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the tribune stouffville ont thursday february 7 1946 3jlp tmiffmllp uiritmnr established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa s2s0 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments a complicated system york county council spent one afternoon debating the matter of school grants and puzzling out just how they are arrived at it is safe to say that not ten per cent of the school trustees or members of boards of education could ive any ratepayer a proper explanation on how the amount zi school grants received from the department of educa tion or the county are arrived at the method of computation is intricate and difficult in the extreme and one wonders why some simpler form of arriving at the amount of the grants handed out each year is not worked out in some more simplified form after a competent auditor had traversed the whole situation mem bers of york county council were seen shaking their heads and asking who ever conceived such a method for the basis of paying grants as that which exsists in the province of ontario the costs of strikes strikes are costly to all groups in the community the worker suffers a loss of income the employer has reduced profits the consumer suffers inconvenience and must fore go products urgently desired this is all so obvious that it scarcely needs repetition notes the new york times what is less obvious the times points out is that the cost involved is often excesively greater in relation to the rewards to be won taking the present steel strike as an illustration the times drives home its point as follows the companies have offered an increase of 15 cents an hour which would be the largest increase ever received by these workers this strike has been called to obtain an additional 3 cents an hour if the 15cent offer were acept- ed steel workers would earn about 129 an hour on the basis of their own demands they would earn 132 an hour every hours work that is lost because of the insist ence upon an additional 3v cents an hour costs the steel worker at least 129 it would take him 37 hours of work at the additional 3a cents an hour to make up for the loss of one hours pay of 129 in other words if the steel worker is unemployed for one 40hour week it will take him 37 full weeks at the higher rate to make up for the time lost if the strike lasts for two weeks it will take 74 weeks to make up for the time lost if the strikers were out for a month it would take 148 weeks or almost three full years before the earnings lost during the strike were recouped these figures of course do not in themselves establish the merit of the offer made by the steel companies they do not in themselves disprove mr murrays claim that more could have been paid but they do call attention to a factor which is frequently lost sight of when union labor rejects a major gain in favor of a strike uncle hy says i used to think the rain was sent some plan of mine to circumvent but since ive started planting seed i find the rain a friend indeed 1 used to think the wild winds blew to raise the dreaded dust anew but since i work with loam and sand i find the wind dries up my land i used to think the suns hot rays were meant to spoil my holidays but since ive taken to the hoe i find the sun helps things to grow so come on wind- and rain and sun and do your stuff my plantings done since youre my friends a helpful lot move in and run my garden plot on taking of oaths mr justice manson of the supreme court of british columbia is reported to have rebuked a witness who in taking an oath kissed the hand in which he held the bible instead of the book itself there is no suggestion that the witness intended to commit perjury but apparently he was fastidious about putting his lips to a courtroom bible ill any event as the learned judge pointed out the witness could not escape a charge of perjury if he was trying to avoid taking the oath as he might have pointed out the oath is binding even when a bible is not used according to some legal historians the custom of kiss ing the book is a relic of trial by ordeal the witness having performed the formality was expected to be in fear of super natural punishment if he swerved from the narrow- path of veracity but if one is to judge from much of the evidence that is given in courts today the fear of the super natural no longer carries much weight it is hard to believe that such a mass of directly contradictory evidence could be presented on two sides of a case if all witnesses were doing their best to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth the oath in its present form has a tinge of illogicality about it an honest witness might have no difficulty about telling the truth and nothing but the truth but if he attempts to tell the whole truth as he sees it he is likely to be stopped by the judge or one of the counsel all that he can conscientiously do is to tell as much of the truth as he is permitted to tell his evidence must be the truth but the truth is not necessarily evidence the respect of the layman for the courts is the strength of our legal system and it is desireable that those persons who are called upon to give evidence should do so with a full sense of their responsibility if the formal oath has lost its force it might be better to substitute for it a caution by the judge to each witness to the effect that he was bound under penalty of prosecution for perjury to answer truly all questions that he might be asked then if perjury was committed the prosecution should be instituted immediate ly the change in custom might increase the work of the courts for a time but in the long run it would assist the cause of justice too much overhead there are tens of thousands of government employees across canada who are no longer needed senator c c ballantyne declared a few days ago adding that one could close his eyes and dispense with the services of 50 of those workers for the government and they would never be missed such a rouih and ready demobilization of the war swollen civil service would probably not be the best method but senator ballantyne brings to the public attention a pruning job that should not be delayed- before the war there were 44000 people working for the dominion government and the annual payroll amounted to 88 millions this year those figures had risen to 150000 people and 229 millions that outlay is approximately half our prewar budget an utterly fantastic load for a country of only 12 millions to carry assuming that the average civil servant supports two dependents this means that exclusive of the armed services every 25th worker is on the dominion government payroll two wrongs dont make a right because the members of parliament at ottawa stuck their hands into the money chest for an extra two thousand dollars per year salary tax free victoria county council members meeting at lindsay are petitioning the minister of finance for exemption from income tax on the remuner ation received as municipal councillors a resolution asking the exemption passed without a dissenting vote reactions to the lindsay resolution are varied among members of york county council however this paper does not subscribe to the idea so long as persons earning only 660 or 1200 are forced to pay over a portion of their small salaries the whole tax exemption should be widened to enable single persons to earn 1000 a year tax free and married persons 2000 sunday school lesson lesson for february 10 golden text whom the lord loveth he correctcth even as a father the son in whom he ilcllglitetli lrov 3 12 the lesson as a whole the book of numbers was the guidebook of the levites who at tended to temporal things in con nection with jehovahs sanctuary and were responsible to minister to the needs of his people through out this book we see israel under the guidance and discipline of jehovah as they pursued their way as pilgrims to kadeshbarnea the place of opportunity from which they might have gone up triump hantly into the promised land had faith been in exercise turned back because of unbelief they were obliged to wander for thirtyeight years in the wilderness until the generation that had rebelled against god had died away but though they were suffering because of their refusal to trust and obey god he did not cease to watch over them and to meet their daily needs nevertheless he dealt with them in holy discipline for whom the lord loveth he chasteneth and scourgeth every son whom he re- eeiyeth heb 12 g it is thus he has visited his people with the rod when wayward and disobedient in all dispensations and he declared tiiis to le true in a special way in connection with israel amos 32 the wilderness is the place of testing it was actually no part of gods purpose for israel but it was pari of his ways with them in order to try them and to bring out what was in their hearts he might have taken them by a short route to canaan kxod 1317 but he de sired to protect them from warfare to which as yet they were not accustomed and he had great and important lessons to teach them which could only lx learned through wilderness experiences deut s 15 in the present lesson we see them afflicted by his dis ciplinary hand because thev heeded not the report of caleb and joshua num 14 610 and refused to act in obedience to gods commands after leaving egypt the people came in a few weeks to sinai where they remained a full year there she tabernacle was built- from thence they moved on by- easy stages till at last they came to kadeshbarnea on the southern border of canaan from there moses at their solicitation deut 122 and yet by divine acquies cence num 1313 sent twelve spies to view the land and bring back their report as to what they found ten of the spies discouraged the hearts of the people by insist ing that they were quite unable to overcome the armed inhabitants of palestine who dwelt in walled cities caleb and joshua the other two spies gave a good report but the people determined not to attempt to go in to take possession of the promised inheritance be cause of this gods indignation was aroused verse by verse num 14 11 the lord said un to moses how long will this people provoke me nothing stirs the heart of god to indignation like un belief on the part of those he has redeemed he had given israel every possible evidence of his power and goodness yet at the moment of their great opportunity they failed to trust him and refus ed to go up and possess the inherit ance he had promised them verse 12 i will smite them disinherit them and will make of thee a greater nation god was prepared to destroy the whole sin- 1 ful nation and replace them by the descendants of moses israel had forfeited all title to his protection verse 13 moses said then the egyptians shall hear it the holy boldness of moses and his i utter unselfishness were markedlv manifested as he interceded for life people- could god afford even to seem to fail in his purpose hi egypt heard that he had destroyed i israel in the wilderness it would give them cause to rejoice over their downfall and to question jehovahs ability to perform what he had undertaken verse 11 they have heard that thou lord art among this people the marvelous dealings of god with israel had become known through- out all contiguous lands all had heard of his manifested presence in the pillar of cloud and tire his honor and the salvation of his i people were linked up together in their minds verse 15 16 if thou shall kill all this people then the nations will speak saying because the ird was no able to bring this people into the land he hath slain them there i something truly sublime in the bold way in which moses presented the case to proved so unbelieving and rebel- the lord as he pleaded the cause of lious as it was with the nation the people who had been so unthen so it is with individuals now grateful to him on many occasions there are certain temporal conse- verse 17 lot the power of my quences of sin which are not neces- lord be great according as thou sanl remitted when the believer hast spoken moses was as it were i who has failed and confessed his reminding the lord of his own failure is forgiven for as intimat- promlse he besought him to fuled above grace and government go fill his own word as he went on to hand in hand quote gods declaration made to verse 21 my servant caleb him in mt horeb hath followed me fully him will i verse 18 the lord is long- bring into the land the faith of suffering and of great mercy for- this devoted man stands out in giving iniquity and transgression vivid contrast to the vnbehef of the stanley theatre box office opens dally at skthlrly pm shows begin 7 pm kdwvko kok1nson now playing our vines have tender grapes thurs mite is foto nite 2 offers 200 55 margaret ohrien jaeky butch itnkin friday and saturday february s and 9 monday and tuesday february 11 and 12 the corn is green starring bette davis wednesday and thursday february 13 and 14 her highness and the bellboy editors mail dear sirs you will be happy and interested to know that we have recently completed a very successful red shield home front appeal the good response we have met with throughout the division and the territoiy has been made possible by the willing cooperation and good service rendered by our many friends who have so willingly assist ed us i would like to take this oppor tunity both on behalf of the sal- ixrkbxatioxal farm vation army as well as myself as mark ft miev ummi divisional commander of the tor- s mu onto east division of thanking you for your very fine assistance and assure you of our deep apprecia tion we shall continue to do our best to meet the need with which we are surrounded everyone coming to make their pur- chases to pay their bills to shake hands with each other and to have a good time together policeman in cluded and then go home with a steady step and a clear brain witli a kindly feeling toward everybody listen folks believe it or not the prosperity and good will which exists in your town and country round about is largely due to the healthful influence of the stouff ville tribune j pike worldwide trade needed to main tain agriculture would become peasants reeve says farmers of york county must e are suriwuueu interest tnemselves in seeing liml in faith moses laid hold of these precious words and he counted on god to do as he had aid it is true rest of the nation he therefore and joshua alone of that genera tion were to be preserved through he knew that the lord had also all the trials of the way and added and by no means clearing brought into the land at last the guilty but he evidently disjthe heart of the lesson anguished definitely between gods the fathers discipline of his grace and his government he who own family is a most solemn and paidons inquity freely upon repent- important line of truth god was a ance and faith does not overlook i father to israel he said when failure in his people but deals with israel was a child then i loved him tor but our many friends giving so generously of their time and effort to assist us means a great deal and is an encouragement and an inspir ation to all members of the salva tion armv we pray that god will bless you and give to you and yours in this coming year and in the years to come much of his blessing sincerely yours- herbert h newman divisional commander the stouflviile tribune i receive it each week direct from the publishers office as a gift from my daughter and am de lighted to read its pages it is just j the united slates national and worldwide marketing if they are not to become peasants reeve charles hooper chairman of the agriculture committee warned york county council last week farmers of york county and every other county must be pre pared to assist in the implementa tion of an extensive food produc tion program lo support sucii a marketing program continued reeve hooper who is also presi dent of the ontario agriculture council we farmers must adjust our selves to the actions of some of the strikes not only in canada but ini md elsewhere like receiving a good long letter because communication and irans- from home for 1 was born and portation has developed so rapidly raised on a farm not too far from in recent years ihat every action stoullviile and many of the names mentioned in its columns i remem ber quite well the news from far and near pours in like a niagara and is written in short snappy style and is most wholesome and is free from the stench of gossip tattle the manner in which the pub lisher makes his comments and criticisms on all current issues is given in a concise frank and con structive way and i infer that he taken by labor industry and gov ernment directly or indirectly affects our agriculture program contended reeve hooper if no interest is taken we as farmers will find ourselves strug gling for life with high production cost on one hand and low prices for our products on the other this will drive our young people from our beautiful farms and the ones who it by the rod of discipline verse 19 pardon i beseech thee according unto the great ness of thy mercy he did not and called my son of egypt hos 111 because of this covenant relationship he undertook to see them through to the final fulfill- plead for pardon on the ground of ment of all his promises but he their merit for they had none but could not overlook their sins and he besought the lord to act in failures these had to be dealt with accordance with the love of hishn the divine government these own heart things happened unto them for ex- verse 20 the lord said i have amples or types 1 cor 1011 paidoned according to thy word j thev illustrate gods dealings with the test of moses own faith was his peonle now chastisement not ended triumphantly god answered necessarily punishment however his plea and assured him that he but it is nevertheless part of that had forgiven his erring people dicirinrv process ov which we verse 21 but as truly as i live are made to learn the importance all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the lord for though he had pardoned he would so deal with israel that the righteousness of his throne would be untarnished and all the world should learn that although he could and did forgive the sins of his people he did not make light of their iniquities but would deal with the nation in a way that would magnify his holiness and manifest his righteous govern- lewisthis will be the annual meet- ment over those whom he hadjinc taken up in grace his glory shall mr bob thomas of the oac yet bo displayed before all created i guelph spent the weekend at his intelligences and israel will be the home vessel whereby that glcry shall be mr harold townsend attended made known throughout all the the short course in agriculture world i held at lnionville last week verse 22 23 all those men birthday congratulations to mr oi obedience to the word of god 9th line markham too late last week the sewing circle net last week at the home of mrs geo lewis a wear ever brush demonstration was a feature of this meeting the next meeting is to be held on feb 12 at the home of mrs murray which have seen my glory and have tempted me now these ten times shall not see the land which i sware unto their fathers o peacock to celehate his soth birthdsy his family held a most en- jovable dinner partv at the home of mr and ms rov smith pethesda although the nation as such had during the evening mr peacock been forgiven discipline had to was oresented with a beautifully ake iw course upon those who had upholstered ottoman chair does and will support any project i lefl wi become peasants he that will be for the benefit of the concluded community in their report the members of as a country paper the tribune the agriculture committee contend- has a very large circulation and is ed that the price stabilization act a most popular medium through which the public may and are using as a source of advertising anything for sale of which they may have need the tribune gives honour toj passed by the federal government to operate in the transition period from war to peacetime is not known to be functioning as a result county council en- tself by presenting an excellent j dorsed a resolution ecommended exposition of the sunday school by the agriculture committee lesson each week and informs the county asks the caa- young and old where the churches atlian federation of agriculture to and their ministers may be found with a kindly welcome to all who may attend i am of the opinion that the publisher of the tribune is an ardent believer in home trad ing for he is careful to make men tion of stouffville source of supplies where with little exception any thing may be purchased or ordered of which the town or countryside may have need and too is persuad ed that right in your own commun ity are to be found proficient tradesmen business and profes sional men who are able to give the highest type of service which may bo needed in any walk of life from the cradle to the- grave i am informed that the public come for miles to make their pur chases in stouffville and on a sat urday night this town presents the picture of a fair with cars so num erous there is scarcely room in which to find parking space and press for a statement of policy in respect to the continuance of sub sidies employed in wartime to assist in maintaining the costofliving index and to equalize production costs it was suggested in the recom mendation that generally the same net per unit return from farm pro ducts be maintained in relation to the production program at the earliest possible moment the machinery under the prices stabilization act should be made to function the committee advised thursday night is foto nite offers 200 and 55 alfalfa hay wanted 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