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t9 1 the stouffylue tbjujn ttouhy tf j 65 editorial many questions what is the real story behind the accusation hack in september 1964 that called for the resignation of town reeve win timbers the stouffvilie electorate wil go to the polls on monday dec 6th not really knowing the true answer to the charge that stirred up such a storm of controversy in council fifteen months ago if people are quick io forget such matters then their memories were certainly refreshed at the nom ination meeting here on thursday night we were disturbed fifteen months ago and we were disturbed again last week when the reeve given every opportunity to defend himself declined to do so did the reeve as a member of the planning board learn the price of a proierty site and then as a rep- remain unanswered resentative of a real estate firm at tempt to arrange his own sale at a 500 profit it has not been denied did the reeve acting solely as a li censed realtor sign a bill of sale on this land the document has never been produced did the reeve antici pate a commission on the land sale if and when it was finalized he claims that no commission was ever paid we find it hard to believe that a man of mr timbers experience and integrity would permit himself to be come involved in under the table activity as has been alleged on two separate occasions in like manner we can see no reason why councillor parsons would level such accusations if they were not based on fact at this late stage of the game it now boils down to a decision of the people well all be a little wiser come monday night an excellent piece of work one of the most excellent pieces of work done in this town in many years is being performed by the ladies of the stouffvilie legion auxil iary in their friendship club for the aged folks in town only a week ago these people were given the opportun ity of attending the local dramas staged at the legion hall the club has been operated for a year now with just a summer layoff this is something that has been done in many ontario centres under the sponsorship of the local churches in most centres however here it re mained for the legion ladies to come up with the assistance the people whom they are help ing are quite elderly in some cases they have few relatives or friends to turn to and this bit of sunshine brought into their lives in their de clining years is most appreciated the ladies of the legion auxiliary are to be highly commended for this most worthwhile project lets hear from mr trustee we would suggest that any one of the two public school area boards in markham township has an annual budget in excess of that spent by any department within the jurisdiction of council and yet at the nomination meeting in butlonville on friday night not a single trustee provided the electorate with a resume of the years activities public school business is big business now it is also important business with respect to area 2 just com pleted its first year of operation we would think that the members would surely have something to say it is the people who are really keep dignity in one of die first things to take place following the recent federal election has been declaration by the prime minister that there will be no more circus meetings with the press in the halls of the parliament buildings many who watch the tv news broadcasts are amazed at the manner in which the leading members of parliament and the prime minister and cabinet ministers in particular are jostled about as they leave the various meetings while there has been some grum bling from the press gallery the boys who cover the federal scene will be a lot better off with a proper press con ference such a prime minister pear son says will now be held previous- the grey cup after witnessing the grey cup drinking spree preceding the actual game on saturday we wonder what city wants such a shambles within the borders a wellknown city news columnist has billed it as canadas biggest drunk and how true are his words the bill for cleaning up the mess will run into the thousands and we must repeat who needs it the royal york hotel and all other city hotels were just as bad presented almost riot scenes the night before the game dozens of special trains pulling into the union station con stantly presented the same picture many of those who were whooping it up conducted themselves little better to blame for this apathetic attitude we noticed a number head for the door as soon as the public school sub ject was raised education costs are something like the weather everyone com plains about it but no one does any thing about it the completed term of 1965 has been a major transition period for school systems in rural markham buildings were closed extended bus services were organized staff person nel was increased specialist courses were established plus countless other changes but still no comment if the ratepayers dont demand any thing more than that then they de serve to pay through the nose ress meetings ly only the few who managed to fight their way to the front got any state ments at all but under the new sys tem all will have an equal chance regular meetings in dignified circum stances should be a gain at least in order and audibility mr pearson has been frying for wo years to end these informal en counters in the hall there is the possibility that if his intention is to step down before another election he cares little whether the press corps likes the idea or not nevertheless the most fruitful contacts will remain the private ones between respected and responsible journalists and ministers where there is trust integrity and good judgment shambles than pigs there were fist fights on ihe trains more in the hotels and lobbies were blood and glass spattered hun dreds of young hooligans many in their teens charged about upsetting everything in sight including people and at the same time downing their whiskey and disposing of the empties with a crash anywhere and every where the city of ottawa or at least some promoters are endeavouring to talk up a bid to get this big drunk into the nations capital in 1967 in our opinion this would be a mistake the promoters may think this an ex cellent way to celebrate the centen nial but this writer emphatically does not c h the stouffville tribune limited kstabitshkd ifs member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association authomft t ivu mil rctotv drpt ottnr member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffvilie ont in canada j400 elsewhere j600 xoux publisher jar thomas ktlilir noki kdkv arfverfmnv good gracious i mustve got my dates mixed sugar ahd spice by bill smiley those busy years my wife had just given kim a fiveminute blast because she wasnt working hard enough this is almost a daily occurance at our house the results are usually the same rebellion hot words rising voices tears sulks and me wishing i were out in the boondocks this time for some inexplicable reason the old girl softened after the daughter stalked off in a cold fury poor kid she does have a lot to do then she began to remember her own high school days and to compare the results were sobering almost frightening when mother was in school there were about 150 students classes began at 9 teachers moved to the class rooms at end of each period there was a 15minute recess morning and afternoon in which the kids wandered the corridors at will or fooled around outside in good weather there was an hour and a half for lunch school ended at four pm thais five hours of class time in daughters school there are about 1200 students classes begin at 9 she moves between periods harassed and hurried and heckled by teachers telling her to move faster there is a 30minule lunch break half of this the kids spend in a lineup trying to buy milk or eats in the other half they gulp what they get rush back to classes school ends at 315 thats five and threequarter hours of class time after school according to her own evidence mother went down to the town library picked up a nickels worth of licorice allsorts on the way the early winter dusk crept to the window and looked in and it saw a dark- haired youngster in the snug readingroom rapt in the world of anne of green gables munching licorice about 530 her dad would tap on the window shed go out and snuggle down in the cutter under the buffalo robe and theyd jingle the two miles home through the frosty night in that most delightful of vehicles home was warmth and the smell of supper and a mother who spent all her time being a mother compare the kid after school theres orchestra prac tice or volleyball practice or french club or drama club or yearbook staff meeting she staggers home eight blocks in the dark with enough books to fill a wheel barrow not a whiff of dinner shh mom has music pupils today tiptoe upstairs dump books flop on bed revive slightly over chapter of james bond strum ukclele and sing sad folk song father beer in hand appears at dorr listen kid better get at your homework i you cant loaf your life away but dad i just got dont bug me kid i hafta write a column or mark papers or set an exam get to work never mind its too late better get down and get the hamburgs ready and when are you going to get your practising done go downstairs morosely make hamburgs mom emerges from piano lessons kim how much practising have you done you lazy little bum mom how could i practise you were using the piano and anyway i just got never mind 1 lie excuses i dont see why you couldnt help with t he ironing when you know im busy and iiop stabbing that bun with the butcher knife evening three hours homework and two hours prac- tising ahead father off curling mother muttering over the dishes about kids no matter how much you do for them they dont appreciate it and youll never gel anywhere with that attitude and when i was your age i didnt have aev of the opportunities you have its a wonder more of them dont creep down to the basement in the night get the axe and do their parents in they probably would if they werent so utterly whacked editors mail the eternal flame a ballad way down in dallas texas in ninteen sixty three on november twenty second occurred a tragedy there was a great ovation and people waved their hands as passed the great procession behind resounding bands a young and valiant leader in all affairs of state a diplomat and hero did meet a tragic fate there never was a welcome so warm so glad so free thus said the presidents lady to john f kennedy precautions were neglected for love seemed all around but while the crowd was cheering there came a startling sound when suddenly from a window atop a building high a gun was aimed and fired the president had to die twas thought a troubled oswald of strange mentality for psychopatic reasons shot president kennedy the states were plunged in mourning the world was shocked and grieved and many prayers were uttered for thoese who were bereaved caroline john john and jackie the presidents gracious wife were left to mourn a loved one a sad and lonely life then by the catafalque where he in state did lay passed miles and miles of mourners their last respects to pay ambassadors and princes prime ministers and queens came to attend the funeral the largest ever seen and now the president resting in quiet arlington among the other warriors whose fighting days are done but still his light is burning with an eternal flame and while it keeps on glowing well not forget his name e a brown roamin around nomination meetings are over in this particular area for this vear or two vears depending on the municipality where no acclamations were accorded the selecting of candidates is now up to the voters a couple of weeks ago we climbed out on the proverbial limb and made a few predictions here in stouffvilie our average was about 50- 50 that is half right and half wrong the decision by puc chairman walter atkinson to retire caught us away off base and most of the ratepayers too from the comments weve heard chairman atkinson has been dedicated to his work and without doubt one of the most conscientious municipal servants to come our way in several years al though we personally did not agree with all of his policies we always respected his opinion the withdrawal of ken bct7 from the election race was also a surprise and a bit of a disappointment we didnt expect him to contest the deputyreeves post but we felt that his experience as a councillor would have been an asset to the town it is apparent that school board activities are of interest to many the position also provides candidates with a slcp- pingmone opportunity to other offices in the future the stouffvilie nomination audience fell short of our expecta tions far different from the fullhouse scenes at vandorf whitchurch twp buttonville markham twp and brougham pickering twp in markham most of the concern seemed to be centred around road condition where the budget has fallen into the red in whitchurch it was garbage night with complaints galore about the ground level dump on hwy 4s and on the cfrb side- road over in pickering the accusations were mostly be tween the candidates with the people sitting back and enjoying every minute of it their election is on saturday stouffvilie whitchurch and markham folk go to the polls on monday about the most humorous occurrence at any of the district nominations came out of the meeting at button ville in markham township a candidate in ward 1 by the name or laurie rose tailed to win the enthusiasm of too many liberals but brought a chuckle from the majority of conservatives in the crowd when he rose to address the packed hall im no lawyer or engineer he said im no diefcnbakcr or pause pause or whats his name there was a long moment of dead silence then in a whisper a prompter councillor chas hoover suggest ed that it might be lester pearson thats the guy lester pearson he repeated a good many people are acquainted with bud smith proprietor of the lazy lake summer resort centre north of stouffvilie and operator of the wellknown donkey base ball program last summer a group of motorcyclists from a metro club roared up to the entrance of his premises expecting to gain admission mr smith after sizing up the situation and tearing for problems that could result turn ed them away they departed without argument last week mr smiths son jim was involved in a serious accident near palo alto california his car rammed into the rear of a parked truck the aorta artery was severed in the crash a group of motorcycle riders were among the first to arrive on the scene they acted immediately while a couple directed traffic others rendered first aid jim was whisked off to hospital where a team of surgeons were waiting an emergency operation was performed and jim is now on the road to recovery the motorcycle chaps mov ed on and no one knows their names or where they live they saved my sons life said the thankful father the next time ill think twice before i turn them away anyone who may have driven along the kennedy road down milliken way this fall could have seeii the form of a huge animal located on the front lawn of the george jennings property what kind of beast is it some have called it a buffalo others say its a moose to others it a clydesdale horse with horns to satisfy our curiosity wji contacted mr jennings to iearnnrslnand7flie true identify of this conversation piece were all wrong its not a buffalo a moose or a horse its a muskox a native of the arctic north how did it get all the way down to milli ken well it seems that it was acquired by a taxldcmlst who had a shop somewhere on no 27 highway one hal loween night a group of mischlcvious young lads broke into his store and lugged the 1500 pound prize outside they placed it on the road a collision followed and when police had sorted through the debris of muskox remains and auto parts they found that the car had suffered the worst of the impact when the animals owner could not be found it was put up for sale donald jennings also of milli ken bought the beast for 100 plus carrying charges that was three years ago since that time it lias been the sub ject of hundreds of photographs and questions mr jen nings admits that its facial appearance is rather confusing since its head is equipped with a pair of moose antlers one of the original muskox horns was broken off in the highway crash and could not be replaced the animal is now in hibernation in the jennings barn but come next summer it will once again take its place in full view of passing motorists and camera bugs any current benefit to markham township residents in changing its sunday regulations mark ham citizens committee is suggesting we vote no at this lime when highway 404 is opened the matter could be considered the majority of the citizens committee are also saying no to the two year term 377 kim road stouffvilie ont dear kditor a stop sign has been erected at the corner of westlawn crec and rupert ave i feel that there is a necessity for a stop sign at this location tne stop sign was installed to slow down traffic and make this a safer corner however the stop sign stops traffic on wcstlanw cresc which has an s bend right after the slop sign while ruprit ave is a miaiglu through street from the 9th line to the home for the aged would it not be better to stop the traffic on the straightaway street or even make them both stop streets your truly charles w jones qukstions for markham by krie w baker this year township electors are voting on sunday commer cial activities karly discussion identifies four viewpoint 1 thoae who wish to express tolerance to their neighbours by voting for sunday activities they do not expect to use them selves 2 those who prefer a quiet sabbath- 3 those who look forward to future community centre activities with sunday programs 4 those worried about the increase in sunday traffic this last point is linked to ihe origin of the ballot question asked for by a don mills road landowner planning a drivein theatre while sunday opera- lion would improve the econom ics of his theatre it would also overload a highway where traf fic is now bumper to bumper every sunday evening in good weather markhams special position between toronto and lake sim- coe puts mot of its roads gravel as well as paved un der heavy weekend pressure and this sbould be recognized in municipal policy and plan nine as there docs not appear to be house plants and light light is an essential factor for plant growth but ihe amount and intensity of light that individual plants need va ries greatly during the long days of spring and summer when the sun is very hot and bright many plants such as african violets and cinerarias may need to be shaded during part of the day now that winter is here with short daylight periods most house plants should be placed in the brightest locations all philodendrons english ivy sansevieria dracaena and the rubber plant are shade tolerant and will survive in diffused light or in a north window when grown in windows plants tend to bend toward the light to counteract this phe nomenon phototropism horti culturists with the ontario de partment of agriculture advise giving the pots a quarter turn every second day clerk ralph corner has ar ranged a meeting of the local resident ministers in town tor this week for hie purpose o distributing funds derived from the williamson fund to the de serving of the municipality 1966 sees markham village in 93rd year markham village will begin its 93rd year of municipal his tory on jan 1st 1966 on the 20th day of november ninety- two years ago the village was incoiporatcd the first reeve to hold office was james speight and his councillors were cap tain thomas a milne john jerman henry tane and hugh mcgill henry corson was the towns first clerktreasurer john d smith was named police inspector levi jones was license inspector and john doherty assessor as far back as 3851 mark ham village had eicht to nine hundred inhabitants at that lime there were two grist mills a woollen factory oatmeal mill barley mill and distillery there was also a foundry two tanne ries brewery a temperance hall and four churches actual settlement in mark ham was believed to have com menced almost at as early a date as in the town of york pio neers followed the banks of the rouge river north markham village even in its early years had an excellent high school and the first princi pal was dr dion c sullivan llb the allcndanceln the be ginning was about seventy