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the tribune stouffville- ont thursday february 14 1946 business directory dental neil c smith lds dds graduate of university of toronto office over canadian bank of commerce telephone 107 stouffville e s barker lds dds honor graduate of royal college of dental surgeons and of the unirerslty of toronto office over marie jacks beauty parlor phone 27402 markham every tuesday medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and main phone 196 coroner for york county brierbush hospital government licensed member of the allied private hospital association main street east stouffville maternity medical and surgical day and night service country career woman a c kennedy chlroprnctor church street stouffville monday and friday 9 to 12 am insurance thomas birkett general insurance agency stouffville ontario established 1908 insurance in reliable companies at reasonable rates prompt service phone 25902 stouffville h 0 klinck phone 3307 stouffville fire auto burglary sickness and accident fidelity bonds the standard life assurance cd the pioneer of canadian life insurance a mutual company with 117 years experience strength and service unexcelled f m pugh phone 3s05 stouffville insurance fire auto burglary the mutual life assurance co low cost insurance since 1869 check up on the reserve power low premiums and high dividends of this company and be convinced prompt and courteous service- d a beer insurance of all kinds 16th year in business phone pickering 5 r22 address brougham ont barristers office phone 3160 residence phone 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary pnblic 6 king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch office w c pollard kc port perry uxbrldge ontario phone 25 0 s hollinrake kc barrister solicitor etc ratcliff block stouffville saturday all day toronto office gait hollinrakc bartrum 49 wellington st east elgin 6196 sellers atkinson ph ag 201 w2 ph stoufl 290 licensed auctioneers 25 years experience sales conducted anywhere special izing in farm stock furniture and property sales all sales personally listed and advertised bills prepared and posted prompt service reason able rates phone 290 stouffville clarke prentice phone agincourt 52 v3 milliken licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and ontario successor for corpl ken prentice of ca sf and of the law j h prentice former prentice prentice farm and farm stock sales a specialty at fair and reason able rates stouffville momument works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor telephone 4303 stouffville machine tool works telephone 233 rear of cnr station electric and acetylene welding farm machinery machinery repairs r g clendening funeral director ambulance service markham ontario phone 9000 l e oneill stouffviivle funeral director and embalmer continuous telephone service day and night stouffville 9s01 lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family shoe repairing womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock office phone elgin 7021 residence phone mo 6235 samuel d borins barrister solicitor etc 503 temple bldg 62 richmond street west toronto george coltham ontario land surveyor municipal and farm surveys and general engineering box aurora ph s642 i stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop by doris fitzgerald in the family herald and star mrs t a paterson of agincourt was not thinking about the future when she bought the old glass cake stand and the lilacs nevertheless those spurofthemoment pur chases were the unwitting means of starting her upon two highly sue cessful ventures today mrs pater son is renowned for both early canadian furniture and iriaghi- ficant lilacs though she has never advertised nor put a sign upon her house thousands of canadian and american collectors visit her each year and before gas rationing more than 50 flower lovers came in one day to see the lilacs in bloom fortunately thi slight keenmind ed exfarm woman likes people and savours the many interesting contacts and friendships made in his way fortunately too she has the full cooperation of her hus band mr paterson used to tease his wife about her junk now he willingly helps her to hunt antiques though his pet concern is still the garden this story really begins in 191g when it became evident to the patersons that their young son was going to make radio rather than the land his life work they decided to sell their farm and move to the nearby village of agincourt ontario retirement was not and still is not a word that either pleased or suited this active middle aged pair so there is no knowing to what use they would have put their naw found leisure if it had not been for the cake stand and the lilacs the tas as they are known to a host of neighbors and friends were enthusiastic gardeners a 15 mile drive to the city did not deter them from being frequent exhibit ors and medal winners at toron to flower shows at one of these meetings two fellow members of the toronto horticultural society mentioned that they were planning to import some lilac bushes from france and asked mrs paterson if she would like to include an order she promptly put her name down for is thinking how nice they would be for the new garden shortly afterwards she attended an outdoor country auction one of those sales held during slack sea sons where farmers and villagers from miles around gather to com bine business and the pleasure of chatting with old acquaintances when mrs t a arrived the auc tioneer was disposing of a table full of glass and china his assistant held up a pressed glass cakestand of rather quaint design someone made a tentative bid of live cents mrs paterson quickly uped it to 10 and almost before she had recover ed her breath the cake stand was being passed to her over the heads of the crowd she still remembers the excitement of that moment and her pride in that first purchase the lilac bushes were delivered and planted but it was to be three years before their first blooming and in the meantime mrs t a was becoming an auction addict here and there for modest sums she was picking up a fallleaf table a boston rocker an old print or perhaps a bit of china a hand- hooked rug or an old chest that had taken her fancy she had grown up among such things and they were at home among her own furnishings and heirlooms in the comfortable new house however her little buying sprees happened to coincide with the re vival of interest in canadian crafts in ontario al least these had be come practically extinct due to the overwhelming competition of in expensive factory made goods machinemade furniture was stan- dardixed and passing through a j particularly ugly phase discerning buyers with slim purses but a keen appreciation of the handmade and individual began to look eagerly for the simple wellproportioned pliie and maple pieces which were p commonplace in the homes of the pioneers in soul hern ontario many such beds tables chest of drawers chairs and corner cupboards made more than a century ago by amateur craftsmen and village cabinet makers have come to light at country auctions although they have served generations of owners they are still sturdy and desireablc to lovers of the oldfashioned one or two city people happened to hear about mrs patersons hobby and came to see her acquir ed and inherited antiques soon lhey were followed by their friends and their fi ionds friends all begg ing her to sell this or that or to be on the lookout for their special needs it seemed that willynilly she was to become a business woman and she accepted the challenge in order to meet the demands of a steadily increasing number of danforth bus lines weekend service toronto claremont effective feb 9 1946 locust hillgreen riverbr0ughamclarem0nt leaving toronto claremont brougham green river locust hill arr toronto saturday only 145 pm and 545 pm returning leaving saturdays only 330 pm 310 pm 348 pm 351 pm 505 pm 730 pm 740 pm 748 pm 751 pm 905 pm sundays holidays c05 pm sundays holidays s00 pm s10 pm 81s pm 821 pm 935 pm for further information phone toronto grover 5650 or oxford 1383 century old log house some three miles away which was going to be torn down and sawn up for lumber she promptly bought it and had it reerected on the verge of their two acre bush which fronts on an old indian trail in this authentic sett ing she is able to display her choicest bits of canadiana a num ber of these have also appeared in parka shawl muffler and black felt boots cause open amusement among other women present but it exhibits which she was invited to arrange at the canadian national exhibition the five roomed log house now completely furnished presents a colorful record of the pioneer way of life being justly proud of this achievement mrs t a was amused to overhear one visitor say to onother now if some people had that they could make a nice place of it the rest of her collection which is constantly being augmented and depleted by buying and selling crowds the neat green barn and has overflowed into the house a few things are not for sale she would not part for instance with the handsome curly maple corner cup board in the front room it was made from local wood arid belong ed to her grandfather sawmill willie son of david thomson the first settler in the district there are however quaint pine cup boards stripped of paint and varnish in the currently approved manner spindle and poster beds arrow back chairs drop leaf tables j boston rockers chest of drawers i seth thomas clocks carriage lights 1 oil lamps and a conglomeration of pictures and bricabrac which will stir nostalgic memories in the not- soyoung the porcelain statue with the giltlettered shakespeare on the base has no sale value but is worth its weight in laughter at some time or other the bard lost hand and head rummaging in a box of odds and ends mrs t a found a slightly oversize hand and cement ed it in place the best she could do for a head was that of a rather undersized black baby doll being a very funloving woman she likes to watch the faces of her visitors when they come upon this grotes que also rather startling to the un initiated who are browsing about is the insistent feminine voice calling goodbye goodbye this will be polly the 12 year old green mexi can parrot who has been a petted member of the household for the past 12 years and is given to speak ing her mind- mrs t as mail may keep the post office guessing sometimes but she has safely received letters addressed variously to mrs pater son the lady antique dealer agin- the lady antique dealer agin court and mrs paterson the lilac queen which brings us back to the lilacs thursday night is foto nite offers 200 and 65 a s farmer licensed auctioneer york county uxbridge and picker ing townships farm stock and furniture sales a specialty telephone stouffville 7312 address gormley po irmsm- band have attended hundreds of country sales sometimes they have been rewarded by real finds some times by disappointment and nearly always they have had to do a lot of tedious standing about until the auctioneer reached the particular lot in which mrs pater- i son was interested they seldom q i home empty handed and quiet i humorous mr t a has become j adept at packing an amazing assort- merit into their still trusty 1023 reo touring car long eerience has taught mrs paterson to put comfort before fashion on cold days her brown is her turn to smile a little later when they have retired shivering and left her in command of the field she neither asks nor expects favors and auctioneers always welcome her presence at a sale bidding becomes brisker because competitors feel that when mrs t a wants something it must be worth having in 1934 mrs paterson heard of a the canadian bank of commerce has pioneered by opening branches with the first rush to new mining fields cariboo the yukon cobalt northern ontario and quebec flin flon and yellowknife are only some of the names asso ciated with its service to the mining industry the mining industry contributes directly to the national wealth of canada by the output of its mines it also influences the economy of the entire dominion for it creates widespread employ ment purchases great quantities of food clothing machinery and equipment all over canada and builds and maintains whole communities which in turn add to canadas prosperity in its daytoday operations mining requires many banking services this is banking in action the canadian bank of commerce stouffviiib braxcii a g thompson manager