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the stouffville tribune etablibtj isss 31 ember of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspaper association member of the audit bureau of circulations aathohjd a frecodclss mail postofllce dpt ottawa printed and issued every thursdav at stouffville ont in canada 250 elsewhere 300 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments its praiseworthy distribution of 72000 pheasants throughout south ern ontario annually by the lands department of the provincial government is praiseworthy perhaps the country could get along without pheas ants but it is factual that such getting along would not be desirable the province could hardly stand a too great im poverishment of its funds it could also hardly stand any serious impoverishment of its bird life what the government has done for the pheasants it has done for other types of game while this escapes the notice of many citizens there are enough aware of it to assure the government enduring appreciation from wildlife lovers throughout ontario homes could ruin us is stouffville heading in the direction of forest hill village it could be unless some industrial assessment is found here to counter balance the homebuilding growth this year we are building a new high school within five years the town will almost be forced to go into the establishment of a sewerage system our pres ent mill rate has passed the fifty mark these two ex penditures mentioned above could almost double it more and more people will come to stouffville to live while toronto will reap the benefit of the industrial assessment stouffville will have to provide for these jkople all the services necessary in an expanding com munity schools sewers roads etc the load for the home can become unbearable and will if something is not done about it industry is the only answer people in stouffville cannot afford to live by themselves as a community of homes alone the local tax thermometer started to rise last year it will go much higher in fact it may go so high that firms will not come citizens should do everything possible to support the local chamber of commerce in their efforts to keep our community on an even keel taxwise too many homes could ruin us help the hlind campaign the annual campaign for the canadian national institute for the blind will take place from april 20th to may 2nd we have all heard of the happiness cni b has brought to many a blind canadian but one case we thought was particularly outstanding a middleaged man lost his sight suddenly through an accident he wotdd not see any of his former friends and refused to leave his bedroom all the furniture was removed but the bed and one straightbacked chair his wife was expected to bring meals to the room the whole family suffered till finally like the drowning grasping at a straw someone appealed to cn lb the gentleman received the blind field secret ary coldly and showed little interest in conversation wheres the furniture v the field man asked dis covering by ear and touch that the room was almost empty i had it taken out so that 1 wouldnt blimp into it replied the potential client that was the professionals clue and as one blind man to another he deftly demonstrated the ability of a sightless person to walk nimbly and easily the new client was sceptical but the sightless field secretary had lit a spark of hope in the others heart later when the home teacher a trained instructor blind herself skilled in unravelling the maze of confusion resulting from loss of vision began calling regularly at the house her doubting pupil slowly started to rally with the teachers encouragement the gentleman felt his way downstairs and learned to find his way cautious ly through the rooms around chairs and tables until he was once more putting in a regular appearance at the family circle that man has come a long way hes now a member of a recreational club for the blind and those who met him in the early days think of him as a different person in york county there are many receiving cnib service and they will all benefit from your support of the current compaign please be as generous as possible council should heed advice of planning experts stouffville municipal council should and we expect will take serious heed to the advice of the planning dept experts who were in town recently and who placed special emphasis on the need for a local planning board it comes as a shock to many that the city of toronto limits are scarcely twelve miles from town and this fact will undoubtedly bring further impetus to the home building program here a systematic planning for our town with an eye to the future drawn up by an appointed planning board is the only preventative for a hodgepodge system of home building and the loss of good industrial sites up until a few years ago there was little work in a community of this size for a planning board but the time has come with the era of expansion when steps must be taken to see that order is kept the matter of cooperation with the townships of markham and whit church was stressed at the recent planning meeting and i township representatives stated their earnest desire to cooperate with members of a stouffville board on thursday evening of last week a group called together by the industrial committee discussed the pro posal put forward to form a limited company and erect a factory to be sold or rented the committee chairman was assured by the toronto industrial commission that such a building could be filled in a very few weeks the meeting went on record as favoring the proposal and left it to the committee to bring in definite land prices before proceeding during the meeting there were strong views ex pressed on the establishing of a planning board presi dent of the chamber of commerce ken wagg told the gathering that reeve ogden had received all the infor mation necessary for the establishing of a board in stouffville and action could le expected shortly km- parrmlg only family garden report from parliament a garden on certainly cut loan on the cost of feeding a hungry family a father i emarked to his neighbor over the back fence you should i know about that the friend agreed it is really amazing row many vegetables ean be grown in a mal fertile plot el laid out raising children is an expen sive proposition and a good isy nancy cleaver readable the old home town by stanley v of each weeks wage must be spent on food why more families do not grow vegetables and fruit is a puzzle in a country where there is as much land as there ji- in canada during the war many people in crowded areas had victory gardens on the sedge of the city they were i urged for patriotic reasons to i grow food in these ilays it wouldnt be a bad idea to revive the victory garden plan to tight the high cast of eating in ne home where they had never done much garden ing once they made a begin ning they became very enthus iastic they were fortunate in having a large piece of good ground and every member of the family cooperated the second year they planted extra lows of green beans wax beans tomatoes beets and carrots because they had had special success in raising these they sold their surplus vegetables to a grocery store prom this money they were able to buy all the seed and plants for next years garden the department of agricul ture in the various provinces publish free and inexpensive booklets on tile home garden the seed catalogues contain many helpful hints as well as gay colorful illustrations of vegetables and flowers in the public library there is a wide gardening information lack of know ledge need not prevent any householder from embarking on cultivating his own garden gardening is one of the best of family projects there are so many advantages for the child who belong to a garden- household sir arthur lhompsott the great scientist once lid wonder is the be ginning of all knowledge in a garden a child exclaims with wonder ami delight as the first small green sprout appear if it is his own small garden plot his satisfaction ii watching the progress ofj hi- own vegetables or flowers j riis i- very apparent the young q gardener learns to persist and complete a job he has started with a little encouragement he finishes such tasks as weed ing a row mothers who are worried about their childs poor appeuito should try gardening as the best of spring tonic- the child who has grown his own lettuce and allots acquires a new by michaeil sum ml ontario killing one of the things that ha- j impressed me most in the few months i have been in ottawa is the problem ix food yriccs and farm prices otie of the advantages of going to work every day as i do in the nations capita is the oppor tunity- it uforil- of hearing litany sale- of the ante sur and there are of course many many sjdes to this question food and farm prices in a nutshell the situation is thi- food prices a- everj hcusewift kivjws are high xot quite high a- they ere a year ago but still high s enough that the average an- cuv budget just wont stand any increases on the othe hand farm prices are low actually too low for the aver age fanner to make a decern city or town stand salads and raw appetite for vegetables mother and father can form a partnership in gardening if trouble is they both enjoy it and can give time to it sometimes the father is iiway on business a lot of the time and it is the mother who has green lingers and shares her joy in growing things with her children a thought ful parent can see a child growing too as he works the good earth in the fresh air and sunshine vegetables fruit and flowers are all valuable but the most important crop of all is healthy happy useful child ren copyright events of bygone days more money for standby time this winter than probably any season on record but the total bill for snow removal would only total about 20q0 some of this cost is for putting up snow fence and pay for retain ing a truck on call at any hour this is only a casual by road supt kloiii tin- files of the tritium- 1 1 wars ago thieves who broke into the buttonville public school thursday pried open the teachers desk and stole 20 which had been raised by the pupils of miss jean toppers class for the red cross in j addition the schools at victoria j estimate made square and gormley were w maxwell entered but only a few cents constable al greenwood the were taken in each case chief east end storekeeper has hand- constable ben gayman of led in his resignation as town markham investigated constable after holding down levorishly breaking the ice the job for two or three years to wade through frigid chin- the h 1 112 season at the deep water miss mary grit- stouffville arena will go down ham daughter of mr and mrs j in history as one of the short- helos graham ringwood tea est on record since the rink cher at bloomington is reeov- was erected skating did not ering from shock and will re- j begin until dec 22nd while sume her teaching duties the last open night was march shortly miss graham rescued 7th this making a brief season upon a time it was the fashion to blame the middle man but that theory is pretty well exploded food distribution and selling cost- are no more than they are for selling insurance or cars or hardware actually they con stitute a lower percentage of the consumer price than in niusi other commodities then whats the matter 1 have been giving the mai ler a good deal of thought and think the basis of the this the farmers market for most of his pro duce is in that part of the family budget which is the least able to absorb the stead ily rising prices which appear to be an established part of our booming canadian econ omy we consumers can do with out new refrigerators new easier bonnets new chester fields if we have to but we cant do without food we can put oil buying a new ear for a while or a new coat of paint for the house but we cant wait till next month for the weekend roast or the milk for the childrens cereal worse than that we cant buy the family ifood on the in stalment plan except in rare cases where the orner grocer has a large heart and a trust ing soul theres another factor food purchases dont skyrocket in volume when times are good i he way car sales do or fur ihree pupils from the pond while another drowned mr charles preston of the tih concession of whitchurch has an egg with a perfect v displayed on one end markham township paid of only twelve weeks less than eight weeks were avail able for curling due to the mild weather a fire of mysterious origin completely demolished the large barn on the farm of taxes arid welfare defence minister claxton observed not long ago thai a danger we have fo face is growth of the feeling that anyone is entitled to a free ride in these times some people look to government for social security and welfare payments from the cradle to the grave for relief and assistance if there is too much or too little sunshine or rain for higher handouts and lower taxes all on a platter and all at once the senate finance committee not long after re stated the problem in these terms the increasing tendency of people to demand that the government do something about all kinds of problems which the com munity or the individual should solve for itself or himself is we believe accountable for much mounting public ex penditure and if not checked bids fair to undermine our present system of government now the prime minister himself echoes the words both of mr claxton and the senate finance committee out of total federal expenditures of 4500 million mr st laurent points out more than 1000 million goes for social security payments yet warns the prime minister taxation cannot be increased without grave danger to the national economy nat tires glories brought to town what would stouftville be without the stouffville horticultural society to hazard a guess it would not lay claims to the village beautiful as it is the glory of spring and summer is ahvavs with the citizens of stouffville those who find themselves longing for the sight of spring flowers need only journey to some of our fine residential streets a riot of color from the early davs of spring to latisummer will greet them golden lances of daffodils are thrust up as the first breezes of spring gladden the hearts of winterweary citizens crocuses break through the ground in colorful profusion a little later tulips pride of society bloom forth in golden array bed after bed can be found about town in a sea of gorgeous color xot only do the residents of stouffville find pleasure in visiting our home gardens but visitors and rural residents too the gardens however are not the only project of the energetic society civic beautification is a major enterprise the public library the town park the vacant spaces at either end of town the railway yard all are subject to the care of horticultural members wherever the society turns its attention the results are perfect next month stouffville along with other commun ities will be marking national beautification week the chamber of commerce is planning a special campaign in recognitio of this week the two organizations are going hand in hand making this a better town lames tindall one mile north of glasgow on the second concession of oxbridge just after midnight last wednes day night the entire building and its contents were a total loss it was only a few years ago that the cooper barn in the same locality was myster iously burned it was at first believed that the blaze might have been caused by tramps oil the railway nearby but such a possibility has since been ruled out a rubbertired buggy in good condition was bid up to s3950 at a public auction sale in town last friday at the ale barn of geo watson the owner jonathan graham val ued the buggy at so when new mr graham considered the vehicle to be worth more than 3950 and the buggy is still in his possession two r c a f fliers outi from oshawa were killed on tuesday when their training plane crashed in uxbridgc township about three and a half miles north of claremont on the ralph norton farm dismantling a barn on the ralph burkholder property at ringwood last week albert hoover found an old sword in its original sheath between the wall and sheeting of the building the sheath was bad ly rusted but the sword was bright as a dollar it is sur mised that this sword belong ed to the late major john r button father of f l button k c and mr e a button of stouffville as this property was the button place 50 years ago the drug store of ii c ma son and the barn of g l pat terson markham were damag ed on friday about f pm by fire of undetermined origin the lire was first noticed by gilbert mackacheren who turned in the alarm coats or even kitchen stoves or bedroom suites taken hv and large we are a wellfed nation and theres only so much food we can eat whether times are good or bad for all these reasons there is a pretty strong natural point of resistance to rises in food prices the farmer under stands thi- of course bin there are many things about this economic situation that he certainly does not understand and neither does our govern ment as far as 1 ean find out the farmer doesnt under stand ifor example why we have such large stocks of sur plus food in canada when most of the world is on a near starvation diet he doesnt understand how britain can afford to buy tobacco from us but not bacon he doesnt understand why he has to sell his wheat for much less than the going price in world markets he doesnt under stand how our friends in the united states can get away with embargos against can adian food commodities when they have signed an inter- national agreement with us not to use them on the other hand 1 am reasonably sure that the aver age farmer in ontario county does not think that the answ er to his problems is an in crease in food prices on the domestic market he knows that lb of all wageearners in canada is less than 3000 a year he knows that the food bill already eats up more than its rightful share of the aver age family budget what then does he want 1 it is my belief that he wants the same sort of aggressive government action that indus- iry almost invariably gels when it has a major economic problem if you will look again at the list of things j mentioned above which the farmer finds hard to understand vou will see at once that they are all matters in which only the government can act with any kind of effectiveness i am convinced lor example that the united kingdom market for canadian farm produce can be reopened regardless of the dollar short age i do not agree with mi- gardiners holief that every thing is rosy in the canadian farm scene i must sav that 1 was most disappointed when 1 heard him say in the house of commons the other day march 23rd canadian far mers are in a better position to pav their taxes at present than evei before that is not what i hear from the farmers in ontario riding but as long as mr gardiner thinks everything is all right on the farm front obviously he is not going to do anything about it and as far as the uk markets are concerned he has practically said that he intends to do nothing he says ami this is one of the most amazing state ments i have heard in ottawa so far that we have nut lost the uk markets he said in the house my ifriends are fond of say ing that we have lost the british market well i said earlier that 1 do not think we lost it somebody just cancell ed us out of it whats the difference lost or cancelled out its all the same to the ontario farmer who cant sell his hogs or cheese or tipples or butter in the overseas market upon which our whole canadian farm economy has been built up this is a problem that can lie solved and must be solved 1 believe that we can reopen the british market by going out and selling just as we sell pulp and paper and automo biles and stoves abroad the individual farmer cannot of course lake stiles trips to bri tain neither is it a proper function of the average agri cultural association we have not only a department of agriculture hero in ottawa we also have a department of trade and commerce whose job is to sell canadian com modities abroad im not advocating state control of marketing im against it in principle but as long as we have billiondollar departments and million dollar embassies and irade missions 1 think they have a job to do for the canadian farmer and 1 think its about time they started doing it it is not true to say as mr gardiner sometimes does that oversells nations cannot afford to pay canadian pricos for canadian food they are pay ing canadian prices for call adian stoves and frying pans that being so they can also afford to pay canadian prices for the bacon aiid eggs they fry in those appliances furthermore if it costs a little money to do this selling job for our farm products i for one am till for it it would certainly be monev better spent than the 2so00 they are spending to landscape one building site here in ottawa that i pass every day on my way to work village of stouffville proclamation daylight saving daylight saving time will become effective in this municipality af 200 am on sunday april 2fith by order of a resolution passed at the last meeting of the council all citizens are requested to cooperate by order of the council henry ogden reeve 30sxsw3aackxsx 3strss stebith of the msorder rolling south over scenic highways you are routed via new orleans where you have two nights and one day to see the sights of this enchanting city your tour conductor who speaks both spanish and english joins your group ot san antonio ond accompanies you to mexico and back youll enjoy the wonderful sights of mexico its quaint shops and the strange customs of its colorful citizens aik your agent for mart dtloih of ihk and many olhr puotur pltmnmd vacation 260 69 round trip fare from toronto subjt cf fo change includes hotel room for 23 nights 2 in a room also 19 mems w 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