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page two the tribune stouflfville ontario thursday june 26th 1941 qjlje tmiffmu ribtm established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouflfville ontario eight to twelve pages average circulation 1500 copies subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher our editorial comment licensed municipal auditors because seventy or eighty municipalities became involved financially over the past ten years the govern ment through the dept of municipal affairs is taking steps to eliminate many of the causes for those failures chief among them was the incompetency of officials handling municipal business councils always appointed the persons who would do the work most cheaply and failed to give a thought to qualifications now it has been made law that municipal auditors will require a license from the depart ment of municipal affairs under a 1941 amendment to the municipal act this would appear to be a very desirable en actment enabling the department to require certain quali fications of those who are to be appointed to the responsible position of auditor improved auditing means a greater measure of protection to the ratepayers and council and more uniform accounting to the department municipal clerks too must have ability before their approval is recog nized by this dept water bylaw needs scrutinizing the illness of reeve weldon has no doubt been all- together responsible for the overdue revision in the bylaw setting water rates in stouffville it is possible that the commercial rates are seriously out of tune with the times and that water is being sold to some customers at give away prices at a recent council meeting one customer in the commercial class asked for a reduction of rates and was told that as others in his class were likely to be in creased his present rate would be quite in line it now looks as though nothing will be accomplished before the water bills are issued in july nevertheless we predict that when reeve weldon who is making splendid progress now gets into harness again he will make it a point to look over the commercial rates very carefully and see that justice is done to all unless the village makes a profit on its rates it is question able whether water should be sold to commercial customers for vast outdoor enterprises at a time of year when the system can scarcely stand the demands made on it how ever no one would want to see a customer denied service but lets get paid for it a careful persual of the water by law is likely to produce good results britain may require large supply of eggs indications are that great braitain will require an increasingly large supply of eggs from canada during the third year of the war the dominion department of agri culture believes it is now too late to prepare for this de mand through the purchase of baby chicks but a great deal can be done by a careful selection and carrying over of all availble laying stock there is a noticeable tendency at the present time on the part of poultry producers to reduce laying flocks the marketing of fowl being quite heavy dur ing the first two weeks in june while systematic culing is desirable at all times the present situation would not appear to warrant heavy reduc tions there has been no break in the price of eggs and all indications point to a particularly strong egg market dur ing the summer and fall of this year while it is true that a great many yearlings were kept over last fall and in the ordinary course of events now is the time when two year old and birds that have complet ed their lay should go to market poultry producers how ever would be well advised to look over their yearling stock carefully and to retain for laying purposes all birds which are physically fit and in such condition as to insure a maxi mum egg production during the next twelve months local correspondents community builders as we sorted out the mornings mail of news budgets from our numerous talented country correspondents it occurred to us that they are among the worlds best com munity builders week after week these scribes of the countryside collect and put on paper the busy happenings of their various communities a neighbor may be ill a farmer may have been gored by a bull a valuable member of the community has passed to his reward under the various district headings each appears in print the life pulse of an area that is every bit as important as any urban dis trict perhaps more so much good influence can be exerted through the rural news columns the womens institute undertakes the task of building a new community hall for example publicity goes to work and soon the entire county is given an opportunity to help the worthy cause or the rural school needs a library all these items go to make a vastly important phase in the world of journalism heres to the country correspondents throughout the district and all over canada may their pencils ever go stronger button button whos got the button bulletin in scotch church those in the habit of putting buttons instead of coins in the collection plate will please put in their own buttons and not button from the cushions on the pews not easy to enlist in royal canadian air force this is the second of a series of articles about the royal canadian air force and the commonwealth air training plan written for the members of the cwna by hush templin of the fergus newsrecord it is not easy to join the royal canadian air force that is not because men are not wanted they are and the need will become greater it is not because one has to go far to find a recruiting centre they are scattered all over canada and every province has at least one of them ontario has six at north bay windsor london hamilton toronto and ottawa it is hard because the rcaf is par ticular about those it allows into its ranks there is a high tradition to be maintained for the air crews at tificate if applicable birth certifi cates of children if any and dis charge papers if formerly in mili tary service i might have supplied them all but had none with me most applicants go like that and are sent to the parliament buildings or wherever it is necessary to go to get the certificates there is no charge for these if applicant uses the forms given him at the recruiting centre pilots are most popular nearly every applicant who has the qualifications wants to be a pilot thats easy enough to under stand for there is a certain glamor about the lob what boy hasnt dreamed of flying his plane through the skies who hasnt heard what canadian pilots did during the last war and how many really know 9n e zdifoi4 mail a sergeant answers many enquiries from prospective airmen at the recruiting centre at winnipeg manitoba least educational requirements are high a pilot for instance must have junior matriculation or better alert physically fit young men are needed o course the age limit for pilots is 30 years for air observers and wireless operators two years old er according to the official litera ture applicants are required to be o good character possessing intelli gence and personaltiy and to be ob servant selfreliant and keen on fly ing and this means just what it says at the recruiting centre in order to find out just how a young man would join the rcaf i started at the beginning of the pro cedure i went to the recruiting centre at 297 bay street toronto choosing it because it is the largest and the busiest in ontario the staff numbers 45 the recruiting centre is in an old office building that was obvious not only because of the layout bin be cause the names of brokerage firms and the like are still to be found on much about all the other jobs the air force offers many dont realize that conditions have changed greatly in the air since the last war then the pilot usually flew and fought alone now cooperation is essentialmany planes carry crews of three or four or more they require air observers wireless operators and air gunners for every plane flying in the air a large crew is needed on the ground the rcaf lists some 65 trades in its ranks experienced men are much preferred but inex perienced men of the right kind will be trained many applicants try to bluff their way into the positions they desire theres nothing new about that of course but its almost impossible in the ircaf all applicants for trad es must pass the trade tests even before the medical examinations two corporals start the questioning if the man passes them he goes to the warrant officer to save time i slipped past the toronto june 14 1941 mr a v nolanjp stouffville ontario dear sir i receive my paper on thursday as usual in reading about tho re porters trip to the reservoir it brought back memories of 45 years ago when i was a child my father was a millwright and travelled quite a lot the same as mr joe lehman they usually worked on the same jobs it he was home in the winter time he used to take a trip up to where the reservoirs are just a few yards north of them to get water cress that was when it was at its best he took mo with him once thai i can remember it was a cold day and lots of snow we walked over the banks of snow across the fields from the then sutton railroad track there was a log across that you could stand on and gather the cress out of the very cold water he al ways used a large red handkerchief to carry it home in and was it ever good he always took some into mr frank miller and to old mr han cock he took a newspaper and out i in the clearing would light it to dry i and warm his hands before starting i back home my father was killed in i that terrible wanstead train wreck it will be 39 years this coming winter december 26th and it still remains so fresh in my memory as he was such a loving kind father i wish i was living back in stouff ville it is such a grand place we call once in a while to see friends kindest regards to all mrs d a galloway 1770 queen street e along this line particular attention to every phase of agriculture was urged by reeve thos alcmurchy of kins township when he claimed agricul ture is facing one of the most diffi cult periods in its history crpa this fan wont be what were expect ed he said hog bonuslng was condemned when another reeve said the farmer had been hit by this new system gzt your weekly check eget all the long mileage that is built into your tires let us check the air pressure every week its just one feature of our free shell service that means time and dollars saved stop in regularly 2000 acres ok weeds declaring that between canning- ton and beaverton there are 2000 acres of good land going to weeds reeve les cockburn of georgina township added that it was not even being used for pasture when he addressed york county council last week the session was largely given over to the plight of the farm er as several addresses were heard boadways service station business directory a c kennedy chiropractor church street monday stouffville wednesday fridays 9 to 12 am insurance medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county see h o klenck obrien avenue for your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglar and all casualty lines thomas birkett general insurance agency representing reliable companies including lloyds of london england phone stouffville 25902 dental e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office in grubins block phone 274 markham every tuesday office in wear block dr j f weatherill office over bank of commerce office hours 9 to 12 noon and 130 to 530 pm phone office phone residence 180 18002 clarcmont every tuesday office over bakers store phone claremont 1401 a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co -also- automobile and fire harry m spang representative mutual life insurance co also mutual automobile insurance telephone 6616 stouffville ontario barristers l s wall is shown getting his medical test from dr w m master at the windsor recruiting centre some of the doors in the hallway a man scrutinized mo carefully ho said nothing but his look was pene trating i wondered if i was supeet- od of spying or something of tho kind but my guide flying officer nlcol steered me safely past later 1 learned that the man in the hall is an expert in character study had 1 fortified myself with a fow drinks or been otherwise unsuitcd to be come a member of this great brotherhood ho would have found xn exuse for steering me out the loor every applicant must have proof f ago and education at least two otters of recommendation and char- icter one of them from a recen or present employer a marriage cer- 2 corporals and went directly to the warrant officer w h day familiar ly known as sgt major day in years past i knew more than one sergeant major it was never the most popular rank in the army but sgt major day was unlike any other of the rank that i had met for one thing he had a sense of humor equally important he seemed to have an uncanny knowledge of the intricac ies of all the trades in the air force 1 looked down the long list and pretended i wanted to be a motor mechanic i really wanted to be a pilot but i was a bit too old 1 couldnt imagine myself being a diesel oiler or a pigeon loftman or massour or an interpreter but continued on page five brierbush hospital government licensed main street east stoultvllle maternity medical and surgical cases taken ambulance service registered nurses and 24 hour service mrs e r good phone 191 r g clendening funeral director ambulance service office phone residence phono 3160 f 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary public o king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch office wcpoilardkc port perry iirhrmje ontario phone 25 l e oneill stouffville funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone service day and night business phone residence phone stouffville marble granilc works phone markham 9000 orders promptly executed l tarr proprietor phone 4303