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the tribune stouffville ont thursday february 9 1950 when wilbur irwin came unexpectedly upon this owl in his chicken pen at island lake nortli of stouffville as reported in our last issue the farmer and the feathered creature did battle to the death mr irwin would have been severely scratched when the owl attack ed had it not been for the fact he wore heavy leather mitts mr irwin aided by mrs ted lenard here shows the 52 inch wing spread of the dead owl deer increasing in the sunderland district john mclllmurray joe and norris welsh ardent sportsmen and enthusiastic members of the quinn corners hunt club at sunderland 25 miles north of stouffville in the townstiip of brock were surprised recently when they spied a big fawn runn ing down the 6th concession of brock toward the heart of the town the boys then in front of oldfields bakeshop pulled over in front of dr olivers residence and jumping out of the car headed off the deer at gordons garage the frightened animal which appeared nearly spent headed north and disappeared between the new curling rink and the skating rink and to the north of joe 0lear3s new home the presence of mind of these men in diverting the direction of the deer probably averted confus ion on the main street and high way which were very busy at the time jack norris and joe returning to their car and discussing the unique incident saw a hound close of the scent of the deer tearing through the village however the excite ment of the day was not over for the boys as after passing the home of percy st john on their journey home another deer a beautiful doe crossed the path of the ear and dashed with frightened speed west on the fourth it was lost to view just past jim actons place john mclllmurray says today there are many such deer about and they are multiplying rapidly in west brock and especially back at the second concession which is overgrown with brush and not used as a road in the great swamp and wild tangled forest through which runs the beaver river as it flows through marsh and brush from blackwater jet to a point west of cannington in north brock and empties in lake simcoe is the haunt of countless deer the members of the quinn corner hunt club have seen groups of seven and eight deer to gether not only in the dense swamp which lines beaver river but in the more open woods at the back of the robert hendry farm last week charles thompson counted eight in the barnyard it is interesting to note that these deer are living and multiply ing in these haunts just 50 miles north of the city of toronto as there is open season for hunting here farmers are considering with some concern what a great number of these animals if left to mutiply will do to their crops but just now the residents are rather interested and pleased at the sight of these superb game animals whitby chroniciik tfaa of pricks 83 years ago the cost of living in whitby in 1s67 just eightythree years ago was probably not the same prob lem as it is today although wages were far below what they are today a copy of the whitby chronicle of feb 21 lst7 obtained by the timesgazette a few days ago was published by w h higgins here are some of the prices on the whitby market eggs 15c dozen fall wheat 160 and 8165 spring wheat 135 and 112 barley 45c peas 65c and 70c oats 25c and 30c j r dixon of barrie ont county road supt twentyeight year old j r nixon of barrie and london has been appointed road engineer for the county of ontario members of the county council confirmed the appointment at a salary of 3000 per annum with yearly increments of 150 up to the maximum salary of 1500 it was not decided whether the engineer will use his own car and receive allowance of seven cents per mile or whether the county will provide a new vehicle council had considerable discus sion over the following clause be- for adopting it that the engineer be allowed to work for the local municipalities and the oshawa suburban road com mission with the approval of the road committee and the fee for such work be agreed upon by the contracting parties and the engineer be permitted to retain such fees mr nixon will take up his duties within two years he will be assist ed at first by david kean the former superintendent who has been retained for this year in a consultant capacity and by l m boucher district road superinten dent recommending the appoint ment chairman of the road com mittee thomas harding stressed the advantages of mr nixons everybodys business look for the i jets in this simple phrase there lies magic power to help you build a more effective personality aid win greater success a famous industrialist was once asked how he could make so many wise decisions quickly i get the facts was his reply once you gather all the important informa tion related to any matter the facts themselves decide the issue needless to say the man who can make sound decisions most fre quently and rapidly wins against all competitors in any field many a new invention too has been made because somebody dis covered new facts or gave familiar facts a new interpretation you may- notice some little detail that others have overlooked and be inspired to change ic in some way that will create a moneymaking invention or lead to a valuable time-or- moneysaving idea on your job facts may serve us in countless other ways they provide power for selling or convincing others introduced into conversation they nuke our comments more effective and interesting used as guide- posts they keep us from the dangers of wishful thinking and impractical philosophies above all facts add to our knowledge and knowledge is power to build a sound life insurance plan for yourself and your family you need the help of someone who can analyze all the facts related to your future needs the modern life insurance company representa tive is trained to do this and you can rely on his recommendations 150 butter 13c and 15c lb wood 3 and 4 a cord potatoes 35c at mcmillan companys store in whitby 12 lbs of the best grade of sugar sold for 100 the sub scribers beg to acquaint their customers and the public generally that they will during this month continue to offer food at the follow ing prices read the announce ment here are more of the prices 14 ids good valencia raisins 100 9 lbs best new raisins 100 7 lbs best new layer raisins 100 7 lbs good figs 100 14 lbs good cur rants 100 fresh fragrant teas 50c to 100 whiskey was freely offered as part of the store stock and one might imagine an order youth in his position a native of barrie mr nixon attended the prince of wales public school there and barrie collegiate institute upon gradua- like this being given the store keeper 1 lb butter 2 lbs sugar 3 lbs roast pork a bag of potatoes 12 lbs sugar and one crock of liquor for the store offered the products of old john barleycorn at these prices pure old malt whisky 110 gallon pure old rye whiskey 110 gallon choice irish whisky 12 years old 300 a gallon choice brandy 1s60 vintage 400 per gallon it costs twice as much to haul wheat from the centre of the us wheat belt at minot north dakota to duluth as it does to freight it twice the distance from the centre of the canadian wheat belt to fort william tion he took a course in the radio college of canada and then joined the royal air force as navigator and radio operator in the ferry command from june 1942 until steptember 1945 mr nixon saw active service his airforce train ing was taken at dorval continuing his education he entered queens university at kingston from which he graduated last june with honors and with the degree of bachelor of science during college he won the ww neer scholarship in civil engineer ing and other scholastic honors already experienced in his field through summer work on the new torontobarrie four lane highway mr nixon has been employed in london with the bell telephone company of canada as an engineer ing assistant to the toll engineer of sturdy build he stands nearly six 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