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page two the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 12 1940 qjlje touffmlle sribimr established 188s member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to ten pages average circulation 1400 subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa s250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher editorial comment the rural auctioneer this is the last call going going anyone give me another bid gone to john youno for a song this has been the stereotyped lastminute sales talk of the auctioneer as far back as any of us can remember and it is still so today although there have not been so many sales in this district as before 1929 it is still one of the best sales districts in ontario however an auction sale in village or country is a cross be tween a social event a bargain sale and a vaudeville stunt a good auctioneer like alvin s farmer or like the late fred w silversides combines the qualities of host sales man and actor about the only improvement we can think that would improve the method of the auctioneer is a loud speaker however when we started this editorial we intend ed to tell our readers about an article in the christian science monitor giving their slant on the question and here it is as he swings into articulate action it is just as well to remember he has on occasion proved himself a master at discomforting repartee his shafts of wit however like the plow he is about to offer though they may bite deep are intended to leave no lasting scar but merely to ex pedite the business in hand for your true vendormaster makes it a point never to let the sun go down on any un finished business methods in agriculture have altered considerably since the crier of farm sales and his seasonable services came to be recognized as an important factor in rural regions the threshing machine which replaced the flail has in turn been succeeded by the combine the scythe has given way before the mechanical reaper while the lumber ing farm wagon has been supplanted by the motor truck but the rural auctioneer seems not to change his flow of language and his methods are much the same as in post- colonial days his voice continues to exude a convincing air of optimism while his cheery greeting to one and all rings just as heartily as it did a century ago may he like mr tennysons brook go on forever plan improvements when the annual convention of the ontario veget able growers assn with a membership of 900 gets under way in toronto january 7th there will be considerable discussion of marketing matters members of the execu tive plan to bring before the meeting eighteen recommen dations of the canadian food distribution council one of these recommendations calls for a joint com mittee of wholesalers and growers to examine wholesale charges with the object of putting everyone on the basis of equality eliminating secret agreements and special rates arranging periodic examination of commission truck er and wholesale records another recommendation would prohibit the re packing of imported produce especially potatoes in can adian containers while another would clearly define the bas is of retail advertising of fruits and vegetables making it compulsory that all imported produce be designated and all domestic produce be clearly defined with grades clearly indicated the vegetable men will also be asked to give con sideration to the sale of asparagus bunch beets carrots etc by weight and no longer leave these products open to rebunching by retailers or pedlars the two- year term again it is surprising the number of people who still do not know what the twoyearterm means for councils despite the continual explanations in the press the ontario legis lature has enacted that every council in ontario shall sit for two years instead of one year when returned on janu ary 6 next however the municipal council may take a vote on the issue at the coming january election as so many of them are doing including stouffville and if a majority vote nay on the question which will be placed on the bal lot then you will retain the usual yearly election under the twoyear term any vacancies chat may occur by reason of the reeve or members of the council re signing or passing off the scene of life the office shall be fdled by the remaining members the ratepayers having no voice in the matter at all under the yearly election plan most municipalities re turn their council for a second year by acclamation and if they do not there is generally a good reason for not return ing them thus there is no saving on this point however under the twoyear term the voters list would be prepared only every second year which is a small outlay to any municipality and one that would not change the tax rate it is estimated that in those municipalities holding early elections last week twothirds of the municipalities voted against the twoyear term no doubt on the ground that the ratepayer prefers to retain to himself the right to say whether he wants a council for the second year or not electors should acqaint themselves with this situation and be able to vote intelligently on the issue on monday january 6 jim hunter voir telegram talking reporter last month marked the comple tion of sixty seven hundred news casts made by this veteran news caster twice daily over cfrb jim hunter gives the news of the world in his own inimitable style friends from far and near will join with his iresent sponsors the maple leaf milling company in wishing him many happy returns of the day wi members to furnish hospital ward individual contributions large or small should be sent to mrs w b leatherdale coldwater ontario a thirtytwobed ward in a canadian army hospital in great britain is to be furnished at a cost of 3000 by the individual contri butions of members of the womens institutes of ontario each member of local institutes is being asked to contribute what she can no dona tion is too small and none too large and should be sent to mrs w b leatherdale coldwater ont mrs leatherdale is secretarytreasurer of the federated womens insti tutes of ontario womens institute members are being encouraged to continue the support which they have been giv ing to the red cross and other patriotic organizations the provin cial board states pointing out that donations to the canadian army hospital in great britain are en tirely separate and of a personal nature as compared with other war work national railway serves good grain lands miss condy taught missionary school for 24 years the funeral for the late miss elizabeth condy aged 77 years was held on friday afternoon front the home of mrs milton harris rev l e atkinson of stouffville and rev mr kennedy of claremont conducting the service interment was made at stouffville cemetery attended by many old friends of the family pall bearers were messrs samuel william and christie arm strong harold norman douglas dickinson born in pickering miss condy attended school in uxbridge when the family lived on the 4th concession she being a daughter of the late imr and mrs thomas condy when a young woman she went to buffalo ny where she took a normal school course and taught in the buffalo high school for seven years she then entered the george washington university in washing ton dc where she obtained her ba degree and took a position on the staff of the lucy webb hayes missionary and deaconess training school where she remained for twentyfour years when she resign ed from her position in washington she returned to canada and has spent the past ten years in the vicin ity of her birthplace miss condy is survived by a brother thos condy and a sister mrs william dickenson of clare mont also a brother johnston con dy of melfort sask and a sister mrs e smith of calgary alta and a number of nephews and nieces stoupfvtlle dec 23rd daily star toronto it is marvellous what the for syths make the little people do well have you singing fe like you to leave our station with a smile on your lips a song in your heart and we think weve got what it takes we work awful fast yet we fuss over your radiator oil tires windshield as if they were our own weve got those satis faction giving shell products too and that with us on the job means happier driving for you try us and see f shell mm boadway service station edmonton alta dec 10 farm lands which produced the wheat and oats responsible for bringing this seasons championships to canada after keen competition at the international live stock expos itions grain show at chicago are in territories served by the canadian national railways the farm of francis lloyd rigby threetime winner of the wheat crown is at wembley alberta in the peace riv er country and served by rail out of edmonton the farm on which paul francis pawlowskl grew the grain to win the oiits championship is at viina on a national system branch cne hundred miles east of the pro vincial capital mr rigby is a neigh- born of herman trelle now in the canadian army who was a fivetime winner of the north american wheat championship i was just thinking of him as a wee bairn send the tribune to absent friends mm long distance all tine way from camp and he said it didnt cost so much trust every braw laddie to find his way home the most economical way and to leave a cherished memory into the bargain especially after 7 pm and all day sunday you can travel hundreds of miles by long distance for so little business directory medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and hal phone 196 coroner for york county dental e s barker lds dds honor graduate ot royal coltoga of dedtal surgeons and of tke university of toronto ofllce in grubtns block phone 8201 markham every tuesda office in wear block dr j f weatherill office over bank of commerce office hours 9 to 12 noon and 130 to 536 nu phone office phone residence 180 18002 claremont every tuesday office over bakers store phone claremont 1401 a c kennedy chiropractor church street stouffvils monday wednesday fridays 9 to 12 am insurance see h o klinck obrien avei or your insurance needs in fire life automobile birfiert and all casualty lines thomas birkett general insurance agency representing reliable companies includtag lloyds of london england phone stouffville 25902 a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance co -also- automobile and fire harry m spang representative empire life insurance co also mutual automobile insurance telephone 6616 stouffville ontario barristers office phone residence paon 3160 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary public o king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch offlc wcpollardkc port perry uxbrldge ontario phone ze r g clendening funeral director ambulance service phone markham 9000 l e oneill sroxjffvnjuri funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone servle day and night business phone residence pfcoo stouffville marble granite works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor phone 4303 brierbush hospital government licensed main street east stonffvflto maternity medical and surgical cases taken ambulance service registered nurses and 24 hour service mrs e r good phone 191