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the tribune stouffville ont thursday may 4th 1939 page nino top glancing over a copy of the prizewinning paper the stouffville tribune is a v nolan its editor who was too busy to attend the convention at ottawa below general view of the stouffville tribune plant tribune wins joseph t clark memorial trophy continued from page one the second paper in the contest was the dundalk herald and the third was the creemore star both these towns being within a few miles of flesher- ton where j tclark was born and from which village he set out at the age of 13 to be a printers devil and to work his way up as a printer through various country weeklies to the editorship of a great national newspaper this new trophy said ae dobie of the smiths falls re cord news retiring president of the association and chair man of the banquet is a great incentive to the smaller news papers to step into their pro blems because a cup such as this adorning the window of a small town newspaper office is enough to inspire circulation the task of producing a local newspaper in a little town is not growing any easier with these changing times aside from universill struggle there is the everchanging situation as regards the ease of distribu tion of large newspapers the radio and many other factors however there is news in every locality that cannot otherwise be treated than in local weekly newspapers- and the production of a good sound readable country weekiy well presented technically and with the charm of neighborliness is something to be proud of the stars gift of the j t clark trophy will draw widespread attention to what is best in a country weekly and help every publisher to improve his pro duct in presenting the cup on be- helf of mr atkinson gregory clark said he did not want to present it cold but would warm it up with an anecdote of his father that smacked with hum or of a man who had never rerly brought his heart into the city returns to farm at bethesda oren fretz bought a b shelter place and moved in this week the one hundred acre farm at bethesda belonging to a b sheffer changed hands last week when the owner sold out lock stock and barrel as the saying goes the new owner is oren fretz member of the frentz family in this neighborhood who came back from pennsylvania where he had been for the past thirteen years this fine acreage which touches the southeast corner of the hamlet of bethesda has been in the shaffer family for three generations the grand father of the present owner pur chased the crown deed and his son daniel was born on the place as was abram b who now has sold out so suddenly the sale price land and stock is reported to be 1 2000 rated at 10000 for the farm and the remainder for the stock and implements the transfer was made this week and mr and mrs sheffer will occupy part of the foote residence until they build one of their own which will probably be at bethesda mr oren fretz is a brother of messrs sam fretz and edw fretz oren took up land in pennsylvania and there married a wife there are two children and the family will be heartily welcome in their new neigh borhood to mrs fretz it will be entirely new to live under the union jack instead of the stars and stripes of her native country however they have chosen one of the finest farm- in whitchurch in v very desir able locatioa special services attention is here drawn to two special services to be held in stouffville united church on sunday may 7th at the morn ing service the wellknown lay man mr thos g gold of ux- bridge will speak for two years mr gold was president of the laymens association of the toronto conference mr gold is an outstanding christian lay man who for more than twen tyfive years has been the cap able leader of one of the largest organized mens bible classes outside of toronto he will have with him his bible class orchestra of fifteen pieces which will assist in leading the morning music in the evening at 7 oclock the congregation is to have the rare privilege of listening to rev chas endicottdd who for more than thirty years was one of the dynamic and chall enging leaders of the united church in western canada for several years dr endicott served as minister of various leading congregations in sask then because of his special gifts he was appointed to the superintendency of missions in that great province which office necessitated his travelling all over saskatchewan as well as over the greater part of mani toba and alberta at the last general council of the united church held in toronto in the autumn of 1938 dr endicott was asked to accept the very responsible position of general secretary of the missionary and maintenance fund and in which capacity he will visit stouffville dr endicott is a very win some personality a very fascin ating speaker with strong con victions and with a great wealth of information gained through close association with men and women in all walks of life the lead the worship of music the junior band will also be present in the evening to help leadthe worship of music markham twp shows good financial year markham township council looked over one of the best auditors reports in years on monday when they met in the township hall unionville for their regular session the report showed mark- hams unpaid taxes for the year 1938 as nearly 10000 ahead of any collections in the previous four years the assests of the township have also climbed to more than double the amount of 1934 a deputation headed by mr bennett waited on council with regard to improving the hunt road while mr turkwick spoke on behalf of con 1 council said they would view the situation in their annual inspection tour the ttc showed a de crease in revenue of 155 for the month of march relief costs totalled 102114 for the past month j w palmer addressed the council on behalf of the rich mond hill agricultural society and sought an increased gi for the hill fair mr palmer said that he thought there should be a more even distribu tion of council assistance at present markham fair are re ceiving 100 and richmond hill 25 council will consider the matter general accounts passed totalled 125768 general road accounts 20685 road fore mens accounts j g wideman 1425 l grove 1675 d boyd 3780 r j cunningham 16415 n boynton 6630 t canning 67 j jones 12 e a buchanan 12035 w j stonehouse 1150 c wide- man 5080 a milroy 11190 w allchurch 5910 j shad- 1 lock 5245 j scott 3000 for summer o a o u o a o tire repair kits 5c and 10c boots 5c 10c 15c sun glasses 10c ladies purses 59c and 9sc childrens dresses 59c mens work shirts 59c mens athletic shirts 25c mens shorts 29c flags 5c 10 and 15c straw hats 15c and 20c paints varnishes and enamels in pints quarts and 15c tins stouffville 5c to 1 x0e30i 30e30e o d o i o d o d oel2 reduced spring coats all our coats are reduced as low as 20 per cent ladies spring coats box backs tailored styles in all the latest shades and materials tweeds all wool and worsted priced from 950 up childrens 3piece outfits from 495 up mens spring coats these coats priced to clear at 1150 boys suits with extra trousers priced from 550 up manufacturers clearance of young mens and mens suits all shades and style priced from 1250 with extra pants coats made to measure if necessary you are invited to come in and look around harry golden stouffville phone 273 western canada special bargain excursion from all stat ions in eastern canada going daily may 16 may 27 1939 inclusive kctuni limit 45 days tickets good xx coaohes at fares approximately 1 1s cents per mile tourist sleeping cars at tares approximately 1 38 cents per mile cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additional baggage dhecked stopovers at port arthur armstrong chicago and west similar excursions from western to eastern canada during same period tickets sleeping car reservations and all information from any agent ask for handbill adv no t117 its priced right down with the lowest pontiac has completely changed the picture in the lowest- price field for pontiac arrow prices are right in line with your purse down as much as 100 compared with last year and what a pennypinchcr in whittling down your operating costs pontiac packs more miles in every gallon of gas consumes very little oil its the standout economy champion built to weather the years heres a great big beauty with wide doors level floors and comfort tailormade for six husky passengers its a grand roadcr with the newrest ride that keeps you fresh as a daisy on a daylong drive no more wagglesticks pontiacs gear shift is off the floor right on the steering column simplifies shifting clears die front floor ends crowding when three ride up front say goodbye to grabby clutches pontiacs is smooth as silk and a touch of the toe says whoa perfected hydraulic brakes respond in a flash see and drive the pontiac arrow and its great com panion car the pontiac chieftain convenient terms arranged through the general motors instalment plan iiandigedrsbift is standard on chieftain models optional on arrow models only 13 extra pi39b illustrated pontiac arrtxo business coupe charles cooper dealer claremont chas ward sub agent stouftville