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second section tonffiriue miimm second section new years fare and a half christmas and new years good going friday dec 20 to wednesday jan 1 inclusive return limit leaving destination not later than midnight tuesday jan 7 fare and a third christmas going monday dec 23 to wednesday dec 25 inclusive return limit leaving destination not later than midnight thursday dec 26 1946 new years going monday dec 30 to wednesday jan 1 inclusive return limit leaving destination not later than midnight thursday january 2 1947 tickets and complete information jrom any agent canadian national do it right with sealtite sealtite rockwool home insultation blowing method district agent frank armstrong phone 28 cedar stajax stouffville 168 box alfalfa hay wanted best price for good quality sample reesors marmill limited markham phone 96 danforth automotive supply tom dobson 705 danforth ave toronto phone ha 0931 parts accessories machine shop service leave stoufville standard time to toronto to uxbridge a 715 am a 350 pm b 925 am b s20 pm a dally excent sun hoi b sun hoi only b 1225 p m e 240 pm c sat only 705 pm b 1140 pm bus connections at toronto for buffalo detroit north bay new york fares are low hound trip tax included chicago montreal toronto 9 180 buffalo s 760 montreal 51730 detroit s12j5 new york s2085 chicago 2055 tickets and information at rotcliff cr pipher stouffville motors stolffviiik phone 170 joe koostra a cattle buyer from new jersey dropped s50o in a wal let somewhere between brantford and gueiph or brantford and cains- ville yesterday and he asked city find it koostra bought cattle in brantford and gueiph and when he reached for his wallet to pay for some more at cainsville it was the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 19 1946 notes and comments cheap victory recorded of all the small opposition to the hall issue in stouffville was the complaint of an elderly ratepayer who protested about the expense of taking a vote when there was no other issue being voted on the total cost of taking the vote was 28 which surely is not a very imposing figure for a munici pality like stouffville to spend on obtaining the feeling of the ratepayers on so important an issue it does seem that one is hard put to find fault when an expenditure of this size is criticized on so important a matter its better now the time now allowed between the final council meeting and nomination day has been widened and this is a good thing time was when the treasurer was not left enough time to close his books properly and get out the financial statement for the nomination meeting there should be proper time allowed in which to issue an intelligent and aceurante report of the finances after all one of the reasons for a public meeting at nomination time is to learn about and discuss the financial standing of the municipality cows and butter the cow is the fundamental part of the butter milk and cheese business and it was not feasible to prohibit the sale and export of cows any more than to prohibit the sale and export of machinery lumber and paper canadian milk production today is higher than it has ever been but we have learned to drink a great deal more milk than before the war arid we have made more cheese therefore we have a shortage of butter the answer is to raise more cows to get more milk to make more butter but that takes time besides dairymen may feel that if they flood the country with milk the price of all milk products will fall again if we cut out our dairy exports to britain we would have more for home consumption but we need the british export market the way to increase the amount of any pro duct is to provide an incentive raise the price this may yet prove to be the most efficient way to ensure a large supply of butter on the home market london free press the right to park a ruling given in toronto by judge james parker will complicate things for municipal traffic authorities unless it is appealed and reversed judge parker allowed an appeal from the conviction for illegal parking of a man who had parked his automobile in front of his own place of business the defendant declared the judge in those circumstances had a right to ignore the noparking sign and he added that a man has a perfect right to park in front of his own door that must mean in effect that through ownership or lease of a property the individual acquires certain rights to parking space on the street in front of it rights the municipality cannot override by its parking regulations the ruling would make a joke of any noparking bylaw stouffville has a bylaw limiting parking to two hours and was passed to prevent overnight parking particularly in the winter season when cars and trucks impede the work of snow plowing the first snowfall there is no snow like the first snow of the year no other seems as white no other drifts down with the same sense of peace snow brings a new world children begin to play with sleds snowballs fly sleighbells ring lights are brighter homes are cheerier in the country snow lies like a great white blanket every trees is crowned with white farmhouses become fairyland palaces rooftops and hedges grow thick with snow from ocean to ocean the country presents a magnificent panorama mountains prairie woodland and wasteland are all alike clothed in white it is as though the world had been waiting for this first fall of snow and now at last it had come and in a mighty silence blotted out all- scars and shadows with soft white radiance you must live in the country of course to see and appreciate the picture printed above christmas in prison more persons will spend this christmas in custody in canada than in any year since 1940 according to a prelimin ary estimate made by the salvation army prison depart ment the information was obtained to find out how many chocolate bars and other gifts will be required for christmas distribution by the salvation army in penitentiaries reformatories and jails one of the gifts given by the sal vation army is a pocket calendar which the inmates use to mark off the days between them and freedom our figure indicates that we will need 12200 chocolate bars which are hard to get said lt col wallace bunton salvation army prison department bad this is an in crease of roughly 1000 over last year not since 1940 when there were 12951 in custody have there been so many prisoners during the war years there was a decline in the prison population the recent rise is the result of an increase in crime imprisonment at christmas time is harder to take than at any other time of the year col bunton said even the most hardened criminals reflect on their childhood days arid happy memories of joyous yuletides to make it easier for them to bear the authorities do everything possible for the prisoners providing christmas dinners seasonal enter tainments are given by organizations including the salva tion army consisting of moving pictures and concerts with bands songsters and vocal and instrumental numbers these efforts are warmly appreciated by the inmates said col bunton better rural service to ascertain the opinions of telephone users in rural districts with the idea of improving its service the bell telephone company has conducted a canvass of the farm areas in the provinces of ontario and quebec k l carruthers bell general development engineer reports that the most specific point which stands out most clearly as a result of the surveys is the need for reducing the number of telephones on a rural line to reach a satis factory level the company alone must increase the number of its rural circuits by some 2500 or 35 per cent the surveys also showed the importance of adding new subscribers in those areas not sufficiently developed and the desirability of certain general improvements such as the elimination of the magneto hand crank systems most of the complaints received related to the fact that there were too many users on a line with the result that the line was often busy when needed or there was interference with calls in progress fortysix per cent of the nonusers look upon the telephone as a necessity while some consider it more important on a farm than electricity ontario an increase of approximately 75 in the fire losses in curred in 1945 over the 1941 figure is shown in a statement today released by the canadian underwriters association to call attention to the seriousness of fire wastage in the dominion nearly onethird of the total losses in the dominion in 1945 occurred in the province of ontario and the loss per capita stood at 362 last year as compared with 232 five years ago the number of fires in the province during the year was approximately 1000 over the fiveyear average while of the total fire loss of 14464189 approximately one- fifth represented a total loss because there was no insur ance to reimburse those who suffered through fire damage or destruction of property during this week october 6th 12th canadian under writers association in collaboration with other bodies is endeavouring to impress upon the public the need for re ducing this wastage especially during this critical period of shortages of materials a sheep in 100 seconds at ross tasmania allen hayes broke his own tas- manian record last week when he sheared 318 sheep in a clay of eight hours the sheep were wellgrown corridales this record is within three sheep of the australian record made by jack kowe at alice spring queensland in 1892 according to the australian daily news hayes previous tasmanian record of 311 was made four years ago he averaged a sheep in every 100 seconds in latest feat tj ms if do you grow vegetables i jl if you want to get the w mosi out of your vegetable evr crop this year give vigoro commercial grower a jf trial the experience of if many growers proves its more profitable o use t for early maturity top quality and high yields q crop qualities that spelt extra profit try vigoro commercial grower jd provincial txlice to helo him gone rumored romance for princess elizabeth lit lrz 1 ppcdlct of svflft very much in love according to i her prince charming bucklng- i paris report are prince philip of ham palace denies any engagement greece left and princess eiiabeth but renewed reports aay queen r ri3 o j-rf- cr marry i ezbcth approve according to a london report the prince has ap plied for british naturalization and will renounce hi greek titles and lights of succession to the throne