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sfelbttht vol- xlvii no 28 stouffville ontario thursday november 28 1935 a v nolan jj publisher let our christmas cards carry i smile for you a large assortment ot the fullest quality to choose from including religious comic relation scotch sympathy etc also inexpensive cards made from your own snapshot special cards for overseas pioneer mother goes tojer rest mrs macklem cook was in 88th year native of england merchants ask for a compulsory bylaw j m storey the home of quality drugs druggist bethesda following an illness of some duration mrs macklem cook died at the family home in iemonville on saturday nov 23 1935 and thus one more link is severed which bound the present genera tion to the ever lessening roll of the pioneer whose hospitable ways seem to be a lost art with the folks of today mrs cook was a true pioneer knew of the hardships that attended the opening of this new country and bore her share of them she was in her ssth year at the time of her death born i mrs cook believed millers instantly killed in sundays double level crossing tragedy that would close nil business i places every wednesday after- i noun throughout the year the a petition circulated among the merchants of stouffville signed by nineteen business places now rests in the hands or the municipal clerk asking that the municipal council pass a bylaw enforcing a wednes day haltholiday throughout the year less than half a dozen refused their signatures to the document at the present time the stores close throughout the summer up to n devonshire england oc ver weunes and the whoso maiden name was if i1lc lucy sanders followed her eldest brother william to canada when mr and mrs roy smith and her parents and the entire family ronald called on the hunt family here tuesday mr and mrs albert scott and family had tea sunday with mr and mrs russel hunt mrs peter curtis from muskoka paid a short visit to her sister miss edith allan last weekend the reorganization meeting of the yps will be held on tuesday even ing december 3 all members are requested to be present carson neill who left this com munity a year ago has returned and will be with mr clare liolender tor the winter on thursday of this week the wms is holding a quilting bee in the church come early in the morn ing with scissors needle and thread not forgetting that insignificant but necessary article the thimble then watch the needle slingers go a group of young ladies repre sented our jr institute at a con vention held in the royal york hotel toronto last week those included were mrs harry push mrs clifford burkholder mrs arthur steckley kathleen steckley blanche atkinson jeanne mcewen and gertrude clarke did someone say that skating days will he here soon three cheers it certainly felt like wintry weather last friday and saturday hut autumn seems to loathe giving up to old man winter and persists in a few last attempts at sending up the mercury however it wont be long now although the arena beckons strongly to the young people still the pond is not tor- gotten we wonder how many with in reach of this paper young and old can recall the good times at pikes pond many will confess that they came away sore yours truly included but sore in body not in spirit motor licenses also commercial licenses now available at markham r j hkksolt gray coach flcrabel tfje mjj jijjftoap weekend bargain fares during november beween all points on gray coach lines routes good going friday to sunday returning till monday minimum excursion return faro soc typical bargain parks betweeu stouffville and barrio 150 huntsvllle 715 midland 4 so toronto 115 brampton 195 buffalo 500 visit toronto royal winter fair november 20th to 2sth information at mrs h anderson ph 15s stouffville migrated to this country about 1sc5 or 70 years ago she married the late macklem cook who resid ed in whitchurch and for a number ot years he was engaged in the planing mill business in stoultville until he he settled permanently in lemonville on the farm some 45 years ago here their family of four children were born an only son passing away when a lad mr cook died in 1922 and the aged mother is survived by her three daughters mrs e c pemiock of stouffville and misses lillian and scynthia at home and two grandsons messrs harry and jack pennock of stouffville all that loving hands could do went to ease the burden of pain and suffering for the loving mother during her final days by memibers of the household of a family of four children all of whom came to canada mrs cook is sur vived by two brothers harry sanders of allandale and thomas of florida the wellknown w b sanders eldest brother died in stouffville in december 1829 scores of people who knew well the hospitality of the cook home over the years attended the funeral on monday afternoon from the late home to lemonville cemetery for interment irev c b jeffery and mr burgess both testified to the fine motherly instincts and beauti ful christian character of the deceased and of her great love and devotion to her home the wide- man quartette sang three selections v the solemnity of the occasion and the ipall bearers were all relatives reeve h w sanders blake and william sanders all ot stouffville arthur sanders jacksons point jack sanders allandale and duncan stewart of toronto in addition to telegrams and other messages of sympathy floral offerings from the following banked th e bier mr and mrs mel moore and charlotte toron to mr and mrs a b king fernie british columbia lemon- villo ladies aid mr and mrs harry sanders allandale mrs mina wilmott cobourg mrs meda pickett and mrs annie blueman uxbridge miss stella cook new market mr and airs sanders and family vaughan road misses vera and maude canning toronto mrs luella bruco creighton mrs nellie darby and miss maimie white all of toronto and the pennock family stouffville local juniors cut some ice at the arena gardens stouffville junw hockey team stepped out on tuesdy night into the big limelght down in the maple leaf gardens to meet the j dukes in thesocond round of the j spa seriesalthough the local lads had no opportunity for practise they showed good form and the handi caps of big icewas no great hind rance to them at that they went down to defeat by a score of 7 to 3 which was in no way a criterion of the evenness of the teams for they wero well matched stouffville led 10 cud of second period vic paxton was a whirlwind in goal while lintnor did good work as did the other boys on the lineup was sam anderson red brillinger and lou morden murray holden and chub spencely max reosor coach says the hoys are now through with the spa and will soon get down to practise for junior oha winter games bylaw would if passed extend this closing for the remaining three or four winter months in cases where a statutory holiday tails before wednesday in the week there would be no wednesday off during the two weeks prior to christmas stores would remain open every business day in support of the halfholiday the sponsors say that it has be come a wellknown fact that close confinement to inside work without the privilege of a chance to relax and obtain some fresh air will ruin any person in health they feel too that the public are reasonable in matters of this kind and that the holiday would leave the clerks in better condition to serve the public the open nights they point out will remain as in the past and that with a definite allyear round arrangement without change will eliminate the present uncertainty about when places are open and when they are not the necessity of ihetter hours in the interests of health are reflected in the measure being adopted in toronto and the proposal to the ontario government for forced regulations on all places of busi ness throughtout the province it is argued that towns like aurora newmarket and uxbridge close every evening during the year excepting saturday whereas stouff ville is open in the summer time three nights per week some places also take the halfholiday through out the year as is aimed to do locally while it is not to be expected that the present municipal council will do anything about the matter with only one more meeting the petition will no doubt come under the eye of the 1936 council shaws big store is opposed to closing dur ing the winter months and with an investment at stake much larger than the average petitioner repre sents their interests are bound to be considered in the matter how ever we understand that if sufficient majority threefifths or something like that sign such a petition coun cil are forced to take action and pass the measure if once passed no merchant can hand out any goods without sub jecting himself to a fine so that all would be on a same basis in the village there would be no slipping in the hack way to serve a customer for the liability of a fine would be greater than the profit from the sale made the tribune is not concerned in the matter only so tar as it affects the general welfare of the com munity our office would not bo closed but in order that all sides may be heard wo are opening a column for the discussion of the matter letters sent to the editor should bo signed for our private information but so long as no per- greatest tragedy to visit jstouftville iu many a day came upon us on sunday moruiug- wheu the news spread that mirand mrs root miller had beejjkilled instantly at the level crossing jail farm lang- staff athhe spot where edw nigh and percy spofford collided with a train resulting in mr spofford los ing a foot two or three years ago in the former accident however it was after dark and visibility was had but on sunday morning there was good visibility and a train could be seen on the track for more than half a mile mr and mrs miller had left home about 10 oclock to motor to hamil ton where they intended to visit his son rarstow for the day returning monday for the live stock exposi tion in toronto the key of their homo here and the furnace was left in charge of mr a c burkholder who saw thorn off mrs miller at the wheel of their ford coupe charlio matthews langstaff coal merchant said that he watched the car ap proach the tracks expecting it to stop but instead it proceeded right on and was struck by the big engine travelling 55 miles an hour and drawing 40 freight cars from allan- dale to toronto matthews was amazed when he saw the motor did not stop at the tracks nor did it increase its speed to give the train a race which indicated that the driver of the car was all unaware of the approaching train the accident was attributed by police to mrs millers vision being obscured by the small window on the car a 19 29 model otherwise there was good visibility no trees or obstruction and a raised track mrs miller was carried 700 feet from the crossing but mr millers body was still in the mangled wreckage and not badly bruised death must have been instantaneous the police thought the- langstaff coal merchant ran to the tracks and succeeded in catch ing the eye of the conductor as the caboose passed over the crossing when the engineer was signalled and the train brought to a stop the engine being about a mile down the track at the time and here the wrecked car was taken off and the body of mr miller removed from it the remains of his wife were picked up in the field robert miller was 78 years ot age and his wife by a second marriage was 51 they were identified by her driving permit found in her hand bag near the scene for more than 60 years he had been engaged in the development of fine stock and through this interest met his future wife a member ot a wisconsin family widelyknown as breeders of shorthorn cattle when mrs miller died seventeen years ago mr imiller married her sister miss jessie harding her brother f w harding is secretary of the ameri can shorthorn breeders association and is known all over the continent among cattlemen mr miller was horn at thistle ha farm pickering township which is still in the family being owned by his brother john about 45 years ago he unsuccessfully con tested a seat in parliament for south ontario against hon john dryden afterwards he moved to stouffville possessed land at iringwood where ho had over 200 acres at time of death he never lived on the pro perty but always resided in town tor ho travelled a great deal and de- aires one task was to judge on a class that contained 210 lincoln rams for hours the judge worked sorting and grading finally he sin gled out four and awarded them the ribbons hours later he was told that these four sheep were owned by the two brothers who had recent ly migrated from tasmania to the argentine bringiug their herd with them he had selected from the huge class the very strain which he had selected 20 years earlier made stouffville famous many incidents are almost legend ary tales of the famous stouffville breeder who had made this town famed among stock breeders all over the world one alone indicates the scottish thoroughness that marked all his actions when a certain breed of sheep became popular years ago in the united states he prom ptly sailed for france and went to the district 40 miles from paris where the strain originated here he sorted and searched he found only one ewe to his liking but lie learned of herds in germany he went there and discovered cue pedi- gree records which were known as the fullest and most complete ever maintained of any animals he pur chased more sheep and brought back to canada a herd which for several years- was recognized as the finest on the continent several years ago the stomach worm got into his land and his flocks suffered so lie went out ot sheep and began to devote special attention to his shorthorn herds his cattle had been famous they swept classes at the royal winter fair and the cana dian national exhibition he con tinued his trips abroad on judging and show tours and continued to ac quire cups and medals and awards in addition he received tributes from many governments for his con tributions to building up strains one in particular was his work for mex ico which he served as a purchaser of cattle and sheep appointed by president perfirio diaz sonal attacks are made the identity of the writer will not be revealled pended on herdsmen and others to farmers townspeople and mer- care for his stock chants themselves may be free to mr millers first trip abroad and il isi miller double funeral a sad solemn cortege stouffville was in deep mourning on tuesday afternoon the occasioa of the double funeral for robert miller and his wife whose tragic aeaths had startled and bereaved the community long before the hour ot service crowds assembled at the local cemetery realizing that ad mittance to the home would be al most impossible the service was conducted by the rector of christ church anglican rev jj robbins assisted by rev t a nind and rev mr curliss former rectors here car loads ot gorgeous flowers came from all parts ot the country repre senting outstanding associations iu the live stock world the cne and the iroyal winter fair and from relatives and intimate friends the spacious home was filled to capacity while several hundred assembled on the lawn where the voices of the speakers were quite audible the imperial oil co with whom mr barstow miller is employed provided loud speakers so the ser- vice in the house could be heard by the large crowd unahle to gain ad mittance mrs eric griffin sister of mis barstow miller sang a solo and mr robbins preached the funeral service the funeral cortege was one of the largest ever seen here and took about 15 minutes to pass a given point the two hearses were preceded by two limousenes con veying the bearers and mourners those who attended the bier of mrs miller were andrew miller clare- mont wm dryden ot brooklyn robt scott claremont and dr h b freel a c burkholder and dr e s barker of stouffville at the bier of mr miller were eight bearers j a macleod hon duncan marshall dr s s ball k r davis john miller sr of thistle ha john miller jr ashburn james douglas enter junior oha stouffville will organize a hockey team to enter the oha againthls winter couucillorarttveldon is named jisresliseut of the club whilenhe boys will be under the management of dinty hodglns an outside coach will be looked tor falling to find one locally skilled for the job it was felt at the organiza tion meeting that a junior team was the best to enter as material is available it is believed for a strong lineup the district will llkely comprrso uxbridge aurora and scarboro caledonia and mart gardhouse mpp of weston chief mourners were mr and mrs barstow miller hmilton who have been staying in his parental home here this week john and margaret miller brougham andrew and mary miller claremont frank harding chicago scores of people from the lowly walk of life to many outstanding public men of the province assembled at the home among them were col f h deacon president of the canadian national exhibition hon geo s henry j a macleod president bank of nova scotia t a russel past president royal winter fair mr carlyle manager of the prince ot wales ranch calgary mr hitch- man canadian live stock records inspector guthrie city police dept representing col draper dr christie president ontario agri cultural college guelph dr james moore brooklin and many other notahles reeve h w sanders and mem bers of the stouffville council attended in a body representing the civic institutions the military was represented by col gordon cousens commander of mr barstow millers regiment the lome irifles scottish and numer ous officers of his former regiment the toronto scottish regiment activities of the chbrch stouffville baptist church chns s mcgrath pastor sunday december 1 1935 1000 am bible school 1100 am worship 700 pm service wed 8 pm prayer service express their views buys gwillimsbury farm tax notice the final date for payment ot the second instalment of village of stouffville taxes will bo dec 2 without penalty added the collector will be at the treasurers office on saturday nov 30 and monday dec 2 for the convenience of those who wish to make payment george mlddleton of goodwood has purchased a wellknown farm at belhavcn about five miles from sutton consisting of 150 acres the property is equipped with good bank barn and a 14roomed house and before the depression which knocked prices endways sold for 17000 mr mlddleton however purchased the place for just half this amount and will take possession in the early spring at the present time he has been on a 50acre place on the concession of uxbridge township mcnnonitfc mission appeal the mission circle of the monnonito church expects to send a box of second hand clothing to the needy ones in tho west any one having clothing they would like to send please leave at the church n stouffville on december 3rd incidentally to the land of his fore fathers was in 1881 before long his wisdom in the selection of stock for canadian breeding purposes gave him a reputation in tho british isles france and germany an example ot this and also of his uncanny skill at judging stock was shown when in 1896 ho was asked by a leading english authority to select a herd of sheep to be sent to tasmania for two brothers who were building up a strain in australia twenty years later mr miller was serving as a judge of sheep and cat tle at the greatest livestock show in tho world palermo near buenos elected cne president iu 1923 lie was elected president of the canadian national exhibition tho first nonresident of toronto and the first farmer to have the office he was reelected in 1924 he could have had the ollice earlier it was stated but his international activi ties were too heavy to allow him to take the task for 23 years prior to this he had been director of the asso ciation he was still a director at the time of his death and through the 35 years he had gained a reputation as zealous defender of the highest ethics in and out of the show ring at a meeting of the canadian short horn breeders last year of which lie was past president he created a storm by charging a diroctor of the exhibition from his county ot york with employing unethical practices in showing a hull and he named the exhibitor and the animal mr mil ler was very firm against such abu sive practices as ho had on more than one occasion stated to the tribune these abuses existed amongst ex hibitors at the cne the late mr miller was the first president ot the bothesda stouffville telephone association back in 1903 before the present company was formed stouffville mennonite church rev i brubacker pastor sunday december i 1935 1000 am bible school 1100 am worship 700 pm service wo invite the public to our gospel services stouffville mens bible class nondenominational meeting each sunday afternoon at 230 in oddfellows booms button block sunday december 1 1935 a cordial invitation is extended to all men of the community who are not connected with any other sunday afternoon group peachs quartette will sing the class will hold a social even ing on friday nov 29th in odd fellows hall the program will in clude games refreshments and offer ing for social service purposes lot us have big turnouts at iboth of these meetings wc brillinger rev t laidlaw president teacher milk producers name officials markham nov 2c markham district ot the toronto branch milk producers association held the annual meeting in the tow4 hall when officers were elected for the year herman kidd was elected president and director on the toron to board for the district william champion was named secrotary- treasurer directors are robert armstrong locust hill william spears union- ville w l clark gormley james mulrhead hagerman j ir camp- hell stouffville robert holden unionvillo stewart baird mark ham fred coakwell box grove mr peterson ballantrae mr free man henry hooper gormley send tho tribune to absent friends stouffville presbyterian rev w ii fuller b a sunday december 1 1935 200 pm bible school 3q0 pm church service all are cordially invited sixth line baptist church rev xv e smnlley pastor telephone 1903 sunday december 1 1935 1000 am sunday school 700 pm church service subject a bible picture of a blessed man christian do you know what god expects ot you hear this message bible thought for this week psa 368 they shall be abun dantly satisfied witu the fatness of thy house and thou shall make them drink of the river of thy pleasure prayer meeting every night oxcept saturday from december 2 to december 6 at 8 oclock bloomlngton and ringwood christian churches rev e morton preacher sunday december 1 1935 let us all bear in mind that this old world will he at rest when men rightly live in jesus christ not be fore services next lords day 1100 am bloomington v 230 pm rlngwood 700 pm altonji when we enter gods house for praise and thanksgiving we show to tho world that we ibelieve that my help cometh from the lord psa 1211 stouffville congregational christian church sunday december 1 1935 stouffville 1000 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting vvodnesday 7 pm childrens meeting church hill 200 pm bible school 300 pm church service we invite you to our services stouffville united church rev thos lntdlaw minister sunday december 1 1935 rev dr mitchell will teach the adult class end members are asked to bring their friends 1100 morning worship subject gods thoughts and our thoughts a contrast missionary sunday 230 pm sunday school 700 evening service beginning with song service subject god in the storm 800 pm monday yps 800 pm wednesday prayer and bible study you are heartily welcome to all these services lemonville bloomington ballantrae rev o b joftery minister sunday december 1 1935 i was glad when they said unto mo let us go into the house of tho lord 1045 ballantrae 230 bloomington 700 lemonville