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the tribune stouffville chit thursday may 13 1948 drew ix a hlrkv to regain power the liberal press are loud in their condemnation of premier drew for calling an election in ontario in such a hurry the charge items to be justified but what does any other party in power do exactly the same thing ottawa will call an election when they believe it is mot opportune for the liberals to win the fight the correction for this sort of thing is to place an act on the statute books setting forth a take no chances with coffee choose maxwell house always its skilfully blended by experts from the finest coffees obtainable to give yon the utmost in deliciouslv rich yet mellow flavor definite date that must be adhered to it is true that there is now aj time limit for any government to j hold office without submitting l themselves to the electorate butj there is nothing to prevent them from cutting the specified five orj six vars to half that period if the parly in power considers they can grab a new lease of life as a result i most parties in power cut short their allotted time in order to gain a new lease and elections cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to say nothing of the loss of time spent electioneering plows replace sabres in modern buttonville john peterbaugh of sault ste marie was sentenced o serve aj month in jail because he neglected to look after his team of horses pictures of the animals were shown magistrat james mcewen who said i would be most afraid to let the public see these pictures for fear they might take the law into their own hands i dancing every saturday night music by george smith and his orchestra at cedar beach gardens musselmans lake midnight dance sunday may 23rd ive licked my problem of this years supply of gasoline oil and grease mm q i signed up with my local coop assuring delivery im saving by doing it and im sure im getting the beat at your stouffville coop phono 2u9 petrolane bottled gas cooks heats freezes come and see our modern display of gas stoves space heaters and hot water heaters petrolane corporation ltd yonge st distributors of bottled gas thornhill phone 170j the traffic grows on the main road through buttonville pillaging tiie countryside terror izing peaceful farmers in 1s37 row dies who called themselves mac kenzies rebels took their loot and marched off from buttonville to ward muddy york but they reckoned without major john button and his markham troop of york calvary the redoubtable major marshalled his men and spurred after them the loot came back to buttonville the village a little north of no 7 highway as it goes east from langstall was first called mill- brook william berczy from han over brought his watertight wagons across the midritf of york county looking for farm land berczy found what he wanted near buttonville he sent word back to western germany and other hard- working cautious men followed him the creek was dammed and there was a flour mill first and then a sawmill the sawmill probably sprang from the determination of john button who lirst took land at niagara and then came to york in 1s09 he organized a troop of the york cavalry through markham township his sabre broad and heavy more like a sailors cutlass than a horsemans sword hangs proudly on the wall of his grand son will elliott today elliott lives in the third house built on john buttons land a century old and more the house still stands solid as rock buttons men served in three campaigns the war of 1812 the mackenzie rebellion in 37 and the fenian raids of 66 their old armory gabled and solid stands behind the elliott home for major buttons service the village name was changed to honor him years ago it was a bigger village they count even today the houses from no 7 highway north to the first crossroad as part of the vil lage once there was a carpet fac tory small a family concern but flourishing there were cobblers merchants besides the mills today l a hoods shop tucked cosily between two houses at the edge of the don mills road and a tiny chopping mill are all of button- villes business where there were three churches the lutheran of berczys followers the methodist where button and his friends wor shipped and the presbyterian there is now only one at browns corners a mile down the road is the united church most of its con gregation comes from buttonville for all it lias shrunk from 400 souls to 70 or so the village is neither dead nor dying there is a fine lot of children and young folk the dam of the millpond has long washed away before it went though it gouged a deep and useful swimming hole in the stream all the young fry of buttonville learn to swim they learn too what it is to live in a kindly community walk into hoods store for instance and listen to its portly proprietor grumble and decry there is an amazing stock on the shelves there has to be to hold the custom the farms around are prosperous hood himself says he doesnt know where to put all his stuff he sounds but the village remains much the same in ize as it was half a century ago warden of york county charlie hooper has one of the attractive homes right in the hamlet but it is not shown in this picture s i i tf kitim il u jliuv jri j mjt wm j m r f lr ui ftf fitffs major john button organized the markham troop of york cavalry in 1s09 and chased william lyon mackenzies rebels out of buttonville york danforth bus lines toronto east bound read down pm sun hoi 945 1010 1020 1035 103s 1040 1050 1100 11 a 1110 1120 pm dally ex sun hoi 545 610 6 20 635 638 6 40 650 700 705 710 720 pm sat onlv 200 225 235 250 253 255 305 315 320 325 335 am sun hoi 1000 1025 1035 1050 1053 1055 1105 1115 1120 1125 1135 am dally ex sun hoi 915 940 950 1005 1008 1010 1020 1030 1035 1040 1050 brougham toronto bay and dundas danforth and luttrell scarboro jet malvern browns cor town line cedar grove locust hill green river broughsm claremont claremont west bound am daily ex sun hoi s40 810 800 745 742 740 730 720 715 710 700 am sun hoi 935 910 900 845 842 840 830 820 815 s10 800 pm dally ex sun hoi 150 125 115 100 1257 1255 1245 1235 1230 1225 1215 read up pm pm sat only 520 455 445 430 427 425 415 405 400 355 345 sun hoi 935 910 900 845 s42 840 830 s20 s15 810 800 parcel express ox11s3 dally reduction in fares to locust hill to brougham to oaremot daylight saving time effective sept 20th from toronto single fare return fare 60 110 70 130 75 140 soured until a prim miss of nine summers walks in and demands a bag to carry home ber school books she gets kindlier service than prowling city buyers with dollars to spend its a happy community no major tragedy has ever struck the village there have been enough minor ones though the piner brothers were drowned hunting ducks on the millpond a father and daughter drowned when their horse pulled them into the swim ming hole two youths were crushed to death by rolling logs at the sawmill but the village grew and shrank again without signs of decrepitude or old age the houses many of them built of vertical boardandcleat are solid and tidy its a thrifty frugal community too perhaps the influence of the early german settlers their hus bandry of their lands and assets still maintains twenty years ago the womens institute built a com munity hall it was finely fitted inside but the outer walls were left sheathed in tarred paper the intention is to brick the walls some day so far there hasnt been the money and people around button ville arent the sort to go in debt historian of the village is mrs george kelly her husband repre- ents the professions in buttonville lies the veterinary surgeon respon sible for the health of many fine beef and dairy herds mrs kelly came to buttonville 26 years ago a bride she wrote what she was told of the village and its surround ing countryside until she had a thick neatly typed book of anec dote and illustration she has traced the stories of major john button and his men of the churches and the school the school carries much of the village pride in its youngsters men have worked hard to make it a good school william stiver son of a berczy follower trudged four miles in the morning to light the fire and clean the floors then he taught throughout the day this for a county 1s37 the village formerly know as millbrook was renamed in honor of the majors service his gravestone left stands beside the don mills road possessor of the sabre john button wore is his grandson william elliott right who lives on the old homestead he and his wife marked their golden wedding anniversary not long ago munificent s200 a year but that was so years ago and more last year the warden of the county of york was charlie hooper resident of buttonville like his father before him charlie brought some notoriety to the hamlet l a hood proprietor of the only store is buttouvilles un official mayor his stock rang ing from skipping ropes to shoes provides for the immed iate needs of the farming com munity cookxmqooooooooooooooooooooooooooi stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to supply your requirements of crushed gra vel sand concrete gravel pit run delivered or at the bin plant phone 58x4 office phone 370 the new waterloo 30 garden tractor with three forward speeds manufactured and distributed by waterloo mfg co at waterloo ontario who have had 100 years of experience in the manufacture of farm machinery tins husky well built garden tractor will handle an 8 inch plow in any kind of soil up to 5 in depth and will plow an acre in 5 hours equipment available at present include plows disc harrow cultivators seeders hay mowers and snow blades these are all manufactured by waterloo mfg co and are especially adapted for conditions in our district see these tractors and equipment in our show room today buy waterloo and be assured of parts and service for all time to come c h bell son stouffville phone 281