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4 the tribune thursday june m ut7 wrifmrn john montgomery editor established 1888 charles h nolan publisher barre beacock advertising manager editqklal deft aaaearet laamre keith beleeder display advertisino deft lets widenua art dtaeo business office jeea manama oareea deacon eileen clever published every thursday at s4 mala st steutfvule oat tel molloli toronto phone jiliuo sinele capiat mc subscriptions siaje par yaar la canada uim elsewhere manbar at audit burtau el circulation caudiaa community newspapers association aad ontario weakly newspapers association second clau mail rathtratna number mm the tribune i eae el the lajaad publlsiiina co limited group el suburban newspapers which includes the ajaxwhitbypickeriaa news advertiser brampton guardian burlington post etoblcoke geiette markham economist aad sun newmarketaurora era oakviue beaver oshawa this week andmisslssanga news 6402100 3611680 editorials a weekend to remember this coming weekend commencing with friday the july 1st holiday can expect to see the largest crowd of visitors descend on the town in its history the chance to celebrate a 100th birthday comes only once in a lifetime and thousands are expected to return to the home town for the occasion fifty years ago in 1927 with the town population only a quarter of what it is today residents rallied to a gala celebration which saw hundreds of former residents arrive from all points of the continent this years celebration with many times the population and much greater effort is sure to witness a veritable explosion of visitors some having already arrived from abroad i the tribune along with dozens of other citizens who have worked and fostered the many plans extend to the thousands of visitors a most entertaining and heart warming weekend many will view with amazement the changes that have taken place in the old home town since last they were here there will be pride and with some even a little sadness at the disappearance of old haunts long since gone to make way for new sub divisions and new business blocks the change from the quiet country town they once knew to a bustling suburban community is not without its agonies hundreds will renew childhood acquaintances at the school reunion and there will be questions about the many who have passed away in the intervening years time will be all too short for the many discussions of bygone days and familiar words will be remember when nostalgia will have its day and a festive mood is sure to prevail this will be stouff- villes weekend and the renewing of old friendships and viewing of old sights will remain long after the celebrations are over the committees in charge have worked long and hard to make the whole affair a success and appreciation for their efforts will be recognized we are delighted to have been a part of it all through many years and look forward to the great occasion sugar and spice this working model steam tractor hand made by the late luther kirby is just one of the many items displayed around town to evoke the past why june is not my favorite month by bill smiley m response embarrassing as the giant homecoming weekend is now just a day away we feel its time to stop and look at what the town is doing to promote the centennial good will there is ample evidence that most of the town has wholeheartedly picked up the cen tennial spirit in numerous stores throughout town customers are being greeted by cen- tennial attired attendants and allsortsof antique objects and curios are on vdisplayl throughout the streetsnumerouscentenniali flags are fluttering fromthe upper reaches of 30y ears ago thisjmveek lifters and leaners in recent months the editor attended a banquet at which hon russel g kelley minister of health for the province of ontario congratulated those present for taking a public interest in matters that brought no personal benefits to the men present and he aptly brought his address to a close by reciting the following lines which we obtained for our readers as something worth reading and preserving the lifters and leaners there are two kinds of people of on earth today just two kinds no more i say not the good or the bad for it is well understood that the good are half bad and the bad are half good not the rich or the poor for to know a mans wealth you must first know the state of his conscience and health s not the happy or sad for the swift flying years bring to eachman his sadness and to each man his tears no the two kinds of people on earth- 1 mean are the people who lift and the people who lean and where ever you go you will find the worlds masses are always divided into just these two classes and oddly enough you will find too i wean there is only one lifter to twenty who lean in which class are you are you easing the load of the toilsome toiler who toils down the road or are you a leaner who makes others bear your share of the labour and worry and care- more and more hydro linesmen stringing more and more miles of electricity carrying wire across canada are wiring the country for millions of metal and electrical dealer in ontario last year about 1200 miles of new line went up and another 1500 miles are expected to be completed by the end of 1947 last years construction connected up about the 16500 new users electricity the hardware biweekly reports the manitoba power commission expects to wire in about 3500 new rural consumers this year and almost every province has some big new power develop ment under way c v when the 19 power development projects now under way are completed by about 1950 canada will have increased her total hydro electricity output to 11 million horsepower hardware ana metal and electrical dealer t reports but even the dominion will be using only about 20 per cent of her known water power potential the stores and homes and wooden nickels will be circulated by the bank of commerce unfortunately one very important aspect of the town appears to have been severely neglected amid all the hoopla although there are numerous people with fine singing voices in stouffville and many belong to church choirs sing in music mania or perform in choral groups the massed choir scheduled to sing in the park on sunday v has only 24 members so far- j stduffvillepridesitself its mennonite heritage and solid church oriented values yet practically no churches have supported the choir it is going to be rather embarrassing to have a massed choir of 20 odd people performing in front of all those crowds of visitors and returning stouffvillites we hope that more people will still join up so that the centennial program will truly reflect what the town of stouffville is all about june is not my favorite month of the year maybe its because on the second day of that month about 80 years ago it seems like i was ushered into the world somebody gave me a slap on the bum i started to cry and ive been a bit jaundiced about june ever since it certainly has some advantages over say january there are no tenfoot icicles hanging from the roof you dont have to fight your way through snowdrifts to get to the car but it has its own plagues as i write a threeinch caterpillar is working his way across the windowsill to say hello i know hell be a beautiful butterfly any day but last night i stepped on his brother in my bare feet and in the dark on the way to the bathroom ever try to get squashed cater pillar from between your- toes no i dont live in a treehouse the little devils come up from the basement or through a hole in the screen and they have friends and relatives just as i typed that sentence a black ant about the size of a mouse scuttled across the floor and under a chair he looked big enough to carry off one of my shoes and masticate it in a quiet corner insolent starlings strut about my back lawn scaring the decent birds away when they are not trying to get into my attic through a hole the squirrels have made or pooping all editors mail over my car as it sits under a maple tree which is also making large deposits of gook and gum on the vehicle wasps and bumble bees are as numerous and noisy and welcome as gatecrashers at a cocktail party if you dare take a drink into the back yard for a peaceful libation if its humid and stinking hot as june so often is its like courting carnivonsm whatever that is to sit out in the evening the ruddy mosquitoes turn you into a writhing slapping squirming bundle of neurotic frustration in ten minutes go up north into cottage country and you wish you were back home with the mosquitoes the blackflies up there can be heard roaring with laughter as they slurp up that guaranteed fly dope youve plastered yourself with and come back for more theyll leave you bloody and not unbowed i have never yet seen or heard of a june when the weather was right for the crops its either too wet and hot for the hay or too dry and hot for the strawberries or too cold for the garden to get a good start only dang thing june is any good for is the grass you have to mow stick your head out some evening with your mosquitoe net firmly in place and you can hear the stuff growing june is murder for young mothers trying mass choir leader needs more singers to the editor i am writing this letter because of a very real concern i have concerning the homecoming weekend i have had the very great honour of having been asked to direct the massed choir for the service in the park my concern is simply that it appears there will be no massed choir who ever saw a massed choir of 20 women and four men where are the choirs where are the people all church choirs were committed by their ministers to take part all townspeople were invited to take part music was provided to each choir ahead of time where is everyone every day i see 15 to 20 people who either sing in choirs or in music mania or have done so in the past where are they preparing for a fun fair or a bed race or a barbecue fine great all of these things will lead to a great secular success of which school reunion yearly event dear friend 1 at last summers reunion for former pupils and teachers of alexander muir school a social evening was held on the saturday consisting of a dinner and dance or just visiting as this was a most enjoyable time where we met many old acquaintances we have decided to hold another gettogether on saturday august 13th 1977 as we have no fund raising projects this year we will not be sending individual in vitations in our endeavour to contact everyone we are writing or telephoning one member of each family and ask your assistance by passing the information to other relatives who also attended the school a social hour begins at 4 pm dinner will be served continuously from 5 pm- 8 pmex- student don gilkes and his 10 piece orchestra will provide music for dancing starting at 9 pm tickets for the evening including dinner are 750 per person and may be obtained by phoning mrs audrey beattie at 8956304 in order to facilitate our caterers no tickets will be sold at the door and all requests for tickets must be in by july 15th at the time of this writing we have the choice of either the community centre or the arena both on cedar street and your early response would greatly help us make the decision as to the space required mark august 13th on your calendar and plan to join us again this year and make last summers memories come to life once more ps please dont forget to tell other relatives if any who are also exstudents of ams ams alumni committee audrey e beattie convenor melmaclennan treasurer school fun fair financial success dear sir thank you for your coverage of the fun fair recently held at summitview school for our first such undertaking it was financially very successful and most im portant the children parents teachers and the pta who organized it worked together to help raise money for additional gymnasium equipment audio visual equipment books for the library and general purpose rooms to be built this summer much has been said favourably and un favourably about pta groups but in the last year i have become aware that with my earnest and sincere coworkers anything is possible also having lome boadway principal and mrs nelda morley secretary behind us our pta groups can only be as it is supposed to be an assist to the school our centennial project to be held in october will be a fashion snow of wedding gowns worn in the last 100 years and we look forward to this special project in our cen tennial year mrs anne simons president summitview pta stouffville can be proud but is that only what its all about what happened to our rich religious heritage the very roots of this community does god play no part in our lives any more have we come this past 100 years all by ourselves i think there has been a severe mixup in communications i dont think the choirs were informed i dont think the townspeople were invited i dont think anyone knewwhat was going on it is still not too late there is one more practice this thursday evening at the united church at 8 pm please come dont worry about the music it is not difficult thats why im here you are needed is it too much to ask in return for 100 years of prosperity and progress respectfully barbara sibbick reader requests help dear editor may i request your assistance in publicising my research project regarding canadian participation in the boer war it is a neglected area in our military history there is for example no official history as yet and british books on the war devote little at tention to the very significant canadian contribution a handful of veterans are still alive andit appears that no concerted effort has been made to record their reminiscences fur thermore there is a considerable amount of documentary material especially letters still in private possession i am anxious to make contact with the veterans before they pass on and to gain access to the documentary material before it is destroyed and i believe that the only effective way of establishing this contact is through the press the research is for a master of arts thesis at the university of ottawa and hopefully the completed dissertation will prove to be a positive contribution to candian military history i do hope that you will find it possible to comply with this request yours sincerely hugh robertson head history department ashbury college ottawa ontario kim 0t3 to get their infants to go to sleep at their usual hour what kid of two in his right mind is going to settle down in bed at eight oclock with the sun streaming through the drapes the birds yacking at each other and the teenagers who have come alive after a sixmonths torpor squealing their tires at the corner for mothers of slightly older kids its even worse on a nice cold january night they can feed the kids and stick them in front of the tv set or nag them toward their homework no problem on an evening in june those same kids from six to sixteen take off after supper like salmon heading up to spawn and have to be hollered for whistled for and sometimes rounded up physically with threats after dark i in january even the hardy teenager will hesitate to venture out into the swirling black of a winter night in june the same bird will hesitate to venture in from the balmy black of a summer night where sex is as palpable as the nose on his face and probably a better shape june is a time when the land is infested with not only tent caterpillars and other pests but an even worse virulence of creeps politicians with instant remedies for ageold ills ill take a plague of tent caterpillars any day june is also the time for another of the institutions that tend to maltreat the inmates marriage why anybody of either sex wants to get hitched in sticky old sweaty old june with all its concomitants ill never know but they do and people go around with vacuous looks talking about june brides and such no offence to my niece lynn who is getting married this month boy thatll cost me june is a month when all the ridiculous organizations with which we surroundour- selves have their last meeting before the summer break its too hot the turkeys who always talk too much at meetings seem to go insane because theyll have to shut up for two months and go on until midnight t june is a time when people go out of their minds and buy boats and cottages and holidays they cant afford and new cars for the big trip and fancy barbecues that will rust in the backyard all winter june is the month when i have to sweat in a boiling building through my most un productive work as a teacher counting books stacking books ordering books fiddling marks planning course outlines when i could be playing gold or drinking beer or doing something worthwhile lead on july with some of that hot dry weather some big black bass lots of fresh vegetables out of the garden and an end to the vermin of june human and otherwise history of postal service in canada now being compiled dear sir the national board of the canadian postmasters and assistants association has asked me to compile the history of our organization for this reason i am asking your readers to contribute items of interest such as amusing anecdotes photographs clippings of important postalevents and stories from the pioneer days of mail handling in canada i am especially interested in hearing from past and present members of the cpaa and their families all material will be acknowledged on arrival and a receipt issued it will then be returned to the contributor as quickly as possible thanking you for your assistance i am sincerely yours betti michael cpaa historian port robinson ontario l0s1k0