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s r-ce-fc- rfxc io- r srfy il f e i the tribune stouffville ont thursday dec 17th 1942 if biuffmll utribun established 18s8 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to twelve pages weekly circulation 1750 copies subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 3250 a vnolan son publishers w ft notes and comments is the butter shortage real there seems to be a very strong feeling that the much talked of butter shortage is largely imaginary and that had the issue never been circulated in newspapers- and people had gone on doing their normal buying of butter the present predicament would not have arisen to this view we are strongly inclined if there was any possibility of a shortage the authorities should have dealt with it in a strong manner such as converting millions of gallons of whipping cream into butter and the release of necessary storage butter to meet the situation instead of that nothing was done but a great deal of talk was heard and people whose sense of loyalty is very shallow began to hoard even in stouffville located in the middle of a butter producing area it was hard to buy any quantity of butter last saturday stores were handing out a pound to each customer and then they hadnt enough to meet the demands it is almost inconceivable that any housewife would be mean enough to grab up a supply of butter that should be on the shelf of some other housewife who had to go with out because she would not be guilty of hoarding yet the situation is quite apparent if some punishment could be meted out to this sort of person it would meet with wide spread satisfaction among those who have a proper sense of fair play and loyalty to the cause if eveiybody would just go along and buy their normal supply and no more we are strongly of the opinion that no one would have to go without their customary require ments street cleaning problem not settled putting teeth in the village snow cleaning bylaw and appointing a sidewalk inspector cannot in themselves stop accidents on the streets of the village this action properly directed can only assure the corporation is not negligent in its duty the inspector of sidewalks will see that people clean their walks but it is a human impossibility to keep them bare through the kind of wintery season we exper ience in this particular section everything possible should be done to avoid accidents and make going safe for the pedestrian yet when that is done there will be accidents but perhaps not so many we note that on one day last week three people were tak en to hospital in the city suffering from fractures due to falls on city streets we mention this to emphasize that accidents will happen even in a large city where a close check up on negligent householders is made by the police asks why farm returns are less the recent beef shortage should serve as a lesson just how important farming is industry couldnt get very far if the farmer did not produce and because his commodities are so important he should at all times receive good pay for his wares in an article in canadian business of november of this year mr j c turgeon makes several observations on the relation of the farmer to other business men which will bear consideration fdrst he says why is it that the re turn on capital expended in farming operations is always so much less than the return on capital expended in busi ness and industry and the farmer provides food with out which industry of any nature could notbe carried on yet in days of depression the farmer is faced with starva- tion and in ordinary times the fruits of industry reach the farmer in much less degree than they reach those whose capital has been invested in industry itself and further why is it for exarnple that in the days of big stock market trading money could be borrowed at very low rate of interest for purposes of pure speculation in bonds but farmers who wished to borrow money to carry on their agricultural operations were forced to pay rates of interest which farming as we have known it in many parts of canada cannot possibly absorb now these are questions which thoughtful farmers have been asking themselves and others for some time back the answers are not yet apparent but it is a hopeful sign that they are being considered as a post war problem fromthe standpoint of business and industry t no incendiary bombs to sparc for markham v to a lot of people it could seem like a waste of printing ink and effort to organize air raid precaution wardens and shower printed instructions in any place outside a populated city district the government as much as told markham township so when the question was asked as what should be done at unionville to further such an effort the government said unionville district was in no danger zone and arp wardens were therefore unnecessary it is just as unnecessary to distribute literature- among the school children of the township there will be no bombs falling over markham that period is long past in this war why over in england they arc putting up the old sign v posts again between london and folkstone indicating the belief that those people there feel they have the germans in hand- nothing could require the imagination to be v- stretched to the point where germans or anyone else would bomb a district like markham markhams action in dis tributing this literature will only encourage overzealous government departments to print more of it to be wasted- sunday school less on lesson for sunday december 20 the birth of jesus golden text thou shalt call his name jesus for be shall sure bis people front their bins matt 121 the lesson us a whole to millions of earths inhabitants this christmas will be the saddest they have ever known celebrated as the birthday of the prince of peace it seems almost mockery in a world torn by strife and deluged with blood but the reason is plain to all who believe the word of god he who came to speak peace to our troubled race was rejected from the very first there was no room for him in the inn herod sought to slay him as a child his own towns men would have hurled him from the top of the cliff or mount of precipitation to the vale below luke 429 he was despised and rejected of men tsa 533 as he went albout doing good acts 1038 and at last spurned by his own nation he was crucified on a roman cross and buried in a borrowed tomb but thank god he lives again and some glad day will re turn in glory to fulfill all the pre dictions of the prophets of old and ratify the angels message that it is through him alone peace shall come to earth and good will be the por tion of all men the story of the birth o christ is ever new it is a privilege to pause in the stress of modern life and go back in spirit to stand by that man ger bed and gaze again upon that lovely babe who is god manifest in flesh in all the annals of earth there is nothing else to be com pared with it heaven mythologists inspired by satan sought to imitate it by grotesque and corrupt tales of women who ibecame mothers of demigods by association with tho grossly carnal deities of paganism but these were the devils counter feits designed as justin martyr said- to blind men to the truth when at last tho promised seed of the woman was revealed it was by the direct creative power of god work ing through his holy spirit that the blessed virgin mary luke ims became the mother of our lord his incarnation was the first step in the fulfillment of the pro gram of redemption bethlehem was the prelude to calvary the historical setting it always seems strange to some that the date of our lords birth is iven in our bible chronology as 4 or 5 bc but the reason is simple in arranging the christinas calen dar a mistake was made as to the exact year of the deatli of herod the great later research proved that he died 4 bc and we know the birth of jesus christ was sometime earlier as it was this herod who commanded the destruction or the babes of bethlehem in order to put the lord jesus out of the way we do not know the exact time of the year when christs birth took place verse by verse luke 28 shepherds abiding in i ho field across the road from bethlehem there are still wide pas- lure lands where shepherds tend their flocks it is seldom however hat they keep them out in the open as late as december although this sometimes happens verse 9 the angel of the lord the glory of the lord shone and they were sore afraid the aweinspiring events of that wondrous night at first filled the hearts of the simple shepherds with fear their reaction was akin to j mother of tjie messiah of israel the that of jacob when the lord son of god luke 13033 7 2s 16 17 the revelation of the supernatural to men causes them to realize their own littleness and un- worthiness verse 10 good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people the angels proclamation was one of gladness the longwalted hour had struck for the fulfillment of the prophetic word as to the advent of the womans seed who was to bru ise the serpents head gen 315 and bring in blessing for all the world gen 123 for abrahams son and the womans seed are one and the same verse 11 born this day in the city of david a saviour long cen turies before micah theprophet had foretold the exact city where this ipromised deliverer was to be born mic 52 now the word had been fulfilled he who came to earth that night is christ the lord christ is the same as messiah both meaning the anointed verse 12 ye shall find the babe lying in a manger thus in lowliest guise and among the hum blest surroundings had the eternal son of the father appeared on earth he who created the cattle chose to be cradled in the feedtrough of the creatures his own power had ibrought into being verse j 3 a multitude of the the heavenly host praising god and saying we might have expected luke to say singing but sin gularly enough in scripture we never read of angels singing after that first creation anthem of job 3847 the new song is the ecstatic utterance of redeemed sinners sav ed by grace but doubtless the saying of the angelic hosts was in tones sweeter than any earthly song verse 14 glory to god in the highest gods glory ever comes firstin all things he must be magni fied but his glory and ourblessing are linked together so the added words on earth peace good will toward men it is a divine procla mation peace offered to a weary distracted world through him who is the prince of peace gods good will is shown in thus sending his son to bring men back to him but the peace offered will only be the por- tion of those who receive him verse 15 let us now go even unto bethlehem the glorious vision past the amazed shepherd de termined to act upon tho instruc tion given and to go to davids city that they might see for themselves what had come to pass verse 16 they came with haste and found the babe eagerly the shepherds hurried to bethlehem located the particular cavestable to which the angels had referred and there met joseph and his wife mary and with them the special object of their search tho holy child jesus lying as had been told them in a manger as they gazed upon the beautiful infant nestled in the straw they perhaps had little idea that they wore looking upon the countenance of god manifested in flesh verse 17 they made known concerning this child leaving the stable they went torth as the first evangelists of a new age to tell others the wonderful things they had heard and seen verse 8 they that heard it wondered when the strange tid ings were carried to the friends of the shepherds they wondered at what they heard we are not told however as we might have expect ed that many more sought out the holy babe that they might know for themselves the reality of what had been reported to them verse 19 mary kept all these things j in her heart to the blessed mother of our lord all of these events were confirmatory of gabriels strange words when he appeared to lier nazareth to notify her that she was chosen to be tho appeared to him in luz and he changed its name to bethel gen verse 20 the shepherds return ed glorifying and praising god appointed women poll clerks shortage of manpower a graceful gesture to the ladies or a bid for the female vote at the approaching municipal elections could be given as reasons but officials of amaranth twp in dufferin county explain that we just thought wed glv6 the women a shot at it and see how they make out in appointing women poll clerks at the eight polling sub divisions in the township for the elections on dec 7th this is the first lime on record that women had been appointed as municipal election officials in dufferin county mayor coaboy of toronto called upon the city people last week to cooperate in keeping the sidewalks safe if there was a slippery spot in front of their property he asked them to throw on a few ashes or a bit of sand it available in the interest of the safety of the general public headsof a good many municipalities might issue a similar request in the interests of the pedestrians of their own towns or villages thinks am gbxjws two little english war enatm who hadnt been in the conafiry before set eyes on a pig look brit said the first to see the creating thats where we get our am from dont be daft said the olkee you ought to know that am grraa like apples who told yon tkst am grows asked the first not tak ing llmself certain enough of fto facts to boldly contradict his frits nobody came the answer bat ft said in the paper one day that i soldiers ran lntoran ambush lehmans shoe store footwear for all the famb womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4lt opposite the town clock sure to please practical rr 4a cjfim this year buy practical gifts and we suggest you make your selection as soon as possible as stock cannot be replaced in time for christmas i- a white shirts by tooke make a very acceptable gift in sizes front 14 j to 16 price 300 mens broadcloth shirts in popular stripes and small patterns priced from 115 to 350 qijjt pifjamab made from cotton broadcloth in a variety of stripes in colors of blues wines browns and greens sizes b c and d price range from 200 to 300 a vcuuetif o scgsuaed complete his wardrobe by giving him a warm sarf in reefer style a grand assortment of patterns aiid colors as well as the ever popular white scarf price a few other suggestions pony horse- hide windbreakers bathrobe gloves braces socks initial handkerchiefs an a wide variety of ties in gift boxes- aijifetimtd jo boyd warm wool sweaters with zipper neck mackinau windbreakers golf hose gloves shirts- ski caps etc etc r e curtis calk ja tmafou omc he exchange of christmas greetings by long distance telephone bad become a peace time tradition in many a canadian home but such calls arc a luxury in war time and luxuries have no place in a war economy war needs the wires youd like to use for christmas messages war business and the boys in camps who will be calling home from all parts of canada will be de layed unless you avoid your usual christmas telephoning if you really must send your greetings by long distance wont you please do so a few days before or a few days icr christmas not on christmas day this will be part of your contribution to canadas war effort 0m jfcve v jcl