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vol 52 no 15 jhmffitflle ctibttne awarded jos clark memorial trophy for 1939 stouffville ontario thursday july 13 1939 eight pages suggests comb nation of township of ices treasurer and tax collector might be made one the township of whitchurch may unite the two offices of tax collector and treasurer if a notice of motion introduced at the regular council meeting on saturday is acted on the en tire council rather favored the idea when it was first broached by councillor h kidd but all wanted time to fully consider the matter from every angle mr kidd estimated that about 200 would be saved by uniting the two offices when the matter came up for discussion kidd and wells introduced a resolution to com bine the two positions of treas urer anl tax collector j craw ford to do the entire job re ceiving added compensation of 100 this resolution was later allowed to stand as a notice of motion mr kidd agreeing that the matter should be seriously considered and discussed before definite action taken it is not entirely a new idea to me as i had ratepayers approach me to do this when i was reeve explained mr kidd it is only since 1938 that it has been legal to combine these offices although it has been go ing on in some municipalities even before it was legal reeve toole said he was pre pared to vote on the question but would prefer to give the matter further consideration deputy reeve cook took a similar stand as did councillor george leary mr wells who seconded the resolution of mr kild said he was willing to allow the matter to wait as a notice of motion clerk crawford said he would not like anyone to think that he was aiming at taking some other persons job but if coun cil wished to combine the offices he would do his best to handle the dual position with a little office help at tax time r e ratcliff tax collector has received 300 plus an allow ance of 3000 for postage com bing the office the bills would all be sent by mail costing about 3000 additional postage plus any addition for help engaged in the treasurers office it was estimated tax bills are receiv able at the banks in stouffville aurora and newmarket stouffville entrance results pupils who wrote at stouff ville on the entrance examina tions will not know their fate until next monday the tribune icontacted inspector gillies by telephone in toronto just be fore going to press only to learn that the papers are not com pleted but we were given de finite assurance that the re sults would be available on mon day worthless money passed here a was worthless five dollar bill passed on the five to a dollar store in town last satur day evening the bill was a mexican five issued by a form er government of the republic but down in mexico when one government overthrows an other by force they repudiate the money issue as a rule and unscrupulous persons make a business of passing off the de valued currency on innocent people abroad the worthless bill has a strik ing similarity to our canadian money which has been marred to some extent by printing two languages on it making the bills less discernible as to the de nomination 10th con markham farmers threshed alsike this week yield two bags to the load lions bar of thanks the liou club wish to thank the followig who so generous ly gave astance at the july 1st celebraon d l stouffer george tj lee john madill murray ndick george saun ders gordo lehman george austin lj murphv reginald button rc davis n w byer we also areciate the patron age of thtpublic and assure them thatfe will put the pro ceeds to thbest use possible in our child ealth campaign r hodgins prest will srfw their hand praft the sujner bible school which hasen going on at the glasgow crch will come to a close on fay evening of this week jul 14 evidently the the childn have been busy with theiij fingers as well as with theirjinds for a display of hand crt will be shown in the churchheds at 745 in the evening w e the regular clos ing exercis in the church are announced commence at 8 pm if youave been attending these clasa youll be there without an vitation but if you have missethe course a wide- open invition is issued by new liberal organizer bert g sullivan director of travel and publicity for the ontario government who has resigned to become ontario or ganizer for the national liberal party timbers gather for 12th annual reunion one member mexico to came from markham six nephews act as pallbearers the death of j russel drew- ery at his home in stouffville on july 4 was learned with gener al regret he being only in his 49th year in delicate health for some years he bore up in a de termined way and carried oh where many another might have failed born at zephyr mr drewery was a son of thomas drewerv lemonvilles oldest those in chge for all people to citizen in his 85th year descendants of the timbers family who came from england half a century ago held their 12th annual reunion in elm- wood park markham last week the first members of the fam ily john and mary timbers came from norfolk england and settled in scarboro town ship most of them have contin ued to farm and developed such keen interest in plowing that they have consistently won awards at plowing matches mrs eli wilson 76 stouff ville the oldest relative at the gathering recalled her passage across the atlantic as a young woman when the ship was de layed a day and a half by ice bergs her family drove from toronto to scarboro junction in a democrat through mud up to its hubs miss lillian tim bers a missionary on furlough from mexico came the greatest distance to the reunion be at the ing urch friday even- girl at edna ai daughters leslie wid an town went amp rushedo hospital grace wideman mr and mrs just east of the mennonite called and the wasjonounced appen- camp meetis at stayner hop ing to havejhappy and pro fitable timel last week wed nesday morlg about 4 oclock edna awokith severe pains a doctor trouble dicitis sheas rushed to the colingwoodspital where an immediate ration was suc cessfully piormed and the young girl iscovering rapidly the unfanate and yet fortunate yoj miss is 15 years of age and entrance pupil at stouffville sol this june who is waiting ausly for the re sults to be abunced twentyseven years ago russel united in marriage with stella logan sister of the well known edward logan of ringwood the couple lived in whitchurch most of their married life but two years ago came to stouff ville tooccupy the dr storey residence here mr drewery conducted a wholesale turnip business enjoying a good pat ronage for his product on the toronto market besides his wife and son jack there survives a sister and brother mrs fred campbell of stouffville and orval drewery in lemonville and his aged father the funeral service on thurs day afternoon was in charge of rev l e atkinson pall bear ers were six nephews selected by the deceased and being alex russel and burnice preston alex logan george and charlie teasdale locust hill reunion locust hill school re union school section no 21 markham will be held on the school grounds on july 15th basket lunch anyone that ever attended locust hill school whether liv ing in locust hill or any other- place has a cordial invitation drove oxen over present picnic spot lake musselman edition the annual lake edition of the tribune will be printed on july 27 and will have a special appeal to the campers lake scenes will be shown the new pavilion at cedar beach and a number of water scenes the number of pages will be increased to accommo date the demands of our advertisers if you wish space in this lake edition and a number of merchants already have their order in get in touch with our advertising dept without delay copy for special displays must be in the office a week before the paper is issued the lake population ex ceed the number of resi dents in stouffvihe and provides an important sell ing place for merchants and others the special issue of the tribune will be found in every tent and cottage at the lake where the cam pers will be looking for ward to their annual issue 1600 copies at least will be issued for the occasion madill clan gather here in park about 200 members of the madill family gathered for their annual reunion in stouff ville memorial park here on thursday this is the fourth reunion to be held in stouff ville mr j h madill of harrow essex county carried oil the prize for coming the farthest distance while mr mcquav of whitby and mrs theo madill of stouffville were the oldest man and woman on the grounds being 85 and 82 respectively mrs patterson of toronto gave an interesting sketch of the history of the clan since its arrival in america over one hundred years ago mr elmer madill of port credit was re turned as president for the com ing year and mrs smith of sandford as secretary a bounteous supper was pro vided by the ladies and a sing song led by j h madill and rac es for the young folk completed a most enjoyable outing it was unanimously agreed to hold next years rejinion in the stouffville park the first week in july the summer bible school in stouffville mbc church will open next monday morning and afternoon sessions to which the parents are invited to send the young folk roads oiled at cost of 200 per mile baseball this week pears vs stouffville in memorial park on saturday afternon stoilville road used testing for ire test car tjels 180 miles every 6mours never ps two deaths from drowning douglas canham of toronto 18 years of age was drowned in musselmans lake on sunday afternoon the body was brought to oneills mortuary in stouffville where dr s s ball coroner conducted a post mortem and decided an inquest not necessary death was due a motor caith about three tons of lead isen almost daily running thro stouffville to wards uxbridengaged in the peculiar busiil of testing the durability of fe for the good year tire co hen this infor mation was fij given us we thought it wa joke but the 9 j drowning- no one saw the other day we e able to con- s down water and tact the driver this mvstery he not mi bv hls car and learl that it was fnends several hours at wagners lake eight imiles north of uxbridge the same afternoon morley wilson 23 of west brock lost his life when he attempted to swim ashore from a raft it is thought he took a cramp almost 75 people gathered at musselmans lake for the third graham reunion on the two previous occasions the affair was held at the home of frank graham the president at new market but this time the assembly gathered at the lake where the first graham decen- dants located when they came out from scotland that was four or five generations back and the only living link with the early pioneer is found in andrew graham of stouffville who was the oldest person present at the reunion picnic mr graham is still quite active but not so alert on foot as he was when he drove an oxen team where cottages are now built around the lake over 60 years ago mr graham will be 85 years old next december he was born on the lands along the north east corner of the lake a son of richard graham prominent families of the day were the helmkays staleys degeers and the quantz this reunion was presided over by milton graham of mark ham when an interesting pro gram was ruti off quite a fact the reasorhe ear comes this way so ml is to take ad vantage of t very bad or rough road ben stouffville and uxbridge ich is deemed to be especiallhard on tires we were inforijthat so far as they can find y one other road up in lville district is comparable r roughness all this is qui commentary on the conditif the stouff ville road to uige which we have to confe better now since being all cl than it has been for ye4 the heavy traffic howeveisll not permit a smooth surl few days at a t for only a 75 toxoided diptheria toxoid has been administered to over 75 children at the public school the past term we have experienced no trouble whatever stated dr freel moh who said the parents had cooperated splen didly it is the intention of the local board of health to repeat the toxoid clinic once a year muttoneating dogs destroy exhibition sheep fred cole of markham who was awarded 100 for sheep killed and injured and flock damage only a few weeks ago has since suffered another attack from muttoneating dogs this time two eves being fitted for the toronto exhibi tion were destroyed by the dog or dogs yet unknown a strong suspicion is held as to the dog that has been doing the killing but mr cole is not positive we are informed it has been im possible to get close enough which coupled with the fact that the depredation is committed at night makes it more difficult to recognize even the kind of dog the cole farm is east of mark ham village on the 9th con cession relief accounts in whit- church township were passed at the regular meeting on sat urday totalling 29088 a slight increase over the previous month due to the fact that council met a week earlier than usual last month and to the fact that 10272 of the total was for accounts of other municipalities whose relief re cipients had come to whit church and are therefore re coverable in full from the various places from which these unfortunate people came it was stated that about 14000 had been spent on roads to date and council estim ated that they were keeping well within the budget despite the fact that a large grader had been purchased this year and which is making a marked im provement on the township roads the total includes ac counts passed at this meeting listed below to the various road subdivisions one item of 151253 was for road oil and another item of several hun dred was for calcium chloride it was decided to make an effort to procure three additional tons of chloride to complete dust lay ing in various places over the townghip where residences are close to the roadway road foremen are asked to get their accounts in promptly road superintendent widdi- field estimated road oil averag ed about 200 per mile some 7 miles of road having been giv en a thorough oiling the treasurer was instructed to proceed with the collection of outstanding 1939 dog tax the assessor collected all but a lim ited number and in fairness to all tax payers it was decided that immediate steps be taken to clean the matter up the course followed in other places and provided by statute is to proceed in court against all del inquent payers the equalized assessment of the township for county tax purposes is 2159870 ing to announcement sent by clerk phillipps and which an nouncement was previously published in this paper solicitor j d lucas advised council that i e weldon acted continued on page 3 postmasters held meeting mr and mrs charles watson who conductes the postoffice at goodwood and mr a pretty postmaster at claremont atten ded the zone meeting of the ontario branch canadian post masters association held in the queens hotel cannington where mine host blackburn entertained the visitors scott brandon cannington post master was elected chairman of the zone new garage and service station next friday and saturday july 14 and 15 will be observed as official opening days for lewis bros new garage at the corner of main street west and ninth concession all patrons calling at the new station on this occasion for gasoline or other supplies will receive a fine leather key case free and will also be given an opportunity to guess the amount of gasoline sold on the opening days priz es will be given to the persons making the five nearest guesses two of which prizes are com plete lubrication job lewis bros sell the popular imperial line of gasoline of which the famous esso gas is part do not overlook calling on their opening days to receive your leather key holder case and in the meantime read their display announcement in this issue claremonts oldest citizen dead the oldest resident of clare- mon mrs thomas gibbons passed away at her home there on tuesday july 11th in her 94th year mrs gibbons who was the former elizabeth sav- accord- age suffered a stroke on mon day the third in the past few months the funeral will be held this thursday from her late resi dence at 230 oclock with inter ment in claremont union cerretery