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pe 2 th2 tribune teurfriay dcetanber b 1w1 mdiiiuhij established 1888 chakles h nolan publisher james thomas associate publish and editor kobebt mccalsland advertising manager published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402101 single copies 15c subscriptions 500 per year in canada s900 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mall registration number 0896 editorial pet vaccinations a priority vaccination first licence later such was the recommendation put forward recently by whitchurch- stouffville councillor betty van- nostrand and we agree mrs vannostrand suggested that if people really care for their pets in this case dogs they shouldnt mind this type of mandatory law the truth is and councillor van nostrand knows it the majority of people dont care at least dont care enough if they did the law wouldnt be needed in the first place in spite of her urging council declined to adopt such stringent measures suggesting instead that a free vac cination clinic this spring would alleviate all the problems that could result poppycock in the past antirabies clinics held here and elsewhere have not been well patronized theres no reason to suggest that another one in 1972 will be any better received by then the current rabies scare will have been forgotten we say every dogowner in whit- churchstouffville should be required to produce a vaccination certificate when applying for a licence its the only kind of cooperation some folks understand anything less is hopeless an outlaw league juvenile class hockey should be banned withdrawn from the organized program of the omha we have long thought this and a report following a game between stouffville and sunderland only confirms the belief while we did not see the fracas that occurred there a description from three separate sources sums up the scene in a single word disgraceful we have watched juvenile teams in action for over twenty years and while there are exceptions stouffville champions of 1970 in the main its bush hockey played by bush players before bush fans combine the latter two and the result is a freeforall like the one in the sunderland arena saturday we ask why juvenile hockey at all anywhere what does it accomplish the majority of boys are dumped into this category because theyre too old for midget and not good enough for junior the end result is a bad name for the community they represent in this case stouffville for many years now the juvenile team here has not formed part of the local minor hockey association program the executive is smart a boorish sport of this kind shouldnt be wished on anyone experience best teacher york regional police chief bruce crawford was undoubtedly disappointed over the rather mediocre results from written tests completed by 61 officers within the force recently while no figures were released of ficially it is understood that only about 20 percent were successful the rest failed some miserably persons closer to chief crawford than the press have admitted to his leanings towards academics in police work and being new on the job an exam of this kind was about the only criterion available to measure the credibility of certain men for certain positions but in our opinion a good book- learner does not necessarily make the best policeman in other words an of ficers present position or future promotion should not be based entirely on marks received on a test paper ex perience we say is still the best teacher even in this day with increased stress on degrees experience should still count for something true meaning of christmas christmas with its commercialism is criticized by many christmas and its religious in terpretation is ignored by many more what then is the christmas season all about last week this very question was asked of the grade 1 class at stouffvilles orchard park public school the replies were many and varied most touching on the giving and receiving of gifts but not all seven year old stephen howard gave his version this way he entitled it simply christmas on christmas eve jesus was born the shepherds came and gave their presents to the baby jesus his mother was mary his father was joseph on christmas night a bright star shone up in the sky the christians followed who among us in so few words could say more editor mail dear editor as a relative newcomer to stouffville and as one who has been in close touch with several areas of the communitys life getting to know many of its people through direct and indirect contacts i am proud of this town with its fine schools enthusiastic support for local teams in hockey and baseball concern for the aged and community spirit it is truly a great place to live one of its finest hours has been in the response to the great needs resulting from the stouffville 71 fire i have lived in small communities and towns in the cities of sudbury and toronto and never before have i witnessed such deep concern for persons offers of help donations of household goods showers of linens etc along with the giving of hours of time and service by so many of our citizens the cooperation of all the churches and all organizations and the fine effort by the secondary school students in the presentation of their excellent variety program have made this one of the most meaningful ex periences of my life i believe the true spirit of advent gods coming to mankind in love and compassion has become a reality in our midst i trust that every individual who has shared in any way feels a little bit taller for having given of himself for others i am grateful for the privilege of working with and living among people who practise a faith that tries to match their christian ideals j l carder 102 church st north early start they start young these days six year old peter foulds son of mr and mrs john foulds second st stouffville was seen leaving for a mite hockey game recently carrying his skates a stick and a teddy bear i sn quiet serenity let us reflect on the true message of christmas may your home and familyj be blessed with the spiritual joy and happiness that his birth taught us to cherish with our greetings goes our sincere appreciation james thomas mark niblett robt mccausland tom vernon bill stephenson audrey smith 3te wrtbum c h nolan publisher glenys davis dorothy moyer stan schmidt carl mantz myma curran betty acton elva nighswander mary sauder kit stevens george baker joan marshman sheila mcleod sugar and spice the ghosts of christmas past by bill smiley looking forward to christmas has become something less than unadulterated joy the thriceblasted cards the seventimes blasted tree with its inevitable crooked stump the ever- increasing cost of gifts these and other aspects of the festive season have turned the festive part of it at least into an exercise of hectic futility i think many will agree when i say that theres a huge sigh of relief on christmas night when the last of the wrappings have been put away the last of the dishes washed and we can sit back look at the lights and listen to music its a lot easier on the nerves to look back on christmases of the past they were probably just as frantic but in retrospect they have a sort of rosy glow about them theres one that still causes me a pang of remorse and shame my mother was making the usual huge turkey dinner with all it entails we were to eat about four around two pm my kid brother and i sneaked yes sneaked off to the matinee about the same time my older brother and sister went for a long walk wfmuilju our country canada christmas watch a childs face on christmas morning and feelings you had almost forgotten come flooding back the sheer wonder of being alive the simple pleasure of sharing our love and affection with one another for when canadian snows lie deep and the winds blow chill its sometimes easy to forget yet in the midst of winter comes christmas a shining brilliant jewel that brightens the winter dark and brings us together once again a reminder that in this hardy northern land our greatest strength lies in our unity our togetherness so as we share our christmas with one another let us also remember the joy of being a part of this vast ad venture called canada canada our country a community of people cultures and ideals holding to a common pride together it is ours to keep and to build with a friend none of us got home until about 530 and there was mom stuck with the ruins of a magnificent dinner on which she had toiled for hours she didnt say anything but i for one felt like a rat i was about ten and it was the first time i ever realized how thoughtless and selfish kids can be which reminds me that my own two thoughtless selfish brats will be home this christmas hughs a vegetarian and will have his little bag of whole brown rice kims on some kind of a crazy diet by some strange coincidence the vegetarian becomes a carnivore and the diet goes out the window when theyre home its tempting to think of making them a nice nut salad and cooking a small duck for their parents only another christmas ill never forget was that of 1944 deep in the heart of pomerania behind barbed wire we didnt have to worry about buying gifts sending cards or making longdistance calls to relatives maybe thats why it was so much fun not even a tree to wrestle with we exchanged gifts i gave a pair of gloves to one of the artists and he gave me a caricature of myself someone else gave a pack of smokes and received a razor blade that had been used only one week and there was the christmas dinner we had saved every scrap we could from the last of the red cross parcels we had two tins of salmon with delicious creamed sauce made from powdered milk there were potatoes au gratin wed hung onto a hunk of cheese and there was that fantastic cake crumbled graham crackers and mashed turnips held together by a bit of marg with two melted chocolate bars stirred in it was cooked on top of the stove and weighed about 18 pounds one pound per man with dinner went kriegie brew wed saved enough prunes and sugar to make a potent potion just add water and let it ferment for a couple of weeks after scoffing the lot we lay around on our bunks with the firelight flickering from the battered stove did we talk about home and loved ones we did not we just lay there and groaned like 18 pythons who had simultaneously swallowed 18 goats most of us were sick half the night but it was worth it it was the only time for months that we hadnt been hungry and the only time for months that we wouldnt be other christmases swarm into memory ill not forget the one when my ftuftmim 3buunt santa please bring- by jim thomas on friday evening santa claus will visit thousands of homes in the town of whitchurchstouffville and beyond on saturday morning thousands of wide- eyed children will thrill to the presen tation of gifts some large some small but what of the adults what will they receive i offer the following suggestions for whitchurchstouffville councillor merlyn baker a specially trained hound with a septic snout a super snooper to sniff out suspected seepage of liquid waste on the site of the bremner dump near hwy 48 for whitchurchstouffville fire chief walter smith delivery of a new water tank truck before the cab and chasis of the present one part company for all york regional police constables personalized road maps clearly in dicating the locations of box grove and cedar grove dicksons hill vinegar hill hagermans hill churchill locust hill and richmond hill unionville melville lemonville pleasantville and stouffville maystone court and may tree avenue elm street and elm road kleinburg and schomberg musselmans lake wilcox lake preston lake and mud lake elder mills and elgin mills armadale and armitage cedar valley pine orchard and maple mount albert and mount joy for york regional police chief bruce crawford sufficient funds to hire a public relations officer who can also sub as a press agent for whitchurchstouffville councillor betty vannostrand another pink pant suit and for councillor tom lonergan a pair of blinkers for pickering township reeve john williams a used dung fork with in structions on how to use it by claremonts hugh miller for lemonvilles henry nauta and reg fairbanks a community centre courtesy york county board of education for uxbridge twp deputyreeve don jackson a toy gokart and for co- councillor clark muirhead a gravel truck for mr and mrs david ku and family a new restaurant site in stouffville for markham fire chief meryl smith a blond toupee to match his yellow fire truck for dr donald petrie a snowmobile for stouffville omha convenor ed grimshaw a private secretary 38-22- 36 for orchard park school principal keith sutherland an allweather bus stop for stouffville postmaster jack sanders a 365 day automatic stamp dispenser for whitchurchstouffville mayor ken laushway a second model senior citizens apartment for uxbridge reeve bob nesbitt a thermostatically controlled toilet seat for the air conditioned washroom in the township hall at goodwood for all york regional police officers a bottle of sloanes liniment as a naive 3 suggestion that right arms are as practical for waving as saluting for the tribune editor thats me a pair of tin pockets in my pants where i can attach my magnetic car keys merry christmas wife was having the family for the first time she fussed all day and had everything just so she was going to show her mother and aunts that she was no slouch of a housewife her eyes were darting everywhere making sure that everything was in order the atmosphere was about the same as that at cape kennedy when theyre going to fire at the moon f finally the supreme moment she ushered everyone to the table and rather grandly ordered me to take the turkey out of the oven i did but the dam pan was red hot and i dropped the whole works gravy grease dressing and turkey on the shining kitchen floor ill spare you the details but ive never come closer to sudden death even during the war in parting i have three wishes for my loyal readers that your christmas tree doesnt fall over just after youve finished decorating that you dont drop the turkey and that you have the best and happiest christmas youve ever had with people you love