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the tribune stouffville ont thursday september 14 1950 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as second class mall post office department ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ontario in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments back to school last week was an important one in the lives of the younger generation students have started back to school for another term despite changes of the last century or so which have removed most of the outstanding resemblances between schools and penal institutions there are still those who go like the schoolboy in shakespeares day with shining morning face creeping like a snail unwillingly to school there are also those who look forward to school as a change from the cloying freedom of the holidays and as a time of reunion with accustomed playfellows they are associating again with their friends more closely than was possible during the holidays they are entering new classes many with new teachers there is a good deal of interest in the little tots who are going for the first time to them it is a somewhat fear some somewhat exhilarating experience they are nervous but eager in their anticipation of this new life seeing a little child off to school for the first time is an experience parents cannot forget easily nor would they wish to do so children will be back under institutional discipline out side of the family circle for them the opportunity exists that will not repeat itself in later life the time spent now in classrooms will be remembered as golden school clays that is what they are corduroy roads of the county a contemporary writing on the above subject has provided some material on early roads and present byways which is of general interest to the people of this section of ontario how far removed he muses are our present roads even the lowliest township byway is better than those provided the districts ancestors a century ago in the 1840s the cheapest type of passable road was the cord uroy road made of split timbers laid crosswise on stringers here and there throughout the region in swampy areas in cavan and ennismore modern car wheels still joltingly tell of the invisible presence of corduroy surfaces of the last century the logs sank in the bogs year by year and were added to year by year plank roads seemed better but were costlier as mr pammett tells these planks 3 inches by 13 inches laid lengthwise on crossbars lasted up to eight years what planks they must have been as good as being used to floor yonge street toronto in these days of subway building our county and township roads are a pleasure at this season not only are their surfaces good they penetrate lovely countryside entirely missed by the paved highways some city people on summer holidays spend their entire two weeks exploring these avenues what more relaxing and quietly rewarding way can there be of vacationing ones own table and bed at night and each day another jaunt into nearby placid and fruitful county niches important business one of the casualties of the rail strike was the annual convention of the canadian weekly newspaper association of which this newspaper is a member the convention now at least temporarily postponed would have made few headlines even in the press of the host province but that does not mean it would not have been important the very fact that the representatives of over five hundred newspapers representing communities large and small from british columbia to newfoundland take time out for a gettogether is in itself big news annual conventions of the canadian weekly news paper association are a form of dominionprovincial con ference minus the constitutional problems they are meet ings of mind at which common and uncommon problems are explored by men and women whose job it is to work with opinion weekly newspaper editors are important people even if they do say so themselves they are important not because of who they are but because across their desks flow the crosscurrents of community life at a level at which it can be interpreted relatively accurately from the editorial and news columns of the weekly newspapers of canada can be gained a sure insight into the inner workings of the nation the town and village press is a true reflector and a true light interpreting and guiding it is a gallup poll whose accuracy has never been questioned publishing a weekly newspaper is indeed a much bigger and more important business than most of its editors believe use 25 iaxuages toronto more than 700 differ ent publications in 23 languages in 58 countries were used in the worldwide advertising campaign for the 10o0 canadian international trade fair in toronto moke underground vancouver there is 70 per cent more telephone wiring out of sight below ground than swings over head in the breeze from poles in the greater vancouver area the old home town tfbwjv ipm by stanley for parents only m inlgfe doc piusbu19y always was known as a fierat xcccvmo cubsscbs voir childs eyesight by nancy cleaver if your childs eyesight was in danger how much would you spend to give his eyes every chance to return to normal what a silly question you ex claim i would get the very best professional eye advice available 1 would spend whatever was necessary borrow if 1 had to in order that my child would not be handicapped by poor vision but does your child already show signs which should lead you to suspect that he does need atten tion for his eyes especially in the preschool child the condition of the eyes crossing frowning rub bing the eyes the trick of shutt ing one eye or squinting or hold ing books or small objects very close to the eyes stumbling or inability to catch a ball in a game may all be hints to a parent that something may be wrong with his childs eyes if there is any doubt at all about this a child should immediately be examined by an expert in eyes and his suggestions should be followed to the letter semiannual eye examinations would detect many minor faults and save serious harm to eyes needing glasses corrective exer cises or other treatments occasionally a childs sight is threatened by an unexpected tragic accident when the sharp point of a pencil a pen a stick a penknife or scissors enters the eye blunt scissors and no toys with sharp points are essential safety first rules in a home with little children each year a few children have their eyes hurt in fireworks accidents and this kind of care lessness on the part of adults in charge of minors is almost inex cusable most parents know that during certain contagious diseases such as measles whooping cough or diptheria a childs bed should be placed in the room to avoid direct glare from the sunlight the eyes should be used as little as possible for close work at all times parents should see to it that there is proper lighting in the room in which a child is reading or playing or working tne light should come from behind the child if the light is in front the childs eyes receive both direct and indirect glare if from the side some glare may still be present during periods of rapid growth a childs eyes need protec- tion from strain or being over- taxed but during ordinary health investigation has shown that a childs sight is often being slowly but surely harmed by bad habits such as bending or stooping or lying in a prone position with the eyes much too close to the book or object attracting attention concentrating for longer than half an hour without resting the eyes and working or playing in a poor light are also disastrous to good eyesight parents who realize that a child suffers discomfort headaches slow learning unhappiness and possibly a permanent handicap if eyes are not properly protected from strain will do all they can to save their childrens eyesight by insisting on proper posture and correct light ing even little tots should not form the habit of keeping their eyes fixed at a distance closer than a foot a longer distance about 17 inches between the eyes and thf book should be observed by older children because of faulty pos ture shortsightedness myopia increases from a small percent of children who enter kindgergarten at five years to about 30 per cent of boys and girls starting high school a child should form the habit in early years of sitting up right in a small properly designed chair when he wants to read a childs eyesight is beyond price no trouble should be too great to safeguard and preserve it for adult use some folks make monkeys out of themselves carrying tales around 200 willibn dollar diamond if a diamond as large as a baseball were ever found ii would probably be worth about 200 million dollars but it would benefit only the person who owned it the amount of money which the life insurance companies in canada invest each year on behalf of their policyholders is large enough to buy such a diamond but tins money is in vested in ways which benefit every canadian it is put to work to help build new schools power plants high ways industrial plants homes and many other vitally important constructions in all these ways it promotes progress and helps create jobs in communities throughout the nation thus life insurance works for everyone tuo ways it helps raise living standards and it provides siairtty by building income for old age and protection for families today nearly 5 million canadians arc creating this security for themselves and their families the life insurance way the life insurance companies in canada and their representatives fti s vujlmjlk v- f working for national progress building personal security t50d detroit trade pair detroit if detroit goes ahead with its plan to stage an inter national trade fair it will be held two weeks after the big canadian trade fair in toronto this is to allow overseas exhibitors an oppor tunity to show at both on only one trip to north america illil paper leads st johns nfld postwar expansion of bowaters corner brook newsprint mill has helped to boost the tenth provinces pulp and paper industry into the lead in export and product value fish which held top spot fpr years is now in second place with mining third s350000 enhibit toronto the composite display staged by more than 100 british tool and scientific instrument companies at the 1950 trade fair in toronto cost 1000000 to put on the products exhibited had a value of 2500000 bringing the total to 3500000 supports 10 per cent corner brook nfld it has been estimated that bowaters huge pulp and paper mill the worlds largest located here supports 10 per cent of newfoundlands wage earners when the service and supply industries created by its establishment and recent increased newsprint production are con sidered w cca tastes best when served ice cold nowadays its no trick at- all to pay a visit to the folks back home on the farm over thou- sands of miles of ontarios highways fast and modern buses provide frequent and convenient service direct to the farm gate bound trip barrie 480 orillia 590 hamilton 355 toronto 165 subject to change tickets and information stouffville motors plan to visit the international plowing match wednesday thursday friday october 111213 nottawasaga valley farms tecumseth township alliston 3 miles south of highway no 89 see the continents finest plowmen in action official opening 2 pm wednesday october 11 by hon w e harris mp federal minister of citizenship and immigration phone 170 vi prize presentation banquet beeton community arena 7 pm october 1 3 speaker hon leslie frost premier of ontario for prize list write to j a carroll secretarymanager internationa plowing match parliament buildings toronto v