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nsj the stowfvttle tobuhfc tfaraby feoniuy 6 w58 tstasushtd lira a v nolan son publishers member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized u secoaxlclus mall posloffice depl ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere 450 h nolan publisher jas thomas associate editor our editorial comment flower catalogue it is more like winter these days but man has ways of comforting himself because the flower cata logues have arrived the chill can be forgotten temporarily in the pictur ing of hours when weather is neither too cold nor too warm and a gardener is sallying forth to pleasant duty the catalogue cover glows with marigolds giant and brilliant yellow the scene just beyond the window makes the marigolds seem things of fantasy but the fact that seeds and plants are listed for purchase lends touch to reality a page is turned and sweet alys- sum puts in appearance this flower cf delicate aspect and lengthy bloom ing period was the last to succumb under november frost however the catalogue offers a new variety taller and with larger flower heads and this induces the gardener to add another item to his order list daisies and phlox these en chanters having possessed the thought obliterate for the moment the winter cold we need more land now the acquisition by markham village of the new two and a half million dollar rcmp building should further stimulate stouffville munici pal council that if it is going to ac quire any really worthwhile indust rial development it must annex some adjoining territory true the developments which have passed us by would not neces sarily have come to stouffville even if we had had the land but even future developments can never come and there is little use of planning board even discussing any large pro motion unless council places annexa tion on the 1958 agenda mr oliver crockford profession al developer pointed this fact out to planning board at the end of the year as industrial promotion for stouffville was discussed the local planning board is making an effort to squeeze some industry into some of the few small industrial sites now available but without large tracts of open land available to display the municipality is at a distinct disadvan tage in seeking industry almogt without exception the towns throughout ontario which are steadily gaining industry all have acquired several hundred acres of land through annexation and are able to offer large attractive sites of any where from twentyfive to fifty acres stouffville must do the same dont leave it all to the teachers parents have a duty to help educate their children and they shouldnt try to shrug off the entire job on school teachers too many people have come to regard our educational system as a highly organized cultural sausage machine which converts raw first graders into wellinformed polished vcitizens acceptable to the business world or the drawingroom the business isnt quite as easy or automatic as that and quite a few parents need a stiff reminder that they have to do a little more for education than meet the bills v school teachers are expected to give pupils a good grounding in the academic subjects they also do their best to implant good standards of morals and social behavior- but the fact remains pupils are in school but five hours a day five days a week the rest of the time they are technically speaking in the care of their parents except of course the time taken up in school sports and other outofclassroom activities how do they spend their out-of- school time are they running wild unsupervised and unrestrained except at meals and what sort of example do parents try to set the small fry do they set the same standards of be havior in their personal affairs and amusements that they demand from school teachers whose lives must be transparent and beyond reproach of the most fastidious parent parents often blame the school when theiryoung hopefuls aredis- appointing if they are seriously in terested in juniors improvement they should take a careful look at themselves it is an old axiom that an apple never falls far from the tree that bore it water rights newmarket council has drawn attention to ontarios lack of legis lation providing for the equitable distribution of subterranean water resources the council wants prohi bition of further residential develop ment in adjoining municipalities it contends that wells serving such new development could deplete the under ground streams on which newmarket depends for its municipal water sup ply the towns arguments will be laid before the department of plan ning and development and the coun cils of the neighboring townships there is no law rule or regula tion in provincial statutes to protect groups or individuals who must ob tain their water from wells the deepest well gets the most water save that a municipality can expro priate new wells which threaten to rob it of its water supply in theory the department of planning and de velopment can exert some influence to prevent overdevelopment of an area dependent upon subterranean water sources in practice develop ment has too often outstripped muni cipal ability to provide adequate water service aswas the case several years ago in north york township obviously there is urgent need of regulations to govern the sharing of ground water supplies the ontar io water resources commission is the logical body to frame these regu lations the commission has taken over personnel and records formerly maintained by the department of mines and from them should be able to obtain the information necessary for the formulation of an intelligent code of ground water rights i the question of whether or not stouffville water resources might be tampered with by private individuals sinking wells close to the local reser voir property has been of some con- j cern to the local utilities commission at various times in the last few years additional land was added to the local reservoir property to give better protection although there has been a question that even more land should be acquired to provide protection to the water source as well as make it possible to fully protect against spring runoff which did give conta mination trouble some years ago from the tribune files february 8 1923 printed 78 years ago our item last week in refer ence to mrs hoover of gormley having in her possession a sale bill which was printed for her father some 60 years ago and which was suggested as the old est auction bill in these parts is put in the background by septimus j foote of the 7th line whitchurch his grand father the late sam foote held an auction sale way back in 1815 some 78 years ago and be tween septlmds and his father s h foote they have preserv ed a poster which announced the sale it was held on what was termed no 28 con 4 whit church the poster was printed at newmarket and advertised 35 sheep and three yoke of steers plus other items until someone shows us an older sale bill mr foote will be regarded as having the pioneer bill of the section the ice harvest is on the i board of health should see to it that ice is taken only from pure i water streams fish fresh caught through jthe icewhite fish and salmon i w h smith rear buttons store february 7 1924 robt winterstein received a kick on the knee from one of the cows recently which laid hirn up for a time he is getting about again tuesday of last week while mssrs archie mcphee and m g parrington were digging a well for john a anderson can- nington they struck a root of a tree which was green and full of sap they were at a depth of fifteen feet and in hard clay there is no tree within five rods of this well it is evident this root had found its way to a water strata for in less than 3 feet the well diggers struck a live spring gordon a quantz of the can adian national railway has re cently completed his final exam inations at stratford for a loco motive engineer thus qualify ing him to take charge of an engine when the position comes to him through the line of sen iority exhibition hockey at the rink tonight two games one ad mission 15c stouffville entered two teams in the ontario curlingtankard at toronto although the play ers entered were recognized as strong curlers they evidently were not up to their best for they were early dropped from the running by thornhill the two rinks were composed of 1 h w sanders sk c arm strong w r sanders w j mather 2 s armstrong sk w armstrong d rusnel h brillinger at the county council ses sion last week the assessment of stouffville village was jump ed up some 28000 which is the whole amount of increase added by our assessor last year the reeve informs us that fie reg istered a strong protest but the equalization committee were de termined laff of the week 1 kj kgjaffiyt j jc 3 fl fcii iiiibyysfib average age of york manor residents is 71 the salesman cfeimed che stence room fctfcrs lest vom tern mbraftes jbdt talking books there are at least 20000 blind persons in canada and almost as many nearly blind- chiefly through the efforts and courage of colonel w e baker it is possible to bring books to blind or nearly blind persons catalogues of these books are obtainable and an excellent service is maintained without cost by the government none could be more obliging and court eous than those in charge of these books which are on records and in the main read by those whose clear voices make it a pleasure to listen if you know of blind people there need be no hesitation in writing to the library for the blind at 929 bay view avenue toronto for those removed by distance no doubt talking books are available at a nearer centre but any communi cation will be promptly and courteously dealt with my own catalogue is dated 1953 but new sections are being constantly added i there is a wide selection of books available and the records are constantly being enlarged among other books are fiction science human interest modern biography and inspirational books and in fact books for all and every taste in addition to over 40000 books available the readers digest can be secured and all read in well- modulated voices the books arrive in cases and are easily set up after use no doubt our governments are anxious to help afflicted people and this reading must have brought interest and pleasure to thousands if you know of any one afflicted by blindness put them in touch with the library at 929 bayview avenue toronto and it may be the beginning of a great experience of pleasure and profit if at all possible someone will be sent to visit them and explain anything which may be a little obscure there is no fee for the blind not even any postage to pay for those excellent books the experience will help the blind realize that they belong to a great family and are surrounded by wellmeaning friends colonel baker told me that he and his librarian mrs beath are constantly amazed at the type of book asked for and by the warm appreciation of the blind for whom they mean so much make a list of blind people and put them in touch with this excellent service our quotation today is by a british writer we are all united in the great freemasonry of suffering for parents only your childs health by ntncy leaver have you ever been very anxl hearing their parents were un aware of these barriers to their progress at school in some cases low marks and failure to pass examinations in the past were due not to the childs re fusal to concentrate nor to his lack of eagerness to learn but because his eyesight or hearing were far below normal hernia and bone or joint defects came to light in some children as well as heart damage from rheumat ic fever or some other source the value of yearly physical examinations of growing child ren was demonstrated in these findings parents in areas where similar schemes are not carried out do well to consult their family doctor and dentist and arrange for regular annual or ious about your childs recov ery a mother and father who have taken turns sitting up at night by the bedside of a sick child know what anxiety sick ness can bring to a parents heart modern parents are in terested in news of schemes to promote the good health of boys and girls many city school children have the benefits of visits from a school nurse serving that cen tre and quite a number of rural scholars receive attention from a red cross nurse the fine job which these nurses do for hund reds of boys and girls should receive recognition their wprk is often supple mented by special health pro jects sponsored by service clubs i semiannual checkups for their such as eye examinations and i children necessary glasses provided for in any land mothers and fa- needy youngsters the field of j thers would agree with the old preventive medicine is a most i proverbs which extol physical important one it builds a fence wellbeing such as all health at the top of a precipice instead is better than wealth health of picking up and caring for and cheerfulness beget each wrecks of humanity at the foot other they would approve of of the cliff jthe familiar sayings about in a county in one province i health found in every language over three thousand school chil- such as the turkish to the dren were given physical exam- we ma ever da s a feast inations by a physician in a plan fostering health for the rising generation parents might well wonder whether or not their children suffer from the defects which come to light during these examinations tooth decay was by far the most common defect and en- the french when you are well keep as you are the greek guard the health of body and of soul and the latin good health and good sense are two great blessings every parent wants to give his child as good a start in healthy living as he can mo- 1 a yearend report was pre sented to york county council at its jan 23 session by the 1957 york manor commissioners reeves william clark of mark- ham township and howard an derson of georgina and ex- deputy reeve clark martin of north gwillimbury in it con gratulations were extended to superintendent of the countys home for the aged wilde and his wife and to archie rit chie superintendent of york manor farm residents- there were 81 residents at the home on dec 31 of these 33 were women the average age of these senior citizens of york county is 71 during the year five residents were discharged to hospitals and five to metropolitan homes there were 11 deaths during the same period there were 23 admissions to the home water supply since the last report was tab led in county council a new water main has been installed and connected at york manor the water is supplied now by the town of newmarket it is a great improvement over the former source a spring on the back section of the property which in the past few years has developed silt the report stated the former source tested well but the water contained silt which caused trouble for the laundry and was objectionable for drinking purposes mr clark told council improvements a heavy duty floor polisher has been purchased for use at york manor this cost 175 the slate roof on the main building was repaired this expense amounted to s325 the retiring committee pre sented a list of improvements which it recommended for 1958 these included a water soften er approximately 40 metal lockers for men three modern bath tubs with hand rails two showers floors in mens toilets renewed wash basins installed in upper and lower mens wards a drinking fountain for each washroom tile both floors in the mens wards repair plaster and paint sitting room and paint six staff bedrooms these recommendations were forwarded to the 1958 york manor commission for study christmas activities during the month of decem ber many entertainments were held for the residents visiting groups which brought gifts and treats included order of cru saders toronto aurora baptist church newmarket legion la dies auxiliary newmarket girl guides laskay united church richvale guides and cubs and toronto ibm choir donations of money or gifts were received during the christmas season acknowl edgement is made to the fol lowing contributors mrs j h crang clenville farms new market st clair community club toronto elmhurst beach womens institute iode au rora cgit beverley hills un ited church womans auxiliary eversley presbyterian church womens institutes of rich- mondhill woodbridge and bo- garttown and teston united church fellowship group christmas dinner the traditional roast turkey and plum pudding with fruit and candy were served to the residents on christmas day tables were decorated with christmas place mats and candy baskets the sitting room and dining room were decorated gaily each had a lighted christmas tree and santa arrived to distribute gifts residents at york manor received gifts from the county each man was given a broad cloth shirt two pairs of lisle stockings were given to each woman roast goose was served on new years day all the tradi tional accompaniments were provided mos report dr w l carruthers reported that health of the residents is good there was no outbreak of any disease and during the fall months york manor re mained clear of flu the staff supplied necessary nursing care when required the residents are contented and happy and the sanitary condi lions are excellent considering the age of the building dr car ruthers reported ancient mesopotamians not only wrote on clay but made clay envelopes to protect val uable documents the california woodpecker carefully stores acorns in holes that it drills in trees and tele phone poles one pole was stud ded with 1500 acorns photofilm is made from wood larged or diseased tonsils came j thers try to follow essential second less general disorders health rules in bringing up were skin infection such as acj their children by getting them ne scabies impetigo flat feet j inoculated against diphtheria anemia and poor posture- smallpox whooping cough and in almost every class exam- polio by including cod liver oil ined some scholars were handi- land fruit in the breakfast menu capped by poor vision or poor by serving balanced meals and by being careful on vacations that milk is pasteurized and water is safe but there is such a thing xs being too fussy about a childs health a childs mental health may be affected by spoiling his happiness and sense of security with an overconcern for his wellbeing there is a golden mien or right middle course in guarding a childs health try to follow it 1st annual meeting york presbyterial wms the first annual meeting of york presbyterial wms was held in aurora united church wednesday jan 22nd 195s the women gathered at 930 for registration and when the ses sion opened at 10 oclock over 250 members occupied the sanc tuary the president dr margaret arkinstall expressed her pleas ure with the large number present and in her address likened york presbyterial to a year old child with a rich heri tage learning growing and looking forward to greater strength and activity mrs g purchase president of the afternoon auxiliary of aurora united church and mrs a miller president of the eve ning auxiliary welcomed the presbyterial to the church presbyterial business was dealt with minutes were read by the secretary mrs j d booth the treasurer mrs a m wood reported that the presbyterial had exceeded the 1957 alloca tion of s14000 by 1581 it was decided to give this surplus for two projects of the wms scholarships for overseas stu dents and the hospital at burns lake bc mrs b dike stew ardship secretary presented the allocation for 1958 16200 which was accepted mrs a j gardhouse litera ture secretary gave brief inter esting reviews of the wms study and reference books and urged members to take time to read she presented the book award to kiig city auxiliary for greatest number of books read by the members an aver age of 9 per member the hour from 11 ajn tou noon was taken up with three conferences carried on simul taneously members attending the one they preferred they were worship and bible studv led by revm jenkinson make your programs come alive by mrs a i fleck and streamlin ing your business sessions by mrs g fish at the box dessert lunch there was a surprise birthday cake with one candle supplied by the members of the execu- tive and large enough to serve all the women following lunch there were conferences for all departments conducted by the secretaries mrs wm hodgson 1st vice president conducted a very im pressive worship and remem brance service reading the names of wm members who had died during 1957 rev jfg morris minister of the church spoke on the theme of the annual meeting what doth the lord require of thee under four headings in your home in your neigh bourhood in your congrega tion in the world church following the very fine address mr morris organized a buzz session mrs edgar alexander first vicepresident of toronto con ference branch presided at the election of officers and installa tion service the officers of 1957 were reelected a beautiful inspiring film the younger brother the sto- j ry of a young man in japan and the influence of christianity on his life was shown dinner was provided by the evening wa of the aurora church a youth rally in the evening was well attended groups of cgit girls occupied sections in the gallery and main sanctuary the junior choir of the church under the leadership of mr illtyd harris sang several num bers and the cgit of victoria square conducted the worship service mr wm white of tor onto led a singsong surprising arid delighting the audience by continued on page 4 1 in spite of his efforts 820 will die this year sixteen hundred officers of the ontario provincial police spend 365 days of every year covering every mile of ontarios highways trying to stop motorists from killing themselves they do this by seeing to it that car and truck drivers drive sensibly and safely by cooperating with your opp and driving within the law you will help these men to make ontarios highways safer for everyone boirfo1 fifluw tor hit 3 ytart- puitlshed it authoeitt of hon a keiso r0ierts attorney generat of ontaitt our 2account plan is planned savin 7 pay all bills by cheque on a personal chequing i account a quarterly statement will help you keep your records straight the low service charges arc prepaid your cancelled cheques are on file if you need them o keep your savings account for saving add lo it from every pay as your balance grows youll gam new peace of mind start planned saving at our nearest branch now the canadian bank of commerce 77s branches across camada ready to serve you nrjt siouffville branch oarem0nt branch f w todd manager h t green manager