborough whats the purpose i asked not wishing to sound cynical or negative im reaching the ordinary man on the street he replied i wanted to ask who for there wasnt a soul around but the question was answered before i could enquire the end result of this curbside minis try often isnt revealed for weeks even months mr tucker said he related several instances where this had occurred frank tucker is known by customers and concessionaires at the stouffville sales barn he describes norm faulk ner and frank wilbur as fine peo ple it was norm who actually invited him to establish a gospel ministry at the market on sundays often hes there saturdays as well the devil never takes a holiday he smiles do folks complain i asked if they do i move he replied he recalled how on one occasion a man carrying a 12pack under each arm be came so angry he kicked the cart with terrific force i only hope his beer didnt taste quite so sweet after that tucker laughed the itinerate minister only shrugged when i mentioned denominationalism the body of christ isnt divided h said tucker says he switches from selling insurance monday through friday to selling assurance saturdays and sunjj days as for any reward he only ges tures towards the sky from there hej motions j the streetcorner pastor says hes not looked on too kindly by many ordained ministers however he feels preaching the word can occur anywhere on the highways in churches or on television as for himself im attempting tg reach the ordinary man he repeats people see theres someone around who still believes frank tucker appreciates the support of wife mary she remained seated in the family car during our sunday morrij ing interview obviously preferring a less visible role those people who do give him the time of day are handed a notsosubtle slip of paper entitled ten reasons why i never wash the reasons the kind one hears every day follow t 1 i was made to wash as a child 2 people who wash are hypocrites they reckon theyre cleaner than other peoj pie 3 there are so many different types of soap i could never decide which one was right 4 i used to wash but it was boring so i stopped 5 i still washj on special occasions like christmas and easter 6 none of my friends wash 7 im still young when im older and a bit dirtier i may start washing 8 i reallyi dont have time 9 the bathrooms toa cold 10 people who make soap arej only after your money do these replies have a familiar ring they do to me hockey coach on an outdoor rink bob bangay ninth line south stouffville coached stouffvilles sr b hockey team to an ontario cham pionship in 195152 but his onice in struction extended from the enclosed arena to the sideyard rink this photo goes back 29 years to the winter of 1967 the little lad on the left is bob bangay jr then only three jim thomas sad turn of events dear editor im very disturbed that the ontario humane society can no lon ger conduct rural cruelty investiga tions because of a loss of funding by the ontario government this is a sad turn of events that has set this province back many years it now falls upon the ontario pro vincial police to investigate cruelty cases they have neither the time nor the expertise to do the job ade quately its up to a concerned public to rectify the situation would those who care about animals please write to solicitorgeneral the hon ken neth keyes 11th floor 25 grosve- nor street toronto ont m7a 2b7 please request that the ontar- io humane society be allowed to re fer this matter to a committee of the legislature sincerely- lynne cherevaty bolton