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stouffville ontario january 7th 1932 quality service an appreciation we take this opportunity of extending the seasons greetings to our many customers and offering our appreciation for their continued confidence and in creased patronage during this difficult year we have endeavoured to meet the needs of our customers and will endeavour in the year to come to devote our untiring efforts to the same end believing that unless the benefits are mutual there can be no sound founda tion for business with you we look forward to a new year hoping that many of the difficulties of the present will be removed with the wish for a happy new year for one and all we remain you pay less for more ratcliffco history repeats town delivery phone 7112 it is a gloomy moment in history not for many years has there been so much grave and tleep ap prehension never nas the future seemed so incalcuable as at this time in our own country there is universal commercial prostration and panic and thousands of our poorest fellow citizens are turned out against the approach of winter without employment and without the prospect of it in france tho political cauldron seethes and bub bles with uncertainty russia hangs as usual like a cloud upon the horizon of europe while all the energies and resources of the british empire are sorely tried more sorely iu coping with the indian insurrection and with the disturbed relations in china now that you have read this you will be interested to know that it is not commeut on present perplexi ties but that it is quoted from harpers weekly of oct 10th 1857 it goes to show that world condi tions were very trying 74 years ago and that the world weathered the storm guaranteed pure pork sausage only 10 cents per pound at schells butcher shop the mid- winter sale special inducements for shopping are offered in this mid- winter sale which begins january 7th and lasting until january 23rd underwear womens natural wool under wear turnbulls vests and drawers long sleeve and ankle length sizes 36 to 44 reg 150 and 200 special 129 womens silk and wool and fine all wool ceetee vests long or short sleeve v neck sizes 36 to 42 reg 200 and 250 special 149 womens silk and wool vests v neck and short sleeves sizes 36 to 42 reg 125 special 119 womens silk and wool vests splendid winter weight with vneck and long sleeve sizes 36 to 42 reg 150 and 175 special 125 womens natural vests fleecy cotton long sleeves splendid for those who do not care for wool sizes 36 to 44 reg 85c 1 special 69c dresses a marvellous collec tion an interesting group in silk tweed flat crepe silk and wool knit and all wool crepe in the newest colorings and most unusual trimmings special 895 a splendid assortment of silk crepe silk and wool all wool crepe and georgette dresses smartened with novel necklines belts and a dash of contrasting color special 595 a group of pure silk flat crepe dresses in an assortment of smart styles and colors special 495 a splendid quality of celanese dresses in up to the minute styles a good opportunity to save special 395 down comforters floral designs with wide contrasting border size 66x72 reg 12 extra special 895 womens long drawers large size heavy ribbed cotton natural shade only reg 100 special 79c womens heavy ribbed all wool vests and drawers long sleeve and ankle length cream only sizes 36 to 42 reg 175 and 200 special 149 womens cotton bloomers splendid quality in mauve peach pink sand and white all sizes reg 59c special 49c kiddies combinations in fleecy cotton and fleece lined in cream and natural with long sleeve ankle length odd sizes special 95c kiddies ribbed wool vests and drawers long sleeve and ankle length natural shade all sizes reg 100 special 79c chintz- comforters in nice floral designs with border of con trasting shadesize 66x72reg450 special 329 chintz quilts in an attractive paisley design size 72x72 reg390 special 295 comfortables large size all wool reversible plaid blankets with satin binding reg 850 special 650 heavy grey allwool blankets sizes 60x80 reg 650 special 495 flannelette blankets 124 ibex soft heavy quality grey or white with pink or blue borders reg 235 special 219 flannelette blankets 114 heavy quality grey or white with pink or blue borders special pr 210 genuine price reductions all over the store outstanding value babys vests in all wool and silk and wool in cream with long sleeve and buttoned down front all sizes reg 1 and 125 special 69c extra special reversible rugs in assorted shades and patterns size 24x45 reg 100 special 49c size 27x56 reg 149 special 79c size 36x72 reg 249 special v 129 feather pillows covered with heavy blue and white ticking size 18x25 reg 300 special 249 pictures suitable for any room in the home english reproductions dark moulding size 12xl6 reg 100 special 79c dolls remarkable value beautiful large dolls 28 high with organdy dress and bonnet lace trimmed hose and patent shoes reg 150 special 119 velour coatings heavy velour coatings for child- rens coats in copen and red 56 wide special per yard 119 a great reduction on all our winter coats special prices in all axminster rugs blankets heavy all wool white with colored borders size 72x84 reg 12 special pr 975 womens eiderdown cosy warm full cut kimonas with large collars side pockets and silk cord girdle assorted colors and sizes reg 3 and 389 special 249 kiddies eiderdown kimonas with neat collar and silk cord girdle in contrasting color sizes 4 to 6 years reg 150 and 200 special 129 hose boys heavy ribbed wool hose reinforced to stand lots of hard wear all sizes special pair 39 75c childrens i and i ribbed cash mere hose a splendid hose for either girls or small boys special pr 49c womens hose in all wool and silk and wool substandards will give lots of wear odd sizes and shades in the lot special pair 69c a splendid assortment of sweater coats and pullovers all styles and colors all greatly reduced see our new display of wash cloths in assorted shades and fast colors at 5c bath towels in soft absorbent quality in white or natural ground with assorted colored stripes large size special 25c shaws store what they said at thought the 6th was lu better con- dition now than a year ago he was mlrliam kinminns pleased to have secured a local mail ivlaknam nomination to look after this road and he extracts ol the speeches made at markham nomination are interest ing f roni the standpoint of how they went over with the electorate last monday according to the liberal here is some of the argu ment presented reeve w c gohu thanked the electors of markham township for their support last year which en abled him to receive the honor of election as warden or york county in 1931 he also thanked all the members of tho 1931 council for their cooperation and support dur ing the past year in times of de pression such as we have now the responsibilities of leadership weigh ed more heavily on tho shoulders of municipal leaders ho said he was pleased that there had been a reduction in township taxation this year and he was proud to present such a lino financial statement we are presenting to you a balanced budget which many municipalities cannot do to day he appreciated the cooperation of the school boards which had resulted in reduc ed levies in many sections touching on county matters reeve colin pointed out that iu 1932 tho county body would have only fifty members instead of g3 as in 1931 this was the result of legislation reducing tho number of county councillors the township financial state ment showed a surplus of assets over liabilities or about 0000 which compared favorably with previous years the years program of work included a capital expendi tuia of 30s7 on permanent bridge construction 52310 was spent on the sixth concession 21 12 miles of road was gravelled at a cost of 160 per yard as compared to 1s3 per yard in 1930 the cutting of the hill on the third concession which had come in for some criti cism was undertaken as a relief for unemployment and only married men had been employed he realiz ed it was an expensive piece of work a quarter mile of sidewalk had been built on yongestreet which was of concrete construction and joined up with the stretch built in 1930 speaking of county affairs reeve gohn said tho rate this year was ten mills and he felt that this was as making a good job of it vv p kincaid seconddeputy reeve in 1931 said that last year he had a poem for the audience but that he wouldnt even tell them a story this year he thanked his nominators and all who supported him last year he had en joyed the year in council we didnt always agree but we didnt quarrel he said this year we have reduced the taxes a thing mey said couldnt be done as a new member he had nt said much at county council but he was on the job all the time there were some things down there he didnt just like w l clark w l clark who has been a member of the council for two years said that there never was a more honest effort to reduce taxation than in the year now drawing to a close and ho was pleased to say that they had succeeded if the dominion the province and tho county reduced taxation as has markham council this year our load would be much lighter he said councillor clark touched on the relief problem which iu these days of depression and unemployment was a consideraole item he suggested that a township building permit limiting the erection of homes in subdivisions would help and be in the best interests of the township all applications for relief were carefully investigated by one or more members of the council nines ronnie james rennie wno is complet ing his first year in council said that when he was nominated last year he was not anxious to seek election but when someone said taxes couldnt be reduced he accepted the challenge and sought election he was glad that there was a reduction this year and that the financial con dition of the township was good he said some credit for this amount is due the 1930 council was a candidate for reelection and assured the electors that if elected he would do his best in the interests of the township h s clniiy hs7ciarryacandidatefor the reeveship an office which lie unsuc cessfully contested last year referr ed to the members of the present council as members of the local coal coal coke grain seeds we are buyers of grain and seeds alsike red clover alfalfa we have feeding molasses on hand by the barrel seeds of all kinds also salt coal coke and pokohontac coal s w hastings phone 169 stouffville ont salt cement ft m ft m 4 high as it should ever go we have reached and even gone beyond the limit he said much of the expendi ture was uncontrollable mothers allowances cost the county this year 62000 old age pensions 65000 indigent patients in hospitals cost 70000 in road work tho toronto and york roads com mission spent 1200000 of which tho county must pay 300000 if this expenditure was abolished the rural part of the county would lose a great asset he thought tho debenture debt of the county is 1150000 and the county assess ment 122000000 so the financial condition of the county was still strong speaking or the unfortun ate financial condition of certain southern municipalities he said that certain municipalities would have difficulty meeting their county tax this year the continual rise in the cost of secondary education was deplored in 1924 the cost was 70300 and in 1931 tho cost was 195000 an increase of s7000 over 1930 this is an alarming condition of affairs and mr gohu favored tho county high school board recommended at tho final session of the county council per day costs in certain high schools were quoted as follows markham gg east york 126north york 125 richmond hill s2c this was too high in many cases and was brought about by lavish capital expenditure for elaborate buildings and for fniis no farmer he said can afford to give two bus of wheat for one days education i havo said before and i repeat it to day that unless something is done the educational question is going to divide the county of york and i am sure but that it would be a good thing there is great diversity of interest and problems between the urban and rural areas admiration society explaining all i their good points he criticized the present financial conditions and suggested that what was the matter with us to day is that we are load ed down with inspectors and over seers of one kind and another we have too much supervision every year there is increase in costs and we must get them down in line with the ability of the people to pay tames ley james ley who was nominated for reeve said that although taxes might seem high in markham they werent as high as elsewhere he mentioned 120 acres in scarboro on which the taxes this year amounted to 5g5 the council this year had reduced taxes and he thought it might be well to have an acclama tion and thus save the trouble and expense he asked the audience to bo the judge and first called on all who favored an acclamation to give a clap of handsthere was a fair clap he then called on those opposed to an acclamation there were rounds of applause the nays certainly had it and mr ley remarked that he guessed ho had been snowed under george ij pmlgct george ij padget gave a thor ough and detailed review of town ship and county finances the acre age of the county is 530000 acres tho population 1s2756 and with the debenture debt as it stood today and the additions which had to be made to take care of the overdraft this year meant that the per capita debt in the county has guaranteed high rennie give the previous council some of the credit for the reduced rate this year last year on this platform i said that a 2 mill cut could be made this year and what of tho future ho said by careful and businesslike administration he thought next year there could be a further cut of a mill or a mill and a half it is a time of retrenchment he said it is a time when the farmer is taking a great cut in his returns and he was glad that deputyreeve smith had this year proposed a sub stantial reduction in salaries he certainly thought it was a step in the right direction 3 ii campbell john r campbell who was a candidate for reeve last year de clined a similar nomination this year but spoke at length criticizing the rising trend of expenditure especially in tho county and as re lated to secondary education he thought a county school board would only be an additional ex pense and favored a change in the provincial legislation giving the county council more say in the matter deaths which are occurring every day in our midst but the fact re mains that serious inroads are be ing made among the leading busi ness men of the country and wheth er a remedy is available or not re mains to be seen reason for holtx blowing fred coakwell fred coakwell a former member of the councl who sought reelec tion this year said he favored a pay as you go policy and questioned the benefit of the issuing of debentures to cover the flood carnage of 1929 he said he would be a candidat for council and would endeavour if elected to serve the interests of the ratepayers rj beatty another member who sought election this year said that the nomination was a surprise to him but that he would be a candi date arid if elected would work in the best interests of the township george topper george topper a new man who is standing for election as councillor this year thanked his mover and seconder and said that if elected a member of the 1932 council he would do his best to promote the best interests of markham town ship he extended to all the compli ments of the season and wished for all more prosperity in 1932 than had been enjoyed in the year 1931 annoyed by the continual blow ing of an auto horn by a child sitt ing in a parked car a montreal po liceman shook a warning linger at him and when the horn kept on blowing decided to effectually put a stop to the racket thereupon he wejit to the car ana opened the door the engine was running and as the door opened wider a baby boy roll ed out into the policemans arms four children were m the car and were almost fatally overcome by the poisonous fumes from the ex haust the one child blowing the horn so continuously saved their lives groceries brooms 35c each or 2 for 65c soda biscuits 2 lbs 25c corn flakes 3 pkgs 25c eng breakfast tea lb 25c carbolic soap 5 cakes 25c jelly powders 5 for 2c super suds per pkg 19c mixed candyper lb special 15c a w scott m mmtm a notes and comments hardly a single day passes but there is to bo found in the news despatches in the press accounts of the sudden death of some man prominent in the life of a community nor is our own local community immune as we were forcefully re minded last week when mr david mcconnochie succumbed in tho school debentures to tho extent otj midst of activities without warning 2032035 it is only fair to your family that you should give them the very best of foods upon all occasions if this is your idea of the matter you ought at once to get acquainted with our bread and other bakery goods your family will give them a hearty weicome and youll rem ember to order our bread and pastry stouffville bakery ambrose stover ihono 18 1 1 phone 9512 stouffville ontario r a smllh robert a smiih who was first deputyreeve in 1931 said that at tho first session of county council everyone talked economy but be fore the session was well under way they seemed to forget all about it many of us were opposed to many of the grants i voted against many of thorn but tho majority wouldnt listen and tho money went i gave all matters before the council my best attention and faced as i thought in the best interest of the ratepayers of markham township 1 didnt agreo with a lot that went on down there i voted against the by law in 1925 re secondary education costs which has snddled such a load on us tho last session of the county council was tho worst i ever sat on there was altogether too much time wasted and tho work which took eleven days should havo been done in five ho thought it tlmo the county body gave some thought to the people who had to pay in the township wo went in last january determined to reduce taxation and lime wo succeeded last year 820318 stable if such townships as north york scarboro and yort aro unable to pay their county levy who is going to pay the county taxes he asked during this year a juven ile court was established and 95 per cent of the cases that come in it aro from south of tho markham southern boundary it cost 11000 for running that court i think we would be well advise to seek a separation in tho county because if those southern municipalities go down they will take us with them speaking of county expense he said the committee on the juvenile court each put in for 40 days at soo per day with a total cost of 960 and another ono got 720 the county commissioners up until november had met about 70 times one up until then had 6s days at soo per day and the others 60 days at soo per day ho claimed this was beyond all reason and that it should have been done in at least 20 days tho educational costs had become almost unbejievable in 1925 the bylaw was passed chang ing the system of paying for secondary schools and which pro vide that tho county paid half and the municipality half mr padget claimed that if the county ever needed tho county school board now being advocated it was at that there is no use locking the after the horse has been was spent and this gth concession stolen men in apparently good health who rarely aro confined to their homes for any cause and who look to be good for many more years of active business and professional life aro stricken suddenly and pass out of the picture of life there ha3 always been sudden deaths and there always will be but medical reports state that there have been so many during recent years that it has ac tually become alarming the cause of so many prominent men meeting death in this way in diffi cult to determine but tho opinion has been expressed that the strain on an executive who carries re sponsibilities of a heavy character is such that the heart is affected and unless there is relief at the right time the consequences aro go ing to be serious during the last dozen years the business strain in all lines has been greater than ever before men holding important positions who are expected to pro duce certain results have broken down and passed out much to the amazement of those who are their superiors tho latter never realizing that they were being driven too hard until the break came then there is tho question of exercise too many men do not realize the importance of healthful exercise do too much riding in motor cars in stead of walking and hnrmful re sults aro shown physclans are not by any means a unit with re- on tho year 2310 and he ho was glad to hear councillor gard to tho causes or these sudden henry wadswortii longfkjitxnv great men all ro- lives of mind us wo can mako our lives sublime and s departing leave be hind us footprints on the sands of time time has proven our service of tribute a service of tribute a record of honorable accomplish ments to acquit ourselves with honor is our creed rg clendening funeral director markham telephone markham 9000 i j 4su i