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tee tribune stouffville ont- thursday january 15 194s lb tnuffuillp uribunp established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations paidinadvance circulation as of september 30 2575 issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per vear in advance in canada 200 in usa s25c a- v nolan son publishers notes and comments hard work and prayer screaming about high prices will not help us states the financial post hard work and prayer are the only effective cures it says in an editorial comment but does the editor of the post know that some churches do not hold prayer meetings any more and some that do carry on the custom attract only a mere handful of their followers will we not have to get back to the prayer meeting before we may hope for any help from this source of course individual prayer can do a great deal but the trend against prayer meetings we believe is also the trend that is evidence against individual prayer frankly with all due respect for the power of prayer we suggest that the most effective thing that could be brought to bear against the skyrocketing prices is an authority at ottawa that is bold enough to act plowing snow to street centre some municipalities are giving thought to plowing the snow to the street centre in the business area so that the curb could be free for motor cars to stop and allow persons to reach the stores anywhere in the area this might be something for the municipal council in stouffville to give thought to the idea is a good one and might be worked satisfactorily provided the street or roadway is wide enough to permit a snow bank up the centre of the road with here and there a passageway for crossing it would have other advantages since it could be more readily removed because it would not be packed clown like snow at the crub further it might be removed by spells whereas the snow banked up at the curb is in the way from the day it is rolled up there we are quite aware that such an idea could not be worked out satisfactory in a town like newmarket where the main business section is not much wider than a farm lane but in aurora it is different likewise in stouffville the street may be wide enough to try the new idea on john scott and henry ogden are in charge of roads in stouffville this year and we pass on the idea perhaps they will recommend it to the council perhaps they will say immediately it will not work here the column thinks it is well worth consideration it would have to be discussed with the county engineer who is the chief over seer of the county snow plows which are responsible for the highway through town evidently the spelling ability of students south of the border doesnt rate very high either if that is any consola tion the new york state department of education made a survey of the spelling ability of thirdandfourthyear high school students it was found that a number of them cannot correctly sjwll the words they are expected to know before graduation from elementary schools the most difficult word on tw test judging by the results was develop thirdyear students ehieved the accuracy of 65 per cent while seniors averaged 77 per cent the next lowest score was cordially which tripped juniors 23 per cent and senior 15 per cent of the time proceed which gave seniors little difficulty was mispelled by 21 per cent of the thirdyear students other puzzlers were meant absence interment decide receive athletic sincerely practical february volume whether probable foreign scene principal secretary association session reference and appreciate those are the kind of words that any pupil who expects to pass the high school entrance examinations should be able to spell with very little difficulty friday jt saturday jan 16 17 fzca sszjjv the last of the rednien j hall foter r yjr tru vs cueball m- conwaj lack spelling ability canadian business executives are frequently heard to mention that many of the young students they engage for office help these days are woefully weak in spelling often the common words trip them whether the modern methods of teaching are responsible for turning out poor spellers is hard to say but no doubt the more diversified curricula permit less time for concentration on a subject that is really important in fact it is so important that the person applying for a position greatly reduces his or her chance of landing it by having even one word spelled incorrectly in a written application preserving eggs dr gustav egloff who has been experimenting with eggs told a meeting of the american chemical society the other day that science has a brand new idea for preserving eggs according to dr egloff if eggs are coated with a thin layer of plastic they will maintain their freshness without refrigeration for as long as a yeai actually this isnt such a brand new idea and we feel we must rise in defence of the resourcefulness and crafts manship of all hardworking hens long before science assumed its present arrogant status hens had been laying eggs with a thin preservative coat over the shell the trouble is that the eggeating public reluctant to eat eggs that look as if they have come from a henroost have demanded that the hens scientificallyprepared pro duct be washed thus removing the preservative coat chickens arent such dumb clucks as one old hen put it the other day preserving an egg with a protective coat is a minor operation laying it is the tricky part gold and butter the northern miner thinks the gold mining industry is being treated unfairly in two ways firstly its product still sells at the prewar price and secondly it has only one sale outlet citing the example afforded by gold and butter the northern miner says if your grocery or the depart ment and chain stores or all the other stores in canada were today compelled by the government to sell butter at no more than the prewar price 35 cents a pound what an out cry there d be from all the people who make and sell butter the canadian gold mines are compelled to sell gold at the prewar price of 35 the government forces this on them and sets itself up as the only outlet this attitude completely ignores the fact that the cost of producing gold has gone up just like the cost of producing butter the people who make butter have been discontrolled and given the free market the people who produce gold also want the free market which in their case is the world mark et where the price of gold is very much more than the con trolled price of 35 this market in 1946 bought gold to the extent of seven times canadas current production if the gold mining industry had this world free market it could in crease its production to new records and greatly add to the prosperity of all canada more gold more butter more of all the good things ottawa is now giving the gold mines some financial assist ance to stimulate gold production as one means of solving the exchange problem it is in the form of a bonus which is put up by the federal taxpayer a free market for gold as proposed by the northern miner would probably do much more for the gold mines than the bonus without the result ant drain on the federal treasury monday tuesday january 2c 27 variety girl bing crosby bob hope fy when the national advisory council of the national liberal federation representing liberals from all provinces meets in ottawa on jan 19 20 and 21 premier mackenzie king is expect ed to make an important speech with political observers attaching significance to this view of the numerous rumors about his ios- sible forma resignation in the near future though the masses in this country are already shocked by the rising prices for everyday necessi ties of lifcyet it is learned back stage in this capital of the distinct eossibility that developments may ring the cost of living up to rise to iso or more under certain condi tions though this is heard in unofficial circles apparently the masses are going to pay more for their food clothing home furnish ings and services even if the prices are already causing much concern judging from unofficial forecasts heard here indeed reports heard on parliament hill indicate that demands for wages wil grow shortly since it is felt that recent increases have been virtually wiped out and other factors may contribute to provide complications in the inflationary spiral everybody is asking why the government doesnt do something about it one of the results of the can adian governments us dollar sav ing program may be a disappear- ance for the time being anyhow of american pulp magazines of a sensational nature including crime stories and other specialized types of reading materials against i which complaints have frequently been heard as not the best reading for young people it is believed j that difficulties may be encountered in printing such pulps now in canada and that these difficulties may be so severe as to either markham unionville lions club carnival wed jan 21st at the markham rink s15 sharp markham girls trumpet band peewee hockey markham vs unionville figure skating by members of icelandia arena lions old time square dance on skates lucky number programs adults 50c public school children 25c free skating after program for those with lucky number programs cause such pulps to gradually disappear or become quite limited the public accounts on the cana dian government have revealed that during the fiscal year 191g- 1917 the travelling costs of the various members of the cabinet totalled g006 with trips made to far distant places on different occasions in addition s1g in travelling costs was incurred by the speaker of the house of com mons hon g fauteux and s71s by dr a beauchesne clerk of the house following the acceptance of the responsibility for full direction of the atomic energy project at chalk river in feb 1917 the national research council has just disclosed in its latest report that here a thousand workers half of them scientists and many with world reputations in nuclear research are working at top speed to produce radioactive materials for countless uses in medical and industrial research and in the search for the newer knowledge which is fundamental to scientific progress it is hinted in this report that already practical results have been achieved statement by m j coldwell ml the cost of living continues to rise and has reached the propor tions of a serious national crisis this mornings papers carry further news of price increases in meat and other products the papers also carry reports of wide spread alarm among all sections of the canadian people a clearcut issue is involved the ccf has demanded the restoration of price controls on necessities of life and of subsidies on milk butter feedgrains and other commodities in order to keep the cost of living down and the standard of living tip the government has rejected this policy and continues to pursue a policy of decontrol and rising prices the government has an oppor tunity of placing this issue squarely before representative sections of the canadian electorate there are now two parliamentary vacancies one in yale british columbia a predominantly rural constituency and the other in the riding ot ontario a predominantly industrial area i therefore call upon the govern ment to hold byelections in theflfl two representative constituencies immediately and to place the issue of price control squarely before the electors in these ridings under the parliamentary system byelections are the accepted means of testing the peoples will between general elections there is therefore everjij reason why the government should call these byelections without hesitation and without delay unless it is afraid to place the issue qfi price control before the people the canadian farmer is as efficient as the united states farmer in a scientific way and in every other respect commented dr e s archibald director federal experimental farm ser vice here in regard to reports about the relative efficiency of the two i am too busy to get into politics said tommy gorman famous professional hockey man ager whose teams have won world titles on more than one occasion when he was asked about a rumor that he would run in a coming election the human race has remarkable staying powers and it is no going to give up the struggle for a satis factory way of life until it has exhausted its energies and resources said a r mosher president of the canadian con gress of labor although only about two years ago newspapermen were only allowed to inspect the site itself but not go inside the plant of canadas famous atomic energy development at chalk river not far from ottawa yet now phoigraphers of the national film boar1 have been permitted to photograph part of the plant and some of its equip ment oull be glad of his advice when you are in doubt about any problem it is good business to seek advice from someone who is cap 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