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the tribune stousvihe oni thursday february i032 teacher training course under the auspices of morkham stouffville and gormley circuits of the united missionary church conducted at stouffville u m church mon to fri miss m dkukis instructors feb 11 to 15 810 pm each evening miss m dedels and rev ward shantz of emmanuel bible college kitchener classes open to all interested in sunday school work separate emphasis for junior and senior departments freewill offerings will be taken rev v m shuiitk ma zxic zhkzz 15 years ago a hobby now thriving business continued from front page tarn part in the rearing of healthy fullgrown mink horsemeat liver and fish are used in large quanti ties the mink are fed once a day with the females receiving approx imately 3 ounces and the males 4 the horse meat is purchased by the ton with mink consuming over twenty tons a year horse meat is priced at 10c per pound with each animal requiring about fifteen dollars wortli of this per year during the past years the cost of food has taken a sharp increase with certain food stuffs being doubled in price mr farmer assisted by his seventeen year old son paul dishes out the ingred ients late in the afternoon with the food being placed on top of the wire cages mr farmer raises three varie ties of mink the standard breed resembling the wild mink pas- teles a brown coloured animal and the silver blue breed mr farmer has paid as high as 250 for pastele males but believes that the sapphires are the up and com ing mink on the market at the present time they are in good demand with pelts selling at up to 300 a piece it takes some seventy pelts to make one full sized coat pelting is regarded as the fine art of the business the animals are killed with cyanide gas and skinned the fat is removed and in most cases shipped to a manu facturer where it is used as a base for cosmetics the pelt must be taken off with as little knife dam age as possible the first cut is made between the hind legs and the skin is slipped off like an over coat the knife must be used to cut out the feet eyes and nose thfl killing and pelting must be done when fur is prime which is usually in the month of november the pelts are stored in cold stor age until scraping boarding and drying can be done for boarding and trimming operations the pelts are stretched inside out over an oblong board where extra bits of hair and flesh are cut off the boarded pelts are put in a warm place to dry scraping is done in a cooler place so that the fat wont run when dry the boards are removed and the pelts are graded and shipped in bundles to fur auctions in toronto new york and montreal the thriving business which got its start from a mere hobby has not been accomplished without hard work and worry the feeding cleaning watering and pelting are all important factors in the raising of this costly fur bearing animal from early morning till late at night alvin s farmer of gormley may be seen attending his hobby a business of which he may be justly proud ml pisgah ss no 0 school board meets every third monday of each month the wa meeting at the home of mrs pauerden will be held on wednesday feb 13 devotions will be given by mrs harry smith and the program is in charge of mrs gamble hostess is mrs boynton roll call one o the ten commandments mr and mrs bill mitchell and family of oak ridges had dinner vvlrh mr and mrs les smith and family on sunday mr roy smith hd a surprise birthday party last monday night when a few friends came in to help celebrate mr and mrs harry smith were at a family gathering at the home of sir and mrs archie monkman in aurora on saturday the smiths also had supper at lemon- ville with mr and mrs henry burnett on sunday you arc all cordially invited to the wi euchre on friday night feb sth at yandorf hall this is the first euchre or me season so pleae come and help make it a uccess ladies are asked to please provide mr r c bayeroft arrived home from newmarket hospital on monday of this week and us gett ing along fine after his recent operation the eroquinole party held by ml pisgah sunday school on fri day night was a decided success with about sixty in attendance there were eleven tables and the following were the winners ladies mrs risliop doris chambers men mr win mitchell mr r carr girl- joy reid mary patten- den boys sandra moynihan john moynihan about sixty were in attendance to view the slides at ss no 7 last wednesday evening this was sponsored by the gormley wl and the guest of honour was miss anna p lewis with her slides of ontario they were on the his torical points of interest in the province the victoria square branch of the wi were also guests and provided the musical portion of the program mrs a stephenson favoured with two solos and miss coral perkins played a piano instrumental this was also the mens night hind many husbands were present the february meetings roll call was omitted in the programs so mem bers please note that it is name an interesting custom of another country correction the name highland park rather than harding park subdivision was used in error in last weeks account of council- proceedings in markham township in connection with the dispute concerning un collected water accounts- aaaaa give a real treat bring her to the st valentines carnival and dance sponsored by the stouffville athletic club in the stouffville arena on wednesday february 13th peewee nhl hockey stouffville skating club lucky draw prizes i free door gift for first 100 ladies 200 in prizes including bulova watch best organization display first prize 25 second 15 third 10 best valentine costumes children and adult classes cash prizes newmarket citizens band in attendance public skating door open 7 pm tickets 50c include chance on lucky draws moccasin dancing olde tyme band net proceeds in aid of minor sports i o corned beef hereford 12 oz tin 45 royal york peanut butter lib jar 35 clarks pork and beans 20 oz tin 2 for 33 chocolate marshmallow biscuits 1 lb 39 purity oats 5 lb bag 49 grade a eggs large doz 47 grade a eggs medium doz 43 margerine 1 lb 35 domestic shortening 1 lb 32 carnation milk tali tin 16 brunswick sardines 2 tins 19 tops dog and cat food 15 oz tin 10 diced beets or carrots 20 oz tin 2 for 25 toilet tissue hillcrest 3 rolls31 spy apples second grade bushel 150 spy apples second grade 6 qt basket 29 california oranges 344s 2 doz 49 florida grapefruit 96s 5 for 25 potatoes ontario or new brunswick 10 lb bag 59 large heads of celery or lettuce 2 for 25 carload groceteria john mathewson prop phone 280 attention rural hydro users if you are considering the use of electricity for space heating please contact your local hydro office before taking any action it is in your interest to discuss this matter with your hydro area manager particularly the rate applicable to this type of service and the special conditions that apply to wiring your premises for the use of space heaters the hydroelectric power commission of 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