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toe tribune stoecrule obi tjouisday july 23 1553 the stouffville tribune established us member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized a ndeusc mai postoffice dpt ottawa rimed and issued even- thursday at stouffville ont in canada 250 elsewhere s300 x h nolan editor jas thomas sports assist a v nolan son publishers notes and comments weed killer at 93 we remember a pioneer farmer who had cleared his own land north of peterborough who was so con scious of the menace of weeds that long after he had handed over the prosperous farm to his sons he continued his lifelong battle in summer from dawn to sunset he would be out in the fields and lanes personally attacking each indi vidual enemy of his homestead and prosperity he felt his mission so strongly that he deliberately stayed alive until he was 93 to carry on with methodical zeal his onemanwar a successful war too not a weed could be found on the property while he lived peterborough examiner ground observer corps important an integral part of defence enterprise and one that probably has wider ramifications is the recently institut ed ground observer corps like all other babies the group is saving its teething troubles and apparently the biggest ache is being felt on account of a lack of public appreciation and interest the spotting of intruders that might try to infil trate in the event of a national emergency is a vital bus iness giving warning to the military and civilian sources of the path of attacking aircraft canadas much vaunted radar screen is by no means infallible and lowflying air craft are likely to escape the screen therefore without any system of following and anticipating the course of the enemy air defences would have to rely upon luck in greater proportions than skill perfected by the british during the early part of the last war when hitler stood poised on the coast of conquered france for the impending attack upon the channel beaches the voluntary system of spotting prov ed to be an invaluable source of home defence there is a difference of course in those days the wolf was at the door it was a case of do or die canada is hardly in a like situation today the war in korea might reach its unfruitful conclusion at any day and closer to the mirror soviet russia is continuing the peace offensive what is the incentive then for people to devote their time and energy to what might seem to be a toy for the air force firstlv the national defence department is not con vinced by russian overtures and is pressing ahead with the defence scheme secondly only the sublime and the indifferent would accept the latest eastern lullaby as permanent as it has already been said a thousand times only through strength can the allies feel a measure of external security the ground observer corps is a unique undertaking here and it will take a little time to be accepted as fact however the greatest difficulty will be to convince the average maninthestreet of the necessity of the org anization at this time family reunion has many good points now is the open season for family reunions par ticularly in york and ontario counties the custom of family reunions has grown in these counties and goes back for more than 75 years it is not known when the first family reunion was held here but it is presumed to be at least that long ago doubtless in an old bible in some home there is the record of the first or at least an early reunion there is nothing in human association more pro ductive of good feeling than the reunion of those who take their origin from a common parentage there is also no more pleasant method of preserving history than the promotion of family association down the generat ions it can perhaps be said with some certainty that the families that promote periodical reunions have the least misunderstanding and unfriendliness among them while this condition cannot be said to be entirely the result of the reunion spirit there is no doubt but that the reunion events foster an increasing spirit of goodwill in all branch es of the families that stem from the common relation ship mennonite families have been prominent in promot ing the reunion idea some of these families have been holding reunions for close to a century the secretaries of these family associations could provide much histor ical data from the files the gathering from time to time of the descend ants in a family relationship is a commendable practice it spreads acquaintance among distant cousins and fost ers a type of friendship that is conductive to the highest quality of citizenship the idea of the family reunion should take in more territory than it does it should be adopted more widely a grim business a lot of us imagine the automobile as a wonderful plaything a shiny toy which responds magically to the touch of a foot on the accelerator pedal a pull of the hand on the wheel actually it is a deathdealing machine if not control led with extreme care on our heavily travelled highways a car represents a constant menace to safety todavs drivers have to realize the danger too many still behave as if their car were a kind of floating living room where good conversation with plenty of headturn ing is the goal or a travelling picnic ground with dad taking his eyes off the road now and then to reach for a sandwich in the 1955 whirlpool of traffic driving is a grim business and nothing else it is estimated that the average motorist makes 20 to 50 decisions an hour any wrong decision can be fatal in heavy going a driver is never more than one second away from an accident the man who climbs behind the wheel this summer or any other time should approach his job with the same sober responsibility that any airline pilot does the hazards heavill face are really much greater if he floesnt want to treat the job that way he should stav home or turn it over to somebody else who will for parmj only travel puns itnents are to tne of journeying the many the freshnes it bri heart the seeing and hearing of mar vellous things the delight of beholding new cities the meeting of unknown friends the learning of high manners written by saadi in the 13th century vacation time is approach ing and many families are ma king plans to go on a nip par ents realize the educational vaiues of travel some of whicn re mentioned in the above quotation written so long ago adventuring in far places has east its music spell over people in every generation robert louis stevenson once said for my part 1 travel not to go anywhere but to go 1 trav- for travels sake journeying for the individ ual is much simpler than trav el for a group especially for a family group which includes small children but never be fore in the history of mankind have so many families had the leisure the money and the fa cilities for voyages of discover- y on land and seal careful planning beforehand removes many of the difficult ies of family travel it is fun to look forward to holiday good times as well as remem ber them afterwards with plea sure plans should be flexible enough that they can be chan ged if unexpected events oc cur it is very important to re member not to travel too far any one day or to plan too long a trip if any member of the group becomes exhausted extreme fatigue almost shows itself in irritability or lowered resistance to illness the too weary traveller is miserable and john ibuclian once wisely remarked misery knows no manners on a trip the members of the family see more of each o- ther than they do oi ordinary days at home when father go es to work and the children a tend school it takes a little ex tra effort to- continue to be courteous and considerate throughout the whole day on a trip mark twain once obser- by nancy cleaver ved i have found thai tnsre aint no surer way to find out vttther you like people or hste them than to travel with with them to prevent individuals in the family from getting on each others nervas it is wise o phi up into smaller groups j mother and daughters or is- thet and sons lit the latter part g the day if the family are motoring the father is doing the driving while mother has major responsibility for keep ing the children happy and oc cupied in the car pes haps aft or supper at a tourist camp dar will otter to take the child ren on a walk while mother has a chance to relax all by herself then during the child rens bedtime hour dad car do as he wishes no careful parents wouid take their children en a trip ir a car which had not beer carefully checked by a reliable mechanic many of the acci dents on our highways howev er can be traced not to defect ive brakes or a stalled engine but to the driver being over crowded or his attention being distracted at a critical moment whether mother or dad is dri ving there should be a strict rule that the driver must haa- plenty of room the drivers complete attention must be or- his job heavy traffic frequent ly demands quick and iwise de cisions in recent years a number of families have taken advantage of between weekend and ot season lower plane rates for families if a long trip is being considered a plane trip can be never to foe forgotten expes ience for a boy or girl so cin a train trip such a large number of fa milies own cars that many of the present generation have never known the thrill of liv ing on a train eating in a din er and going to sleep in berth the inexpensive fare of the large bus companies la attract many families who must budget very carefully if dad is a commercial traveller or must do a good deal of driv ing in connection with his work it is worthwhile giv ing careful thought to the ad- vrntage of a family trip by plane train or bus so you think youve got trou bles a los angeles man is al lergic to paper money the average girl doesnt dis cover that candy is sokl by the bag until she gets married the old homp town thn4 hi f mm mm by stanley fifth in bygone days from the fili- ot he tribuue 19 yean aso norman baker son of mr and mrs frank baker obtain ed his first year university course in arts passing witn honours he is to be congratul ated in obtaining such a high standing there were to present at the senior womens institute meeting held on wednesday of last week at the home of mrs ed baker when the local branch entertained the altona hstitute mrs ej davev in the chair welcomed the guests while the program was being rendered bv the visitors mrs wesley lehman the altona president was in the chair and mrs barkis keesor presented an interesting reading joan lewis on the rae farm 10th cor found a large turtle the other day with a top like a large plate nearly 1 inches across since mr lewis found the turtle mr harvey cober living near ca- hel also found a big one mea suring ome fifteen inches wide the age of the turtles is saiti to be about 50 vears mr cotters turtle weighs 20 lbs and has a vicious snap to commemorate the anniversary of busines stouffville uk curtis mens store is throwing overalls straw hats etc on the bargain counter for this week only at the municipal council meeting on monday it va charged that a west end citiz en had run his lawn hose all last sunday until the water ran to waste down the ditch in front of the home owing to the rush to adjourn early no action was taken the bylaw calls for prosecution to any one who uses a lawn hose oth er than between 0 and 8 pm without special permission if any citizen is a witness to such a flagrant breach of the bylaw he would be doing a good service by notifying con stable push the stouffville horticultural society captured third prize in a grand flower show in the toronto exhibition park those who worked day and night on their display were president mrs ho klinck sec miss m mertens miss cora wideman and mrs tb rae fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the farm home of mr michael guthrie on the fourth conces sion of whitchurch on wed nesday morning mr and mrs me watts miss luella holden and mr em still composed the local rink to enter the mixed bowl ing tournament at newmark et winning one of the best prizes mr stanley rose has been appointed principal of the ux- bridge public school at a sal ary of 1200 there were o vet- one thousand applicants for the position a third book tea cher was also engaged at 750 mr archie flemings collie met with an experience on his masters farm at cashel the o- ther day that he will long re member out in the fields mr fleming encountered a porcu pine which the collie attacked without fear the old porkie of course used his one and on ly weapon of defence and poor doggy had no less than 75 quills in his mouth it was a painful operation to extract them but it was successfully completed and the dog is now getting all right work on the construction of the new school at garibaldi ss uxbridge will com mence this week contractor john ashenhurst of goodwood intends to rush the job to com pletion and make it ready for school opening on sept 1st the building will be about 3t5x 39 brick clad with basement and will replace the frame structure burned down last winter after 75 years of ser vice our private statistician says a person will exert himself 170 times as much to put some thing in an empty stomach than in an empty head ffeilpw 0wtilfmlifc you will likely do some boating too during your vacation but remember the safety rules that will make your holiday a happy one for added enjoyment travel by bus to your favorite resort ask your logal agent about high way tours to all parts of the usa round trip fares sutton 525 gravenhurst 820 penetang 750 subject to change tickets and information at snowballs barber shop 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 walter scott dancing every saturday a north york liberals to join rally august 7th north york will join with the other york and toronto ridings in what will undoubt edly be the largest political ral ly of the 1953 canadian elect ion campaign rt hon louis st laurent will speak at the ma ple leaf garden on friday august 7th several thousand from this riding are expected to attend and in various communities ar rangements are already being made for transportation tick ets for seats which will be re served until 8 pm may be so cured at any of jack smiths campaign committee rooms in the riding the big meeting on the fri day evening before voting nas not yet been advertised but al ready we are ibeing swamped with requests for tickets jack smith the north york member said today he gave assurance that his organiza tion iwould make sure there was an equitable distribution of tickets to all parts of the ri ding jack smith has had a busy week he has been visiting in all parts of the riding where he has received enthusiastic receptions mr smith an ex perienced campaigner who has ibeen elected with increas ing majorities in north york said today things never look ed better addressing meetings in sehomiberg and maple tues day evening the popular n york member pointed out thai under the liberal government every year has seen a growth in the national strength and unity of canada we have had the greatest expansion of social welfare in our history we have increased employ ment our production and our national income have risen ev ery year when we are doing so well do you seriously think its any time to change ask ed the speaker it is just sound sense and good busin ess he said to reelect a go vernment under which we have prospered and done well thirteen is an unlucky num ber for some people when its a judge and jury be goodrich tubeless tibie rhmwphyltd sales service phone 159 stoufrvihe when friends drop in serve coke and snacks av sometimes youre expecting guests sometimes youre not but youre always prepared with coke and tasty tidbits on hand fhone stouffville 270j2 utuhmg fmjml lcas phu dttetu 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