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the tribune stoufsfville oat- thursday august 26 194s pickering council meeting lively session enraged by a skyrocket jump in pickering township taxes 200 residents wednesday night stormed a special meeting of council at brougham in protest the largest firm in the township threatened to move out because theictax jumped from s13j last year to 00 this exwarden for ontario county g x forsythe called the increased taxes unheard of and complained that the due date for taxes had been advanced three months he suggest ed having the township assessor visit the sarco co plant again in an eifort to lower the taxe this firm operates the only major industry in claremont my assessment has gone up is per cent reeve v h westney said after hearing the complaints of the taxpayers he promised to see if he could do something ti rectify the situation the new system of assessment increased county demands higher township costs and a leap in schooll costs were blamed in the section where the factory is located the mil rate is 45 compared with a basic 177 in the other districts- assessment has jumped from s44c36505 last year to a total of 710333275 for this year because of the increased assessment the tax rate has dropped in the township from 2359 in 1947 to 177 although the budget was 55000 higher the firm is situated in claremont school section 15 where special improvements were made to the high school calling for a 300 per cent boost in the budget if it had been located just two miles south of its present site the taxes wouli have been only half of that now charged according to township clerk l johnston each section of the townline is taxed differently with a basic rate for all local improvements are charged to the one district not the entire area as are repairs or addi- ional school costs i this year the county has callej for an added 16000 and the town ship costs have leaped 15000 it was revealed of the 45 mills being charged in the claremont section number 15 only 811 mills are applicable to township costs mr- johnston said tne remainder goes to the county and school boards based on square feet for private residents and on cubic feet for manufacturing concerns the new- assessment is designed to equalize tax rates under this system a new furnace installation of bathroom fixtures or a new fireplace in a home would increase the assessment it would also jump if improvements were made to these facilities scene during malvern murder hearing plrch vseo home ix kichmoxd hill dr berkley stalker who since disposing of his medical practice m hanover some time ago has been living retired and making walker- ton his headquarters has purchased a home in richmond hill the han over post reports anadian hnational exhibition august 2sth to september 11th except sunday reduced fare 185 round trip children 100 includes exhibition admission and bus transfer direct into and from the grounds leave toronto 1115 pm leave stouffville 925 am daylight time exhibition passengers travelling on regular buses will transfer at toronto bus terminal to buses running into the grounds tickets and information at stouffville motors ph 170 be committed for trial with fred aldred on joint charges of breaking entering and stealing and breaking and entering may hill 17 right is seen with her mother and father second from left after she left court on 3000 bail aldred was com mitted for trial on charge of murdering william cowan widow of slain malvern storekeeper mrs mary cowan centre is seen with daughters ruth left and eleanor right when in toronto for the court proceedings ruth 14 told the court of her fathers fight with the intruder in his store three daughters and mrs cowan saw the fight in the store when mr cowan went downstairs with his gun to investigate at 330 am aug 1 in group from left are ruth christine mrs cowan and eleanor christine heard father speak to intruder greenwood mrs wesley sadler visited for a few days last week with friends in the city there was no church service last sunday owing to the illness of our pastor rev mr luffman radical reductioni in radios we have a selection of fine radios mantle and console models which have been reduced sharply in price you would be well advised if considering the purchase of a new set to come in and take advantage of these new low prices we carry the famous crosley and marconi lines crosley mantle model ivory plastic case regular 4695 for 3495 crosley mantle model wooden case regular 4995 for 4495 crosley console combination fm in toast mohogany regular 45900 for 29506 m 1 marconi mantle twotone bakelite case regular 4495 for 3995 marconi mantle ivory case regular 4250 for 3650 marconi console walnut finish case regular s15900 for 10900 seabreeze electric fans are just the thing for hot sticky evenings fine for the kitchen make meal time and bed time more pleasant several models to choose from stouffville radio electric xorm fan- proprietor stooftville ontario mr and mrs lawrence wismer of toronto were visitors at the mctaggart home last saturday mr and mrs hugh mccrimmon and the pegg boys spent last week end in the north country well the harvest is near the end and the yield has been the best for some years rain is badly needed in some parts the wms meeting for the cir cuit will meet at the home of mrs m pegg on thursday sept 2 with mrs gibson in charge of the pro gram mr percy clarke had a business trip to the city last saturday the pegg family had a get- together at the home of mr and mrs herb peggs churchill last sunday afternoon airs henry white passed away in the oshawa hospital last mon day morning following a stroke a week ago the community has lost a good citizen she was always ready to lend a helping hand at any time the funeral was held from mceachines parlors picker ing last wednesday afternoon co salem cemetery rev luffman con ducted the service the many floral tributes showed the high esteem in which the deceased was held she leaves to mourn her loss a sorrow ing husband five brothers and a host of friends dobsons picnic at port perry recently the dobsons of reach oxbridge gathered in centre cabin park at port perry although owing to various circumstances the crowd was not so large as in former years there were relatives present from st thomas toronto weston oshawa cannington brechin uxbridge sonya litle britain sunderland bethesda prince albert and port perry the airplane ride swings swim ming tank slides and shuffleboard were fine attractions for the child ren and older young folks the eldest lady in the party was mrj cora stillwell of uxbridge the person coming the farthest for the picnic was mrs alice white of st thomas the youngest girl at the picnic was baby brenda goey the youngest boy was lome ellsworth wright the winners in the ladies game were mrs frank dobson and mrs frank xugent winners in the childrens contest was barbara suddard at the conclusion of the pisiir supper bert dobson acting for mr gilbert crosby the absent presi dent called the crowd to order while the following officers were elected for next year president gordon ewen of ux- brideg seetreas miss gertrude stovin port perry asst sectrea mrs gordon reare uxbridge table committee mrs john rail uxbridge rav even mrs ray ewen of uxbridge sports com mittee xewton hodgson little britain gordon beare uxbridge ted suddard 0hawa place and date of next picnic wi be left to the discretion of th president and the secretarytreas urer seldom seen i was cutting weeds around the fence bottoms when a strange looking vehicle passed by it was a cut down democrat with rubber tires a comfortable looking car seat had been installed in place of the usual wooden affair a horse of somewhat advanced years was pull ing the vehicle and an old gentle man wearing a straw hat was driving when i paused in the labourious task of eradicating wild carrot and a host of oilier pests the old gentle man called whoa to his horse waved his hand in a friendly greet ing and said got a horse to trade i laughed and said no im afraid not tiiat seemed to relieve the old gentleman and while i leaned on the scythe he pulled out a plug of tobacco and cut some from it then carefully rubbed it in his hand and put it in the pipe he made a rituai of the whole thing finally lighting it and when the smoke was whirl ing up he said i knew your father pretty well im horse dan mac- callum then it all came back to me- this was one of the most famous horse traders in the country the stories about him were legion and it was said by the older folks that he could outsmart a gypsy any day of the week xow he just rambled around the roads making an occa sional trade but actually being retired from the strain of his work i asked him what he considered to be the best trick he had ever pulled he squinted and laughed and then using the pipe to illustrate he said i shouldnt by rights be telling you this but i was bested in a deal by a man named mcguiness he was a sharp one i took his word for it when i bought a mare from him that she was in shape her wind was broken and you could hear her pant a mile away he had a gypsy dope her i bided my time he had a nice chestnut horse and needed a mate for him i happened on a real good match but a perfect devil of a horse she was three years old and had never had the harness she was a tricky one she would let you put the harness on then the minute you started she would buck and rare and break everything to look at her you would think she was as quiet as could bo i bought her and put her on pasture i made up to her so that she would come running to me for suwir if i went out to the pasture mcguiness came along and eyed the mare i told him i wouldnt think of selling her i let him coax me into getting her up and later i put the double harness on her then i said while she stood there as quiet as could be i got to tell you fred she wont drive single he was all eves for that horse i said i think ill keep her he just reached in his pocket and pulled out a hundred dollars and handed it to me then he hopped into the buggy and pulled on the lines and then it started- she bucked and rared and wrecked everything what i didnt tell him was that she wouldnt drive double nor single well so long old josh