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volxlvii no 4 stouffville ontario thursday may 2 1935 a v nolan publisher you need it at this season every one needs a spring medicine to cleanse the blood of accumulated impurities you cannot feel right with the system clogged with waste matter and poisons nyals iliiood purifieit imparts strength and vitality cleanses the system of im purities and makes you feel at j the m storey druggist home of quality drugb permanent waving special croquinole 195 genuine xestie avaves 350 500 750 and 1000 these waves all include shampoo and lingeiwave hair tinting bleaching haircutting finger waving l keeping jphone si 14 4 doors east presbyterian church 9th line markham mrs b joyce spen sunday with her mother mrs g lewis the bunker family entertained toronto visitors on sunday air frank timbers lias purchased the clary farm at locust hill miss mary peacock had tea with the lewis family sunday evening miss yvonne joyce has returned from holidaying with her mother in toronto miss florice lewis who has spent somo weeks at her home left on fri day for fenelon falls miss eureta johnson returned tuesday to resume her studies at toronto normal school mrs john lewis and her little daughter shirley have returned from mrs schells nursing home mrs a collinson of hamilton and mrs robins on of toronto were recent guests at the home of mr and mrs j blair miss ethel burkholder of vine- land miss anna beesor and mrs fred nighswander of atha visited at mr l burkholders on wednes day sunday guests at mr james mccreights were mr and mrs parkinson mr and mrs reeve and mrs lowery of toronto aso mr and mrs b rawson and family of claromont keen competition over nomination set this friday east york residents watching contest for liberal honors with much interest april 27th marked the goth wedding anniversary of our esteem ed residents mr and mrs j blair on friday tney entertained at supper guests included miss s ilarkey mr a barkey mr and mrs r darkey and family mrs j r johnson mr and mrs d raymer and the immediate family in the evening friends both young and old gathered to honour this worthy couple tlio evening was en- joyably spent in games and song our heartiest congratulations are extended to mr and mrs blair witii the wish they may yet spend many i may 3rd as the date for the east york liberal convention draws near speculation grows more keen as to the chances of various aspirants and all east york riding is keenly watching the contest for the honor of carrying the liberal banner the next federal election there are five candidates definite ly in the field and othrs have been mentioned as surprises for may srd but it is generally conceded tnat the candidate will he selected from among those who have already an nounced themselves and have been addressing meetings through the riding for several months at least four of the candidates express optimism and each of the four are willing to name a second third fourth and fifth choice but with the rank and file of liberal members few will do more than bet on their favorite candidates are by this time very well known and some have been in the limelight for many ears dennis mccarthy a former deputy reeve of the township and alexander mcgregor kc have both previously carried the liberal anrier in east york goldy flem- ng f w bayfield and james coughlin kc are newcomers in the east york election circles but mr coughlin was a candidate on several occasions in other consti tuencies respective candidate claims mr mccarthy and mr rayfielcl claim residency in the riding and although mr mcgregor does not live in east york he is probably one of the largest property owners in the township and has devoted much time in the interests of the taxpayers of the township be sides his personal ability his strong card is that he carried the load for the liberal party on two successive occasions over heavy roads when none other was in sight to do it reward for past favors is a just and strong card of mr mcgregors mr fleming for many years resided in the northern sections of the riding mr coughlin has been associated with east york affairs for many years as a builder and has been a strong advocate of de velopment along residential lines on several occasions he has taken a hand in the east york municipal election campaigns dennis mccarthy has been in the tinsmithing business for many years alex mcgregor is recognized as having attained- a high standing in the legal profession goldy flem ing is a progressive business man with considerable interest in sever al manufacturing concerns mr rayliell is a teacher lecturer and writer mr coughlin in addition to being a lawyer carries on a con siderable real estate development business all the candidates are strong in their advocancy of the liberal prin ciples and hopeful for the return of the liberal party at the next elec tion such popular planks as the equalization of the good things of life senate reform freer trade lower tariffs and all pin their faith on mackenzie king as canadas hope and allexpress confidence that in the event of their selection as standard bearer the liberals will be victorious in east york on election day the convention will be held in danforth park school on friday with some coo delegates 86yearold citizen is dead veteran farmer of ontario county near uxbridge ex periences beautiful passing from mortal life tenders invited on clark reimbursed lemjeko wyheuuh w1thdrawal like a clock slowly running down ticking off the moments with but tardy precision our church street resident george cox breath ed his last early saturday even ing he was in his sgth year and was not ill but three weeksago or thereabout he went to bed and remained there most of the time growing weaker and weaker but without pain or discomfort until saturday he passed over the great divide from whence no man ever returned george cox was a successful and outstanding farmer in the com munity where he tilled the soil born in manvers township a son of one ralph cox who came from belfast ireland early in the century george as a young man united in marriage with elizabeth mckee and the counls staited farming in the township of reach in 1907 they located on a fine place at leaskdale in scott township where they remained until they retired to stouffville seven years ago mr cox was an admirer of good stock and would raise no other he drove only good horses and altogether was a hign class farmer besides his devoted life partner who is now in her s3rd year de ceased is survived by an only daughter miss mildred at home and by three sons eli cox cnr agent at coldwater nathan on the sth concession of pickering and elmer on the 6th concession of scott the family revered and held their aged father in great respect mr cox although of retiring nature was a keen thinker and student of world and local political events he was an ardent conserva tive and in religion a presbyterian the funeral on tuesday after- norn proceeded to the foster cemetery in scott twp for inter ment in charge of l e oneills undertaking parlors the service at the late home was conducted by rev erven mcdonald of toronto and family pastor at leaskdale for long years sir mcdonald is the husband of the well known authoress l m montgomery who wrote the ann books hall extension following a special meeting of whitchurch township council to consider plans tor a proposed extension to the community hall at vandorf for use as a clerks oliice and vault tenders are being invited the plans call for a one story addition to the east end of the building to be made into two rooms one of which will be lire proof for storing the valuable papers and documents of the municipality that there is real need for a safer place or method of housing these papers and books is apparent to all who know the situation increased work of municipal clerks also necessitates office accommo- of padget case mr w l clark who unsuccess fully contested the reeveship of markhani last january and later brought suit to unseat reeve geo padgett his opponent requests us give the dtail of the settlement of this case now withdrawn from court i consented to a withdrawl ow ing to the lateness in the year and because settlement could be made without any costs to the township said mr clark im not saying where the money came from but my solicitors received it from mr lucas who with aubrey bond acted for mr padgett mr clark says the offer of mrs geo dowswell buried at native village dation so the both matters are to settlement came from the other ho considered carefully when the tenders close on may sth jacob yake was a son of pioneer stock remember happy years together on hand contest real live pony given free watch for particulars next week or call at the store ask for coupons when making purchases any boy or girl under 1 6 years eligible to enter this contest contest starts monday may 6th 1935 coopers hardware claremont ont phone 103 the oratoria the prodigal son to be presented in the auditorium of the united church on the even ing of friday may 3rd at 815 those taking the solo parts are miss luella gayman soprano mrs c e dilliston of guelph contralto mr carl boadway tenor mr ward hallman baritone these artists are all favourites in our community and woll fitted to do full justice to the exacting solo work mrs dillistone has been heard here on several previous occasions and her charm ing personality and lovely voice has made her a very welcome visitor silver collection sixth line mr leslie grove of the sth con cession markham is occupying the house of mr aimer barkey this premises was recently bought by mr barkey but he will not reside thereon until next spring our local songster master david ratcliff while playing on the fence last saturday missed his centre of gravity and fell heavily to the ground fracturing his elbow the womens missionary society met on wednesday afternoon at the homo or mrs crawford macklem a birthday party was given master allan harper by his parents mr and mrs iross harper recently many of allans chums attended tnd all had a fine time next lords day sunday school will be held at 1000 am church service at 7 pm rev harry wor- llng pastor of stouffvillc christian church will he our guest speaker we are also pleased to have with us a soloist from toronto miss mary hay who is frequently heard over ckcl in gospccinl broadcasts we give you all a hearty welcome to this service notice to hydro users hydro electric users please be ad vised that the current in stouffvillc will bo turned off this thursday may 2 from 9 to 11 oclock am and from 1230 to 330 in the afternoon n w bycr line supt the ranks of the early pioneers and the sons of pioneers are fast dwindling and on saturday evening last another was added to the ever lessening role when jacob yake died at the brierbush hospital aged 7s years he had been in fail ing health for a number of years and although three or four days be fore he died he managed to totter down town he was hearing his nd when he had to be assisted to his boarding house at the brillinger home later he was taken to the local hospital jake as he was so familiarly known by was the second youngest son of eight born to john and susan kester his wife the father died in 1900 and the mother in 1920 and in fact all the sons are dead now with the exception of abram who is bedfast at his home almost opposite the presbyterian church he is 94 years old and was the second son born of the eight mentioned jacob learned the jewelry trade and later entered into buisness here which for a time was prosperous he was twice married his first wife be ing nancy rusnell a cousin of the late david rusnell two children were born to them both of whom are dead his second wife was a collingwood woman and she two is dead the death of his daughter and of his son adam both suddenly v ere a heavy blow to the father who noticeably failed from that time the late mr yake was buried on tuesday morning from l e oneills parlors to stouffville cemetery the nearest relative a grandaughter mrs brownscombe of hamilton being present along with other relatives and friends side and the cheque for 140 which he holds proves it the public may draw their own conclusions declar ed mr clark who exhibited a cheque attached to a letter written him by his solicitors denton denton as follows dear mr clark we are enclosing to you herewith our cheque for 13770 being 140 icceived by us from mr lucas less our disbursements of 230 mr padgett had been reported as denying having paid anything to settle the case and mr clark proves he was paid 140 to consent to settlemnt thus the dispute sought first hand k visit paid to homes of unemployed convinces premier that belief allowance is too small hail hepburn we who have criti cized you salute you the action of premier hepburn and his two aide decamps croll and roebuck in paying a personal visit to homes of unemployed citi zens of nearby municipalities marks a forward step in the history of cabinet ministers the announcement that hon mitchell hepburn is of the opinion that more food should be provided on relief vouchers is in itself an answer to the many holler than thou critics of our unfortunate unemployed whilst we must admit that there are chisellcrs calling themselves unemployed wo hope sincerely that the ontario premiers studied opinion may result in bad ly needed augmentation of the scant rations dealt out to thousands of deserving citizens and we hope still further that he and his con freres may realize tho urgent need of making some way for the willing bread winner to get an opportunity to be just that however that may be we write with hats in hand to givo to mitch tho honor due to one hold ing high olllce who has had tho courage and common sense to leave tho softness of the official stuff over and go seo for himself many smaller fry in the legisla tive field might well follow the example setfor verily neither second hand knowledge nor cold statistics can ever paint the picture of the agony in a good mans liome where poverty holds sway in an age when we almost de spair of common sense in politics wo thank premier hepburn for this little ray of hopo ringwood mr and mrs albert hoover were oshawa visitors on saturday louis brownsherger who spent the winter with his son earl in winnipeg has returned to his home most of the fall wheat in this section is being ploughed up not enough surviving the severe winter to warrant leaving mr and mrs wm wilson of lisle and mr and mrs fraser of creemore were recent visitors at d v wilsons mrs ira grove and master carl spent a few days last week with mr and mrs irobt hare ninth line markham dixon hills house of knowledge is crowded to capacity there being over fifty on the roll this we hear is one of the largest attendence of pupils in a rural one roomed school in this district it is rumored that our mr w jacobs sr is moving to toronto where one of his married daughte resides we wish mr and mrsjacobs every good thing wherever their abode may be mr and mrs e r sinclair also mr and mrs j l barrett attend ed the mendelssohn choir and symphony orchestra concert in maple leaf gardens on tuesday evening last the first spring rain of any dura tion was received in monday when an all day downpour watered the dry land and washed the winter dirt and grime off grass and trees making nature take on a more brilliant costume o hancock shouid have an extra early crop of peas this year as he reports having one and half acre of garden peas up through the ground we hope jack frost does not put in an appearance any more this spring a big crowd will be looked for at the ringwood church on friday night may 10th to hear the pro gramme rendered by the kinsmen quartette and some special talent from toronto their services are al ways much appreciated mr rhodanz of toronto who pur chased tho hoover and timbers farms west of our village is making extensive improvements to barns and stables on both farms having received a car load of cement one day last week to be used in bring ing the two farm properties right up to date mrs huldah raymer who is very seriously 111 at mechanisburg ohio wo understand is slightly improved we hope that her health will soon warrant her removal back to her homo here mrs raymer has- made her homo here with miss ada barkey when not in usa n w bycr of stouffville has recently completed construction contracts for hydro on various farms in the district those now enjoying the convenience of this sorvice over the oil lamp are sept h foote jno imcccnnochie and win timbers the day will come when tho oil lamp will be regarded as crude as the old tallow candle no ono needs tho hydro more than the farmer the death of mrs george dows- well at her late home on main street east about 10 oclock on sunday evening came as a great shock both to the immediate family and the wide circle of life long acquaintances although in delicate health for some time mrs dowswell appeared to have made some improvement was consider ably better in health and on sun day partook of her meals as usual she had retired for the evening aud had been in conversation with her husband just a few moments before she passed away born at goodwood 74 years ago a daughter of the late william watson her girlhood days were spent in uxbridge township and following her marriage to george dowswell the couple settled just west of goodwood where they en joyed a long and successful life on the farm besides the bereaved hus band there survives the faithful mother two daughters miss lillian member of the stouffville public school staff and miss jean also two sons arthur of stouffville and russel of uxbridge township mrs dowswell is the last of her family two brothers david of goodwood and william of stouffville having died within recent years a devoted wife mother and friend she stood steadfast in the faith of the saints and for long years was an ardent worker and member of the old methodist church first at goodwood and later in stouffville she gave much time to the work of the church organiza tions the funeral on wednesday afternoon of this week was to goodwood cemetery for interment following a solemn and impressive service at the late home conducted by the family pastor rev thos laidlaw with the churches sedan for sale 1928 chev sedan in good order a bargain for quick sale only 140 cash apply tribune office oes reception members of the eastern star chapter in stouffville were well represented at the reception tender ed mrs myrtle blbby of hamilton and mr arthur mason of windsor worthy grand matron and worthy grand patron for ontario and other grand officers at the royal york toronto on monday evening on be half of the toronto districts over 1200 members of the organization assembled in the crystal ball room for the presentations to the two guests of the evening mrs a v nolan ddgm delivered the address to the worthy grand matron and miss aileen wilcox ddgm toronto delivered the address to their grand patron handsome gifts accompanied the eomplimentay remarks made on be half of the three toronto districts a social evening was enjoyed and music was rendered by stanley st johns orchestra among those from stouffville in attendance were mr and mrs j borinsky mr and mrs h j malloy mrs jas muston miss jane birkett mrs harry brillinger mrs george storey mrs k d woodburn miss anne lehman mrs w h shaw mrs b doten mrs hoover and messrs fred crossen c barkey a v nolan girl wanted for light housework on farm home apply to h j lewis 9th concession markham the annual meeting of the jr institute will be held on wednes day afternoon may s at the home of mrs j b cooney there will be an election of officers also an exchange of plants a social half hour is being arranged all mem bers are urged to he present come and meet your friends at the annual spring fair of melville united church on wednesday even ing may 15th you will find home made candy fancy work flower and vegetable plants in boxes pro visions baking and refreshments all reasonably priced horaeshoo pitching fish pond etc fun for all no admission locust hill farm sold frank timbers ot the 9th con cession just south ot stouffville has purchased tho harry clay farm at locust hill but will not get possession until tho spring of 1936 tho sale price is said to bo around 6000 for tho 60 odd acres tho property is rented to t o lowry for this year stouffvuile presbyterian rot w h fuller ba sunday may 5th 1935 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service tho pastor will be with us we cordially invite the public to worship with us t t t t lemonvtuie bloomington ratitiantrajb itev o b jeffery minister sunday may 5th 1935 1030 ballantrae 2 3 0 bloomington communion 700 lemonvllle the bbl young people societies will meet on tuesday evening may 7 at 8 oclock at the home ot mr and mrs edgar story bloomington t t t t stouffville mennonitb church rev s cressninn pastor friday 8 pm prayer service sunday may 5th 1935 1000 am bible school 1100 am cecil brown markham will preach the evening service lifted in favor of the evangelistic meetings opening at altona on a 3 weeks campaign evangelists miss a yeo and miss e snider t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches rev b morton preacher sunday may 5th 1935 let us read to learn learn to practice practice to live and live to praise god forever communion service next sunday 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood revival meeting at altona 7 pni behold how good and how pleas ant it is for brethren to dwell to gether in unity psa 1331 t t t t stouffvhile baptist ofluroh charles s mcgrath pastor sunday may 5th 1935 1000 am bible school classes for all 1100 morning worship celebration of the lords supper 700 evening service nothing like one honest look one honest thought of christ upon his cross that tells us how much he has been through how much he endured how much he conquered how much god loved us who spar ed not his only begotten son but freely gave him for us dare we doubt such a god dare we mur mur against such a god wednesday at 8 pm sharp prayer and bible study meeting tho bible class will meet on fri day night at 8 oclock at the home of mr and mrs bert licorish the public are invited to worship with us t t t t stouffvhile congregational christian church harry worling pastor sunday may sth 1935 stouitviuo 1000 am bible school classes for all 1100 am missionary service offering for missions 700 evening service short song service of old time hymns the rev mr smalley pastor ot the sixth one baptist church will have full charge church hill 200 pm bible school 300 pm church service friday may 3rd the christian endeavour will meet in tho church the program will be in charge of the hartman yps a hearty welcome awaits all who attend these services t t t t stouffville united church thos laidlaw ma pastor sunday may 5th 1935 1100 am morning worship 230 pm s s and bible classes 700 pm evening service special kings jubileo service let us make this sorvico all that it ought to be as loyal subjects ot king george a special invitation is extended to tho war veterans and all other organizations to tho jubileo sorvice on sunday evening the pastor will preach morning and evening monday at 8 pm yps under auspices ot christian fellowship department a special feature will bo violin solos by mrs whlto accompanied by mrs lester lock both of toronto let us have a fine attendance tuesday may 7th at 8 pm regular meeting of official board wednesday at 8 pm prayer and bible study