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the tribune stouffville opt thursday april 29 1948 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations paidinadvance circulation as of september 30 2575 issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa s25c a v nolan son publishers notes and comments what do we spend on movies the popularity of movies cost every man woman and child in canada a matter of 577 a year of course every body does not go to the movies hence movie fans probably pay an average of 9 or 10 not an unwarranted sum if all the pictures they saw were of the proper type unfortun ately they are too many guntooting affairs still shown on the screen murders and underworld life get too much prominence all in all canadians spend 66 millions a year on movies and thats a lot of money but what a lot of good can come out of it if pictures with a moral and common decency are shown and what a lot of harm can be done by showing guntooting affairs and drinking parties as the main theme must plant more trees since it established its first forestry station at st williams forty years ago the ontario government has distributed 265 million trees to farmers and other land owners for planting that is a lot of trees but compared to the amount of ground that could and should be covered the distribution to date has been a mere drop in the bucket most of these trees have been used for rebuilding and ex tending farm woodlots though in recent years an increas ing percentage have gone into new county and provincial forests tree planting deserves and needs the greatest public support it deserves support because without a tremendous increase in planting in the next few decades a very large acreage of our land is going to revert to worthless and dan gerous desert it needs support because successful treeplanting ab sorbs a tremendous amount of enthusiasm not only are there risks and losses to be faced from mice rabbits grass fires and christmas tree vandals but there is the long long wait for the final harvest a matter of 75 years or more only an optimist makes a really good tree planter and unfortunately there are far too few of them in rural can ada today they think the same a perusal of the daily newspapers published in the pro vince since premier george drews announcement that a provincial election would be held on june 7 with the hydro conversion project as the major issueindicates that opinion among the majority of editorial writers is identical with that voiced in the timesgazette last saturday many feel as we do that the reason given for the hold ing of an election was flimsy and that others of greater importance might well have been cited at the same time all admit that premier drew is calling an election at a time when his chances of reelection are probably brightest of particular interest is the editorial stand taken by the evening telegram long a backer of progressive con servative principles the newspaper does not hesitate in voicing the opinion that col drew making a mistake in making ontario hydro an election issue the telegrams comment is as follows notwithstanding premier drews elaborate argument that his government must have a public mandate to put through the hydro expansion program including the con version of the niagara distributing system from 25 to 60- cycle current it is difficult to discover any real reason for the general election which he has called the hydro elec tric commission has made other large expenditures in the past without asking a vote of the people and it could do so again the necessity of developing new sources of elec tric energy is so apparent that no sensible person would attempt to block it although there are differences of opin ion on the wisdom of converting the niagaia system from 25 to 60cycle current it is a technical question and scarcely one for the electors- it can hardly be made a campaign issue since the liberal and ccf opposition groups in the assembly voted for the bill to permit the changeover whatever other reasons premier drew may have for calling an election at this time it is unwise to attempt to make hydro the issue when it isnt one the danger is that hydro will be thrown into the political arena where it should not be down on the farm so many of the men in big cities eminate from the farm that there is a good sense of country air and atmos- phere felt down among the men in tall buildings and busy city streets amidst the smoke and grime reading the editorial column of the denver post our attention was arrested on an item silence on the farm and after read ing it we said the editorial writer on the post came from a humble farm home here is what he wrote as he wor ried about city problems and even possible advancement among farmers spring plowing time is here again the freshrhu barb aroma of newturned earth basking in the warm sun arouses nostalgic memories but with them comes a dis turbing suspicion that farmings getting too comfortable who says it is were looking at a late report on jeeps now owned by 50910 farmers lads in uniform called em the worlds roughest riding vehicles but farm owners say their outstanding characteristic for agricul tural work is comfort even the gis admitted riding beat walking but thats not all replying to questionaires some jeep farm ers say they have installed radios and now even bring mamma and the kids along while doing what used to be lonely chores in the fields tut tut and alack whats to become of our strong sijent men of the soil if that sort of thing gets comma- we cant imagine bobby burns composing his ode to a field mouse with a jeep chugging and its radio blaring shes too fat for me mamma and the kids indeed one of farmings greater virtues is the opportunity it offers for escape from conversation broad fields warm sun silence save for the swish of mule tail creak of harness song of bird and hum of bee time and space for a man to commune with nature and savor his own thoughts one reason for a low farm divorce rate we opine is that when pop comes in for meals mamma is ready to talk and hes in a mood to listen with such farm comfort tis national folly to tamper quarter century ago j from the tribune fiies of 1922 kinmoixt doctor wixs race with mb stork ox railway jigger many and varied are the tales of country doctors and their dramatic races with mister stork- but clayton mouffer and wesley rocr j rennie of kinmount d the planing ontario has a gem for the records i one night about three weeks ago mill rumor savs thata jitney service docwr relmie won a over is likely to start between stouiville unpredictable stork racing along on and toronto- quite an accommoda lion w h shaw axis made honorary president of the baseball club and dr s s ball president mr and mrs roland winn were tendered a farewell party by 60 neighbors along the 6th of whit church before leaving for their new home elwood elson and isola xighs- wander were united in marriage by rev mr prosser at the home of the brides parents mr and mrs r xighswander a railway jigger through the wilds of haliburton it was the first child of nineteen- yearold mrs kenneth star of gelert and today as the saying goes mother end daughter are doing fine the child a baby girl weighed only two pounds at birth doctor rennie gives much credit for the childs well being to the infants grandmother who he says was a great help eggs on stouffville market 25c dozen and butter good dairy prints 32c pound a sale of sugar at rat- cliffs in bag lots s710 xo credit birders accepetd says the firms notice buy a new ford from r e brown auent price reduced from 1200 in 1921 to onlv ss30 a drop of 370 skating at maple leaf rink on march 26 good band music would this sale draw a big crowd today for sale having sold my farm i am leav ing for oregon territory by ox team and will offer march 1 is 19 all of my personal property to wit all ox teams except two teams buck and ben and tom and jerry two milk cows 1 gray mare and colt 1 pair of oxen and yoke 1 baby yoke 2 oxcarts 1 iron foot of poplar weatherboards a plow with wooden moldboard 900 to 1000 threefoot clapboards 1500 tenfoot fence rails 1 00gallon soap kettle so sugar troughs made of white ash timber 19 gallons of maple syrup 2 spinning wheels 30 pounds of bert crosby died in toronto while mut ta f de iding his bicycle down the street native of uxbridge he was former postmaster at goodwood and a grandson of the late edward wheeler stouffville william harding died suddenly he has been attending an auction sale at frank timbers where he acted as assistant clerk that even ing while mrs harding was pre paring medicine for a sudden pain in his head he died before a doctor could be called ccf has candidate ix oxtario coxtest the farmer and industrial worker must cooperate for their own common good declared arthur williams chosen as ccf candidate in the federal byelection for ontario riding at his oshawa meeting mr williams a united mine workers of america official was a member of the provincial legislature from 1943 to 1945 protesting a deliberate campaign is under way to drive a wedge deeper and deeper between the farmer and the industrial workers mr williams said the ccf represents the solution to this prob lem he said the ccf represented a peoples party that practised democracy as well as talking it there is no reason why the farmer and worker cant get to gether thus has been proven in saskatchewan he said there is no fundamental clash of interest between the two the byelection is being held to fill the seat vacated by the death of w e n sinclair liberal by jerry wilson 300 poles 100 spit hoops 1 32gallon barrel of johnson miller whisky 7 years old 20 gallons of apple brandy 1 40gallon copper still oaktanned leather 1 dozen reel books 2 hand books 3 scythes and cradles 1 32 calibre rifle butitetrhould and powder horn rifle made by ben miller 50 gallons of soft soap hams bacon and lard 10 gallons of sorghum molasses 6 head of fox hounds all smooth- mouthed except one at the same time i will sell my six negro slaves- 2 men 35 and 50 years old 2 boys 12 and 18 years old and 2 mulatto wenches 30 and 40 years old will sell all together to some party as will not separate them terms of sale cash at hand or note to draw 4 percent interest with bob mcconnel as surety my home is 2 miles south of versailles kentucky on- the mccouns ferry pike sale at 8 oclock plenty to drink and eat j l moss the above interesting sale announcement was handed to the tribune by mr edgerton clubine whose father had it carefully pre served over the years this knowledge q how can i polish tin atin articles can be made to look as bright as silver by rubbing with soda and old paper q how can 1 mend a hole in lace a place a piece of paper under the hole and stitch on the machine until the hole is filled then pick out the paper fine thread should be used for the stitching q how can i avoid the spatter ing of hot grease a- try placing a little salt in the frying pan q- how can i prevent the shells of eggs from cracking when boiling them a- this will not happen if the eggs are dipped into cold water immediately before putting them into the boiling water q- how can i sharpen the sew ing machine needle a try stitching for several inches through a piece of verv fine sandpaper q how can i treat house plant that have become infested with insects a try sticking a few sulphur matches heads down into the soil around the plants spraying with a solution of naphtha soap is also effective q how can i remove printing from cloth a to remove the printing from flour and sugar sacks cover the sacks with kerosene and let them stand for 21 hours then cover with cold water and naphtha soap cut up fine and allow to boil for 20 minutes then wash as usual if necessary repeat the operation q- how can i impart a creamy flavor to soup a- place a piece of cheese about the size of a walnut in each quart of soup before serving and it will impart a rich creamy flavor q how can i remove warts a- castor oil lemon juice or kerosene applied several times daily for a few days will cause them to disappear applications of oil of cinnamon three times dally will remove them without soreness q how can i obtain best results when washing mirrors a do not clean mirrors with soap and water rub them with a paste of whiting and water when dry polish with a dry chamois q- how can i dye white wash able kid gloves a dye them a tan color by dipp ing them in a saffron water until the desired shade is obtained over 2s50 copies of the tribune are sold even week theres a real market place for vour merchandise advertise it regularly it pays the drink everybody knows the editors mail for real results try the tribune classified adv columns double the deficiency must be paid by addressee if postage is underpaid dont lake chances on beet of average lightweight air mail paper and one light weight air mail envelope weigh ounce or less the air mail rate is i5e per l ounce to great britain eire and europe ask at your local post office for rate- elsewhere have letters weighed when in doubt by vffconty hot tnir srtroit4 k c mp dear mr nolan a clipping from the editorial page of your esteemed publication of march 18th bearing the heading golf stands high on program oea has just come to my notice this clipping states in part just why time should be wasted tooting up the delegates on the fine art of playing golf is something we cannot fathom the purpose of the ontario education association is to advance and improve our system of education and where golf comes into that picture we do not know yet it is being advanced as a main item in program announcements if golf has a place then why not hockey baseball and for the junior class marbles consecmently i cannot help but take exception to the paragraph quoted above from your paper as well as to the insinuation that the delegates to the oea convention were wasting their time on matters of unimportance the golf demonstration to which you have apparently taken excep tion was only a part of the program of the womens physical education section while this demonstration was underway dr trevor lloyd chief of geographical bureau ottawa was addressing the urban principals section on geography for tomorrows world a general business session was being held by the ontario federation of home and school associations dr w w charters of stephens college columbia missouri was speaking to the primary section on reading skills professor harold fawcett specialist in methods at ohio state university was outlining unify ing concepts in mathematics and so on actually approximately only 100 delegates of the 6000odd at the oea convention saw the golf demonstration these being interested in golf or any other sport that might have to do with physi cal education that same day incidentally the mens physical education section saw a hockey demonstration and the previous day were addressed by dr lou i little the football coach from columbia university yours very truly harry m savage mr savage wrote the editor at too great length consequently his letter is abbreviated to the main facts nc sets ou editor dont waver say maxwell house its the same marvellous coffee blend whether packed in supervacuum tin drip or regular grind or glassinelined bag ah purpose grind prewar price 5 wartime taxes orders 2t you pay 7t b80 see your favorite picture first at the stanley theatre iyi ami sat april 30 may 1 without reservations j wayne iiaraine johnson 2fl monday and tuesday may 1011 the hishors wife cary grant iyoretta young