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the tribune stouffville ont thursday january is 1951 want stop lights for unionvjlle which is canadas largest bear the polar bear is the largest in canada an adult polar bear increases his weight 800 times from the time of birth the polar bear may attain a weight of over 1600 pounds but at birth the tiny young weigh only two pounds his diet consists mostly of seals but is sup plemented with fish this series of advertisements has been designed to intro duce you to some of natures unusual features and to promote interest in the conservation of our wildlife yours y o u r s to protect to enjoy mrs a harrington represent ing the unionville home school association presented several requests to markham township council on monday afternoon among them the suggestion that stop lignts were necessary at the four corners no 7 highway and the kennedy rd a blinker light is in set vice at this intersection at the present time but this is not felt to be adequate protection either to motorists or pedestrians it was suggested that this appeal be referred to the highway dept county road commission and vil lage trustees with a letter of back ing from the township council the associations request for speed limit signs on the kennedy rd just south of no 7 highway will also be referred to the county road department carmmgs the carlikg breweries limited waterloo ontario ma notice re telephone toll charges notice is hereby given that application has been made to the ontario municipal board for authority to put into effect as from february 1st 1951 the following toll charges which are in conformity with standard rates already in effect for similar distances elsewhere between stasta perspers overtime claremont and richmond hill thornhill 3 mins 20 20 25 3 mins 35 35 40 per min 05 05 05 between stouffville and richmond hill thornhill 15 15 20 30 30 35 05 05 05 should you wish to present any substantial argument in favour of or opposed to this application you may do so by addressing a letter to miss m b sanderson secretary ontario municipal board parliament buildings toronto ontario to receive attention your letter should be mailed not later than- the 29th day of january 1951 and the exchange and number of your telephone should be clearly stated therein if you desire further information in reference to the need for increasing the telephone rates you may apply to the undersigned either personally by telephone or by letter the bethesda and stouffville telephone co ltd thos b rae stouffville ontario secretarytreasurer bowser replies to whitchurch fire criticism statements made at a whit church council meeting were challenged by councillor frank bowser at newmarket council meeting monday night whit church council was severely crit ical at a recent meeting concern ing the newmarket fire brigades call to a fire in the township last month its a darn lie mr bowser said he quoted a news report carried in the tribune as follows there was some discussion concerning the delay of newmarket fire brigade in attending a recent fire in the north section of the town ship close to the town limits it was stated the town engineer would not send out the outfit until councillor bowser could be located and give the okay it was not referred to me at all said mr bowser i was not consulted about it and neither was the town engineer he declared whitchurch has an agreement with the town of newmarket which provides for fire fighting services from the town for town ship areas the newmarket fire truck was out there from 15 to 17 minutes from ttie time the alarm was given at the water works councillor added find shock of kiss reama eijectricity young couples using the kissing- gate at the end of the lovers lane at durley england complained to parish councillors that they were receiving more than the usual amount of shock the cause turned out to be an electrified fence erected by farmer norman clark to keep his herd of cattle from wandering the gate is being adjusted so couples can enter the lane without being shocked starting clucks start them right and start them fast feed them purina chick startena checkcretts fast thrifty gains mean more profit feed for speed mix sow pig chow with your chop your dry cow is working hard she needs a special bodybuilding ration in the last two months before freshening your dry cow though she may look to be loafing is really working hard she has to build nearly twothirds of the body of her calf with the bigger breeds thats a pound of calf per day and she has to rebuild her own body to stand the strain of heavy steady production through her next lactation that may call for a gain of one to two pounds per day its a big job to do it she needs a special feed one thats bodybuilding bonebuilding cooling and mildly laxative feed her purina d f chow if youre feeding steers you want fast profitable gains and prime finish purina steer fatena helps out your grain speeds up gains puts on premium finish try it this winter steer fatena many of our best dairymen start their calves on purina calf startena they know that it saves milk saves work saves time saves money and raises them a better calf if your pullets are slack ing down in appetite and production heres some thing that will help get them going again full speed ahead ask us about a treatment with chekrton water is the cheapest feed thrre is an egg is two- thirds water prevent freezing step up water consumption its easy and economical with a purina electric water warmer order spring fertilizers now cll free running and swifts gromor 125 per ton off for january delivery stiver bros stouffville crop improvement meeting draws capacity crowd the standing room only sign oh the parish hall at newmarket last week turned away a few of the late arrivals when just over 270 york county farmers packed the hall to capacity for the annual meeting of their crop improve ment association with the full days program on a variety of sub jects there was keen interest throughout the main address on soils and brush control as well as the discussion panel by four of the members on harvesting methods harold coakwell of markham gave a short talk on his successful use of the forage harvester in harvesting his grain other mem bers of the panel included vni scott of don head farms rich mond hill where swathing was first practised in the county eugene lemon stouffville who used a self propelled combine with straw shredder and alfred bagg edgeley who defended the old reliable binder and thresher in a humorous and convincing way mr j w suggett of the research department of the hydro com mission spoke on the use of the new 245t dormat or bark spray for brush control which can be applied almost any time of the year mixed with oil to prevent freezing this can be done in the winter months spraying from the ground or surface of the snow up to breast height killing the brush growth through the winter breath ing pores in the bark the other guest speaker d w hoffman of the dominion depart ment of agriculture at present attached to the soils department of the ontario agricultural college by the use of a large variegated colotir soil map and coloured slides described the soils throughout york county and their classifica tion and uses kenneth fallis of the ontario crops seeds and weeds branch paid tribute to two york county growers who had won provincial honours at the royal winter fair frank marritt of keswick won the coveted championship over all the 50 bushel avinter wheat club win ners on the basis of weight of wheat quality of wheat and mill ing quality bruce chapman of queensville won the turnip cham pionship in the vegetable section these growers will be presented with their trophies a silver tray and watch respectively at the ban quet of the ontario crop improve ment association in toronto on january 17th winners of the on time atten dance prizes were chas casey king al moore maple and wm walker newmarket and chas taylor of pefferlaw got the prize for the most passengers coming for the first time there were six of them in his car and the lucky beginner was g burbidge wood- bridge the reelected directors met at the close of the meeting to elect their officers and make plans for the seed fair in march the officers and directors are president al bert rutherford woodbridge vice president frank barnes sehom- berg sec treas w m cockbum newmarket directors eugene lemon stouftville rr2 f mar ritt keswick c young milliken j d lanthier- gormley rr2 a cairns king rr3 a bagg edgeley m c macklin agincourt carl boynton woodbridge rr2 harold lapp markham rri c haines newmarket rri c wall- work stouftville rr2 c casey king rr3 atm news mr r j george of ridgewood nj and mr and mrs george dowdell toronto were sunday dinner guests with mrs car- ruthers mr and mrs powell and family were friday night supper guests with mr and mrs murray dun- keld and family rev and mrs arthur greer and family of toronto called at the carruthers home on saturday last sorry mrs fred draper is ill with the flu we wish her a speedy recovery atha extends sympathy to mr and mrs jack spang sr and family in the pasing of his sister mrs soden at uxbridge we welcome mr reynolds farm manager for mr hurley to our community flys wings vibrate 330 time a second while bees wings vibrate 190 times a second news is formed from the first letters of north east south and west joy beauty salon near cnr permanent waving individual stylinjr razor shapinp phone stontrvtllo 98w2 defrosting nuisance philips 11 vefrosl automatically defrost your refrigerator regularly 135 foods stay fresher longer cuts electric bills set itplug it infomxt it farrs radio electric play bingo with the markham vets proceeds for mdva building fund saturday ian 20th 800 pm at the veterans hall is games for 50c other special games an evenings entertainment lucky winner will receive bushel basket of groceries you must be present to win come one come all to the vets hall for bingo weather forecast cold weather on the way no other type of fuel dares to guaran- tee you comfort as blue coal does blue coal has a record for keeping millionr safe comfortable healthy through the t worst winters in history end fuel worritt come in or phone today 0rdc loday and be safe p r wilson locust hill phone 72r3 central feed store stouftville phone 277 mtewmmmmvimmwmmim pack up your togs and enjoy the faa and thrills at the popular skiing spot the bus will take you there and home again in carefree comfort fares are low round trip subject to chonoo hunts ville 915 collingwood 66 gravenhurst 735 stouffville motors phone 170