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the tribune stouffville ort thursday april 1933 county folk school held ontario countys third folk school at the home of bill and bridget lavson greenwood was led b ray hergott field- nian for the federation of agriculture know canada was the theme canadian- have a live character aid the lead er when introducing the theme this characteristic is pause refresh wltr icecold cocacola a d if c uxbridge beverages ltd uxbridge phone 205 in meet- ins anything new and accept ing responsibility mr her gott tated further that the canadian farmer live- on hi- own land etwrjtvd by it from li neighbours in near ly 1 other countries the far- mei live in villages and so out to ivork on their sand therefore canadian farmer solve their own daybyday probienis as they arise there are so many of our young eople from the iural areas of i canada who so to the urban j centres that it keep- this i i haracteristic alive even in the crowded cities canada 100 vivu- agu ihtford watte provincial i secretary manager of farm radio forum led the foik school in an enthralling dis cussion comparing canada to day and 100 year- ago he i opened the session by re- enacting very realistically cenes from 100 years ago when the kingston road the only road went from king ston to york anil metal springs in the stage coaches had just been introduced tile first steamengine railway was from york to collingwood and had wooden rails with flat iron spiked on top many united empire loyalists lived in this are- 1 00 years ago four acres was a ftyr- sized clearing and was en larged by helping one another by bees which ended in a ocial gathering potash wheat and pork were traded lor necessities mans wages leu years ago were s to 10 a month while girls earned 2 to s3 per month one hundred years ago the red river settlement was the largest in the west with a sprinkling at vancouver and in the caribou country the contrast with canada today is amazing and created a good discussion during another discussion period clifford vvaite outlined the government of canada and tile various provinces there are three forms of government legislative administrative and judiciary ontario quebec and xewfoudland have their own provincial police while all other provinces in canada use the royal canadian mounted police adult education xmmmmmwm a naturalist working in the jungles of africa uses a portable aluminum elevator to get to the top of 150foot trees to secure samples of plant and animal life he simply shoots a line from a ride over a sturdy limb attaches it to the elevator cage and hauls himself up by working a hand winch fixed to the cages floor his oneman elevator is almost certainly made of canadian alu minum for by putting untamed white water to work creating electrical power canada has made itself the largest exporter of alu minum in the world aluminum company of canada ltd alcan in another session mr vvaite outlined some of can adas adult education pro grammes such as frontier college folk schools farm forum- and citizens forum frontier college was found ed in is by rev alfred fitzpatrick the present direc tor dr edmund bradwin has been with frontier college since 1904 the labourer- teacher does his work in the canadian wilds he accepts whatever job lie is allotted in mine fishing railway hy droelectric or lumber camp the pay is low the work is hard besides working his regular day with the gang he teaches reading citizenship and other subjects after hours in an average year frontier college has about 75 labourer- teachers out in camps 3000 men enrolled in classes and another 12000 in discussion groups the 7f farm forum groups in the province of ontario paid more than s7000 toward their own adult education pro gramme this year- the use of the ci c is provided for this dominionwide program for the fifteen topics to be discuss ed next season 1004 sugges tions have been sent in by the forums of the 102 coops in ontario leonard liarman states that onethird of them came about through farm forums ray hergou outlined the work of the federation of agriculture it begins with the township or county unit there are also zone and pro vincial organization- the nine old provinces belong to the canadian federation of agriculture who with other countries form ifap internationa federation of agricultural producers the federation should include all agricultural groups in the area and give mutual aid and act a- a clearing house for ideas tiie warble fly control program is one of its most recent activities the pro vincial and canadian federa tions present a brief to the governments once a year further discussions during another period at the school the folk school host bill lawson shared one of his hobbies photography he compared the normal box camera and the more expen sive types under various head ings such as focus shutter lens film for both outdoor i and indoor pictures j when opening the discus- jrhe ion of the topic can we achieve better understanding of xew canadians the lead er ray hergott said history has shown a continual contest between the haves and the have nots canada is one of the haves when food and room for more people are con sidered we cannot always tke the food to the have nots but can solve some of the problem through immigra tion iif we receive these people with imagination and appreciation they can be come an asset to our country the discussion on how can we develop our own natural resources v proved to be a lively one mrs irven mclean tiie school mother gave a compre hensive outline of our jury system with special emphasis on the part women can play now that they are eligible for jury duty in ontario the period on newspaper reporting was under the leadership of mr bob corbett xews editor of the whitby and district xews of the daily timesgazette he said that the reason why there is not london home exhibition by eoi aihu l stout villi- the majn exhibition haii in the big smoke is the olympla and all vear there are how and exhibitions ieing held there the different kind- of udustr put on trade sho such as the- packaging mach- inerv exhibition the machine tools how and the agricul tural implement week thei different farm hows are attractions in their turn but i think the big event of the year is the ideal home- exhi bition which lasts all of march the theme i- housing in all its branches and in the centre j of the auditorium is a com- plete village built just for the show exactly as if it was out in a suburb there is a shop ping centre complete with batik half a dozen tores and public house with the excep tion of the last named all are doing business ami are well stocked the main attraction i- five brick houses of different types these ate erected by- large contractors who under the new freedom for house building are developing sec tions of land in the suburbs louses are very tastefully i furnished by different depart- 1 mem stores and for twelve hours a day there are long line of people waiting their turn to go through and in dulge in a little wishful think ing the designs include two bed room style three bedroom semidetached and three bed- iiv m kss h lts more rural news in city papers is because there are not enough contacts with the rural areas and the biggest part of the circulation of dally newspapers is in the town or city in the session on canadian art beatrice mclean gave the participants their choice of pictures by wellknown can adian artists such as krieg- hoff obrien peel cruik- shank walker jeffreys wat son mcdonald lismer jack son and gagnon each partici pant gave an outline of the artists life and discussed the paintings due to the cooperation of the weatherman the discus sion why does much of our cultural talent leave canada was held outdoors each morning of the school breakfast was followed by a worship service conducted by the students the evenings were concluded by bedtime thoughts under the leadership of beatrice mclean canadian needlepoint and projectionist training the instructors were ted and dorothy brown of lxbridge beatrice mclean ami milton campbell of green wood the recreation each evening was led by the partici pants witli the assistance of the leader a community night in the brougham hal on the closing night was put on by the folk scholars it included a sing song a talk on folk schools a panel discussion recreation and lunch both the north and south ontario county federations of agriculture have assisted th folk 100 financially by partially meeting the expense of the fulltime participants room detached tvpe price- range from 1700 to 200 i-i- which includes land services laid on ami all roads permanently finished the prices sound reasonable and ate reasonable but the snag i- that for every house the builder- van put up there are umpteen dozen people who would like to buy t the gov ernment ministry o hous ing have alo had erected specimen blocks of the peoples house 1 bese are the kind that ire built all over the country a- subsidized low sent housing for tiie workers this peoples house real ly something they are usual ly built in a three house unit and all frills such as bay win- dows have been ruthlessly eliminated no one could ever say they are things of beauty but to anyone who wants a comfortable roomy easily maintained and serviced place to live cant see how they i could be improved a great deal all you have to do to get in one is have four or ii e children perferably tubercu lar live in one or two damp rooms make about 1500 a week and have your name on the local housing list for live years but this has nothing to do with the show tiie balance of the main floor is all booths of furniture and household equip ment and what booths the aisles are better than aladdins cave and take a long time to see properly something nice is a squared off section at one end where there is a lifesized model of the state coach with its eight grey horses outriders foot men and mounted life guards every detail is perfect and the whole thing looks as if it- going along the mall it is to be shown in canada and the states and 1 think you will find it worth a visit when in toronto the floor above contains a foot fair with a good assort ment of free samples and a caravan furnished trailer show one of the firms display ing caravans have sold over a hundred of one model alone in the last three weeks so business must be pretty good there is plenty more at the ideal homes show a fabric are you looking for someone who knows how and can do a beautiful paperhanging job we employ two slch men call wm knapp 172w aurora we can furnish paper and help you plan your decorating 333 ttttttts1 division various childrens one pair of sections etc but having only them up st had to pass opening dance sat april 25 cedar beach lake musselman ontarios finest summer ballroom cjiangeto ttiemfflfrstcioice of thousands hymns canadian canadian music a craft period noon of the folk instruction in poetry and each after- school gave leathercraft mf its so what side by side on the merchants shelves canadian materials and imported goods do you get any advantage when you go for imported products in textiles at least the answer is simple canadian mills turn out fabrics and yarns that match or better the production of any other textile country of the world in quality they are made by canadians who are paid good canadian wages they are designed to pleas canadian tastes meet canadian needs this is no plea to shun imported materials they should be considered along with domestic products by every canadian consumer but on strict ubatdolgetformydollar basis ask for canadian textiles if you want the btt for your money dominion textile company limited mmnufactunri of top quality canadian products which carry th famout trod norn cmstune y1ctoha thousands of drivers are changing to ford because theyve found that fords smooth stratostar 1 10hp v8 engine is the type of engine that powers the finest cars though ford is priced with the lowest theyve found that ford offers 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