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pt 2 the stooftvllu tjunm thursday june 21 56 the stouffville tr1bunf established x8 a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audi bureau of circulations atbgrid tecvrdcii m pojvjscf dpi otuwa printed and issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 laff of the week t h holta pubfiibe its thomjj asiociite editor stouffville residents may expect to be visited shortly by a representative of the lords day alliance and a good response is hoped for towards this worth while effort while we admit not having upheld sunday observance to the strict degree it was taught in our younger days we are among those who would be sorry indeed to see a wideopen sunday as it is known in the united states there is something twinges our con science when we visit cities across the border where one can find a large number of the stores in full operation with no sign whatsoever that it is the sab- hath day as one local minister expressed the view last sundays it was the church which gave the working man his sunday so let us beware lest we lose it al together this country has come a long way in the last few years in the nonobservance of sunday and each time a further barrier is let down we come a little closer to not having a sunday at all in this we are speaking of wholesale commercialism of the seventh day fur ther decline in the observance of sunday can only lead to a further decline in the moral fibre of the citizens of canada as a whole pepper once bought freedom for serfs an apparently insignificant pepper pot on the dinner table contains a large part of the worlds story says the irish digest pepper was one of the earliest staple trading commodities between east and west it was brought to europe by the ishmaelite caravans tt was prized as a stimulus to appetite as a preservative for meat and as a medicament being used in wine against colds in the chest and in oil as an ointment because it was so highly valued and came from so far by such hazard ous ways it appeared as tribute and tax it was part of a citys ransom alartic the goth demanded among other things 3000 pounds of pepper from captured rome and after the sach of the city annual tribute was paid in pepper in the medieval province of burgundy one pound of pepper was the price of freedom for a serf in feudal england quantities of pepper were paid as rent for land tenure pepper was a profitable cargo for the earliest mariners and the prize of many a pirates cruise the search for it created great voyages of discov ery as well as fierce and national rivalries it was one of the principal sources of wealth of the portuguese crown from the time of vasco da gama until the 18th century it led to the foundation of great merchant companies and to the massing of large fortunes it is in the marketing and not in the growing of pepper that money has been made the producers are peasants who grow a few pepper vines near their dwellings and sell the berries to eke out their livelihood the pepper vine is a perennial climbing shrub native of the forests of south india from there it was introduced to indonesia which rapidly became the principal producer the japanese occupation of indo nesia during the last war and the troubled conditions of postwar years have seriously affected the produc tion the flags of june the iris come to blossom the iris named for the rainbow that once spanned a springtime in greece the yellow iris sometimes called corn flag and the purple iris sometimes called blue flag and all the other early iris that have been dear to the hearts of country folk for generations and in the meadows and pastures and down along the brooks the wild iris large and small come into their own from the big blue fleur-de- lis to the miniature blueeyes grass which is probably the least of all the iris and one of the daintiest its a venerable flower the iris some say it was the hyacinth of ancient mythology the saracens long ago grew them in their cemeteries as symbols of their grief in early flemish art the white iris was an emblem of the virgin it supplied the pattern for frances heraldic fleurdelis for more than five centuries the iris was a part of the royal emblem of england several species are native to america including a few which were used by the indians as a foodstuff orrisroot comes from the iris for the perfumer and the pharmacist and the bees love all the iris that bloom but for most of us the iris are garden flowers simple and oldfashioned or hybridized and complex and exotically beautiful they grow beside old garden walls and along old dooryard fences and in special beds of their own to an older generation the simple ones were always flags and they bloomed when the tulips began to fade flags and lilacs and peonies all belonged to june new york times i hear you calling me i for parents only amateur sculptors im jemnv mike ump ont of her thats what im fonn do with the black sheep jesus once faceo an unusual congregation the social out casts of the city gathered to hear him preach they were the people who were not respected by others and probably had lost faith in themselves they were the lost sheep of the houce of israel the scrioes and pharisees took it for granted that christs attitude to these people would be identical with their own in ostracizing these social outcasts they felt they were pious and patriotic they were sure they were the religious aristocracy smug and selfcomplacent what did jesus say to these people he told three parables to illustrate love of god for all weak and wayward souls the parable of hte lost sheep the lost coin and the prodigal son he dwelt not on their weakness and shortcomings but on the infinite love of god for r last the least and the lost his theme was the everlasting mercy the apostle john wrote jesus came to make god known christ himself said he that hath seen me hath seen the father here then is gods attitude to the black sheep tender pity infinite compassion theres a widencss in gods mercy like the wideness of the sea men crow cynical today as they did in palestine nineteen centuries ago they lose faith in humanity and hold that can be done for certain classes we have all felt that way sometimes yet it is a hasty view god who alone knows all that there is to know about his creatures has infinite com passion and wisdom the white sheep are placed and feed in quiet places their fleeces are like silver that the moon has known but the black sheep have vigor in their ugly faces the best of all the shepherds wants them for his own the white sheep are gentle and bend their necks together they crop in gods pasture grasses sweet and mild but the black sheep are starving alone in heavy weather oh best of all the shepherds feed them in the wild every great preacher almost without exception from earli est times to modern days began with a message of stern de nunciation by calling down upon men the judgments of god but with growing experience came tenderness understanding and sympathy a few years ago complaints were made in a great scottish city that the men appointed as judges in the ju venile courts were too young the sentences they handed out were severe and their attitude to juvenile delinquents was too harsh the citizens knew that older men would have learned much during the years experiences which would have made them wiser and mellower if i may comment on the situation i would say that i have always found the best people tolerant and charitable with human frailties it is a hallmark of deep spirituality what ever estimate they have of themselves they know that but for the grace of god they might themselves have been black sheep our quotation today is by arthur gutterman when i loathed and hated i was wrong when i loved and pitied i was right evacuation the effect on a city dweller 16th in a series of 24 articles the only really sure way to save the lives of persons living in a city threatened by attack withhydrogen bombs l to evac uate them to areas out of the blasts long reach this is easier said than done for it creates many problems civil defence planners are certain however that none of these problems is impossible if an hbomb attack were on its way to north america there would be time only to clear out civil defence officials emphasize that people would have to lee from wherever they happened to be in a city when the warning came there would be no time to re- turn home from the office and rejoin the family even those at home would have time only to grab what necessities were han dy the chief problem of evacua tion of course is keeping the traffic moving civil defence or- ganizers plan to divide cities into sections each one with its own j exit route and destination in the country but as soon as he gets into the rural area the small town or village the city dweller who fled with scarcely more than his life would have a whole new set of problems to face first in the view of civil de- fence planners is that of re uniting families they feci that j the first thing a man who had to leave by one route for one destination while his wife and children left by another route to another destination will want to know once he escaped the immediate danger is where are the wife and kids civil defence officials believe they are solving the problem of at least arranging for families to learn where each member is once theyve left the city but it can only be done by setting up a nationwide network of civil defence organizations built around existing services and fa cilities which include trained volunteers who know how to count and identify heads in a hurry the displaced city dweller will also need clothing food a place to sleep and money civil de fence aims to develop means in every community so that these essentials could be provided if war ever makes them necessary the hbomb would wipe out whole cities and make them un inhabitable for months years or possibly even a century or two through deadly radiation that means many city dwellers would have to be evacuated on a per manent basis they would have to find new homes new jobs in short the whole population of some of canadas biggest cities might have to be relocated this would be a tremendous job but if it were thrust upon the coun try by an enemy aggressor it would have to be done death would be the only alternative for hundreds of thousands of city residents in my opinion says f- f have you ever watched the sheer delight on a small childs face who is making a mud pie it is such fun to mix in the wa ter stir the mud around add a little more earth then mould it into pies of all sorts and sizes shaping and squeezing this material has a great fascination mother may be annoyed by the dirty hands and bits of mud smeared on play clothes but both will wash and in the mean time junior glows with creative joy plasticene is a favorite childs gift and a new box of it is splen did for the convalescing child who is well enough to sit up in bed and do handcraft mothers baking board serves as a good work tray unless wrapped in tinfoil or a damp rag plastuone does get too dry for small fin gers to shape if there are two or three children eager to play with plasticene it is less ex pensive to order several large bars of plasticene of different shades than buy a number of small boxes at a toy counter on baking day when mother is making pips or tarts a child loves to be given a small piece after hands are washed to make a little pie tiny dough animals and figures can be shap ed and baked on a cookie tin too if junior has listened to the story of the gingerbread man what fun it is to use a gingerbread cookie man cutter or have mother outline one with a paring knife raisins make splendid eyes and buttons down his coat icing sugar tinted red can give him a mouth and bright cheeks when he is baked on holidays and long days when a child must find some thing to do indoors homemade clay is excellent play material the necessary ingredients can be found right in the kitchen mix four tablespoons of corn starch with eight of salt add hot water sufficient to make a stiff dough then cook this mix ture a few minutes remove from the stove let it cool and divide into equal portions ii you have a set of little bottles with different vegetable colors for cookies or icing each por tion can be tinted a different shade this homemade clay can be shaped into round marbles beads pierced with a metal knit ting needle tiny houses igloos or even moulded into little fig ures or doll dishes the result ing articles should be thorough ly dried on a sheet of tinfoil because they will crumble u by nancy clearej handled before they are firm but if the recipe is followed ex actly and time is allowed for hardening in a warm place the works of art will not fall into jtiny pieces the older child who loves working with his fingers mould- ing things should be given a j package of clay or a tin of clay ipowder from an art supply store j often a school teacher who is enthusiastic about handcraft is glad to give a little guidance and encouragement if the child is quite skillful make inquiries about the possibility of his mak ing not only brooches and small ornaments but bowls and vases which could be fired in a potters oven at a recent hobby demonstra tion at a home and school out in the hall several expert hand craft men and women demon strated how to make various things driftwood ornaments hammered pewter and vases from clay by far the largest crowd of youngsters stood gazing at a potter moulding pitchers on a june 6 195g small wheel with deft fingers after weeks of sunshine and one poorlydressed little girl j fine weather it was just too bad with shining eyes said to her that the week just past should chum as she gave her place to be very wet the farmers natur- another observer is that ever ally are extremely pleased and fun it has certainly gone a long way if there is a pottery centre in to relieve the threat of a water your area that welcomes strang- shortage which according to all ers visit it with your child it accounts was fast looming up will be a rewarding experience in the minds of the men who for both of you if you should are in control of the nations return home with a package of water clay you will be prepared for unfortunately for the racing from the files of the tribune june 1926 mr william wagg who car ried mail from uxbridge to port perry 3s years ago was in town on thursday with his cousin james wagg who lives just north of stouffville one and a quarter miles william wagg carried his majestys mail for 10 continuous years mr jacob w reesor has dis posed of his store business at mongolia together with the house and lot to mr john cow an of browns corners j w intends to resume his former pursuit of farming this fall our friend jacob w reesor of mongolia is generally regard ed as a great joker but this time it has gotten into his hen- ery on thursday he went to gather the eggs and lo in one nest was a sample of hen fruit which resembled a duck egg in size one of his rhode island reds had laid an egg weighing 3 ounces and alongside it was another egg so small that a robin would be ashamed to own it mr noah hoover ha had the fence removed from the front of his property next to the stan dard bank which adds much to the general appearance of the street it also removes a favor ite roosting place that the men and boys have long enjoy ed on friday evening last mr r j rogers of newmarket was in town when he met representa tives of the school sections par ticipating in stouffville school fair being held this september arranging for the prize lists will the party who took a rake by mistake from the cem etery grounds on june 5th kind ly return same to john mckin- ron caretaker london letter j whicli is the worcestershire i beacon rising to an altitude of ioo ft j it is ideal for motoring and i among the peaks are north hill sugar loaf hill swtnyard hill and the holly bush and various others the parish church in i great malvern dates from the year 10s5 dont forget this trip when you visit the old country your youngster next time he is shut indoors and asks let rhe make something new i want to be an amateur sculptor ji ore qpee worthington federal civil de fence coordinator the day of the great city with its popula tion density is ended or certain ly will be ended if and when nuclear weapons are used in warfare so far as we are able to de termine the best defence against nuclear weapons is space once a great city such as montreal has been laid low by a thermo nuclear weapon a large area of 100 to 200 square miles in that city will be rendered uninhabit able for a very long time survivors from these areas must necessarily be distributed over small communities and newly planned and built towns i do not think that great cities will be allowed to grow again in the haphazard way of the past brazil has been testing portable aluminum irrigation systems to increase the coffee crop results are startling yield per tree is more than doubled even if ap plied only to half of brazils coffee crop production would be increased by 3700000 bags our own canadian farmers have found endless ways to use canadian aluminum piping for orchaids field crops and stock foil for mulching roofing and siding for bams brooders and silos cans and pails for dairy farms canadian output of primary aluminum is being further in creased to supply the makers of these and a thousand other prod ucts useful in agriculture in dustry defence and the home aluminum company of canada ltd alcan public this was the week of the famous epsom races and the start of the first test match at nottingham between england and australia at cricket the shock at epsom was the win ning of the three major races by the french horses the derby by lavandin coronation cup by tropique and the oaks by si- carelle however the weather has certainly placed england in a very strong position in the first test match so far the flowering trees chestnut lilac red and white may are now really worth seeing in fact ev eryone agrees that never in for mer years have they been so magnificently covered with blos soms as this year some of the streets in the suburbs are really fascinatingly beautiful with al ternate trees of red and white may one of the most delightful coach rides from london is to the malvern hills in the west country leaving london on the a40 highway one goes through buckinghamshire to ox ford the 1st large city through oxfordshire with its lovely hedges then on through glou cestershire with the scenery all its own through the cotswold villagees to cirencester a de lightful old world market town then on to tewkesbury another old town for lunch famous for its fine abbey church one of the best examples of the nor man period in the country here also is the old mill men tioned in john halifax gentle man in the novel the town figures as newtonbury leaving i tewkesbury one is soon into worcestershire and the malvern i hills the group of township which constitutes this area is an inland health resort of consid erable charm on account of its setting with relationto the val ley of the river severn and the malvern hills the highest of you can train a child to do many things by strict discip line says the wall street jour nal except to run into your arms when you come into the house youhl enjoy going anywhere by hits no driving worries no parking troubles fares are low bus charter a with a professional driver for your wexf group outing for complete information pleasure planned tears all bus travel service see your total agent tickots and information snowballs barber shop riiono stonftvllio 270j3 for all your banking did you ever stop to consider all the things a chartered bank can do for you it is more than a convenient place to make a deposit cash a cheque or see about a loan you can also buy travellers cheques 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