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fcrafftriltt bxilmm vol xliii no 2 stouffville ontario thursday march 12 1931 a v nolan publisher phospho- lecithin a nerve food and tonic repairs nerve waste and builds new tissue valuable in nervous ex haustion sleeplessness de bility and as a restorative tonic during convalescence following disease or injury 100 heaviest snow in great many years j m storey druggist the home of quality drugs phone 1003 among the churches baker hill and sixth line baptist churches w s whitcoinbe b a pastor sunday march 15 1030 ajin baker hill 700 p m sixth line cordial welcome to all baptist church rev w vv fleischer pastor sunday march 15 1000 am bible school subject 11a m the christians unfailing source of joy subject 700 pm no thoroughfare prayer meeting wednesday 8 pm and sunday g15 pm everybody welcome t t t t stouffville and church hill christian churches p e hyde minister sunday march 15 10 am stouffvilles s s 11 am public worship 2 pm churchills s s 3 pm pleaching 7 00 pm evening worship by the pastor we invite the public to worship with us in these services a cordial welcome to all t t t t mennonite church s s shantz pastor friday march 13 800 p m prayer meeting sunday march 15 1000 am sabbath school 1 100 am worshipsubject the three ways 700 pm worship subject re member lots iwife the above services in charge of the pastor monday march 16 8 pm bible study in the acts of the apostles t t t t hloomington and ringwoob altona christian churches e morton i preacher sunday march 15 after that great white blanket with such a wonderful thickness has been spread over this part of the earth reminding us of the purity and liberality of that upper realm and so many were kept home last sunday from places of worship next lords day will find many with the spirit of the psalmist when he said i was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the lord t t t t stouffville united church of canada rev titos laidlaw ma pnstor sunday march 15 1100 am morning worship the pastor subject a- challenging promise 230 pm sunday school and bible classes business and young mens bible class 700 pm evening service the pastor subject the glory of christ 730 pm monday swastikas 715 p in tuesday class train ing in church membership s00 pm wednesday prayer and bible study next sunday march 22 rev dan norman dd missionary from japan you aro cordially welcomed to theso services increasing taxation hon ceo s henry has made good start as premier of ontario by declaring for retrenchment in public expenditure it is to be hoped as minister of highways he does not carry out in 1931 such an extensive scheme of provincial roads or kings highways as they are now called as in 1930 there is no doubt high taxes have been a contributory cause to the large reduction in farm values in the past ten years taxes in ontario are almost equal to a rental and urban and rural councils find the uncontrollable taxes foisted on the municipalities by the legislature are affecting the sale of both town and farm properties we are pleased to note that the present session of the legislature will be devoted largely to assisting farmers and we know of no better way than by lowering taxes mainly by lessening tho program of provincial highways the 1931 session of the legislature snow snow and more snow accompanied by roaring winds which swept over the atlantic ocean and a great deal of ontario last saturday night or early sunday morning left its wake in stouffville with the beautiful piled in places four and six feet deep sunday morning the village was isolated from all the world so far as travel was concerned and this predica ment was brought home in a serious way when two citizens were seriously ill and should have been rushed lo the hospital but this was impossible he was finally taken away on monday and is novsaid to be recovering after an operation for inward trouble mrs harold lewis ivy saunders was suddenly attacked with append icitis but was forced to await a train on monday before being re moved to the hospital also mr thos ratcliff was suddenly taken ill and his medical adviser wished to rush him to the hospital as the case was most serious but it was impossible and on monday deemed too late on sunday morning tho village could scarcely rear her head above the heavy mantle of snow and only few ventured out to attend church in fact it is said that had all our churchgoers that morning as sembled in one place there would have only been a small congregation for one minister sunday school attendance was also depleted not so much as the younger folk didnt mind plunging through the drifts the bus service was suspended until monday evening and the big plow from toronto arrived in town on monday afternoon indicating that the road was again open for traffic to the city the train service however was not badly affected as the road was kept open and passen ger trains were operating as usual on monday morning old timers declare it was the greatest storm this section had wit nessed in twenty years the pile of snow in front of ratcliffs store after the plow went through was over six feet high and almost ob scured the view from one side the street to the other one thing that agriculture asked mr sinclair he packed house for local players some baby played friday night revealed a delight ful comedy well presented back from florida building changes on main street florida weather slightly disap pointing this winter dr freel talks about his visit if there is any truth in tiie old adage laugh and grow fat there will surely be a lot of plump people in stouffville after friday nights presentation of some baby a rollicing farce comedy which was presented by the group of young people under auspices of the local united church the auditorium theatre was packed to the doors when th curtain run up promptly at s oclock and there was scarcely a dull moment until the final act was completed some laughed some gives promise of being only a county council session on a large scale small talk for party purposes has entered altogether too much in previous discussions in the affairs of it was this province hon wen sinclair in his add ress on the reply to the speech from the throne struck a high business and economic note when he referred to tho growth of taxes which had much to do with the depression among farmers he quoted figures showing that the taxes in ontario townships were 2s20 per capita and 3s per cent of assessed value but i comparing figures for all in the ten years while the increase in popula tion was only 109 per cent and tho increase in assessment 41 per cent the increase in taxes was 8s per cent and the increase in debt 91 per cent the county rate had increased greatly due to provincial legislation flhd taxation in ontario county the rate had increased from 19 mills in 1910 to 117 mills in 1930 claiming that farm taxes had in creased tremendously mr sinclair who is a farmer as well as a lawyer in oshawa said that the taxes on his own fiirm which he said was typical of ail others had grown steadily from 2274 in 1s94 to 12241 in 1930 he then quoted the price of agricultural produce what had the province done for was remarkable is the suddenness with which the snow came down the bulk of it falling all within five hours early sunday morning bloomington mr eldon smith celebrated the anniversary of his birth on monday les banque de neige are increas ing in depth up north and walking is again safer our knowledge prison was closed on monday as the professor mr stanley rose was storm stayed out of reach of the school jack spencely and fred and walter cowlo have gone to clare- mont to work on the railroad on sunday winter hurled violent ly its heaviest wallop of snow on the ninth line which on monday gave employment to our gentlemen of leisure now when old sal demin- ishes theso banks it will be as acceptable to our energetic water drawers as manna is to hungry bloomington has at the present time a population of fortytwo within the city limits will we elect a mayor next year statistics for year 1930 birth two deaths none marriages one divorces none chivaris one breech of promise suits none bloomington is a live business contreas there is no store no black smith no hotel no cafe no billard parlors no ameteur golf course any one wishing to start up in business why not come to bloomington graduate bloomington kindergarden mrs daniel connor dies on tuesday several farm sales were postponed on tuesday as will be noticed by a reference to our sale register card of thanks mrs john gowcr wishes to thank the many friends and nolghbors for the flowers and fruits also cards that she received on her birthday mrs john gowe card of thanks tho father and brothers of the late john t anderson wish to thank the many friends also the war veterans for their services and kindnesses shown them during the funeral of their son and brother a highly respected christian mother passed away early tuesday morning when mrs daniel connor slippod into the great unknown following an illness ot some dura- ton she was a sincere and conscientious woman and like her husband who passed away just four years ago was a staunch supporter and member of the monnonlte brethren in christ attending the stoufevillo church a church service will be hold this tnnrsday afternoon tho funeral leaving tho late homo at 2 oclock interment will bo made at stouffville cemetery mrs connor was born on the sixth of uxbridgo township a daughter of the late hugh pugh 74 years ago this june with her late husband they settled 52 years ago on the connor farm just west of stouffville whero they lived the rest of their lives their only son william succeeds thorn on the homestead nnd works the farm tho memorial sermon today thursday will be rev s s shantz quoted figures to show that smaller percentage of the total pro vincial revenue was being spent on agriculture in 1919 the percentage of total revenue spent on agriculture had been 017 the percentage in 1930 was 401 mr sinclair painted a vivid picture of the plight of a typical ontario farmer today the hypothe tical instance was of a farmer with 100 acres of good land good build ings with machinery 4 horses 15 dairy cows 2 sows hens and un usual equipment all paid for such an asset would cost at least 12000 said mr sinclair and he figured the farmer should make at least 2000 counting interest on investment wages and profit on his business in stead the farmer in this situation would get only 71750 mr sinclair said and produced detailed figures on the management of the farm and price of produce to support this statement the revenue he figured would be 213750 and the outlay 1420 this is not wages at 2 a day said mr sinclair tins picture is not interesting but it shows the condition of the farmer the farmer i have chosen is the one who has no debts i leave to the imagination the condition of tho famer with debts and i imagine they are numerous if the famer with no debts is making no money is the farmer with debts to carry on wo boast of agriculture being the basic industry it sounds well in good times but how does it sound to the famer himself today i would like this house to get the farmers point of view and know the farmers plight this is no political question for any party to play with conditions are not as they aro because this government is in power there can bo some blame attached to tho government but i am not pressing that now it is not too late for this government and this house to study the situation and try to work out somo relief the strand theatre uxbridge home of clean entertainment the strand theatro wishes to an nounce to all residents of uxbridgo and neighboring towns that they aro installing tho northern electric talking system the northern electric system is the best money can buy they will therefore bo in a position to give their patrons the best there is in talking screen open ing date april 234 1931 come one como all and enjoy the best preached by i talking pictures with a radius of fifty miles cried and others fairly held their sides with sheer amusement at the funny situations some baby created it is said this is the first time this play has been attempted in canada by an amateur group and c e powell principal of our continuation school and play director proved that he could put it over very successfully if it failed to surpass it was quite up to the success he attained here a year ago when he presented it cant be done which turned away many people who were unable to gain admission to the hall the play cast on friday night ex celled themselves as a group of amateurs they were not all perfect of course but what amateurs are the point is all did so well they delighted everybody present un consciously they caused the elixir of youth to flow through the veins of the oldest present mr e m still manager of the canadian bank of commerce took the leading roll in the mens part as the professor while miss jessie laidlaw was the leading lady as daughter of the professor their lines were many and they were con stantly on the stage but despite the heavy rolls there wis not the slightest hitch apparent throughout the performance miss janet button and edwin smith as the professors sister and assistant took roles which contributed much to the success the leading parts attained mrs still in the roll of a neighbor of the professor and a constant worry to the professors family was all that could be desired both mrs still and miss marion brumwell a daughterinlaw of sir henry burbeck performed like pro fessionals and left nothing to be de sired in their acting or delivery mr sid schmidt was a typical old general in his military uniform and ably acted the part of sir henry burbeck while mr a j ward took the roll of judge sanderson our oast end citizen didnt require any special makeup for the roil of judge while his delivery was also exceptionally well done minor rolls of sheriff johnson and deputy sheriff stoker were taken by geo smith and wilburr gower and little phyllis anderson daughter of mr and mrs ira anderson was the herald who appeared just before the curtain opened in the first act the herald was an innovation to a stouffville audience and little phylis captivated all present with her sweet appearance while the cast put over the play with wonderful success there was excellent assistance rendered by a host of helpers behind the scenes whoso services were acknowledged on the printed programs special mention must be made of the orchestra under leadership of geo lawson witli agnes klinck at the piano who stepped in at the last minuto to act as accompanist the music was well rendered nnd the artists were not at all stingy with the selections of which some 25 were played during the evening mrs laidlaw luella cayman and edith swift rendered solos between acts all of which were received with real delight and rounds of applause the scenery for the stage was surperb depicting a very pleasant setting in the home of doctor relyea the professor displaying a beautiful rose garden at the rear the effect was made real and marvelous by the use of spot light appliances with different colorings no expense evidently was spared in giving the people of stouffville a presentation that was second to none to the play director mr powell who was responsible for the selec tion of the comedy and for its fine presentation and to all the actors assistants etc great credit is due in putting over such a big under taking all of which was gotten up in five weeks the evenings admissions totalled 200 but tho expenses are ncco- sarlly heavy in connection with this nature of entertainment last thursday dr ira freel re turned home after a visit of three months spent in the city of orlando florida mrs freel the doctor and their chauffeur ross lewis made the auto trip back leaving their southern abode on sunday and reaching here at noon on thursday orlando says the doctor is a city of some 35000 inhabitants but while its usual climate is much like our july weather the past season was more like our may season which of course was greatly out of tune to what is expected there for miles around orlando the landscape is described by the doctor as studded witli fruit trees oranges and grape fruit and he produced a luscious orange just picked a few days previous this is a new variety a cross between an orange and a tangarine they are trying- to grow with thin skin but free from the orange making it more easily peal ed the flavor was sweeter than what we are accustomed to in the crated oranges getting back to orlando again the doctor states that most of the houses in the suburbs have from six to twelve fruit trees and in the bungalo rented by the freels thero were half a dozen trees all bearing more fruit than they re quired for their use they were able to pick oranges for table use in december with plenty to supply their requirements from the trees through to march the land in this section is much better than around st petersburg some hundred miles off where the freels had spent previous winter seasons the chamber of commerce is very active in the south in attract- work commenced last week on extensive improvements to porters store next the tribune office and to local bond issue oversubscribed when tho municipal council met on monday evening to finally allot the bond issue for the 61000 to be the premises of ambrose stover borrowed to pay for the new pave- baker adjoining porters ico cream rooms the portor parlors are be ing torn down to make way for a bient in town they found that the issue was oversubscribed by 12000 the total loan was takon up new storo front and an addition to- ratepayers in the village while a tho homo of mr stover a modern number of farmers in the locality brick front will be built with living who applied for somo ot tho bonds rooms to the rear which will fona unable to secure them the part of his present housethe stouffj ability of the people of a small ville bakery will bo able to main- j place like stouffville to take care of tain a cake shop for the sale of their l an issue speaks well for the ing tourists but dr freel had a real grievance when he discovered cana da was ignored in name and the stouffville party were simply labelled as from a british possession this he described as the work of some person with probably a mixture of ignorance tinged with malice central florida ho says abounds with fresh water lakes from the size of lake mussleman up to 14 miles with a canoe it is possible to go right through to jacksonville and ross lewis declares there are over thirty lakes right around and in orlando which is named the city beautiful wonderful gooa roads running through miles of weary wastes interspersed with beauty spots is a feature of the south outside of pictue shows sports of all kinds rollins college is a valu ed attraction to the community here at this seat of learning they published a magazine and once a year all the contributors come to life an animated magazine such men as john erskine prof of english literature columbia uni versity ray stannard baker percy mckaye s parker cadman fred patteo irving bachoular margaret dierer robins opie read and others delighted a five thousand audience on a beautiful sunny day in spaci ous tree lined grounds one has the choice of two roads to go down into florida one by way of pennsylvania washington virginia and the southern tier of states this route passes mostly through the swamps of virginia north south caroline and georgia and while the roads aro excellent the outlook is dreary flat and un interesting the alternate route which the doctor followed on the return trip is called the ontarioflorida inter national highway and is being locom mended by the automobile associations this highway takes you up through the centre of georgia to augusta angles north west over tho blue ridge into north carolina and then for half a day over the cumberland mountains in to tenessee and kentucky a smooth and quick run through ohio and michigan lands you at detroit tills ontarioflorida highway is one easy to follow only two numbers no 1 us to augusta georgia and no 25 us augusta to detroit this route passes through fine well tilled land the mountain section is picturesque with easy grades and quite safe one car was seen lying down on its side in a deep gully probably un able to mako the hair pin turn on account of high speed or poor brakes it was over those passes that the mighty hunter daniel boone took the first settles into kentuck one is supposed to get out of these mountains through a corridor or gap but these corridors and gaps are rather elusive as it repeatedly happens that just as one thinks he is shut off the mountains the road i takes a hair pin turn and back you go into the mountains again as ross says for further scenery own bread and pastry when com pleted a need for which has long been felt by the management mr porter will locate his now ico cream parlors to the north end of his present store in that portion ot the building used as his dwelling house a large arch will connect the parlors and store whilo the new rooms will be equipped with the latest appliances in order to facili tate handling many people in the quickest possible time the new ice cream parlors will be designed in the latest layout with the new style stalls and seats and marble top tables a heavy plate rail will encircle the entire room electric fixtures will overhang each stall a cool place to enjoy a few minutes at any time in the warm weather season will always be assured by the presence of electric fans which give the additional ad vantage of keeping the premises iree from flies the carpenter work including the construction of the seats and tables is in charge of mr harry peacock who has made a good start on build ing the furniture for the new par lors all of which when finished will leave stouffville with one of the finest finished parlors inside or out side the city of toronto thriftiness of our inhabitants and for the general safo financial con dition of tho community where the ratepayers are satisfied to loan their money for their own projects i reminiscence by irural retro specio we that is us do not care to admit that we are at least among andthose who are on the shady side of life but we nevertheless can well remember when in the fall of- the year the boys were hustlad out of their bed before day light and with the dog watch were rushed to the rear of the farm to shoo the wild pigeons off the newly sown wheat who by the thousand and thousand would help themselves to the uncovered wheat uninvited o where are thoy now mr isaac boadway is offering the w b sanders residence opposite the mansion house for resale this is an ideal site and a fine piece or land while the large residence is adaptable to different uses hms pinafore see hms pinafore presented by markham united church choir in town hall markham on friday march 13 seats reserved at woods drug store markham phone mark 1400 admission 50 children under 12 35 cents speedometer registered one thousand six hundred and four miles on return trip but the actual distance is less on account of two detours the one because of rock blasting sending them over to the mountain city of frankfort tennes see the doctor thinks there is plenty of speedy driving about detroit for while the stouffville people were hitting it up at co miles per llapper and shiek passed them by and went ahead in a constant stream many of whom must have been travelling 75 miles per hour do you remember the first coaloil lamp and the first cookstove that came into your home and how the children were warned not to look to intently at the lamp much less touch it lest it might explode and were served on the home table this retro has a very vivid re collection of being thirteen yeara old before he knew of the enjoy the comforts and warmth of underclothing or oven an overcoat the home where this retro was raised knew nothing of santa clans neither candles oranges and nuts except beach and butter nuts which grew on the farm there are still some of us who remember the first grain and grass that was cut on the home farm with a machineand the hay gathered up with a horse rake and this retro recalls the first field of grass that was iayed low with the then clumsy mower o how interesting all this way of doing things was to the boys and especially when the operator of this wonderful machine would fre quently squirt oil from a spring bottomed oil can into the oil cups over the hearings this man left his machines stand in the home yard for several days after finishing the cutting for somo reason and this retro took advantage of the occasion and proceeded quite fre quently to oil all the bearings on the machine until the oil was well spent sffgp urmtel ijt sctttg a itgijuiaii daily coach service st0uffvillet0r0nt0 single 95c return 170 leave stouffville leave toronto eastern standard time 725 am 900 am a c200 pm c 530 pm b8 pm j blo15 pm a sunday and holidays only b saturday sunday and holidays only c saturday only coaches stop at any point to pick up passengers signal plainly by hand to the driver chartered coaches for all group outings at moderate rates for information communicate with gray coach lines yonge at front toronto gray coach lines