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stouffvilf ontario thursday july 11th 198 widen main street in port pe work is progressing on port perrys street widening and or namental lighting project in the business section to cost 12000 new sidewalks are being laid and the boulevards are being taken into the road allowance adding eight feet to the width of the road through the main business section which was narrow heretofore as compared with stouffville telephone and hydro poles are to be removed and one citizen said the place looked bare after the mass of wires were taken down wires of the bell tele phone company have already been rerouted through the back lanes while the hydro wires are beins carried along the face of the buildings it is expected the work will be completed before the end of the month street lighting is being taken care of with extension arms pro jecting from the buldings some 18 feet over the street carry ing ornamental globes port perry will be the second municipality in the province to adopt this new method of light ing with orillia already trying it out- the street lighting will be improved over 200 per cent it is claimed street widening program is being carried out with an eye to the future it was pointed out following the recent taking over of the peterboroughport perry road as a provincial highway an increased flow of traffic is anticipated on the no 7a high way 4000 and contents 3000 the blaze which broke out at 230 am- was discovered by c ryan driver for the dairy just as he was leaving to start his daily round i had just finished loading the wagon when i saw the fixe burning fiercely in the upper part of the barn he reports the volunteer brigade was called immediately and 14 men under the direction of h j mills fought the blaze with three lines of hose and one chemical after a half hour battle the fire was under control defective wiring in the barn is held to blame by g- s wall- win owner of the dairy all that remains are the founda tions blaze sweeps dairy barn loss 7000 fire early thursday morning destroyed the barn of the rich mond hill dairy leaving dam age estimated at 7000 dam age to the building was given as 20 gift to hydro users every hydro customer in stouffville who puts in an elec tric stove will be given 20 to ward its cost according to the latest arrangements made by the local authorities and the hydro commission of ontario the idea is to encourage more people to cook electrically and every purchaser of a stove be comes another customer for current in larger quantity all you have to do is to select the stove you wish to buy and you can get a nice choice from any local dealer in this line make your purchase and let the local authorities know you will be paid i on every billing thereafter until twenty pay ments are reached this gift of course does not apply to plugin stoves or small cooking devices it is on any standard electric range- mr and mrs earl cook and son ray are at present visiting mrs cooks mother mrs lucy topham of william street friends of the cooks also from syracuse and guests at the top- ham home are seeing canada for the first time and declare stouff ville a very attractive town uxbridge man to patrol highway earl long of uxbridge town has been appointed patrolman on highway no 47 running from stouffville to greenbank through the town of uxbridge to high way no 12- the tribune learns that the entire road will be given a coat of calcium this week which comes after half the sunv mer is gone and the dust from the road almost intolerable by those whose residences are loca ted close to the road the road from stouffville to lincolnville has been deplorable and the news that a liberal coating of dust layer is on the way will certain ly be welcomed nova scotian lights and shadows crop puts new life in prairie provinces gormley elevator we have for sale master feeds marmill feeds chick starter growing mash laying mash mixed chop mixed chop barley chop oat chop or rolled oats corn meal cracked corn oil cake meal bran and shorts other varieties on hand besides these named we carry in stock four different makes of bread flour four makes of choice pastry flour salt in all its forms for stock fine or coarse salt also iodized stock salt blocks plain or iodized and the popular salt lick we sell the mccormack deering binder twin no bet ter spun twine on the market its so even and strong agents for the famous frost steel wire co frank h4rvey gormley ontario residence phone 7303 office phone 7307 now for seeds this is the time of year to buy your turnip seed rape seed seed cern and millet for worms and flies we keep arsinate of lime arsinate of lead and fly spray cement and land tile place your orders for coal now at summer prices salt by bulk or bagged s w hastings phone stouffvillp 169 for best results ship your cream to our creamery for safe and wholesome butter ask your grocer for stouffville creamery prints made only from cream produced from t b tested herds stouf f v ille creamery co j- open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings phone 18601 western canada is now assured a wheat crop last weeks heavy rains over practically the whole graingrowing area have ended doubts assuring good yields in the important south country making fair harvest in the centre and even the hitherto dry north almost a certainty says gordon smith in the financial post the long cycle of droughts is definitely over only remaining serious dan ger is rust- in alberta and western saskatchewan this is not a menace but a large part of manitoba and southeastern saskatchewan is vulnerable and will remain so for the next month this danger of rust mak es definite crop estimates at this early date impossible something between 350 and 400 million bushels is about as far as caut ious observers will venture with emphasis on the higher estimate if rust continues to be held in check new life in business already however the situa tion is far enough advanced to put new life into western busi ness railways are beginning to check over their supplies of box cars to move the coming crop elevator companies particularly in the south country from which the heaviest yields are coming are putting their properties into repair a lesson in the value of preserv ing natural beauty is written plainly across nova scotias 21- 000 square miles which retain an oldtime charm not to be found in as great a degree anywhere else in canada threequarters of the province remain forest clad literally web bed with rivers and lakes the eternal atlantic and the mighty tides of the bay of fundy lap its sunkissed shores a wise pro gramme of fish and game protec tion ensures sport for years to come an inexhaustible supply of salmon from the ocean affords the worlds best fishing in the coastal rivers each year the remaining onequarter of the province is a beautiful blend ing of sleepy farmland bustling cities and secluded resorts toned by the mellowness of age the province is rich in historic sites which because of their association with the early days of the continent are of peculiar in terest to visitors annapolis royal fort anne and the fortress of louisburg are among the care fully preserved places where im portant pages of history were written the park at grand pre shows the land of xongfellows evangeline as it was in the days of the acadians nova scotia has still further appeals to the visitor good rail ways modern roads and splendid hotels where provision has been made for all types of summer sport of these hotels the best known are the pinevat digby open from june 24 to september 14 cornwallis inn at kentville open all year and lakeside inn at yarmouth open from june 28 to september 8 the pictures above top row left to right show a visitor examining lobster pots down by the docks the queen of the anna polis valley apple blossom fes tival an ox the boast of burden common to the maritimes and the canadian pacific steamship princess helene which oper ates a regular schedule across the bay of fundy between nova sco tia and new brunswick left to right in the bottom row are seen fort anne evangelines church at grand pre and a wharfside uxbridge tp council a communication was read before the uxbridge township council in session at goodwood on saturday indicating that anyone contemplating building within 150 feet of the provincial highway which passed through the township must first obtain a permit from the department this information will be of use to many people in uxbridge who might at some time or other de cided to build along the new road r d- ruddy advised council that the following amounts would be required to be levied for county purposes this year general purposes 600333 county purposes 261502 suburban roads 13196 school purposes 8280042 totals 1215073 the above levy will be a reduc tion from the previous rate of 22131- the city of oshawa tendered a letter inviting the council to attend their celebration on civic holiday it was pointed out in the school attendance officer re port that the attendance at ss- no 9 was not very good the following road accounts were passed for payment john manley cutting weeds 200 i- syers tractor on grader 720 howard forsythe gravelling 21 ed redshaw repair cul vert 550 gordon hocklev cut ting weeds 540 james wagg tractor on grader 315 george stewart tractor on grader 720 a- g clark work on road 119- 20 hilliard armstrong cut weeds 5 marshall sharrard gravelling and cut weeds 2960 james sharrard 34 yards grav 510 wm eckhardt tractor on grader 8256 cecil wallace hauling gravel 10720 edgar storry hauling gravel 9640 fergus gleeson 378 yards grav- 5670 harvey carroll 10 yds gravel 150 l cairns labour with tractor 2000 robert red shaw cut weeds 860 walter lock gravel 16440 rov wagg haul gravel 2210 howard storry haul gravel 2210 walt i todd haul gravel 3110 russ storry 132 yards crushed gravel 7800 alex wagg grade and drag 24 albert stewart 24 yards gravel 360 john thomp son 26 yards gravel 390 bris mcguckin work on road 2 38 wm bej wire fence 1543 charlea feasby haul lumber 1 raes garage gas and grease s1033 john risebrough 56 rods wire fence 1120 barkey bros sharpen grader blade 325 c w watson postage stamps 300- general accounts municipal world advice re question sub mitted 150 one half hospital account fred hardy and mrs f hare 8975 ontario hospital three months care of marion ward 46000 w o simpson sawing lumber 1325 w a vesey taking nellie jarvis to toronto 985 hoyle carruth- ers 5 lambs 2 ewes killed by dogs 74 jos nokes valuing 1 orville flewell one sheep one lamb injured by dogs 800 j kidd valueing 1 reg of deeds registering bylaw for ss no- 10 205 on motion of messrs beach and johnson council adjourned to august 13th at one pm for general business and striking the various rates for the year wms meeting the united church wms held their monthly meeting in memorial park last thursday afternoon and the pleasant sur roundings added to the interest and delight of the afternoon mrs r young and mrs- george thomas gave a report on the sectional meeting held at white- vale while mrs atkinson re viewed a chapter of th study book in a most interesting man ner devotional was led by mrs williamson the business was followed by a social time to gether musselmans lake ratepayers association 8th annual field day appleton park musselmans lake bigger and better than ever the place where all the cottagers spend civic holiday monday august 1st 1938 free pony rides candy balloons and novelties for children horseshoe pitching softball water sports land events no connection with any other event our own ratepayers field day start at 10 am close in evening with grand open air concert on our own platform grand openair concert adults admission 25c includes lucky draw or boat children 5c bert lioyd president harold bevens secretary