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The Era Newmarket December HiLites Farm Report HAPPY HOLIDAY Since Christmas is a lime Jingle Bells Jing le Bells Whoops Pardon folks I know Im not supposed to sing in this has just got the best of me You know I think I like the excitement and preparation for Christmas even better than Christmas da itself because it is i and it has spread from one end of the school to the other On Monday we decorated our foyer and put up our tree and I must say that it has just got to be the best looking Christ mas tree in the whole world No kidding its real ly a sharplooking Al Wall Agricultural Representative for York County stock taking time now and inter esting to look at the farm industry in York County The most recent figures show that we Each have a total of about 2400 farms of which 1400 category About sixty per live gross incomes of over nearly farms with gross in- between and cent of thes Also do every year the students are bringing cans of food to put tinder our tree as our Huron Heights donation to the needy families in the Of the total number farm opera tors do some work off their farms with close to half of these having full time jobs We have roughly dairy farms farms with mixed livestock 100 poultry farms and about 200 fruit and vegetable farms with hors RATEPAYERS of the TOWNSHIP OF WHITCHURCH The following Bylaw is for iht information of all me of he Municipally THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WHITCHURCH BYLAW NUMBER 1988 am complying ENACTED and I Newmarket student is asked o bring one can of food and then at our assembly on Friday we present our box of can ned goods to the Lions Club so they can donate it to the families In this small way we are able to spread some of our Christmas cheer Speaking of our jn assembly it is scheduled ma at 180 million dollars with about for tomorrow the last day of this in land and buildings Livestock and of school before the machinery total 35 million days and 1 just know its Gros3 income from the sale of farm going to be a riot The as- products is over 30 million dollars Cattle dairy is a full hour of Pallets vegetables greenhouse anil nursery 1 stock each account for around five million dollar entertainment followed by with hogs grain and poultry being the a movie in the cafeteria other very large contributors to the industry There are a few unusual items There 10000 trees tapped in York for maple syrup each An interesting statistic i and then our holidays be gin around twelve or one oclock until January Its going to be really great to Just sit and relax for six teen whole days Also included in the excitement for this week is a tape recorder which we have raffled off at ten cents a ticket The recorder was originally bought for our Grenada students in our exchange program but when the Phillips Company decided to give those students a tape recorder we thought it would be a good Idea to raffle the one we bought off The draw will be in tomorrows assembly and it wll sure make a great Christmas gift to the lucky person that wins It Well I guess this will be the last column un til school starts again in January to would like to wish every one of you a very Merry Christmas and all the best in And to all of you students I wish you the greatest holiday spring There filling over oni than half Ontarios duck population lives County According to the records acre tobacco are grown in York each year but 1 find anyone who has seem it trailtested SEE THE ALL NEW LINE NOW I 11 MODELS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE Agent BRICES FURNITURE MART NEXT TO BRICES BURGER BAR Don Mills Rd RRI BATTLE OF THE BRICES KOTOSKI vs SKIBOO FREE Over the Holiday have the Use of our MILES of Snowmobile trails RENT A SNOWMOBILE 15 AVAILABLE A OLIVER REAL ESTATE BROKER ORIOLE DR NEMARKET TELEPHONE We a Many ClmUSnai AL BALES Station DAVIS DR SKOAL ON FILMS MOVIE FILM SLIDE FILMS 289 cttfco Richmond Hts Centre Phone THANKS Our sincere thanks are extended to all for their kind thoughts and good wishes extended during my recent stay in the hospital We would like also to take this opportunity wish all our many friends and customers MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR Eva Dick SMOKE GIFT Newmarket Plaza Shop L WE BOTH WISH YOU YOUR FAMILY A MERRY CHRISTMAS d A HAPPY NEW YEAR Come visit us over the Holiday YOURE ALWAYS WELCOME Howard Sr Bud Jr Let us listen in reverent wonder to the story of the first Christmas in Bethlehem long ago when humble shepherds and mighty kings knelt together to witness the miracle of His Birth in the manger and choirs of angels sang in the heavens heralding a new era of hope for all mankind May the glorious inspiration of that Holy Night when our Saviour was born kindle longlasting happiness in your heart We offer our hanks to all you wonderful people tor your generous patronage Management and Staff Newmarket Plaza