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vol xlviii no 16 totrfftnlle fftobtiiit stouffville ontario july 16th 1936 a v nolan jjp publisher i found out to my sorrow that continuous dosing with ordinary sugar- coated pills laxatives and sqaued alka- c ii53 liiers which pave me temporary reuef did my stomach more harm than good a friend recommended pfunders tablets i boucht them on the 15day moneyback plan now i recommend them to my best friends leadinr pharmacists and many users praise pfunders tablets for stomach troubles caused by excess acid you too can try them for is days without risking one penny cora in for free detail and trial offtrl j ml storey the home of quality drugs 4 druggist county council boosts village assessments henry smith dies backs down when from sun stroke his charge is stouffville count v tax rate up the 20000 whitchurch twp 25000 markham twp drops 200000 what is believed by some to be a rank injustice to the smaller villages j year a victim of the intense- heat of the past week henry smith well known farmer south of mongolia on 10th concession of markham succumbed to a sun stroke early tuesday morning after being strick en only tho afternoon before while on a load of hay drawing in to the barn mr smith was in his 73rd insurance thomas birkett general insurance agency representing reliable companies including lloyds of london england phone stoultville 259u2 see h o klinck obrien avenue tor your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglary and all casualty lines a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co also automobiln and fire e a grubin registered optomerist will be at his oltice in stouffville tvery other moday and tuesday august dates 3rd 4th 17th isth byes examined classes fitted and repaired phone stouffville 2405 dental neil c smith ldsdds ofllce over the bank of commerce oflice hours 9 to 2 130 to 530 phone oilice 1011 residence 1015 e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal collegf of dental surgeons and of the university of toronto oltice in grublns block phone 8201 c markham every tuesday oltice in wear block medical of york county was worked upon them by york county council at the closing hours of the june session when the equalized assessment for the county was settled tor 1937 at least at that time the village of stoultville had 20000 hooked onto it while some of the larger muni cipalities were being relieved of taxation on property where the own er is on relief and had not paid taxes on his holdings over a period of years somebody had to take up the slack as it were and the small er villages were accordingly loaded for a full share woottbridge and stouffville seem to bo in the van of the advances woodbridge was advanced by 22000 as against 20000 in the village of stouttville markham vill age is shot up 14000 richmond hill 15000 and sutton slightly over 1000 some northern townships fared better than the villages markham for instance has 200000 lopped off their assessment although whit church was advanced by 25000 which will not materially affect their tax rate thus it was a case of up and down according to your luck the county council practically ad mitted they could not agree on a fair equalized assessment with every man for himself trying to get off all possible for his own municipality and their admission to failure came when they agreed to engage or put on a set of commissioners to do the job said commission to be paid lucrative salary this might be all right and the men engaged do a good job may he capable but when they do report the council is not bound to accept their findings if it doesnt suit the larger muni cipalities it may be rejected and so the several thousand dollars spent in engaging three men at lucrative salary might easily be wasted in actual dollars based on the new increased assessment in stouff ville the county rate is estimated to increase by 150 cream up i the localcreamery is paying 26c for special grade cream this week 21c for nof grade and 22c for no 2 theso prices aro 4c in ad vance on all grades as compared with a year ago ballantrae bush fire dr s s ball physician and surgeon office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county harold a sanders barrister solicitor notary public etc stouffville ontario phone 18003 mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ancers etc buttons block stouffville money to loan a c kennedy chiropractor church streot stouffville monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 am threatening a bush lire wun consequences broke out on the 50 acres of land belonging to mr robt lltatcliff on the 6111 concession of he had been about as usual all day monday and on saturday evening he was in town also on sun day evening he attended service in the united church here his son robert newton smith was drawing in hay on monday and his father was driving the team from the top of the load proceeding to the barn he was seen to fall and told his son that he could not get up with some difficulty he was assisted down and removed to the house and a doctor called he gradually sank into unconsciousness and passed away in the early hours of the morning born in markham village henry was a son of the late george smith and when a young man he farmed on the very grounds where now stands the markham rose garden after his marriage to elizabeth vague the couple lived on various farms n markham and whitchurch in the stouffville locality finally settling on the place where he died besides his faithful wife he is sur vived by an only son rcbert newton and oy three daughters mrs arthur clarkson stouffville lillie frances at home and annie nurse in training at toronto western mrs fred fea of uxbridge is an only sister of the deceased interment takes place at peacns this thursday afternoon with service in tho church there at 230 oclock rev l e atkinson will conduct the service challenged ratepayers insinuation assessor wasnt on the water wagon demands apology before whitchurch council hydro rates reduced it till at whitchurch at the ballantrao iroad xn corner of- the friday after noon causing damage estimated at 1000 six acres fit standing timber was burned through and four acres of young pines set outa few years and only the willing help of scores of men who hastened to the scene pre vented the blaze from spreading in to other valuable hush property the stouffville chemical engine stood by prepared to check crossing tho road but the many helpers literally surrounded the blazing nrea and heat out its passage cause of tho fire is unknown and it may have started from the severe heat and the dry ground igniting the brush or grass but this is only supposition so far as is known no one was along that way who may have started the trouble from a cigarette or tobacco thrown from car the long awaited announcement of reduced hydro rates for stouffville is to hand clerk dougherty has been advised by thfc hepc that stouffville domestic and commercial users will in future be charged 3c per killowat for the first 55 hours use and 11 for additional current power rates are reduced from 47 to 35 with a second and third rate of 3c and 23 the cost of street lighting is re duced from 14 per lamp to 12 and in addition the general account will receive a rebate from the hydro department of 181 overpayment for last year as there are about 100 street lamps the total saving on this item will be around 200 last year it cost the general account of the town 1600 to light the streets most users of hydro current will of course ibe directly interested in tho reduction in the domestic and commercial bills and at 3c per killowat current is cheaper to burn for lighting and cooking than coal oil when once installed in the home to say nothing of its added advantages the new rates should give an impetus to tho consumption of hydro current in stouffville recent accidents miss mary daley is carrying her arm in a sling after falling down the steps of the united church on sunday evening july 4 mrs e hoover slipped and fell on ithe floor of her home on church street south and received a fracture to the elbow mrs jno watson 10th concession is nursing a fractured left arm as a result of a fall down the cellar steps on friday mrs watson is the mother of our public school princip al 6 tie kmgs uxgluoag safe direct economical leave leave stouffville toronto a m gi s2i eastern standard time a m p m 800 o 1230 a 430 e 915 p m cl250 d 245 c 350 e 740 a daily except sat sun hoi b sun hoi c sat only d dally except sat sun hoi e sat sun hoi only attractive round trip fares toronto 155 buffalo 6 so new york 1735 tickets and in formation at mansion house stouffville phone 161 heat takes former resident walter c covington 301 avenue iroad toronto died saturday night from heat prostration in his g2nd year ho conducted the stouffville free press hero with his brother 40 years ago for many years he had been a member of tho evening tele gram composing room he was a member of st andrews lodge af am king solomon chapter ram a knight templar and a shriner his wife ada gertrude covington two sisters miss e adeline and miss may covington also a brother w j covington all of toronto survive tho late mr and mrs wm coving ton wcro parents of the deceased and were burled in stouffville cemetery where walter was laid away on tues day afternoon mr covington sr was section foremen here half a century ago dont come nere making state ments like that for well make you prove them deputy reeve earl toole told an irate ratepayer from wilcox lake when he stood before the council and insinuated that the assessor was drunk when on duty i dont say that said the cottager what i meant was that his assess ments were made out like as though they were done by someone drunk mr toole again cautioned him to say exactly what he meant in futureand thus the matter ended the same ratepayer once wrote that the clerk or tax collectors bill looked as though it was made out by some school boy i apologized for that mr crawfords a gentleman ex plained the ratepayer when mr toole reminded him of writing such a letter council promised to look into his assessment at an early date to verify the claim made about the value of the property saturday was the hottest day on record that a council meeting has been held but business was light and was concluded by 5 pm reeve rae made reference to the new county assessment in which whitchurch was advanced 25000 he said the natural increase since 1930 on which the last county assessment was based was 21000 and the increase might mean no ad vance in taxation as the whole county is stepped up even though individuhl municipalities obtained a decrease jaiwea gilbert was granted 6 for damage to flock and three sheep injured by dogs chas dennie re ceived 12 for two killed relief for june was down below 100 council agreed to request the two assessors to assess wilcox and museelmans lakje before august 15 when they would have an opportunity to see the owners if so desired it was suggested they travel together to get equal values on both lakes h widdifield road superinten dent was advised to have all weeds cut on road allowance engaging men on relief should any refuse work they are to be reported to the relief officer road accounts were very numer ous and included scores of small items they totalled 481978 by- far the largest pay day of the year council is well within its road esti mate having spent to date this year including the above figures 13619- 73 meeting as a court of irevision at 2 oclock several adjustments were made of no public interest reevo rae presided for the session all other members being present in cluding deputy reeve toole councillors evans leary and jess cook r windsor constable 63 j williamson constable 95 j crawford stamps 15 county office supply co 56 e a storry 2 trips valuing 3 a theaker funeral expenses 57 hospitalization june 109 tax collectors book showed loss ratepayers are requested aid in making check up to when the tax collector lou lownsborough handed in the roll for 1935 it was found there was a shortage in the account totalling 8790 when apprized of the fact mr lownsborough reimbursed the town and is uow out the total amount as his salary for collecting the taxes is only 100 it means that he only received 1210 for his services mr lownsborough feels that in some manner he credited persons with paying their taxes who have not done so it may be that a cheque i was mailed him which he did not receive and was never cashed and he asks persons who paid their taxes in this manner if they will look up their bank account and see that the cheque they issued passed through all right no one would want to saddle the loss on the collector and we make this appeal to assist him in locating where the error is he will be grateful if any ratepayer should find his cheque had not been cashed mr lownsborough will be glad to give a reward for such information aged couple are parted by death cutt1ngjwheat the first report to be made to the office of this paper on wheat cutting was made on tuesday morning roy moyer dickson- hill cut a field of fall wheat which indicated a good yield the grain beiing nice and plump jo spang east of stouffville and d nighswander altona also put the binder into a good yield of tall wheat the same day cutting will be general by the end of the week alside is being cut lloyd turner threshed a bag to a load on tuesday many mourn for william clark well known markham resident dies in 81st year 50 75 00 82 00 00 50 lands biggest bass what is no doubt one of the largest bass caught in ontario waters this season was hauled in with an ordinary hook and lino by bert baker while on a fishing trip northeast of fcnelon falls at bals- over canal the big fish weighed slightly over 5 pounds and measur ed 21 12 inches long in company with his brother jene also william and herb simpson bert was fishing off the bridge at balsover canal when ho got that famous bite and it was only after some exciting minutes known only to a fisherman that ho landed the big fish even after it was token from tho water it all but got away again and would have been success ful had not the simpson men given aid in silencing tho bounding fish within a foot or two of the deep water with tho death of william a clark in his slst year here mark ham mourned one of its most re spected citizens born at concord vaughan township where his father taught school he was the sou of the late james and margaret clark and nephew of the late judge clark mr clarks parents came from northern ireland he was a con servative in politics and a member of markham united church and had served as superintendent of the lutheran evangelical ss in vaugh an for many years he was a retired merchant having conducted busi ness in box grove stouffville and toronto and was manager of the bell telephone co office in stouff ville about seven years ago he suffered a stroke and had been a partial invalid ever since he is survived by his wife eliza beth knively two daughters miss a beatrice of toronto and mrs f e baker of grand rapids michigan two sons walter of toronto and lawrence of winnipeg and seven grandchildren the funeral was held thursday afternoon from his home to elmwood cemetery conducted by rev mr woodhouse bearers were six nephews hiram and reuben keffer maple thomas keffer con cord george prentice mllliken john pentice toronto and frank hoffman toronto sirs noah baker passes away early friday morning early friday morning july 10 1936 a peaceful soul winged its flight- from a bed of sickness of long duration when mrs noah baker passed to the great beyond thus cuds a lite of 75 years spent entirely in the neighborhood she was born in the township of markham near locust hill a daughter of the late robert wallace prominent farmer of almost a century ago after her marriage to noah baker 54 years ago the couple settled on land in the township but retired in 1914 to stouffville just on the eve of the outbreak of the great war mrs baker is survived by her husband noah who since locating in town did much to stimulate the building business and prior to entering into that line he was a grocery merchant mr baker although 7s years old is a wonderfully well preserved man and looks 15 years younger than he is the couple were most devoted and the separation is a great blow to him a family of six sons and one daughter also survive being frank harvey edward clayton and roy and the only daughter mrs harry brill inger one brother survives the deceased he being edward wallace in vancouver their are 20 grand children and 12 great grandchildren the late mrs baker possessed the truo qualities of motherhood her homo was her shrine and the wel fare of her family ever the great with the churches stouffville mennonite church rev i brubacker pastor sunday july 19th 1936 regular preaching services lemonville bloomington ballantrae services of worship rev c b jeffery pastor sunday july 19th 1936 1025 am dst lake musselman 1100 am st ballantrae 300 pm lemonville 700 pm bloomlngton stouffville presbyterian rev w h fuller ba sunday july 19th 1936 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service everyone cordially invited stouffville baptist church clias s mcgratk minister sunday july 19th 1936 wed s pm prayer meeting frl 8 pm bible class to be bold on the lawn of miss t stouffer sunday 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm gospel service the sunday services will be in charge of mr c harvey washago past of the dlsrlct association lnlo mrs noah bilker cemetery notice decoration and memorial service will bo hold in the union cemetery stouffville july 19th at the hour of 230 91 rev l e atkinson will give the address stouffvlllo band in attendance music iby the stouffville quart ette a collection will bo taken care on her mind she was also a member of the mennonite faith and regular church attendant until illness intervened in february 1932 mr and mrs baker celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with all their family surrounding them in happy reunion the mennonite church was packed on sunday afternoon notwithstand ing the intense heat of the day when the funeral service was conducted by her pasor rev i brubacker and rev wm mcguire former pastor preached the sermon he made fitting reference to tho christian qualities of the deceased and her last testi mony declaring her preparedness for tho world ahead because i live ye shall live also were the words of his text in which he stressed the facts of gods redemption for our sins and his offer of eternal life jesus ho said in closing took tho victory out of death if we believe on him then when we come to die we will not look upon death with fear a quartette consisting of lambert stouffer bertha stouffer mrs levi forsyth and son floyd rendered a beautiful selection many beautiful flowers encircled tho bier of tho departed mo her who was laid to rest in stouffville ceme tery the pall bearers were grandsons arthur baker wilton baker grant baker norman baker harry baker claude briliinger stouffville united church l e atkinson minister sunday july 19th 1936 1000 am s s bible classes 11 00 am morning service 700 pm evening service wed s00 pm prayer and bible study you are cordially welcomed to all these services bloomlngton and ringwood christian churches rev e morton preacher sunday july 19th 1936 we are always both wis and safe when we put usefulness first iustead of pleasure and profit services next lords day 1100 am bloomlngton 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona mr iner farmery who has been attending the toronto bible college is to be the speaker at the above three services he will also give violin selections sixth line baptist church rev w e sninlloy pastor telephone 1903 sunday july 19th 1936 1000 am sunday school 1100 am church service charles feaver of toronto will preach in tho absence of the pastor stouffville congregational christian church arthur greer pastor sjjnday july 19th 1936 stouffvlllo 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm gospel service wed 800 pm prayer service the jr endeavour is discontinued for the summer months amateur talent wanted rev w m mcguire chairman of richmond hill camp meeting entries for the ice cream social program on friday july 31 will be received by tho secretary of the goodwood womens association up to and including july 30 cash priz es miss ruth hope secretary stouffvlle rr3 lawn hose ban in mcmorinm rrownsberkcr in loving memory of george brownshergcr who pass ed away july isth 1935 a silent though a secret tear keops his memory ever dear timo takes away the edge of grief but memory turns back every leaf which the council in tho interests of dearly remembered by wife andjfiro protection and a suro supply for daughters elva and myrtle houso usefoel bound to enforce on woduosday aterndan the tribune was inforced that the ban on uso of lawn hoso will remain un til rain relieves the situation there is ample water in the reservoirs for house use only but the use of hose will not bo tolerated an order ps promotions uxbridgo s s no 0 the following are those who have passed their examinations jr iv to sr iv anita wagg sr ill to jr iv joe forsyth alice tindall ronald taylor shirley mcguckin orvan brethour dannie wagg kenneth bacon jr ill to sr ill geo dow9well blanche bacon donald mcgilllvray 1 to 11 class marie mcguckin murray taylor grace morgason neil mcgilllvray pr 1 class phyllis mcguckin doreen wagg gordon yakely evelyn bacon teacher a i ward cinrcmont entrance results passed on years work plerson baker margaret cowle blanche degeer ruby ellis constance hedge ray holman geo knox arthur lenson irene lewis glenn mandor- son cjordon overland mildred patterson pabscd on examination norman dickinson douglas drewory elsie eckardt phyllis farley burnoy goodward russel gostick alvln lehman mildred linton ivy maqulre frances mcdowell gordon morley gordon wilson