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obbin disappearing horse population down 44 per cent horjse number in canada eciined by 44 per tens or rom a total of 376bw in lll 1235300 in ims according census report covering this enyear period state the eco nomics division department of agriculture ottawa there waj a marked difference ho- ever in the rate o decline in various areas in the brown and dark brown soil zones of alberta and sas katchewan the percentage de crease averaged between 60 and 75 for mast census divi sions in the park belt of theoe two province- the census divi sions of northerly manitoba most of british columbia and ontario the decrease was be tween 40 and 60 per cent in eastern ontario the greater part of quebec and the mart times the decrease was from 20 to 40 per cent kor some reas of nova scotia n e vv brunswick and quebec where farming is least commercial ized a decrease of lea than 20 per cent occurred indicative of a further de cline in horse numbers is the drop in the number of colls being raised for replacement purposes in 1941 about 15 per cent of the horse population was reported as less than two years old by 1k the number nude two ear old had drop ped to about 3 per cent and the breeding of horsfts has fall en moot in the prairie prov inces which was the principal producing area in 1941 karms reporting no horse- at the 1051 census fall into two categories small holdings or arras of very low income and at the other extreme farms highly commercialized which have shifted over entirely to mechanical power m051 of the farms in eastern canada and british columbia reported two horses or leas in the prairie provinces between 40 and 50 per cent of the farms reported three or more mechanisation has not de veloped a far in quebec and the maritime province- as in the re of canada but it has no been confined to the larger commercial farms over 50 per cent of ail farms reporting ales of products of less than s2500 per farm reported ownership of tractors in 1951 on farms with sale- between 2500 and 5000 76 per cent reported tractors and on those with sales valued at more than 5000 90 per cent reported tractor ownership snce the bureau of statis tics estimates the number of horses 011 farms at june 1 1953 as 1006200 it would ap pear that the trend toward me chanization is likely to contin ue and the number of horses on farms show a further de crease particularly in the prairie provinces and in que bec ground observer corps news next friday evening the ground observer corps of this district has been invited to put on a community night at seagrave school by mr or- ville j boe chief observer of the seagrave observation post mr boe and his observers are planning a short program to letter acquaint the seagrave folks with the work being ac complished by the ground ob server corps this is planned for 8 oclock friday may mlh ir seagrave public school at last weeks ground ob server corps meeting held at port perry yacht club mr bill owen sound to hove firs round sehoolhouse travel treats for north boy 1480 sudbury 1920 saulr sfe marie 2955 round trip by bus snowballs barber shop ph stoaffville 270j2 a collegiate built on the cir- outer plan will le completed in the fall at owen sound out as an addition to the present elderly and over crowded one now in use it will be the first round school house in canada and one of the most striking the 566- 000 building with its 23 class rooms is the major part of owen sounds million dollar schoolbuilding program now underway with its continuous windows broken only by steel pillars around the ex terior and its hat of win dows on top pointed out above by marg rainbow the build ing will be an eyecatching right a main reason for the owen sound design with its 60 equal sides is the easier interior circulation o f stu dents it permits the circular plan also took full advantage of the rather small site and its cheaper and simpler to build theres a saving of 30 per cent in the outer wall as compared to an ordinary rectangular building and its simpler to build because each of the bays is alike standard izing procedure baker chief observer for the port perry observation post acted as chairman after wel coming the group each chief observer was called upon to give a short talk on how we find it best to report aircraft flash calls every chief ob server was there including mr garfield brown stouitville mr claude watson goodwood mr and mrs j k lawrence myr tle mr orville 1 boe sea grave and mr bill baker port perry there was then a short ses sion given over to aircraft rec ognition and the boys from the port perry post stole the show when it came to recog nizing different types of air craft flying officer l j mc- guire of the barrie filter cen tre assisted by mr clave kee vil regional supervisor then presented wings to a few of the observers and mr bert ohewins assistant regional su look how weve broadened tfourpoinl of view j3nw i sampledrive a buick for a brand nw motoring xperrvnc brand new tower nvw vs iorr in the sieci al incrrttxa porr in ttr yft engine of tlir supkr and hoadmastkk ryrlomv prtvrr in the cextuky million dollar ride lnjtlhenl hecltjw and new front end sufpeturoa ir nrw riding mntwitiiir and new banillinx more buoyant mpttbl balanced roomrich interior more prr in the completely nrv bodica more beaut nh faluon fabric and inm mmbinrd in table ful eleganre wideswinging doer n tumioni front door widen the dooewjj area of all imri make it eatrr to ir in and tep out htghviiibility inirrumtnl faneu bamlme doiibteroll dein itli rei eel dial and air- raftit j e fontrol five on easier reaiii nif in truinrnt plu new l nee rtoni in the front aeat full width ventilator hood level ventilator high above the fume and heat of tbe road bnnai in cooler freher air ft extra good moatvro wonderful ettraow option lucb aa twin turbine nnaflo power slvnrijt power hrake rieetric u tndow jfi power positioned front eata u ir heeu air coaditioaing and other plcaurcrivinjt featurca a oantral moon volua the outlook iff wide and bright for new btiick owner they ce the world through a magnificent sweep of glass in the new panoramic windshield the wraparound area gives 19 more visibility to the front and the sides corner post blindspots have been taken out for safety and wider vision take 11 good look at the next buick you meet youll know it by itff sleek swift and glamorous lines its altogether different in a pattern of broadness lhat gives new- symmetry of line its still unmistakably buick but a new kind of car and theres much more than a new look to these great new buicks theres brand new power a witerthanever million dollar ride nru front hjprninn new fuel economy and a host of other advancement warn to know more sec their new btitcks t your buick dealers try them price them and youll know what beautiful buys they are in every way the beautiful buy mole motors ltd pervlsor was then called upon to explain three or four points of interest including the new pocket size logging sheets a new code which is being used by the royal canadian air force in the search ami res cue of lost and grouded air craft and also the identifica tion card which u being re called mr clare keevil then ex plained the hospital plan which goes into effect immediately how emergency calls should be handled to the air force sta tion and the proposed flight which will be given to each ob server who qualifies for wings before june 20tih coffee was then served and another inter esting meeting came to a close at 1130 pm cedar grove cueck ywa cm check accfdfts stouffville ontario what were those gunny tunes aibout the merry merry month of may somewhere in the shuffle of this great atomic age our weather has become all confused the ground i6 so cold so late this year that some of the farmers say they are three weeks or more behind in the seeding even the sprouts already showing their green heads seam to be just sitting and waiting for the warm sun however a change is predicted we may get caught up yet twelve red maples were planted tjhis week following the road contour of the com munity club lot and should soon produce a very colourful addition to the corner this was a replacement from the bell to make up for the beautiful cedar which they unnecessar ily removed when their slash- happy crew were on the ram page last year there may be a startling change in the facial appearance of some of cedar groves dam sels if the beauty demonstra tion held tues evening at marg milroys has any influ ence the euchre series came to an exciting end on monday night and the big winners were mrs albert booth again and harris little of west hill mrs norm connor was the evening winner and very close to the top series score mrs wallace was second and the consolation went to mrs poynter of white- valo winning gentlemen were mr ledger westhill lloyd macintosh and alvin klink stouffville it looks like the long holi day weekend of the 21th will get off to a glorious start in cedar grove another square dance is planned for the eve- ring of the 21st in the school- house roy clifton is expected i call and if we can judge by ie last one it will be a date to remember the ladies are ask ed to provide light refresh ments and the drinks will be on the houe try to get to the school early the evening is al ways so short the wms may meeting was held at mrs austin rees- ors with group i in charge mrs a g little opened the meeting followed by a hymn and the lords prayer the wms bale will be packed may 2th at mrs littles and the mite boxes will be accepted at the next meeting mrs har old lapp gave a reading on citizenship and pictures based on the study book were shown mrs bert t a p s c o 1 1 was in charae of the worhip period vsd by mynle hsmlll sri leit bear th myelins closed with a hymn ard bene- diction after which the group served iunch come hot summer and the garden hose will be the foun tain of youth stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to supply your requirements of crushed gra vel sand 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