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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 16 1949 ontario county soil survey two years to complete for some time the dept of soils ontario agricultural college guel- ph cooperating with the dominion experimental farms service has been conducting soil surveys in many counties of ontario this year they are starting in ontario county and it will likely take two years to complete the field work the main reasons for this survey is to secure an inventory of the soil resources of the county to classify the soils and to record the extent and distribution of each type of an accurate soil map of the county continue good government reelect jack smith in north york he has served you well published by north york liberal association green river mr and mrs harry evans and patsy of guelph visited on sunday last with wm duncan miss iva sherrard spent the week end with her aunt mrs r dafoe on sunday directly in front of his home donny tran was hit on his bicycle by a passing car load of japanese folk which threw him to the pavement donny had a bath ing suit on the handle bars which hindered him from turning the wheel fortunately he was not hurt other than a bad scare congratulations to the newly weds mr and mrs alymer carter elsie may tindall who where married on saturday mr and mrs n symington spent sunday with mrs wm gray who is not feeling very well since her illness miss gail dafoe and peggy tran favored the morning ss service with a duet these little girls are from the primary class which led in the reading of the lesson also mr norman hamilton is expected home from the north country to spend a vacation with his mother congratulations to mr and mrs j nighswander who celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on sunday president truman thinks the chances of world peace are better now than they have been in three years no doubt a big share of the credit for the improved peace out look must go to the north atlantic security pact something new philips washers made by the makers of the famous philips radios these must be seen to be appreciated why put up with that old washer check our tradein allowance stouffville radio electric norm fairs phone 366 george drew canadas next prime minister will speak at a mass meeting friday june 17th at 800 pm in oshawa arena dancing and entertainment following the meeting everybody welcome vote frank mcc allum on june 27 give ontario riding a real voice in the next government a man everybody knows issued by ontario riding progressive conservative association sections would oppose public school area according to a questionnaire ans wered toy the school section in the township of whitchurch nine out of twelve sections are not favorable to the formation of public school area board for the whole township result of the poll was announced toefore whitchurch council on fri day at vandorf council had instructed clerk j w crawford to issue a formal let ter to the trustees setting out the advantages to the ratepayers if the township would amalgamate the sections and avoid building addi tions to some schools to care for overcrowding while others are half empty vandorf white rose and hart- man sections were the three who sent back word declaring their ap proval of a township board while all other sections were opposed the trustees in most instances had called a ratepayers meeting to put the issue before and at these meet ings fear was expressed that a township board would take away local authority from the section a second question put by the township council through the clerk indicated in reply that most sec tions were in favor of the township paying the whole cost of auditing school books the alternative to this is for each section to pay its balsam and mount zion mr and airs percy jones atten ded the piettclarke wedding at the greenwood parsonage on monday june 6 congratulations to mr and mrs frank mcavoy on the birth of their daughter at oshawa hospital on tuesday june 7 mr and mrs andrew hunter and children spent the weekend with friends in detroit a number from here attended the oddfellows service at port perry on sunday correcting the error of last week the active service class will meet on tuesday june 21 at the home of mrs lloyd wilson the annual sunday school picnic will be held on saturday june 25 at the orono park individual cost no matter which system of payment is adopted the township ratepayers pay the bill it would appear however that the expense coming through the school might earn sonie kind of grant but the matter is so small as hard ly worth consideration the fact is the property owners of whit church pay for the audit under either plan while on the school issue the council decided to offer a scholar ship in each of the three sections for students attending newmarket aurora and stouffvillemarkham h s areas this will be a cash award of s25 in each section for general proficiency- private citi zens are invited to add to this prize by donating additional cash 1 5700 trout fingerling are planted restocking of lakes in halibur- ton county has been going forward at a good rate according to the bulletin of the lands and forests dept thus far 15700 speckled trout fingerlings have been planted in county waters and distribution of maskinonge fry is now complete lunge fry planted a f ew weeks ago in the three large ponds at the deer lake hatchery are being rear ed to fingerling size and their diet will consist of 675 million sucker eggs just received by hatchery manager jackson distribution of lunge fingerling will be started la two weeks or so and will continue on into july when the fingerlings should reach five or six inches in length ksssmrccxxxsxxssaaacj to wear wiffi iw e ties solid or print to please the most discriminating dad a gala assortment of ties in newest colors all of fine longlasting mater ial 100 and up r e curtis main st stouffville handsome gifts that show individuality and good taste dad will be thrilled and proud lo receive them and with every pur chase 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