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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 22 a949 the stouffville tribune established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations authorized as second class mail fost office department ottawa issued every thursday at stouffville ontario in canada 200 in usa 5250 a v nolan son publishers the old home town notes and comments which ham is best an amiable controversy has long engaged the more fastidious epicures to wit is the left ham of the hog more tender more juicy more gracious to the palate than the right ham champions of the left ham have a special argument which they advance the pig taking its rest almost in variably lies upon the right side thus most of the weight of the animal is upon that ham making the muscles stronger more fibrous and therefore tougher defenders of the right ham hold stubbornly that both hams are such wonderous victuals that it is mere preciosity to make a distinction there is considerable doubt that conclusive decision in the matter will ever be reached holiday magazine sensible proposal after their experience this year most people will say its about time when they hear of a bill now before the senate points out the financial post this would have daylight saving start and end on the same day and hour throughout the country and also have the railways conform to the general practice established the bill is sponsored by senator euler its to be hoped that it receives more prompt and favorable attention than did his repeated motions to lift the ban on margarine if one had set out deliberately to create the most con fusion he would have to be pretty smart to give us some thing more complicated that the present arrangement some parts of the country did not have daylight saving at all this summer some started much earlier than others when it came to ending the measure there was the same lack of uniformity most places were through months ago but a few cities in ontario carried on until the week end before last during the war daylight saving came into effect all over canada at the same time and it also ended on a uniform date surely what ever authorities are necessary can get to gether and work out a similar sensible arrangement for peacetime the municipal elections worthwhile it is not a good thing usually to blame anyone who forces a municipal election after all a council elected by the people feels better to have come into office by a popular vote than perhaps be returned because nobody is concerned enough to contest a seat the cost is a mere pittance especially in townships and villages and if the choice of the people is not good then they have themselves to blame to some extent naturally those in whom confidence is placed have a big responsibility and this should not be overlooked the reeve of stouffville is returned for a sixth term at the head of the council and this is his first election without the election having been held he could not for certain feel that the people approved of his leadership now it is up to him to prize more than ever the confidence placed in him any elected officer would feel the same and we know the members of the 1950 council appreciate having been elected by ballot after all too many people fail to appreciate the value of the ballot box just imagine what state we would be in if we were ruled solely by a government not responsible to the people a government who might make it very serious for anyone who dared to criticize no matter how tax rates soared no matter how disagreeable a town boss named by a government might treat them the people- of stouffville polled over 53 per cent of the total vote that is good representation because in the re maining fortyseven per cent there are the sick the ab sentees such as property owners who live far away let us never treat lightly the municipal election event only beginning to realize canadians are only beginning to realize how much their country has grown in the last 20 years h l enman pres ident of the bank of nova scotia pointed out at the annual meeting in halifax this week compared with 1929 he said our economy has grown almost beyond recognition mr enman cited the more than a third gain in popula tion a 50 per cent larger working force and a 75 per cent gain in physical volume of production then he added sig nificantly the 13500000 canadians of 1949 were on the average a good deal better off individually than were the 10000000 in 1929 thats certainly pretty substantial growth for a coun try like canada but mr enman sees the longterm pros pects just as favorable he mentions western oils and quebeclabrador iron as two new and major developments pointing in this direction banker enman however is cautious about the immed iate or almost immediate future our twin problem he says is to boost our exports to the united states accept more imports from europe do that and he says our major econ omic worries are solved financial post sleds still prized a big truck drew up behind a department store the other day and began to disgorge little sleighs that were carried into the store for the christmas trade notes the ottawa citizen childrens toys are constantly changing many simple playthings that delighted young canadians in earlier gen erations have given place to mechanical toys but the back bone of gift buying for children still is in dolls candy skates and sleighs and they have changed only moderately down through the years hardly an adult canadian but can recall his great joy when he found a sleigh under the christmas tree it may have been roughly made or highly ornamental but to the child it was wonderful in rural districts it was called a handsleigh to distinguish it from the big sleighs the horses hauled in town it was often called a sled it was noe gift that a country child and a town youngster prized alike each could hardly wait to display it to his playmates and try it out on the nearest snowcovered hill an older man may recall that his sleigh was made by his father much love was put into the work and it required considerable ingenuity to keep the sled a secret for a christmas morning surprise many of the early sleds had hickory runners with no iron shoes and there was keen competition to see which would run the farthest at the foot of a snowy slope then came the iron runners and those sleds won after that sleds appeared running on steel rods and they outclassed the older types by stanley c2i a stwamsbfe a tcaah sets a head start jim watsoa1 oub avain steeet batssera o rovm wgggfc w cm taam imm says trade wkak the mixing bowl r annt auan best christmas wishes to every one may your house be bright and gay and the people in it be cheerful and content with their lot it is easy to make a unique festive setting in your home these days with such variety of choice in wreaths flowers ba bells santa clauses reindeer sleighs christmas trees church and snow scenes it is wise to select one theme and one centre of attraction for a special decoration it may be that your buffet is the centre if so the outline of a land scape may be sketched on the mirror with soft soap then on the counter place a model of a church or a skat ing scene may be designed using your table mirror cotton batten im itation snow and driftwood branches further decorated with miniature sfldgets for achildrens christmas party setting use santa claus paper table cloth and over it place a clear plastic cover iln the centre mold together a big santa claus head using buttons for eyes nose and mouth and dont forget to rouge his cheeks of course you will need a piece of coneshaped cellophane for his toque to distri bute the candies evenly at the table we suggest dixie cups with a tiny santa claus standing over each and you can ration out 3or 4 small can dies per dixie cup for the coffee served at midnight the scene takes on a christmasy air with a glowing christinas candle on the tray or one large candle placed in an ash tray surrounded with bits of cones tipped with color in the centre of your serving tray there was a time when we used our best tablecloth for family gather ings but today we seem to use such things as pale blue foil fastened to gether with scotch tape to make a tablecloth or red cellophane sealed with silver tape or any of the pat terned tablecloths that come in extra large sizes paper serviettes also are attractive and can be made presonal by the addition of each name in red crayon or gold pencil recipes grape juice cocktail 3 cups grape juice 3 cups ginger ale chill ingredients thoroughly mix and serve add half a green mara schino cherry to each glass this makes six servings giblct gravy gizzard heart and neck of fowl 1 tsp salt 4 tbsps fat left in roasting pan 4 cups cold water bay leaf 6 tbsps flour cover the gizzard heart and neck with cold water add salt bay leaf and pepper bring to a boll then simmer picking out any pieces of meat and bones blend in flour and cook until brown chop the giblet and pieces of meat fine add to the thickened juice keep it hot until ser ving but do not boll dressing for a largo turkey 12 cups of soft bread crumbs 1 tsps pepper i vi cup itielted fat 2 eggs slightly beaten third cup salt 4 tbsps minced fried onions 2 tbsps sago 1 cup chopped apple 1 cup chopped cooked celery prepare bread crumbs measure into a bowl add the above ingredi ents toss lightly together and stuff fowl rousting time for poultry chicken 6 lbs undrawn weight 2 hrs gooso 8 lbs undrawn weight 2 hrs 12 lbs undrawn weight 3 hrs turkey j 10 lbs undrawn weight 2 hrs 14 lbs undrawn weight 314 hrs 15 lbs undrawn weight 4 hrs preheat oven to 325 degrees f and place the bird breast side down for first hour of roasting hcmove from the oven for basting to prevent loss of oven temperature when the bird is turned over place strips of bacon or a thick paste of flour and dripping over the breast to keep the meat moist be sure to salt well wash rooms ignored here will hurt ris1xess some day for a year or more the rest rooms in stouffville or could such cubby holes be labelled even wash rooms hav been closed because of the dir ty habits of those who made use of them probably it the wash rooms had been made a decent size in the first place and of such proportions that they could be properly called rest rooms greater respect might have been paid them even by an un thinking public the day is coming when stouffville will do well to provide such accom modation again because it was a backward step when the wash rooms in the municipal block were closed permanently retail food outlets more and more are expanding their services with nonfood departments the convention of the canned foods association of ontario was told yesterday by bert t huston of toronto such depart ments already include toiletries drug sundries darning wool picture books doughnut machines batcery goods sections and household hard ware he noted that a store in guelph recently opened a rest room and meeting place for groups of farmers and their wives sandwich and coffee bars nurseries for babies and simill saves childs life prompt action try his mother mrs charles semark belleville ont is credited with saving the life of her son bobby one who bit the top off a christmas tree electric light bulb and swallowed part of it noticing him choking she held him upside down and shook him until glass came out of his throat r innovations are expected in groc- ry stores of the future seasons q re e tings g 8 8 8 8 8 we pause a moment to express our sincere wishes for health happiness and prosperity w and may you be blessed with many good friends to g share your joys and triumphs 3 h l enman above president of the bank of nova scotia dealt with the economic factors determining employment percen tages and business health in his annual report to shareholders some of the economic forces that contributed to a high level of business and employment in the past year are losing their force he said export trade par ticularly is slipping and when exports slip it means difficulties for canada stated mr enman lord in this hour be thou our guide so by thy power no foot shall slide jacob l smith watch repair jeweller 8 1 g 8 w c mcdonald ro optometrist at stouffville every saturday 2 9 pm december office hours dec 24th 1000 am to 300 pm dec 31st 1000 am to 300 pm complete visual service office phone behind marie jack i76w beauty salon note p for jour convenience you may phone for eye examination appointment any time during the week new vancouver pulp and paper mill will process bcs timber waste and new trees will be planted he travels best who travels refreshed ask jor it cither vxty both trademarks mean the same thing authorized bottler of cocacola under contract with cocacola ltd uxbridge beverages uxbridge ont phone 205 kvttvsttttttttsvttttvslttx