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stouffville ontario thursday september 30th 1937 i live in a small town and whats m i like it by rj rcacbman in the financial post for years i lived in cities large medium and small now i live in a town and like it there are rea sons why i should truth to tell i never was enamoured of the big city with all its mechanical forces of action its massed fuss its feeble ac complishments we should mould to our needs the place we live but tht3 cant be done in the city the city fashions our lives to its varying whims but let us together so over a few of the advantages of the town in the hope that we may make them stand forth in a clearer light town living less one is the cold logical fact that in the town living costs less in other words one gets more for what one gives in the cities we pay much for little in the town we get run for our money a lot one hun dred feet wide and two hundred feet deep seems like a farm in a city it would cost almost as much in the town it costs relatively little and gives more joy and satisfaction it is open to the air and the sun grass fruit and flowers grow better if you doubt my statement come up and see me sometime when straw berries and raspberries are ripe or in october when the corn is ready for the pot then building and maintenance cost less in the town than in the city taxes may be nominally high especially of late years but valu ations are lower and that all impor tant item of existence is not so great a burden in a town as it is in a city transportation costs less street cars and taxies are never pressed into service you are closer to the sourc es and there are ways of cutting costs of supply of the necessities of life which cannot be done in the larger centres xo jones family in the city you are called upon to keep up with the jones family per sonally i dont like them they think more of their clothes than they do of their thoughts quite frequently i wonder if they really think the larger the city the high er the standard of living for those who can afford it but to the man who wants a reasonable life the higher the standard of living the rennies choice bulbs will brighten and cheer any home during the winter months plant now for early blooms hyacinths tulips narcissus daffodils etc economy sale 4 cakes of surprise soap at special the regular price 20c homes 1 cake infants delight sun dryd coffee soap for lc per half pound pkg 15c all for 21c rene claude and prune plums aunt jemimah pancake flo ur package 17c hammets wheat flakes p er bag 25c mixed cakes per pound 15c campfire marshmallows lb package 25c lallemands yeast 2 packa ges for 15c aylmer pork and beans large tin 10c fresh fish every tuesday morning from lake nipigon ratcliff co stouffville ontario lower the standard of comfort in the city you pay for things you do not get the greatest things in life are difficult to purchase with money the list would have to include breakfast alone with a morning pap er time to think a quiet place to sleep and friends who are capable of understanding these dearen whims are always accessible in the town not always in the city then i like to live in a place where the children know me and ml me their troubles today one of them wanted me to take a sliver out of his finger and i did it with a deftness of surgical efficiency ditfi- cult to portray- what is the use of living in a city where the janitors daughter in the apartment block is tb only child you really know truo at times they are noisy and they share with the robins the loot of my cherry tree but they paid for it one hundred times over with their laughter and sometimes with their tears at first i questioned their wisdom in sawing off the limbs in order to get the cherries this seem ed like wanton waste of next years fruit and then i remember that governments do the same things saw off this year the limbs which would bear fruit next year and governments are models which peo ple are expected to follow but this is not only a homily on economics but a stray thought or two on lite in town more organized then i like the way things are or ganized in the smaller places they meet the needs of the people who use them golf fees are less because managements costs little the club house is not so elaborate no white- coated waiter serves you ardently with longing hopes for generous tips the course is not so smooth but your chance is as good as the other fellows and the greens are all that could be desired almost every town has a bowling green the fees are low so that every one may play the fun is div ided equally into three parts the game itself the good nature of the players and their bantering lang uage our little lady bends the bowls to her will by the masterly persua siveness of her eloquence if the bowls of her own side are going astray she pleads with them like a billy sunday calling upon sinners to repent if her opponents am gaining she coaxes the bowls to go wrong to slip across the dead lint to dally by the wayside or to crash headon into some lucky shot which has gone before the men in mix- loxaoc 10e30i loaoi early fall specials wallpaper time wallpapers that give entire satisfaction are the only kind wesell but that particul ar kind embraces a vast variety of styles all styles in fact that fashion today countenances not only the most modish novelties but graceful colorful patterns of every description to suit every purse and for every room in your home come in and make your selection we can satisfy you terry towelling several new lines have been added to our stock of towelling of fine absorbent quality and attractive patterns priced at per yard 18c 19c 22c 25c 27c 29c blindcraft aprons plain coverall aprons or dainty after noon aprons aprons in many styles suit able for all occasions and made by the in mates of the blind institute in a good quality of print or cotton with smart con trasting trim 21c to 75c gloves for fall wear rayon gloves with fleeced lining in navy biown and black in sizes 7 and 7v6 a smart and comfortable glove for the cooler days per pair 35c an early fall showing of dresses black and black and white dresses are most popular for fall wear and we are show ing some very smart and attractive styles you will be well repaid by coming in and looking over these new styles prices are reasonable 395 to 895 special in hose we have gathered together several lines of service weight and chiffon silk hose in all sizes and a good range of fall shades splendid value at the price per pair 69c hats for the early fall new and attractive are these smart little hats they are in the dark shades that are so popular this season and you will find just what you want here priced at 195 to 350 school frocks we still have a number of thosa smart frocks for the school miss this sale has proved very popular and there is still oppor tunity to secure very attractive values at a low pride all print dresses are subject to 25 per cent reduction supply your require ments now wedding and shower gifts fine silverplate in many useful styles or a combination of silver and glasswaie fine english bone china cups and saucers high quality english pottery in vases jardin ieres and fancy bowls cut glass of all kinds water sets sherbets fruit bowls etc we invite you to visit our china depart ment glass bowl sets green glass bowl sets of 5 bowls with rolled edge priced at 95c flannelette blankets ibex double bed size per pair 235 ibex double bed size sep whipped 245 wearbest double bed size per pair 250 kingscot size 70x90 per pair 259 plain white per pair 200 pitcher special our pitcher special still continues and you may secure a large one quart pitcher with floral decorations which have sold regularly for 25c each at the special price of 19c each or two for 35c the w h shaw store xoesoi aomoe 101 ed doubles gain steadily in re straint of language they carry of- teu without expression thoughts which as wordsworth once remark ed do often lie too deep for tears men to direct now these things succeed in th town because there are men of ex- cutive capacity who direct and en courage them and do it not for what they get but for the joy of di- ingsomething worth while all this serves to encourage a community spirit a competitive enthusiasm which survives without bitterness or rancor the human race may live without demorcracy perhaps without government of any kind but it is lost it it fails to hold its capacity to play victory is not everything neither is money the game is the major part of life i love to hear the rain in town it falls like a benediction on lawns gardens and fields you think as you hear it coining of the things it will do for the country and of those who will rejoice at it rain in the city speaks of running water from filthy eaves in the country it tells the story of refreshing lawns and fields of robins revelling in the glory of a new life of gray faced dust dissolving fast on field and road and richer deeper color on the face of all the earth closer intimacy there is more gossip in the small er places but it is rarely malicious everybody knows if you have been to church or out of town or under the weather it all rises from a clos er intimacy which brings a keener interest the man in town knows that business is better because john smiths crop yield will he higher in the city he measures things by cur ves and graphs in the town the question is what of the growing crops the railway man figures progress by increase of car loading but car loadings are a dead material thing and john smiths 400 bush el crop of wheat on ten acres is real personal and vital both to john and the man in town who knows about it i was in a telephone office a few days ago and the girl answer ed a call all right jim she said go right ahead and cut your hay wait a minute and ill give you the story and she read the weather report from the morning paper no doubt the hay was cut people dwell in unity the farmer is close to the soil and the town is close to the farmer mass impulses sway the city but individ ual initiative begin further back a- mong the trees there is in our cities an intensive localism which sees nothing save that which they deem to be their own immediate interests its a choking influence on our national life the city knows little of the country and cares less it cannot be interpreted to the country nor the country to the city one is too far from the other but the town knows the country and tfco country knows the town because their interests are the same they dwell in unity together at least in unity of thought yes i am glad i live in a town i wish the city people who weave in and out of the narrow laues of city life could sense for a time at least the beauty and tho freedom of town and country it would uplift their lives lemonville dr frank and mrs canning of toronto spent sunday with friends mr and mrs orval drewery and son harold spent sunday with mr and mrs w a cook we are sorry to report that there are a few cases of whooping cough mr howard jeffery of bowman- ville spent the weekend at the parsonage with his parents rev c b and mrs jeffery mr and mrs james cooney and daughters spent sunday in new market with mrs cooneys parents mr and mrs walsh mr morley sanders was one of the admirers of the prize stock shown at lindsay fair by mr geo rodanz of burnbrae farms ring- wood mrs nellie darby is out from toronto visiting with mr and mrs thomas drewey mrs drewerys eve- sight will soon be fully restored the past weeks we hope that her sight is soon fully restored we are glad to report that james atreed who has been under the doctors care hasnt paralysis as the doctor first thought and the card has been removed mrs sanders mother of our popular school teacher mr m c sanders has been in cannington for a tew weeks owing to the ill ness of her sister those who are attending the stouffville continuation school from this centre started back again on monday this week following the re cent shut down owing to the out break of paralysis in that place mr and mrs earl cook and young son raymond have returned from syracuse and have taken up residence in mrs mary cannings residence for the winter months mrs sarah spence of toronto and master hugh canning son of dr frank canning also of the queen city are staying with misses lillian and scynthia cook practically all our residents have a mail box placed in front of their abode owing to our post office be- being discontinued most of us will find it much more convenient 10 have our daily paper and leters left at the front gate mrs nelghorn and daughter left for their home in montreal after spending the summer at their beautiful summer home here mr nelghorn will remain here for an indefinite time mr and mrs stanley hastings have been holidaying in cleveland ohio with mr sid mahon a native of lemonvllle after mrs mahons death he sold his fine home to mr thos spence and is now tenanted by imr orval drewey mr mahons many friends will be pleased to hear that he is enjoying good health liberal meeting in the interest of pl j mcconnell liberal standard bearer for york east will be held in ratcliffs hall stouffville thurs sept30 at s00 pm s p e a k f it s jgross n mceachren and the candidate vote mcconnell and help hepburn carry on i elect a man of action h j mcconnell liberal candidate york east mcconnells program of constructive action protection of your home and farm equity greater assistance in marketing of farmers produce amendment to milk control act investigation into cost of production and distribution of milk bull bonus policy farm loans at hepburns low interest rates vote mcconnell mcconnell stand behind hepburn hepburn has reduced your hydro rates reduced your motor car license fees lowered the interest rates on farm loans from 6 per cent to 4 per cent given you a balanced budget a surplus of over nine million dollars reduced the provincial debt 33 million dollais last year vote mcconnell work and vote for mcconnell