The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

jfeafm ufyetyf lis the season la thank you for your loyat patronage and wish yw all the pleasures of a good olrf- faihiwied haliiayf mrs f topping hal gibson ifcw s mrs f lawrence ted topping teds mens boys wear stouffville teds tots a childrens wear imakkham m i with best p j x wishes for holiday happiness from our door to yours stouffville ontario mmmimmmimmm theres still time i to give a subscription to the tribune for christmas inn fiki c8 ffltetf and all pood wishes for a completely happy holiday season schells food market main streu stouffviue implement dealers gather for annual business talks the retail farm equipment dealers association held its fif teenth annual convention at the vestbury hotel toronto an advertising symposium di rected by mr mel welsh of willis advertising toronto in troduced messrs w teller of the canadian weekly newspa pers association c w fenton of sheldon towndrow ltd and k steees of the canadian association of broadcasters who in turn discussed the best advertising purposes to which their media could be put and the respective advantages at tained through their use delegates attending from on tario and quebec and guests from the western provinces and the united states were welcom ed by orfedas 1959 president mr s j chappie special recog nition of the guests was given from time to time and intro duced messrs j buxton feder ated mutual insurance company of owaionna minnesota c pas- smore pennsylvania farm and industrial equipment associa tion n fcuerhelm minnesota implement dealers association h main new york farm equip ment dealers association e sehnell alberta retail imple ment dealers association v bishop alberta retail imple ment dealers association r martin canadian federation of farm equipment dealers bran don manitoba and dr r o petersen rheinstahl hanomag of canada limited toronto president chappie officially in troduced the 1959 orfeda ex ecutive reports for the year indicated a considerable increase in membership and insurance income in spite of the lower rates necessitated by the intro duction of new plans at the be ginning of 1959 when the onta rio hospital services came into effect mr k l austin secretary of the minnesota implement deal ers assn discussed the dealer- members role in being an asso ciation member stressing the need for the dealer to work to gether with the association by supporting its campaigns and special events by submitting problems so that action can be taken and by prompt payment of membership and other dues on request for only by work ing with the organization can it know what i dealer mr blair williams vicepresi dent and general manager of the new idea farm equipment company coldwater ohio con sidered the value of specialized lines of machinery to the deal ers operation pointing out that a short line franchise together with the main line contract will better assure maximum profits increase interest in the machin ery display and thereby im prove sales mr williams also stressed the need for an ade quate credit plan and a good followup field service mr r g martin president of the canadian federation of farm equipment dealers visit ing from brandon manitoba re ported on the activities of the federations operation during 1959 outlining the campaign for farm safety in july the representation to government departments in an effort to ob tain rulings in connection with the end users certificate cus toms and duty problems etc the bulletins issued to dealers relative to the problem of tight money and reported that a ca nadian tractor and farm equip ment guide will again be pre pared for publication in january of 1960 regular convention sessions resumed with the report of the nominations committee those pledged to the service of the retail dealers through the or feda executive for 1960 will be as follows pies a e charette sudbury ont vicepres jx levesque mont joli que vicepres g c south heathcote ont vice- pres w j allinson kingston ont director r c parr lon don onl director l dorsey st catharines ont director c mcguire stoney point ont director s lancaster welcome ont sectytreas c richards stouffville ont executive di rector l l sykes willowdale ont projects of the association for 1960 outlined by executive director l l sykes included 1 the establishment of a dea ler of the month campaign 2 continued effort to increase the association building fund 3 the investigation and devel opment of a superannuation plan or home medical plan through the insurance depart ment 4t the establishment of a more effective canadian organization mr t w jenkins vicepresi dent and genera manager of john deere limited hamilton ontario considered the position of the retail farm equipment in dustry in 3anida emphasizing the need for greater progress desired by the 1 he then suggested ways of j achieving this needed progress i through the improvement of each individual dealership and j stressed the fact that a closer universal christmas has but one meaning probably if all the words that have been used to describe the meaning of christmas were laid end to end side by side they would form a gigantic bridge from here to bethlehem throughout the world in every corner of christianity christ mas is the holiday universally celebrated universally rec ognized because of the fact thai so many have written so much about christmas and its meaning it is remarkable that the story of the nativity has remained such a simple and unaffected narrative for god so loved the world he gave his only begotten son in this modern world that we live in and the space age to which we have directed our best minds and greatest talents it should be a welcome change for every man woman and child to seek the serene solitude of the masters house and there meditate with reverence unashamed upon the true meaning of this holiday that we celebrate as christmas away from the laughter and festivities the caroling and the presents one can still stand in the shadow of the momentous event which took place nearly 2000 years ago because god so loved the world he sent forth a redeemer his only begotten fion bringing the promise of eternal salvation the true meaning of christmas is neither hidden nor is it obscure it is obvious and it cannot be ignored this is why christmas is universal why it belongs to men of all races in every corner of the world and this is why each and every one must carry the meaning of christmas within his heart and build his own bridge s life eternal j sincere wishes at cday santa bring you everything youve ever wanted as well as some wonderful things you never knew existed i 81 ip graft a mi ross giles jim brown gord holden neil dobson jack marks bill richardson gladys hostetler v giles chevrolet oldsmobile 331 main st v so that our staff and their families may enjoy christmas to the fullest we will be closed christmas day and boxing day working arrangement with the manufacturers would help great ly in improving operations mr norman moore director of public relations cockshutt farm equipment ltd brant- ford discussed the activities of an organized body of retail dealers such as orfeda from the manufacturers standpoint suggesting that his company sees the association as a vital link in the industry aimed at the solution of problems thro ugh cooperation and group ac tion and offering dealership services government represen tation insurance coverage in formation and special functions for the betterment of the farm equipment industry and point ing out that the sc vices render ed by such an organization are dependent upon the cooperation and support given it mr j x levesque inter national harvester dealer and orfeda vicepresident of mt joli quebec summed up some of the prime requisites for suc cessful retailing as respect for the territory served by other ttfe stduffyttie tribune thww dtamba 74 1959 fecc 15 and warmest wishes to all our friends raxlin furniture and staff dealers good service operations prompt attention to the custo mers needs and desires and a genuine interest in their wel fare the i960 orfeda conven tion will be held in montreal the closing event of the 1959 convention was the banquet on tuesday evening guest speaker mr arnold edinborough editor of saturday night magazine very effectively aroused the pride of the audience with his address what about canada f g alsop insurance agency stouffville ontario cbzotdemj- loacltfqabfes mm bigtypewriter features than any other portable theres still time to have one under your tree for christmas see the stouffville tribune pmohe 152 153 stouffvut sacaraa oca a jolly old gent with a little huge pair of flemish trunk hose round belly dimples how mer ry and a nose like a cherry who but santa claus the description of course is and rode over the rooftops drop ping his gifts down chimneys ha also had santa smoking a pipe which was twisted in the hat band of his broadbrimmed hat when he was not smoking it was moore who took santa from the horsedrawn wagon and put him in the sleigh exchanging the horses for eight tiny reindeer from clement clark moores fa mous poem which begins twas the night before christinas moore washington irving and thomas nast are generally cred ited with being responsible for the image of santa claus as we know thomas nast who enjoyed a htm today great reputation as a political car- irving is credited with being the toonist started drawing carica- father of santa in this country turcs of santa about 1803 he re- the year was 1809 and the publi- talned santas pipe as given him cation of irvings knickerbocker by both irving and moore as well history of new york which con- as the beard and furs but he en- tains 25 references to the fabled larged considerably santas tit- gift giver tie round belly making it the according to irving santa wore big round one santa has sported a low broadbrimmed hat ever since msc bowling lanes markham shopping centre we 6tend to everyone a very merry christmas open bowling christmas day 16 pm for information call harry watson markham 1383 lt is a real pleasure for jus to send you our heartiest christmas greetings and to express to you our sincerest wishes for a joyous holiday season sanders beach ba service station heres hoping that the cheery low of holi- v day candles it matched hy the happiness thats hi store for you this christmas rennie transport w t rennie son