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PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949 enh 'We thank our customers for ie in the past and wish for them A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and. Ty PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR PALMER'S GROCETERIA ¥ NTT = IE AL Se TET ox 3 2% : -- PTR ANGE hE G1 ane 3 NE TINEA AD HS "A&E Ey St a SE >_J RAN = 27 MERRY CHRISTMAS a fir Still rings truer: than other greetings swe can ; - 2 Extend to you at this time of the year. w ------ STAR RESTAURANT y 2 : ye PERT R A BE pA CCINTRTENT HSN 7 3 PE SA NERY hr ES Le EE, 11: y z RAS NEN ht CSS a § a { < 3H} ESKIMOS HARVEST - GOOD CROPS Unalakleet, Alhirta "Village gardens in this Eskimo settlement, 160 miles. southeast of of Norton Sound, and the vil- Nome on.the shore produce excellent crops, lagers have no trouble marketing dthem in Nome. This fact, and other favorable factors, caused the Alaska Develop ment Board in its recemt report on northwestern Alaskan to say that this conmmunity of 400 "offers more op- portunity for development of angricul- tural. forest] fishing, and allied in- i J | 3) 4 >) i = | ) <1 A it ve oh | K hoy {5 TA > on 7 ATL RE CR AL i (NS oy AAT NC TINA Yada or. Duald e. Christie ductries than possibly any other com- mimity in. the Second Judicial Divi- Sion." A recent re port issued by the Soviet fombassy in Washington, D.C. stated [that winter wheal crop was being hirve Ted in 194% in northern Siberia]. [which "would yield from 16 to 26 bus. " per acre. It was also reported "that Siberia Thad 15.000 acres of fruit trees yielding plentifully in an area where fruittrees had fitherto been unknown. The Russians also claimed to have develop ed a fast-growing potato capable of producing in Arvetic areas: . Vegetables for Arctic. J Harry strawberry -pro- Badger, a "tducer--of --Fairbanks; was quoted in| Jessen's Weekly as saying that if he were a young man with several thousand dollars' capital, he would use it to build greenhouses at recently arrow ically for consumption in the Arctic. The Development Board's report SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHER MOTOR SALES | Arctic Circle, and produce vegetables chem- In FEA IY runs of silver pink.and chum salmon, it seems vi dent that u small cannery could be operated profitably at the village", "the report said, A profitable recognized king-crab industry is possibility--- considerable king crabs' having keen caught hy Eskimos fish- ing through the »Bering Sea ice,sal- though no regular fishing--has yet tried. clams, herving,» halibut, and shee fish also might be and marketed. Timber Available. Large stands of timber suitable for saw logs are available in several parts of northwestern Aluska. Since near- ly all lumber used in this area is im- ported from the States at high cost utilization of this timber should be profitable. - Indeed, the Havenstrite Mining Corporation last year operuatéd a portable "sawmill at Shungnak;-on | also as a numbers of Shrimp, "salmon caught been cod, the Kobuk River, cutting lumber for its own needs, : Forty to O60 miles north of the heavy stands -of Arctic spruce are found, with trees 90 feet high and 18 inches diameter at "in Fong The ght fs p---- ak ---- -- |» SS -- Interesting ltems Gleaned From Reports Of Council ~ Meeting 1907 T Redve ~W, L. Parrish H. Councillors - - H. G. Hutcheson, C. Allison, J. G. Waddell, G. Robinson. Mr. N:. Ingram-was appointed as- sessor--at salary of $65.00. Mr. Wa- dell stated that cement sidewalks could be laid at the cost of only one urged that "for very' obvious-reasons, it is felt that agricultural experiment stations should be established in north- RING. . p J Lwestern Alaska." ~ Wishes all his clients h Fishing, rather than agriculture, - coped Lm 4 naturally 'has been the mainstay of A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A |1ife in this aren. Each Unalaklest 2 household, it is estimated, uses from A HAPPY NEW YEAR 5 4,000 to 5000 fish annually to feed WET A Aamily members and dogs, -------- aA ye IN, SASHA ABLE x DRL AE RASS TT CERES INST COMING YEAR. WE MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS WISH FOR OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS. A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND HAPPINESS IN THE | candle power each at yearly charge of | per wagon load to 10c. per load, cent per square foot more than plank walks. A donation of $10.00 was made to the Port Perry Reach and Scugog Agricultural Society. The *Grand Trunk Railway promised to improve sanitary conditions on local coaches. $1 000 was granted the School Bd. --Cement wag contracted for at $1.94 per bbl. to build sidewalks. -- : James Stonehouse ~was nominated and took office by acclamation to re- place Councillor Allison who moved away from town. Mr. H, L. Ebbels and Mr.-Geo. Jones 'sought $100 to entertain out of town folk at the High School Old Boys and Girls Reunion, A deputation was decided upon to interview the Minister of Canals and Railways ogirding 10 low level of Lake Scugog. o Port Perry Foundry Co. were given water and eight electric lights of eight $1.00 for 5 years to enable them to establish business. --Capt--Bowerman--complained re in crease of 'wharfage rate from 3c. per er ea @ Yr Some Prices Found In 1907 Edition Quotation on coal per ton delivered: Smithing oceans astsirivieey wees 1.60 Money to foan at 4, 4% and 6% in- terest. + Sirloin roasts and steaks-- 12%e.. per pound, Maybelle - tea; 26¢. 1b., seedless raisons. 10¢., baking pow- der 10c¢., dates '8 lb. for- 26c., cran- 3be, 1b. "Hammocks reg. "$8.00, Lawn Mow: ers reg. $6.00. $1176. 00 to $200.00. - Winter . Overcoats for men, Black '| Beaver, Oxford Mettons $6.00 up. Women's Oxfords $3.00. Women's |fur lined coats $60.00. I tried to find the 'wage paid a Ia- borer but the nearest I could see was for 4 months caretaking for hall $4.00. For the postmaster'a raise of $10. of first $1000 revenue and 30% on all over $1000. up to $10,000. Wages at Clothing factory $3.00 to $10.00 per week--(this makes "the low 'prices in groceries and clothing look a lot higher doesn't it?) 4 CA feod Liter. has asserted "thats many "of ; child crimes of 1948 were committed . they}. are Jot taught to play. games," may be fears and worries no less real. than those that trouble their parents. Lo {doesnt talk' "about his troubles. commercial, crab Tous as that with the highest. standing in Intermedinte "Exninations in thel " |feel like. berries, gt. 16¢c.,, Naismith Xmas Cake : * Heavy draft horses| lto make salary of $35.00 with 50% | Play As Essential Ta.. Child As Food To the child play is as Tegessary a3 ficer because. "they. are bored . iinakinative 1g rnd Inside thgse 'youthful heads™ there But in ning cases out of tema child He may not know the words to. express them. If hit does he may have learned don't understand. So" it is that chil- dren--work out their problems in play, | = and so their world of make-believe be- comes. real Jughjeesalier, --London Evening News . -- _: {@ S---- Did You Read This Paper Quiz-- 1. Name two of the steamers whie h Allon "Port Perry theirshome port. . How many fish does an average Eskimo family consume in a year? 3. What problem was carried to the government in 1907 again in ay } . What means of industrial ants a was available locally over forty years ago? 5. How long did-it take the journey from Orillia to Brighton 66 years ago? 6. Name the present business estab- lishments that were here before the Great. Fire. . What year was the Grept Fire? Rime the years of two other fires. '8. Where was the market in Port Perry at the beginning of thiz cen- tury ? : and _ Yorty- -three "years ago. C10. When was the High School. I province? THINK - 'LITTLE DARL INGS' DRIVING. PARENTS INSANE (Toronto Daily Star) New York, Dée. 13--Children raised on the "don't inhibit the little darling" psychology books are ruining U. S.J hermits, a mother-lawyer-writer said today. What the books, in the hands of doi ing parents; are turning the children into, Mrs. Evelyn Barkins hesitates to predict. She's afraid it's the insane asylum. "Most of the children of my friends are awful," said the 31 yeat -old- doc- tor's ywife--who expects--to-produce her third book shortly before her fourth child next spring. They're given everything they ask for, she said. They do everything they They monopolize the con- versation; destructive: It's just not. civilized, in Mrs. kins' opinion.' "But their parents are so accustomed to it, they just sit and say, 'Don't do that, dear, in a weak voice. The Bar- "We just can't sce half our friends any more," Mrs. Barkins said. "Yon can't ask them without the children. Mrs. Barking said her own children were being raised without benefit of _| psychology books. They've gotman- them. have around, Mrs. Barkins- said. from experience 'that grown-ups® just | _9. Quote the price of Lew --and meat} social life and rapidly turning their] parents into a generation of miserable | 'they're vicious, and they're |: children--don't-pay-any-attention." | Tiers just--tike--grandfather--taught. That makes them pleasant to|-§ A Happy Christmas : : * We pause: also to thank our Customers i and Patrons for "their "Kindness hie * . 'through the year. pig : Put Perry hick Tatchery SRR oH Brooks, Proprictor ils Tn -- "3 Fer TSR AR A AR May we flash this HN of Good Cheer, -- A Jolly Christmas" and a- Happy New Year. INDE Percy Hooey & Son Barbers i { { PONY SRS 5+ AE £\ Ar \RTSAFUNLT a 1 BRITA SER FALTER Deep down in our hearts we know no song, "no poem, no truer words to express our ~ sentiments 'than this sincere greeting MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR | DOMINION STORE | ' E. Bottrell, Mgr- - Port Perry v "Dr. G. M. Rennie and % Pp M.- B. Dymond A} Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fo May we flash this message of good cheer,-- © A JOLLY CHRISTMAS and "A HAPPY NEW YEAR « fort Perry Restaurant y's Fish- h-and Chips" | ------ : throu A cn iniod Shh lin md a. Port erry © Robertson 5 Elertric (Acrosp from the Bot fice) ~ Just the same old wish we have sent during the years we have been serving YOU. : A EY of X NCEE SN LL NF i - a a . \ NENA