Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 11, 1948, p. 12

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the tribune stoufiville ont thursday november 11 194s the mixing bowl t am ml aixam hello hommakes never un derestimate the power of a vom an according to the numerous letters we have received you have put conservation of electricity into practice there are many ways to reduce the amount of electricity used in the home this is especially true in preparing meals hydro has been rightly valued by you as a great convenience in lighting heating cooking and washing and consequently you have eliminated any nonessential use of it as re quested in view of the emergency there are however a few neigh bors who have not realized the need to save electricity in order that in dustrial anl agricultural concerns may be served with power to do their jobs many many operations are eirected only by electric power more electricity must be saved to produce food clothing and shelter for our people let us consider every small saving 1 use a flashlight going through a hall with a high ceiling fixture in which there is a high wattage lamp when exploring clothes closet attic or basement take the flashlight you can save electricity on these infrequent short trips 2 candles for the dinner table are now a necessity in order to save electricity 3 soak clothes in water to which you have added- a detergent which softens the water and soaks out the dirt then you need operate the washing machine for a much shor ter period 1 shake the clothes before you hang them on the line and peg them to let the breeze dry them as quick ly and as evenly as possible 5 a card table near the clothes line will save you much time and much ironing fold everything as you remove the linen and garments from the line spreading them smooth with the palms of your hands towels pillow slips sheets and underwear may be patted into shape ready to put away without ironing c plan to begin ironing with rayon fabrics while the iron is heating and set aside small sheer pieces to finish ironing after the iron is turned to off and is cool- a school strap was i if you nave been ironing w a mtcr ic dark corner with a light on hereto- wakkan i cu lb fore unhinge cupboard type of board and place it between two straight back chairs near a win dow s save time and electricity by- planning meals ahead 9 keep a wellstocked emergency shelf make use of commerically prepared mixtures and individual baking dishes 10 prepare foods that the child ren can eat with you then there- will be less cooking therefore less consumption of electricity for instance applesauce instead of apple pie 11 boil oniy the amount of water required for tea the use of a dipper or quart measure in tilling the tea kettle is as important today as the teaspoon to measure the tea 1 if you only require two cups of water for tea or cocoa heal it on the same element as you have cooked the potatoes using the elec tricity stored in the element 13 stored heat in the oven can be used to advantage after you have baked an oven meal and the heat is turned olf custard mixtures apples and tapioca can be cooked for the next meals dessert oven meals 1 squash stuffed with sausage meat oven cooked carrots bread raisin pudding 2 sliced heart with onion rings scalloped potatoes turnips julienne baked apples rice pudding from stored heat 3 fish loaf tomatorice casserole baked potatoes gingerbread in muffin tins creamy sauce from stored heat 1 baked short ribs of beef tea biscuits banana pudding i convict must leave ikisox to be cleric joliet 111 nov 1 a convict due for release next thursday from stateville prison yesterday begged the warden to keep him at least six months longer the prisoner arthur martin hiller 2i said he is studying for the ministry and needs six months more study of bible and theology to go out from here with my two feet planted on the ground and my face looking up to god warden joseph ragen said that hiller would be forced to leave the prison belief of trustees and parents oak kidse- principals heavy hand on some pupil- lhiil u public meeting an open meeting called to hear protests of too frequent use of the strap in oak ridges public school whitchurch township ended monday night with thel parents passing a vote of confid ence in the principal the school j board and the school inspector appointed as school principal lat september john d martin answered a lengthy list of protests in which his disciplinary action was termed sadistic treatment the protest signed by mrs l stevenson and mrs d ash was handed to the ontario department of education and launched the investigation concluded last night reail to the meeting by public school inspector charles howitt the protest told of one boy being given 32 strokes of the strap for talking one girl for knocking on a door another for dropping a ruler and a third spanked on the steps of the school for dropping orange peel also that 1i were strapped in one day for talking the protest described the students as being afraid of the principal and that in one case a pupil wanted to fail to keep out of his room mr martin told nearly 100 parents that the strap was only administered in cases were he had been deliberately disobeyed referring to the case in which a boy had been given 32 strokes of the strap mr martin said he had left the room and the boy had caused a disturbance despite repeated warnings he was given eight strokes fifteen minutes later i again left the room and when i returned the same boy was interfereing with the boy behind him this was again deliberate disobedience after repeated warnings and i gave him 21 strokes of the strap he said mr martin dealt with all cases mentioned in the protest and answered them to the satisfaction of the meeting following the vote of confidence the board of trustees comprised of harold mckeige chairman richard bull and f a legge retired and brought back their findings to the meeting the board said it found the allega- folk school started on sunday the st resident folk school immeeced at cherry 11 ill farm no 7 highway near i ruonvihe on sunday the em hnent was 1 30 about all which lionel barrymore who spent the past 12 years in a wheel chair can walk again and ever since the story got out he growled he hasnt had a moments peace phone calls letters telegrams he grumbl ed uadgumit why dont they leave a man be everybody wants to know how he did it or congratulate him for doing it doctors orders says barry- more 1 just went on a diet lost 30 pounds gonna lose 20 more above barrymore is rjietured with louis b mayer and myina loy contrary to common belief barrymore was not suffering from arthritis but his paralysis was the result of an accident tions were opinionated said mr mckeige we dont feel these charges have come from the parents as a whole only two or three people the parents to night have approved of the discip line and we express our confidence in the principal find toronto safe out in whitchurch twp a smashed office safe reported by police to be the property of the toronto star was found tuesday in a field at the rear of a farm owned by lambert wilson 2nd concession whitchurch township mr wilson found the safe its door almost torn off while plowing constable aubrey fleury york county police of auora said one dollar and a few cents in change were found in an envelope tucked away in the middle of a ledger found in the box county police are checking the date the safe was stolen as astronomer says the sun will be cold in 15 million years thats as important for you to worry about as are most of the other things that worry you get relief fast put a few drops of vicks vatronol in each nostril it helps vffhh drain sinuses bi mjis welcome relief wamomi nose drops 1 funk the in or worked ex r the enlish langtfage coi ling profess no only that but in many eases it cvnsti- tutes gross exaggeration yoi i could save wire- of money v i i stave olf taxes iv a over 17000 head of livestock anil poultry x fashion show cook ing tidks hundreds of outstanding attrac tions a spectacular horse show 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