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hqt 1 the stouftyiui tribuni twjy februry n tj60 311 toiifftrilu tribune sstabushed tea a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association aothonxcd u ntcoadcis rr1t portoffica ocpt otw member of the audit bureau of circulations issued evpry thursday at stouffville ont in canada 5360 elsewhere 5450 c h nolan pubfebs ias thomas editor us mdoan adrertism editorial chasing stray dogs not stouffville council will attempt this week to fill a position that has long been neglected here they will jeek a fulltime candidate for the office of dog catcher in past yeara this task has been tossed in the laps of the local police department and the results apparently have not been too satisfactory at least the roving dog population has continued to in crease rather than decline rounding up stray canines should not be the unfortunate lot of a uniformed police constable a dog catcher if he does his job properly will gain few friends but undoubtedly will make dozens of enemies a police man a public servant cannot afford to become entangled in these across- port of pohce work thefence complaints it is rather un fortunate that such a position must be created due only to a sheer lack of cooperation on the part of local citizenry we create a nuisance and well have to pay for it with the planting of flowers and vegetable gardens only a few months away unleashed dogs are a real source of destruction other municipalities have discovered that a salaried dog catcher is the only solution to the problem we feel that it is the only answer to stouffvilles canine control we would contend however that it would be much cheaper for everyone concerned if all owners would pur chase one trusty leash no one wel comes any needless additions to an already overburdened tax bill too big to be efficient the formation of a york county police force would appear to be the prime objective of some members of county council almost at every session the subject is raised but to date it has advanced no further than the minor discussion stage we can certainly see some merit in the plan but we contend that any enlarged department could lose its efficiency local municipalities now enjoy a personalized police service they attend accident scenes within minutes they check doors they pat rol both rural and builtup areas and perform numerous duties that could not be expected of a countywide de tachment the one main objective behind the move is we believe to remove the police problem from the hands of local municipal governments stouff ville does not stand alone in this matter of strained policecouncil re lationships we feel that a county force would accomplish this purpose in losing the greater portion of our control however might we also not lose a share of police service like in so many other instances stouff ville would merely contribute a set figure into the county coffers only to realize that when it is gone we are forgotten one little cog can some times become lost among the big wheels better handwriting would help how often do you see good hand writing these days we venture to say not very often many of us have examined old documents and records and remarked at the fineness of the handwork done in those early days even in our schools the blackboard writing of most teachers is not very artistic we dont mean this as any reflection on their qualifications but it does show that the trend over the years has been not to place too much attention on our writing habits our presonal recollection and one which is held by many readers is that mr c e watson who was a principal in our public school for some thirty years was one of the best penmen we can recall however we cannot despair en tirely and are heartened to note in our recent reading that there is a move on foot to revive this art both in the united states and britain a group of enthusiasts is trying to bring back the interest and skill in calligraphy one of the declining factors in the social grace of good penmanship we believe has been the use of the typewriter and possibly as well telegrams and telephones to improve this sad state of handwriting classes are now being given in englands top schools and the form being taught is italic which is the form used by our former school principal who writing we so admired principal whose writing we so ad- mired in the united states the ameri can pen manufacturers have formed the handwriting foundation to pro mote better penmanship great sums are lost every year from carelessly scribbled bills orders tickets and checks they result in inaccurate charges and faulty services in years gone by anyone who could produce a well written docu ment was held in high esteem and penmanship was considered a real accomplishment history tells us that henry vih couldnt write and he took pains to see that his children learned the first elizabeth was a superb penwoman but the handwrit ing of one of her most famous sub jects shakespeare could hardly have been worse put first things first heart disease is our countrys number one killer each year more than 66000 canadians die as a result of heart and blood circulatory dis orders in addition there are in canada some 1250000 persons in cluding 50000 children who have been disabled by heart disease the canadian heart fund is your number one defense against this dread killer with your heart fund dollars medical science has made dramatic progress in saving and pro longing the live3 of thousands of heart victims research has already provided the knowledge needed to reduce re currences of heart attacks prevent rheumatic fever repair damaged heart valves develop heartlung ma chines and perfect drugs which re tard clotting but more research is needed to find the answers to heart attack stroke heart failure high blood pres sure and other forms of heart disease you your family and your busi ness all have a vital stake in the fight against heart disease give the neart fund your number one con sideration postal dept holds sale on undelivered parcels letters cash stranded a total of 51000 undelivered parcels passed under the auc tioneers hammer recently at the annual post office auction con ducted in montreal in addition to the parcels more than 1t million letters and cards ailed to reach their proper destina tions due to improper addresses cash amounting to 30000 wa found in the 1959 mails more than 16000 of this had to be turned over to the receiver gen eral when the rightful owners could not bo located the parcels contained every- thine from hobnailed boots and mtnk traps to toothpaste they represent the carelessness of thousands of mail patrons from has conducted considerable re search in an effort to locate the owners but without too much success a sample of some addresses that appear on parcels letters and cards is as follows j b tremblay montreal r p wil son merry christmas and hap py new year ahright goodbi- forever ont miss smith 116 oneway street and so on stouffville postmaster mr jack sanders informed the tribune that too many persons place rifts in poorly wrapped parcels he noted that many arc addrcss- x3u yum tcnow fhat yon have the beginning of a teeny meoy utile bald spot sugar and spice by bill smiley read in one of the gossip col umns the other day that cary grant the movie actor made a special trip by jet 6000 miles to hongkong to see his tailor the item went on cary thinks this particular oriental suit- maker is the best in the world and is anybody going to argue with cary m m m not me madame considering that item calmly i could only come to the conclusion that cary and i have a lot of differ ent things on our minds and i dont say that in envy i have a perfectly good suit as far as im concerned its just as good as the day i got it four years ago every year about this time theres a newspaper convention and every year it takes me about three weeks to talk my wife into going she cant go because she hasnt anything to wear so buy yourself a dress i say turns out she has a dress but she doesnt have a fur coat that brings that conversation to an abrupt halt then she tries to make me feel like a heel with the old re verse psychology i cant pos sibly ask mother to keep the children again and you know how worn out we are after a convention i havent a stitca to wear except that old black thing my ironing is three weeks be hind i simply cant go in fact i dont even want to go why dont you go alone youd enjoy getting away from us all for a couple of days this i get at lunch hour for example i am supposed to re ply now come on sweetie your mother wont mind having the kids it does us good to get away that black dress looks terrific dont worry about your ironing you know i wouldnt go without you what i say is ok when i get home at six she has a dress ripped apart her mother lined up and is desperately ironing clothes lor the whole family for the week end this year she tried a new gimmick instead of that time- worn antic about having nothing to wear she assured me with some coldness that i was so shabby she wouldnt be seen with me at a ragpickers rally let alone a convention of ur bane wcllgtoomed newspaper editors 9 this was unfair and she knew it i have that good gray suit i have a genuine harris tweed uuv j v 11wj u lvv 111 wwj coastfo coast the postal depted improperly a contain so j return addresses in 1959 the postal department handled 3 billion eight hundred mail it ems the post office auction sale has a number of functions it clears out the collection of un- dcllverablc merchandise accum ulated by the postal service dur ing the year it helps pay for the storage of all the material but most important it gives the postal authorities an opportun ity to impress on the mailing public the need for clear cor rect addressing on all parcels and letters bargain hunters crowded the sales rooms during the twoday auction one lady from alberta spent s1000 at the sale some of the bargains included a gold engagement ring set with a solitaire and flanked with two diamond chips 550 an en gagement ring with a large dia mond and two chips inset in platinum s125 a selfwinding antimagnetic wrist watch wa terproof and a gold expansion bracelet s27 a package of traps for mink skunk and mus- krats s700 the net proceeds i amounted to 665100 jacket made in montreal that i got at the same time the year we went to that convention down east about 56 and a good stout pair of black shoes resoled a couple of times but taking a nice shine that i bought for the same trip my topcoat is a bit shabby but after all it was second hand when i bought it three yoars ago from an old air force sidekick whod gone a bit alco holic the two top buttonholes are sloppy as a sows ear but the bottom one stays buttoned and the lining is like new its detachable and i never seem to get it zipped in for the cold weather all in all im not ashamed to be seen in any company and i havent been turned away from any place since the time the waiter in the pub asked me if i was 18 and i said sure im 19 and he said well get the hell out of here sonny you gotta be 21 what started the old girl on this jump i do believe was my long underwear and its recent unfortunate betrayal this win ter ive given up my youthful vanity with great relief and gone back to that delight of my childhood long underwear no more shivering in shorts for me no more creaking hips treacherous kidneys and para lyzed kneecaps only trouble is that i have just the one suit which i got for christmas so when its in the wash i have to wear py- jama bottoms or risk a cold couple of weeks ago we were at the opening of the legisla ture and attended the lieuten antgovernors reception after wards there was a big lineup to shake hands with the host and his wife and the premier and his wife the premier was really friend ly so glad you could come he beamed and shook hands warmly well it sure was hard to get away in the middle of the week i started to tell him and my wife hit me a kid ney punch from behind that al most downed me when we got to the lieuten antgovernor i watched the guy ahead of me in line to see what hed do he bowed slightly as he shook hands with the l g so i did and when my head went down my eye was caught by something a big fat flap of redstriped flannelette pyjama pants draped over my shoe it had slipped out of my sock where i stuff them so they wont show there followed 20 minutes of acute anguish in that huge re ception room full of beauty and gallantry before i could find a place to crouch and restuff them and it took me three days to induce my wife to recognize my presence on earth she would agree to go to the convention this year only when i promised to wear my pale gray pyjama bottoms instead of the redstriped flannelette cooking comments when heating milk you can avoid scorching by using a dou ble boiler if the milk is not heated in a double boiler al ways use low heat advises the home economics service of the ontario department of agricul ture stir occasionally to pre vent sticking bring to the boil ing point but do not boll a cover on the pan during heating helps prevent a skin from form ing on the top of the milk if skin doc form stir or beat it into the milk as it contains val liable minerals and vitamins proposed flood control program to cost 35 million prompt action in launching the massive s35000000 flood control and water conservation project is vital for the elimina tion of the ewrpresent threat of disasters such as hurricane hazel the metropolitan toronto and region conservation au thority was toh recently by its chairman in his address to the annual meeting of the 53member con servation body dr g s lord p eng said delay in carrying out the plan will make it more difficult and almost impossible to acquire reservoir sites and other needed lnds the possibility of future floods is constantly with us and we are virtually without protec tion against such floods he warned the program is now awaiting ontario government approval and then must receive approval from the federal government before being started it calls for construction of 11 multipurpose dams and reservoirs in the 950- square mile region and acquisi tion of some 7600 acres of vul nerable flood plain land in addi tion there would be channel im provements to the regional streams and extension cf the present st reamgauging and floodwarning systems cost would be borne out a 10year period with the federal and ontario government each paying 37h and the mtrca paying the itmaining 25 the municipalitifs within the au thoritys bonndaries including metro toronto have agreed to the program the program is designed to permanently eliminate flood dis asters such as created five years ago by hurricane hazel doctor lord pointed out that floods have txreurred regularly in the area during the last 100 yearv with j on the humber river and 60 cn the don river he said the plan is based upon the best technical advice and research obtainable it is an indisputable fact that our flood control plan is by long odds the most important business befone our authority at this time all other projects work and plans must take sec ond place he stilted the cost of the plan is reason able hurricane hazel itself de stroyed twothirds of the plan ned cost in property value in one night of devastation be- for parents only 7 home fun on st valentines day boys and girls of all ages love february 14th if there are younger children in the family perhaps they could plan with mother for a family gathering to celebrate it and help her to prepare for it making invitations and place cards for the table is great fun white and red cardboard and redlead pencils or crayons blunt pointed scissors and paste are needed pretty colored pic tures can be found in old maga zines and the weekend picture section of daily newspapers and old seed catalogues are useful with their gay pictures of flow ers if you ask the merchant from whom you buy paint or wallpaper if he could give you an outofdate sample book he will likely oblige this is a won derful play material book lor valentines and other handcraft a red heart pasted on a slight ly larger white heart gives a valentine a smart border a pa per lace edging made from a doily for a plate is even more or nate this can be pasted on the back with small pleats making a frilly edge or on a large val entine a stapler could be used to fasten the paper lace edging roses are red violets are blue honey is sweet and so are you how many homemade valen tines have shown these words the little boy or girl who has just learned to block print let ters will take real pride in neat ly copying a quotation like this the older youngster might en joy composing an original short rhyme or a remark especially suitable for the picture on the valentine a post box made by covering with red crepe paper a shoe box or carton with a silt in the top for envelopes is popular at school and can add to the fun at home let the children draw lots for the coveted role of post man and deliver the valentines to each person hter the meal is over both boys and girls enjoy hav ing a share in getting the food ready for a party nothing could be much simpler than making jelly from red jelly powder and a tin of fruit salad makes this especially tasty and nutritious a heartshaped cook ie cutter is inexpensive and ju nior will love to have the job of cutting out cookies and plac ing them on a cookie sheet giv en to him the many easy cookie and cake mixes can be used by quite a young cook who can read and follow directions and do use white icing with icing colored with red vegetable col oring fluid for this festive occa sion st valentines day according to ancient tradition was feb ruary 14 when the birds chose their mates foi ihe year in the fourth century chaucer referr ed to it and in midsummer nights dream shakespeare wrote good morrow friends st val entine is past begin these woodbirds but to couple row in olden times in england it was the custom to draw lots for lovers on this day the per son drawn became the valen tine of the drawer and received a gift which was often a pair of gloves a card in the form of a gift may seem to the very practical a foolish thing but what would life be like without a little nonsense one of the deep est cravings of everyone is to know affection sir edwin arn old reminded his readers not a face below the sun but is precious unto onef not an eye however dull but seems sonnrwhere beaul- xul by nancy cleaver thus valentines which we receive at a time in the year when the winter with its cold and snow may seem endless serve a real purpose they warm our hearts and make us smile celebrations in the home strengthen the family bond and give children happy memories sides taking the lives of 81 per sons in noting that the authority is ready to proceed with the program he expressed the hop that governments would give us the support to complete the job in his address dr lord paid tribute to the financial and tech- nical assistance provided by the ontario government in the oper ation of conservation authorities throughout the province he said planning and devel opment minister w m nlckle has displayed a keen and un derstanding interest in our work and has always given our problems a sympathetic hears ing dr lord also referred to some of the other activities of the mtrca he noted that during 1959 some 650 acres were added to the authoritys 12 conserva tion areas bringing the total acreage to 3204 attendance at these areas during the past year totalled 800000 which he de scribed as public approval of our efforts to maintain natural areas for their use during 1959 a total of 350000 trees were planted and 67 farm ponds received a subsidy the pioneer museum attracted 32- 000 visitors during the year and it is hoped to open the partially- completed pioneer village to the public sometime in i960 he said the heart 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