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the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 22 1950 mmmss farmers agree backbone tread gives you sorer foilbite trac tion beats costly road wear come in and see the dominion royal farm tractor tire with its ex clusive backbone tread fred e byer stouffville ontario complete farm sales service markham twp gets 1 1 from sale of yonge street railway four municipalities will share profits from the recent sale of assets of the north yonge radial line north york will receive 55 per cent of the share markham and vaughan townships 11 pet- cent and the village of richmond hill 23 per cent a brute is a husband who leaves his wife alone all evening with out a cigarette in the house even in those rare instances these days when a price drops it almost invariably bounces back to a higher level shoe repair we are prepared to do yonr shoe repairing good workman ship prompt and courteous ser vice 84 stead man bill spofford blk stouffville no one should get up in the morning until he feels like it says a psychologist what does he want people to do starve to death by the thousands mobile fan clock depot to serve hydro users in east york township starting immediately additional facilities will be provided for hydro consumer- in east york township who wish to have their clocks and fans changed over for operation on 60eycle power or to exchange them for the latest 00- cvcle models in making this announcement hydro chairman iloberi 11 saun ders stated that a mobile clock and fan depot will follow the route of the cutovers in the township approximately 20 more cuts to switch the power supply from 25 cycle to gocycle remain before july 11 when the frequency standardization program in east york is scheduled to lie completed the mobile depot a large trailer pulled by a truck will be fully equipped with ail models of clocks and fans it will lie the same as the parent on standard depots only on a smaller scale the main depots in east york have been extremely busy places during the month of may a total of 21g5 consumers visited the clock and fan depot at mcgregor school where the stall handled 27 clocks and gil fans which the customers desired to exchange or to have changed over at the other parent depot in the town ship located at danforth park school the stair handled 1425 clocks and 15s fans brought in by 115s consumers during may chairman saunders said that the mobile depot would prove a boon to those consumers who lind it difficult to take their clocks and fans to the main depots con sumers may leave at this mobile depot the clocks and fans which they desire to have changed over for gocycle operation these items can be picked up at one of the main depots after the neces sary work has been done con sumers will be advised when and where to call for them the mobile unit will be stationed in each cut area as the frequency standardization work progresses in east york township now almost twothirds completed it will be located as centrally as possible on the less busy streets the remaining changeover work in the township will be mainly west of donlands avenue between the boundaries of leaside and the city of toronto em trade mamt mo adds zest to lunch there is no substitute for good equipment nothing takes the place of uptodate equipment for getting work done when it should be done for catchingup with the job in late seasons for remov ing the worry of the help problem for increasing production for keeping costs down and leaving more margin for profit good equipment pays in many ways and through a wide range of sizes and styles of tractors and power machines the advantages of modern equipment are available for all sizes of farms and types of farming designed and built toembody the latest in engineering developments and manufacturing skills masseyharris power farming machines bring to users features that help them do their work easily quickly and at less cost masseyharris company limited established 1847 the mixing bowl t ammt allam swfsww svohosost helio homemakers wherevtr an accident happens it brings pain tragedy and expense we know that printed words by themselves cannot prevent an accident so the most we can do here is to give you a few specific and practical sugges tions for safety by being careful you can help to prevent accidents children especially need to be briefed on safety measures as soon as the school term is ended the children feel scotfree and become careless on the other hand we adults can be more thoughtful the starting point in home safety is to locate the dan ger spots the next step in acci dent prevention is to find out the causes ask all the members of the family to eliminate danger spots and it will make them safety minded for instance if gasoline is stored in an unpainted can have it painted red and labelled if the cellar stairs need repair have them iixed before anything can happen alert today alive tomorrow precautions 1 do not touch a light fixture or cord while standing in a wet place 2 shut off tlie current before replacing an old fuse 3 do not place fans etc where cord may be tripped over always disconnect electric equipment such as irons toasters when not in use i any electrical appliance that gives a light shock should be repaired at once 5 only rubber cords should be used where they may be likely to get wet as in the laundry g be careful of slippery floors 7 when using a sharp knife always cut away from you s use an oven mitt for carrying saucepans that are filled to brim 9 wipe any spiils immediately 10 make sure that fire exting uishers are in good operating con dition ii keep matches out of child rens reach 12 cross the street at an inter section and walk on the highway facing the traffic 13 do not go swimming alone and observe the rules of swimming in supervised areas 14 do not leave children alone in the automobile unless emer gency brake is on firmly and the keys are in your pocket 15 be a thoughtful careful and skilful driver of your car take a tip 1 put out a picnic fire with lots of water smother out a small fire with a blanket 2 keep a first aid kit handy observe the rules of first aid and call a doctor and make a patient comfortable 3 remember that mild soap and water is one of the best cleaning agents for bruises and minor cuts the question box miss t e asks how to remove grass stain from a white dress answer on materials that soap and water might injure sponge the stains with benzene or diluted denatured alcohol on cotton oi lmen fabrics dip in javelle water for one minute no longer then rinse thoroughly mrs h a asks how to remove chocolate ice cream from a silk dress answer sponge chocolate ice cream from a nonwashable mater ial with carbon tetrachloride let it dry then sponge gently with a damp cloth mrs g m asks how to remove mustard from grey flannel answer work glycerine into the stain rub lightly between hands and then sponge with soap and water mrs s w asks how to remove varnish from blue woollen slacks answer to remove varnish mix equal parts of benzene carbon tetrachloride and banana- oil and apply to stain you may rub in a dry cleaning soap to help loosen the stain finally rinse out with carbon tetrachloride fight poultry colds with a tho only lloattnf powdw dry chlorim or dusting poultry against broalhlng dis orders ju vt dust it ovtr birds hads- hthu is so anvly divided that h sittus slowly pro longing iroatmoat for drinking water a illtu hth1s la drinking water makes it sal and hslpf pro- vent sllmo at your nearest dealer weed infests pastures chemicals wont kill it discovered for the first time in york county three years ago a weed known as yellow bedstraw has now infested pasture lands and roadside fields agricultural authorities report there is no chemical solution at present effec tive enough to kill the weed county weed inspector frank merrit said last week that growth of the weed could be retarded by chemical sterilization of the soil the use of a chlorate spray or salt weed has been reported in largo clumps near roches point beside xo 11 highway near bond lake and along the markhamking township line the weed will not live long in cultivated fields said mr merritt both townships are preparing to attack the weed by spraying all township propertv and roadsides george mexair rr2 maple operator of a 100acre farm said he had burned the weed out and salted it but it still continued to grow in three to five years it can cover an entire pasture he said s ix rasmussen another maple district farmer said the roots of the weed interweave with all other types of plant life he said cattle will not touch the plant another weed becoming more prominent in the county in the past few years is the yellow rocket a distant cousin of the ordinary wild mustard in some areas it is known as winter cress it also is a comparatively new weed for york county mr mer ritt said it can be eliminated by pulling in the first year of growth as a rule the yellow rocket is a biennial weed agricultural authorities reveal that the weed has been widely spread throughout ontario as an impurity in clover and alfalfa seed the weed produces dense clusters of dark green many lobed leaves early in the spring followed by clusters of yellow flowers it is reported that if a field is well drained and plowed and given fall and spring cultivation in pre paration for the crop the yellow rocket will not persist total value of nonresident in vestments in canada amounted in 1948 to seven and a half billion dollars almost three quarters of which was held in the united states modern engineering cntti materials produce a revolutionary elevator wheels around like a feed cart its so light in weight and well balanced handles bags and bales as well as grain hinged sides adjusted in matter of seconds to ony of 4 positions i open for bags heres that new harvey elevator thousands have written in to th factory about its revolutionary j the ease with which you can mow it from job to job and fold it up to store away in a 20foot shed 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