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christmas seals fight tuberculous j melville the annual meeting of mel ville wm5 was held at the home of mrs francy result of election of officers a return for 1965 mrs mckay pres secy miss janet bruce treas urer mrs benson myers for parents 0tlx christmas cards by nancy cleaver a music instructor says that sbout two per cent of the peo ple can really sing that makes about 98 per cent that dont know it evsx kfou the turn of the century polar and other explor ers found that boxes of light nonrusting aluminum gave their precious firstaid equipment mora protection from rough bmge and rough weather manufacturers took the tip today especially in factories where industrial processes create humid or corrosive conditions aluminum boxes are used to keep firstaid kits in good shape in fact aluminum is now popular for boxes to hold everything from tools to trout flies and for countless other containers that must stay clean bright free from rust alumi num company of canada ltd akan and round about december the cards upon his shelf which wished him lots of christmas cheer and fortune in the coming year were never from his near and dear but only from himself perhaps a a milne in his lines in king johns christ mas was poking fun at the amount of enjoyment most people get from their christ mas cards the custom of send ing cards is only a little over a hundred years old but what pleasure countless people receive from them the popu larity of yuletide greetings has grown steadily all over the world in canada christmas cards costing a large fortune are mailed each december there is some dispute wheth er the first christmas card was a sketch drawn by a mr w c dobson in december 18h which symbolized the spirit of christmas or whether the credit for originating a christmas card should go to mr j c horsley who two years later sent an elaborate card to his friends this had two aliegorial designs showing needy folk be ing fed and clothed and a fam ily group gathered around the festive table many of the other designs which are shown from 3ear to year can be traced far back into the past mistletoe holly and ivy were all esteemed by the early britons wreaths were used by the ancient romans candles were popular hundreds of years ago with the jews and were used in their annual feast of the lights the christians in the middle ages likely adopted the use of can dles from their jewish neigh bors the christmas tree may be traced to germany in the seventeenth century it came to england when prince albert erected a christmas tree in windsor castle in ism the early german settlers on this continent brought their love of christmas trees with them the use of miniature art scenes on christmas cards has become popular in recent years not only reproductions of fam ous religious paintings such as lerolles arrival of the shep herd or raphaels madona but pictures by modern painters are also used there are sev eral very fine canadian artists series of cards with fine color prints of typical canadian scenes these are of special interest to friends in other lands some canadian art galleries including the national art gal lery of canada at ottawa have colored reproductions suitable for christmas greetings these prints can be glued to red or green construction paper es pecially attractive christmas greetings are the following na tional gallery prints clarence gagnon village in the laur- entian mountains lawrence harris snow maurice cul- len ice harvest f s co- burn winter morning art or construction paper should be bought in large sheets from a printer or a stationary store figure out how it can best be cut economically into a size which will fit a standard envelope and still be a good background for your colored print too large or too small cards are a nuisance to the pos tal employees especially in this rush season christmas cards with infor mal snapshots of members of the family are quite popular and this 4750 electric blanket double bed size h u automatic has 9 safety tneimoil set control for the temperafuro you want takes very little current keeps you more comfortable than 3 wool blankets has rayon satin bindings unconditional guarantee included with this superb new washer m for your old washer regardless of age make or condition during this sale om wbk ohiy genuine patent for firs fountain pen issued 70 years ago seventy years ago patents were issued for the first foun tain pen thereby enabling young scholars to lose pens as well as pencils in the long walk between school and home pens have improved greatly since l e waterman perfected one with an inkfeeding device but no manufacturer has solved the problem of how to keep children from losing them supposedly the fountain pen was devised for the great am erican salesman the story goes that the inventor once an insurance writer lost a sale be cause an ink bottles contents spilled over a prospective con tract nowadays one new mod el carries its own sealedin cartridge of ink in the old days a bottle of ink was car ried on ones person for that crucial moment when the client was ready to affix his signature a favorite story this corner much prefers a modern story of a fountain pen related to us by a times for eign correspondent it happen ed somewhere in the desert of northwestern africa an agree ment was being signed between a british functionary and a tribal leader the diplomat had a couple of ordinary pens with attached nibs as is the custom in legislative and diplomatic circles when signing important papers so the pens can be sav ed perhaps some day framed with the inscription under- especially with older relatives they are always amazed to see how much the children have grown a message written in red or green ink on white paper makes a pretty contrast if a child has learned to block print or to write do encourage him to send a little note with the christmas cards to those who remember him at christmas time it means so much es pecially to grandparents to know that they are loved and remembered christmas cards keep the grass from growing on the paths of friendship copyright neaih saying this s tie pi that was used to said dip loma picked up one of these plain pens and signed his name with a flourish to the docu ment he then handed the other pen to the tribesman oh no the tribal leader said i have my own pen and rea ching into the folds of his bur- noose he pulled out a brand- new much indemand stream lined fountain pen dabbed ink from i on his finger and affixed his thumbprint louis xiv commissioned a fountain pen for his personal use early during his reign and though the royal engineers tried and tried he remained a quill diehard to hi end metal lic pens however were not unknown in classica times a bronze pen found at pompeii is in the naples museum the earliest writing instrument was probably the stylus a pointed affair of metal bone and ivory used for producing engraved letters on tablets in more modern times geese were the greatest boon to writ ing with ink the quills still used in the world by those who like the feather touch come mainly from the wings of the goose pens as flasks the eyedropper approach to the fountain pen in contrast to the cliplever filling device had its advantages during prohibi tion pen manufacturers found that large models sales sudden ly zooming the pens used in those days had an unusually large ink capacity and they were filled with an eye drop per to carry a small shot of ones favorite lxotleg whis key the fountain pen was a perfect flask the democratization of the fountain pen occurred several years ago with the introduction of the inexpensive ballpoint models although these are in capable of holding a supply of spirits they have certain compensating advantages they can write high above the clouds without leaking and they are supposed to be just the thing for dashing off a letter under water they also write at sea level the important matter though is that the little ball point peas can be lost several times during a small scholars term without waiting for a birthday to purchase a replace ment new york times the tribune stoufmke ont thursday december 16 15 thank will be held in the stouffv1lle united missionary church sunday evening dec 19th at 730 rev gordon bolender missionary africa will speak to for the ladies 1 beautiful slips in nylon nyron crepe with delicate nylon iice trim 2 beautiful blouses in a variety of styles and materials 3 sweaters in wool or orion 4 skirts in felts taffeta and wool 5 costume jewellery 6 pyjamas in cozy flannelette or smart crepe infants and children 1 lovely choice of rompers in variety of ma terials 2 pyjamas for boys and girls 3 the hest in infants and childrens overalls i sweaters for boys and girls 0 boys dress shirts 7 pretty dresses in nylon crepe velvet and viyella flannel 8 the famous harvey woods skating tights from size 4 to 18 many other lovely gifts to choose from come in and shop around attention giftwrapping service for your shopping convenience the three sisters stouffville phone 276w2 superfine washer tlits is a stylish modem washer with full lenjlh skirt dome shaped lid and turtle neck noo- sptaihtub has the famous beatly human hand washing action quickest and cleanest in the wohd tub has top capacity touch release mokes wringer safe to use and end reset readjusts the pres quickly note the chromium plated trays csm trim has thejarest beatly heavy duty ball bearing mechanism no belts life lubricated total value of washer and blanket 24700 tradein allowance 7750 only 16950 no down payment if you have a trade terms to suit no iroxf theatre m ar k ha doors oieri 030 pm evenings sat matinee 130 pm friday saturday dec 17 18 he blasted a reckless trail for the iron horse across americas lawless frontier 35 bin payne maw blanchard dan duryea re i i0ycc msckcnzie barton macukc bethbda the white gift service will be on sunday evening at 730 mrs steckley is spending a few days with relatives and friends in markham mr and mrs harold atkin son were recent supper guests with the atkinson sisters congratulations to mr and mrs vandercooy on the birth of their son anyone wishing to donate treats for the shutins for christmas please leave them at the home of mrs empring- ham on or before friday eve ning sorry to hear mrs galhraith is not feeling very well we wish you a speedy recovery miss l6ona atkinson has ta ken a position as store clerk in toronto for the christmas season the avimsj was held on wed- nesday dec 1 at the home of mrs c atkinson mrs smith the vice pres was in charge and opened the meeting with the doxology the devotional was given by mrs hunt the election of officers was la charge of rev mr moddle reading was givevi by mrs burkholder slides were shown which were very interesting ste fe the most cherished gifts of all by fragrant sets for a ladys bath christmas excitement the lovely little luxuries of fragrance by elizabeth arden in lavish sets to carry your yuletide greetings c h bell son pxoufjeyilte phone 2s1s j a uniyersatlnternadonal picture added funfilled feature leo gorcey huntz hall and the bowery boys in jungle gents rnv hit of the year walter dick pidgeonpowell charles laughton john mills bkesda dt basht om davibujas jin ottorwn hand lotoi cd both socp 233 bl croti eos cub i erd hond soopi 12 230 htt you both soop end both sab 225 f v tow j both soap 220 hwwt u 330 monday tuesday dec 20 21 wed thitrs dec tl 23 houstons rexai drug store stouffville jphone 22