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p9 12 the st0uffv1ue thjkfilc twy deceober 22 1960 may the wonder and warm 4p3lliii- glow of christmas give yon great peace and joy with family and friends cs bbducks mi stuff of hehsbicks hflbdwabe mmmmmmmmm fo- mpp moans that farming is now too complicated the days when a green farm hand was simply shown the business end of a cow and went on from there were evoked with nostalgia last week by nicholas mendziuk pc marquette he complained in ihe com mons farming is so mechanized that farmers who can afford help cant get hired men are too inexperienced to handle the machines or themselves with safety mr mandziuk a lawyer repre senting an agricultural constit uency recalled during debate on the government bilj toi extend vocational training that his fa ther got one short lesson in farm work the farmer cut down one tree to show- him how- it was done and then handed him the ax in those days a green hired man could be shown the four parts of a cow that provided the milk shown how to squeeze them and the job was done but with diesel and gasoline tractors bulldozers combines milking machines and trucks farming now requires much more than that here we come awassailsng here is sentiment genuinely felt may joy health and happiness be yours this christmas markham area office liiver in cutmouse game two markham township po lice officers engaged a willow- dale motorist in a cat and mouse game in a yonge street subdi vision recently and finally nab bed the driver when he attempt ed to break for the north york border robt w semple 21 was charged by pc john mccague with driving while his licence was under suspension and unlawful possession of permit on wednesday the motorist was sentenced to 30 days in ad dition to a 50 fine his car was ordered impounded he appear ed before magistrate hollinrake in newmarket court officers pc mccague and pc donald dukes became suspi cious of the driver when they observed that his vehicle had only one headlight after a rou tine check they decided to fol low the auto which led them through a network of subdivi sion streets after losing sight of the vehicle the police parked the cruiser and waited for the driver to make his move it was semples second offense for driv ing while his licence was under suspension through new techniques in surgery damaged heart valves can be repaired inborn heart defects can be corrected and diseased arteries can be re placed a yearround program of research education and serv ices helps to combat these dis eases audley december 15 a white gift service was held during the sunday school ses sion on sunday the adult class also collected gifts for the pa tients of the ontario hospital a baptismal service will be held during the church service this sunday afternoon at 230 mrs bill guthrie entertained a number of the children of the baby band and their mothers at her home on friday after noon after a few games were played a short worship service was presented followed by re freshments the cgit is presenting a christmas program in the church on friday evening dec 23 at s pm mr and mrs ed betson and cheryl left on friday for a few weeks holiday in florida dale is staying with her grandpar ents in markham while her par ents are away mrs james cowie visited on sunday at the home of mrs g catton toronto tiie christmas story the christmas season now is here this precious time comes once a year a subtle tingling in the air and happy children everywhere softfalling snowflakes now are seen white fluff piled on each ever green the distant tolling of a bell the story tells as echoes swell of that first christmas long ago the sainted mary bending low and gazing on her newborn child with tender care all sweet and mild angelic voices fill the air above the hills and shepherds there watching oer their flocks of sheep bring news of jesus while men sleep and in the east a golden star was guiding wise men from afar to see this babe and homage bring and gifts for christ their new born king in all the years that come and go this precious story ever new sweet rapture to our spirit brings hope far surpassing earthly things o little babe of bethlehem we hear the story once again and with wise men and shep herds now before thy feet we humbly bow mrs a weber for mr george freeman 13 is a lucky number especially dec 13 on that date he cele brated his birthday and he has enjoyed the celebration 90 times to those of us who have with less vigour reached some frac tion of this age 90 seems a time for review for george freeman the most important day of his life is tomorrow if the mood is sparked by a special interest however yes terday can be relived with ac curacy and humour his grand son now works on the farm mr freemans father bought the fourth generation of dairy farmers specializing in pure bred jersey stock indeed geo freeman is the only living mem ber of the original canadian jersey cattle club his interests and responsibili ties have stretched over two vil lages from the schoolboard at box grove to the stewardship of zion church at cedar grove his hobby has does and always will take him all over the coun tryside weather has not been invented that can keep george freeman home from a euchre when he retired from active farming it was only to take up a position as custodian of a park which he operates through the summer on acreage close to his home year after year the same people return to mingle with new visitors for a swim and picnic at freemans park far and near through the many and varied areas his per sonality has touched people will be thinking this week of george freeman and sincerely wishing him many happy returns of the day george mccowan was involv ed but fortunately not hurt in an accident on the markham road on friday night a pileup of cars resulted in minor in juries to at least one other dri ver and very serious injuries to the driver of a small car the accident is mentioned as a warn ing to people using the mark ham road soutli of steeles ave where the new marshalling yard is to be built having re moved every vestige of vegeta tion and topsoil from several acres of land the workers have apparently now gone south for whether santa arrives by reindeer or jet wc hope be brings you a happy holiday season jus aj youve brought ui happy year throush your patronage aad good will many thanks mapie leaf dairy and staff main street stojffvitte vk l g1zi vja k tiij m portrait of man at work many of mans greatest advances came because he took time out to think to figure out how to get energy sources other than his own muscles to do his work for him wherever man has had time for creative leisure he has used his intellect to develop energy sources to improve his standard of living in canada were particularly good at putting our energy sources to work for us take oil for example oil provides more than half canadas energy needs canadians use more than 1000000 gallons an hour fvery day imperial oil refineries alone supply canadians with energy equivalent to that produced by o dozen niagara falls sso imperial oil limited for 80years canada steading supplier of energy the winter on a windy night the fine dirt blows across the road by the acre making visi bility nil and driving extremely hazardous there have been many close calls at this section of road but it takes one bad accident to sharpen our aware ness of the danger when snow comes the danger will be just as bad only a different colour it would be a sensible idea to avoid the markham road while this condition exists the annual ratepayers meet ing will be held in the school on wednesday evening dec 28th happy birthday to mr rob johnson of sunderland from his friends in cedar grove mr johnson is another december 13th celebrant wms news zion wms meeting was held at the home of mrs lloyd tay lor on wednesday dec 4th the president opened the meeting with the reading of a poem en titled yuletide reflections af ter the usual business election of officers was conducted by mrs bielby only two changes were made on the executive the vow calls on the wom en of canada to give leadership to the women of the world on such a world problem they have organized the women to take up the challenge member ship fee is two dollars per year vow urges all women to stand together at this dark moment in world history and to assert with one voice there shall be no war the meeting was then turned over to group leader mrs w butcher the first christmas morning by jim bishop was most impressively presented by mrs butcher and mrs allan reesor the worship period was taken by mrs r n reesor as sisted by mrs m milroy meet ing closed with benediction and lunch was served mrs vaitkus mother arrived from spain this week to spend christmas with her daughter international at belleville in 1961 the most successful year in the history of the ontario plow mens association was reported by president alex black at their executive meeting on dec 1st favoured with ideal weather the international plowing match and farm machinery demon stration at springfield had the largest number of exhibits and the highest attendance to date elaborate preparations are already underway for the 19j1 match to be held on the farm of farley vermilyea at belleville october 47 mr black also an nounced lans for the associa tions annual meeting and con vention scheduled for february 20th and 21st in the king ed wardsheraton hotel toronto some thoughts on christmos the biggest buildup of the year emotionally commercially and in a religious sense always pre cedes the holiday were just getting into a week when we can all take it easy and rest on the oars a little nell patrick tins flowering of goodwill and happiness and charity has an effect on all of us and acts as a pep rally for those ideas that make life worthwhile after all no matter how many worries we have they get shelved for awhile while we become a little more human if proof was needed that christmas fills a deep human need then observe that this holi day and the thought and spirit associated with it has prevailed for almost two thousand years thats two thousand times when kindness took a new lease on life ifs been said before but i reissue always helps a little less money spent on expensive gifts and a little more time on trying to do something christian would help us all every min ister has some names of people who could use a little cheer right now the streets and highways are filled this week with the cars of shoppers and party goers some of whom have been cele brating the accident tragedies that happen at christmas are always the most tragic of the year dont let one happen to you were grateful to you our customers and those we hope to gain as customers we hope you will have an enjoyable holiday season and that you will be back with us too for the interesting month to come we all wisli you a merry christmas- neil patrick motors un stouffville it wont be long until sleds will lw popular again from coast to coast may you be bleitotf with abundant hnopinot this christmas tasoo a e weldon and son and staff we greet yoo with a v p friendly note of thanks for cq yum good will and kind patronage n manager and staff the bam of k8va scotia maim street stc ilif