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Newmarket Era and Express (Newmarket, ON), December 16, 1954, p. 16

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L J J If Thursday United church Sunday school concert will be held on Monday Dee 20 at pm Plays by the young people the Christ mas story by the Sunday school treats for those who have at tended Sunday school during the year a visit from Santa and other items have been planned Mrs Laws Keswick visited Mr and Mrs Armstrong over the weekend The meeting was held at the home of Mrs Rose on Dec with an attendance of The candlelight service was giv en by Mrs Mrs Glover and Mrs A Bray The election was conducted by Mr Campbell Officers for are Mrs Mrsl first vtce- Mrs Bray second vice- Mrs Holborn treas Mrs Glover rec sec Mrs Armstrong sec Mrs Rose supply sec Mrs Glover Missionary Monthly Mrs J Hamilton temperance Mrs Hamilton pianist Mrs Glover and Mrs King stewardship Mrs M- and friendship com Mrs and Mrs I Rose Mr and Mrs I Rose had sup per on Sunday with Mr and Mrs Blizzard Elmurst Beach A speedy recovery is wished for all the shutins of the com munity Era and Express classifieds bring results I QUEENSVILLE The candle lighting service will be held on Dec in United church with Dr Margaret as speaker Music will be under the direction of the organist Mrs J Smith The service will begin at pm Help your postman by buying your stamps in large quantities during this busy season We congratulate Walter Rose and George Richardson the two local councillors who were re elected for Mrs A J Milne has been spending a week with her daughter Mrs To ronto- There was a large attendance at meet ing held on Tuesday at the home of MrLeonard public school con- FBI cert will bo hold on Tuesday Dec In the school room at pm An operetta plays and dialogues have been planned Mrs Levi visited last week with her sister Mrs Ross Trafalgar Congratulations to Mr and Mrs on the birth of a daughter Mr Manford Pickerel River visited Mr and Mrs Oris Maries and other friends the village last week Mr Floyd Cunningham is serving on jury this week Mr Elmer Stickwood is at Bracebridge where he is sawing wood On Sunday Mrs Levi accompanied by her son Bill visited Mr and Mrs Bruce Rey nolds Mr and Mrs Harry Toombs and Mrs Hill were in Guelph last week to see Mrs George Bond who is hospital ized Mr and Mrs Gregory have left for Florida where they will spend the winter Rev and Mrs Large and fam ily are home on furlough from South America There will be no Institute card party at Sharon on Dec as formerly planned Mr and Ms Angus Smith vis ited Mr and Mrs Ross Main- prize Sutton West on Sunday FEDERATION NEWS I A ULS Has Given Farmers 2 More Per HogMclnnis KING CUBS SCOUTS- COLLECT FOOD FOR SCOTT MISSION There is a tangible way that citizens can help the First King Scouts and Cubs to express the true Christmas spirit of giving to others On Monday Dec the scouts and cub will caii at all homes in King City asking for canned and other non- perishable foods This collection will be sent to the Scott Mission Toronto This mission under the direction of Rev Maurice Zeldman helps the needy and unfortunate and has appealed for assistance with the Christmas work HOLLAND- LANDING Holland Landing Christmas service will be held the Unite church on Sunday Dec at The Christmas cantata will be given by the choir and the minister Rev G will speak RAISE SSMittr BAZAAR Over was raised at the annual Community bazaar which was held in the Newmar ket town hall on Dec under the auspices of the Newmarket Handcraft group There were organizations and individuals participating Because of the United Live stock Sales the farmers hog marketing agency the farmers themselves are richer by the amount of two dollars per hog the members of the East Federation of Agricul ture were told at their recent an nual meeting in Sharon The guest speaker was Char les president of the Ontario Hog Producers Associa tion Mr reviewed the marketing of hogs over the past years He said that before the came into being in February the Ontario hog producers had no bargaining power Since the ULS was formed there is evidence to show that the producers receive up to two dollars more per hundred This two dollar increase he said comes farmers at a cost of ionb half one per tfti by uXSJI Further the guarantees payment to the farm er Jit event that the buyer goes bankrupt expressed con cern about opposition to the marketing agency Peti tions he said are being circulat ed by unknown persons who seem to be trying to break the agency One individual he named whom he described as standard- bearer for this otherwise un known opposition had made no contribution towards helping the agency to function ha said It was suggested that his aim is to break the mark eting agency If all hog producers would in sist on tfie livestock truckers taking all their hogs to the open market he said the agency would be able to do a better for the producers He warned that if opposition to the agency were to succeed in breaking it the existing produce marketing agencies and others being considered would be jeopardized New Officers William Taylor Sharon was reelected chairman of the Federation of Agriculture for a second term Mr Grand sirs second vice president ami Alan A picture the Christian Reform church on Monday evening Harry Ferguson Newmar ket was reelected first vice pres ident and also reelected were Mrs John Farr Sharon second secretary treasurer The president first vice presi dent and secretary treasurer were elected as township of Agriculture and Harry Ferguson was elected director of the York County Cream Produc ers Association John Lowndes QMns moved the That the East bury Federation of give its continued support to the Ontario tion and the Lives Sales incorporated Charles Hooper gave a talk oft the of the Ontario in expropriation land by the Ontario of Planning and Development at wh4t he considered to bo unfair terms Frank Victoria Square showed aerial vtevVs in color of farms in York County of which are by in Is prominent in township and county Federation work ANSNORVELD Mr B Greensville was a weekend guest at the home of Mr and Mrs Mr Grand Mich is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs J Mr Matthews a patient at a Toronto hospital where he has been admitted for observa tion Receives Six Months For Theft Of One Tire Norman Hand Toronto was sentenced to six months when he was convicted in magis trates court Friday Dec for stealing a tire He received an additional six months for a second conviction of theft This one involved the stealing of a bos of valued at If and had a tony record of past offenses the first of them in They wore alt for petty Mrs M is a patient York County hospital Newman town- KESWICK To mark the thirtyfourth wedding anniversary of Mr- and Mrs Rye their family held a surprise party for then on Sunday Dec at the of daughter Mrs All their family was present to enjoy the occasion Mrs C Glover and Marion Wright Shaoa weekend guests of Mrs S Wright Keswick church a turkey dinner on Friday for members of the and Sunday school lowing the dinner in the Sunday school rooms a Christmas con- farm I cert held in the church by the children Gifts from the tree were dbtrlbuted to them Mr Harry Draper who has been on the list here last week the guest of Miss Myrtle Master Pete has home his for two Mr Toronto her and sister and Mrs George mm McGenerty visited friends in Pickering over past Mr and Mrs Gordon Wood 5drontov spent Sunday with Mr arid Perry Winch S and Mrs Fred Peel visited their soninlaw and daughter Mr and Mrs Boworth and family Newmarket on Sun day Perry Winch visited her son a few days last North township is collecting the garbage with a new ni van the firs charge was laid by the East police force How to maintain PROFITABLE MILK PRODUCTION PIO 4at r PACKARD slippers for men an women For special or width your order row AS Main St tAdvt i IT am I- feft J t rr be able to JL- J time will soon turn to work Mrs Lucy Clark New We minster BC MIRACLE en a ma I ASSOCIATI I Continued from Page 14 a location in the near which is on the east coast Urn as a visltoi I found such counties as Cork and Kerry In the western area fascinat ing was so from what wo were used to home When you see in you got that is miss in A Her a while you realize that ftanliy any of the have bams mild Irish ate the farmers to in fields the year round never to pi-ovide- them with oven during the wirier The oilier tiling you nolW on a western farm Is the donkey drawn can which farmer uses Instead of an auto I sup- farmers in that locale have using that same type an for cent The typical western Irish farm is small fields of an aero or so each en liod stone fence huh has vault piled mi lop it In earth air phuned a tidal feel u in no even he tellies like he fields ami Ive never anywhere in iuy lite I dont know why it is that t and in Ireland twill than in he World hut I I he rainfall a lot do with it Ill addition to livestock go In a lot for wheal ami d her grains sugar heels potatoes and espee- hilly turnips In the eastern senior hey grow a lot of ha ley as well it under con tract with Oil hieueiies to make ate duet Ion seemed to ha a One of most interesting among farm eid Is their fair day- whm we probably call day and which lakes a month On I his day a farmer he west of Inland will load his produce in ids Utile cart or if he has quite a of livestock to sell set out on foot for the nearest village or town driving the animals a head of him along the rami Ill place wo visited the townspeople were quite annoyed because toe farmers in a lent the was very driving their cuttle main street which narrow anyway also inststett on doing their marketing right on the same tree instead using grounds on the edge of which were laid out for that pur pose in the first place in comma to this and traditional the Irish government has recent ly sponsoring set vices stteh an soil testing plans for crops And Judging by the which the and the government seem to have for those projects its safe to make this pre diction riot many years from now that same Irish farmer whose customs seeny so attaint us may rank among the farmers in the FRIDAY

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