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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 1951 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as second class mau post office department ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ontario in canada 5200 in usa 250 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments good dads few fathers will quarrel with the specifications for a good dad as set forth by a boys club the boys think dad should have a sense of humor he should also be firm he should get out and play ball with his son and occasional ly go with him on a fishing trip if a baseball accidentally goes through a window dad should not lose his temper and order the boys away of course this will not sit well with many fathers who might be of the opinion junior and his pals should try the playground or a vacant lot when they are batting a hard ball or tossing high flies companionship a firm hand on the boys shoulder understanding enough to allow the boy to join his compan ions in play rather than to always be doing chores these are the qualifications for good dads as suggested by the boys after all they make sound common sense no sunday work while many may find themselves at variance from time to time with the words and actions of premier maurice duplessis of quebec they can likewise commend him for his views on the preservation of sunday as a day of resj from industrial work his views were made known when he announced that sunday labor by quebec pulp and paper companies which had been suggested as a means of over coming the newsprint shortage will not be permitted by the quebec government in making the announcement premier duplessis had this to say this suggestion has been made under the pretext that more newsprint would help various countries in the fight against communism the first law the divine law will always remain a bulwark against subversive ideas and workers must not be deprived of churchgoing habits workers must be able to spend at least one clay with their families sunday in this statement the premier voices a principle in which this newspaper can concur that sunday should be kept free from industrial pursuits as much as possible with only those services which are absolutely essential to human needs being maintained the quebec premier is to be commended for taking a bold and courageous stand on this question and making it clear that his government is not favorably disposed towards sunday industrial operation death seems so final a splintering of wood a dull thud and tragedy descen ded upon a little group of children who but a moment before had made the playground reecho with their happy shouts the heavy beam which had formed part of a play ground swing was lifted from the broken body of a little child death drew a curtain across a life scarcely begun the shock and grief which darkened the childs home may be imagined the loss to the community was inestim able such an accident could happen here playground equipment even in perfect condition is something of a hazard in poor condition it invites disaster what have you done to protect your child from such a fate have you ever looked at the equipment on which your child plays either in your yard or in the community playground do you know how often school playground is checked or if it ever is if accidents are to be prevented the best in equipment must be provided and we must insist oh its periodic in spection also there should be competent playground supervision now is a good time to see to it that our children at play are as safe as is humanly possible closing rural post offices removes old landmarks announcement that numbers of rural post offices are to be closed foreshadows the disappearance in many ham lets of an institution linked to the earliest pioneer days invariably these small post offices were located in a cross roads general store shut off from the drygoods and gro ceries by partition walls around which on the inside were ranged little pigeonholes into which the postmaster who was also the merchant thrust the mail of the families in the community outside ends of these mail boxes were covered with glass and sometimes numbered so that the boxholders could peek in to see if there was any mail if there were two stores at the crossroads rivalry arose between their owners for the possession of the post office it brought in customers in addition to providing a small remuneration for the services rendered usually the possession of the post office was decided on political pat ronage lines when the government at ottawa changed the location of the post office often changed too everyone in the community had to call for mail and he was a poor merchant who could not turn the opportunity to good ac count by making a sale from the assortment of merchan dise which filled the glasscovered counters adorned the walls or hung from the ceiling the combined country store and post office was a wonderful place for the country boy there was romance in the blended atmosphere of spices new clothing coal oil and binder twine when the lad grew tired of inspecting the merchandise there was always the mvstery of the rows of glassend boxes in the post office partition on a rainy or blustery day the combined store and post office was on a par with the local smithy as a meeting place to thresh out the worlds problems suggests license for boarding houses judge mason horner kc of cannington has suggested in a letter to ontario countv council that it consider a bylaw for the licensing of hoarding homes for children as judge of the juvenile and family court his honor has noted that in the southern part of the county there are a number of boarding homes which accept children from toronto and other places sometimes the parents leave their children there and soon evaporate leaving the coun ty with the responsibility of pay ing the childrens aid societv accounts more control over such places would enable the charges to he alloted to the municipality which should legally bear them koeve thomas harrison of thorah added that boarding homes for aged people should also be considered in such a licensing bv- law annual decoration service in the weekly newspaper executive views st luc hump weekly newspaper publishers and editors of the ontario and quebec division of the can adian weekly newspapers association took time out from their convention in montreal to visit the canadian pacific railways st luc freight term inal the most modern in north america shown here at the hump office of the yard are a group of the newlyelected officers of the division led by president e a spence centre of the strathroy ont agedispatch left to right w james of the bowmanville ont statesman j p pickell paris ont star c chaus cheslev ont enterprise c nolan stouffville ont tri bune v farrow bracebridge ont gazette mr spence r shearer blenheim ont news- record r a giles lachute que watchman george cado- gan durham ont chronicle d r wilson shawinigan falls que standard g c craven ridgetown ont domi nion and l guertin shawini gan falls que lecho de st maurice col f j- picking aurora absent for parents only by nancy cleaver every family wants a dad boy is in his teens before his a home is started when two father su a tp- what people care enough for each other to think in terms of we and ours instead of 1 and mine it is built on mutuai love and trust a home is much more than a place to eat and sleep it is a place where each member of the home finds happiness security and a chance to grow in all good homes there is a sharing of work and of play between the husband and the wife and the children in the family have their part too in the tasks and the fun of the family group the members of the family enjoy each others company dad is more than the money maker mother is not just a housekeeper the children are not just boarders a father of a large family was asked how in the world he ever managed to keep up with his work and still have some time and energy to enjoy some leisure with his boys and girls he answered each child has his own daily task and when the days work is over their mother and i try to do something with the children which they all enjoy this family lived on a farm and the problem of giving each child a chore was much easier than in a sty home however there are jobs in every household jn which boys and girls can help the time to start children sharing in the work of a home is when they are young and eager to help mothers of teenage daughters who com plain how little assistance in the housework is ever volunteered by mary or helen often forget the time before their little girls started to school when mary or helen used to ask can i help you mum my but unfortunately mother could do things so much more quickly and efficiently and it was much simpler to say not today dear you run along and play and dont bother mother father should see to it that mothers load in housekeeping is not too heavy keep an eye on the youngsters and encourage them to do their share families need to play together as well as work together here again the habit of doing things as a home group should bo begun early it is too late to wait till a fun a little fellow can have with his dad fishing on a saturday after noon how much a dad is missing who does not give his son some of his play time fathers can be a wonderful help at bedtime by reading aloud to a small son or daughter what good times families can have on walks in the woods or by the lake or along a country road not long ago a small girl was over heard saying to her mother i wish we belonged in the blank home they have such good times they are the picknickest family you ever saw mr and mrs blank dont make any fuss at all about packing up a meal to be enjoyed outofdoors and sometimes they have a marvellous time just eating a meal in their own back yard what boy or girl doesnt enjoy a picnic and surely a picnic is a very inexpensive form of family recreation it is excellent training in sharing responsibility if all the members of the family help in pre paring the picnic meal and clean ing up afterwards the most important thing about a home is not the size of house the furnishings the convenient equip ment but the family atmosphere in a real home even a stranger can feel the bond between the mem bers of the family there are occasional conflicts arising from the clash of one personality against another that is all part of life in a group but because mother and father are united in their ideals about a home and their desires for their children in spite of some frictions between individuals there is an underlying serenity in the family atmosphere mother and father believe that a democratic nation is the best kind in the home their children through having a voice in a family council are being prepared for adult life it is quite true that a good parent takes time to work and play with a child both mother and father enjoy building a real home with a serene family atmosphere in which their child ren can grow into useful happy citizens fathers sometimes are so busy they forgot their part in making a house a home every family wants a dad local holstein was first to make 100i0 lb record only two canadian cows have ever produced over 30000 lbs milk in a year on twiceaday milking the first of these was the holstein doncrest pep top burke who made her record of 31935 lbs milk and 1108 lbs fat in 1945 in- the herd of mrs e l brown stouffville the second is inka pluto vale another holstein owned by h j mcfar- land picton who has just finished her record of 30712 lbs milk con taining 9s1 lbs fat inka pluto vale is no flash in the pan producer having milked heavily throughout her lifetime first started on official test as a ottawa letter by j e smith mp canada is to provide a pension of s10 monthly to all at the age of 70 without a means test registration for the new pension will commence throughout the country on july 1st this was announced in the house this week by prime minister st laurent the government will also shortly introduce legislation to enable it to make agreements with the pro vinces to provide old age security to persons in need between the ages of go and 70 years the- administrative plans for the application of this new old age security program are already go ing forward registration forms with respect to the universal pen sions plan are being prepared and it is proposed to have the necessary supplies of these forms printed within the next few weeks a small amount of additional staff will very shortly be recruited to deal with applications for the universal pen sions which will be administered by the federal authorities arrangements are now being discussed with the various pro vincial governments to take from their present old age pensions records the information which will be required to pay the universal pension after january 1st 1952 to approximately 300000 persons now receiving old age pensions under the previous legislation for these persons no additional applications for the universal pension will be required the government wishes to be in a position to commence as soon as possible after july 1 registration of the others probably some 400- 000 persons seventy years of age and over who are not at present receiving old age pensions the department of national health and welfare plans in the six months between july 1 of this year and january 1 1952 to deal with these applications through the present family allowance offices with the small additions to staff which are contemplated and to have their records in shape to enable pay ments to be made in the first month of the new calendar 3ear threeyearold she produced 20200 lbs milk and 723 lbs fat then as a senior fouryearold she established a canadian record for milk pro duction of 28893 lbs milk contain ing 912 lbs fat this was followed by a 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