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page two the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 7th 1942 v mtffmlu ribuitt v established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to twelve pages average circulation 1650 copies subscription hates per year in advance in canada 200 in ujsa 260 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments let there be light main business section in stouffville is becoming obselete in the matter of street lighting even the inefficient sized bulbs are prevented from giving their meagre light because the globes are so dirty that light cannot penetrate through council should see that the street is well lighted too late to change kind of crop the financial post- last week urged the dominion government to give the farmer a fuller voice in the affairs at ottawa and to see to it that the right crops are planted this year to produce the fats and vitamines the country is lacking since rnuch of our supply has been cut off through japanese intervention i nothing the government could do would alter the situation for the present crop as it is already planted over ontario and too far advanced in the most backward places to allow any reversal of plans what the farmer stands in need of now is an assur ance of help to take off the promised harvest v greatness of the red cross in two and a half years of intensive submarine war fare less than three per cent of thousands of tons of goods sent overseas by the canadian red cross has been lost by enemy action this outstanding achievement was pointed out by captain david m legate assistant commissioner overseas of the canadian red cross society who is home on a brief visit after 30 months duty in the british isles if britain were to be invaded tomorrow said cap tain legate the red cross is completely organized to carry on without a hitch in the event of our london head quarters going up in smoke we have five other departments which can function immediately either independently or together captain legate explained that new methods have been developed for the distribution of supplies to troops in action not more than one week elapses between a request and the arrival of supplies at that post captain legate doubted that there was a convoy that left canadian shores which did not carry something for the red cross the yes and no vote before the plebiscite scores of people were skeptical about the intension of the vote and strongly contended that it was a vote for conscription this was hotly denied by the government leaders and other supporters who claimed the vote merely untied the hands of the government from their election promises i however so soon as the favorable figures were an- nounced there is a clamour from political heads demanding the government introduce conscription forthwith and the government supporteds have been in caucus on the issue this week it is not believed that the premier wiilbe rushed headlong into a conscription programme indeed he- has v contended that recruiting is going apace at such a rate that our contribution of men for overseas is very satisfactory having in mind the mechanized program as well we do not know that conscription is necessary neither do thousands of others who are clamouring for it but it is the duty of the king government to know and if we have any confidence in their statements why are they not accepted during april voluntary enlistments totalled between 11000 and 12000 men and they will point sharply upward for may canadas war effort is something to be proud of and if and when the government decided conscription is advis- able the people will accept quebec excepted but the government will not be stampeded by policitians conscription is possibly the fairest method of calling up men and may well have been adopted at the very outset but if a few hundred thousand more men had been hurriedly called and shipped overseas our present production of mechanized material would not be what it is today the problem is not an easy one to solve are we to have dual language business firms have been receiving their second allotment of unemployment insurance books from ottawa many who contribute to this insurance know full well that they will never reap any benefit from the money they are forced to contribute andso there is just a little discon tent when these books arrive to add to the smoldering fire is the fact that a good half of the instructions and other matter printed on the books is done in french millions of dollars are consumed every year in pushing the french language into canada which a few years ago people thought was a purely english speaking nation what incentive is there to contribute to unemploy ment insurance when you do so merely to help the fund knowing there is no direct benefit likely to come to you when the authorities on the other hand fool away thousands of thousands of dollars printing literature in french for an english speaking nation to read comfort fund gifts still arriving safely in england stouffville veterans dear bert now i am on a canadian squadron and with me here is murray sinclair who is in charge of general signals radio and telephone i have only been- on our drome for a few days and -havent- had the chance to take him for a flip but we will put in a few hours in the air together as you know i was in ireland for a month and i enjoyed my stay the weather was like spring and it was the worst part of the winter i met the first yanks to arrive there i was sure glad to see them also very much surprised the citizens and british service men were very much sur prised to see how neat and clean american soldiers are now i am back in england but jerry has his hands full in other fronts so there is little activity our plight pc did get hell a week ago but very few came near enough to bother chasing thanks for the nlce box of sweets i try to make the gum last as long as possible i just used the last yester day i use the gum when i fly it keeps the ears clear when coming down please thank all those who have helped to keep the gifts coming to us over here all the best alfredthomae- c0 sargents mess 409 squadron march 23 1942 leave and we will try once we get in parade every week to see how j action tp start where you boys left look off and finish it up right this time then when we get home we wont have to be troubled with them again getting near lights out so i must close best of luck h s cook march 19 1942 dearsirs v received the grand packet of cigarettes this week thanks yery much they are still the most wel come thing that can be sent to us sgt pilot thomas has recently been posted to this station he is the only one of- the boys from home that i have met over here thanks again cpl murray sinclair well i have had a baby girl born since i wrote you last and both are doing fine she will be one month old tomorrow we are having very rainy weather over here just now comes down nearly every day received the tribune the other day and it was nice to read the news from home see you have had a robbery or two there must close for now pte oliver larkin march 29 1942 comfort fund dear sirs v thanks to stouffville veterans for the smokes a fellow can keep going much better when he has a fag i am told the toronto star reported me as returned home but i am very much heref and will carry on for a while yet percy pipher dear comrades just a few lines to send my sincere thanks for the 300 fags which i received the other day weather is beginning to get springplike over here the flowers are blooming we have had a lot of rain this last week lots of talk of invasion here again i ran across gordon lehman the other day happened ito be out where he is stationed but he was just going in parade so i wasnt able to talk to him for many minutes thanking you again i remain yours truly spr a maskell march 1942 dear omfort fund cigarettes gratefully received we have enjpyd a few spring days but it is quite cold and misty today have been promoted to a corporal since the new year heres hoping that all is well back in canada thanks again fred g madill dental e s barker tnsi prfl honor graduate of royal codaaji of dental surgeons and of tie university of toronto office in grubina block phone 274 harkham every tuesday office in wear block dear sirs thanks a million for the supply of smokes which i received recently i can not express in words my appreci ation for your kindness in helping we fellows the way you are thanks again pte bert clarkson medical rs s ball physician and surgeoa oppiob xray por6briea and bhooe iti coroner for york coamtj march 30 1942 dear sir well i was certainly glad to get your parcel of 300 cigarettes today the package took nearly two months to reach me this is probably because i have- been in the hospital for an operation and i spent five weeks there had some of our awn nurses from montreal and it certainly was nice talking to them because they hadnt been here very long they did everything to make us comfortable weill havent run into any of the boys from stouffville yet but i cer tainly would like to i get the tri bune and see their letters in it and i read them over to see who all are over here my sincere thanks for the gifts and all those who con- tribute to the fund to- help we boys get our smokes as it gets no better over here this is the first i have received since your last parcel arrived well it certainly will be nice to get back home again but we have a job to do before we can expect to march 20 1942 hello bert i received your very welcome smokes this week dont how to thank you weare working pretty hard these days but the more we work the faster the time goes so its not so bad its just one year and one month since i walked through the old town but i hope its not too many years before i am back again to see all my friends bruce lintner march 18 1942 dear friends it is with great pleasure i drop you these few lines of appreciation for the smokes they are a godsend to we lads over here thingsare very quiet here but for how long we do not know sgt morley pugh insurance march 19 1942 stouffville comfort fund dear bert i received cigarettes yesterday thank you very much thanks does not seem very much to say for such an acceptable gift but i want you and all the other people to know i really appreciate them very much it is beginning to look like spring here now the crocuses are all out and the grass is green it is still quiet here but i think hell is going to pop before long so long for now pte dave edwards march 19 1942 dear sir just a few lines to thank you for the cigarettes you sent to me have been busy or would have written be fore this we have been made a new company now as you see by my ad dress and it meant a lot of work for us quite a few parades too we have a new major and he likes to have a march 16 1942 dear bert just a few lines to thank you for the smokes which i am receiving regularly it is sure nice to be re membered by the boys that were oyer here last time and your kindness is more than appreciated our unit is very busy on transport work just now and we are on the road every day it is veay quiet over hers now and an airraid is something unusjal we are having real spring weather and so it has warmed up considerably i must sign off now cheerio pte g b draper thomas birkett son general insurance agener stouffville ontario established 1908 insure in reliable companies a reasonable rates prompt service phone 25902 stouffville adatea beauty shop main st b stouffville thermique the worlds finest wave 350 to 1000 finger wave 50c shampoo and finger avavc mrs m jack phone 170 i h oklinck 37 classic ave toronto- for your insurance needs i fire life automobile burglar and all casualty lines a c bureholdes insnrance canada life assurance c -also- automobile and fire barristers office phone residence phoae 3160 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary poub 6 king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch ofltc wcpollardkc port parry uxbrldge ontario phone if office phone elgin 7021 residence paons kingdale 7x8s samuel d borins barrister solicitor etc 503 temple bldgl 62 richmond street w toronto save something regularly because you strengthen canadas might for war youhelpfinancepurchasesincanada for our allies you form the habit of thrift that safeguards your future you open for yourself the door to opportunity and you smooth the path for postwar readjustments money in the bank gives you a comforting sense of security brierbush hospital government licensed main street east stooflmbt maternity medical and surgical cases taken ambulance service registered nurses and 24 aoar service mrs e r good phone 191 a c kennedy chiropractor church street stoamxvlua monday wednesday fridays 9 to 12 am phone ki 4312 res ha t7 ernest w hunter chartered accountant auditor residence 61 chilton rd toronto office room las 57 bloor st w afe 4 the chartered banks o f canada a s farmer licensed austioneer 20 years experience york county uxbrldge and picker ing townships farm stock and furniture salea a specialty tolephone stouffville 7301 address gormley po clarke prentice phone agincourt os ws millfkea licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and on tario successor for corpl ken prentlco of casf and of the ufa j h prentice former prentice k prentlco farm and farm stock sales a specialty at fair and rea- ol hie rates sfek