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stouffville may 29 1930 ratcliff co quality service do you remember way back equalizing the rate for county taxa tion we have arranged for our weekly supply of fresh nipigon salmon and white fish place your order ratcliff go town delivery phone 7112 seed grain grass seed bbhjpii ti tss essa lime for fruit trees or vegetables for all kinds of heavy land we have prince edward island potatoes irish cobbler and dooley registered seed also ai car of agricultural coal and coke always on hand s w hastings phone 169 stouffville tile salt cement when the sou of a prosperous farmer iear stouffville now a medical practitioner in the iuited states was a student at toronto university the student was coming home tor his summer vacation and was met at stouitvilit station by his indulgent parent with his horse and phaeton atter greetings were exchanged the father told the son not to bother about his trunks just then as the hired man was coming out later with the farm wagon ana would draw his hunks home the sons reply was trunks dad why i only have one trunk only one said daa why have you not brought your books home i thought there would be about five trunks by the number of cheques you have had to purchase books since last summer old timer the change may come the time will come when there will be a different method of con ducting examinations in the secon dary schools the basis will prob ably shift towatit an effort to find out how wellinformed a pupil is rather than insisting entirely that pass marks shall be granted on cer tain set questions on certain set books it has been found in a good many eases that pupils who have not been considered remarkably brilliant in school have done very well after they left school they had absorb ed a great deal of information out side of school books they had be come observant through reading or by the pursuit of hobbies they may not have been able to make much of a showing in french or latin they may not have been able to absorb the spirit of shakespeare or scott but they did know a great ninny things that were never written with in the covers of school hooks just how this tes could be fair ly applied is not an easy matter to state but it is a fact that this wide range of knowledge s what gives the pupil the advantage when it comes time to leave scnool and start to work massey harris agency in the old stand just south of post office stouffville get your repairs and new implements now j p cassedy phone 902 a great spring selling event in womens and children come early warm days are just ahead new printed frocks practical for home or street wear with their smart new style features charming enough for any informal occasion trimmed with organdy or contrasting material printed patternsmany choices of colors sizes 36 to49 prices from 150 to 300 misses and childrens dresses a host of crisp figured print and voile frocks with organdy collars contrasting piping etc patterns and colors too numerous to mention sizes 6 to 14 years 125 to 200 pantee dresses kiddies smart pantee dresses in fine floral prints and broadcloths with peter- pan collars at 100 boys coveralls and wash suits with long sleeves and legs buttoned front sport collars and front pockets sizes 3 to 8 years prices from 85c to 225 new magog prints in floral designs little leaves starry flowers dots and figures excelloht for childrens clothes and house dresses prints with a good smooth finish tubfast width 34 per yard 29c m rayon elastic washable 6 yards 18c printed rayon summery as summer r itself silky in finish charming in a variety maning rugs choose these rugs for of scroll leaf and dot designs the strong veranda or summer home use all show- even weave affords excellent wear ground particularly smart designs featuring ex- shades are powder blue beige green navy color blends of blue brown and green and black special 49c yd t s 5 ll wel heavy double weave 125 cotton hose womens and chidrcns cotton hose plain ribbed splendid wearing v our china department for quality in sand grey and black special llseful j wo have lables ranging from per pair 25c io up this store will be open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings close wednesday water sets 7 piece cut glass water sets at noon with grape design special 95c navy tricotene coats see our navy tricotene coats in plain and mole collars leach coat with the smart touches adapted to ithe cause of slenderness rayon lining 1550 and 1750 fuji blouses summery sleeveless blouses with peter pan collars shoulder tucks front yoke with ruffles and pearl buttons may be worn over or under the skirt white sand maize special s295 special full fashioned silk hose excell ent quality pure thread silk service weight in all the popular new shades reg 195 special 159 smart rayon bloomers pantees you will be delighted when you see the quality of the material and workmanship plain and lace trimmed also twotone effects in pastel shades per pair 75c pullovers silk and wool pulloversidoal for sport wear smart jacquard designs v neck and collars long sleeve and no sleeve style sizes 34 to 42 various prices shaws sto phone 9512 stouffville ontario the york county assessment committee appointed by the count council are still holding sessions in an effort to equalize the assessments reeve sanders and reeve kidd are both members of the committee a revised list f sales made in each municipality was submitted last week to see how they- compare with assessments which goes to show that whitchurch is assessed a little more than 50 of actual sale prices while stouffville is slightly under markliani township appears from the figures submitted to he assessed at a figure under 50 of actual sale prices of property as secured from le registry office re vised percent es were as follows townships etobicoke 204 gcorg- iua bos north gwillimbury 560 east gwillimbury 505 king 65 t imarkham 44 c scarhoro 223 whitchurch 5s7 york 32s north vork is east york 356 towns and villages aurora 5s newmarket 7s9 holland landing 649 markham 501 richmond hill 574 stouffville 46 weston 472 woodbridge 546 rlimico isl sutton 409 new toronto 525 lea- side 23 forest hill 291 swansea 325 average for entire county was struck at townships 423 villages and towns 493 together the aver age was 45 s explain conditions eacii reeve was allowed to ex plain the conditions in his munici pality proportioning the cost of admini stration of justice caused much argument reeves of municipalities wherein police courts and police forces were maintained declared that they should not he included in the average as they received no benefits from county administration of justice reeve m j murphy of miniico frankly admitted that jlimicb police court was a moneymaker blithe said that was the business of the municipality and should not be considered by the committee municipal relief municipal relief was next discus sed and a report snowed that six municipalities had received more relief money than tvas contributed for that purpose by the municipali ties concerned the entire difficulty according to reeve w iac donald of new toron to was the inability of assessors to assess at a proper valuation he claimed that assessors for the most part were chosen throughlobbying methods and not because uiey were best qualified for the position explanations offered by reeve george little of scaraoro as to why scaroro was 223 per cent or 203 below the township average claimed that wealthy people ntiying farm as hobbies had caused inflated values one sold for 19000 while lie claimed the assessment of 6s0 was a fair figure he also cited cases where sales were made in which the price was very close to the assessment value reeve bob marshall explaining the low percentage of etoibicoke township claimed tnat the sales submitted to the committee were not representative apd brought lists of sales covering the past five months which when totalled showed an average of 505 per rent only reeves speak reeve dean asked that his assess or be heard in connection with any instructions received from the town ship it was however ruled that only the reeve be allowed to speak ireevc macdouald claimed that new torontos assessment should he redacted by the fact that the town got no return from the county for what was contributed in taxes reeve macdonald gave an order of motion seconded by reeve murphy that each municipality not assessed on 50 per cent be raised to that amount and municipalities assessed over 50 per cent be reduced cctor the flower and and other committees were also appointed coming events are the public speaker on june 23rd at vandorf hall a visit to newmarket branch in august the scnool fair in september and the county plowing match at vandorf in october uxbridge tp council clineral husiiicss ami lie vision court of boadways drug store drug store uxbridge township council met on friday may 23rd with all members present reeve davies the chair among the communications was one from j a carroll re weed control act notice of meeting to bo held in uxbridge requesting the local inspector to be present the ontario treasury department requested renewal of township hall license for holding entertainments mr jones adjuster- of plaxton- hueston road insurance co came before the council in connection with damage claims against the township due to accidents on our highways stating they were investigating and looking after the same a bylaw was given its several readings and passed providing that where the council constructs a cer tain piece of roadway and in doing so the approach to a private prop erty is torn up by a deep ditch the council will contribute one half the cost of a culvert and the placing of same and the fill required to com plete the approach the other halt to be paid by the properly owner when it is considered it give a better drainage to our highways as a number of roads have been de stroyed by filled in approaches the following accounts were ssed for payment harold dickin son dragging shov snow so 25 samuel uacou dragging snow shov s1700 ic lee dragging 1350 e carruthers shov snow 1950 j collins dragging 20c j imanley shov snow9w beach shov snow dragging 725 w smalley shov snow and dragging 1335 george hockley dragging and fill 1275h armstrong dragging cutting brush 34r50 c ii gourlie dragging s3 50 joseph cooper shov snow 425 w redshaw drag 17 a storry repair culvt 7 w toole dragging 950 b mcguckin 5 fred redshaw cutting brush drag s3550 e johnson dragging 10 a haynes dragging raking stones 4250 d symes dragging fill washout 3000 e sheeny dragging 7 m hoiick dragging shov now 1150 s bill dragging shov snow 14 i stiner dragging fill washout 1275 w p carinody dragging repair 2050 cecil latcham dragging 23 w j hackney cutting brush fill wash out 2025 frank wagg dragging graveling 2803 alfred mcdonald 50 rds wire fence 20 cecil latch- fm 60 rds wire fence 24 joseph ogden so rds wire fence 32 g johnston si rds wire fence 3360 o davies 40 rds 7 strand wive fence 15 d norton 4 0 rds wire fence 16 uxbridge hardware co cup grease 277 j smith binds fcr grader 9 at 2 oclock council resolved in to a court of revision of the assess ment roll there was only two appeals against property assessments assessments were sustained in both cases three dogs were struck off and the names of seven persons were added to the roll which will only efwt the voters iist i council adjourned till june 14 th at 1 oclock for general business should fire visit you tonight what then you will be faced with big expense or possibly ruin it might happen today protect your interests fully by one of our insurance policies let us talk over the matter together t bffikett general insurance agency glycerin mix removes cause of stoxmach gas simple glycerin buckthorn bark saline etc as mixed in adlerika acts on both upper and lower bowel removing poisons you never thought were there and which caus ed gas and other stomack trouble just one spoonful relieves gas sour stomach sick headache and constipation dont take medicine which cleans only part of bowels but let adlerika give you a real cleaning and see how good you feel it will surprise you j m storey druggist stouffville we want your eam send your cream where you are sure of these advantages top market prices prompt payment correct tests and weights cans loaned to you an all- year cash market your banker will recommend us phone us for further particulars stouffville creamery co an unequalled creamery service since 1918 open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings si j national visit canadas great mountain country this summer see the mighty scenery of our far west make jasper park lodge in jasper national park your mountain headquarters ride cltmb swim golf tennis motor explore pacific coast on to the pacific a 500 mile trip from jasper past towering mount robson following the turbulent fraser river to vancouver every turn a new thrill every mile a vista of spectacular beauty or alaska a 1000 mile boat trip from vancouver through the colorful inside passage see glaciers the klondike skagway gorgeoun scenery congenial fellow travellers tours may be made by various routes send the tribune to absent friends full information and reservations from any agent of canadian national railways rirotffdrnjttts5ijiiujixi atidirbaii vandorf institute vandorf womens institute elect ed the following oflicos at a largely attended meeting with guests present from gounley the gather ing was held at the home of mrs chas icdson and tiie election of officers was the muln business of the day and after a very strenuous effort the society managed to coax or charm the members into the various ollices for the coining year mrs ralph willis was reelected as president mrs albert vannostrand 1st vicepresident miss flora mc donald secretary tne directors dis trict representative and district hr- special footwear for spring such as canvas rubber and crepe soios for men women boys girls misses and children you will also need a nice dress shoe so come along with the crowd and got shod to perfection lehmans shoe store is the right place for a real shoe hkiaiits neatly done a g lehman the shoe man the new duranf four duratit four cylinder standard sedan model 407 appearance performance comfort value fldvanced engineering principles applied to the new durant four give it riding and driving qualities comparable only to auto mobiles of much higher price smooth light pressure steeldraulic brakes provide maximum safety double action hydraulic shock absorbers assure riding com fort while the sturdy chassis large front and rear axles deep comfortshaped cushions and ample interior roominess make even the longest journeys a pleasure go now to your durant dealer for details which he will supply 1 without obligation durant motors 0 canada limited toronto leaside canada rugby trucics fours anil sixes y and lton capacities durant a good car w s widdifield dealer stouffville