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t jhrafftriu unburn skcoxd section vol 59 no 32 the tribune stouffville ont dec 11 1947 eight pages santa claus will be here saturday mild winter is predicted the three important days in wal- pole indian weather lore ended yesterday and after sundry cal culations and debating a j cun- dick kitchener weather prophet has come to the conclusion that the ensuing winter will not be a very severe one basing his prediction on the weather experienced during the first three days of december on which today the walpole indians will be going into a powwow to discuss mr cundick sees a com paratively mild winter with an early spring in the absence of very definite signs which in the past have proven a guide i would hazard a guess that we are not in for a very severe winter but i would not be sur prised to see plenty of precipitation which may be snow sleet or rain during january and february he said the coldest part of the winter will probably be experienced in the early part of the season neither will i be surprised to see a comparatively early spring notwithstanding what some people think of the indians it has been my experience over many years that since they depend so much on nature their predictions surpass the white mans in many prognosti cation with this little quip the foregoing is not what i would like to see but what we are going to have make the tribune your christ mas gift this year next saturday afternoon it is expected that santa claus will reach stouffville in great glee expecting to see every little girl and boy in town and district why well one thing he just wants to meet you and then he has a little gift for every one of the youngsters that get into line to receive it yes and it is reported that he will have a gift for the wee shutins those little girts and boys who are sick and unable to come down town that day yes saturday next will be a gay time in town for the girls and boys arrange to be here the merchants are preparing for an overflow that day send the tribune to absent friends claremont meat market phone 3501 claremont threshing roasts a specialty groceries canned goods and cooked meats at prices that save you monev horsedrawn plows will clean snow off orillias sidewalks orillia dec 4 orillia was all set to go modern this winter by instituting powerdriven sidewalk snow plows to keep the white stuff off the sidewalks of the town but it appears as if the town will have to be content with the old- fashioned horsedrawn plows at least for the time being alderman austin cook chairman of the works committee has an nounced that due to the nondeliv ery of the power equipment the town has had to make a deal with the men who own the horses which pull the plows which clean the snow off the orillia sidewalks back in august the council gave the sidewalk plowing contract to the uren construction co and three power plows were placed on order strikes in the plants where parts of this equipment is made has delayed delivery and alderman cook does not think the plows will arrive before christmas and may pot even then last winter it cost the town a- bout 1900 for the sidewalk plow ing services by the horses twenty five years ago when prices were also pretty high the cost was a- bout sl100 but during the depres sion years orillia obtained the same service for less than 1000 and maintain employment ontarios factories farms and industries are producing at top speed but their output depends on electricity save in every way possible when using your electric range turn switch from high to low whenever possible when kettle begins to sing turn switch off stored heat will bring it to a boil use fiatbottomed utensils with closefitting lids use simmer or low heat for stews cook severe foods at once in your oven using only the bottot element i l never leave a switch on a moment longerthan necessary turn off lights and all appliances when not in use save all the electricity you can stouffville hydro department duplicate of princess coat a child and his money by nancy cleaver get me a chocolate bar daddy can 1 have a nickle for an ice cream cone mummy i want ten cents for a balloon all the other boys are going to the show cant i have the money to go too mary jones has a new blue coat and a hat to match when can you buy me a spring outfit mother im tired of my old last years things i requests for money for good things to eat for toys for movies and new clothes all these have a very familiar sound in the ears of modern parents money money money our children are always after money cant you do some thing about it a father irritably asks his wife what can i do about it his wife replies quickly i guess we will have to take time off and decide just what we both can do about it we should be sure of our own ideas about our youngsters and money not an easy one the subject of a child and money is no easy one for parents today one difficulty is that boys and girls particularly those in cities and towns have all kinds of oppor tunities for spending money long before they have had any real experience in earning money as soon as a child is old enough to go into stores with his mother he observes her opening her purse and parting with money in exchange for desirable objects she explains to him that he must not lift a toy car off the counter and go off with it mummy has given the clerk the money for it visitors sometimes give a little child a copper a youngster may regard these coins the same as other playthings he soon learns that he must not lose them and that mother and daddy place money in a special class a small boy who has been allowed to play with keys and other small trinkets in his mothers purse opens it from curiosity and takes out the money from her coin purse as he is busy spreading it on the floor he is surprised to find how cross his mother is that he has touched her money what are some practical sugges tions which parents can try out in teaching their child the value and wise use of money a child can only learn to use money well by experience just as he learns to write by writing or play the piano by practising on if around the time he is old enough to count to keep track of coppers and nlckles and dimes he should be siven a regular weekly allowance the amount depends on the fathers income the childs age experience the average amount his chums have to spend in a week a six or seven year old might be given five or ten cents a week the child should not be forced to keep accounts if this appeals to him well and good but there is little value in forcing him to write down his expenditures the essence of an allowance is that it is the childs own money to be spent as he wishes not to be taken away from him as a punishment and he should not be pressed to put part of il aside in order to save a small child has little interest in long term saving but gradually he learns to forego todays pleasure in a- ten cent balloon in order to buy a thirtynine cent motor boat to morrow real earning it is not easy to make provision for younger public school children to earn money at home there is always the problem that if a boy is paid for carrying out ashes or shovelling a walk or mowing a lawn or a girl is given money for dusting or washing dishes or making beds the son or daughter in the house will come to think that they need never help with the work of the house unless they are paid a child should have certain regular tasks as a member of the home in order to help mummy or daddy and other special jobs which he can do or not as he likes for a certain sum of money an older boy or girl should be encouraged to experience real earning in the outside world by selling papers clerking running errands delivering parcels cutting grass minding children as a child grows his allowance should be in creased and the range of things it covers made larger a collegiate students allowance and earning should cover most of his amuse ments incidentals and a good many of his clothing purchases as well an adolescent can decide on goals such as buying a new bicycle or a trip or going to camp which require a considerable sum and use the necessary selfdenial to regularly save towards these desirable ends learning to use money is a long slow process it is something some adults never learn and a child must be allowed to make his own mis takes to find out for himselg the things money can buy- and also be taught the value in life which money cannot buy woman of 9 likes liquor for longevity windsor dec 1 hard work and good liquor are the elixers of long life mrs- vaniah milligan 99-year- old resident of prince edward island said yesterday as she and her 89yearold husband obtained visas for entry into the united states the gjdest persons ever to be granted visas in the american con sulate office here mr and mrs milligan are looking forward to living with their daughter on a farm in richmond mich a leading firm of south african coat manufacturers after receiving details from london set their london- trained designers to work early on the morning of the 20th november to produce an exact replica of princess elizabeths going3way coat working right through the night they finished the coat in time to show at the reception held next day in south africas smart barbizon plaza hotel a slight alternation had to be made to suit south africa figures making the coat a little more square at the shoulders otherwise the coat is an exact replica 29 coats were finished by the afternoon of nov 21 you can be confident with coop oils coop regular and coop premium with corrosion and oxidation inhibitor m 5gailon cans and bulk for economy at stouffville coop