tat tribune stcukviffe 0t thursday jnly 16 1553 the stouffville tribune established 1sss member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized a itcondcla mail poatoiece dept ottawa rinted and issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 250 elsewhere s300 2 k nolan editor jas thomas sports assist a v nolan son publishers notes and comments some precautions for home safety we customarily are concerned for our children on he streets if we are concerned for them at all and are agcr for them to return to the safety of the home vet accident figues have clearly shown that home is not without its danger for youngsters indeed some writers claim there are more dangers it home than on the streets thinking through this subject a writer recently jot ted down this memorandum of some of the home perils to children against which parents should guard keep scalding water or other hot substances where rhildren cant reach them avoid scatter rugs not provided with traction watch out for slippery floor tape over unused electrical circuits check all old electrical appliances for exposed circuits keep all electrical switches out of reach of the bath tub never leave a young ehildunsupervised in the bath tub turn the handles of all cooking utensils in off the edge of the stove cover radiators and accessible steam pipes with radiator guards or asbestos wrappings put window guards on all low windows never place beneath window objects on which children can climb remove poisonous substances matches and sharp objects from the reach of children if children have a way of turning on the gas jets gas locks can be purchased to immobilize the gas knobs put gates at the top of all stairways keep stairs well lighted examine old and new toys for sharp edges best keep no gun in the house especially unloaded one or if you must remove some part essential to the operation such as the firing pin wad bureau drawers so the child cannot pull one out on himself the foregoing are everyday precautions but they are no substitute for the precaution of parents keeping an eye on the children and knowing where they are and what they are doing rubber bathing suits contin ue in popularity maybe be- suse its so nice to stretch out on the beach an electric bus ran into a store in michigan town the beat is enough to get anyone oil his trolley the old home town by stanley thb heatst cw thbt home-dfc- jswcethome ftscvjr xi ltvku ttnctt hi cl vckp jctanlb t ceattoftix its just what the doctor orders to rest your nerves and to give you new pep and vigour after a strenu ous year on the job make your vacation completely restful leave your cares behind and travel by bus ask your iocai accnt about highway tours to all farts of the usa round trip fares kuntsville 1010 bala 920 meaford 865 subject to change tickets and information at 9mmsbbmmaesmesmmmsmaba snowballs barber shop ph stouffville 270j2 for parente onlj pictures in the home ifef look here upon this meture hamlet what pictures on your walls cibes your child look at what are the ones in his own room huxley once said picture rane are doorways to other worlds what doorways swing open to vour childs imagina tion as he is growing up in vour home no parent can neaure the extent of the in fluence on the childs life of the family environment inclu ding the home pictures children love certain pic tures even as thev love certain tovs as well as affording plea sure pictures stimulate the childs imagination where a child is alone gazing at a pic ture his conversation 10 him self otter reveals that he is miles away he has passed through the doorway of the picture into the magic- land of lets pretend parents often forget that their children are liule peo- pe wish a much tower eye level than grownups pictures should be hung correctly for the comfort of those who look at them thus the pic tures in a childs room should be hung low the permanent pictures should be suitably framed the glass and frame help to keep them clean but temporary pictures may be mounted on a colored mat and put up for a time with thumb tacks try to discover what types of pictures appeal most to your child little youngsters enjoy pictures of babies of other children at play or animals especially kittens puppies and baby animals with their mo ther bright colors such as red attract a childs attention they prefer simple outlines without too much detail al most every child goes through a stage of liking a special kind of picture such as circus pic tures whenever possible children should be given the opportun ity to exercise some choice in the pictures for their rooms by nancy cleaver 1 i child has a say in their se lection he is bound to be more interested in them many firms use lovely colored prints on their calendars which child ren like and which are worth keeping magazines display some attractive colored prints too canadians should be more a- e of their own artists a good colored print of a cana dian scene is a splendid way to interest boys and girts in tie painting of their own country men tne national gallery ottawa the art gallery in to ronto and other galleries keep a supplv of colored prints of certain pictures at moderate prices 1iciures such as hora tio walkers maple sugar harvest paul kanes an indian encampment on lake huron cornelius kreighoffs the habitant farm clarence gagnons march in the birch woods arthur hemings a canadian trail or frank pan- abakers winter woods are part of our cultural heritage small colored print- of these and manv other paintings are shown in albert 11 reasons canadian landscape paint ers children naturally ask ques tions about any object includ ing a picture that fascinates them here are some questions which might be asked about a print of anv famous picture who painted it why did he choose this subject what kind of person was he where did he live when did he live whv do 1 like this picture how much of its detail can i remember when 1 shut my eyes and try to recall it par ents can train their children in keen and accurate observa tion by playing a picture game as indicated by the last question pictures should not be left on any wall so long that no one sees them thev should be rearranged especially after rooms have been newly paper ed occasionally put a picture away for a time events oe bygone days from the file of the stoulv- villt- free press is the citizens of stouffville will remember the group of tumbledown buildings that stood for many years just east of the queens hotel the vis itor to that part of the town today will see that a great transformation has taken place the old buildings have given way to one of the finest carriage shops to be seen any where we were shown thru the building and found it a model of comfort and conven ience in the structure is an office two show rooms black smith shop wood working do partmem and paint shop all under one roof mr wh todd is the man whose taste and push have wrought this change his pleasant new home just finished stands in the same block tlie house barns and shop make a com plete group those who knew mr todd in goodwood are not surprised at the enterprise displayed here it was about twentytwo years ago when he left his native city of kingston and came to goodwood with no capital save his ability and energy he soon built up a bus iness of s20000 a year last year his goodwood buildings were destroyed by fire and he decided to locate in stouffville his shop is well equipped for the manufacture of everything in his line here are found farm wagons and carriages of all descriptions while sleighs and cutters are just now hav ing attention the newest type carriage under construction is a twoseater known as a mi kado it shows the natural light wood in the highest style of finish its appropriate ly trimmed and mounted stouffville welcomes mr todd to the ranks of her business men confident that he will not be less progressive in the fu ture than in the past ji years ago stouffville has just passed into history four of the great- 1 est days ever witnessed here since the incorporation of the i village from thursday line 30th to sunday july 3rd the entire populace has been enga ged in entertaining the sons and daughters of bygone days the slogan of 10000 peo ple in four days was far ex ceeded one of the feature at tractions of the celebration was the baseball same be tween the visiting old bovs and the stouffville old bovs the visitors won bv a score of 109 the players for the visitors were m james f macklem c maeklem s mac- klem h james b eck art harding r mcmullen b mac klem 1ocal team paul head way robt dales vr san ders ac burkholder norm- an hales blake sanders fred button howard malloy frank rat and wj thompson another feature of the big occasion was the revival of the old boys band of 1ss7 those who played in the old time organization were cm stouffer oscar grove harry hill all of toronto be eck of lindsay harry banner of winnipeg win hope of milli- ken simeon stouffer dl stouffer noah stouffer win dougherty js dougherty ed j davey r closson all of stouffville other members of the band some of whom were in town but did not feel equal to the occasion wcie jw brown be beebe of stouff ville wm steel archie steel art steel joe brillinger geo kemp sherman eck all of to ronto levi sanders mt den nis ed stover iroquois falls herb mitchell toronto stouffville is to have an in- ci eased tax rate this year but it will be so slight that the taxpayer will scarcely notice the difference the council wrestled with the matter on friday evening and struck the rate at 31 mills mrs fred hardy has been a- warded 50 and lome reid and wid miller of claremont 25 each as their respective share of the reward offered by pickering township council for the information leading to the apprehension of the three men committed for stealing chickens hi that municipality a few weeks ago if there is any glory in hav ing your hens produce big eggs the honors are all com ing to mr frank steckley of whitchurch who has a rhode island red biddie which laved an egg weighing 5m ounces and measuring 9 inches one way and s the other a cow belonging to ii kir- by of ballantrae was killed wedding hakdy slack the marriage of myrtle el izabeth hardy of bownianville and roy edwin slack of stouffville took place in adel aide house on saturday after noon the bride is the daugh ter of the late mr and mrs gordon k hardy and the uidegroom is the son of mrs william slack of stouffville and the late mr slack the reverend rll nichol son of bowmanville performed the ceremony against a back ground of summer flowers and fern arranged in standards nd bridal askets mrs wil liam wade of courtice at the piano played 1 love you truly and because as well as the traditional wedding mu sic the bride was given in mar riage by her uncle mr j vic tor wilson of peterboro she wore a ballerina length gown of hyacinthblue nylon tulle ith a stand sway skirt and a bolero complimenting the sleeveless top taffeta petals each centred with a pearl edg ed the decolletage and a scat tering of seed pearls added in terest to the rich folds of the skirt a sweetheart headdress and a nosegay of red roses completed her costume mrs reginald burns of pet erboro was matron of honour for her sister her gown in coral pink was identical to the brides and she carried yellow- roses mr harvey feasby of stouffville performed the dut ies of best man for the reception that fol lowed mrs j victor wilson the brides aunt and mrs wil liam slack received the guests mrs wilson was in navy blue accented with white and the bridegrooms mother wore rosebeige each had a corsage of red roses the couple are motoring in eastern ontario and will re turn to rr 2 bowmanville to make their home as they left the bride was wearing a beige twopiece dress with accents of seed- pearl and gold embroidery white accessories and a cor sage of red roses on tuesday because it was suf fcring from indigestion which could not be relieved follow ing its death it was revealed in its stomach a couple of long spikes and a piece of brass plate with such hardware in the stomach there is no ques tion but that the veterinarys diagnosis was absolutely cor rect s uh rltc 1ib y s3 v gflsolide eisiaiaibjaeeiamajfjaisisiaiaamseisra joy beauty salon attaewvmpump permanent waving individual styling razor shaping mrs verna austin prop phone stouffville 98w2 bisibiaiai5ibiais3faraj3ii5isiaiai3iaiajaieib special holiday dances saturday august 1st sunday midnite august 2nd 1205 cedar reach park north shore musselmans lake van walker and his orchestra featuring the voice of waller scotl dancing every saturday editors mail july 10 1953 editor the tribune dear sir the national red shield ap peal which began in all but a few centres on may 4th is now- drawing to a close with the objective assured on behalf of the salvation army the campaign commit tee and the canvassers we should like to express our ver- y warmest thanks for your splendid cooperation and sup port which helped to create a generous response to the ap peal yours sincerely l bursey national campaign director dont let opportunity escape you for lack of a savings plan open a a savings account at jl the canadian bank ommerce