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3 twelve pages jkmfftttlle twm 3010 copies vol 60 no 40 the tribune stouffville ont january 19 1950 stouffville to australia touring honolulu in udrive car pleasant for local travellers by cliff salmon written from the aorangi lat 10 south long 170 west pacific ocean hi folks 1 had hoped to get around to writing a letter in time to post from honolulu but here we are south of the equator and almost to fiji we are supposed to arrive at suva to morrow night today is wednesday jan 4th tomorrow will be friday jan ith there is no thursday this week for us believe it or not this is because we are crossing the 180 degree of longitude known as the inter national date line as you travel westward you catch up to the day after tomorrow and as you travel eastward you go back and live to day over again funny isnt it except for friday dec 23rd when we ran into rather heavy seas just southwest of victoria the old pacific ocean has been living up to its name right now it is like a millpond we were all affected a bit by the rough going on the second day out all except gail that is she ran around the stateroom getting a great kick out of the motion of the boat which made her wobble and take big steps when she didnt expect to a gleeful time was had by all till she ran into the corner of a cupboard and bruised her nose we have our sealegs on now however and hope to complete the voyage with out further annoyance from the loose gravity i see my last epistle was written from bellingham washington that seems ages and ages ago to us now a lot of water has- passed under the boat since we went aboard at vancouver of all the places we have been we stayed the longest at vancouver and saw the least of it of any between last minute shopping sailing arrange ments disposing of our car and trailer etc we barely had time to visit with the good friends who had invited us to park on their side lawn so a great many things went by the boards including this circuit letter factors we had not allowed for such as poor driving conditions heavy traffic parking problems trying to get service in stores during the christmas rush etc ate away valuable time we seemed to be getting no place very fast most of the time and ran be hind schedule until we finally made the boat we had hoped to describe vancouver as one of the highlights of our trip but the bc weather was at its worst the whole time we were there i think we had sunlight for about 45 minutes out of 3 weeks coming across the canadian border we encountered some unexpected difficulty and some rare good luck we declared pur us purchases but found the canadian authorities wouldnt allow anything for the children i offered to 7ay duty but was told we just couldnt bring the surplus goods into the country this left only the alternatives of sending them back to friends in the states or confiscation then we men tioned we were en route to australia magic that changed the picture right away and the customs officials let us go back across the line into blaine wash ington and send our things in bond direct to the aorangi so what started out to be a real head ache ended up better than we had dared to hope the drive from bellingham to vancouver was uneventful except for the border crossing there was rain and fog all the way so we couldnt take a picture of the famous peace arch which straddles the border passing over the pastulle bridge over the eraser river we were nicked the usual toll the natives here call it the paytollo bridge we finally arrived in vancouver in the dark at 630 pm i havent much to tell you about vancouver itself be cause we actually saw so little of it we did get a glimpse once or twice of the snowcapped moun tains to the north and pjast the scenery would have been very beautiful any time except mid- december vancouver has a rather neat way of handling pedestrian traffic at the main down town inter section which we had not met up with in any other city at one phase the stop lights halt the traffic in all directions and the people take complete possession of the intersection walking in all directions at once it struck me as being an idea that toronto might install with advantage pedestrians have the advantage of crossing diagonally and motor traffic can make right turns without nosing cautiously through pedestrians who have the right of way generally speaking the roads in vancouver are poor although there are some really nice ones when once you learn how to avoid the rough ones every thing you go to buy in bc is taxed except groceries and meat the rate is 3 and is a provincial affair it must be collected by law bv the vendor and paid in to the govt in negot iating our car and trailer i found that the bc license for a car is 2500 per year plus 1000 regis tration fee a bit higher than wind causes disastrous green river fire fireman of brougham bri gade trains hose on blazing timbers of mr and mrs ben son drapers home at green river which was destroyed by flames caused by wind tearing the protective binding from hydro wires and starting roof file during recent wind storm of tornado proportions veteran businessman laid to rest just two weeks from the day he formally closed out his long established tailoring business in stouffville john monkhouse died early monday morning jan 16 at his home on north church street in his 81th year the veteran tailor had no malicious disease but his body was worn out and he prob ably sensed his gradual weakening some months ago when he reached the decision to retire from business after 57 years of activity here on main street born at altona east of stouffville a son of the general merchant there john decided to learn the tailoring and apprenticed himself to a tailor at goodwood just 70 years ago at that time there were several merchant tailors in good wood and seven general stores there john found a boarding house but walked home every weekend during the years of his apprenticeship and walked back in time for opening each monday morning at 7 oclock at the age of 17 he had completed three years and looked for promotion he had received 60 for his third year and much less for the two preceding years of apprenticeship he held several jobs and gained valuable experience so that in 1891 or about go years ago he decided to embark in business for himself and opened a stand in stouffville making the fourth tailor shop here at that time he enjoyed a long and favorable pat ronage and was making suits for fourth generation of a family as he recalled on one occasion a few- years ago when be told a young man he was measuring for a suit that he had made suits for his great grandfather mr monkhouse married blanche bartholomew and to them one daughter and one son were born mrs monkhouse died when only 37 years of age during a typhoid scourge that took many lives iii this district the bereaved husband never married again but main tained the same home on north church street for some 50 odd years surviving is his daughter miss helen monkhouse school teacher at niagara falls but who had been home with her father since the end of december a son john is dead the late john monkhouse was a life member of richardson masonic lodge a liberal in politics and a presbyterian in religion only a few weeks ago he called the reeve of stouffville a v nolan and told him that he intended to vote for his return to office in the december contest and that it may be the last time he would ever mark a ballot mr monkhouse indicated by that remark that he realized his gradual weakened condition was growing steadily worse and at his great age the inevitable end was not far away while he always took more than passing interest in public affairs of the day he made it a practice never to serve in office although he would have been able material had he not shunned the limelight as he always did in the passing of john monk- house it is as though a link with the pioneer life of stouffville had been broken he was longer in business here than any other living person at time of his retirement last month his keen mind was responsible for keeping alive many of the deeds and incidents of the early settleis of whom he dearly loved to talk the funeral this wednesday afternoon from the chapel of l e oneill proceeded to stouffville cemetery pall bearers were messrs christie armstrong f l button harold spofford walter pipher and ross davis honorary bearers were dr s s ball dr e s baker mr frank rae reserved seats on sale for saturday night hockey reserved seat tickets are on sale for the stoufrville- markham senior hockey game this saturday night at the arena at shine davis and in claremont at harry porters barber shop a large section has also been provided for markham fans and these tickets are on sale in mark- ham uxbridge township groundhogs bewildered old man winter certainly has the groundhogs bewildered this winter and the theory for their presence about the fields on mild days this january is not satisfac torily answered by explaining that the little animal is being drowned out of his winter quarters one day last week mr dan norton and his son ivan were walking from the barn to the house on their 4th concession farm when a comfort ablelooking groundhog was sight ed a few hundred yards away ivan decided to give the animal a chase and as he closed in on it the groundhog made for its hole and was soon safely out of reach the hole ivan explains was high and dry above any possible reach of water consequently the impulse that led the animal to come out of hibernation at this midwinter season may be taken that instinct tells the little brown plodder there is to be no longextended winter season perhaps he knew this last fall and didnt fatten up enough to carry him over a long period of hibernation in any event when the nortons saw him he was filling up on standing dried weeds in the field indicating he must have been hungry retrenchment policy is adopted by council in markham township markham township council has asked for the resignation of its plumbing inspector and will embody the work with that of the building inspector the council has also cancelled the restriction bylaw that regulated the size of lots where buildings may be located on property and other regulations embodied in the bylaw created only last year but was never put into force it awaited the approval of the ontario municipal board but this will not be asked for now i think we are getting all tied up with restriction bylaws and the people are bitterly complaining said councillor charlie hooper who took his place at the regular council meeting on monday after his return from england deputyreeve alton rumney said that certain clauses may be embodied in the building bylaw as printed in book of 70 or more pages mr hooper asked council to set up a budget so council could stick to it when a bylaw was presented providing for the borrowing of necessary funds to finance the township until taxes for 1950 come in i think the fact we have to start borrowing right away is a sign that our finances are not ood he maintained mr hooper suggested there is something wrong when the township has to start borrowing right away when the financial report presented to the ratepayers showed a nice sur plus we havent had to do this for years clerk charlie hoover explained that the schools are making demands for a larger percentage of their 1950 payments much earlier than in past years and this affects the cash position only he said road superintendent harold cowie placed before council the need for a weed spraying outfit costing around 1500 also a machines were referred to costing 1140 or s25 for a lighter machine we have to cut our costs said mr hooper i understand from outsiders and they may be wrong that we have eight or ten men on pay of the road department mr cowie said somebodys arithmetic was bad and he finally stated that there are five men besides himself on regular work in his department not counting mr maxwell reeve timbers claimed that while expenditures must be cut if at all possible there are times when a new machine is advisable sand is usually loaded in the rain and its a slow job renting a sprayer was all right if you can get it at the right moment other wise it was waste of money continuing the reeve said he was not pressing for action just plac ing the issue before council for con sideration councillor hooper said he was not opposed to the use of a sprayer but thought one could be rented cheaper than buying an outfit and councillor james thought this was not the time to buy new machin ery dr chas mckay was reappoint ed medical officer of health a position he has held for 35 years which is probably an outstanding record in the province radio taken from local hardware somebody picked up a portable radio from the store of mr frank riches and overlooked the usual formality of making settlement pale green in color the radio is easily recognized and the police are investigating it is hoped that the culprit will think better of his action by making restitution before action is taken to force machine for loading sand two settlement in an embarassing way ixhridgk gets wardexship rae ferguson reeve of the town of uxbridge was elected warden of the county of ontario at the opening of the 1950 county council session on tuesday local firemen answered thirtythree calls in 1949 miss bertha davenport of tor onto is a visitor this week at the home of mr and mrs j gayman seek accommodation for local kindergarten ontario isnt it on friday evening dee 16th the good ship rmms aorangi continued on page 4 a delegation of twelve mothers and fathers waited on the stouff ville public school trustee board on monday night at their inaugural meeting members pre sent were f riches reelected chairman elmer daniels dr s t bodendistel reg stouffer len wilkes and mrs john button a petition for the establishment of a kindergarten in stouffville was presented to the board by mrs norman baker who in a few words pointed out the great need for a kindergarten at the present time the statistics gathered by the petition revealed that there are about 60 children in stouffville five years old and under after a discussion on the sub- fear car stolen constable goes hunting fearing that the family car hadj been stolen from alongside theipj home a mount joy markham resident telephoned constable rusnell in a hurry reporting the car had headed north toward stouffville noting full particulars the chief was out on the road in a matter of minutes checking on coming cars brought no results but shortly the wanted car was spied parked on a side street in the west v end of town and the con- ject it was suggested by the secrej stable knocked on the door of the tary of the board mr john ham- house where the car occupant mersley that a committee com- appeared to have called when all prised of two parents mrs lornaithe exchanges had been made it button and mrs janet baker and was discovered the young chap two members of the board mrs had been given permission to use june button and mr elmer the car to visit friends in stouff- daniels le formed to investigate ville and the owner had forgotten the cost and the possibility of about the promises momentarily establishing a kindergarten in when it first was seen leaving the stouffville home billowack the stouffville fire brigade responded to thirtythree calls during 1949 secretary everton smith revealled in his yearly report just made public grass and barn fires each accounted for six calls and overheated stoves were the cause of five summonses being issued for help four chimney fires and four cottages are noted in the report also brooder houses caused three fires and the total estimated loss is placed at 100000 eleven calls were responded to in stouffville alone while in the whitchurch fire area which com prises about half the township 13 calls were responded to six in markham township one each in pickering uxbridge and scott townships fire chief del jennings looks on 1919 as the banner year so far in fighting fires with the new fight ing equipment in full use it is hard to estimate the many thou sand of dollars saved from flames were it not for the timely awival of the firemen and water supply often the burning building is doomed but nearby construction is usually saved mr smith calls attention to preparedness in case of fire by following a few simple rules he says many tragedies could be averted every householder should ask himself how he and his family would escape in case of fire emerg ency if a window must be chosen what means is there of reaching the- ground plan these things in advance and you may avert a catastrophe hog producers meet january 25th avith the unsettled hog market prevailing at present the directors of the york county hog producers are expecting to have a record attendance for their annual meet ing in the agricultural board room at newmarket on wednes day jan 25th with a full agenda the board plans to start promptly at 1030 am and are providing valuable door prizes to be drawn for by those present on time guest speaker for the meeting will be dr h l patterson director of the farm economics branch of the ontario department of agriculture toronto in addi tion one of the members just returned from great britain will have some pertinent remarks on the situation overseas and an interesting discussion period will round out a good program following the business session of the morning free lunch will be served in the hall by the associa tion to all present secretary r j rogers of newmarket states that there has been misunderstanding regarding membership in this association the fact is that all farmers shipping market hogs are automatically members because of the fees deducted at the plants and therefore will be welcome at this meeting uxbridge lawyer mayor heads bar association robert harris longtime mayor of uxbridge was elected president of the ontario county law assoc iation which held its annual meet ing at the genosha hotel in osh awa he succeeds allin f annis kc d j cuddy kc of whitby was chosen vice president and a g veach the court reporter who succeeded ross scott was elected secretarytreasurer members of the executive were charles c mc- gibbon kc of oshawa donald ruddy of whitby and george dry- nan of oshawa it will pay you to read the dis play advs in this weeks tribune goldens snoffords and len wilkes are all offering midwinter sale bargains goods at greatly reduced rates woodlots average 140 in markham four acres of standing timber were sold in wood lot size of a quarter acre more or less on the farm of mr thos reesor mark- hamscarboro townline last week with lively bidding from the large crowd assembled the wood was mostly beech maple ash of good size the best lot sold for 61 and the average for the sale was 140 an acre mr thomas reesor told the tribune the sale was made necessary because the hydro electric power commission would occupy the most of the ground when a new high power line cuts across his farm he is a firm be liever in keeping cattle out of young bushland and then it will pay dividends in due time prentice prentice conducted the sale on this historic reesor holding