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4 the tribune thursday jan 17 1m4 p i 1 i i i i i i i i i i i im 5pcna wht ttibum jcfc established 188s charles h nolan publisher james thomas associate puwishrr and editor robert mecaisland advertising director published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffvilie ont tel 6402101 toronto phone 3611680 single copies 15c sub scriptions 700 per year in canada 1600 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 editorials its been a pleasure at 4 pm sunday the town of whit- churehstouffville will say a sad farewell to its guests of the past ten days the players parents and hockey associates from wallisellen switzerland the event has proved a marvellous ex perience for citizens here an experience no one will ever forget what have we learned through this ex change most important we suggest is the fact that people the world over are basically the same that distances even many thousands of miles can no longer separate countries provinces or towns that language despite differences is no longer a barrier to close communication and cooperation that practiced customs are meant to be shared who among us a decade ago would have thought so many world problems could be solved through the bounce of a ball or the carom of a puck sport in the true meaning of the word has done more to bring men and nations together than all the crosstable conferences ever held here in whitchurchstcuffville the reasons for this are how clear so on sunday- its auf wiedersehen to the friendly folk from wallisellen its been our pleasure to be your host two diedneedlessly on friday night a carsnowmobile collision in uxbridge township snuffed out the lives of two people needlessly the operator and his 18 year old cousin had gone for ride down a rural road a trip that at the time undoubtedly seemed safe enough but roads are for cars not snowmobiles and any contact between the two is sure to result in death or serious injury to occupants of the latter for this driver and his passenger the result was death every winter the media tells of the mounting toll in snowmobile accidents but no one listens why because it cant happen to me but it can and will unless operators use common sense to drive a on a road any road makes no sense at all unfortunately for two for too many realization of this fact has come too late let it serve as a lesson to others united through prayer sugar and spice our clanged cats are driving me wacky the week of prayer organized by the stouffvilie ministerial association concluded a series of successful services on sunday attendance at most churches we understand was very encouraging the eight ministers who authorized this kind of community worship program are to be commended for they must now see as we editors mail dear editor i was one of the thousand who attended the stouffvillewallisellen midget hockey game in the stouffvilie arena friday night naturally i had anticipated a close contest with not more than a threegoal spread between the teams the runaway win by stouffvilie 141 was as disappointing to me as undoubtedly it was for our guests however after thinking things over i convinced myself that the score 14 to 1 or 41 to have suggested that where theres unity among the pastors theres equal cooperation within the congregations and this was obvious jan 6 through 13 denomination barriers were broken as people came together to pray together we sincerely hope this towards- togetherness will continue a v 1 was really secondary in importance of primary interest was the fact that whit- churchstouffville ontario canada was hosting a group of teenage boys and their parents from wallisellen switzerland a country thousands of miles across the sea such a thing may never occur again in this community at least not in my lifetime thats why ill be back for game 2 on sunday i wouldnt miss it for the world wilbur leach stouffvilie rr 3 this week ive been batching it and i must say that i miss my wife its not that i cant cook and wash dishes and make the bed and do all those other silly things that our poor wives have to do day after day year after year no theres no problem there- its the dahged cats theyre driving me out ot the remnants of whatwasonce a fine mind id rather live with a herd of goats than with two cats ive concluded take one elderly shecat whohas been spayed she was quite content with life she is beautiful and very very distant except when shes hungry i there isnt a bone in her body that is friendly she just wants you to keep your distance feed her well and let her bask on a sunny stairtread in return she will guarantee not to make a mess in the house i had just begun to tolerate her if not like her after about six years now add a boisterous young torn cat hes as agile as an orangoutan has an ap petite like a polar bear has the manners of a pig and is sickeninjly friendly he has completely disrupted what was a fairly quiet peaceful households he is driving the old cat but of her nut he follows her around licking and kissing her until she spits takes a swipe at him and makes him back off long enough for her to skedaddle to one of her hideouts he looks hurt all you have to do is settle down with a newspaper and a cup of tea and hes quite likely to come flying through the air sending the paper one way and the tea the other as he seeks solace for his yearning heart given any encouragement whatever hell climb all over you digging his claws into your shoulders because he doesnt know any better smooching your face and neck in a wet disgusting fashion before thumping himself down for a rest on your stomach or chest or any other part of you that suits his con venience atwo minutes laterhehears the old cat sneaking around digs his claws into your knee and takes a flying leap off to court her some more theres absolutely no sex involved he just wantsto be loved by a second mother but she is a happy childless widow and wants to stay that way you cant even feed them together she is a dainty eater he eats like a wolf who has just broken a long fast put down two bowls he gulps his while she is sniffing hers then shoulders her aside and gets into her grub while she bats him ineffectually then retreats in disgust to sulk under a bed she is a bed sneakerunder since he arrived and if theres anything more difficult than getting a determined old cat out from under a bed id like to see it v the only way to do it is go under the bed alter her with a broom or mop you wind up puffing stuck under the bed while she has darted off and is under one of the beds in one of the other rooms shes as slippery as an eel and a heck of a lot more cunning meanwhile during the half hour you chase the old cat trying to grab any of her extremities so that you can throw her out where she should have been long ago his arrogant young nibs is having the run of the kitchen hes not a bed sneakerunder hes a counterwalker and a cupboarddooropener one leap and hes up on the kitchen counters strolling sniffing licking dont leave the butter out hell down a quarterpound straight give him three minutes alone and hes somehow opened the cupboard door below the sink and is gaily into the garbage hell eat anything baked potato skins leftover soup stale lettuce fried eggs the only time i have seen him a bit nonplused was on new years day maybe he had a hangover i was halfdrowsing in a chair and watching him out of a corner of my eye in case he took a flying leap and threw his arms around my neck to kiss me which i abhor hed caught a mouse it seemed though weve neyer had mice in this house he would slam his paw on it pick it up in his teeth chew it and swallow it a tiny mouse thank goodness hes good for something then hed throw up the mouse and go through the whole business again i got a bit alarmed that hed throw up more than the mouse one of these times onto the rug i investigated the rug i investigated he was trying to digest one of those wide elastic bands every time he hit it it would jump so he thought it was alive and chewed it and swallowed it but couldnt keep it down thats the kind of stupid cat he is but hes getting smart very quickly when i try to grab him and throw him out in the snow after a feeding he goes by me like a cheetah going by a rhinocerous sure wish my wife would get home it takes two of us to handle the two of them i i by bill smiley editors mail selfserve gas bars come under fire willkommen means welcome i wnikommenor welcome the meanings the same the banner across main street completed by jim brazier hawthorne avenue is whitchurcb- stouffvilles way of receiving the midget hockey team from wallisellen swit zerland the concluding game in the series is sunday at 1 pm s jim thomas dear sir i wish to question the intelligence of all levels of government including the dept of transport for permitting any firm to operate selfserve gas bars recently i read about a crater in the ground on the site of what once was a service station in st john new brunswick and also about the fuelling barge that exploded killing three men and caused by a lighted cigarette one need only imagine what might occur if a spark from some mans cigar or a womans cigarette came in contact with such volatile fuel i say this selfserve gas practice should be stopped what has happened elsewhere could happen in stouffvilie or must the catastrophe occur first before something is done ge knapp claremont dear mr thomas a number of days ago a member of your staff telephoned me regarding the teachers side of the dispute that exists in york county i would like to thank you and your staff for the resulting article that appeared in the tribune one of the points of contention we discussed was about salary to illustrate our problem i would like to site the case of category 4 teachers in york county depending on the number of years teachers have beeu in the profession it takes 14 years to reach the maximum salary in this category people in this salary group have suffered a loss of buying power under our present salary grid ranging from 150 to 60000 it is grossly unfair to ask people to accept a cut in purchasing ability while wages in other areas of the economy are not only keeping pace with the cost of living but in many instances are rising above it teachers have never been and never will be rich people however they are entitled to a fair shake and i am afraid that we feel that at the present time we are not being offered anything resembling fairness john h lindop warriner st stouffvilie dear jim your editorial of jan 10 1974 is very true the site for the new library is very important and it must be carefully chosen on july 10 1973 the library development committee and the library board made a presentation to council the presentation recommended a site which had been carefully selected by the site committee of the ldc the following procedure was used to select the site twelve possible sites were determined i the twelve sites were visited by the site committee all sites were evaluated and three were selected for further study the sites were considered on the following points and with due consideration to the recom mendations contained in the bowron report 1 prominent location in the town 2 ease of accessibility for pedestrians and motorists 3 proximity to community activities such as post office shops hairdressers town hall and banks 4 availability of parking s possibility of inclusion with a future recreational complex 6 assessment of construction problems site 3 was recommended to council in july site 3 would be especially advantageous because it is adjacent to land which could be developed as very interesting parkland the council appears to be reluctant to take the initiative and purchase the recommended property since not all of the property would be used for the library the library board has frequently urged council to accept the recommended site and let the building begin in the meantime costs are rising jim sanders chairman whitchurchstouffville public library board ft