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the tribune stouffville onl thursday december 14 1951 hiked 1400 miles for neighborly visit after a 1400mile hitch hiking jaunt to nova scotia freddie abrams 14 gets a warm reception from his mother mrs earl abrams at st catharines ont freddie and a chum made the long trip in four days on 7 they visited former neighbors in nova scotia sucked in by jet engine lives pants pockets torn out emptied sergt robert lewis a 33-year- old air national guard mechanic is alive today only because a fel low mechanic kept him from be ing completely sucked into the air- intake scoop of an f84 jet plane the suction was so intense that lewis gloves were turned inside out and pulled from his hands the buttons and zipper on his clothes were ripped off and his pockets w ijt pi o f and their contents were yanked j j f cits i whs 1lju l he was pulled from the ground and drawn into the narrow snout when he reached up to pull a colored streamer from the intake a fellow mechanic held his legs until the motor was shut off capt john e mead said lewis was lucky his eyes werent pulled from his sockets he escaped with only bruises and cuts w fowl bingos each wednesday dec 20 and 27 in the veterans memorial stouffville hall chickens and turkeys a real chance to get your holiday poultry on provincial bridge one of the most painful de bentures ever issued by the county of ontario has just been completely retired over a period covering the last 20 years the county paid a total of 1209722 in interest payments on a debenture of only 20000 it was for con struction of the highway bridge at atheiiey to make matters worse this county bridge was taken over by the province very soon after it was built this was in the period when the provincial highway system was rapidly expanding however the province did not take over the debentures and the county continued to hold the bag though a very expensive matter it proved to be today the debt is all paid off and it is all water under the ather- ley bridge so to speak another important debenture was retired last week clerk- treasurer william manning said last payment was made on the 106000 debenture being the countys share of construction of provincial highways this deben ture also bore a high rate of interest 5 per cent ontario countys debenture deut is now comparatively low the main item now is the 450000 debenture which was issued last week to cover construction and equipment of the home for the aged now under construction in whitby as if there werent too much confusion in the world someone has introduced a brand of canasta played with four decks yule trees big business now the canadian christmas tree has grown into a 2500000 seasonal industry canada produced almost 11000- 000 trees in the 194950 season exporting some 7500000 of them for the tidy sum of 2317000 the rest went into canadian homes the take probably will be larger this christmas this proof that the christinas tree trade has- become big busi ness is contained in a report by the department of resources and development entitled the christ mas tree industry in canada it showed that british columbia produces most trees 2200000 in 194950 but nova scotia exports the most 2020000 last season more and more private land now is going into plantations for commercial production of trees the report sees this growth of the christmas tree industry as a good thing despite attacks aim ed at the industry from time to time actually there are only two kinds of christmas tree cutters whose actions are harmful those who cut greatly in excess of the demand and those who destroy older trees to sell the tops said the report these operators very small in number are rapidly disappearing with the advent of christmas tree plantations and orderly marketing systems the departmental report sees the industry allowing farmers to make a profit in clearing other wiseuseless trees from pasture land forests which required thin ning could be thinned at the christmas season at a profit and the industry furnished winter employment where and when it was most desired finally said the report the emotional and inspirational value of the christmas tree custom is so great that it preservation might well be worth some sacrifice from the conservation standpoint business directory dental djs neil c smith lds graduate or university of toronto office over canadian bank of commence telephone 107 stouffville e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto office over marie jacks beauty parlor phone 274w markham every tuesday medical the laboratories of the national film board of canada processed over ten million feet of movie film during 194950 joy beauty salon near cnr permanent waving individual styling razor shaping phone stouffville 98w2 dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office corner of obrien main phone 196 coroner for york county dr f j button stouffville ontario telephone 371 xray hours daily 9 to 12 am tuesday thursday saturday evenings 79 pm and by appointment f office over button blk dr herbert b freel physician telephone 1g4 xray hours daily except sunday 9 to 12 am tuesday thursday saturday 700 to 900 pm a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffville monday and friday 9 to 12 am optometrical brierbush hospital day and night service maternity medical and 8urgjal member of the allied private hospital association government licensed main street east stouffvsle auctioneers sellers atkinson ph agin 201w2 ph stout js licensed auctioneers 25 years experience sales conducted anywhere specialis ing in farm stock furniture and property sales all sales persoaab7 listed and advertised bills prepared and posted no sale too big or too small ken clarke prentice auctioneers licensed and authorized for che counties of york and ontario- farm stock implements household furniture real estate sales our specialty at fair and reasonable rates dual service for the price of one milliken po ph agincourt 53w3 markham po ph markham 200 prentices have been established auctioneers since 1890 e a grubin ro optometrist picton stouffville dates of visits to stouffville office announced in local columns a s farmer licensed auctioneer york county uxbridge picfcerlng townships farm stock and furniture sales a speclalltr- address gormley po telephone stouffville 67313 real estate consult j a willoughby sens for complete real estate service head office toronto 156 yonge st ad 460b city and country homes farm and small acreages industrial business properties harvey moyer is your local representative phone 83jl stouffville rennies transport phone 121 stouffville sand gravel loam screened stone any size daily service to toronto phone wa 9003 toronto stouffville machine tool works telephone z53 rear of cnh station electric and acetylene welding farm machinery machinery repairs raymond e wass optometrist toronto ontario at stouffville every saturday 1000 am to 900 pm office located in same building as len wilkes clothes shop telephone 24wl tor redfern 5000 insurance birkett son general insurance agency stouffville ontario insurance in reliable companies at reasonable rates prompt service phones 259wl and 259w2 jrovov lsovvwvefijce j3tcwcjv d m llomleun osa keystone of main street the towns of canada are friendly places theres the drug store the post office and your bank where you meet your friends and exchange a neighbourly word with the people who serve you your commerce manager is a man to know a man who wants to know you you can trust him to keep your confidence you can trust the men and women who work with him they arc trained to be discreet about your business yes our canadian towns arc friendly places and the men and women at your commerce branch are good people to know the canadian bank of commerce the commerce h 0 klinck phone 44w3 stouffville fire auto burglary sickness and accident fidelity bonds the standard life assurance co the pioneer of canadian life insurance a mutual company with 125 years experience strength and service unexcelled d a beer insurance of all kinds 20tlr anniversary ph pickering 241w2 address brougham ont f m pugh phone 38w2 stouffville life fire auto the mutual life of canada was established in 1869 and has always been a mutual company it enjoys n excellent reputation for outstand ing returns to policy holders prompt and courteous service f g alsop life auto fire sickness and accident insurance phone 50w2 taxi service when buying or selling real estate farms residences busineai properties contact george w allisok regd real estate broker phone 87j1 funeral director l e oneill stouffville funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone serrito day or night phone stouffville 98wl tkviunimnim j w dixon funeral director private ambulance markham 1 kindness courtesy btevtca equipped to take care of maimt funeral at the reasonable drams em well as the largest and most ekcclnb- successor to the late r g clendennlng telephone 90 markham ostufo stouffville cleaners phone 343 cleaning pressing minor repairs pickup and delivery service monument works stouffville orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor telephone 81wl ms thos j wignall funeral director dignified efficient service ambulance 24 hour service call markham 239 is3ss8ftssftst oooqdocxsacoooooaa stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to supply your requirements of crushed gravel sand concrete gravel pit run delivered or at tie bin plant phone 125 office phones 870 and 12a j