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t i the stouffvm tmwf fturyfay howbtf 8 w62 editorial it will soon be time to choose with everyone busy with daily chores it may come as a bit of a sur prise when we stop to think that muni cipal elections are less than a month away now is the time to do some thinking about it too often municipal elections are case of just finding someone to fill the posts its even on record that second nominations sometimes have to be held to secure sufficient representa tives surely our faith in democracy warrants a bit more enthusiasm than this municipal government still seems to be small potatoes to a great many ratepayers yet stouffville and town- ihp councillors are called on to handle hundreds of thousands of dollars every year that kind of money is easy to spend but not easy to spend wisely particularly when there is so much for which it can be used the concern should be to elect the best men available and ratepayers should be giving serious consideration to candidates now its certainly not too soon to begin thinking about your responsibility in this department lets not leave it until nomination day man strikes back ever since the day that man low ered the ballot bars and permitted woman equal voting privileges there has been no stopping her her sex has invaded every privacy once held sacred by man and the trend towards com plete male domination continues un abated they are familiar figures be hind the wheel of a car or tractor they now play hockey and baseball they can pitch both hay and horse shoes there are lady doctors and den tists police and politicians their quest for power knows no bounds the oncelofty roll played by the husband and father has sunk to an alltime low it cannot be honestly said that he even wears the pants in the family anymore on saturday afternoon right here in stouffville twentyfive manly men re grouped their forces for an allout counter attack they invaded the pri vate confines of the kitchen to match batter for batter the skill of their counterparts in a cakebaking contest the competition resulted in a clean- cut victory for the man in this new found field the fruits of his labor were placed on display in the basement of the united church for all to see and ad mire it was a valiant effort and each entry found ready sale such a display of skill appeared to set the ladies back on their heels needless to say the mopping up operations in the kit chen were completed by the mr and not the mrs st johns training an asset the st johns ambulance training course is an excellent program it equips a person with adequate first aid knowledge should the need arise an example of this came to light on sun day afternoon on the sixth concession of markham twp two cars were in collision on this rural paved road and four persons were injured police from markham twp and stouffville were at the sceno within minutes a doctor was sum moned from markham village and an ambulance was called from agincourt before either had arrived sgt robt hood of markham twp police had the most seriously injured victim bandaged and resting comfortably this officer holds a st johns certificate minutes can seem like hours when no firstaid help is available and people can only stand idly by and wait this was not the case on sunday and no doubt the layman service was appre ciated squaw winter driving we had occasion a few days ago to be driving on the buffalo to new york thruway it was snowing and this fasttravel artery was covered with a slippery slush quite a number of cars were in the ditch here and there along the way it was a real preview of things to come during the squaw winter its a sudden switch and one which calls for a revision of many driving habits gone for 62 are the mornings when the hundreds who have to drive to workman rush oufst the last minute and dash off safely count- need to ease up on excursions municipal governments including the municipal tours ing on being able to make quick stops if the need arises the days have ar rived when more time is needed more need for care allowing ample time for braking and being able to cope with emergencies as they come an open invitation to an accident after these late fall snowfalls lies with those who dont take the trouble to entirely remove the snow from their windshields leaving their vision par tially clogged this can really be as much an act of carelessness as any other form of inattentive driving county councils have hit the spot light on numerous occasions during the last couple of years as some mem bers were found to have stepped out of line both in their personal interest in municipal business as well as in the use of public funds for excursions here and there around the world last week the richmond hill leader threw this spotlight on york county council for what it claimed was a wasteful expenditure of public funds to pay for members travelling here and there throughout the year the bill for travelling this year to date has amounted to more than 11000 according to the paper rather a hard pill for ratepayers to swallow in these times of high costs and fi nancial stress record of county jaunts reads like a tourist guide it was stated a recent european tour cost the taxpayers of the county 4000 to the warden two commissi oners and finance chairman the on tario municipal association had sug gested that 600 each would be suffici ent to cover the costs of the trip the paper continued that a banff conven tion cost 2100 and other trips to i winnipeg edmonton calgary and chicago varying amounts this is the type of spending that snowballs year after year as it does in higher levels of government unless a halt is called the farther removed the level of government from the peo ple the greater the opportunity for this easy spending in a town like our own every ex- diture is closely watched by the rate payers and explanations are soon de manded if such spending appears out of line generally speaking most local council members are more keenly con scious of spending money in their own municipality in fact stouffville coun cil members were so conscientious last year they threw their convention fund dollars into the pot to pay for enter taining the public and officials at the main st opening and did not attend personally we dont think its ne cessary that local councils should have to go this far the amount of money required locally to send representa tives to municipal conventions is very small and we believe their position en titles them to these few visitations certainly the amount of remuneration they receive is a mere pittance for operating a 200000 corporation such as the village of stouffville however when the level of county council is reached conscience is much less keen money is counted in milli ons and the cost of a few trips here and there appears insignificant to county council as a whole it is just such an attitude which sees costs grow and grow one jollification leads to another as long as no one sees fit to stand up and put the brakes on much good has come and can come from the banding together of munici pal officials to bring their wishes to the attention of the provincial govern ment there is strength in numbers however we think the field of associ ation is becoming overcrowded and two and three meetings of this type during the year should be sufficient the aurora banner has taken the view that everyone shouldnt jbe tarred with the 4 brush when it comes to such matters and we agree democra cy works best when it is closely scruti nized by the electors as levels of government rise such scrutiny is much more difficult and the yeas that are given to the spending of large sums of money roll off the tongue much more easily from the figures listed for county trips it would appear that this spend ing has been getting out of hand and should certainly be reduced to a level much more palatable to the public taste it is hoped that the current press comments on these expenditures will cause the members to take a closer look at the money being spent on these faraway jaunts t jsioucfftoilu iribrm t1r i estabuihzd ims a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the j ontario weekly newspapers association at m mmdtum ato fortoffle dot otttm member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 360 elsewhere 450 u mouh psbfaw ias thomas eaor ms mdceah ahristh poppies for peace for remembrance for assistance poppy saturday november r sugar and spice by bill smiley the ieppy by the rev e bryn little mm from british legion journal the scarlet poppy is not confined to flanders any more than the sorrows of war are confined to one country in far off north africa the red poppies decorate the growing grain and brighten the sunscorched gorges of the dustry roads they also grew around the many graves on the roadsides and in the fields they knew no difference of race but adorned the resting places of men from many countries treating friend and foe alike we think of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance associated mainly with the sufferings in flanders for some it speaks more of north africa and the struggle there but the poppy has another tale to tell the poppy petals so poignantly associated with the royal canadian legion service of remembrance in the legion hall speak to us not only of each comrade who died but also the cost of war its crimson colour reminds us of the blood shed that freedom should remain our heritage it speaks of the suffering of war and of the suffering that did not end with the coming of peace it reminds us of those who are still paying in pain disability or loneliness the horrible price of war the heart of the poppy is black like the hearts of those who cause war the silent poppy reminds us that at the heart of war is the blackness of hatred greed and jealousy jesus christ said it is out of the heart that evil comes not only the great wars between individuals mark 7 2123 the greed and envy the hatred and jealousy of the individual heart are the seeds of strife that lead to industrial disputes political dissension family quarrels andwar between nations the heart that is black causes untold suffering the stem of the poppy is green long and slender bowing to the breeze green is the colour ofhope and ofttimes hope is slender enough and buffeted by the winds of fortune as well as by the winds of change the poppy bids us hope afresh that men will remember the blood and suffering and allow their hearts to be changed it speaks hope that one day men will listen to reason and not only the ranting of the war mongers it speaks to us of the hope found in jesus christ that one day all men will brothers be in one great family as sons of god look well at your poppy let it speak to you not only of fallen comrades absent friends and gaps in the family chcle but also of the terrible cost of war the cause of war and of the conquest of war by love we can help to make the message of hope a reality by allowing jesus christ to cleanse our hearts of envy and greed hatred and jealousy through faith in him and by his help we can learn to live at peace with all men practising toler ance forgiveness and love the banislng of war must begin in our own hearts by surrendering them to the control of the prince of peace even jesus christ the rev bryn little won the military medal at cassino in april 1944 serving with the 78 division jeep platoon he was in the rasc for six years three of them spent over- j seas he is a baptist minister sunday school lesson i golden text what is so certainly man sustains an in i man 41ia4- tliiii mlnilfiil nt viahahi- wnonanptullltif 4a ha ulri man that thou art mindful of him and the son of manthat thou vlsltest him for thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honour psa 84 5 approach to the lesson what is man where did he come from what is his pur pose and destiny the answers to these perplexing questions have challenged the greatest minds and have often produced varied complex philosophies to each of these however the bible provides solutions that are satisfying to both the intellect and the heart originally created in the im age and likeness of his creator man was made in perfection the idea of representation seems inherent in the word image- while resemblance is suggested by likeness and while his position was fixed at a little lower than the angel it was one that was certainly higher than the other creatures among the many notable contrasts between man and beast is the tremendously signif icant fact that man possesses a moral and spiritual nature the evolutionary hypothesis pro vides no satisfying account for this this moral consciousness carries with it an awesome sense of accountability as dr l s chafer well says as crmnly as cod created man hcrent responsibility to be like god in conduct as man is like god in creation the heart of the lesson the opening chapter of our bible records three great cre ative acts of god the first brought the material universe into being the second act pro duced the animal creation and the third issued in the creation of man man was a king of noble bear ing in eden he enjoyed full communion and acceptance with his creatorgod as well as the obedience of the com plex creation under him his great transgression however changed everything sin brought an immediate and dis astrous severance of relation ship with god and a revolt on the part of the lower creatures the song of the garden became the scream of the jungle into this moral wilderness came jesus gods son while true man and possessing every constituent clement that mark ed humanity our lord was also a man after a different order even the second man the lord from heaven unstained by sin he never forfeit the rights and privileges that adam originally possessed thus death had no claim whatever over him in choosing to die the lord jesus acted voluntarily and in love for man his re demptive purpose was tw raise bach hvhen september 22 1932 the crop of cauliflower must have been materially reduced here this week when a large truck pulled in from chatham and took away no less than 12 tons for delivery to libbys of chatham the vegetable was brined by brillinger bros and constituted probably the larg est single sale that will be made from here this fall mrs w b sanders was in town last week saying goodby to her many friends before leaving for hollywood califor nia mrs sanders spent most of the summer at her summer home at jacksons point rlngwood- sept 15 1932 bert serrick and walter va gue jean grove and edna sin clair motored to niagara falls the most popular bride and groom resort in canada the boys took along a pair of bart widemans homer pigeons and freed them at brocks monu ment 300 ft above the ground the birds were given their freedom at 11 am and reached their home again in stouffville before 6 oclock that evening the attendance at stouffville continuation school is now the highest since it was built in 1917 form i has 45 scholars form 2 26 and forms 3 and 4 38 total on roll 107 of whom 45 are from outside the section september 29 1932 fully 700 attended the annual school fair of stouffville dis trict in which more than 200 pupils representing 12 schools competed phyllis winn room 3 won the highest number of points followed by kathleen turner and ruth dowswell the stock judging event was won by a team floyd forsyth and leland fairies the riding contest went to donald leh man phyllis winn won the junior public speaking contest with hoy brown 2nd the sr public speaking was won by edith borinsky with morley brown second stouffville will be well repre sented at university this fall by local studentsmiss janet button left on saturday to enter upon an arts course reg button erma grubin george lawson and bruce rowbotham are all returned for another term also eddie davies son of the pro prietor of the cedar beach pavilion at musselmans lake now that the big shooting match of the century appears to be postponed perhaps we can turn our attention to a more personal type of shooting that is no less lethal but a lot mora fun for all concerned i refer to hunting each fall i like to print some of the tips on hunting safely especially for the reassurance of the wives but i havent had the nerve to do it for the last three years why because the last time i produced a safehunting column there were some rather peculiar results one fellow shot another fellow out of a trte taking him for a partridge dont ask me what this bird was doing up a tree probably taking a bead on another hunter who that same year shot two more hunters out of a canoe claiming they were moose hunters may lack a few of the finer things but theres nothing wrong with their imagi nation however i think a decent interval has passed and humani tarian instincts drive me to make one more attempt to pre serve the human species while it is attempting to extinguish a few other species here goes and every man for himself the first and foremost rule of the bush is never mlj alcohol and gunpowder tastes like the devil just use ginger- ale coke or whatever your normal mixer is before you start oft on a hunting trip look down the barrel of your gun to make sure nothing has built a nest in it since last year if you cant see through the barrel put in a shell and fire the gun this usually removes any obstacles it some times removes the head of the hunter as well but thats neither here nor there its probably a little of both always have your gun loaded when driving to the hunting grounds if theres a collision and they cant cut you out of the wreckage you can always shoot your way out besides youll get a real bellylaugh out of the look on the drivers face when he hits a bump the gun goes off and he has sud denly acquired a notop convertible you may find you have to climb a fence when you get there a lot of hunters are killed trying to get through or over a fence while carrying their guns dont take chances grasp your gun firmly by the barrel take a short run and sail neatly over using the musket as a vaulting pole now how do we carry the gun it should be held in the right hand the barrel pointing toward the ground and of course you always carry it with the safety catch off in case you have to get a quick shot away if the gun is held thts way and you stumble over a root youll merely shoot off a toe if you held it with the barrel pointing up you might shoot your head off and losing a toe especially that one thats had an ingrown nail for years is much preferable to losing ones head ask anyone whos done both dont walttill you see the whites of their eyes if some thing moves in the bush blaze away it might be another hunter hut theres an even chance its a partridge or a deer or a farmer its oldfashioned to wear bright red clothing in the bush statistics show that 98 per cent of the hunters who have been shot in the past ten years were clad in red garments so why not wear something that blends with the bush you can sneak up on the quarry that much easier and theres fair chance you can sneak past the other hunters without being spotted if they do see you get away your shot first then drop to the ground and let them bang away theyll go home happy telling everyone about the big buck they missed if you happen to become lost in the bush dont panic just run in circles as hard as you can screaming at the top of your lungs and firing your gun as fast as you can when you have run out of breath and ammunition sit down quietly and take stock of the situation if the stocktaking shows tha shelves to be pretty bare theres one solution it works best if theres a good stiff breeze just gather some birch bark pile it in a clump of dry brush and start a roaring bush fire when the firefighter arrive you are no longer lost one last word of caution when you bag your first hunter dont brag about it it just isnt done in hunting circles dont even allow yourself a small smirk of satisfaction as you carve that first notch in your gun after all theres nothing so un usual about your feat any damfool can shoot a hunter and quite a few do for parents only 10000 animals at winter fair farmers and livestock breed ers from across canada will start their annual trek within the next ten days to the worlds biggest country fair from no vember 9 to 17 in toronto the yal agricultural winter fair plays host to representatives of the countrys agricultural indus try who bring almost 10000 animals cattle horses sheep swine goats poultry from all provinces of canada to vie for coveted ribbons and awards and some 155000 in prize money in addition entries of champion stock will move into the 27 acre coliseum from 15 ils states the united king dom and denmark man above his fallen condition bringing many sons unto glory ho would exalt them as his own brethren and as co- sharers of his eternal wealth in the meantime christ would have these give his kingdom the first place in their lives there is no frigate like a book to take us lands away so wrote emily dickinson what a happy journey many a boy and girl has on the magic carpet of a book books open new worlds to children they provide vision ideas informa tion and they give the reader many pleasant hours one of the greatest gifts any parent can give a child is a love of reading good books the tragic thing is that in some homes books are consider ed a luxury and not a necessity the almanac the catalogue from the large mall order firms the newspaper and the bible and sometimes not even the bible can be found somewhere in the house but there is no bookcase filled with well loved volumes money is spent freely on elab orate furnishings the movies a new radio or car but rarely is a new book purchased is it any wonder that a boy or girl growing up in this kind of home may miss a love of books through childhood and never ac quire a taste for reading in adolescence or adulthood there is just a chance that an interest in reading may be kindled in the childs mind by a teacher or a librarian but if he grows up in a bookless heme he may be handicapped all through life by his lack of interest in literature bed time is so much more pleasant for both children and parents if it is reading time too one of the best ways to speed up the undressing and washing process and the getting into pyjamas is to have the rule that the faster the child gets ready for bed the longer will be the time for reading aloud beautifully illustrated copies of all the old story favorites the three bears the ginger bread man little black sambo and the ethers may be obtain ed so inexpensively nowadays it is a pity for a child not to have the joy of possessing at tractive books a littlo child soon learns not to tear pages and to handle a book with can if the book is his own and hi values it the speed with which chil dren learn to read by means of modern teaching methods amaz es parents who were taught by a different and much slower system the first day a child comes home from school with a picture story book which ha can read right through is in deed a great day in his life it is of utmost importance that mother and dad share his pride and enthusiasm for his new skill in reading on birthdays and christmas when a child is receiving gifts it is a good plan to include at least one attractive book per haps there is a favorite book such as one of the volumes of the adventures of barbar the elephant or it may be an old- fashioned favorite teaching of religion should not be delegated completely to the church among the childs books should be found illustrated hymns and bible books and books of pray ers written especially for boys and girls the public libraries perform a wonderful service in stimulat ing an interest in reading for people of all ages a mother can ask the librarian for a copy of a pamphlet a selection of books recommended by the canadian association of chil drens librarians fortunate is the child who can visit a libra ry with a special section for boys and girls the library lady is never too busy to give him a friendly welcome and help him choose a book there arc tables at which he can sit and interesting pictures and posters around the room he may remember some of these slogans in later life such as this quotation which appeared in boys and girls house toronto public library what you read when you read what you like determines what you will be when you cant help it