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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 21 1951 everything going op even cows tail twp council finds rabbits and cows stails proved technical points last week for waterloo township council at the last two meetings of markham township council fowl have also proved a stickler when it came to paying livestock damages by dogs a livestock valuator sent in a claim to waterloo council last week on behalf of james johannes of blair for 5 for three adult rabbits killed in their pens by dogs a council meeting saturday threw out the claim the law considers a rabbit a rodent not livestock said william boos solicitor who was sitting in on the meeting they looked up the act and sure enough he was right- livestock is regarded as cattle sheep swine and live poultry no mention of rabbits on the night of april 10 five dogs worried the herd of anthony gerdas near preston and bit the tails ofi four cattle although the valuator was not called in until may 1u he determined that 30 damage had been done to the four council wondered how a value of 750 was arrived at for a cows tail it was agreed to pay the claim as ed sliantz who owned a dog which had been allegedly respon sible agreed to stand good for four- fifths of the damage historical relics and records in and around locust hill goodwood thursday june 14 the anniversary services lieid in the baptist church sunday were well attended the special music provided by stouflville youth for christ mens choir and baker hill ladies octette was enjoyed by all the guest speaker rev f l wil son on furlough from bolivia gave us much to remember in his fine sermons the upper canada bible society meeting will be held in the baptist church june 26th motion pictures will be shown and an outline of this very important work given please attend if possible the ladies aid held a quilting at the home of mrs c jones on tuesday congratulations are extended to mr and mrs s a simpson on the birth of a son on monday junell little gordon james is recover ing nicely from a tonsil operation in stouffville last saturday mr dan gribben was unfortu nate last week while working at general motors oshawa he had four fingers cut off in 1951 the canadian dollar has about onethird of its 1901 buying power in the same period hourly wage rates have multiplied by five old deeds huge seals half a pound each being examined by f e reesor rescendant of pennsylvania dutch settlers are part of records of royal grants of land to two other families in 1790 and 1801 prized lamp made from cruet holder and more than 100 yrs old casts light by which mrs oa hagerman 72 reads the history of locust hill district she is a member of pioneer family and lives in 81year old mansion highways dept says not possible for twps to absorb cty roads ontario county council referred to its road committee a big file of correspondence returned from the minor municipalities commenting upon the councils recent motion that county roads and bridges be returned to the municipalities body of opinion appeared to be against any return although three townships did not report east whitby filed the most com plete and vigorous opposition on the grounds that it was eminently unfair to east whitby to have county roads wished back on them now that their means of paying have been drastically cut by annexation the suggestion was also made that suburban roads could become provincial highways pickering township filed a favor able reply while uxbridge was opposed however more concrete opinion on the subject was given in a letter from the ontario department of higlnvays which stated it is not possible for a council to com pletely dissolve its county road organization and return all roads all canadas natural resources among the worlds greatest are of little use unless the populace applies human effort work to its production ii modern mechanized help for active duty on the farm front in the campaign for food mechanical equipment is playing an increasingly important part machines enable fewer men on the farms to maintain and increase production as a result of the continuous research and experi mentation by the agricultural implement industry farmers today can get tractors combines and power machines that offer greater advantages in the saving of time and labor in times of manpower shortage modern equipment is especially essential in getting farm work done at the right time to produce best results for more than one hundred years masseyharris has been a leader in developing machines that through service and efficiency contribute to the progress of canadian agriculture your local masseyharris dealer will be glad to give you particulars of the latest models masseyharris company limited established 1847 mmwmliiimjhuill york east district womens institute holds meeting j the annual meeting of york east i district womens institute was j held recently at washington united church kingston road scarboro with lakeview and scarboro jet branches as joint hostesses the president mrs c hicks of stouif- ville presided mrs w w marjorlbanks mem ber of the national executive of the united nations addressed the meeting the following reports were given agriculture canadian industries mrs a armstrong wexford citizenship education mrs j snider victoria square community activities public relations mrs e graham mark- ham historical research cur rent events mrs g kelly button- ville home economics health mrs w bartlett malvern junior activities miss r hunt new market and langstaff junior branch miss d cribble lanfttatt an event of the meeting was a quilt competition in which all branches of the district were eligible prizes were awarded to first bethesda second highland enjoy eca v taoi mauk mo at the ball game on outskirts of locust hill just where the 10th con of markham meets no7 highway is a cairn honoring christian and fanny reesor who with two daughters and four sons moved to the district from pennsylvania in iso i creek and third scarboro junc tion the following officers were elect ed mrs g francy gormley presi dent mrs j bruce toronto mrs j cattanach markham and mrs w h mccowan scarboro as vice- presidents and miss helen atkin son scarboro junction secretary- treasurer mne coal b9d6et pun iswsavhtfor family budgets start mow- its such an easy way to pay for next winters coal imagine how wonderful it will be to have your next win ters hsat all paid for ahead of time the blue coal budget plan works just like a christ mas club terms are easy to suit you no red tape come in or phone today i look at these 3 big advantages convenient spread out payments easy terms to suit you no worries coal is delivered in plenty of time youre all paid up before next winter with this blue coal plan household budget run more smoothly all year round p r wilson look always for the blue color blue coil i the only co colored btue with a huml- live a positive protection for iou an xwunnce trial you re getting th world dnet aiaiite central feed store locust hill ont phone markham 72j1 stouffville ont phone 277