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pge 1 the st0uhvh1e thiune tfarahy december it 1958 established 1828 a- v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association authorized as secondclass man postofbee dcpt ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 c el nolan publisher jas thomas associate editor our editorial comment main street is drab sight at christmas the santa claus parade is over christmas is only two weeks away but stouffville main st presents one of the drabbest yuletide sights- in years there has been some move by the business mens association to install lights across main st but this scheme has apparently gone by the boards helped along by delays of municipal authorities who were reluc tant to assist excuses were put for ward that the lights would have to be attached to the buildings and this was frowned on although there are literally hundreds of strings of lights up and down yonge st all attached to buildings in past years there have been christmas trees along the street with colored lights these too have been shelved so that there is little at all to indicate christmas to anyone pass ing along our business section to top it all a change in our dreary street lighting has been pro mised for months and several sample lights were installed however the old lights have gone the bulbs in the new lights are slowly going out and were it not for the lights in store windows some sections in the heart of town would soon be in darkness this is a ridiculous state of affaira and certainly the 1959 council should not wait until their chairs are warm to stir some action in this connection everyone understands that the one and now two men on the local hydro crew cannot cope with the present growth and it would appear to be high time a half dozen men and equipment were brought in to get some of the work done that has been promised for months particularly in the streetlighting department getting back to the matter of the unchristmaslike picture which main st presents surely gay coloured lights and other decorations do much to promote the festive appearance and possibly quicken the impulse for christmas shopping neither can be considered undesirable decorate your town promotions have always paid off certainly it is too late now but surely some effort will be made before another yuletide so that stouffville which at one time was commended for its gay cheery appearance at christmas will not go through this most important of all holiday seasons again without some decorative promo- tion politicians mortgage our future the cruelest illusion that is mis leading the people of this generation is the belief that government can give them more than it takes from them the harshest reality that follows the awakening from this illusion is the realization that what the govern ment decides to take from the people is a first charge against their earn ings it is- deducted at the source be fore the earners can get their hands on it it must be paid before food clothing shelter or education for taxes always come first the recklessness with which our politicians are mortgaging the future earnings of the people and the apa thy with which the people submit to this process is enough to make us wonder if we are competent to govern ourselves and if we even have the desire to do so every man knows that in his own business he has to keep his ex penditures within the limits of his income and if he fails to do so he himself will have to suffer the con sequences this is a stern discipline buta natural one and it makes re- sponsible beings of us but governments are subject to no such discipline if they overspend their budgets they have it in their power to make the people pay the deficit this upsets the peoples own calculations and makes it difficult if not impossible for them to balance their own budgets this immunity from the conse quences of their own extravagance is responsible for the lighthearted reck lessness with which our governments mislead the people into extravagant ventures which will be first charges against their earnings as long as they live the government of ontario with the cooperation of the dominion government has plunged this pro vince into a hospital plan by making the people believe that the cost would be small and well within their ability to pay the plan does not go into effect till january 1959 but already the government is beginning to realize that its estimate of the cost was far too low already it has found it ne nessary to grant 150 per bed to cover the cost of depreciation and obsol escence of hospitals and their equip ment and to increase their charges for outpatients from 30 cents to 150 per visit meanwhile the directors of the various hospitals are worried over the additional operating costs the plan will impose on them and the addi tional charges they will have to make for their services one such director has expressed the opinion that the people of ontario are due for the shock of their lives when they find out what the total cost of this hospital plan will be he estimates that the cost to the hospit als of standard ward service will be not less than 1700 per bed per day somebody will have to pay those costs and that somebody will be the taxpayers unless our western democracies can find some means of curbing such reckless spending by their govern ments democracy itself will not long survive in our mail box nov 29 1958 stouffville tribune gentlemen on reading the letter written by mrs dew and published last week in your paper i was ap palled that anyone who seem ingly reads the bible could be so prejudiced and attack so strong ly the very things jesus taught she speaks of the disgust of having blood transfusions from people of whom you have no knowledge as to background are we not taught that men are created equal and god sends the sun to shine on the just and the unjust evil in men dwells in their hearts and souls not in their blood stream as for not healing by tarns- fusion jesus used the means at hand to heal even to spitting on a blind mans eyes does this disgust you he ate and drank with sinners thieves and prostitutes and i doubt he in quired if the utensils had been properly washed are we so much better than he as for the shedding of his blood he gave all to everyone to save their lives only the foolish and ignorant could re fuse such a gift of life mrs virginia forgle dec 7 1958 editor the stouffville tribune dear sir there is a growing tendency on the part of speakers and edi torial writers to lay most of the blame for the dwindling instead of seeking ways to save dollar on the demands of labor money their experts arc busier for more money government spokesmen are cautioning labor to desist from asking for higher wages and management to re frain from raising prices this argument falls on deaf ears management claims higher prices are necessary to pay the increasing demands of labor labor denies this it claims that higher wages are necessary to keep up with the increasing costs of the things needed to live today from the sidelines it appears that neither labor nor manage ment has been making very strenuous efforts to solve this perplexing and important ques tion it has been easier to get higher wages without giving an equivalent production increase management has found it easier to grant the increases and boost its own price and profit than to argue about it when the situation is anal yzed both must accept some of the blame for the growing in flation which shrinks our dollar with every rise in prices but much of the blame for the morass into which we are slipping must in the long run rest on the shoulders of govern ment whether it be ottawa washington london or paris if the men directing our dest inies cannot do anything else they might at least do some thing to which they could refer the factions they are blaming for our economic ills instead of setting an example in economic frugality govern ments today are throwing mon ey around like drunken sailors york manor farm revenue is 16565 revenue from york manor farm to oct 1 1958 was 16- 5g5 expenditures for the same period were 11512 the yonge st farm is operated at the coun tys home for the aged with commissioners this year being reeves sellers of sutton and daniels of stouffville reeve taylor of richmond hill served on the committee farm man ager is archie ritchie despite the unfavorable sea son the hay crop was excellent at york manor farm harvested this year were 7500 bales or 150 tons of hay the sale of livestock amount ed to 4148 all livestock for sale was advertised in local papers no enquiries were re ceived a young bull was sold to the central ontario cattle breeders association it was a calf of kenevelyn lochinvar sandra a breeding unit in the states has offered an option on her next calf if it is a bull when the stable was reno vated in 1957 plans were made for a stable cleaner it has been purchased and keeps the stable more santlary with less labor a new power mower was pur chased in july a barn elevator to lift bales of hay in the mow was bought laff of the week united coop business ifegfis up by 115 million dollars chair this christmas wleusdayx aj p tbioc aad bowling tls selves thank you sir some time ago when dense fogs in london almost stopped all traffic and made getting around extremely difficult a british newspaper told of a blind man who had guided eighteen persons to their homes to him the fog meant no difference so when told the location he was able to lead the bewildered to it he must have been thrilled to feel that he was needed and that he was giving instead of receiving sympathy it was a case of the blind leading the bewildered consideration for handicapped people is an encouraging sign of modern times it is a practical demonstration of christianity once let it be known that there is a genuine need and there is a good response ours seems to be an age of gogetters but sympathy for the unfortunate can soon be aroused people arent so hardboiled as they appear when a newspaper reporter interviewed a blind man he was told that a man with his white cane was deeply grateful for those ready to help i just have to tap on the pavement a few times and people come forward eager to help they are a fine bunch he said the late charles h spurgeon said jesus christ built edinburgh infirmary he meant that the spirit of christianity had so aroused mens sympathies for the unfortunate that a sense of responsibility was everywhere and that religion meant vastly more than singing hymns and offering prayers it must have a thoroughly practical side i dont mean that handicapped people should always be on the receiving end what sir arthur pearson demonstrated at st dunstans was that there were whole fields of usefulness possible for the blind and that they should be made to feel that they were needed arid had a place in society it is a good thing to let people do gracious things when they want to in alexander woolcotts book long long ago there is a charming story along this line one day woolcott was walking along londons famous street the strand at one of the busiest spots in that great city he was waiting his chance to cross when he saw a young army officer fidgeting nervously with his cane the man was blind and was evidently hoping that his condition and hesita tion would attract attention he had probabjy crossed dozens of times before and he knew that assistance would be forth coming just as woolcott was about to offer him his arm he saw an elderly officer approach take hold of the blind soldier lead him across the busy street then woolcott noticed that this elderly man was no ordinary officer he was arrayed in brass hat red tabs and crossswords on his shoulder he was a very distinguished general as woolcott tagged behind his interest quickened he knew that the blind soldier hadnt the faintest idea that he was being led by a general perhaps it was just as well it might have given him heartfailure step by step they advanced dodging a bus here a motorcycle there and a hundred pedestrians until they were safely across then it was that the youpg soldier fished in his pocket for a sixpense when he found it he pressed it into the generals hand it was a slight reward just for a moment the general looked bewildered but he quickly pulled himself together and with a grand clicking of his heels and the most perfect of salutes he niurmured with tears in his voice as well as his eyes thank you sir for parents only buying toys by nancy cleaver thinking up new ways to raise more money to send after the cash they have already squan dered instead of looking inward to their own poor management they are castigating others for following the example they themselves have set john sharp do you find it easy to choose your childs playthings most mothers and dads find shopping for toys quite a task this is one part of the family budget which cannot be looked after in a hurry christmas is approaching and parents are beginning to won der about which toys they will buy for their children toys from many places far and near are once more appearing on the store counters the great num ber and the wide variety are often confusing the high price of many toys the hasty con struction of others also makes it difficult to select wisely and well before going shopping for playthings parents do well to become familiar with the fol lowing questions which form an excellent test for toys is this toy safe a little child who is cutting teeth is bound to put articles into his mouth will the paint come off and will it be injurious are there sharp points which might hurt the child or rough edges which might cut him are there small parts that might be de tached by exploring fingers j such as a wheel off a little truck which might find its way into a childs mouth and be swal lowed is this toy durable toys particularly those for small boys must be sturdily made to stand rough handling part of the fun of playing is the free dom to play hard without too much adult supervision if the toy is so fragile that the child must be constantly warned to be careful it is an annoyance rather than a pleasure to both parents and child a toy that will not stand up under use that breaks or falls apart is a poor investment children become very fond of individual playthings and they feel badly about a favorite toy which must be discarded before long because it has failed to meet this test is it a practical toy for our home parents who are living in crowded quarters must con sider whether a toy is too large to be conveniently put away on the toy shelf or in a toy cup board a family which includes an elderly relative or where there is sickness makes a toy such as a whistle or drum un suitable if there is no cement sidewalk or level path with a hard sur face a child with a tricycle or a scooter has not much chance to use thse toys for outdoor play in muddy weather some times it is possible to pedal a trike in a shed or barn if theie is a safe area for play there is it suitable for myjdiild at his present age and state of development up to the age of i two the majority of children i the united cooperatives of i ontario will meet contract far- ming competition from other companies indicated alden mo lean muirklrk president of the uco in his presidential ad dress to the joint annual meet ing of the united cooperatives of ontario and the united dairy and poultry cooperative held in toronto more than goo delegates and visitors representing some sixty thousand farmers and other pat rons of farm coops in ontario heard mr mclean report that i a substantial amount of money had been appropriated by uco for use by local cooperatives to assist them to meet competition i your directors believe that con tract farming and vertical inte- gratiori have some advantages and should be used where they help the farmer he told dele gates however we believe that farming should be controlled by farmers and to make that pos sible the farmer may contract with his own coop where he is part owner rather than sur render his own independence to nonfarm corporate enter prise a panel discussion on the morning of the second day sup ported the view of the uco directors the discussion on coops in integration chaired by ray lougheed barrie sec ond vicepresident of the uco brought out the thought that cooperatives were the best farm organizations to undertake contract farming with the farm ers if the latter were to retain control of their farm businesses panel member dr hopper on the staff of the economics de partment oac guelph reported that contract farming was defin itely on the increase but he indi cated that this system would not likely be as popular with hogs j and eggs as it has been with j broilers other panel members i were mr r mckercher of seaforth vicepresident of the udpc harold schmidt baden and hamish mcleod uco head office weston the official viewpoint of the new united dairy and poultry cooperative on contract farm ing was voiced by george mc- cague harriston who is its first president mr mccague said that vertical integration or contract farming was a logical move for the two provincial co operatives he pointed out that uco could supply contracts and backing to farmers for poultry and eggs and the dairy and poultry marketing cooperative could market the products to the best advantage of the pro ducers the united cooperatives achieved a record year in 1958 according to reports from the directors and management gen eral manager hugh bailey told delegates that the uco had a total business volume exceed ing 70 million dollars in 1958 more than 1h5 million dollars above last years volume total earnings were 846388 nearly double those of last year pat ronage dividends of 740000 will be paid out of these earnings ethical a b cs gkanddad says the spirit of love at christmas time once more is filling every breast drawing mans thoughts to higher things as earth rolls to its place highest festival of love and good will where neighbors sense the gleam within the hidden force that warms the heart lighting up this dark world of sin family reunions santa claus social gatherings and gaiety festivities and giving gifts anthems in their sublimity all sending out in this old world some of the mighty power of love sent down to earth that christ mas night as angels sang praises above thus the ideal character is sensed through earthly deeds that cheer and bless showing by things thats not forgot the friendly feelings they express reflecting to men everywhere the ideal character design a phase of life almost unknown til the birth of the child divine m tdowswell pipe slippers book make to the local coops it was ani d complete this nounced mr bailey spoke of j christmas by adding the leather the uco putting aside over chair include a matching has- 500000 for contract farming sock for an extra bom in assistance to members but told health and comfort the delegates the board now realized that this amount would be insufficient and likely would be increased severalfold all departments of the uco showed good progress durin mom cherishes as a personal compliment a gift that brings beauty into her home elegance will sit in her living room in a softly upholstered leather chair todays supple leathers have the year with the grain market- brought a relaxed more feml- ing division and the petroleum j nine look to chairs and sofas department showing most ad- available in more than 500 vances the grain marketing i color tones the extreme plia- division made farm history last j bility of modern tannages makes year when it agreed to act as possible tufting quilting em- sales agent for the ont wheat i bossing and trapunto designs producers cooperative it was i the new low sheen finishes tea- the first time that uco had un- turcd this year will enhance i a i dertaken this type of program for another farm organization since then it has become agent for the ontario white bean growers the grain division is also contemplating a three mil lion bushel grain terminal at chatham it was reported the petroleum department expand ed to include a propane plant at guelph last year and total vol ume of products handled by this department cumbed 25 percent over 1957 another coop program mak ing news these days is the re tail farm supply stores for local coops guelph beaverton and lindsay had already begun this program and other coops were waiting to start udpc delegates received re ports from their provisional board of directors and hugh bailey general manager they i tro1 of thclr industry coops were told that the new organi- m play an active part ln ver nations began operations on oct 1 this year with close to two any traditional room setting where the motif is modern new structural leather is a natural to carry through the sculptured look in furniture that has won wide acceptance in recent years heavier and selfsupporting it is molded and stitched to form seats and backs for decorator styled chairs long popular in europe structural leather promises to set a new style trend here doubly welcome in a house with combined livingdining areas is a folding screen in deli cate matchstick leather this gift has utility and beauty as a room divider or it may be used to create the illusion of an en trance hall in todays smaller homes play most of the time by them selves the first toy a rattle a rubber animal or doll or ball are very simple shortly rafter a little to starts to walk he is fascinated by small wooden wagons or cars or an animal on wheels which he can pull on a string after the second birthday a child begins to need the com panionship of other children he now needs play material not only for solitary play but for social play with other young sters it is difficult to find a bet ter plaything than blocks for the construction play little girls have great fun playing with their dolls dressing and undressing them and taking dolly out in a carriage a small boy loves a teddy a soft cud dly doll and stuffed animals too these four simple tests for toys are helpful for parents as they enter the christmas sea son an outstanding leader in child education has pointed out play is a childs work and so your choice of his toys which are his tools for work arc im portant best of luck to you with your shopping copyrighted and a half million dollars of assets with the uco being the main investor delegates were informed that the udpc was formed from the old dairy and poultry marketing division of the uco plus the mergers of the biyth and dundalk coops other coops had become cor porate members since october 1 the organizational structure and voting regulations were pre sented and the election of first official board of directors held one highlight of the meeting was the speech of hon t c douglas premier of saskatch- ewan who spoke to more than 1000 guests at the annual ban quet he told the audience that the coops would have to under take more aggressive selling methods if the cooperative movement was to be completely successful he indicated that the most sound and rewarding relationship was a cooperative society which contained cooper ative public and private busi ness thesessions on vertical inte gration were highlighted by a panel report from the special youth session chairman- dave pelleterio of guelph asked his panel members to relate the findings of the various discus sion groups generally they were in disagreement with the senior panel on the value of contract farming they reported that they felt contract farming had a demoralizing effect on farmers that it would tend to cause loss of pride in their work with a resultant loss in quality of farm products they did agree that vertical integration was here to stay and that the farmer had little say about it coming or going the young farmers felt that coops should study advantages and disadvantages thoroughly and educate farm people on the problems involved with con tract farming so that they could understand it they agree that if farmers were to retain con- tical integration panel mem bers were harvey homan cor- byville bob lanning water- ford ron schmidt stratford and harold dodds georgetown single pieces and matching sets sizes for every need from overnight jaunts to a trip around the world priced right at 0 furniture main street stouffville wanted i i v more cream shippers for best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery we pay two cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery to have our truck call phone 186w stouffville creamery co cold storage lockers for rent vwoc we build homes large and small and buildings of all kinds repairs and remodelling good materials and workmanship guaranteed our house designing service is or your disposal s w retz construction co stouffville ont phone stouff 195