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pa3b six the tribune stouffville ont thursday june 12th 1941 york and ontario counties welcome american visitors dominion government post office stouffville canada needs us tourists sinister attempts are under way in the united states to discourage travel between our two countries stories of the difficulties which americans encounter on this side of the border are being told and believed in many sections of of the us the effect upon canadas normally flourishing tourist travel particularly at a time when this country needs american dollars more than ever before was apparent last year and is again visible this year here is what douglas r oliver director of travel and publicity for the ontario government says in this connection i am hopeful that many ontario municipalities will hold homecoming weeks this year we simply have to ex plore every possible means of getting people of the united states over here this year if we are to make of our tourist industry the winthewar effort it is now crackedup to be we learned for the first time last year that we can not take this tourist business for granted in 1941 we are endeavouring to reestablish the industry if possible to something like the prewar scale it will take tremendous effort to attain this goal and only with the help of the municipalities and every person residing in them can we possibly mjake it here is a chance for everyone to do his or her part to back up the determined efforts that our governments are making the homecoming week idea has the endorsement and the active cooperation of the ontario travel bureau with the further support and assistance of the individual citizen we can really accomplish something worthwhile information for american visitors when writing to friends or relatives in the united states ontario citizens should make these points clear 1 no passports or birth certificates are required american citizens need only show some simple form of identification car license drivers permit social secur ity card or voters certificate in order to enter and leave canada 2 there is no restriction on gasoline you know this but many of your friends in the unit ed states have been told that it is rationed point out that our gallon is onefifth again as large as their own 3 pets may be brought along on bringing pets into ontario all that is needed is a certificate from an accredited veterinary showing the ani mal to be in good health 4 cameras are welcomed the ontario travel and publicity bureau is offering 600 in prizes for the best pictures taken by americans in ontario this summer 5 fishing will be in full swing there is fine fishing to be had throughout ontario a new special short term license costs only 200 and the ontario government is offering prizes totalling 600 for the biggest fish caught this year by nonresidents 6 american money goes further the official rate of exchange of ten per cent is paid throughout all of ontario wollens china etc are as plentiful as ever purchases up to 100 per person may be taken back to the united states without duty a personal word- this advertisment is sponsored by the stouffville lions club and paid for by the business men and private citizens of stouffville and business men of goodwood claremont ballantrae all joined together in an invitation to our american friends to come over and see us this summer this plan of invitation is being carried out in a hundred ontario towns right now and the combined circulation of all these papers in united states plus the many copies sent out by subscribers will insure visitors a warm welcome to come home and see their old ontario friends in this district m e watts prest lions club hugh bannerman secretary sponsored by the following bud spang contractor and builder blake sanders coal and cement charles jones merchant goodwood r w andrew shell gas and groceries ballantrae george todd produce implements percv memorial clock goodwood canadian bank of commerce j g spence mgr stouffville bank of nova scotia f marshal mgr stouffville brillinger bros wholesale vegetable producers chas cooper general motors gen hardware claremont wesley schell stouffville planning mills w boadway druggist jos borinsky stouffville creamery j k agnew brathwaite hardware roy curtis mens furnishings w f riches hardware william pitman butcher frank rae merchant tailor robert snowball barber shop carswells economy store dry goods ladies wear china h bannerman variety store a e weldon mens furnishings a w wilkinson groceries fruits l e oneill furniture dealer funeral director j pidgeon post office musselmans lake j h silverthorn garage thoshood appleton park musselman lake central feed store e r daniels moon haven openair dancing musselman lake w t rennie cartage oboyle meat market harry goldens clothing store schells meat market era aldred jas goodall ltd wholesale seeds george aston gold fish supply company clayt baker maple leaf dairy brown betty tea room boarding pine plaza musselman lake milford rose boarding musselmans lake mccullough button barristers etc walter dickinson cedar beach park musselmans lake g o wright general store ballantrae norman hisey garage musselmans lake robert windsor contractor ballantrae red forsyth barber tobacconist a e booth stouffville bakery p c tarr monuments garage j m rae goodwood e mcnelly hillsdale farm boarders musselmans lake lehmans shoe store greenwoods grocery j m storey druggist shiners tobacco shop hugh boyd councillor thos birkett general insurance grocer chas watson goodwood donald hodgins grocer a c burkholder insurance mrs m e watts millinery shop stiver bros coal seeds grain d holden sons ford sales and service h b freel md s s ball md j f weatherill dds s t bodendistel veterinary surgeon carl boadway shell gas and oil percy brillinger wholesale plant and vegetable grower leola food shoppe meals and home bakery ratcliff company groceries fruits and vegetables