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the tribune stousville oat thursday december 17 1953 potato seed victoria square federal grants to special christmas services stouffville united missionary church sunday december 20th morning service dedication of children christmas message by the pastor time 11 oclock evening service special christmas scene- ofelt presented bv mrs huson entitled following the star extra special our choir will assist in this service make sure vou are there time 730 pm important come early growers list now available the december meeting of the sr wi was held tues- jcay evening of list week at the home of mrs leslie hart i i the roll call was a gift fori crops branch of the ontarir department of agriculture an nounced today th3t complete lists of potato growers in ont ario whose 1953 ops have met with requi men is for foundation and certified seed are now available information may be secured rom county and district offic es of agricultural representa tives inspectors seed potato certification service at barrie london guelph ottawa or winnipeg or from the crops branch parliament buildings ballantrae mr and mrs gordon harris on and sharon of mount alb eit were sunday visitors with mr and mrs henry davis the sewing group met st the home of mrs jack hill last thursday after the work pe riod they sang christmas ca rols and later a lovely lunch was served birthday greetings to mr delos graham who celebrates on thursday dec 17th remember friday dec is the christmas tree and supper at ballantrae church mr del kidd is visiting in toronto for a few days mr and mrs george cook of toronto visited with mrs o flewell on sunday mr and mrs t simpson of newmarket had sunday sup per with mr and mrs herb simpson mr and mrs o hancock of lindsay were weekend guests with mr and mrs delos gra ham mrs robert windsor spent a few days last week in ham ilton with mr and mrs bruce wilson we are sorry to report mrs 0 flewell is in brierbush hos pital stouffville following an accident when she fell in her home toronto in 1953 there was a total of 330 applicants with an acreage of 2137 entered and s35 per cent or 1785 acres passed the list gives names and ad dresses of growers in north simcoe county who belong to the seed potato restricted ar ea under the seed potato act this is a group of about eight- y potato growers who special ize in seed production prospective purchasers of seed potatoes are reminded that this season of the year is a good time to arrange for their requirements at planting lime roads are now good and prices are veiy reasonable good seed is the basis of suc cessful crop production the childrens aid society mrs lslie hart gave a dem onstration on chocolate ma king mrs car walker show ed pictures which she and her husband took last spring while on their trip to florida she also showed pictures of her daughter elinors wed ding refreshment were serv ed bv mrs j empringham mrs l hart and mrs c wal ker the regular meeting of the mission band was held satur day afternoon in the sunday health unit help to extend offices i it festive foods domihio m mm sheriffs 11 oz tin fruit pudding 361 old london town 24 oz mincemeat 34tf christies 2 lb size fruitcake 110 niblets fancy 14 oz tin kernel corn m stokelys 15 oz tin fancy peas 221 whole or jellied 15 oz tin cranberry sauce 271 white dove 16 oz pkg almond icing 45c sage savoury bottle poultry dressing j popular brands ctn 200 cigarettes 309 beaver brand pound mixed nuts 4 diamond budded pound walnuts 57tf christmas pound safin mix candy 37 globe pound chocolates 3 creams gums pound jingle bells 37c xmas assorted pound cream candy 45 deluxe assorted 1 lb box chocolates 79tf christmas 2 for candy canes 191 america dry 30 oz bottle ginger ale 2 27c plus deposit headquartetts for christmas oranges sweet juicy easy to peel size 23s sunkist navel oranges doz 2h size 220 doz tit make your sauces and jellies early cape cod no 1 christmas stock 1 lb cello ba cranberries 2st arizona firm crisp iceberg lettuce jumbo size 24 2 for 1h sweet thin skinned easy to pert lge size 176 tangerine oranges doz 35tf california sweet eating red emperor grapes 2 pounds 35 stouffvillk branch unsrapio ccs wanteoi w py hhgttt mjrlf phci for uar4d qgi st nunigtr for dttth g grid sf4fiofl o- dominion stohts umitto federation of agriculture discuss tractor licensing at a recent meeting of the county of ontario federation of agriculture the officers were elected for the coming year as follows president mr a gerrow scugog vicepresi dents mr l tindall and mr g ward of oxbridge and reach townships secretary- treasurer john hamer myrt le press secretary and coun ty woman mrs j hamer the federation agreed by motion to again sponsor twelve participants at the folk school which will this year be held in reach township the folk school is for all farm people three days of discussion rec reation and learning if there are any near you who might be interested in attending write for particulars to miss beatrice mclean locust hill ontario the directors agreed to fur ther study the calfhood vac cination plan with the idea of sponsoring it in ontario coun ty out of this has come the no tice of a joint meeting of lost whitby and whitby township farmers to discuss the plan on the sixteenth of december in the township hall brooklin at this meeting also will be discussed the federation levy at a half mill rate on the farm assessment rising from this motion at the directors meet ing tractor licensing was dis cussed and the secretary was instructed to send the findings of the meeting to the federa tion of agriculture the ontar io county member of parlia ment the county council and the minister of highways the directors felt that if licensing was necessary to prevent chil dren driving tractors or other forms of illegal driving then it was the driver who should be licensed not the vehicle it was felt that a farmer had a right to use his own convey ance to market his own prod ucts and that compulsory lic ensing of all tractors would e- ventually mean many more tractors on the highways than at present it was voted that a rebate of one hundred dollars be paid to the pickering township federation to carry out their plans of agricultural scholar ships at guelph short courses twentyfive dollars was vot ed for prize money to the ju nior farmers at port perry for their yearly project on farm improvement the secretary was instruct ed to write all township coun cils asking for the federation levy or grant whichever the township preferred but asking that the halfmill rate be con sidered the pickering town- ship farmers subscribed to the halfmill rate two years ago and it is hoped all other town ships will follow this lead shortly appreciation was expressed for the way in which the news papers in the county cooperate with the federation in print ing their reports and publiciz ing the work of the organiza tion the past year has shown very satisfactory advancement in farmer participation and to have the papers to spread the activities is a great help the federation thanks the five pa- pers which have been so kind in helping the south ontario county farm group school room the children sang carols and their leaders mrs r boynton mrs p ben nett and mrs s boynton told them christmas stories re freshments were served at the close as the children were leaving for home mrs r boynton gave each one a gift mrs r boynton was also presented with a gift from the mission band the annual white gift ser vice was held during the sun day school period on sunday many gifts were received and these will be sent to the fred victor mission in toronto where they will be distributed among the poor mrs p bennett and mrs s boynton spent wednesday of last week with rev and mrs hj mackay they are pleased to report that rev mackay is progressing follow ing his recent illness a speedy recovery is wish ed for ml harry forster who was taken to the nursing home at richmond hill fol lowing the stroke he suffered last week a speedy recovery is wish ed for mrs r perkins who is ill in bed mrs s boynton grace he len lawrence and donald at tended the white gift service in carlton st united church toronto on sunday morning imr and mrs merrill john son had sunday evening din ner with mr and mrs p ben nett and ray in the evening they attended christmas can tata in the united church at unionville mrs h attwood uxbridge mr and mrs walter riley and family of whitby spent sun day with mr and mrs pw willows on sunday mr and mrs tieber mccague attended the twenty fifth wedding anniver sary of mr and mrs john mc cague of alliston where a surprise dinner was given ilvlr and mrs jje mccague by their family with thirty- five present the cgit and explorers are ho id in christmas candle- light serv ice on sunday evening in the church at 730 pm the guest speaker will be rev robt morris of toronto everyone welcome the couples club held an enjoyable christmas party on monday evening in the sunday school room carols were sung and games were played mrs earl empringham read a story for the children santa arrived and gave each child a gift lunch was served and each child was given a bag of candy and a balloon additional federal health srants have been provided for the york county health unit program to extend local office facilities in the stouffville sut ton and richmond hill centres the health unit director dr robert m klna has announced facilities will be provided short ly to permit easier contact be tween the public and the health unit through these office on a fulltime basis the usual seasonal increase la chickenpox infection particu larly among schoolage children has occured recently other wise communicable diseases have not been any particular problem in the area school and pre school immunization is being maintained providing protection against diphtheria tetanus and smallpox for school children and diphtheria tetanus small pox and whooping cough pro tection for preschoolage child ren there are still parents who defer immunization for their children until they reach school- age this means that the child misses the best time to be im munized during the first few months of his life when it is easier for him to tolerate this inconvenience and when he needs protection most against these scourges of childhood the immunization program in the schools provides the necessary booster doses as requested by the parent and as the boosters come due show on the childs records a safe pasteurized milk sup ply depends to a large extent on the clean and sate raw milk de livered from the farms to the dairies while pasteurization is indispensable jn order to pro tect against many diseases it is still important that the farm producer of milk follow simple principles to produce clean and wholesome milk to be shipped to the dairy for pasteurization and distribution to the con sumer the director points out the york county health unit expects to initiate a fulltime plumbing inspection service about the beginning of the new year as required by the new provincial plumbing regulations most plumbers are familiar with the regulations which require a minimum standard for installa tion of new plumbing and for al terations to old plumbing and provincial regulations require the board of health to enforce the minimum standard the setting up of a plumbing inspection department within the york county health unit has already begun with the ap pointment of a chief plumbing inspector mr jesse cox kings ton who has in addition to the necessary technical qualifica tions a number of years experi ence instructing in vocational training in this and similar trades last tuesday night wd atkinson accompanied by a m wood were guests of the toronto board of trade at their annual thch annual banquet and christmas auction which was held in the crystal ball room of the king edward hotel o- ver 400 attended this occasion wd atkinson conducted the christmas auction which net ted a large sum of money which is used to bring christ mas cheer to the less fortun ate you still have time to call the tribune 153j2 and arrange for a christmas greeting to appear over your name in next weeks issue oxtaiuo and york counties film council a very successful meeting of the film club was held re cently at the keevils mr ron nablo of national film board brought along some ve ry interesting christmas films the christmas carols by the leslie bell singers was very appropriate for this time of year santa claus arrived and ev- small parcel as a christmas m in addition to our delicious fruit cake we also offer 13 few i fkrirlmoc foit- inrr nlnocilrn k for ysiir christmas feasting pleasure shortbread made with 100 butter content hgmemade mince pies duncan chocolates callard bowsers barley sugar and butterscotch for christmas stockings stouffville bakery jo buy grader 1 from 53 sayings j the ontario county road de- ipjrtmem expects to complete j tile work in 1953 with a budget surplus of 25000 the board has seen rtt to use this expect ed surplus for the purchase of a new motor grader at a mee ting of the county council this week the annual report of the j road board was read to coun cil members and later a bylaw was passed by the council au thorising a salary increase of 1000 to mr ted simms coun ty engineer the sixth report of the road committee outlined the work which has been doie in ontar io county this year and the cost of that work the report noted that at a meeting of the committee in october an inter im financial report had been submitted by the county en gineer indicating that the plan ned operations for 1953 would be completed at a cast of ap proximately 25000 below the estimates it was decided that the surplus of 25000 could best be utilized by purchasing a new motor grader to re place the machine operatingin the brockseoti section of the county the machine which was working there has been moved to the pickering-ux- bridge section of the county for parttime use uxioxvlle skating club at lions cai5nivua one of the biggest features i at the prechristmas carnival being staged by the markham- uniouviue lions ciub on wed nesday dec 23rd will toe the winter wonderland number and ballet bv the unionville skating club the big night will aiso feature comic figure skaters and broom ball an added attraction will be a lucky draw for a television set and a number of other pri- remembrance all those present were told about the plans for the annu al dinner which is to be held on tuesday january 19th 19- 54- in the pickering township hall at brougham as one of the charter members of the council the brougham wi have been asked to cater tick ets will be handled by memb ers in the various districts and you will hear more about that later on this month theres nothing like giving folks what they want isesssfsrssssisiesskisssg stanley theatre stouffville friday saturday december 18 i ik starting tootlkk john ckatus wanoa mffl8rm jpjj cauwficn oi plus kansas city kitty starring joan davis bob crosby attftaruad bortw of couccta vnov xrttoa ah oxacota ua uxbridge beverages ltd uxbridge phone 205w monday tuesday december 21 22 anna starring the sensational italian actress silvano mangano wednesday thursday december 23 24 the hottest combination that ever hit the screen loueuao parsons jl h0wdhugflfs robert ffhcnum j jane russell aiohn fassow proqucrion l orajarabisibbiajaisisisaiajsefstaiaiaisbi mllollta0llim business announcement aida cleaners dyers kindly take notice that the firm formerly known as the stouffville cleaners will as of this date be known under the family name of aida cleaners dyers try us for belter quality dry cleaning phone 343 stouffville announcement to owners of farm tractors and power unit motor operators of all popular makes we are now offering service on repairs and overhaul jobs at k c prentices markham specializing in wisconsin engines and tractors modern motor xray unit installed stableford brothers class a qualifications phone 346