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iisvtfy y v ymii isf the tribune stouffville ont thursday jan 27th 1944 oil fbtauffmite bribmu established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to twelve pages average paid circulation 2000 subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 9250 a vi nolan son publishers notes and comments names of growers varieties etc have been prepared and are now available at offices of local agricultural represent atives dominion seed potato certification service oac guelph or the crops seeds and weeds branch ontario de partment of agriculture the quality of ontario seed potatoes from the 1943 crop is exceptionally good in most cases and buyers have been well pleased with purchases many growers have already made sure of satisfactory supplies by securing seed early considering that potato growers have been requested to increase production by five per cent in 1944 also the fact that heavy losses were experienced from bacterial ring rot in 1943 growers would be well advised to provide for the first requisite in profitable potato production by using only seed which is known to be satisfactory bigand small families the last 17 families to locate at ajax the munitions centre in south pickering township brought to that com munity 33 children this is given as a record growth well it may be so far as families moving into any one community are concerned but is it a record number of children for 17 families to possess after all its barely two to a family con sequently the number is not impressive in the province of quebec where the normal number of children born to a couple averages eight it would only take four families to reach almost the number brought in by seventeen reported at ajax in ontario parents will tell you there is no certainty that children brought into the world can be reared properly but we never hear that from quebec where conditions are not as good as they are in ontario the situation provides food for thought reforestation program lacking when one surveys the amount of timber lands cut down in the surrounding townships within close proximity of stouffville this winter thoughts turn to speculate on the effect this will have on our future water supply if at least an equal amount of land is not planted in trees whitchurch uxbridge and gwillimbury townships have provided great quantities of wood and timber for present cutting and so far as we can learn there is nothing like an equal amount of reforestation being planned after all the lessons we have learned about the value of timber land in relation to our water supply the public have a right to expect more concern and energy shown by our county councils in their reforestation programs many hundreds of acres of land unfit for profitable farming areavailable for reforestation if the councils of york and ontario would stir themselves more than they have county programs to our mind are too centralized in york county one huge forest is being set up at vivian which having its advantages is a splendid thing however there are one and two hundred acre areas that should be taken into the program in other localities of the county which would have great advantage in decentralizing and spreading the benefits of the trees to other- districts a crowded canada there is no more interesting subject for consideration than population and many experts would have us believe there is none more important to nations and the world some fanatical on the subject insist that unless something is done to change current downward trends the future of the human race will be shrouded in sorrow and the poets vision of earths last man not all a figment of the imagina tion it can be said at least that these prophets of doom are not thinking of themselves because the most pessim istic estimate of population decadence leaves the earth quite well populated for thousands of years among fears held toy other people is that of a crowded world the present population of the earth is approximately 2000 millions although several authorities agree on the figure it is no more than a good approximation because it never happens that there is an uptodate information for every country in the same year qualified persons agree that an estimate of 1009 millions for 1845 is as well found ed as a guess can be made upon this estimate can be calcu lated that between 1845 and 1914 the average annual in crease of the worlds inhabitants was at a rate that would double the population in less than a century the socalled white race is estimated to have increased from 150 millions in 1770 to 635 millions by 1938 this vast increase parallels the growth in applied science and the in dustrial revolution in fact the population increase is prob ably a direct effect of science and the machine aided by improvements in sanitation and advances in medicine which have prolonged the life span if humanity were to increase for another 250 years at the same rate as it apparentlyincreased from 1900 to 1920 it would reach 10 billion there are authorities on the sub ject who say that it would then have exceeded the best prac ticable population and would also have reached about the maximum population that the earth is able to sustain how ever the picture at this time is one of collective plenty and gloomy foreboding to the contrary the human race is still a long way from starvation plenty of seed available for potato growers potato growers who are planning their 1944 production will be pleased to know that a very satisfactory supply of good seed is still available particularly of the late varieties says re goodin potato fieldman of the ontario depart ment of agriculture although buyers have been active resulting in a heavy movement of seed potatoes in the fall much good seed was put in winter storage mostly because labour shortages in terfered with grading operations on farms a recent survey has revealed that approximately 118000 bushels of founda tion foundation a and certified seed potatoes remain in ontario farms as at january 1st uptodate lists giving air cadets to continue us navy secretary frank knox has stated that the organization of air cadets jn the united states will not be dropped at the conclusion of the war but that in spite of possible pacifistic reaction it is intended that all boys of seventeen should be given a years training the purpose of this is to prevent a relapse into the state of unpreparedness which cost the allied nations so much delay and loss at the beginning of the war but important too is the effect it would have on the young manhood of the nation the physical development to be acquired by a years military training and the comradeship that grows under camp con ditions are proving a benefit right now to many young men in the army while we deplore the war that has made army life necessary we must also see the advantages that many are gaining and recognize the value that would be gained by such a training in peacetime railway groceries make a big order to buy one months provisions for dining and troop train commissary cars of the canadian national rail- ways operating through the montreal district is a big job in terms of or- idinary housekeeping here are the quantities required for an average thirtyday period bread 16120 loaves oneandahalf pounds each poundsofmeat 6522 pounds of fish 7500 pounds of poultry 6180 dozen eggs 25800 pounds of potatoes 20325 pounds of fresh vegetables 15660 quarts of milk arid cream 3000 pounds of butter 1000 pounds of cheese 175 boxes of apples 60 boxes of grapefruit 18 boxes of lemons 150 boxes of oranges 12 doz cucumbers 1200 bunches of celery hearts 2900 heads of lettuce 550 bunches of parsley and 500 green peppers there is moro than that in the grocery order but the details given indicate that it is sizeable editors mail stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop telephone 7001 7002 dear editor i read an editorial last week re calling the fact that we had a by law requiring motor drivers to shut down the engine- and render assist ance to passing drivers with horses many of us recall thosedays only 35 years or less ago up in meaford a few days ago the matter came to my mind when i saw a milk sleigh for the local dairy making its usual rounds the horse and sleigh were on the wrong side of a double track roadway and the driver was at a customers door some distance off when a car appeared realizing that the outfit was in the middle of the road the driver spoke to the horse and it immediately turn ed jrlght climbed a snowbank- 18 inches and pulled the sleigh out of the tracks so the car could pass then the animal resumed the beaten path again a human being could do no more but what a contrast to the days you refer to when farmers fairly cursed autos and the few who owned them what a difference a few hours or days or years can make george editor stouffville tribune dear sir an article appearing in the columns of a december issue has come to my attention said article was repro duced from the bowmanvllle states man under the title of attack on crown attorney this article accuses the oshawa timesgazette of being solicitous to wards the socialist party in giving promince to a labour union letter demanding the dismissal of crown attorney annls on account of a speech he made in whitby before the united church mens association right here mr editor i would like to ask two questions 1 since when did a newspaper in publishing a letter or a reply to a slanderous attack on good people by public servants have a partial leaning to anyoae 2 why does the article fail to give a true and correct statement of the statement most strenuously ob jected to the statement objected to was the charge that the dregs of humanity not wanted in any civilized commun ity was shipped in to the war plant or plants in train load proportions your article has it boiled to juvenile debauchery only involving a few in dividuals at worst truly a crime demanding the ser vices of our machinery of justice but i would draw your attention to the fact that people are here recruit ed from the most respectable homes in the land and it certainly is no credit to any public servant to cast such a stigma upon the heads of these people mostly girls who liave answered the call of patriotic duty come from the four corners of canada to back up our boys in uniform i can make the statement here and now without fears of successful con- tradition that these girls have no right to come under the stigma of this unwarranted insult it was no gentleman s trick these girls are away from their homes many of them from the far flung border of this dominion and no person has any right to heap insults slurs or slan der on their heads as attorney annls has done and any newspaper refus ing to give publicity to any one de manding that a public apology be given to those so treated is certainly dellngucnt in its duty as a public institution laurie hlslop ajax ont germaxcoxtrolei dutch fixd food problem great people forced to deal on black murker paying fabulous prices in order to livo vittles and drink are the chief of my diet sounds very comfortable when there is enough food to be had right now in some countries it would be much easier if people did not need food news coming out of holland tells how hard it is in that germancon trolled country to get enough food for simplest wants between the nazi confiscation of supplies and the nazi control of what is left the peo ple have a fight to get enough to eat standing in long queues using available substitutes and buying in the black market eggs and meat are rationed out most sparingly between april 12 and- may 15 1913 citizens over 21 wore allowed to buy only one egg those under 21 could buy two but each egg was worth 30 cents so it would take more than the 220 which is the wage some workmen earn for a full days work to buy only s eggs everyone is allowed a piece of meat every two weeks but tho piece is so small that the dutch are making a joke about it they say the butchers are responsible for the shortage of cigarette papers be cause they use them for- meat wrap pings this year many canadians were standing in line to buy christmas candy this is far removed from the bitter reality that forces dutch house wives to queue up in the cold at 4 am on meat and vegetable days knowing that if they havenot tho strength to wait patiently their families may have to go without those essential foods with food so scarce and nazi con trol so harsh it is no wonder that the return of the prodical hux those who are able to will deal on the black market paying such fabu lous prices as 6 for a pound of but ter 65 for a pound of coffee 160 for a pound of tea balls 145 for a loaf of ibread 50 cents for a pound of potatoes 50 cents for a quart of milk and so on send the tribune to absent friends lehmans shoe 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s barker lds dba honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of tho university of toronto office in grubius block phone 274 markham every tuesday office in wear block medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and maia phone 196 coroner for york county v dr arthur l hore physician and surgeon general medicine and obstetrics also i eye ear nose and throat eyes tested glasses fitted school children tested free markham ont phone s7 a c kennedy clilropractor church street stoufftliic monday wednesday v f 9 to 12 am a s farmer licensed austioneer 20 years experience 20 20 years experience york county uxbridge and pickax ing townships farm stock and furniture sale a specialty telephone stouffville 7309 address gormley po clarke prentice phono aglncoiirt 52 w3 mluucob licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and on tario successes- for corpl ken prentlcetof casf and of tho itc j h prentice former prentice prentice farm and farm stodt sales a specialty at 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