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paw i the tribune thursday xuv raitxr 30 1jt2 a cna ii ike ibhbtme established 1sss ciiakiks ii solas publisher lit ysr james thomas aiate pubiixtur and editor kobekt mccalsland advertising manager published every thursday by inlii t publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffville onl tel 6s02101 siigte copies 15c subscriptions 5600 per year in canada s10co clsnvhere mmbr of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers asocl2tion and ontario weekly news papers association second class mil registration number 0896 iililsi ww i ill pi ill editorial little controversy on liquor vote little controversy has been aroused in connection with the dining lounge liquor plebiscite to be held along with the municipal election for whitchurch stouffville this municipality is the largest area in york region where one cannot enjoy a glass of wine or other spirits with a restaurant meal in this year of 1972 it is to be expected that a large majority of residents favor such service the town of markham has been able to enhance restaurant meals in this manner for some time and a substantial yes vote is looked for on monday dec 4 a glass of wine is a pleasant addition to any meal and is relatively common place throughout the world with the exception of isolated areas there is nothing compulsory about the use of these beverages and those who enjoy their use should not have the service prohibited by the will of others only first class restaurants will be licensed and no other type of outlet such as beverage rooms or cocktail bars will be permitted more than 7000 persons are eligible to cast ballots and an affirmative reply of 60 percent is needed any canadian citizen or other british subject 18 years old on polling day and a resident in whitchurch stouffville for two months is eligible the change in the election act allowing persons 18 years old to vote has added about 1000 names to the normal voters list f mm we did la5tumtyer needed in uxbridge then and now regardless to experience retained or new blood acquired the council of the twp of uxbridge will be the poorer jan 1 with the loss of clark muirhead from its midst not in two decades perhaps ever has there been a member of clark muirheads strength and stature willing almost single handedly to assume responsibilities of such magnitude clark muirhead was never one to walk the middle of the road on any issue he was either totally for or totally against any request or recom mendation any plan or proposal and while his efforts were appreciated by many he was disliked by as many more a price a politician must pay for having the strength to speak his mind clark muirhead entered upon the uxbridge political scene when a man of his calibre was needed most a com parative unknown in the township his name soon became the centre of every controversy who was this man who would dare to question the rights and privileges of multi million dollar gravel concerns what kind of councillor would query the intentions of a planned city development or a government spon sored international airport they were soon to learn for clark muirheads voice extended into county circles to queens park and even ot tawa but as resolute as were his ambitions and as successful as were his ac complishments clark muirhead was often frustrated by the inactivity of governments to legislate where in his opinion legislation was long overdue this we fear has prompted his decision to retire hes grown tired of fighting city hall it is our hope that after a two year period of rest hell re consider and return to the forefront of municipal politics once again with the advent of regional government councillors of clark muirheads calibre will be needed even more than now i i editors mail attendance records of all councillors should be revealed dear sir never have i been so agitated by a news media as your disgusting biased and critical attack levelled at councillor june button it was not only an affront to her dignity but a gross injustice to the contributions she has made to the community in the past in these days of rapid social change and mobility it is people such as she with the zest the knowledge and concern that our society needs not the old codgers who are growing long in the tooth and still cling to their values and ideals of days long past the nov 23 issue of the tribune once again singled out the attendance of councillor button and not a word was mentioned of the records of other council members perhaps you felt them to be irrelevant letters sent to the editor in her support were discreetly hidden on page 18 why as the councillor appears to be the only election candidate to be openly criticized by the tribune one can only hypothesize that a personal crusade is being laun ched against her through the powers of the press this is typically small town stuff the issue of absenteeism has risen from this debacle and has now become a public issue i feel that it is now your prime responsibility not only to coun cillor button but to the community to publish the facts as they are the records of all members of council including those of the mayor before election day dec 4 1972 in conclusion i feel that the undue criticism received by the councillor on the eve of an election warrants an im mediate public apology furthermore i suggest the tribune concern itself with the positive aspects of past contributions and future proposals of any incumbent running again for a position ted suzuki main street stouffville editors note you are wrong on many counts in particular that letters sub mitted to this newspaper in support of councillor june button were discreetly hidden on page 18 the lateness of their arrival made it quite impossible to in clude them on the editorial page as is our policy in fact it was only through some lastminute makeup changes that we were able to include them at all dear editor there is part of the dec 4 vote in which all of us should be seriously considering what the consequences of the decision will be i believe the liqour ballot has moral implications as well as physical ones which i call people pollution we are being asked whether we want to take the next step in increasing liquor accessibility liquor with mealsor at least some food served with it in licensed premises do voters know that this neans beer wine and hard liquor could be served in restaurants or dining rooms located anywhere in this arec if they obtained a licence from l c b o at lakes or anywhere now or in future particularly should parents be alarmed when stouffville village voted in 1966 on liquor store and brewers retail a local committee distributed factual in formation supporting a vote no decision we knew that a vote yes can result in another vote anytime after three years now were having it along with 50 other municipalities in ontario how gleeful the liquor interests must be that no opposition campaign has been promoted here but there are many citizens who do oppose any increase in availability if voters agree to this next step then the following ones will be beer parlours cocktail lounges the whole gamut do the people of this wide area really want to push booze i urge voters to mark their x after the no then you will have no regrets about the consequences of your decision helen de witt mrs h m ruth herbert mrs e l stouffville dear sir re the letter in the tribune of nov 2 area gravel truck menace an outrage you may recall how last december mr bernier called his pit and quarry legislation a sort of christmas present for southern ontario was it an oversight that uxbridge township was overlooked and did not share in this gift let us trust that it was just that an oversight and not an act of retaliation against a junior government that was vocally critical of provincial policies that appeared to favor industry over people by withholding government control in this area it could well deter other townships from voicing their democratic prerogative in other matters in the future a mcnab 35 myrtle ave toronto dear jim i have just read the article written by a bus driver and published in the nov 23 issue of the tribune with respect to orchard park school i would like to personally commend the principal mr w k sutherland when we first moved to stouffville i contacted mr sutherland and found him to be most co operative and un derstanding when my daughter told me about his helping the children on the bus every afternoon i was not surprised for this is the kind of man he is however the time has come for we as parents to assist him and the bus drivers there have been times when i too have parked on the south side of sunset boulevard while someone has been 4rujht two sides to the hunting ban edict by jim thomas in the tribune issue of oct 19 1 took a firm stand against hunting ban it i recommended except under particular circumstances where to kill is considered necessary my position despite criticism has not changed however there are two sides to every story a reader who wishes to remain anonymous tells her side this hunting ban against hunting theres a great outcry poor wild game should never die with them no one should ever trifle and kill them with shot gun or rifle first of all we must discern before we all the hunters spurn why these animals they will kill for meat or just to show their skill if just for pass time at their leisure to watch them die gives them much pleasure and they can see this all and smile i cant think of anything more vile why put them all in this same class theres those who would this never pass for this they never would go near all they want is a rabbit or deer then if they happen to have good luck and shoot a wild goose or a duck to give their family food to eat while so very high is the price of meat now if you think this too is vile youd better stop and think awhile if this does any greater harm than animals killed at home on the farm little calves are killed for veal pigs when butchered would loudly squeal the rooster taken from the flock would loose his head upon the block i never did hear anyone plead that these should never die and bleed then too they could more kindness show lambs and calves should be left to grow the lamb into a sheep it grew but who is fond of mutton stew the calf when very old theyd take and only could balony make everything has its time of life so why should there be so much strife a deer can starve if no food it can find to be killed for meat would be more kind then think about the mouse or rat that is killed and eaten by some cat or the chicken picked up by a hawk about these things no one will squak if no animals should ever die then where would we get meat to buy everyone would be filled with greif if in the stores they could find no beef theyd look in vain for a leg of lamb also for sausage and bacon and ham then theyd really be upset if no turkey for christmas they could get so let us not get so up tight and think that we are always right lay off with that sentimental stuff now i think ive said enough parked to the north so mothers lets think about this its a part of the school safety program where we can participate mary sauder elm road stouffville dear sir enclosed please find a cheque for 5 to renew my tribune subscription for 1973 i enjoy the paper very much especially jim thomas column gladys manewell jameson avenue toronto