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the tribune stouffville ont tuesday december 24 1946 merry christmas our staff join with us in extending to our many customers a very merry christmas ratclif f co altona a merry christmas to all mrs stan thompson and little son lloyd spent a few days recent- 6th line whitchurch hillerest school was greeted bv a ballantrae tne annual school concert lat large attendance last tuesday even- whk p ing the concert consisting of iv with mrs frank sellers browns choruses by the school and many town delivery phone 198 vmmmmmm glasgow mrs v i smith visited with her daughter mrs f byer on sth mark- ham last week a few from glasgow attended the webb school house concert last friday night and enjoyed a pleasant evening mr and mrs r smith and daugh ter of altona mr and mrs lsmith and daughter of toronto were visit ing their parents the w i smiths on monday the glasgow school district will hold their annual school meeting on the morning of 26th clay of dec a trip to the blacksmith shop two full fledged lads archie and don decided to have some shoes put on a white faced mare with legs the same to help her some cause she was lame so they started away one on her back the other on foot down the hard road track till theyd passed thro glasgow a rod or two when the walking lad said can i ride with you oh no no no not on a foot sore nag with the two of us her back would sag at last they reached the townline west where they purchased another i while stopping to rest so now they each had a horse to ride and planned on riding side by side but sorry to say the plan didnt work for the one horse was fast and the other would jerk then suddenly one would stop for grass while the other whizzed right past finally they landed at the black smith shop where they each came to a sudden stop with no one hurt but pretty near for the one lad slid off the horses rear so while in town i do declare they each received a calendar portrayed on one a pretty dame of course the other wanted just the same and that he had until next day on opening found a scene of hay corners it really looks like christmas when we see some snow on the ground but of course it could soon change the brome lake duck farm have been fortunate to secure hydro this past week also mr charlie kerswill has at last been hooked up after waiting for several months they will both certainly appreciate it mr and mrs wilson of the brome lake duck farm are entertaining mrs wilsons sister from montreal during the holiday season at the recent poster contest of the w i celebration next vear those who won prizes that competed in the schools were lois king and nelda elson and those who com peted outside the school winning were eleanor goudie and dorothv bunker almira we wish one and all a merry merry christmas dr e j and mrs miller and fam ily of twin falls idaho are spend ing a few days at the home of his sister mrs allen wideman mr and mrs t e stickley and mr and mrs a j sheffer had sun day dinner at the geo cober home and supper with the geo hoovers at peachs mrs ken stewart and baby karen dianne are home from the hospital lnristirias ir to you all whose friendship i cherish i extend my hearty greetings and warmest wishes that you may have a really happy christmas and an abundance of prosperity in the new year r c blewett mmmmii ringwood murray sinclair who has been in northern ontario for some time is visiting with his parents mr and mrs e r sinclair we congratulate our teacher mrs woodcock and her pupils on the excellent school concert last wed nesday evening which was greatly appreciated by the capacity audience mr and mrs truman grove were sunday visitors with their daughter mrs floyd steckley ninth line south mrs eva feek mr bert coysh and mr geo barkey all of toronto were visitors with miss ada barkey one day last week mrs nancy lee of stouffville spent friday with her sister mrs j m grove bruce stoufter after waiting since last april had the hydro connected up last friday mrs jim painter and son murray were visitors with her sister at i beaverton on friday miss eva mclean teacher on the toronto staff spent the weekend with her brother lloyd mclean mr and mrs clifford barkey and son danny of wiarton are holiday ing with her parents mr and mrs delos graham mr and mrs e r sinclair will have all their family at home for christmas season including murray from marathon lake superior dis trict rev and mrs bert serrick of keswick and mr and mrs kennedy and three children from windsor friends will be glad to know that mrs sinclair is showing improve ment and is able to get up a little each day since she was overcome by a stroke while visiting in wind sor some months ago other interesting numbers was re ceived with hearty applause there are twentyfive pupils on the roll with mrs fred mortson as teacher mr and mrs kenneth harper and baby michael ross of belleville have arrived at the harper home for christmas the fields are white with snow but it would not last long should ai warm sun break out sixth line church people will hold a watchnight service at the home of norman steckley tuesday dec- 31st mr rowan will be in charge service starts at 11 motoring for christmas promises to be the order of things and with this prediction your correspondent wishes all our readers a happy holi day season all dickson hill flash lloyd wideman ha his turkeys picked eleanor and margaret mover have arrived home from the lake- head for christmas last sunday night at mount joy the young people under the direc tion of mrs hawkins and mrs charles hoover presented a beauti ful cantata entitled immariuel forever messrs clifford and robt schell spent the weekend with their sister mrs roy hiscox peterboro mr edwin byer presided at the christmas concert last wednesday night and all who attended thought that great credit is due to mrs duncan the teacher and all the pupils for a splendid concert a very urgent invitation was given to rate payers to the annual school meeting 10 oclock the day after christmas door receipts of 25 but the most important item was the manner in which the scholars acquitted them selves the numbers were well done and showed training ballan- trae school has an enrolment of 42 scholars this year which is consid ered a heavy school when all grades are taught right after christmas there will be a student teacher present for a week normal students are required to put in so much time in actual school work during their normal school training and our school is considered as one in which students should teach balsam the christmas concerts given in the mt zion and balsam schools were excellent much credit is given the teachers and pupils mr george wilson has just recently installed a milker in his stable a number from here attended the christmas market at stouffville on thursday hydro was turned on last week in the winton white house now occupied bv mr jack brown mr glen manderson had the mis fortune to have his car stolen while in toronto last tuesday night how ever it was located west of toronto on wednesday by the york town ship police one door was damaged where they broke in and two new rugs and a flash light were stolen miss marion disney and mr don avon appleby of toronto normal school are spending the christmas vacation at their homes send friends the tribune to absent your dominion store new low prices blended juice 2 tins oranges and grapefruit 20 oz size all brands all brands orange 220 oz tins 25c grapefruit 220 oz tins 25c juice juice all brands apple 220 oz tins juice 25c all brands tomato 220 oz tins 1 9c juice no delivery will milk be six cents farmers who may think that the price of milk is a problem only for the present generation may be con soled to know that it was the same problem over sixty years ago which impresses us with the fact that we havent made much progress in all that time in finding a proper solu tion of the matter from the old toronto world of october 1881 sixtytwo years ago we take the following report to prove that the issue was a live matter at that time here is a front page article of that date the executive committee of the milk dealers association advertise this morning that the price of milk is to be kept at seven cents a yonge street provision dealer advertises beneath them that he will sell below the ring price after november just who the executive are is hard to say as they never put their name to their manifestos thewhole question was fought out yesterday morning on the outside platform at the union station where the dealers receive their cans there was a disposition among some to go back to the six cents but it was decided to try and keep to the seven the executive had to explain that they had not furnished the newspapers with the announce ment of the reduction the con sumers pay the seven cents grudg ingly present indications however show that the consumers would sure enjoy a reduction from all the world can learn and from an earnest desire on its part to do jus tice to lxth parties it is convinced that the seven cents per quart is more than the consumer can afford to pay in these hard times a work- ingmans wife buys a pint of milk and pays four cents for what cost the dealer less than a cent and a half this is an extreme view but it shows the reality the milkmen are too well organ ized they are organized against the farmers not to pay more than a certain price per gallon if they do not take what is offered they can keep their milk- also they are organized against the consumer if he does not pay a certain price they can do without the farmers are dis satisfied and they are waiting for rivals to the dealers to start in the business if the dealers are wise they wil take the worlds advice and drop the price of milk if they do not they will find extensive rivals in the business by the first of the month who will retail at six cents a quart and 20c a gallon a yonge street dealer said that he was paying lgc for every gallon of milk that he bought whether he got it off the train or from the farmer bringing it in to the store he could get cheaper milk but it was half sour and not such as his customers would buy this state ment he could substantiate by his books and by the farmers who bring in their milk he further stated that no reduction was expected till the farmer reduced their charge cherrywood a happy new year to one and all mr and mrs wesley petty had dinner on sunday evening with mr and mrs ernie petty of toronto we wish a speedy recovery to mr george wood who is ill in a tor onto hospital master donald gale has returned to his home in toronto after spend ing a few weeks with his grand parents mr and mrs w f holl- inger the yearly meeting of the womens association was held at the home of mrs walter holmes on wednesday last the same presi dent secretary and treasurer were reelected two new names were added to the parsonage committee a number of friends and relatives called on monday last to wish mr alex lawson best wishes it being his soth birthday we were sorry to hear that mr and mrs edgar pilkey and son alvin met with a accident while on their way to toronto on friday night v cherrywood has entered a team in the pickering township hockey league and a schedule will be printed in a few weeks a number of family gatherings were held on christmas day miss celland of toronto visited with her sister mrs jones for the weekend mr and mrs murray hollinger had dinner on sunday with mr and mrs wm sinclair frame blyualow bkstkoykd by slduex blaze satlkbav elmer druery bogarttown esti mates his loss at at least 2000 in the tire that completely destroyed his newlybuilt home on saturday morning says tile newmarket era- express cause of the fire is un known in an interview with the era and express he said that his wife had been alone at the house when the fire broke out on saturday morning at that time he was at work at perks feed mill and his son guy nine had gone down the road to buy some potatoes ordinarily my son would have been in bed at that time on satur day morning but fortunately my wife awoke him early to get the potatoes mr druery said other wise he would probably have lost his life my wife went out to feed the chickens and when she came in about 15 minutes later the whole side of the house was in flames she made two trips into the house and brought out her coat and three dresses and my suit and overcoat then she hitched a ride with the mailman to my fathers place to summon help by the time they got back it was impossible to save any thing and the house burned to the ground the fire brigade was not called the only casualty from the fire was a pet cat which got a little scorched the exterior of the frame bunga low had not yet been completed mr druery said but the inside was complete with almost all new furnishings new blinds curtains and mattresses it wasnt long ago that i finished insulating the house completely he said in addition to the new things there were some things of no monetary value but which i wouldnt have parted with for anything like a clock that my grandmother left me i worked almost every night last summer from g30 to 1030 pm to build the house i had some help from carl link jim druery and bill kaiser but i did most of the work myself i had a little insurance but it does not nearly cover the loss have a merry merry christ mas and a happy happy new year lions annual new years eve frolic at the newmarket high school auditorium novelties noise makers scream ers a real lunch and many other new years eve surprises music by norm burlington and his kings men admission 400 per couple milk delivery notice patrons will please bear in mind that there will be no delivery on christmas day or new years day customers please make sure to lay in sufficient supplies on the day before these holidays your cooperation will enable our employees to enjoy the christmas and new year seasons maple leaf dairy chas webster mgr phone 165 342 used sacks wanted highest prices paid for reason ably clean sacks 20xi0 and larger need not be entirely sound cash in on lhn now dicksons hill mills in the spirit of christmas we wish you all happiness health and unbounded joys mole motor sales alf mole prop stouffville oha intermediate hockey opening game markham arena friday december 27 union vi lle rcaf flyers vs markham came called 830 admission 35c