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stouffville ontario thursday july 28th 1938 qjlje tmrffmlh rihmt established 1888 a member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher notes and comments the weekly press has been discussing editorially ways and means of improving church attendance among the protestant denominations could attendance at these churches be materially improved if the hours ot service were changed is a question asked by the owen sound bun times who thinks they could he suggests that the eleven oclock hour was originally chosen for morning worship m order that the farmers might have time t get to church after doing their chores without having to get up too early and that the seven oclock hour was set so they might get home and do the evening chores after service before it was too late that was all right in those days but now with cars so plentiful there is not much excuse for continuing the practice he believes most people would like to make use of the afternoon for visiting friends trips to the country or the beach but the lateness of the morning ser vice makes it impossible to get away much before two oclock and if one wants to get home in time for the even ing service at seven a powerful lot of rushing has to be done if the morning service were held at ten and the evening service at eight people would be able to have more time for visiting or recreation and would have less excuse for missing church the whitby editor backs up the owen sound idea when he says many churches have lately adopted the 1030 am hour with sunday school afterwards in order to leave a free afternoon the later evening service is also becoming more frequent both in city and country we have heard the suggestion made lately that 730 pm would be a more suitable hour for whitby churches it would give the fanners a better chance to get their chores done and would perhaps be more popular with town folk who would like a longer day for driving over to the next town or town ship to visit their friends the editor of the tribune does not think that chang ing the morning hour of worship would add anything at all to church attendance people who are bent on running the roads all day sunday will continue to do so there is a more real and deeper sense of their obligation to the church to be instilled into them before any good is clone plenty of people who are accustomed to the 11 oclock time of service might be missing if the time was changed to an eailier one no it isnt the time of worship that is at fault at all unfortunately it is something more serious the lure of the open road and desire for pleasure has a stronger pull than the call to worship we fear for the balance of the year the province will pay 45 per cent of direct unemployment relief costs municipalities will pay 30 per cent and the federal government will pay 25 per cent hon eric cross minister of public welfare in formed a deputation of ontario mayors recently this announcement resulted from the decision of the ottawa authorities to continue to pay 465000 a month to the provinces for relief for the balance of the year there is no unemployment at the present time in stouffville or the- townships adjoining in fact farm hands aie impossible to hire and the tribune is being daily appealed to by those seeking help a farmer told us the other day he would gladly pay 35 per month for an experienced man who would take employment until next fall a break for rural mail carriers hon w d euler has intimated that he will con sider a suggestion by a member of the house of commons to put rural mail carriers on the same basis as city letter carriers and have them appointed by the civil service com mission this would mean a substantial increase in pay for these men who carry his majetys mails through the country in all sorts of weather and under less favorable conditions than their city cousins the renfrew mercury says that the present system of cutthroat tendering finds some carriers without sufficient funds to do their work and maintain themselves and their equipment on a proper basis this is quite true judging from some of the facts revealed at the conventon held in whitby last summer by the rural mail carriers holidays should be adjusted to popular convenience the kl birthday falls in december it is ofiicially celebrated in june that month being regarded as more seasonably appropriate for the ceremonies associated v c t festivities are thus shifted over hokt any loss in observance or in ii- if the obs of a royal birthday can be shifted that r rv its significance it seems tha 1 f possible for us in canada to shift some of the statutory holidays the few days necessary for their 2 t fa on monday christmas and good friday ssurus themselves to observance on any other sw t u of december and the friday before wife thtfik ew year could be celebrated is tw i monday after december 31st and victoria 2 j il d d could most conveniently be celebrat- sksf and july lst 88 fsewintz- ich proclamation should be ssk2 1 r a monda in october and not as has some times been the case for a thursday in november of the week i bus standpoint a holiday in the middle necestrhv m f t0 some industries is un- ss8 y up monday as a holiday date would be generally popular as permitting weekend trips which would sop sr uness jt is to kl 0t t0 l trips on statutory holidays but are to sit at home and fix their minds on the observance of the particular anniversary which is being observed it would be well to adjust the incidence of holidays so that molt people could get the maximum of enjoyment out oixhi buy at home the best plan buy at home as a slogan has been in effect in small towns for years and like many phras es it has been robbed of much of its value by constant repe tition people hear the phrase and pay little attention to it be yond agreeing in an offhand manner that it is a good slogan and that outoftown shopping is what is handicapping small town merchants they forget all about it however the next time they happen to go to the city or a new season brings a new crop of catalogues there are very few persons who are not guilty of neglecting their own mer chants to some degree and in many cases there is no reason whatever for their neglect we want our readers this week to pause long enough to read over the presentation of display advertisements in this very paper could anything be more helpful for those going to camp or on who are now in camp or who are now in suggestions offered here they will stand up we submit again st the advertising of the big city stores in the daily press buying out of town or in town is largely habit then get the right habit in addition to prices being much the same shopping conditions in a town are much more pleasant than in larger centres it is much more agree able to make a purchase from somebody you know than from an impersonal clerk or from a mailorder catalogue altogether there is not much excuse for the city shoppers particularly the kind who run charge accounts in local stores and do their spot cash purchasing elsewhere fortunately these are a minor ity as nothing can be done to change their habits much out- oftown shopping however is the result of sheer thoughtless ness and could easily stay in town if people gave a little more thought to the well worn but still good slogan buy at home oxentilled land record cow the federal department of agriculture report just released indicates that lonelem rag apple doris a two year old holstein heifer owned by york county house of refuge new market stood first in her divi sion completing a record of 13299 lbs of milk test 437 per cent fat 581 lbs butter 72625 lbs on strictly twice a day milking for 365 days we wish to extend our con gratulations to the commission ers reeve earl toole whit church and deputyreeve boyn- ton weldrick vaughan and the superintendent major d e sprague on this splendid record made by our york county institution last year princess patricia beauty one of this herd made the highest junior 4 year old holstein milk record in canada for the year having regard for age and- division we understand that the house of refuge herd while small is a splendid one having regard for type heavy production and high test and reflects particular credit on those lesponsible for its management better not try it from st thomas there comes one of the most unusual stories of the season mr and mrs dar- den bassett of rodney were driving in their car and were about to cross the railway track at the same time the new york central flier the wolverine was coming along at 80 mph the front part of the auto was on the track just as the engine arrived something had to hap pen and it was a very neat opera- tioin for a locomotive to per form the front wheels of the car and the engine were cut off as clean as though a big knife had been used the glass in the car was not broken and mr and mrs bassett sat there while it was going on and were not injur ed we consider that the most un usual accident reported this year trainmen say that had the loco motive been going at forty miles an hour it would have dragged the auto but at eighty miles it just cut clean through and went on its way it is indeed a nice trick with a happy ending but an experiment which we would hesitate to recommend for the general use continued from page 1 lived at the lake too and is per haps the oldest living person born in the area the helmkays came next with some 200 acres extending from the 9th to the 10th this was held by four brothers george john engle- hart and isaiah their land in cluded the present park on the south side of the lake some of this property also beionged to kichard graham father of andrew who was then a lad behind the ox team shadow lake was the old mckeown farm and the own er met a tragic death there mr quantz recalled in an interview with this paper he was passing near the water when a breeze blew away his straw hat which went into the lake the old man in his frantic effort to retrieve the headgear got into the water and became fast in the weeds where he sank this property now belongs to the t eaton co the site of the big pavilion now widely known as cedar beach belonging to mr george davies on the north shore and the land about was held three quarters of a century ago by a pioneer edward gray father of russel gray of gormley and mrs ira bushel of stouffville other prominent farmers of that time were the nesbitts de- geers and staleys how they progressed in the light soil may be a mystery but they accom plished a good deal and for the most part reared worthy families the property now occupied by the church formed part of a 50 acre holding belonging to george b quantz father of w a quantz most of these people have passed on but the memory and the impression they made still lingers and even the coming of a great city popula tion cannot completely efface the landmarks left by those staunch hearts who pioneered the district the united church and the r c church hold sunday ser vices each sabbath for the cottagers records indicate that back in 1895 43 years ago small parties from stouffville and ux- bridge came to camp at musselmans which was hailed as a coming summer resort but it took the introduction of the motor car to carry out this dream at that time one could pitch a tent for a month right on the shore for 50 cents twentytwo years ago bishop r c evans son of william evans who is a widely known cottager of this day obtained a small piece of land on the north shore between shadow lake and musselmans it was the old graham orchard then but there was no well on the place and the owner carried his water from the lake bishop evans opened the camp of the christian brethren and held hundreds of meetings there 140 tents might have been counted there at one time slowly the lake was develop ing but no one invested in a big way sixteen years ago george davies bought the russel gray farm he intended to develop it for his private use as a summer home however the turn of events in the city determined him on turning the place into a revenue producing proposition much could be safd about the expansion program by mr davey which actually is the hub of the whole development scheme at this lake today the cedar beach pavil ion is one of the finest dance halls in all ontario while other facilities offered bring the cedar beach premises with modern store facilities into a thoroughly uptodate summer resort and the chief source of attraction for the tremendous crowds which throng the shores of the lake on every weekend and holi day mr and mrs davey are permanent residents of the township and the lake among its many cottagers at musselmans are to be found substantial citizens and men of prominence in their various walks of life at the risk of missing many who might justly be mentioned we rehearse a few- names those of e s smith of the ontario dept of highways sr proctor and rj draper of the york trading co in close proximity to mussel mans has been opened up the old mckeown lake and now widely known as shadow lake for eaton girls where annually hundreds of employees from the company enjoy their vacation with all its many privileges of the rural country district to which have been added all the nice conveniences that make for pleasure and delight malcolm connor and john windsor are perhaps the two farmers who have lived at the lake longer than any other men there today and can testify to the whole program of develop ment which we have referred to that the whole expansion has been a good thing for the dis trict about goes unquestioned land is more valuable and tax es are more readily earned and the section has risen from the second to poorest to the second to richest in the municipality there are those who deplore the passing of the socalled good old days but who is there that would want to go back to the ox tilled fields the barren shores and the task of carrying water from the lake to the farm for house use and for stock in the dry period of summer eight or ten years ago the campers formed an association known as the musselmans lake ratepayers association the head of which just now is the dynamic bert lloyd of toronto and ii a bevens secretary the association members run into the hundreds and their interest and enthusiasm has helped to promote lake discipline etc the association advocated the pre sent garbage collection which has been enjoyed for a number of yeai and are now bending their efforts to obtain a hard top road from the highways in to the lake the lads just now are giving great praise to the whitchurch council for providing a satis factory dust layer and doing a good job in abating this nuis ance around the lake allinall there is a happy family of people at musselmans and the campers find a real delight in passing a few short weeks at this little lake which is fed by springs un seen and which has no visible outlet betty beauty salon stouffville ontario nestle permanent waving at moderate prices in spiral croquignole or combination personality hair cutting marceling finger waving oil and scaip treatments shampooing for appointment phone 3206 this salon closed wednesday halfholiday do you suffer from headaches neuritis neuralgia rheumatism sciatica pains in joints limbs sore muscles lumbago periodic pains- then take painx tablets the nations pain reliel thoy glta you quick relief and are inexpensive box 12 tablets 15c bottle of 190 tablets 9sc get a package today at boadways drug store stanley theatre phone stouffville 100 thursday friday saturday july 28 29 30 submarine dl pat obrien geo brent wayne morris two shows monday night for theres always a woman local and long distance trucking gravel hauled live stock h r storry telephone 5803 send the tribune to absent friends- enjoy the jham of a carefree hoi id plan now to travel by motor coach and steamer inquire regarding vacation services to ontarios popular resorts barrie orillia gravenhurst bracebridge huntsville north bay parry sound midland owen sound sutton beaverton collingwood wasaga beach and intermediate points ask for your copy of vacation tours- describing 30 delightful tours i information at mansion house stouffville phone 161 gray coach lines 1832 1938 sianaaws high standards of service to our clients and a genuine helpfulness to the community are fundamental principles of this century old bank irurmtfitlc facilities in every department of hanking the bank of nova scotia oveu a centum of hanking service leiait acmrjti jlmuqli mjytfmgitmaim whdleiife assurance a sn u itif s endowments family protection i head officimontrml local representative j l abell