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fist 1 iht stouffyllu tjusune t1wjy my 30 195 the touffuilip tribune v vta hi tshtn igsi a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association arid th ontarioquebec newspapers association authorised u ecoiadlsa call fotoffic dept- ottawa- member of the audit bureau of circulations issued everv thursday at stouffville onc in canada 5350 elsewhere 450 t tl kouil nbfcko 11 thomas esto our editorial comment lifeguards inadequate there was a time when the north and south shores of mussel- mans lake were two of the main weekend bathing centres in this area on a warm sunday afternoon visit ors would lie on the broiling sand like so many sardines in a sizzling frying pan having experienced such large crowds on their beaches both owners mr vern davies and mr stewart patrick have taken certain precautions to lessen the danger of drownings when one considers the number of persons who weekly flock to musselmans lake during the sum mer months the record of water ac cidents is surprisingly small it is quite possible that adequate lifeguard facilities have in part been respons ible for comparatively few drowning incidents during the past decade other promoters have decided to share in the lucrative beachbathing market as a result every frog pond in the area has been transformed into a weekend swimming centre the rapid growth of the city of toronto has provided plenty of gullible patrons to keep the easymoney business rolling in high gear the sad story about this sudden at some local lakes beachbathing boom is that the own ers or operators have failed to expand their lifesaving facilities on a par with the influx of patrons on sun day afternoon at island lake a nine year old boy lost his life it occurred on a signed public beach where no lifeguard is employed to date this summer two have died at shadow lake park according to reports one lifeguard only one is on fulltime duty he is required to watch over the safety of an estimated 1000 bathers he is not located on an elevated stand although we feel to a certain extent that swimming like walking or driving involves a certain amount of personal risk we contend also that unless adequate safety precautions are taken all public bathing beaches should be shut down an inquest has been ordered into the drowning death of the young lad at shadow lake on july 19th an other may be requested into the death of a boy at island lake on july 26th it is regrettable that two lives must be snuffed out before more rigid safety measures are enforced it is our hope that if nothing else this may be accomplished tribune adds an issue after many years of turning out 61 issues of the tribune each year the tribune management has aban doned the annual summer closeup and will give subscribers fiftytwo issues as with many firms staff holidays during the summer have always created a midseason slow down and the tribune has carried on a plan of closing down one week- each summer however with a fulltime staff of eleven persons this plan has been abandoned and holidays are being whitchurch takes whitchurch township took a definite step forward last week in opening the first stretch of perman ent paved roadway in the municipal ity in beginning a program of ann ual paving whitchurch has joined the group of municipalities in close proximity to toronto which have decided that such a program must be introduced if the everincreasing wear and tear with its accompanying maintenance expense on reads is to be beaten this newspaper has advocated such a program for some years and in the case of whitchurch the 9th concession leading to musselmans lake has been a prime example we venture to say that enough money has been spent on this heavilytra velled road in the past fifteen years to have put a permanent hardtop from the townline to the lake a distance of four and a half miles kach spring and even before spring staggered throughout the summer so that there will be no issue missed in addition the commercial printing de partment which now turns out sev eral monthly publications as well as two large annual books will be able to keep steady service throughout the summer the habit of closing each sum mer was at one time almost country wide among weekly newspapers but as plants have expanded and staffs enlarged the system has slowly been abandoned in many areas step forward the road is completely wrecked and severely potholed and the whole program of grading and oiling has to be done over again markham township has gone into the program of doing a stretch of permanent pavement each year and stouffville too began such a pro gram this year over a period of ten years under such a scheme many of the most heavilyused roads will have good pavement necessitating only minor patching in addition to the taxpayers having a much more pleasant surface on which to drive the annual bill for gravel and oiling maintenance should be reduced in the case of stouffville where all new land is under subdivision control and the developers must pave the streets the amount of gravel roadway in town should be greatly reduced in a few years if council continues the program more pavement and less gravel should be the slogan from now on 7wfc0e- dearest enemy in a recent biography of the famous british writer hugh walpole the author says that walpole divided all the people he knew into two groups friends and enemies there were no neutrals people he thought either liked him or hated him naturally he himself had strong likes and dislikes he could work himself up into violent moods over very little he believed that a certain bookreviewer disliked him and ridiculed his books he made a vicious attack on this man in 1 a public lecture some friends of ms were able to prove that j this reviewer had really recommended walpdies books and boosted him this was too much for the writer he said i please dont take away my enemy hugh walpole besides being one of the ablot writers of his generation was a likeable man with many excellent qual- j ities but enjoyed having feuds real or imaginary enemies were an essential part of his life he didnt seem lo be able to get along without them when christmas came he received scores of presents from friends and admirers instead of enjoying these tokens of friendship he made a list of those who hadnt sent him any thing and tortured himself by asking over and over why they had neglected him he would dwell on this so much that the gifts were forgotten and christmas instead of being a happy occasion became a season for morbid thinking the desire to please people has its perils amiability may become a vice they who endeavor to be amiable under all circumstances often do so by the sacrifice of principles there is always the danger that anxiety to please may be substi tuted for the obligation to serve expresident eliot of har vard university is credited with saying that the most essen tial quality in a college president is the capacity to inflict pain he was thinking of that strong quality which enables men to speak and act even when they know that what they say and do will excite opposition and cause pain this is the meaning of that saying god loves some men for the enemies they make you have no enemies you say alas my friends the boast is poor he who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure must have made foes if you have none youve hit no traitor on the hip youve dashed no cup from perjured lip youve turned no wrong to right youve been a coward in the fight while admitting all this however it is not a healthy j frame of mind to be ever on the lookout for trouble with i other people most of hugh walpoles enemies were imaginary j and like a vast number of others he became an introvert as george eliot said about a character his eyes were turned inward most of our enemies are the creations of our own minds we dwell on minor incidents and make mountains out of molehills there probably is hardly a village or ham let without its petty jealousies futile and foolish a better knowledge a fuller understanding of our dislikes would van ish as mist before the rising sun after the first world war a group of canadians visited bavaria to see the oberammergau play one day they were seated in a restaurant and being waited on by a mature sad woman when she learned who they were she said to a friend of mine who was one of the group are all cana dians like you he replied i think were fairly typical she was deeply moved and went on my husband and two sons were killed fighting against your country because we believed you were a terrible people if they had known the truth they would not have been willing to fight ft was a terrible mistake the way out of the mess of misunderstanding in the world today is not easy to find but a good start can be made by each of us realizing that when we hate we are wrong when we love and pity we are right our quotation today is from a writer of antiquity the sweetest of all delights is to forgive editors believe royal visits well received new cne stage cost 450000 the largest moveable stage in the world which njoves on and off the grandstand playing field in under five minutes was given its first trial run this week the canadian national exhi bitions stage a 210 ton monster moving on 10 electricallv con trolled caterpillars treads lightiv on the new football nlaying field at the exhibition grandstand in spite of its size and weight it makes less of a dent in the gras than a 125 pound woman with highheeled shoes the stages pressure is only 6 lbs per square inch j arthur executive produc er of canadiana 59 tills years giandstan show says that the portable stage is the same size as the fixed stage of oilier ears this was acknowledged to be the largest outdoor stage in the world there is 1200 square feet of floor space on the stage and it has a proscenium opening of iso feet and is 80 feet deep the stage is also fitted with three turntables similar to those which existed in the former grand stand stage covering the rear 50 feet of the stage is a roof to protect the performers and settings from the weather at this point j the worlds largest stage curtain hangs 150 feet wide and 40 feet high panels are built at the rear of the stage and roach to the roof i which at this point is 2 feet high the stage is completely equipped with lights catwalks j and curtain drops margison and associates are the builders of the stage need for the portable stage arose when the cne signed a contract with the argonaut foot ball club to use the grandstand as its home stadium for big four football the novelty of the moveable stage is such that jack arthur plans on moving it off the fied with his cast in action as the finale of the show cost of the aluminum and steel monster was 450000 1r iff of tee week ms j oh dear wtat went wwn at be ttoicr today for parents onty what do you know about beaver by nancy cleaver the first canine obedience trial under canadian kennel club rules took place in 1937 in 1946 nine were held through out canada since that iime obedience classes have attracted owners of every type of dog with the result that in 195s 91 trials were held apart from the pleasure of owning a welltrain ed responsive dog many ani mals lives have been saved from traffic and other accidents through obedience write the canadian kennel club 667 yonge st toronto for partic ulars of the obedience club nearest your municipality word jrhketisluch thlqtirf5 most of canadas weekly news paper editors believe that royal visits are welcomed with en thusiasm by the people in their i communities this was evidenced by a poll of delegates attending the 40th annual convention of the cana dian weekly newspapers asso ciation at regina july 1517 asked if they felt people in their communities were enthus iastic indifferent or antagon istic about royal visits 59 edi tors rated their communities attitude as enthusiastic 35 as indifferent and none felt there was antagonism fiftythree editors felt that people in rural areas were more interested in a royal visit such as the current tour of her maj esty and prince philip than resi dents of large cities but 21 felt that rural and smalltown peo ple were less interested in the visits and is considered there was no difference between city and country peoples attitude towards the visits many editors were extremely upset about being asked to com ment on the subject and said they felt that daily newspapers radio and tv stations had given much too much publicity to the controversial aspects of the royal familys visits to canada pcwrhbepacenr qovjtitobuyit keep elders in own homes by mary e lames every effort should be made to keep elderly people in their own homes if possible they should not be separated from i the community in which they i have spent their lives unless there is no alternative in which case the type of care should be i suited to the individual in the j opinion of alice tabbner aus tralian nurse in the field of geriatrics who is on an exten- sive tour that has brought her to canada and united states lvju- miner it out of yoo each month i what do you know about beaver children often ask when they learn this is our national animal when possible take your children to see bea ver at a zoo- in the wilds or at a special exhibition so they pan watch these interesting ani mals ask your public librarian what books for children can be borrowed telling about the beaver parents will be interested to know that the male beaver is an admirable head of his fam ily in building the lodge the dam and gathering poplar bran ches for the winter larder he is by far the hardest worker he never seems to tire and in comparison with him the bea ver wife and children have an easy life young beaver are as playful as puppies wrestling with each other they are all expert swimmers and divers and if they fear enemies sleep in the daytime and work or play at night beaver are such smart engi neers and builders that stories about them have been told by many observers they do not plaster mud with their tails but they do build canals dams and lodges with great skill ernest thompson seton called the beaver the original inventor of reenforced concrete with his mud mixed with sticks and stones he is at home in the water and builds his lodge often on a small island or on the shore of a lake with the floor well above the water a hole is left in the roof for ven tilation and he keeps his home tidy and clean there are two entrances un der the water one straight so that wood for food can easily be dragged through it and the other winding for the members of the beaver family to go in and out the beavers lodge is 15 to 20 feet across 3 to 5 feet high and the father mother and kits all live together young beaver take two years to ma ture and thus there are often new heaver babies and brothers or sisters a year old in the same lodge in the summer the father and the yearlings go on camp ing trips leaving the mother and the babies on the home pond the beaver is a very large rodent the young mature bea ver weigh between thirty and forty pounds while an older large beaver might weigh up to seventy pounds the general color is a dark chestnut brown but occasionally a very dark or a very light kit is born in as- siniboine park the mother bea ver in captivity a year ago had one light and one dark kit their incisor teeth are long shup and of an orange shade the hind foot is webbed and the claw on the second toe of the hind foot is double this the beaver uses as a comb the scaly tail is flat hori zontal and is used as a rudder in the water a prop when cut ting down a tree by biting chips out of the trunk and as an in strument to warn other beaver of danger to do this the bea ver brings the tail down with a bang on the water making a loud noise and then disappears under the surface one observer tells of three beaver working together cutting down a tree two of them took turns chop ping and the third took his position in the lake when he saw the top branches of the tree moving he slapped the water with his tail and his two companions immediately tan out of harms way complaints are sometimes made of floods caused by too many dams built by beaver but this is a temporary nuisance beaver conserve the water sup ply in wooded country and the forest is helped by irrigation they keep little brooks run ning all year instead of only during the spring freshet weeks their ponds are valuable fire guards no one will deny the vital place of the beaver in canada in the past but not everyone has been enthusiastic about the beaver as our symbol of canada today not long ago a critic suggested that a moose would be a large and dramatic emblem the many pronged antlers of a bull moose out lined against the sky was con sidered a much more exciting and distinctive feature of a wild animal than the flat scaly use ful beavers tail but anyone who has studied the beaver would surely agree that this animal is a worthy representa tive of canada copyrighted i the baffles by mahoney now bertorpsee that billv eats his sandwiches and iet him catch some ryuhs f j dx9i nla f f sy j c2 es33 i seeds vary widely in size it takes 300000 hemlock seeds to make a pound but certain tropi cal coconuts may weigh 40 lbs apiece cwt falu w the laxeuiuv and pomt cer scasio i yangtze pagoda i restaurant 3 i yongt xra oxford suotts eljln mills ont f immediately north of i richmond hill on highway no 11 canadas finest chinese cuisine j comfertftbl dmint rm siting m propl s ad f rroqnlt ng ojxb 1 pm deiiciow caoatfiti food also served prominent i blk sixty yrs ago this substantial brick de partment store now operated oy thurston stores limited was erected in 1891 by messrs sangstcr sanders william son and was sold to the late fred spofford six months af ter completion this mr spof ford no relation to mr and mrs harold spofford who re cently disposed of the business to the thurston stores was a native of almira he came to stouffville in 1891 at the time the store was erected the east portion was occupied by w l reeve jeweller the stouffville press of 1895 had this to say of the store not this side of toronto can be found a store so thoroughly stocked so brilliantly lighted and so well served as that at the corner of main and mill streets the front has under gone several changes in 68 years and has had a number of owners including the late w h shaw who was a prom inent citizen here thirtyfive years ago