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THE ERA Serving York County Since TERRY CARTER JOHN Municipal conflict of interest guidelines needed members of his cabinet to filets of interest The guidelines obviously are a result of the situations which developed when Toronto newspapers discovered AttorneyGeneral Dillon Sales was speculating In land In the area Pickering where a new airport is to be built that McKeough as Minister of Muni cipal Affairs was part owner of a subdivision In which bore his stamp of approval as minister In similar vein MPs entering the federal are expected to divest themselves of corporate interests and directorships At the municipal level however despite recent controversy over the affair In I Toronto where an alderman on the citys plan ning committee worked for an apartment I big in an area where it was later discovered his I Wfe owned residential property no firm i filet of interest guidelines have been established Such guidelines are badly needed and should be laid down by Premier Davis and his At present councillors are required to declare their interest in a matter under debate but then are not enjoined to stay out of the nor is there a penalty for not declaring Councillors cannot directly do business with the municipal corporation ie a merchant on council cannot sell goods to the town but there lire no injunctions against employees of real stale firms insurance companies utilities etc force them to declare an interest and leave Certainly there can and will always be back room lobbying on these matters even if a coun cillor Is forced to declare an interest and leave the chamber In any matter where he was per sonal involved directly or indirectly maintain for those elected and seeking election or appointment and would clarify it for the vot ing public York United Appeal needed last year they raised million from which nearly 2400 voluntary health welfare and recre ational services received financial support Despite a crowded schedule of appeals and canvasses and manj fund drives that annually fall short of their goals York Region does not have a United Appeal fund A United Appeal fund would be a more efficient method of raising charitable funds because it would make maximum use of the limit ed number of available canvassers it would ensure that donations are spread among the many deserving organizations instead of flowing heavily to the few popular groups leaving lean picking for the smaller and lesser known charities a single complete canvass would be easier on the volunteer canvassers it would mean that it would mean more money In total because of lower administrative costs and better advertis ing and promotion campaign and would mean that York Region chart- ties wouldnt continue to be shortchanged to the benefit of their Metro Toronto counterparts This happens because many York residents who The Metro United Appeal naturally enough refuses to give up any of this money to its neigh bors A York United Appeal couldnt only count eract tins trend through good advertising and promotion campaigns but would be in a much stronger bargaining position in regard to the Metro fund if NEWSROOM NOTES He was in stitches until doc arrived haskell the house She had scrounged some old doors from a neighbor and I was beseeched to sand about four layers of paint from them and they are to hang In front of closets in the hall I finished one of them and found it was time to change the worn out sandpaper for a knuckle right forefinger was cut to the ensuing beller brought aid from the corners of Mosquito Manor After I licked the wound clean the consensus of opinion was that I should go to the hospital Being outvoted on the subject 1 jumped in the car and drove to the emergency ward of York County Hospital After giving my name and OMS1P particulars I was told A doctor Before I hod time to turn the cover of a threeyearold Time Magazine the doctor was indeed with me and within minutes I was fiat on my back on an operating table an antitetanus shot was coursing through my veins and the doctor was putting three stitches in my knuckle After this bit of surgery I asked the doctor what my next step was and he replied that should see my family doctor in about a week to have him remove the stitches Well what with one thing and another a gay mad social whirl and the occasional stint at work I simply could not find the time to see my family doctor about the stitches in my knuckle Curling Club for a game when I spotted a doctor of my acquaintance Since had a few minutes before our game started I asked him if he could give me BILL SMILEY Time to quit being crybabies I am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that Canadians are turning into a nation of crybabies It hurts because I love this country and want to respect and admire my fellow- game against the What an edifying spectacle that was There were our finest giving up everything except salaries insurance expenses and other fringe benefits to defend our national honor against those dastardly Russians whod had the nerve to think they belonged on the same Ice And there was a huge and happy crowd of hockey fans almost slavering over the anticipated Not they They filed sullenly out of the arena muttering grasping for excuses dazed They hadnt had their blood The toreador had not been tossed by the bull and the bull had not even been neatly dispatched just sort of stunned Crybabies In the next mornings papers it was rather fun to watch the experts and the sports writers tearing at their own entrails like wounded hyenas a species which sports writers resemble in some respects- Crybabies To be fair the players and coaches were honest Theyd been well and thoroughly whip- become overgrown with new skin Have you got a pocket knife on you ask ed the doctor who shall mercifully remain No but Art has one I replied Art was the curling clubs mixologist and used the fier cest looking butcher knife to chop up ice cubes Whereupon Art whipped out this enormous butcher knife and the operation was underway I cant see very well in here said the doctor as he sawed away Take the cigar out of your mouth I replied as lie sawed away I should have got your OMS1P number before I started this said the doctor as he sawed away Yon bungle this job and Ill report you to the College of Physicians and Surgeons I replied as he sawed away I do with these stitches asked the doctor as ho finished sawing away Dont toss them in my drink I replied as we started towards the ice for our game The operation was a complete success so successful that my team managed to beat the doctors that night Now all this has realty nothing to do with what I am about to write next except perhaps to get you dear reader to read to Ihc very end And the message I really want convey is Happy 50lli Birthday dear York County Hospital charge of ing us for the schools We for S Green Acres thing In Durham they may I wish would stop 1st East Willi pit logins the land else where the farmers are rip getting thicker and Public School of Education Pack It Albert of an imp an hour for ill Roberts hud wo Cub and tones going mailing lint reader t to the land car v- era letters from l to weeks regarding will tin- to his the cut elected a Metro that now flee to the shortly el ion are people literature from work hard ken now wo want lip gilt this with hell And and our businessmen on skates are showing why they are so well paid But the fact is that if it had been a onegame shot the Russians would the poor old Russians he truly world champs And if it had been a two- game series total goals to count the Russians walking into pint sized compared to our hulking menaces that I they looked as though they were fairly large Pee Whack went the puck into the net and the I roof nearly went off the Forum Whack again and the nation people winked at Other a id settled hack to speculate on whether I the Russians could score a goal before our heroes got into two figures But then something began to happen that turned strong men across the country a pale gray Those dumb Russians didnt know enough to quit and go home and forget the whole thing I as a bad dream They just kept skating and passing and shooting and every so often one I of their shots would go into the Canadian net The happy crowd in the Forum grew glum mer and glummer Team Canada the greatest and most expensive collection of hockey talent ever gathered under one roof looked more and more like the Hayfork Centre Midgets But just wilt until the third period After all these guys I are pros Theyll get organized and come back to win the game with a bang Unfortunately the game ended not with bang but a whimper Toward the end the visitors were toying with the Canadians as a ys a bull an to resemble anything that moved only t applause for toppling the giants would he Somehow the saddening know a number of people who felt little that their personal honor had been smirched There were aggravated ulcers endless alibis and probably some heart attacks across this fair land Over a game chose this single incident to illustrate his sinking feeling I have that many Canadians have their values all turned around We whine about the Americans taking over Canada and do nothing about it Except warn stridently that something must he done about it And then run to Washington hat in hand when the Yanks suggest any form of tariff that might cost us dollars Crybabies We virtually ignore our writers actors artists musicians until they have made it big somewhere else Then we cant understand why they dont come home and work in their own vineyard at laborers wages Same willi our athletes We sneer at their Olympic efforts Yeah we finished twentythird building highways dams highrises and on welfare medicare second rate education But when it comes to spending something on the development of the human being in this case a strong national team of athletes we pinch the purscuntll it hurts This is written more in sorrow than in anger Lets wipe away the tears and stand up in the true north strong and Canadians Lets not be crybabies Happy Birthday to you Belles York 19 ond ii Colco in Ik i trial secretory Sonify KjgA Ihii I an in special course likts in killi ivnlcr nod mm i minis is 1 pool ill toe lol lime is poinlcr tins some lulls ps by Itolicil While Calls Liberal publicity arrogant telnS John Roberts first leaflet was a loll column in the Liberal courageous Star is quoted say benchers are described as very effective or ef fective Oddly enough all those who l the arc regarded 11nm at and should as effective perhaps mill tth those who wis parly water CURTIS SMITH Ave