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page two the tribune stouffviue ont thursday july 31 1941 qjie tavcffvtilt britmn established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffviue ontario eight to twelve pages average circulation 1500 copies subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments small towns are honest the current number of readers digest under the title the repair man will gyp you if you dont watch out tells an amazing story of a survey recently conducted in the united states of garages and repair shops in that country says the collingwood bulletin the two investiga tors travelled 14516 miles in all parts of the union in an automobile which was put in perfect condition before they started they called at garages and service stations to see whether they would get a fair deal or would get gypped and this is what they found three out of five garage men will overcharge lie invent unnecessary work or charge for work not done for new parts not needed for parts not in stalled it is rather a sorry story but whether or not it is paralled in canada it is hard to say it possibly is but the point of the story we were particularly interested in was that part of the survey which dealt with the small towns the comparison between small towns and cities in the united states is probably the same in canada the survey shows that in the large cities like new york miami new orleans chicago and several others the gyps predominate 62 to 20 small towns and small garages were much more honest than large towns places with less than 10000 population proved twice as safe for the motor ists as places over 10000 which overcharged or deceived in 70 percent of the test cases when one hears a report showing that 65 pc of the garagemen in the united states are dishonest in their deal ings with the motorist it is most refreshng to know that in the small towns honesty is the standard policy and take it from us that in this particular stouffviue is one of those small towns memorable words of sir wilfred the dominion bureau of statistics has for some time been heading its daily bulletin with quotations from speeches and writings recently a quotation from a speech by sir wilfred laurier canadas revered french- canadian prime minister and leader was used the speech- was delivered in 1916 just 25 years ago the quotation men there are today who sneer at the thought of canada exhausting her resources to defend the empire sir there are other things greater even than the empire great as it is civilization is greater than the empire and civiliza tion is the issue for my part i reecho the words lately spoken by that workman at the docks at liverpool who explaimed if germany should win nothing in gods earth would matter i speak my whole soul and heart when i say if germany were to win i would be thankful that provi dence should close my eyes before i saw the sun rising on such day leadership through example while there are some in canada who would have preferred some system of rationing gasoline and oil rather than the voluntary plan which has been launched most canadians will agree that the oil controllers move sets a splendid objective for a democratic people if motor car drivers of this country cut down the consumption of motor fuel by 50 pc of their own free will the achievement will stand out as a triumph for our way of living human nature will be a prime factor in the success of the countrys undertaking however many of us are prone to sit back and wait for the other man to take the initiative we require leadership within the ranks some body to set the example before we all commence to do the same thing together in this campaign to conserve gasoline and oil for the sake of the bombers overseas an opportunity is presented to the humblest of our citizens to become a leader if a man leaves his motor car in his garage for four days a week and proudly announces the fact to his friends in the community he will be rendering a service to his country of no mean value fall stocking shades the new fall shades for hosiery certainly have flavour names like brown butter and honeycomb are typical of the animated shades of stockings which canadian women will be wearing this season and a double satis faction will be found in the stockings this fall for not only are they wearable and pleasing to the eye but they are part of the national war plan as well continuing with the rationing plan adopted earlier this year the manufacturers of fullfashioned hosiery in canada are limiting themselves to a percentage of the former amount of raw silk used in their stockings in order to con serve foreign exchange and to benefit the empire markets from which they obtain substitute materials ordinarily their supply of silk would be purchased in us funds and this amount can now be utilized for war purchases instead meanwhile the hosiery workers are turning out just as attractive stockings for canadian women at the usual price they say despite the change in methods welcome the lake campers from musselmans once a year the tribune attempts to issue a paper of especial interest to those folks who come from toronto and other places to spend a holiday at musselmans lake only a few miles from town it is the campers delight to journey down to the village frequently and wander through the stores where they are most welcome whether they are on a buying expedition or just sightseeing we doubt if there is a more orderly decent lot of campers to be found on any beach and we have yet to hear of any trouble of any kind arising from a crowd of campers from musselmans the mechantsare to be congratulated for the man ner in which they cater to this lake trade the butcher the baker the candlestick maker all of them will do almost anything to please these folk and many a trip to the lake they make to answer their wants we were looking at a copy of the paper printed in this town in 1895 and musselmans lake was referred to as a pleasant place to pitch a tent among the cedars but there was not one cottage built there at that time no one ever dreamed that the day would come when the summer popu lation there would outstrip that of stouffviue such is the case today several hundred summer homes line the shores and the cedar beach premises are perhaps the most elabor ate to be found on an inland lake in all ontaiio the municipality of whitchurch through its council are constantly striving to improve the place better roads garbage collection and police facilities are provided for which of course the property owners pay in taxation visitors to the lake and there are thousands of weekenders find very good accommodation church services on the sabbath and wholesome recreation for all townspeople may not appreciate the open spaces as they should because they enjoy them all year but imagine yourself living on a lot 20 or 25 feet wide all year never off the pavement and you will understand what it means to get out to the country with its broad open spaces ample amuse ment and all the rest that goes with it the eaton girls camp at shadow lake just a stones throw from musselmans is doing a fine work in providing at moderate cost an outing for their female employees and their girl friends to all of them stouffviue says thrice welcome beware your salvage salvage continues to be a lively topic all across canada these days your enquiring reporter was impressed with that fact as he searched out news items this week letters of salvage activities getting under way in tardy dis tricts and reports of conditions from well organized dis tricts are highly inspirational salvage is going over the top but all is not entirely smooth sailing a new type of racketeer has developed he is an unscrupulous person taking advantage of the salvage drive in rural districts he collects salvage in the name of the red cross or some other well known local salvage organization without in any way being associated with the work and later sells the salvage for his own personal gain several prosecutions for fraudulency have already been instituted but officials of the national salvage office point out that prevention is better than cure farmers and rural housewives who gather for bona- fide voluntary local salvage organizations they say should make certain that the persons who call to pick it up are accredited representatives and salvage organizations should have their collectors carry a document of identifica tion summer cottagers we carry a full line of ladies and childrens wear dresses coats slacks blouses skirts silk stockings sockees bathing suits ladies boys mens beach size thirsty towels beach size mens wear suits sport shirts windbreakers sport pants odd pants boots and shoes floor covering for the cottage visit our store when in town the golden store phone 273 stouffviue ont ovkrtakex by deaf traix max kiijj while walking south on the cnr tracks at aurora early saturday morning richard dick pugh of aurora was struck by a southbound passenger train and almost instant ly killed mr pugh was temporarily em ployed on the farm of walter wood and was within a telegraph pole length of the wood back lane when the accident happened he had his pipe and tobacco in his hand when found the train driven by engineer fred riddle of new toronto and in charge of conductor j j goring of allandale is not believed to have been travelling at a great rate of speed for it is said to have stopped within a few yards of the spot where the impact occurred mr pugh was very hard of hear ing and it is beieved that he did not hear the train at the wood farm were mr w gflj rjrjqrirwirtnrtjji buses leave ijiave stoukfviijih to toronto a 6 15 am d 245 pm b s25 am c 350 pm c 1250 pm e s40 pm except sun hoi b sun hoi c sat only d except sat sun hoi e sat sun hoi standard time bus trava information at ioln food slmph- gray coach lines pughs two sons harry aged 20 and gordon aged 15 both of whom were assisting in farm work cash is the jack of all trades and the master of many men a little minute is long enough for a big rest when you drink an icecold bottle of cocacola so when you pause through out the day make it the pause that refreshes with icecold cocacola you taste its quality port pout perry bottuxg works authorized bottler of ciry cocacola phoxk acm musselmans lake presents fourth annual sports day on civic holiday 0m net proceeds in aid of canadian red cross british bomb victims fund water sports and novelty events on the beach bathing beauty contest for the title of miss cedar beach 630 pm dst first prize 5000 second 1500 third 1000 amateur contest 730 pm on the beach 1st prize 15 2nd 10 3rd 5 dancing each evening cedar beach ozzie williams and his orchestra one admission for all events on the beach aftcrncon and evening free parking