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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 1 1948 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations paidinadvance circulation as of september 30 2575 issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance incanada 200 in u i2oc a- v noian son publishers notes and comments tragedy stalks about mrs evelyn soloman of detroit was arrested charged with the death of her daughter over whose head the mother was said to have smashed a milk bottle to stop the child from crying the childs tears were undoubtedly dried up but ever since the mothers must be flowing never have time id like to but somehow i dont seem to get the time ever hear that phrase if not you havent listened for it is in constant use with all the hustle and bustle this seems to be getting more and more an age of i havent time at every social or public function nowadays the chairman almost invariably announces that mr soandso phoned me that he regretted exceedingly that another engagement made it impossible to attend men do not seem to have time to spend an evening at home with their families women do not seem to have time for the same motherly care for their children that mothers had a generation ago many of the finer and nobler sides of human nature are being blurred and spoiled simply because we havent time to do those things which bring out and develop the finest traits of character it will be noticed however that people find time for things they want to do most and if they are losing sight of the fin er things in life it is largely because material interests are paramount these people that never have time are losing the best in life they will never have to take time to die some day sure theres a monopoly quite a fuss has been raised in the last few weeks over the discovery that bakers in many cities have been charg ing the same price for a loaf of bread there have been wild charges of monopoly and price fixing but that is not news for years we have had a monopoly and price fixing behind this bread business but it is in the raw material not the fin ished product ever since the dominion government took over the wheat industry every pound of wheat millers have purchased to make the flour to make the bread has come from the government wheat board and it has been sold to the millers at an identical price what is so surprising about a uniform price for bread when the government insists on a uniform price for the chief ingredient in that biead there is price fixing in many more commodities than bread what about newsprint how about hair cuts yes lets see it just doesnt stop at commodities school teachers even have a union called a federation are they not price fixing too in fact unions are price fixers all along the line nothing new about it so what is the dominion government investigating teachers salaries and taxes over the country salary increases for teachers are send ing tax rates soaring in some places as high as three and four mills here is a typical heading from the carleton place central canadian soaring education costs boost tax rate the term higher education is being interpreted in many municipalities as meaning higher costs of school mainten ance with the teachers salaries figuring largely in school budgets and the end is not yet judging from newspaper re ports of increases being sought even after educational bud gets have been approved by municipal councils it is generally admitted that the salaries of teachers in all schools have for many years been away too low and cer tainly not in keeping with those paid in other professions in fact common laborers are in many instances getting more than is paid some teachers to say nothing about the wages paid in skilled trades on the other hand while most school boards are inclined to recognize this fact and to deal gener ously with requests for increases the fact cannot be over looked that school trustees as custodians of the taxpayers money are in many places definitely worried knowing as they do the financial resources of their respective municip- ifcies and the extent to which they can be stretched without overlapping the boundary of safety it is safe to assume that teachers organizations will continue to press for high er minimums and maximums and municipalities in order to meet them will either have to dispense with essential munic ipal services or lend their weight in many quarters that the province take over all educational costs one should remem ber that if the state assumed this obligation it would have to find the extra money required from some other source most likely the municipalities in a new form which might have a little better taste but which would still have to be swallowed in our time by howi hunt be submitted to the house of com mons and it may be expected that in accordance with the usual experience supplementary esti mates for the year 194s49 will later be found necessary to cover require ments that cannot now be foreseen the principal decreases in the ottawa letter bv j e smith mj red flayed by all parties the troubled international situation continues to dominate the scene here at ottawa in one caucus we were privileged to hear a review ofj estimates for next year as com world affairs bv the prime minister pared with the year now closing and in another to hear l b pear- j are to be found in the items for the son undersecreiarv of state for departments of veterans affairs external affairs these men along reconstruction finance external with hon l s stxaurent are the affairs and agriculture they arise best informed in canada on foreign largely from the lower amounts affairs and their words were listen- required for food and cost of living ed to with great interest none can subsidies relief to europe and for be called alarmists vet all confessed the closing out and contraction of real concern over the present state various demobilization and recon- of affairs in manv parts of the struction activities as well as reduc- world jtion in the number of veterans still drawing benefits gratuities and see your favourite picture first at the stanley theatre following the truman speech all parties here joined in a forceful denunciation of communism prime minister king said canada would go all out in support of collective security pacts set up by united xations reestablishment credits the prin cipal increases are to be found in the departments of mines and resources health and welfare revenue public works and trans port as well as in votes for govern- jmentowned enterprises major in- events of the past week at least j creases are associated with higher have cleared the air international old age pensions more families affairs are from now on likely to be receiving familv allowances more on a more frank and outspoken health services to indians an basis recent events have removed expanded income tax administra- friday and saturday april ibi disney feature cartoon light on the rio grande wta a sell out today th heat the cloak and revealed communism in its true light avowed com munists are going to find the going a lot harder here and and should have less support from those idealists who live in the clouds and defend their right to carry on their insidious propaganda communism is a real threat to the world and we must guard against any inroads here in canada readers will recall the criticism levelled at the government by the opposition for its disclosure of soviet activity in canada during and after the spy trials government action was criticized severely and great claims were made for personal liberty and freedom time has vin dicated the governments early action against communist activity and it was reassuring to hear all political parties in the house unite in denouncing red activity a commoner in the senate his tory was made last week when transport minister chevrier was the first nonsenator to enter the upper house and discuss govern ment legislation there was some opposition to the innovation but in the main opinion seemed to favour the change in senate rules which made such procedure possible some in the senate may still ques tion the move on constitutional grounds and further discussion may be expected estimates reduced the main estimates for the year have been tabled by the minister of fnance and it is a source of satisfaction to all that there is a substantial reduc tion 19s5116060 which represents a decrease of more than 131 million from the total estimates submitted for the fiscal year 194748 further supplementary estimates for the fiscal year now closing are still to tion expanded survey and mapping work improved roads and facilities for tourists in national parks extension of indian education increased costs for operation main tenance repair and improvements of public works construction and improvement of airports and air services and essential reconstruc tion of maritime ports expenditures curtailed in his statement on these estimates mr abbott emphasized that the govern ment was curtailing its expendi tures severely at this time not withstanding increases in the cost of goods and services it pays for because of the need to hold in check the inflationary pressure of total expenditures both private and public particular efforts were made in preparing and revising the esti mates keep to minimum expend itures on construction and on capi tal equipment in view of the excessive demands upon canadian capacity in these fields and the need to conserve expenditure of us dollars on imported equipment and materials as a consequence many public works and other important construction projects are being deferred until a later period when labour and materials will be more readily available for them the only new capital projects included in the estimates are those which are regarded as so urgent that they must be carried out at this time notwithstanding the scarcity of labour and materials and the desir- abilitv of deferring all works that the total of these estimates is psslbly be deferred easter recess the house ad journed wednesday for the easter recess next week i will be home in the riding and i will be happy to see any who have matters they wish to discuss with me monday and tuesday april 12 13 the yearling gregory peck jane wyman w me new 1948 pontiac a product of gemtraj motrt fine yesterda finer today for years pomiac has led its field in many of the basic aspects of motor ear character it has been outstanding in jppejrjnce with its distinctive silver streak styling and beautiful bodies by fisher it has been consistently praised or its performance based on smooth power ful six and eight cylinder engines it has a record for long life and dependability unsur passed in the automotive industry and now in the 1918 pontiac comes revealing proof of pontiacs continuing leadership not onlv is the new pontiac far more beautiful and luxurious but it offers as optional equipment on all models the famous gm hydramatic drive this mechanical masterpiece which eliminates the clutch pedal and makes shifting entirely automatic is one of the greatest con tributions to driving ease and safety in the history of the motor car and pontiac is the worlds lowestpriced car to make it available to the motoring public theres a wide range of body styles and striking colors each more beautiful and more luxurious than ever and each an outstanding vluc mlirnl coil plus all these fine car features new smarter silver streak design un1steei body by fisher with nodraft ventiiation shockproof kneeaction tripiecushioned ride smooth and economical six and eight cyiinoer lhead engines scotch mist ouick warmup manifold gaseiector vacuumatic spark control fuflpressure meteredfiow lubrication multiseat hyorauuc brakes truarc safety steering p2483 chas cooper cliaremovt ontario