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steffmut volxiii n039 5touffville ontario thursday december 3 1931 a v nolan publisher xmas cards and stationary of the better kind yet as inexpensive as the ordinary come in and choose your xmas gifts from a wide variety of quality goods pkarltonk brush comb and mirrors manicure rolls ebony brushes flower vases candy jars rose bowls sponge rubber bath mats yardlkys toilet sets bath salts etc j m storey druggist the home of quality drug3 phone 1003 takes his life by drowning prominent uxbridge hardware merchant meets a sad ending legal mccullough button barristers solicitors convey ancers c buttons block stouffvlue money to loan thomas birkett insurance agency everything in insurance phone 18202 stouffville a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co also automobile and fire h 0 klinck sun life assurance company of canada also representing various strong companies in automobile k fire and casualty phone 3307 medical dr s s ball phpsician and surgeon office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county a c kennedy chiropractor church st stouffvlue monday wednesday and fridays 9 to 12 am dental e s barker lds dds iiiuoi truduala of itoyal college of dental surgeons and ot tin university of toronto office in qrublns block phone 8201 markham every tuesday office in wear block dr d c smith honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeon and of the university of toronto dk neil c smith honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and toronto university also post gradu ate of rochester childrens hospital over can bank commerce dr patterson specialist in plate work am extracting lllce and residence on main street stouffville veterinary t bodendistel vs bv sc veterinarian graduate of ontario veterinary college offlco at the mansion house phone 161 successor to dr j t storey rfassey harris agency in the old stand just south of out oihc stouffville get your epal and now implements now j p cassidy phone 902 e a grubin r o eyesight specialist onor gradunto of the colloge of ptomctry of canada gold mcdal- t and first hermant prize wlnnor 19 at stouffville on mondays appointment only appointments iv bo arranged at pollards wolry store or by phoning stouff- he 205 phone stonffvliie smoes the citizens ot uxbridge were shocked and grieved on monday morning to learn that one of their prominent men william john moore hardware merchant had taken his life by jumping into the park ptnd near the oatmeal mill where his body was found about an hour after he was seen walking along the road between the mill and the waters edge that his rash act was premeditat ed is indicated by the fact that his overcoat hung on a peg at the entrance to the dam and in it was tound a farewell note which made reference to financial worries and his intention to end it all imr moore who is quite well known in stouffville where he play ed in the bowling tournament last july was home all night and his actions did not indicate anything out of the ordinary on the morning of the tragedy he arose as usual and was supposed to have gone to the store instead he walked to the mill pond where he was seen be tween 7 and 730 and recognized by passersby a half hour later how ever a town milkman saw the life less body floating on the water and rushed for help dr shier coroner said that an in quest is unnecessary as the facts are so apparent it is evident that mr moore brooded over financial matters he never dealt in the stock market but it is believed was pressed for ready cash although ice is known to be a man of consider able means in fact better off than the ordinary individual he was a prominent member oj the business imens bible class an excouncillor and a member of the masonic order under whose auspices the funeral was held on wednes day a wife and two children botii attending university survive also one daughter living at home and one brother r 1 moore who form ed the partnership of moore bros hardware with the deceased the late mr moore was born at sant- ford hi scott township 61 years ago where he was a successful farmer about 25 years ago he re tired from the farm to enter busi ness in uxbridge he wos highly respected by all who knew him high school grant basis municipality 80 county 20 per cent suggestion reeve dean urges general survey but so far marks no headway claremont bram tomatoes from the new factory at claremont are on sale at rat- cliffs store at 4 tins for 25c first quality both the low price and tli3 interest of local people to give the home product a trial should result in a- big sale secondary school education in the high schools of the county was sub ject matter for a threehour debate in york county council on friday last when reeve douglas webster weston last years educational com mittee chairman submitted a resolu tion to repeal the bylaw on which the york county school system is founded under that bylaw the total cost of the education o high school pupils is shared equally by the county and the township or town by the repeal of the bylaws the county would revert to its former allotment of the county paying 20 per cent and the municipality paying so per cent of botii capital and maintenance charges warden wesley gohn reeve of markham township submitted an other resolution during the discus sion calling for all payments for secondary education to be paid into county high school board which would regulate expenditures for every school reeve gilbert dean and deputy reeve alfred of york pressed for laying over of the matter which cannot be made effective until july of next year mr dean claimed that whatever was done would not be fair until a survey of all conditions in all schools was made without the fig ures as to payments and both capi tal and maintenance costs no solu tion could be arrived at which would be fair to all he said reeve waites opposes frills reeve amos waites mimico pro tested the frills and fads men tioning swimming tanks cafeterias and other nonessentials which had crept into the schools in some dis tricts he proposed that a limit be placed upon the countys contribu tion toward the capital costs of schools or else a standard form of school buildings which would supply the essentials and any extras would be at the expense of the munici pality to that proposal reeve webster explained that the depart ment of education of the piovince would not allow such a situation owing to the entirely different needs of the n orth and south of york county that the present system was the most equitable way of distributing the cost of high school education was the contention of reeve dr dales of newmarket with the cost of secondary educ tion in the county mounting in a few years from a quarter million to several millions the question is al arming and if something is not done may swamp the rural sections coming events notices under this heading 10 cents per count line v grayfielding farm stock sab this friday shooting match ringwood dec 12 at delos grahams the glasgow public school are holding their christmas tree on tuesday december 22 christmas school concert at bethesda to he held on friday december is at s pm silver collection the melody boys will hold a weekly dance in the auditorium every saturday nignt until further notice almira school concert tuesday evening december 22 an interest ing program is being prepared silver collection the last enclno of the series under the auspices of the oes will be held in their chapter rooms wednesday evening december 9 the path across the hill drama by locust hill players under swastika club of united church on monday december 14 in rat- cliffs hall stouffville there will be a shooting match held on the farm of john spence lot 4 con c whitchurch on saturday dec 19 usual standards for shooting matches enforced 23 geese and 30 plymouth rock roosters offered start at 2 pm a lecture ona trip to palestine with lantern slide views will bo given by rev imr french in melville church on tuesday dec sth at s pm music by stouffville united church ladies quartette admission 25c adults children 10c extension is granted the president of the bethesda stouffville telephone co mr a d bruce informed the tribune this wednesday morning that the comp any had been successful with their application before the ontario rail way municipal board to allow the company to extend the time for payment of telephone accounts due nov 30 to dec 31 without the patron losing his prompt payment discount amounting to twenty per cent of the rental charges the extension of the prompt pay ment discount to dec 31 will certainly be appreciated by all tele phone patrons who were unable to pay their rental by nov 30 edgar b fleury traveller dies foundry supply salesman 07 was widely known a former stouffville citizen edgar e b fleury passed away quietly on friday last at his home 1609 queen st w toronto in his 68th year death was due to a heart con dition from which he had suffered for three months he was known from coast to coast being one of the oldest foundry supply salesmen in the dominion the late mr fleury was born in king township his father later moved to markham where he estab lished the fleury plow co lator re established at stouffville surviving are his widow and one daughter mrs r w simpson of windsor two brothers milton of aurora and seth of welwyn snsk and two sisters mrs a andrews of toronto and mrs george reesor of markham mr fh sangsters photo featur ed the front page of wednesday globe as a prominent member in attendance at the ufo convention in toronto car dopeing case up again theodore wldeman who was taken into custody many months ago and allowed his freedom time and again but who was finally sent up to a higher court was just recent ly granted his freedom on 2000 bail theodore has since been at the home of his parents west of ringwood on the townliue but will come up for hearing again this week it will be remembered that he ad mitted dopeing certain motor cars at the ringwood garage but later denied ever touching any- car before magistrate keith his lawyer mr campbell lines of richmond hill pleaded insanity when the judge promptly sent the case to a higher court there is said to be a list of witnesses called both by the crown and by the defence before any o them are heard however the younj fellows mental state will have to be determined two doctors at the don jail recently adjudged him mentally deficient while two others at the hospital for mental diseases at whitby declared there is nothing wrong with his mental state this phase of the case promises to be highly interesting and will probably provoke a big legal battle before the actual charge of dopeing cars is aired in court the young fellow had a pretty heavy drubing since first making his confession and being placed under arrest early last spring therefore it is hoped that the case may be speedily disposed of he has been arrested and allowed his freedom no less than three times on monday the case was definitely set down for this week and sub poenas were served to the crown witnesses in this locality on tuesday for them to appear thursday morn ing dec 3 in the court of general sessions but wednesday morning notice was received from the crown attorneys office that the case is once again postponed to an in definite date of which further notice will bo given rebel enthusiasm ran high next monday marks the anni versary of death of ludwig wideman killed at montgomery tavern first tax cut in 36 years speaking of the tax reduction in whitchurch township this year mr dent law who ownes 100 acres on the south townline pointed out to the tribune that the lower rate this year is the first reduction on his farm since his father purchased the place back in 1s95 that year the taxes were 2610 which climb ed until 1930 when the peak was hit of 150 this year tlie taxes on this 100 acres is reduced to si 37 and the reduction says mr law could not have coiiv at a more opportune time to be appreciated altona miss verna lehman spent sun day with her parents here mr and mrs ppugh spent sunday with mr and mrs w monkhouse mr and mrs baine and son of newmarket visited with mr and mrs frank wagg and family mr d morris of rochester mich spent a few days with mr and mrs wm clarkson miss ethei bunker was home for saturday miss louie lloyd spent the week end with mr and mrs isaac lehman and family miss blanch reesor was home over the weekend miss leta bunker attended a function on wednesday evening iast week at the royal york hotel i think it had something do do with buttermilk miss lizzie davis and ernie were home on sunday a very pleasant time was spent at the home of william achardt on saturday nov 2s the occasion of elsies birthday the afternoon was spent in games and other amuse ments some twenty sat down to a very appetizing supper while nine candles burned on the cake all had a lovely time on wednesday dec 9 at 2 pm the altona womens institute will hold their regular monthly meeting at tho home of mrs ell lehman tho program is as follows exchange of christmas gifts report of toronto convention community singing paper giving not getting makes life richer rev t laldlaw candy demonstration music miss g lehman mortgage sale off the former tarr farm at lot 26 con 9 markham owned for some years by foster wagg was sold on monday this week by mr wagg to arthur fuller of unlonvllle as this property was advertised under mortgage for sale on dec 5 the public auction is now cancelled the property contains 76 acres and is equipped with good buildings possession will be given in the spring and in the meantime foster will look about for a farm to rent next monday dec 7th marks the 94th anniversary ot the death of ludwig wideman the only maji killed at the battle of montgomerys tavern on yonge street which end ed the rebellion of 1s37 in upper canada last year on the sunday nearest the anniversary in memory of mr wideman a band from toronto vis ited the spot- which marks his grave in the union cemetery at dixon hill just south of ringwood on the sth concession of markham their pilgrimage they said was made as a tribute to a canadian patriot who answered what he firmly believed the call of his country wideman who worked on his farm at ringwood had served in the war of 1s12 with the rank of lieu tenant and his turning over to the rebels during the general election of 1s36 is said to have been the re sult of his vote being challenged at newmarket when it became known that be was a reformer when ordered to take the oath of alle giance lie is said to have taken this as a reflection on his loyalty which as a soldier lie bitterly resented the death of ludwig wideman came suddenly he was shot through the left temple as he rose from behind a stump to take aim at one of the government forces passes in prime of life lou hare widely known in markham member of stouff ville band and fire brigade social and personal mr and mrs jack monkhouse of buffalo spent the weekend at the home of jacks father mr john monkhouse church street mr and mrs c g mckeuzie were here from pontiac mich to spend a couple of days with her father village clerk j s dougherty mr and mrs howard winter- stein from south pontine mich were in town last week visiting their old homes here miss ruth findlay left on tues day morning for her home in hart ford conn after a three weeks visit with mrs percy brillinger miss kathleen logan of beaver- ton a former member of our public school staff is in town a couple of days the guest of mrs f marshall mr a d morris of rochester mich was in town over the week end leaving monday evening for tilsonburg before returning to his home in the u s mrs john beaver and miss amy davis of uxbridge also william leach of toronto were guests ot mr and mrs f w silversides last week mr leach and mrs silver- sides are brother and sister owing to the absence of the reeve who is attending county council the municipal fathers did not meet on monday evening as announced in our last issue the meeting is now set for- monday december 7 on saturday nov 2s mr ab yake celebrated his s9th birthday at the home of his brother jacob in the silvester apartments main street mr yako is probably the eldest man in stouffville and he enjoyed having his family present for this occasion earl spence suffered a painful accident shortly after tho noon hour on wednesday when his hand came into contact with a saw oper ated by a gasoline engine nipping the end off two fingers earl who is a son of our whitchurch farmer john spence was working near altona at the time of the accident policeman give blood transfusion three transfusions had been given by police in five days to louis hare aged 4 5 of stouffville who sinco passed away in tho toronto general hospital- constable henry parker of keelo street police station gave two trans fusions while constable lelteau of davenport road station gave one last week an appeal was made by tho hospital for volunteers to give blood in hope of saving the patients life p c parker after re- portliig off duty at no 9 station went to the hospital and submitted to tho operation p c parker was asked to come to tho hospital he gave a quantity cf blood and the transfusion had just been made in sufficient time to allow the constable to go home and change his clothes in order to be able to re port in time for duty the united church building was filled to capacity on sunday after noon for tho funeral of the late louis hare which touk place from the home of his parents in markham to the stouffville church for service thence to stouffville cemetery for in terment tlie late mr hare died on thursday in the toronto general hospital following an operation for internal trouble at the base of the stomach although he survived several days bis case was almost hopeless from the outset mr hare had been very ill for a couple of years and even prior to this for three years had complained ot frequent pains about the stomach his trouble dates back to a serious fall off a building fifteen years ago when he was employed in oshawa his stomach was then displaced but he lecovered and it was believed no further complications would set in lou as he was so widely known enjoyed a wide circle of friends he was 45 years of age and was the only son of mr and mrs jos hare of markham his mother being a sistei to mr lud hoover of stouffville lou was a member of both the stouffville band and the fire brigade and was engaged in the tinshop at buttons hardware his wife whose maiden name was ruby rundle is an oshawa girl and is left with one little laddie jack to mourn the loss of a loving father mrs hare is a teacher in the unit ed church sunday school the pall bearers at the funeral were mostly all fellow employees at buttons including fletcher and allan goudie clayton stouffer al so councillor a e weldon and mr e a button at the short service in markham at the late home rev w r auld spoko to the mourners and friends while the public service in stouff ville was taken by rev t laldlaw the fire brigade attended the funeral in a body among the churches farm shareholders hit proposed change rates group to oppose financial structure alteration plenty of action at the annual meeting of the united farmers co operative company limited held in hygeia hall toronto this week is the order for the question of re organization is being discussed those who brought in the ques tion propose the taking over the present company by its customers over a lengthy period so that it will more truly become cooperative in character and benefits will accrue only to trading members however a considerable group of shareholders in the present company under the leadership o j g whifmore of woodbrldge oppos ed any such change in the financial structure of the company right now the company is as co operative as it can bo mr whit- more declared changing it as pro posed would not make it any more cooperative he claimed the stock of the united farmers cooperative was originally sold on the share basis and the purchasers expected to receive regular divi dends for tho past couple of years they had received no dividends this year tho company had a total turn over of 20 millions yet the share holders received not a cent j j morrison the secretary had receiv ed 4 5000 in 18 years in that posi tion everybody was being taken care of but the shareholder claim ed mr whitmore according to the proposal of tho directorate they wanted to buy in the stock over a period of years by taking three or four per cent of the customers receipts what he ob jected to most was the clause the directors had inserted in the consti tution last year by a private bill enabling the constitution to be changed by a vote of twothirds of the shareholders ppresent at a meeting instead of as before by a vote of twothirds of the share holders he claimed particularly those who lived at great distances the nine directors held only 454 stock among them ho claimed ho personally know of 24 othor men who had 1000 each in the comp any yet it seemed their rights were being placed in danger rumors in some quarters that the parent industry conference group might try to take a hand in the pro ceedings for the purpose of broaden ing out the cooperative had no foundation in fact mr whitmore stated they had no connection whatever with tho company mennon1te church rev w b mover sunday december 6th 1931 there will be no sunday school service next sunday 1000 am quarterly communion service 700 pni evening service pres- elder rev c n good will have charge of both services you are cordially invited t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches e morton preacher sunday december 6th 1931 you can always tell a persons quality by noting the things to which he is most alive people con stantly reveal their spiritual rank by their responsiveness services next sunday 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona t t t t stouffville and church hell christian churches f ervin hyde minister sunday december 6th 1931 10 am stouff vines s s 1100 am morning worship 2 pm church hills s s 3 pm- preaching 700 pm a good man barnabas a cordial welcome to all stouffville baptist church rev w w fleischer pastor sunday december 6th 1931 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship the type of church member i should like to be 700 pm evening service the loving act ot a faithful friend we shall be glad to welcome you to bur prayer meetings wednesday at 8 pm sunday at 615 pm united church rev thos laldlaw ma pastor sunday december 6th 1931 1100 am morning worship mr a e imcbrlde a leading layman of toronto will speak on the mission and maintenance interest of our church 230 pm s s jt bible classes business arid young mens bible class short addresses by several members of the class 700 pm evening service the pastor will be in charge 800 pm monday swastika 800 pm wednesday prayer and bible study you are cordially welcomed to these services the womens association are offering a christmas calendar for sale at 35c each handsomely illu strated and each date contains a text get a copy from members ot the association extensive credit sale postponed auction sale the extensive sale of high class stock and implements belonging to e a gray and e o fielding will bo disposed of on friday dec 4th at 12 noon sharp lots 2728 con 10 markham twp 2 miles south of stouffville this big sale listed in detail in the tribune of nov 5 will include everything there mentioned of high class horses 27 choice head cattle the dairy cows are extra good two bulls with choice breeding 1200 bus mixed grain 200 bus wheat new tractor plow cultivator int 3 hp engine with reducing gear the run of implements including every piece used on a modern farm from binder to barrel churn no reserve whatever terims hay grain and roota all sums ot 20 cash 10 months credit on balance f w silvers auct mrs d h cook spirella corsetlere stouffville and district phone stouftrllle 8s0j