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stouffville ontario january 4 1934 paramount greetings at this happy season it is our desire to lay aside the formality of business and to greet you in the spirit of christmas and the new year we thank you for the pleasant relations of the past and trust that in nineteen hundred and thirty four your prosperity and our pleasant associations may continue ratcliff co town delivery phone 711 county restrict exports of canadiaacattle until the endojmarch coal coke golden west flour 2 39 98 pound bag i 9250 valno only with two pound package bsnur aoe value red river cereal special f 1000 ton on rising market s w hastings fe 169 stonffville ont toronto star following a regular session in january and special session in april york county council had a two weeks session in june and later a special session at which the members discussed metro politan area now they have had a nine day session and so ap parently the thing will go on fortynine men drawing seven dollars a day apiece tor days on end in addition to mileage for transacting business that reauy does not amount to much busi ness that a small committee could handle effectively in very short order there is little excuse for the existence of this county councu certainly no excuse at all for its ex istence as a nearly fiftyman muni cipal body yet when a motion looking forward to a reduction in numbers was presented at the pre sent sittings only two voted for it the fact is that canada is all cluttered up with administra tive bodies many of which in cluding ontarios county councils are either unnecessarily large or 1 superfluous altogether ihe leisure ly way in which some of them do business gives the impression that fees rather than service is the ultimate aim in the public mind the direct saving to be made by curtailing the size and number of our governing bodies is probably ex aggerated the total cost of york qounty council for example is not a large item relative to the amount spent in the county the cost of our parliaments is not large in relation to the provincial and federal ex penditures the idea that curtail ment in the size of these bodies would mean a substantial relief to the taxpayer has nothing to support it but when a body is unnecessary or unwieldly it should be abolished or curtailed as a business measure apart altogether from its direct cost if toronto can in 1934 be gov erned efficiently by a municipal body of twentythree men reduc ed from thirtyone by the new two- aldermanperward regulation it does seem absurd that fortynine men should be required to govern york county especially when it is remembered that the various municipalities in tho county have their own governing bodies which look after the bulk of their requirements government will limit british sliipmoiits to same number exported last year at request of old country exporters pear chance of better cattle prices gona tt thi cattle shipments to the oid country will be on a quota bsis in 1934 at the request of the british government loanada has agreed to limit shipments during the first three months of the new year to the number shipped during the same period in 1933 this amounted to about s000 heart it is understood that the request came from officials administering the british agricultural market ing act and that the same body has requested othsr dominions to cut down on certain agricultural exports opinion is divided as to the effect of the new regulation govern ment livestock authorities point out that last year was a fair one for the cattle exports and they are doubtful whether we would be able to export as many this year anyway they believe that there is a shortage of suitable export cattle in eastern canada exporters on the other hand are not pleased and claim that this will be a big blow to the cattle industry just when there was a prospect of regaining a fair sized export outlet to relieve the glutted domestic market no better prices now is ma stj january savings sweaters and pullovers many attractive lines in coat sweaters and pullovers in various weaves and in many delightful shades anpystyles suitable for school skating or everyday wear 89c to 450 all wool andsilk and wool hose best hose in all pair of priced a y all wool and silk and wool ades and sizes you will need a warm hose for the cold weather per pair 95c 79c 69c 59c 39c warm under garments womensall wool combinations fine soft wool smooth even weave best quality per sueft 150 to 350 cotton combinations per suit 100 wool vests andbloomers each 100150 cotton vests and bloomers each 49c59c heavy fleeced cotton vests drawers per garment 85c eiderdown dressing gowns in attractive patterns and shades warm and cosy made in a charming style with broad revers you will appreciate the style and comfort of these gowns and you will appreciate the saving price ea 250 to 450 smart skirts many styles all with the new features snugfitting at thehipsj and finished with interesting pleats and effective button trim novelty weaves wool and wool crepes in black navy brown and green each l 195295 dainty scarves plaids and stripes are good ascot de signs in real silk rayon or velveteen all lined and designed in the modern trend to give the costume that tailored look which is essentially of this season combined with a dash of individual colour all colors and various designs prices range from 59c to 375 afternoon and street frocks styles specially designed for the woman who is particular in tailored or fussy styles with crisp touches of white some with con trasting material on sleeves and smart neck lines mostly dark shades and black all sizes 295 to 1250 wool blankets brpckvale pure wool blankets white with pink borders these are best qualty canadian made blankets size 64x84 per pair 695795 flannelette blankets ibex- the standard of quality in flannelette blankets soft deep nap and long wearing qualities will give complete satis faction large size per pair 219 bridge sets irish linen bridge sets will look very smart on your tea table cloth about 36x36 with four serviettes in green rose and gold per sent 129 139 159 kid gloves beautiful imported kid glpyes made from choice pliable skins featuring the latest in trimmings coupled with good taste and perfection of detail slip ons in black gray and brown per pair 159 179 200 250 chamo suede fabric gloves they all wear them warm and serviceable wash easily wear well and look well slip on and one button styles in gray brown black biege and fawn per pair 39c 79c 100 boudoir lamps dainty lamps with metal base and slen der stems silk shades in mauve and rose complete with cord each 300 boys all wool hose a heavy all wool cold weather hose that will keep the feet warm in the coldest weather these heavy ribbed hose have the diamond knee and will give long service regular 100125 sale price 59c69c winter coats all reduced exceptional values the w h shaw store phone 9512 stouffville ontario tfirisi3s sfc5fti this quota will destroy any chance that we may have of rais ing cattle prices says charles- zeagman manager of the livestock department of the united farmers cooperative co ltd such a re striction might hurt prices as much as 10 to 20 a head and this will imean a lot to the farmers as they have been very hard hit and certainly need the money with the export market partly blocked by a quota more cattle will have to be in canada and this will consequently tend to depress prices mr zeagman contended i dont believe that the govern ment should step in and restrict our business in this way if we have the cattle we should be allowed to ship them he declared i have ibeen talking the situation over with some of the largest cattle shippers and they take the same view i dont think its a good idea to try to limit exports was the opin ion of a b quinn of a b quinn son catte dealers premier bennett doesnt know very much about the cattle business and i dont think he should interfere in this way reduction for men section notice of an additional five per cent reduction in basic wages has been received by maintenance-of- way employees of both the canadian national and canadian pacific railways this makes a total reduc- toin of fifteen per cent in conform ity with the cut taken by the runn ing trades recently the mainten- anceofway men including section hands and other similar trades have been working for a maximum wage of 43 cents an hour from this was deducted the first ten per cent cut general to all classes of railway employees the additional five per cent cut which became effective dec 1 will place the weekly wage of the men at between 15 and 1s per week maintenaneofway em ployees work an eighthour day and six days a week from his is taken the fifteen per cent cut leaving 51755 as a maximum for excec the pubushed at stouffvil yearly subs canada and unite united states poli a v editor cattle have rights send the tribune to absent friends an axe for the tax mcleans magazine the russians give all they make above ia bare living to the government and call it communism in canada we do the same thing and call it taxes this afterdinner speech quip may exaggerate but theres many a true word spoken in jest taxation in canada today is so great a burden that in order to foot the bill citizens must deny themselves com modities a services tley would otherwise buy must in many cases drain their savings some jolting figures have been compiled by the citi zens research institute they are presented in the december issue of the board of trade journal look at some of them cost of government in canada in 1932 latest available was thirtyfive per cent of our national income between 1928 and dominion provincial ments increased 1932 expenditures of our and municipal govern- by twentythree per cent in the same period our national income declined by fifty per cent not tat taxes were decreased they increased the drop was caused by the inability of the taxpayer to pay the greatest percentage of increase in spending took place in dominon expenditures in 1932 the federal government spent an estimated rim of 470600000 thirtythree per cent more than the 354531565 it spent in 1928 its tax revenue in 1932 was 258107000 thirty- five per cent less than the 895921027 it collected in 1928 provincial expenditures in the same period increased by nineteen per cent tax revenue through higher im position increased by twentyone per cent and the provinces are charity patients of the dominion exchequer municipal expenditures increased by fourteen per cent tax revenue increased by sixteen per cent because of higher rates lumped together in 1932 all our governments spent 1015600000 on current account this does not include expenditures on capital account or for publicly owned public utilities such as hydroelectric enterprises water works street railways canadian national railways canadian government mercantile marine etc it does include deficits incurred in the operation of such services these governments spent 10156000000 in the aggregate they piled up huge deficits about 200000000 what happens to you if you spend more than you earn you know what happens to you when the government spends iribre than it can collect you know that too losses on our nationally owned railways and steamships during the two years 1931 and 1932 alone added 90 to the taxes o every family in canada in some small towns pressure of public opinion has brought about a balanced budget and reduction in taxes canadian business has had to retrench more drastically than ever deemed possible and has improved its position by doing it governments must do the same tell your mp how you feel about these things when he knows you are back of him he can do a lot to stop wastes for which th higherup politic are responsible r8 at taxpayers vji d ajcct w0 cease ifi you yourself in giving judgment j a howe garagej elgin for 50 on no given him by james township as compensatip age done to his car w into a cow owned by blue water highway bet sound and southampton on the evening of septem judge owens of walkertor presided at the sittings of division court at southampton ed out a warning to motorists mers and constables motorists said his honor n understand that cattle have as m right on the highways as cars pro viding the cattle are in charge of some one who is capableof handling them or in other words that tho cattle are not wandering about un attended his honorclaimed that too many motorists drive recklessly over the highways and when ap proaching cattle donot slow down sufficiently to allowfor the cattle to be herded to one side of the road to allow them to afely pass speed ing over a hills another chance motorists take of coming suddenly on cattle tlat ae being driven along the road judge owens also warned farmers that when cattle are being driven along the highways after dusk a party carrying a light must precede them and another party with a light must be at the rear of the herd his honor also took occasion to warn constables not to endeavor to arrange or force settlement for ac cidents on the highways between parties in sueh cases a constables duty only is to investigate and serve summonses if necessary in the case under dispute james ball a farmer living near elsinore gave j a howe port elgin garage- man a note for 6558 to cover damages to the latters car when it collided with one of a herd of cows which the formers son and daughter were driving along the highway following the accident ball accord ing to plaintiff admitted responsi bility for the accident and arranged to have howes disabled car towed to his garage the next morning accompanied by county constable travis howe motored to balls home and received from him note payable within thirty days to cover the damage done to the car when the note fell duo ball refused to pay the amount in the meantime the cow which howe had struck died of injuries received in the collision and ball having apparently chang ed his mind as to his responsibility for the accident sought legal advice with the result that when howe entered suit things ok in mvkham villaci whilo some may think there is room for improvement in tho management of villago affairs yet no one appears to be ready to undertake the task nomin ation meeting revealed no great enthusiasm and while a few nominations were made in addit ion to the old council there were none anxious to enter tho race for municipal honors so the council board will remain tho same for an other year and will no doubt carry on in tho best interest of the vill age one thing certain the councill ors are quite sure to earn their salaries oven it they should decide to raise them a bit so long as tho raise is not made retroactive in any case tho electors should appreciate tho services of those who represent ifim to the heatrfjtfcstrability and should feel their duty to co- opernto wjfho council in its effort to give f01 government stand by your representatives and help to mako ijjf coming year one of pro gress iti tn0 village and thus help yoursels twenty- women wh3 trails died in all of them saw tn it was young the west ed before 1895 the cil marks the half centuryj canadian pacific came sailing for new yorb ber 14 the 42500ton whl empress of britain ler christmas and new years a day cruise for the west indies december 22 returning to no york january 3 and sailtagagaln january 4 for ammonth cruise around the world- among the believe it or not facts wellknown to the generality of newspaper readers may be added the statement of s g hlb- ben of the jy6stinghouse light company- made recently in an address at the royal york hotel toronto that today there are some 10000 different kinds of ar tificial light sources approximately 78000 people own the canadian pacific rail way through their ownership of the companys common stock of these 36000 live in canada of the balance 21000 live in other parts of the british empire most ly in england with 16000 in the united states and 5400 in other countries mostly continental eur ope i for the first time in western- canada an impressive ceremony the ageold investiture of thd knights of st john was held re cently at the hotel vancouver vancouver when six british co lumbians were admitted by king george sovereign head of tho order to high honors old world costumes and strange rites added to tho dignity and color of tho proceedings railways and their important functions in the economic exis tence of tho state were stressed by g g ommanney development commissioner of the canadian pacific railway at the annual banquet of the traffic club of hamilton recently they had he said contributed materially to de velopment of natural resources building up of industries and in promoting land settlement and agriculture railway and motor truck trans portation are both essential to the economic wcllbcing of canada and neither should be antagonis tic to the other stated hon r j manion minister of railways and canals at a national conference on transportation held at ottaj recently but he added wj railways are subject to strict j ulation and control motor tl service has not as yet jl broughtundcr any compara eentrot or regulation stewart bearej phone markham 20 or to brithwalt hardware j radio rbpairinfif a ssrvlce you will apprcli