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the tribune stourtviue oat thursday december 17 1953 the stouffville tribune established jsss member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized a rfiidii mai postofie dept- ottawa printed and issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 250 elsewhere s300 c- h kolas editor jas thomas sports assist a v nolan son publishers notes and comments a 15c subsidy the dairying industry has broken out in a new spot accordintr to news dispatches they are con sidering a request to the government to place an ex cise tax of 15c a pound on margarine it never seems to occur to the dairy industry that there is a lot of truth in the saying that every knock is a boost ever since the butter substitute came on the market in canada their attitude has been one of fear by their demands for prohibitory and restrictive legislation they have persistently adver tised their lack of confidence in their own product human nature being what it is prohibitory meas ures do not make for popularity of those responsible the butter producers would be better advised to spend their energies in building up their own business rather than tearing down the other fellows propaganda designed to convince the public that butter at its pres ent price is equal to or better than the substitutes would be more likely toattain the desired result than demands for repressive measures against the cheaper product the record of butter sales do not indicate that the business is materially suffering irm for parents only protecting your childs sight by iik cleat er resurrect woodshed the old woodshed of the home where dad used to use a flailing shingle with desirable results has dis appeared but it is not entirely forgotten w j grttm- mett ccf house leader in ontario would like to see a new type of woodshed attached to the courts where those who need correction can get it with the aid of an official strap this was an opinion expressed forc ibly at the select committee on reform institutions this he says would eliminate the aura of glory that seems to hang over youths who have spent time in jail he feels they would not be so apt to talk about their experiences if they were given a good strapping prof g e reaman of the oac and former superin tendent of the bowmanville boys training school agrees with mr grummett he believes that public opinion now would favor this type of corporal punish ment he believes that courts and schools are hamstrung by a lack of discipline in the homes and inability to legally order the strap he also suggests a change in the law to make parents legally responsible for the damage their children cause this he said would mean that parents would administer woodshed punish ment as they did years ago mr grummett and prof reaman were only ex pressing the thoughts of many people perhaps there- fore it would be wise to have the courts resurrect the old woodshed technique and it might also be good to have parents made financially responsible for their youngsters to strengthen parents arms in times of need and the children will be better for this chas tisement provided bitterness does not creep into the punishment love is not blind is the autobiography of a man who was partially blinded when a uy by a dirty snowball this is a book which wil fascinate any parent the writer tells of going to al j olsons sonny boy one of the first talking pictures he had attended with his mother just after their vi sit to the eye doctors office they had received no hope from the physician for impro ved vision it was a poignant story and kuel diddle had to wipe- quite a few tears away beside him his mother sobbed as if her heart would break he did nt know then that she was not weeping for the boy in the movie but for her own handicapped son he made this fine comment on this memory she neednt have wept when kids have parents who react to anguish with love things usually turn out all right ev- en if a kid is blind he can be happy if he has parents who sense thai love is not just a condition that it is active kindness that must be done e- ven when il is painful a sudden tragic accident in jured a childs eyes in a mom ent not only a snowball but a hard ball a pencil a pen a stick a pen knife or scissors may strike the eye blunt scis sors and no toys with sharp points are essential safety first rules in a home with little chil dren each year a few children have their eyes hurt in fire works accidents this kind of carelessness on the part of a- riults in charge of minors is almost inexcusable most parents know- that du ring certain contagious diseas es 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 pos sible for close work at all ti mes parents should see to it that proper lighting is in the room in which a child is read ing or playing or working the light should come from behind the child if the light is in front the childs eyes re ceive both direct and indirect glare if from the side some glare may still be present du ring periods of rapid growth a childs eyes need protection from strain or being overtax ed the canadian national ins titute for the blind 186 bev erley st toronto 2b has is sued several excellent pamph lets on protecting the eyes of school children sight saving p s fritb christmas seals esase childrens eye accid ents the crosseyed child cn- necessary blindness and the home training of the blind child these are available on request and the c-nlb- per forms a national service of a very high standard in educat ing the public the danger symptoms of eye trouble with which all par ents should ie familiar are- holding a book nearer than fourteen inches to the face difficulty with simple reading slowyiiess at school scowling or screwing up the face sen sitiveness to light nervous ness watery or inflamed eyes one eye squint or recurring headaches only a doctor can tell whether eye trouble is the cause of any of these sympt oms and should be consulted without delay but during ordinary health investigation has shown that a childs sight is often being slowly but surely harmed by l 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 concen trating for longer than half an hour without resting the eyes and working or playing in a poor light are also disastrous to good eyesight recent school surveys in one canadian prov ince have shown that almost twenty percent of the element ary school students suffered from some sort of visual de- feet parents who realize that their child suffers discomfort headaches slow learning tin- happiness and possibly a per manent handicap if eyes are not properly protected from strain will eio all they can to save their childrens eyesight insist on proper posture and correct lighting even little tots should not form the habit or keeping their eyes fixed on something clos er than a foot a longer dist ance about 17 inches between the eyes and book should be observed by the older children the book should be held at a 15 degree angle just below the level of the chin because of faulty posture shortsight edness myopia increases from a small percent of child ren who enter kindergarten at five years to about 30 percent of boys and girls starting high school a child should form the habit in early years of sit ting upright in a small prop erly designed chair when he wants to read a childs eye sight is beyond price no trouble should be too great to safeguard and preserve it for adult use a completely new luxu ry line of monarch passen ger cars for 1931 known as the lucerne series will be publicly introduced in ford- monarch show rooms across canada de cember 16 the lucerne line will include the two- door coupe shown above the lucerne sedan the mm valley with tinted plexiglass roof and the convertible the regular monarch line for 1931 will consist of a twodoor and a fourdoor sedan model both monarch lines will be equipped with a new 161- iip overhead valve vs engine the greater horse power makes for increased efficiency and a wider mar gin of safety through more flexible operation on the road make christmas a j food frosic time in every part of the world where christmas is observed a special feast usually high- lights the celebration of the holidays and certainly in our country an old fashioned family dinner on christmas j has always been an important part of the vuletide tradition to many canadians christ mas just isnt christmas with out a turkey dinner complete with all the trimmings to al most all homemikers this means many days of planning and preparation it adds greatly to the fam ilys fun if the children are al lowed to help with christmas preparations let them lend a hand with all the fancy little extras that add such an ex citing holiday touch for a delectable garnish for the turkey platter try frosted grapes select the big purple variety and cut into small clusters wash and drain well dip the clusters into a mixture pf v cut of white corn syrup and x cup water and drain sprinkle heavily with granula ted sugar and chill the spark ling grapes will add a special occasion note to the platter as a decorative and delic ious addition to your dessert plate serve tiny pears and ap ples of tasty cheese cut pro cessed cheese into small cub es and form the miniature fruit insert a whole clove in to the blossom end and an ivy stem for the stem and sprink le with nutmeg and paprika for a rosy look place on leav es and circle your pumpkin mince or apple pie one phase of your christ mas cookery that the children will love is the cooky baking project try making a basic sugar cooky recipe and let the children cut them into imag inative shapes they can make jolly santas suns snow men holiday wreaths christina- stockings or tiny trees if fancy cutters arent available for all the shapes desired let the child ren cut the cookies around a cardboard pattern after theyre baked mix bright red green and while frostings and let tbe kiddies decorate to their hearts cont ent with gumdrops reel cinna mon candies licorice and bits of candied fruit eor unusual place cards on the christmas table try frost ed cup cakes decorated to re semble christmas tree orna ments with your cake decora ting set make the outline of an ornament and write each name in the circle or bake tiny ob long cakes cover with white frosting and decorate to re semble tiny gift packages with colored frosting lbbon and bow write the name in frost ing on the gift and put at each place the day before christmas cut oranges in half and scoop out the shells pink the ed ges with a sharp knife and put cranberry sauces in these de corative cups to chill theyll add a gay holiday touch to the christmas dinner plate theres something about home made candy at christmas that seems to add just the right old fashioned touch so gather the family together for a candy making spree so allow an extra day or two for the preparation of yuletide goodies try these delightful touches that will make christmas dinner a real holiday feast township of markham to the electors i would like to extend my appreciation to those who supported me at the polls in mondays election as well as extending all the success to the newly- elected 1954 council chas hooper as proper way to sign card i asziflmtez fight tuberculoji christmas fowl bingos to be held in the stouffville legion hall on dec 172228 sponsored by the stouffville legion branch 459 the type of card and the person to whom youre send ing it should determine the signature used if your card is a cheery greeting to close friends it should be signed simply with your first name mary or if married mary and george fol lowed by the last name with married couples the one signing the card always writes his or her name last if the cards hear a printed signa ture the wifes name is always j first s if there are several children in the family it is usually pre ferable to have your cards signed or printed simply as a family for example the smiths when sending greetings to business acquaintances it is permissable to use the formal signature mr and mrs cards of this sort should be printer and the card itself should he of the formal type jack frost package a silver- blue surprise package that magically discloses a cake of tangy june geranium bath soap 100 blue graff solid cologne a perfect tree orna ment or table favour refreshing blue grass solid cologne j 150 jewelled perfumalr sheer inspiration for the purse- proud jewel topped in any one of 6 wonderful fragrances 300 are little gifts jteee remington gtrititauv little gifts of bathtime luxury fragrant accessories from hand lotion to the magnum soap in fresh tangy june geraniiim fragrance each a delight each a famous name a june geronium soap ond ardena dulling powder 1330 8 june geranium both soap 3 chubby cakes in a fiowt-r- bidccked seethrough tube 250 c june geranium hand lollon ill plastic bottle oi 150 has exclusive miracle tab and i 34 other outstanding features the stouffville tribune stouftville phone 153j2 stouffville hjoustons the rexall drug store phone 23w2