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the tribune siouffvilie oat thursday may 29 1952 the stouffville tribune established 18s member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as secondclass mail postoffice dept ottawa printed and issued every thursday at stouf fville ontario in canada 250 in the usa 300 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments careless driving innumerable charges of careless driving are heard nowadays in police courts across the province in view of the increased menace which a reckless or careless driver constitutes to other people there is a growing feeling that conviction on such a charge should carry a heavier penalty a penalty which would be severe enough to make a lasting impression on the offending drivers mind careless driving is just a step away from dangerous driving and there might be fewer dangerous drivers if the lesser offence was more severely dealt with this isnt what we were told as canadas population climbs as her production advances and her general economy expands cbc network grows in effectiveness as a major selling force this fact is recognized by the countrys largest advertisers so begins a fullpage advertisement in canadian advertising the reference manual for those seeking the proper outlet for their advertising dollars hasnt the public been given to believe that cbc is to be less and less commercial now that public subsidiza tion of its upkeep has been doubled wasnt the increase is subsidy in fact conditional upon a decrease in commerc ialism doesnt cbc itself swear up and down that it only- takes advertising as a last resort and then only where needed to supplement its subsidy why then this open solicitation of more and more advertising apparently cbcs policy will continue to be one of talking grand opera but presenting soap opera vanishing porridge as the horse and buggy has largely vanished from the streets of most canadian communities so too has old fashioned oatmeal porridge vanished from the breakfast tables of countless canadian homes a large dish of oatmeal porridge cooked by mother well ahead of time and topped with brown sugar and thick cream was a breakfast institution when we were children the head of the family particularly if he was of scottish descent would think twice in those clays before starting off on his days work without a substantial helping of panitch under his belt now porridge is pretty well a dish of the old diehards and finds small favor with the younger generation todays children seem to prefer the lighter packaged breakfast cereals that crackle and pop and explode and contain prizes and which in fact do about everything under the sun except stick to a mans ribs may we shed a tear over the passing of that grand old dish oatmeal porridge brockville recorder times building trades pricing themselves out of the housing market thanks to a high degree of organization and of a leadership almost totally unconcerned with the public in terest the building trades have virtually priced themselves 0 out of the housing market as a consequence of high wages and a very low order of productivity housing costs have skyrocketted with the result that only about half as manv houses will be started this year as were started in 1951 moreover few of such houses as are built this year will be built for rent since their high cost would necessi tate an economic rental far in excess of what the average worker would should or in many cases could pay because the wages and work policies of the construc tion mechanics have put housing beyond the reach of the average citizen there arises periodically a demand that lowcost rental housing units be provided by the state one wonders what the term lowcost means in this con nection at current prices of labour and of housing mater ials the construction of any housing units cannot possibly be described as lowcost presumably then the term lowcost is designed to describe the level of rents in other words the state is expected to put up housing units which must be costly under todays conditions and then to rent them to the people but what people how in the current climate of opinion can a means test be developed how without a means test can the highcost lowrent housing be honestly distributed or will political pull or bribery or other favouritism become the basis for selection what the advocates of lowcost rental housing units are really demanding is that the state subsidize the highly organized and monopolistic construction worker leaving him to enjoy his current inordinate wages whatever the state of the housing market in other words when the consumer decides he can not or will not pay the price of housing demanded by organized labour the state will help not the consumer but the highpriced union workman further the state will do this by penalizing the lowpaid worker through taxes since only by means of taxes can the state raise the money necessary to support the mono polistic union worker in the style to which he has become accustomed ours is supposed to be an economy ruled bv the law of supply and demand operating through the price mech anism if the state does not permit the price mechanism to work when it would be to the benefit of the bulk of consumers the state is helping to maintain a form of monopoly it is also playing favourites in what is supposed to be a classless society housing may be as short as the advocates of state- supplied lowcost rental housing declare but the over all situation will not be helped by throwing a greater tax burden upon the people of canada as a whole particularly at this juncture in order that the building mechanics can ride in their automobiles while their prospective customers ride street cars or use shanks pony the bowmanville statesman cx plans summer cruises to alaska vancouver may 12 eight cruises from vancouver to skag way alaska by way of the shelt ered inside passage route are scheduled thus year for the liner prince george flagship of the canadian national steamships pacific coast fleet the prince george will inaugurate the sum- me- cres when she sails from vancouver on june 13 northbound the liner calls at prince rupert ketchikan and juneau en route to skagway southbound calls are made it wrangell ketchikan prince ru pert and ocean falls in addition to the special sum mer cruises of the prince george the cn steamships operate vear- round fivedav cruises to ketchi kan sailing from vancouver everv monday and calling at powell river ocean falls and prince ru- the old home town by stanley parliament this week made history by introducing legislation to establish a national library prime minister st laurent intro duced the measure which had the unanimous support of all mem bers in all parties it marked the initial step toward the fulfilment of a dream which has long engag ed the imagination and hopes of the canadian people a national library was first suggested for canada by sir wil fred laiirier back in the nineties since that time many organiza tions have actively urged that such action be taken by the gov ernment in september 191 the domin ion archivist was asked to do preliminary organization work and a national library advisory committee was appointed under his chairmanship in 1 the massey commission on national development in the arts letters and sciences was asked to consider the question of a national library the purpose of the legislation introduced this week is to carry into effect the recommendations of that royal commission that a national lib- rary be established without delay it may lie that under existing conditions some time will of necessity pass before the library becomes a reality but at least a start has been made in the first place defence requirements make the immediate erection of the necessary building impossible at the present time in addition there is the fact that a great deal of preliminary work is required be fore a national library can really commence public service it is planned to make canadas national library just n little diff erent from national libraries in many other countries in making plans for the nation al library it is assumed that there will be the closest possible co operation between the new library the existing parliamentary libr ary and all other libraries through out the country it is hoped to reduce to a minimum all duplica tion one basic objective of any national library the pm said in introducing the bill is to become the most comprehensive library in the world on its own country it is proposed that canadas nation al library should try to reach that objective but that in working to- wan that end it should cooperate with other government libraries and other institutions throughout canada now having libraries the massey report recommends that the national library should secure as complete a collection as possible of books published in canada books published by can adians and books of canadian themes so that it might be the most comprehensive collection o books in the world relating to canada the introduction of the bill to establish a national library was one of those happy and harmon ious occasions here in parliament when all parties were in agree ment canada was one of the few important countries of the world without a national library and leaders of all parlies united in commending the idea and urging that the work go forward with the speed merited by the importance of the project iislihig industry tlie importance of the fishing industry is not always appreciated to the full by canadians living in inland areas a return made to the house this week revealed the value of the fishing industry pro duction in 1951 at more than 200 million it showed more than 104- 000 persons employed in the in dustry hadio licenses receipts from radio licenses throughout canada in 1951 amounted to 5304 96 ux of this amount 1 613752 was from the province of ontario piper here folks around parliament hill with scottish blood had a great day here recently it was the occasion of the visit of pipe major william ross head of the school of pipers of edinburgh and 18- year old john burgess one of his pupils who he says is the best piper in scotland the talented young piper gave a delightful concert in the railway committee room here which was greatly enjoyed maritime trip this weekend we are accom panying a group of some 100 members and their wives on a trip to the east coast we will be guests of the halifax chamber of commerce and will visit many interesting points in the mari- times for parents only by nancy cleaver family hosp1talitv the fellows may drop in after the scout meeting how about some eats mum susan wants to hear my new records friday night shes com ing over right after supper the gang are going to the sat urday matinee could we throw a supper partv without too much fuss home hospitality is valuable to a boy or girl at any age but it is exceedingly important during the teen years an adolescent is apt to know moments of insecurity about his place in his own age group it is a great help to be able to ask the gang in at short notice or feel free to invite a special friend to enjoy music or a game or some other pleasure informal entertaining is much less strain on a teen ager and on the family than a formal party any parent who is puzzled by the behaviour of a tall son or daugh ter when company is present should read or reread the incom parable story seventeen by booth tarkington turn to the chapter beginning at home to his friends for an amusing but painful picture of williams brain storm over dressing for the party for his best girl miss pratt recent surveys in different communities have brought to light the beef of many adolescents about the lack of parental friend liness to their companions a boy may be critical of his fathers ways of his mothers hairdo but all the same he wants to know he can bring his chums in the from door with him almostgrownup daughter may think a small brother or sister a perfect pest she may judge her mother as sad ly lacking in sophistication but nevertheless she does want from time to time to invite her friend or friends into her home fathers and mothers are seldom asked why they are so reluctant about endorsing an open house plan for younger members of the family they may be very busy or worried by financial or health problems thsy dont do much entertaining of their friends- so why should they bother about their childrens chums sometimes parents consider hospitality a luxury which costs too much boys and girls who are earning money in their spare time with paper routes running errands baby sitting etc should share at least half the bill of eats for the crowd dad may think with good reason that mothers job of run ning the house is already too heavy added to her regular duties cleaning up in the morning after a teen age do the night before is no fun for her son or daughter should be smart enough to see to it that mother does not find her kitchen looking as if a cyclone had hit it after the gang have dropped in an older boy or girl does not want mother hovering around after a late show giving directions about the kitchen clean up with a little home encouragement son or daughter can organize some co operation for a washup gang or tackle the job themselves after the company has gone home copyright york juniors judging competition the annual livestock judging competition sponsored by the york county junior farmers association as usual will be held on the last saturday of may when the young folks will visit a num ber of farms in the central part of the county to judge the vari ous types of stock this year only eight classes will be judged in stead of ten as in former years there being only one class each in draft horses and sheep the boys are asked to register at the agri cultural representatives office at newmarket at 830 am dst and they will return there to give reasons on their judging in the afternoon on the same day the 4h club girls who have been carrying on their food clothing and health projects will have a display of their work in the newmarket town hall in the afternoon the team members from the various clubs will be putting on demon strations to which the public is invited in the evening both the boys and girls will gather for their annual banquet and presentation of prizes soybean high yield contest soybean growers in ontario will again have the opportunity of test ing their skill at achieving high yields of this crop in the soybean high yield contest which has just been announced by the ontario soil and crop improvement assoc iation substantial cash prizes in addition to the improved returns obtained from high yields will be the rewards of the winners of the competition for purposes of the competition the soybean growing areas of the province have been divided into four regions prizes totalling 100 will be awarded to eight winners in each region with the judging based on crop appearance and yield the three top winners in each of the four regions then will qual ify to compete in the provincial contest here the final decision will be based on oil and fat con tent of the soybeans as well as yield some idea of achievements in the past is given by the fact that the 1951 winner had a yield of 53 bushels per acre of beaiis con taining l fat and 41 protein a provincial bushels per this compares with average yield of 22 acre of soybeans an official of the association suggests that all soybean growers should make their entry immed iately to qualify five acres or more of this crop must be grown however to get into the prize win ning group this official feels that it will be necessary to start with good seed innoculant a good seed bed and a minimum of weeds entry forms can be obtained from the county agricultural re presentative or from the crops branch ontario department of agriculture parliament jiuildings toronto closing date for entry in this contest which is sponsored by the ontario soil and crop improvement association in co operation with toronto elevators ltd and victory mills ltd is july 1st it wont be long now until home gardens will be far enough along to be neglected a saved me days perhaps weeks of work after returning from his first trip to the west a business man wrote his bank i arrived having no idea where to start in to make the connections i required the thought occurred to me that perhaps the bank which has been very helpful to me on numerous occasions would give me some guidance mr w proved to be of tremendous help he introduced me to the people i should have met and saved me days perhaps weeks of work every chartered bank works this way whether you walk into your neighbor hood branch or one a thousand miles away you will find the same full range of banking service and the same readiness to help thi advertisement bated on an actual letter it presented here by the banks serving your 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