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on county jr farmer choir the ontario county junior farmer coir started their fall and winter schedule early in september the members of the choir have participated in sev eral events since then the group provided music for the county church service held in greenbank in september they also participated in mount al bert united church anniversary services in october the first sunday in december they pre sented two numbers at ashburn presbyterian young peoples society christmas musicale the toronto conference is coming up in january and the choir is busy practising selections for the choir festival and the trio and quartette compentitions last but not least is their an nual concert which will be held in march suggested theme for this years concert is special holidays such as easter christ mas and st valentines au in all i believe it is to be a very busy term tor the ontario coun ty junior farmer choir this years executive is past pres enid mountjoy pres hugh baird vicepres grant parrott secty margaret leek treas keith bacon librarian june haines asst librarian alvin blades publicity joan marshall director mrs elsie dobson small car licenses boosted 5 in move to increase revenue main street stouffville you are what you think you are i away we go full speed ahead we just couldnt wait another minute to tell you how deeply we appreciate your loyal friendship and patronage and to extend to you and your family our very warmest wishes for a holiday season bright with all the great blessings life has to offer 1 oneill furniture main street stouffviue increases in the 1s60 license fees of 407000 small cars sta tion wagons and commercial vehicles 84000 small trailers and 9500 motorcycles were an nounced yesterday by ontario transport minister yaremko license revenue wiu be boost ed by 2200000 a year small horepower car licenses in the upto28 horsepower cate gory have been raised to s15 from the present 10 this af fects 22 percent of total passen ger car registrations additional revenue from this source wiu amount to 31600000 the increase marks the begin ning of a new policy toward light vehicles the present category for small horsepower cars up to 28 horse power has been merged with the category for up to and in cluding 35 horsepower it is possible the minister in dicated that eventually there will be only two classes for pas senger car licenses under and over 45 horsepower station wagons and other dual purpose vehicles 17000 in all along with 53000 small com mercial vehicles have had their licenses boosted by 5 also registration fees for small trailers in the one ton or less class have been raised to 5 from the present 250 there are 84000 trailers of this type giving the province 230000 ad ditional revenue motorcycle fees have been in creased to 10 from the present 5 except for motorcycles owned by a municipality used mostly for police purposes the increase for small horse power cars recognizes the fact that all motor vehicles regard less of size share equally the use of 82000 miles of streets and highways in the province mr yaremko said mr yaremko said the gov ernment will continue to review highway revenue sources gen erally in order to maintain a high level of road construction and maintenance it inasmuch as christmasgift giving and the united nations world refugee year june 1959 to june 1960 the worlds first allout hu manitarian venture of special help for the worlds forgotten people the refugees christmas is a time for think ing of others and of giftgiving for christians there is a spe cial significance in the exchange of gifts for virtually all cana dians christmas is the occasion for remembering family and friends with gifts frequently one hears com plaints that christmas has be come only a commercial enter prise from which the real spirit of giving has disappeared how ever true this may be christ mas 1959 the christmas of world refugee year offers an opportunity to give to those in need this year a special at tempt is being made to bring substantial help to refugees the world over and in particular to refugees still remaining in post war camps in europe the united nations associa tion urgently needs your help to close these camps and to give refugees their rightful oppor tunity to find the renewed faith hope and the usefulness they yearn for in your christmas giving this year transform a refugee into a friend united nations association in canada york branch committee for world refugee year cheques may be made and contributions sent to world refugee fund bank of montreal woodbridge ontario meres a holiday tradition we really cherish time out to tell you how much your loyal friendship and patronage mean to us and to wish you and your family a very healthy happy and cheerful festive season i stouffville coop association christmas tree holds goily colored cookies christmas just wouldnt be christmas without a colourful array of gaily decorated cook ies each time guests or rela tives drop in one of your great est pleasures can be the ohs and ahs that greet the arrival of the cookie tray or tree time was when your mother or grandmother made and baked all her christmas cookies her self if she had time and energy left theyd be decorated too not so today you can spend your time and energy decorat ing the cookies and have the tedious baking done for you a trip to the bakery or the food store will be all you need to choose a variety of plain cook ies suitable for decorating and then the fun starts a variety of icings perhaps a meringue mixture food colour ings red and green cherries col oured confectioners sugar or sprinkles cocoanut cinnamon candies candied ginger and peel a sharp knife a few toothpicks a pair of sterilized tweezers and youre off to the land of the sugar plum fan tasy let your imagination guide you as you create star cookies jewelled snow drifts christmas wreaths and other holiday sym bols for some youll need plain round cookies for others ring cookies and for others a nice rich butter cookie for all youll need a holiday spirit and a flair for colour no yearning to go back regardless of what she may think of trading stamps and premiums the modern house wife has no ntention of going back to bulk purchasing of foods in their natural state de clares the financial post she has no yearning whatsoever for plucking and drawing chickens slicing bacon sawing steaks and roasts off a quarter of beef or buying breakfast food by the hundred pound sack the nearer the food she purchases is ready to pop into the oven or go on the table the better she likes it the stouffviue tribune tbanr december 24 1959 page it christ church anglican stouffville christmas services christmas eve midnight carols and com munion in st philips unionville 1130 pm christmas day holy communion 11 am christ church stouffville dont forget about springs when reconditioning valves if youre planning to recon dition your tractors valves this winter its a good idea to in spect and test the valve springs says oac engineer d j jack son replace any springs that show signs of rusting pitting or distortion he suggests then test all the springs with a valve spring tester your dealer has one to make sure they have the right tension check with your manual for the manufac turers specifications high pressure springs tend to overload the valve train says the ontario dept of agriculture engineer k w betz construction co ltd staff and employees bow wonderful is christmas and the message that it brings of peace and good will to am how it warms every heart bright ens every eye and lightens every care as we joyously celebrate this holy day we wish that the glow of happiness that it brings may lastingly abide with you mamagement and staff thurston stores ltd stouffviue richmond hill our christmas wish for every one we know is for a wonderful holiday season just filled to overflowing with all the traditional joys warm good cheer and good fellowship ided like you to know how very much we have appreciated your patronage and were looking forward to the pleasure of serving you in the future as we have in the past stiver bros stouttvtui ontario