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page two the tribune stouffville ont thursday july 18th 1940 le ioufftue rttmtt established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to ten pages average circulation 1400 subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher editorial comment ontarios premier back home premier hepburn has so far recovered lis to be able to return to his home in yarmouth county after having to spend some weeks in a sanitarium everybody will hope for the premier a speedy recovery things that shock us what seemed to be a justified criticism was raised in the house of commons the other day when it was pro tested that work on a new fifteen million dollar railway station at montreal should be abandoned we feel impelled to add our protest to those already made we know that montreal now has a large and commodious station not modern but quite good enough and the spending of such a huge sum will sap up much of the hardearned funds which men in the average walk of life have to put up by way of defense and income tax this station has been on the program in a political way for a long time but it ought to be dropped because such an undertaking will cause the average citizen to arrive at a conclusion where he will say jn respect to sacrifice whats the use suae canadian sent to jail german let off the financial post listed a number of penalties handed out across canada to persons who uttered words against this country in favor of germany and in almost every case a jail term or a fine was imposed there was one chap a british columbia youth who boasted of his german heritage let off with a scpuldiag this is in striking compari son to a stouffville youth who was given 30 days in jail for saying that canadians were not worth fighting for why should a youth with german background be let off while an inoffensive canadian of canadian parentage be sent to jail at the time the sentence was passed on the local boy son of reliable farmers this paper suggested that a scolding or a talking too would have been in keeping with the case as we know it a little more uniformity in the law would be appreciated crop conditions excellent very frequent rains during june combined with fairly low temperatures resulted in excellent development of over winter crops at july 1st the condition of fall wheat for the province was estimated at 953 per cent of normal while hay and clover was reported at 1035 pc alfalfa at 1045 pc and pastures at 1071 pc the figures for pasture and hay and clovers represents the best condi tion in years for these crops at july 1st fall wheat prom ises a good yield but with the heavy growth quite a few fields have lodged cutting of wheat will be under way in the earlier counties the week of july 15th curing of hay was practically impossible during june and considerable spoilage occurred in the early cut fields generally how ever the cutting of hay crops was delayed until july when the weather cleared up the cool wet weather delayed the completion of seeding of spring grains to the extent that a considerable acreage intended to be planted to these crops had to be seeded to buckwheat and other late crops or summer fal lowed early seeded fields of spring grains show very heavy growth however and the average condition of the seeded acreage of oats at july 1st was placed at 953 or only 47 pc below normal while spring wheat was placed at 947 and barley which suffered more from the heavy rainfall was 926 since the end of june warmer and dryer weather has improved spring grain prospects can the farmers merge the new proposed federation of agriculture that is taking form throughout the country has great possibilities of becoming a powerful and influential organization just what their duties are we are not quite clear on of course such an organization will be more than useful for placing the demands of agriculture before the governments and demanding the recognition the industry is entitled to something it seldom ever got a secretary james rennie reeve of markham observes it would seem that the farmers organizations are wholly behind the government this means junior farmers calf clubs plowing associations and every other organi zation of farmers it is proposed to set up a provisional board of direc tors to further develop the organization and make arrange ments for a general meeting at a later date the guest speaker h h hannam president of the canadian federa tion of agriculture was attending meetings of the federa tion in the prairie provinces but flew back to be at new market for the york county meeting last monday the attempt to merge the farmers will be watched with interest the hog and the farmer an editorial published in the bowmanville states man and reprinted in the newmarket era discussing farm problems hits the spot in these few words about the hog in dustry then we have that unholy alliance of the bacon board and the wealthy packers these two entities split the hog profits have rolled up recently hundreds of thous ands of dollars which rightly belong to the farmers with the press at calgary by chas h nolan at the outset of this travelogue i might say to the many who like myself had only heard of the great west from others privileged to visit there and who may have been as 1 was probably a little dubious ot the tales of its magic scenery un surpassed in the world its uncalu able distances and openhouse hospitality that all this is true and more the west is just as beauti ful just as magical and just as hospitable as its best boosters have portrayed as if by magic when some lifteen editors their wives and others in cluding yours truly boarded the canadian steamship noronic at sarnia the dull drizzling weather which had persisted for several weeks ceased immediately and the sun shone forth aboard this cnr ship we were treated royally and it was with deepest regrets that we boarded the train at port arthur for the 400 mile trip to winnipeg however the short voyage was all that could be desired lake huron and lake superior noted on occasion for their bad tempers were as calm as mill ponds the fine staterooms supply ample accommodation the meals ore excellent and the entertainment interesting and varied group sing- ing horseracing shuffle iboard and that mile stroll around the deck opened the way for all to become acquainted and kept one amused throughout the trip there is an amazing amount ot traffic on the great lakes and long low freighters could he seen plying to and fro at almost any hour which provided a never failing interest as did also hie passage through the soo locks where boats are raised 21 teet the difference in the height of lake superior and lake huron the whole upper lake region is reminiscent of the early french missionaries and the algonquin braves who roamed the rugged shores not so many years ago roused at an early hour on mon day morning we set foot on port arthurs busy wharf and hurried to wards our waiting cnr train with side glances at the huge piles ot pulpwood and the immense grain elevators i was sorry we could not pause longer at this famous head of the lakes port but we must hurry on and also miss the kakabeka falls a tumbling waterfall of 115 ft there were few in this ontarirt publishers group who did not wish that the boat might have continued on to our destination but for the next two days we made our home in the airconditioned coaches of the cnr the landscape in this western ontario region is a veritable maze of lakes rivers and wooded slopes covering thousands of acres here and there a lake of logs could be seen as we approached some sawmill indian log cabins with the men and women working small cleared plots making a short stop at winnipeg metropolitan gateway to the west our train speeded westward and the farms became larger with grain elevators dotting the landscape fields through the graingrowing region are as large as a single farm that i am accustomed to i did not see as many tractors as i expected although possibly more would appear in the harvest time than just now when only plowing is being done teams of g and s horses were quite a common sight it is 903 miles by rail from winnipeg to calgary and when you realize that the number of hills 1 saw in that distance of nearly a thousand miles could be limited to a mere half dozen one can well understand that i felt a real easterners thrill at these vaste level stretches arriving at calgary we register ed at the palatial palliser hotel and prepared to attend the sessions of the twentyfirst annual convention of the canadian weekly newspaper association tiiis business end of the conven tion described as one of the best in years was one filled with interest ing and educational features tor your local representative many fine speakers addressed the delegates during the two days including ii a nicholson of maccleans publica tions mayor andrevy davison ot calgary g h lash director of public information at ottawa ven archdeacon cecil swanson and w frank prendergast of toronto assistant to the pics of the imperial oil co ltd during the course of the first afternoon we were transported in cars supplied by the citizens ot calgary to the turner valley oil fields for one who has never visited an oil field i was immediate ly struck by the heavy odour which seemed to hang over the level valley stretching for many miles and which was reminiscent of the nose twister which pervades torontos eastern waterfront many of these oil sites were originally crown lands owned by the cpr while some of course were the property of ranchers i climbed the rocky slopes at one point and watched as a great shaft was driven deeper and deeper into the oil soaked soil this particular well was one of the 16 new sinkings being made to add to the total of 234 already in the valley produc ing a daily production of 35000 barrels the power for the machin ery to drive these shafts down to a depth of 5000 ft is supplied by natural gas which comes from 84 fuel wells right in the valley on saturday morning our party nearly 200 strong climbed aboard the cpr for banff and our first glimpse of the rockies here at the beautiful banff springs hotel we stood in groups and took in the mighty panorama of mountain scenery spread in a mest beautiful picture before us as a companion remarked to me this was certainly notable achievement of cpr engineers when they visualized this magnificent hotel with its 100ft heated swimming pool its most famous 18hole golf course at the very foot of the great peaks and all its other modern facilities surround ed on every hand by nature at her best while one gets the impression they are at the end of the world or the beginning of a new one when they arrive at banff with the awe inspiring towering snow- clad mountain peaks reaching right down into the town yet stouffville is right there thus were we im pressed as we steamed into banff from the somile trip on leaving calgary just as we were leaving the train with its customary bustle of traffic the conductor caught by aj- dess on the press badge i was wear ing i see youre from stouffville said he i lived there myself forty years ago ho explained and gave his name as conductor mccomb he worked under mccluk engineer at that time between stouffville and lindsay in those early days one crew was stationed at stouffville e j davey frank rae and possibly others recall the name of mccomb and mccluk our conversation was short as the train was pulling to a stop and banff is a busy station for the train crew as it is for the pass engers especially on their arrival at this worldfamous spot busses drew up to the large hotel entrance promptly at 230 and we divided into parties of some twenty each to proceed to lake louise the queen of cpr beauty spots over 5000 feet above sea level this palatial hotel stands on the edge of lake louise nestled high up in the mountains and fed by the great glacier which stretches down some 9000 feet in the back ground this body of water was the most beautiful sight i had ever seen being the most delicate blue color one can imagine our short stay of one night will remain long in the memories of the press party some fear had been experienced during our stay in calgary that this motor trip might be curtailed owing to a serious forest fire which was raging near the new highway over which we were to be the first con vention party to travel but the course was reopened in 24 hours much to our relief we covered some so miles during the sunday morning on this mar vellous new roadway one of the most scenic drives in the world some sections of the drive are blasted through sheer rock at one moment we would be coasting along near the river bed with the giant peaks towering overhead and the next we would be turning and twisting on the mountain side only to descend on a narrow ledge i the other side with our glasses we could pick out wild flowers showing their bright heads from between patch es of snow and during one rest stop nearly a dozen horn sheep or mountain goats were spotted hun dreds of feet below us on the edge of a lake at the columbia icefield i had the thrill of watching a party of six skiers begin a great downward run on the snow of mount athabaska these sportmen who were enjoying a winter sport in july were barely discernable without glasses at a height of 9000 feet the columbia icefield is a milewide river of ice hundreds of feet deep which slopes up some five miles towards the horizon and forms the head- farrs elevators claremont ont phone 3sj or 3sw dealers ix high grade poultry and pig feeds i fencing and fence posts 20c and up roofing materials we pay best prices for grains waters of the athabaska river following a delightful luncheon at the icefield chalet provided by the imperial oil company we con tinued our drive towards jasper park passing the chalet the road leaves the course of the sunwapta river and follows the athabaska valley through stately avenues of evergreen a few of the more well known mountains upon which we gazed from this wonderful roadway were mount edith cavell mount hector cathedral fortress moun tain and pyramid mountain one of the most richly colored peakr in the rockies crossing the athabaska river our busses drew up to the site of henry house a former north west com pany trading post and also old fort point from whose top lookouts used to watch the progress of fur brig ades in their passage just as the sun was beginning to turn the snowy peaks into great chalky cliffs we wound into the spacious court yard of jasper park lodge on the shores of lovely lac beauvert it was easy to see why this cnr lodge has grown to become the worlds largest and most outstand ing summer bungalow resort it can accommodate more than 600 uests while tennis golf and swim ming facilities rank among the best as we passed through one of the parks of the town of jasper our bus suddenly drew up to roadside and there nibbling grass not ten feet away was a fine buck deer with horns in velvet or as was explained to us by our driver in their shed ding time different from the ani mals which we had seen during our train journey from port arthur these members of wild life showed not the slightest fear at our pre sence during our stay at the lodge i strolled along the edge of the lovely olf course and came suddenly up on a group of nine black bears mauling over a pile of refuse they paid little attention and i was able to get within only a foot or two of them one of the most interesting visits several of our party made while guests at this fine resort was a look through the cabin occupied by the king and queen when they visit ed canada a year ago the cabin furnishings we were told were un changed for the royal couple and are the same today there are four bedrooms complete kitchen din ing room den two rustic living rooms with huge stone fireplace and a sunroom overlooking the lake this is the finest cabin in the entire park and although it rents for 125 continued on page six business directory medical hip vttlg 3tm located on second floor of former mansion house spacious dining room and lounge room the new ice cream parlor and snack bar now operating we are prepared to serve hot dogs sandwiches cold drinks and special ice cream sundaes acme ice cream by brick bulk or cones treat yourself to acme ice cream brick flavours vanilla maple walnut varsity acme fruit special fruitful neapolitan open sundays acme ice cream brick and bulk your patronage will be appreciated d f holden prop phone 18402 for reservations stouffville marble granite works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor phone 4303 lehmans shoe store phone 4301 stouffville footwear for all the family womens hosiery boots shoes rubbers mitts socks gloves stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers telephone 7001 7002 milt smith proprietor brierbush hospital government licensed main street east stouffville maternity medical and surgical cases taken ambulance service registered nurses and 24 hour service mrs e r good phone 19j dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and kla phone 196 coroner for york county dr arthur l hose physician markham ontario general medicine minor surgerr and obstetrics also eyes tested glasses fitted phone 67 markham dental e s barker lds ddjf honor graduate of royal couev of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office in grublns mock phone 8201 markham every tuesday office in wear block dr j e weatherill office over bank of commeroo office hours 9 to 12 noon and 130 to 530 pm phone office phone resldepce 180 18002 claremont every tuesday office over bakers store phone claremont 1401 a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffvllls monday wednesday friday 9 to 12 am insurance see h o klinck obrien avei f your insurance needs tar fire life automobile burrlerj and all casualty lines thomas birkett general insurance agency representing reliable companies includtac lloyds of london england phone stouffville 25902 a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance -also- automoblle and fire harry m spang representative empire life insurance cxjl also mutual automobile insurance telephone 6g16 stouffville ontario barristers office phone residence phone 31s0 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary public c king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch office wcpollardkc port perry uxbrldge ontario phone 2s mccullough button flbuttonkc hrbuttonba barristers solicitors convey ancers etc buttons block stouffville money to loan miscellaneous l e oneill stouffvtjrjle funeral dhiector and embalmer continuous telephone service day and night business phone residence phona r g clendening funeral director ambulance service phone markham 9000