service m tr 73290 holiday visitors seek development of forks of credit area lest saturday globe and hah carried thii article on the editor- lkl poge we think herald writ- en will rind it interesting wth iu local imputations regardng the creditvalley conservation area and the fact that a member of the conservation authority mr alex mclaren is a local resident approach but at least it brines the matter to a bead brings closer the day when the government will have to make a decision as of now the credit valley authority has not received the encouragement it deserves the holiday season is approach ing and the herald reminds read ers that no news is more welcome than items for the social per sonal column aboai visitors or your visits in other communities would control call tfl 72201 with your news this recent editorial in the tor onto globe main concerns a mat ter of great interest to district res idents e que of the finest recreational assets of tills province is the cred it river valley to be sure therej are otherparts of ontario which are richer in terms of lakes and streams and in sheer breadth of unspoqod lands but the credit valley offers something they do not and that u proximity to the provum4 main population area for example about 38 per cent of ontarios population lives within a 45mile radius of forks of the credit in other words the valley can be of greater value to more people than almost any oth er recreation spot 4n ontario it is this which adds so much validity to the case being pressed by tike credit valley conservation authority for provincial govern ment action on a 5400 acre park at the forks of the credit such a development was recommended in a conservation report on the cre dit valley issued by the depart ment of planning and develop ment in 1856 normally the cost of forming such a park would be shared 5050 by the conservatom authority concerned and the pro vincial government but the credit authority has found that even a m per cent share of the park cost would be too heavy a burden for its participating municipalities it is now more than a year since premier frosts undertaking that the government would save the credit valley from the fate that had befallen other ontario water beds but the intervening period as seen practically no sign of allowthrough according to a recent news re port the authority will seek legi lation at the next session al queens park making the propos ed park lands around forks of red it a conservation area which their future use this may or may not je the best how other lands celebrate christmas as different as the clothes we wear are the ways in which people around the world traditionally cm ebrate christmas south africans for instance take to the beaches to escape the summer heat and eat a picnic lunch for ftbeir christmas dinner in the dues santa braves tbf sunny streets in his heavy ro bes and points the way to the el aborate department store toylands for the natives of that land christ mas is the beginning of a week long carnival of singing dancing and parading the streets with pipe and string bands that invite lilting hearts as well as dancing steps in tbenetheriands smt nico- laas day is held on december 6 old nick himself robfed in eccles iastical red and white garments not the white trimmed red suit known to american and canadian boys and girls comes to town his attendant is a young moorish servant zwarte piet who leads nickys white horse and carries his bag full of presents this is the time when kinsfolk gather for gay festivity with all the trim mings and the traditional exchange of gifts in greece the blessing of the waters following epiphany on jan uary 6th is probably the most close ly related event to christmas at nauplia the archbishop throws wooden cross into the water and the fishermen dive and struggle to possess it for the one who 4 may visit all the houses in the village and levy a collecuon which often brings a large sum and in america too feasts hi anty and the usual exchange of gifts are the order of the day far cry from the quiet worship and solemn adoration of the shep herds when jesus was born is the noise gaiet and brilliance of the world s social whirl at christ m hockey attiacts rmtter crowd sattmtday 1 last saturday morning saw a few more parents on hand to see their lads play hockey even at the early game at 700 sum quite a number of father and mothers were on hand to help lace skates etc this is quite a help to the overworked coaches who cannot be expected to give as much indi vidual help as they would like in view of the large number of lads they each have to handle more help could still be used and any one who feels they could spare the odd saturday morning report to any of the officials at the arena tnell appreciate it next week december 18th the teams are scheduled as follows this saturdays games december 13th 7 007 jo rochester vs hershey 730400 rovidence vs pitts 8008j0 cimd vs cleveland 30b 00 cuff alo vs springfield tuu i 9154000 ieafs vs montreal 40001045 new york vs chi 1 10454j1 jovdetroit vs boston junior a 11501200 peterboro vs st kitts 12004230 guelph vs harlies li304 00arne vs st mikes referees far oec 13 american league george hall and brian lewis nal onnle carter and john warren junior a red asseltine and bill dwyer december m results junior a marlles 2 peterfaoro 0 st kitts 3 st hikes 1 guelph 2 bame 0 american rochester 2 provi deuce 0 hershel 1 cinci 0 buf falo 5 pittsburgh 0 springfield 2 cleveland 1 nhl leafs 2 detroit 1 hon real 2 chicago 0 boston 2 new york 0 wednesday ewfc oac it itst that m town hbftald you can help report the christmas news at this time of year the herald makes a special effort to report al the news of christmas concerts and parties of groups and organizations if any are missed it isn t because we dont keep our ears open but sometimes we do and readers can do us a favour if they will draw it to our attention and give us the information thanks to please kwith ease or the entire family vh in fust one stop you can shop for all the familys christmas slippers the gifts oq everyone appre ciates hurry inl tf it pays to shop for quality at silvers 198 tok95 shoe dept farm news westhaltondhiagroup average cost is 315 jew west halton dairy herd lm provement association supervis ed by george r mccormack prod uced milk in the jcar ending ap ril 30 1958 at an average cost of s3 15 per cwt these figures just recenti released b the farm economics branch of the ontario dcpt of agriculture included costs for feed labour overhead and other costs such as vetcrin ar insemination milker supplies marketing fees milk hauling dai ry share of farm taxis hctro in surance etc we further note that the cost figure vanes from a low of 284 per cwt in the case of the two herds with the high net returns to 433 per cwt in the two herds with the low net returns the average production per cow in this group was 10019 lbs of milk and 370 lbs bf thi aver age figure includes all cows in the various herds irrespective of age andwbether or not some of the cows completed their dhia rec ords it is noticeable that there has been a steady increase in the size of herd since dhia came into effect a few years ago in the west halton group the number of milking cows ranges from 17 to 27 with an average per herd of 20 each herd owner receives a confidential report which indi cates whether his own nerd rates weak average or strong in compa rison with the average herd in his group from the standpoint of production feeding efficiency la hour efficiency capital use and size of business fair board dinner continued from page 1 son mr and mrs nels robinsotft mr and mrs oliver hunter mr and mrs bui townsend mr and mrs frank wilson mr and mrs donald lindsay mr and mrs cam sinclair mr and mrs william cromar mr and mrs keith webb mr and mrs bob burke mrs a w gilmer mr and mrst frank petch mr and mrs spencer wilson