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steibmte vol xlviii no stouffville ont thursday april 16 1936 a v nolan jp publisher get your radio license from j mi storey the homo of quality drugs druggist cguncil is asked for loan to buy team of horses another ltriiuost made of willi cliuiii council was for 10 to transport hatepayer to new ontario in quest of work regular meetiiis was llild on saturday sunny south was a misnomer this winter insurance thomas birkett insurance agency everything in insurance phone 25902 stouffville out see ii o klinck obrien avenue tor your insurance needs in fire life automobile burglary and all casualty lines a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co also automobile and fire e a grubin registered optomerist will be at his office in stouffvllle every other moday and tuesday april dates mill 27h and 28th slay dates 11th 12th 25th and 2gth eyes examined glasses fitted and repaired phone stouffville 2405 l e oneill stouffville funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone service day and night business phono residence phone briarbush hospital main street stouffville license no 203 graduated nurses in attendance private semiprivate and public wards phono 191 mrs e r good superintendent ciabcl tfjc iinjg jfjigfjtoap stouffville toronto single 83c return 155 standard time leave leave stouffville toronto mansion bay at house dundas a 715 am b 1100 am b 925 am c 130 pm c 345 pm o 530 pm d 810 pm c 545 pm b 1015 pm a daily except sunday holidays b sunday holidays only c satur day only e daily except saturday sunday holi days connections at toronto for buffalo detroit and all usa points gray coach links mansion house phone 101 stouffville many folks today are veering to the beliel that the duties of a municipal council are much more varied than they really are as was evident by the puzzlers placed before whit church township council at their april meeting held on saturday at vandorf one ratepayer in tough circumstances appeared before the members with the request that he be financed to the extent of 50 to en able him to try his fortune in new ontario this gentleman turned down an offer of work on the ground that the pay was inadequate the offer was at least 20 per month tree house milk and firewood when the council declined to send him on the northern jollification he left the chambers looking anything but like a sunshiny day another ratepayer wanted council to stake him for a team of horses by way of a 100 loan the word loan was emphasized warden j o little advised the council that hospitalization in york county for the month of january had reached a peak in that month for all time when 20 354 was ex- ponded he asked that the utmost vigilance be exercised in consenting to patients going to hospital and that every effort be put forth to gel the patient to assume the cost or ai least a share of it a rearrangement of road foremen i was made on beats 39 and 40 murry smith will replace both fore men on these two seats with the exception of the herb mitchell side- road which mr mitchell will be ask ed to look after councillors evans and leary pass ed a resolution calling for the government road subsidy on 1396942 expended on roads in 1935 deputy reeve toole and council lor cook introduced a resolution calling for the assembly of regular council meetings from may to september to commence at 9 am with the hope of early adjournment durinv the summer season the resolution met with the approval of all the council and passed instructions were given that all road foremen be notified that hence forth all road accounts must be in the hands of the road superintend ent on or before the 5th day of the month in order to be dealt with at the regular meeting for that month those not so filed will be held over until the meeting in the next month the presentation of road accounts on the day council meets has caused no end of delay and is not to be tolerated longer councillors evans and cook mov ed for the payment of 15 to mrs alex spelnian for nursing duties performed relief was noliceably down for the month of march accounts totall ing 22711 being passed to mer chants and others for goods supplied the auditors report was present ed under the new form prescribed by the department of public affairs and was left over for further con sideration reeve newton rao presided over the meeting road accounts- mostly for snow shovelling were passed as follows road accounts div 10 snow shovelling 4145 div 3190 div 27 104g div 20 692 div 5 1190 div 33 s 1465 div 29 2g7 tln 635 div 40 3205 div 42 2105 div 23 1s55 div 4a 570 div 36 8625 div 4942 div 3s 4s70 div 11 1600 div 37 1095 div 19 660 div 3 1465 div 8 4990 div 41 3635 div 7 3510 div 2 6220 div 34 60 s2 div 41 2910 div 2 3045 div 5 26 div 10 5070 div 14 2706 div 14 2141 div 24 2640 div 15 8s5 div 2s 400 div 16 615 div 6 4525 tls 6235 div 6 4525 div 12 1950 div 30 37 48 div 1 3195 div 19 7ss div 32 2530 ballantrae miss rena mitchell is spending a vacation with relatives in stouffville births knight at the brierbush hospital stouffville on april 9th 1936 to mr and mrs norman knight uxbridgo township a son vnnzant at goodwood on april 13 1936 to mr and mrs garnet vanzant a daughter dr and mrs ira freel and their staff of two assistants arrived home from their four mouths holiday in florida ou saturday well tauued tired and glad to be back in the old town again the doctor has lost con siderable weight but otherwise he appears to he his same old self while mrs freel is much improved over her condition at the time they left for st petersburg the trip of many hundreds of miles was delay ed both enroute and before il start ed owing to the havoc of the floods in the states which our readers are more or less familiar with from newspaper reports we have requested dr freel to outline some of the interesting features of his holiday and here are his observations coming up out of the deep south high winds and black clouds racing towards us made one- think of the recent tornadoes in the same vicinity only 24 hours previous while we escaped the tornado yet the high waters in south carolina made us play pussy wants a corner over the good roads until we find a sound bridge to pass over we made strong efforts to get away from the susquehanna de vastation but the jinx willed other- wise as ignition trouble compelled us to spend a night in that sodden griefstricken community every where broken retaining walls flood ed roads and harrowing tales con fronted us we were told of dead bodes being found in cellars whose foundations had been ripped apart by huge cakes of ice by houses floating down the river with the smoke still pouring out of the chimneys the roaring river going three blocks back ruining furniture battering houses down tearing up roads general desolation in times of trouble and distress heroism comes to the front young boys in bathing suits and boats rescuing stranded people from roofs or upper stories only to be engulf ed in the raging waters and they themselves having to be rescued by boats from harrisburg poor holiday weather the sunny south was a misnomer as far as this winter was concerned as months of rain cold winds and lack of sunshine was the pre dominant feature some wise cracks signs noted on the way up read dont drink when you drive dont drive when you drink you have your money and i have mine we each have ours that will be fine but if you kep yours and keep mine too what in the h will i do anything you want name it we have it if we havent it then you dont want it anyway so what the festival favored with bright skies and a sunny day st petersburg annual festival of states passed in a color ful review on april 3rd to the cheering of thousands of homo folks and visitors this festival of states corresponds to the mardi gras oi new orleans and the festival of roses of los angeles new jersey float a symphony in silver gold and dark purple carried off the prize with canada in honorable mention a number of gaps occurred in the parade of floats owing to a down pour of rain the night previous which spoiled their finery the par ade was a spectacle of stirring beauty gay with the brightest of colors resplendent with marching units brightly uniformed bands and j many comical interludes by clowns on these floats were young women in the newest of frocks pul chritudinous bathing beauties whose brief suits breathe the spirit of out door florida not a cloud was visible in the sky and the clear florida sunshine smiled down on the crowds tempering the breeze the canadian float was of regal build with a dignified touch to make it among the outstanding in the procession it was entirely white finished around the bottom with green and white fringe in the centre was a wreath with a crown on top and maple leaf in the centre on an elaborate throne in the back sat the lovely canadian queen beverley ruth shaver the float was over hung with rich purple and over the top hung a deep gold fringe our flag was at either side of the float and the back ground for miss shaver in her white dress was a rich drape of red velvet our canadian queen won the con test for the international beauties and was given a free trip to cuba the parade was more than two hours in passing and represented states cities business houses boy scouts dairies and so forth prizes were given for different sections and for the best bands florida military academy band won first several of the oands had women players they wore the same uniform as the men but instead o f trousers had a wide stripe down each side of their skirt the feminine drapery is always more artistic than male attire republicans accuse the govt of plowing under prosperity as well as cotton the tornado last october played havoc with the grapefruit which was just heavy enough to be blown off the coast guard flyers are a special boon to sponge fishermen who frequently had to go out a hundred miles in quest for their material in the event of a sudden storm the flyers slip out and drop their warnings for the sponge fleet to skip home a bawling contest one of the games at the band shell is a wife calling contest the husband who could call the loudest and clearest won the prize loud calls were heard such as susan sew on a button mary why is breakfast not ready lucy youre the best cook in the country the man calling the last sentence won the prize two women and one man were the judges barometer of better times higher prices and itrisker ridding at farm sales in this section in dicate that returning prosirrity is just around the corner uxbridge stops reuef april 20 marriages rielhy hani on saturday afternoon april 11 at melville united church manse the marriage was solemnized by rev john mcewen of miss anna isabel ham daughter of mr and mrs lennie ham of milliken to mr frank bielhy son of mr and mrs charles bielhy of bethesda the bride looked charming in pencil blue crepe with wide gray straw hat and gray shoes and carrj iig a bouquet of killarney ros es and rose and mauve sweet peas she was attended by miss alta jseller of stouffville who wore powder blue crepe with corsage bouquet of roses the best man was mr wray biel- by of lemonville brother of the groom after the ceremony the happy couple left by motor for a short wedding trip glasgow few mrs chas armstrong spent days in toronto miss marion davis is engaged for a short time with mrs ah taylor mrs louis slack spent saturday with her parents mr and mrs jesse davis mrs r brown and family were visiting with mrs willis mcnair of bloomington miss cora soden of stouffville spent easter with her cousin miss margaret forsyth mrs r davis spent a day last week with her parents mr and mrs o brown at mongolia cottage prayer meeting monday night april 20 at the home of mr and mrs louis slack mr and mrs ralph davis and family spent sunday with his parents mr and mrs jesse davis mr and mrs fred ransom and family of toronto were out sunday with mr and mrs h slack the higher prices and brisker bidding that prevailed at auction sales in this section for the sale season which practically came to a close april 1 may be said to be a fairly accurate barometer of the gradual return of better times to the farm the clearing auction sale of farm stock and implements is an institu tion of real importance in the rural life of ontario auction sales are not as numerous as they once were and in some respects they have been materially changed fundamental ly they remain the same their primary purpose is to enable a far mer who for some reason or other is giving up the vocation of agricul ture to dispose of his livestock and machinery he might with consid erable difficulty find buyers for his stock and possibly for some of his implements hut in no other way can he convert forks shovels hoes and other articles too numerous to mention into cash except by the public auction it is interesting to note that the clearing auction sale is now almost entirely a cash sale terms offering ten months credit on approved joint notes with a cer tain discount off for cash no longer appear at the bottom of the average sale bill even provision for credit with interest added is frequently omitted the farm auction has be come largely a cash business at which the bidder buys only what he can pay for not what he thinks be will be able to pay for ten months hence but the auction sale is more than a mere method of disposing of farm stock and implements in tht neighborhood in which it is held it is something of a community fair it is or interest to and attracts scores of people who do not require anything on the lengthy sale list they go to see how things are sell ing and to hear discussed the many topics relative to farming and neighborhood happenings and gossip which form the general run of con versation at such events the auction sale furnishes a gettogether incentive and as such is of real importance with he return of better times it will again become more frequent it is a significant fact that when things were at their best in ontario agriculture auction sales during the winter months were an almost daily occurence when they are plentiful there is a real in dication of prosperity and confidence in agriculture when they are scarce as they have been for the past few years the opposite is the case the fall of 1935 and winter of 1936 was the best sale season run locally since war davs mr herbert lageer of toronto is spending a few days with his parents on church street ringwood uxbridge township council met on saturday at goodwood with the members all present reeve pickard in the chair minutes of previous meeting were confirmed communi cations read as follows r m smith deputy miuister of highways that no further purchase of materials or machinery can be made through that department p m higgius esq district engineer of muuicipal roads stat ing he would he present at special meeting to be held on april 14 th t a wilson of cannington gave prices on cedar bridge timber councillor davies gave notice that he would at next meeting of council move for leave to introduce a by- law to fix the salary of the medical officer of health and to repeal all former bylaws pertaining to same the clerk was instructed to order 4000 ft cedar bridge timber from t a wilson at 3200 per m council decided that all relief will be discontinued after april 20th accounts accounts passed for shovelling snow george wilson 720 j e wagg 1670walter beach 1s40 bristol mcguckin 2s90 alfred mcdonald 2120 alonzo allin 22 so joseph cooper 640 davis symes 5340 w j hakney s ed sheehy 1440 clifford leo 1520 cecil latcham 2770 ira stiner 11 so albert stewart 3620 harold dickinson 25 so a g clark 53 so j c ward 1220 c h gourlie 2620 john hingston 1645 kenneth wallace 1400 w smalley 1970 wm swain 740 joseph jones 33 a peddle 6500 fred redshaw 31- 20 sam bacon 1140 sam irwin 4 so isaac james 430 howard hockley 3590 w t lock 1160 w p carmody 2730 alex wagg 1960 robert stuart 690 c j mauley 560 melvm alsop 1s10 ira redshaw 5590 william smith 1140 marshall sharrard 900 win merrick 520 goldie james 2s0 frank wagg 4110 geo stewart 300 howard pugh 160 george davies 100 a total of s7065 other accounts ii j cave on printing 3550 county office supply relief vouchers 232 and relief accounts totalling 15462 on motion of councillors davies and hockley council adjourned to may 9th at 1 oclock for general business class honors mrmrs laidlaw a goodly attendance and a fine spirit of comradeship characterized the meeting for this season of tlio business and young mens bible class on sunday afternoon it was easter and goodbye in one and yet these two so blended in the teachers address and the class consciousness that the future of the class seemed both hopeful and assured for six years now this undenominational bible class has carried on binding the young men together in good fellowship and good works and keeping before its members the ideals principles and compassionate love of the master an interesting and very touching part of the program for easter day was the reading of a complimentary address by honorary president wilfred morden and the presenta tion of a lovely club bag to mr laidlaw and a box of chocolates to mrs laidlaw by president walter brillinger on behalf of the class mr laidlaw replied in a few words full of pathos humor and gratitude the rural postman in the cold and blustery weather when the frost is on the rail would you like to face a blizzard with a half a ton of mail in the biting blizzard weather when the snow comes to your knees would you lovo to fish for pennies while your feet and fingers freeze when the gleaming snow is drifted underneath a foot of sleet would you love to have the chil blains in your elbows and your feet when outdoors the wind is whist ling and the air is full of snow would you love to have a jitney and tho blamed thing would not go yes id love the good old fireside sipping coffee fronf a pail but i have to buck the snowdrifts cause the farmers want their mail i dont mind the frozen snowdrifts when my legs are stiff with cramps but you keep your blooming pen nies buy a quarters worth of stamps the churela notices sunday april 19th 1936 miss helen ratcliff is spending easter holidays in toronto miss jean fraser of toronto spent over easter with her sister mrs d v wilson alex jones our enterprising mill er has his new mill completed and has modern grain cleaning machin ery installed mr jones will clean seed grain for the farmers and sell government tested grains elmer ferguson and family of stouffvillo moved onto abram stouffers farm north of our village last week which they recently pur chased the place has 40 acres with buildings dave stoulter and anthony t t t t hoover were down to the rouge river fishing for suckers on mon- stouffville coxgkegatioxal day they caught over three hun- stouffville presbyterian rev p h fuller 1 a 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service everyone cordially invited 1 t t t stouffville mennonite church rev i brubackcr pastor 1000 am bible school 700 gospel service 1100 morning worship monday april 20 s pm young peoples meeting bible study and singing lessons all welcome t t t t stouffville baptist church c s mcgrath pastor 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm gospel service special music by the baker quartet miss alma baker soloist wed april 15 800 pm prayer meeting friday april 17 s00 pm bible class to be held at the home of mr and mrs gibson dred of the finny tribe and they went liko hotcakes at only a nickle each 00c a dozen staff and members of the short courso in agriculture classei recently held in stouffville the photography on this picture was poor hence the reprint is not as well produced as ii might be the local course was tho largest held in the province this year christian church william tyler pastor stouffville 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 gospel service come early and join us in our bright song service preceding tho evening service mr archie mcgilvray an out standing minister of the gospel and torontos leading gospel singer of tho air will he in charge of all services on sunday come and hear him expound the word of god both in word and song wed 715 junior endeavour wed s00 pm prayer and praise meeting the pastor will he in charge church hill 200 pm sunday school 300 pm church service mr mcgilvray will preach and sing wo invito the public to all our gospel services lemonville bloomington ballantrae rev c b jeffery minister 1045 am ballantrae 230 pm- bloomington 700 pm lemonville t t t t sixth line bapist church rev w e smalley pastor telephone 1903 1000 am sunday school 700 pm church service subject one of our lords faithful promises wed s pm prayer meeting biblo thought for this week psa 103 s 9 the lord is merciful and gracious slow to anger and plenteous in mercy he will not always chide neither will he keep his anger for ever t t t t bloomington and ringwood christian churches rev e morton preacher mr john mcdowall from tho toronto bible college will preach at our three services next sunday 1100 am bloomington 230 pm ringwood 700 pm altona the lords supper will bo ad ministered at the closing of each service all tho followers of christ are invited to sit with him at his table stouffvilile united church rev thos laidlaw minister 1100 morning worship rev geo h purchase ba of streetsvillo will preach 230 s s blblo classes 700 evening service rev c w krug babd will preach monday 800 pm y p s wednesday 800 pm prayer biblo study congregational meeting is called for april 28 193g at 8 pm all are cordially welcome to tho above services