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the stouffville tribune established 1s8 a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized u secoodclau mill poorfic 0pt- ottawa printed and issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 430 c hnoub pobltshtr ja tboaiij auoc editor laff of the week ll bteillvrn skating carnival outstanding effort the stouffville skating club spring ice kevue this friday evening is one of the highlights of winter activities at the local arena the skating club shows which have ben produced now for a number of seasons have been a credit to the community and to the mem- bers of the club both the children and the parents on whose shoulders a great deal of the work of production falls stouffville secured the services this season of charles kiel as club professional mr kiel is a former member of the silver blades club of toronto and has skated in the ice capades and sonja henie shows energetic president of the organization is lionel foord and he has been supported by an able executive com prised of mrs elsie sanders walter smith mrs ethel mole floyd forsyth and tommy farr a host of committees has also turned in a wonderful supporting job in getting the carnival ready the making of cos tumes and decorating of the arena the show this year will be one of the most colorful yet produced with special lighting effects produced locally by walter smith executive member the show is a wonderful effort with ninety percent local talent the children and executive hope that you will show your appreciation of their efforts by filling the arena for this onenight gala performance open house appreciated the open house conducted at the stouffville public school last week in conjunction with education week was much appreciated by parents and teachers alike despite the inclement weather a fine turnout visited the school and viewed the work of the pupils in the various grades and talked over their childrens problems with the teachers education week is not only a time for handing out bouquets but one which should bring to the surface any matters which have possibly been irking both parents and teachers in this way it serves a real useful purpose many of us do not see eyetoeye with certain aspects of our educational system and found this an opportunity to see the other side of the picture and in many cases alter our view this open house pro vided a rvl opportunity for parents and teachers to frankly discuss the progress of their charges how often have many of us built up a head of steam over a point relative to something which disturbed us in our childrens school life only to discover that the difficulty melted away when discussed with those in authority it would be wrong to suggest that teachers and educationists are one hundred percent- correct in what they teach and prescribe but it would be just as wrong to assume that parents and guardians are infallible what every parent or guardian might find most pro fitable would be to instill in their children a respect for authority and an attitude of receptiveness toward in struction if this is achieved and apparent or seem ingly apparent wrongs dealt with as they arise by contact with those administering educational affairs the pupil or pupils would probably derive as much benefit from the curriculum as is possible to expect it is only when dissatisfaction is allowed to go under ground and is not dealt with as it arises that more destructive and serious problems may be expected to develop and minimum benefits achieved r it might be a good idea for the various boards of education to hold an open forum meeting periodically to which parents could be invited from the entire com munity at this meeting forms could be supplied parents on which matters causing them concern could be written out and handed to the chairman who would in turn direct them to the trustees for advice or an opinion the way things are now parents seldom come jn direct contact with those who determine courses of study or prescribe policy and there is a danger that che educational system may become mandatory to the point of infringing on basic freedoms if grievances are given an outlet they would be known to those charged with administering educational matters and gross errors could be headed off when any governing body becomes too far removed from the people it governs there is always the risk of imposing unpopular legislation on the people in education as in any other branch of government the people have a right to a voice in the way things are conducted since they are the ones who will foot the bill and cither benefit or suffer from the consequences of any enactment there js evidenced that it is time for an alert attitude in pducational matters and for the people to insist that they be more freely consulted lefore drastic changes are made enforce the speed limit 1 doesnt need raising the suggestion advanced by the ontario minister of highways relative to raising the speed limit on cer tain super highways deserves to be greeted with a wail of protest from the people of ontario the speed limit js sufficiently high and what is needed in this province jiow is not an increased limit but an adequate enforce ment of the one which exists speed investigations have revealed is a prime factor in causing highway accidents we have this on no less authority than the ontario department of highways over whose signature mammoth billboards proclaim speed kills at various points throughout the province if the department believes what it authorizes to be printed on its billboards it is strangely inconsistent to advance a proposal calling for increased speed limits should any other reason be needed for retaining the present maximum speed limit it might be found by viewing the wreckage of modern cars after a high speed collision they dont stand tip too well under the impact they may have the speed of a fast train but they crumple a lot easier lindsay post tribune advs get results iimsetyes- i hate u iiiiimi ywm str trat td tike t wiad wf the iy ilk mt lemxt one ale for parents only wanting to work a childs ability to hear is of great importance to him all through his life k is true that hearing devices and the use of lipreading help the individual who is handicapped by some degree of deafness neverthe less any impairment of this faculty is a very real handicap it is small comfort for the deaf person to be told well after all your trouble is not so bad as blindness most babies are born with a normal sense of hearing it is the parents task to guard this precious heritage what are the threats to health which may re sult in deafness ear trouble often accompanies or follows one of the infectious diseases such as scarlet fever or measles severe and contin uous colds sinus infection ton- silitis diseased adenoids may produce swelling or an abscess in the middle ear and cause much pain unless a doctor is consulted and his instructions followed to the letter a childs hearing may be damaged small children sometimes put tiny objects such as a wooden bead or a bean into their ears if mother can see the object it can usually be taken out easily but if it has disappeared or if it is stuck never use force or poke at it whenever in doubt about ear complication phone the doc tors office once in a while a small insect may enter a childs ear a drop or two of warmed but hot hot sweet oil or cas tor oil may be dropped into the ear if medical help is not avail- j by nancy cleaver without protecting their ears from possible rupture of the eardrum a beginner should learn how to dive properly swimming under water and diving affect some youngsters adversely if they seem to be a risk to a childs health they should be avoided or the ears protected with rubber plugs if there is pain in the childs ear noises of any kind or a dis charge take the youngster to the doctor at once quite a num ber of children have poor hear ing this defect is not detected because they do not actually complain of discomfort if a little child is frequently inattentive when called if he is very slow to talk and when he starts his articulation is poor or hemispronounces quite a number of words parents should have the childs hearing tested carefully by a specialist or a physician irritability and fatigue are results of partial deafness on the part of both children and adults the child who is starting to school usually is required to have a medical checkup should his hearing be poor the doctor will likely discover this if mo ther is in doubt she should speak to the doctor of his symp toms some modern schools are now using a machine that can find if a childs hearing is even slightly below par not a few children have been considered dull or have made very poor school grades simply because they could not hear properly truancy presents a problem when a boy hates the keeping up the pitch on one occasion when robert louis stevenson was ensaged in writing r book he came to a place where he felt unable to continue so far the story had moved freely ard interest was intense but suddenly ideas ceased ard in despair he said how shall i keep up the pitch v that is a mood which must be common to many creative workers in different sphere one reads tennysons jn ilemoricm the whole of which seems to flow with perfect grace and ease yet if the truth were known doubt less there were days when the poet could not create when the muse seemed to have forsaken him and he felt unable to write another line we talk or those who carry on with their back to the wall and there are many such troubles we say never come singly andi the astonishing thing is that some people are able to be so brave in face of circumstances which threaten to crush their spirits completely the apostle pacl came to such a pass on at least one oc- cssion and probably on many others he had carried on with passionate earnestness for years in spite of bitter and deter mined opposition he had preached and organized churches with i restless energy which has never been excelled then v e find him asking who is sufficient for all these things was he perplexed and baffled at the frustration of cherished plans is there a note of discouragement in his query a fear of threatened failure we do not know but we esteem him none he less because he did find it difficult to keep up the pitch like may be compared to a climb uphill and when things become too easy it may be well to ask if the ascent is being continued there is no scriptural promise that life will ever j become a primrose path god does not bribe people into his service by promising them exemption from sorrow disappoint ment and difficulty religion is not an insurance policy against sickness and loss and misfortune often we have heard christian people say with resentment after some trying experience why- should this thing have happened to me there is more than chagrin expressed in those words there is a prospect that some how ggd has not kept faith that a bargain has not been lived up to readers or victor hugos novel lcs miscrablcs will re member the moving scene when the convict jean valjean makes a daring dash for liberty and turns down a dark street in paris thinking he sees a way of escape but it turns cut to be a blind alley with a high forbidding stone wall at the end the fugitive feels like a trapped animal without any way of escape there are few people who have not known at least something of that mood god saves his people not from trouble but in trouble in a broadcast professor john macmurray said religion delivers us from fear but not from the thincs that we arc afraid of that is worth remembering the promise god makes to his people is not to deliver people from trouble but to sustain in the hours of severe trial when thou passest through the water i will be with thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burned neither shall the flame kindle upon thee isaiah 432 when through the deep waters i call thee to go the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow for i will be with thee thy troubles to bless and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress when through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie my grace all sufficient shall be thy supply the flame shall not hurt thee i only design thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine no life has ever been lived without some sense of strain fears that the pitch could not be maintained it is not weakness which causes people to feel that way for the strongest and best have known that feeling but we are not alone in this struggle there is a great freemasonry of suflerers there have been millions who felt like giving up but who continued and their courage and fortitude is an inspiration to all of us todays quotation is from an address by dr george jackson sorrow is god speaking with emphasis start a 4 career in nursing more high school girls are going into 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ontario hospital broclvlllo kingston or whitby id like to know more about how i can start a career in nursing name address i city prov ontario department of health hcovrom mochmo fwpr aid cm iid aunrror kquip nelsons ship with new ropes nelsons last flagship the victory is undergoing her most extensive revging since 1946 the work is expected to be completed in time for ports mouth navy days in august the order for the special ropes needed to replace the vic torys rigging has gone to the ropery at ii m dockyard in chatham it will be made in the same long timber rope walks used in refitting the vic tory five years before trafal gar after she had been used as a prison hospital ship in the river metiway a trie close of the isth century supervising the work is mr 1 blacklcr who at 59 has some 15 years of experience as a ropemaker he worked on the rigging for the victory before she was opened to the public in 1927 at that time the making of shroud ca bles was an almost forgotten art in naval dockyards the present ropery at chat ham now the admiraltys on ly ropemaking establishment dates back to 17s5 and meets the needs of naval ships able j schoolroom there he is always wax should never be removed near the bottom of the class from the ear by a child poking neither teacher nor parents in a match bobby pin or sharp have realized that the reason object there is too great a for his actions may be traced possibility of the eardrum be- to his partial deafness ing pierced or the ear harmed no parent wants their child in some other way mother to do anything but his best at should remove the wax very school if you suspect your gently from the outer ear if it child is handicapped consult a is hard impacted or trouble- doctor without delay give him some check with the doctor i every possible chance to over- swimming in polluted water j come his difficulty ears are can sometimes be blamed for precious they deserve the ear infection some people can- best of care not dive from a high place copyright accidents can happen when you walk 5th in a series of 24 articles 1 eminent department concerned with civil defence persons rep- most of the operational de- j 1 trans indus- tails the transfer of plans mlo t abol the wlice am fire hard work and sweat fall on chiefs the town engineer the the shoulders of the municipal- medical ofricei of hcauh tne ties the federal and provincial q d director would be c levels of governments must you cant forget about traffic accidents just because you do j not own a car according to the goodwill tour all canada insurance federaj tion i the federation which rcpre- j scnts more than 200 fire auto- mobile and casualty insurance i companies points out that 500 pedestrians will be killed this year and another 7000 will he j injured in traffic accidents the toll i especially high in urban so successful was the tour to western canada last year that a second tour sponsored by the ontario soil and crop improvement association is now being planned to eastern canada the dates are july 5 to 20 areas i the major types of agriculture the federations safety ex- in the three maritime provin- pcrts recommend that pedest- ices will be visited and in addi- rians consider the following tion many places of historic and literary fame have been included in the tour the first stop will be a three- i tiles for safe walking especial ly during the dangerous early spring season 1 dont cut down your visi bility with umbrellas turned up collars or pulled down hats 2 remain on the sidewalk while waiting for a bus to pull up if the hus slides to the curb you won be pinned hour bus tour of the st law rence seaway project visits will be made to quebec city the land of evangeline in trie fertile annapolis valley the reversing falls a tour by boat of halifax harbour the potato 3 be especially careful durj lands of prince edward island ing twilight hours visibility is a tour of an ocean liner a swim worse at this time h the ocean lobster dinners 4 consider the drivers prob- 1 the cabot trail experimental lems of stopping on ice or snow farms montmorencv fall in or wet road j quebec and a boattrip down 5 dont jaywalk rros a in- he st lawrence from quebec ties and to send help j tersectioas or r pedestrian to montreal during stopovers cross walk j he partv will stay at the best i 6 watch your step on icy i hotels iii the maritimcs i streets and sidewalks falls can cause painful injuries provide the plan only the peo ple can carry it out and the local government the mayor or reeve and his councillors are the officials in closest con tact with the people the threat of disaster whe ther from any enemy attacking with hbomhs or from flood hurricane or fire makes the need of an organization in ev ery community capable of mini mizing the effects of disaster obviously important this can be set up only by each commu nity for only a communitys inhabitants can assess how its facilities its lay of the land and so on may best be used to protect itself from the dangers an enemy attack would bring the first thing any organiza tion needs is direction so the initial step a community must take towarora civil defence or ganization is to set up a control j committee with possibly the mayor or reeve aschairman it j must provide the guidance for citizens willing to help make the cd plan work to direct the plans developed by the committee a civil de- fence director must be appoint- ed he would be a fulltime or parttime official or volunteer depending on the size of the community his duties of course would be as varied as the needs of a city compared to a town a town compared to a village most canadian towns and vil lages fall into two categories for civil defence purposes mu- j tual aid areas or mobile sup- 1 port and reception areas the mutual aid area is the region around a target area usual ly the large cities whose com munities are organized to pro vide help where needed when disaster strikes the mobile support and reception area is outside the mutual aid area and is organized to receive longterm evacuees and casual- a tar- could their community provide emergency water supplies for another town could they pro vide fire fighting equipment- how much hospital space has the community how many doc tors nurses where can they be reached the cd director and his or ganization must keep in toucii with civil defence officials in neighboring communities so that their efforts can be co ordinated in time of disaster just as the federal and pro vincial cd organizations aim at using all existing agencies to meet disaster supplementing them with volunteers so should the community organization most civil defence organiza tions arc broken down into fire police health welfare war den engineering and public utility restoration rescue and ambulance every community has the nu cleus of these services already in existence the purpose there fore of the community civil defence organization i to pro vide direction for existing serv ices and to expand them by recruiting and training of vol unteers the importance of the volun teers the storekeeper service station operator farmer house wifecan hardly be exaggerat ed for the call on each cli service will increase in direct proportion to the scale of what ever disaster may coilie man officials of churches service clubs welfare agencies and so on also may be included on the 1 committee in short anyone who can help organize the communitys facilities for what- 1 ever purpose disaster will re- quire of them whether for em- j ergency feeding shelter first- j aid even to babysit for chil- 1 dren separated from their par- 1 cnts the community civil defence director and his staff must make surveys of the resources available they must know the condition of roads the amount of sleeping space available for evacuees from bombed cities the food supplies available on highways walk in the now if there isnt room for bosh cars and pedejti nns on the cleared oriuvs 8 always walk facing traffic if there are no sidewalks carry flashlight or an easily seen khile object get area a community- cd plan would be determined therefor by the areaclassification under which it falls to develop its plan a community should form a civil defence planning com- mittee its members would ni ciude heads of each civic gov- free s estimates fv r24 v before s hour before you 3 buy a a new car see towing 1 y service 1 mp used car phone see patrick motors pontiflc buick gmc stouffville phone 372