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p 2 the stout tribune thurify ftbnwy 7 1963 editorial a gift from next thursday is st valentine day the traditional festival of lovers which 13 celebrated by the exchange of gifts and cards as tokens of affec tion the symbol of st valentines day is of course the constant heart st valentines day also marks the midpoint of the annual canadian heart fund drive which supports the research program of the ontario heart foundation into heart disease canadas leading health enemy heart disease in one form or another accounts for the deaths of more than g6000 canadians annually it also permanently cripples thous ands of men women and children the heart since the inception of the cana dian heart fund several years ago the doctors and medical scientists involved in heart research have made major inroads into the various causes of the disease curative and preven tative medicines and treatments are being developed daily but there is still much to be achieved to support their efforts on our behalf the cana dian heart fund needs 1365000 of which ontarios quota is 5550000 on st valentines day when each one of us remembers the one we love remember also those who strive constantly to keep all our hearts sound and secure against the ravages of heart disease go easy on the salt stouffvilles main st gets a heavy application of salt on many occasions in the winter when it is not required we are all quite aware of this fact and there is much com ment each time it happens the job is being done by the highways de partment and it appears that there is a contract involved which makes it more profitable for the contractor to dump on as much salt as possible these are all wellknown points but what we do hope is that our local road department doesnt get the idea that every time we have a snow fall it is necessary for it to spray our residential streets with this same ob- should pay a the hold the line salary policy adopted this year by the stouffville council has not been well received by some employees on the town staff to our knowledge the police depart ment is the only one to come out and openly oppose the noraise decision since the council is spending the peoples money there is naturally little complaint from local citizenry concerning the wage freeze program we would suggest that if a poll of public opinion was taken throughout the town the councils action would receive almost unanimous approval of the electorate since all discussions concerning the 1963 salary schedule were held jcctionable salt a good strong appli cation was let loose on our side streets last week when we dont think there was any need and the value on many streets was negligible on the other hand a little mora attention to assisting or at least ad vising property owners about their slippery sidewalks would have been of much more advantage the annual warning about unshovelled and slip pery walks has not been issued this year to date and we have had some hazardous sections some of them right on main st we have some annual offenders in this matter of sidewalk neglect and it appears to be time again to jack them up living wage behind closed committee room doors and rightly so the basis for the de cision is not known we would hope however that the wage merits of each employee and his related depart ment as the subject of much thought and consideration rather than looking at the matter on a prin ciple of none for all we dont feel that the council is obligated in any way to grant a salary increase to every member of the staff every year we dont feel that by boosting the wages of one two or three forces the councils hand into granting wage hikes across the board we would suggest however that increases for no one could be r move in the other extreme more decentralization needed we recently had the opportunity to put on tape a question to premier robarts regarding decentralization suggesting that it might be cheaper to work towards the spreading of industry rather than the concentra tion into metro so that so many millions would not be necessary to take the rural people to and from work there is the gardiner express way to cost 18000000 half of it by the provincial government construc tion costs on the don valley express way will be 20000000 and again the province will pay half if industry had been scattered across ontario to a much greater ex tent we might have been spared this giant metropolis which requires these multimillion dollar highways at the same time these small industrial centres would have provided offfarm employment for the farmer his sons and daughters as well as the sons and daughters of the small town urban dwellers ontarios threeman electoral boundaries committee recently pre sented its first report calling for an increase in the number of suburban toronto mpps from 10 to 16 this would make the number of mpps from toronto alone total 29 more mpps in this area will un doubtedly make toronto even larger when elected it is only natural that they will wish to produce the goods for those who elected them to office it is not likely that any of them will vote to establish industry outside of metro it is highly likely that bigger mpp representation for metro area will in the long run be at the expense of the rest of the province editors majl stoultvilic out feb 1st 19g3 dear sir in your editorial of january slst you described the winter wonderland ice arena put into operation by mr walter atkin son you claim that it is a fine project and one that will bene fit our young people especially cur hockey boys i agree with you that the facilities provided arc excellent but i think mr atkinson should have gone one step further and provided a bus or taxi service to and from his rink in this day and age boys just dont walk a half mile or more for a game of hockey as they once did i am a parent and i know that many of the lads of today expect to be driven to and from the town arena wen if they only live a few blocks away let alone a few miles it is a regrettable thing i agree but in too many cases its only too true i do not wish to take any thing away from mr atkin sons venture for i think its a wonderful thing i do feel how- everfi that the majority of to days young people expect too much and get it too i might add when i was a young lad of nine or ten i thought nothing of walking four or five miles in searh or ice and often on my skate to mr atkinson i say as a parent your rink is appreciated i only hope that enough boys show enough interest and de velop enough energy to use it sincerely a parent dial for life a telephone call took a moth er away from a bathtub where licr small daughter was splash ing happily with her rubber duck the call was a short one but when the mother returned she found the tot face down in the water apparently lifeless panic and hysteria overwhelm ed the mother she picked up the child and rushed to tele phone for help almost incoher ent she stammered to the oper ator that she needed a doctor for her suffocating daughter the operator fortunately was one of the many thousands of eell employees who had taken a st john ambulance course in first aid quick to realize that by the time a doctor could be reached and dispatched to the house the cliild might be dead the operator gave terse but calm instructions to the mother hc touffmllr uilnutr established 1im member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association antbertxaj ai aaooadclata mall foatoteca dot- ottawa member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere s150 c h nolan publisher jas thomas editor 4as mckean advertising the old flames married now sugar and spice by bill smiley diary of a vagabond by dorothy barker room in sports berated for their tv legs and below average physical stamina the youth of canada has blossomed into a sports conscious fun seeking clan of ski enthusiasts minus only a yodel when it comes to taking daring slopes tbars and chair lifts in their stride not since the immediate postwar years has there been such an upsurge in the participation of this rugged outdoor challenge to master skills that call for human endurance ski trains to winter playgrounds on the northern fringe of central ontario were a popular regular run for the cn when gasoline was rationed and new tires were something one dreamed about owning some time in the distant future every weekend these trains were packed with singing smoking jostling fun seekers then rationing was lifted tires were no longer a bootleg item and with a changing transportation pattern the ski train became a memory of postwar conditions now we seem to have gone full circle just as the old fashioned floorboard gear shift in car models has become one of todays status symbols the ski train is again popular for weekend pleasure young canada clunks into toronto union station early every sunday morning the great dome of the edifice echoing to the tread of heavy boots and cheerful salutations by 800 am equipment is aboard and packed coaches are filled with young voices in a singalong rhythm that takes its beat from the clicketyclick of steel on steel two hours and thirty minutes later at their destination girls and boys men and women are scrambling for skis poles mitts jackets and headgear not since 1945 had the cn provided a ski train until the first sunday in january of this year when accomodation was sold out the specials will run every sunday until march 10 with the price including tow charges and transfers between stations and resorts man said one youth when he came to the georgian peaks station for the return journey to toronto this is living no traffic to buck no icy roads to tackle and i can sleep all the way home he did if the rest of those fired youngsters let him some of their early morning exuberance was noticeably absent but in a few lusty throats there was still a song and as the skiers dispersed in the toronto station twelve hours from takeoff time there were calls of see you next week everybody included skiing is fast becoming a family affair there are even childrens fares for this weekly train trip at many of the resorts equipment can be rented and instruction obtained winter resort business is booming not only in ontario the laurentians but in jasper national park the foothills of alberta and on grouse mountain in vancouver new chalets lifts and tows and winter resort facilities such as curling rinks and toboggan slides are constantly being added to accomodate the influx of winter visitors from across the border as well as interprovincially perhaps this exciting revival of enthusiasm in winter sports is just a throwback to our ancestors they padded across deep drifts on snowshoes it hardened their muscles expanded their lungs strengthened their hearts and con tributed to the production of a vigorous race skiing will do all of these things for this and future generations only more it is adding substantially to our record increase in tourism statistics report from parliament by michael starr mp aiinister of labour a great deal of legislation was piled up this week in the logjam of minority parlia ment frustration the natio nal economic development board the atlantic develop ment board changes in cus toms tariff to aid canadian pro ducts assistance to coal produc tion freight rates legislation dealing with harbours the fed eral safety bill the automation and manpower bill in all some twentyseven pieces of legislation were back ed up on the parliamentary rails waiting for a green light from the opposition that green light this week wis not forthcoming instead it looked as though the opposition having held up the legislation since september 27 was now preparing to pull the plug on parliament by with holding needed monies for the carrying on of government business this of course is parlia ments right and this is why we have parliament it would mean that without money the government would have to go to the people ac cording to the experts the liberal opposition in parliament now seems to feel that they have an issue on which they can hazard all mr pearsons ringing call for nu clear arms now on canadian soil the declaration was made a few weeks after a public opi nion poll indicated that such a stand would have wide popular acceptance it was also made a short time after a public state ment to the same effect by the retired chief of nato forces general norsitd the prime minister last week in a two hour exposition of the governments position summed up his beliefs and con victions in the matter some elements of the parlia mentary press seemed to be in some doubt as to the prime ministers precise meaning but to those who heard him there was no doubt as to his stand the government was not backing away from the nuclear challenge the proper action would be taken at the right lime and plac and in the light of all the circumstances but we parents on the whole dont give much thought to the education our children are receiving oh we want them to pass their exams and wed like to see them get into something where theyd make a lot of money but aside from that canadian adults are pretty well in the dark about what the kids are learning and why as long as our youngsters come home from school with reasonable marks and their own rubber boots we are happy to leave education alone adults feel that they have enough trouble with the economic system the political system and the heating system without tackling anything as complex as the education system and it is complex its becoming more complex every day as educators scramble to keep up with society that is changing with the ease and rapidity of a burlesque queen thats why we parent should pay more attention fak a deeper interest in what the sprouts are learning and should be learning our ignorance of their training is equalled only by our eagerness to run it down we all know ihe lady a superb cook and homemaker who announces flatly that teaching domestic science is an utter waste of time that girls should learn it at home she has forgotten that when she was married her piece de resistance was mushroom soup on toast that it took her threequarters of an hour to- iron a shirt that she didnt know french provincial from danish blue we all know the man who declares roundly that this here shop training for beys is a waste of time he didnt have none and he can make anything he the goes down have none and lie can make anything he then goes down cellar to his workshop and takes off his left forefinger in boards together these people dont realize that they have done so well not because of their lack of training but in spite of it nor do they realize that the world their kids are about to step into is not the one they entered id like to see more not fewer training courses take domestic science for example id just as soon throw a boy into a jet liner without training and tell him to take oft as i would throw a girl into one of those modern kitchens all bells and buttons and lights without training and tell her to take over in fact id expand the domestic training girls should be taught not only how to make a white sauce and an apron but how to make a happy marriage they should be thoroughly briefed on the wifely virtues of patience thrift silence and humility they should learn how to run a power mower and shovel snow they should be taught that money doesnt grow on trees that the stork is for the birds that good husbands are like precious jewels they can be heavily insured but when theyre lost theres nothing left but money the girls and 1 speak as the father of a daughter would learn some other fundamentals that nag is a worse epithet than bag or hag that it takes more than a bust and a bottom to make a wellrounded woman in such an enlightened system of course wed hava to have equal opportunities for the boys best way to start would be to break down a couple of their basic beliefs a that the world owes them a living and b that tho old man will provide it until the world realizes how fortunate it is to have the privilege then wed teach them that man ners not clothes make the man theyd be given courses in handling firearms cars motor- boats women and other dangerous items theyd be prepared for marriage with short courses in diaper changing bottle warming and the establishing of airtight alibis they would learn the judo defense against a kick on hie shins they would be taught that soft little girls with turnedtip noses doe eyes and velvety voices can on occasion turn into wives with the nose of a bloodhound he eye of an eagle and a tongue like a buggy whip these are only a few rough ideas of what id like to see added to our courses of study some of the other ideas ar even rougher mind you i wouldnt throw out the regular subjects im sure theyre useful for something but youre married a long time and you cant sit around for 30 or 40 years conjugating latin verbs drawing triangles or writing descriptive paragraphs it would not be taken under pressure from outside nor would it be taken as a matter of pure political expediency the whole nato picture was now in a slate of change which would be resolved at a meeting in ottawa in may at the same time there be came evident this weelr a changed concept of us nuclear defence which had first emerg ed after the nassau conference the changed concept reflected the nuclear role being confided to the polaris missile on a moving submarine hase and so effective did the americans feel that this new concept would prove that they were al ready in process of disengaging obsolete missile bases in tur key and italy these developments added point to the prime ministers warning about committing can ada at this time to a road that had no halfway house and no turning start the day right eat a good breakfast no one can afford lo start the day off without breakfast nutritionists at macdonald in stitute guelph feel that break fast is the most important meal of the day children will be more alert and attentive in school workers will attack their jobs with more vigor and weight watchers will find it huch easier to slick to their diet if they start the day with a good breakfast so set a good example for your children cat a good breakfast the oillce wit says if women dressed to please theyd dress a lot faster n mouthtomouth resuscita tion the child lived and a mother had a deep reason to be grateful to a clearheaded tele phone operator who had taken the time to attend a st john ambulance first aid class st john ambulance is a hid den asset in your community the uniformed brigade attend public functions as volunteer standbys in case of an acci dent other volunteers teach housewives and executives truck drivers fireman and telephone operators the bas ics of first aid training so that they may help others in times of distress you never know when you may need st john ambulance you never know when you may need first aid training february is st john ambu lance month in ontario a good time to sign up for a course that may save a life acs3abcs3cs3a3tcs3c33axsa8 scratch pads from jumbo size down to note size the stouffville tribune aa greatest adding machine value in years made by undcrwoodoiivclli he prima 20 has all the features of many much larger and more ex pensive machines direct addition and subtraction it is a high capacity machine multiplecipher keys printed tape and other features not usually found in so lowpriced a machine heres a machine that offers high efficiency and dependability for office or home use a wonderful buy at only see it at 11950 the stouffville tribune