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stouffvflle ontario notember 2 1933 touching the ccf dear sir since the beginning of the christian era over nine million persons suffered death for witch craft in europe commonly the accused were helpless old women the last of suh executions in eng land was as recently as the year ad 1712 and in scotland 1722 among the judges who sat upiu tho cases and sentenced the accus ed are to be found the names of those of tho highest eminence in tho jurisprudence of england and scotland and absurd as belief in witchcraft seems to us now there is no doubt as to the sincerity and honesty of these judges who con demned witches to be burned at tho stako in 1s1c working ment were cast into prison in tho state of new york for advocating the establishment or tiotting up of public schools in 1s2s in a district of indiana wliero a public school had been set up the trustees were applied to for permissiion to use tho schoolhouse for tho purpose of holding a public meeting to advocate the building of a railway in that neighborhood the permission was refused on tho grounds that railways were tho work of the devil and that if it had evor been intended that men should travel at the torrilie speed of fifteen miles per hour it would have been mentioned in holy writ in tho early thirties of the ast century a struggle took place in britain over tho act introduced by lord john russell known as tho ireform bill this act sought to extend tho right to vote to a very limited number oj adult malo property holders with its enact ment there would still have been less than five per cent of british adults having tho vote it also sought to aholishrotten boroughs this groat reform was fought by those who had benefitted by tho then existing evils with a tenacity and bitterness that almost led to civil war now all adutls in britain have the right to vote and we are amazed that there should have been such a tempest over recognition of so obvious a right as that to vote in canada too in the thirties of last century we had our struggles against an entrenched and privileg ed clique which culminated in open lehellion yet today each and every demand formulated by wm lyon mackenzie has been granted and embodied in our laws in 1sg0 there broke out in the united states the most devastating war which ever scourged this conti nent it raged for four years before it was decided whether a man could bo held the chattel slave of his fellow man in the thirties of this century right here in our own toronto we have witnessed the attempts of a fow reactionaries to throttle the rights of assembly and of free speech rights the attainment o which has cost much human blood these illustrations could be multiplied many times all progressive steps in the evolution of society have been opposed with more or less intensity in every age always by the bone factors of the then prevailing system so now when tho prevailing system of production for profit being questioned and assailed by multitudes of serious mjfiided people now when men and women everywhere are beginning to ask why they should bo everlastingly exploited and robbed for the bene fit of tho privileged few who have gathered into their insatiable maw tho resources of tho contry that namo privileged few are strenuous ly posing any change though they are probably a mere ten per cent of tho people they receive an enor mously disproportionate a share of tho yearly product of labor and hence have tho sinews wherewith to finance their opposition in a manner not open to tho prontagon- ists of tho now deal tho platform of the cicf must appeal to all thoughtful pooplo as being worthy of study and we pro pose to from time to time submit borne matter touching on tho vari ous planks therein in the hope that you will be ablo to publish same as a matter of public interest there should result interesting matter pro and con in taking part in such a discus sion wo should all remember none of us is necessarily slave of any man or organization that the all important thing is to bo men tally honest with ourselves that slavery is born of ignorance that liberty is born of intelligence stouffville oct 23rd 1s33 contributor farmers information and in the plans the small man with only a few read of stock or a small acreage is being specifically encouraged this year to try forhon- thators with the biggest and with this of such recognition would be greatly encouraged to produce bet ter seed and consequently better farming in their respective areas along this line the minister of idea in mind all the many section- agriculture mentioned that many al prize lists of the ten lg shows 1rvelopments apndj improvements lemonville tho young peoples society of the lemonville circuit are giving their play cranberry corners in tho lemonvillo church on friday november 10th admission 25c and 15c watch for further announce ment jacob reesor markham after an illness lasting several months jacob reesor a pioneer of markham and scarboro townships passed away at the home of his son allan reesor markham in his cslli year deceased was born at lot 5 con 5 scarboro township on the farm now occupied by his brother albert the old reesor homestead of his father and grandfather surviving aro three brothers albert and peter of scarboro township and john of makham three sons allan at homo and edward and noah of toronto his wife predeceased him sixteen years ago tho funeral was held with the rev bishop thomas reosor officiating assisted by rev fred smith of andrews united church markham village car goes west the car load of vegetables cloth ing and fruit promised by the people of stouffville and district was filled last week and has since been shipp ed to its destination in western canada the car was billed to iroek glen in southern saskatchewan where tho drought of the past few seasons has left the entire village in a destitute condition the local committee worked hard to secure supplies for this car and thoso who shared in filling it all did a fine work in addition to vegetables canned goods jars of fruit and valuable wearing apparel filled the spacious car this is the second year in which this district lias helped the western people through a difficult period -x- in old favorites contest our attention has been drawn to in interesting contest just launch ed by the family herald and week ly star 150000 are offered in cash prizes to those most success fully solving a set of picture puzzles each puzzle picture illustrates the title of an old favorite song the object of the contest being to name eacli one of them correctly a book featuring 1000 old favorite song titles has been compiled by the publishers this book contains all of tho songs that tho puzzle pictures illustrate and a copy is given to every active contestant as an aid any of our readers will find it well worth while dropping a line to tho family herald and weekly star at montreal for full details of this contest which will ho gladly sent to anyono interested along with a sample copy of the paper sale register thursday nov 2 household furniture sleighs wagons scales etc the estato of tho late chas dennle will bo sold at the late residence at victoria square no reserve sale at ono terms cash a s farmer auctioneer comprised in tho royal hove been recast during tho past summer tho management has adopted tho twin slogans for 1933 a roy al aid to agriculture and a stim ulus to young canada all entries should bo in by no vember 2 and the fair dates aro november 22 to 30 inclusive current crop report tho 1933 fluecured tobacco crop in norfolk county is now estimat ed to be about eighteen million pounds as compared with twenty- live and onehalf million pounds last year the quality of the crop is very varied in quality but there is a percentage of excellent tobac co haldimaud reports that the root crop is about 50 to 60 of normal potatoes in lincoln are yielding a fair crop of good quality mangel crops in brant are much better than was expected and the second crop of alfalfa seed is of ex cellent colour and yielding well in middlesex potatoes will run about c5 of normal crop while live stock aro in only fair condition owing to the summer drought turnips in bruce county are al most a complete failure on many larms due to aphids on other again they are a fairly good crop potatoes have been bringing from g5c to 100 per bag in dufferin county the yield of mangejs n york is below the usual average while potatoes will be around a 00 crop peterborough reports that all classes of livestock have gained considerably sinco the pas tures made such a splendid recov ery fall wheat in lennox and addington is in excellent condition with a big increase in acreage plowing and after harvest culti vation have been more general than usual hay is a poor crop in prescott and russell but red clov er seed is producing from 80 to 100 lbs per load grenvilie has had ono of the best buckwheat crops in its history which will help out tho feed supply farmers in algoriia district report a fair crop of high quality grain temiskam- ing lias an increased acreage of fall wheat and the crop looks especial- the reduction of approximately 20 per cent in tho price of fine salt in bulk takes effect immediately in view of tho large volume of salt sold yearly to farmers this will mean quite considerable savings on ly good this account and doubtless will stimulate increased purchases of this article at the samo time royal winter fair as a result of the annual fall survey of breeders agricultural workes and prospective exhibitors a real spirit of confidence and optim ism has gripped the royal winter fair offices in toronto the vital role of agriculture in the perman ent economic welfare of canada prompts the royal to concentrate public attention at the next fair on the fact of how closely prosper ity in every other industry and en terprise no mattor how remote is linked with a prosperous agricul lure minister announces field crop competitions field crops represent approx imately 50 per cent of the gross agricultural revenue of ontario said hon thomas l kennedy minister of agriculture figures for tho year 1932 indicate that of tho gross revenue of 220000000 field crops are credited with 113000000 for this reason continued col onel kennedy it is my opinion that field crops should bo given a considerably more prominent place at icounty fairs and at the largor exhibitions growers as a result are in prospect for the coming winter fairs at guelph and ottawa he said that there will be a partic ularly interesting departure lrom the routine of past years in that a grain class is provided this year open to agricultural societies this class replaced the field crop com petition class whicli has been in cluded for many years under the new arrangement en tries will bo made through tha secretary of each agricultural so ciety and in the case of awards go per cent of the total prize will go to the exhibitor while 40 per cent will go to the society of which the exhibitor is a member each exhibit shall include five lots of grain and seed there must be a lot each of wheat winter or spring oats and barley and two lots selected from the fol lowing clover any kind alfalfa tflmothy corn flint or dent rye buck wheat flax field peas field beans and soya beans each lot shall contain one bushel except flax alfaalfa clover and timothy onehalf bushel and corn ten ears where crops fit in there aro some crops which are not well suited to very fertile soils shooting affray on halloween while a number of boys were out doing some pranks at siloam on halloween night they disturbed the slumbers of a bachelor by the name of maclaren aged 50 years in fear of the lads coming oh his property as they passed along the roadway the man arose from his bed and shot off his gun out the upstair window a couple of hours later he was aroused by constable vessey of ux- bridge and provincial officer jarvis of whitby on a shooting charge maclaren was taken from his bed and had no idea he had done any harm and said he had only shot in tho air tho bullet had entered the breast of ono of the lads boh jones 21 years who fell and was assisted home to his fathers home on the 3rd con cession of uxbridge near where the incident occurred jones was later removed to the general hospital in a serious con dition toronto and maclaren was taken to whitby where he was re tained until a charge is laid by the police later in the day alfalfa wanted 1 st 2nd and 3rd cutting highest market prices paid submit samples dicksons hill mills phone 5505 boy soloist coming master norman ward of hamilton base been secured as soloist for the united church anniversary to be held next sunday november 5lh he s an outstanding soprano boy singer who will bo well worth hearing here and 1 here took extra holiday the- wednesday halfholiday for stouffville merchants came to a close last week for this season and this week all stores were expected to remain open all day avednosday one of our busy merchants just buckwheat for example often pro- couldnt break off the easily acquired duces too much straw and too little holiday habit and right after dinner f anadasjjidumn glory they came in at a thousandaday clip all through october the leaves that wero giant in size or marvelous in beauty of coloring and shape from all parts of canada where the maple grows the response was to the unique contest inaugurated by tho canadian pacific railway with a view to encouraging interest in tho canadian autumn land scape prizes were offered for tho largest maple leaf and for the most beautiful the idea was an immediate success from the moment of its announcement everybody got out into the country after autumntinted leaves and tho railway encouraged tho search by operating fall excursions the leaves came in everincreasing quantities to the offices of e t noltie director of exhibits for the canadian pacific the photograph shows the process of spraying and mounting tho leaves outstanding artists are acting as judges of tho competition for the most beautiful maple leaf they are c w simpson rca r w pilot a rca and james crockcrt j xi r fairbalrn chief engineer canadian pacific railway is judging tho competition for tha largest maple leaf grain on rich soils especially those soils which are very high in nitro gen oats are likely to lodge badly on soils tpo rich in nitrogen qnthe other hand a fertile soi is essegtial for profitable yields fit wheat and barley irye will grow well on rich soils but it is also a particularly good crop for light infertile soils turnips require a fairly fertile soil but if the soil is unbalanced in its fertility by having an overabun dance of nitrogen in comparison with other elements of fertility thero will be luxuriant tops but small roots farm products vcejc farm products week an annual feature in the activities of the on tario department of agriculture was brought to a successful con clusion on saturday october 21 entrants to the window dress ing competition conducted through out the province during the week numbered approximately twenty- five hundred chain and independ ent stores it is interesting to note that of more than a mile of trucks entered in the farm products parade held in toronto on wednesday october 18 fifty of these were entered by commercial firms this would clear ly indicate an attitude of co operation taken by toronto mer chants towards any move design ed for stimulating the sale of on tario farm products harvesting and handling rutabagas or swede turnips for sliipping purposes the following are the recom mendations which have been made by tho fruit and vegetable branch of the dominion government and tho field husbandry department o the ontario agricultural college on the harvesting of rutabagas or swede turnips for shipping pur poses ono of the most important oper ations in connection with growing rutabagas or swede turnips for shipping is harvesting and too much emphasis cannot be placed on tho importance of this phase in the growing of this crop 1 all rutabagas intended for shipping should be pulled by hand no machinery has yet been devised which will lift the roots without causing serious injury 2 when possible tho roots should bo harvested when they aro dry they should be taken to the car or stored as soon as possible after pulling exposure to wind and jjuff sppjf eayses them to become discolored and ipse their bjopm 3 the greatest care slioujd be taken in trimming as many ruta bagas are spoiled for shipping through careless trimming tho roots should be trimmed as pulled tho large tap root 1s cut off close to tho body of the rutabaga and tho dirt and rootlets brushed off with tho back of the trimming knife while it is necessary to remove tho tip of tho tap root and tho rootlets great care should bo taken to avoid any injury to tho body of tho root which would hurt its appear ance and keoplng qualities the top or neck should be cut off with in one inch of tho body of tho root in cutting off the top or neck the body is frequently cut into and the root destroyed for shipping 4 roots punctured with a fork oithor in loading in tho field or at the car aro destroyed for shipping purposos 5 jtutabagas are frequently cut bruised or even split through rough handling and their market valuo destroyed 6 it should be on wednesday left town in his car and customers were left to wqiidei- why the k was turned in his store establishment changes take time to become accustomed to but next wednesday we are sure there will be no errors of this nature the royal scot famous brit ish flyer will soon again be in montreal prior to dismantling and shipping from that cltj to great britain this great train has been travelling through the west of canada subsoaucnt to being one of the major exhibits t the chicago world fair the vehicle of the future will be an automobile that can also take off into the air or an air plane that can land and travel along the highways a speaker addressing the society of auto mobile engineers told his audi- once at tho royal york toron to recently local happenings rako up the leaves and keep your pile at nome is no doubt the thought and hope of those who have already done so toward their next door neighbors the junior institute meeting will be held at the home of mrs tran- mer on wednesday november s roll call industrious canadian men and what they are doing mrs j cooney will give a paper on current events and mrs fletcher goudie one on canadian industries there will be music rendered mr f l button returned on tues day from a trip in the north country motoring 50 miles west of sudbury while several inches of snow was en countered over some of tho route the present mild spell set in and foggy weather made driving difficult at times also aged lady fractured shoulder ii kk mrs musselman who has been liv ing at milliken for several years is at present staying at the home ot mrs stewart on mill street while sho is recuperating from a fractured shoulder mrs musselman who is 84 years of age slipped in some manner with the unfortunate result despito her condition however sho is ablo to bo about very much as usual canadian scenery dwarfs that of scotland a lake in the gatin- eau valley was more magnifi cent than loch lomoud while lake louise in the rockies was to him almost a celestial vision according to lord macmillan chairman of the royal commis sion op ranking expressed just prior to sailing on the empress of britain for england informal discussion on closer working relations between the canadian railways and aviation companies of the dominion are in progress with canada lying on the most direct route be tween europe and the orient this country is in a unique posi tion to take care of a large pro portion of the traffic now mov ing between europe and the east constituting what is regarded as the finest collection of mount ed squaretailed speckled trout ever assembled from the same locality in a single season seven teen fine specimens of this vari ety and one rainbow trout were entered in the nipigon river camp guides mounted trout con test recently judged and prizes awarded by the tourist depart ment of the canadian pacific railway a christmas and new years cruise to the caribbean and a round the world cruise later by the same ship the empress of britain a mediterranean cruise by the empress of australia two duchess of bedford cruises to the west indies and twenty transatlantic sailings from can adian ports are scheduled for canadian pacific liners for this winter season stouffville public school october report jr pr robert- schell hon kenneth schell hon harry schell hon sr pr irobert simpson hon kenneth iburkholder hon jackie harding hon a m loyst 1st class george dowswell hon james miller hon adole muston hon jr ill class marjorie muston beth kellington margaret jenn ings gladys a brooks 11 pjass arnold schell hon dwight forsythe hon john lageer hon doris ross sr ill phyllis winn hon muriel tidy hon marguereto jack hon lillian dowswell jr iv kathleen kellington beryl brlllingor fern farrier sr iv victor holden gloria castle donald rowbothani c e watson the second reunion of all pilots and observers who had commissions and wings before november 11 191s will be hold at the uoyal york hotel toron to on armistice day first re union was hold april 1932 when 32g wartime flyers from a num ber of countries attended the second reunion is expected to bo one of the most brilliant func tions ever held at the palatial canadian pacific hotel widespread interest in john murray gibbons book the magic of melody is again illus trated by the gramopoem con test conducted by the gramo phone and everyman lon don publications empirewide response to this contest resulted in an overseas prize being awarded to miss gladys klppen of toronto for a poem written to the music of the sonata pathol ique altova old time concert an old time concert under auspices ot the altona womens institute will be held in the school house on the evening of friday november 10 old time refreshments adults 20c children 10c dont ijuv pullets at fancy prices wo can supply you with good lay ing hens 75 yearlings on hand and you can buy them at half- price and get biggor eggs ronj rexlin phone 102 visit from county master on friday evening oct 27th mr elmer wood of udnoy made his official visit of inspection as county master of ontario county to stouff ville loyal orange lodge no 1020 he was accompanied by mr martin master of udney lodge and mr st john also a goodly number from goodwood lodge after refreshments remembered tno program of music was rendered that tho housewlfo buys individual by miss taylor misses st john turnlpe and hor eyois tho guide to martin and tho goodwin brothersa what sho buys splendid evening was enjoyed by all fall sale of good imple ments low priced for sale 5 hp lister engine pulpers good as new 13 cutting box blizzard with blower and 4 0 ft pipe good as now buzz saw with jjlade and iron frame m ii manure spreader will sel very cheap international tractor oliver plow heater and other used stovos r rexlin hlghost price for fowl hides wool etc phone 192 stouffvlllo 6 pigs 7 weeks old for sale n bunker phone 9711 pigs for sale 11 pigs 7 weeks old ralph nighswander lot 35 con 7 pickering dry wood for sale delivered anywhere limb wood 750 cord body wood 10 cut any length wm ratcliff phono 9900 wood for sale cut any length- firstclass hardwood iso other grades fred beta main street stouffville apples for sale baldwins ex cellent keepers good cooking g lewis phone 4712 also durham cow about fresh stray cow cam- to promises ot the undersigned where it is hold for tho owner who should identify and pay expenses earl davis lot 7 con s whitchurch shooting match tuesday nov 71 h on the farm of george paradine lot 2s con 9 whitchurch geese and shot guns start at 1230 also watch for shooting match on nov 11 particulars next issue farm to rent 100 acres on 8th con markham lot 33 y mile below ringwood well watered good barn and yard hog pon henhouse all under cover water in barnyard and stable good soil apply j a mitchell ringwood in memorlaiii in loving memory of mrs annio cook who died oct 24 1928 in heaven dear mother well find you when gods great wily is done well stand once more beside you when he calls for us to come sadly missed by daughter mrs ollie flewell milk producers notice the milk producers association will hold their annual meeting in tho markham town hall on wednesday november 15 at 130 pm business election of officers and other important business j ii wallwork secy district no g cider mill reopened wo are making cider every week day excepting mondays and satur days apple butter by appointment altona cider mills p nighswander notice to creditors in the matter of the estate of james conner deceasod all persons having claims against the estate of james conner late of the township of markham in tho county of york gentle man who died on the 14th day of october 1933 are hereby notified to send to the undersigned solici tors for the executors full particu lars of their claims on or before tho 11th day of november 1933 after which dato the assets of the said estate will be distributed amongst the parties entitled there to having regard only to the claims of which the executors shall then have had notice charlie a conner esq jacob r cobbr esq executors of the said estato mccullough button stouffville ontario their solicitors herein box 244 phone 3300 j e smith radio service all makes ot radios electric stoves toasters irons and fixtures repaired will appreciate your custom john ijuxyan ho that will enter in must first without stand knocking at the gate nor need he doubt i attentive the needs we are all of tho occasion and thoughtful purpose to of show and ability in our profession al activities r g clendening funeral dlrootor phone stouffville 263