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public skating tues wed thurs and saturday evenings free lunch and coffee on saturday evenings cedar grove phone markham 93j2 a d reesor manager 250000 miles of safe driving a record of a quarter of a million miles of driving with out an accident under all kinds of conditions was honoured re cently when harry lavender v of vandorf and his wife were entertained by mr lavenders emlyoyer r b brown and mrs brown and presented with a walnut foldaway table in rec ognition of his achievement harry drives the milk truck tvhioh makes deliveries to hills dale and newmarket dairies in newmarket for mr brown his record is all the more out standing because of the fact that no matter what the wea- vther and road conditions the milk must go through the holder of the fine record of safe driving entered the em ployment of bob brown nearly nine years ago following im mediately on his war service he served with the irish regi ment of canada and while a sergeant with the irish regi ment of canada was mention ed in dispatches during the italian campaign he was wounded during the fighting north of rome which put him out of action for the remainder of the war mr and mrs lav ender have two children mi chael 5 and patsy 2 aurora banner bethesda thursday jan 13 the wms meeting was held last wednesday at the home of mrs allin mrs hunt the pres ident opened the meeting by reading a poem entitled an other year for thee devo tional was given by mrs emp- ringham the reports were given and letters of thanks read from the shutins a duet was ung by leona atkinon and shirley allin a reading by mrs smith and a solo by mrs moddle then slides were shown on india by mrs moddle and the meeting closed with prayer by mrs moddle the young people are hav ing a skating party on friday evening jan 14 at bolenders pond with refreshments served after at the home of mr and mrs fred allin if weather conditions are not favourable for skating a croquinole party will be held at fred allins the institute will be on wed nesday jan 19 at the home of mrs h pugh the roll call to be answered by the receiving of quilt balocks an offering will be taken for valentine boxes for hospitals the young people had their reorganization meeting last friday evening the officers for 1955 are pres miss margar et burkholder vice pres roy scott sectytreas shirley al lin assist howard burkhol der ipanist arlene bolender asst ruth atkinson charlie dibb and mr kenneth hoshel are feeling much better save grain for seeding farmers who are fortunate enough to have a supply of good seed grain on hand should save every bit of it for seed rather than use any of it for feeding purposes during the winter season says the field crops branch ont dept of agriculture due to extensive periods of dry weather in some sections early in the season followed by wet weather over wide areas during and after the grain harvest supplies of seed grain available will not be so plentiful as usual for seeding next spring at present the price of feed oats and barley is considerably lower than the price asked for we are glad to hear that mrs commercial no 1 seed yet soil and crop annual meeting this years annual meeting of the ontario soil and crop improvement association will attract record crowds accord ing to advance indications the fourday meeting is being held at the same time and place as the ontario retail farm equip ment dealers show in the coli seum exhibition park toronto january 25 to 28 inclusive w p watson live stock commissioner for ontario wiu again outline the agricultural outlook for 1955 mr wat sons talks along similar lines in past years have drawn ca pacity crowds and this year more than ever before farmers appear anxious tc gain some idea of what to expect in the future there will also be speakers dealing with factors which tend to lower production costs sub jects of this type being dealt with include soil handling and crop harvesting equip ment building up fertility with cash crops doubling the carrying capacity of pas tures farm renovation and new varieties also included will be panel discussions on such themes as handling the silage and crop projects dr e s hopkins director of the experimental farms at ottawa will give an illustrated talk on the ussr agricultural exhibition in moscow and two new motion pictures will be shown for the first time proud land and cash crop day at st thomas registered seed growers po tato growers and turnip grow ers will all have special ses sions official delegates will at tend from every county and district in the province and a special evening session has been arranged for them the guest speaker at the an nual banquet thursday eve ning in the king edward ho tel will be john fisher the popular cbc wandering re porter and observer of cana dian ways excellent variety entertainment will also be pro vided educational exhibits asso ciated with soil management crop production and market ing will be on display there will be ample free parking space and railways have reduced their rates for the occasion copies of the complete pro gram- may be obtained from offices of agricultural repre sentatives or from the field crops branch ontario dept of agriculture parliament bldgs toronto york county hospital important to district a very interesting compari son was drawn recently by c a tiny cathers regarding york county hospital and two of the larger toronto hospitals mr cathers pointed out that in a report received by him the toronto general and wel- lesley hospitals in 1953 deliv ered 3992 babies combined while in 1954 the york county hospital in newmarket deliv ered 1053 infants these figures very dramatic ally point to the important work done by the york county hospital and the tremendous handicap under which they work said mr cathers when you compare the size and fa cilities of the toronto hospitals with our relatively small or ganization and then make note of the number of babies hand led it makes you stop and won der how york countv hospital does it two very welcome contribu tions were received last week by mr cathers on behalf of the building fund the vellore junior farmers sent a cheque for 100 and molsons brewery ontario ltd contributed 250 the tribune stouffville ont thursday january 20 1955 walter reesor new pres crop improvement assoc seed of a known variety and grade is good value no farmer should take a chance in using feed oats- of an unknown source or variety of seed grain intended for spring seeding should be carefully stored in a dry place this win ter and should be cleaned well in advance of the spring needs any question in respect to its germination can be settled ei ther by means of a home test or by the testing of a sample by the plant products division laboratories at toronto otta wa or winnipeg theres a small fee involved if the lab oratory does the testing but it represents a worthwhile invest ment a survey of seed supplies available is now being made and a complete list of seed for sale by 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can be absolutely certain of finding exactly what you want at your gmc dealers see him soon a general motors value truck for every hauling job mole motors ltd stol ffvilib ontario no oneman chaii saw for sale todaj can match the mall 2mg tremendoof power weighs onlj 29 pounds heres the aa everyones beel looking for tiretom and effortless u operate we hare so macs confidence in thu saw well let yew try it in your owl timber for free tryout write or phone for free tryout write or phoxe altona feed supplies claremonf ont phones clare 33629 stouff 61326 audley thursday jan 13 in spite of the slippery roads there was a good attendance at the club meeting on wednes day evening in the school the new president bob betson pre sided for the business a game of euchre was enjoyed and the prizewinners were ladies mrs george brown and mrs wm brown gents mr r hedge and mr bert guthrie refreshments were served on saturday night about 30 went out to brooklin arena to skate they returned to the home of charlie and mrs cle- mence for a sing- song and lunch from all reports they would like to arrange another evening of skating the wa is holding a croqui nole party at baggottsville school this friday evening january 14 bob betson left sunday for his annual trip to florida mr bob mchugh entered sunnybrook hospital a few days after christmas his friends wish him a speedy re covery to better health the annual churoh congre gational meeting will be held on tuesday jan 18 in the church at 8 pm mr and mrs geo izatt hnvr her father mr wm mchugh visiting them glen major thursday jan 13 mr and mrs edgar johnson and linda visited mrs charles johnson and delia on sunday congratulations to mr joe jones who had a birthday on sunday mr and mrs allan jones newmarket spent the week end at the jones mr and mrs bert htird mil- liken and mr and mrs harold snowball anddaughter mark- ham visited on sunday with mr and mrs charles fiss mr and mrs edgar johnson attended- the funeral of his uncle mr len sidall in toron to on tuesday miss shirley jones spent thursday night in uxbridge on account of icy roads mr george johnson spent sunday afternoon with mr murray fraser speaking to almost four hun dred farmers at the annual meeting of the york county soil crop improvement as sociation in the newmarket town hall last week prof j c steckley director of the ridgetown experimental farm and agricultural school stated that corn is too valuable a crop to put into the silo pointing out its potential as a gram crop he gave many interesting suggestions based on his obser vations in western ontario where corn is an important crop we have not yet found a strain or variety of corn that is suitable for both grain and corn he stated prof steckley a native of whitchurch served as york countys first agricul tural representative from 1911 to 1922 when he joined the staff of the oac famous for his fine heul of holsteins george mclaughlin speaker of the afternoon has created a wide interest in his programme of managed pas tures which enable him to car ry his milking herd of from 50 to 55 cows on fortfive acres of pasture which he has fenced off into fouracre fields or strips for rotational grazing besides providing this pasture the ear ly growth from twothirds of this acreage is cut for grass silage about june 1st tilling two fourteen by forty foot silos the top dressing of manure in the fall is supplemented by a heavy application of commer cial fertilizer in the spring which his first week and a half of pasturage pays for following the business ses sion in the morning a discus sion panel on the making of grass silage under the chair manship of e k pearson as sociate agric representative brought out several new angles in this relatively new opera tion members of the panel were walter lloyd bradford har old clapp concord jas dar lington maple and lindsay anderson mh farms milli- ken early cutting was stress ed in making grass silage as opposed to later filling of silos which makes hay silage rather than grass silage in his presidential address eugene lemon of stouffville showed pictures of the bus trip taken by 37 of the mem bers to ohio to visit a num ber of the farms and institu tions where conservation prac tices were studied at the conclusion of the meeting the newly elected di rectors elected the following officers walter reesor of mark- ham president edwin marritt of keswick vice president and w m cockburn was reappoint ed sectreasurer the other directors include carl boyn- ton woodbridge harry walk er sharon ernest crossland newmarket jas darlington maple norman bagg edgeley bruce snider maple clifford winger gormley archie cam eron woodbridge eldred king markham russell little agin- court duncan watson wood bridge elson miles milliken goodwood thursday jan 13 sympathy of the commun ity goes forth to the family of mrs henry white who passed away after a brief illness on thursday the funeral service was conducted from goodwood baptist church by rev a england assisted by rev g branton of stouffville baptist church interment was in cla- remont union cemetery sympathy also goes to the family of mrs ed davis of glasgow mrs chas symes and mrs ivan norton of good wood rr 1 are daughters mrs davis had been quite 111 for several months and passed away at her home on friday icy roads lawns and fields have been highlights of the past weeks conversation on thursday morning roads were treacherous some were sand ed but any lanes or driveways are still bad except for about four inches of snow on top on sunday mr gordon wilson had a lucky escape when his tractor turned over in the ditch on thursday he will however have a broken leg in a cast for five or six weeks his daughter bernice managed to jump free from the tractor mr howard feasby has been transferred to vancouver from his toronto job his wife and young daughter will follow aa soon as he finds accommoda tion many goodwood hockey fans witnessed the young canada night game in stouffville when three peewee games were played bypu will be held on fri day evening stewardship group will be in charge mr and mrs d alderson spent wednesday night with his son stan and mrs aider- son because of icy roads mrs pierre evans drove mrs tuck to gravenhurst to visit her husband who is confined to hospital there better homes heal with howard most political speeches fall into one of these categories those that dont mean any thing those that do mean any thing harold air conditioning r heating installation repairs service stouffville 60912 mens boys and girls snow suits skirts and dresses 10 ten days only 10 len wilkes aches sh stouffville ontario j