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4 the tribune thursday january 2s ims ht wrthixm john montgomery editor established 1s88 charles h nolan publisher bar re beacock advertising manager editorial oept anaegret immure keith boteoder oisplay advertising dept lois widemao art oixoo business office jwluntim doreea deacon eileen clover published every thursday at s main st stourfville oat tel m0110i toronto phone miimo single copies mc subscriptions jh80 per year ia canada imlt elsewhere member el audit bureau of circulation ceaadua community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second clan mail registration aumber mm the tribune is one of the inland publishing co limited group ol suburban newspapers which includes the ajawhrlbypkkering news advertiser brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke caiette markham economist and sun newmarket aurora era oekville beaver oshawa this week and mississauga news 6402100 3611680 edito rials bouquets to post office while the post office department in general has become possibly no 1 target for public criticism at least one branch the stouff ville post office is in receipt this week of a bouquet from a whitchurch stouffville resident lloyd britton stouffville rr 4 received no less than fourteen letters at christmas time each one carrying a different address despite the fact that all the addresses were wrong the local post office saw to it that mr britton received them rather than have them tossed aside into some dead letter box mr britton would like us to pass along his commendation of a job well done to the local office this we are pleased to do and would no complaints for this week this week we have no particularly pressing complaints about the general state of affairs in our vicinity we have had a few beautifully sunny days lately and so have no reason for grumbling in honour of this state of affairs we have decided not to take anybody to task this week in the editorials section of the tribune however watch this space next week things could be entirely different 30 years ago this week excerpts from the january 22 1948 issue of the tribune cattlemen protest sale of margarine considerable controversy has been caused and considerable controversy has been shown to the recent proposal in ottawa of a possible relaxation in the restriction in the sale of margarine the most recent outburst against the plan has come from the pickering jersey cattle club in the form of a resolution to the minister of agriculture in ottawa in the resolution the club has attempted to point out the inferiority of the product when compared to real butter and the fact that most of the oils used in its manufacture come from africa where the native workers are vastly underpaid and where illiteracy is almost complete not eggsactly we havent enquired of banker thompson if it happened here but the story we get is this a member of the ladies aid society is reported to have been at the bank making a deposit as she told the teller of some aid money unfortunately the teller thought she said egg money and replied remarkable isnt it how the old hens are doing these days then the teller was shocked when the woman gathered up her papers and hurried out looking rather an noyed add our own satisfaction at the cooperation we likewise received from the stouffville office editors mail maintain roads dear sir i recently attended our local council meeting in uxbridge jan 19th at which time snow removal for goodwood was to be on the agenda and discussed one of the main problems in removing the snow along dangerous sections of highway 47 and the third concession to the goodwood school appears to be cost according to some councillors it was stated that the cost for removal of snow per hour is approximately 94 and the last time the snow was removed in goodwood it cost the township 700 the argument of cost is still in comprehensible to me since uxbridge township has a depot approximately one half mile south of the four corners in goodwood with loaders trucks and men there shouldnt be any extra cost to the taxpayer for these men to remove the snow on dangerous sec tions of the third concession unless the men dont have reliable equipment in my opinion our township roads department and the department of tran sportation and communications are quite capable and responsible to do the job them selves without any outside help they do need some proper direction cooperation and assistance from the proper authorities if cost is the main concern to some council members why can repac construction company remove the snow free of charge on a regular basis and with no strings at tached stouffville tribune thurs jan 12th- many of us feel that the loss of one childs precious life is too much for uxbridge township to pay too whether it be in good wood uxbridge or any other community in the township lets be accountable to the taxpayer and maintain our own township roads yours sincerely barb tindall goodwood wants arcade open dear sir i just want to complain about the picture on the front page of your paper of the 19th the boy in the picture in the white coat is not bill watson but my 17 year old son christopher clarke also the statements attributed to bill are chris words id appreciate having this corrected as to the closing of the arcade im definitely against it these boys my own included are all good boys and im proud to say they frequent my home on many a friday or saturday night and are of the best behaviour too bad uxbridge feels it doesnt need a place for the teenagers to hang out thank you for letting me speak out yours truly mrs phyllis clarke rr 3 uxbridge living naturally more about vitamins two weeks ago i talked about vitamins a b complex and c this week lets continue on with vitamins d and e vitamin d is fatsoluble which means that it should be ingested with some form of fat or oil to be of any use it can come from exposure to the sun providing you do not wash or wet the skin for several hours after ex posure vitamin d aids in the absorption of calcium from the intestinal tract and the breakdown and assimilation of phosphorus which is required for bone formation it is necessary for normal growth in children for without it bones and teeth do not calcify properly vitamin d is valuable in maintaining a stable nervous system normal heart action and normal blood clotting because these functions are related to the bodys supply and utilization of calcium and phosphorus it is best to take it with vitamin a in the form of fish liver oils such as cod halibut or tuna mineral oil can destroy vitamin d stored in the intestinal tract and is never recom mended for consumption the daily dietary allowance for adults is 400 iu during pregnancy or lactation women need to include extra vitamin d in their diets vitamin d deficiency includes the inability of the bones softened by the lack of vitamin d to withstand the stress of weight and therefore results in skeletal malfor mations rickets is a direct result of vitamin d deficiency it is believed that vitamin d and parathyroid hormones work together to regulate the transportation of calcium a deficiency may cause tetany a condition characterized by muscle numbness tingling and spasm thyroid glands need vitamin d to manufacture their hormones so a vitamin d deficiency may cause flabbiness poor metabolism and diabetic distress myopia or nearsightedness may also be be taller wea tin can stompers kids stuff by annegret lamure did you ever wish that you were bigger than your brother wonder what it would be like to be taller get tired of being your own size hop on a pair of tin can stilts and see if they make any difference to make them you will need a pair of empty tin cans the bigger the better some strong cord and if you have a fussy mother some tape punch two holes on opposite sides of the tin top if you were lucky enough to snag some large juice cans the holes will already be there but youll have to cut out the bottoms wash the tins thread some cord through the holes and tie the ends together for handles now youre ready to stomp around the kitchen the stilts make a neat clunking noise as you walk and sound quite important if your mother is worried about marks on the floor you can tape the edges of the cans while youre at it you might also like to jazz up the stilts a bit by striping them with tape when youre tired of clunking around on them you can turn the stilts into a pair of bongo drums simply stretch a piece of brown paper tightly over the open end of each tin and fasten with a big elastic hold the two drums together with another big elastic or some tape and youre ready to roll caused by a vitamin d deficiency vitamin e is aiso fatsoluble the most commonly used form tocopherol is obtained from cold pressed vegetable oils all whole raw seeds and nuts soybeans and wheat germ vitamin e is an antioxident which means it opposes oxidation of substances in the body it prevents saturated fatty acids and vitamin a from breaking down and com bining with other substances that may become harmful to the body the b complex vitamins and ascorbic acid are also protected against oxidation when vitamin e is present in the digestive tract fats and oils containing vitamin e are less susceptible to rancidity than those devoid of vitamin e vitamin e allows the red blood cells to be more fully supplied with pure oxygen that the blood carries to the heart and other organs therefore when there is air pollution it helps the body make the best use of whatever amounts of oxygen there are in the body vitamin e plays an essential role in the cellular respiration of all muscles especially cardiac and skeletal it makes it possible for these nerves to function with less oxygen thereby increasing their endurance and stamina it also causes flow of blood to the heart vitamin e is effective in the prevention of elevated scar formation on the body surface and within the body in ointment form it is used on burns to promote healing and lessen the formation of scars as a diuretic it helps lower elevated blood pressurelt also has a dramatic effect on the reproductive organs it helps prevent miscarriages increases male and female fertility and restore male potency consuming polyunsaturated fats or oils increases the need for vitamin e polun- saturated fats are found in nuts and seed oils mineral oil used as a laxitive depletes vitamin e in the body improper absorption may be partly responsible for muscular problems such as muscular dystrophy and poor per formance in athletics and digestive problems such as peptic ulcers and cancer of the colon v by kathleen obannon the recommended daily allowance of vitamin e is from 7 to 12 iu for children and adolescents 15 iu for adult males 12 iu for adult females and 15 iu during pregnancy or lactation most nutritionists and doctors agree that 100 iu daily for active adults is recom mended higher dosages should be gradually worked up to and should only be done under a doctors care it is not recommended in cases of high blood pressure or chronic rheumatic heart disease gastrointestinal disease is the most common vitamin e deficiency disease serious deficiency can lead to degeneration of tissues in the testes ultimately causing male sterility women who are severly deficient cannot carry a pregnancy term successfully and often have miscarriages premature births frequently result from insufficient intake of vitamin e during pregnancy leaving the infants more susceptible to anemia vitamin e deficiency appears to make red blood cells more susceptible to damage from medication and from environmental stresses a deficiency of vitamin e can produce heart disease evidence is ac cumulating to indicate that a lack of sufficient vitamin e may be a contributing factor in arteriosclerosis and cancer vitamin e works to treat and prevent heart diseases such as coronary thrombosis a heart attack in which the vessels are blocked by blood clots and part of the heart is deprived of its blood supply vitamin e causes ar terial blood clots to disin tegrate angina pectoris a chest pain resulting from insufficient supply of blood to the heart tissues is successfully treated with alpha tocopherol vitamin e can aid in the healing of burned tissue skin ulcers and abrasions it prevents or dissolves scar tissues vitamin e helps remove old acne scars particularly if xray o treatments have been given it is needed also to help dissolve scars in the artery walls caused by toxic substances vitamin e is helpful in counteracting premature aging of the skin i met the monkey the monkey is me jfyjohn montgomery while i have always accepted the theory of evolution in a more or less abstract and detached manner it was recently brought home to me with a rude shock i had occasion to visit a chiropractor and as i was complaining about discomfort in my neck and the base of my spine several xrays of my upper torso were taken the rude shock came when i went back to view the lifesize xrays they had how should i say it a disconcertingly simian quality about them the first picture showed a straight on view of my back therre was a definite ape like slope to the shoulders and there was something about the underslung jaw that made me slightly fidgety these revelations were bad enough but unfortunately the worst was still to come the chiropractor put up another xray on the lighted screen and there was this creature with a short but prominent tail projecting out off the end of the spine i was strongly tempted to ask him if he hadnt perhaps been doing some work at the metro zoo and inadvertently pulled a switch but as he continued seriously pointing out the problem areas on my back i decided to hold my tongue i brooded on these apelike charac teristics for some time and eventually found myself absentminded doing an inventory of my physiognomy to see if there were any other primate features it was a tremendous relief to discover that v i do walk erect but the satisfaction i received was more than a little marred when i discovered i have basically a cromagnon man forehead i never noticed it before but there seems to be this ridge along the line of my eyebrows that slopes back into my forehead thankfully i didnt see a full xray of the side of my head or i would undoubtedly have been forced to admit that i in fact havent really evolved all that far the rest of the inventory worked out all right and eventually i made a downright heartening discovery my baby toes are very small and they kind of tuck in under the next toes the toenail is almost nonexistent some time ago i read an article con- veniently i dont remember where which said that man is still evolving and that loss of the baby toes is an indication that man is adapting to walking on the earth instead of hanging around in trees it was quite edifying to discover i have made some progress enough said on this topic i think ill break for a banana