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the tribune stouffville ont thursdav julv 3 1947 girl blacksmith mighty man is she one thing the local smithy never thought of was to raise a family of girls in the hope of getting assist ance in his shop like one in the story that comes from niagara falls stouffville is reduced to a oneman blacksmith shop and with no apprentice the day is not far off when we will be like many another town with no boot storefor the horses down niagara way the situation has been saved for one smithy shop at least since the smithys daugh ter has donned the overalls is doing a great job so the story goes but we hope that she will not get too much of a kick out of it mrs gladys crawford swings a heavy sledge hammer with all the power of a hefty male as she plies the trade of blacksmith she has been at the business of making horseshoes forging thick spring steel into springs for heavy trucks or making fancy steel rails for house verandas for the last five years only five feet tall and weighing a mere 10g pounds mrs crawford has worked with her father every day at his busy blacksmith shop since early in 1912 she is believed to be the only woman blacksmith in ontario and one of the few in canada her father neil mclean a veteran smithy of more than 41 years in the trade stoutly declares his tiny daughter is one of the best blacksmiths in the business shes as good as iny man gladys works eight to ten hours a day with me and is going just as hard a the end of the day as at the start that girl is a regular utile human dvnamo proudlv claimed mr mclean youngest of three daughters gladys is the only one who showed any desire to learn her fathers trade ever since she was a teen age girl she uas been around the shop and gradually picked up the art of a smithy another daugh ter mrs carl crogveek who now lives in mccluskey nd vas put through college by the hardj working father and became a high school teacher before marrying the second mrs thomas christon of morris man became a nurse the attractive young woman dej clared she really started working regularly in the blacksmith trade because she found she had time on her hands she still has sufficient time to do her regular housework care for her sixyearold son and prepare meals for her husband who works as a clerk at a local i factory the father and daughter make a unique team in many ways they have become a familiar sight to niagara falls and stamford town ship residents in recent weeks since starting a curbside blacksmith ser vice in addition to their regular shop work together they rush to the scene in their motor car when ever a delivery man phones his horse has shed a shoe providing the same service as gargage opera tors do for cars or trucks the pair can replace a horses shoe in 15 minutes flat the young woman does most of the work while her father quiets the horse and holds it steady pine orchard june 20 1947 miss marion bergen and friend called at the harper home sunday mr and mrs j lundy called on mr and mrs edwards sunday night mr r chapman visited his brother in brantford on sunday mr and mrs verne sheridan were supper guests with his par ents sunday night mr and mrs albert ridley of snowball also mr and mrs crone and family spent an enjoyable even ing friday with mr and mrs l j i harper the occasion being mrs i harpers birthday jack sproxton is sporting a motorcycle miss leta hawtin is visiting her sister mrs milan for a few days last wednesday morning eigh teen ladies gathered at the service station to await the chartered hoi- linger bus that took them along with 10 of boggartown members to guelph to attend the 50th anni versary of womens institute they all report a marvellous time enjoy ing both trip and meeting among their passengers was one member who will celebrate her 90th birth day in a few months mr and mrs rae mcclure and myina spent sunday at minesing ontario wptb questions and answers new books ix the library fiction wind without rain dewdney mrs mike freedman the chequer board shute table in the wilderness barker the prac ticing of christopher eckert mary hallman eriz the magni ficent barb faralla mrs tim gets a job stevenson the ring in the grass beaton gentlemans agreement hobson consider her ways grove who has seen the wind mitchell animal farm orwell the tin flute roy black fountains wynd non fictions the pageant of the years gibbs at that time a we do not know where the grocer received his information it is quite wrong the can sling sugar coupons will remain valid for some time to come in other years they have been good for the purchase of sngai until the end of the year and as far as we know the same regu lation will remain in effect this vear business directory stouffville monument works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor telephone s103 strawberries frm the beamsville district are rushing into the tor onto market at 40 cents a quart libekal ranks are split over pensions plan the government at ottawa found itself facing one of the strongest blocs of house of commons critic ism of the entire session on the issue of its old age pension legisla tion last week criticism that split government party ranks and was aimed not at what the legislation would do but what it wouldnt do demands for a contributory old age pension plan for canada were heard in the commons yesterday while members on all sides of the house fired criticism at the govern ments bill aimed at increasing from 25 to 30 the basic rate for old age blind pensions this paper has long contended that a contributory clause should be enacted thousands of pension ers would have welcomed the opportunity to contribute in their more balmy days and others who will need the pensions in years to come would glady contribute a small amount another thing about the contri butory idea is that it removes any stigma that might be felt by some people toward receiving a pension further it encourages people tc save a thing that is sadly lacking in our present day thrift five sets of twins within a recent week five sets of shorthorn twins arrived in the farming district of amherst ns according to the agricultural de partment of the canadian national railways q my neighbour and i rent a double house our landlady asked us not to sublet any housekeeping rooms but told us we could take all the boarders or roomers we wanted is she allowed to instruct us about renting these rooms a- frankly no if ou rent the entire house you may sublet whatever rooms you do not require these rooms can either be sublet as housekeeping rooms or just as sleeping rooms however if it is going to make trouble between you and the landlady perhaps it would be just as well to rent out the rooms as sleeping rooms only or serve meals to the roomers in your own dinin room as we said before the decision of course is entirely up to you q we were at an amusement park over the weekend and were charged 10c for a package of poocorn i wondered if this price was in order as most places charge 8c a the owner of the refreshment stand at the park is permitted to set his own price on popcorn and candy as you say most places charge sc the only sug gestion is that you buy at one of these places there is nothing we can do about the place charging 10c as there is no ceiling on popcorn q must i use all my canning sugar coupons now i do not require the sugar until later in the summer but my grocer says the coupons will not be valid l e oneill stouffville funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone service day and night phone stouffville 9801 fcllek brush products ilarkham pickering lxbridge and scott townships phone 0502 stouffville vvrite to vie pennanen stouffville or call at house on main st e near 10h concession mail orders cod or express collect lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family shoe repairing womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock dental neil c smith ljxs dds graduate ef university of toronto office over canadian bank of commerce telephone 1u7 stoaoville e s barker lds dj3s honor graduate of royal coueaj of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office over marie jacks beauty parlor phone 27402 markham every tuesday medical consult j a willoughby sons for complete real estate service head office toronto 156 yonge st ad 0605 city and country homes farms small acreages industrial business properties harvey moyer is your local representative phone 8309 stouffville albert brett co accountants and auditors toronto markham erin phone markham 211 28tf taxi service telephone stouffville 37903 for prompt taxi service all our passengers are fully covered with insurance for passenger hazard passengers carried anywhere k laushway stouffville ontario brierbush hospital government licensed member of the allied private hospital association main street east stouffville maternity medical and surgical day and night service auctioneers sellers atkinson ph ag 201 v2 ph stouff 290 licensed auctioneers 25 years experience sales conducted anywhere special izing in farm stock furniture and property sales all sales per sonally listed and advertised bills prepared and posted prompt service reasonable rates phone 290 stouffville dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and mala phone 196 coroner for york county dr f j button stouffville ontario telephone 371 hours daily 9 to 12 am tuesday thursday saturday evenings 79 pm and by appointment office over button blk a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffrilto monday and friday 9 to 12 am insurance fc fl ftf m ja4r a product of gorol motor ken clarke prentice auctioneers licensed and authorized for the counties of york and ontario farm stock implements house hold furniture real estate sales our specialty at fair and reasonable rates dual services for the price of one milliken po ph agincourt 52w3 markham po ph markham 206 no sales too big or too small prentices have been established auctioneers since 1890 a s farmer licensed auctioneer tork county uxbridge and picker ing townships farm stock and furniture sales a specialty telephone stouffville 7312 address gormley po birkett son general insurance agency stouffville ontario insurance in reliable companie at reasonable rates prompt service phone 25902 stouffville h o klinck phone 3307 stouffville fire auto burglary sickness and accident fidelity bonds the standard life assurance co the pioneer of canadian life insurance a mutual company with 117 yean experience strength and service unexcelled folks everywhere arc singing the praises of the smart new oldsmobilt car style alone would make it the smart buy of the year long flowing lines tasteful trim beautifully tailored interiors all combine to give this car a smoothasamelody ncwastomorrow look and when you consider that the riew oldsmobilc is the lowestpriced car to offer gm hydramatic drive the general motors drive that makes oldsmobilc a smart choice automatically for hydramatic drive is the only fully iroted fully automatic drive the only drive that shifts gears through four forward speeds without any effort ubatsoeter on your part the only drive that elimi nates the clutch pedal entirely just forget the clutch and gear all you do is sit and steer no wonder so many smart people say its smart to own an olds ryeia we df- cpalctirroct keep your car in tune to vou who arc wainnk ioc our new oldsmobilcs our thanks or sour patience our tribute to jour wisdom the demand for oldsmobilc with the new cm hydra marie drisc is so widespread that it still grcatl exceeds the supply majc sure our present car carrie sou conseniently and safely through the ssanini period hv has inc it serviced regularly by your oldsmobilc dealer oaa7a stouffville machine tool works telephone 253 rear of cnr station electric and acetylene welding farm machinery f g alsop life auto fire sickness and accident insurance phone 5002 stouffville ont f m pugh phone 3805 stouffville insurance fire auto burglary in the last twenty years the mutual life of canada has paid their policyholders twentytwo dividends a record equalled by no other canadian company prompt and courteous service machinery repairs d a beer insurance of all kinds 16th year in business phone pickering 5 r22 address brougham ont barristers r g clendening funeral director ambulance service claremont chas cooper ontario markham ontario phone 9000 office phone residence phone 3160 3514 arthur w s greer kc barrister solicitor notary pnblla 6 king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch office wcpollardkc port perry uxbridge ontario phone 26 hollinrake bartrem barristers solicitors 49 wellington st east toronto el 6196 money to loan on mortgage stouffville office saturday morning by appointment office phone elgin 7021 residence phone mo 6235 samuel d borins barrister solicitor etc 508 temple bldg 62 richmond street wert toronto ontario