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stouffville ontario thursday june 18 1936 alvin s farmer licensed auctioneer farm stock sales a specialty sales conducted anywhere address gormley post office pbone stouffvitle 6312 stewart beare phone marie ham 2603 or te brathwaltas hardware 9601 radio repairing a service you will appreciate apricots apricots for canning wili be ready very soon as their season is very short let us have your order now to avoid disappointment special i canada dry westons royal cream sodas flavour bererages 2 pound package 25c 2 large bottles 25c kelloggs or posts bran flakes pkg 10c mccormicks arrowroot biscuits 1lb box 25c homes punch per bottle 25c mclarens peanut butter 2 lb jar 25c aylmer pie cherries per tin 10c quaker puffed wheat per pkg 10c stuffed olives 18oz bottle 25c mint kisses per lb 17c homes vanilla extract large jug 15c pure dutch cocoa 2 lbs 25c claremont tomatoes 3 tins 25c fresh fish every tuesday and thursday morning fresh vegetables fruits in season ratgliff co stouffville ontario j 1 w w farmers salt in bulk coarse or fine 60c per cwt make sure you cure your hay by using salt poultry feeds chick starter growing mash and scratch grains cement tile and agricultural lime seed corn turnip seed rape seed place your order for coal now and avoid the inevitable higher prices coal coke feeds s w hastings no increase in ontario county tax rate 1936 total amount to be raised by taxa tion is 203m023 nearly 00000 for county and oshawa suburban roads many bills passed for indigent sick there will be no increase in the tax rate ot ontario county lor 1936 it was decided by the county coun cil at uxbrldge the report of the finance and assessment committee brought in by chairman reeve ly man gfifford ot east whitby re commended that the same rate as last year namely 1089 mills be struck there is an increase of a quarter of a mill in the levy for county roads and a cut of the same amount in the general rate which is s39 while the rate for roads is 250 the total amount to be raised by taxation is 26594623 the largest item is 204s933s which is classi fied as general rate and includes the cost of administration of justice salaries county council expenses and many other items the amount to be raised for good roads is 5805285 and for oshawa subur ban roads 3000 in addition to what the county will spend on roads there will be the usual government subsidy of fifty per cent salary increases an application for salary increase from county officials namely the governor and matron of the county gaol was held overto the november session indigent bills the committee recommended the payment of bills for the mainten ance of indigent patients in vari ous hospitals amounting to over two thousand dollars another item passed for payment was that of 193600 representing the countys share of maintenance of children aid wards in the shelter at osha wa l t the usual allowance ot 10000 to the warden fit j low uxbridge was recommended and passed melvillr come to melville united church on the evening of monday june 29 a play will be givenentitled the little clod hopper by box grove yps under auspices of melville w a watch further announce ment ext weeks issue holiday time and we make a few suggestions recreation time is approaching cotton underwear for warm and it is well to take stock of your require- weather ments we are showing a very complete line fine cotton vests with strap and no of sportswear frocks slacks bathing suits sleeves small medium and large sizes bathing caps beach coats etc each 29c bloomers knee length with elastic at sports frocks in stripes and an st eadi 29c checks cotton vests with short sleeves in all sizes 0 each 39c to 59c smartly trimmed in contrasting colours and a variety of styles seersuckers piques i avm ttmrmi and prints are all shown in smart and rayon lingerie attractive designs priced at a very popular garment in white peach 100 125 179 to 395 p a green vests bloomers and panties each 29c and 49c slacks for warm weather rvwrnw nnar and holidays cotton hose time at the lake are very popular in blue serviceable long wearing cotton hose for and white well made and roomy per everyday wear sizes 8 12 to 10 12 price pair 79c to 135 p p 25c misses shorts with attached anklets r women and white with contrasting trim generous size j fi gjg s just the thing for hot weather sizes 14 to colours mercemed a 18 each 95c to 119 c c j silk hosiery swim suits and caps mercury and vanraalte pure silk hose in five all wool swim suits latest styles in sizes 8 12 to 10 12 and in all the popular all colours and sizes best quality per suit summer shades and in chiffon and service 149 to 395 weight 75c 79c 95c 149 bathing caps of pure rubber in attractive forms and colours each 10c to 50c dainty voiles m for the woman who prefers to make her jjiiach coarb own dresses we are showing a splendid line in white and yellow in rough weave very of voiles in dainty and attractive patterns smart- and attractive price each 200 and shades very reasonably priced 25c 35c to 59c bath towels i c curtain materials and a very large showing of fine quality bath draperies towels in all sizes plain or rainbow colors priced at each 25c to 95c thls 1s an opportune time for replacing those worn out curtains and draperies wash cloths many new and novel weaves are being shown that will prove exceedingly attrac- large size wash cloths of fine absorbent tive we will be glad to assist you in your quality in all colors each 5c to 15c selection the w h shaw store phone i12 stonffviila oiuris- store open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings fire walking festival in india anthiyur coimbatore dist south india may 1936 dear friends within a few feet of the place where i had an interesting ex perience with a buffalo some two weeks ago i again was to witness another of indias strange religious festivals this time the fire walk ing festival i must admit that i was rather sceptical as to the people actually walking on fire so i set about to ascertaiu just what would be done on thi3 occasion the evening before the festival i went down to the temple and there i saw the fire pit clearly marked out in which the people would walk on the morrow the pit would be ahout two eet wide and twentyfive feet long alongside this pit was a large pile ot good hardwood in face of such evidence my scepticism was gradu ally leaving me i was told that the fire would be lit before midnight and kept going until the actual fire walking ahout tenthirty in the morning you may be wondering why people lu their natural senses will do such a thing well this is all done to keep promises made to their gods gods of silver gold stone or wood their motives may vary some may have been raised from sickness some blessed with good crops or any other reason at all further more men equally as intelligent in this worlds wisdom as you or i believe that if their motives are pure no harm will come to them or any injury to their person it matters not how hot the fire may be the people who walk also fast for three days previous to the ceremony i wonder how many of us would go to such a length to keep promises made to our god the day ot the festival comes so i lay aside my tamil studying for a tew hours and taking my camera off 1 go to the scene of action alter considerable effort i succeed in squeezing through the large crowd and arrive at an excellent vantage ground right at the head of the fire talk about a reception i had a real one all the priests and their assistants were on top ot me in a moment and talked so fast i could not understand what they wanted after a few moments they quiet ed down all they desired was that i take off my shoes for i was on holy ground as i wanted a snapshot i readily acquiesced the fire was hot no question about that there was hot wood ash es over three inches deep and glow ing red as the few drops of holy water were sprinkled over it they just sizzled away it was a hot spot the indians were perspiring freely i was rather hot too under a bright tropical sun hemmed in by a large crowd and less than a yard from the actual fire the music begins out come the priests and the people after some queer incantations by the priests the ceremony is on some walk slowly in a prayerful attitude the whole length some walk halfway others run many carry children with them one man carried two during the morning almost one thousand people walked on the fire i saw this with my own eyes and the red ash es came up on top ot their feet yet upon examination of the feet of some after they had walked one could seo no illefects from the fire i almost did some fire walking myself for the crowd began to move and i was pushed ahead until less than a foot separated my feet from the fire then i thought it was time for me to return to the bungalow for somo food so i turned to locate my shoes only to find the boy who had them was gone so i had the pleasure of walking back in my socks how thankful we should be that our lord does not require us to perform such works the prophet micah speaks for our edification what doth the lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy god yours in the furtherance ot the gospel harry worling ford standard coach whitchurch forest reports 1200 acres under reforestation eight members of the agricultural and reforestation committee of york county council made their annual in spection on reforestation areas in whitchurch township on friday reeve marsh magwood york town ship secretary of the committee re ported considered one ot the countys main assets reforestation areas have been set up in various sections during recent years the reevo stated there are 1200 acres now under cultivation in whitchurch and the committee will bring in a re port on its inspection at the juno session of council rooms to rent in apartment over brathwaitos hardware fur nished or unfurnished hot water always on tap apply on premises to mrs frank miller will be given away absolutely free by delbert holden ford agent to one of his customers at stouffville amateur night wednesday july 1st all sales of one dollar and purchases of 5 gallons of gas or j gallon of oil gives you a ticket on the draw buy now only two more weeks amateur talent wanted the fifth line womens associa tion are holding a garden party on the lawn of the fifth line church uxbridge twp june 30 supper will be served from six oclock till all are served after which ah amateur program will be put on with good cash prizes entries will be received by the secretary up to and including juno 27th admission for supper and conceit adults 40c children 20c secretary miss maude norton claremont rr 1 ontario phone 3308 claremont goodwood toronto flashes uxlbridge icematery decoration day service is on june 28th mr and mrs e j davey are holidaying at island grove mr and mrs george lee spent sunday with mrs bewell at union- ville for the trustees of peachs ceme tery on their decoration and mem orial day services we wish the very best of weather robert feaster spent the weekend at bala with dr reid mr feaster is an old ballantrae iboy mrs e j hill has been visiting with her sister miss davey at island grove congratulations to mr and mrs leaf on the birth of a daughter and to our friends mr and mrs harry flumerfelt the grandparents the scribe met fred harwood and his sister mrs macdonald on satur day fred with his cheery smile says that the cocoa cola firm for whom he is employed is very busy these days fred is well known on the seventh concession of whitchurch mr herm burkholder being his uncle mr and mrs d aitcheson- and daughter also miss mcguckin are expecting to holiday on the georgian bay shores we wish them a very happy and profitable holiday mount albert celebrated their sport day last week whats the matter that goodwood does not do the same this is good advertising also people get to know where these places are several enquirers have been made concerning the goodwood united garden party on june 25 one party asked the scribe if there would be any strawberries served the party remembers the day strawberries were william robinsons special hobby folks those were the days ot the real strawberries yes john shaver grew them too large sweet and juicy no shallow boxes anyway folks be on hand for there will bo strawberries lol members of no 572 no doubt will bo polishing up their badges for the glorious 12th years ago this lodge had a good turn out rev father wedlock parish priest at st josephs roman catholic church toronto passed away after a period of sickness on june 11th father wedlock for a great many years was parish priest at newmaret and was well known in whitchurch twp miss gretta hatley is on a visit to her aunt miss minnie lee we hope a tew days change will help gretta and bring her back to her former health if you have not already dono so the scribe would suggest that you put a rod circle around the date on your calendar june 25th as adver tised for the garden party of the united church of goodwood at mr ii harpers sunday juno 7th at st marks anglican church orangeville the ordination service to the ministry took place ot six young men bishop broughall officiating one of these young men bruco peglar a toronto boy and a dear friend of the correspondent was ordained and has gone to church of the ascen sion hamilton as curate mr peglar for the past few years spent his week ends and summer holidays assisting the rector at canningtonsunderland and also rcaverton visiting ux- brldgo very often heated tank grows crops will local farmers all be retired some day startling discoveries point to something experiments completed by the university of california demonstrate that it may be possible in years to come to grow crops on a large scale the year around in electrically heated tanks a nation without soil is entirely possible from the viewpoint of agri cultural sustenance according to the universitys agricultural experts ex periments to date have shown that tomatoes potatoes tobacco flowers and many other vegetables can thrive in electrically heated tanks the crops produced were planted in tanks of water kept at growing temperature day and night by elec tric waves plant food was furnished by chemicals put in the water the crops thrived almost magically- tomatoes grew in huge clusters of a dozen every blossom resulting in a tomato choice- tobacco grown burleigh tobacco a rather ordi nary grade grew 13 feet tall and the leaves were of fine enough texture to meet the demands of imported grad ing potatoes grew at the rate of 1000 sacks an acre instead of 200 as on land and were of the fine large grade the buds blossomed at an al most magical rate it has been demonstrated that the tank farms could be even kept inside as treatment with shortwave light produces plant color equal to sunlight the tank farm also has the advantage ot doing away with bugs and plant disease that como from the soil potatoes that were grown in treat ed tanks outdoors had some insects but not enough to create an obstacle as the tubers are declared to havo grown so fast that they left the bugs behind the tank farms also have dem onstrated another great advantage in harvesting instead of digging potatoes all that it is necessary is to lift the potatoes out ot the tank shake the water off and they are ready for the oven without even having to be washed s five acres lnder glass one of the tank farms now be ing operated is at montobello where five acres of plants under glass are being grown in a soilless experi ment at berkeley the tomato plants grew to the top of the hot house and had to be cut off they produced regular monthly crops another experiment now being conducted in southern california is that of producing large fruit from a lemon tree out ot seasou by keep ing its roots at a growing temper ature with electric waves the state agricultural experts ad mit that despite progress made the united states is still a little behind other countries in development of synthetic farming holland and den mark they point out already are well advanced holland especially 13 growing succulent feed for dairy cows in sheds cll nicotine sulphate 40 nicotine a highly concentrated solution of nicotine recognized as the most effective insecticide for the control of sucking insects such as aphis plant lice red spider leafhopper thrips etc use one teaspoonful to a gallon of water and spray on the plants also in valuable to the poultryman for debusing birds just paint it on the roosts 1 02 bottle 25 5 oz bottle 75 llbtin 175 21btin 325 5 lb tin 600 10 lb tin 1000 stiver bros stouffville ontario why buy new implements when you can purchase go price and with years and i have the largest stock ev seed drills 2 and 3 drum walking or riding also b the best makes stiff too and horses we can also offer you new have an agency with the w son company b raxlin phone 192 stouffville highest market price for live fowl wool and hides see me before you sell od used ones at half the years of service er including cultivators land rollers plows inders and mowers by all th cultivator for tractor implements for which we ell known tudhope-ander- cream to prove our oft time repeated contention that f armors are finding it more profitable to ship their cream to us than to make butter themselves we quote the following informa tion from the dominion department of horticulture extension branch to show that increasing numbers of farmers are giving up the buttermaklng business and thus tho creamory butter trade is growing into greater figures tho report says the amount of creamery butter produced in canada during january and february 1936 was 17339110 pounds an increase of 151 per cent compared with 15005919 pounds produced in january and february 1935 for rest results ship your oream to 1j stouffville creamery co open tuesday thursday and saturday evenings t t phone 18601 j j