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the tribune stouffville ont- thursday october 23 1952 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as secondclass mail postoffice dept ottawa printed and issued every thursday at stouffville ontario in canada 250 in the usa 300 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments the approaching elections notwithstanding the fact that municipal flections art less than two months away one notes a definite lack of stir on civic matters and this is particularly true of stouffville only in markham township is there talk of an uproarious election with a flock of new candidates in the field it is perhaps quite correct to say that very little actual criticism has been heard so far of the present stouffville council which has carried out extensive sidewalk and water improvement projects there are no doubt some who feel that the town is spending too much money and that it is time to apply the brakes particularly in view of such futui expenditures as the new high school and a sewerage system those who hold this view can make it known in- getting themselves nominated for public office nomination night we have stated before and we repeat that with so many demands for new services and extensions to those existing it is hard to keep expenditures down economic- enthusiasm often generated at the first couikil meetings soon cools off as the year progresses and it becomes harder and harder to turn the deaf ear to those who want this and that at the towns expense every ratepayer should make it his or her duty to be out on nomination night to hear the story of what has leen done this year with their money this is the place to get all the necessary information and not on the street corners no great election issues for 1953 have as yet been trotted out unless it be dissatisfaction with our municipal policing system or the possible sewerage vote there are whisperings of several new council candidates for the new hydro and water utility commission who will also be nominated this november however they are little more than whisperings so far there is still time and it is hoped that there will be greater interest than ever in town affairs before election time rolls around government competition unfair and dictatorial governments have no right to compete with private enterprise in any shape or form however right or not theyre doing it both in the dominion and the provincial spheres the dominion government is much the greater offender as they add insult to injury by not only competing with certain industry but taxing this same industry in the bargain to carry on this unfair competition no more blatant example of the dictatorial manners of the ottawa government can be had than the very exis tence of the canadian broadcasting corporation and its latest orders to private radio in an attempt to dictate what programs they shall or shall not use certainly in the sphere of television the cbc cannot point to its activities with any finger of pride and it is the generally accepted belief that had private stations been allowed to proceed as only private industry can proceed canadian televiewers would be enjoying much more from their sets today than they are getting from the cbc ron poulton of the toronto telegram took up the cause of private broadcasting stations last week in the following words private radio station operators are hopping mad and justifiably so over the latest squeeze play planned by the cbc a flock of new proposals came out of the governments tallest ivory tower but the nub and rub lies in a cbc move to force all radio stations to broadcast a stipulated amount of canadian programs the cbc dares this move not because of bravery but because its girth has grown so fat with pampered living that it cant see that its feet are treading totalitarian ways quick cabinets and slumbering parliaments have made it overlord of an industry which provides information and entertainment and therefore should have the same rights of expression as any media doing the same no other industry in canada is legislated more strictly than radio and its liable to remain that way for quite some time since private industry must in the finish get its support from the public and the public has been too apathetic to get sore about it it has been much simpler to turn the dial to a us network and avoid the broadcasted results of the cbcpte fight you might ask whats wrong with getting more can adian programs nothing on the surface in fact it could be all to the good its the undercurrent thats dangerous and the undercurrent is propelled by the fact that cbc can force a private operator to follow its dictates at will or as the canadian broadcaster watchdog of the radio industry says there isnt anything in these orders we wouldnt follow ourselves if we ran a private station but we would resent being told we had to do them such orders are totally dictatorial the old home town by stanley huh she wvmt5 we to change j the coiof of her iwws formula says those white 1 milk bottles clash with thajui5sery color scheme doc pilusbuky 6et3 caochtvnhhe micxe- of afiotorcoiofes events of bygone days from the kie of the tribune 411 veir ajo the engagement of miss florence mil of toronto to mr oliver ma- dill of stouffville has been announced the wedding to take place on november 20th at the home of the brides parents 16 grant street riverdase 2s year about eight oclock in the mor ning while threshing operations were underway on he farm of patrick young of ballantrae a flame suddenly shjt out on the stack believed fi n the blower and almost instantly the whole surrounding area was in flames by strenuous efforts on the part of the threshers the stock was removed as well as the threshing machine some 1200 bushels of grain were burned and a stack con taining nearly as much more unthreshed grain was also lost the threshing outfit belongs to has preston the friday afternoon half holi day in stouffville continues throughout the month of october when business places are closed it certainly gives the town a dead appearance at fannings cattle sale in the mansion yards last friday milch cows sold around the 100 mark a subscriber has submitted a page of the toronto world dated 1895 twentynine years ago for a comparison of prices then and now among the items are granu lated sugar 20 lbs for 100 tea at 15c coffee at 25c 5 lbs of raisins for 25c i bars of soap for 25c hardwood real full cords cut and split 500 coal per ton 375 and so on one coal merchant adver tises that not till apples grow on lilac trees will prices be lower never in its long and marvel lously successful record of 72 years has the markham fair scored a greater triumph than that of saturday afternoon there were over 10000 people on the grounds and the cash gate receipts will total 3500 the stoufiville cream ery occupied space in the hall as did the hingwood garage and baker bros of rhe standard gar age who held a demonstration of the star gar during the severe electrical storm which passed over york county early sunday evening lightning started several fires mostly o the south of stouixyuie although the town escaped any serious damage the rain came down in torrents and the light ning flashed in an aterniing way such as has not been seen here for a long time the farmers complain that there is considerable rot among pota toes the crop is an excellent one but the chances are that it will be greatly reduced by decay tubers are now selling for only 50c a bag fire drills were held in the stouifyihe public school last week it just took one minute and five seconds o dear the building of nearly twin hundred pupils thats moving lively and the principal states that they can do even better last thursday stouffville again stood true to its tradition of being a dry town of temperate people out of the 625 votes polled on the plebiscite 111 were cast in favour of the contiriuanee of the ontario temperance act 17 years ago u look as though the only way to protect ficshly laid cement side walks in stouffville from being mutilated or defaced by young sters is to police the area over the first night on which the walk is laid while operating a gasoline engine cutting corn at the prem ises of jas melton southeast of town walter byer sustained a double fracture to his left arm as a result of coming into contact with the drive belt last friday at markham fair the stouffville baseball team won 25 prize by defeating the snappy pickering lineup by three runs after one or two years rest lloyd turner returns to the com petitions this year at the annual plowing matches to take his form er position as a prize winner last week at orillia in a large field of contestants he carried off first prize in first class sod winning the championship cup along with another prize for the class unloading gravel on the glas gow hill the other day walter todd had an exciting experience as he was about to dump the load from the rear the weight of the gravel proved to be more than the engine and front end of his truck with the result that the mt pisgah thursday oct 16 mrs gohn of lnionville miss ada and mr arthur gohn of tor onto had sunday dinner with mr and mrs les smith and family rev wesley and mrs wesley were dinner guests of mr and mrs rov smith on sunday rev wesley was in charge of the thanksgiving service there was a good attend ance and a bountiful supply of fruits and vegetables for the fred victor mission was received mr fmmerson sties toronto visited bis sister mrs john ash and mr ash for a few days last week mr and mrs c a montgomery were guests at the wedding of the kilters niece in midland last sat urday they returned home on sunday mr and mrs lloyo deeks and family of kitchener spent the long weekend with the norman browns mr and mrs metro sudeyko and family were sunday supper guests of mrs malayny in toronto ilr jackson and daughter vera and irene and mr dave howard all of richmond hill were dinner guests of mr and mrs ross smith and mr w h smith on sunday mr and mrs howard broome and family of concord were sun day guests of mr and mrs mere dith ash and sheila mr r c baycroft received word last saturday that his mother mrs baycroft of aurora had been taken to a hospital in toronto best wishes are extended to her there were eleven representa tives of gormley womens insti tute at the york pioneer and his torical society monthly meeting in toronto on tuesday night october 7th they report a most interest ing evening with the guest speak er mr mcquat speaking on our provincial archives front wheels left the ground and the driver was suspended in the air until the balance of weight was in his favor when cauliflower is a good price the grower has a menace which does not confront him when the price is low thieves have been making off with the crop belong ing to brillinger bros but the other night a culprit was almost caught with the goods in the bags while he made a clean getaway it was only poor marksmanship that prevented him from taking along something he had not anticipated with cauliflower selling at 1 per doz the crop is a valuable one and brillinger bros intend to protect it octobkk woods er crowned with garlands gay xobers bright blue weather call me to walk the woodland way here good friends meet together the birch and beech in yellow ciressd and maples rich in gold and green sumacs in scarlet look their best and blushing oaks in crimson sheen tall purple loosestrife in relief wild asters chic in turquoise blue with goldenrod in tawny sheaf to bid lost summer fond adieu oh yes octobers woods are rare with beauty resting on her bier in pensive mood 1 homeward fare in silence drop the wanton tear from mixed diet j e kidd civil skuv1ce ijkcok1 skt more persons are working for the federal government this year than ever before figures issued by the bureau of 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